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Benfica defeated Farense 3-2 in a thrilling match played at Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica in Lisbon. The game, corresponding to matchday 27 of the Primeira Liga, was played on April 2nd, 2025, and was characterized by clear Benfica dominance in possession (72%) and shots on target (7).
Akturkoglu opened the scoring for Benfica in the 7th minute, assisted by Aursnes. Pavlidis extended the lead in the 23rd minute, with an assist from Akturkoglu. Ribeiro pulled one back for Farense before halftime (43rd minute). Akturkoglu completed his brace in the 54th minute, assisted by Pavlidis, seemingly sealing the victory. However, Farense fought until the end, scoring a second goal through Rony Lopes in the 63rd minute. Despite Farense’s reaction, Benfica managed to hold on for the win. The match ended 3-2 in favor of the home team. Benfica had 12 shots (7 on target), while Farense managed 12 (6 on target). The referee was Claudio Carvalho, assisted by Helder Filipe.
Substitutions benfica: at minute 46 L. Barreiro came in and R. Sanches went out., at minute 75 A. Schjelderup came in and A. Di Maria went out., at minute 75 A. Belotti came in and V. Pavlidis went out., at minute 88 Z. Amdouni came in and K. Akturkoglu went out.
Substitutions farense: at minute 66 R. Costa came in and M. Menino went out., at minute 67 F. Soares came in and Ze Carlos went out., at minute 82 A. Bermejo came in and Neto went out., at minute 82 M. Matias came in and Tomane went out., at minute 82 Y. Njie came in and A. Jorge went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Benfica
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