Match Report
| Beira Mar | Beira Mar |  |  | S.L. Benfica | S.L. Benfica | ||||||||||||||||
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| Artur Tavares | A. Tavares |  | 63 | G |  | 1 | | G | 61 |  | Dominic Rae | D. Rae | |||||||||
| Fernando Valente | F. Valente | | 62 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 63 |  | Niels Jacobs | N. Jacobs | |||||||||
| Rodrigo Reis | R. Reis | | 58 | D | | 3 | |  | D | 61 | | Tomas Bento | T. Bento | ||||||||
| Quim Ribeiro | Q. Ribeiro | | 53 | D | | 4 | | D | 50 | | Paulo Castro | P. Castro | |||||||||
| Carmelo Vieri | C. Vieri |  | 66 | M | | 5 | | M | 64 | | Abel Ribeiro | A. Ribeiro | |||||||||
| Jose Pinto | J. Pinto | | 65 | M | | 6 | | M | 63 | | Tiago Martins | T. Martins | |||||||||
| Paul Parker | P. Parker |  | 60 | M | | 7 | | M | 53 | | Guilherme Santos | G. Santos | |||||||||
| Jose E. Suriano | J. Suriano | | 60 | M | | 8 | | M | 50 | | Nuno Quaresma | N. Quaresma | |||||||||
| Mario Ziliani | M. Ziliani | | 72 | A | | 9 | | A | 60 | | Bert Lamey | B. Lamey | |||||||||
| Roberto Fonseca | R. Fonseca | | 63 | A | | | 10 | | A | 59 | | Abel Moreira | A. Moreira | ||||||||
| Hugo Campos | H. Campos | | 60 | A | | 11 | | A | 56 | | Paulo Quaresma | P. Quaresma | |||||||||
| Luis Costa | L. Costa | | 59 | G | | 12 | | G | 59 | | Rafael Monteiro | R. Monteiro | |||||||||
| Sergio Teixeira | S. Teixeira | | 59 | A | | 13 | | G | 51 | | Tiago Valente | T. Valente | |||||||||
| Juan-Carlos Gainza | J. Gainza |  | 56 | G | | 14 | | D | 47 | | Alberto Nascimento | A. Nascimento | |||||||||
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Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at Estádio Municipal where Beira Mar play host to S.L. Benfica. A crowd of 9,722 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Beira Mar and S.L. Benfica are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by JosŽ Luis Fernando Couto.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Beira Mar and S.L. Benfica are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by JosŽ Luis Fernando Couto.
0.00
0-0The whistle blows and Beira Mar kick off!
2.21
0-0Paul Parker flicks a high pass forward. Hugo Campos collects the pass. Hugo Campos finds some space and shoots from distance but it flies wide!
9.27
Carmelo Vieri takes a short throw-in bringing Jose E. Suriano into play. Jose E. Suriano controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Mario Ziliani. Mario Ziliani knocks in a cross ball towards Hugo Campos. Hugo Campos beats his man to it with a header. The ball hits the post, bouncing back into play. Beira Mar are unable to capitalise and the keeper manages to gather up the loose ball.
16.19
0-0Jose E. Suriano kicks a strong pass forward to Roberto Fonseca. Roberto Fonseca lofts in a cross ball towards Mario Ziliani. Mario Ziliani directs the ball goalwards with his head. The keeper is on top of it. Excellent keeping!
18.58
Niels Jacobs passes the ball forward to Guilherme Santos. Guilherme Santos flicks a high pass forward to Abel Moreira who brings the ball under control. Abel Moreira finds some space and shoots from distance but it curls horrendously wide!
22.32
Paulo Castro makes a simple pass to Guilherme Santos. Guilherme Santos flicks a high pass forward. Abel Moreira controls it well on his chest. Abel Moreira whips in a cross ball towards Paulo Quaresma. Paulo Quaresma gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but it's a woeful effort!
24.27
1-0With imagination, Jose Pinto plays the ball forward to Roberto Fonseca. Roberto Fonseca sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Roberto Fonseca!
27.12
Seeing a gap ahead, Paul Parker laces a weighted ball forward to Hugo Campos. Hugo Campos threads a neat ball through to Mario Ziliani. Some silky footwork from Mario Ziliani provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Superb keeping!
30.50
Nuno Quaresma picks a pass forward to Abel Moreira. Abel Moreira sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
38.39
Nuno Quaresma hits a low pass to Paulo Quaresma. Paulo Quaresma lofts in a cross ball towards Abel Moreira. Abel Moreira makes a looping header on goal. Magnificent save by Artur Tavares!
