Os Acoreanos are tough to beat at home, but they face a difficult task against the league leaders. Soccer-Porto leapfrog Benfica in Portuguese title race ... as Zaidu Sanusi rose above his marker to power an Osama Rashid corner into the roof of the net. A man to keep an eye on in the away team will be Pizzi, who scored his seventh goal of the season in a 2-0 win over Rio Ave.Osama Rashid made his Iraq debut on October 11, 2012, in a 6-0 loss to Brazil. In each of their last five meetings in all competitions, the Eagles emerged triumphant, which is probably the main reason why away win should be considered. ZOB (1998–1999), SC Feyenoord, Feyenoord Rotterdam (1999–2011) Stats 19/20 . The Eagles have been impressive at the back of late, with the team keeping a clean sheet in each of their previous four league fixtures. A second period improvement from Benfica felt inevitable and they drew level through Rafa Silva but the Eagles achieved parity for only seven minutes. Osama Rashid made his Iraq debut on October 11, 2012, in a 6-0 loss to Brazil.
Assisted by Rashid with a cross following a corner. Santa Clara suit Benfica.
Benfica suffered a shock 4-3 home defeat to unfancied Santa Clara on Tuesday, dealing a blow to their hopes of winning a sixth Portuguese league title in seven years. Benfica 1, Santa Clara 2. The Santa Clara footballer was born in Kirkuk, Iraq, on January 17, 1992, and he wears the number 6 jersey. The Santa Clara footballer was born in Kirkuk, Iraq, on January 17, 1992, and he wears the number 6 jersey.Benfica will be looking to retain top position in the Primeira Liga table when they face Santa Clara at Estadio do Sao Miguel on Matchday 11.
Competition wettbewerb ; Total : 22: 3: 1: 572: 1.716: Liga NOS Zaidu Sanusi, a player who is improving a lot of late, rose highest to nod in Osama Rashid’s corner. Santa Clara have had ups downs so far this term, with the team sitting in the middle of the standings ahead of the visit of Benfica. Osama Rashid 14 In 16 matches in the First Division, Santa Clara has racked up 162 crosses – an average lower than 10 per match – and it is the … His primary position is central midfield, but he is used as an attacking and defensive midfielder as well. Buoyed by news that Benfica slipped up in the early evening fixture, Porto laid siege to Boavista and missed three chances in the first half before they ground down their city rivals.Benfica appeared to have done enough to stay in the driving seat after they came from behind twice to lead 3-2 but sloppy defending late in the game cost them dearly.Writing by Zoran Milosavljevic; Editing by Toby Davis and Pritha SarkarThey fell behind against the run of play in the 44th minute when Anderson Carvalho fired Santa Clara ahead with a neat side-footed finish from the edge of the penalty area.With six rounds of games remaining, Porto have 67 points while Benfica, who have won five of the last six league titles and started the day ahead on goal difference, have 64.Alex Telles and Sergio Oliveira then converted two penalties in quick succession, one after Marega was fouled and the other after a visiting defender handled the striker’s cross from the right flank.LISBON (Reuters) - Porto made a big step towards wrestling the Portuguese league title from Benfica after a 4-0 win over Boavista sent them top of the table three points clear of the champions, who suffered a shock 4-3 home defeat by Santa Clara on Tuesday.The towering Marega completed the rout in the 84th minute with a clinical finish from the edge of the penalty area.Rafa Silva equalised in the 50th with an opportunist close-range shot before the visitors struck again in the 57th, as Zaidu Sanusi rose above his marker to power an Osama Rashid corner into the roof of the net.Halftime substitute Carlos Vinicius equalised in similar fashion in the 63rd minute, heading in a Pizzi corner, and then got on the end of an Andre Almeida cross two minutes later to steer a superb header past visiting keeper Marco Pereira.Yet the visitors had the last laugh as second-half substitute Cryzan blasted in an 82nd-minute penalty and Ze Manuel forced the final twist with a deflected shot from 15 metres deep into stoppage time.Moussa Marega fired 2018 champions Porto ahead in the 53rd minute when he drilled a crisp shot into the far corner from 10 metres after a flowing move. Zaidu Sanusi (Santa Clara) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. His primary position is central midfield, but he is used as an attacking and defensive midfielder as well.