Porto were left without the victory in their hands four minutes from the end, when the Belgian Francis Amuzu established the tie that maintains Anderlecht’s good level and keeps the Portuguese team away from the top eight places in the Europa League. This time he didn’t score Samu Omorodion for the ‘dragons’.
The box of David Hubert remains undefeated. He could not win on his field, the Lotto Park in Brussels, but he avoided defeat in the final stage. In contrast to Porto, who took the lead in the 83rd minute and dropped two points in the fifth matchday.
Porto went ahead twice
Porto were always ahead, taking the lead in the 25th minute due to a foul inside the area Francisco Moura which means punishment, modified by the Brazilian Galen.
But in the second half the game became agitated. It started well for Anderlecht, coming from three wins and just one draw, in the previous round, against Riga. He equalized for the Brussels team in the 52nd minute, to Tristan Degreef’s goal at the Mats Rits pass.
End of madness
In the final stretch the crash was crazy. It went back and forth and Porto took advantage of it. Vitor Bruno’s change was appropriate, putting on the field Fabio Vieira by Stephen Eustaquio. On the first ball he touched, pass from Spaniard Nico Gonzálezbeat Colin Coosemans and restore the advantage to the Portuguese.
It only took three minutes for Porto as a fine cross from Moussa N’Diaye led to the goal Francis Amuzu which marked the final tie.
Anderlecht remain fourth, with three wins and two draws. On the other hand, Porto is nineteenth, with 5 points and far from the top eight places in the standings.
match lineup
26
25
5
32
4
13
83
23
12
29
27
99
23
74
22
24
4
6
16
9
11
13
Lotto Park
Diogo Costa99
83′
João Mario23
33′
45′
28′
Francisco Moura74
83′
Alan Varela22
Nehuen Perez24
Otávio4
51′
72′
Stephen Eustaquio6
81′
Nico Gonzalez16
43′
72′
Samu Aghehowa9
Pepe11
74′
59′
Galen13
23′
Replacements
Claudio Ramos14
Tiago Djalo3
83′
Zaidu Sanusi12
Martim Fernandes52
45′
59′
85′
Peter97
83′
Fabio Vieira10
81′
82′
Vasco Sousa15
72′
Andre Franco20
Rodrigo Mora86
72′
Danny Namaso19
Fran Navarro21
Goncalo Borges70
74′
coach
David Hubert
Vítor Bruno Clara Santos Motas Fernandes
Source: La Verdad
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