Benfica AESH Pylea Thessaloniki European Cup

With a strong performance, the women's handball team achieved Benfica It beat AESH Pylea Thessaloniki (44-26), in the first leg of the round of 16 of the EHF Women's European Cup.

This Friday, January 19 at Pavilion No. 2 in Luzthe Reds had a Full gas start. Before the fifth minute for the team Joao Alexandre Florencio They already have a comfortable lead (6-1).

Against a competitor who accumulated technical errors, The two-time national champions didn't make it easy and knew how to take advantage of quick turnovers to run up the score. You Counterattacks She was a a weapon.

Naturally, the Eagles ended the first half with a bang Next scores of goals (21-11). For this difference, shooting efficiency was decisive (Benfica recorded a success rate of 66% compared to 46% for its competitors).

In the second half, the difference remained. with More quality From the Greek logo players, Benfica athletes Take control of the meeting that it Feature expanded.

Joao Alexander Florencio managed the team, but at the end of the challenge, the Eagles suffered a setback with an injury Anna Bolzan.

common Expressive result (44-26), note l Nine goals were scored by Victoria Borshchenko, the top scorer in the match. The experienced centre-back failed to convert only one of the 10 shots taken, which equates to 90% effectiveness.

With (unpublished) Qualification to the quarter-finals is well underwayAs visitors, Benfica will play the return leg on Saturday, January 20, also at 7pm. Pavilion No. 2 in Luz. Members have free entry through Access conditions.

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Joao Alexandre Florencio (Benfica coach): “We knew that the greatest virtue of this Greek team was fighting, but our players always respond that way. We tend to fight more than others, that is our DNA, and quality came to the fore. In the first half our motivation was very good, anticipating what he could do.” The opponent, we made lethal counter-attacks and ended up with a 10-goal difference. In the second half, we tried to manage it, rotating the whole team to avoid injuries, but unfortunately it seemed that we had an injured player in our team. [Ana Bolzan]. Only catastrophe will tear us away from this tie, and tomorrow [sábado] This result needs to be standardized. “If confirmed, this will be the first time Benfica has reached the quarter-finals of the European Cup.”