Match Report


S.L. BenficaS.L. Benfica     C.S MaritimoC.S Maritimo
Matt SnapeMatt Snape Computer Player Computer Player
Hannes LindemannH. Lindemann68
G
1captain
G
76Manuel JesusM. Jesus
Wayne FentonW. Fenton72
D
2
D
69Alexander VogelA. Vogel
Jose FonsecaJ. Fonseca69
D
3
D
67Samuel QuaresmaS. Quaresma
Cristiano MoutinhoC. Moutinho65
D
4
D
67Geoffrey van GastelG. van Gastel
Alberto VianaA. Viana69
D
5
M
69Jaime SantosJ. Santos
Paulo CastroP. Castro93
M
captain6
M
67Manuel TeixeiraM. Teixeira
Vitor SemedoV. Semedo76
M
7
M
59Angelo KossingouA. Kossingou
Maurice Van De WeyM. Van De Wey84
M
8
M
57Edgar CarvalhoE. Carvalho
James NaylorJ. Naylor68
A
9
A
68Sergio ValenteS. Valente
Miguel FariaM. Faria72
A
10
A
65Ricardo RubioR. Rubio
Jose MoreiraJ. Moreira74
A
11
A
62Seb ChavrondierS. Chavrondier
 
Fabrizio RinaldiniF. Rinaldini67
A
12
D
66Gianluca SculliG. Sculli
Bruno BarbosaB. Barbosa71
M
13
D
65David GeisD. Geis
Ruben AntunesR. Antunes74
A
14
D
64Miguael FlautoM. Flauto

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Match Report
Heavy rain falls from above here at Estádio da Luz where S.L. Benfica play host to C.S Maritimo. A crowd of 14,506 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
S.L. Benfica are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while C.S Maritimo appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Cesar Tavares.


0.00
C.S Maritimo start the match!
2.31
Paulo Castro makes an attacking run forward. Paulo Castro passes the ball forward but James Naylor is offside!
9.28
Showing composure, Ricardo Rubio plays the ball forward to Angelo Kossingou. Angelo Kossingou knocks in a cross ball towards Seb Chavrondier. Seb Chavrondier powers a header at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
14.45
Maurice Van De Wey knocks the ball to his team mate, Jose Moreira. Jose Moreira shoots from distance but Manuel Jesus is on top of it.
16.15
Vitor Semedo knocks the ball to his team mate, Jose Moreira. Jose Moreira skips past Samuel Quaresma! Jose Moreira makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it is miles over!
18.57
Alberto Viana kicks a strong pass forward to Maurice Van De Wey. Maurice Van De Wey hits a low pass to Jose Moreira. Jose Moreira sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It's there!! Manuel Jesus has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
21.37
S.L. Benfica are in full control of this game.
22.33
Edgar Carvalho changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Edgar Carvalho knocks in a cross ball towards Ricardo Rubio. Ricardo Rubio rises majestically and gets a header on goal. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
24.25
Paulo Castro threads the ball through to Vitor Semedo. Vitor Semedo plays a scrappy one-two with Paulo Castro and stumbles forward towards the goal... Vitor Semedo tries a spectacular strike. The ball dips but Samuel Quaresma blocks the shot and clears the ball up field!
30.16
Jose Fonseca clumsily knocks into Edgar Carvalho. The referee calls over Jose Fonseca and warns him to calm down! Edgar Carvalho hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
32.15
Cristiano Moutinho hits a low pass to Maurice Van De Wey. Maurice Van De Wey knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
36.51
Alberto Viana chips the ball to his team mate, Maurice Van De Wey. Maurice Van De Wey flicks a high pass forward. Paulo Castro holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Paulo Castro makes a probing pass to Jose Moreira but he's offside!
38.29
Geoffrey van Gastel flicks a high pass forward to Angelo Kossingou who brings the ball under control. Angelo Kossingou plays the ball forward to Manuel Teixeira. Manuel Teixeira knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
42.42
Paulo Castro kicks a strong pass forward to Maurice Van De Wey. Maurice Van De Wey sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It curls slightly but Manuel Jesus manages to gather it.
44.23
Maurice Van De Wey kicks a strong pass forward to James Naylor. James Naylor skips past Geoffrey van Gastel! James Naylor comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 9 yards out. Solid save from Manuel Jesus. What a great pair of hands!
45.00
Cristiano Moutinho flicks a high ball forward to Jose Moreira who gracefully takes it down. Jose Moreira threads the ball through to Paulo Castro. Paulo Castro plays a scrappy one-two with Miguel Faria and stumbles forward towards the goal... Paulo Castro comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 9 yards out. The ball comes in low, but Manuel Jesus comfortably smothers it!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

