Match Report
| Maia | Maia |  |  | S.L. Benfica | S.L. Benfica | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Artur Ribeiro | A. Ribeiro |  | 75 | G |  | 1 | | G | 53 | | Abel Reis | A. Reis | |||||||||
| Quim Vieira | Q. Vieira | | 62 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 74 | | Rafael Viana | R. Viana | |||||||||
| Jose Santos | J. Santos | | 60 | D | | 3 | | D | 67 | | Miguel Moreira | M. Moreira | |||||||||
| Frederico Ramos | F. Ramos | | 57 | D | | 4 | | D | 67 | | Tiago Barros | T. Barros | |||||||||
| Sven Dörner | S. Dörner |  | 56 | D | | 5 | | D | 61 | | Eduardo Lopes | E. Lopes | |||||||||
| Paulo Santos | P. Santos | | 60 | M | | 6 | | M | 65 | | Luis Loureiro | L. Loureiro | |||||||||
| Alex Allegretti | A. Allegretti |  | 58 | M | | 7 | | M | 59 |  | Charles Sarr | C. Sarr | |||||||||
| Quim Mendes | Q. Mendes | | 53 | M | | 8 | | M | 59 | | Sebastiao Jardim | S. Jardim | |||||||||
| Samuel Postiga | S. Postiga | | 58 | A | | 9 | | A | 75 | | Rodrigo Carvalho | R. Carvalho | |||||||||
| Antonio Pinheiro | A. Pinheiro | | 56 | A | | 10 | | A | 72 | | Carlos Vieira | C. Vieira | |||||||||
| Alberto Pinto | A. Pinto | | 55 | A | | 11 | | A | 67 | | Jorge Marques | J. Marques | |||||||||
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Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at Est˜dio Prof. Dr. Vieira de Carvalho where Maia play host to S.L. Benfica. A crowd of 9,923 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Both Maia and S.L. Benfica are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Both Maia and S.L. Benfica are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
0.00
0-0S.L. Benfica get the match underway!
2.31
0-0Paulo Santos controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Antonio Pinheiro. Antonio Pinheiro plays a perfect one-two with Samuel Postiga and rushes in on goal... Antonio Pinheiro makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. It curls slightly but Abel Reis manages to gather it comfortably.
10.35
0-0Charles Sarr deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Carlos Vieira. Carlos Vieira knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
12.59
Alex Allegretti sees a break and surges forward. Alex Allegretti whips in a cross ball towards Alberto Pinto. Alberto Pinto is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The ball is well placed but the keeper is more than a match for it. Saved!
15.03
0-0Frederico Ramos comes in with a late challenge on Carlos Vieira. The referee calls over Frederico Ramos and warns him to calm down! Carlos Vieira hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
16.32
Charles Sarr makes a simple pass to Jorge Marques. Jorge Marques shoots from long range. Artur Ribeiro easily smothers it.
26.22
0-0Tiago Barros makes a simple pass to Luis Loureiro. Luis Loureiro makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jorge Marques. Jorge Marques shoots from outside the area but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
28.42
Frederico Ramos surges forward with the ball. Frederico Ramos flicks the ball to his team mate, Antonio Pinheiro. Antonio Pinheiro tries a spectacular long range effort but it flies wide!
36.15
Paulo Santos decides to run forward with the ball. Paulo Santos knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Abel Reis who gathers it comfortably.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
45.00
Maia kick off and get the second half underway!
47.02
Alex Allegretti flicks the ball to his team mate, Antonio Pinheiro. Antonio Pinheiro goes all the way! Antonio Pinheiro makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Saved!
48.43
Eduardo Lopes chips the ball to his team mate, Sebastiao Jardim. Sebastiao Jardim flicks the ball to his team mate, Jorge Marques. Jorge Marques finds some space and shoots from distance but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
49.26
Frederico Ramos threads the ball through to Quim Mendes. Quim Mendes makes a simple pass to Alberto Pinto. Alberto Pinto makes a simple pass to Samuel Postiga. Samuel Postiga takes a shot at goal but it flies wide!
53.34
Alex Allegretti flicks the ball to his team mate, Antonio Pinheiro. Antonio Pinheiro whips in a cross ball towards Alberto Pinto. Alberto Pinto directs the ball goalwards with his head but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
54.08
Luis Loureiro deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Rodrigo Carvalho. Rodrigo Carvalho finds some space and shoots from distance but it is miles over!
60.06
Eduardo Lopes chips the ball to his team mate, Sebastiao Jardim. Sebastiao Jardim makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Carlos Vieira. Carlos Vieira goes all the way! Carlos Vieira cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
61.09
Tiago Barros chips the ball to his team mate, Sebastiao Jardim. Sebastiao Jardim knocks the ball forward to Jorge Marques. Jorge Marques plays a perfect one-two with Carlos Vieira and rushes in on goal... Jorge Marques shoots from just inside the box but it curls horrendously wide!
63.17
Jose Santos hacks Charles Sarr from behind! Jose Santos is warned by the referee! Charles Sarr stretches but gets up unharmed.
71.20
Frederico Ramos kicks a strong pass forward to Quim Mendes. Quim Mendes makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Alberto Pinto. Alberto Pinto whips in a cross ball towards Antonio Pinheiro. Antonio Pinheiro is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Abel Reis manages to gather it comfortably.
72.06
Paulo Santos sees space and advances. Paulo Santos makes a probing pass to Alberto Pinto. Alberto Pinto takes a shot at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
73.35
Sebastiao Jardim makes a simple pass to Carlos Vieira. Carlos Vieira tries a spectacular long range effort but it is miles over!
77.26
Jose Santos makes a probing pass to Alex Allegretti. Alex Allegretti chips the ball to his team mate, Antonio Pinheiro. Antonio Pinheiro knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
79.14
Sebastiao Jardim threads the ball through to Rodrigo Carvalho. Rodrigo Carvalho knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Quim Vieira.
81.59
Sebastiao Jardim advances with the ball. Sebastiao Jardim knocks the ball forward to Carlos Vieira. Carlos Vieira tries a spectacular strike. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
83.33
Miguel Moreira makes a simple pass to Luis Loureiro. Luis Loureiro deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Rodrigo Carvalho. Rodrigo Carvalho goes all the way! Rodrigo Carvalho makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. It's miles wide!
84.08
Tiago Barros chips the ball to his team mate, Sebastiao Jardim. Sebastiao Jardim kicks a strong pass forward to Jorge Marques. Jorge Marques plays a perfect one-two with Rodrigo Carvalho and rushes in on goal... Jorge Marques makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it flies wide!
89.38
0-0Maia are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
4
2
Shots off Target
4
8
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
2
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
54.2%
45.8%
Play Area
29.2%
44.8%
26%