This Friday, Benfica avoided defeat against Moreirense with a last-minute penalty and made the score 1-1 in the first match of the fourth round of the First Football League with a “tense” ending for the “red” hosts.
Marcos Leonardo secured a point for the Eagles in the 90th and 7th minutes after Luis Asoue fouled Leandro Barreira in the conego area after Ofori had opened the scoring in the 84th minute with a deflected shot from Antonio Silva, at a stage when the game was “broken”.
Still without a single away triumph in this championship, Luz’s team will end the day with seven points, behind at least Sporting and Porto, the teams that meet on Saturday, as well as Famalicao, for which they were toasted by a chorus of whistles from Benfica fans, most of the 5,244 spectators.
Many spectators called for the resignation of Eagles coach Roger Schmidt, who has not yet won a single game in three official matches played in the city of Moreira de Conegos, and insulted the club’s president Rui Costa after a draw with local team de Guimarães, who also collected seven points in the I League.
For the first time this season, Di Maria was the Reds’ hero in the first quarter of an hour, with runs down the right, dribbles and crosses that tested the Konegi defence, but Kevin Silva was only put to the test after six minutes, after Kokcu had already fired over the bar for two.
During this period, Madson Monteiro lost time and space to beat Trubin in the third minute after a mishandled clearance by Alanzinho, and tried a bicycle kick in the seventh minute to turn Moreirense’s counter-attacking ability into a dangerous ball.
Slower after the first 15 minutes and reliant on the Argentina international, the Reds showed little creativity to serve players in the box and saw Moreirense counter-attack again late in the first half and put the ball past newly introduced player Gabrielzinho, the move cancelled out after an appeal to the video referee due to a foul by Alanzinho on Leandro Barreiro early in the move.
The team coached by Roger Schmidt came out in the second half with Renato Sanches replacing the ‘yellow’ Florentino and showed a different ‘face’ thanks to a more effective pressing that ‘locked’ the team from the town of Moreira de Conegos in their last stronghold.
The Luz team turned the rise into opportunities in the 51st minute with a tense shot from Pavlidis that was saved by Kevin Silva, and in the 53rd minute the “canonical” goalkeeper stopped a deflection from Pavlidis and a reload from Di Maria.
Moreirense coach César Peixoto responded to this period of ‘things’ by changing the ‘core’ from Ruben Ismael to Sidney Tavares and saw the Guimarães side respond with a header from Maracas that tested Trubin’s attention, in the 63rd minute.
The game then became stalemate as the Eagles lost momentum and only picked up speed again in the final 10 minutes when Ofori and Benny took advantage of the Reds’ advantage to create an effective combination, ending the scoreless tie.
The Lisbon team responded with their “heart” rather than their “head” and had no clear chance of scoring until a penalty was converted by striker Joaquim de Almeida Freitas, who came off the bench in the 65th minute, still unable to “calm” the discontent evident at the Comendador Stadium.
Marcos Leonardo 90’+7′
Ofori 84′
BENFICA ELEVEN: Trubin; Ba, Antonio Silva, Otamendi and Carreras; Florentino and Barreiro; Di Maria, Kokchu and Prestianni; Pavlidis
Substitutes: Samuel Soares, Artur Cabral, Martim Neto, Rolheiser, Marcos Leonardo, Tomas Araujo, Bajrami, Joao Rego and Renato Sanches.
ELEVEN TO MORIRENSE: Kevin; Fabiano, Marcelo, Maracas and Frimpong; Ismael and Ofori; Madson, Alanzinho, Antonisse and Asoue
Substitutes: Mika, Caio Secco, Sidney, Ponk, Benny, Guilherme Liberato, Dinis, Gabrielzinho and Guilherme Schettine.
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Live game
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End of Part 2
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End of the game
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90′Goal! It’s from Benfica! Marcos Leonardo shoots low into the left corner to restore the tie.
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90′Penalty to Benfica! Leandro Barreiro was fouled in the penalty area.
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88′Corner to Benfica. Courtesy of Godfried Frimpong.
