Match Report


Gil VicenteGil Vicente     S.L. BenficaS.L. Benfica
Computer Player Computer Player Sérgio Serafim Sérgio Serafim
Andre RibeiroA. Ribeiro72
G
1
G
64Jeroen WijnenJ. Wijnen
Bakary LindemannB. Lindemann67
D
2
D
64Tony PeckhamT. Peckham
Roberto LoureiroR. Loureiro66
D
3
D
62Stefan BeckenbauerS. Beckenbauer
Del LinekerD. Lineker65
D
4
D
75Jan RommedahlJ. Rommedahl
Rodolfo HierroR. Hierro60
D
5
M
56Gaspar RibeiroG. Ribeiro
Francisco NunesF. Nunes73
M
6
M
70Matt MeiklejohnM. Meiklejohn
Vasco LoureiroV. Loureiro71
M
7
M
63Miguel SchouftM. Schouft
Franois TassaliF. Tassali69
M
8
M
66Max GaravelliM. Garavelli
Manuel JardimM. Jardim71
A
9
A
62Brendan ThompsonB. Thompson
Diogo AlmeidaD. Almeida69
A
10
A
66Gavin ThomsonG. Thomson
Eduardo SoaresE. Soares68
A
11
A
77Jorge DavilaJ. Davila

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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at Estadio Cidade de Barcelos where Gil Vicente play host to S.L. Benfica. A crowd of 9,855 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Gil Vicente are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while S.L. Benfica appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.


0.00
The whistle blows and S.L. Benfica kick off!
3.12
Del Lineker sees a break and surges forward. Del Lineker deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Diogo Almeida. Diogo Almeida flicks the ball to his team mate, Manuel Jardim. Manuel Jardim takes a shot at goal. Jeroen Wijnen easily smothers it.
4.54
Vasco Loureiro catches Stefan Beckenbauer on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Stefan Beckenbauer hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
8.26
The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
10.19
Francisco Nunes makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Eduardo Soares. Eduardo Soares makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Manuel Jardim. Manuel Jardim shows great control and tries a shot on goal. It's miles wide!
14.14
Jan Rommedahl sees space and advances. Jan Rommedahl threads the ball through to Brendan Thompson. Brendan Thompson finds some space and shoots from distance. It curls slightly but Andre Ribeiro manages to gather it comfortably.
16.35
Gaspar Ribeiro threads the ball through to Jorge Davila. Jorge Davila tries a spectacular long range effort but Andre Ribeiro is on top of it.
18.46
Matt Meiklejohn sees a break and surges forward. Matt Meiklejohn plays a perfect one-two with Brendan Thompson and rushes in on goal... Matt Meiklejohn tries a spectacular strike. Magnificent save by Andre Ribeiro!
20.42
Franois Tassali chips the ball to his team mate, Eduardo Soares. Eduardo Soares goes all the way! Eduardo Soares cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it is miles over!
21.44
Miguel Schouft makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jorge Davila. Jorge Davila shoots from long range but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
30.46
Bakary Lindemann knocks the ball to his team mate, Vasco Loureiro. Vasco Loureiro flicks the ball to his team mate, Diogo Almeida. Diogo Almeida knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
32.00
Stefan Beckenbauer makes a beautiful solo run. Stefan Beckenbauer controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jorge Davila. Jorge Davila plays a perfect one-two with Brendan Thompson and rushes in on goal... Jorge Davila tries a spectacular strike. It's miles wide!
33.32
Gil Vicente are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate S.L. Benfica's defence.
39.55
Vasco Loureiro deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Diogo Almeida. Diogo Almeida knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Stefan Beckenbauer.
42.22
Roberto Loureiro knocks the ball to his team mate, Franois Tassali. Franois Tassali makes a probing pass to Eduardo Soares. Eduardo Soares knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Jeroen Wijnen who gathers it comfortably.
44.41
Roberto Loureiro makes a probing pass to Vasco Loureiro. Vasco Loureiro makes a beautiful solo run. Vasco Loureiro tries a spectacular long range effort. It's miles wide!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!


45.00
Gil Vicente kick off and get the second half underway!
48.09
Franois Tassali sees a break and surges forward. Franois Tassali plays a perfect one-two with Diogo Almeida and rushes in on goal... Franois Tassali cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it flies wide!
49.40
Miguel Schouft knocks the ball to his team mate, Gavin Thomson. Gavin Thomson shoots from outside the area but it is tipped over by Andre Ribeiro.
53.49
Stefan Beckenbauer threads the ball through to Matt Meiklejohn. Matt Meiklejohn knocks the ball forward to Jorge Davila. Jorge Davila passes the ball forward but Gavin Thomson is offside!
54.06
Francisco Nunes makes a probing pass to Eduardo Soares. Eduardo Soares shoots from distance but it goes wide for a goal kick.
57.47
Matt Meiklejohn decides to run forward with the ball. Matt Meiklejohn knocks the ball to his team mate, Jorge Davila. Jorge Davila shoots from just inside the box but Andre Ribeiro is on top of it.
63.18
Stefan Beckenbauer flicks the ball to his team mate, Matt Meiklejohn. Matt Meiklejohn controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jorge Davila. Jorge Davila goes all the way! Jorge Davila tries a spectacular strike but it is tipped over by Andre Ribeiro.
69.09
S.L. Benfica are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
73.28
Diogo Almeida hacks Jan Rommedahl from behind! Diogo Almeida is given a warning by the referee! Jan Rommedahl hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
75.06
Diogo Almeida clumsily knocks into Tony Peckham. Diogo Almeida is shown the yellow card! Tony Peckham carries on, but is struggling a bit.
77.01
Diogo Almeida catches Jan Rommedahl on the ankles. Diogo Almeida is warned by the referee again! Jan Rommedahl carries on, but is struggling a bit.
78.45
Stefan Beckenbauer controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Matt Meiklejohn. Matt Meiklejohn chips the ball to his team mate, Gavin Thomson. Gavin Thomson controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
79.07
Roberto Loureiro flicks the ball to his team mate, Vasco Loureiro. Vasco Loureiro passes the ball forward to Manuel Jardim. Manuel Jardim whips in a cross ball towards Diogo Almeida. Diogo Almeida directs the ball goalwards with his head but it curls horrendously wide!
83.14
Stefan Beckenbauer makes a probing pass to Miguel Schouft. Miguel Schouft threads the ball through to Jorge Davila. Jorge Davila controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but Andre Ribeiro easily smothers it!
89.43
Jan Rommedahl controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Gaspar Ribeiro. Gaspar Ribeiro controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Brendan Thompson. Brendan Thompson shoots from 20 yards. Andre Ribeiro easily smothers it.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time


The man of the match was awarded to Andre Ribeiro of Gil Vicente
Match Statistics
 

Gil Vicente

S.L. Benfica
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
1
8
Shots off Target
6
3
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
4
0
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
44.8%
55.2%
Play Area
29.9%
39.1%
31%