45-minute blitz leaves Benfica chasing Porto | OneFootball

The fight will go on until the end. Last Saturday, March 14, the junior team of Benfica was back in action. In Seixal, the red team hosted Famalicão, where they achieved a resounding victory over the Minho team (4-0), in the seventh round of the Under-19 Championship Qualification phase.

Leonardo Lopes, Duarte Soares, Leon Zietek, Mauro Furtado, Diogo Coelho, Rafael Quintas, Jaden Umeh, Gil Neves, Dilan Neves, Tiago Rodrigues, and Isaac Ferreira were the initial choices of Luís Araújo. On the bench, the eagles also had Luiz Xavier, Nilson Semedo, Ismael Dabo, Ruben Correia, André Vakulyuk, Diego Castel-Branco, Chrystyan Djaló, Gustavo Ferreira, and António Ferreira.

Playing at home, the Club of Light settled the match in the first half, with 45 overwhelming minutes against Famalicão. The opening goal came in the 14th minute, scored by Jaden Umeh. Diogo Coelho made it 2-0 at the 33rd minute, and before the break, at 41', Dilan Neves left the score at 3-0.

With a very comfortable lead on the scoreboard, Luís Araújo's pupils entered the second half to manage the result, however, without ever losing sight of the opponent's goal. Before the end of the match, Benfica scored the 4-0, which was netted by Duarte Soares, at the 51st minute.

With this result, the Club of Light continued their good form, which was also evident in the victory against União de Leiria in the previous round. After completing seven rounds, Benfica remains in second place in the championship, with 11 points, trailing five points behind Porto, who leads the competition (16).

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