Match Report
| S.L. Benfica | S.L. Benfica |  |  | Vitoria Setúbal | Vitoria Setúbal | ||||||||||||||||
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| Dominic Rae | D. Rae |  | 61 | G |  | 1 | |  | G | 67 |  | Joe Formon | J. Formon | ||||||||
| Niels Jacobs | N. Jacobs |  | 63 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 77 |  | Nuno Ferreira | N. Ferreira | |||||||||
| Tomas Bento | T. Bento | | 61 | D | | | 3 | | D | 71 |  | David Röhlig | D. Röhlig | ||||||||
| Paulo Castro | P. Castro | | 50 | D | | 4 | | D | 65 | | Jorge Postiga | J. Postiga | |||||||||
| Abel Ribeiro | A. Ribeiro | | 64 | M | | 5 | | M | 66 | | Alexandre Neves | A. Neves | |||||||||
| Tiago Martins | T. Martins | | 63 | M | | 6 | | M | 65 | | Albrecht Helmer | A. Helmer | |||||||||
| Guilherme Santos | G. Santos | | 53 | M | | 7 | | M | 63 | | Mario Tavares | M. Tavares | |||||||||
| Nuno Quaresma | N. Quaresma | | 50 | M | | 8 | | M | 48 | | Luke Howells | L. Howells | |||||||||
| Bert Lamey | B. Lamey | | 60 | A | | 9 | | M | 44 | | Cristiano Nunes | C. Nunes | |||||||||
| Abel Moreira | A. Moreira | | 59 | A | | 10 | | A | 63 | | Andre Moreira | A. Moreira | |||||||||
| Paulo Quaresma | P. Quaresma | | 56 | A | | 11 | | A | 56 | | Rui Nunes | R. Nunes | |||||||||
| Rafael Monteiro | R. Monteiro | | 59 | G | | 12 | | G | 64 | | Luke Adams | L. Adams | |||||||||
| Tiago Valente | T. Valente | | 51 | G | | 13 | | A | 55 | | Jose Lopes | J. Lopes | |||||||||
| Alberto Nascimento | A. Nascimento | | 47 | D | | 14 | | A | 55 | | Pim Schulp | P. Schulp | |||||||||
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Match Report
The air is cold and hail stones bounce off the ground here at Estádio da Luz where S.L. Benfica play host to Vitoria Setúbal. A crowd of 9,806 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
S.L. Benfica are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Vitoria Setúbal appear to be shaped for 3-5-2.
Today's match is refereed by Manuel De Franceschi.
The pitch is in good condition.
S.L. Benfica are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Vitoria Setúbal appear to be shaped for 3-5-2.
Today's match is refereed by Manuel De Franceschi.
0.00
0-0Vitoria Setúbal start the match!
8.47
0-0Jorge Postiga pushes mid-way up the pitch. Jorge Postiga sees Rui Nunes in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Rui Nunes knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
14.05
0-0Guilherme Santos flicks a high pass forward. Bert Lamey controls it well on his chest. Bert Lamey shoots from outside the area. The ball comes in low, but Joe Formon smothers it!
15.44
Nuno Ferreira breaks forward. Nuno Ferreira makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Andre Moreira. Andre Moreira knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Niels Jacobs.
18.56
0-0Jorge Postiga sees Cristiano Nunes in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Cristiano Nunes threads a neat ball through to Andre Moreira. Andre Moreira whips in a cross ball towards Rui Nunes. Rui Nunes outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
20.57
0-0Tiago Martins flicks the ball to his team mate, Paulo Quaresma. Paulo Quaresma kicks a strong pass forward to Bert Lamey but the referee indicates it's offside!
21.31
1-0Tiago Martins knocks the ball forward to Abel Moreira. Abel Moreira lofts in a cross ball towards Bert Lamey. Bert Lamey makes a convincing header. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
27.13
Cristiano Nunes runs straight at the opposition's defence. Cristiano Nunes knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Niels Jacobs.
30.10
1-0Tomas Bento clumsily knocks into Rui Nunes. The referee brings Tomas Bento to one side and gives him a warning! Rui Nunes runs off the knock.
