Match Report


S.L. BenficaS.L. Benfica     MaiaMaia
Lee FarrowLee Farrow Ian Donaldson Ian Donaldson
Cristiano PostigaC. Postiga78
G
captain1
G
77Wouter PiketW. Piket
Quim AndradeQ. Andrade77
D
2
D
71Jan Van BarneveldJ. Van Barneveld
Jo Van Der DoelenJ. Van Der Doelen76
D
3
D
63Didier Jacques GossoD. Jacques Gosso
Jose Javier MarquitosJ. Marquitos68
D
4
D
74Rafik KhellafiR. Khellafi
Alexander WidmannA. Widmann81
M
5
D
76Mario VarelaM. Varela
Valerio ZauriV. Zauri75
M
6captain
M
79Anatoliy MaksymovychA. Maksymovych
Ramon GrotR. Grot73
M
7
M
81Scott BridgesS. Bridges
Joe van der HoekJ. van der Hoek69
M
8
M
60Chris WatersC. Waters
Ruben VieiraR. Vieira73
A
9
A
73Gaspar RegoG. Rego
Jan JensenJ. Jensen77
A
10
A
67Steve DavisS. Davis
Colin McStayC. McStay77
A
11
A
82Youcef BelhamelY. Belhamel
 
Cristiano CarvalhoC. Carvalho67
D
12
G
67Dominic GemmillD. Gemmill
Brian ArmstrongB. Armstrong70
A
13
M
67Ade AdeshinaA. Adeshina
Dragos OlteanuD. Olteanu73
A
14
M
34Fernando RomoF. Romo

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Match Report
The sky is dark and overcast here at Estádio da Luz where S.L. Benfica play host to Maia. A crowd of 20,919 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in great condition.
S.L. Benfica are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Maia appear to be shaped for 4-2-3-1.
Today's match is refereed by Rodrigo Oliveira.


0.00
Maia start the game by kicking off the first half!
2.55
Jose Javier Marquitos threads a neat ball through to Valerio Zauri. Valerio Zauri threads the ball through to Ruben Vieira. Ruben Vieira whips in a cross ball towards Ramon Grot. Jan Van Barneveld clumsily knocks into Ramon Grot. Ramon Grot appeals for a penalty! The referee just ignores him!!
8.52
Jose Javier Marquitos runs forward with the ball. Jose Javier Marquitos chips the ball to his team mate, Ruben Vieira. Ruben Vieira lofts in a cross ball towards Colin McStay. Colin McStay whips the ball goalwards with his head. What a cracker!! Wouter Piket had no chance!! Goal for S.L. Benfica!
12.34
Didier Jacques Gosso brings the ball forward. Didier Jacques Gosso advances inside the box! Didier Jacques Gosso cuts inside onto his preferred right foot and rushes a shot at goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is a match for it. He makes it look easy!
16.21
Jan Van Barneveld flicks a high pass forward. Scott Bridges holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Scott Bridges knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Cristiano Postiga who gathers it comfortably.
21.09
Colin McStay flicks a high pass forward to Jan Jensen who brings the ball under control. Jan Jensen knocks in a cross ball towards Alexander Widmann. Alexander Widmann connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. Rafik Khellafi clears it off the line with his head!
22.37
Jose Javier Marquitos threads a neat ball through to Ruben Vieira. With some swift thinking, Ruben Vieira plays the ball forward to Colin McStay. Colin McStay shoots from 20 yards. Wouter Piket is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
27.09
Valerio Zauri comes in with a high challenge, catching Scott Bridges with his studs. Valerio Zauri is shown the red card!! Scott Bridges hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
34.34
With some swift thinking, Scott Bridges plays the ball forward to Chris Waters. Chris Waters knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Jose Javier Marquitos.
36.43
Colin McStay makes an attacking run forward. Colin McStay whips in a cross ball towards Jan Jensen. Jan Jensen flicks the ball with his head. The keeper is more than a match for it. Excellent save!
39.42
Quim Andrade knocks the ball forward to Colin McStay. Colin McStay advances with the ball. Colin McStay lofts in a cross ball towards Ruben Vieira. Ruben Vieira flicks the ball with his head. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
42.37
Jo Van Der Doelen gives the ball a hefty kick upfield. Ruben Vieira controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
44.57
Steve Davis flicks a high pass forward. Chris Waters collects the pass. Chris Waters lofts in a cross ball towards Youcef Belhamel. Jose Javier Marquitos barges into Youcef Belhamel. That's got to be a penalty! No, the referee isn't even looking in that direction!!
45.00
Scott Bridges chips the ball to his team mate, Chris Waters. Chris Waters sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. S.L. Benfica appear unchanged since the first half. Maia also appear unchanged since the first half. The S.L. Benfica players look more relaxed than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
The second half starts with S.L. Benfica kicking off!
51.10
Anatoliy Maksymovych flicks a high pass forward. Scott Bridges holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Scott Bridges finds some space and shoots from distance. Magnificent save by Cristiano Postiga!
55.44
Scott Bridges chips the ball to his team mate, Chris Waters. Chris Waters passes the ball forward to Anatoliy Maksymovych. Some awkward footwork from Anatoliy Maksymovych provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal but it flies wide!
60.01
S.L. Benfica have made 2 substitutions with Brian Armstrong replacing Alexander Widmann and Dragos Olteanu replacing Colin McStay .
67.12
Scott Bridges plays the ball forward to Gaspar Rego. Gaspar Rego shoots from 20 yards. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Excellent keeping!
75.26
Jan Jensen makes an attacking run forward. Jan Jensen shoots from outside the area but Wouter Piket is on top of it.
77.47
Jo Van Der Doelen knocks the ball forward to Brian Armstrong. Brian Armstrong threads a neat ball through to Dragos Olteanu. Dragos Olteanu shoots from 20 yards. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
89.10
Anatoliy Maksymovych threads the ball through to Steve Davis. Steve Davis plays a quick one-two with Chris Waters and rushes in on goal... Some good footwork from Steve Davis provides some space. He shoots at goal but it slams into the crowd!
90.00
Ramon Grot changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Ramon Grot makes a defence splitting pass to Ruben Vieira. Some world-class footwork from Ruben Vieira provides some space. He shoots at goal. Good keeping from Wouter Piket as he gets his fingers to the ball and pushes it wide.
90.00
Ramon Grot takes the corner, driving a low ball to the near post. Anatoliy Maksymovych reaches the ball and hoofs it clear.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

S.L. Benfica

Maia
Goals
3
0
Shots on Target
7
3
Shots off Target
2
3
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
1
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
1
0

Possession
46.4%
53.6%
Play Area
29%
43.5%
27.5%

Scorers
Colin McStay 9, 22
Ruben Vieira 39

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Colin McStay of S.L. Benfica

Match Ratings