Match Report


S.L. BenficaS.L. Benfica     MoreirenseMoreirense
Lee FarrowLee Farrow Ian Donaldson Ian Donaldson
Cristiano PostigaC. Postiga76
G
captain1
G
80Sejii KaitaS. Kaita
Quim AndradeQ. Andrade74
D
2
D
69Damien BestD. Best
Jo Van Der DoelenJ. Van Der Doelen75
D
3
D
73Nuno MendesN. Mendes
Jon PlattJ. Platt74
D
4
D
71Vitor PinheiroV. Pinheiro
Alexander WidmannA. Widmann77
M
5captain
D
81Ebi LatoE. Lato
Valerio ZauriV. Zauri74
M
6
M
75Tommy BowerT. Bower
Quim NunesQ. Nunes76
M
7
M
81Quim BarbosaQ. Barbosa
Silvio MichelS. Michel72
M
8
M
77Tonino PiazzaT. Piazza
Ruben VieiraR. Vieira72
A
9
A
76Quim ReisQ. Reis
Jan JensenJ. Jensen75
A
10
A
52Eduardo CamposE. Campos
Colin McStayC. McStay75
A
11
A
81Alun BoydA. Boyd
 
Cristiano CarvalhoC. Carvalho67
D
12
G
75Tijani Van Den BergT. Van Den Berg
Joe van der HoekJ. van der Hoek68
M
13
D
67Kevin WelterK. Welter
Martin PringleM. Pringle74
A
14
M
70Callum SullivanC. Sullivan

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


0.00
Moreirense get the match underway!
4.02
Quim Barbosa threads a neat ball through to Eduardo Campos. Eduardo Campos knocks in a cross ball towards Alun Boyd. Alun Boyd connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but somehow Jon Platt happens to be in the right place to block it.
6.52
Damien Best controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Tonino Piazza. Tonino Piazza lofts in a cross ball towards Alun Boyd. Alun Boyd whips the ball goalwards with his head. Cristiano Postiga comfortably punches it away to safety.
12.52
Jo Van Der Doelen flicks a high pass forward. Valerio Zauri controls it well on his chest. Valerio Zauri controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jan Jensen. Jan Jensen shoots from outside the area his aim is horrendously poor!
14.59
Jon Platt kicks a strong pass forward to Jo Van Der Doelen. Jo Van Der Doelen passes the ball forward to Silvio Michel. Silvio Michel shoots from long range but it's a woeful effort!
15.27
Valerio Zauri makes a simple pass to Jan Jensen. Jan Jensen knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Sejii Kaita who gathers it comfortably.
16.45
Jo Van Der Doelen brings the ball forward. Jo Van Der Doelen plays the ball forward to Ruben Vieira. Ruben Vieira knocks in a cross ball towards Alexander Widmann. Alexander Widmann rises majestically and gets a header on goal but it is tipped over by Sejii Kaita.
18.43
Ebi Lato brings the ball forward. Ebi Lato hits a low pass to Eduardo Campos. Eduardo Campos knocks in a cross ball towards Tonino Piazza. Tonino Piazza connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Superb keeping!
20.01
Tonino Piazza clumsily knocks into Valerio Zauri. Tonino Piazza is given a warning by the referee! Valerio Zauri runs off the knock.
22.37
Vitor Pinheiro flicks a high pass forward. Nuno Mendes collects the pass. Nuno Mendes threads the ball through to Quim Reis. Quim Reis lofts in a cross ball towards Alun Boyd. Alun Boyd gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. Cristiano Postiga manages to gather it easily.
27.35
Quim Nunes sees Colin McStay in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Colin McStay knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
28.04
Jo Van Der Doelen clumsily knocks into Alun Boyd. Jo Van Der Doelen is shown the yellow card! Alun Boyd hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
30.14
Quim Barbosa flicks a high pass forward. Quim Reis collects the pass. Quim Reis passes the ball forward but Eduardo Campos is offside!
32.58
Alexander Widmann sees Jan Jensen in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Jan Jensen rushes past Nuno Mendes! Jan Jensen tries a spectacular strike. The ball skims nastily along the ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!!
38.23
Silvio Michel sees Valerio Zauri in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Valerio Zauri shoots from 25 yards. Sejii Kaita effortlessly gets down and covers it.
40.07
Tonino Piazza threads the ball through to Alun Boyd. Alun Boyd knocks in a cross ball towards Quim Reis. Quim Reis heads the ball goalwards. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. S.L. Benfica have changed their lineup with Cristiano Carvalho replacing Quim Andrade and Joe van der Hoek replacing Quim Nunes. Moreirense appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The second half starts with S.L. Benfica kicking off!
47.19
Cristiano Carvalho sees Jon Platt in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Jon Platt threads a neat ball through to Alexander Widmann. Alexander Widmann knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Sejii Kaita who gathers it comfortably.
48.53
Cristiano Carvalho threads a neat ball through to Silvio Michel. Silvio Michel flicks the ball to his team mate, Colin McStay. Colin McStay whips in a cross ball towards Valerio Zauri. Valerio Zauri rises majestically and gets a header on goal. Sejii Kaita easily picks it out of the air!
51.04
Jo Van Der Doelen flicks a high pass forward to Cristiano Carvalho who brings the ball under control. Cristiano Carvalho flicks a high ball forward to Colin McStay who takes it down. Colin McStay knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
53.13
Ruben Vieira hacks Nuno Mendes from behind! The referee calls over Ruben Vieira and warns him to calm down! Nuno Mendes runs off the knock.
60.37
S.L. Benfica have made a substitution with Martin Pringle replacing Jan Jensen .
61.45
Vitor Pinheiro comes in with a late challenge on Colin McStay. Vitor Pinheiro is shown the yellow card! Colin McStay stretches but gets up unharmed.
65.02
Jon Platt makes a probing pass to Valerio Zauri. Valerio Zauri knocks the ball to his team mate, Martin Pringle. Martin Pringle lofts in a cross ball towards Colin McStay. Tonino Piazza comes in with a late challenge on Colin McStay. Penalty for S.L. Benfica!!
65.02
The referee points to the spot..
66.08
Colin McStay takes a long run up but it skews horrendously wide!
69.23
Vitor Pinheiro brings the ball forward. Vitor Pinheiro flicks a high ball forward to Alun Boyd who takes it down. Alun Boyd whips in a cross ball towards Eduardo Campos. Eduardo Campos finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. It's dealt with comprehensively by the defence.
73.00
Valerio Zauri hits a low pass to Ruben Vieira. Ruben Vieira shoots from outside the area. It's miles wide!
78.20
With some swift thinking, Cristiano Carvalho plays the ball forward to Ruben Vieira. Seeing a gap ahead, Ruben Vieira plays the ball forward to Martin Pringle. Martin Pringle knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Ebi Lato.
81.54
Jo Van Der Doelen advances with the ball. Jo Van Der Doelen flicks a high ball forward to Ruben Vieira who takes it down. Ruben Vieira knocks in a cross ball towards Silvio Michel. Silvio Michel connects with a diving header. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
90.00
Valerio Zauri makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ruben Vieira. Ruben Vieira cuts inside the box! Ruben Vieira shoots from just inside the box. Ruben Vieira scores for S.L. Benfica!!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

