This Wednesday, Benfica reached the quarter-finals of the Portuguese Cup, beating Sporting de Braga 3-2 in the big round of 16 match at the Estádio da Luz.
For the Reds, who were losing to an own goal by Joao Mario (07), Rafa (42 minutes), Arthur Cabral (44) and Orsnes (70) scored, and between them Zalazar also signed the second goal for the team, Minho (48).
Benfica, the record holder of the most Portuguese Cup trophies (26), will join also qualified Porto, trophy winners Sporting, União de Leiria, Gil Vicente and Vizela in the quarter-finals of the Queen’s tournament ” The round of 16 will end on Thursday with matches between Santa Clara Nacional and Vitoria de Guimarães-Penafiel.
7′ Zalazar scored
42′ Rafa equalizes the score
44′ Arthur Cabral scores!
48′ Zalazar gets to his feet and scores a monumental goal: Minho’s second and his second.
70′ Aursnes reclaims the lead for the Reds
Here are the duels between Roger Schmidt and Arthur Jorge:
ELEVEN BENFICA: Trubin; Aursnes, Antonio Silva, Otamendi and Morato; Joao Neves and Cocciu; Di Maria, Rafa and Joao Mario; Arthur Cabral
Subs: Samuel Soares, Jurasek, Guedes, Chiquinho, Musa, Marcos Leonardo, Tomas Araujo, Thiago Gouveia and Florentino.
ELEVEN FROM SP. BRAGA: Lukas Hornicek; Victor Gomez, Paulo Oliveira, Serdar and Borja; Vitor Carvalho, Joao Moutinho and Zalazar; Rony Lopez, Ricardo Horta and Abel Ruiz
Subs: Matheus, Jose Fonte, Andre Orta, Roger, Alvaro Djalo, Mendes, Adrian Marin, Pizzi and Castro.
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Live game
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End of the game
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90′The match was interrupted due to injury to Alvaro Djalo (Braga).
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90′The shot was deflected into the upper left corner. Orkun Kökçu (Benfica) shoots with his right foot from the left, from a difficult angle and from a very long distance.
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89′Corner, Braga. Courtesy of João Neves.
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88′The shot was deflected into the center of the goal. Orkun Kökçu (Benfica) fired a right-footed shot from outside the penalty area.
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87′The shot is deflected into the top center of the goal. Roger Fernandes (Braga) strikes with his left foot from long range from the right flank.
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82′Zalazar again shot from the edge of the penalty area, from where he was already causing damage, but this time the shot turned out to be weaker and easier for Trubin.
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81′The opportunity was missed: Angel Di Maria (Benfica) shot with his left foot from outside the penalty area.
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79′The opportunity was missed by João Moutinho (Braga), who fired a left-footed shot from outside the penalty area. Abel Ruiz provided the assist after a corner kick.
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78′Abel Ruiz (Braga) missed the opportunity with a header from the center of the penalty area. The assist was provided by Joe Mendez with a cross into the penalty area.
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78′Corner, Braga. Courtesy of Florentino.
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73′Corner, Benfica. Contributed by Abel Ruiz.
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71′Corner, Benfica. Courtesy of Paulo Oliveira.
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70′This is the goal! Benfica scores thanks to Fredrik Orsnes with a pass from the penalty area. But, again, a lot of credit goes to Arthur Cabral, who launched the Norwegian with an excellent backheel pass. Another beautiful football moment
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68′Alvaro Djalo entered the Benfica penalty area with danger and fired with his right foot, but the ball missed the target. Ricardo Horta even tried to go around, but to no avail.
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67′The shot was deflected from the left side of the goal. Rodrigo Salazar (Braga) fired a right-footed shot from outside the penalty area.
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63′Ricardo Horta appeared with space in attack, but without support from his teammates, so he opted for an arcing shot. But the ball went past Trubin’s goal.
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60 minutesIt was Rodrigo Zalazar’s turn to threaten Trubin’s goal, but the Ukrainian parried the Braga player’s shot.
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59′The Brazilian has been updated. Who saw it and who sees it. Now he had excellent initiative, overcoming his opponent and crossing dangerously, forcing Hornicek to stretch.
