Coming from two defeats, the Benfica fans took the lead in the first half through Gerson Sousa, but, in the final stretch of the match, they allowed the Leixonenses to reach the goal through Danrlei, a defense that, thanks to his goal, interrupted a series of three consecutive defeats for his team.
The first half of the match at Seixal was marked by balance, both in terms of possession of the ball and shots taken at goal, almost always without forcing goalkeepers André Gomes, from Benfica, and Stefanovic, from Leixões, to have to to apply.
The mistake in finishing was only reversed in the 39th minute, when, following a corner, Gerson Sousa opened the scoring for the ‘eagles’. The striker timely shot to make it 1-0, after Lacroix deflected the ball towards the near post for his colleague, who didn’t waste the opportunity to give his team the lead before the break.
In the second half, Benfica B was determined to extend the advantage and was only unable to do so due to two brilliant saves from the Serbian Stefanovic, preventing shots from Nuno Félix and Pedro Santos, in the 63rd and 73rd minutes, respectively, from being successful. .
Fighting to escape the last places, the Leixonenses never gave up looking for the equalizer, ending up, in the 83rd minute, in a somewhat fortuitous move, which came after a corner was taken, to reach 1-1, in a deflection with the chest of defender Danrlei. The goal galvanized the Matosinhos team, which, at 90+3, saw Vitó appear in a privileged area, but missed the target in what would be the winning goal.
Game at Benfica Campus, in Seixal.
Benfica B – Leixões, 1-1.
At half-time: 1-0.
Tags:
1-0, Gerson Sousa, 39 minutes.
1-1, Danrlei, 83.
Teams:
– Benfica B: André Gomes, João Tomé, Bajrami, Lacroix, Rafael Rodrigues, Nuno Félix, Hugo Félix (Henrique Pereira, 74), Diogo Prioste (Jevsenak, 75), Pedro Santos, Cauê dos Santos (Gustavo Varela, 74) and Gerson Sousa (Gilson Benchimol, 90+1).
(Substitutes: Pedro Souza, Diogo Spencer, Gustavo Marques, Rafael Luís, Jevsenak, José Marques, Gilson Benchimol, Gustavo Varela and Henrique Pereira).
Coach: Nélson Veríssimo.
– Leixões: Stefanovic, Léo Bolgado, Danrlei, Rafael Vieira (Bruno Ventura, 65), Paulinho (Adriano Amorim, 77), Fabinho (Vitó, 59), Evrard Zag, Paulinho, Simãozinho (Daniels, 59), Agostinho (Paulité, 58) and João Marcos.
(Substitutes: Ricardo Ribeiro, John Amorim, Gabriel Noga, Bruno Ventura, Vito, Moses Conceição, Adriano Amorim, Daniels and Paulite).
Coach: Carlos Fangueiro.
Referee: Bruno José Costa (AF Viana do Castelo).
Disciplinary action: Yellow card for Paulinho (42), Danrlei (55), Vitó (76) and Jevsenak (90).
Attendance: Around 800 spectators.