Benfica narrowly wins against Moreirense
Benfica beat Moreirense 2-1 in a match that was decided in the final minutes.
The match began with clear dominance from Benfica, who held the ball for most of the encounter. However, the first half was marked by yellow cards: Otamendi and Florentino were booked for Benfica, while Alan and Gabrielzinho were cautioned for Moreirense.
In the 45th minute, Gabrielzinho scored a goal for Moreirense, but the play was ruled out by VAR due to a prior foul.
Benfica reacted after the break, making two substitutions and searching for the winning goal. The second half was characterized by a more intense pace, with both teams trying to create danger.
In the 84th minute, Moreirense managed to break through the Benfica defense thanks to a goal by Ofori, who took advantage of a pass from Bernardo. The goal gave Moreirense the lead, but they couldn’t hold it for long.
In the 90th minute, Benfica earned a penalty that Marcos Leonardo converted into a goal. The victory for Benfica came thanks to a penalty in the last minute.
Moreirense, despite the loss, showed a good performance, but the lack of effectiveness in attack cost them the match.
Statistics:
Moreirense: 34% possession, 6 shots (4 on target, 1 off target), 0 corners, 17 fouls, 3 yellow cards, 0 red cards.
Benfica: 66% possession, 15 shots (4 on target, 7 off target), 8 corners, 9 fouls, 5 yellow cards, 0 red cards.
Substitutions moreirense: at minute 42 Gabrielzinho came in and J. Antonisse went out., at minute 55 S. Tavares came in and R. Ramos went out., at minute 77 Guilherme Liberato came in and Alan went out., at minute 77 Bernardo came in and Madson went out.
Substitutions benfica: at minute 46 R. Sanches came in and Florentino went out., at minute 65 Marcos Leonardo came in and G. Prestianni went out., at minute 77 A. Cabral came in and A. Di Maria went out., at minute 77 B. Rollheiser came in and V. Pavlidis went out., at minute 86 J. Rego came in and O. Kokcu went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Moreirense
Benfica
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