Benfica stroll past Moreirense (4-0)! Porto begin to tremble | OneFootball

Benfica thrashed Moreirense 4-0 this Wednesday in a match from the postponed 3rd round of the Liga Portugal Betclic. The Eagles gave their opponents no chance and built the win through goals from Vangelis Pavlidis, Andreas Schjelderup, Gianluca Prestianni and Fredrik Aursnes.

Benfica came out flying and, in the very first minute, Pavlidis gave the first warning of the match by testing André Ferreira’s reflexes, but he was offside. In the 6th minute, Rafa missed a sitter. André Ferreira saved Prestianni’s shot, the ball fell to the Portugal international, who fired wide.

Moreirense held Benfica back with a low block and a difficult pitch, but the Eagles stepped it up before half-time. After several chances, Clément Lenglet won a penalty from a corner, committed by Alexandre Parsemain. Alerted by VAR, Fábio Veríssimo awarded the foul and Pavlidis made it 1-0 (45+4’), setting the half-time score.

In the second half, in the 55th minute, Schjelderup doubled Benfica’s lead after combining with Prestianni — and the Argentine would show his quality in the 59th minute. The winger left Gilberto Batista behind and capped off the brilliant move with a well-placed finish. With Jhon Durán, Fredrik Aursnes and Dodi Lukebakio - criticized by Diogo Luís -  already on the pitch, the captain made his mark. Schjelderup tried to set up Durán, but the striker moved too early, leaving space for Aursnes to appear near the six-yard box and make it 4-0. El Karouani made his debut in the sacred shirt. Glorioso draws level with Sporting (13) and sits two points behind Porto (15) in the table.

. The match, corresponding to the 6th round of the Liga Portugal Betclic, against the side coached by Luís Pinto, will be played at 6:00 pm at the Estádio da Luz.

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