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A falcon of prey in Braga’s dovecote (WITH PHOTO) Falcao’s goal, taking advantage of one of the many mistakes made by the fragile and nervous pigeons that betrayed Domingos Paciencia’s plan, decided the final of the Portuguese tournament in Dublin, awarding another European Cup to FC Porto, but not creating a better image for national football. It was a very defensive game, no risk, no spectacle, decided by differences in class and maturity.

The game was calm, counting the seconds until the break, when one of the many turnovers of the ball by Braga’s naive organization, a dovecote with some very scared birds, led to Guarin running away and crossing, with Falcao positioned millimeters wide. on the outside line and scored his seventh goal of the competition with a header.

The deficit at half-time severely punished Domingos’ strategy, which was based on simply passing time without taking risks or attacking decisions, something that Porto understood very early and accepted with all patience. A few individual errors also signaled to Villas-Boas and his players that it was better to wait for an opportunity rather than force the pace.

Domingos made the right call and left the two weakest links in the dressing room (Rodriguez and Viana) and upped the level of aggression with Mossoro moving further forward, with the Brazilian missing a one-on-one with Helton for a sovereign opportunity to draw at 46. ‘, after stealing the ball from Fernando.

But that opportunity was all Braga managed to create, with Villas-Boas’s superb sound marring Porto’s performance, who simply gave up attacking throughout the second half.

FC PORTO: FALCIO AND HELTON PER HOUR

Falcao – Rodriguez’s mistake allowed him to escape from Paulan for the first time. He scored his 17th goal of the tournament (18th in the qualifying round).

Helton is a decisive birthday boy at the right time, for his composure facing Mossoro.

Sapunaru – Foul, the referee forgave him a second yellow card (72′).

Rolando – Lima and Meyong rarely gave him problems.

Otamendi – Safe to close, but not that important on long passes.

Alvaro Pereira: Consistent, but less aggressive than usual, thanks to Alan.

Fernando: There was a lot at stake in the first half, spoiled by the loss of the ball that isolated Mossoro.

Joao Moutinho – Invisible in the first half hour. Very influential since then.

Guarin – periodically, he still had the best passes of the game, including the one that scored the goal.

Hulk – He was a great entertainer in the beginning, but lost his effectiveness after two tough performances.

Varela – He promised a lot in the first 10 minutes, but didn’t deliver.

Belluschi – Dangerous shot as proof.

James – Eleven minutes of great desire and little clarity.

SP. BRAGA: HISTORY AT THE FOOT OF MOSSORO

Paulan – Despite losing sight of Falcao in goal, with great credit to the Colombian, he was the most authoritarian in the team, with decisive cuts.

Arthur – Bad substitution against Falcao. No blame at the gate.

Miguel Garcia – He nullified Varela and even tried to play.

Rodriguez – A farewell to forget. He started the goal by losing the ball in the restricted area. Soon he left.

Silvio – He limited his initial problems against the Hulk to an orange card.

Vandinho: Maintained consistency.

Custodio is energetic and more aggressive than usual. He missed the first chance of the game.

Hugo Viana – Very tense, got rid of his second yellow card after the break.

Alan – It’s better to cancel A. Pereira’s climbs than to build them.

Lima – No game balls.

Paulo Cesar – A lot of effort, without practical results in combinations with Silvio.

Kaka – Much safer than Rodriguez.

Mossoro – He shook up the game and switched teams, but couldn’t face History against Helton.

Meyong – Came out of the inning and the team didn’t take advantage of it.

GAME SHEET

EUROPEAN LEAGUE – Final – 05/18/2011

Dublin Arena – attendance: 45,391 people.

Goals: 1:0 Falcao (44′)

FC PORTO

Helton, Sapunaru, Rolando, Otamendi, Alvaro Pereira, Fernando, Guarin (Beluski, 73′), Joao Moutinho, Hulk, Varela (James Rodriguez, 79′), Falcao.

Unused substitutes: Beto, Maicon, Souza, Ruben Mikael and Walter.

Coach: Andre Villas-Boas

SP. BRAGA

Arthur Moraes, Miguel Garcia, Rodriguez (Kaka, 80′), Paulan, Silvio, Custodio, Vandinho, Hugo Viana (Mossoro, 46′), Alan, Paulo Cesar, Lima (Meyong, 66′).

Unused substitutes: Cristiano, Helder Barbosa, Elderson and Salino.

Coach: Domingos Paciencia

Judge: Carlos Carballo (Spain)

discipline: yellows: Hugo Viana (24 minutes), Silvio (30 minutes), Sapunaru (49 minutes), Miguel Garcia (55 minutes), Mossoro (59 minutes), Kaka (80 minutes), Helton (90 minutes) and Rolando (90 minutes) minutes). ‘) +3’)

Game classification: 6

Source: CM Jornal

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