This evening, Benfica won the opening match of the 9th round of the Placard Handebol 1 championship, which ends this Saturday, against Gaia with a score of 33-24.
When Luis Cruz took over from Chem Rodríguez on the bench, serving a sentence following his exclusion in the closing moments of a classic game lost to Porto, the Eagles welcomed a young group from Gaia, coached by Carlos Resende, Luz manager for three seasons. and they entered early to change the experience of the troops.
Demis Grigoras soon showed enthusiasm, which was reflected in five goals at the end of the first half, the guests answered and equalized 3:3, but at an accelerated pace, Benfica reached a seven-goal lead and, despite the good fruits of FC Gaia’s rotation change and three shots signed Vasco Costa, 16, succumbed on the scoreboard, the Reds went on break, winning 19-12.
In the second half, Benfica’s persistence in attack helped increase the score, but in defense, Sergei Hernandez, who scored a goal in the last minutes of the first half until Gustavo Capdeville took it, shone with three saves in a row.
Although Grigoras was Benfica’s top scorer with six goals, Ander Izquierdo knew how to use the minutes given to him to score four, just like Tadej Kljun and Ole Rahmel. On the side of FC Gaia, Vasco Costa scored several goals.
