SC Braga beat Benfica final Sunday, 5-2, after additional time, in opposition to Pavilhão da Luz, within the first match of the playoff semi-finals of the championship. The second match is scheduled for Thursday, at 9:00 pm, on the SC Braga Sports activities Pavilion.
At Pavilhão da Luz, SC Braga took the lead, within the thirteenth minute, after a studied nook from Ygor Mota, discovering Tiago Brito who fired, for the primary time, into the nook of Benfica’s purpose.
Proper firstly of the second half, within the twenty fourth minute, Higor pulled Allan Guilherme and SC Braga had an incredible probability to increase the lead. The identical Allan Guilherme, nevertheless, noticed Martim Figueira, who got here ahead straight to avoid wasting the penalty, deny him the 2-0 with a beautiful intervention.
SC Braga didn’t rating, Benfica scored, within the twenty seventh minute, with an incredible purpose from Arthur, who coated a number of meters with the ball earlier than going arduous into the nook.
SC Braga tried to reply, Rafael Henmi hit the bar within the twenty eighth minute and, within the thirty first minute, Benfica managed to show issues round, when Diego Nunes fired a free kick into the Braga purpose.
Dropping, Joel Rocha made it 5 to 4 within the thirty eighth minute and, after Robinho headed the ball in the direction of his purpose, in his personal purpose that may determine the sport, Allan Guilherme, within the final minute of standard time, made a free ball that deflection. and sealed the 2-2.
The sport then went into additional time and SC Braga took the lead once more, within the first minute, when Tiago Sousa took benefit of Diego Nunes’ incomplete lower, along with his left foot, to make it 3-2.
Within the subsequent minute, at 42′, Ygor Mota benefited from a direct free kick however, as soon as once more, Martim Fugueira stepped in to disclaim Braga one other purpose.
Two minutes earlier than the top of additional time, it was Benfica’s flip to wager on 5 to 4, making an attempt to get the equalizing purpose, which might have put the sport on penalties, however it was SC Braga who determined the sport, with 4 – ultimately. 2 scored by Allan Guilherme inevitably, after 50 minutes, a lower that ended up being a shot, in entrance of an empty purpose.
The identical Allan Guilherme, within the final seconds, managed to get better the ball once more and, in entrance of the empty purpose, he accomplished the hat-trick and closed Braga’s 5-2 victory.