This Sunday, Benfica beat Arouca 5-0 in the 33rd and penultimate round of the I Football League, the last at the Luz Stadium in Lisbon, with the badge of last season’s champion and Rafa.
Portugal’s Portuguese striker scored twice in his farewell to the club on the red court, in the 42nd and 46th minutes, after Argentina’s Angel Di Maria and Turkey’s Kokcu scored from two penalties in the 25th and 32nd minutes . Dane Tengstedt sealed the Eagles’ return to winning ways and rout at 77.
Benfica, already in second place, have 79 points from their last home game of the season, eight points behind Sporting, while Arroca, unbeaten in six games and drawn their last three, remain in seventh place with 46 points. .
Tengstedt 77′
Rafa 46′
Rafa 42′
Kokchu 32′
Di Maria 25′
ELEVEN BENFICA: Trubin; Aursnes, Antonio Silva, Otamendi and Carreras; Florentino and João Neves; Di Maria, Kökçu and João Mario; Rafa.
Subs: Samuel Soares, Bernat, Morato, Tengstedt, Prestianni, Rollheiser, Thiago Gouveia, Diogo Spencer and Joao Rego.
ARUKA ELEVEN: Arruabarrena; Thiago Esgayo, Bambu, Montero and Veverson; Pedro Santos and David Simão; Jason, Christ and Cilla; Morozov.
Subs: Joao Valido, Laval, Kouassi, Treza, Pouchet, Matias, Oriol Busquets, Milovanov and Vitinho.
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End of the game
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90′The opportunity was missed: Joao Rego (Benfica) shot with his right foot from the center of the penalty area. Help from João Neves.
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90′Shot by Joao Rego from outside the penalty area, the ball is deflected. Assistant: Kasper Tengstedt.
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90′Rollheiser almost scores sixth place. He looked isolated, waited for the goalkeeper to leave and shot low, the ball went very close to the post.
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89′Jason
LeavesYusuf Lawal
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86′Sylla missed an opportunity, one from outside the penalty area after a pass from Eboue Kouassi.
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Rafa
LeavesJoão Rego
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81′Miguel Puchet’s shot from the left flank into the hands of Trubin. Help from Morley Sylla.
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77′Target! Benfica 5, Arroca 0. Tengstedt, isolated by Rafa’s excellent pass, rounds the goalkeeper and shoots home from a tight angle with his right foot to make it 5-0.
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76′O. Kokchu
LeavesBenjamin Rollheiser
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76′Angel Di Maria
LeavesKasper Tengstedt
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Christ Gonzalez
LeavesMiguel Pouchet
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76′David Simau
LeavesOriol Busquets
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74′Corner, Arouca. Courtesy of Anatoly Trubin.
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74′Corner, Arouca. Contributed by Alvaro Fernandez.
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74′The opportunity was intercepted by Benfica’s defense after Eboue Kouassi’s shot responded to Alfonso Trezza’s pass.
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73′The opportunity was missed by Orkun Kökçu (Benfica), who fired a right-footed shot from the left edge of the penalty area. Help from Alvaro Fernandez.
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68′Cristo Gonzalez’s shot from inside the penalty area was assisted by Jason, but the ball missed the target.
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68′Offside, Benfica. Angel Di Maria tried to make a through ball, but Joao Neves was judged to be offside.
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65′Florentine
LeavesThiago Maria Antunes Gouveia
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59′Angel Di Maria (Benfica) receives a yellow card.
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59′David Simão (Arroca) receives a yellow card for a dangerous tackle.
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57′The goal was disallowed against Benfica. Excellent play from Di Maria to Arruabarrena, but Rafa, who passed the ball to the Argentine, was ahead at the start of the attack.
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51′Corner, Arouca. Contributed by Alvaro Fernandez.
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50 minutesPedro Santos
LeavesA. Trezza
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50 minutesVladislav Morozov
LeavesE. Kouassi
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49′The opportunity is missed by João Mário (Benfica) with a goal kick. The assist was provided by Fredrik Orsnes with a cross into the penalty area.
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49′The opportunity was intercepted and João Neves (Benfica) fired a right-footed shot from outside the area. Help Joao Mario.
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46′Target! Benfica 4, Arouca 0. Rafa runs into the penalty area and kicks the ball over Arruabarrena with his right foot. target. Assisted by Alvaro Carreras.
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44′Offside, Arouca. Ignacio de Arruabarrena attempted a through ball, but Cristo Gonzalez was judged to be offside.
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42′Target! Benfica 3, Arouca 0. Rafa receives the ball already in the penalty area and delivers a powerful shot into the upper right corner. Help came from Aursnes.
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41′Corner, Benfica. Courtesy of Thiago Esgayo.
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41′Sylla missed the opportunity with a right-footed shot from outside the area. It was Arouki’s first throw of the game.
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36 minutesFlorentino Luis is shown a yellow card.
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33′The match was interrupted due to (Benfica).
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32′Target!!! Benfica 2, Arroca 0. Orkun Kökçu (Benfica) wins the penalty, shooting with his right foot near the base of the left post.
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30 minutesBenfica penalty. Orkun Kökçu received a foul in the penalty area.
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30 minutesOffside, Benfica. Joao Neves played a deep pass that put Rafa in the wrong position.
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28 minutesJavi Montero receives a yellow card for a dangerous tackle.
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25 minutesTarget!!! Benfica 1, Arroca 0. Angel Di Maria converted the penalty with a left-footed shot near the base of the left post.
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22′At the post! Joao Mario, in a small area, takes Rafa’s low pass but hits the woodwork.
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19 minutesOffside, Benfica. Florentino played a through ball and Alvaro Fernandez was in the wrong position.
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18 minutesOffside, Benfica. Angel Di Maria tried to make a through ball, but Joao Mario was judged to be offside.
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17 minutesThe impact is saved in the upper right corner. João Neves (Benfica) sent a header from the right side of the six-yard box into the bottom right corner. The assist was made by Angel Di Maria with a cross into the penalty area.
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17 minutesCorner, Benfica. Granted by Morley to Silla.
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16 minutesThe chance was intercepted, Orkun Kokcu (Benfica) shot with his left foot into the center of the penalty area. The assist was provided by Alvaro Fernandez with a cross into the penalty area.
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13 minutesThe match was interrupted due to an injury to Robson Bambu (Arouca).
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8′Di Maria runs down the right flank, gets into the center and shoots at goal, but misses the target.
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7′Rafa was back in the box and fired low towards the left post, but Arruabarrena made a great save to take the corner.
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7′Corner, Benfica. Courtesy of Ignacio de Arruabarrena.
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6′Rafa flew into the penalty area, took Bamba out of the way and fired wide of the goal.
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5′Offside, Benfica. Joao Mario made a through ball, but Rafa was in the wrong position.
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