Benfica ruthless in Newcastle, back to winning ways in the Youth League | OneFootball

The under-19 team of Benfica defeated Newcastle on the afternoon of Tuesday, October 21, in another matchday of the league phase of the UEFA Youth League, the European youth competition. At the end of 90 minutes of a one-sided match, the young Eagles beat the Magpies 5-1.

Thus, Benfica managed to deliver an appropriate response after having lost in the previous round of the competition, on September 30, against Chelsea. After a positive performance against the Londoners, but with an unfair outcome, Vítor Vinha once again relied on his best eleven. These were the choices for Benfica: Diogo Ferreira, Daniel Banjaqui, Rui Silva, Gonçalo Oliveira, José Neto, Rafael Quintas, Gonçalo Moreira, Tiago Freitas, Eduardo Fernandes, Federico Coletta, and Francisco Silva.

Playing at the home ground of Newcastle’s youth team, the Club of Light took control of the match early on and went in search of an early goal. However, it was only in the 35th minute that the scoreboard changed, after a goal by Eduardo Fernandes. At halftime, Benfica was leading 1-0.

In the second half, galvanized by the coach’s words, the Glorious did not settle for the narrow lead and kept pressing. In the 57th minute, Francisco Silva found the net again and made it 2-0. However, the scoring didn’t stop there, and within 10 minutes, the Eagles reached 4-0. First, Eduardo Fernandes, who scored his second of the match, and then Gonçalo Moreira. Brayson pulled one back in the 88th minute. However, Eduardo Fernandes completed his hat-trick and sealed the score at 5-1.

Back to winning ways after the setback in the previous round, Benfica thus returns to victories in the European competition. After three rounds played and three more points in the bag, the Club of Light jumps to fifth place in the standings, with six points earned.

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