Match Report
| S.L. Benfica | S.L. Benfica |  |  | C.D. Tondela | C.D. Tondela | ||||||||||||||||
| Ian Donaldson | Ian Donaldson | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Martin Hernandez | M. Hernandez |  | 72 | G |  | 1 | | G | 67 |  | Gary Glass | G. Glass | |||||||||
| Ruben Bento | R. Bento |  | 72 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 68 | | Marcos José Mari | M. José Mari | |||||||||
| Oliver Metzger | O. Metzger |  | 70 | D | | 3 | | D | 66 | | Frederico Carvalho | F. Carvalho | |||||||||
| Alexei Bondel | A. Bondel |  | 63 | D | | 4 | | D | 56 | | Antonio Mendes | A. Mendes | |||||||||
| Frederico Reis | F. Reis | | 76 | D | | 5 | | D | 55 | | Paulo Oliveira | P. Oliveira | |||||||||
| Sergio Montervino | S. Montervino |  | 73 | M | | 6 | | M | 73 | | Cesar Ribeiro | C. Ribeiro | |||||||||
| Thomas Haas | T. Haas |  | 67 | M | | 7 | | M | 68 | | Tomas Campos | T. Campos | |||||||||
| Tijani Ricci | T. Ricci |  | 69 | M | | 8 | | M | 68 | | Vasco Varela | V. Varela | |||||||||
| Gaspar Reis | G. Reis | | 72 | A | | 9 | | A | 71 | | Alejandro Garcia | A. Garcia | |||||||||
| Piotr Deyna | P. Deyna |  | 69 | A | | 10 | | A | 68 | | Pedro Ramirez | P. Ramirez | |||||||||
| Nuno Sousa | N. Sousa | | 68 | A | | 11 | | A | 60 |  | Adrian Savu | A. Savu | |||||||||
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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Estádio da Luz where S.L. Benfica play host to C.D. Tondela. A crowd of 19,491 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both S.L. Benfica and C.D. Tondela are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Both S.L. Benfica and C.D. Tondela are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
0.00
0-0S.L. Benfica kick off and get the match underway!
3.08
0-0Sergio Montervino flicks the ball to his team mate, Nuno Sousa. Nuno Sousa threads the ball through to Piotr Deyna. Piotr Deyna tries a spectacular strike. It curls slightly but Gary Glass manages to gather it comfortably.
4.42
Alexei Bondel knocks the ball to his team mate, Tijani Ricci. Tijani Ricci controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Nuno Sousa. Nuno Sousa sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it is tipped over by Gary Glass.
6.25
0-0Cesar Ribeiro chips the ball to his team mate, Pedro Ramirez. Pedro Ramirez makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Alejandro Garcia but he's offside!
14.57
0-0C.D. Tondela are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate S.L. Benfica's defence.
27.23
0-0Tijani Ricci makes a simple pass to Piotr Deyna. Piotr Deyna lofts in a cross ball towards Nuno Sousa. Nuno Sousa heads the ball goalwards but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
32.28
S.L. Benfica are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate C.D. Tondela's defence.
33.25
1-0Thomas Haas kicks a strong pass forward to Gaspar Reis. Gaspar Reis shoots from 20 yards. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
36.56
Cesar Ribeiro deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Adrian Savu. Adrian Savu knocks the ball forward to Alejandro Garcia but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
38.55
Tomas Campos chips the ball to his team mate, Adrian Savu. Adrian Savu finds some space and shoots from distance but he balloons it over the crossbar!
39.35
S.L. Benfica are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate C.D. Tondela's defence.
42.24
Frederico Carvalho makes a simple pass to Cesar Ribeiro. Cesar Ribeiro flicks the ball to his team mate, Pedro Ramirez. Pedro Ramirez goes all the way! Pedro Ramirez rockets a shot on goal. Martin Hernandez easily smothers it.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
45.00
C.D. Tondela start the second half!
47.10
Paulo Oliveira knocks the ball to his team mate, Cesar Ribeiro. Cesar Ribeiro makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Alejandro Garcia. Alejandro Garcia plays a perfect one-two with Adrian Savu and rushes in on goal... Alejandro Garcia makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
54.19
Thomas Haas deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Gaspar Reis. Gaspar Reis tries a spectacular long range effort but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
55.03
1-0Frederico Carvalho clumsily knocks into Tijani Ricci. Frederico Carvalho is shown the yellow card! Tijani Ricci carries on, but is struggling a bit.
60.34
Frederico Reis chips the ball to his team mate, Thomas Haas. Thomas Haas chips the ball to his team mate, Piotr Deyna. Piotr Deyna shoots from long range. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Saved!
61.57
Sergio Montervino decides to run forward with the ball. Sergio Montervino shoots from long range but somehow Gary Glass manages to keep it out.
69.53
Oliver Metzger flicks the ball to his team mate, Tijani Ricci. Tijani Ricci threads the ball through to Piotr Deyna. Piotr Deyna threads the ball through to Gaspar Reis but he's offside!
71.46
Frederico Reis threads the ball through to Tijani Ricci. Tijani Ricci makes a probing pass to Gaspar Reis. Gaspar Reis goes all the way! Gaspar Reis shoots from just inside the box. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
75.11
Thomas Haas passes the ball forward to Nuno Sousa. Nuno Sousa goes all the way! Nuno Sousa shoots from just inside the box. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
87.05
3-0Ruben Bento chips the ball to his team mate, Sergio Montervino. Sergio Montervino kicks a strong pass forward to Nuno Sousa. Nuno Sousa knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Antonio Mendes.
89.09
Paulo Oliveira sees space and advances. Paulo Oliveira makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Pedro Ramirez. Pedro Ramirez whips in a cross ball towards Alejandro Garcia. Alejandro Garcia is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it flies wide!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time
Match Statistics
Goals
3
0
Shots on Target
7
1
Shots off Target
2
3
Offsides
1
2
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
57.4%
42.6%
Play Area
23.5%
45.6%
30.9%
Scorers
| Gaspar Reis 33, 71 Nuno Sousa 75 |