Porto await winners of Sunderland Under-23s' International Cup semi-final at Norwich
Elliott Dickman’s Black Cats head to East Anglia on Friday night to take on the Canaries, with a place in the final up for grabs.
Porto’s B team qualified for the final with a close-fought 1-0 success at Swansea City on Saturday, with on-loan Brazilian striker Wenderson Galeno on target for the Portuguese side.
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Hide AdSwans coach Gary Richards, whose side have been crowned champions of Premier League 2’s Division Two, said: “We are disappointed not to get to the final, but we have to be proud of what we have achieved in this competition this season.
“To lose at the semi-final stage is very disappointing, but Porto are a very good side who play their football in the second tier of the Portuguese league system against professional sides.
“Them playing men’s football every week was the difference for me.
“They are a very impressive team and we have nothing to be ashamed of.”
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Hide AdRichards added on swanseacity.net: “Both sides created chances throughout, but the pleasing aspect is that we were in the game until the very end.
“Our young players have definitely learnt a lot from this tournament .We hope to be involved again next season for a chance to go one step further.”