Omonia vs Benfica

Benfica beat Omonia 4-1 in Nicosia on Thursday and kept their perfect start to the Europa League league phase, with three goals in the last 40 minutes after a level first half. The visitors went ahead in the 15th minute when a shot from Claudio Echeverri was turned into his own net by Nego. Andronikos Kakoullis levelled just before the break, heading in a Jaden Montnor cross for his first goal of the season. Vangelis Pavlidis put Benfica back in front in the 49th minute, finishing the rebound after goalkeeper Fabiano saved an Alexander Bah shot. Pavlidis then hit the post, and Fredrik Aursnes made it 3-1 in the 76th after Omonia lost the ball while playing out from the back. Gianluca Prestianni added the fourth in the 85th, tapping into an empty net from a Dodi Lukébakio pass. Tomás Araújo was the only player booked. Benfica have nine points from three games, following wins over Milan and Celtic. Omonia stay on six points, with this their first defeat after beating Celje and Celta Vigo.