Benfica Futsal vs Ferreira do Zêzere – Liga Placard

GAME SUMMARY

Infected by the energy of the 1371 spectators who were in the stands of the Fidelidade Pavilion, the Benfica This Tuesday, December 30th, won the 14th victory in as many rounds of the 1st phase of the Placard Futsal League, after beating Ferreira do Zêzere 4-0.

Without being able to count on Lucio Rocha (he served a one-game suspension for accumulating 5 yellow cards) nor with Higor (for physical reasons), the reds faced a strong replica of the 4th place in the Championship and, at 7′Rui Fortes came to introduce the ball into the red goal: however, the goal was disallowed by hand from the Ferreira do Zêzere player on was.

Noting some difficulties in the face of high blood pressure of the opponent, the Benfica tried to make a difference with long shotsbut two shots followed by André Coelhoto the 8′bumped into in providential courts by Rodrigo Monteiro.

The eagles did it break the defensive wall of the Ribatejos with a good engagement move. Raul Moreira received the ball, timed and isolated Alligatorwhich shot low and made it 1-0to the 12′.

To the 14′the same protagonists built new danger movebut this time, the Brazilian pivot shot over. Seconds later, Ferreira do Zêzere committed the 5th foul and eased the pressure on Benfica’s ball, which now had the full control of the game.

And the 2-0 arrived, precisely, through a greater patience and lucidity in construction. From their goal, Benfica circled the ball until opening a gap which was taken advantage of by Pany Varelawhich made the diagonal on the left side to the central corridor and Shot placed into the back of the netto the 15′. Great goal from the Portuguese international!

Before the horn sounds for the break, highlight a Léo Gugiel’s shot from area to area was returned by the post.

More confident and assertive, Benfica came in full force in the 2nd half and, at 26′after a couple of wasted opportunities, Léo Gugiel scored 3-0. The goalkeeper climbed onto the ground unopposed, pulled the butt back and shot from afar, placing the red benches.

To the 35′Djaelson was expelled for accumulation of yellow cards and, in numerical superioritythe eagles surrounded Ferreira do Zêzere’s goal. The insistence paid off in the 37th minutewhen Arthurnum half-turn shotsentenced the 4-0.

In everything to reach the goal, the outsiders still sent a ball to the post by Chico, at the moment they bet on 5 to 4.

Cemented to invincibility in the Placard League in farewell to 2025, Cassiano Klein’s team opens the new calendar year with a visit to Quinta dos Lombos, from 15th round of the 1st phasesuitable for 8:00 pm on Monday, January 5, 2026.

DECLARATIONS

Cassiano Klein (Benfica coach): “There are teams with whom we are happy to compete and Ferreira do Zêzere is one of them. They are a team that has courage from start to finish, and the game was very competitive. After we scored the goals, we were able to manage better. The delivery was good from the beginning, but the truth is that Ferreira had interesting opportunities at the beginning. We knew it was going to be a tough game and we managed to take this step. Now, it’s time to recover because we have another tough game on the 5th. [24 passes na jogada do 2-0] I believe that a great team is one that seeks advantages. If there is a small advantage, the player has to know how to attack. Now, if you catch a defense that is scoring well, you have to have triggers to bother it. And sometimes we do this with passes, with feints. The goal shows this a little. We had a lot of patience and, at the same time, great dynamics. The collective game seeks individual protagonism and, in this play, we managed to do all of that.”

Pany Varela (Benfica wing): “First of all, thank the people who came to our pavilion. We had a human framework that helped us in the most difficult moments in the game. I think we had a very competent performance against an opponent who we knew would play the game to the limit and who never gives up. We have to value what we did well. We opened the scoring and, in the most difficult phases, we didn’t concede goals, which is very important. This gave us more confidence to grow in the game. We are happy with what we have done, but we’re still not satisfied. We haven’t won anything yet, but, obviously, working on victories ends up being much easier and more motivating. We have to continue working day to day and presenting the quality we’ve been presenting. There is room for growth, and whoever represents an institution like Benfica can only hope for victories, it’s good performances, which is what brings the public and what satisfies us as athletes.”