Estrela Amadora
Benfica
Match summary
Benfica won 3-2 away at Estrela Amadora, with the winner arriving in stoppage time. Benfica led 1-0 at half-time.
In the first half, Gianluca Prestianni put Benfica ahead in the 26th minute. In the second half, Lovro Zvonarek equalised in the 48th minute, Schappo's own goal put Benfica back in front in the 68th minute, Leandro Antonetti equalised with a header in the 76th minute, and Vangelis Pavlidis won it from a corner in stoppage time.
There was little between the sides on chances: Estrela Amadora created 1.32 expected goals (xG) from 7 shots, Benfica 1.03 from 15.
Benfica claimed victory in their Liga Portugal fixture against Estrela Amadora, despite the hosts generating an expected goals figure of 1.32 compared to the visitors 1.03. Benfica dominated territory and possession with 62 percent of the ball, registering 15 shots to their opponents 7 and forcing 10 corners to 1. The visitors completed 560 passes with an accuracy of 86.8 percent, while Estrela Amadora managed 338 passes at 81.7 percent accuracy. The hosts committed 15 fouls and received 2 yellow cards, whereas Benfica recorded 12 fouls and 0 yellow cards across 102 attacks and 63 dangerous attacks.
Gianluca Prestianni opened the scoring for Benfica in the 26th minute with a right foot shot to establish a half-time score of 0-1. Lovro Zvonarek equalised for Estrela Amadora in the 48th minute with a right foot shot, shortly before yellow cards were shown to M. Silva, Lovro Zvonarek, and Pepa. An own goal by Bernardo Schappo in the 68th minute restored Benfica advantage, but Leandro Antonetti levelled the score at 2-2 with a header in the 76th minute. Finally, Vangelis Pavlidis secured the win for Benfica with a right foot shot in the 94th minute.
