This Thursday, Benfica reached the semi-finals of the Football League Cup, beating ABC of the II League 4-1 at the Estádio da Luz, guaranteeing triumph in Group B.
John Mercado even put the visitors ahead in the 21st minute, but Angel Di Maria (31), Joao Mario (44), Thiago Gouveia (65) and Anthony (68) in his own goals spearheaded the turnaround that allowed the Reds to win your “pool”, adding six points, against three already eliminated Arok and zero of today’s opponent.
In the League Cup Final Four, which will take place on 23, 24 and 27 January 2024 in Leiria, Benfica will face Group D winners Estoril Praia, while the other semi-final will feature winners Benfica. bullets A (Casa Pia or Sporting de Braga) and C (Sporting or Tondela).
68′ Anthony’s own goal increases Benfica’s lead
65′ Thiago Gouveia scores for the Reds
44′ Joao Mario puts the Eagles ahead on the scoreboard.
31′ Di Maria equalizes the score
21′ Mercado opens the scoring for ABC
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Live game
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End of the game
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90′It will play for another 3 minutes.
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90′Clayton knocks down Arthur Cabral and sees yellow.
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89′
Vasco Lopez
LeavesB. Sangare
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87′Yellow card shown to Leo Alaba from ABC SAD team!
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86′
Morato
LeavesD. Yurasek
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82′John Mercado
LeavesGustavo Mendonça
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81′Trubin brilliantly parried Vasco Lopez’s shot from a corner kick.
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80′VAR also analyzed the possible hand of Antonio Silva, but confirmed the corner.
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81′ABC GARDEN is in danger again! Poor pass from Thiago Gouveia, Nene catches it and passes it to Jonathan Lucca, who shoots and sees the ball bounce off Antonio Silva and over the crossbar.
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80′The opportunity was intercepted, Jonathan Lucca (AVS) shot with his right foot from the center of the penalty area. Help Nene.
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76′Corner kick, ABC. Courtesy of João Neves.
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76′Nene hits Joao Neves and the midfielder has a claim. Experienced striker welcomes young Eagles midfielder…
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75′Corner kick, ABC. Contributed by Fredrik Orsnes.
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73′After a corner, Thiago Gouveia shoots in an arc and threatens to double!
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72′Di Maria strikes Arthur Cabral from deep and the Brazilian enters the penalty area, shoots and sees the ball blocked by a defender’s legs. Corner for Benfica.
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71′The opportunity was missed by Vasco Lopez (ABC), who fired a left-footed shot from the center of the penalty area. Help Nene after the counterattack.
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70′Idrissa Dioch received a pass from Fabio Pacheco and shot past Trubin.
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68′GOAL FOR BENFICA (4-1)! Own goal by Anthony Correia… Gonçalo Guedes breaks down the right flank, bursts into the penalty area and crosses low. Anthony tries to cut the ball under pressure from Arthur Cabral and ends up putting the ball into his own net.
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68′Bernardo Martins
LeavesFabio Pacheco
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68′Luis Silva
LeavesI. Dioch
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67′Offside, ABC. Ze Ricardo made a deep pass and Nene was in the wrong position.
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67′O. Kokchu
LeavesFlorentine
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65′GOAL FOR BENFICA (3-1)! Thiago Gouveia scores! Cocciu takes the ball, turns and feeds Thiago Gouveia from deep with his left foot. The winger dominates and is the perfect hat! Thanks to this result, Benfica decides to qualify.
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64′The opportunity was intercepted and Thiago Gouveia (Benfica) fired a right-footed shot from outside the area.
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64′Corner, Benfica. Contributed by Leo Alaba.
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63′A very dangerous corner from Di Maria, when the ball moves in a small area and no one touches it… The Argentine tries to score another Olympic corner, as he did in Salzburg…
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62′Ze Ricardo is shown a yellow card for a foul on Thiago Gouveia. The referee was still waiting to give the advantage, but interrupted him and showed the card.
