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Benfica Edges Out Braga in Thrilling Taça de Portugal Quarter-Final
Benfica secured a victory over SC Braga in a captivating Taça de Portugal quarter-final match played at the Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica in Lisbon on February 26th, 2025. The match ended 1-0 in favor of the home side. Despite having less possession (48%), Benfica proved more clinical in front of goal, registering 19 shots, 7 of which were on target. V. Pavlidis scored the winning goal in the 39th minute, assisted by S. Dahl. Earlier, in the 27th minute, Benfica had a goal disallowed for offside. SC Braga, with 52% possession, barely threatened the Benfica goal, managing only 6 shots, none of which were on target. The match was characterized by tension, reflected in the numerous fouls (7 by Benfica and 10 by Braga) and yellow cards (2 for Benfica and 3 for Braga). Despite Braga’s territorial dominance, Benfica’s superior attacking prowess tipped the balance in their favor in a match that remained exciting until the final whistle.
Substitutions sc braga: at minute 46 F. Navarro came in and A. El Ouazzani went out., at minute 46 Robson Bambu came in and B. Arrey-Mbi went out., at minute 57 I. Gharbi came in and J. Moutinho went out., at minute 84 G. Martinez came in and R. Horta went out., at minute 84 D. Rodrigues came in and U. Racic went out.
Substitutions benfica: at minute 66 A. Belotti came in and Bruma went out., at minute 66 L. Barreiro came in and T. Araujo went out., at minute 79 Z. Amdouni came in and V. Pavlidis went out., at minute 79 A. Schjelderup came in and S. Dahl went out., at minute 90 J. Rego came in and K. Akturkoglu went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Benfica
SC Braga
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