Match Report
| Belenenses | Belenenses |  |  | S.L. Benfica | S.L. Benfica | ||||||||||||||||
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| John Bremner | J. Bremner |  | 68 | G |  | 1 | | G | 70 |  | Rui Pinto | R. Pinto | |||||||||
| Cesar Postiga | C. Postiga | | 66 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 69 | | Alexandre Reis | A. Reis | |||||||||
| Mario Postiga | M. Postiga | | 65 | D | | 3 | | D | 68 | | Daniel Mendes | D. Mendes | |||||||||
| Ger Dos Santos | G. Dos Santos |  | 63 | D | | 4 | | D | 61 | | Jerome Kok | J. Kok | |||||||||
| Ugo Bishop | U. Bishop |  | 56 | D | | 5 | | D | 59 | | Helder Sousa | H. Sousa | |||||||||
| Tomas Costa | T. Costa | | 78 | M | | 6 | | M | 74 | | Gary Strachan | G. Strachan | |||||||||
| Jose Campos | J. Campos | | 58 | M | | 7 | | M | 74 |  | Markus Köller | M. Köller | |||||||||
| Duarte Quaresma | D. Quaresma | | 54 | M | | 8 | | M | 69 | | Nuno Reis | N. Reis | |||||||||
| Bernd Wieser | B. Wieser |  | 65 | A | | 9 | | A | 67 | | Carlos Almeida | C. Almeida | |||||||||
| Cristiano Almeida | C. Almeida | | 58 | A | | 10 | | A | 65 | | Alberto Loureiro | A. Loureiro | |||||||||
| Rui Rego | R. Rego | | 54 | A | | 11 | | A | 60 |  | Jannick Pelé | J. Pelé | |||||||||
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Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at Est˜ dio do Restelo where Belenenses play host to S.L. Benfica. A crowd of 19,269 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both Belenenses and S.L. Benfica are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Both Belenenses and S.L. Benfica are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
0.00
0-0S.L. Benfica kick off and get the match underway!
2.25
0-0Tomas Costa threads the ball through to Bernd Wieser. Bernd Wieser tries a spectacular long range effort. It's miles wide!
3.19
Cesar Postiga flicks the ball to his team mate, Duarte Quaresma. Duarte Quaresma knocks the ball to his team mate, Rui Rego. Rui Rego tries a spectacular long range effort but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
4.18
0-0Alexandre Reis deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Gary Strachan. Gary Strachan threads the ball through to Alberto Loureiro. Alberto Loureiro knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
8.06
Mario Postiga passes the ball forward to Duarte Quaresma. Duarte Quaresma sees a break and surges forward. Duarte Quaresma knocks in a cross ball towards Cristiano Almeida. Cristiano Almeida heads the ball goalwards but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
12.34
Tomas Costa advances with the ball. Tomas Costa sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
15.37
0-0Mario Postiga catches Alberto Loureiro on the ankles. Mario Postiga is warned by the referee! Alberto Loureiro grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
18.43
Tomas Costa knocks the ball to his team mate, Bernd Wieser. Bernd Wieser shoots from 25 yards but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
21.51
0-0The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
27.10
0-0Jose Campos controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Cristiano Almeida. Cristiano Almeida goes all the way! Cristiano Almeida shows great control and tries a shot on goal but somehow Rui Pinto manages to keep it out.
28.16
Markus Köller knocks the ball forward to Carlos Almeida. Carlos Almeida chips the ball to his team mate, Alberto Loureiro. Alberto Loureiro takes a shot at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
30.16
0-0Markus Köller catches Jose Campos on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Jose Campos runs off the knock.
33.13
Jose Campos passes the ball forward to Bernd Wieser. Bernd Wieser sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Magnificent save by Rui Pinto!
40.02
Alberto Loureiro catches Mario Postiga on the ankles. The referee calls over Alberto Loureiro and shows him a yellow card! Mario Postiga stretches but gets up unharmed.
42.27
Daniel Mendes advances with the ball. Daniel Mendes makes a probing pass to Carlos Almeida. Carlos Almeida shoots from distance but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
45.00
The whistle blows and Belenenses kick off!
48.09
Tomas Costa makes a probing pass to Bernd Wieser. Bernd Wieser controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but somehow Rui Pinto manages to keep it out.
53.53
Ger Dos Santos controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Tomas Costa. Tomas Costa sees space and advances. Tomas Costa whips in a cross ball towards Cristiano Almeida. Cristiano Almeida heads the ball goalwards but it flies wide!
60.41
Ger Dos Santos flicks the ball to his team mate, Duarte Quaresma. Duarte Quaresma flicks the ball to his team mate, Cristiano Almeida. Cristiano Almeida knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Rui Pinto who gathers it comfortably.
61.33
Duarte Quaresma comes in with a high challenge, catching Gary Strachan with his studs. The referee motions to Duarte Quaresma to come over. It's a red card!! Gary Strachan grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
65.12
Jerome Kok surges forward with the ball. Jerome Kok makes a simple pass to Carlos Almeida. Carlos Almeida knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Cesar Postiga.
66.44
Markus Köller threads the ball through to Jannick Pelé. Jannick Pelé finds some space and shoots from distance but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
69.36
Jose Campos flicks the ball to his team mate, Cristiano Almeida. Cristiano Almeida lofts in a cross ball towards Bernd Wieser. Bernd Wieser powers a header at goal but it is tipped over by Rui Pinto.
71.32
Jerome Kok chips the ball to his team mate, Gary Strachan. Gary Strachan knocks the ball to his team mate, Carlos Almeida. Carlos Almeida knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Mario Postiga.
72.58
Jerome Kok passes the ball forward to Gary Strachan. Gary Strachan threads the ball through to Alberto Loureiro. Alberto Loureiro knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Ugo Bishop.
75.10
Rui Rego deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Bernd Wieser. Bernd Wieser lofts in a cross ball towards Cristiano Almeida. Cristiano Almeida is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
79.24
Alexandre Reis knocks the ball to his team mate, Nuno Reis. Nuno Reis kicks a strong pass forward to Alberto Loureiro. Alberto Loureiro whips in a cross ball towards Carlos Almeida. Carlos Almeida is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. John Bremner easily picks it out of the air!
85.37
Tomas Costa flicks the ball to his team mate, Bernd Wieser. Bernd Wieser shoots from distance but it is tipped over by Rui Pinto.
89.02
Tomas Costa passes the ball forward to Cristiano Almeida. Cristiano Almeida sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
90.00
Alexandre Reis knocks the ball forward to Markus Köller. Markus Köller passes the ball forward to Jannick Pelé. Jannick Pelé plays a perfect one-two with Alberto Loureiro and rushes in on goal... Jannick Pelé cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. It's miles wide!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle
Match Statistics
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
5
1
Shots off Target
8
4
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
2
2
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
1
0
Possession
52.6%
47.4%
Play Area
27.4%
43.2%
29.5%