Match Report


Sporting BragaSporting Braga     S.L. BenficaS.L. Benfica
Ben CouchBen Couch Lee Farrow Lee Farrow
Alexander GretherA. Grether72
G
1captain
G
76Cristiano PostigaC. Postiga
Frode HolmF. Holm72
D
2
D
74Quim AndradeQ. Andrade
Samuel TeixeiraS. Teixeira70
D
3
D
75Jo Van Der DoelenJ. Van Der Doelen
Manuel SantosM. Santos74
D
4
D
74Jon PlattJ. Platt
Jaime CarvalhoJ. Carvalho75
M
captain5
M
77Alexander WidmannA. Widmann
Jakob GleisensteinJ. Gleisenstein74
M
6
M
74Valerio ZauriV. Zauri
Pontus CurtoloP. Curtolo82
M
7
M
76Quim NunesQ. Nunes
Darren BenaliD. Benali70
M
8
M
72Silvio MichelS. Michel
Michael DeckerM. Decker76
A
9
A
72Ruben VieiraR. Vieira
Warren DoddW. Dodd72
A
10
A
75Jan JensenJ. Jensen
Peter LanderlP. Landerl77
A
11
A
75Colin McStayC. McStay
 
Oscar PardoO. Pardo63
G
12
D
67Cristiano CarvalhoC. Carvalho
Cristiano LimaC. Lima68
M
13
M
68Joe van der HoekJ. van der Hoek
Rui BarbosaR. Barbosa68
M
14
A
74Martin PringleM. Pringle

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Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at Estádio Municipal de Braga where Sporting Braga play host to S.L. Benfica. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Sporting Braga and S.L. Benfica are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Sergio Sousa.


0.00
S.L. Benfica kick off!
2.08
Darren Benali flicks a high pass forward. Michael Decker controls it well on his chest. Michael Decker controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it slams into the crowd!
4.10
Darren Benali surges forward with the ball. Darren Benali whips in a cross ball towards Peter Landerl. Peter Landerl is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it's a woeful effort!
8.19
Jon Platt flicks a high pass forward. Quim Andrade collects the pass. Quim Andrade hits a low pass to Colin McStay. Colin McStay threads the ball through to Jan Jensen but he's offside!
9.21
Quim Nunes flicks a high pass forward. Valerio Zauri collects the pass. Valerio Zauri shoots from distance. Wonderful reactions from Alexander Grether keeps it out!
14.13
Alexander Widmann sees space and advances. Alexander Widmann controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it is tipped over by Alexander Grether.
27.46
Jon Platt hits a low pass to Ruben Vieira. Ruben Vieira knocks in a cross ball towards Jan Jensen. Jan Jensen is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Wonderful reactions from Alexander Grether keeps it out!
28.57
Colin McStay deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ruben Vieira. Ruben Vieira plays a one-two with Alexander Widmann and advances towards the goal... Ruben Vieira side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
33.47
Valerio Zauri flicks a high pass forward. Colin McStay easily holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Colin McStay chips the ball to his team mate, Jan Jensen. Jan Jensen side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
36.25
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
39.39
Manuel Santos decides to run forward with the ball. Manuel Santos plays a one-two with Michael Decker and advances towards the goal... Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Manuel Santos provides some space. He stabs the ball goalward but he balloons it over the crossbar!
40.37
Jo Van Der Doelen controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jan Jensen. Jan Jensen whips in a cross ball towards Ruben Vieira. Ruben Vieira outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. The keeper is more than a match for it. Nice save!
42.22
Valerio Zauri controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Quim Nunes. Quim Nunes knocks in a cross ball towards Colin McStay. Colin McStay knocks the ball goalwards with his head but it is tipped over by Alexander Grether.
43.25
It's a corner kick. Silvio Michel kicks a low ball in to towards the near post. Darren Benali gets to the ball and kicks it upfield to safety.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Sporting Braga appear unchanged since the first half. S.L. Benfica have changed their lineup with Cristiano Carvalho replacing Jo Van Der Doelen. The S.L. Benfica players look more relaxed than they were earlier in the game.

