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Thrilling Draw Between Guimarães and FC Porto in a Tense Match
Guimarães, Portugal – In a hard-fought match at the Estádio Dom Afonso Henriques, FC Porto and Guimarães drew in a game that kept fans on the edge of their seats. The match, corresponding to matchday 18 of the Primeira Liga, ended with a scoreline that reflected the intensity and constant struggle between both teams.
Despite 50% possession for each team, Guimarães showed more offensive ambition, recording 20 total shots, although only 3 of them were on target. FC Porto, meanwhile, settled for 12 shots, also with 3 directed at the rival goal.
FC Porto opened the scoring in the 27th minute thanks to Samu, who managed to redeem himself after missing a penalty. However, Guimarães, playing at home, never gave up. The first half was also marked by a yellow card for A. Varela of FC Porto in the 32nd minute.
The second half continued with the same intensity. Beni of Guimarães received a yellow card in the 54th minute, followed by a series of cards near the end of the match. The key moment came in the 85th minute when A. Varela of FC Porto converted a penalty, tying the score.
The end of the match was filled with tension, with several yellow cards shown to players from both teams. T. Arcanjo of Guimarães was sent off in the 90th minute after receiving a second yellow card.
With a total of 18 fouls committed by Guimarães and 15 by FC Porto, the match was a true clash of wills. Guimarães’ 6 corners were not enough to break the tie, while FC Porto only obtained one corner throughout the match. Referee Joao Antonio Ferreira Goncalves had a tough task maintaining control in this intense match.
Substitutions fc porto: at minute 60 G. Veiga came in and R. Mora went out., at minute 60 Pepe came in and William Gomes went out., at minute 72 Samu came in and D. Gul went out., at minute 73 B. Sainz came in and O. Pietuszewski went out., at minute 88 A. Costa came in and J. Bednarek went out.
Substitutions guimaraes: at minute 65 A. Ndoye came in and Gustavo went out., at minute 76 O. Camara came in and T. Arcanjo went out., at minute 76 Samu came in and D. Sousa went out., at minute 88 G. Nogueira came in and M. Mitrovic went out., at minute 89 Beni came in and F. Blanco went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Guimaraes
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