Match Report


S.L. BenficaS.L. Benfica     União Desportiva de LeiriaUnião Desportiva de Leiria
Lee FarrowLee Farrow Alistair Kidd Alistair Kidd
Alec LiddellA. Liddell67
G
1
G
66Richard GoughR. Gough
Bruno CamposB. Campos67
D
2
D
54Rui VarelaR. Varela
Pierre-Emmanuel FischerP. Fischer65
D
3
D
63Arjan SplinterA. Splinter
Kai RöslerK. Rösler60
D
4
D
63Cesar TeixeiraC. Teixeira
Hannes WinklerH. Winkler70
M
5
M
67Arturo AndresA. Andres
Filipe FerreiraF. Ferreira65
M
6
M
61Leon BirkwaldL. Birkwald
Artur SousaA. Sousa66
M
7
M
79Vasco MoutinhoV. Moutinho
Paulo MoutinhoP. Moutinho63
M
8
M
62Eduardo MartinsE. Martins
Umberto PaganoU. Pagano73
A
captain9
A
57Silvio VianaS. Viana
Vikash HebertV. Hebert72
A
10captain
A
59Edgar CamposE. Campos
Vitor NevesV. Neves71
A
11
A
60Gaspar MonteiroG. Monteiro
 
Roel PaterR. Pater66
D
12
M
51Hugo MoreiraH. Moreira
Ernesto JimenezE. Jimenez63
A
13
M
57Francisco AntunesF. Antunes
Sammy FacciuttoS. Facciutto59
A
14
A
46Jaime OliveiraJ. Oliveira

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Match Report
It's a clear sunny day here at Estádio da Luz where S.L. Benfica play host to União Desportiva de Leiria. A crowd of 18,673 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in great condition.
Both S.L. Benfica and União Desportiva de Leiria are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Ricardo Marques.


