Match Report


Paços de FerreiraPaços de Ferreira     S.L. BenficaS.L. Benfica
Craig ThornburrowCraig Thornburrow Matt Snape Matt Snape
Adrien LlacerA. Llacer77
G
1
G
68Hannes LindemannH. Lindemann
Thomas CarvajalT. Carvajal80
D
2
D
71Wayne FentonW. Fenton
Neil BremnerN. Bremner81
D
3
D
68Jose FonsecaJ. Fonseca
Lucas RiquelmeL. Riquelme80
D
4captain
D
65Samuel LimaS. Lima
Denis DomiD. Domi82
D
5
D
77Henry MidgleyH. Midgley
Jacob CampbellJ. Campbell84
M
6
M
70Vitor SemedoV. Semedo
Dominic BradyD. Brady80
M
7
M
70John NivenJ. Niven
Vitor FerreiraV. Ferreira82
A
8
M
80Maurice Van De WeyM. Van De Wey
Peter VercoutreP. Vercoutre83
A
captain9
A
66Fabrizio RinaldiniF. Rinaldini
Frederico SantosF. Santos75
A
10
A
69Miguel FariaM. Faria
Sami BarckS. Barck84
A
11
A
72Jose MoreiraJ. Moreira
 
Cesar RamosC. Ramos78
D
12
M
64Vitor RamosV. Ramos
Alfred PerryA. Perry88
M
13
D
60Fernando SantosF. Santos
Cesar LoureiroC. Loureiro76
A
14
A
65Quim LoureiroQ. Loureiro

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Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at Estádio da Mata Real where Paços de Ferreira 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.
Paços de Ferreira are playing in a 4-2-4 formation while S.L. Benfica appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Andre Marques.


0.00
Paços de Ferreira kick off!
2.54
Neil Bremner surges forward with the ball. Neil Bremner plays the ball forward to Frederico Santos. Frederico Santos knocks in a cross ball towards Dominic Brady. Dominic Brady makes a deft header. Hannes Lindemann effortlessly picks it out of the air!
4.33
Thomas Carvajal barges into Maurice Van De Wey. The referee calls over Thomas Carvajal and shows him a yellow card! Maurice Van De Wey hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
6.33
Thomas Carvajal flicks a high pass forward. Dominic Brady controls it well on his chest. Dominic Brady deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Frederico Santos. Frederico Santos whips in a cross ball towards Dominic Brady. Dominic Brady outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. Hannes Lindemann gathers the ball up comfortably. Great save!
8.19
Lucas Riquelme catches Jose Fonseca on the ankles. Lucas Riquelme is shown the yellow card! Jose Fonseca gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
9.51
John Niven flicks a high pass forward. Miguel Faria holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Miguel Faria cuts inside the box! Miguel Faria rockets a shot on goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Miguel Faria!
14.23
Samuel Lima knocks the ball forward to John Niven. John Niven knocks the ball to his team mate, Miguel Faria. Miguel Faria makes a defence splitting pass to Vitor Semedo. Vitor Semedo takes a shot at goal. The ball dips but the keeper is on top of it. Great keeping!
20.19
Dominic Brady threads the ball through to Vitor Ferreira. Vitor Ferreira knocks in a cross ball towards Dominic Brady. Dominic Brady beats his man to it with a header but Hannes Lindemann is on top of it.
22.23
Dominic Brady plays the ball forward to Jacob Campbell. Jacob Campbell lofts in a cross ball towards Frederico Santos. Frederico Santos is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Hannes Lindemann manages to gather it.
24.22
Wayne Fenton pushes mid-way up the pitch. Wayne Fenton flicks a high pass forward. Miguel Faria controls it well on his chest. Miguel Faria plays a scrappy one-two with Fabrizio Rinaldini and stumbles forward towards the goal... Miguel Faria rockets a shot on goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. Quality keeping!
26.31
Jose Moreira chips the ball to his team mate, Fabrizio Rinaldini. Fabrizio Rinaldini tries a spectacular long range effort. The keeper is more than a match for it. Good keeping!
27.59
Plenty of goal mouth action is making this a great game to watch.
28.18
Lucas Riquelme threads the ball through to Dominic Brady. Dominic Brady threads the ball through to Jacob Campbell. Jacob Campbell knocks in a cross ball towards Frederico Santos. Frederico Santos outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
32.37
Dominic Brady deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Vitor Ferreira. Vitor Ferreira shoots from outside the area but slams it into the crowd!
33.18
Jose Fonseca hacks Dominic Brady from behind! The referee calls over Jose Fonseca and shows him a yellow card! Dominic Brady runs off the knock.
36.02
Jacob Campbell knocks the ball forward to Dominic Brady. Dominic Brady tries a spectacular long range effort. The keeper is more than a match for it. Good keeping!
38.37
With a delightful solo run, Jacob Campbell stretches the opposition's defence. Jacob Campbell lofts in a cross ball towards Vitor Ferreira. Vitor Ferreira knocks the ball goalwards with his head but it is tipped over by Hannes Lindemann.
39.53
Jacob Campbell takes the corner kick, swinging the ball in towards the near post. Thomas Carvajal rockets a shot on goal. Hannes Lindemann picks it out of the air!
40.06
Jacob Campbell controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Peter Vercoutre. Peter Vercoutre whips in a cross ball towards Vitor Ferreira. Vitor Ferreira fearlessly jumps in, powering the ball goalwards with his head. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
44.07
Samuel Lima knocks the ball to his team mate, Fabrizio Rinaldini. Fabrizio Rinaldini flicks a high pass forward. Jose Moreira controls it well on his chest and turns goalwards. Jose Moreira looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. Adrien Llacer gets down and covers it.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

