Austrian International http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/FC-Porto-c39186 career yesterday, after he and Lucho Gonzalez scored on their debuts for the club.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Vitor-c36281 Pereira’s men took on Vitoria Setubal at home and managed to come out with an easy win, as Janko marked his first game for the Portistas with a goal and Lucho Gonzalez sent the Estadio do Dragao faithful into raptures with a sensational strike.
The tactician opted to place both his winter recruits in the starting line-up, with the Commander in the centre of the pitch and the former http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/FC-Twente-c39233 man leading the line up-front.
Given the quality of the squad, Porto were always expected to dominate proceedings and they showed their strength after grabbing the game by the neck from start to finish. Gonzalez and Janko both looked lively during the opening exchanges but it was the
Argentine who drew first blood.
Setubal failed to clear the ball properly on the 24th minute, and it fell to the former Marseille man, who chose to hit it without taking a touch first. The result was a sublime hit that curled marvelously into the top corner, leaving the opposition
keeper with no chance.
The hosts continued to orchestrate proceedings and only had one moment of worry during the first half, as Ney Santos’ header crashed off the cross bar.
However after the break, Porto continued where they had left off and piled on the pressure to increase their lead. Janko was eager to make an impression during his first outing and his tireless efforts did not go in vain, as he scored a close range effort
to make it 2-0.
A series of passes between Joao Moutinho and Lucho Gonzalez saw James Rodriguez get into a good position to cross and his first-time ball was met by Janko, who made it a night to remember with a debut goal.
The Sadinos were unable to make a comeback in the remaining minutes and it secured Porto’s passage to the semi-final, where they will take on arch-rivals Benfica in the Portuguese classic.
Speaking after the game, new boy Janko was rightfully buzzing as he commented on his performance through the social networking site, Facebook.
"I know I can do better, so I promise that I will continue to work hard. All I can say is that I am eager for the next game with this fantastic team and their amazing fans.”
He also added that that his side were worthy of progressing through to the next round and revealed that he had churned out a decent display, given that he was playing a full game after some time.
"I think that we fully deserve victory and it was great playing in front of these fans. I loved the game, although he knew that there were many people looking at me and evaluating my performance. I think we did a good http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Job-c18684 considering that my last 90 minute
game was a few weeks ago,” the Austrian International was quoted as saying.
FC Porto now take on U.D Leiria in the Primeira Liga on the 12th of February at home.
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