Match Report
| S.L. Benfica | S.L. Benfica |  |  | Moreirense | Moreirense | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Lanre Vincent | Lanre Vincent | ||||||||||||||||||
| Rui Pinto | R. Pinto |  | 70 | G |  | 1 | | G | 72 |  | Stefano Molendijk | S. Molendijk | |||||||||
| Alexandre Reis | A. Reis | | 69 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 59 |  | Victor Iglesias | V. Iglesias | |||||||||
| Daniel Mendes | D. Mendes | | 68 | D | | 3 | | D | 61 |  | Nicolás Henríquez | N. Henríquez | |||||||||
| Jerome Kok | J. Kok | | 61 | D | | 4 | | D | 74 |  | Martin Nordqvist | M. Nordqvist | |||||||||
| Helder Sousa | H. Sousa | | 59 | D | | 5 | | D | 66 |  | Gian Matteo Mercier | G. Mercier | |||||||||
| Gary Strachan | G. Strachan |  | 74 | M | | 6 | | M | 58 |  | Martial Traore | M. Traore | |||||||||
| Markus Köller | M. Köller |  | 74 | M | | 7 | | M | 66 | | Pedro Jesus | P. Jesus | |||||||||
| Nuno Reis | N. Reis | | 69 | M | | 8 | | M | 71 | | Antonio Pinheiro | A. Pinheiro | |||||||||
| Carlos Almeida | C. Almeida | | 67 | A | | 9 | | A | 63 | | Alexander Cárdenas | A. Cárdenas | |||||||||
| Alberto Loureiro | A. Loureiro | | 65 | A | | 10 | | A | 75 |  | Aki Falt | A. Falt | |||||||||
| Jannick Pelé | J. Pelé | | 60 | A | | 11 | | A | 65 | | Marc Rahn | M. Rahn | |||||||||
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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at Estádio da Luz where S.L. Benfica play host to Moreirense. A crowd of 19,729 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both S.L. Benfica and Moreirense are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Both S.L. Benfica and Moreirense are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
0.00
0-0Moreirense kick off the first half!
3.03
0-0Pedro Jesus hacks Markus Köller from behind! The referee calls over Pedro Jesus and shows him a yellow card! Markus Köller carries on, but is struggling a bit.
6.26
0-0Helder Sousa barges into Marc Rahn. Helder Sousa is given a warning by the referee! Marc Rahn stretches but gets up unharmed.
9.08
0-0Jerome Kok chips the ball to his team mate, Gary Strachan. Gary Strachan flicks the ball to his team mate, Carlos Almeida. Carlos Almeida deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Alberto Loureiro but the linesman indicates offside!
12.41
0-0Nuno Reis surges forward with the ball. Nuno Reis whips in a cross ball towards Jannick Pelé. Jannick Pelé powers a header at goal. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
14.48
0-0Martial Traore chips the ball to his team mate, Marc Rahn. Marc Rahn plays a perfect one-two with Alexander Cárdenas and rushes in on goal... Marc Rahn shoots from just inside the box but it is miles over!
28.54
Alexandre Reis controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Nuno Reis. Nuno Reis makes a probing pass to Alberto Loureiro. Alberto Loureiro whips in a cross ball towards Carlos Almeida. Carlos Almeida powers a header at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
32.12
Markus Köller threads the ball through to Jannick Pelé. Jannick Pelé sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Magnificent save by Stefano Molendijk!
42.17
0-0Gian Matteo Mercier passes the ball forward to Antonio Pinheiro. Antonio Pinheiro makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Aki Falt. Aki Falt knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Rui Pinto who gathers it comfortably.
45.00
1-0Gary Strachan knocks the ball to his team mate, Carlos Almeida. Carlos Almeida goes all the way! Carlos Almeida tries a spectacular strike. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Carlos Almeida!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
45.00
S.L. Benfica kick off the second half!
47.42
Markus Köller advances with the ball. Markus Köller finds some space and shoots from distance. Magnificent save by Stefano Molendijk!
48.32
Markus Köller passes the ball forward to Jannick Pelé. Jannick Pelé makes a probing pass to Carlos Almeida but he's offside!
51.10
1-0Antonio Pinheiro clumsily knocks into Gary Strachan. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Gary Strachan hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
53.04
Helder Sousa hacks Alexander Cárdenas from behind! The referee calls over Helder Sousa again and warns him to calm down! Alexander Cárdenas stretches but gets up unharmed.
54.01
1-0The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
59.04
69.47
Markus Köller knocks the ball to his team mate, Alberto Loureiro. Alberto Loureiro knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Stefano Molendijk who gathers it comfortably.
73.53
Martial Traore makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Alexander Cárdenas. Alexander Cárdenas lofts in a cross ball towards Marc Rahn. Marc Rahn heads the ball goalwards. Rui Pinto manages to gather it comfortably.
78.27
Markus Köller takes it forward alone. Markus Köller shoots from outside the area but it is miles over!
85.29
Pedro Jesus comes in with a late challenge on Markus Köller. Pedro Jesus is warned by the referee! Markus Köller stretches but gets up unharmed.
87.23
Aki Falt catches Daniel Mendes on the ankles. Aki Falt is shown the yellow card! Daniel Mendes stretches but gets up unharmed.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle
Match Statistics
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
4
2
Shots off Target
2
1
Offsides
2
0
Fouls
2
4
Yellow Cards
0
3
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
72.6%
27.4%
Play Area
24.2%
51.6%
24.2%
Scorers
| Carlos Almeida 45 | Marc Rahn 59 |