0.00
The whistle blows and S.L. Benfica get the match underway!
6.09
Umberto Pagano deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Filipe Ferreira. Filipe Ferreira finds some space and shoots from distance. Solid save from Richard Gough.
9.02
Bruno Campos sweeps the ball up the wings. Vitor Neves lofts in a cross ball towards Artur Sousa. Artur Sousa finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. The ball flies towards the top corner but the keeper is able to reach it. Quality keeping!
12.31
Filipe Ferreira flicks a high pass forward to Artur Sousa who brings the ball under control. Artur Sousa lofts in a cross ball towards Paulo Moutinho. Rui Varela hacks Paulo Moutinho from behind! Paulo Moutinho appeals for a penalty! Given!!
12.31
The referee points to the spot..
13.25
Umberto Pagano slowly runs up. The ball rockets into the roof of the net. Goal!
14.24
Cesar Teixeira hacks Vikash Hebert from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Vikash Hebert hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
21.28
Pierre-Emmanuel Fischer makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Filipe Ferreira. Filipe Ferreira flicks the ball to his team mate, Vikash Hebert. Vikash Hebert lofts in a cross ball towards Artur Sousa. With a superhuman jump, Artur Sousa connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. What a cracker!! Richard Gough had no chance!! Goal for S.L. Benfica!
28.46
Eduardo Martins hits a low pass to Edgar Campos. Edgar Campos shoots from long range but it's a woeful effort!
32.34
With a delightful solo run, Arturo Andres stretches the opposition's defence. Arturo Andres finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is on top of it. Good save!
36.46
Filipe Ferreira flicks a high pass forward. Hannes Winkler collects the pass. Hannes Winkler lofts in a cross ball towards Vitor Neves. Vitor Neves directs the ball goalwards with his head. The keeper is more than a match for it. Great keeping!
40.51
Filipe Ferreira flicks a high pass forward to Paulo Moutinho who brings the ball under control. Paulo Moutinho whips in a cross ball towards Vikash Hebert. Vikash Hebert beats his man to it with a header. The ball flies towards the top corner but the keeper is able to reach it. Fabulous save!
42.48
Kai Rösler passes the ball forward to Paulo Moutinho. Paulo Moutinho sees Filipe Ferreira in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Filipe Ferreira whips in a cross ball towards Umberto Pagano. Umberto Pagano makes a looping header on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
44.03
Seeing a gap ahead, Eduardo Martins plays the ball forward to Silvio Viana. Silvio Viana whips in a cross ball towards Vasco Moutinho. Vasco Moutinho beats his man to it with a header. The keeper, Alec Liddell, sees it late!! Goal for União Desportiva de Leiria against the run of play!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. S.L. Benfica appear unchanged since the first half. União Desportiva de Leiria also appear unchanged since the first half. The União Desportiva de Leiria players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
The whistle blows and União Desportiva de Leiria get the second half underway!
54.02
Bruno Campos catches Gaspar Monteiro on the ankles. Bruno Campos is shown the yellow card! Gaspar Monteiro stretches but gets up unharmed.
55.05
Cesar Teixeira sees a break and surges forward. Cesar Teixeira whips in a cross ball towards Gaspar Monteiro. Gaspar Monteiro makes a deft header. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
59.15
Rui Varela chips the ball to his team mate, Eduardo Martins. Eduardo Martins kicks a strong pass forward to Silvio Viana. Silvio Viana knocks in a cross ball towards Gaspar Monteiro. Gaspar Monteiro makes a deft header but it flies just off target!
60.11
S.L. Benfica have made a substitution with Sammy Facciutto replacing Vikash Hebert .
61.20
Kai Rösler hits a low pass to Paulo Moutinho. Paulo Moutinho kicks a strong pass forward to Hannes Winkler but the referee indicates it's offside!
63.06
Paulo Moutinho flicks a high pass forward. Artur Sousa collects the pass. Artur Sousa whips in a cross ball towards Sammy Facciutto. Sammy Facciutto jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but is denied by Richard Gough. Excellent save.
65.10
Kai Rösler flicks the ball to his team mate, Artur Sousa. Artur Sousa makes a probing pass to Vitor Neves. Vitor Neves shoots from outside the area. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Quality keeping!
66.19
Kai Rösler catches Leon Birkwald on the ankles. Kai Rösler is shown the yellow card! Leon Birkwald runs off the knock.
69.08
With great vision, Cesar Teixeira plays the ball forward to Leon Birkwald. Leon Birkwald advances with the ball. Leon Birkwald shoots from 25 yards but it is shockingly off target!
71.32
Cesar Teixeira catches Pierre-Emmanuel Fischer on the ankles. Cesar Teixeira is warned by the referee! Pierre-Emmanuel Fischer runs off the knock.
72.46
Rui Varela knocks the ball forward to Leon Birkwald. Leon Birkwald flicks a high pass forward to Silvio Viana who brings the ball under control. Silvio Viana shoots from 25 yards but it's a woeful effort!
73.13
Artur Sousa flicks the ball to his team mate, Sammy Facciutto. Sammy Facciutto knocks the ball forward to Filipe Ferreira but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
75.59
Artur Sousa barges into Edgar Campos. The referee calls over Artur Sousa and shows him a yellow card! Edgar Campos runs off the knock.
78.20
Leon Birkwald threads a neat ball through to Gaspar Monteiro. Gaspar Monteiro knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Alec Liddell who gathers it comfortably.
83.32
Artur Sousa flicks a high ball forward to Sammy Facciutto who takes it down. Sammy Facciutto knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
84.35
Artur Sousa makes a probing pass to Vitor Neves. Vitor Neves lofts in a cross ball towards Filipe Ferreira. Filipe Ferreira beats his man to it with a header. Richard Gough didn't know what hit him as the ball comes off him at close range. The loose ball is scrambled clear by the defence.
90.00
Silvio Viana flicks a high pass forward. Edgar Campos controls it well on his chest. Edgar Campos knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

S.L. Benfica

União Desportiva de Leiria
Goals
2
1
Shots on Target
9
2
Shots off Target
1
5
Offsides
2
0
Fouls
3
3
Yellow Cards
3
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
49.4%
50.6%
Play Area
25.8%
42.7%
31.5%

Scorers
Umberto Pagano 13 (p)
Artur Sousa 21
Vasco Moutinho 44

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Artur Sousa of S.L. Benfica

Match Ratings
1.Alec Liddell (GK)
6
2.Bruno Campos (DEF)yellow card
6
3.Pierre-Emmanuel Fischer (DEF)
6
4.Kai Rösler (DEF)yellow card
6
5.Hannes Winkler (MID)
6
6.Filipe Ferreira (MID)
7
7.Artur Sousa (MID)goal scoredyellow card
9
8.Paulo Moutinho (MID)
6
9.Umberto Pagano (ATT)goal scored
6
10.Vikash Hebert (ATT)
7
11.Vitor Neves (ATT)
7
 
12.Roel Pater (DEF)
0
13.Ernesto Jimenez (ATT)
0
14.Sammy Facciutto (ATT)
6

1.Richard Gough (GK)
9
2.Rui Varela (DEF)
7
3.Arjan Splinter (DEF)
6
4.Cesar Teixeira (DEF)yellow card
6
5.Arturo Andres (MID)
6
6.Leon Birkwald (MID)
7
7.Vasco Moutinho (MID)goal scored
8
8.Eduardo Martins (MID)
6
9.Silvio Viana (ATT)
7
10.Edgar Campos (ATT)
6
11.Gaspar Monteiro (ATT)
6
 
12.Hugo Moreira (MID)
0
13.Francisco Antunes (MID)
0
14.Jaime Oliveira (ATT)
0