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Benfica and Casa Pia play out a Thrilling Draw in Lisbon
Lisbon, Portugal – In a match full of emotions and twists, Benfica and Casa Pia drew at the Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica. The match, valid for matchday 11 of the Primeira Liga, left fans on the edge of their seats.
Benfica dominated possession with 67%, constantly seeking the rival goal. It was G. Sudakov who opened the scoring in the 17th minute, after a great assist from V. Pavlidis. However, Casa Pia did not back down and put up a fight.
In the second half, V. Pavlidis extended Benfica’s lead by converting a penalty in the 60th minute. It seemed that the match was heading towards a home victory, but Casa Pia reacted surprisingly. First, Cassiano missed a penalty in the 65th minute, but fortune smiled on him almost immediately when T. Araujo scored an own goal. The visiting team continued to press and R. Nhaga achieved the definitive draw in the 90th minute.
The match was also marked by several yellow cards, three for Benfica and one for Casa Pia. A goal by L. Barreiro for Benfica was disallowed by VAR due to an offside in the 81st minute.
Regarding the statistics, Benfica had 19 total shots, of which 6 were on target and 7 went off target. Casa Pia, for its part, recorded 7 shots, with 4 of them directed at the rival goal. Benfica accumulated 6 corners, while Casa Pia had 2.
In summary, an intense and disputed match that ended in a draw that leaves a bittersweet taste for both teams.
Substitutions benfica: at minute 46 E. Barrenechea came in and G. Prestianni went out., at minute 79 G. Sudakov came in and L. Barreiro went out., at minute 89 V. Pavlidis came in and F. Ivanovic went out., at minute 89 D. Lukebakio came in and J. Rego went out., at minute 90 R. Rios came in and H. Araujo went out.
Substitutions casa pia: at minute 66 Cassiano came in and D. Rocha Livramento went out., at minute 66 K. Nsona came in and Miguel Sousa went out., at minute 76 R. Brito came in and R. Nhaga went out., at minute 84 S. Perez came in and T. Morais went out., at minute 84 Kaique Rocha came in and K. Prieto went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Benfica
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