Filipe Martins on Chaves v Benfica: What went wrong with the second goal | OneFootball

Filipe Martins saw his team, Chaves, give their all on the field last night, October 17. In the aftermath of the defeat against Benfica, by two goals to nil, the leader of the Flavians acknowledged that the Reds managed, at certain times, to nullify the strategy set up to stop them.

In statements to the press, who were present at the duel of the main competition, the Portuguese coach began by discussing the plans he had prepared for the match: "The strategy fell apart early, it was important to delay Benfica's game because it could unsettle the team. They scored on their first shot, which could change our team's behavior, we realized we had to continue with our strategy and our moments".

Then, Filipe Martins praised Chaves' reaction to the Reds' goal, scored by Vangelis Pavlidis: "We ended the 1st half close to what we intended and in the second half we continued in the same vein. Closer to the opponent's goal, creating situations where if we had scored the 1-1".

However, the Flavians' coach points out that the 2-0 by Glorioso was important for the course of the match: "The second goal put us against the ropes because either we exposed ourselves more and ended up bowed to a defeat, but we didn't lose our identity, looking for the consolation goal, which was deserved".

"I wanted the team to remain confident, to believe in the process and the depth of this squad and the spirit. The main objective was to advance, but much of what I wanted to feel at the end of the game, the evolution, that we could be competitive at other levels, we showed here today", added Filipe Martins:

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