Benfica 3-1 Gil Vicente: Match Recap and Result

Match: 13 September 2026, 17:00 UTC · Published: 13 September 2026 · 333 words

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Benfica came from behind to beat Gil Vicente 3-1 in the Primeira Liga, turning a 1-1 grind into a late two-goal win. The hosts needed a penalty in the closing minutes before adding another goal on 90 minutes.

Match Summary

Gil Vicente struck first. Hector Hernandez finished after seven minutes, with Gil Pinto Martins the provider, and the away side had a lead to protect. Benfica gradually took a grip of the first half. Vangelis Pavlidis leveled in the 29th minute, and the teams went to the interval locked together.

After the break the home side kept the ball and the pressure high, but the score stayed 1-1 deep into the second half. Pavlidis converted a penalty in the 87th minute to put Benfica in front for the first time. Almost immediately, Gianluca Prestianni scored from a Claudio Echeverri assist on 90 minutes to make it 3-1.

Key Moments

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The early away goal forced Benfica to chase rather than dictate the match. Once the scores were level, a long spell of pressure still needed a late break of the deadlock, which is why the penalty changed the contest more than any earlier passage of play. The third goal arrived so quickly that Gil Vicente never had time to push for an equalizer. Two strikes in a short closing burst turned territorial dominance into a two-goal margin.

Match Statistics

Benfica held 64 percent of possession and outshot Gil Vicente 17 to 4, with five efforts on target to two. The hosts also won every corner of the match, 14 to none. Two yellow cards went to Benfica and three to Gil Vicente. Neither side saw a red card.

What the Result Means

Benfica sit second in the Primeira Liga on 13 points from five matches, with a goal difference of 15. They have four wins and one draw in their last five. Gil Vicente are eighth after four matches, on seven points and a goal difference of two, with two wins, one draw and one loss in their last four. Six points separate the two sides.