Futbalisti Belenenses sa rozhodli odohrať duel v portugalskej lige proti Benfice Lisabon aj napriek veľkému počtu nakazených hráčov v karanténe.
Pozitívny test na COVID-19 hlásilo až 17 hráčov a členov realizačného tímu.
Za mužstvo bojujúce o záchranu v najvyššej súťaži nastúpilo v základe iba deväť futbalistov. V obrane hral napríklad aj náhradný brankár Joao Monteiro.
Po prvom polčase bol stav zápasu 0:7. Do druhého dejstva sa na trávnik vrátilo iba sedem hráčov. Po minúte prišlo zranenie spomínaného Monteira a rozhodca tak musel pre malý počet hráčov stretnutie ukončiť.
E assim termina o jogo no Jamor#sporttvportugal #ligaportugal #ligaportugalbwin #slbenfica #benfica #SLB #BelenensesSad #BFS #BFSSLB pic.twitter.com/F9RRHpoPZy
— SPORT TV (@SPORTTVPortugal) November 27, 2021
Benfica's clash with Belenenses was abandoned amid extraordinary scenes after the Covid-hit Primeira Liga strugglers were forced to name a team of just nine players - including two goalkeepers.
— Sky Sports News (@SkySportsNews) November 27, 2021
Belenenses, the team forced to play with nine men against Benfica due to a Covid-19 breakout, have had three players injured and their game has now ended at the 50' minute mark with Benfica 7-0 up
— FootballJOE (@FootballJOE) November 27, 2021
Just one normal day of Liga Portugal Bwin, that's all I ask pic.twitter.com/cMqmECNPsC
🇵🇹 Belenenses match with Benfica has been abandoned.
— CBS Sports Golazo ⚽️ (@CBSSportsGolazo) November 27, 2021
A Covid outbreak forced Belenenses to field nine starters, including two goalkeepers. Benfica led 7-0 at half-time.😮
15 seconds into the second-half, Belenenses lost a player due to injury and the referee stopped the game. pic.twitter.com/8plSGUl7J6
A nossa equipa 🏰#TorresdeBelem #LigaPortugal #Futebol pic.twitter.com/0B8KiMBYZt
— Belenenses Futebol SAD (@OsBelenensesSAD) November 27, 2021