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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Wolverine GTR" data-source="post: 23452167" data-attributes="member: 158020">Borussia Dortmund 2 Benfica 2 (3-4 on penalties): Portuguese giants win ICC shoot-outBenfica ended Borussia Dortmund's 100 per cent start at the International Champions Cup as they triumphed 4-3 on penalties.Portuguese giants Benfica overturned a two-goal deficit to salvage a  2-2 draw before surviving a shoot-out in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on  Wednesday. Benfica  rallied after the break following two first-half goals from Dortmund's  Maximilian Philipp had the Bundesliga side in control – Andre Almeida  and Alfa Semedo restoring parity before Eduardo Salvio struck the  decisive blow on penalties.The  result ended Dortmund's run of back-to-back wins over Liverpool and  Manchester City at the pre-season tournament in the United States, while  Benfica avoided defeat in their ICC opener.Dortmund started  slowly as Pizzi fired a free-kick wide, before Omer Toprak came under  pressure in his six-yard box to scramble clear.The German outfit  grew into the game, though, and opened the scoring in the 20th minute  when Mario Gotze and Jacob Bruun Larsen played a one-two in the area,  before Philipp poked home the latter's cross.Two minutes later it was 2-0 as Philipp latched onto Gotze's pass and volleyed in to double Dortmund's lead.The  former Freiburg striker nearly had a first-half hat-trick as Christian  Pulisic crossed to the back post, but Ruben Dias cleared with Philipp  lurking.Dortmund withdrew Pulisic, who scored twice against Liverpool, along  with Marcel Schmelzer at half-time, while Benfica changed their front  three and halved the deficit six minutes into the second half. Pizzi's pass was perfectly weighted into the path of Almeida, who  hit the ball first time into the far corner beyond Marwin Hitz.A  flurry of changes were made by both teams midway through the second  half, but it was a Benfica substitute who levelled the score as Semedo  scored at the second attempt, having only arrived on the field three  minutes prior.   Franco  Cervi and Salvio combined with five minutes remaining, but the  Argentina latter was unable to make good contact with his header, before  Dortmund's English prospect Jadon Sancho curled wide as the game went  to a penalty shoot-out.Sergio Gomez missed first for Dortmund in the shoot-out with Jonas  blasting the ball into the top corner to give Benfica the advantage.Alexander Isak's penalty was then saved by Mile Svilar before Salvio slotted home calmly to win it for the Eagles.</blockquote>

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