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Tense Draw in Utrecht: Porto Rescues a Point in Incident-Filled Match
Utrecht, Netherlands – In a hard-fought encounter at the Stadion Galgenwaard, FC Porto and Utrecht drew in a match marked by intensity and discipline. Despite dominating possession with 74%, FC Porto was surprised by a Utrecht side that capitalized on its opportunities.
Utrecht opened the scoring in the 48th minute with a goal by M. Rodriguez, following an assist from S. El Karouani. Porto responded in the 66th minute with a goal from B. Sainz, leveling the score. The match was a heated battle, with a total of 7 yellow cards and one red card, the latter for Utrecht goalkeeper V. Barkas in the 66th minute. Scottish referee John Beaton had extra work controlling the game which ended with a total of 26 fouls committed between both teams.
FC Porto, who committed 11 fouls, saw Pepe, D. Prpic, M. Fernandes, V. Froholdt, and A. Costa receive yellow cards. Utrecht, on the other hand, received yellow cards for G. Zechiel, D. van den Berg, and S. Horemans in addition to the red card shown to V. Barkas. Despite superior possession and shots on goal, FC Porto failed to capitalize on their advantage and took a bittersweet point from Utrecht.
Substitutions utrecht: at minute 46 D. Murkin came in and Y. Cathline went out., at minute 62 G. Zechiel came in and D. van den Berg went out., at minute 62 D. de Wit came in and S. Haller went out., at minute 70 D. Min came in and M. Brouwer went out., at minute 80 M. Rodriguez came in and M. van der Hoorn went out.
Substitutions fc porto: at minute 54 Pepe came in and William Gomes went out., at minute 70 S. Eustaquio came in and V. Froholdt went out., at minute 70 M. Fernandes came in and A. Costa went out., at minute 79 D. Gul came in and Samu went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Utrecht
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FC Porto
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