Futebol Clube do Porto vs Vitória SC 2011 Taça de Portugal Final Estádio Nacional, Jamor, Oeiras Sunday, May 22, 2011 18:00 Our final match of the season and a chance for our 4th title, as we've already claimed the SuperCup, the league, and obviously the Europa League. It'd be the perfect way to end the season, and I expect a professional, motivated performance from Porto despite all the celebrations from the EL title. Our road to the final: Third Round: Defeated 3rd division club Limianos 4-1 at home. Fourth Round: Defeated Liga de Honra club Moreirense 1-0 away. Fifth Round: Defeated 2nd division club Juventude 4-0 at home. QF: Defeated 2nd division club Pinhalnovense 2-0 at home. SF: Defeated Benfica 3-3 on aggregate, advanced on away goals rule; we lost the first leg 2-0 at home, but won the 2nd leg 3-1 in Lisbon with a miraculous 2nd-half comeback.
Miraculous? I don't know about that. I think we will win this one 2-0. If we win, then some will say it's another useless tournament.
Ha, I thought it was pretty amazing that we came back and won for the 2nd time in a month in Lisbon...I really believed there was no way they blow that one. Anyways, Falcao and Otamendi won't play tomorrow as they picked up minor injuries, while Mariano is called for his final appearance in a Porto shirt. GK: Helton and Beto; DF: Sapunaru, Sereno, Rolando, Maicon and Alvaro; MF: Fernando, Souza, Guarin, Belluschi, Moutinho and Ruben; FW: Mariano, Hulk, Walter, James and Varela.
5-2 at the half! What a crazy $%^& game so far. Fun to watch, but I'm cringing every time Vitoria is on the attack.
James bagged 3! 3' - James 21' - Varela 36' - Rolando 43' - Hulk 45 + 2' - James 73' - James Overwhelming! PLEASE PDC keep this team together for ONE MORE YEAR...I have to see what they would do in the Champion's League.
What a win. Congrats on the treble. I expect James to be a consistent starter next season. What a player he's going to be and still very young, 19?
Congrats guys. This was the best Portuguese football team I've ever seen and I've been around for awhile. Incredibly entertaining football and a great showing of competence from your ballclub.
What a season. i didn't expect anything less in this game. Big win indeed and great game. I don't think even the haters can talk smack now. We talk the talk and walk the walk.
Troféus oficiais conquistados por clubes portugueses 1.º - FC Porto, 69 títulos 2.º - Benfica, 68 3.º - Sporting, 45 4.º - Boavista, 9 5.º - Belenenses, 7 I guess Porto is now the best team in portuguese history
Great way to end the season! Defense looked shaky but what the heck who cares we just completed a treble! Best season I've ever seen as a Porto fan and I'm very thankful!! PLEASE keep this team together and let's make a deep CL run next year! FORCA PORTO
I'm going to rain on the parade a bit, but this is not the best Portuguese team I've seen. The Mourinho years were the best and most complete Portuguese team I've seen. They would also steamroll opponents leaving them almost no possession but then take the foot off the gas, close the game and rest. So one difference is that this one just keeps going (which makes it far more entertaining) so it scores more goals. But the key difference is that the defense now is not half as solid as the one of the 2002/2004 teams. As good as our central defenders are, they are not a patch on the Carvalho/Jorge Costa combination.
please hes a disgrace, what kind of person abandons ship like that when they are captain and has the nerve to walk around with a shit-eating grin on his face?
Let us know when you get a much better offer from a much better firm than the one you're currently working on.
You guys had trash like Sa Pinto and Costinha calling the shots and then question Moutinho's loyalty? LOL He probably thought he would get the Oceano or Pedro Barbosa treatment and got the F out of there before the ship sinks.
hmm ya I question the loyalty of a club captain who been at the club since he was a youth and developed at the best club for developing national talent, and he turned into a little bitch and forced his way out of the club, saying he wouldnt wear our jersey ever again and there was rumours of him meeting with PDC for the past year or so, he was tapped up by PDC but of course he gets away with everything Moutinho is nothing more than a coward, he couldnt handle the pressure of being captain at a National club where you are expected to play for a honourable team and not have referees holding your hand, so he had to fly away to a corrupt regional latin american team Moutinh, tu aqui seras campeao? funny how your always so certian you will be campeao. I guess thats what has become of our corrupt little futebolzinho and your Pintinho da costa and Fruta da noite running everything. Jacinto Paixao says hi btw.
Justin Timberlake said it best "Cry me a river" Azia do estomago Moutinho wanted out of a joke team who can't even vote for a president. Moutinho won more this year than SPorting has in the last 20 years