Match Report


Gil VicenteGil Vicente     S.L. BenficaS.L. Benfica
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Lucian NanuL. Nanu77
G
1
G
68Hannes LindemannH. Lindemann
Pablo RuizP. Ruiz71
D
2
D
70Vitor LopesV. Lopes
Jose GomesJ. Gomes70
D
3
D
68Jose FonsecaJ. Fonseca
Eugenio MolownyE. Molowny69
D
4
D
61Fernando SantosF. Santos
Vitor BarbosaV. Barbosa70
M
5
D
64Cristiano MoutinhoC. Moutinho
Abel MarquesA. Marques64
M
6captain
M
92Paulo CastroP. Castro
Vasco PostigaV. Postiga59
M
7
M
72Vitor SemedoV. Semedo
Silvio VianaS. Viana56
M
8
M
82Maurice Van De WeyM. Van De Wey
Tiago ValenteT. Valente72
A
captain9
A
66Fabrizio RinaldiniF. Rinaldini
Jaime LoureiroJ. Loureiro60
A
10
A
70Miguel FariaM. Faria
Eduardo PostigaE. Postiga58
A
11
A
73Jose MoreiraJ. Moreira
 
Duarte FernandesD. Fernandes69
D
12
A
68Ruben AntunesR. Antunes
Billy KasperB. Kasper67
D
13
M
67Bruno BarbosaB. Barbosa
Vasco AntunesV. Antunes64
G
14
A
66Quim LoureiroQ. Loureiro

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Match Report
The weather is mixed here at Estadio Cidade de Barcelos where Gil Vicente play host to S.L. Benfica. A crowd of 16,950 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Gil Vicente 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 Cesar Pinheiro.


