Porto beat Deportivo La Coruña 3:1 in a Club Friendlies match on Thursday. The visitors took control after an early opener from J. Asp, then stretched the lead in the second half. Deportivo held the ball for 48 per cent but could not find a second goal.
J. Asp struck just four minutes in, catching the home side off guard. It was the only goal Deportivo would manage all day. Porto responded with their own threat, though the early lead kept them patient rather than reckless.
B. Sainz restored parity on 60 minutes, level with the score before Andre Silva added a second shortly after. The away side worked a short corner before one of those goals, showing they were comfortable in possession. By then the match had turned into a contest rather than a friendly.
A ninth-minute goal completed the scoring, though the scorer was not named in the data. The late strike confirmed what Porto had been doing all game — keeping the pressure on and waiting for their moment. Deportivo tightened things up late but the damage was done.
Discipline was not an issue, though three yellow cards were shown. The home side received one on 56 minutes, while Porto picked up two more on 67 and 71 minutes. No red cards were issued, and neither side felt the need to escalate.
Porto registered 115 attacks compared to 86 for Deportivo, with 0.52 possession against 0.48. The visitors also won five corners to two, though that is not the full picture. Many shots with one goal means chances went begging, and that was the theme for the hosts.
The result gives Porto a clean sheet and three points in the friendlies, something they can build on. Deportivo's recent form has been mixed — draws against Real Betis and Hetafe, a loss to Sevilla — and this match will not ease the concern. They will need to find consistency if they want to compete.
