Match Report


S.L. BenficaS.L. Benfica     AD OvarenseAD Ovarense
Matt SnapeMatt Snape Computer Player Computer Player
Hannes LindemannH. Lindemann68
G
1
G
65Duarte RegoD. Rego
Vitor LopesV. Lopes70
D
2
D
73Armin KlinsmannA. Klinsmann
Jose FonsecaJ. Fonseca68
D
3
D
66Andre ValenteA. Valente
Fernando SantosF. Santos62
D
4
D
63Rio ScalesR. Scales
Cristiano MoutinhoC. Moutinho64
D
5
D
63Cesar NunesC. Nunes
Paulo CastroP. Castro92
M
captain6
M
67Jose SousaJ. Sousa
Vitor SemedoV. Semedo72
M
7
M
64Fausto PalmieriF. Palmieri
Maurice Van De WeyM. Van De Wey82
M
8
M
64Glynn VickersG. Vickers
Fabrizio RinaldiniF. Rinaldini66
A
9captain
M
58Rui LopesR. Lopes
Miguel FariaM. Faria71
A
10
A
75Diogo CamposD. Campos
Jose MoreiraJ. Moreira73
A
11
A
75Vasco JardimV. Jardim
 
Ruben AntunesR. Antunes68
A
12
D
61Jermaine WoodcockJ. Woodcock
Carlos LimaC. Lima68
M
13
D
61Florian RahnF. Rahn
Quim LoureiroQ. Loureiro66
A
14
D
59Cristiano ReisC. Reis

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Match Report
The sky is dark and overcast here at Estádio da Luz where S.L. Benfica play host to AD Ovarense. A crowd of 15,517 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
S.L. Benfica are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while AD Ovarense appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Samuel Barros.


0.00
S.L. Benfica start the game by kicking off the first half!
2.24
Fausto Palmieri 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.
8.40
Cristiano Moutinho takes a quick throw-in, lobbing the ball to the feet of Fernando Santos. Fernando Santos decides to run forward with the ball. Fernando Santos makes a simple pass to Jose Moreira. Jose Moreira shoots from 25 yards. Solid save from Duarte Rego.
9.11
Maurice Van De Wey flicks the ball to his team mate, Miguel Faria. Miguel Faria tries a spectacular long range effort but it is tipped over by Duarte Rego.
10.03
Corner kick to S.L. Benfica. Paulo Castro plays it out to the edge of the box. Jose Fonseca comes through the middle and smashes a shot from 11 yards out but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
14.46
Vitor Semedo makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Miguel Faria. Miguel Faria threads the ball through to Fabrizio Rinaldini but he's offside!
15.35
Vitor Lopes threads a neat ball through to Maurice Van De Wey. Maurice Van De Wey knocks the ball forward to Fabrizio Rinaldini. Fabrizio Rinaldini knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Rio Scales.
20.24
Glynn Vickers flicks a high pass forward to Diogo Campos who brings the ball under control. Diogo Campos knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Cristiano Moutinho.
26.33
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
27.49
Glynn Vickers plays the ball forward to Diogo Campos. Diogo Campos sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
39.44
Fausto Palmieri flicks a high ball forward to Diogo Campos who takes it down. Diogo Campos lofts in a cross ball towards Vasco Jardim. Vasco Jardim powers a header at goal but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
44.27
Vasco Jardim deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Diogo Campos. Diogo Campos knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Hannes Lindemann who gathers it comfortably.
45.00
Vitor Semedo controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Paulo Castro. Paulo Castro puts a great ball through. Vitor Semedo races clear but the linesman lifts his flag. Offside by the narrowest of margins!
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. AD Ovarense also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The second half starts with AD Ovarense kicking off!
55.18
Paulo Castro flicks a high pass forward. Fabrizio Rinaldini collects the pass. Fabrizio Rinaldini plays a scrappy one-two with Jose Moreira and stumbles forward towards the goal... Some silky footwork from Fabrizio Rinaldini provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
66.08
Glynn Vickers flicks a high pass forward to Vasco Jardim who brings the ball under control. Vasco Jardim makes a defence splitting pass to Diogo Campos. Diogo Campos tries a spectacular strike but it flies wide!
67.55
Glynn Vickers comes in with a late challenge on Paulo Castro. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Paulo Castro hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
72.18
Vasco Jardim hacks Jose Fonseca from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Jose Fonseca runs off the knock.
73.32
Paulo Castro makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Maurice Van De Wey. Maurice Van De Wey deftly passes the ball to Fabrizio Rinaldini, releasing him through on goal. Fabrizio Rinaldini takes a shot at goal. Fabrizio Rinaldini scores for S.L. Benfica!!
77.43
S.L. Benfica have made 2 substitutions with Carlos Lima replacing Maurice Van De Wey and Quim Loureiro replacing Jose Moreira .
85.29
Rio Scales makes a simple pass to Glynn Vickers. Glynn Vickers controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Vasco Jardim. Vasco Jardim shoots from long range but it's well over the bar!
87.54
Andre Valente threads the ball through to Glynn Vickers. Glynn Vickers chips the ball to his team mate, Vasco Jardim. Vasco Jardim shoots from outside the area but it misses the target by a large margin!
90.00
Carlos Lima kicks a strong pass forward to Miguel Faria. Miguel Faria plays a scrappy one-two with Quim Loureiro and advances towards the goal... Miguel Faria rockets a shot on goal. Miguel Faria scores for S.L. Benfica!!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

S.L. Benfica

AD Ovarense
Goals
3
0
Shots on Target
5
0
Shots off Target
1
5
Offsides
2
0
Fouls
0
3
Yellow Cards
0
3
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
55.4%
44.6%
Play Area
21.5%
50.8%
27.7%

Scorers
Fabrizio Rinaldini 55, 73
Miguel Faria 90

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Fabrizio Rinaldini of S.L. Benfica

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

1.Duarte Rego (GK)
6
2.Armin Klinsmann (DEF)
6
3.Andre Valente (DEF)
6
4.Rio Scales (DEF)
6
5.Cesar Nunes (DEF)
6
6.Jose Sousa (MID)
6
7.Fausto Palmieri (MID)yellow card
5
8.Glynn Vickers (MID)yellow card
6
9.Rui Lopes (MID)
6
10.Diogo Campos (ATT)
6
11.Vasco Jardim (ATT)yellow card
5
 
12.Jermaine Woodcock (DEF)
0
13.Florian Rahn (DEF)
0
14.Cristiano Reis (DEF)
0