34.32
1-0Rui Nunes hacks Paulo Castro from behind! The referee calls over Rui Nunes and shows him a yellow card! Paulo Castro stretches but gets up unharmed.
39.44
1-0There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
40.25
Albrecht Helmer threads a neat ball through to Andre Moreira. Andre Moreira knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
42.23
Cristiano Nunes sees space and advances. Cristiano Nunes tries a spectacular long range effort but Dominic Rae reads it well. Nice keeping!
44.50
Rui Nunes hacks Niels Jacobs from behind! The referee calls over Rui Nunes and warns him to calm down! Niels Jacobs hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
Both teams emerge for the second half. S.L. Benfica appear unchanged since the first half. Vitoria Setúbal have changed their lineup with Luke Adams replacing Albrecht Helmer, Jose Lopes replacing Mario Tavares and Pim Schulp replacing Luke Howells and appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-1-4-1 formation. The Vitoria Setúbal players look more relaxed than they were earlier in the game.
45.00
S.L. Benfica kick off and get the second half underway!
47.48
Paulo Castro chips the ball to his team mate, Nuno Quaresma. Nuno Quaresma flicks a high pass forward. Paulo Quaresma comfortably collects the pass. Paulo Quaresma plays a one-two with Bert Lamey and advances towards the goal... Paulo Quaresma muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
54.24
Paulo Castro chips the ball to his team mate, Nuno Quaresma. Nuno Quaresma controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Abel Moreira. Abel Moreira knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Nuno Ferreira.
59.13
Paulo Castro controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Nuno Quaresma. Nuno Quaresma knocks the ball to his team mate, Bert Lamey. Bert Lamey shoots from 20 yards but somehow Joe Formon manages to keep it out.
60.16
Tiago Martins knocks the ball to his team mate, Abel Moreira. Abel Moreira whips in a cross ball towards Paulo Quaresma. Paulo Quaresma heads the ball goalwards. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
66.07
2-0With great vision, Guilherme Santos plays the ball forward to Paulo Quaresma. Paulo Quaresma knocks in a cross ball towards Bert Lamey. Bert Lamey is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but David Röhlig is between the ball and the goal. Well blocked!
78.29
Jorge Postiga comes in with a late challenge on Bert Lamey. The referee warns Jorge Postiga to calm down! Bert Lamey runs off the knock.
81.23
Cristiano Nunes flicks a high pass forward. Rui Nunes controls it well on his chest. Rui Nunes knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
85.57
Niels Jacobs controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Abel Ribeiro. Abel Ribeiro sees a break and surges forward. Abel Ribeiro knocks in a cross ball towards Bert Lamey. Bert Lamey makes a looping header on goal but it whistles just wide of the post!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
5
1
Shots off Target
2
1
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
1
3
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
61%
39%
Play Area
28%
42.7%
29.3%
Scorers
| Bert Lamey 21 Paulo Quaresma 60 |
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Bert Lamey of S.L. Benfica |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Dominic Rae (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Niels Jacobs (DEF) | 7 | |
| 3. | Tomas Bento (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Paulo Castro (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Abel Ribeiro (MID) | 7 | |
| 6. | Tiago Martins (MID) | 7 | |
| 7. | Guilherme Santos (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Nuno Quaresma (MID) | 7 | |
| 9. | Bert Lamey (ATT) |  | 9 |
| 10. | Abel Moreira (ATT) | 8 | |
| 11. | Paulo Quaresma (ATT) | | 8 |
| 12. | Rafael Monteiro (GK) | 0 | |
| 13. | Tiago Valente (GK) | 0 | |
| 14. | Alberto Nascimento (DEF) | 0 | |
| 1. | Joe Formon (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Nuno Ferreira (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | David Röhlig (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Jorge Postiga (DEF) | 7 | |
| 5. | Alexandre Neves (MID) | 6 | |
| 6. | Albrecht Helmer (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Mario Tavares (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Luke Howells (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Cristiano Nunes (MID) | 7 | |
| 10. | Andre Moreira (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Rui Nunes (ATT) |  | 5 |
| 12. | Luke Adams (GK) | 6 | |
| 13. | Jose Lopes (ATT) | 6 | |
| 14. | Pim Schulp (ATT) | 6 | |