FC Porto and Benfica this afternoon (15:00) start the discussion for the national title. The first game of the play-off final will be played at the Dragão Arena in Porto and besides being broadcast live on A BOLA TV, it will also be accompanied by a second game on A BOLA online. Come on, dear reader. He has been called up and will be in our starting five…
15 minutes: Third foul by Benfica.
14 minutes: Second foul by Benfica.
14 minutes: Ricardo Ares, head coach of Porto, asked for a time-out.
14 minutes: Porto scores! Thanks to assistants Telmo Pinto and Carlo Di Benedetto, they made it 3-0 for the first time.
13 minutes: Porto scores! Goncalo Alves strikes from an average distance with a strong and accurate shot, while the ball enters the upper left corner of the red goal. 2-0.
Pedro Henriquez, the goalkeeper of Benfica, complained about his physical condition, he was treated in the middle of the track (which, of course, led to a stoppage of the match), and he will even have to leave the field. His place will be taken by Rodrigo Vieira.
12 minutes: In the rematch of the duel between Gonzalo Alves and Pedro Henriques, the Porto striker shot straight into the defense of the Benfica goalkeeper.
12 minutes: Gonçalo Alves takes a direct free kick from a direct free kick, but the refereeing duo realizes that Pedro Henriquez has moved forward, and therefore ordered a repetition of this direct free kick.
12 minutes: Carlos Nicolia blue card. FC Porto scores from the free kick.
In a stop-and-go game, Benfica try to call back Porto’s early goal, but Javi Malian denies all intentions of the red players. On the other hand, Pedro Henriquez also excels in the gate of the eagles.
8 minutes: Timeout requested by Ricardo Ares, head coach of Porto.
8 minutes: Sixth offense by Porto.
6 minutes: Fifth foul by Porto.
5 minutes: Fourth foul by Porto.
5 minutes: Porto committed the third foul.
3 minutes: Nuno Resende, Benfica head coach, requested a timeout.
3 minutes: Porto committed the second foul.
2 minutes: First foul by Porto.
2 minutes: Porto scores! Paz Goncalo Alves and Carlo Di Benedetto represented by Pedro Henriquez open an asset at the Dragao Arena. 1-0.
1 minute: First foul by Benfica.
Match start!
FC Porto (top five): Javi Malian, Rafa, Javi Barroso, Gonzalo Alves and Carlo Di Benedetto
Trainer: Ricardo Ares
Benfica (starting five): Pedro Henriquez, Edu Lamas, Lucas Ordonez, Paul Manrubia and Gonzalo Pinto
Trainer: Nuno Resende
Judges: Miguel Guilherme and Joao Duarte (Lisbon)
The teams are already there!
Pablo Alvarez, who was injured, left Benfica at the last minute.
This playoff final, as it was in the semi-finals – and unlike what was in the quarter-finals – will be played in the best of 5 format, that is, whoever wins three wins will become the winner. After the match this Thursday at the Dragão Arena, the second game will take place at Pavilhão da Luz (next Sunday, the 19th at 15:00) and the third game will again take place at the Dragão Arena (next Wednesday at 22:00, 20:00: 00). If game 4 is to be used, it will take place at Pavilhão da Luz (25th, at 15:00). In case of a draw in the final and the need to play Negrothen Game 5 will be played again at Dragão Arena (29th at 20:00).
In this roller hockey national championship play-off, Porto beat Tomar in the quarter-finals and Barcelos in the semi-finals. Benfica, in turn, knocked out Valongo in the quarter-finals, and Sporting in the semi-finals.
This season, Porto and Benfica have met three times in the national championships, and the balance was in favor of the blues and whites – two wins and one defeat. In the 7th round of the regular stage at the Dragão Arena, the Dragons won with a score of 4: 3 in the match held on October 21, 2021. In 2022, on March 6 to be exact, the two teams faced each other. Luz, in the match of the 20th round, and this time the eagles prevailed with a 4-1 victory. The third classic of the 2021/2022 season belongs to the Portuguese Cup final, in which Porto came out stronger and won 5-1 in the game that took place at the Pavillán Multiousos de Paredes stadium.
Recall that the blue-and-whites won the regular stage of the national roller hockey championship, gaining 64 points (21 wins, 1 draw and 4 losses), and the red ones took 3rd place with 56 points (18 wins, 2 losses). draws and six defeats).
The classic between dragons and eagles, in addition to all the competitiveness that is always inherent in these duels, also includes a very important statistical component: FC Porto and Benfica each have 23 national titles and, in this sense, whoever lifts trophy this season. will move to the list of the most titled clubs.
Good evening!
