It is goalless at the break in the Champions League match between Porto and Shakhtar Donetsk this evening.
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The visitors had an excellent chance to take the lead early in the game when Vyacheslav Shevchuk raided down the left and clipped a ball to the back post where Olexandr Gladkiy was unmarked, but he could not poke the ball past Andres.
Both sides struggled to carve out many clear-cut opportunities in the first half as their deliveries in the final third of the pitch were often poor. Ricardo Quaresma wasted good opportunities to find a teammate in the box when under little pressure out wide.
Quaresma managed to produce quality in the final third when he beat his man down the right and fired a shot at goal, which troubled Andriy Pyatov as he failed to hold the ball and his side were forced to concede a corner. Fortunately for the keeper Shakhtar were then able to clear their lines.
Simon Sinclair
