Benfica do the job, finish top of the league | OneFootball

The junior team of Benfica, which defeated Sporting, was in action last Saturday, January 10th, visiting Tondela for the 18th and final round. The red team defeated the Beirões 1-0 and finished the first phase of the Under-19 National Championship in the lead.

Luiz Xavier, Guilherme Castro, Diogo Coelho, Ismael Dabo, Nilson Semedo, Rafael Quintas, António Ferreira, André Vakulyuk, Anísio Cabral, Tomás Soares, and Isaac Ferreira were the initial choices of Luís Araújo. Leonardo Lopes, Marcelo Branco, and Diego Castel-Branco started the match on the bench.

With the match taking place at Parque de Jogos Bairro Novo, the first half was marked by balance between the two teams, with both sides creating several opportunities, but without converting them into goals. Thus, the score was nil at halftime.

In the second half, the Benfica team, determined to close the phase with a victory, went in search of the much-desired goal. After much persistence and some waste, the winning goal came in stoppage time, with a finish by Isaac Ferreira in the 90+4 minute.

With this result, the Clube da Luz concluded its participation in the Southern Series of the competition, securing a spot in the championship qualifying phase. In the end, Benfica finished in first place, with 36 points, resulting from 10 wins, six draws, and two losses. They also scored 31 goals and conceded 14.

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