On Thursday, February 29, in the first match of the 1/2 finals of the Portuguese Cup, Sporting hosted Benfica.
In the ninth minute of the match, the “white-greens” took the lead thanks to a goal from Gonçalves.
After the break, Sporting doubled the lead — Gyokeres hit the goal of Anatoly Trubin, who spent the entire match on the field.
Benfica scored twice midway through the second half, but Di Maria's goal was disallowed after a VAR review. It is noteworthy that in stoppage time the VAR referee canceled out Sporting's goal as well.
As a result of the match, Sporting won, but on April 3 the teams will play the return match.
Statistics of the match Sporting — Benfica 1/2 finals of the Portuguese Cup
Sporting 2-1 Benfica
Goals : Goncalves 9, Gyokeres 54 — Aursnes 69
Ball possession: 50%-50%
Beats: 21-6
Shots on target: 5-4
Corners: 4-3
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