UD Oliveirense (Group A), AD Valongo (Group C) and Sporting e Óquei de Barcelos (Group D) ensured that this Thursday they qualified for the quarter-finals of the WSE Champions League, where they joined Benfica and FC. Porto, who have already qualified and who will play the classic in the next stage.
In Group A, Benfica, already qualified and with a guarantee of first place, drew in the visiting Spaniards from CP Calafell (2-2) and UD Oliverence joined the Eagles in the playoffs. Oliveira de Azeméis’ team won the visiting HC Liceo in A Coruña (2-3) and finished second.
In Group B, Porto could play with a win or a draw to take first place and avoid the duel with Benfica, but lost 6-2 in the visit of the Italians from Tresino, finished second and will face the Reds. in the quarter finals. Thus, Trisino is opposed to the Oliverense. In the other group match, Noya bid farewell to Spain, with a 4-2 victory over Sarzana, Italy.
In Group C, a party in Valongo. The northern team received and beat the Italians from Amatori Lodi 2-1 and took advantage of a Forte dei Marmi draw in Barcelona’s reception (4-4) to end up in second place behind the Catalans.
In Group D, Sporting and Acqui Barcelos confirmed their qualification with a two-goal draw in Barcelos. The Spaniards defeated the French Reus Saint-Omer (4-7), but they needed someone who would not score in Barcelos, which did not happen.
And so, in the quarterfinals, scheduled for the fourth-fifth of May, there are duels Benfica – Porto, Sporting – AD Valongo, Barcelona – Aqui de Barcelos and Trecino – UD Oliverence.
Final classification – group stage:
group: First place: Benfica, 12 points, second place: UD Oliverence, 10 third: HC Liceo, 6 fourth: CB Calafell, 3
Group B: First place: Tresino, 14 points, second place: FC Porto, 11 third: Noya, 8 fourth place: Sarzana, 0
Group C: First place: Barcelona, 13 points, second place: Valongo, 11 third: Forte dei Marmi, 9 fourth place: Amatori Lodi, 0
Group D: 1st place: Sporting, 11 points, 2nd place: Óquei Barcelos, 10 3rd: Reus, 10 4th: Saint-Omer, 3
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