Evanilson's Hat Trick Scores 4-1 Victory for Porto Over Antwerp in Champions League
Substitute Evanilson's scoring spree during the second-half helps Porto climb up to second place in the Champions League Group H following a shaky first half, pushing Antwerp closer to elimination.
- Porto beat Antwerp 4-1 in the Champions League Group H match, with substitute Evanilson scoring a hat trick in the second-half after a shaky first half performance from the team.
- This victory boosts Porto to second place in Group H, three points behind Barcelona and three points ahead of Shakhtar Donetsk, while decreasing Antwerp's chances of making it to the knockout stage, as they've lost their first three matches.
- Royal Antwerp's Alhassan Yusuf scored the opening goal, but Porto quicky countered in the second half, with Evanilson scoring the equalizer seconds after halftime.
- Porto's Stephen Eustaquio added to Evanilson's deflected strike, scoring a goal in the 54th minute, putting Porto in the lead.
- Evanilson sealed Porto's victory with two more goals, one a volley from Pepe's assist and the other a chip over Antwerp goalkeeper Jean Butez; this marked Evanilson's first hat-trick in his professional career.