Match Report


S.L. BenficaS.L. Benfica     Rio AveRio Ave
Matt SnapeMatt Snape Borja Legaz Borja Legaz
Hannes LindemannH. Lindemann68
G
1
G
77Dumitru StingaD. Stinga
Vitor LopesV. Lopes70
D
2
D
81Samir HollmerS. Hollmer
Jose FonsecaJ. Fonseca68
D
3
D
79Anton KohlerA. Kohler
Fernando SantosF. Santos62
D
4
D
81Daisuke SaitoD. Saito
Oliver RaffO. Raff69
D
5
D
81Chance RobinsonC. Robinson
Paulo CastroP. Castro92
M
captain6
M
81Rui CarvalhoR. Carvalho
Vitor SemedoV. Semedo73
M
7captain
M
92Ricardo JardimR. Jardim
Maurice Van De WeyM. Van De Wey82
M
8
M
83Samuel PinheiroS. Pinheiro
Fabrizio RinaldiniF. Rinaldini66
A
9
A
78Gaspar AlmeidaG. Almeida
Miguel FariaM. Faria71
A
10
A
91Miguel RibeiroM. Ribeiro
Jose MoreiraJ. Moreira73
A
11
A
85Tonci VukojaT. Vukoja
 
Ruben AntunesR. Antunes69
A
12
D
76Matthias BierhoffM. Bierhoff
Carlos LimaC. Lima68
M
13
M
80Miguel NevesM. Neves
Quim LoureiroQ. Loureiro66
A
14
A
78Frederico SoaresF. Soares

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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Estádio da Luz where S.L. Benfica play host to Rio Ave. A crowd of 18,435 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both S.L. Benfica and Rio Ave are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Vitor Nunes.


0.00
Rio Ave start the match!
8.11
Gaspar Almeida hacks Fernando Santos from behind! The referee calls over Gaspar Almeida and shows him a yellow card! Fernando Santos runs off the knock.
9.58
Ricardo Jardim takes it forward alone. Ricardo Jardim chips the ball to his team mate, Gaspar Almeida. Gaspar Almeida side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but it is shockingly off target!
10.43
Anton Kohler passes the ball forward to Miguel Ribeiro. Miguel Ribeiro whips in a cross ball towards Gaspar Almeida. Gaspar Almeida is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
18.45
Rui Carvalho flicks a high pass forward. Tonci Vukoja collects the pass. Tonci Vukoja lofts in a cross ball towards Miguel Ribeiro. Miguel Ribeiro connects with a diving header. Miguel Ribeiro scores for Rio Ave!!
21.34
Anton Kohler threads a neat ball through to Ricardo Jardim. Ricardo Jardim knocks the ball forward to Tonci Vukoja. Tonci Vukoja whips in a cross ball towards Samuel Pinheiro. Samuel Pinheiro gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but it is tipped over by Hannes Lindemann.
22.11
Corner kick to Rio Ave. Rui Carvalho plays it to the far post. Miguel Ribeiro takes a shot at goal. The ball bounces but comes off Jose Fonseca and goes wide.
23.28
Samuel Pinheiro takes the corner, driving a low ball to the near post. Some good footwork from Ricardo Jardim provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is on top of it. Fabulous stop!
28.11
Rui Carvalho flicks a high pass forward. Gaspar Almeida holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Gaspar Almeida lofts in a cross ball towards Samuel Pinheiro. Samuel Pinheiro rises majestically and gets a header on goal. Samuel Pinheiro scores for Rio Ave!!
32.23
Ricardo Jardim clumsily knocks into Vitor Semedo. The referee calls over Ricardo Jardim and warns him to calm down! Vitor Semedo stretches but gets up unharmed.
33.51
Rui Carvalho knocks the ball forward to Samuel Pinheiro. Samuel Pinheiro shoots from outside the area but Hannes Lindemann is on top of it.
34.56
With great vision, Daisuke Saito plays the ball forward to Ricardo Jardim. Ricardo Jardim surges forward with the ball. Ricardo Jardim shoots from 25 yards. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
36.57
Vitor Semedo runs straight at the opposition's defence. Vitor Semedo runs straight at the defence! Vitor Semedo takes a shot at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
39.35
Without breaking stride, Vitor Lopes plays the ball forward to Maurice Van De Wey. Maurice Van De Wey passes the ball forward to Paulo Castro. Paulo Castro knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Dumitru Stinga who gathers it comfortably.
40.24
Chance Robinson chips the ball to his team mate, Rui Carvalho. Rui Carvalho threads a neat ball through to Tonci Vukoja. Tonci Vukoja knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Hannes Lindemann who gathers it comfortably.
44.48
Daisuke Saito threads a neat ball through to Rui Carvalho. Rui Carvalho knocks the ball to his team mate, Samuel Pinheiro. Samuel Pinheiro knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
45.00
Anton Kohler chips the ball to his team mate, Ricardo Jardim. Ricardo Jardim chips the ball to his team mate, Tonci Vukoja. Tonci Vukoja plays a quick one-two with Gaspar Almeida and rushes in on goal... Tonci Vukoja shoots from just inside the box. Magnificent save by Hannes Lindemann!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

