Benfica beat Estoril, 3-2, in a match of the second round of Group D of the inaugural Spanish League Revillacao, which was held on Friday morning, at the Benfica campus, in Seixal.
The Reds played an excellent first half, and the 1-0 goal in the first half – that of Francolino Djo, after a Riccardo Nobrega shot rebounded by Francisco Lemos – was fun for the Canaries, and there were plenty of final stops created by the Eagles in that period.
Benfica’s dominance continued in the first moments of the second stage, and Luis Castro’s men’s second goal turned out to be a logical consequence of that same superiority: Francolino Djo, in the 64th minute, after an excellent back-heeled pass by Guilherme. Montoya, twice at the meeting.
But everything changed from there. Estoril reacted, not only very well, but very well. Iori Tavares, from the penalty spot – Hugo Faria’s foul on Rodrigo Ramos – reduced the damage to the team led by Fernando Valente, and the same Iori Tavares, who entered the second half, provided shortly after the assist to Ivan Pavelic, in the middle of the area, he shot first 2- 2.
The final quarter-hour was, therefore, very intense, with both teams searching for victory, and they ended up much happier for the red team and already at the end of the curtain. In the 90 + 3 minute, Jose Melro, after winning a rebound in the Canary area, hit a powerful cross and cross in the final 3-2.
With this victory, Benfica now has 6 points – they beat Portimonense (7-2) in the first round – and only tied in the last round, in Varenci (Tuesday, 17h) to secure qualification for the semi-finals. The competition.
On the other hand, Estoril keeps the three points with which it entered this round – as a result of the victory over Farenci (3-0) – and in the third and final round they will have to beat Portimonense, wait for Benfica’s defeat against Farines, after that, make the calculations related to the relationship between the goals Registered and waived to see if the line logo will go or not, to the semi-finals.
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