Benfica 4-1 Tondela - Pavlidis Leads Rout
Key Takeaways
- • Benfica defeated Tondela 4-1 at Estádio João Cardoso in Portuguese Primeira Liga action
- • Vangelis Pavlidis opened scoring in dominant away performance
- • Benfica controlled 76.6% possession and registered 23 shots
Tondela, Portugal, POR — Benfica overwhelmed Tondela with a commanding away victory, scoring four unanswered goals after conceding early in Portuguese Primeira Liga play.
Rodrigo Conceição gave Tondela a 12th-minute lead, but Benfica responded with four goals across the remainder of the match. Vangelis Pavlidis equalized in the 34th minute before Andreas Schjelderup put Benfica ahead in the 59th. Fredrik Aursnes extended the lead in the 74th minute, and Anísio Cabral sealed the victory with a stoppage-time goal in the 95th minute.
GOALS:- 12' Rodrigo Conceição - Tondela- 34' Vangelis Pavlidis - Benfica- 59' Andreas Schjelderup - Benfica- 74' Fredrik Aursnes - Benfica- 90'+5' Anísio Cabral - Benfica
STANDOUT PLAYERS:- Tondela: Rodrigo Conceição - Early goal, lone bright spot- Benfica: Vangelis Pavlidis - Equalizer sparked comeback
KEY STAT: Benfica dominated possession 76.6% to 23.4% and outshot Tondela 23-6, putting nine shots on target compared to Tondela's one.
NEXT: Tondela travel to face Estoril on February 8. Benfica's next fixture TBA.