48 minutes: Blue card for Reinaldo Garcia. Benfica will benefit from a free kick.
48 minutes: Carlo Di Benedetto hits the right post of the red gate.
48 minutes: Carlo Di Benedetto in the transformation of a direct free kick allows the defense of Pedro Henriquez.
48 minutes: Benfica committed the tenth foul. FC Porto scores from the free kick.
47 minutes: Technical break at the request of Nuno Resende, Benfica head coach.
46 minutes: Incredible save by Pedro Henriquez, Rafa shot. The red goalkeeper authentically denied a goal to the 9th number of the Dragons.
42 minutes: Technical break at the request of Ricardo Ares, head coach of Porto.
42 minutes: Benfica scores! Great pass from Diogo Rafael and Paul Manrubia to Javi Malian, hitting 5-3.
39 minutes: Porto scores! Javi Barroso’s invasion from the left, and Pedro Henriquez, this time unhappy, missed the ball into his own net. 4-3.
38 minutes: Technical break at the request of Ricardo Ares, head coach of Porto.
37 minutes: Benfica committed the ninth foul.
35 minutes: Benfica scores! Paz Gonzalo Pinto and Pablo Alvarez saved the score 4-2 from close range.
35 minutes: Another save from Thiago Rodriguez, this time after a shot from Edu Lamas.
34 minutes: Sixteenth foul from Porto.
34 minutes: Gonzalo Pinto hit with a neat save by Thiago Rodriguez.
34 minutes: Benfica scores! In a penalty transformation, Diogo Rafael beat Thiago Rodriguez and brought the Reds in front of the marker for the first time in the match. 3-2.
34th minute: After a direct free kick and when Pablo Alvarez tried to rebound, Javi Malian stops the Argentine from Benfica and sees a blue card. Penalty in favor of Benfica, now with Thiago Rodriguez at the gates of the blue and white.
34th minute: Pablo Álvarez, again called to take a free-kick, this time misses a defense by Javi Malian.
34 minutes: Blue card for Goncalo Alves. Benfica will take a free kick again.
33 minutes: Diogo Rafael’s strike and Javi Malian’s beautiful intervention.
32 mins: Rafa’s cross for a great save by Pedro Henriquez.
32 minutes: Technical break at the request of Ricardo Ares, head coach of Porto.
32 minutes: Benfica scores! Pablo Alvarez in a one-on-one match with Javi Malian returned a draw to the scoreboard. 2-2.
32 minutes: Fifteenth foul against Porto. Benfica will take advantage of another direct free kick.
32 minutes: Technical break at the request of Nuno Resende, Benfica head coach.
29 minutes: Fourteenth foul against Porto.
29 minutes: Porto scores! Goncalo Alves from the position of the striker beats without a chance to protect Pedro Henriquez. 1-2.
27 minutes: Another save by Pedro Henriquez, this time from a shot by Carlo Di Benedetto.
27 minutes: Javi Barroso shot, but Pedro Henriquez made a powerful save.
The beginning of the second part!
Everyone is equal at the end of the first 25 minutes. In a game that was more intense than spectacular, there was a weak signal from Porto early on, which was confirmed by a goal from Gonçalo Alves. Thus, Benfica balanced and even reached a draw thanks to Carlos Nicolia. Number 5 of the Eagles after a direct free kick (after the tenth infringement committed by the Dragons) left Pavillán da Luz red-hot.
However, a few seconds later, Nuno Rezende’s team suffered a major setback, with Carlos Nicolia being sent off. After a draw with Reinaldo Garcia, for which two Argentines were punished with a blue card, Carlos Nicolia, already sitting on the bench, saw Miguel Guilherme, one of the match referees, quickly move to him and show him a red card. Without anything to make him predict, which leaves in the air the thought that Nicolia was exaggerating in relation to the judging panel…
This is, without a shadow of a doubt, (another) big loss for Benfica, who, remember, also lost Lucas Ordóñez to injury, and it remains to be seen how Nuno Resende will face the second part of the match. a game that, it should be noted, the Reds have to win in order to decide on the national title Negro.
End of the first part! Benfica 1 Porto 1.
25 minutes: Goncalo Alves powerful shot from the middle of the street, great save by Pedro Henriquez.
24 minutes: Thirteenth foul committed by Porto.
24 minutes: Twelfth foul against Porto.
23 minutes: Red card to Carlos Nicolia. The Argentine Benfica player had already been kicked off the track after a blue card he had seen minutes before and ended up being booked with a red card. The only justification is related to the possible words that Nikola uttered to the referee duet.
