Benfica thrashed GIL Vicente in an exciting match
Lisbon, Portugal – Benfica defeated GIL Vicente by a resounding 5-1 in a vibrant match that took place at the Estádio da Luz this Saturday.
The home team started the day with strong pressure, allowing them to open the scoring in the 8th minute with a goal from F. Correia, assisted by K. Fujimoto. However, Benfica quickly regained their composure and equalized in the 17th minute thanks to a goal from N. Otamendi, following an assist from A. Di Maria.
The second half was marked by Benfica’s superiority, which managed to score four more goals. K. Akturkoglu scored the second in the 25th minute. Z. Amdouni, B. Rollheiser and Florentino completed the rout in the 78th, 90th and 90+1st minutes respectively.
Despite the defeat, GIL Vicente showed a good performance and had some scoring opportunities. The match was marked by intensity and the fight for the ball.
Statistics:
* Benfica: 50% possession, 17 shots (5 on target, 8 off target), 11 corners, 10 fouls, 1 yellow card, 0 red cards
* GIL Vicente: 50% possession, 8 shots (2 on target, 4 off target), 2 corners, 6 fouls, 2 yellow cards, 0 red cards
Match details:
* Date: September 28, 2024
* City: Lisbon
* Stadium: Estádio da Luz
* Referee: Miguel Nogueira, Portugal
* League: Primeira Liga
* Season: 2024
* Round: Regular Season – 7
* Country: Portugal
Substitutions benfica: at minute 67 Z. Amdouni came in and K. Akturkoglu went out., at minute 68 B. Rollheiser came in and O. Kokcu went out., at minute 68 A. Cabral came in and V. Pavlidis went out., at minute 76 J. Beste came in and A. Di Maria went out., at minute 90 G. Prestianni came in and A. Carreras went out.
Substitutions gil vicente: at minute 70 Joao Teixeira came in and S. Garcia went out., at minute 70 T. Toure came in and J. Mboula went out., at minute 80 J. Aguirre came in and Caue went out., at minute 90 Kazu came in and S. Cruz went out., at minute 90 J. Mawesi came in and Ze Carlos went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Benfica
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