This Saturday, Benfica qualified for the round of 16 of the Portuguese Cup by beating Famalicao 2-0 in a match played at the Estádio da Luz in Lisbon.
Riccelli scored an own goal in the 72nd minute and Rafa scored in the 77th minute for Roger Schmidt’s eleven in a game that saw the underdogs gain 10 points thanks to Otavio’s 74th-minute sending off. minute.
The Reds hold the record for most Portuguese Cup wins with 26 trophies, but they have not won the competition since beating Vitoria de Guimarães 2-1 in the 2016/17 season finale.
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Live game
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End of the game
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90′The shot was deflected into the lower left corner of the goal. Jonder Cadiz (Famalican) fired a right-footed shot from the right edge of the penalty area. Help from Oscar Aranda.
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90′Another corner for Benfica!
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89′New corner kick. At this moment, the Reds are strangling Famalican.
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89′Another corner for men at home.
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89′The opportunity was intercepted and Orkun Kokcu (Benfica) shot with his right foot from the right side of the penalty area. Help from Angel Di Maria.
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88′Another corner in favor of Benfica.
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86′Corner for the Eagles!
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86′It was a great goal! Kokcu aims at the goal and tries to score from the corner. Deliberately, the Turkish player almost missed a goal when he returned to the field. Luis Junior was attentive and turned the ball for a corner.
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86′Corner for Benfica.
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85′The opportunity was intercepted and Thiago Gouveia (Benfica) fired a right-footed shot from outside the area. Help from Peter Musa.
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80′Trubin saved the shot! Oscar Aranda tried to shoot with his right foot from outside the penalty area.
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77′It’s a goal (2-0)! And the second one is ready! After an excellent recovery and a pass from Joao Mario, Rafa comes into the center and shoots wide of the goal. No chance for Luis Junior. Eagles breathe calm.
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71′The match was interrupted due to (Benfica).
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71′The opportunity is missed by Zaidu Yusuf, who shoots the corner with his left foot from outside the penalty area.
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70′Corner kick for Famalican.
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70′The opportunity was intercepted: Jonder Cadiz (Famalican) shot with his right foot from outside the penalty area. Help Gustavo Sa.
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69′Famalican was found to be offside. Mirko Topic tried to make a through ball, but Puma Rodriguez was flagged offside.
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67′Bad opportunity! Mirko Topic fires a right-footed shot from outside the area, assisted by Gustavo Sa.
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66′Now it was Tengstedt! The Dane responds to Di Maria’s cross with his first shot, which goes wide of the goal. The striker only has to take the corner.
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65′Di Maria wants to score! Now from outside the penalty area he tries to shoot in an arc, but the ball goes wide of the goal.
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64′A new corner for eagles.
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63′Corner kick for Benfica!
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59′What a waste! Orsnes manages to pass along the right flank and crosses, but Rafa unsuccessfully hits the ball in front of the goal and misses a great opportunity to open the scoring.
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54′The opportunity was missed by Mirko Topic, who shot with his right foot from outside the penalty area.
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46′Almost! After a free-kick that was superbly converted by Di Maria, Otamendi headed the ball and missed by centimeters to score. The ball went wide of the right post.
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Beginning of part 2
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Beginning of part 2
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Interval
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45 minutesBenfica is offside. João Mário played a through ball that put Angel Di Maria in an offside position.
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40 minutesAnother corner in favor of the hosts.
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40 minutesOpportunity intercepted! Kasper Tengstedt heads in from the center of the penalty area and tries to score. The assist was provided by Angel Di Maria with a cross into the penalty area.
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39′The match was interrupted due to an injury to Zaidu Yusuf.
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38′The match was interrupted due to an injury to Joao Neves. A young man lies on the grass, covering his face with his hands.
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36 minutesAntonio Silva (Benfica) missed the opportunity with a header from the center of the area. Assistant Angel Di Maria crossed into the penalty area from the corner.
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36 minutesAnother corner in favor of Benfica.
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36 minutesOpportunity intercepted! Kasper Tengstedt shoots with his right foot from outside the penalty area.
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31′Enrique Araujo! Following a cross from Puma Rodriguez, the young graduate from the Benfica campus headed the ball home from the edge of the penalty area. The matter did not go further than Trubin’s left post.
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30 minutesThen, in the face of Benfica goalkeeper Teo Fonseca, he sees how Trubin made a mistake and prevented him from scoring a goal.
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30 minutesThe shot was deflected into the lower left corner of the goal. Mirko Topic (Famalican) struck with his right foot from very close range.
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30 minutesThe shot was deflected into the center of the goal. Mirko Topic (Famalican) strikes with his left foot from very close range. Help from Theo Fonseca.
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29′Alone, Puma attracts the attention of eagles again! He passes Joao Mario and then, still outside the penalty area, checks Trubin again, who… again reacts well. The Ukrainian knocks the ball out. One more angle.
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29′I sing for Famalican.
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28 minutesI sing for the reds.
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26 minutesOpportunity intercepted! Rafa strikes with his right foot from outside the penalty area.
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25 minutesAnother huge save from Luis Junior!!! Di Maria, in the middle of the street, was prevented from opening the scoring only by a superb intervention from the goalkeeper, who reached up and saved a corner with his left glove.
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25 minutesA new corner for eagles.
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24 minutesAntonio Silva (Benfica) missed the opportunity and fired a right-footed shot into the center of the penalty area after a corner kick.
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24 minutesCorner kick for Benfica!
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23 minutesFor the rest of the match, and when Di Maria saw his shot blocked, Antonio Silva attempted to score but caught the ball poorly and failed to create any danger.
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23 minutesThe chance was intercepted, Kasper Tengstedt (Benfica) headed in a header from the center of the penalty area. Help from Rafa with a cross into the penalty area.
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23 minutesCorner, Benfica. Contributed by Otavio.
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18 minutesNew song by Famalicenses.
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19 minutesThe match was interrupted due to an injury to Gustavo Sa.
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18 minutesThe first song of Famalican!
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18 minutesOpportunity intercepted! Mirko Topic strikes with his right foot from outside the penalty area after a pass from Francisco Moura.
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17 minutesCorner kick for Benfica!
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16 minutesNew corner for the Reds.
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16 minutesAs a result of a clumsy movement, the ball ends up again at the feet of Tengstedt, who, without thinking twice, shoots again and tests Luis Junior. New corner.
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13 minutesTrubin also responds with a beautiful save! Puma Rodriguez hits hard, he is served by Francisco Moura, but the Ukrainian national team player is attentive.
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11 minutesAfter a corner, Di Maria struck from the left flank, but the shot went wide of the goal. No danger.
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10 minutesI sing for the eagles.
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10 minutesWhat protection!!! Joao Mario manages to free himself from the opponent on the left flank, raises his head and crosses to the edge of the penalty area. Orsnes lands the first punch on the move and forces Luis Junior to seriously intervene.
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9′Antonio is great! Di Maria took the free-kick and sent the ball straight to the young centre-back who appeared at the near post. He won well but his header went wide.
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7′I try to surprise everyone and everything! Gustavo Sa takes a free kick from the left, but the ball flew just a few centimeters past Trubin’s left post.
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5′But what danger! Francisco Moura passes by Otamendi and, in front of Trubin, tries to serve his comrade. Excellent shot by Morato, not allowing the ball to reach him. It was just a matter of stopping.
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3′Here is the first song of the meeting. Tengstedt took advantage of the loss of the ball from Famalicenses and advanced to the left, the ball was taken from him near the corner line.
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Author: Lusa
Source: CM Jornal
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