The trip to Romania to participate in the first round of the Champions League led to the anticipation of the fourth round of the Futsal League in favor of Benfica, who had no difficulty beating Candoso (4-0).
Between a contender for the title, who remains undefeated in the two rounds made so far, and a visitor who has yet to score, a difference in values was expected that began to be confirmed after … 35 seconds.
The negligence of goalkeeper Luciano Silva, who threw the ball with his hand outside the area, allowed Arthur to shoot towards the goal with a powerful free kick.
Five minutes later, a good team game only allowed Evan Chichkala to gently touch the back of the net with a pass/volley from Sylvester Ferreira towards goal.
From there, Benfica managed the pace of the match and encouraged a constant and almost complete rotation of their squad – all called-up field players were used.
This did not prevent the Eagle from continuing to dominate at will in the second half, a period which Chichkala and Rocha opened with shots at the poles: the Russian hit the crossbar at 22′ and the Brazilian hit the right post at 24′.
The Eagles missed consecutive chances to increase the score, but they would have made it 3-0 with just over three minutes to go through a well-made free kick assisted by Chichkala Bruno Sintra.
Less than a minute after scoring, Sintra moved down the left and saw Gonzalo Sobral, who fired virtually unopposed in the 4-0 final, confirming the isolated, albeit temporary, lead.
In this way, Benfica has 7 points from three games played, and can be reached again by Sporting, who tonight hosts Futsal Azeméis and can equalize the Reds in leadership of the championship.
