Match Report


S.L. BenficaS.L. Benfica     AlvercaAlverca
Matt SnapeMatt Snape Abdouelillah Lounici Abdouelillah Lounici
Hannes LindemannH. Lindemann68
G
1
G
71Harris AverdijkH. Averdijk
Vitor LopesV. Lopes70
D
2
D
70Ricardo JesusR. Jesus
Jose FonsecaJ. Fonseca68
D
3captain
D
71Danijel RipollD. Ripoll
Fernando SantosF. Santos61
D
4
D
69Steve MckayS. Mckay
Cristiano MoutinhoC. Moutinho64
D
5
D
62Duarte MoutinhoD. Moutinho
Paulo CastroP. Castro92
M
captain6
M
70Djimi DoumengD. Doumeng
Vitor SemedoV. Semedo72
M
7
M
67Arthur HapgoodA. Hapgood
Maurice Van De WeyM. Van De Wey82
M
8
M
68Mustapha HuizinghM. Huizingh
Fabrizio RinaldiniF. Rinaldini66
A
9
A
59Egbert Van PuttenE. Van Putten
Miguel FariaM. Faria71
A
10
A
70Eduardo FariaE. Faria
Jose MoreiraJ. Moreira73
A
11
A
54Guilherme FernandesG. Fernandes
 
Ruben AntunesR. Antunes68
A
12
M
58Filipe CostaF. Costa
Carlos LimaC. Lima68
M
13
M
53Edmundo CaballeroE. Caballero
Quim LoureiroQ. Loureiro66
A
14
A
44Jamie EvansJ. Evans

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Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at Estádio da Luz where S.L. Benfica play host to Alverca. A crowd of 14,962 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both S.L. Benfica and Alverca are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Cesar Pinheiro.


0.00
S.L. Benfica kick off and get the first half underway!
2.51
Arthur Hapgood deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Egbert Van Putten. Egbert Van Putten knocks the ball forward to Eduardo Faria but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
10.11
Fabrizio Rinaldini laces a weighted ball forward to Maurice Van De Wey. Maurice Van De Wey skips past Duarte Moutinho! Maurice Van De Wey looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. He makes it look easy!
15.54
Vitor Lopes deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jose Moreira. Jose Moreira knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Steve Mckay.
16.16
Djimi Doumeng passes the ball forward to Mustapha Huizingh. Mustapha Huizingh whips in a cross ball towards Guilherme Fernandes. Guilherme Fernandes jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
20.55
With great vision, Fernando Santos plays the ball forward to Cristiano Moutinho. Cristiano Moutinho chips the ball to his team mate, Miguel Faria. Miguel Faria shoots from distance but Harris Averdijk is on top of it.
21.34
Maurice Van De Wey runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Maurice Van De Wey sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Harris Averdijk gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
22.36
Cristiano Moutinho runs forward with the ball. Cristiano Moutinho runs straight at the opposition's defence. Cristiano Moutinho finds some space and shoots from distance but somehow Harris Averdijk manages to keep it out.
26.29
Fernando Santos sees a break and surges forward. With some swift thinking, Fernando Santos plays the ball forward to Paulo Castro. Paulo Castro shoots from outside the area. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
34.52
Mustapha Huizingh deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Guilherme Fernandes. Guilherme Fernandes knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Egbert Van Putten is offside!
38.32
Danijel Ripoll clumsily knocks into Fabrizio Rinaldini. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Fabrizio Rinaldini runs off the knock.
39.49
Ricardo Jesus passes the ball forward to Guilherme Fernandes. Guilherme Fernandes plays a scrappy one-two with Eduardo Faria and advances towards the goal... Guilherme Fernandes tries a spectacular strike. The keeper is more than a match for it. Good save!
40.35
Djimi Doumeng catches Maurice Van De Wey on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Maurice Van De Wey hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

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

45.00
Alverca kick off!
53.10
Jose Fonseca makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Vitor Semedo. Vitor Semedo threads a neat ball through to Fabrizio Rinaldini. Fabrizio Rinaldini whips in a cross ball towards Paulo Castro. Paulo Castro makes a convincing header but somehow Harris Averdijk manages to keep it out.
55.01
Djimi Doumeng makes a beautiful solo run. Djimi Doumeng sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it is shockingly off target!
59.24
Jose Fonseca darts forward. Jose Fonseca flicks a high pass forward. Jose Moreira controls it well on his chest. Jose Moreira lofts in a cross ball towards Paulo Castro. Paulo Castro makes a deft header. It's there!! Harris Averdijk has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
61.24
S.L. Benfica have made a substitution with Ruben Antunes replacing Miguel Faria .Alverca have made a substitution with Jamie Evans replacing Arthur Hapgood .
71.17
Maurice Van De Wey threads the ball through to Ruben Antunes. Ruben Antunes shoots from outside the area but he balloons it over the crossbar!
75.19
Vitor Semedo flicks a high ball forward to Paulo Castro who takes it down. Paulo Castro knocks the ball forward to Fabrizio Rinaldini but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
77.29
Jamie Evans knocks the ball forward to Djimi Doumeng. Djimi Doumeng shoots from 20 yards but somehow Hannes Lindemann manages to keep it out.
78.45
Fabrizio Rinaldini makes a simple pass to Maurice Van De Wey. Maurice Van De Wey tries a spectacular long range effort but it is tipped over by Harris Averdijk.
79.15
Corner kick to S.L. Benfica. Paulo Castro plays it to the near post. Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Fabrizio Rinaldini provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
83.15
Mustapha Huizingh sees Egbert Van Putten in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Egbert Van Putten plays a quick one-two with Eduardo Faria and rushes in on goal... Egbert Van Putten side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but Hannes Lindemann reads it well. Fabulous stop!
84.10
Paulo Castro plays the ball forward to Ruben Antunes. Ruben Antunes sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it's drastically wayward!
87.33
Ricardo Jesus sees Djimi Doumeng in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Djimi Doumeng makes a simple pass to Eduardo Faria. Eduardo Faria sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Good save!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

S.L. Benfica

Alverca
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
7
5
Shots off Target
4
1
Offsides
2
2
Fouls
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
54.4%
45.6%
Play Area
25.6%
46.7%
27.8%

Scorers
Paulo Castro 59
Guilherme Fernandes 16

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Harris Averdijk of Alverca

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

1.Harris Averdijk (GK)
9
2.Ricardo Jesus (DEF)
6
3.Danijel Ripoll (DEF)yellow card
5
4.Steve Mckay (DEF)
6
5.Duarte Moutinho (DEF)
6
6.Djimi Doumeng (MID)yellow card
7
7.Arthur Hapgood (MID)
6
8.Mustapha Huizingh (MID)
7
9.Egbert Van Putten (ATT)
6
10.Eduardo Faria (ATT)
6
11.Guilherme Fernandes (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Filipe Costa (MID)
0
13.Edmundo Caballero (MID)
0
14.Jamie Evans (ATT)
6