This Tuesday, Sporting reached the final of the Portuguese Cup for the 30th time, drawing 2-2 with Benfica in the second leg of the semi-final played at the Estádio da Luz in Lisbon.
Hjulmand, in the 47th minute, and Paulinho, in the 55th, scored for the Lions, who won 2-1 in Alvalade, while Otamendi, in the 52nd, and Rafa, in the 64th, scored for the Reds.
The Green and Whites, who have already won the tournament 17 times, most recently in the 2018/19 season, will meet in the final the winner of the second semi-final between Porto and Vitória de Guimarães (Wednesday, in D Afonso Henriques and April 17 in Dragao ).
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Live game
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End of the game
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End of part 2
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90′In the last play of the game, Otamendi found himself in the wrong position.
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90′Corner, Benfica. Courtesy of Gonzalo Inacio.
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90′A corner scored by Trubin in the Sporting penalty area led to another corner.
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90′Marcus Edwards is shown a yellow card for delaying a free kick. Then the Englishman crossed into the penalty area, where Dieukeres headed it in, but shot it weakly and wide of the goal.
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90′Another six minutes will be played at the Estádio da Luz stadium.
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89′Thiago Gouveia from the side. Orsnes passes the ball to Di Maria, who crosses for his teammate, who heads it home.
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Florentino Luis
LeavesJoão Mario
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86′Now Thiago Gouveia can’t finish after Di Maria’s pass.
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Paulinho
LeavesMarcus Edwards
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84′Florentino tries from mid-range, but the ball goes wide.
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85′David Neres
LeavesThiago Gouveia
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84′Paulinho, served by Dieukeres in the penalty area, shoots with his left foot, but Trubin makes a fantastic save that keeps Benfica alive in the draw.
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80′João Neves takes the corner, Zhenya Catamo delivers it into the penalty area, where Paulinho heads towards the goal and Ba replaces it.
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79′Just got in. Marcos Leonardo takes off and shoots into the penalty area from a slight angle with his right foot, but the ball goes wide.
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78′Dieukeres counter-attacks Trincao, who shoots from distance with his left foot, but misses the target.
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79′K. Tengstedt
LeavesMarcos Leonardo
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78′Geni Katamo crosses, but Dieukeres misses the target. The danger passed to Benfica.
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77′Franco Israel receives a yellow card for delaying the throw-in.
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73′Di Maria takes the corner again, but Sporting’s defense clears the danger.
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72′Di Maria takes the corner and forces Coates to concede another corner from Orsnes.
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72′Neres shoots with his left foot and makes another great save to Franco Israel, who is defending from the baseline. Before the move takes place, which sees Rafa enter the box in an argument with Coates, the move is checked by VAR and orders it to continue.
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72′Morita is shown a yellow card for a foul on Joao Neves.
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66′Daniel Braganza
LeavesH. Morita
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64′This is the goal! Benfica drew again, now thanks to Rafa! Neres backheeled Ba, who, already in the Lions’ area, fired low to the second post, where Rafa appeared to touch the goal. The tie is open again as Sporting lead by just one goal!
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63′Dieukeres to post! The Swede takes the ball from João Neves and opens up space on the edge of the box with a right-footed shot that hits the red goal post.
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61′Tengstedt, fed by Di Maria, heads towards goal but misses the target.
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60 minutesThe corner for the Lions was scored by Daniel Braganza with no danger to the Lions goal.
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57′Di Maria, on Tengstedt’s serve, strikes from outside the penalty area, but the ball hits Leonin’s defensive wall.
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55 minutesTarget! Benfica 1, Sporting 2. Paulinho (Sporting) shoots with his left foot from the center of the penalty area near the base of the left post.
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52′Di Maria takes the corner for Benfica.
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52′This is the goal! Benfica scores thanks to Otamendi! Di Maria’s corner kick reaches Neres at the far post. The Brazilian delivers the ball to the second post, where Otamendi hits his header.
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51′Di Maria shoots at the wall. The danger passed to the lions.
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49′Sporting’s Gonçal Inácio has received a yellow card!
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47′This is the goal! Yulmande goes first and increases the Lions’ advantage. Saint-Juste picks out Dieuckeres, who takes him into the penalty area, where the midfielder appears to take an angled right-footed shot that pins the goalkeeper upfield.
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46′Zhenya Katamo, served by Daniel Braganza in the penalty area, shoots with his left foot, but the ball is weak and misses the red goalkeeper.
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46′Ricardo Esgayo
LeavesJeanie Katamo
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46′Ousmane Diomande
LeavesJeremiah Saint-Just
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46′Nuno Santos
LeavesMateus Reis
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Beginning of part 2
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45 minutesAngel Di Maria receives a yellow card for kicking the ball while play is stopped.
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43′Rafa hits Neres, who clears Tengstedt. The Benfica striker failed to take the shot but ended up in the wrong position.
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35 minutesDi Maria takes the corner at the far post and Otamendi attempts an acrobatic throw unsuccessfully.
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35 minutesNeres receives the ball from João Neves, who collides with Diomande and tries to shoot with his left foot, but the ball hits Leonin’s wall and goes down the baseline.
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35 minutesThe game now continues in Luz, Tengstedt has recovered.
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34′Tengstedt fell in the penalty area after a shot from Coates. João Pinheiro orders play to continue but then interrupts the match to assist the Benfica striker.
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30 minutesPlayer Leo has recovered and the ball rolls into Luz again.
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29′The match was abandoned due to complaints from Nuno Santos after the effort was reduced.
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27 minutesTrincao takes up space on the edge of the box and shoots with his left foot, but the ball goes to the red goalkeeper, who comes up.
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25 minutesDiomande gives Benfica another corner. Di Maria scores again and the ball reaches Franco Israel after hitting Esgaio. Otamendi asks for help, but Joao Pinheiro tells him to continue.
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23 minutesNow Julmand tries to shoot from mid-range with his right foot, but the ball hits the red protective wall.
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22′Otamendi takes the corner for Sporting. Daniel Braganza crosses into the penalty area, but the Benfica captain clears the danger.
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20 minutesFranco Israel saves Sporting. On Orsnes’ serve, Di Maria shoots with her right foot, but the Leo goalkeeper manages to score. The Eagles continue to rule the game!
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18 minutesNow Diomande takes the corner after a good initiative from Rafa. Di Maria scores, but the shot is harmless. At this stage, Benfica are clearly at the top of their game.
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16 minutesDi Maria took the corner from the right, but Franco Israel cleared the ball.
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16 minutesKasper Tengstedt (Benfica) hits the post with his right foot from the right edge of the penalty area. Help from Angel Di Maria.
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13 minutesCorner kick by Benfica without danger to the Sporting goal.
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12 minutesAfter a good initiative from Tengstedt to beat Diomande, the ball reaches João Neves and his shot is intercepted.
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10 minutesBenfica puts the ball into the goal, but the goal was impossible due to Ba being offside.
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9′Benfica has the first opportunity. Florentino wins the ball and passes it to Di Maria, who manages to clear Rafa in the Lions box. The Eagles striker shoots hard with his right foot but misses the target.
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7′Victor Dieukeres (Sporting) missed the opportunity and struck with his right foot from the right edge of the penalty area. The assist was provided by Sebastian Coates after a corner kick.
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5′Sporting responds with Ba’s corner kick. Nuno Santos scores and the ball reaches Dieukeres, who tries to hit the red goal, but the move is invalid due to Julmand being offside.
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3′Esgayo took the corner for Benfica after an argument with Neres. Di Maria scores but the danger is cleared by Paulinho’s header.
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