In the Portuguese Championships and Rio Ave a game, the result finished 1: 1, and the Dissature of the VAR decision, which was the goal of the Benostic Stopper Antonio Silve.
Benfica reached the lead in 86. Minute Golom Judakova, but the shock followed in 91. Minute when André Luiz scored a goal for equalization. Thus he denied Mourinhu victory in the first domestic game on the Lisbon Club bench. Croat Franjo Ivanovic played up to 65. Minutes for Benfica, while Dario Špikic played until 58. Minute.
The first half was rated weak, while the second was better within existing restrictions. The team was dominant and aggressive, creating opportunities with constant pressure on the opponent’s half. By changing the two players, the match took on a different tone.
We scored a goal, which, in the context of a new football, was undone because the toe touched another. I don’t like that, but if it’s a new rule, we have to respect him. After numerous attempts, we manage to score. The key was the phase in which we received the goal, although it was extremely unfair for us, but that is the result of this encounter.
Given that we played bad in the first part, and in the second well, the match went as Rio Ave wanted and how the referee had enabled them, and we didn’t have too much maneuvering space. What we can improve is that all 90 minutes we play at the level like in the second half, ”said the coach.
He also pointed out that the team lacked the width: “The opponent played with the squeezed lines, which makes it difficult to enter their zone. It is clear that the team that does not make much chance. They scored a great hit, every honor to André Luiz. But they have a hard time breaking through.
We do not have a team of strong physical presence or a game of height, so we have to look for other solutions. In the first part, with Aurnses and Ivanovic, we lacked the width due to their toy characteristics. We tried with Dedic and Dahl.
In the second part, even with Lukebaki who was not in top shape and Andreas [Schjelderupa] who tried hard, we were able to create opportunities looking for deeper penetration and quickly conquering the ball. We were punished by a quick transition, and I often say that a team that leads should not receive goals from such situations. Unfortunately, we are and we lost two important points. ”
