Benfica overcome Bayer Munich 1 goal at 0 to secure first place in the hen. The Trubin goalkeeper was decisive. Kane and Kimmich’s entries were not enough on Bavarian side.
Benfica qualified for the round of 16 of the Club World Cup, winning at the expense of Bayern Munich (1-0) Tuesday in Charlotte and, icing on the cake, ensured at the same time to finish first in group C. Consequence for the continuation of the competition, the Lisbonne team will face Chelsea or the Hope of Tunis in the next round, Saturday in Charlotte. As for the Bavarian training, it will be opposed to Flamengo, Sunday in Miami.
Benfica posted more determination in the first period than Bayern, already qualified for the next round before this meeting and which had turned its workforce, before resisting German awakening during the second act, thanks to its Ukrainian goalkeeper Anatoliy Trubin ultra-decisive. After a rescue of Manuel Neuer on a cross shot from Angel Di Maria (9th), it was Andreas Schjelderup who opened the scoring for lisboets, by adjusting his strike after a center behind Fredrik aursnes, after a beautiful collective action.
The Norwegian moment between these two compatriots did not like the Bavarian coach Vincent Kompany at all, rather disappointed to see his team so apathetic and logically carried out so early. He even had to tremble when the Greek Vangelis Pavlidis escaped the French Dayot Upamecano, back as a holder, then collapsed in the surface. But the referee did not whistle a penalty.
Trubin disgusts Bayern
It was not until the very end of the first period to see Bayern finally being a little dangerous, but neither Leroy Sané nor Thomas Müller knew how to take advantage of exploitable balloons in the area. So, as it was, Harry Kane, Michael Olise and Joshua Kimmich came into play after the break. And the Bavarian headquarters started in the last thirty meters of Benfica.
But nothing has done it. Neither this delicious pass from Kimmich to Müller, who deceived all the defense except the goalkeeper (47th), nor this duel lost by Sané in front of this same Anatoliy Trubin, who, in the continuity of the action, seemed to be loving the ball struck by Müller (51st). And when Kimmich ended up shaking the nets with a 20-meter strike, the goal was refused for a Harry Kane offside position, the referee considering that he bothered the goalkeeper, even by being passive on the action (61st).
Benfica had an opportunity to take the break, but Neuer interposed before Orkun Kokçu (68th). Bayern continued to press, but Trubin was still decisive, at the foot to repel a shot from Aleksandar Pavlovic (75th), then twice in front of Leroy Sané (86th, 87th) who can make them nightmares. And finally, it was Kane who missed the equalization, his head bordering on the frame on a corner. When it doesn’t want …