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

45.00
The whistle blows and S.L. Benfica get the second half underway!
47.52
Wayne Fenton threads a neat ball through to Paulo Castro. Paulo Castro threads a neat ball through to Jose Moreira. Jose Moreira whips in a cross ball towards James Naylor. James Naylor connects with a diving header. It's in!! A beautiful goal for James Naylor!
51.22
Paulo Castro flicks a high pass forward. Vitor Semedo controls it well on his chest. Vitor Semedo passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Jose Moreira. Jose Moreira passes the ball forward but Miguel Faria is offside!
53.20
Jose Moreira threads a neat ball through to Miguel Faria. Miguel Faria passes the ball forward but James Naylor is offside!
54.43
Cristiano Moutinho hits a low pass to Maurice Van De Wey. Maurice Van De Wey passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Miguel Faria. Miguel Faria knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Manuel Jesus who gathers it comfortably.
55.19
Angelo Kossingou threads a neat ball through to Seb Chavrondier. Seb Chavrondier knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Cristiano Moutinho.
59.18
Vitor Semedo knocks the ball to his team mate, Jose Fonseca. Jose Fonseca threads a neat ball through to Jose Moreira. Jose Moreira knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Alexander Vogel.
60.51
Samuel Quaresma makes a simple pass to Jaime Santos. Jaime Santos lofts in a cross ball towards Ricardo Rubio. Ricardo Rubio heads the ball goalwards. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for C.S Maritimo!
63.27
Cristiano Moutinho kicks a strong pass forward to Jose Moreira. Jose Moreira lofts in a cross ball towards Paulo Castro. With a superhuman jump, Paulo Castro connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. Manuel Jesus easily punches it away to safety.
65.32
Seeing a gap ahead, Edgar Carvalho laces a weighted ball forward to Seb Chavrondier. Seb Chavrondier knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Hannes Lindemann who gathers it comfortably.
66.40
Paulo Castro threads a neat ball through to James Naylor. James Naylor tries a spectacular long range effort but Manuel Jesus is on top of it.
67.54
Wayne Fenton flicks a high pass forward. Vitor Semedo holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Vitor Semedo passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Miguel Faria. Miguel Faria advances inside the box! Miguel Faria cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. It's miles wide!
75.13
Cristiano Moutinho decides to run forward with the ball. Cristiano Moutinho sees Jose Moreira in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Jose Moreira passes the ball forward but James Naylor is offside!
77.52
S.L. Benfica have made a substitution with Fabrizio Rinaldini replacing James Naylor .
79.50
Angelo Kossingou sees Sergio Valente in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Sergio Valente shoots from long range but Hannes Lindemann reads it well. Good keeping!
81.13
Wayne Fenton makes a probing pass to Vitor Semedo. Vitor Semedo passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Miguel Faria. Miguel Faria plays a one-two with Fabrizio Rinaldini and rushes in on goal... Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Miguel Faria provides some space. He unleashes a blazing shot at goal. It curls slightly but Manuel Jesus manages to gather it.
84.21
Manuel Teixeira flicks a high pass forward. Sergio Valente collects the pass. Sergio Valente shoots from 20 yards. It's miles wide!
85.42
Manuel Teixeira receives the ball from a throw-in from Jaime Santos. Manuel Teixeira flicks a high pass forward. Jaime Santos collects the pass. Jaime Santos knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Cristiano Moutinho.
87.04
Maurice Van De Wey threads a neat ball through to Fabrizio Rinaldini. Fabrizio Rinaldini advances inside the box! Fabrizio Rinaldini tries a spectacular strike. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
90.00
Paulo Castro chips the ball to his team mate, Miguel Faria. Miguel Faria whips in a cross ball towards Vitor Semedo. Vitor Semedo is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it rises well off target!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

S.L. Benfica

C.S Maritimo
Goals
3
2
Shots on Target
11
3
Shots off Target
3
2
Offsides
5
0
Fouls
1
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
66.3%
33.7%
Play Area
23.9%
42.4%
33.7%

Scorers
Jose Moreira 19
James Naylor 48
Fabrizio Rinaldini 87
Seb Chavrondier 9
Ricardo Rubio 61

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Jose Moreira of S.L. Benfica

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

1.Manuel Jesus (GK)
8
2.Alexander Vogel (DEF)
6
3.Samuel Quaresma (DEF)
6
4.Geoffrey van Gastel (DEF)
6
5.Jaime Santos (MID)
6
6.Manuel Teixeira (MID)
6
7.Angelo Kossingou (MID)
7
8.Edgar Carvalho (MID)
6
9.Sergio Valente (ATT)
6
10.Ricardo Rubio (ATT)goal scored
7
11.Seb Chavrondier (ATT)goal scored
7
 
12.Gianluca Sculli (DEF)
0
13.David Geis (DEF)
0
14.Miguael Flauto (DEF)
0