Match Report
| S.L. Benfica | S.L. Benfica |  |  | Académica de Coimbra | Académica de Coimbra | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Rui Pinto | R. Pinto |  | 70 | G |  | 1 | | G | 74 | | Tiago Moutinho | T. Moutinho | |||||||||
| Alexandre Reis | A. Reis | | 69 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 64 | | Cristiano Pinto | C. Pinto | |||||||||
| Daniel Mendes | D. Mendes | | 68 | D | | 3 | | D | 64 | | Bruno Martins | B. Martins | |||||||||
| Jerome Kok | J. Kok |  | 61 | D | | 4 | | D | 57 | | Cristiano Barros | C. Barros | |||||||||
| Helder Sousa | H. Sousa | | 59 | D | | 5 | | D | 51 | | Rodrigo Martins | R. Martins | |||||||||
| Gary Strachan | G. Strachan |  | 74 | M | | 6 | | M | 74 | | Mario Martins | M. Martins | |||||||||
| Markus Köller | M. Köller |  | 74 | M | | 7 | | M | 67 | | Miguel Antunes | M. Antunes | |||||||||
| Nuno Reis | N. Reis | | 69 | M | | 8 | | M | 63 | | Mario Campos | M. Campos | |||||||||
| Carlos Almeida | C. Almeida | | 67 | A | | 9 | | A | 72 | | Roberto Barros | R. Barros | |||||||||
| Alberto Loureiro | A. Loureiro | | 65 | A | | 10 | | A | 70 | | Cristiano Lima | C. Lima | |||||||||
| Jannick Pelé | J. Pelé |  | 60 | A | | 11 | | A | 67 | | Rafael Castro | R. Castro | |||||||||
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Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at Estádio da Luz where S.L. Benfica play host to Académica de Coimbra. A crowd of 19,824 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both S.L. Benfica and Académica de Coimbra are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Both S.L. Benfica and Académica de Coimbra are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
0.00
0-0Académica de Coimbra start the game by kicking off the first half!
2.36
0-0Alexandre Reis deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Markus Köller. Markus Köller makes a probing pass to Alberto Loureiro. Alberto Loureiro goes all the way! Alberto Loureiro cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. Tiago Moutinho easily smothers it.
3.52
Cristiano Barros powers a long ball forward. Rafael Castro tries a spectacular long range effort but it is tipped over by Rui Pinto.
4.50
0-0Miguel Antunes deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Roberto Barros. Roberto Barros kicks a strong pass forward to Cristiano Lima. Cristiano Lima cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
8.38
0-0Mario Campos controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Cristiano Lima. Cristiano Lima knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Rui Pinto who gathers it comfortably.
9.34
Markus Köller makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Alberto Loureiro. Alberto Loureiro shoots from outside the area but it curls horrendously wide!
10.03
0-1Mario Martins makes a simple pass to Rafael Castro. Rafael Castro shoots from 25 yards. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
14.55
0-1Cristiano Barros barges into Markus Köller. The referee calls over Cristiano Barros and shows him a yellow card! Markus Köller carries on, but is struggling a bit.
16.18
Roberto Barros slams into Jerome Kok with his studs up. The referee motions to Roberto Barros to come over. It's a red card!! Jerome Kok grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
18.40
Daniel Mendes threads the ball through to Markus Köller. Markus Köller makes a probing pass to Jannick Pelé. Jannick Pelé shoots from 25 yards but it is miles over!
21.15
0-1The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
32.23
Bruno Martins chips the ball to his team mate, Miguel Antunes. Miguel Antunes makes a probing pass to Rafael Castro. Rafael Castro knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Daniel Mendes.
36.44
Miguel Antunes makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Cristiano Lima. Cristiano Lima controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but Rui Pinto easily smothers it!
38.06
Jerome Kok chips the ball to his team mate, Gary Strachan. Gary Strachan chips 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 he balloons it over the crossbar!
39.27
Markus Köller makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jannick Pelé. Jannick Pelé knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
45.00
The second half starts with S.L. Benfica kicking off!
47.11
0-1Markus Köller barges into Miguel Antunes. Markus Köller is shown the yellow card! Miguel Antunes stretches but gets up unharmed.
54.10
Markus Köller threads the ball through to Alberto Loureiro. Alberto Loureiro knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Cristiano Barros.
66.30
Gary Strachan decides to run forward with the ball. Gary Strachan knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
67.11
0-1Jerome Kok hacks Cristiano Lima from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a red card!! Cristiano Lima stretches but gets up unharmed.
75.37
Mario Campos flicks the ball to his team mate, Cristiano Lima. Cristiano Lima tries a spectacular long range effort but it is tipped over by Rui Pinto.
78.54
Mario Campos knocks the ball to his team mate, Rafael Castro. Rafael Castro goes all the way! Rafael Castro rockets a shot on goal but somehow Rui Pinto manages to keep it out.
84.04
S.L. Benfica are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
85.38
Mario Campos kicks a strong pass forward to Rafael Castro. Rafael Castro goes all the way! Rafael Castro shows great control and tries a shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
87.16
Bruno Martins flicks the ball to his team mate, Mario Martins. Mario Martins advances with the ball. Mario Martins knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
89.05
Jannick Pelé boots it upfield. Alberto Loureiro plays a perfect one-two with Carlos Almeida and rushes in on goal... Alberto Loureiro takes a shot at goal but somehow Tiago Moutinho manages to keep it out.
90.00
Markus Köller passes the ball forward to Carlos Almeida. Carlos Almeida goes all the way! Carlos Almeida cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. It curls slightly but Tiago Moutinho manages to gather it comfortably.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!
Match Statistics
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
3
5
Shots off Target
3
2
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
2
2
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
1
1
Possession
51.3%
48.7%
Play Area
27.6%
44.7%
27.6%
Scorers