Match Report
| F.C. Arouca | F.C. Arouca |  |  | S.L. Benfica | S.L. Benfica | ||||||||||||||||
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| Giancarlo Vignaroli | G. Vignaroli |  | 66 | G |  | 1 | | G | 70 |  | Rui Pinto | R. Pinto | |||||||||
| Silvio Postiga | S. Postiga | | 72 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 69 | | Alexandre Reis | A. Reis | |||||||||
| Fernando Valente | F. Valente | | 72 | D | | 3 | | D | 68 | | Daniel Mendes | D. Mendes | |||||||||
| Guilherme Marques | G. Marques | | 70 | D | | 4 | | D | 61 |  | Jerome Kok | J. Kok | |||||||||
| Artur Jesus | A. Jesus | | 64 | M | | 5 | | D | 59 | | Helder Sousa | H. Sousa | |||||||||
| Arturo Kiko | A. Kiko |  | 61 | M | | 6 | | M | 74 |  | Gary Strachan | G. Strachan | |||||||||
| Roberto Ramos | R. Ramos | | 55 | M | | 7 | | M | 74 |  | Markus Köller | M. Köller | |||||||||
| Dietmar Hanke | D. Hanke | | 55 | M | | 8 | | M | 69 | | Nuno Reis | N. Reis | |||||||||
| Alistair Prior | A. Prior |  | 76 | A | | 9 | | A | 67 | | Carlos Almeida | C. Almeida | |||||||||
| Ruben Nascimento | R. Nascimento | | 63 | A | | 10 | | A | 65 | | Alberto Loureiro | A. Loureiro | |||||||||
| Roberto Lima | R. Lima | | 63 | A | | 11 | | A | 60 |  | Jannick Pelé | J. Pelé | |||||||||
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Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at Estádio Municipal where F.C. Arouca play host to S.L. Benfica. A crowd of 18,888 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
F.C. Arouca are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while S.L. Benfica appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
F.C. Arouca are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while S.L. Benfica appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
0.00
0-0S.L. Benfica kick off and get the match underway!
3.41
0-1Helder Sousa chips the ball to his team mate, Nuno Reis. Nuno Reis passes the ball forward to Alberto Loureiro. Alberto Loureiro makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Carlos Almeida. Carlos Almeida tries a spectacular strike. It's there!! Giancarlo Vignaroli has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
9.39
0-1Nuno Reis makes a probing pass to Carlos Almeida. Carlos Almeida plays a perfect one-two with Alberto Loureiro and rushes in on goal... Carlos Almeida shoots from just inside the box but it is miles over!
10.19
0-1S.L. Benfica are easily keeping F.C. Arouca at bay, but can't capitalise on it.
14.31
0-1Alberto Loureiro clumsily knocks into Guilherme Marques. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Guilherme Marques hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
16.42
Roberto Ramos deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Roberto Lima. Roberto Lima finds some space and shoots from distance but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
20.41
0-1Alberto Loureiro catches Guilherme Marques on the ankles. Alberto Loureiro is given a warning by the referee! Guilherme Marques stretches but gets up unharmed.
22.01
0-1Jerome Kok threads the ball through to Gary Strachan. Gary Strachan kicks a strong pass forward to Jannick Pelé. Jannick Pelé goes all the way! Jannick Pelé rockets a shot on goal but it is tipped over by Giancarlo Vignaroli.
24.00
Gary Strachan hacks Dietmar Hanke from behind! Gary Strachan is warned by the referee! Dietmar Hanke hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
34.33
Nuno Reis passes the ball forward to Carlos Almeida. Carlos Almeida shoots from 20 yards. It curls slightly but Giancarlo Vignaroli manages to gather it comfortably.
38.02
Roberto Ramos passes the ball forward to Ruben Nascimento. Ruben Nascimento knocks the ball to his team mate, Roberto Lima. Roberto Lima shoots from just inside the box. The ball comes in low, but Rui Pinto easily smothers it!
