This Sunday, FC Porto won the Copa Portugal for the 19th time and for the second time in a row, beating Sporting de Braga 2-0 in the final of the 83rd edition at the Estadio Nacional in Oeiras.
The Dragons took the lead thanks to an own goal by André Horta in the 53rd minute and were reduced to 10 players by the sacking of Wendell in the 62nd minute. , at 79, before Otavio scored the second goal for the Blues and Whites, 81.
FC Porto won the trophy for the 19th time in their 33rd final and Sporting de Braga suffered their fifth defeat in the decisive games of the Portuguese Cup, which they won three times.
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53′ Andre Horta’s own goal gives the Dragons the lead
61′ Wendell is sent off after a dangerous tackle.
79′ Central do Braga Niacate has been sent off.
81′ Otavio scores
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90′Corner, Braga. Courtesy of Gabriel Veron.
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90′Musrati tries his luck, but the ball is intercepted. The game will end.
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90′Corner, Braga. Awarded by Ivan Marcano.
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90′Offside, Porto. Marko Grujic made a deep pass, but Gabriel Veron was offside.
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90′Galen
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Stephen Eustace
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90′Otavio
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90′Alvaro Djalo shot from outside the box, Porto’s wall “returned” the ball, and Banza was in a good position, but shot a lot from above.
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90′What a great goal that would be! With Arsenal’s defense now somewhat out of whack, Galeno shot in an arc, but the ball hit the crossbar. The third of the dragons was very close.
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89′Banza tries to score from the first shot, Ricardo Horta crosses from the left, but the ball goes wide.
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88′Free direct to Sp. Braga, but Alvaro Djalo hits a lot. There is no danger.
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85′Pepe also gets a yellow card.
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81′GOAL FC PORTO! A great run from Galeno on the left, leaving behind Joe Mendez, and Otavio appears in the middle of the court to pull over to the side of the road, waiting for Racic. It’s 2-0 for the dragons shortly after Niakate’s exile, and life gets tough for Sp. Braga.
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79′Red right in Niakata! Center Sp. Braga “sweeped” Taremi, who was heading towards the gate of Matheus, and leaves for the dressing room earlier. 10 vs 10 now…
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76′A yellow card is shown to Taremi Mehdi from Porto!
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75′Viktor Tormena
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74′Uribe strikes with his right foot, but the ball goes wide.
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72′Uribe receives a yellow card for a foul on Alvaro Djalo.
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70′Victor Gomez
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69′Racic tries his luck from outside the box, but Claudio Ramos’s shot goes wide.
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67′Tony Martinez
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66′Yellow card shown to Rodrigo Conceição (on the bench) for protesting after the Taremi foul.
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66′A yellow card is shown to Victor Gomez for a foul on Taremi. It’s free for Porto on the left side.
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64′Corner, Porto. Awarded by Vitor Tormena.
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62′Wendell is sent off for a dangerous foul against Victor Gomez. A kick in the air by a Porto player that totally blew the arsenalist.
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60′Andre Horta
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60′Hard tackle by Galeno against Alvaro Djalo… João Pinheiro shows a yellow card for Porto’s number 13 shirt.
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59′Christian Borja
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59′Yuri Medeiros
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58′Offside, Porto. Otavio made a deep pass that caught Tony Martinez in the wrong position.
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52′GOAL FC PORTO! Otavio shot through the center, sent Galeno from the left, and the winger crossed for Tony Martinez, but Andre Horta got there first … and scored the ball into his own net. The score is 1:0 in favor of Jamor’s dragons!
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52′Taremi finds Pepe, but the right winger shoots with his left foot.
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48′Pepe’s cross from the right, Tormena wins back, and Galeno manages to shoot first, but the shot twists and the ball flies out.
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46′A good pass from Otavio and Pepe comes in a good position from the right, but Andre Horta knocks the ball down with a blue and white.
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45′Corner, Porto. Awarded to Shikou Niakate.
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45′Another good opportunity for Porto: Taremi found himself isolated after Uribe’s shot collided with Tony Martinez, but the Iranian had already lost his balance and hit the ball’s “ears”. Goal kick for Sp. Braga.
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45′Corner, Porto. Courtesy of Matheus.
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45′Shot from outside Galeno’s box, but Tormena takes the lead and Porto takes the corner. Matheus still tried to avoid him, but the ball went right through the bottom line.
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44′The match was interrupted due to an injury to Pepe (“Porto”).
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44′Evanilson
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44′Another good move by Bruma from the right and the winger serves Ricardo Horta who finishes weakly. Pepe manages to cut despite pressure from Abel Ruiz.
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40′The match was interrupted due to an injury to Evanilson (Porto).
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38′The first major case for Sp. Braga arrives at the feet of Ricardo Horta after a good initiative from Bruma on the right, and the Arsenal striker strikes with his right foot on the first post. Claudio Ramos makes a save and Marcano takes a corner.
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38′Corner, Braga. Awarded by Ivan Marcano.
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36′What a great save from Matheus! Wendell’s free kick from the right, and Pepe forces the Arsenalist’s goalkeeper to take another shot. However, the central defender was far ahead and offside was immediately called.
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35′Yellow card shown to Borge for a foul on Otavio.
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34′Offside, Braga. Christian Borja made a deep pass and Bruma was in the wrong position.
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31′An excellent pass from Taremi to Evanilson on the left flank of the attack, but Tormena manages to block the blow of the blue and white. This is a corner kick.
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31′Corner, Porto. Awarded by Vitor Tormena.
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29′The match was interrupted due to an injury to Mehdi Taremi (Porto).
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29′Andre Horta has received a yellow card for a hard foul against Taremi.
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28′Galeno’s long throw, Marcano “softens” the ball for Taremi, and the Iranian header falls into the hands of Matheus.
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25′The match was interrupted due to injury Siku Niakate (Braga).
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25′Otavio receives a yellow card for stepping on Niakata.
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20′Corner, Porto. Courtesy of Matheus.
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20′Great opportunity for Porto! A great pass from Otavio from the right to Evanilson and the Brazilian striker forces Matheus to make a good save. This is the corner for blues and whites.
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17′Uribe tried his luck in midfield and almost surprised Matheus! A few seconds earlier, the Dragons had been complaining a lot about Al Musrati’s foul on Evanilson, but the referee ordered to continue and the Colombian was close to scoring a great goal.
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12′The match was interrupted due to injury to Yuri Medeiros (Braga).
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10′A kick from outside Eustaquio’s box after a corner, but Matheus fit in without any problems. Another attempt by the team of Sergio Conceição.
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10′Corner, Porto. Awarded to Shikou Niakate.
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8′The corner, taken by Otavio and Uribe, seems to be in a privileged position, one on one with Matheus, but falls without direction.
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7′Corner, Porto. Awarded by Victor Gomez.
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5′Corner, Porto. Courtesy of Matheus.
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5′Now Evanilson scared Matheus, who protected the goalkeeper’s head. Eustaquio tried to dominate the ball in the Sp zone. Braga after an error in the defense of the Arsenal players, but it was left to the striker who created the danger. Another chance for Porto.
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4′Porto has the first chance for the final. A good combination of dragons on the right side and Eustaquio at the entrance to the area shoots to protect Matheus. The first warning is given.
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two’The match was interrupted due to an injury to Abel Ruiz (Braga).
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Author: Portuguese
Source: CM Jornal
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