Africa-Press – Angola. Sporting de Benguela beat Desportivo da Huíla by 2-1 today, Sunday, in a match for the 19th round of the first division National Football Championship (Girabola 2022/23), played at the Municipal Stadium in this city.
In a match where both teams entered attacking, balance in the midfield prevailed in the first 45 minutes.
It was the home team, still in the first half, in an offensive move on the right side, who benefited from a penalty, converted by Cebola, in the 28th minute.
Already in the discounts of the first half, Desportivo restored equality at 45+2, through Freddy, who, with a header, completed a cross from the right side, a result that prevailed until the end of the first half of the game.
In the restart, the coach from Desportivo, not satisfied with the result, brought in Malamba and Mendes to replace Bruno Raúl and Cagodó, at 72′ and 89′. Freddy and Leonel gave their places to Manico and Mimitcha.
Sporting coach Vera Maradona substituted Slimani and Jelson for Cabila and Kalanga in the 66th and 88th minutes.
The two teams, with a football that was characterized by a balance in the midfield and counterattack outputs, were unable to finalize the few goal opportunities created.
When it looked like the match would end in a draw, the Benguela Lions took the lead (2 – 1), at 90+5 minutes, through Slimani, the final result of the game.
For coach Vela Maradona, it was a difficult game, in which his team was happier for realizing the opportunities created.
The coach of Desportivo da Huíla, Paulo Torres, complained about an alleged unmarked penalty in favor of his team and the poor condition of the grass.
With this result, Sporting de Benguela has 15 points and Desportivo maintains 16.
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