Benfica beat Sporting 4-1 at Pavilhão João Rocha, on Wednesday night, reinforcing their leadership of group B of the roller hockey Champions League, five days after the draw in the derby for the championship, in Luz (2-2).
In the meeting between the two teams, now for a European duel, Sporting even had an advantage. Rafael Bessa, after four minutes, assisted by Danilo Rampulla, finished at the far post, making it 1-0.
However, Benfica managed to not only draw, but also take the lead after 25 minutes of the first half. In the tenth minute, Roberto Di Benedetto went behind the goal and made it 1-1 at the post. Two minutes later, Diogo Rafael, after a burst, shot past Xano Edo. Even before the rest, Lucas Ordoñez made it 3-1 for the eagles, in the 21st minute.
In the second half, there was more Sporting in an attempt to reduce the deficit, but it was Benfica who practically managed to fix it with the discussion of the result, in the 41st minute: Gonçalo Pinto, after a run and pass from Zé Miranda, made it 4-1 for Benfica. The Lions still had an excellent opportunity six minutes from the end, but Nolito Romero was unable to take a penalty.
Óquei Barcelos-UD Oliveirense, another Portuguese duel in the group, had a lot of balance and emotion until the end, ending in a four-goal draw. The Barcelona team managed to equalize in the last minute, with around 53 seconds left, with a goal from Kyllian Gil, who scored twice. Carlos Ramos and Miguel Rocha scored the other goals for the Minho team. For UD Oliveirense, Bruno Di Benedetto scored twice and Lucas Martínez and João Souto also scored (one goal each).
In the other group game, HC Liceo beat Hockey Bassano 4-3.
In the classification, Benfica leads with 12 points. Sporting were matched by HC Liceo, with seven. Óquei Barcelos and UD Oliveirense have four points each.
GROUP B – Results and Classifications
4.a Day:
HC Liceo-Hockey Bassano, 4-3
Sporting-Benfica, 1-4
Óquei Barcelos-UD Oliveirense, 4-4
Classification:
1st: Benfica, 12 points
2.º: HC Liceo, 7
3.º: Sporting, 7
4th: Óquei Barcelos, 4
5th: UD Oliveirense, 4
6th: Hockey Bassano, 0
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FC Porto only knows how to win and leads group A
For group A, FC Porto defeated Hockey Trissino, from Italy, 7-1, maintaining the leadership of group A, with only victories.
The Dragons’ goals were scored by Gonçalo Alves (two), Carlo Di Benedetto, Telmo Pinto, Hélder Nunes and Edu Lamas. Portuguese Alvarinho scored the home team’s goal.
In the other two games, there were victories for Barcelona and Reus.
GROUP A – Results and Classifications
4.a Day:
Barcelona-St. Omer, 6-1
Hockey Trissino-FC Porto, 1-7
Reus-Igualada, 4-3
Classification:
1st: FC Porto, 12 points
2nd: Barcelona, 10
3.º: Hockey Trissino, 7
4th: Reus, 3
5th: Even, 3
6.º: St. Omer, 0
