Match Report
| S.L. Benfica | S.L. Benfica |  |  | Moreirense | Moreirense | ||||||||||||||||
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| Kai Eberle | K. Eberle |  | 72 | G |  | 1 | | G | 76 |  | Alberto Cabrera | A. Cabrera | |||||||||
| Jose Quaresma | J. Quaresma |  | 66 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 73 | | Sebastiao Jesus | S. Jesus | |||||||||
| Mauricio Carrasco | M. Carrasco | | 59 | D | | 3 | | D | 67 | | Samuel Gomes | S. Gomes | |||||||||
| Gaspar Carvalho | G. Carvalho | | 58 | D | | 4 | | D | 64 | | Sebastian Moya | S. Moya | |||||||||
| Scott Young | S. Young |  | 57 | D | | 5 | | D | 64 | | Carlos Neves | C. Neves | |||||||||
| Lee Mason | L. Mason |  | 67 | M | | 6 | |  | M | 69 | | Sebastiao Marques | S. Marques | ||||||||
| Manfa Deschamps | M. Deschamps |  | 67 | M | | 7 | | M | 62 | | Andre Barbosa | A. Barbosa | |||||||||
| Gary Campbell | G. Campbell | | 64 | M | | 8 | | M | 59 | | Carlos Martins | C. Martins | |||||||||
| Steve de Jong | S. de Jong |  | 67 | A | | 9 | | A | 69 | | Cesar Semedo | C. Semedo | |||||||||
| Jon May | J. May | | 67 | A | | | 10 | | A | 67 |  | Cataldo Ricchiuti | C. Ricchiuti | ||||||||
| Romarin Ipoua | R. Ipoua |  | 62 | A | | 11 | | A | 60 | | Gaspar Martins | G. Martins | |||||||||
| Rui Nunes | R. Nunes | | 66 | G | | 12 | | G | 63 | | Pim Dekker | P. Dekker | |||||||||
| Gaspar Barros | G. Barros | | 64 | G | | 13 | | D | 62 | | Edgar Fonseca | E. Fonseca | |||||||||
| Hugo Soares | H. Soares | | 63 | G | | 14 | | A | 60 | | Saul Di Livio | S. Di Livio | |||||||||
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Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at Estádio da Luz where S.L. Benfica play host to Moreirense. A crowd of 17,722 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both S.L. Benfica and Moreirense are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Marco Vitor.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both S.L. Benfica and Moreirense are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Marco Vitor.
0.00
0-0The whistle blows and Moreirense get the match underway!
2.40
0-0Scott Young plays the ball forward to Manfa Deschamps. Manfa Deschamps makes a beautiful solo run. Manfa Deschamps sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
6.01
1-0Gaspar Carvalho sees space and advances. Gaspar Carvalho hits a low pass to Steve de Jong. Steve de Jong shoots from 25 yards. Steve de Jong scores for S.L. Benfica!!
9.10
1-0Sebastiao Marques knocks the ball forward to Cataldo Ricchiuti. Cataldo Ricchiuti cuts inside the box! Some silky footwork from Cataldo Ricchiuti provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Quality keeping!
15.59
1-0Andre Barbosa passes the ball forward to Cataldo Ricchiuti. Cataldo Ricchiuti knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Scott Young.
16.50
Sebastiao Marques deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Cesar Semedo. Cesar Semedo sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it's drastically wayward!
20.54
Carlos Martins passes the ball forward to Cataldo Ricchiuti. Cataldo Ricchiuti knocks in a cross ball towards Gaspar Martins. Gaspar Martins finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
27.41
1-0Lee Mason deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jon May. Jon May makes a great pass forward. Romarin Ipoua runs clear and latches on but the linesman indicates offside!
32.00
1-0Andre Barbosa hacks Manfa Deschamps from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Manfa Deschamps runs off the knock.
34.42
Andre Barbosa flicks a high pass forward. Cataldo Ricchiuti collects the pass. Cataldo Ricchiuti plays a scrappy one-two with Cesar Semedo and stumbles forward towards the goal... Some silky footwork from Cataldo Ricchiuti provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
39.32
Scott Young chips the ball to his team mate, Gary Campbell. Gary Campbell hits a low pass to Romarin Ipoua. Romarin Ipoua shoots from long range. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
40.38
1-0Sebastian Moya clumsily knocks into Steve de Jong. The referee brings Sebastian Moya to one side and gives him a warning! Steve de Jong stretches but gets up unharmed.
