Benfica B vs Lusitânia Lourosa: League 2 Match Report

RESUMO BTV

On the afternoon of this Thursday, January 29th, the Benfica B lost against Lusitânia Lourosa, 1-2, at Benfica Campus (Field no. 1), in a match on the 20th round of League 2.

With the aim of “having a great control and rigor when playing with the ball“, as well as “a great defensive consistency“, Nelson Veríssimo selected a starting eleven made up of Diogo Ferreira, Kevin Pinto, Martim Ferreira, João Fonseca, Gonçalo Oliveira, José Neto, Diogo Prioste, Miguel Figueiredo, Rodrigo Rêgo, João Rego and Francisco Silva.

In front, the eagles, which occupied the 9th rank of the test, they had the 10th classified of the event, a team with “very interesting dynamics“, capable of “play in a medium-high block at many times, at other times in a medium-low block“, as the Benfica coach had highlighted in the preview.

Sharpeners in pressure and with a extensive offensive flowthe reds dominated the opening half, creating multiple scoring opportunities.

Right at 7′, after an advanced recovery, Rodrigo Rêgo made a diagonal from right to left and, at the edge of the area, shot low for secure defense by Vitor Hugo.

Later, quarter of an hour into the game (15′), in response to a great cross from Diogo Prioste in a short corner to the right, Gonçalo Oliveira headed a little to the side.

Benfica B spread the danger in several ways, and, at 22′, in a counterattack, João Rego transported the ball, scored with Rodrigo Rêgo and, on the right of the area, he crossed dangerously low, but, very narrowly, Francisco Silva failed to reach the amendment.

Then (24′), in another set piece, this time a corner to the left, Diogo Prioste crossed to the first post, and João Rego deflected to the second, where Luís Rocha took the bread out of his mouth João Fonseca common predominant cut. In insistence, Miguel Figueiredo crossed to the relief of Vitor Hugo with his fists, and, taking advantage of the goalkeeper’s advance, Diogo Prioste tried the hat at the first touch, in volleyball, hitting the bar.

A only visiting threat in the 1st half he appeared at 26′, in an individual initiative by Tiago Dias, who went up the left and shot crossed for a Diogo Ferreira’s attentive defense.

In the response, at minute 27, Diogo Prioste tried his luck from afar, but Vitor Hugo grabbed the spherical.

At 32′, in an outside position, on the left, Miguel Figueiredo executed an arcing cross towards the goal. Kevin Pinto he was very close to reaching the ball, but, even without touching it, Vitor Hugo had to apply himself again, bobbing across the finish line. In the consequent corner, also hit short, Gonçalo Oliveira headed wideserved by crossing Rodrigo Rêgo.

Diogo Prioste went back to mid-range in the 37th minute, but Vitor Hugo also held it again, this time twice.

On the last occasion of the first 45 minutes, at 39′, Miguel Figueiredo isolated Francisco Silva in the area with an excellent passing pass, which shot to count in the goalkeeper’s face, but the move was promptly invalidated for offside of the advanced.

Although the first chance of the second half belonged to the outsiders, through a deflection by Miguel Pereira, in the area, out (48′), Nélson Veríssimo’s men returned to reach the opponent’s goal with frequency and quality in this period.

After 53′, Kevin Pintoon the right, crossed low to the door of the small area, where, free of marking, Francisco Silva finished a little to the side.

In the following minute (54′), Miguel Figueiredo poked into the area, but, at the limit, Vitor Hugo managed to interceptwhen Francisco Silva was preparing to attack the ball.

Without taking their foot off the accelerator, the eagles returned to the charge at 58′, when Rodrigo Rêgoin an arc, at the entrance to the area, under the right, shot slightly out of place.

After some distance from the goals, in the 70th minute, Kevin Pinto entered the area on the right and fired a cross towards new tight intervention by Vitor Hugo.

Following the consequent song, Diogo Prioste crossed to João Fonsecawho headed for another big dive by Vitor Hugo.

Having resisted the vast attacks of the home team, Lusitânia Lourosa, showing best hitit achieved take the lead at 79′. Miguel Pereira played with João Silva, entered the area on the left and placed it in Tiago Dias, who did not waste any time in the heart of the area (0-1).

Moralized, the Lusitanists doubled the advantage 7 minutes later (86′). Launched deep, on the right, Tiago Dias crossed for Miguel Pereira’s accurate header in the small area (0-2).

Until the final whistle, Peter Edokpolor he still fell in the area, after Luís Rocha entered at 90’+5′, and the Benfica side were awarded a penalty. Diogo Prioste hit to the right and deceived Vitor Hugo, who dove to the opposite side, reducing the unevenness (1-2). However, it was already too late (90’+8′) to rescue any points, and the Reds lost again after 12 matches.

It is arranged round da Liga 2the 21st, Benfica B visits the Portimão Stadiumwhere, at 18:00 of February 9 (Monday), will face the Portimonense.

DECLARATIONS

Nélson Veríssimo (Benfica B coach): “It was a thankless game. It was a game like we expected, against a quality team, with experienced, cunning players; it is a team that, away from home, scores a lot of points, even more points than at home. We were expecting a team with this positioning, some waiting, trying to take advantage of our mistakes; we were also waiting for it to come, in some way, to delay what were the restarts of the game, to generate some uneasiness on our part. I think we had a very good emotional balance great, knowing in advance that time was wasted here and there, in replacing throws, goal kicks, corner kicks, but we were hoping that this could happen. We had a 1st half in which we created many situations to achieve it; [Francisco Silva]an offensive action on the right side, but we were not effective. And, at a time when we were, somehow, balanced in attack, Lourosa ended up scoring the goal. From then on, the team moved forward, and they ended up scoring the second goal and we reduced it in a penalty situation. I think the additional game time could have been longer, depending on the game. I felt that, in the 1st half, the game had a lot of breakdowns; in the 2nd half it was a livelier game. [Os jogadores] They are obviously frustrated, not only with the result, because we lost, but they are frustrated because their feeling is that, for what our production was, for what our posture was, our mentality, what we put into the game, especially in the 2nd half and in many moments, the result was clearly unfair. But, in the end, Lourosa scored two goals and we only scored one. There is still a long way to go in the Championship. We haven’t forgotten how we started the Championship; We do not forget what it took to work, with a lot of focus, with a lot of mentality, with a lot of humility, so that we could then have a positive sequence of results that translated, or was the consequence, of what was the growth of each of them and also the growth of the team. What happened here today is part of what the team growth process is: how many games are there in which teams end up dominating the game and then, in the end, end up not being able to get the result they expected and aspired to? Today is difficult, it will be 24 hours of some frustration, but in 24 hours we will have our heads up and continue on our way and prepare for the next game.”

Rodrigo Rêgo (Benfica B forward): “I think it was possible to see that we dominated the game, we created the best opportunities, we couldn’t convert them and, of course, those who don’t are closer to suffering, and that’s what happened. The opponent, in the last minutes, went to our goal twice, scored and left here with the victory. We just have to keep working, we’re on the right track and this defeat won’t erase what we’ve done so far. It was a very good game, we had control of the game with the ball, we created, as I said, several opportunities, and it is to continue on this basis because, if we continue like this, I have no doubt that we are closer to victory, and that is the objective today and we already have the next game to try to achieve victory.”