Porto slumps to shock defeat

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30 January 2012-PA Sport

Porto lost ground on Liga leader Benfica after it was turned over 3-1 at Gil Vicente.

The second-placed side is five points adrift of its title rival after a disappointing display that saw Carolino Claudio open the scoring after 15 minutes and double the lead with a penalty on the stroke of half-time.

Andre Cunha made it 3-0 after 52 minutes before Silvestre Varela netted a consolation 13 minutes from time.

Porto's loss means the club's run of 55 consecutive league games without a defeat is now over.

Sporting secured a 2-0 win over visiting Beira Mar, with American defender Oguchi Onyewu scoring twice in the opening half-hour.

Vitoria Setubal was 12 minutes away from a point that would have lifted it off bottom spot, but Olhanense was a 3-2 winner thanks to Ismaily's winning goal.

Vitoria had a two-goal lead inside 10 minutes after Albert Ze Meyong's penalty and Caue's own goal, before Jean-Paul Yontcha scored twice in four minutes to level the score.

Second-bottom Uniao Leiria was beaten 4-2 by Pacos Ferreira.

The six goals came from just three players, as Uniao's John Ogu and Pacos pair Manuel Jose Azevedo and Michel each scored twice.