M. Antonsson enters the game and replaces W. Kvist.
Kvist is replaced by Mikael Antonsson.
90' +1
Brahimi is DEMANDING a penalty from the referee here as he dances his way to the byline before smashing a cross into the box. It cannons off Delaney and the protests come that it struck an arm, but the referee correctly waves play on as it clearly hit the Copenhagen captain on the chest!
89'
Three minutes of added time have been allocated by the referee here which catalyses a big cheer from the home crowd who are attempting to inspire their team to an increasingly unlikely second goal. Time really is against Nuno and his charges now, though!
87'
VITAL interception from Cornelius! Porto are awarded the corner and it is floated ominously into the penalty area. Possession loosely falls to Brahimi who attempts to have a crack on goal, but before he can pull the trigger the Copenhagen striker sticks out a desperate leg to make the important block! Great defensive work from the attacker there.
85'
Five minutes of normal time remaining and we can expect to basically see attack versus defence in that time with Porto bombarding forward for that elusive winner. Copenhagen haven't been an attacking entity since the red card, but a point would be a great result for them so they don't really have to break ranks at the back.
83'
Andre Silva makes a superb run in behind the Copenhagen defence and the Porto fans rise out of their seats in expectation as he hits the byline with pace. The subsequent cross into the box is desperately poor, though, and ends up floating behind for a goal-kick, much to the relief of the visiting side.
82'
Diogo Jota enters the game and replaces Otávio.
81'
Third and final substitution from Nuno Espirito Santo as he withdraws the solitary Porto goalscorer, Otavio, in favour of Diogo, who is certainly capable of getting some half-decent balls into the box. Unfortunately for Porto, Andre Silva has been anonymous in the second period.
79'
It really is quite strange that Porto have not adapted their play since bringing on their substitutions. Depoitre is just about the most conventional physical centre-forward you will see these days, but he has been completely bereft of service from crosses inside the box, with the latest from Alex Telles going harmlessly behind for a goal-kick to the visitors.
77'
R. Falk enters the game and replaces Y. Toutouh.
Another Copenhagen change and it is a bright one from Solbakken, who introduces Rasmus Falk in place of Toutouh, who managed to play a part in the equalising goal without offering much else.
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75'
Fifteen minutes remaining in this Group G clash and time is running out for us to find a winner. Leicester are cruising to a 3-0 lead away at Club Brugge in the other match in the group, so dropped points at this stage for Porto could prove to be vital when attempting to top the standings.
73'
Brahimi has only been involved in the action a couple of minutes but already Porto are looking to benefit from his influence. This time, the Algerian exchanges a one-two with Alex Telles before swiveling sharply 30 yards out and swinging a dangerous cross to the back post, but Jorgensen is once again on hand to make the headed clearance.
71'
Domestically, Copenhagen have only conceded four goals in their last eight matches, so this is still a fairly difficult feat for Porto to win the game even with the man advantage. Depoitre yet to make an impact off the bench for the Portuguese side, but his team-mates need to get good service into the box!
70'
Y. Brahimi enters the game and replaces H. Herrera.
Nuno follows suit and makes a substitution of his own, with Yacine Brahimi replacing Herrera.
69'
B. Verbič enters the game and replaces F. Santander.
First change of the match from the visitors now as the disappointing Santander is withdrawn in favour of Benjamin Verbic.
68'
That should give Porto the shot in the arm they need to go ahead and appease this demanding crowd, as they are now massive favourites to go on and claim all three points with Copenhagen a man down. Time is running out, though, so they will need to increase the tempo quickly!
66'
J. Greguš gets a second yellow card and is sent off.
COPENHAGEN ARE DOWN TO 10 MEN! Gregus, who saw yellow for a cynical challenge in the first half, is shown a second booking by the referee for bringing down Otavio down in similar fashion. A massive mountain to climb for the Denmark side now!
64'
Iván Marcano gets yellow.
63'
Another booking here and this times it comes to a Porto player, Marcano, for a needless challenge in a nothing area. He'll need to watch himself for nearly 30 minutes of play here!
62'
L. Depoitre enters the game and replaces J. Corona.
61'
First change of the match from Nuno and it is a positive one as he introduces a centre-forward in the form of Laurent Depoitre, who will provide a much better physical presence up top alongside Andre Silva. He will replace Corona.
59'
Delaney, who was at fault for Otavio's opening goal, attempts to make amends with a crack from 25 yards out. It takes a massive deflection on the route through and Copenhagen are awarded the corner-kick, with the captain subsequently going into the box to try and get on the end of it.
57'
The ascendancy is certainly with Copenhagen at the moment, with the Danish champions clearly enjoying having their tails up after that equaliser. As time goes on, this unforgiving Dragao crowd will continue to get on the backs of the Porto players, thus increasing the pressure on the hosts.