23 minutes: Carlos Nicolia Reinaldo Garcia staged a draw and received a blue card.
23 minutes: Eleventh foul against Porto.
23 minutes: Benfica scores! Carlos Nicolia, in a direct free kick transformation, shoots straight for 1-1.
23 minutes: Technical break at the request of Nuno Resende, Benfica head coach.
23 minutes: Tenth foul against Porto. Benfica will benefit from a free kick.
23 minutes: Rafa counterattacks through another cautious defense of Pedro Henriquez.
20 minutes: Another attempt by Reinaldo Garcia, now on the right side, for another stop by Pedro Henriquez.
19 minutes: Reinaldo Garcia hits Pedro Henriquez with a long-range shot.
18 minutes: Diogo Rafael pass and detour of Gonzalo Pinto, already in the area, for a wonderful performance by Javi Malian.
17 minutes: Technical break at the request of Ricardo Ares, head coach of Porto.
17 minutes: Ninth foul by Porto.
17 minutes: Eighth foul by Benfica.
16 minutes: Eighth foul by Porto.
16 minutes: Seventh foul by Benfica.
16 minutes: Seventh foul by Porto.
15 minutes: Paul Manrubia’s frontal kick in favor of Javi Malian’s thorough defense.
15 minutes: Benfica committed the sixth foul.
14 minutes: An individual game by Rafa, who moved from left to center, but already in the penalty area his shot was blocked by Pedro Henriquez.
13 minutes: Fifth foul by Benfica.
11 minutes: Technical break at the request of Ricardo Ares, head coach of Porto.
11 minutes: Benfica committed the fourth foul.
11 minutes: Sixth foul against Porto.
10 minutes: Porto scores! A long pass from Ezequiel Mena and Goncalo Alves in the face of Pedro Henriquez opens Luz’s asset. 0-1.
9 minutes: Technical break at the request of Nuno Resende, Benfica head coach.
9 minutes: Third foul by Benfica.
9 minutes: Great pass from Pablo Alvarez to Paul Manrubia who shoots to save Javi Malian.
8 minutes: Second foul by Benfica.
8 minutes: Fifth foul by Porto.
7 minutes: Cross by Gonzalo Pinto for a good intervention by Javi Malian.
6 minutes: Reinaldo Garcia runs over Diogo Rafael and shoots to save Pedro Henriquez.
5 minutes: Fourth foul by Porto.
5 minutes: Porto committed the third foul.
5 minutes: Porto committed the second foul.
4 minutes: First foul by Porto.
4th minute: Gonzalo Alves tried to hit the red gate, but Pedro Henriquez answered.
3 minutes: Edu Lamas makes a great save for Javi Malian. The Spaniard’s shot from Benfica still hit the blue and white goal post.
2 minutes: First foul by Benfica.
Lucas Ordóñez has not recovered from a knee injury sustained in Game 2 and for this reason remains outside of Nuno Resende’s ability.
Match start!
FC Porto (top five): Javi Malian, Carlo Di Benedetto, Javi Barroso, Reinaldo Garcia FROM and Gonzalo Alves
Trainer: Ricardo Ares
Benfica (starting five): Peter Enriquez FROMDiogo Rafael, Carlos Nicolia, Edu Lamas and Gonzalo Pinto
Trainer: Nuno Resende
Judges: Miguel Guilherme (AP Lisbon) and Joaquim Pinto (AP Porto)
The teams are already there!
The Reds have big roster doubts: Lucas Ordóñez, who has already missed Game 3 with an injury, will only find out in the last minute if he can contribute to the team.
So this afternoon there will be one of two certainties: either Porto will become national champions or, on the other hand, Benfica will take the best and force the fifth game. If this last scenario is a reality, then next Wednesday black (20:00) at the Dragão Arena in Porto.
The home factor was decisive in this final, as the home club always won. Porto started hostilities on the 16th with a 5-0 win at the Dragao Arena, while Benfica responded three days later in Luz with a 3-0 score. The third match, held in the city of Invicta last Wednesday, smiled again blue and white, who won with a score of 9-6.
Benfica and Porto will meet again this Saturday afternoon (15:00) at Pavilha da Luz for the fourth play-off game of the final of the national roller hockey championship. In case of victory, the dragons celebrate the achievement of the title. If the Eagles win, then the draw will be decided only in Negro. The classic will be broadcast live on A BOLA TV and will also be accompanied by a second one on A BOLA online. Come on, dear reader. He has a guaranteed place in our starting five…
Good evening!
