Match Report


MoreirenseMoreirense     S.L. BenficaS.L. Benfica
Nick KempNick Kemp Lee Farrow Lee Farrow
Diogo GomesD. Gomes68
G
1
G
67Alec LiddellA. Liddell
Luis AlmeidaL. Almeida71
D
2
D
67Bruno CamposB. Campos
Noel MorrisN. Morris61
D
3
D
65Pierre-Emmanuel FischerP. Fischer
Ricardo PostigaR. Postiga59
D
4
D
60Kai RöslerK. Rösler
Mauricio CossatoM. Cossato77
M
captain5
M
57Edern CarriéreE. Carriére
Bruno SantosB. Santos63
M
6
M
70Hannes WinklerH. Winkler
David VarelaD. Varela62
M
7
M
66Filipe FerreiraF. Ferreira
Manuel MoreiraM. Moreira60
M
8
M
63Paulo MoutinhoP. Moutinho
Jaime SoaresJ. Soares70
A
9captain
A
73Umberto PaganoU. Pagano
Eduardo AntunesE. Antunes65
A
10
A
72Vikash HebertV. Hebert
Antonio MartinsA. Martins63
A
11
A
71Vitor NevesV. Neves
 
Don InglisD. Inglis62
G
12
D
57Alexandre MartinsA. Martins
Eugenio VicenteE. Vicente58
M
13
D
66Roel PaterR. Pater
Sergio OliveiraS. Oliveira56
A
14
A
63Ernesto JimenezE. Jimenez
Match Report
It's a beautiful clear and sunny day here at Joaquim Freitas where Moreirense 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.
Both Moreirense and S.L. Benfica are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Vasco Semedo.


0.00
S.L. Benfica kick off and get the first half underway!
2.57
Noel Morris sees a break and surges forward. Noel Morris deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jaime Soares. Jaime Soares lofts in a cross ball towards Eduardo Antunes. Eduardo Antunes flicks the ball with his head but is denied by Alec Liddell. Excellent save.
15.45
Bruno Santos threads a neat ball through to Jaime Soares. Jaime Soares knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Bruno Campos.
18.52
Filipe Ferreira threads a neat ball through to Vikash Hebert. Vikash Hebert plays a scrappy one-two with Vitor Neves and stumbles forward towards the goal... Some silky footwork from Vikash Hebert provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but it rises well off target!
20.50
David Varela passes the ball forward to Antonio Martins. Antonio Martins knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
22.56
David Varela makes a probing pass to Antonio Martins. Antonio Martins plays a one-two with Bruno Santos and rushes in on goal... Some good footwork from Antonio Martins provides some space. He shoots at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
28.14
Edern Carriére threads a neat ball through to Vikash Hebert. Vikash Hebert shoots from outside the area but is denied by Diogo Gomes. Excellent save.
34.58
Bruno Santos passes the ball forward to Jaime Soares. Jaime Soares knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
38.04
Hannes Winkler flicks a high pass forward. Vikash Hebert controls it well on his chest. Vikash Hebert knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Diogo Gomes who gathers it comfortably.
40.33
David Varela clumsily knocks into Hannes Winkler. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Hannes Winkler runs off the knock.
44.24
Bruno Campos knocks the ball forward to Umberto Pagano. Umberto Pagano shoots from outside the area but it is shockingly off target!
45.00
Bruno Santos makes a simple pass to Eduardo Antunes. Eduardo Antunes kicks a strong pass forward to Antonio Martins but the referee indicates it's offside!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. Moreirense appear unchanged since the first half. S.L. Benfica also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Moreirense kick off and get the second half underway!
48.15
Paulo Moutinho threads the ball through to Vikash Hebert. Vikash Hebert sees Vitor Neves just inside the box and quickly passes the ball. Vitor Neves side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
51.22
Ricardo Postiga decides to run forward with the ball. Ricardo Postiga knocks the ball forward to Jaime Soares. Jaime Soares lofts in a cross ball towards Antonio Martins. Antonio Martins whips the ball goalwards with his head. Alec Liddell gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
54.38
Paulo Moutinho threads a neat ball through to Vikash Hebert. Vikash Hebert runs straight at the defence! Vikash Hebert makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. It curls slightly but Diogo Gomes manages to gather it.
57.28
Ricardo Postiga threads a neat ball through to Eduardo Antunes. Eduardo Antunes sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it flies just wide!
59.33
David Varela threads a neat ball through to Antonio Martins. Antonio Martins knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
60.15
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.
65.35
Mauricio Cossato sees Manuel Moreira in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Manuel Moreira passes the ball forward to Eduardo Antunes. Eduardo Antunes sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but is denied by Alec Liddell. Excellent save.
69.31
David Varela threads a neat ball through to Antonio Martins. Antonio Martins knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Roel Pater.
71.50
Luis Almeida makes a probing pass to Manuel Moreira. Manuel Moreira makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jaime Soares. Jaime Soares sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it's a woeful effort!
72.08
Kai Rösler makes a simple pass to Filipe Ferreira. Filipe Ferreira threads a neat ball through to Vitor Neves. Vitor Neves threads the ball through to Hannes Winkler but he's offside!
77.02
Vitor Neves hits a low pass to Ernesto Jimenez. Ernesto Jimenez shoots from distance but it's well over the bar!
78.44
Manuel Moreira controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Antonio Martins. Antonio Martins plays a one-two with Jaime Soares and advances towards the goal... Antonio Martins cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it's drastically wayward!
85.17
Pierre-Emmanuel Fischer makes a simple pass to Vikash Hebert. Vikash Hebert knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
87.02
Luis Almeida clumsily knocks into Hannes Winkler. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Hannes Winkler stretches but gets up unharmed.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Moreirense

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

Possession
49.3%
50.7%
Play Area
23.3%
46.6%
30.1%

Scorers
Vitor Neves 48

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

Match Ratings
1.Diogo Gomes (GK)
7
2.Luis Almeida (DEF)yellow card
5
3.Noel Morris (DEF)
7
4.Ricardo Postiga (DEF)
7
5.Mauricio Cossato (MID)
6
6.Bruno Santos (MID)
7
7.David Varela (MID)yellow card
6
8.Manuel Moreira (MID)
7
9.Jaime Soares (ATT)
6
10.Eduardo Antunes (ATT)
6
11.Antonio Martins (ATT)
7
 
12.Don Inglis (GK)
0
13.Eugenio Vicente (MID)
0
14.Sergio Oliveira (ATT)
0

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