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So what sort of results has Benfica put forth this new year???
Well here is a good recap…….(More recent first)
GP W D L P
1 FC Porto 20 12 6 2 42
2 Benfica 20 11 7 2 40
3 Sporting Lisbon 20 11 5 4 38
4 CD Nacional de Madeira 20 10 5 5 35
5 Leixoes 20 9 8 3 35
5 Braga 20 10 5 5 35

February 27, 2009
SLBenfica 2 – 1 Leixoes
Elvis (own goal 16′) Rodrigo 74′
Nuno Gomes 67′
Benfica got off to a good start from Reyes cross into the area intended for Cardozo but to make matters easier the defender, Elvis, tapped it into his own net. I thank you for that. Benfica continued to play well for the most part with Ruben Amorim coming off afetr getting hurt for Carlos Martins. After half-time, Reyes and Di Maria both came off, 60′ for Nuno Gomes and 72′ for Balboa respectively, and in the 67′ Nuno Gomes headed in a cross from Cardozo. Benfica had the game but were down to 10 men after Carlos Martins pulled a muscle and since there were no subs left to use Benfica had to play the rest of the game with 10. Even with one men down Benfica fought threw and won the game 2-1 after Rodrigo scored for Leixoes in the 74′.

February 21, 2009 DERBY
SLBenfica 2 – 3 Sporting
Reyes 36′(penalty) Liedson 10′, 81′
Cardozo 89′ Derlei 47′
Lisbon Derby filled with many goals. Great game to watch but bad result for Benfica fans. Quick paced match with Liedson converting in the 10′ from a mistake of David Luiz(his worst performance of the season). Benfica then got a penalty after Polga fouled Suazo so Reyes scored from the spot. 1-1. Sporting appealed for a penalty after a shot from Ismailov hit Maxi P’s arm but ref saw none of it..bad decision. Half-time Score 1-1. Benfica started slow and Derlei capitalized. 2-1. Benfica had no control of the second half and this resulted in another goal from Liedson later on making it 3-1. Oscar Cardozo added a goal from his head at the end but it was too late and Sporting partied all night with the precious win. A horrible performance by Benficas defense…

February 15, 2009
SLBenfica 3 – 2 Pacos de Ferreira
Cardozo 69′ Ferreira 76′
Ruben Amorim 73′ Chico Silva 90′
Di Maria 83′
This game aside from all the goals in the second half was highlighted with Di Maria’s GOLASO!!!!!!!The ball bounced perfectly in front of him from about 35 yards out and he lasered it past the Pacos keeper making it 3-1. Pacos added one at the end and scared Benfica because they hit the post in the last second of the game.

February 8, 2009
SLBenfica 1 – 1 FC Porto
Yebda 45′ Lucho Gonzalez 72′(penalty)
What a controversial match that unfavoured Benfica. Game started off very well with equal possesion in the first half. Just at the end of the 1st half Yebda popped a goal in with his head from a corner from Aimar. Benfica dominated most of the game but in the second half Porto came out strong and in the 70′ minute a controversial penalty led to Porto tieing up the game. Lisandro was deemed to be fouled in the area by Yebda and Lucho converted. But on the replay Yebda did not even touch Lisandro…he fell by himself!!!The game ended 1-1 and BENFICA WAS ROBBED!!!!!BIG-TIME!!!!

February 4, 2009 SEMI-FINALS CARLSBERG CUP
SLBenfica 2 – 1 V. Guimaraes
Gregory (own goal 70′) Desmarets 90′
Aimar 88′
Benfica is through to the final of the Carlsberg Cup with a 2-1 win over Guimaraes. Aimar got his first goal for Benfica and what a nice goal it was! They will now face Sporting Lisbon in the final on March 21. Book that game in your soccer calendars!!!!!

January 31, 2009
SLBenfica 1 – 0 Rio Ave
Mantorras 70′
MAANNNNNTTTOOORRRAASSSS!!!!!!! Thats all there is to say. What a player he is to our club…Could have been the new Eusebio if it wasn’t for his knee injuries.

January 23, 2009
SLBenfica 0 – 0 Belenenses
Good result for Benfica achieving a point away from home. Bad pitch conditions made the game lack excitement. Miguel Vitor was shown a red card in the 83rd after fouling Joao Pedro.

January 11, 2009
SLBenfica 1 – 0 SC Braga
David Luiz 45′
Benfica benefited with the refs help in this one as David Luizs goal was actually in an offside position. But after all the ref did not see so Benfica won this hard fought game 1-0. Braga is going to be a surprising team in the late run for pole position. Watch them in their Uefa Cup match agaisnt PSG after they beat Standard Liege 4-1 on agg.

January 4, 2009
SLBenfica 0 – 2 Trofense
Reguila 44′
Helder Barbosa 82′
Disappointing start to the New Year with a loss to last place team Trofense. Benfica played a horrible game and Binya was sent off early in the second half due to his dumb choic eof tackling players without getting the ball. Aside from this result, Benfica will win the league this year and for many others!!!!

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