Match Report


Vitória de GuimarãesVitória de Guimarães     S.L. BenficaS.L. Benfica
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Frederico LoureiroF. Loureiro54
G
captain1
G
72Kai EberleK. Eberle
Duarte SousaD. Sousa59
D
2
D
66Jose QuaresmaJ. Quaresma
Vasco NevesV. Neves59
D
3
D
59Mauricio CarrascoM. Carrasco
Gaspar BarbosaG. Barbosa57
D
4
D
58Gaspar CarvalhoG. Carvalho
Cesar MonteiroC. Monteiro53
D
5
D
57Scott YoungS. Young
Ricardo FonsecaR. Fonseca71
M
6
M
67Lee MasonL. Mason
Quim QuaresmaQ. Quaresma68
M
7
M
67Manfa DeschampsM. Deschamps
Samuel MarquesS. Marques64
M
8
M
64Gary CampbellG. Campbell
Trevor AllmanT. Allman63
A
9
A
67Steve de JongS. de Jong
Rui MarquesR. Marques55
A
10captain
A
67Jon MayJ. May
Paulo NunesP. Nunes55
A
11
A
62Romarin IpouaR. Ipoua
 
Rodolfo LopezR. Lopez64
M
12
G
66Rui NunesR. Nunes
Alexandre BarbosaA. Barbosa61
M
13
G
64Gaspar BarrosG. Barros
Cosimo RizzitelliC. Rizzitelli54
M
14
G
63Hugo SoaresH. Soares

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Match Report
Snow falls gently from the overcast sky here at Estádio D. Afonso Henriques where Vitória de Guimarães play host to S.L. Benfica. A crowd of 17,129 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Vitória de Guimarães and S.L. Benfica are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Jose Luis Pinho.


0.00
Vitória de Guimarães kick off the first half!
6.16
Ricardo Fonseca deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Trevor Allman. Trevor Allman shoots from long range. Kai Eberle gathers the ball up comfortably. Good save!
9.04
Vasco Neves laces a weighted ball forward to Samuel Marques. Samuel Marques runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Samuel Marques sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
16.27
With some swift thinking, Gary Campbell plays the ball forward to Steve de Jong. Steve de Jong skips past Gaspar Barbosa! Steve de Jong looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. Frederico Loureiro gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
18.16
Samuel Marques threads a neat ball through to Paulo Nunes. Paulo Nunes shoots from long range but it flies just wide!
21.55
Gary Campbell threads a neat ball through to Jon May. Jon May edges inside the box! Jon May comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
26.27
Gaspar Carvalho flicks a high pass forward. Manfa Deschamps controls it well on his chest. Manfa Deschamps threads the ball through to Steve de Jong. Steve de Jong plays a one-two with Romarin Ipoua and rushes in on goal... Steve de Jong shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but Frederico Loureiro comfortably smothers it!
27.11
Mauricio Carrasco threads a neat ball through to Lee Mason. Lee Mason passes the ball forward to Romarin Ipoua. Romarin Ipoua rushes past Gaspar Barbosa! Romarin Ipoua shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
28.13
Gaspar Barbosa threads the ball through to Samuel Marques. Samuel Marques threads a neat ball through to Trevor Allman. Trevor Allman knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
36.46
Manfa Deschamps passes the ball forward to Jon May. Jon May plays a scrappy one-two with Steve de Jong and stumbles forward towards the goal... Jon May takes a shot at goal but it's well over the bar!
40.55
Samuel Marques flicks a high pass forward. Trevor Allman collects the pass. Trevor Allman shoots from 20 yards but somehow Kai Eberle manages to keep it out.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Vitória de Guimarães appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-3-3 formation. S.L. Benfica appear unchanged since the first half. The S.L. Benfica players look more relaxed than they were earlier in the game.

45.00
The whistle blows and S.L. Benfica get the second half underway!
49.58
Manfa Deschamps threads a neat ball through to Steve de Jong. Steve de Jong flicks a high pass forward. Romarin Ipoua controls it well on his chest and turns goalwards. Romarin Ipoua tries a spectacular strike. Frederico Loureiro gets down and covers it.
51.13
Lee Mason threads a neat ball through to Romarin Ipoua. Romarin Ipoua plays a scrappy one-two with Steve de Jong and advances towards the goal... Some awkward footwork from Romarin Ipoua provides some space. He rifles a shot at goal. It curls slightly but is blocked by Duarte Sousa.
55.27
Ricardo Fonseca flicks a high ball forward to Rui Marques who takes it down. Rui Marques shoots from 25 yards. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
59.49
Gary Campbell clumsily knocks into Ricardo Fonseca. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Ricardo Fonseca runs off the knock.
60.28
Vitória de Guimarães have made a substitution with Cosimo Rizzitelli replacing Trevor Allman .
65.42
Mauricio Carrasco runs forward with the ball. Mauricio Carrasco knocks the ball to his team mate, Jon May. Jon May finds some space and shoots from distance. Magnificent save by Frederico Loureiro!
67.09
Gary Campbell flicks a high pass forward. Steve de Jong collects the pass. Steve de Jong knocks in a cross ball towards Romarin Ipoua. Romarin Ipoua outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. It's miles wide!
72.38
Gary Campbell flicks a high pass forward. Jon May holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Jon May knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
79.20
Ricardo Fonseca sees Cosimo Rizzitelli in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Cosimo Rizzitelli sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it's well over the bar!
81.19
Ricardo Fonseca catches Scott Young on the ankles. The referee warns Ricardo Fonseca to calm down! Scott Young stretches but gets up unharmed.
89.20
Samuel Marques makes a simple pass to Cosimo Rizzitelli. Cosimo Rizzitelli sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it's a woeful effort!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Vitória de Guimarães

S.L. Benfica
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
3
5
Shots off Target
4
4
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
56.6%
43.4%
Play Area
26.5%
45.8%
27.7%

Scorers
Rui Marques 55

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Samuel Marques of Vitória de Guimarães

Match Ratings
1.Frederico Loureiro (GK)
8
2.Duarte Sousa (DEF)
8
3.Vasco Neves (DEF)
7
4.Gaspar Barbosa (DEF)
7
5.Cesar Monteiro (DEF)
6
6.Ricardo Fonseca (MID)
8
7.Quim Quaresma (MID)
6
8.Samuel Marques (MID)
9
9.Trevor Allman (ATT)
6
10.Rui Marques (ATT)goal scored
9
11.Paulo Nunes (ATT)
6
 
12.Rodolfo Lopez (MID)
0
13.Alexandre Barbosa (MID)
0
14.Cosimo Rizzitelli (MID)
6

1.Kai Eberle (GK)
7
2.Jose Quaresma (DEF)
6
3.Mauricio Carrasco (DEF)
7
4.Gaspar Carvalho (DEF)
6
5.Scott Young (DEF)
6
6.Lee Mason (MID)
6
7.Manfa Deschamps (MID)
6
8.Gary Campbell (MID)yellow card
6
9.Steve de Jong (ATT)
8
10.Jon May (ATT)
7
11.Romarin Ipoua (ATT)
7
 
12.Rui Nunes (GK)
0
13.Gaspar Barros (GK)
0
14.Hugo Soares (GK)
0