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Malaga sunk by dubious Moutinho strike at Porto
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February 21, 2013, Thursday
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A DUBIOUS goal from midfield magician Joao Moutinho gave twice former winner Porto a 1-0 home victory over Champions League debutante Malaga in their last-16 first leg on Tuesday.
Porto enjoyed most of the possession but had to wait until the second half to break the deadlock.
Brazilian left back Alex Sandro slid a pinpoint pass into the area that Moutinho coolly side-footed in after 56 minutes for the Portuguese league leader.
Television replays showed Moutinho was offside but the goal was given despite protests from the Malaga players.
"This was a good result. We dominated from beginning to end," Moutinho told Portuguese radio. "I looked to the referee to check (for offside) but I saw everyone was celebrating so I did too."
Malaga, fourth in Spain's top flight, defended resolutely in the first half but was innocuous up front with Roque Santa Cruz and Julio Baptista kept quiet by Porto's back four.
"We gave Malaga no room to think. The only reason why I am not truly satisfied is because we did not make it 2-0," Porto coach Vitor Pereira said.
Pereira and opposite number Manuel Pellegrini said before the game they expected plenty of attacking football but, in the first half at least, the show fell short of expectation.
Malaga had previously lost only once in 12 games on the road in Europe - a defeat that also came in Porto, against the city's second club Boavista, in the UEFA Cup during the 2002-03 season.
Porto enjoyed most of the possession but had to wait until the second half to break the deadlock.
Brazilian left back Alex Sandro slid a pinpoint pass into the area that Moutinho coolly side-footed in after 56 minutes for the Portuguese league leader.
Television replays showed Moutinho was offside but the goal was given despite protests from the Malaga players.
"This was a good result. We dominated from beginning to end," Moutinho told Portuguese radio. "I looked to the referee to check (for offside) but I saw everyone was celebrating so I did too."
Malaga, fourth in Spain's top flight, defended resolutely in the first half but was innocuous up front with Roque Santa Cruz and Julio Baptista kept quiet by Porto's back four.
"We gave Malaga no room to think. The only reason why I am not truly satisfied is because we did not make it 2-0," Porto coach Vitor Pereira said.
Pereira and opposite number Manuel Pellegrini said before the game they expected plenty of attacking football but, in the first half at least, the show fell short of expectation.
Malaga had previously lost only once in 12 games on the road in Europe - a defeat that also came in Porto, against the city's second club Boavista, in the UEFA Cup during the 2002-03 season.
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