Benfica vs Eintracht Frankfurt (4-2)
The Portuguese Republic youth international is take into account one in all European football’s brightest abilities, and he delivered thereon name with a surprising show that overshadowed Luka Jovic’s come back to Estadio prosecuting attorney Luz.
Serbia striker Jovic, World Health Organization, is within the second term of a two-season loan at Frankfort from Benfica, got on the scoresheet against his parent club by canceling out Felix’s spot-kick opener, that came when Evan N’Dicka’s dismissal for bundling over Gibson Fernandes within the box.
But the shimmering native talent reticulated double a lot of either facet of a Ruben Dias header to become the youngest player to hit a Galilean League treble, though Goncalo Paciencia did later provide the guests a handy second away goal to require back to Frankfort.
Felix initial illustrated his sought-after ability within the twentieth minute.
The current Manchester United target sent Fernandes scampering into the box with a cute reverse pass so, following N’Dicka’s frightened push from behind, nervelessly reborn the resultant penalty.
Jovic – tipped to sign for Adi Hutter’s men permanently at season’s finish – responded twenty minutes later, Ante Rebic breaking into the box and altruistically squaring for him. However, parity lasted but 3 minutes.
Felix now took it entirely upon himself to brightly hearth into the bottom-left corner from twenty-five yards.
Frankfurt looked to own equalized once more once Filip Kostic’s tame shot squirmed through Odisseas Vlachodimos, just for the offsides flag to travel up against two players deemed to own occupied a lively position.
Instead, they shipped two a lot of in four second-half minutes.
Dias nodded in Benfica’s third when Felix helped on a corner before the adolescent completed his treble by side-footing through Kevin Trapp’s legs from Alex Grimaldo’s cut-back.
Other Matches: Eintracht Frankfurt vs Benfica (2-0)
Goals Benfica
21′ | Benfica | Joao Felix (pen.) |
43′ | Benfica | Joao Felix |
50′ | Benfica | R. Dias |
54′ | Benfica | Joao Felix |
Goals Eintracht Frankfurt
40′ | Eintracht Frankfurt | L. Jovic |
72′ | Eintracht Frankfurt | G. Paciencia |
Benfica Lineups
99 | Odysseas Vlachodimos |
7 | Sébastien Corchia |
6 | Rúben Dias |
33 | Jardel |
3 | Alejandro Grimaldo |
22 | Andreas Samaris |
5 | Ljubomir Fejsa |
27 | Rafa Silva |
83 | Gedson Fernandes |
11 | Franco Cervi |
79 | João Félix |
Eintracht Frankfurt Lineups
31 | Kevin Trapp |
19 | David Abraham |
13 | Martin Hinteregger |
2 | Evan N’Dicka |
20 | Makoto Hasebe |
24 | Danny da Costa |
5 | Gélson Fernandes |
17 | Sebastian Rode |
10 | Filip Kostić |
8 | Luka Jović |
4 | Ante Rebić |
Benfica – Eintracht Frankfurt Match Statistics
Benfica |
Eintracht Frankfurt |
|
12 | Shots Total | 13 |
6 | Shots on goal | 3 |
5 | Shots off goal | 7 |
1 | Shots blocked | 3 |
7 | Shots inside box | 12 |
5 | Shots outside box | 1 |
13 | Fouls | 12 |
3 | Corners | 7 |
0 | Offsides | 1 |
1 | Saves | 2 |
62% | Possession Time | 38% |
501 | Passes Total | 284 |
433 | Accurate Passes | 207 |
86% | Accurate Passes% | 73% |
FULL TIME! Eintracht down but certainly not out, and they take two important away goals back to Frankfurt.#SGEuropa #BenficaSGE | 4-2 pic.twitter.com/2noAhR84SH
— Eintracht Frankfurt (@eintracht_eng) April 11, 2019