Benfica beat Arroca 2-0 today in the second round of Group B of the Football League Cup, taking an important step towards the final four of the tournament.
Angel Di Maria’s goal in the 26th minute gave the Reds a half-time lead that was extended in the 74th minute through Arthur Cabral.
With the win, Benfica top the group with three points, with Arroca second and having already played both matches at this stage, with the Reds also hosting II League side ABC, the team in third. , place without points in the match scheduled for December 21st.
26′ Di Maria opens the scoring
74′ Arthur Cabral extends the Reds’ lead
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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′What a beautiful move from Arouca! Milovanov ordered Bernat in excellent detail; Cristo lets him go, and Mujica, in the person of Trubin, has an excellent chance to reduce him. But the shot took place.
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90′Trezza checks Trubin! A right-footed shot from outside the penalty area, but the Ukrainian hits the target.
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89′Gouveia continues to search for a target! From outside the penalty area, the young Benfica graduate fired home with his right foot. It was very close.
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86′Antonio Silva
LeavesThomas Araujo
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82′
Eboue Kouassi
LeavesOriol Busquets
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81′It was a beautiful goal! From outside the penalty area, Thiago Gouveia shoots in an arc and almost surprises Thiago.
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81′Francisco Javier Montero Rubio
LeavesNino Galovic
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Florentino Luis
LeavesJuan Bernat
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77′The shot was deflected into the lower left corner of the goal. Arthur Cabral (Benfica) fired a left-footed shot from the center of the penalty area. Help from Thiago Gouveia.
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74′Target! Arthur!!! A calmer eagle. After Tengstedt’s pass, the Brazilian accelerated, held his ground, withstood the pressure of the opponent’s defense and shot low. This is the second goal for Benfica and the second for the ex-Fiorentina footballer with the eagle on his chest.
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72′The opportunity was missed, Cristo Gonzalez (Arroca) shot with his right foot from the center of the penalty area. The assist was provided by Eboue Kouassi with a cross into the penalty area.
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68′The match was interrupted due to an injury to Eboue Kouassi.
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68′Cristo Gonzalez shoots with his right foot from the left side of the penalty area.
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65′Corner, Benfica. Courtesy of Rafa Mujica.
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65′Corner, Benfica. Contributed by Javi Montero.
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66′David Simau
LeavesYusuf Lawal
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64′Another attacking move from the Eagles. Now Thiago parried the shot from Joao Mario, who sent the ball into the bottom left corner of the goal.
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61′Now it was Arthur Cabral! The former Fiorentina player fired in a left-footed shot from outside the area following a pass from Kasper Tengstedt.
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60 minutesOpportunity intercepted! Joao Neves shot with his left foot from outside the penalty area. Help Joao Mario.
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57′Yellow is shown by Eboue Kouassi.
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56′Rafa Silva
LeavesK. Tengstedt
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56′Angel Di Maria
LeavesThiago Gouveia
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56′Gonçalo Guedes
LeavesArthur Cabral
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54′Offside, Benfica. Fredrik Orsnes attempted a through ball but found Gonçalo Guedes to be offside.
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52′Mujica shot with his right foot from outside the penalty area. Opportunity intercepted.
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48′What a horror for the eagles! Sylla struck from outside the penalty area. Mujica appeared in Trubin’s face and barely managed to avoid it.
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46′Weverson
LeavesBogdan Milovanov
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46′Jason
LeavesChrist Gonzalez
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45 minutesRafa Mujica will try his luck with a shot into the center of the goal defended by Trubin.
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45 minutesYellow is shown to Goncal Guedes, who consoles David Simão after a hard tackle.
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40 minutesThe match was interrupted due to Rafa’s injury. The Portuguese are being helped.
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39′Yellow is shown to Rafael Fernandes.
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35 minutesYellow is shown to Antonio Silva.
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32′In Trubin’s hands! David Simau managed to score the second goal, but the Ukrainian football player was attentive and calmly intercepted the ball.
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26 minutesTarget! And the first one is ready! On the way to the goal, taking advantage of a free kick on the edge of the penalty area, Di Maria did not forgive. The Argentinean puts the Eagles ahead with a quick strike!
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25 minutesYellow! Di Maria overtakes everyone and is knocked down by Javi Montero, who failed to avoid the card. Free upon entry to the territory.
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22′In a move that saw Joao Neves show all the details, it was Di Maria who eventually crossed the ball into the penalty area. Rafa doesn’t shoot in the best conditions.
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18 minutesOn the counterattack, Trezza shocked the eagle. But the shot also failed. Near the Trubin Gate.
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17 minutesGood combinations in the red attack! With João Mário again in the side, who made the final pass to Ornes, Benfica again came close to scoring. The Norwegian found himself in the center, but his shot failed. However, it was only a few centimeters away from me.
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10 minutesWith another free kick in hand, Orel again misses the opportunity to open the scoring. Now Rafa tried his luck, but the ball went wide of the goal.
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10 minutesNo danger. Taking advantage of the foul, Di Maria shot accurately, trying to create danger near the opponent’s goal. As a result, the ball hit the barrier.
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7′Good move from the red team! Joao Mario sent a long pass to Goncal Guedes, who managed to free himself from his opponents and appear in front of Thiago. The shot was no longer so successful. Came up.
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7′Corner, Benfica. Courtesy of Thiago Esgayo.
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6′Here’s the first corner of the match! This is for Benfica.
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4′An opportunity missed by David Simão! Midfielder Arouca fired a left-footed free-kick from outside the area.
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two’In the match with Benfica, an offside was recorded. Angel Di Maria tried to make a through ball, but Joao Neves was judged to be offside.
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But what danger! Di Maria threatens defender Thiago’s goal. In a typical move, the world champion from Argentina burst into the center from the right and fired beautifully. This was very close to opening an account.
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