Benfica thrashed Moreirense 4-0 on Wednesday in a match from the 3rd round of the Liga Portugal Betclic. The Eagles completely dominated the encounter and built their victory with goals from Vangelis Pavlidis, Andreas Schjelderup, Gianluca Prestianni, and Fredrik Aursnes. Moreirense tried to stop Benfica with a low block and a difficult pitch, but could not avoid the heavy defeat.
The match started with opportunities for Benfica. In the first minute, Pavlidis almost opened the scoring, but was in an offside position. At 6 minutes, Rafa wasted a clear chance: André Ferreira saved Prestianni's shot, the ball fell to the Portuguese international, who sent it wide.
The opening goal came in stoppage time of the first half. Clément Lenglet won a penalty from a corner, committed by Alexandre Parsemain. After consulting VAR, referee Fábio Veríssimo pointed to the penalty spot and Pavlidis converted, making it 1-0 at halftime.
In the second half, at the 55th minute, Schjelderup scored Benfica's second goal. The thrashing leaves Benfica in a privileged position in the standings, putting pressure on Porto, who see the red and white side closing in on the title race.
