FC Porto beaten 83-60 in Ovar, drop off Betclic League podium | OneFootball

Ovarense caught FC Porto by surprise this Saturday, winning 83-60 in a Matchday 19 game of the Betclic League. With this result at the Arena de Ovar, the two teams now have the same record, but the team from Ovar climbs back onto the podium: the 23-point win wipes out the 12-point defeat at the Dragão in the first round.

After two games in which they showed great offensive ability, shooting above 60%, Porto dropped off sharply in Ovar. A performance well below expectations resulted in 36% shooting, made even worse by their three-point shooting, with just five makes in 33 attempts.

Faced with the faded inspiration of the blue-and-whites, the home side took control of the game early on, going 10 points ahead at the start of the second quarter (26-16), through Jonathan Silva. The gap grew before halftime (41-25), although Ovarense went the final 2:55 of the first half without scoring, allowing the visitors to close in with a 0-10 run (41-35).

A putback shot, from well beyond the three-point line and at the sound of the buzzer, by Miguel Monteiro, gave the home team fresh momentum at the break (44-35). In the second half, Ovarense stayed more efficient, while FC Porto kept piling up empty possessions.

In the final quarter, the only exception was Corey Allen’s three-pointers, but they came far too late to fuel any real comeback hopes.

Gustavo Teixeira sealed the result from the free-throw line, even though Ovarense could still have been more efficient in that area.

FC Porto’s run of six straight wins came to an end, while the black-and-whites are smiling again after three defeats in their last four games.

In this round, leaders Benfica once again went over the 100-point mark, for the ninth time this season, by beating Galitos 82-108, on a perfect shooting afternoon from Temidayo Yussuf, who scored 23 points.

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