55'
Ten minutes into the second period now and it has been a cracking opening to proceedings since the break. Porto thought they could just come out and play the same slow, neat football which got them the opening goal in the first half, but Copenhagen have became wise to it and have got back into the game with their physicality.
53'
Well, that is certainly not the most conventional equalising goal you will ever seen. Not only did Cornelius fail with his first attempt on goal, but he was gifted another due to the horrible Porto defender, with Casillas caught in no-mans-land off his line! The former Real Madrid man not covering himself in glory again tonight.
52'
A. Cornelius has scored a goal for FC Copenhagen!
51'
GOOOOOAAAAAAAAAALLLLLLL FOR COPENHAGEN! What a start to the second period! A cross is sent dangerously into the penalty area and Cornelius gets the better of the full back which sees possession bounce up into the air, allowing the forward to nod over the oncoming Casillas! One-one!
48'
Porto are continuing their play in the same formula as the opening 45 minutes, with patient, calm passing in the final third. The crowd don't seem to be into it too much, as the lack of tempo is resulting in some jeers from the Dragao faithful.
46'
We are back under way in this Champions League clash between Porto and Copenhagen!
43'
Otavio picks up possession in the middle of the park and sweeps a lovely pass out wide before receiving the ball back 25 yards out. He shifts past the defender before going for another slammed attempt at goal, but the visitors defend well this time, with Johansson making the brave block.
41'
A massive escape for Copenhagen! Corona makes a fantastic run in behind the left-back and latches on to possession before reversing a perfect cross back into space, but Andre Silva doesn't anticipate it and the ball flashes ominously across the six-yard box of the Danish champions! How did that one not go in?
39'
Copenhagen are looking to get the ball out to their full-backs as much as possible in order to get some deliveries into the penalty area for the strikers. Augustinsson and Ankersen have seen their fair share of possession, but the crossing has been too hot and cold, particularly from the former.
37'
There hasn't exactly been an abundance of chances so far tonight, which is a shame as we have actually seen some decent bits of play in the final third. In the past five minutes or so there has been a bit of a lull in the tempo, however.
35'
Copenhagen camp Porto back with a bit of possession again, with the central defenders of the visitors all the way up to the halfway line. Johansson moves forward some more and attempts to clip a pass into the chest of Cornelius, but on this occasion Felipe defends well and makes the important interception.
33'
Penalty shout for Porto! Jorgensen rises commandingly inside the box to clear with a header, only for it to go as far as Corona. The winger just gets to the ball before Johansson, who then goes on to give his opponent a shove on the back to bring him down. The referee waves play on as Copenhagen are let off the hook!
31'
Oliver receives the ball to feet in a really useful position with his back to goal and quickly turns sharply before moving into space. The Atletico Madrid loanee cleverly reverses a pass into the danger area looking for Corona, but the Mexican only succeeds in commiting the foul on Johansson, who had previously made the vital clearance.
29'
Alex Telles is the man charged with taking the game to Copenhagen this time and he does so with gusto after a fantastic, penetrating run down the left channel and towards the byline. He attempts to pick out a team-mate at the back post with a deep cross, but there are no takers for Porto! That was begging to be headed home into the net!
27'
Layun stands over a corner kick a few yards in from the right touchline and steps up to whip a glorious cross towards the back post. There are two or three Porto men looking to get on the end of it, with Marcano looking the most likely candidate, but the chance comes to nothing as the linesman correctly waves for offside on the central defender.
25'
We are just beyond the midway point of the first half now and it has been a fairly entertaining spectacle so far at Estadio Dragao. Stale Solbakken will be happy with the way his side have responded since going a goal behind, but the manner of the Porto goal will no doubt leave a sour taste in the former Wolves manager's mouth.
23'
Layun goes on his first dangerous venture on the overlap down the right-hand side and hits the byline before flashing a cross towards the front post. Andre Silva is sniffing around looking to pounce on the chance, but Jorgensen is once again positioned well to turn a clearance away.
21'
A small break in play at the moment as Andre Silva is currently down injured after appearing to catch an elbow to the face. It actually takes a while for both teams to eventually put possession out to allow the Portuguese treatment, and as it was a head injury the referee should have pulled rank and blew his whistle.
19'
A nice little period of sustained possession at the moment from Copenhagen as they look to press Porto deeper into their own defensive area. If anything, the hosts look to be allowing their opponents to have the ball, which is perhaps aimed at catalysing some counters forward? It was a counter that ultimately lead to the opener after all.
17'
You can see exactly what tactic Copenhagen have been advised to play towards tonight by their manager, and that is to pepper the Porto box with crosses in the hope that their burly centre-forward duo of Cornelius and Santander can latch on to some dangerous headers.
