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Benfica leads IIB side Barreirense 3-0 at the half with goals by:

Miguel '33
Van Hooijdonk '37
Kandaurov '45 (penalty)

For the record, the starting lineup was:

Bossio, Dudic, Madeira, Ronaldo, Rojas, Chano, Kandaurov, Poborsky, Miguel, Toy & Van Hooijdonk

VH is expected to score, but Miguel has been the suprise of the pre-season so far, and it would be nice to see him contribute offensively with the first team.

Forca Benfica!

 

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Update!

In the 75th minute, the score is now 4-0, with Miguel scoring his second goal at '52.

Ohhhyeeeeeaaaaaahhhhhhhhh...

 

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The Trouncing Is Complete...

Carlitos scored at '83 to make it a 5-0 final.

It's only pre-season against a IIB team, but only 4 or 5 regular starters played (Dudic, Poborsky, Kandaurov, Van Hooijdonk and possibly Miguel). The real tests begin on Saturday versus Deportivo Corunha.

Forca Benfica!

http://www.benficacentral.com

 

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Although few sites command more awe and excitement than http://www.benficacentral.com, http://www.record.pt has a "news update" window on the splash page which shows semi-regular updates during the various games. That's where I got my info. for this particular match.

As for Marcoa's comments - thanks for bringing us back down to earth, Marcoa: I almost forgot that Porto is the single greatest athletic team ever assembled

Please ...

Benfica e o glorioso!