After his inaugural and very lively draw against Boca Juniors (2-2) in the club World Cup, Benfica faced a much lower opponent, at least on paper. Auckland conceded a scathing 10-0 by Bayern for his first meeting and feared a new disappointment against an actor accustomed to the Champions League. This time, the New Zealanders kept the shock much better since they ended up losing a first time on a penalty from Di Maria just before the break (1-0, 45th+8). Except that half-time lasted … two hours.
Due to a thunderstorm in the Orlando region, the meeting had to be interrupted for a very long time. This is already the 4th time since the start of the competition that a meeting has been stopped due to the weather. Once on the lawn, Benfica also put a storm with her opponent. While Pavlidis doubled the bet (2-0, 54th), Renato Sanches was the addition after the time of play (3-0, 63rd) before Leandro Barreiro offers a double to join the LisBotic show (76th, 78th). At the very end of the meeting, Ángel Di María offered himself a double on penalty (6-0, 90+7th). A new overwhelming defeat for Auckland City…
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