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

45.00
S.L. Benfica start the second half!
48.30
Chance Robinson hits a low pass to Tonci Vukoja. Tonci Vukoja flicks a high pass forward to Gaspar Almeida who brings the ball under control. Gaspar Almeida lofts in a cross ball towards Rui Carvalho. Rui Carvalho flicks the ball with his head but somehow Hannes Lindemann manages to keep it out.
51.58
Samuel Pinheiro kicks a strong pass forward to Miguel Ribeiro. Miguel Ribeiro cuts inside the box! Miguel Ribeiro shoots from just inside the box. Magnificent block by Fernando Santos!
53.25
Daisuke Saito clumsily knocks into Vitor Semedo. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Vitor Semedo hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
60.53
S.L. Benfica have made a substitution with Ruben Antunes replacing Miguel Faria .
61.57
Fernando Santos kicks a strong pass forward to Maurice Van De Wey. Maurice Van De Wey sees a break and surges forward. Maurice Van De Wey shoots from long range. The keeper is more than a match for it. Fabulous stop!
65.51
Vitor Semedo flicks a high pass forward to Jose Moreira who brings the ball under control. Jose Moreira whips in a cross ball towards Ruben Antunes. Ruben Antunes flicks the ball with his head but somehow Chance Robinson happens to be in the right place to block it.
72.13
Tonci Vukoja surges forward with the ball. Tonci Vukoja lofts in a cross ball towards Gaspar Almeida. Gaspar Almeida rises majestically and gets a header on goal. Hannes Lindemann gathers the ball up comfortably. He makes it look easy!
75.37
Ricardo Jardim makes an attacking run forward. Ricardo Jardim whips in a cross ball towards Tonci Vukoja. Tonci Vukoja beats his man to it with a header. The keeper, Hannes Lindemann, sees it late!! Goal for Rio Ave!
77.37
Rio Ave have made 2 substitutions with Miguel Neves replacing Samuel Pinheiro and Frederico Soares replacing Gaspar Almeida .
79.50
Ricardo Jardim flicks a high ball forward to Miguel Neves who takes it down. Miguel Neves controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but Hannes Lindemann smothers it!
81.44
Fernando Santos plays the ball forward to Jose Moreira. Jose Moreira passes the ball forward to Paulo Castro. Paulo Castro tries a spectacular long range effort but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
83.46
Anton Kohler passes the ball forward to Tonci Vukoja. Tonci Vukoja flicks a high pass forward. Rui Carvalho controls it well on his chest and turns goalwards. Some silky footwork from Rui Carvalho provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. The ball takes a deflection leaving Hannes Lindemann with no chance!! Goal for Rio Ave!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

S.L. Benfica

Rio Ave
Goals
0
5
Shots on Target
2
14
Shots off Target
2
2
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
0
3
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
33.7%
66.3%
Play Area
33.7%
42.2%
24.1%

Scorers
Gaspar Almeida 10
Miguel Ribeiro 18
Samuel Pinheiro 28
Tonci Vukoja 75
Rui Carvalho 83

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Tonci Vukoja of Rio Ave

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

1.Dumitru Stinga (GK)
6
2.Samir Hollmer (DEF)
6
3.Anton Kohler (DEF)
7
4.Daisuke Saito (DEF)yellow card
6
5.Chance Robinson (DEF)
6
6.Rui Carvalho (MID)goal scored
8
7.Ricardo Jardim (MID)
8
8.Samuel Pinheiro (MID)goal scored
7
9.Gaspar Almeida (ATT)goal scoredyellow card
7
10.Miguel Ribeiro (ATT)goal scored
8
11.Tonci Vukoja (ATT)goal scored
9
 
12.Matthias Bierhoff (DEF)
0
13.Miguel Neves (MID)
6
14.Frederico Soares (ATT)
6