Benfica led, but lose to Porto (2-1) and drop to fourth place | OneFootball

Benfica’s U15 team lost 2-1 away to Porto this Saturday in the 18th and final matchday of the championship stage of the National Championship. The Eagles suffered defeat in the clássico, even though the Dragons had already won the competition.

The opening minutes were evenly contested, with play mostly concentrated in midfield and few chances. However, in the 27th minute, Benfica took the lead. With a well-placed shot, Jesus Aquino opened the scoring and put the Eagles ahead.

However, Porto’s response did not take long. In the 29th minute, José Fonseca halted Diego Lemos’s run inside the penalty area and, from the spot, Tiago Portugal successfully converted the penalty, making it 1-1, which was the score at half-time.

At the start of the second 40 minutes (42’), the champions of the category made it 2-1. Diego Lemos appeared unmarked inside the box and put the blue-and-whites ahead in the clássico for the first time. With Tiago Neves and Daniel Machado already on the pitch, Benfica stepped up the attack and created goalscoring chances, but could not beat goalkeeper Jorge Fernando, and the result remained unchanged. The Eagles finish the Championship in fourth place, with 33 points.

Benfica’s starting eleven was made up of: Lourenço Luís (Goalkeeper), Lourenço Luís, Diogo Matos, Lourenço Meireles, Santiago Prudêncio, José Fonseca, Gabriel Dias, Ludgero Ebo, Leonardo Lima, Gonçalo Tavares, Rúben Tavares, Jesus Aquino. Tiago Neves, Daniel Machado, Santiago Cavaco, David Oliveira and Luca Moraes (son of Artur Moraes) came on in the second half.

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