Match Report


U. LamasU. Lamas     S.L. BenficaS.L. Benfica
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Nuno MendesN. Mendes74
G
captain1
G
71Alberto CastroA. Castro
Diogo SemedoD. Semedo68
D
2
D
65Matt HendryM. Hendry
Linus BergL. Berg63
D
3
D
62Kevin KoningK. Koning
Antonio OshadoganA. Oshadogan61
D
4
D
55Jorge VelosoJ. Veloso
Samuel LopesS. Lopes56
D
5
M
71Rafael MonteiroR. Monteiro
Samuel LoureiroS. Loureiro74
M
6
M
68Marcos LorenzoM. Lorenzo
Jody MendoncaJ. Mendonca64
M
7captain
M
67Manuel LoureiroM. Loureiro
Eduardo BarbosaE. Barbosa63
M
8
M
61Sebastiao MoutinhoS. Moutinho
Frederico BlancoF. Blanco69
A
9
A
73Felipe BlancoF. Blanco
Nuno FernandesN. Fernandes63
A
10
A
73Sebastiao FerreiraS. Ferreira
Nuno LimaN. Lima55
A
11
A
73Jose Fortes RamosJ. Ramos
 
Bruno NascimentoB. Nascimento68
G
12
G
70Silvio ReisS. Reis
Jimmy RottJ. Rott62
G
13
M
60Paulo CamposP. Campos
Nuno MarquesN. Marques59
G
14
A
59Ricardo SoaresR. Soares

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Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at Estadio Henrique Amorim where U. Lamas play host to S.L. Benfica. A crowd of 16,954 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
U. Lamas are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while S.L. Benfica appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Francisco Dominguez.