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57′After a cross from Arthur Cabral, the Brazilian passes the ball to Di Maria, who passes it to Otamendi, who shoots from the penalty line with his right foot. But the ball flew past. But a good move by the Reds.
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55 minutesMissed chance Rodrigo Salazar (Braga) took a right-footed free-kick from outside the penalty area, but missed the target this time.
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53′Angel Di Maria shot with his left foot already in the penalty area, but the ball was intercepted by the Arsenal defense and did not reach the goal.
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52′The opportunity was intercepted, Joao Moutinho (Braga) shot with his left foot from the left side of the penalty area, but the ball was intercepted.
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This is the goal! SP Braga scores thanks to R. Zalazar. What a goal from the Braga midfielder, Otamendi knocked the ball out, after Borja’s corner the ball falls on the edge of the penalty area, and the Uruguayan strikes for the first time with a spectacular strike, without a chance for Trubin. A huge football moment at Estádio da Luz. -
48′Corner, Braga. Courtesy of Orkun Kokcu.
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45 minutesThe opportunity was missed, Orkun Kokcu (Benfica) shot with his right foot and left, at a difficult angle and very far.
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45 minutesA chance missed by António Silva (Benfica), who struck with his right foot in front of goal from a free-kick.
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This is the goal! Benfica scores thanks to Arthur Cabral. The striker received the ball in the penalty area, dodged Serdar and from a small angle fired a strong shot into the back of the goal with his left foot. Guardian Hornicek helped because the photo didn’t look very good. It should be noted that in the end he celebrated literally in the arms of Benfica fans. -
42′This is the goal! Benfica scores thanks to Rafa Silva. The inevitable Rafa. But great credit goes to Kokcu, who launched his colleague at speed, and he, with his usual speed, broke through the Braga defense and, in front of Hornicek’s eyes, made the score 1-1.
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37′The match was interrupted due to an injury to Abel Ruiz (Braga).
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35 minutesThe match was interrupted due to an injury to João Neves (Benfica).
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35 minutesThe match was interrupted due to an injury to Abel Ruiz (Braga).
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33′Corner, Benfica. Courtesy of Paulo Oliveira.
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33′The very fast Rafa launched a counterattack, but decided to shoot from the penalty area; the ball bounced off Paulo Oliveira for a corner. The Benfica player had Di Maria on the right and Arthur on the left but decided to shoot, which did not seem to be the best option.
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31′Offside, Braga. Ricardo Horta attempted a through ball but found Abel Ruiz in an offside position.
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30 minutesCorner, Benfica. Contributed by Christian Borja.
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28 minutesThe opportunity was intercepted and Arthur Cabral (Benfica) fired a right-footed shot from outside the penalty area. The assist was made by Rafa with his head.
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21′The match was interrupted due to an injury to Serdar Saatchi (Braga).
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15 minutesAntonio Silva also threatened with a dangerous header from a corner, but the Braga goalkeeper was alert and saved the shot for the ensuing corner.
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15 minutesCorner, Benfica. Contributed by Lukas Gornicek.
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14 minutesCorner, Benfica. Courtesy of Victor Gomez.
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12 minutesBenfica are trying to react, and Joao Neves was already close to the goal. The midfielder shot powerfully and accurately from the penalty area, but the ball flew a few inches from the left post of the Braga goal.
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12 minutesCorner, Benfica. Contributed by Christian Borja.
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7′This is the goal! SP Braga scores thanks to R. Zalazar. After a corner kick, the ball fell to the Uruguayan, who took a strong shot on the edge of the penalty area, the ball bounced off Otamendi and Joao Mario and gave Trubin away. The first match is over.
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7′Corner, Braga. Courtesy of Anatoly Trubin.
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7′The shot was deflected into the center of the goal. Victor Gomez (Braga) fired a left-footed shot from outside the penalty area.
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3′Offside, Braga. João Moutinho played a through ball that put Cristian Borja in an offside position. But Braga could create a danger to Trubin’s goal in a counterattack.
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two’The opportunity was missed: Angel Di Maria (Benfica) shot with his left foot from outside the penalty area. Help from Nicholas Otamendi.
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