Match Report


S.L. BenficaS.L. Benfica     C.F. Estrela da AmadoraC.F. Estrela da Amadora
Matt SnapeMatt Snape Jade Phillips Jade Phillips
Hannes LindemannH. Lindemann68
G
1
G
70Fernando CostaF. Costa
Vitor LopesV. Lopes70
D
2
D
75Yann AgbohY. Agboh
Jose FonsecaJ. Fonseca68
D
3
D
71Ivar Van WonderenI. Van Wonderen
Fernando SantosF. Santos61
D
4
D
69Alexandre VelosoA. Veloso
Cristiano MoutinhoC. Moutinho64
D
5captain
D
67Nikolas DittmannN. Dittmann
Paulo CastroP. Castro92
M
captain6
M
72Carlos PostigaC. Postiga
Vitor SemedoV. Semedo72
M
7
M
66Fernando VianaF. Viana
Maurice Van De WeyM. Van De Wey82
M
8
M
65Pierre G. ParlatoP. Parlato
Fabrizio RinaldiniF. Rinaldini66
A
9
A
72Silvio FariaS. Faria
Ruben AntunesR. Antunes68
A
10
A
69Valerien DayllyV. Daylly
Jose MoreiraJ. Moreira73
A
11
A
49Nuno MoutinhoN. Moutinho
 
Renato SivigliaR. Siviglia62
A
12
D
67John MarshallJ. Marshall
Carlos LimaC. Lima68
M
13
M
65Barket StrgeonB. Strgeon
Quim LoureiroQ. Loureiro66
A
14
M
61Jaime BentoJ. Bento

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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Estádio da Luz where S.L. Benfica play host to C.F. Estrela da Amadora. A crowd of 15,777 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both S.L. Benfica and C.F. Estrela da Amadora are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Mario Jardim.


0.00
S.L. Benfica kick off the first half!
6.56
Fernando Viana knocks the ball forward to Valerien Daylly. Valerien Daylly tries a spectacular long range effort his aim is horrendously poor!
18.11
Vitor Semedo knocks the ball to his team mate, Fabrizio Rinaldini. Fabrizio Rinaldini knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Alexandre Veloso.
21.33
Maurice Van De Wey advances with the ball. Maurice Van De Wey knocks in a cross ball towards Ruben Antunes. Ruben Antunes rises majestically and gets a header on goal. Solid save from Fernando Costa. What a great pair of hands!
22.58
Nuno Moutinho flicks a high pass forward. Pierre G. Parlato controls it well on his chest. Pierre G. Parlato knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
24.45
With a delightful solo run, Paulo Castro stretches the opposition's defence. Paulo Castro whips in a cross ball towards Ruben Antunes. Ruben Antunes connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. Fernando Costa manages to gather it effortlessly.
26.34
Fernando Santos threads the ball through to Paulo Castro. Paulo Castro flicks a high pass forward. Ruben Antunes collects the pass. Ruben Antunes tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball hits the post, bouncing back into play. S.L. Benfica are unable to capitalise and the keeper manages to gather up the loose ball.
32.36
Alexandre Veloso clumsily knocks into Fabrizio Rinaldini. Alexandre Veloso is given a warning by the referee! Fabrizio Rinaldini stretches but gets up unharmed.
33.27
Nikolas Dittmann threads a neat ball through to Valerien Daylly. Valerien Daylly knocks in a cross ball towards Nuno Moutinho. Nuno Moutinho flicks the ball with his head. The keeper, Hannes Lindemann, sees it late!! Goal for C.F. Estrela da Amadora!
36.40
Yann Agboh flicks a high pass forward. Silvio Faria holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Silvio Faria knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Jose Fonseca.
38.10
With imagination, Paulo Castro laces a through ball forward to Ruben Antunes. Ruben Antunes knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
39.49
With imagination, Yann Agboh picks a pass forward to Silvio Faria. Silvio Faria flicks a high pass forward to Pierre G. Parlato who brings the ball under control. Pierre G. Parlato shoots from distance. It curls slightly but Hannes Lindemann manages to gather it comfortably.
40.01
Alexandre Veloso makes a simple pass to Pierre G. Parlato. Pierre G. Parlato surges forward with the ball. Pierre G. Parlato knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. S.L. Benfica appear unchanged since the first half. C.F. Estrela da Amadora also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The second half starts with C.F. Estrela da Amadora kicking off!
54.12
Ivar Van Wonderen pushes mid-way up the pitch. Ivar Van Wonderen decides to run forward with the ball. Ivar Van Wonderen lofts in a cross ball towards Silvio Faria. Silvio Faria finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. What a cracker!! Hannes Lindemann had no chance!! Goal for C.F. Estrela da Amadora!
57.48
Fernando Santos makes a simple pass to Fabrizio Rinaldini. Fabrizio Rinaldini makes a great pass forward. Paulo Castro runs clear and latches on but the linesman indicates offside!
60.36
S.L. Benfica have made a substitution with Renato Siviglia replacing Ruben Antunes .
61.37
Nuno Moutinho clumsily knocks into Jose Fonseca. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Jose Fonseca stretches but gets up unharmed.
63.23
Alexandre Veloso threads the ball through to Pierre G. Parlato. Pierre G. Parlato makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Valerien Daylly. Valerien Daylly knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
65.16
With a delightful solo run, Fernando Viana stretches the opposition's defence. Fernando Viana knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
66.15
Fernando Viana sees Nuno Moutinho in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Nuno Moutinho knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
72.18
Jose Moreira comes in with a late challenge on Nikolas Dittmann. Jose Moreira is shown the yellow card! Nikolas Dittmann grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
75.53
Jose Fonseca flicks a high pass forward. Vitor Semedo holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Vitor Semedo skips past Carlos Postiga! Vitor Semedo makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. It's there!! Fernando Costa has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
81.21
Vitor Semedo plays the ball forward to Fabrizio Rinaldini. Fabrizio Rinaldini threads the ball through to Renato Siviglia but he's offside!
89.21
Valerien Daylly makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Nuno Moutinho. Nuno Moutinho sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
90.00
Ivar Van Wonderen flicks a high pass forward. Fernando Viana controls it well on his chest. With a delightful solo run, Fernando Viana stretches the opposition's defence. Fernando Viana sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball hits the post, bouncing back into play. C.F. Estrela da Amadora are unable to capitalise and the keeper manages to gather up the loose ball.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

S.L. Benfica

C.F. Estrela da Amadora
Goals
1
2
Shots on Target
3
3
Shots off Target
1
3
Offsides
2
0
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
40.5%
59.5%
Play Area
24.3%
47.3%
28.4%

Scorers
Vitor Semedo 76
Nuno Moutinho 33
Silvio Faria 54

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Vitor Semedo of S.L. Benfica

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

1.Fernando Costa (GK)
7
2.Yann Agboh (DEF)
6
3.Ivar Van Wonderen (DEF)
8
4.Alexandre Veloso (DEF)
6
5.Nikolas Dittmann (DEF)
6
6.Carlos Postiga (MID)
6
7.Fernando Viana (MID)
7
8.Pierre G. Parlato (MID)
7
9.Silvio Faria (ATT)goal scored
8
10.Valerien Daylly (ATT)
7
11.Nuno Moutinho (ATT)goal scoredyellow card
7
 
12.John Marshall (DEF)
0
13.Barket Strgeon (MID)
0
14.Jaime Bento (MID)
0