Match Report
| S.L. Benfica | S.L. Benfica |  |  | Rio Ave | Rio Ave | ||||||||||||||||
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| Abel Reis | A. Reis |  | 53 | G |  | 1 | | G | 65 | | Diogo Santos | D. Santos | |||||||||
| Rafael Viana | R. Viana | | 74 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 66 |  | Riccardo Cassetti | R. Cassetti | |||||||||
| Miguel Moreira | M. Moreira | | 67 | D | | 3 | | D | 65 |  | Matthieu Queudrue | M. Queudrue | |||||||||
| Tiago Barros | T. Barros | | 67 | D | | 4 | | D | 64 | | Joao Reis | J. Reis | |||||||||
| Eduardo Lopes | E. Lopes | | 61 | D | | 5 | | M | 66 |  | Bakary Breitner | B. Breitner | |||||||||
| Luis Loureiro | L. Loureiro | | 65 | M | | 6 | | M | 65 | | Daniel Campos | D. Campos | |||||||||
| Charles Sarr | C. Sarr | | 59 | M | | 7 | | M | 62 | | Cristiano Bento | C. Bento | |||||||||
| Sebastiao Jardim | S. Jardim | | 59 | M | | 8 | | M | 60 | | Gaspar Monteiro | G. Monteiro | |||||||||
| Rodrigo Carvalho | R. Carvalho | | 75 | A | | 9 | | A | 74 | | Gaetano Atzori | G. Atzori | |||||||||
| Carlos Vieira | C. Vieira | | 72 | A | | 10 | | A | 71 |  | Johan Bomers | J. Bomers | |||||||||
| Jorge Marques | J. Marques | | 67 | A | | 11 | | A | 62 | | Frederico Moreira | F. Moreira | |||||||||
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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Estádio da Luz where S.L. Benfica play host to Rio Ave. Its a sell-out today with the 10,000 capacity stadium completely full.
S.L. Benfica are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Rio Ave appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
S.L. Benfica are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Rio Ave appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
0.00
0-0The whistle blows and Rio Ave kick off!
2.30
0-0Riccardo Cassetti passes the ball forward to Daniel Campos. Daniel Campos knocks the ball forward to Johan Bomers. Johan Bomers shoots from 20 yards but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
8.39
0-0Matthieu Queudrue knocks the ball to his team mate, Gaspar Monteiro. Gaspar Monteiro knocks the ball forward to Gaetano Atzori. Gaetano Atzori plays a perfect one-two with Frederico Moreira and rushes in on goal... Gaetano Atzori tries a spectacular strike but Abel Reis is on top of it.
12.09
0-0Bakary Breitner decides to run forward with the ball. Bakary Breitner threads the ball through to Frederico Moreira but he's offside!
16.54
Cristiano Bento knocks the ball to his team mate, Johan Bomers. Johan Bomers knocks in a cross ball towards Gaetano Atzori. Gaetano Atzori heads the ball goalwards but it goes wide for a goal kick.
20.24
0-0Luis Loureiro barges into Gaspar Monteiro. Luis Loureiro is shown the yellow card! Gaspar Monteiro stretches but gets up unharmed.
27.57
Tiago Barros makes a probing pass to Charles Sarr. Charles Sarr makes a probing pass to Rodrigo Carvalho. Rodrigo Carvalho passes the ball forward to Carlos Vieira. Carlos Vieira shows great control and tries a shot on goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
28.19
0-1Joao Reis sees space and advances. Joao Reis passes the ball forward to Johan Bomers. Johan Bomers goes all the way! Johan Bomers tries a spectacular strike. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
34.24
0-1Rafael Viana threads the ball through to Charles Sarr. Charles Sarr kicks a strong pass forward to Carlos Vieira. Carlos Vieira knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
36.57
Daniel Campos makes a beautiful solo run. Daniel Campos whips in a cross ball towards Frederico Moreira. Frederico Moreira flicks the ball with his head but it is tipped over by Abel Reis.
39.44
Joao Reis chips the ball to his team mate, Cristiano Bento. Cristiano Bento kicks a strong pass forward to Frederico Moreira. Frederico Moreira knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Eduardo Lopes.
44.45
Tiago Barros kicks a strong pass forward to Luis Loureiro. Luis Loureiro sees a break and surges forward. Luis Loureiro goes all the way! Luis Loureiro cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
45.00
Sebastiao Jardim takes it forward alone. Sebastiao Jardim knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
45.00
The second half starts with S.L. Benfica kicking off!
47.09
0-1Tiago Barros comes in with a late challenge on Frederico Moreira. Tiago Barros is warned by the referee! Frederico Moreira runs off the knock.
51.11
Cristiano Bento chips the ball to his team mate, Frederico Moreira. Frederico Moreira knocks the ball forward to Johan Bomers but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
54.11
Charles Sarr kicks a strong pass forward to Rodrigo Carvalho. Rodrigo Carvalho finds some space and shoots from distance but it flies wide!
61.57
Sebastiao Jardim sees a break and surges forward. Sebastiao Jardim passes the ball forward but Jorge Marques is offside!
65.25
Daniel Campos decides to run forward with the ball. Daniel Campos makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Frederico Moreira but he's offside!
67.20
Cristiano Bento kicks a strong pass forward to Gaetano Atzori. Gaetano Atzori flicks the ball to his team mate, Johan Bomers. Johan Bomers takes a shot at goal. It's there!! Abel Reis has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
75.55
Rafael Viana makes a beautiful solo run. Rafael Viana kicks a strong pass forward to Jorge Marques. Jorge Marques shoots from distance but Diogo Santos is on top of it.
77.38
Sebastiao Jardim controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jorge Marques. Jorge Marques knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
81.02
Bakary Breitner controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Johan Bomers. Johan Bomers whips in a cross ball towards Gaetano Atzori. Gaetano Atzori is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
85.27
Cristiano Bento hacks Charles Sarr from behind! The referee calls over Cristiano Bento and shows him a yellow card! Charles Sarr stretches but gets up unharmed.
89.44
Rafael Viana makes a simple pass to Luis Loureiro. Luis Loureiro threads the ball through to Carlos Vieira. Carlos Vieira plays a perfect one-two with Jorge Marques and rushes in on goal... Carlos Vieira shows great control and tries a shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
90.00
Riccardo Cassetti makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Gaspar Monteiro. Gaspar Monteiro threads the ball through to Gaetano Atzori. Gaetano Atzori shoots from 20 yards but it flies wide!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!
Match Statistics
Goals
0
3
Shots on Target
1
5
Shots off Target
4
3
Offsides
1
3
Fouls
2
1
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
40.4%
59.6%
Play Area
25.8%
48.3%
25.8%
Scorers
| Johan Bomers 28, 67 Gaetano Atzori 81 |