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86′O. Kokchu
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84′Goal! It’s from Moreirense!! Ofori finds himself in space, progresses and scores. The ball is deflected by Antonio Silva.
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81′Otamendi is on top! The Argentine heads in a corner from compatriot Rollheiser, but Kevin intercepts it.
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80′Corner kick for Benfica!
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77′Vangelis Pavlidis
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77′T.M. Di Maria
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77′Alan de Souza Guimarães
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77′Madson de Souza Silva
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77′Yellow card shown to Leandro Martins of Benfica!
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73′I sing for the eagles!
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73′And again Marcos, after a pass from Kokcu, risks a shot from a small angle. It will be singing.
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72′Benfica were caught offside when Orkun Kokcu attempted a through ball, which put Vangelis Pavlidis offside.
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70′Marcos Leonardo shoots from long range! He comes out free and wide.
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68′The match was interrupted due to an injury to Maracas (Moreirense).
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66′Godfried Frimpong is shown a yellow card for a dangerous tackle.
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65′J. Prestianni
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63′Benfica were caught offside when Alvaro Carreras attempted a through ball, leaving Angel Di Maria offside.
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62′Maracas attracts the attention of the eagles! The shot is blocked into the top left corner after a cross into the penalty area.
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61′Alvaro Carreras was shown a yellow card. This is the third result for the Spaniard in the championship.
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60 minutesNew corner for Benfica.
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58′Shot deflected into the centre of the goal. Luis Asue shot with his right foot from the centre of the penalty area. Assisted by Lawrence Ofori.
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56′Missed chance: Angel Di Maria shoots left-footed from outside the box, assisted by Alvaro Fernandez.
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56′Ruben Ismael Valente Ramos
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54′I sing for the reds.
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53′The opportunity was seized as Benfica’s Angel Di Maria fired a left-footed shot into the centre of the box.
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51′After a corner kick, Otamendi misses the goal.
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51′It sings! Kokchu will defeat it.
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51′Shot saved in the bottom left corner of the goal. Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica) shot left-footed from the center of the penalty area. Assisted by Gianluca Prestianni.
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48′Benfica’s first threat of the second half! Pavlidis did a good job, dropped to the right and tries to serve the first post. Moreirense cuts the corner.
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Beginning of part 2
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45 minutesAlanzinho receives a yellow card for a dangerous tackle.
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45 minutesApplause from the stands for Prestianni! The creative Argentine tries to shoot from long range, the ball flies in an arc and goes very close to the goal of Moreirense.
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43′J. Antoniss
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43′Yellow card shown to Florentino.
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42′The match was interrupted due to an injury to Jeremy Antonisse.
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31′Yellow card shown to Otamendi.
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27 minutesDi Maria again! The Argentine responds to a low cross from Carreras, but under pressure from the opponent’s defense, he shoots.
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26 minutesFill your leg! After a cross from left to right, Di Maria scored a great goal. But the ball came to him very tightly, from Carreras, and the shot was not in the best conditions.
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25 minutesOpportunity intercepted: Angel Di Maria takes a left-handed shot, still from outside the box, but the ball is intercepted.
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15 minutesFree kick to the right taken by Di Maria. Come out on top. Danger passes to Moreirense.
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14 minutesDi Maria makes Benfica fans happy! The Argentine deceives his opponent and tries to shoot, but the ball bounces off the back line. It’s a corner for Benfica.
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11 minutesOpportunity intercepted: Jeremy Antonisse shoots with his right foot from outside the box but the ball is blocked.
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9′Madson threatens again! The Brazilian winger finds himself in some space and risks a shot. Trubin defends in two halves.
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7′Madson tries to hit with a bicycle, but nothing happens. Above Trubin’s goal.
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5′Shot blocked into the centre of the goal. Angel Di Maria (Benfica) shot left-footed from the right edge of the penalty area. Assistance by Vangelis Pavlidis.
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2′First case! Strong pressure from Benfica results in the ball being returned on the edge of the Moreirense penalty area, with Kokciu getting the first shot in the arc, but just over the goal.
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