30 March 2002: Cândido Costa came off the bench for his last Porto goal | OneFootball

On March 30, 2002, Cândido Costa scored the last of his three goals for FC Porto in a match in which he came off the bench to make his mark on the result.

The midfielder came on in the 51st minute in place of Costinha and equalized in the 67th minute, in a move that became part of his journey wearing the dragon on his chest. It was a special moment for a player who represented FC Porto for two and a half seasons and ended his spell at the club with 57 official appearances and three goals.

That goal also carried symbolic weight, as it was the final one on his personal tally for the Porto side. Cândido Costa would go on to be part of a successful period for the club, winning two Portuguese Cups, in 2000/01 and 2002/03, as well as the national championship title in 2002/03.

The goal scored in that March 2002 match therefore remains one of the standout memories of his time at FC Porto: coming on midway through the second half, the team’s immediate response, and an accurate finish that brought the blue-and-white player’s scoring story to a close.

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