45.00
Alexandre Reis kicks a strong pass forward to Markus Köller. Markus Köller makes a probing pass to Alberto Loureiro. Alberto Loureiro knocks the ball to his team mate, Jannick Pelé. Jannick Pelé rockets a shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but Giancarlo Vignaroli easily smothers it!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
45.00
The whistle blows and F.C. Arouca get the second half underway!
47.13
0-1Jannick Pelé clumsily knocks into Fernando Valente. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Fernando Valente grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
48.51
Jerome Kok sees space and advances. Jerome Kok controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Carlos Almeida. Carlos Almeida goes all the way! Carlos Almeida makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
55.43
Arturo Kiko catches Markus Köller on the ankles. Arturo Kiko is given a warning by the referee! Markus Köller gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
60.14
Gary Strachan flicks the ball to his team mate, Carlos Almeida. Carlos Almeida goes all the way! Carlos Almeida makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
63.44
0-2Roberto Ramos makes a probing pass to Roberto Lima. Roberto Lima passes the ball forward but Alistair Prior is offside!
65.17
Daniel Mendes flicks the ball to his team mate, Markus Köller. Markus Köller threads the ball through to Carlos Almeida. Carlos Almeida makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jannick Pelé but he's offside!
66.29
Helder Sousa makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Nuno Reis. Nuno Reis chips the ball to his team mate, Jannick Pelé. Jannick Pelé lofts in a cross ball towards Alberto Loureiro. Alberto Loureiro is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
67.24
Artur Jesus advances with the ball. Artur Jesus goes all the way! Artur Jesus shoots from just inside the box. Magnificent save by Rui Pinto!
72.37
Jerome Kok knocks the ball to his team mate, Markus Köller. Markus Köller kicks a strong pass forward to Carlos Almeida. Carlos Almeida passes the ball forward but Alberto Loureiro is offside!
75.15
Artur Jesus makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ruben Nascimento. Ruben Nascimento lofts in a cross ball towards Roberto Lima. Roberto Lima flicks the ball with his head but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
77.55
Fernando Valente flicks the ball to his team mate, Artur Jesus. Artur Jesus makes a simple pass to Ruben Nascimento. Ruben Nascimento goes all the way! Ruben Nascimento rockets a shot on goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Ruben Nascimento!
81.21
Guilherme Marques knocks the ball forward to Roberto Ramos. Roberto Ramos controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Roberto Lima. Roberto Lima whips in a cross ball towards Alistair Prior. Alistair Prior is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
84.29
2-2Fernando Valente deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Roberto Ramos. Roberto Ramos knocks the ball to his team mate, Alistair Prior. Alistair Prior knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Rui Pinto who gathers it comfortably.
85.42
Dietmar Hanke passes the ball forward to Alistair Prior. Alistair Prior whips in a cross ball towards Roberto Lima. Roberto Lima heads the ball goalwards. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
87.22
Dietmar Hanke flicks the ball to his team mate, Ruben Nascimento. Ruben Nascimento lofts in a cross ball towards Roberto Lima. Roberto Lima is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
89.18
Helder Sousa threads the ball through to Gary Strachan. Gary Strachan knocks the ball to his team mate, Jannick Pelé. Jannick Pelé goes all the way! Jannick Pelé shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it is tipped over by Giancarlo Vignaroli.
90.00
Daniel Mendes deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Nuno Reis. Nuno Reis deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Alberto Loureiro. Alberto Loureiro shoots from 20 yards but it is tipped over by Giancarlo Vignaroli.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
2
2
Shots on Target
5
7
Shots off Target
3
3
Offsides
2
2
Fouls
1
4
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
51.1%
48.9%
Play Area
26.6%
43.6%
29.8%
Scorers
| Ruben Nascimento 78 Alistair Prior 81 | Carlos Almeida 3, 49 |