The first half was balanced and both Águilas and Chaves ended up going to range with null in marker.
The match begins in Chaves. The first warning was made by the local team, shortly after 2 minutes. Sanca shot hard and the ball went slightly wide.
There was even a goal shout in Chaves. At 19 minutes Benfica responded, with Morato approaches.
In the 22nd minute it was Gonçalo Guedes’ turn to shoot, but Hugo Sonza held on. Nine minutes later, Sanca again. He attempted a cross that headed dangerously towards the Ukrainian goalkeeper Trubin.
Rúben Ribeiro tries his luck from outside the area, in the 40th minute, but the ball is deflected by a Chaves player and goes over Trubin’s goal. is very windy in Trás-os-Montes. In the 43rd minute, Otamendi receives a yellow card for protesting.
Interval!
The second part begins in Chaves.
Benfica’s eleven: Trubin; António Silva, Otamendi and Morato; João Neves, Florentino, João Mário and Aursnes; Di María, Gonçalo Guedes and Rafa
Deportivo de Chaves XI: Hugo Souza; Bruno Rodrigues, Cafú Phete, Bruno Langa; João Correia, Kelechi, Rúben Ribeiro, Sandro Cruz; Rúben Lameiras, Héctor Hernández, Leandro Sanca.
Benfica substitutes: Samuel Soares, Arthur Cabral, Jurásek, Tengstedt, Chiquinho, Petar Musa, João Victor, Tomás Araújo, Tiago Gouveia.
Substitutes for Desportivo de Chaves: Rodrigo, Paulo Victor, Abass, Steven Vitória, Guima, Carraça, Queirós, Morim, Jô Batista.
Source: TSF
