Match Report
| Beira Mar | Beira Mar |  |  | S.L. Benfica | S.L. Benfica | ||||||||||||||||
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| Hugo Fernandes | H. Fernandes |  | 64 | G |  | 1 | | G | 53 | | Abel Reis | A. Reis | |||||||||
| Cristiano Valente | C. Valente | | 65 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 74 | | Rafael Viana | R. Viana | |||||||||
| Hugo Ribeiro | H. Ribeiro | | 61 | D | | 3 | | D | 67 | | Miguel Moreira | M. Moreira | |||||||||
| Abel Teixeira | A. Teixeira | | 60 | D | | 4 | | D | 67 | | Tiago Barros | T. Barros | |||||||||
| Quim Pinto | Q. Pinto | | 58 | M | | 5 | | D | 61 | | Eduardo Lopes | E. Lopes | |||||||||
| Manuel Valente | M. Valente | | 55 | M | | 6 | | M | 65 | | Luis Loureiro | L. Loureiro | |||||||||
| Leonardo Butragueno | L. Butragueno |  | 49 | M | | 7 | | M | 59 |  | Charles Sarr | C. Sarr | |||||||||
| Roberto Quaresma | R. Quaresma | | 48 | M | | 8 | | M | 59 | | Sebastiao Jardim | S. Jardim | |||||||||
| Matthias Birnbaum | M. Birnbaum |  | 66 | A | | 9 | | A | 75 | | Rodrigo Carvalho | R. Carvalho | |||||||||
| Silvio Lima | S. Lima | | 59 | A | | 10 | | A | 72 | | Carlos Vieira | C. Vieira | |||||||||
| Jaime Tavares | J. Tavares | | 57 | A | | 11 | | A | 67 | | Jorge Marques | J. Marques | |||||||||
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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Estádio Municipal where Beira Mar play host to S.L. Benfica. A crowd of 9,018 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Beira Mar are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while S.L. Benfica appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Beira Mar are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while S.L. Benfica appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
0.00
0-0Beira Mar kick off and get the match underway!
2.14
0-0Luis Loureiro sees a break and surges forward. Luis Loureiro shoots from long range but it curls horrendously wide!
4.20
Luis Loureiro kicks a strong pass forward to Jorge Marques. Jorge Marques whips in a cross ball towards Rodrigo Carvalho. Rodrigo Carvalho directs the ball goalwards with his head but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
8.41
Cristiano Valente knocks the ball forward to Manuel Valente. Manuel Valente decides to run forward with the ball. Manuel Valente shoots from long range but it is miles over!
26.42
0-0Manuel Valente knocks the ball forward to Silvio Lima. Silvio Lima knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Tiago Barros.
27.27
Manuel Valente chips the ball to his team mate, Matthias Birnbaum. Matthias Birnbaum finds some space and shoots from distance but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
30.46
0-0Matthias Birnbaum catches Rafael Viana on the ankles. The referee calls over Matthias Birnbaum and warns him to calm down! Rafael Viana hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
33.09
0-1Charles Sarr threads the ball through to Carlos Vieira. Carlos Vieira lofts in a cross ball towards Jorge Marques. Jorge Marques heads the ball goalwards. What a cracker!! Hugo Fernandes had no chance!! Goal for S.L. Benfica!
39.47
0-1The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
40.36
Tiago Barros makes a probing pass to Luis Loureiro. Luis Loureiro kicks a strong pass forward to Rodrigo Carvalho. Rodrigo Carvalho plays a perfect one-two with Jorge Marques and rushes in on goal... Rodrigo Carvalho 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 whistles the end of the first half!
45.00
S.L. Benfica kick off the second half!
47.36
Charles Sarr controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jorge Marques. Jorge Marques knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Abel Teixeira.
48.02
0-1Charles Sarr threads the ball through to Carlos Vieira. Carlos Vieira plays a perfect one-two with Rodrigo Carvalho and rushes in on goal... Carlos Vieira tries a spectacular strike. Magnificent save by Hugo Fernandes!
49.37
Eduardo Lopes chips the ball to his team mate, Sebastiao Jardim. Sebastiao Jardim chips the ball to his team mate, Rodrigo Carvalho. Rodrigo Carvalho whips in a cross ball towards Carlos Vieira. Carlos Vieira connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
51.19
Luis Loureiro takes it forward alone. Luis Loureiro whips in a cross ball towards Carlos Vieira. Carlos Vieira is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Hugo Fernandes easily picks it out of the air!
54.29
Roberto Quaresma kicks a strong pass forward to Silvio Lima. Silvio Lima tries a spectacular long range effort but he balloons it over the crossbar!
61.36
Hugo Ribeiro chips the ball to his team mate, Leonardo Butragueno. Leonardo Butragueno kicks a strong pass forward to Jaime Tavares. Jaime Tavares goes all the way! Jaime Tavares makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
69.43
Sebastiao Jardim sees space and advances. Sebastiao Jardim lofts in a cross ball towards Carlos Vieira. Carlos Vieira heads the ball goalwards. The ball is well placed but the keeper is more than a match for it. Saved!
71.51
Cristiano Valente knocks the ball forward to Manuel Valente. Manuel Valente passes the ball forward to Silvio Lima. Silvio Lima shoots from outside the area. It curls slightly but Abel Reis manages to gather it comfortably.
75.33
Roberto Quaresma surges forward with the ball. Roberto Quaresma lofts in a cross ball towards Matthias Birnbaum. Matthias Birnbaum connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
78.27
Luis Loureiro advances with the ball. Luis Loureiro chips the ball to his team mate, Jorge Marques. Jorge Marques shoots from just inside the box. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
87.29
0-1Tiago Barros hacks Matthias Birnbaum from behind! The referee calls over Tiago Barros and shows him a yellow card! Matthias Birnbaum stretches but gets up unharmed.
90.00
The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!
Match Statistics
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
1
5
Shots off Target
5
4
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
52.2%
47.8%
Play Area
33.3%
42%
24.6%
Scorers