Benfica slip up at home, miss out on fourth win in a row | OneFootball

The Benfica youth team played to a 0-0 draw at home against Farense this Sunday, September 14, in a match counting for the fifth round of the National Under-17 Championship. The reds were unable to secure a win and missed out on what would have been their fourth consecutive victory.

Playing at Benfica Campus, in Seixal, the reds tried to live up to their favoritism and created the best chances of the first half. However, the ball stubbornly refused to go in, and the scoreboard showed a goalless draw between the two teams when the referee sent everyone to halftime.

The script of the second half was similar. Although Farense tried to threaten, the Benfica youth showed they were able to hold off the opponent’s advances. However, creativity was lacking in the final third, and the score remained at zero until the referee’s final whistle.

With this draw—the first in four games this season—Pedro Faria’s side now have 10 points and sit in third place in the table. Alverca (12 points, but two more games) and Sporting (13 points, with one more match played) complete the podium. In the next round, Benfica will visit Alverca. The match is scheduled for 11:00 a.m. on September 21.

The team fielded by the Clube da Luz consisted of: Gustavo Santos, Ricardo Batista, Tomás Pedrosa, Tomás Ferreira, Leonardo Tavares, Simão Constantino, Bernardo Nunes, Hugo Gomes, Sevastian Belov, Dylan Patel, and Tomás Almeida.

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