Exciting Highlights from the Belenenses vs Benfica 1st Phase Handball Championship: Key Moments and Standout Performers

GAME SUMMARY

National Championship

10th day
1st phase
FINAL RESULT
INT: 13-22
Belenenses
26
Benfica
35

This Saturday, October 26th, the Benfica men’s handball team defeated Belenenses, 26-35, in a duel in the 10th round of the 1st phase of the National Championship.

Even if they couldn’t count on Alexis Borgesout due to expulsion in clash with AA Avancathe eagles distanced themselves on the marker over the first five minutes (0-5) at the Acácio Rosa Pavilion. The home team fought back (5-8), but, at 12′, Jota González’s men had already regained the same advantage (5-10).

However, the hosts did not throw in the towel and got closer again, in the 16th minute (9-12). Resilient, the reds returned to the charge and, this time, definitely firedreaching the break with a positive margin of nine goals (13-22).

In a second time balancedthe discrepancy in the score remained roughly the same, oscillating between seven and 10 goals. With the Benfica fans manage the comfortable gap built up in the opening halfthe two teams ended up drawing in the subsequent stage (13-13). This way, it was Benfica that came out on toptriumphing for 26-35.

The Eagles return to action on Tuesday, October 29thto the 17h45with a reception at the TATRAN Presovno Pavilion No. 2 of Luzcounting for the 4th round of Group C of the EHF European League.

Belenenses-Benfica
26-35
Acácio Rosa Pavilion
Benfica’s initial formation

Gustavo Capdeville, Miguel Sánchez, Ander Izquierdo, Rui Baptista, Bélone Moreira, Ole Rahmel and Guilherme Cabral
Substitutes

Kristóf Palasics, Christopher Hedberg, Gabriel Cavalcanti, Stiven Valencia, Filip Taleski, João Bandeira and Egon Hanusz
Benfica coach

Jota González
Belenenses initial formation

João Moniz, Duarte Pereira, Martim Ferraz, Duarte Seixas, João Ferreira, Diogo Silva and Cláudio Pedroso
Substitutes

Miguel Moreira, Alexandre Pereira, Uros Markovic, Benjamim João, Diogo Domingos, Domen Stopar, Diogo Abadia, Nélson Pina and Pedro Santana
At halftime
13-22
Benfica scorers

Filip Taleski (7), Ander Izquierdo (6), Stiven Valencia (5), Rui Baptista (5), Bélone Moreira (4), Guilherme Cabral (3), Christopher Hedberg (2), João Bandeira (2) and Ole Rahmel (1)