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New Indian Express
3 hours ago
- Sport
- New Indian Express
Club World Cup: Benfica beats Bayern Munich in scorching heat to win Group C
CHARLOTTE: Andreas Schjelderup scored in the 13th minute to give Benfica a 1-0 victory over Bayern Munich in scorching heat on Tuesday, sending the Portuguese club to the top of Group C in the Club World Cup. The loss dropped Bayern Munich to second place as Boca Juniors was eliminated. The game was played in a 97 degree temperature (36 Celsius). Benfica winger Gianluca Prestianni was attended by the medical staff in the 25th minute due to heat-related issues and was replaced in the 55th. Schjelderup ran onto a cross from Fredrik Aursnes and scored with a right-footed shot from near the penalty spot. Bayern's Joshua Kimmich put the ball in the net in the 61st minute but the goal was disallowed because Harry Kane was in an offside position in the line of sight of goalkeeper Anatoliy Trubin. Bayern lost its first match of the tournament as it struggled to find a rhythm ahead of the knockout stages later this week, despite a late attacking effort including a disallowed goal.
Yahoo
15 hours ago
- Sport
- Yahoo
Benfica beats Bayern Munich 1-0 to take the top spot in Group C in the Club World Cup
Benfica's Gianluca Prestianni, left, and Bayern Munich's Joao Palhinha fight for the ball during the Club World Cup Group C soccer match between Benfica and Bayern Munich in Charlotte, N.C., Tuesday, June 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Nell Redmond) Benfica's Anatoliy Trubin blocks a shot during the Club World Cup Group C soccer match between Benfica and Bayern Munich in Charlotte, N.C., Tuesday, June 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson) Benfica's Gianluca Prestianni is attended to during the Club World Cup Group C soccer match between Benfica and Bayern Munich in Charlotte, N.C., Tuesday, June 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson) Bayern Munich's Sacha Boey poors water on his face during the Club World Cup Group C soccer match between Benfica and Bayern Munich in Charlotte, N.C., Tuesday, June 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Nell Redmond) Benfica's Andreas Schjelderup celebrates after scoring during the Club World Cup Group C soccer match between Benfica and Bayern Munich in Charlotte, N.C., Tuesday, June 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Nell Redmond) Benfica's Andreas Schjelderup celebrates after scoring during the Club World Cup Group C soccer match between Benfica and Bayern Munich in Charlotte, N.C., Tuesday, June 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Nell Redmond) Benfica's Gianluca Prestianni, left, and Bayern Munich's Joao Palhinha fight for the ball during the Club World Cup Group C soccer match between Benfica and Bayern Munich in Charlotte, N.C., Tuesday, June 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Nell Redmond) Benfica's Anatoliy Trubin blocks a shot during the Club World Cup Group C soccer match between Benfica and Bayern Munich in Charlotte, N.C., Tuesday, June 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson) Benfica's Gianluca Prestianni is attended to during the Club World Cup Group C soccer match between Benfica and Bayern Munich in Charlotte, N.C., Tuesday, June 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson) Bayern Munich's Sacha Boey poors water on his face during the Club World Cup Group C soccer match between Benfica and Bayern Munich in Charlotte, N.C., Tuesday, June 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Nell Redmond) Benfica's Andreas Schjelderup celebrates after scoring during the Club World Cup Group C soccer match between Benfica and Bayern Munich in Charlotte, N.C., Tuesday, June 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Nell Redmond) CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Andreas Schjelderup scored in the 13th minute to give Benfica a 1-0 victory over Bayern Munich on Tuesday, sending the Portuguese club to the top of Group C in the Club World Cup. The loss dropped Bayern Munich to second place in the group. Boca Juniors was eliminated from contention by the result. Advertisement Bayern suffered its first loss of the tournament as it struggled to find a rhythm ahead of the knockout stages later this week. The game was marked by high heat with temperatures reaching 97 degrees Fahrenheit (36 Celsius). Key moment Schjelderup's early goal changed the dynamic. Though insufficient, Bayern made an attacking effort that fell short against Benfica's organized defense, leaving the German champions unable to find an equalizer despite increased pressure in the second half. Key stat Bayern entered the game with only four of the players that started in their Friday night win over Boca Juniors. Despite using all five substitutions at halftime to introduce Harry Kane, Konrad Laimer, Joshua Kimmich, Michael Olise and Jonathan Tah, Bayern was unable to score. ___ AP soccer:
Free Malaysia Today
2 days ago
- Sport
- Free Malaysia Today
Benfica knock out Auckland in Club World Cup romp
Benfica's Angel Di Maria is the joint-top scorer at the Club World Cup with three goals. (AP pic) ORLANDO : Benfica sailed to a 6-0 win to eliminate Auckland City from the Club World Cup today in Orlando in a match which suffered a long weather delay, with Angel Di Maria netting two penalties. With the Portuguese side leading by a goal at halftime the match was suspended because of a storm, eventually resuming two hours later. 'This is the longest game of my career, a special thanks to our fans, who have been here for five hours supporting the team,' said Benfica coach Bruno Lage. 'We played as well as we could. The (hot) temperature made it very difficult.' Auckland of New Zealand, the only Oceania Football Confederation representatives at the tournament, were thrashed 10-0 by Bayern Munich in their Group C opener and this defeat sealed their fate. Despite their eventual collapse, Auckland battled hard in the first half and almost made it to the break unscathed. Auckland goalkeeper Nathan Garrow made several good saves to keep Benfica at bay and the Portuguese side grew frustrated. Benfica took the lead deep into first half stoppage-time when Gianluca Prestianni was clumsily felled in the area by Haris Zeb. Di Maria, who converted a spotkick in the opening 2-2 draw against Boca Juniors, sent Garrow the wrong way. At halftime the match became the fourth in the last four days at the tournament to be impacted by a suspension for adverse conditions, with a storm arriving at the Inter&Co Stadium. When play eventually resumed, Benfica came back out strongly. Vangelis Pavlidis bundled his way through and smashed home to double Bruno Lage's team's lead in the 53rd minute, with Renato Sanches netting the third 10 minutes later from outside the box with a deflected effort. Luxembourg midfielder Leandro Barreiro bagged a brace to expand Benfica's lead, tucking home at the back post from Pavlidis' cross for the fourth before netting from close range. 'Rare for us' Nikko Boxall brought down Di Maria in stoppage- time and the Argentine World Cup winner beat Garrow from the spot again to wrap up Benfica's emphatic triumph. It was his third goal of the competition, bringing him level with Bayern Munich's Jamal Musiala as the top scorers. Later today German giants Bayern take on Argentine outfit Boca Juniors in the other Group C match. Auckland coach Paul Posa, back on the bench after minor surgery stopped him joining up earlier with the team, said despite elimination his side would try their hardest in the final match against Boca on Wednesday in Nashville. 'We will give it our absolute best shot, 100% guarantee that,' he explained. 'We don't get these opportunities, it's very rare for us to play teams of these quality, it has just about never happened and may be a long time before it happens again. 'So we won't lie down and do Boca any favours.'
