Match Report


Desportivo NacionalDesportivo Nacional     S.L. BenficaS.L. Benfica
Ben BiancardiBen Biancardi Lee Farrow Lee Farrow
Bruno MonteiroB. Monteiro62
G
1
G
67Alec LiddellA. Liddell
Regillio ChivuR. Chivu66
D
2
D
67Bruno CamposB. Campos
Vasco SemedoV. Semedo58
D
3
D
65Pierre-Emmanuel FischerP. Fischer
Jaime ValenteJ. Valente67
D
4
D
60Kai RöslerK. Rösler
Luis Guerrero LopezL. Guerrero Lopez72
D
5
M
57Edern CarriéreE. Carriére
Tomas SantosT. Santos64
M
6
M
70Hannes WinklerH. Winkler
Ruben LimaR. Lima67
M
7
M
66Filipe FerreiraF. Ferreira
Fabrice AndenasF. Andenas64
A
8
M
63Paulo MoutinhoP. Moutinho
Callum WhiteC. White64
A
9captain
A
73Umberto PaganoU. Pagano
Roberto BarbosaR. Barbosa67
A
captain10
A
72Vikash HebertV. Hebert
Pedro ReisP. Reis63
A
11
A
71Vitor NevesV. Neves
 
Martijn AbidallahM. Abidallah55
D
12
D
66Roel PaterR. Pater
Andre NascimentoA. Nascimento55
D
13
A
63Ernesto JimenezE. Jimenez
Jorge CamposJ. Campos56
G
14
D
57Alexandre MartinsA. Martins

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Match Report
Rain falls steadily from above here at Ground Estádio da Madeira where Desportivo Nacional play host to S.L. Benfica. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Desportivo Nacional are playing in a 4-2-4 formation while S.L. Benfica appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Abel Pinto.


0.00
Desportivo Nacional kick off and get the first half underway!
2.58
Filipe Ferreira controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Umberto Pagano. Umberto Pagano controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
4.23
Vitor Neves barges into Ruben Lima. The referee warns Vitor Neves to calm down! Ruben Lima hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
6.48
Paulo Moutinho threads the ball through to Umberto Pagano. Umberto Pagano shoots from outside the area but slams it into the crowd!
9.53
Filipe Ferreira deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Vitor Neves. Vitor Neves knocks in a cross ball towards Vikash Hebert. Vikash Hebert is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Bruno Monteiro effortlessly picks it out of the air!
14.16
Kai Rösler makes a probing pass to Edern Carriére. Edern Carriére advances with the ball. Edern Carriére knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
16.07
Ruben Lima flicks a high pass forward to Tomas Santos who brings the ball under control. Tomas Santos knocks in a cross ball towards Fabrice Andenas. Fabrice Andenas knocks the ball goalwards with his head. The keeper is on top of it. Excellent keeping!
24.35
Filipe Ferreira makes a beautiful solo run. Filipe Ferreira knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Bruno Monteiro who gathers it comfortably.
27.15
Filipe Ferreira flicks a high pass forward. Vikash Hebert collects the pass. Vikash Hebert knocks in a cross ball towards Vitor Neves. Vasco Semedo clumsily knocks into Vitor Neves. Vitor Neves appeals for a penalty! The referee just ignores him!!
30.18
Hannes Winkler plays the ball forward to Vikash Hebert. Vikash Hebert knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
32.15
Ruben Lima powers a long ball forward. Fabrice Andenas lofts in a cross ball towards Tomas Santos. Tomas Santos is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
34.10
Ruben Lima threads a neat ball through to Pedro Reis. Pedro Reis skips past Bruno Campos! Pedro Reis rockets a shot on goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
39.52
Regillio Chivu brings the ball forward. Regillio Chivu chips the ball to his team mate, Ruben Lima. Ruben Lima lofts in a cross ball towards Callum White. Callum White jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. Alec Liddell manages to gather it comfortably.
44.59
Hannes Winkler plays the ball forward to Vitor Neves. Vitor Neves plays a scrappy one-two with Umberto Pagano and stumbles forward towards the goal... Jaime Valente catches Vitor Neves on the ankles. Vitor Neves appeals for a penalty! The referee just ignores him!!
45.00
Fabrice Andenas knocks the ball forward to Pedro Reis. Pedro Reis tries a spectacular long range effort but it flies well off target!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

