Benfica and Sporting drew 1-1 this Sunday in a match from the second round of the Portuguese futsal championship, with the ‘Leonino’ team tying the match 23 seconds from the end, thanks to a goal by Anton Sokolov.
At the Pavilhão Fidelidade, Arthur put the Luz club ahead in the 33rd minute, with a 10-meter free kick, but the Russian, hired by Sporting this season, scored the equalizer in the 40th minute, leaving the two chroniclers title candidates. with four points, together with Sporting de Braga, behind the leader Ferreira do Zêzere, with six points.
In what is considered by many to be the ‘greatest derby in the world’ of futsal, Benfica and Sporting did not disappoint and staged an intense and fast-paced duel from the start, with more balls from the ‘lions’, but with dangerous counterattacks from the ‘ Eagles’.
After a few more ‘close’ first minutes, Sporting took more control of the game and surrounded Léo Gugiel’s goal, largely denying the shots by Erick Mendonça (05), Diego Cavinato (06) and Tomás Paçó (07), against Benfica reacts in the opposite goal.
The strategy outlined by the Spaniard Pulpis, based on quick transitions after recovering the ball, was working, as Benfica threatened Guitta on several occasions, crucial in the shots by Arthur (09), Ivan Chishkala (11) and Silvestre Ferreira (14). .
However, the best chances appeared near the break, all by Benfica, first with a great individual effort by Rocha, which was only saved by Guitta (15), followed by shots on the post by Léo Gugiel (16) and Gonçalo Sobral (19).
The second half began with an ostentatious play by Pany Varela, which caused some concern, with the Portuguese international getting injured after crashing into the pavilion wall, in a very faulty restart, with five fouls each.
That led Sporting to commit the sixth foul in the 33rd minute and allowed Benfica to open the scoring from 10 meters, through Arthur, when he overtook Bernardo Paçó, with the ball stuck on the post before entering.
Sporting reacted to the goal conceded with a shot on the post by Diogo Santos, followed by a great save by Léo Gugiel and another shot, this time by Pauleta, in an insistence play, but Benfica had another 10-meter foul, missed by Arthur (36).
The ‘green and white’ team did not know how to respond as they have done on several occasions, with Benfica once again taking advantage of a free kick from 10 meters, this time by Ivan Chishkala, but the Russian tried to ‘prick’ Bernardo Paçó, who stretched and He returned the ball to the full-back, who hit the post on the rebound, leaving him with the slightest advantage until the end.
However, 23 seconds from the end of the match, Nuno Dias’ men equalized the match, through Anton Sokolov, breaking the defensive solidity of the ‘incarnates’.
Source: TSF