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

45.00
S.L. Benfica kick off the second half!
55.33
Lucas Riquelme controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Dominic Brady. Dominic Brady deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Frederico Santos. Frederico Santos knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Hannes Lindemann who gathers it comfortably.
57.39
Thomas Carvajal knocks the ball to his team mate, Dominic Brady. Dominic Brady makes a probing pass to Jacob Campbell. Jacob Campbell controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Magnificent save by Hannes Lindemann!
60.44
S.L. Benfica have made a substitution with Vitor Ramos replacing Maurice Van De Wey .
61.48
Neil Bremner flicks a high pass forward. Frederico Santos holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Frederico Santos lofts in a cross ball towards Sami Barck. Sami Barck shows true skill creating a chance out of nothing and knocks the ball goalwards with his head. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. He makes it look easy!
63.43
Neil Bremner threads a neat ball through to Jacob Campbell. Jacob Campbell kicks a strong pass forward to Sami Barck. Sami Barck knocks in a cross ball towards Peter Vercoutre. Peter Vercoutre heads the ball goalwards. Hannes Lindemann easily picks it out of the air!
75.28
Wayne Fenton kicks a strong pass forward to Miguel Faria. Miguel Faria controls the ball well and immediately threads the ball forward, putting Jose Moreira through on goal. Jose Moreira takes a shot at goal. The ball takes a deflection leaving Adrien Llacer with no chance!! Goal for S.L. Benfica!
77.28
S.L. Benfica have made a substitution with Quim Loureiro replacing Fabrizio Rinaldini .
79.08
Miguel Faria changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Miguel Faria deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Vitor Ramos but the linesman indicates offside!
81.30
Jacob Campbell flicks a high ball forward to Sami Barck who takes it down. Sami Barck plays a one-two with Peter Vercoutre and rushes in on goal... Sami Barck tries a spectacular strike. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Paços de Ferreira!
84.48
Jose Fonseca controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Samuel Lima. Samuel Lima flicks a high pass forward. Jose Moreira collects the pass. Jose Moreira lofts in a cross ball towards Vitor Semedo. Vitor Semedo is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
87.15
Dominic Brady plays the ball forward to Frederico Santos. Frederico Santos edges inside the box! Some silky footwork from Frederico Santos provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. Solid save from Hannes Lindemann.
90.00
John Niven catches Dominic Brady on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Dominic Brady runs off the knock.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Paços de Ferreira

S.L. Benfica
Goals
2
3
Shots on Target
13
7
Shots off Target
2
0
Offsides
0
2
Fouls
2
2
Yellow Cards
2
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
53%
47%
Play Area
27.7%
44.6%
27.7%

Scorers
Vitor Ferreira 40
Sami Barck 81
Miguel Faria 10
Jose Moreira 75
Vitor Semedo 84

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Hannes Lindemann of S.L. Benfica

Match Ratings
1.Adrien Llacer (GK)
7
2.Thomas Carvajal (DEF)yellow card
6
3.Neil Bremner (DEF)
6
4.Lucas Riquelme (DEF)yellow card
5
5.Denis Domi (DEF)
6
6.Jacob Campbell (MID)
7
7.Dominic Brady (MID)
7
8.Vitor Ferreira (ATT)goal scored
7
9.Peter Vercoutre (ATT)
7
10.Frederico Santos (ATT)
7
11.Sami Barck (ATT)goal scored
7
 
12.Cesar Ramos (DEF)
0
13.Alfred Perry (MID)
0
14.Cesar Loureiro (ATT)
0

1.Hannes Lindemann (GK)
9
2.Wayne Fenton (DEF)
6
3.Jose Fonseca (DEF)yellow card
6
4.Samuel Lima (DEF)
6
5.Henry Midgley (DEF)
6
6.Vitor Semedo (MID)goal scored
7
7.John Niven (MID)yellow card
6
8.Maurice Van De Wey (MID)
6
9.Fabrizio Rinaldini (ATT)
6
10.Miguel Faria (ATT)goal scored
9
11.Jose Moreira (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Vitor Ramos (MID)
6
13.Fernando Santos (DEF)
0
14.Quim Loureiro (ATT)
6