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October 26th, 2008

Leixões shocks Porto

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Thirty-seven thousand at Estádio do Dragão witnessed a determined Leixões hand defending champions Porto a stinging 3-2 loss. The victory catapults Leixões to second in Liga tables.
José Mota’s Leixões played with a fevered passion taking the lead only three minutes into the match with Bruno China’s goal that came off a poorly played corner. Set [...]

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October 25th, 2008

Jesualdo Ferreira expects leadership against Leixões

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Sitting fourth place in the table cross-town Leixões are the great surprise in the early phase of the campaign and will be looking to continue their impressive start at Estádio do Dragão today against Porto. Since joining the club in the summer, manager José Mota has without question done a brilliant job in creating a [...]

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October 21st, 2008

poor finishing sinks Porto

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With a aggressive start to the match, Porto looked to be heading towards a positive result. Yet quickly as each solid scoring opportunity was squandered, as it this so often goes, Porto would rue those missed chances as they went on to lose 1-0 till Dynamo Kyiv in a crucial Champions League match.
Dynamo took [...]

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October 20th, 2008

“We will be up to the challenge”

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Prior to Porto’s Champions League match against Dynamo Kyiv later today, Jesualdo Ferreira, per the team web-site, acknowledged his competitors ability but stated with confidence:
“We will be up to the challenge”
“We’re ready for this match, regarding all circumstances. We know Dynamo’s team, their strong collective display, with quality and organization as main guidelines. This [...]

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October 20th, 2008

Porto advances in Portuguese Cup with easy win

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Porto’s Portuguese Cup hopes advanced with an easy 4-0 victory over lower division Sertanense.
Jesualdo Ferreira wisely used the match as a general tuneup for tomorrows important Champions League match against Dynamo Kyiv at Estádio do Dragão.
Sertanense showed itself fit for the challenge and it wasn’t till time was winding down before the break that Tarik [...]

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October 17th, 2008

Portuguese Cup third round

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Ahead of Tuesdays Champions League match against Dynamo Kyiv at Estádio do Dragão, Porto faces lower division Sertanense in the third round of the Portuguese Cup.
Jesualdo Ferreira is using this time wisely as many members return from international duty and he wants to make sure they are recovered for next weeks important match. Equally the [...]

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October 5th, 2008

Dragões defeat Sporting 2-1

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Jesualdo Ferreira unleashed a technical mastermind in directing Porto to a remarkable 2-1 victory over favoured Sporting at Estádio José Alvalade
Coming off the horrible performance in London against Arsenal this week in which Porto surrendered four goals, todays shut down of Sporting’s tremendous attack was nothing short of brilliant. Singling out one particular individual [...]

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October 4th, 2008

Porto - Sporting match preview

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FC Porto travels to Lisbon to face Sporting at Estádio José Alvalade in another edition of these clubs storied Clássico meetings.
The clubs are coming at it from completely opposite weekends. While Paulo Bento’s club celebrate brilliant play in the Champions League with a 2-0 victory over FC Basel, the Dragões were humiliated by Arsenal 4-0 [...]

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