THE Benfica was happy in the victory against Alverca this Monday night, to end the 10th round of the I League with suffering, in a 1-0 victory.
Pavlidis was the scorer of the goal that decided everything, but the game changed when Claudio Echeverri entered the field, winning the penalty that gave the Greek the opportunity to reach the majority of goals of the season.
Matheus Mendes was almost insurmountable in Alverca’s goal, with great interventions from the beginning to the end of the match.
However, there was a spotlight on Andreas Schjelderup, who was not up to what he has been doing in the Benfica shirt in recent weeks.
But let’s go to the game notes.
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He entered the field with his Argentine magic to change the course of the game. I don’t believe that Benfica would have been able to win this match without Claudio Echeverriwho completely changed the creativity of the red team’s attack and won the penalty that decided the match.
Surprise
It was a game with a lot of goals at both ends of the field, but the nets protected by Matheus Mendes they were almost ‘blessed’ by something divine. If it weren’t for Pavlidis’ goal from the 11 meter mark, we could be talking about the man of the match.
The monstrous defense right at the beginning of the match remains on your mind, from the shot made by right-back Alexander Bah, to which the Brazilian goalkeeper reacted quickly to stop it and prevent the Eagles’ advantage from opening up.
Disillusionment
It wasn’t a good game on the part of Andreas Schjelderup. The Norwegian striker ended up being almost nullified by Alverca’s defense and was unable to do almost anything to change the fate of the Benfica team. If it weren’t for that tunnel near half-time, it would have gone unnoticed during the match.
Coaches
Marco Silva
It took a stroke of genius for Benfica to overcome a very well organized Alverca, but it also suits the Eagles’ coach to recognize that his team did not live up to expectations, as they could have even lost points at home.
Sergio Ferreira
It’s always good when teams that aren’t favorites give the so-called ‘big’ teams a fight, but this Alverca strategy at Estádio da Luz shows that the competitiveness of the I League is becoming increasingly greater, which is positive for the championship. It was a good image left by the Ribatejo residents.
Arbitration
Bruno Costa he had some interventions that were somewhat dubious, but in the essential moments of the match, he ended up being up to the task, namely the penalty award and the offside decision taken by Yaya Badjong, even though in that intervention, the VAR took too long beyond what was necessary to verify that the Alverca defender was in an irregular position.
