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Club World Cup: Benfica Beats Auckland City 6-0 at Inter&Co Stadium
- Benfica defeated Auckland City 6-0 in their Group C Club World Cup match on Friday at Inter&Co Stadium in Orlando, Fla.
- The match was delayed for over two hours mid-game due to a thunderstorm, marking the fourth recent weather suspension at the tournament.
- Benfica took an early lead from Ángel Di María’s penalty at first-half stoppage time, followed by goals from Pavlidis, Sanches, and a brace from Barreiro, with Di María scoring again in stoppage time.
- Di María’s two penalty goals tied him with Jamal Musiala as top scorers of the competition, while Auckland City was outshot 18-1 in the first half despite some counterattacks.
- The victory gave Benfica four points and the provisional top spot in Group C, with their final group match scheduled against Bayern Munich on Tuesday.
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June 20, 2025 – Sports – EFE. Benfica won an unusual match that was interrupted more than two hours by a storm. In the first half, the Portuguese team was imprecise and was contained by an outstanding performance by goalkeeper Nathan Garrow, who held Auckland City until the break. The interruption seemed to favor Benfica, who found the rhythm necessary in the resumption to realize a score. The Lusa squad needed to win after tie with Boca Juniors…
At the time of a couple of prisons converted by Angel Di Maria, Benfica crushed Auckland City on Friday 6-0 in a Club World Cup match that was delayed in between due to thunder and lightning.
For the admirator Pedro Henriques, Arbitr Salman Falaihi deserved note 7 in 10. In a quiet game and with few mistakes, he made the main decisions.
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