Match Report


Paços de FerreiraPaços de Ferreira     S.L. BenficaS.L. Benfica
Craig ThornburrowCraig Thornburrow Matt Snape Matt Snape
Adrien LlacerA. Llacer78
G
1
G
68Hannes LindemannH. Lindemann
Lucas RiquelmeL. Riquelme86
D
2
D
72Wayne FentonW. Fenton
Neil BremnerN. Bremner81
D
captain3
D
63Fernando SantosF. Santos
Cesar RamosC. Ramos80
D
4
D
65Cristiano MoutinhoC. Moutinho
Paolo DionisiP. Dionisi88
D
5
D
68Alberto VianaA. Viana
Tiago OliveiraT. Oliveira79
M
6captain
M
71Bruno BarbosaB. Barbosa
Ricardo GuevaraR. Guevara84
M
7
M
75Vitor SemedoV. Semedo
Ruben MarquesR. Marques77
A
8
M
84Maurice Van De WeyM. Van De Wey
Abel MarquesA. Marques74
A
9
A
68James NaylorJ. Naylor
Eduardo FariaE. Faria75
A
10
A
72Miguel FariaM. Faria
Sami BarckS. Barck84
A
11
A
74Jose MoreiraJ. Moreira
 
Daniel ValenteD. Valente80
D
12
A
67Fabrizio RinaldiniF. Rinaldini
Duncan MasonD. Mason80
M
13
M
68Vitor RamosV. Ramos
Franceco BonacinaF. Bonacina81
A
14
A
68Frederico AntunesF. Antunes

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Match Report
The air is damp with a fine drizzle here at Estádio da Mata Real where Paços de Ferreira play host to S.L. Benfica. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Paços de Ferreira are playing in a 4-2-4 formation while S.L. Benfica appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Carlos Moreira.


0.00
Paços de Ferreira get the match underway!
4.59
Cristiano Moutinho makes a strong solo run forward. Cristiano Moutinho flicks a high pass forward. Miguel Faria controls it well on his chest. Miguel Faria knocks in a cross ball towards James Naylor. James Naylor beats his man to it with a header. James Naylor scores for S.L. Benfica!!
8.29
Without breaking stride, Paolo Dionisi plays the ball forward to Tiago Oliveira. Tiago Oliveira flicks a high pass forward. Eduardo Faria holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Eduardo Faria lofts in a cross ball towards Ruben Marques. Ruben Marques powers a header at goal but it flies wide!
10.09
Neil Bremner sees Tiago Oliveira in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Tiago Oliveira hits a low pass to Sami Barck. Sami Barck knocks in a cross ball towards Ruben Marques. Ruben Marques whips the ball goalwards with his head but is denied by Hannes Lindemann. Excellent save.
14.31
Tiago Oliveira kicks a strong pass forward to Ricardo Guevara. Ricardo Guevara plays a scrappy one-two with Abel Marques and stumbles forward towards the goal... Ricardo Guevara rockets a shot on goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
21.54
Ricardo Guevara threads the ball through to Ruben Marques. Ruben Marques passes the ball forward to Sami Barck. Sami Barck cuts inside onto his preferred right foot and rushes a shot at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
22.28
Cristiano Moutinho passes the ball forward to Jose Moreira. Jose Moreira changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Jose Moreira knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Adrien Llacer who gathers it comfortably.
24.13
Ricardo Guevara makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Eduardo Faria. Eduardo Faria lofts in a cross ball towards Sami Barck. Sami Barck directs the ball goalwards with his head. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
34.52
Maurice Van De Wey flicks a high pass forward to Vitor Semedo who brings the ball under control. Vitor Semedo flicks a high pass forward. Miguel Faria controls it well on his chest and turns goalwards. Cesar Ramos barges into Miguel Faria. That's got to be a penalty! No, the referee isn't even looking in that direction!!
36.28
James Naylor threads the ball through to Miguel Faria. Miguel Faria shoots from long range but is denied by Adrien Llacer. Excellent save.
39.13
Ricardo Guevara kicks a strong pass forward to Tiago Oliveira. Tiago Oliveira knocks in a cross ball towards Sami Barck. Sami Barck jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

