Belenenses faced Benfica in the 12th week of the Portuguese Premier League. The home team had to go to the field with 9 people due to the new type of coronavirus (Covid-19) cases in the team. The team, which was on the relegation line, scored an own goal in the 1st minute of the difficult match.
There are only 9 players left for the home team to take the field, as 14 of their players tested positive in the pre-match coronavirus tests. Belenenses, who faced Benfica with only 9 players, also included 2 goalkeepers among these players.
Facing Benfica without a striker and without a player on the bench, Belenenses came out with the squad of Alvaro Ramalho, Diogo Calila, Joao Monteiro, Henrique Pires, Trova Boni, Rafa Santos, Eduardo Kau, Andre Lopes and Antonio Montez in the tough match. It was stated that the main position of Monteiro, who plays in the midfield of Belenenses, is goalkeeping. Benfica, on the other hand, fought 11 people against their opponent.
They scored their own goals in the 1st minute.
Belenenses’ misfortune continued right at the beginning of the match. Trying to get rid of the relegation line, the home team lost 1-0 against its strong opponent in the 1st minute with Eduardo Kau’s own goal.
The first half of the match was completed with Benfica’s 7-0 advantage. The Belenenses-Benfica match was suspended in the 48th minute of the match.
While Belenenses is in the 16th place with 8 points in the past 11 weeks; Benfica is third in the league with 28 points.
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