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An excellent head of Otavio prevented FC Porto adding the fifth consecutive defeat, running away from the worst series of results in the club’s history, but did not come to the “dragons” to return to the triumphs, in a game where Galeno wasted two great penalties.
In the last bid of the meeting, Galen It failed not only the penalty kick, defended by Gabriel Batista, goalkeeper of Santa Clara, but also the recharge-unusual.
The “blue-and-white” equal Benfica in second placebut they cry the waste and continue without winning in 2025.
The first move of the meeting could have dictated a very different game, with a low cross from the return Martim Fernandes (which was injured shortly after) to almost result in a self -awareness.
But the truth is that in the middle of the first part There was no shot yet to the beacons, despite the sharp domain of the port.
The first shots came shortly after, without much dangerbut who marked was Santa Clara, Following a corner, in the only shot which he did towards the goal.
Deniz Gül shot the post In a “sung goal” on the edge of the 45th minute (bid with 66% possibility of success) and Porto, despite the 72% of possession of the ball, came out (again) losing to the break and with only nine actions within the opposite area.
A Part was of total domain of Portowith Santa Clara that can hardly leave their midfield (the Azoreans did not shot in the second half).
Installed in the last third, the “dragons” won a first major penalty, but Not even the goal appeared, with Galeno shooting the post. Yes, yes, shortly thereafter, in a Otavio header.
Then the Stapir clearly was reduced to tenFC Porto tried everything and benefited from new great penalty when falling from the cloth.
However, Galeno did not convert again, this time allowing the defense of Gabriel Batista and also missing the recharge. Too waste resulted in a draw.
The game in 5 facts
1. Six great opportunities, just one goal
The port ended the meeting with six clear goal occasions, but only one marked (and in a head that was not expected to come in). Of the 3.2 xg of FC Porto throughout the game, 2.96 xg were born from just three throws: Gül’s deviation to the post with everything to score and the two penalties – and recharge of the second – of Galeno.
2. “Dragons” with little success in dribbling
Porto was only successful in five of the 17 tempted dribbles. By comparison, Santa Clara completed seven of the 13 he tried.
3. Possession of overwhelming ball
FC Porto ended the meeting with 76% of possession of the ball (reached 72% at the break). The “dragons” had not yet had such a high percentage in the championship to date.
4. Three balls on the irons
Three were the shots of FC Porto in the Ferros at this meeting: one by Deniz Gül, another in one of the penalties of Galeno and another in a shot from far from James Djaló. It was the second largest number of shots to the post of a team in a game in this championship. The record belongs… to Porto (four, against Farense, in the inaugural day). No other team has made more than two irons shots in the same game so far.
5. Santa Clara with new minimum passes
Never in this edition of the championship a team did as few passes as Santa Clara this Sunday at Dragão Stadium (92). The previous minimum belonged to Casa Pia, visiting Alvalade (94).
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Better in the field
He signed an excellent goal, with an archery heading to Gabriel Batista, avoiding a new defeat of FC Porto. Otávio He only failed nine passes in over 90 tempted, recovered ten times the ball and won all the eight duels he caught and was the most meters players progressed with the ball.
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