Rainy day turn the game against the last from the Portuguese League few attractive.
The bad weather maintained away the spectators from Luz stadium on Saturday afternoon. The field was in poor conditions to practice the game.
The team of Vila do Conde were more habilitated to explain their football and Benfica suffered some difficulties to control the game.
In this game the most important aspects are: the victory and the 3 points obtained, the good performance of Óscar Cardozo, with two balls on the posts, and for last the brilliant return of the Magic Mantorras.
The forward from SLB, Pedro Mantorras, that hadn’t played yet on Sagres League, entered in the game to resolve it. After 66 minutes without goals the public become euphoric when they comprehended Quique was ordering Mantorras to enter. The Benfica fans know Mantorras has something of magic, not only because of the important goals he scores, but also for the lesson of perseveration he gave in the last years. Four minutes after his entrance, Pedro receives the ball in the opposite area and does not missed, scoring the first goal and making the spectators vibrate like if the stadium was full.
Pedro Manuel Torres (1982-03-18)
Pedro was born in Luanda, Angola.
Pedro is known as Mantorras and the provenience of this name comes from the Angolan times. When Pedro was young he burned himself while he was at home. After that episode people started calling him that nickname Mantorras that means the kid (mano) burned (torra).
There in Angola he played for the Club Progresso do Sambizanga. In Portugal, Futebol Clube de Alverca, was his first. The good exhibitions called the attentions of several big Clubs. Benfica took the first step and signed him in 2001.
The striker Pedro Mantorras, his one of the most loved players by the fans. He is very dedicated and enthusiastic and people know that. His knee probably didn’t let him go to other big Clubs in Europe. Some people say the doctors weren’t correct with him and later he had to receive medical attention from a Spanish doctor, Ramon Cugat, specialist in sport injuries.
Nowadays, Mantorras is the striker who resolves games jumping from the bench.
He is much appreciated for us all, because he represents everyone from Benfica. When Pedro enters and scores is like if it was one of us down there scoring that Gooooaaaaaal.
Let Mantorras Play!
The bad weather maintained away the spectators from Luz stadium on Saturday afternoon. The field was in poor conditions to practice the game.
The team of Vila do Conde were more habilitated to explain their football and Benfica suffered some difficulties to control the game.
In this game the most important aspects are: the victory and the 3 points obtained, the good performance of Óscar Cardozo, with two balls on the posts, and for last the brilliant return of the Magic Mantorras.
The forward from SLB, Pedro Mantorras, that hadn’t played yet on Sagres League, entered in the game to resolve it. After 66 minutes without goals the public become euphoric when they comprehended Quique was ordering Mantorras to enter. The Benfica fans know Mantorras has something of magic, not only because of the important goals he scores, but also for the lesson of perseveration he gave in the last years. Four minutes after his entrance, Pedro receives the ball in the opposite area and does not missed, scoring the first goal and making the spectators vibrate like if the stadium was full.
Pedro Manuel Torres (1982-03-18)
Pedro was born in Luanda, Angola.
Pedro is known as Mantorras and the provenience of this name comes from the Angolan times. When Pedro was young he burned himself while he was at home. After that episode people started calling him that nickname Mantorras that means the kid (mano) burned (torra).
There in Angola he played for the Club Progresso do Sambizanga. In Portugal, Futebol Clube de Alverca, was his first. The good exhibitions called the attentions of several big Clubs. Benfica took the first step and signed him in 2001.
The striker Pedro Mantorras, his one of the most loved players by the fans. He is very dedicated and enthusiastic and people know that. His knee probably didn’t let him go to other big Clubs in Europe. Some people say the doctors weren’t correct with him and later he had to receive medical attention from a Spanish doctor, Ramon Cugat, specialist in sport injuries.
Nowadays, Mantorras is the striker who resolves games jumping from the bench.
He is much appreciated for us all, because he represents everyone from Benfica. When Pedro enters and scores is like if it was one of us down there scoring that Gooooaaaaaal.
Let Mantorras Play!