0.00
Gil Vicente get the match underway!
2.57
Vitor Lopes flicks a high pass forward. Paulo Castro controls it well on his chest. Paulo Castro brings the ball forward. Paulo Castro shoots from distance but Lucian Nanu is on top of it.
3.41
Jose Gomes flicks a high ball forward to Tiago Valente who takes it down. Tiago Valente shoots from outside the area. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Good keeping!
8.16
Without breaking stride, Paulo Castro plays the ball forward to Fabrizio Rinaldini. Fabrizio Rinaldini deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Maurice Van De Wey but the linesman indicates offside!
10.18
Miguel Faria clumsily knocks into Pablo Ruiz. Miguel Faria is warned by the referee! Pablo Ruiz carries on, but is struggling a bit.
12.24
Pablo Ruiz kicks a strong pass forward to Eduardo Postiga. Eduardo Postiga flicks a high pass forward to Jaime Loureiro who brings the ball under control. Jaime Loureiro knocks in a cross ball towards Silvio Viana. Silvio Viana makes a deft header. Hannes Lindemann didn't know what hit him as the ball comes off him at close range. The loose ball is scrambled clear by the defence.
14.23
Jose Moreira flicks a high pass forward. Fabrizio Rinaldini holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Fabrizio Rinaldini whips in a cross ball towards Jose Moreira. Jose Moreira outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. The keeper is on top of it. Excellent save!
16.22
Maurice Van De Wey makes a simple pass to Fabrizio Rinaldini. Fabrizio Rinaldini runs straight at the defence! Fabrizio Rinaldini rockets a shot on goal but it flies just wide!
20.55
Vitor Lopes controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Paulo Castro. Paulo Castro flicks a high pass forward. Fabrizio Rinaldini holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Fabrizio Rinaldini shoots from long range. Lucian Nanu gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
21.11
Vitor Lopes passes the ball forward to Paulo Castro. Paulo Castro chips the ball to his team mate, Fabrizio Rinaldini. Fabrizio Rinaldini lofts in a cross ball towards Maurice Van De Wey. Maurice Van De Wey is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it's drastically wayward!
22.08
Vitor Semedo flicks a high pass forward to Jose Moreira who brings the ball under control. Seeing a gap ahead, Jose Moreira plays the ball forward to Miguel Faria who has made a great run into the box. Miguel Faria strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Beautiful goal!!
26.52
Jose Fonseca flicks the ball to his team mate, Paulo Castro. Paulo Castro hits a low pass to Vitor Semedo. Vitor Semedo finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
27.21
With vision, Fernando Santos laces a through ball forward to Maurice Van De Wey. Maurice Van De Wey sees Fabrizio Rinaldini in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Fabrizio Rinaldini runs straight at the defence! Fabrizio Rinaldini cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. Lucian Nanu gathers the ball up comfortably. Great keeping!
28.09
Fernando Santos sweeps the ball up the wings. Miguel Faria shoots from distance but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
33.18
Vitor Semedo sees a break and surges forward. Vitor Semedo knocks in a cross ball towards Fabrizio Rinaldini. Fabrizio Rinaldini makes a convincing header. Lucian Nanu gathers the ball up comfortably. Nice keeping!
34.13
Paulo Castro sees Fabrizio Rinaldini in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Fabrizio Rinaldini plays a one-two with Miguel Faria and rushes in on goal... Fabrizio Rinaldini shoots from just inside the box but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
40.39
Paulo Castro threads the ball through to Maurice Van De Wey. Maurice Van De Wey deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Miguel Faria but the linesman indicates offside!
45.00
Fernando Santos hits a low pass to Paulo Castro. Paulo Castro makes a probing pass to Miguel Faria. Miguel Faria plays a scrappy one-two with Paulo Castro and stumbles forward towards the goal... Miguel Faria shoots from just inside the box but it is tipped over by Lucian Nanu.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Gil Vicente appear unchanged since the first half. S.L. Benfica also appear unchanged since the first half. The Gil Vicente players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
S.L. Benfica kick off!
48.07
Jaime Loureiro deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Tiago Valente. Tiago Valente shoots from outside the area but it's drastically wayward!
53.13
Vitor Semedo knocks the ball forward to Paulo Castro. Paulo Castro changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Paulo Castro whips in a cross ball towards Miguel Faria. Miguel Faria finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. Lucian Nanu manages to gather it.
54.49
Eugenio Molowny flicks a high pass forward. Jose Gomes holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Jose Gomes threads a neat ball through to Jaime Loureiro. Jaime Loureiro whips in a cross ball towards Tiago Valente. Tiago Valente jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. The keeper is on top of it. Quality keeping!
55.02
Vasco Postiga takes it forward alone. Vasco Postiga knocks in a cross ball towards Jaime Loureiro. Jaime Loureiro makes a convincing header. Hannes Lindemann easily punches it away to safety.
57.00
Maurice Van De Wey passes the ball forward to Fabrizio Rinaldini. Fabrizio Rinaldini deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jose Moreira but the linesman indicates offside!
63.36
Plenty of goal mouth action is making this a great game to watch.
65.05
Vitor Semedo sees Maurice Van De Wey in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Maurice Van De Wey puts a great ball through. Fabrizio Rinaldini runs beyond the defensive line but is deemed offside!
66.26
Pablo Ruiz flicks a high pass forward to Abel Marques who brings the ball under control. Abel Marques knocks the ball to his team mate, Tiago Valente. Tiago Valente finds some space and shoots from distance but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
67.30
Pablo Ruiz kicks a strong pass forward to Eduardo Postiga. Eduardo Postiga shoots from 20 yards but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
71.37
Eduardo Postiga receives the ball from a throw-in from Vasco Postiga. Eduardo Postiga brings the ball forward. Eduardo Postiga shoots from distance his aim is horrendously poor!
75.50
Jose Gomes comes in with a late challenge on Vitor Semedo. Jose Gomes is given a warning by the referee! Vitor Semedo grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
77.48
S.L. Benfica have made a substitution with Quim Loureiro replacing Jose Moreira .
78.57
Vasco Postiga hacks Paulo Castro from behind! Vasco Postiga is shown the yellow card! Paulo Castro hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
81.53
Vasco Postiga hacks Fabrizio Rinaldini from behind! Vasco Postiga is given a warning by the referee! Fabrizio Rinaldini hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
83.33
Vitor Semedo flicks a high pass forward. Fabrizio Rinaldini controls it well on his chest. Fabrizio Rinaldini plays a one-two with Quim Loureiro and rushes in on goal... Fabrizio Rinaldini takes a shot at goal. Lucian Nanu effortlessly gets down and covers it.
89.51
Jose Fonseca threads a neat ball through to Paulo Castro. Paulo Castro controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Fabrizio Rinaldini. Fabrizio Rinaldini makes a great pass forward. Maurice Van De Wey runs clear and latches on but the linesman indicates offside!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Gil Vicente

S.L. Benfica
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
4
9
Shots off Target
4
5
Offsides
0
6
Fouls
3
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
35.1%
64.9%
Play Area
30.9%
44.3%
24.7%

Scorers
Miguel Faria 22

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Lucian Nanu of Gil Vicente

Match Ratings
1.Lucian Nanu (GK)
9
2.Pablo Ruiz (DEF)
6
3.Jose Gomes (DEF)
6
4.Eugenio Molowny (DEF)
6
5.Vitor Barbosa (MID)
6
6.Abel Marques (MID)
6
7.Vasco Postiga (MID)yellow card
6
8.Silvio Viana (MID)
6
9.Tiago Valente (ATT)
6
10.Jaime Loureiro (ATT)
6
11.Eduardo Postiga (ATT)
6
 
12.Duarte Fernandes (DEF)
0
13.Billy Kasper (DEF)
0
14.Vasco Antunes (GK)
0

1.Hannes Lindemann (GK)
7
2.Vitor Lopes (DEF)
6
3.Jose Fonseca (DEF)
6
4.Fernando Santos (DEF)
6
5.Cristiano Moutinho (DEF)
6
6.Paulo Castro (MID)
8
7.Vitor Semedo (MID)
8
8.Maurice Van De Wey (MID)
7
9.Fabrizio Rinaldini (ATT)
8
10.Miguel Faria (ATT)goal scored
8
11.Jose Moreira (ATT)
7
 
12.Ruben Antunes (ATT)
0
13.Bruno Barbosa (MID)
0
14.Quim Loureiro (ATT)
6