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Benfica crushes Rio Ave in a dominant display
Lisbon, Portugal – Benfica dominated Rio Ave in the ninth round of the Primeira Liga, winning 5-0 in a match they controlled from start to finish.
Benfica opened the scoring in the 12th minute with a goal from Kerem Aktürkoglu. The Turkish player scored two more goals before half-time, in the 16th and 45th minutes, to seal a dream first half for the Lisbon side. Benfica controlled possession for most of the match and created numerous scoring chances, while Rio Ave barely managed to get close to the opponent’s goal.
In the second half, Benfica continued their dominance and extended their lead with a goal from Andreas Schjelderup in the 79th minute, assisted by Alejandro Carreras. The fifth and final goal came in the 81st minute, scored by Zine Eddine Amdouni.
Benfica dominated all aspects of the game. The numbers speak for themselves: 62% possession, 27 shots (14 on target, 7 off target), 6 corners, 10 fouls, 1 yellow card. Rio Ave, on the other hand, had few opportunities, with only 4 shots (0 on target, 3 off target), 2 corners, 10 fouls and one yellow card.
The victory leaves Benfica at the top of the Primeira Liga standings, while Rio Ave continue to fight to get out of the lower positions in the table.
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Substitutions rio ave: at minute 31 R. Pantalon came in and J. Panzo went out., at minute 46 O. Pohlmann came in and B. Aguilera Zamora went out., at minute 46 J. Graca came in and J. Novais went out., at minute 62 T. Medina came in and Kiko Bondoso went out., at minute 80 Fabio Ronaldo came in and J. Tome went out.
Substitutions benfica: at minute 62 Z. Amdouni came in and K. Akturkoglu went out., at minute 62 A. Cabral came in and V. Pavlidis went out., at minute 77 R. Sanches came in and A. Di Maria went out., at minute 77 A. Schjelderup came in and F. Aursnes went out., at minute 83 I. Kabore came in and A. Bah went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Benfica
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