Ch. League results: Benfica vs Hapoel 2 - 0
Benfica has back to the Champions League two years and nine months after the last game played in the major European competition for clubs.
The Benfica sponsored a premiere of the Israeli champion Hapoel Tel Aviv, but not let the three points to travel out of "Light", winning 2-0 with goals from Luisão (21) and Cardozo (68).
The team coached by Jorge Jesus added a victory in their first meeting of Champions, for the fifth time in eight stakes since the Champions League adopted its current format.
If this victory will serve in some way to defusing the dark clouds on the "Light", thanks to a disastrous start to the season, the atmosphere at the Stadium of Light wasn't always of harmony.
A match would be sufficient to ignite the tempers and Cardozo didn't care to be the service arsonist. Whistled from the benches after a couple of missed opportunities (14 "and 56"), Paraguayan striker hit at the third (68'), making it 2-0 for Benfica.
To the applause of supporters, Cardozo replied with a finger in front of his lips, telling the fans to silence. The striker`s attitude was toasted with a chorus of whistles.
It was the moment more meaningful in the night when Benfica attempted to return to normalcy and make peace with himself, after four defeats in five league games, irregularity in the views of some players, and controversy surrounding the arbitrations.
This topic has led the governing bodies of Benfica to join together and firing on the president of the League's Arbitration Commission, Vitor Pereira, and Secretary of State for Sport, Laurentino Dias, in addition to urge the fans not to go to the stadium in games outside Luz stadium.
Alien - to the extent possible - the whole thing, Jorge Jesus's lineup in his debut in the Champions League, a team with only one change to the starting front V. Guimarães: Maxi Pereira left the eleven, and was replaced by Ruben Amorim on the right side of defense.
In Hapoel side, Eli Gutman left out veteran Badie, the only element of the Israeli squad with experience in the Champions League. Israeli striker of Nigerian origin Toto Tamuzalso, began the game on the bench, Shechter doing double with Sahar in attack.
After a good start, Benfica was losing gas and Hapoel started to become dangerous to the goal of Roberto. Fortunately for Benfica, the 1-0, scored by Luisão (21 "), appeared at a better time, when Hapoel was growing in the game and after a piece in which the Israeli team has complained about a penalty for toppling Shechter ( 16).
The referee Aleksei Nikolaev didn't thought so, and Benfica's goal came just after: Aimar scored poorly a corner on the left, Carlos Martins collected the ball on the opposite flank, focused, and Luisão appeared to score with no chances to Enyeama.
He took a weight off the team`s shoulders and the benches of Light also breathed relief.
In the second half, Benfica was again happy: after an Hapoel Tel Aviv`s good start , the goal appointed by Cardozo, cut the root of the Israeli team's hopes of taking anything from the game.
The Paraguayan concluded in a simply way a move by Ruben Amorim and Maxi Pereira, to finish off the bottom of the tag, after incomplete defense of Enyeama.
Despite Benfica beeing at a comfortable advantage and with the command of the game, the mood felt was divided among the team cheers, and whistles to Cardozo's incendiary attitude.
The reconciliation would only happen after the final whistle. While the Benfica's players hugged and saluted their opponents in the center of the lawn, Cardozo was isolated drinking water. After a moment of hesitation, threw the bottle onto the pitch. He took two steps, raised his hands over his head as if asking forgiveness.And the benches came forward as if to say that all is forgotten.
For now, enough of problems.Even because on Sunday the opponent is Sporting Lisbon.
Benfica vs Hapoel video:
The Benfica sponsored a premiere of the Israeli champion Hapoel Tel Aviv, but not let the three points to travel out of "Light", winning 2-0 with goals from Luisão (21) and Cardozo (68).
The team coached by Jorge Jesus added a victory in their first meeting of Champions, for the fifth time in eight stakes since the Champions League adopted its current format.
If this victory will serve in some way to defusing the dark clouds on the "Light", thanks to a disastrous start to the season, the atmosphere at the Stadium of Light wasn't always of harmony.
A match would be sufficient to ignite the tempers and Cardozo didn't care to be the service arsonist. Whistled from the benches after a couple of missed opportunities (14 "and 56"), Paraguayan striker hit at the third (68'), making it 2-0 for Benfica.
To the applause of supporters, Cardozo replied with a finger in front of his lips, telling the fans to silence. The striker`s attitude was toasted with a chorus of whistles.
It was the moment more meaningful in the night when Benfica attempted to return to normalcy and make peace with himself, after four defeats in five league games, irregularity in the views of some players, and controversy surrounding the arbitrations.
This topic has led the governing bodies of Benfica to join together and firing on the president of the League's Arbitration Commission, Vitor Pereira, and Secretary of State for Sport, Laurentino Dias, in addition to urge the fans not to go to the stadium in games outside Luz stadium.
Alien - to the extent possible - the whole thing, Jorge Jesus's lineup in his debut in the Champions League, a team with only one change to the starting front V. Guimarães: Maxi Pereira left the eleven, and was replaced by Ruben Amorim on the right side of defense.
In Hapoel side, Eli Gutman left out veteran Badie, the only element of the Israeli squad with experience in the Champions League. Israeli striker of Nigerian origin Toto Tamuzalso, began the game on the bench, Shechter doing double with Sahar in attack.
After a good start, Benfica was losing gas and Hapoel started to become dangerous to the goal of Roberto. Fortunately for Benfica, the 1-0, scored by Luisão (21 "), appeared at a better time, when Hapoel was growing in the game and after a piece in which the Israeli team has complained about a penalty for toppling Shechter ( 16).
The referee Aleksei Nikolaev didn't thought so, and Benfica's goal came just after: Aimar scored poorly a corner on the left, Carlos Martins collected the ball on the opposite flank, focused, and Luisão appeared to score with no chances to Enyeama.
He took a weight off the team`s shoulders and the benches of Light also breathed relief.
In the second half, Benfica was again happy: after an Hapoel Tel Aviv`s good start , the goal appointed by Cardozo, cut the root of the Israeli team's hopes of taking anything from the game.
The Paraguayan concluded in a simply way a move by Ruben Amorim and Maxi Pereira, to finish off the bottom of the tag, after incomplete defense of Enyeama.
Despite Benfica beeing at a comfortable advantage and with the command of the game, the mood felt was divided among the team cheers, and whistles to Cardozo's incendiary attitude.
The reconciliation would only happen after the final whistle. While the Benfica's players hugged and saluted their opponents in the center of the lawn, Cardozo was isolated drinking water. After a moment of hesitation, threw the bottle onto the pitch. He took two steps, raised his hands over his head as if asking forgiveness.And the benches came forward as if to say that all is forgotten.
For now, enough of problems.Even because on Sunday the opponent is Sporting Lisbon.
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