0.00
U. Lamas kick off and get the first half underway!
2.58
Antonio Oshadogan knocks the ball to his team mate, Nuno Fernandes. Nuno Fernandes flicks a high pass forward. Frederico Blanco collects the pass. Frederico Blanco whips in a cross ball towards Samuel Loureiro. Samuel Loureiro heads the ball goalwards but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
3.12
Jody Mendonca threads a neat ball through to Frederico Blanco. Frederico Blanco knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Jorge Veloso.
9.18
Jorge Veloso deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Rafael Monteiro. Rafael Monteiro makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Felipe Blanco. Felipe Blanco lofts in a cross ball towards Manuel Loureiro. Manuel Loureiro powers a header at goal. The ball takes a deflection leaving Nuno Mendes with no chance!! Goal for S.L. Benfica!
14.12
Jody Mendonca flicks a high pass forward. Eduardo Barbosa controls it well on his chest. Eduardo Barbosa advances inside the box! Eduardo Barbosa takes a shot at goal. Superb reactions from Alberto Castro. What a save!
18.24
Kevin Koning darts forward. Kevin Koning makes a probing pass to Jose Fortes Ramos. Jose Fortes Ramos knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
21.10
Manuel Loureiro passes the ball forward to Sebastiao Ferreira. Sebastiao Ferreira knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
26.07
Antonio Oshadogan flicks a high pass forward. Samuel Loureiro holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Samuel Loureiro knocks in a cross ball towards Nuno Fernandes. Nuno Fernandes jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but slams it into the crowd!
27.36
Samuel Lopes passes the ball forward to Samuel Loureiro. Samuel Loureiro threads the ball through to Jody Mendonca. Jody Mendonca knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Kevin Koning.
28.12
Samuel Lopes threads the ball through to Jody Mendonca. Jody Mendonca knocks the ball forward to Nuno Lima. Nuno Lima lofts in a cross ball towards Nuno Fernandes. Nuno Fernandes makes a looping header on goal. Alberto Castro gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
30.54
Antonio Oshadogan flicks a high pass forward to Frederico Blanco who brings the ball under control. Frederico Blanco knocks in a cross ball towards Nuno Lima. Nuno Lima knocks the ball goalwards with his head. Solid save from Alberto Castro.
32.10
Jody Mendonca brings the ball forward. Jody Mendonca knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
33.37
Marcos Lorenzo plays the ball forward to Jose Fortes Ramos. Jose Fortes Ramos lofts in a cross ball towards Felipe Blanco. Felipe Blanco knocks the ball goalwards with his head. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
39.00
Samuel Loureiro flicks a high pass forward. Nuno Fernandes controls it well on his chest. Nuno Fernandes knocks in a cross ball towards Nuno Lima. Nuno Lima knocks the ball goalwards with his head. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
40.41
Marcos Lorenzo brings the ball forward. Marcos Lorenzo deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jose Fortes Ramos but the linesman indicates offside!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. U. Lamas appear to have rearranged themselves into a 3-4-3 formation. S.L. Benfica appear unchanged since the first half. The U. Lamas players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
S.L. Benfica kick off!
48.30
Jorge Veloso sees space and advances. Jorge Veloso shoots from outside the area but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
54.22
Seeing Samuel Lopes's attacking run, Eduardo Barbosa quickly throws the ball into his path. Samuel Lopes flicks a high pass forward to Frederico Blanco who brings the ball under control. Frederico Blanco knocks in a cross ball towards Samuel Loureiro. Samuel Loureiro is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Alberto Castro didn't know what hit him as the ball comes off him at close range. The loose ball is scrambled clear by the defence.
55.26
Samuel Loureiro flicks a high pass forward to Samuel Lopes who brings the ball under control. Samuel Lopes knocks in a cross ball towards Nuno Lima. Nuno Lima knocks the ball goalwards with his head but it's well over the bar!
59.31
Linus Berg threads a neat ball through to Nuno Fernandes. Nuno Fernandes darts forward. Nuno Fernandes knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Kevin Koning.
60.47
U. Lamas have made a substitution with Nuno Marques replacing Nuno Fernandes .S.L. Benfica have made 2 substitutions with Silvio Reis replacing Rafael Monteiro and Paulo Campos replacing Sebastiao Ferreira .
61.48
Eduardo Barbosa makes a beautiful solo run. Eduardo Barbosa knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Matt Hendry.
65.55
Antonio Oshadogan clumsily knocks into Silvio Reis. Antonio Oshadogan is shown the yellow card! Silvio Reis hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
66.19
Manuel Loureiro runs straight at the opposition's defence. Manuel Loureiro finds some space and shoots from distance but it flies well off target!
72.33
Linus Berg hits a low pass to Samuel Loureiro. Samuel Loureiro makes an attacking run forward. Samuel Loureiro knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Alberto Castro who gathers it comfortably.
75.56
Nuno Lima clumsily knocks into Jorge Veloso. The referee warns Nuno Lima to calm down! Jorge Veloso hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
77.41
S.L. Benfica have made a substitution with Ricardo Soares replacing Felipe Blanco .
78.50
Samuel Loureiro sees Eduardo Barbosa in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Eduardo Barbosa shoots from 20 yards but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
79.24
Jorge Veloso deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Manuel Loureiro. Manuel Loureiro flicks a high pass forward. Marcos Lorenzo controls it well on his chest. Marcos Lorenzo plays a quick one-two with Jose Fortes Ramos and rushes in on goal... Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Marcos Lorenzo provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal but somehow Antonio Oshadogan happens to be in the right place to block it.
83.06
Linus Berg comes in with a late challenge on Paulo Campos. Linus Berg is shown the yellow card! Paulo Campos grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
87.42
Jody Mendonca flicks a high pass forward. Samuel Loureiro collects the pass. Samuel Loureiro controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
89.55
Jody Mendonca flicks a high pass forward. Frederico Blanco collects the pass. Frederico Blanco lofts in a cross ball towards Eduardo Barbosa. Matt Hendry barges into Eduardo Barbosa. Eduardo Barbosa appeals for a penalty! The referee just ignores him!!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

U. Lamas

S.L. Benfica
Goals
0
2
Shots on Target
4
3
Shots off Target
6
2
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
3
0
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
59.5%
40.5%
Play Area
25.3%
44.3%
30.4%

Scorers
Manuel Loureiro 9
Felipe Blanco 33

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Manuel Loureiro of S.L. Benfica

Match Ratings
1.Nuno Mendes (GK)
6
2.Diogo Semedo (DEF)
6
3.Linus Berg (DEF)yellow card
5
4.Antonio Oshadogan (DEF)yellow card
6
5.Samuel Lopes (DEF)
7
6.Samuel Loureiro (MID)
7
7.Jody Mendonca (MID)
7
8.Eduardo Barbosa (MID)
7
9.Frederico Blanco (ATT)
6
10.Nuno Fernandes (ATT)
7
11.Nuno Lima (ATT)
6
 
12.Bruno Nascimento (GK)
0
13.Jimmy Rott (GK)
0
14.Nuno Marques (GK)
6

1.Alberto Castro (GK)
8
2.Matt Hendry (DEF)
6
3.Kevin Koning (DEF)
7
4.Jorge Veloso (DEF)
7
5.Rafael Monteiro (MID)
6
6.Marcos Lorenzo (MID)
7
7.Manuel Loureiro (MID)goal scored
9
8.Sebastiao Moutinho (MID)
6
9.Felipe Blanco (ATT)goal scored
9
10.Sebastiao Ferreira (ATT)
6
11.Jose Fortes Ramos (ATT)
7
 
12.Silvio Reis (GK)
6
13.Paulo Campos (MID)
6
14.Ricardo Soares (ATT)
6