Benfica drop points in Madeira, stumble in the league | OneFootball

Benfica B dropped points again, this time on their trip to Madeira, where the Eagles drew with Marítimo (1-1). The match between the Reds and the Islanders was the game that had been postponed due to bad weather from the 14th round of the Liga Portugal Meu Super.

In the match preview, Nélson Veríssimo acknowledged that it would be a very tough game for the Eagles; however, he stressed that Benfica had all the tools to win. These were the coach's choices: Diogo Ferreira; Leandro Santos (Kevin Pinto, 88’), Martim Ferreira, Joshua Wynder, Gonçalo Oliveira; José Neto (Tiago Parente, 69’), Diogo Prioste, Tiago Freitas (Miguel Figueiredo, 60’); Ivan Lima, Olívio Tomé (Tomás Cruz, 60’) and Francisco Silva (Jelani Trevisan, 60’).

Playing on the home ground of the Madeirans, Benfica faced an opponent who has been standing out in this season’s championship. Even so, it was Marítimo who struck first, with Martín Tejón scoring in the 37th minute.

However, despite being behind, Nélson Veríssimo’s team did not throw in the towel and went in search of the equalizer, which came right on the 41st minute, thanks to Joshua Wynder, who had already found the net against Oliveirense, in a match where the Eagles won 2-0.

In the second half, the home side managed to take the lead again in the 77th minute, but the goal was disallowed for a foul. The teams ended up finishing the match tied at one goal each, a result that favors neither side. With this outcome, the Club from Luz remains in 15th place, with 15 points.

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