Falcao scored a late goal Tuesday for FC Porto to win 1-0 at APOEL Nicosia and progress to the knockout round of the Champions League.
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The Colombian striker scored in the 85th minute when he fooled a defender at the edge of the box and hit a low strike past goalkeeper Dionisios Chiotis into the corner of the net.
Porto is second in Group D with nine points, one behind Chelsea. Both teams have advanced after Chelsea drew 2-2 with Atletico Madrid. Atletico has two points and APOEL has one.
FC Porto's Hulk beat the offside trap in the 30th minute but he couldn't get around Chiotis, who raced out to smother the ball.
Falcao had another chance when the ball fell to him in the box, but Chiotis made a diving save to stop the shot.
"We managed to work like an orchestra that plays nice music together," Porto coach Jesualdo Ferreira said. "We played well defensively without fear of our opponents."
APOEL coach Ivan Jovanovic said Porto's victory was deserved because the Portuguese club created better scoring chancesand exploited his team's mistakes.
"I wanted something more from this game, we took more risks," Jovanovic said. "We wanted to score, we wanted the win. We didn't just want to close up the pitch and play a defensive game."
