 "Liga Revelação: Quenda shines and Sporting thrashes Benfica")
Champion qualification phase game
With Geovany Quenda in the spotlight, Sporting beat Benfica 5-2, in a match on the fourth round of the Champion Qualification phase of the Revelation League, played at the Estádio Aurélio Pereira, in Alcochete.
The Leonine team, led by João Pereira, took the lead in the 12th minute, through Rodrigo Marquês, who disarmed João Veloso on the midfield line and headed towards Luka Velichovic’s goal.
After overcoming the initial difficulties, Benfica turned the score around before the break, with goals from José Melro (30′) and Ivan Lima (45′), who took advantage of an incomplete save by Guilherme Pires, the Leonine goalkeeper, betrayed by an irregular bounce.
Perhaps motivated by the words of the national coach, Roberto Martínez, who highlighted him in an interview with the newspaper A BOLA, Geovany Quenda ‘opened the book’ in the second half, and Sporting turned the disadvantage into a comfortable victory.
The 16-year-old forward scored the equalizer shortly after the restart: he received the ball on the right side, pulled it to the opposite foot, and then intended to serve Rodrigo Marquês in the area, but the low pass ended up making the ball go into the area. farthest post (50′).
Quenda moved to the left side of the Leonine attack in the last quarter of an hour, and his influence on the game took on even more relevant contours. The Portuguese-Guinean also scored the goal of the Leonine comeback, in the 82nd minute, and was also involved in Rodrigo Marquês’ double (84′) and the last goal, which was assisted by Rafael Besugo for José Silva (90+3′).
Of the eight goals already scored by Geovany Quenda this season, four were against Benfica.
With this result, Sporting now has seven points and equals the status of leader Estoril, which at 4pm this Tuesday hosts Gil Vicente. The Benfica team, coached by Paulo Lopes, has just one victory in four second phase games.
GAME MOVIE:
FINAL WHISTLE: SPORTING GOLEIA BENFICA
Great performance by Geovany Quenda (double) in the 5-2 victory for Leon. João Pereira’s team now has seven points and catches, on condition, the leader Estoril, which at 4 pm hosts Gil Vicente. Benfica stays on four points.
90+3′ SPORTING MAKES IT 5-2! Quenda is back in the game, disarming João Conceição, and then Rafael Besugo finds José Silva in the area, for Leon’s fifth goal.
5-2!! José Silva with a beautiful finish. Geovany Quenda once again involved in the play. Recovery in the upper zone and good pass to the central corridor. Great victory. João Pereira’s U23s are playing a lot 👏🏽 pic.twitter.com/vyoxR32K5w
— Sporting Things (@Sporting_Things) January 30, 2024
90′ Four minutes of extra time…
84′ SPORTING MAKES IT 4-2! Benfica loses the ball shortly after the game restarts and Sporting moves into the transition, with Quenda on the left, and then the ball reaching Rodrigo Marquês, who takes advantage of an incomplete cut and finishes.
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82′ NEW TWIST! GEOVANY QUENDA BISA AND MAKES IT 3-2 FOR SPORTING!
GEOVANY QUENDA. Game Changer. He went to the left, scored the goal that gave the lions the lead back and soon after was involved in Rodrigo Marquês’ goal. What a talent…😍 pic.twitter.com/IhyiixZVKf
— Sporting Things (@Sporting_Things) January 30, 2024
Praised by the national coach (in an interview with A BOLA), at 16 years old he is a great hope for the Lions; jersey 7 plays in a position where many Leo stars were born; Alcochete dreams again of extreme talent
50′ SPORTING DRAWS, BY GEOVANY QUENDA (2-2)! He received it on the right, pulled it onto his left foot, and then the intention was to look for a teammate to enter the area, but the ball, low, ended up going in close to the far post.
Geovany Quenda’s goal. What would have been one of his usual great breakthrough passes ended in a goal. Beautiful movement by Rodrigo Marquês, he didn’t touch the ball and gave Quenda a goal. 7th goal of the season for the young winger. With everything Sporting. pic.twitter.com/W9aJgFmOE9
— Sporting Things (@Sporting_Things) January 30, 2024
46′ RESTART THE MEETING.
INTERVAL
Benfica arrives at rest with an advantage, as a result of the effectiveness they demonstrated after an initial period of Sporting’s clear ascendancy.
45′ BENFICA TURNS BACK! 2-1, by Ivan Lima, who takes advantage of an incomplete save by Guilherme Pires, betrayed by an irregular bounce on the grass.
30′ BENFICA DRAWS! Beautiful cross from the left, from Tiago Parede, and José Melro appears in the goalkeeper’s face, touching it with his right foot. 1-1!
12′ SPORTING SCORE! 1-0, BY RODRIGO MARQUÊS, AFTER JOÃO VELOSO’S MISTAKE
Gooooool. Rodrigo Marquês opens the scoring in the U23 derby. Good recovery from the young player in the opponent’s half, he led, isolated himself and finished for a goal. pic.twitter.com/lTFG7cii9N
— Sporting Things (@Sporting_Things) January 30, 2024
START THE GAME!
Benfica’s XI: Luka Velichovic; João Conceição, Tiago Coser, João Fonseca and Tiago Parente; João Veloso, Paulo Okon and Gonçalo Moreira; Kyanno Silva, José Melro and Ivan Lima
Sporting lines up with: Guilherme Pires, Gonçalo Braga, Emanuel Fernandes, Lucas Taibo, Tiago Parente, Henrique Arreiol, Geovany Quenda, Adam Arvelo, Rodrigo Marquês, Guilherme Santos and Luis Gomes.
The rivals have four points, as do Famalicão and Estrela da Amadora, in pursuit of leader Estoril, who has seven points.
Sporting welcomes Benfica to the Aurélio Pereira Stadium, at the Alcochete training center, for the fourth round of the Champions League qualifying phase. Kick-off at 11am!