39.04
1-0Jose E. Suriano passes the ball forward to Roberto Fonseca. Roberto Fonseca knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
40.52
1-0Jose Pinto flicks a high pass forward to Hugo Campos who brings the ball under control. Hugo Campos kicks a strong pass forward to Roberto Fonseca but the referee indicates it's offside!
44.56
Tiago Martins flicks a high pass forward. Abel Moreira collects the pass. Abel Moreira knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Fernando Valente.
45.00
Jose E. Suriano makes a probing pass to Roberto Fonseca. Roberto Fonseca makes a beautiful attacking pass to the feet of Mario Ziliani. Mario Ziliani rockets a shot on goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Mario Ziliani!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
Both teams emerge for the second half. Beira Mar appear unchanged since the first half. S.L. Benfica also appear unchanged since the first half. The Beira Mar players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.
45.00
S.L. Benfica kick off!
48.45
Guilherme Santos deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Bert Lamey. Bert Lamey edges inside the box! Bert Lamey rockets a shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
51.45
2-0Roberto Fonseca comes in with a late challenge on Tomas Bento. The referee calls over Roberto Fonseca and shows him a yellow card! Tomas Bento grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
53.09
Tomas Bento controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Abel Ribeiro. Abel Ribeiro threads a neat ball through to Abel Moreira. Abel Moreira cuts inside the box! Abel Moreira shoots from just inside the box but it flies just wide!
55.56
Tiago Martins deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Abel Moreira. Abel Moreira shoots from long range. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
60.22
2-0S.L. Benfica have made a substitution with Rafael Monteiro replacing Paulo Quaresma .
63.35
2-0Beira Mar are in full control of this game.
67.52
Fernando Valente flicks a high ball forward to Jose Pinto who takes it down. Jose Pinto makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Hugo Campos. Hugo Campos knocks in a cross ball towards Roberto Fonseca. Roberto Fonseca fearlessly jumps in, powering the ball goalwards with his head. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
71.15
Paul Parker deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Mario Ziliani. Mario Ziliani shoots from outside the area but it flies just off target!
73.26
3-0Abel Moreira comes in with a late challenge on Fernando Valente. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Fernando Valente runs off the knock.
75.11
Carmelo Vieri hits a low pass to Roberto Fonseca. Roberto Fonseca shoots from distance. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
77.47
Paul Parker threads the ball through to Hugo Campos. Hugo Campos deftly passes the ball to Roberto Fonseca, releasing him through on goal. Roberto Fonseca looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but is denied by Dominic Rae. Excellent save.
78.16
Niels Jacobs takes it forward alone. Niels Jacobs hits a low pass to Bert Lamey. Bert Lamey skips past Rodrigo Reis! Bert Lamey strikes a beautiful left-footed shot at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
81.10
Jose Pinto controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Roberto Fonseca. Roberto Fonseca deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Hugo Campos but the linesman indicates offside!
85.43
Carmelo Vieri sees space and advances. Carmelo Vieri makes a probing pass to Roberto Fonseca but he's offside!
90.00
Abel Ribeiro comes in with a late challenge on Paul Parker. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Paul Parker stretches but gets up unharmed.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
3
1
Shots on Target
6
2
Shots off Target
4
6
Offsides
4
0
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
1
2
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
60.5%
39.5%
Play Area
21.1%
47.4%
31.6%
Scorers
| Roberto Fonseca 24, 68 Mario Ziliani 45 | Bert Lamey 78 |
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Roberto Fonseca of Beira Mar |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Artur Tavares (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Fernando Valente (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Rodrigo Reis (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Quim Ribeiro (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Carmelo Vieri (MID) | 6 | |
| 6. | Jose Pinto (MID) | 7 | |
| 7. | Paul Parker (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | Jose E. Suriano (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Mario Ziliani (ATT) |  | 8 |
| 10. | Roberto Fonseca (ATT) |  | 9 |
| 11. | Hugo Campos (ATT) | 7 | |
| 12. | Luis Costa (GK) | 0 | |
| 13. | Sergio Teixeira (ATT) | 0 | |
| 14. | Juan-Carlos Gainza (GK) | 0 | |
| 1. | Dominic Rae (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | Niels Jacobs (DEF) | 7 | |
| 3. | Tomas Bento (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Paulo Castro (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Abel Ribeiro (MID) | | 6 |
| 6. | Tiago Martins (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Guilherme Santos (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Nuno Quaresma (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Bert Lamey (ATT) | | 8 |
| 10. | Abel Moreira (ATT) | | 6 |
| 11. | Paulo Quaresma (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Rafael Monteiro (GK) | 6 | |
| 13. | Tiago Valente (GK) | 0 | |
| 14. | Alberto Nascimento (DEF) | 0 | |