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Soccer-Porto eliminate Amadora to reach Portuguese Cup Final

LISBON, April 22 - Porto booked their place in the
Portuguese Cup final with a 3-2 aggregate win over Estrela da
Amadora after losing the away second leg 2-1 on Wednesday.

Porto opened the scoring through Argentine striker Ernesto
Farias in the fourth minute but first-half goals by Varela and
Anselmo earned Amadora the second leg win.

The 2-0 victory at the Dragao Stadium in the first leg took
Porto through.

In the other semi-final on Wednesday, Pacos de Ferreira
scored a last-gasp goal to beat Nacional 3-2 to reach the final
with a 5-4 aggregate triumph.

The final will be played on May 31 in Lisbon.

(Reporting by Shrikesh Laxmidas; Editing by Ed Osmond; to
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