Match Report
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Match Report
The air is damp with a fine drizzle here at Estádio da Luz where S.L. Benfica play host to Leça Futebol Clube. A crowd of 19,021 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both S.L. Benfica and Leça Futebol Clube are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Francisco Faisca.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both S.L. Benfica and Leça Futebol Clube are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Francisco Faisca.
0.00
0-0S.L. Benfica kick off!
4.22
0-0Stephan Amoah flicks the ball to his team mate, Tomek Lato. Tomek Lato knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Guilherme Campos who gathers it comfortably.
8.00
0-0Manuele Ardigò barges into Alejandro Rossitto. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Alejandro Rossitto stretches but gets up unharmed.
10.55
0-0Guilherme Pinheiro makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Elena Blanco. Elena Blanco rushes past Manuele Ardigò! Elena Blanco shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but Guilherme Campos smothers it!
12.34
0-0Stephan Amoah flicks a high pass forward. Tomek Lato collects the pass. Tomek Lato whips in a cross ball towards Alejandro Rossitto. Alejandro Rossitto gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but it flies just wide!
14.22
Abel Sousa surges forward with the ball. Abel Sousa lofts in a cross ball towards Vasco Vieira. Vasco Vieira connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but is denied by Lourenço Salas. Excellent save.
15.19
Lionel Trezeguet threads the ball through to Eric Scheffler. Eric Scheffler shoots from 20 yards. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
16.44
0-0Miguel Izquierdo flicks a high pass forward. Hugo Flores controls it well on his chest. Hugo Flores deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Eric Scheffler. Eric Scheffler lofts in a cross ball towards Vasco Vieira. Vasco Vieira outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. Magnificent block by Anton Kolesnichenko!
18.33
Dave Goodwin threads a neat ball through to Lionel Trezeguet. Lionel Trezeguet knocks the ball forward to Vasco Vieira. Vasco Vieira whips in a cross ball towards Eric Scheffler. Eric Scheffler gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but Lourenço Salas is on top of it.
20.09
Joel Gadd hits a low pass to Stephan Amoah. Stephan Amoah makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Alejandro Rossitto. Alejandro Rossitto sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is a match for it. Nice save!
22.21
Abel Sousa flicks a high pass forward. Tiago Rego controls it well on his chest. Tiago Rego whips in a cross ball towards Eric Scheffler. Eric Scheffler directs the ball goalwards with his head but it curls horrendously wide!
24.08
With imagination, Romarin Ndiefi plays the ball forward to Stephan Amoah. Stephan Amoah makes a simple pass to Tomek Lato. Tomek Lato knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Miguel Izquierdo.
27.44
Ugo Wilcox knocks the ball forward to Tomek Lato. Tomek Lato shoots from 25 yards. Solid save from Guilherme Campos. What a great pair of hands!
28.56
Lionel Trezeguet flicks the ball to his team mate, Tiago Rego. Tiago Rego knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Joel Gadd.
30.15
Lionel Trezeguet makes a simple pass to Eric Scheffler. Eric Scheffler finds some space and shoots from distance but is denied by Lourenço Salas. Excellent save.
33.42
Stephan Amoah flicks the ball to his team mate, Tomek Lato. Tomek Lato controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. Great save!
39.59
1-0Guilherme Pinheiro chips the ball to his team mate, Elena Blanco. Elena Blanco shoots from 20 yards. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
45.00
Andy Nicholls threads a neat ball through to Guilherme Pinheiro. Guilherme Pinheiro hits a low pass to Alejandro Rossitto. Alejandro Rossitto deftly passes the ball to Tomek Lato, releasing him through on goal. Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Tomek Lato provides some space. He stabs the ball goalward. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
Both teams emerge for the second half. S.L. Benfica appear unchanged since the first half. Leça Futebol Clube also appear unchanged since the first half. The Leça Futebol Clube players look more motivated than they were before.
45.00
Leça Futebol Clube start the second half!
48.05
Ugo Wilcox flicks a high pass forward to Alejandro Rossitto who brings the ball under control. Alejandro Rossitto shoots from outside the area. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Quality keeping!
