Benfica vs Auckland City I FIFA Club World Cup Highlights

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Deep now into five minutes of added time. Di Maria, Prestigiani, oh it's going to be a penalty.
Just as Auckland City thought they might get a half time, they presented Benfica with a golden
opportunity. It was a lazy leg, Prestigiani goes down and a penalty awarded. Here comes Angel,
Di Maria and scores at last for Benfica. 52 minutes they've waited to break down Auckland
City who have resisted for as long as they possibly can but never doubt Angel Di Maria
who makes it. Benfica 1, Auckland City 0. Nice little touch Pavlidis, brilliant footwork,
fantastic goal from their star man and Auckland City's second half resistance does not last
anywhere near as long as they did in the first half. Prestigiani, Di Maria and so often Orsnes
goes on the outside, Di Maria eventually chooses to use him and it's in towards Shelderup who has
a swing at it, comes to Odomendi, now Sanchez deflects it in, a handful of touches and he finds
Renato Sanchez. Here they come again, it's wave after wave at the minute and Shelderup tries to
get out the way, it's a good job he did because Bejeru is there, the first Luxembourger to play
at a FIFA annual tournament, he's now the first Luxembourger to score and he adds Benfica's
fourth of the collection. Here they come once more into Pavlidis left and Bejeru gets another
and it's five for Benfica, it is worrying again for Auckland City of how quick they can see,
their minds are tired, the legs are gone and Bejeru's really enjoying himself out there.
Shelderup, that's a long ball that is successful to the feet of Di Maria and Auckland City are
backtracking and Di Maria who's been brilliant all afternoon goes down and no penalty this time.
As he takes this touch with his left foot here, there's contact, there is definitely contact on
his back foot. It's a penalty that ends the second half, it is six for Benfica, double up for
Angel Di Maria and the first half may have not produced many goals,
the second half certainly has, it is another riot against the name of Auckland City.