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

45.00
S.L. Benfica start the second half!
53.09
Tiago Oliveira controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Eduardo Faria. Eduardo Faria passes the ball forward to Abel Marques. Abel Marques cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Great save!
65.15
Bruno Barbosa deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Miguel Faria. Miguel Faria threads a neat, attacking ball through to Jose Moreira. Jose Moreira makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Well saved!
67.12
Cesar Ramos knocks the ball to his team mate, Tiago Oliveira. Tiago Oliveira kicks a strong pass forward to Ricardo Guevara. Ricardo Guevara whips in a cross ball towards Abel Marques. Abel Marques outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. What a cracker!! Hannes Lindemann had no chance!! Goal for Paços de Ferreira!
71.40
Neil Bremner lofts the ball long. Sami Barck knocks in a cross ball towards Ruben Marques. Ruben Marques beats his man to it with a header. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Paços de Ferreira!
77.56
S.L. Benfica have made a substitution with Fabrizio Rinaldini replacing Miguel Faria .
78.66
Ricardo Guevara flicks a high pass forward. Sami Barck controls it well on his chest. Sami Barck sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It curls slightly but Hannes Lindemann manages to gather it.
81.54
Neil Bremner sees Ricardo Guevara in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Ricardo Guevara knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Hannes Lindemann who gathers it comfortably.
85.13
Maurice Van De Wey barges into Neil Bremner. The referee brings Maurice Van De Wey to one side and gives him a warning! Neil Bremner hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
89.03
Seeing Vitor Semedo's run, Maurice Van De Wey quickly throws the ball into his path. Vitor Semedo runs straight at the opposition's defence. Vitor Semedo skips past Paolo Dionisi! Vitor Semedo makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball dips but the keeper is on top of it. Quality keeping!
90.00
Wayne Fenton flicks the ball to his team mate, Maurice Van De Wey. Maurice Van De Wey plays the ball forward to Jose Moreira. Jose Moreira lofts in a cross ball towards Maurice Van De Wey. Maurice Van De Wey connects with a diving header. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for S.L. Benfica!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Paços de Ferreira

S.L. Benfica
Goals
5
2
Shots on Target
8
5
Shots off Target
2
0
Offsides
0
2
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
45.8%
54.2%
Play Area
27.8%
45.8%
26.4%

Scorers
Ricardo Guevara 14
Sami Barck 24, 39
Abel Marques 67
Ruben Marques 71
James Naylor 5
Maurice Van De Wey 90

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Sami Barck of Paços de Ferreira

Match Ratings
1.Adrien Llacer (GK)
6
2.Lucas Riquelme (DEF)
6
3.Neil Bremner (DEF)
6
4.Cesar Ramos (DEF)
6
5.Paolo Dionisi (DEF)
6
6.Tiago Oliveira (MID)
7
7.Ricardo Guevara (MID)goal scored
9
8.Ruben Marques (ATT)goal scored
7
9.Abel Marques (ATT)goal scored
8
10.Eduardo Faria (ATT)
6
11.Sami Barck (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
 
12.Daniel Valente (DEF)
0
13.Duncan Mason (MID)
0
14.Franceco Bonacina (ATT)
0

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.Bruno Barbosa (MID)
6
7.Vitor Semedo (MID)
7
8.Maurice Van De Wey (MID)goal scored
7
9.James Naylor (ATT)goal scored
7
10.Miguel Faria (ATT)
7
11.Jose Moreira (ATT)
7
 
12.Fabrizio Rinaldini (ATT)
6
13.Vitor Ramos (MID)
0
14.Frederico Antunes (ATT)
0