Manchester United vs FC Porto, 2nd Leg FC Porto win 3-2 on aggregate
Who won: FC Porto 1-1
FC Porto beat Manchester United 1-1 in 2nd Leg FC Porto win 3-2 on aggregate on Tuesday, March 9, 2004 at Old Trafford. Goals for Man United: Paul Scholes (32'). Goals for FC Porto: Costinha (90').
Play by play
- 93'
The Reds will be bemoaning their misfortune. The freekick decision was marginal - shades of Teddy Sheringham for England against Greece in 2001 - but the offside decision that denied Scholes a second was dreadful. That said - would any of this happened with Keane and, lest we forget, Ferdinand in the side?
- 93'
That's it. United crash out to that last-minute goal
- 93'
Van Nistelrooy tries to hold it up and turn for the shot but Ferreira hoofs away
- 93'
No help to United who lump it forward again. Solskjaer nods forward but Scholes can't latch onto it
- 93'
McCarthy is offside - he kicks the ball away and gets a yellow card for his trouble
- 92'
Giggs' corner is headed clear. Porto all hands to the pump
- 92'
Into the second of three added minutes. Valente has to scramble the ball off the line as Van Nistelrooy scuffs at goal
- 91'
Catastrophic for United, now 3-2 down on aggregate
- 90'
Howard parries McCarthy's effort and Costinha is there to ram the leveller into the net. 1-1!
- 89'
Phil Neville furious with the referee as Jankauskas wins a freekick, backing into the defender. 25 yards out
- 88'
Giggs blocks Ferreira's cross from the right but Porto build again, only for Howard to claim
- 87'
Now Gary Neville hoofs clear. Porto launching ball after ball towards Howard's penalty area but the United rearguard doing its job for now
- 86'
McCarthy climbs all over O'Shea in the United box. Freekick. United break but Baia can gather Giggs' cross
- 85'
United doggedly clawing their way to an away-gaols win here... Five minutes plus stoppages
- 84'
The Norwegian favourite is immediately called into action to clear away from McCarthy
- 83'
Ronaldo can't continue - seems to be a thigh problem - so on comes Solskjaer
- 81'
Jankauskas fouls Brown in the box as Deco curls in a dangerous ball
- 80'
On comes Fernandes for Alenitchev meanwhile
- 79'
Ronaldo goes down in a heap as he attempts to round Valente. Referee unimpressed though and play continues until Porto roll it out of play with the new arrival on the floor
- 78'
Saha battling hard up front before van Nistelrooy is robbed by Emanuel. Long ball goes towards Jankauskas but Howard leaps to collect
- 77'
Carvalho barges into the back of Saha. Freekick United, but Ronaldo loses out on the flank as Scholes spreads play
- 75'
Ferreira intercepts Scholes' long, driven ball for van Nistelrooy
- 74'
Maniche catches Scholes late - studs up and that's a yellow card. Here comes Ronaldo, on for the tiring Fletcher. Not your stereotypical defensive substitution, but one that Old Trafford greets with considerable approval
- 73'
Meanwhile, looks like Ronaldo is set to take the field
- 72'
Carvalho blocks Saha's long-range effort after Scholes feeds Butt. The French striker was eyeing the top corner then.

