Maccabi’s line-up: Josh Cohen, Daniel Sundgren, Abdoulaye Seck, Dylan Batubinsika, Sean Goldberg, Neta Lavi (C), Ali Mohamed, Tjaronn Chery, Din David, Dolev Haziza, Frantzdy Pierrot.
Kick off
35’ Substitution for Maccabi: Ali Mohamed was injured and replaced by Mohammed Abu Fani.
37’ Chery shoots from outside the box, the ball is deflected by Benfica’s defense straight to Abu Fani who shoots powerfully, but the ball goes over the crossbar.
45’ Sundgren crosses the ball into the box, the local defense bounces the ball back to Sundgren who shoots it with his left foot, but Vlachodimos was alert and collects the ball.
Second half
46’ Substitution for Maccabi: Omer Atzili in, Din David out.
47’ Abu Fani steals the ball and breaks into the box, he passes the ball to Pierrot who shoots it, but Vlachodimos denies it.
49’ GOAL! Grimaldo crosses the ball into Cohen’s box; Rafa Silva shoots it with a single touch and sends the ball to the far corner. 1:0 for Benfica
52’ Atzili passes the ball to Chery who shoots a sharp ball from 25 meters, but the ball goes just over the target.
54’ GOAL! Grimaldo shoots the ball that goes over Josh Cohen and into the top corners. 2:0 for Benfica
67’ Substitution for Maccabi: Suf Podgoreanu in, Abdoulaye Seck out.
78’ Double substitution for Maccabi: Nikita Rukavytsya and Sun Menachem in, Frantzdy Pierrot and Suf Podgoreanu out.
81’ Atzili tries from 30 meters, but the ball goes wide.
86’ A double pass between Chery and Atzili ends with a shot from the latter, but the ball goes high above the frame.
90’+1’ Abu Fani delivers a great incisive pass towards Rukavytsya who breaks forward and shoots from inside the box, but Vlachodimos collects it.
90’+3’ Final whistle.