Match Report


Vitória de GuimarãesVitória de Guimarães     S.L. BenficaS.L. Benfica
Barry WatsonBarry Watson Ben Couch Ben Couch
Oleh BogdanovO. Bogdanov79
G
1
G
77Mads NielsenM. Nielsen
Thórdur ÁsgeirssonT. Ásgeirsson78
D
2
D
80Andy NichollsA. Nicholls
Fabrice LamouchiF. Lamouchi91
D
3
D
77Anton KolesnichenkoA. Kolesnichenko
Farouk HamadouF. Hamadou89
D
4
D
76Romarin NdiefiR. Ndiefi
Tommaso LiveraniT. Liverani85
D
5
D
72Joel GaddJ. Gadd
Joao ValenteJ. Valente85
M
6captain
M
84Stephan AmoahS. Amoah
Nicholas FerranteN. Ferrante90
M
captain7
M
82Ugo WilcoxU. Wilcox
Carlos NevesC. Neves91
M
8
M
84Guilherme PinheiroG. Pinheiro
Saul ArreolaS. Arreola88
A
9
A
75Alejandro RossittoA. Rossitto
Alexandre PinheiroA. Pinheiro93
A
10
A
74Tomek LatoT. Lato
Aron SigthorssonA. Sigthorsson97
A
11
A
77Ahmed TurpijnA. Turpijn
 
Andrei HagiA. Hagi84
A
12
A
74Jorge ScaroneJ. Scarone
Steven MurphyS. Murphy86
M
13
G
70Darren CookeD. Cooke
João Lucas AlexJ. Alex80
A
14
M
78Abdeliah FreyA. Frey

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Match Report
It's a clear sunny day here at Estádio D. Afonso Henriques where Vitória de Guimarães play host to S.L. Benfica. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Vitória de Guimarães and S.L. Benfica are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Ivone Rodrigues.


