Match Report


S.L. BenficaS.L. Benfica     Rio AveRio Ave
Matt SnapeMatt Snape Borja Legaz Borja Legaz
Hannes LindemannH. Lindemann68
G
1captain
G
77Dumitru StingaD. Stinga
Wayne FentonW. Fenton72
D
2
D
68Paulo NevesP. Neves
Fernando SantosF. Santos63
D
3
D
80Anton KohlerA. Kohler
Cristiano MoutinhoC. Moutinho65
D
4
D
77Gabriel CruzG. Cruz
Alberto VianaA. Viana68
D
5
D
75Jorge AntunesJ. Antunes
Paulo CastroP. Castro93
M
captain6
M
82Rui CarvalhoR. Carvalho
Vitor SemedoV. Semedo75
M
7
M
80Alberto VelosoA. Veloso
Maurice Van De WeyM. Van De Wey84
M
8
M
74Liam NaylorL. Naylor
James NaylorJ. Naylor68
A
9
A
78Gaspar AlmeidaG. Almeida
Miguel FariaM. Faria72
A
10
A
77Nuno MendesN. Mendes
Jose MoreiraJ. Moreira74
A
11
A
70Jose SoaresJ. Soares
 
Fabrizio RinaldiniF. Rinaldini67
A
12
D
67Edgar VelosoE. Veloso
Vitor RamosV. Ramos68
M
13
M
70Ruben BarbosaR. Barbosa
Frederico AntunesF. Antunes68
A
14
A
67Duarte SemedoD. Semedo

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Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at Estádio da Luz where S.L. Benfica play host to Rio Ave. A crowd of 18,672 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both S.L. Benfica and Rio Ave are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Andre Marques.


0.00
The whistle blows and S.L. Benfica get the match underway!
4.09
Seeing a gap ahead, Liam Naylor plays the ball forward to Nuno Mendes. Nuno Mendes knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
8.45
Maurice Van De Wey sees a break and surges forward. Maurice Van De Wey knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
20.51
Jose Soares hacks Wayne Fenton from behind! The referee brings Jose Soares to one side and gives him a warning! Wayne Fenton hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
24.10
Rui Carvalho flicks a high pass forward to Alberto Veloso who brings the ball under control. Alberto Veloso whips in a cross ball towards Nuno Mendes. Nuno Mendes directs the ball goalwards with his head which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
28.42
Liam Naylor knocks the ball to his team mate, Gaspar Almeida. Gaspar Almeida knocks in a cross ball towards Nuno Mendes. Nuno Mendes heads the ball goalwards. The ball takes a deflection leaving Hannes Lindemann with no chance!! Goal for Rio Ave!
36.13
Liam Naylor knocks the ball to his team mate, Jose Soares. Jose Soares shoots from distance. The ball comes in low, but Hannes Lindemann comfortably smothers it!
39.37
Liam Naylor sees a break and surges forward. Liam Naylor knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Hannes Lindemann who gathers it comfortably.
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. Rio Ave also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Rio Ave kick off and get the second half underway!
54.17
Maurice Van De Wey chips the ball to his team mate, Jose Moreira. Jose Moreira makes a probing pass to Maurice Van De Wey but he's offside!
55.52
Paulo Castro knocks the ball to his team mate, Vitor Semedo. Vitor Semedo threads a neat ball through to James Naylor. Some good footwork from James Naylor provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball comes in low, but Dumitru Stinga easily smothers it!
67.33
Maurice Van De Wey threads a neat ball through to Miguel Faria. Miguel Faria plays a quick one-two with Jose Moreira and rushes in on goal... Miguel Faria comes through the middle and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. He makes it look easy!
71.39
Alberto Veloso makes a probing pass to Jose Soares. Jose Soares knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Fernando Santos.
75.38
Liam Naylor changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Liam Naylor knocks in a cross ball towards Jose Soares. Jose Soares makes a looping header on goal. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Beautiful goal!!
77.38
S.L. Benfica have made a substitution with Fabrizio Rinaldini replacing Miguel Faria .
79.02
Showing fabulous composure, Alberto Veloso plays the ball forward to Jose Soares. Jose Soares lofts in a cross ball towards Liam Naylor. Wayne Fenton catches Liam Naylor on the ankles. That's got to be a penalty! No, the ref waves play-on!!
83.15
Anton Kohler runs forward with the ball. Anton Kohler flicks a high pass forward. Nuno Mendes collects the pass. Nuno Mendes knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
85.46
Liam Naylor threads the ball through to Nuno Mendes. Nuno Mendes controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Great keeping!
87.15
Jose Soares flicks a high ball forward to Gaspar Almeida who takes it down. Gaspar Almeida whips in a cross ball towards Nuno Mendes. Nuno Mendes makes a convincing header which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

S.L. Benfica

Rio Ave
Goals
0
4
Shots on Target
2
6
Shots off Target
0
0
Offsides
3
0
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
40.6%
59.4%
Play Area
35.9%
46.9%
17.2%

Scorers
Nuno Mendes 24, 28, 87
Jose Soares 75

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Nuno Mendes of Rio Ave

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

1.Dumitru Stinga (GK)
6
2.Paulo Neves (DEF)
6
3.Anton Kohler (DEF)
6
4.Gabriel Cruz (DEF)
6
5.Jorge Antunes (DEF)
6
6.Rui Carvalho (MID)
6
7.Alberto Veloso (MID)
7
8.Liam Naylor (MID)
8
9.Gaspar Almeida (ATT)
7
10.Nuno Mendes (ATT)goal scoredgoal scoredgoal scored
9
11.Jose Soares (ATT)goal scored
7
 
12.Edgar Veloso (DEF)
0
13.Ruben Barbosa (MID)
0
14.Duarte Semedo (ATT)
0