53.46
Lionel Trezeguet makes a simple pass to Tiago Rego. Tiago Rego whips in a cross ball towards Vasco Vieira. Vasco Vieira connects with a diving header. The shot is on target but blocked by Romarin Ndiefi. That should have been a goal!
57.48
Dave Goodwin gives the ball a hefty kick upfield. Vasco Vieira knocks in a cross ball towards Eric Scheffler. Eric Scheffler makes a deft header but it rises well off target!
59.35
Hugo Flores barges into Stephan Amoah. Hugo Flores is shown the yellow card! Stephan Amoah runs off the knock.
61.30
Anton Kolesnichenko makes a simple pass to Stephan Amoah. Stephan Amoah flicks a high pass forward. Alejandro Rossitto collects the pass. Alejandro Rossitto shoots from outside the area but Guilherme Campos reads it well. Well saved!
66.21
Stephan Amoah flicks a high pass forward to Alejandro Rossitto who brings the ball under control. Alejandro Rossitto finds some space and shoots from distance but slams it into the crowd!
69.29
With intelligent imagination, Anton Kolesnichenko picks a pass forward to Guilherme Pinheiro. Guilherme Pinheiro controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Tomek Lato. Tomek Lato whips in a cross ball towards Alejandro Rossitto. Alejandro Rossitto flicks the ball with his head but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
71.56
Abel Sousa makes a simple pass to Eric Scheffler. Eric Scheffler knocks in a cross ball towards Vasco Vieira. Vasco Vieira makes a convincing header. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
77.18
2-1Leça Futebol Clube have made 3 substitutions with Pierre-Yves Garcion replacing Vasco Vieira, Jorge Costa replacing Lionel Trezeguet and Ernesto Gutierrez replacing Pedro Varela .
78.21
Hugo Flores passes the ball forward to Pierre-Yves Garcion. Pierre-Yves Garcion whips in a cross ball towards Tiago Rego. With a superhuman jump, Tiago Rego connects with the ball and heads it goalwards but somehow Anton Kolesnichenko happens to be in the right place to block it.
90.00
Stephan Amoah passes the ball forward to Elena Blanco. Elena Blanco shoots from outside the area. Solid save from Guilherme Campos.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
2
1
Shots on Target
9
7
Shots off Target
3
3
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
55.7%
44.3%
Play Area
27.8%
41.8%
30.4%
Scorers
| Elena Blanco 40 Tomek Lato 45 | Vasco Vieira 72 |
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Tomek Lato of S.L. Benfica |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Lourenço Salas (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | Andy Nicholls (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Anton Kolesnichenko (DEF) | 7 | |
| 4. | Romarin Ndiefi (DEF) | 7 | |
| 5. | Joel Gadd (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Stephan Amoah (MID) | 8 | |
| 7. | Ugo Wilcox (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Guilherme Pinheiro (MID) | 7 | |
| 9. | Alejandro Rossitto (ATT) | 7 | |
| 10. | Tomek Lato (ATT) |  | 8 |
| 11. | Elena Blanco (ATT) | | 8 |
| 12. | Arjen Janssen (MID) | 0 | |
| 13. | Francisco Nunes (DEF) | 0 | |
| 14. | Reinder Broers (ATT) | 0 | |
| 1. | Guilherme Campos (GK) | 8 | |
| 2. | Dave Goodwin (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Manuele Ardigò (DEF) |  | 5 |
| 4. | Miguel Izquierdo (DEF) | 7 | |
| 5. | Pedro Varela (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Abel Sousa (MID) | 7 | |
| 7. | Lionel Trezeguet (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | Hugo Flores (MID) | | 6 |
| 9. | Eric Scheffler (ATT) | 7 | |
| 10. | Tiago Rego (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Vasco Vieira (ATT) | | 8 |
| 12. | Pierre-Yves Garcion (ATT) | 6 | |
| 13. | Jorge Costa (MID) | 6 | |
| 14. | Ernesto Gutierrez (DEF) | 6 | |