00:00Oh
00:23With two more as well
00:26Game is on the way with Benfica playing right to left in this first half in their traditional red and
00:32white colors
00:35Beautiful day in Lisbon today still very warm 31 degrees
00:44To his captain Tomas Orocho
00:50Banjiki with the cross into the area just a little too close to the goalkeeper
00:55Look out
00:55Number two
00:57Come out
00:57Look out
01:01Here's Perreiro
01:03Pavlidis
01:04Rafa Silva
01:07Back towards Pavlidis again the goalkeeper had to react quickly
01:11And this time it's gone out for a corner kick
01:14Benfica are playing with a real confidence that was a lovely ball from Rafa
01:19Go
01:28Headers over the top from Berenicea
01:33Cristiani's delivery Berenicea just managed to get away from his opponent
01:41The centre-back partnership of Jonathan Pouatu and Marvin
01:45Lundi-Gilbert for
01:48She'll be sent
01:49Two sturdy centre-halves
01:51Looking after what could out today
01:54Pouatu sees that back to his goalkeeper
02:04Here's Braille
02:07Hernandez
02:09And the pressure there surrounded by three players
02:12It was actually Agustin Moreira
02:20Hernandez pointed to where he wanted to play
02:21It's a real chance, it's a goal
02:24Out of nothing
02:25G. Vicente take the lead
02:29The Spaniard
02:30Hector Hernandez
02:31With his third goal of the season
02:34And he present
02:37Beautiful weight on the pass
02:39He's clearly onside
02:41And a very slick finish
02:43From the man from Las Palmas
02:47Benfica nil
02:48G. Vicente won
02:50Only seven minutes on the clock
02:52A clever ball from G. Martins
02:53And a very good finish from Hernandez
03:09Of this Benfica team
03:11They've loads of time to get themselves back into the game
03:13That's the only good news
03:16Long
03:17Good ball from Long
03:18Overheader
03:19From Barrero
03:20Again
03:20And made a very good run into the area
03:23Over the top
03:40Moreno's delivery above everybody
03:42And all the way through to Suarez
03:52Moreno's space here
03:56Pagani's first time cross
03:57Boato with the header away
03:59Moreno
04:00Beaten to it by Dahl
04:06Gildo to send this in from this side
04:20Deep all the way to Cresciani
04:22Went for the volley
04:23Would have been very spectacular
04:34The only ball inside
04:37Didn't quite find Barrero
04:39Good battling by Cresciani though
04:41He's managed to keep it in play
04:44Time to measure across
04:45Oh the header's over
04:47That was a great chance
04:48For Pavlidis
04:50To win the ball originally
04:52And then he had time
04:53To measure the cross
05:02Pavlidis will feel
05:03He really should have scored there
05:11He's a tall player in there
05:19Dahl high-hanging ball
05:21Which the goalkeeper is happy to
05:23Go out for a goal kick
05:24To the game today
05:27The Estadio Deleuze
05:29Far from full 68,000 capacity
05:35Not easy to fill the stadium
05:36For every game
05:37Here's Rafa Silva now
05:38Rafa through the set-off
05:39What an important touch that was
05:42He's a shoulder
05:44Just behind Cresciani
05:48Zaccala seemed to be bundled over
05:52Bruno Cengel is being encouraged to shoot there
05:55As the ball came out to him
05:56Here's Rafa Silva inside the area now
05:59Banjiki
06:02Rafa again
06:05And that's gone out
06:06Goal kick
06:14They move the header away
06:15Prestiani
06:16It's broken for Pavlidis
06:18What a cute finish
06:24Goal number seven of the season
06:26For Banjelis
06:28Pavlidis
06:30And Benfic
06:32Banjelis
06:32Pavlidis
06:35Header away
06:36Wasn't really good enough
06:37And what about that
06:38That's just
06:39Pure class
06:42So many players
06:44Would have blasted that off
06:45The goalkeeper
06:46Instead
06:46A little dink
06:48Into the net
06:56Lovely goal
06:56For Pavlidis
06:58And Benfic
06:59Back in the game
06:59It's 1-1
07:20To the goalkeeper
07:20Cross into the area
07:21It's too close to the goalkeeper
07:22Super and easy take for Lukao, the Argentine international squad.
07:28Such is his good form, here he is again, Krestiani finds Sheldarup.
07:36Into Pavlidis now, Sheldarup once more.
07:40Put on the chair.
07:47Here's Dahl, Krestiani again, buzzing inside that area.
07:52Here he is, taking on Eskayo.
07:56No chance for a shield to clear, Rafa Silva was in quickly to win that back,
08:04Banjiki with the shot, he's always dripped.
08:13Arrazo, Krestiani picking up a nice little position there,
08:16wriggled past a couple, Sheldarup.
08:19Goal bound, but across the six-yard box and out for a goal kick.
08:34I think there's a good shout there, Sheldarup.
08:39And Rafa quickly out to Sheldarup.
08:46Of course, towards the back post, Krestiani was arriving but not on time.
08:57Longley was the target, Fernandes was back to put it out for a corner.
09:01Fernandes here for Benfica to notch themselves ahead before the half-time break.
09:07Longley, into the area.
09:12And there's Morera at the header away.
09:17Check with the watch.
09:19And the half-time whistle sends an entertaining first half.
09:22At the Estadio deluge, a perfect start for Zupacent with a goal from...
09:49A big 45 minutes ahead as Benfica...
10:08Rafa went for the spectacular volley there, didn't quite come off.
10:19Rebounded off, Rafa and Pavlidis squeezing one across the six-yard box.
10:28Cristiani, Schilderup, Pavlidis with the layoff, a lot of blue jerseys there, though very hard to play through.
10:46Cristiani, looking for the one-two, came off him.