45.00
Sporting Braga start the second half!
49.46
Pontus Curtolo changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Pontus Curtolo shoots from 20 yards but Cristiano Postiga reads it well. Great keeping!
51.22
Jakob Gleisenstein knocks the ball to his team mate, Peter Landerl. Peter Landerl lofts in a cross ball towards Jakob Gleisenstein. Jakob Gleisenstein rises majestically and gets a header on goal. Cristiano Postiga manages to gather it easily.
54.03
Cristiano Carvalho sees Colin McStay in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Colin McStay lofts in a cross ball towards Ruben Vieira. Ruben Vieira beats his man to it with a header. The ball skims just under the bar, beyond the keeper's outstretched hand. Goal!!
59.04
Pontus Curtolo chips the ball to his team mate, Peter Landerl. Peter Landerl threads a neat, attacking ball through to Jaime Carvalho. Jaime Carvalho takes a shot at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
60.40
S.L. Benfica have made 2 substitutions with Joe van der Hoek replacing Valerio Zauri and Martin Pringle replacing Colin McStay .
63.02
Silvio Michel makes a probing pass to Quim Nunes. Quim Nunes whips in a cross ball towards Ruben Vieira. Ruben Vieira gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but Alexander Grether is on top of it.
66.04
Jon Platt makes a strong solo run forward. Jon Platt flicks a high pass forward. Jan Jensen holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Jan Jensen puts a great ball through. Ruben Vieira runs beyond the defensive line but is deemed offside!
69.41
Joe van der Hoek comes in with a late challenge on Darren Benali. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Darren Benali hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
72.44
Manuel Santos knocks the ball forward to Frode Holm. Frode Holm plays the ball forward to Warren Dodd. Warren Dodd knocks in a cross ball towards Michael Decker. Michael Decker connects with a diving header but it whistles just wide of the post!
77.36
Alexander Widmann knocks the ball forward to Joe van der Hoek. Joe van der Hoek lofts in a cross ball towards Martin Pringle. Martin Pringle powers a header at goal but it is tipped over by Alexander Grether.
78.29
Alexander Widmann takes the corner kick, swinging the ball in towards the near post. Jon Platt makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it whistles just wide of the post!
79.01
Manuel Santos flicks a high ball forward to Michael Decker who takes it down. Michael Decker plays the ball forward to Darren Benali. Darren Benali shoots from 25 yards but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
81.22
Samuel Teixeira flicks a high pass forward. Jakob Gleisenstein controls it well on his chest. Jakob Gleisenstein takes it forward alone. Jakob Gleisenstein shoots from 20 yards but it flies just wide!
83.41
Jon Platt takes it forward alone. Jon Platt controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ruben Vieira. Ruben Vieira knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
84.44
Cristiano Carvalho threads the ball through to Joe van der Hoek. Joe van der Hoek takes it forward alone. Joe van der Hoek makes a great pass forward. Quim Nunes runs clear and latches on but the linesman indicates offside!
87.52
Warren Dodd knocks the ball to his team mate, Pontus Curtolo. Pontus Curtolo knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Cristiano Postiga who gathers it comfortably.
90.00
Samuel Teixeira flicks a high pass forward. Jakob Gleisenstein controls it well on his chest. Jakob Gleisenstein knocks the ball forward to Michael Decker. Michael Decker shoots from 25 yards but it goes wide for a goal kick.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Sporting Braga

S.L. Benfica
Goals
0
3
Shots on Target
2
10
Shots off Target
8
1
Offsides
1
3
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
51.3%
48.7%
Play Area
28.2%
47.4%
24.4%

Scorers
Ruben Vieira 29, 54
Jan Jensen 33

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

Match Ratings
1.Alexander Grether (GK)
8
2.Frode Holm (DEF)
6
3.Samuel Teixeira (DEF)
6
4.Manuel Santos (DEF)
7
5.Jaime Carvalho (MID)
6
6.Jakob Gleisenstein (MID)
7
7.Pontus Curtolo (MID)
6
8.Darren Benali (MID)
7
9.Michael Decker (ATT)
6
10.Warren Dodd (ATT)
6
11.Peter Landerl (ATT)
6
 
12.Oscar Pardo (GK)
0
13.Cristiano Lima (MID)
0
14.Rui Barbosa (MID)
0

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