The Ukrainian goalkeeper helped his team beat their bitter rivals in the Lisbon derby.
Benfica is the leader of the Portuguese championship. Ukrainian goalkeeper Anatoly Trubin’s team rose to the top of the standings after a victory in the 11th round against their main rivals Sporting.
The Lisbon club derby became the central match of the game day and fully justified this status. The “Eagles” were a little inferior to their opponents, but managed to grab the win in extra time of the referee. 2:1 in favor of Benfica, who trail Sporting on points and lead on goal difference.
Portuguese Championship. 11th round November 12
Benfica – Sports – 2:1
Goals: Neves, 90+4, Tengstedt, 90+8 – Dekeres, 45.
Warnings: Mario, Neves – Coates, Inacio, Edwards, Hjulmand.
Dismissal: Inacio, 51 (second yellow card).
Benfica: Trubin – A. Silva, Otamendi, Moratu – Neves, Florentino (Tengstedt, 64), Mario (Guedes, 87), Aursnes – Di Maria, Musa (Cabral, 64), R. Silva.
Sporting: Adam – Diomande, Coates, Inacio – Esgayu, Hjulmand, Morita (Paulinho, 85), Reis (Santos, 73) – Edwards (Saint-Just, 57), Dekeres, Goncalves (Trincao, 73).
Expected Goals (xG): 1.55 – 0.78
Ball possession: 53% – 47%
Beats: 11 – 9
Flat strikes: 4 – 3
Fouls: 9 – 12
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