0.00
The whistle blows and Vitória de Guimarães kick off!
2.12
Joel Gadd threads the ball through to Guilherme Pinheiro. Guilherme Pinheiro flicks a high pass forward. Tomek Lato holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Tomek Lato shoots from distance but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
3.46
Nicholas Ferrante flicks a high pass forward. Saul Arreola controls it well on his chest. Saul Arreola sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
6.32
Carlos Neves threads a neat ball through to Alexandre Pinheiro. Alexandre Pinheiro flicks a high pass forward. Aron Sigthorsson controls it well on his chest and turns goalwards. Aron Sigthorsson cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. It's there!! Mads Nielsen has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
14.21
Carlos Neves makes an attacking run forward. Carlos Neves knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Mads Nielsen who gathers it comfortably.
16.46
Joao Valente sees a break and surges forward. Joao Valente shoots from long range but it flies just off target!
24.09
Joao Valente controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Saul Arreola. Saul Arreola shoots from 25 yards but it's drastically wayward!
28.13
Farouk Hamadou makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Carlos Neves. Carlos Neves hits a low pass to Saul Arreola. Saul Arreola controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Solid save from Mads Nielsen. What a great pair of hands!
30.38
Carlos Neves hits a low pass to Aron Sigthorsson. Aron Sigthorsson knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
32.14
Guilherme Pinheiro takes it forward alone. Guilherme Pinheiro finds some space and shoots from distance but it whistles just wide of the post!
33.31
Guilherme Pinheiro flicks the ball to his team mate, Tomek Lato. Tomek Lato knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Oleh Bogdanov who gathers it comfortably.
44.19
Tommaso Liverani hits a low pass to Nicholas Ferrante. Nicholas Ferrante makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Alexandre Pinheiro. Alexandre Pinheiro plays a quick one-two with Aron Sigthorsson and rushes in on goal... Alexandre Pinheiro muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but it is tipped over by Mads Nielsen.
45.00
Corner kick to Vitória de Guimarães. Nicholas Ferrante plays it out to the edge of the box. Ahmed Turpijn reaches the ball and hoofs it clear.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Vitória de Guimarães appear unchanged since the first half. S.L. Benfica also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The second half starts with S.L. Benfica kicking off!
47.36
Fabrice Lamouchi flicks a high pass forward. Carlos Neves controls it well on his chest. Carlos Neves makes an attacking run forward. Carlos Neves lofts in a cross ball towards Aron Sigthorsson. Aron Sigthorsson beats his man to it with a header. Magnificent save by Mads Nielsen!
49.54
Ugo Wilcox flicks a high pass forward to Alejandro Rossitto who brings the ball under control. Alejandro Rossitto whips in a cross ball towards Tomek Lato. Tomek Lato is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
53.47
Anton Kolesnichenko chips the ball to his team mate, Stephan Amoah. Stephan Amoah sees Alejandro Rossitto in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Alejandro Rossitto sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it is shockingly off target!
57.11
Ugo Wilcox catches Nicholas Ferrante on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Nicholas Ferrante stretches but gets up unharmed.
60.17
Vitória de Guimarães have made 2 substitutions with Steven Murphy replacing Carlos Neves and Andrei Hagi replacing Aron Sigthorsson .
61.24
Joao Valente flicks a high pass forward. Saul Arreola controls it well on his chest. Saul Arreola shoots from 20 yards. Fantastic reaction save from Mads Nielsen!
66.18
Stephan Amoah hits a low pass to Tomek Lato. Tomek Lato finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball comes in low, but Oleh Bogdanov effortlessly smothers it!
67.56
Nicholas Ferrante flicks the ball to his team mate, Saul Arreola. Saul Arreola puts a great ball through. Andrei Hagi runs beyond the defensive line but is deemed offside!
69.13
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
77.44
Ugo Wilcox advances with the ball. Ugo Wilcox finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. He makes it look easy!
78.11
Fabrice Lamouchi decides to run forward with the ball. Fabrice Lamouchi threads a neat ball through to Andrei Hagi. Andrei Hagi makes a defence splitting pass to Saul Arreola. Saul Arreola muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
81.26
Andy Nicholls clumsily knocks into Saul Arreola. The referee warns Andy Nicholls to calm down! Saul Arreola gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
83.12
Nicholas Ferrante makes a simple pass to Saul Arreola. Saul Arreola threads a neat ball through to Andrei Hagi. Andrei Hagi side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
87.16
Anton Kolesnichenko makes a strong solo run forward. Anton Kolesnichenko brings the ball forward. Anton Kolesnichenko shoots from 25 yards but Oleh Bogdanov is on top of it.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Vitória de Guimarães

S.L. Benfica
Goals
4
0
Shots on Target
8
3
Shots off Target
2
4
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
60.3%
39.7%
Play Area
26%
45.2%
28.8%

Scorers
Saul Arreola 3, 78
Aron Sigthorsson 6
Andrei Hagi 83

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Saul Arreola of Vitória de Guimarães

Match Ratings
1.Oleh Bogdanov (GK)
7
2.Thórdur Ásgeirsson (DEF)
6
3.Fabrice Lamouchi (DEF)
7
4.Farouk Hamadou (DEF)
6
5.Tommaso Liverani (DEF)
6
6.Joao Valente (MID)
6
7.Nicholas Ferrante (MID)
7
8.Carlos Neves (MID)
7
9.Saul Arreola (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
10.Alexandre Pinheiro (ATT)
7
11.Aron Sigthorsson (ATT)goal scored
7
 
12.Andrei Hagi (ATT)goal scored
8
13.Steven Murphy (MID)
6
14.João Lucas Alex (ATT)
0

1.Mads Nielsen (GK)
7
2.Andy Nicholls (DEF)
6
3.Anton Kolesnichenko (DEF)
7
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.Alejandro Rossitto (ATT)
6
10.Tomek Lato (ATT)
6
11.Ahmed Turpijn (ATT)
6
 
12.Jorge Scarone (ATT)
0
13.Darren Cooke (GK)
0
14.Abdeliah Frey (MID)
0