Match Report


S.L. BenficaS.L. Benfica     Grupo Desportivo de ChavesGrupo Desportivo de Chaves
Ben CouchBen Couch Alex Samson Alex Samson
Mads NielsenM. Nielsen77
G
1
G
83Gerson RichardsonG. Richardson
Marama LevintskyM. Levintsky69
D
2
D
73Torsten LorenzT. Lorenz
Anton KolesnichenkoA. Kolesnichenko77
D
captain3
D
72Volodymyr KryvychV. Kryvych
Romarin NdiefiR. Ndiefi76
D
4
D
69Cesar QuaresmaC. Quaresma
Joel GaddJ. Gadd72
D
5
D
68Diogo AlvesD. Alves
Stephan AmoahS. Amoah84
M
6
M
70Edgar ReisE. Reis
Ugo WilcoxU. Wilcox82
M
7captain
M
69Frederico VieiraF. Vieira
Guilherme PinheiroG. Pinheiro84
M
8
M
77Christian AppiahC. Appiah
Jorge ScaroneJ. Scarone74
A
9
A
73Marco WilnisM. Wilnis
Tomek LatoT. Lato74
A
10
A
73David NaysmithD. Naysmith
Ahmed TurpijnA. Turpijn77
A
11
A
75Carl RabuelC. Rabuel
 
Alejandro RossittoA. Rossitto75
A
12
D
68Cristiano CamposC. Campos
Darren CookeD. Cooke70
G
13
M
81Daniel LópezD. López
Abdeliah FreyA. Frey78
M
14
A
71Antonio SantosA. Santos

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Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at Estádio da Luz where S.L. Benfica play host to Grupo Desportivo de Chaves. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both S.L. Benfica and Grupo Desportivo de Chaves are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Massimo Pauleta.