10:50It's going to be a goal kick.
10:58There goes Cristiani, good energy from him.
11:01Schilderup, the return ball, asked a lot of him.
11:04It's out for a corner.
11:12So it's going to be Schilderup to take this.
11:18Deep towards Pavlidis at the back post.
11:22Bruno hooking it away.
11:25Giampolino already a favourite as well, having only arrived.
11:28There's a clash of heads in there.
11:30Referee obliged to stop the game.
11:36Guato is dying to get back onto the pitch, but the new protocols mean he's got another few seconds to
11:41wait.
11:42Schilderup.
11:45Oh, it bounced off the crossfire there. I thought that was going out for a goal kick.
11:57I can't believe he couldn't turn it back into play.
12:00Thing is getting a little bit spicy.
12:03Osnes, always a calm head.
12:07Banjiki.
12:09Teasing cross towards the back post.
12:11Olimbi was there to put it out for a corner.
12:17Zanzi is on his jersey.
12:25Boato is going to break here for Pavlidis!
12:28Oh, good save!
12:30Guca denying the Greek...
12:33Here is that chance for Pavlidis.
12:41Good power in the...
12:42Serious pressure you can expect now in the next 25 minutes.
12:46Presiani into the area one way and then the other.
12:50Back to Dahl.
12:52Schilderup.
12:56Schilderup rather engineered that foul free...
13:02Dahl is there as a left-footed option.
13:04Fancy it will be Schilderup.
13:10Just too high.
13:18Very difficulty wasting, Gucao.
13:25Martins went for the spectacular one with miles off target.
13:31Very difficult for Benfica in this second half.
13:34It looks semi-threatening on the break,
13:37but now there's some defending to do.
13:39Luca Bacchio.
13:40Cristiani in support.
13:42Cristiani's shot is blocked away.
13:44Good defending by Boato.
13:46Cristiani.
13:52Luca Bacchio's ball into the area.
13:54The goalkeeper comes to claim it.
14:04Echeverry.
14:07Guato is there to get it away, but only as far as Luca Bacchio.
14:10This is good pressure from Benfica now.
14:15Another dangerous cross.
14:17Claims for handball by some of the players.
14:19Waved away by the referee.
14:20It's time to survive.
14:26The ball deflected up onto his arm.
14:29It's not a penalty.
14:36Jose Silva on for David Moreira as well.
14:46And it's deflected towards the back post.
14:48A real chance as it came back across the six-yard box.
14:53Wonderful opportunity there.
15:00Echeverry.
15:02Good direct running from him.
15:03Good advantage from the ref as well.
15:05Prestiani.
15:07Took a deflection.
15:08No, it didn't.
15:09It's going to be a goal kick.
15:11Prestiani convinced that it went out.
15:19Yeah.
15:21Clearly struck Jose Silva on the back.
15:23I believe there's a twin-pronged attack in the box there.
15:27This is Echeverry.
15:30And it's going to break here for Luca Bacchio.
15:33And there's Guayo with the block.
15:42That's a clever free kick.
15:43Finds Prestiani.
15:45Oh, it's off the crossbar.
15:46So close.
15:48He hammers the turf in frustration,
15:50but it's going to be a penalty.
15:52Oh, it's easy.
15:52Orsnes has gone down.
15:58Prestiani shot such a good ball.
16:04Substitute.
16:07Tijani Toure with the clumsy challenge there on Orsnes.
16:13What a goal that would have been from Prestiani.
16:20Referee.
16:20Referee, you can see.
16:21No hesitation in pointing to the spot.
16:25Toure.
16:31And it's Pablidis versus Lucao.
16:35To potentially win it for Benfica.
16:40Back at the net.
16:42Benfica lead in the 87th minute.
16:46Pablidis' second goal of the game.
16:50Quite possibly the killer goal.
16:54Relief for Marco Silva.
16:57Relief for the Benfica fans.
17:00And a potential three points for the Eagles heading into that big game against Porto next weekend.
17:10Brilliantly taken penalty under huge pressure from Vangelis Pavlidis from Toure.
17:17That is how you take a penalty kick.
17:22Brilliant finish.
17:24And Benfica lead by two goals to one.
17:28Late on.
17:29Gare.
17:30Gare.
17:33Gare.
17:34Gare.
17:35Gare.
17:36Gare.
17:36Gare.
17:37Gare.
17:38Gare.
17:39Gare.
17:44Looks like it's going to end in disappointment for Giacomo Silva that Luca Pacchio sends it in.
17:49That's a really poor delivery.
17:50You can see all the players in red were at the back post.
17:53Didn't beat the first defender.
17:54here. Prestiani is buzzing now. It's his cross just too high for Duran. There's some pushing
18:07in there. Benfica with the game. Away to Milan on Wednesday in the Europa League. Some defending
18:16to do here. Toure looking to make up for giving away the penalty. Oh, no, son, inside the
18:20area. And that's a brave piece of goalkeeping from Samuel Suarez. Here's Duran. Echeverdi.
18:34Prestiani. Looks dangerous every time he gets the ball at the moment, Prestiani. And that's
18:40why. Brilliant. Absolutely brilliant from Gianluca Prestiani. And that is the three points
18:53in the bag for Benfica. Magnificent finish. Well, he's looked dangerous throughout the game.
19:11He hit the crossbar in the passage of play that led to all the evening. Just can't let him
19:19cut in on the right foot like this. Magnificent finish. Benfica, three.
19:27Gilbisheb, one.
19:45It's a great angle.
19:52And five goals already in this league.
19:57There it is. It's all over. It's a win for Benfica. A very, very hard-earned victory
20:04for Marco Silva's side. Two goals from Vangelis Pavlidis. And then that stoppage time. Third
20:12word from Gianluca Prestiani.
20:15Report.
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