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

45.00
S.L. Benfica kick off and get the second half underway!
47.20
Vitor Neves flicks the ball to his team mate, Umberto Pagano. Umberto Pagano knocks in a cross ball towards Vitor Neves. Vitor Neves is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
51.36
Filipe Ferreira threads the ball through to Hannes Winkler. Hannes Winkler plays a scrappy one-two with Vikash Hebert and stumbles forward towards the goal... Some silky footwork from Hannes Winkler provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but is denied by Bruno Monteiro. Excellent save.
57.30
Filipe Ferreira flicks a high ball forward to Hannes Winkler who takes it down. Hannes Winkler shoots from 20 yards but he balloons it over the crossbar!
60.53
S.L. Benfica have made 2 substitutions with Roel Pater replacing Edern Carriére and Ernesto Jimenez replacing Paulo Moutinho and appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-2-4 formation.
61.59
Tomas Santos decides to run forward with the ball. Tomas Santos chips the ball to his team mate, Pedro Reis. Pedro Reis whips in a cross ball towards Roberto Barbosa. Roberto Barbosa beats his man to it with a header but it is tipped over by Alec Liddell.
63.42
It's a corner kick. Tomas Santos loops the ball over to the far post. Umberto Pagano gets to the ball and clears it up field.
66.10
Bruno Campos advances with the ball. Bruno Campos threads the ball through to Vikash Hebert. Vikash Hebert knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Vasco Semedo.
67.39
Bruno Campos controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Hannes Winkler. Hannes Winkler plays the ball forward to Vitor Neves. Vitor Neves lofts in a cross ball towards Ernesto Jimenez. Ernesto Jimenez finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but it is tipped over by Bruno Monteiro.
68.30
It's a corner kick. Filipe Ferreira loops the ball out towards the edge of the box. Ruben Lima chests the ball down and quickly clears it out of the danger area!
73.34
Hannes Winkler makes a probing pass to Vitor Neves. Vitor Neves cuts inside the box! Jaime Valente catches Vitor Neves on the ankles. Vitor Neves appeals for a penalty! The referee hasn't seen anything wrong!!
75.49
Seeing a gap ahead, Ruben Lima plays the ball forward to Tomas Santos. Tomas Santos knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
77.15
Tomas Santos surges forward with the ball. Tomas Santos knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Bruno Campos.
85.44
Filipe Ferreira plays the ball forward to Umberto Pagano. Umberto Pagano whips in a cross ball towards Vikash Hebert. Vikash Hebert jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. Bruno Monteiro gathers the ball up comfortably. Quality keeping!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

Desportivo Nacional

S.L. Benfica
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
4
5
Shots off Target
2
3
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
39.5%
60.5%
Play Area
35.5%
40.8%
23.7%

Scorers
Pedro Reis 34
Vitor Neves 47

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Vitor Neves of S.L. Benfica

Match Ratings
1.Bruno Monteiro (GK)
7
2.Regillio Chivu (DEF)
6
3.Vasco Semedo (DEF)
6
4.Jaime Valente (DEF)
6
5.Luis Guerrero Lopez (DEF)
6
6.Tomas Santos (MID)
7
7.Ruben Lima (MID)
9
8.Fabrice Andenas (ATT)
6
9.Callum White (ATT)
6
10.Roberto Barbosa (ATT)
6
11.Pedro Reis (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Martijn Abidallah (DEF)
0
13.Andre Nascimento (DEF)
0
14.Jorge Campos (GK)
0

1.Alec Liddell (GK)
7
2.Bruno Campos (DEF)
7
3.Pierre-Emmanuel Fischer (DEF)
6
4.Kai Rösler (DEF)
6
5.Edern Carriére (MID)
6
6.Hannes Winkler (MID)
7
7.Filipe Ferreira (MID)
8
8.Paulo Moutinho (MID)
6
9.Umberto Pagano (ATT)
7
10.Vikash Hebert (ATT)
6
11.Vitor Neves (ATT)goal scored
9
 
12.Roel Pater (DEF)
6
13.Ernesto Jimenez (ATT)
6
14.Alexandre Martins (DEF)
0