S.L. Benfica

Moreirense
Goals
2
1
Shots on Target
5
5
Shots off Target
5
1
Offsides
1
2
Fouls
2
3
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
64.4%
35.6%
Play Area
27.8%
40%
32.2%

Scorers
Jan Jensen 33
Ruben Vieira 90
Quim Reis 40

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Ruben Vieira of S.L. Benfica

Match Ratings
1.Cristiano Postiga (GK)
7
2.Quim Andrade (DEF)
6
3.Jo Van Der Doelen (DEF)yellow card
8
4.Jon Platt (DEF)
7
5.Alexander Widmann (MID)
7
6.Valerio Zauri (MID)
8
7.Quim Nunes (MID)
6
8.Silvio Michel (MID)
6
9.Ruben Vieira (ATT)goal scored
9
10.Jan Jensen (ATT)goal scored
8
11.Colin McStay (ATT)
6
 
12.Cristiano Carvalho (DEF)
7
13.Joe van der Hoek (MID)
6
14.Martin Pringle (ATT)
6

1.Sejii Kaita (GK)
7
2.Damien Best (DEF)
6
3.Nuno Mendes (DEF)
6
4.Vitor Pinheiro (DEF)yellow card
6
5.Ebi Lato (DEF)
6
6.Tommy Bower (MID)
6
7.Quim Barbosa (MID)
6
8.Tonino Piazza (MID)
6
9.Quim Reis (ATT)goal scored
8
10.Eduardo Campos (ATT)
6
11.Alun Boyd (ATT)
7
 
12.Tijani Van Den Berg (GK)
0
13.Kevin Welter (DEF)
0
14.Callum Sullivan (MID)
0