Match Report
| Santa Clara | Santa Clara |  |  | S.L. Benfica | S.L. Benfica | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Ian Donaldson | Ian Donaldson | ||||||||||||||||||
| Mario Santos | M. Santos |  | 66 | G |  | 1 | | G | 72 |  | Martin Hernandez | M. Hernandez | |||||||||
| Vasco Veloso | V. Veloso | | 70 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 72 | | Ruben Bento | R. Bento | |||||||||
| Alexandre Pinto | A. Pinto | | 68 | D | | 3 | | D | 70 |  | Oliver Metzger | O. Metzger | |||||||||
| Sergio Moreira | S. Moreira | | 67 | D | | 4 | | D | 63 |  | Alexei Bondel | A. Bondel | |||||||||
| Mario Fernandes | M. Fernandes | | 67 | D | | 5 | | D | 76 | | Frederico Reis | F. Reis | |||||||||
| Duarte Moutinho | D. Moutinho | | 66 | M | | 6 | | M | 73 |  | Sergio Montervino | S. Montervino | |||||||||
| Menno Schaap | M. Schaap |  | 65 | M | | 7 | | M | 78 |  | Guillaume Olivier Sié | G. Olivier Sié | |||||||||
| Francisco Viana | F. Viana | | 57 | M | | 8 | | M | 69 | | Tijani Ricci | T. Ricci | |||||||||
| Luis Oliveira | L. Oliveira | | 63 | A | | 9 | | A | 72 | | Gaspar Reis | G. Reis | |||||||||
| Patricio Ramos | P. Ramos | | 61 | A | | 10 | | A | 69 |  | Piotr Deyna | P. Deyna | |||||||||
| Mattia Monaco | M. Monaco | | 61 | A | | 11 | | A | 68 | | Nuno Sousa | N. Sousa | |||||||||
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Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at Est˜dio de Sao Miguel where Santa Clara play host to S.L. Benfica. A crowd of 17,757 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both Santa Clara and S.L. Benfica are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Both Santa Clara and S.L. Benfica are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
0.00
0-0S.L. Benfica get the match underway!
4.20
0-0Piotr Deyna clumsily knocks into Mario Fernandes. Piotr Deyna is warned by the referee! Mario Fernandes runs off the knock.
10.02
0-0Oliver Metzger flicks the ball to his team mate, Sergio Montervino. Sergio Montervino takes it forward alone. Sergio Montervino shoots from distance but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
12.57
Mario Fernandes sees a break and surges forward. Mario Fernandes controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Patricio Ramos. Patricio Ramos tries a spectacular long range effort but it flies wide!
16.28
0-0Duarte Moutinho advances with the ball. Duarte Moutinho deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Luis Oliveira but the linesman indicates offside!
21.09
Vasco Veloso makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Duarte Moutinho. Duarte Moutinho passes the ball forward to Luis Oliveira. Luis Oliveira passes the ball forward but Mattia Monaco is offside!
22.23
0-0Vasco Veloso makes a probing pass to Duarte Moutinho. Duarte Moutinho threads the ball through to Mattia Monaco. Mattia Monaco shoots from 20 yards but it is tipped over by Martin Hernandez.
24.05
Alexei Bondel makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Tijani Ricci. Tijani Ricci makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Nuno Sousa. Nuno Sousa deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Gaspar Reis. Gaspar Reis makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it is tipped over by Mario Santos.
26.26
Sergio Montervino chips the ball to his team mate, Gaspar Reis. Gaspar Reis passes the ball forward to Piotr Deyna. Piotr Deyna tries a spectacular strike but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
27.01
Guillaume Olivier Sié passes the ball forward to Nuno Sousa. Nuno Sousa goes all the way! Nuno Sousa tries a spectacular strike. It curls slightly but Mario Santos manages to gather it comfortably.
28.46
Oliver Metzger makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Tijani Ricci. Tijani Ricci makes a probing pass to Gaspar Reis. Gaspar Reis plays a perfect one-two with Nuno Sousa and rushes in on goal... Gaspar Reis rockets a shot on goal. Mario Santos easily smothers it.
30.07
0-0S.L. Benfica are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
44.23
Sergio Montervino knocks the ball forward to Nuno Sousa. Nuno Sousa knocks the ball forward to Piotr Deyna but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
45.00
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
45.00
Santa Clara start the second half!
49.58
Frederico Reis brings the ball forward. Frederico Reis makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Nuno Sousa. Nuno Sousa controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Gaspar Reis. Gaspar Reis cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
55.04
Guillaume Olivier Sié makes a probing pass to Nuno Sousa. Nuno Sousa shoots from outside the area but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
59.45
0-1Ruben Bento knocks the ball to his team mate, Tijani Ricci. Tijani Ricci brings the ball forward. Tijani Ricci deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Gaspar Reis. Gaspar Reis takes a shot at goal. What a cracker!! Mario Santos had no chance!! Goal for S.L. Benfica!
65.20
Guillaume Olivier Sié controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Gaspar Reis. Gaspar Reis shoots from long range but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
72.27
0-1Mattia Monaco catches Oliver Metzger on the ankles. The referee calls over Mattia Monaco and shows him a yellow card! Oliver Metzger runs off the knock.
78.53
Alexei Bondel brings the ball forward. Alexei Bondel chips the ball to his team mate, Gaspar Reis. Gaspar Reis shoots from long range. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
84.01
Sergio Moreira makes a probing pass to Menno Schaap. Menno Schaap controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Patricio Ramos. Patricio Ramos shoots from 25 yards. The ball comes in low, but Martin Hernandez easily smothers it!
90.00
Duarte Moutinho comes in with a late challenge on Tijani Ricci. The referee calls over Duarte Moutinho and warns him to calm down! Tijani Ricci runs off the knock.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
0
2
Shots on Target
2
5
Shots off Target
1
5
Offsides
2
3
Fouls
2
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
31.8%
68.2%
Play Area
31.8%
38.8%
29.4%
Scorers
| Gaspar Reis 59, 79 |