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Benfica Edges Out Estoril in Thrilling Primeira Liga Encounter
Benfica secured a 2-1 victory against Estoril Praia in a captivating Primeira Liga match played at the Estádio António Coimbra da Mota in Estoril, Portugal on May 3rd, 2025. The game, officiated by Joao Antonio Ferreira Goncalves, was a tightly contested affair until the final whistle.
Benfica took the lead early, with Aursnes scoring in the 7th minute, assisted by Kokcu. Otamendi doubled Benfica’s advantage in the 35th minute, thanks to a pass from Dahl. Estoril, despite yellow cards to Pavlidis (27′) for Benfica and Jandro (63′) and Vinicius Zanocelo (83′) for Estoril, fought back. Begraoui missed a penalty for Estoril in the 66th minute. However, Vinicius Zanocelo pulled one back for Estoril in the 78th minute, assisted by Guitane, after a period of pressure from the home side.
Despite Estoril’s late goal, Benfica held on to claim an important win. Statistics showed a closely fought match, with Benfica holding a slight edge in possession (52% vs 48%), and a similar number of shots on target for both teams (3 for Benfica and 2 for Estoril).
Substitutions benfica: at minute 57 A. Schjelderup came in and Z. Amdouni went out., at minute 79 A. Belotti came in and V. Pavlidis went out., at minute 79 L. Barreiro came in and K. Akturkoglu went out.
Substitutions estoril: at minute 64 T. Brito came in and Jandro went out., at minute 71 A. Marques came in and Y. Begraoui went out., at minute 71 R. Guitane came in and A. Lacximicant went out., at minute 81 G. Costa came in and P. Alvaro went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Estoril
Benfica
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