Match Report


FarenseFarense     S.L. BenficaS.L. Benfica
Computer Player Computer Player Matt Snape Matt Snape
Filipe VarelaF. Varela62
G
captain1
G
68Hannes LindemannH. Lindemann
Francisco MendesF. Mendes72
D
2
D
72Wayne FentonW. Fenton
Petri SchulpP. Schulp69
D
3
D
69Jose FonsecaJ. Fonseca
Claudio De PatreC. De Patre65
D
4
D
65Cristiano MoutinhoC. Moutinho
Neil KeaneN. Keane61
D
5
D
69Alberto VianaA. Viana
Mario JesusM. Jesus75
M
6captain
M
93Paulo CastroP. Castro
Jorge PinheiroJ. Pinheiro68
M
7
M
76Vitor SemedoV. Semedo
Mario FernandesM. Fernandes65
A
8
M
84Maurice Van De WeyM. Van De Wey
Abel NascimentoA. Nascimento64
A
9
A
68James NaylorJ. Naylor
Robbie MoncurR. Moncur62
A
10
A
72Miguel FariaM. Faria
Silvio LoureiroS. Loureiro62
A
11
A
74Jose MoreiraJ. Moreira
 
Dean MarshallD. Marshall65
M
12
A
67Fabrizio RinaldiniF. Rinaldini
Victor PeiroV. Peiro63
M
13
M
71Bruno BarbosaB. Barbosa
Artur CostaA. Costa60
D
14
A
68Frederico AntunesF. Antunes

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Match Report
The air is cold and hail stones bounce off the ground here at Estádio Algarve where Farense play host to S.L. Benfica. A crowd of 20,875 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Farense 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 Vitor Nunes.


0.00
S.L. Benfica kick off the first half!
2.11
Mario Jesus pushes up the pitch. Mario Jesus knocks the ball forward to Abel Nascimento. Abel Nascimento lofts in a cross ball towards Robbie Moncur. With a superhuman jump, Robbie Moncur connects with the ball and heads it goalwards but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
9.56
Maurice Van De Wey makes a beautiful solo run. Maurice Van De Wey plays a quick one-two with James Naylor and rushes in on goal... Maurice Van De Wey tries a spectacular strike. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
12.27
Francisco Mendes runs straight at the opposition's defence. Francisco Mendes whips in a cross ball towards Silvio Loureiro. Silvio Loureiro flicks the ball with his head. The keeper is more than a match for it. Good keeping!
14.17
Jose Fonseca chips the ball to his team mate, James Naylor. James Naylor shoots from 20 yards but it's a woeful effort!
20.25
Claudio De Patre makes a simple pass to Jorge Pinheiro. Jorge Pinheiro chips the ball to his team mate, Abel Nascimento. Abel Nascimento sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it is shockingly off target!
22.03
Francisco Mendes deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jorge Pinheiro. Jorge Pinheiro knocks the ball forward to Mario Jesus. Mario Jesus shoots from long range. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Mario Jesus!
27.52
Jorge Pinheiro hits a low pass to Mario Fernandes. Mario Fernandes lofts in a cross ball towards Robbie Moncur. Robbie Moncur connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
28.49
Miguel Faria threads the ball through to Paulo Castro. Paulo Castro shoots from 25 yards but Filipe Varela is on top of his game. Good save!
32.29
Maurice Van De Wey flicks a high pass forward. James Naylor collects the pass. James Naylor knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Claudio De Patre.
36.32
Petri Schulp runs forward with the ball. Petri Schulp hits a low pass to Mario Jesus. Mario Jesus lofts in a cross ball towards Robbie Moncur. Robbie Moncur finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but it's a lousy effort!
38.15
Petri Schulp threads a neat ball through to Jorge Pinheiro. Jorge Pinheiro knocks the ball forward to Mario Fernandes. Mario Fernandes lofts in a cross ball towards Robbie Moncur. Robbie Moncur connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. Hannes Lindemann didn't know what hit him as the ball comes off him at close range. The loose ball is scrambled clear by the defence.
40.29
Maurice Van De Wey threads the ball through to Paulo Castro. Paulo Castro skips past Claudio De Patre! Paulo Castro side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. Filipe Varela gets down and covers it.
42.21
Maurice Van De Wey makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Miguel Faria. Miguel Faria knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

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

45.00
Farense kick off!
47.30
Maurice Van De Wey flicks the ball to his team mate, Paulo Castro. Paulo Castro knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Jose Moreira is offside!
51.41
Claudio De Patre sees Jorge Pinheiro in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Jorge Pinheiro controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Mario Jesus. Mario Jesus lofts in a cross ball towards Silvio Loureiro. Silvio Loureiro is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it's drastically wayward!
54.30
Mario Jesus controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Abel Nascimento. Abel Nascimento sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it flies just off target!
55.09
James Naylor decides to run forward with the ball. James Naylor knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
59.08
Jorge Pinheiro sees space and advances. Jorge Pinheiro lofts in a cross ball towards Silvio Loureiro. Silvio Loureiro gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Well saved!
60.51
Jose Moreira flicks a high pass forward. James Naylor collects the pass. James Naylor shoots from distance his aim is horrendously poor!
61.25
Jorge Pinheiro deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Mario Fernandes. Mario Fernandes shoots from long range. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
65.25
Maurice Van De Wey hits a low pass to Miguel Faria. Miguel Faria knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Filipe Varela who gathers it comfortably.
67.44
Francisco Mendes changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Francisco Mendes shoots from 25 yards. The ball comes in low, but Hannes Lindemann easily smothers it!
73.58
Showing composure, Vitor Semedo laces a weighted ball forward to James Naylor. James Naylor whips in a cross ball towards Miguel Faria. Miguel Faria powers a header at goal. The ball comes off Petri Schulp and the loose ball is cleared up field.
77.43
S.L. Benfica have made a substitution with Fabrizio Rinaldini replacing Miguel Faria .
79.08
Plenty of goal mouth action is making this a great game to watch.
83.45
Maurice Van De Wey hits a low pass to Fabrizio Rinaldini. Fabrizio Rinaldini lofts in a cross ball towards James Naylor. James Naylor connects with a diving header but it flies just wide!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Farense

S.L. Benfica
Goals
2
1
Shots on Target
6
4
Shots off Target
6
3
Offsides
0
2
Fouls
0
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
48.8%
51.2%
Play Area
36.6%
43.9%
19.5%

Scorers
Mario Jesus 22
Mario Fernandes 61
Maurice Van De Wey 10

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Maurice Van De Wey of S.L. Benfica

Match Ratings
1.Filipe Varela (GK)
6
2.Francisco Mendes (DEF)
7
3.Petri Schulp (DEF)
7
4.Claudio De Patre (DEF)
6
5.Neil Keane (DEF)
6
6.Mario Jesus (MID)goal scored
8
7.Jorge Pinheiro (MID)
9
8.Mario Fernandes (ATT)goal scored
8
9.Abel Nascimento (ATT)
6
10.Robbie Moncur (ATT)
6
11.Silvio Loureiro (ATT)
6
 
12.Dean Marshall (MID)
0
13.Victor Peiro (MID)
0
14.Artur Costa (DEF)
0

1.Hannes Lindemann (GK)
7
2.Wayne Fenton (DEF)
6
3.Jose Fonseca (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)goal scored
9
9.James Naylor (ATT)
7
10.Miguel Faria (ATT)
6
11.Jose Moreira (ATT)
6
 
12.Fabrizio Rinaldini (ATT)
6
13.Bruno Barbosa (MID)
0
14.Frederico Antunes (ATT)
0