42.09
Cataldo Ricchiuti barges into Mauricio Carrasco. Cataldo Ricchiuti is shown the yellow card! Mauricio Carrasco hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
44.29
Samuel Gomes kicks a strong pass forward to Sebastiao Marques. Sebastiao Marques controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Cataldo Ricchiuti. Cataldo Ricchiuti plays a one-two with Cesar Semedo and rushes in on goal... Cataldo Ricchiuti comes through the middle and smashes a shot from 11 yards out but it flies just off target!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
Both teams emerge for the second half. S.L. Benfica appear unchanged since the first half. Moreirense also appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
S.L. Benfica kick off!
51.25
Sebastiao Marques flicks a high ball forward to Cataldo Ricchiuti who takes it down. Cataldo Ricchiuti advances inside the box! Cataldo Ricchiuti side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is on top of it. Well saved!
53.46
Andre Barbosa controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Cataldo Ricchiuti. Cataldo Ricchiuti knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Scott Young.
60.16
1-0Moreirense have made a substitution with Edgar Fonseca replacing Carlos Neves .
65.02
Edgar Fonseca deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Sebastiao Marques. Sebastiao Marques kicks a strong pass forward to Cataldo Ricchiuti. Cataldo Ricchiuti knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Scott Young.
67.09
Sebastiao Marques knocks the ball to his team mate, Gaspar Martins. Gaspar Martins chips the ball to his team mate, Cesar Semedo. Cesar Semedo muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. Kai Eberle easily gets down and covers it.
75.03
Sebastian Moya deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Sebastiao Marques. Sebastiao Marques knocks the ball to his team mate, Cesar Semedo. Cesar Semedo plays a scrappy one-two with Gaspar Martins and stumbles forward towards the goal... Cesar Semedo looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but it flies well off target!
77.06
Moreirense have made a substitution with Saul Di Livio replacing Carlos Martins and appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-2-4 formation.
85.25
Manfa Deschamps flicks a high ball forward to Romarin Ipoua who takes it down. Romarin Ipoua knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Edgar Fonseca.
87.28
Sebastian Moya flicks a high pass forward. Andre Barbosa collects the pass. Andre Barbosa makes a probing pass to Gaspar Martins. Gaspar Martins whips in a cross ball towards Saul Di Livio. Saul Di Livio connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. The ball takes a deflection leaving Kai Eberle with no chance!! Goal for Moreirense!
90.00
Samuel Gomes darts forward. Samuel Gomes chips the ball to his team mate, Cataldo Ricchiuti. Cataldo Ricchiuti plays a one-two with Cesar Semedo and advances towards the goal... Some good footwork from Cataldo Ricchiuti provides some space. He shoots at goal but it flies well off target!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
1
4
Shots off Target
2
6
Offsides
2
0
Fouls
0
3
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
37.6%
62.4%
Play Area
28.2%
48.2%
23.5%
Scorers
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Steve de Jong of S.L. Benfica |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Kai Eberle (GK) | 8 | |
| 2. | Jose Quaresma (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Mauricio Carrasco (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Gaspar Carvalho (DEF) | 8 | |
| 5. | Scott Young (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Lee Mason (MID) | 7 | |
| 7. | Manfa Deschamps (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | Gary Campbell (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Steve de Jong (ATT) |  | 9 |
| 10. | Jon May (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Romarin Ipoua (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Rui Nunes (GK) | 0 | |
| 13. | Gaspar Barros (GK) | 0 | |
| 14. | Hugo Soares (GK) | 0 | |
| 1. | Alberto Cabrera (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Sebastiao Jesus (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Samuel Gomes (DEF) | 7 | |
| 4. | Sebastian Moya (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Carlos Neves (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Sebastiao Marques (MID) | 8 | |
| 7. | Andre Barbosa (MID) |  | 7 |
| 8. | Carlos Martins (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Cesar Semedo (ATT) | 7 | |
| 10. | Cataldo Ricchiuti (ATT) | | 8 |
| 11. | Gaspar Martins (ATT) | 7 | |
| 12. | Pim Dekker (GK) | 0 | |
| 13. | Edgar Fonseca (DEF) | 6 | |
| 14. | Saul Di Livio (ATT) | | 9 |