15'
Copenhagen should be all-square ALREADY! Casillas has looked very shaky dealing with crosses so far tonight and almost allows Cornelius to drift in to score at the back post, only to be massively let off as the centre-forward nods a glorious chance wide!
13'
Otávio has scored a goal for Porto! Assist by André Silva.
Neat assist from Andre Silva.
GOOOOAAAAAAAALLLLL FOR PORTO! The hosts take the lead! Delaney is guilty of languishing in possession on the edge of his own box, only to be robbed by Andre Silva! Otavio eventually receives the ball from his team-mate before rifling a stunning strike into the left corner! One-nil!
12'
J. Greguš gets yellow.
We get our first yellow card of the match now and it is probably the most deserved one you will see in all the Champions League matches tonight as Gregus cynically slams Andre Silva to the floor to halt a dangerous looking Porto counter-attack.
11'
SAAAAVEEEE FROM CASILLAS! The first chance of the match actually goes to the visitors as they counter with pace before launching a cross into the Porto box. Santander rises superbly around the penalty spot and bullets a header at goal, only to be thwarted by the former Real Madrid goalkeeper!
9'
This is all very easy for Porto at the moment and it looks a matter of time before they claim the opening goal in this Matchday One fixture. Copenhagen may have deployed two men up top in Cornelius and Santander, but they won't make much of an impact if they remain completely isolated from their team-mates.
7'
Otavio pops up deep down this right-hand side and dances his way into the danger area before attempting to thread a precise ball in behind the Copenhagen defence for the orushing Andre Silva. Johansson, fortuitously, manages to win the goal-kick after cannoning a clearance off the young Spaniard, though.
5'
Oliver whips a corner-kick teasingly into the opposition penalty area but before Danilo can get on the end of it for the header, Jorgensen rises high to commandingly clear. Unfortunately for the visitors, possession goes straight back into the hands of Porto.
3'
As probably expected, Porto are dominating possession in these early stages, with Danilo in particular prospering in the space available to him. Copenhagen have, bravely, opted for a 4-4-2 this evening, but it may just leave them a little light against the three-man midfield of the hosts.
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We are under way at Estadio Dragao!
Good evening football fans! Welcome to LIVE coverage of the Champions League Group G Matchday One clash between Porto and Copenhagen from Estadio Dragao.
There is a little bit of history happening tonight as this is the first time we have witnessed a competitive game between Porto and Copenhagen. The former do have a very good record against Danish teams in Europe over the years, though, and have notched up four wins out of four, scoring eight and conceding zero in that time. Copenhagen, meanwhile, have never defeated a Portuguese side, having failed in four attempts, all against Benfica.
The first round of fixtures in Matchday One got off to a flyer yesterday with the likes of Barcelona and Bayern Munich laying an early stamp of authority on the competition with respective comprehensive wins against Celtic and FC Rostov. Tonight it is the turn of Porto and Copenhagen to make an impact, but they will also have an eye on the other two teams drawn in the group, Club Brugge and Leicester, who of course took the English Premier League by storm last season to be crowned champions.
It is just beyond a decade to the very day that FC Copenhagen made their debut in Europe's premier club competition back in 2006 against Benfica when they drew 0-0, and they will be hoping for a similarly positive result against Portuguese opposition once again this evening. The Danish champions have featured in the Champions League proper just three times before, and have made it through to the knockout stage on just the solitary occasion in 2010.
Nuno Espirito Santo's charges made it to the Champions League group stage this year thanks to a very impressive 4-1 aggregate victory over Italian giants, Roma, over two legs at the play-off round. Domestically, they are solidly placed fourth in the Portuguese Primeira Liga, but did lose 2-1 against rivals, Sporting, a few weeks ago which heaped some pressure on the new head coach.
Porto subs: Boly, Ruben Neves, Brahimi, Depoitre, Jose Sa, Jota, Andre.
Porto (4-3-3): Casillas; Layun, Marcano, Felipe, Alex Telles; Herrera, Danilo, Oliver; Jesus Corona, Andre Silva, Otavio.
Half-time in Estadio Dragao as the referee does not add any time on. Porto are on course to make a good start to their Champions League campaign as they lead Copenhagen 1-0 at the break in Group G, with Otavio grabbing the only goal of the match so far with a cracking strike from the edge of the box. Second period still to come, and the scoreline is very much still tight.
Full time at Estadio Dragao. Porto make a disappointing start to their Champions League campaign as they are frustrated to a 1-1 draw against Danish champions, Copenhagen, who were put down to 10 men in the second half. The goalscorers for the respective sides were Otavio and Cornelius, but it will be Nuno Espirito Santo's charges who will be ruing their missed chances as they stumbled to a draw. Thanks for joining us, see you next time!
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