Match Report


Vitória de GuimarãesVitória de Guimarães     S.L. BenficaS.L. Benfica
Barry WatsonBarry Watson Ben Couch Ben Couch
Oleh BogdanovO. Bogdanov80
G
1
G
76Lourenço SalasL. Salas
Geoffrey RegraguiG. Regragui82
D
2
D
70Marama LevintskyM. Levintsky
Fabrice LamouchiF. Lamouchi91
D
captain3
D
78Anton KolesnichenkoA. Kolesnichenko
Farouk HamadouF. Hamadou89
D
4
D
76Romarin NdiefiR. Ndiefi
Tommaso LiveraniT. Liverani85
D
5
D
72Joel GaddJ. Gadd
Maximilian RadnerM. Radner90
M
6
M
77Arjen JanssenA. Janssen
Joao ValenteJ. Valente86
M
7captain
M
85Niccolo PerryN. Perry
Nicholas FerranteN. Ferrante90
M
8
A
77Hryhoriy KasyanovH. Kasyanov
Saul ArreolaS. Arreola89
A
9
A
77Alejandro RossittoA. Rossitto
Alexandre PinheiroA. Pinheiro94
A
10
A
75Tomek LatoT. Lato
Andrei HagiA. Hagi84
A
11
A
75Elena BlancoE. Blanco
 
João Lucas AlexJ. Alex82
A
12
M
84Ugo WilcoxU. Wilcox
Jose ReisJ. Reis82
M
13
M
70Edgar NascimentoE. Nascimento
André VillanuevaA. Villanueva86
D
14
D
81Andy NichollsA. Nicholls

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Match Report
It's a beautiful clear and sunny day here at Estádio D. Afonso Henriques where Vitória de Guimarães play host to S.L. Benfica. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in good condition.
Vitória de Guimarães are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while S.L. Benfica appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.
Today's match is refereed by Samir Möller.


0.00
S.L. Benfica kick off and get the first half underway!
2.56
Niccolo Perry flicks a high pass forward. Elena Blanco collects the pass. Elena Blanco shoots from long range but it is shockingly off target!
3.54
Geoffrey Regragui flicks a high pass forward. Nicholas Ferrante controls it well on his chest. Nicholas Ferrante flicks a high pass forward. Alexandre Pinheiro controls it well on his chest. Alexandre Pinheiro knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
4.28
Tomek Lato hacks Tommaso Liverani from behind! The referee brings Tomek Lato to one side and gives him a warning! Tommaso Liverani gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
6.42
Maximilian Radner changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Maximilian Radner whips in a cross ball towards Saul Arreola. Saul Arreola makes a convincing header. The keeper is more than a match for it. Nice keeping!
9.19
Niccolo Perry sees Elena Blanco in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Elena Blanco knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
14.35
Farouk Hamadou hacks Tomek Lato from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Tomek Lato hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
14.35
Free kick to S.L. Benfica just outside the area...
15.33
Alejandro Rossitto takes a slow run up and curls the ball around the wall. It's too high and doesn't trouble the keeper.
16.30
Farouk Hamadou flicks a high pass forward. Joao Valente holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Joao Valente makes a probing pass to Alexandre Pinheiro. Alexandre Pinheiro lofts in a cross ball towards Andrei Hagi. Andrei Hagi heads the ball goalwards. Good keeping from Lourenço Salas as he gets his fingers to the ball and pushes it wide.
18.06
Anton Kolesnichenko flicks the ball to his team mate, Niccolo Perry. Niccolo Perry flicks a high pass forward. Elena Blanco controls it well on his chest. Elena Blanco knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Oleh Bogdanov who gathers it comfortably.
22.46
Joao Valente brings the ball forward. Joao Valente sees Saul Arreola just inside the box and quickly passes the ball. Saul Arreola shoots from just inside the box. Saul Arreola scores for Vitória de Guimarães!!
28.41
Nicholas Ferrante makes a probing pass to Andrei Hagi. Andrei Hagi plays a one-two with Alexandre Pinheiro and rushes in on goal... Andrei Hagi strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal but it is tipped over by Lourenço Salas.
29.23
Nicholas Ferrante takes the corner kick, swinging the ball out wide. Farouk Hamadou muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. Romarin Ndiefi clears it off the line with his head!
34.13
Fabrice Lamouchi comes in with a late challenge on Elena Blanco. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Elena Blanco runs off the knock.
36.13
Romarin Ndiefi sees space and advances. Romarin Ndiefi makes a simple pass to Tomek Lato. Tomek Lato knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
39.38
Nicholas Ferrante darts forward. Nicholas Ferrante lofts in a cross ball towards Alexandre Pinheiro. Alexandre Pinheiro whips the ball goalwards with his head. The ball skims just under the bar, beyond the keeper's outstretched hand. Goal!!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Vitória de Guimarães appear unchanged since the first half. S.L. Benfica also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Vitória de Guimarães kick off the second half!
47.11
Arjen Janssen passes the ball forward to Hryhoriy Kasyanov. Hryhoriy Kasyanov shoots from outside the area. Oleh Bogdanov gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
48.43
Fabrice Lamouchi flicks a high pass forward to Nicholas Ferrante who brings the ball under control. Nicholas Ferrante flicks a high pass forward. Saul Arreola holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Saul Arreola lofts in a cross ball towards Alexandre Pinheiro. With a superhuman jump, Alexandre Pinheiro connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. Lourenço Salas gathers the ball up comfortably. Nice keeping!
49.08
Fabrice Lamouchi flicks a high pass forward to Joao Valente who brings the ball under control. Joao Valente makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Saul Arreola. Saul Arreola knocks in a cross ball towards Alexandre Pinheiro. Alexandre Pinheiro shows true skill creating a chance out of nothing and knocks the ball goalwards with his head. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
60.08
Vitória de Guimarães have made a substitution with João Lucas Alex replacing Saul Arreola .
63.02
Joel Gadd controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Niccolo Perry. Niccolo Perry flicks the ball to his team mate, Elena Blanco. Elena Blanco controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it's a woeful effort!
71.55
Farouk Hamadou hacks Alejandro Rossitto from behind! The referee brings Farouk Hamadou to one side and gives him a warning! Alejandro Rossitto runs off the knock.
75.12
Nicholas Ferrante chips the ball to his team mate, Alexandre Pinheiro. Alexandre Pinheiro knocks in a cross ball towards João Lucas Alex. João Lucas Alex rises majestically and gets a header on goal but it is tipped over by Lourenço Salas.
76.13
Nicholas Ferrante takes the corner, chipping the ball into the box. Hryhoriy Kasyanov reaches the ball and heads it out of the danger area!
77.30
Niccolo Perry laces a weighted ball forward to Hryhoriy Kasyanov. Hryhoriy Kasyanov knocks in a cross ball towards Tomek Lato. Tomek Lato knocks the ball goalwards with his head. Oleh Bogdanov manages to gather it easily.
81.50
Niccolo Perry advances with the ball. Niccolo Perry knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
87.17
Fabrice Lamouchi sees Maximilian Radner in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Maximilian Radner knocks the ball forward to Alexandre Pinheiro. Alexandre Pinheiro shoots from distance but it is shockingly off target!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Vitória de Guimarães

S.L. Benfica
Goals
3
0
Shots on Target
9
2
Shots off Target
1
3
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
3
1
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
54.4%
45.6%
Play Area
31.6%
40.5%
27.8%

Scorers
Saul Arreola 22
Alexandre Pinheiro 39, 49

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Alexandre Pinheiro of Vitória de Guimarães

Match Ratings