UEFA Champions League play-offs: http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/FC-Twente-c39233 Enschede – Match report (Part 2)
Following a frustrating opening half that saw Benfica miss a handful of goalscoring opportunities, the second-half saw the home side stage a phenomenal performance. Barely a minute after the restart, Witsel found himself unmarked after Luisao headed on Gaitan’s
free-kick. The 22-year-old made no mistake in sending his bicycle kick into the back of the net from six yards.
With the opening goal, the home side started to enjoy proceedings. Ten minutes later, an excellent last minute tackle from http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Peter-Wisgerhof-c29829 denied Cardozo from creating a perfect goalscoring opportunity. Moments later however, the home side doubled their
lead through Luisao. Aimar’s corner kick was met by the 30-year-old’s header, who was totally unmarked at the near post to score on his 300th appearance for the Eagles.
Co Adriaanse used two substitutions at the hour mark when http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Willem-Janssen-c36846 respectively. Moreover, the tactician also changed his side’s 4-4-2 formation to a 4-3-3, allowing for more
attacking options.
Minutes later, John made an impressive individual move at the left flank, when he raced past two defenders into the box. However, the home side’s goalkeeper Artur Moraes denied the forward with a brilliant diving save.
In the 66th minute, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Racing-c40298 into the box and made
no mistake in hitting the back of the net.
With a three-goal cushion, the Eagles somewhat relaxed and the Enschede giants almost found their opening goal through Bryan Ruiz. However, Artur again came to the rescue with a brilliant save.
With 15 minutes remaining on the clock, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Jorge-c19120 Jesus changed his side’s 4-2-3-1 formation to 4-4-1-1, bringing Zanaki Bruno and Nemanka Matic for Gaitan and Nolito respectively.
The hosts came close to scoring their fourth of the evening in the 77th minute, but Aimar’s long-range powered effort was tipped over the bar by Mihaylov.
The Tukkers pulled one back five minutes before the close of play, as the tireless Ruiz finally beat http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Artur-c6727 with a header. However, the goal came a little too late for the visitors. When the referee blew the final whistle, the score-line read 3-1 in favour
of the hosts.
The victory earned Benfica a spot in the Champions League group stages while Twente will compete in UEFA Europa League group stages.
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