Match Report
| S.L. Benfica | S.L. Benfica |  |  | Alverca | Alverca | ||||||||||||||||
| Ian Donaldson | Ian Donaldson | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Martin Hernandez | M. Hernandez |  | 72 | G |  | 1 | | G | 69 |  | Noe Valenzuela | N. Valenzuela | |||||||||
| Ruben Bento | R. Bento |  | 72 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 66 |  | Roberto Locatelli | R. Locatelli | |||||||||
| Stefan Reimers | S. Reimers |  | 75 | D | | 3 | | D | 63 | | Bakary Völler | B. Völler | |||||||||
| Oliver Metzger | O. Metzger | | 70 | D | | 4 | | D | 62 | | Pedro Santos | P. Santos | |||||||||
| Frederico Reis | F. Reis | | 76 | D | | 5 | | D | 62 | | Rafael Varela | R. Varela | |||||||||
| Joao Lima | J. Lima | | 66 | M | | 6 | | M | 78 | | Diogo Nascimento | D. Nascimento | |||||||||
| Miguel Torres | M. Torres |  | 63 | M | | 7 | | M | 65 |  | Seb Pédros | S. Pédros | |||||||||
| Tijani Ricci | T. Ricci |  | 69 | M | | 8 | | M | 60 | | David Vieira | D. Vieira | |||||||||
| Gaspar Reis | G. Reis | | 72 | A | | 9 | | A | 75 | | Roberto Soares | R. Soares | |||||||||
| Piotr Deyna | P. Deyna |  | 69 | A | | 10 | | A | 71 |  | Scott Mcallister | S. Mcallister | |||||||||
| Nuno Sousa | N. Sousa | | 68 | A | | 11 | | A | 64 | | Miguel Semedo | M. Semedo | |||||||||
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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Estádio da Luz where S.L. Benfica play host to Alverca. A crowd of 20,585 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both S.L. Benfica and Alverca are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Both S.L. Benfica and Alverca are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
0.00
0-0The first half starts with S.L. Benfica kicking off!
4.41
0-0Joao Lima flicks the ball to his team mate, Nuno Sousa. Nuno Sousa kicks a strong pass forward to Piotr Deyna. Piotr Deyna takes a shot at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
9.58
0-1Seb Pédros makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Miguel Semedo. Miguel Semedo goes all the way! Miguel Semedo takes a shot at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
12.25
Seb Pédros makes a simple pass to Roberto Soares. Roberto Soares knocks in a cross ball towards Miguel Semedo. Miguel Semedo is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
16.06
0-1Seb Pédros brings the ball forward. Seb Pédros knocks the ball forward to Miguel Semedo but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
20.34
0-1Rafael Varela catches Joao Lima on the ankles. The referee calls over Rafael Varela and warns him to calm down! Joao Lima gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
28.46
Miguel Torres advances with the ball. Miguel Torres goes all the way! Miguel Torres cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
33.42
Diogo Nascimento advances with the ball. Diogo Nascimento shoots from distance but it flies wide!
34.32
0-1Ruben Bento controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Joao Lima. Joao Lima makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Piotr Deyna. Piotr Deyna whips in a cross ball towards Nuno Sousa. Nuno Sousa flicks the ball with his head but it is tipped over by Noe Valenzuela.
36.58
Pedro Santos threads the ball through to Diogo Nascimento. Diogo Nascimento deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Miguel Semedo. Miguel Semedo goes all the way! Miguel Semedo cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
38.51
Frederico Reis makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Tijani Ricci. Tijani Ricci makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Gaspar Reis. Gaspar Reis deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Piotr Deyna but the linesman indicates offside!
44.52
Ruben Bento makes a probing pass to Tijani Ricci. Tijani Ricci makes a simple pass to Nuno Sousa. Nuno Sousa knocks in a cross ball towards Gaspar Reis. Gaspar Reis is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but Noe Valenzuela is on top of it.
45.00
Diogo Nascimento makes a simple pass to Miguel Semedo. Miguel Semedo goes all the way! Miguel Semedo shows great control and tries a shot on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
45.00
Alverca kick off and get the second half underway!
49.41
Joao Lima chips the ball to his team mate, Gaspar Reis. Gaspar Reis sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
51.45
Miguel Torres makes a probing pass to Gaspar Reis. Gaspar Reis passes the ball forward but Nuno Sousa is offside!
55.13
0-1Alverca are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
63.08
Stefan Reimers makes a probing pass to Joao Lima. Joao Lima makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Gaspar Reis. Gaspar Reis knocks the ball forward to Nuno Sousa. Nuno Sousa rockets a shot on goal. Nuno Sousa scores for S.L. Benfica!!
69.35
Tijani Ricci flicks the ball to his team mate, Piotr Deyna. Piotr Deyna tries a spectacular long range effort. It curls slightly but Noe Valenzuela manages to gather it comfortably.
75.56
Seb Pédros makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Roberto Soares. Roberto Soares sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
84.07
Miguel Torres threads the ball through to Nuno Sousa. Nuno Sousa goes all the way! Nuno Sousa takes a shot at goal. Magnificent save by Noe Valenzuela!
87.39
Frederico Reis controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Miguel Torres. Miguel Torres makes a beautiful solo run. Miguel Torres kicks a strong pass forward to Gaspar Reis but the referee indicates it's offside!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
2
Shots on Target
5
2
Shots off Target
3
4
Offsides
3
2
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
53.8%
46.2%
Play Area
21.8%
44.9%
33.3%
Scorers