0.00
S.L. Benfica kick off the first half!
2.35
Romarin Ndiefi kicks a strong pass forward to Guilherme Pinheiro. Guilherme Pinheiro flicks a high pass forward. Ahmed Turpijn holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Ahmed Turpijn knocks in a cross ball towards Jorge Scarone. Jorge Scarone jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but is denied by Gerson Richardson. Excellent save.
3.47
Without breaking stride, Joel Gadd plays the ball forward to Stephan Amoah. Stephan Amoah flicks a high pass forward to Tomek Lato who brings the ball under control. Tomek Lato shoots from outside the area but it whistles just wide of the post!
4.42
Cesar Quaresma threads a neat ball through to Edgar Reis. Edgar Reis flicks a high pass forward. Marco Wilnis controls it well on his chest. Marco Wilnis knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
12.55
Marama Levintsky makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ugo Wilcox. Ugo Wilcox threads a neat ball through to Tomek Lato. Tomek Lato shoots from 25 yards but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
14.31
Stephan Amoah threads a neat ball through to Tomek Lato. Tomek Lato knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
20.48
Ugo Wilcox comes in with a late challenge on Christian Appiah. The referee warns Ugo Wilcox to calm down! Christian Appiah hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
28.16
Frederico Vieira advances with the ball. Frederico Vieira tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball dips but the keeper is on top of it. Nice keeping!
30.07
Guilherme Pinheiro makes a probing pass to Jorge Scarone. Jorge Scarone shoots from 25 yards but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
33.42
Stephan Amoah takes a short throw-in bringing Ugo Wilcox into play. Ugo Wilcox chips the ball to his team mate, Tomek Lato. Tomek Lato knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
39.22
Ugo Wilcox comes in with a late challenge on Frederico Vieira. The referee calls over Ugo Wilcox and shows him a yellow card! Frederico Vieira gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
40.43
Guilherme Pinheiro hits a low pass to Jorge Scarone. Jorge Scarone makes a pass forward but Ahmed Turpijn makes his run far too early. Offside by a mile!
44.48
Guilherme Pinheiro knocks the ball forward to Jorge Scarone. Jorge Scarone knocks in a cross ball towards Ahmed Turpijn. Ahmed Turpijn whips the ball goalwards with his head but it rises well off target!
45.00
Ugo Wilcox runs straight at the opposition's defence. Ugo Wilcox plays a one-two with Jorge Scarone and advances towards the goal... Ugo Wilcox tries a spectacular strike but is denied by Gerson Richardson. Excellent save.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. S.L. Benfica appear unchanged since the first half. Grupo Desportivo de Chaves also appear unchanged since the first half. The Grupo Desportivo de Chaves players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
The whistle blows and Grupo Desportivo de Chaves kick off!
48.54
Guilherme Pinheiro passes the ball forward to Jorge Scarone. Jorge Scarone shoots from 20 yards. Magnificent save by Gerson Richardson!
53.50
Stephan Amoah threads a neat ball through to Jorge Scarone. Jorge Scarone finds some space and shoots from distance but is denied by Gerson Richardson. Excellent save.
59.53
Ugo Wilcox sees Tomek Lato in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Tomek Lato finds some space and shoots from distance but is denied by Gerson Richardson. Excellent save.
60.34
Grupo Desportivo de Chaves have made a substitution with Cristiano Campos replacing Cesar Quaresma .
61.43
Cristiano Campos threads a neat ball through to Frederico Vieira. Without breaking stride, Frederico Vieira plays the ball forward to Carl Rabuel. Carl Rabuel controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball takes a deflection leaving Mads Nielsen with no chance!! Goal for Grupo Desportivo de Chaves!
65.37
Christian Appiah barges into Stephan Amoah. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Stephan Amoah hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
66.40
S.L. Benfica are keeping most of the possession.
67.42
Cristiano Campos hits a low pass to Christian Appiah. Christian Appiah makes a probing pass to David Naysmith. David Naysmith knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Mads Nielsen who gathers it comfortably.
77.13
Grupo Desportivo de Chaves have made 2 substitutions with Daniel López replacing Christian Appiah and Antonio Santos replacing Marco Wilnis .
78.21
Seeing Daniel López's attacking run, Edgar Reis quickly throws the ball into his path. Daniel López flicks a high ball forward to David Naysmith who gracefully takes it down. David Naysmith controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it flies wide!
84.33
Volodymyr Kryvych knocks the ball forward to Edgar Reis. Edgar Reis hits a low pass to David Naysmith. David Naysmith lofts in a cross ball towards Antonio Santos. Antonio Santos fearlessly jumps in, powering the ball goalwards with his head but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
87.44
Volodymyr Kryvych brings the ball forward. Volodymyr Kryvych threads a neat ball through to David Naysmith. David Naysmith lofts in a cross ball towards Carl Rabuel. With a superhuman jump, Carl Rabuel connects with the ball and heads it goalwards but it's well over the bar!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

S.L. Benfica

Grupo Desportivo de Chaves
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
5
2
Shots off Target
4
3
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
2
1
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
54.1%
45.9%
Play Area
18.9%
47.3%
33.8%

Scorers
Carl Rabuel 61

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Gerson Richardson of Grupo Desportivo de Chaves

Match Ratings
1.Mads Nielsen (GK)
6
2.Marama Levintsky (DEF)
6
3.Anton Kolesnichenko (DEF)
6
4.Romarin Ndiefi (DEF)
6
5.Joel Gadd (DEF)
6
6.Stephan Amoah (MID)
6
7.Ugo Wilcox (MID)yellow card
6
8.Guilherme Pinheiro (MID)
7
9.Jorge Scarone (ATT)
7
10.Tomek Lato (ATT)
6
11.Ahmed Turpijn (ATT)
6
 
12.Alejandro Rossitto (ATT)
0
13.Darren Cooke (GK)
0
14.Abdeliah Frey (MID)
0

1.Gerson Richardson (GK)
9
2.Torsten Lorenz (DEF)
7
3.Volodymyr Kryvych (DEF)
7
4.Cesar Quaresma (DEF)
6
5.Diogo Alves (DEF)
6
6.Edgar Reis (MID)
6
7.Frederico Vieira (MID)
8
8.Christian Appiah (MID)yellow card
5
9.Marco Wilnis (ATT)
6
10.David Naysmith (ATT)
6
11.Carl Rabuel (ATT)goal scored
9
 
12.Cristiano Campos (DEF)
6
13.Daniel López (MID)
6
14.Antonio Santos (ATT)
6