Ex-São Paulo star scores as Porto thrash Famalicão, face Benfica | OneFootball

This Thursday, in a match valid for the round of 16 of the Portuguese Cup, Porto hosted Famalicão at Estádio do Dragão, won 4-1, and secured a spot in the quarter-finals of the competition. William Gomes, former São Paulo player, Victor Froholdt, Samu Aghehowa, and Pepê scored the goals for the home team, while Justin de Haas scored for the visitors.

And now?

With the victory, Porto advanced to the quarter-finals of the Portuguese Cup and will face Benfica in a decisive classic that is worth a spot in the semifinals. Meanwhile, Famalicão is eliminated from the tournament.

📋 Match Summary

🔵 FC Porto 4 x 1 Famalicão ⚪

🏆 Competition: Round of 16 of the Portuguese Cup 🏟️ Location: Estádio do Dragão 📅 Date: Thursday ⏰ Time: 5:45 PM

Goals

⚽ William Gomes, 6′ of the 1st Half (FC Porto) ⚽ Justin de Haas, 13′ of the 1st Half (Famalicão) ⚽ Victor Froholdt, 38′ of the 1st Half (FC Porto) ⚽ Samu Aghehowa, 35′ of the 2nd Half (FC Porto) ⚽ Pepê, 44′ of the 2nd Half (FC Porto)

How the game went

Just six minutes in, William Gomes took advantage of a defensive error after pressure from Victor Froholdt, faced Ivan Zlobin one-on-one, and firmly finished to open the scoring for Porto.

Famalicão responded quickly. At 13 minutes, after a corner kick, Justin de Haas rose in the area and headed firmly to equalize.

Porto regained the lead at 38 minutes when Froholdt capitalized on a rebound from Ivan Zlobin, after a shot by Gabri Veiga, and pushed it into the back of the net.

In the second half, the qualification was sealed. At 35 minutes, Samu Aghehowa, who had just come on, scored the fourth goal with a header. At 44 minutes, Pepê also scored with a header to complete the rout and confirm the qualification.

Upcoming Matches

🔵 Porto

Alverca vs. Porto (15th round of the Portuguese League) Date and time: 12/22 (Monday), at 3:45 PM

⚪ Famalicão

Benfica vs. Famalicão (15th round of the Portuguese League) Date and time: 12/22 (Monday), at 5:45 PM

Sporting's Path

The current champion, Sporting, secured a spot in the next round by defeating Santa Clara 3-2. With the qualification, the Lions will face AVS, who defeated Vitória de Guimarães 1-0 away from home.

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