Match Report


U. LamasU. Lamas     S.L. BenficaS.L. Benfica
Computer Player Computer Player Matt Snape Matt Snape
Abel MoreiraA. Moreira69
G
1
G
68Hannes LindemannH. Lindemann
Ivan PrietoI. Prieto75
D
2
D
67Vitor LopesV. Lopes
Juan GonzalezJ. Gonzalez57
D
3
D
68Jose FonsecaJ. Fonseca
Gregorio RodriquezG. Rodriquez55
D
4captain
D
60Fernando SantosF. Santos
Sebastiao FonsecaS. Fonseca64
M
5
D
77Henry MidgleyH. Midgley
Frederico ZubizarretaF. Zubizarreta63
M
captain6
M
90Paulo CastroP. Castro
Ricardo CastroR. Castro60
M
7
M
70John NivenJ. Niven
Arturo LeonA. Leon60
M
8
M
80Maurice Van De WeyM. Van De Wey
Stephen DickovS. Dickov67
A
9
A
66Fabrizio RinaldiniF. Rinaldini
Helder SantosH. Santos66
A
10
A
69Miguel FariaM. Faria
Paul WelterP. Welter63
A
11
A
72Jose MoreiraJ. Moreira
 
Eduardo JimenezE. Jimenez66
G
12
M
66Carlos LimaC. Lima
Pedro LopesP. Lopes62
A
13
D
65Samuel LimaS. Lima
Andy MortonA. Morton59
G
14
A
65Quim LoureiroQ. Loureiro

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Match Report
It's a beautiful clear and sunny day here at Estadio Henrique Amorim where U. Lamas play host to S.L. Benfica. A crowd of 20,672 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
U. Lamas are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while S.L. Benfica appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Nuno Tavares.


