Trubin Keeps Clean Sheet as Benfica Clinch Portuguese Super Cup Over Sporting
Anatoliy Trubin started between the posts for Benfica and played a key role in helping his team win the Portuguese Super Cup, keeping a clean sheet in a tight 1-0 victory over bitter rivals Sporting CP.
The match, played with all the intensity of a derby, was decided by a moment of opportunism from new signing Vangelis Pavlidis. The Greek forward struck in the 50th minute, reacting quickest to a rebound and firing low past the Sporting goalkeeper to seal the win for the Eagles.
The win marks Benfica’s 10th Portuguese Super Cup title, adding yet another piece of silverware to their illustrious trophy cabinet.
Sporting CP 0–1 Benfica
Goal: Pavlidis (50')
Sporting CP Starting XI:
Rui Silva, Gonçalo Inácio, Iván Fresneda, Ousmane Diao (Zeno Debast 69’), Hidemasa Morita (Giorgi Kochorashvili 69’), Pedro Gonçalves, Morten Hjulmand, Maximiliano Araujo (Geovane Kenda Soares 69’), Francisco Trincão, Geny Catamo (Ricardo Esgaio 86’)
Benfica Starting XI:
Anatoliy Trubin, Nicolás Otamendi, António Silva, Samuel Dall, Amar Dedić (Tiago Gouveia 88’), Richard Ríos, Fredrik Aursnes, Leandro Barreiro Martins (João Veloso 90’), Enzo Barrenechea (Floren Henrique Araújo 88’), Kerem Aktürkoğlu (Gianluca Prestianni 80’)