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61′The opportunity was missed, Nene (ABC) shot from goal with his left foot. Help from Ze Ricardo with a cross into the penalty area.
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59′Corner kick, ABC. Courtesy of António Silva.
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59′João Mario
LeavesGonçalo Guedes
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59′K. Tengstedt
LeavesArthur Cabral
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58′Rafa
LeavesThiago Gouveia
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57′Free from Di Maria but the ball hits the wall safely
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55 minutesAnthony Correia hits Rafa and sees yellow. The Benfica winger complains.
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54′Antonio Silva is late and steps over Luis Silva on the right, close to the area. Yellow for the Benfica central defender and a dangerous free kick (defender) for ABC SAD.
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51′Vasco López stops João Mário as he runs away from a promising attack and receives the first yellow card of the match.
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50 minutesThe shot is deflected into the top center of the goal. John Mercado (AVS) strikes with his right foot from outside the penalty area. Help from Benny.
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49′Di Maria crossed from the right to the opposite post, but Alaba took the corner.
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47′Nene scores after Alaba’s cross, but the move is invalid as the Brazilian striker from AVS SAD comes forward.
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47′The opportunity is intercepted, Nene (ABC) shoots with his right foot from outside the box. Help from Benny.
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45 minutesThe opportunity was intercepted, Rafa (Benfica) shot with his right foot from the right side of the penalty area.
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45 minutesCorner, Benfica. Courtesy of Clayton.
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44′GOAL FOR BENFICA (2-1)! Di Maria wastes time, feeds Orsnes from the right, and the Norwegian crosses low, from the second post, and Joao Mario easily finishes the ball. The coup in Luz is complete!
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34′The opportunity was missed by João Neves (Benfica), who fired a right-footed shot from outside the area.
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31′BENFICA GOAL (1-1)! Di Maria scores after an assist from Rafa, but all the credit goes to Joao Neves. The midfielder overtook three opponents on the left, entered the penalty area and passed the ball to Rafa, who touched down Di Maria on the opposite side for the Argentine to finish first.
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28 minutesAnother attempt by Kökçu on the edge of the penalty area, but this time the shot went wide and weak.
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27 minutesJohn Mercado was caught offside while attempting to receive a pass from Clayton.
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24 minutesCorner kick, ABC. Courtesy of Orkun Kokcu.
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23 minutesDi Maria tries to find Rafa with a through ball, but Benfica’s 27th goal was ruled offside.
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21′GOAL ABC SAD (0-1)! A magnificent pass from Vasco Lopez to John Mercado, who crosses straight into the goal with his left foot! Trubin stretched, but he had no chance. AVS with an advantage at Estádio da Luz!
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20 minutesThe opportunity was missed by Orkun Kökçu (Benfica), who fired a right-footed shot from outside the penalty area.
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16 minutesSinging for AVS SAD, courtesy of Aursnes
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15 minutesCorner, Benfica. Courtesy of Pedro Trigueira.
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14 minutesThe opportunity was missed: Angel Di Maria (Benfica) shot with his left foot from outside the penalty area. Help from Rafa.
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14 minutesThe AVS defense cleans up and the Eagles have a new corner.
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13 minutesDi Maria takes a shot, but the ball is deflected and hits the crossbar. Corner for Benfica.
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13 minutesBar! Almost 1:0 in favor of Benfica! Kokchu shoots from the middle of the street and hits the crossbar! Trigueira stretched well, but could not do anything…
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9′Benny! ABC’s first threat, a shot from the penalty line, the ball is pressed and falls into the hands of Trubin.
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8′Tengstedt kicks his left foot at a slight angle toward Trigueira.
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6′John Mercado is in the wrong position after a long pass from goalkeeper Trigueira.
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4′Orsnes receives a pass from Joao Neves, but the Norwegian is in front.
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two’Corner for Benfica. First match after Trigueira was stopped. After that, he removes the ABC SAD protection.
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Joao Mario! The Benfica midfielder fired a volley and Trigueira responded with a great save!
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