0.00
S.L. Benfica kick off and get the first half underway!
2.48
Gregorio Rodriquez makes a simple pass to Frederico Zubizarreta. Frederico Zubizarreta flicks a high pass forward to Helder Santos who brings the ball under control. Helder Santos deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Paul Welter but the linesman indicates offside!
4.50
Gregorio Rodriquez hacks Paulo Castro from behind! The referee calls over Gregorio Rodriquez and shows him a yellow card! Paulo Castro gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
6.16
Maurice Van De Wey flicks a high pass forward. Jose Moreira collects the pass. Jose Moreira knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Gregorio Rodriquez.
8.02
Juan Gonzalez flicks the ball to his team mate, Ricardo Castro. Ricardo Castro makes a probing pass to Helder Santos. Helder Santos shoots from 25 yards but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
9.47
Paul Welter hacks Vitor Lopes from behind! The referee calls over Paul Welter and shows him a yellow card! Vitor Lopes runs off the knock.
14.14
Maurice Van De Wey sees Miguel Faria in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Miguel Faria shoots from long range but it curls horrendously wide!
16.33
Ricardo Castro clumsily knocks into Paulo Castro. Ricardo Castro is warned by the referee! Paulo Castro runs off the knock.
21.53
Fernando Santos takes a quick throw-in, which Jose Fonseca takes on the chest. Jose Fonseca decides to run forward with the ball. Jose Fonseca flicks a high ball forward to Fabrizio Rinaldini who gracefully takes it down. Fabrizio Rinaldini chips the ball to his team mate, Jose Moreira. Some world-class footwork from Jose Moreira provides some space. He rifles a shot at goal. Jose Moreira scores for S.L. Benfica!!
28.58
Ivan Prieto chips the ball to his team mate, Frederico Zubizarreta. Frederico Zubizarreta chips the ball to his team mate, Ricardo Castro. Ricardo Castro sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Great save!
30.49
Juan Gonzalez flicks a high pass forward. Ivan Prieto holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Seeing a gap ahead, Ivan Prieto plays the ball forward to Stephen Dickov. Stephen Dickov shoots from long range but Hannes Lindemann reads it well. Superb keeping!
34.19
Paulo Castro knocks the ball forward to Fabrizio Rinaldini. Fabrizio Rinaldini whips in a cross ball towards Jose Moreira. Jose Moreira is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
39.19
Sebastiao Fonseca sees Ricardo Castro in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Ricardo Castro shoots from outside the area but it is miles over!
40.55
Paulo Castro passes the ball forward to Maurice Van De Wey. Maurice Van De Wey kicks a strong pass forward to Miguel Faria but the referee indicates it's offside!
45.00
Frederico Zubizarreta hacks Maurice Van De Wey from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Maurice Van De Wey carries on, but is struggling a bit.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. U. Lamas appear unchanged since the first half. S.L. Benfica also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
U. Lamas start the second half!
47.54
Paulo Castro makes an attacking run forward. Paulo Castro finds some space and shoots from distance but slams it into the crowd!
48.36
Jose Fonseca threads a neat ball through to John Niven. John Niven shoots from 25 yards. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Good save!
49.53
Fernando Santos knocks the ball forward to Miguel Faria. With some swift thinking, Miguel Faria plays the ball forward to Fabrizio Rinaldini. Fabrizio Rinaldini sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal his aim is horrendously poor!
53.16
Miguel Faria hacks Ivan Prieto from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Ivan Prieto hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
54.01
Gregorio Rodriquez hacks Paulo Castro from behind! The referee motions to Gregorio Rodriquez to come over. It's a red card!! Paulo Castro stretches but gets up unharmed.
57.39
Paul Welter hacks Miguel Faria from behind! Paul Welter is given a warning by the referee! Miguel Faria stretches but gets up unharmed.
59.44
Miguel Faria kicks a strong pass forward to Fabrizio Rinaldini. Fabrizio Rinaldini puts a great ball through. Miguel Faria runs beyond the defensive line but is deemed offside!
60.09
S.L. Benfica have made 2 substitutions with Samuel Lima replacing Jose Fonseca and Carlos Lima replacing Maurice Van De Wey .
67.56
Paul Welter threads a neat ball through to Arturo Leon. With imagination, Arturo Leon picks a pass forward to Frederico Zubizarreta. Frederico Zubizarreta sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it flies wide!
69.05
Ivan Prieto advances with the ball. Ivan Prieto makes a probing pass to Stephen Dickov. Stephen Dickov plays a one-two with Ricardo Castro and advances towards the goal... Some good footwork from Stephen Dickov provides some space. He shoots at goal but it is shockingly off target!
72.30
Paul Welter flicks the ball to his team mate, Ricardo Castro. Ricardo Castro plays the ball forward to Stephen Dickov. Stephen Dickov knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Hannes Lindemann who gathers it comfortably.
73.49
Fernando Santos threads a neat ball through to Miguel Faria. Miguel Faria flicks a high pass forward. Fabrizio Rinaldini holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Fabrizio Rinaldini plays a scrappy one-two with Jose Moreira and advances towards the goal... Fabrizio Rinaldini takes a shot at goal. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
77.30
U. Lamas have made a substitution with Andy Morton replacing Helder Santos and appear to have rearranged themselves into a 3-4-3 formation. S.L. Benfica have made a substitution with Quim Loureiro replacing Fabrizio Rinaldini .
78.34
With some swift thinking, Paul Welter plays the ball forward to Juan Gonzalez. Juan Gonzalez makes a probing pass to Andy Morton. Andy Morton knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Henry Midgley.
89.47
Ricardo Castro flicks the ball to his team mate, Stephen Dickov. Stephen Dickov shoots from distance but it whistles just wide of the post!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

U. Lamas

S.L. Benfica
Goals
0
2
Shots on Target
2
3
Shots off Target
5
4
Offsides
1
2
Fouls
6
1
Yellow Cards
3
1
Red Cards
1
0

Possession
54.5%
45.5%
Play Area
33.3%
40.4%
26.3%

Scorers
Jose Moreira 22, 34

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Jose Moreira of S.L. Benfica

Match Ratings
1.Abel Moreira (GK)
6
2.Ivan Prieto (DEF)
7
3.Juan Gonzalez (DEF)
6
4.Gregorio Rodriquez (DEF)yellow cardred card
3
5.Sebastiao Fonseca (MID)
6
6.Frederico Zubizarreta (MID)yellow card
6
7.Ricardo Castro (MID)
6
8.Arturo Leon (MID)
6
9.Stephen Dickov (ATT)
6
10.Helder Santos (ATT)
6
11.Paul Welter (ATT)yellow card
6
 
12.Eduardo Jimenez (GK)
0
13.Pedro Lopes (ATT)
0
14.Andy Morton (GK)
6

1.Hannes Lindemann (GK)
6
2.Vitor Lopes (DEF)
6
3.Jose Fonseca (DEF)
6
4.Fernando Santos (DEF)
6
5.Henry Midgley (DEF)
6
6.Paulo Castro (MID)
7
7.John Niven (MID)
6
8.Maurice Van De Wey (MID)
6
9.Fabrizio Rinaldini (ATT)
7
10.Miguel Faria (ATT)yellow card
6
11.Jose Moreira (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
8
 
12.Carlos Lima (MID)
6
13.Samuel Lima (DEF)
6
14.Quim Loureiro (ATT)
6