Match Report
| C.D. Tondela | C.D. Tondela |  |  | S.L. Benfica | S.L. Benfica | ||||||||||||||||
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| Francois Boudarene | F. Boudarene |  | 77 | G |  | 1 | | G | 70 |  | Rui Pinto | R. Pinto | |||||||||
| Jaime Postiga | J. Postiga | | 72 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 69 | | Alexandre Reis | A. Reis | |||||||||
| Stefan Brückner | S. Brückner |  | 67 | D | | 3 | | D | 68 | | Daniel Mendes | D. Mendes | |||||||||
| Quim Bento | Q. Bento | | 62 | D | | 4 | | D | 61 |  | Jerome Kok | J. Kok | |||||||||
| Pedro Mendes | P. Mendes | | 59 | D | | 5 | | D | 59 | | Helder Sousa | H. Sousa | |||||||||
| Jason Weir | J. Weir |  | 66 | M | | 6 | | M | 74 |  | Gary Strachan | G. Strachan | |||||||||
| Artur Oliveira | A. Oliveira | | 55 | M | | 7 | | M | 74 | | Markus Köller | M. Köller | |||||||||
| Stuart Meiklejohn | S. Meiklejohn | | 55 | M | | 8 | | M | 69 | | Nuno Reis | N. Reis | |||||||||
| Antonio Ribeiro | A. Ribeiro | | 79 | A | | 9 | | A | 67 | | Carlos Almeida | C. Almeida | |||||||||
| Stuart Johnstone | S. Johnstone | | 76 | A | | 10 | | A | 65 | | Alberto Loureiro | A. Loureiro | |||||||||
| Mario Almeida | M. Almeida | | 72 | A | | 11 | | A | 60 | | Jannick Pelé | J. Pelé | |||||||||
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Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at Estádio João Cardoso Tondela where C.D. Tondela play host to S.L. Benfica. A crowd of 19,601 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both C.D. Tondela and S.L. Benfica are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Both C.D. Tondela and S.L. Benfica are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
0.00
0-0S.L. Benfica kick off!
2.53
0-0Markus Köller slams into Artur Oliveira with his studs up. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a red card!! Artur Oliveira hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
12.18
0-0Artur Oliveira controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Antonio Ribeiro. Antonio Ribeiro goes all the way! Antonio Ribeiro cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
15.56
0-0Stuart Meiklejohn makes a simple pass to Antonio Ribeiro. Antonio Ribeiro goes all the way! Antonio Ribeiro cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but somehow Rui Pinto manages to keep it out.
20.58
Stuart Meiklejohn chips the ball to his team mate, Mario Almeida. Mario Almeida shoots from 20 yards but it flies wide!
22.57
0-0Artur Oliveira kicks a strong pass forward to Stuart Johnstone. Stuart Johnstone knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Rui Pinto who gathers it comfortably.
28.12
Artur Oliveira chips the ball to his team mate, Mario Almeida. Mario Almeida knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
30.43
Jaime Postiga passes the ball forward to Stuart Meiklejohn. Stuart Meiklejohn surges forward with the ball. Stuart Meiklejohn finds some space and shoots from distance but Rui Pinto is on top of it.
33.56
Nuno Reis kicks a strong pass forward to Carlos Almeida. Carlos Almeida shoots from 25 yards. It curls slightly but Francois Boudarene manages to gather it comfortably.
40.45
0-1Nuno Reis threads the ball through to Alberto Loureiro. Alberto Loureiro lofts in a cross ball towards Carlos Almeida. Carlos Almeida heads the ball goalwards. It's there!! Francois Boudarene has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
44.18
Jason Weir makes a beautiful solo run. Jason Weir knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Helder Sousa.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
45.00
The whistle blows and C.D. Tondela get the second half underway!
47.26
0-1Nuno Reis comes in with a late challenge on Jason Weir. The referee calls over Nuno Reis and shows him a yellow card! Jason Weir hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
48.27
Daniel Mendes kicks a strong pass forward to Jannick Pelé. Jannick Pelé makes a simple pass to Carlos Almeida. Carlos Almeida knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
49.37
0-1Nuno Reis hacks Jason Weir from behind! Nuno Reis is warned by the referee! Jason Weir runs off the knock.
60.13
Jannick Pelé chips the ball to his team mate, Carlos Almeida. Carlos Almeida tries a spectacular long range effort but he balloons it over the crossbar!
61.18
Stuart Meiklejohn threads the ball through to Antonio Ribeiro. Antonio Ribeiro knocks in a cross ball towards Stuart Johnstone. Stuart Johnstone connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. Rui Pinto easily picks it out of the air!
71.10
Stuart Meiklejohn passes the ball forward to Stuart Johnstone. Stuart Johnstone knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
3
2
Shots off Target
2
1
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
0
3
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
1
Possession
64.4%
35.6%
Play Area
27.1%
45.8%
27.1%
Scorers