Match Report


S.L. BenficaS.L. Benfica     BelenensesBelenenses
Matt SnapeMatt Snape Computer Player Computer Player
Hannes LindemannH. Lindemann68
G
1
G
67Pedro MedinaP. Medina
Wayne FentonW. Fenton72
D
2
D
77Ian RowettI. Rowett
Fernando SantosF. Santos63
D
3
D
72Luis MoutinhoL. Moutinho
Cristiano MoutinhoC. Moutinho65
D
4
D
67Silvio AlvesS. Alves
Alberto VianaA. Viana68
D
5
D
65Nuno PinheiroN. Pinheiro
Paulo CastroP. Castro93
M
captain6
M
70Francisco JardimF. Jardim
Vitor SemedoV. Semedo75
M
7captain
M
67Matt DickovM. Dickov
Maurice Van De WeyM. Van De Wey84
M
8
M
62Daniel RibeiroD. Ribeiro
James NaylorJ. Naylor68
A
9
M
58Daniel CamposD. Campos
Miguel FariaM. Faria72
A
10
A
64Roberto PinheiroR. Pinheiro
Jose MoreiraJ. Moreira74
A
11
A
63Gennaro SmainoG. Smaino
 
Fabrizio RinaldiniF. Rinaldini67
A
12
G
66Antonio SoaresA. Soares
Vitor RamosV. Ramos68
M
13
D
64Alec GallacherA. Gallacher
Frederico AntunesF. Antunes68
A
14
G
64Melchior LurlingM. Lurling

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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Estádio da Luz where S.L. Benfica play host to Belenenses. A crowd of 14,007 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
S.L. Benfica are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Belenenses appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Alberto Neves.


0.00
The whistle blows and Belenenses kick off!
4.51
Cristiano Moutinho deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Maurice Van De Wey. Maurice Van De Wey flicks the ball to his team mate, Miguel Faria. Miguel Faria knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Pedro Medina who gathers it comfortably.
6.10
Daniel Ribeiro makes a beautiful solo run. Daniel Ribeiro knocks in a cross ball towards Gennaro Smaino. Gennaro Smaino beats his man to it with a header but it misses the target by a large margin!
16.05
Cristiano Moutinho flicks a high pass forward. Maurice Van De Wey controls it well on his chest. With some swift thinking, Maurice Van De Wey plays the ball forward to Vitor Semedo. Vitor Semedo threads the ball through into the box. Jose Moreira comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 10 yards out. It's there!! Pedro Medina has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
20.45
Gennaro Smaino flicks a high pass forward. Roberto Pinheiro controls it well on his chest. Roberto Pinheiro shoots from outside the area. It's miles wide!
22.49
Cristiano Moutinho runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Cristiano Moutinho plays a quick one-two with Vitor Semedo and rushes in on goal... Cristiano Moutinho muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. Magnificent save by Pedro Medina!
24.01
Roberto Pinheiro makes a simple pass to Gennaro Smaino. Gennaro Smaino knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
26.13
Maurice Van De Wey kicks a strong pass forward to Vitor Semedo. Vitor Semedo finds some space and shoots from distance but it curls horrendously wide!
30.59
Matt Dickov flicks a high pass forward. Gennaro Smaino controls it well on his chest. Gennaro Smaino knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Fernando Santos.
33.49
Miguel Faria deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jose Moreira. Jose Moreira shoots from long range. Magnificent save by Pedro Medina!
34.41
Wayne Fenton catches Gennaro Smaino on the ankles. The referee brings Wayne Fenton to one side and gives him a warning! Gennaro Smaino runs off the knock.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

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

45.00
S.L. Benfica kick off and get the second half underway!
47.22
Daniel Ribeiro flicks a high pass forward. Gennaro Smaino controls it well on his chest. Gennaro Smaino shoots from outside the area. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
53.01
Cristiano Moutinho knocks the ball forward to Maurice Van De Wey. Maurice Van De Wey passes the ball forward to Jose Moreira. Jose Moreira knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Nuno Pinheiro.
59.39
Francisco Jardim threads the ball through to Daniel Ribeiro. With vision, Daniel Ribeiro laces a weighted ball forward to Roberto Pinheiro. Roberto Pinheiro sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it is miles over!
65.35
With a delightful solo run, Francisco Jardim stretches the opposition's defence. Francisco Jardim finds some space and shoots from distance but it's well over the bar!
67.00
Gennaro Smaino darts forward. Gennaro Smaino shoots from 20 yards but it goes wide for a goal kick.
72.24
Luis Moutinho kicks a strong pass forward to Francisco Jardim. Francisco Jardim laces a through ball forward to Roberto Pinheiro. Roberto Pinheiro shoots from long range but he balloons it over the crossbar!
77.00
S.L. Benfica have made a substitution with Frederico Antunes replacing Jose Moreira .
79.54
Paulo Castro deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Vitor Semedo. Vitor Semedo lofts in a cross ball towards James Naylor. James Naylor fearlessly jumps in, powering the ball goalwards with his head but is denied by Daniel Campos. Excellent block.
83.04
Paulo Castro flicks a high pass forward. Miguel Faria collects the pass. Miguel Faria knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
84.20
Vitor Semedo decides to run forward with the ball. Vitor Semedo sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Pedro Medina is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

S.L. Benfica

Belenenses
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
5
0
Shots off Target
1
7
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
1
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
50%
50%
Play Area
23.4%
51.6%
25%

Scorers
Jose Moreira 16
Vitor Semedo 84

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Vitor Semedo of S.L. Benfica

Match Ratings
1.Hannes Lindemann (GK)
6
2.Wayne Fenton (DEF)
6
3.Fernando Santos (DEF)
6
4.Cristiano Moutinho (DEF)
7
5.Alberto Viana (DEF)
6
6.Paulo Castro (MID)
6
7.Vitor Semedo (MID)goal scored
9
8.Maurice Van De Wey (MID)
6
9.James Naylor (ATT)
6
10.Miguel Faria (ATT)
6
11.Jose Moreira (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Fabrizio Rinaldini (ATT)
0
13.Vitor Ramos (MID)
0
14.Frederico Antunes (ATT)
6

1.Pedro Medina (GK)
6
2.Ian Rowett (DEF)
6
3.Luis Moutinho (DEF)
6
4.Silvio Alves (DEF)
6
5.Nuno Pinheiro (DEF)
6
6.Francisco Jardim (MID)
6
7.Matt Dickov (MID)
6
8.Daniel Ribeiro (MID)
7
9.Daniel Campos (MID)
6
10.Roberto Pinheiro (ATT)
6
11.Gennaro Smaino (ATT)
6
 
12.Antonio Soares (GK)
0
13.Alec Gallacher (DEF)
0
14.Melchior Lurling (GK)
0