Match Report


S.L. BenficaS.L. Benfica     F.C. AroucaF.C. Arouca
Lee FarrowLee Farrow Noel Sliney Noel Sliney
Cristiano PostigaC. Postiga75
G
captain1captain
G
68Roland FortesR. Fortes
Quim AndradeQ. Andrade71
D
2
D
73Eduardo QuaresmaE. Quaresma
Jo Van Der DoelenJ. Van Der Doelen73
D
3
D
79Pierre-Yves De PalmasP. De Palmas
Cristiano CarvalhoC. Carvalho66
D
4
D
72Jorge RegoJ. Rego
Richard GreigR. Greig70
D
5
M
77Ivan MazzeiI. Mazzei
Valerio ZauriV. Zauri71
M
6
M
83David LawD. Law
Silvio MichelS. Michel69
M
7
M
78Gavin MorrisonG. Morrison
Alexander WidmannA. Widmann72
M
8
M
76Eugenio RedondoE. Redondo
Brian ArmstrongB. Armstrong68
A
9
A
80Zbigniew MalkowskiZ. Malkowski
Nils SchrammN. Schramm71
A
10
A
78Raul TostadoR. Tostado
Colin McStayC. McStay71
A
11
A
81Fernando AlvesF. Alves
 
Julian NeuhausJ. Neuhaus67
D
12
A
67Helder LopesH. Lopes
Frederico JesusF. Jesus59
M
13
M
74Matthias DehmM. Dehm
Guillermo PeiroG. Peiro64
M
14
A
74Danny CoppingerD. Coppinger

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Match Report
It's a clear sunny day here at Estádio da Luz where S.L. Benfica play host to F.C. Arouca. A crowd of 19,946 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
S.L. Benfica are playing in a 4-2-4 formation while F.C. Arouca appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Fernando Lima.


0.00
F.C. Arouca kick off the first half!
2.48
Jo Van Der Doelen flicks the ball to his team mate, Valerio Zauri. Valerio Zauri controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Silvio Michel. Silvio Michel passes the ball forward to Nils Schramm. Nils Schramm rockets a shot on goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
6.22
Jorge Rego knocks the ball forward to Gavin Morrison. Gavin Morrison threads a neat ball through to David Law. David Law lofts in a cross ball towards Zbigniew Malkowski. Zbigniew Malkowski powers a header at goal. Cristiano Postiga picks it out of the air!
8.27
Ivan Mazzei flicks a high ball forward to Fernando Alves who takes it down. Fernando Alves knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
9.42
Eduardo Quaresma threads a neat ball through to Pierre-Yves De Palmas. Pierre-Yves De Palmas threads a neat ball through to Fernando Alves. Fernando Alves cuts inside the box! Fernando Alves comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. Cristiano Postiga comfortably gets down and covers it.
16.06
Valerio Zauri comes in with a late challenge on David Law. Valerio Zauri is shown the yellow card! David Law runs off the knock.
20.50
Eduardo Quaresma kicks a strong pass forward to Eugenio Redondo. Eugenio Redondo hits a low pass to Gavin Morrison. Gavin Morrison sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it flies just wide!
21.36
Eduardo Quaresma makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Eugenio Redondo. Eugenio Redondo threads a neat ball through to Fernando Alves. Fernando Alves knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Richard Greig.
22.58
Gavin Morrison flicks the ball to his team mate, Raul Tostado. Raul Tostado knocks in a cross ball towards Zbigniew Malkowski. Zbigniew Malkowski whips the ball goalwards with his head. The ball skims just under the bar, beyond the keeper's outstretched hand. Goal!!
26.36
Alexander Widmann barges into Jorge Rego. The referee calls over Alexander Widmann and shows him a yellow card! Jorge Rego grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
27.35
Pierre-Yves De Palmas deftly passes the ball to his team mate, David Law. David Law passes the ball forward to Gavin Morrison. Gavin Morrison shoots from 25 yards. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Nice save!
28.03
David Law flicks the ball to his team mate, Gavin Morrison. Gavin Morrison knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Ivan Mazzei is offside!
30.45
Jo Van Der Doelen flicks a high pass forward. Valerio Zauri controls it well on his chest. Valerio Zauri plays the ball forward to Silvio Michel. Silvio Michel chips the ball to his team mate, Alexander Widmann. Alexander Widmann rockets a shot on goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
33.53
Cristiano Carvalho knocks the ball to his team mate, Valerio Zauri. Valerio Zauri flicks a high pass forward. Nils Schramm controls it well on his chest. Nils Schramm sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it flies just wide!
36.39
Raul Tostado flicks a high pass forward. David Law controls it well on his chest. David Law knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Richard Greig.
39.52
Pierre-Yves De Palmas knocks the ball to his team mate, Eugenio Redondo. Eugenio Redondo deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Zbigniew Malkowski. Zbigniew Malkowski knocks in a cross ball towards Raul Tostado. Raul Tostado directs the ball goalwards with his head. The keeper is more than a match for it. Great keeping!
40.12
Silvio Michel flicks a high pass forward. Colin McStay collects the pass. Colin McStay lofts in a cross ball towards Nils Schramm. Nils Schramm powers a header at goal but is denied by Roland Fortes. Excellent save.
45.00
Silvio Michel flicks a high ball forward to Nils Schramm who takes it down. Nils Schramm shoots from distance but it flies well off target!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. S.L. Benfica appear unchanged since the first half. F.C. Arouca also appear unchanged since the first half. The S.L. Benfica players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
The second half starts with S.L. Benfica kicking off!
48.58
Nils Schramm hacks Jorge Rego from behind! The referee warns Nils Schramm to calm down! Jorge Rego hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
53.53
Quim Andrade barges into Eugenio Redondo. Quim Andrade is shown the yellow card! Eugenio Redondo runs off the knock.
59.43
Cristiano Carvalho makes a probing pass to Silvio Michel. Silvio Michel flicks a high pass forward. Valerio Zauri collects the pass. Valerio Zauri knocks in a cross ball towards Colin McStay. Colin McStay connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
60.39
F.C. Arouca have made 2 substitutions with Matthias Dehm replacing Ivan Mazzei and Danny Coppinger replacing Raul Tostado .
65.01
Eugenio Redondo makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Fernando Alves. Fernando Alves knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Cristiano Carvalho.
66.17
Quim Andrade flicks the ball to his team mate, Richard Greig. Richard Greig flicks the ball to his team mate, Colin McStay. Colin McStay shoots from 25 yards but it's drastically wayward!
67.12
Gavin Morrison flicks the ball to his team mate, Danny Coppinger. Danny Coppinger cuts inside the box! Danny Coppinger comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 10 yards out. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. Good keeping!
71.48
Jo Van Der Doelen threads the ball through to Brian Armstrong. Brian Armstrong finds some space and shoots from distance. Solid save from Roland Fortes.
77.38
S.L. Benfica have made 3 substitutions with Julian Neuhaus replacing Quim Andrade, Frederico Jesus replacing Silvio Michel and Guillermo Peiro replacing Alexander Widmann .
78.47
Danny Coppinger makes a simple pass to David Law. David Law edges inside the box! David Law tries a spectacular strike but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
79.21
Eduardo Quaresma sees David Law in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. David Law makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Eugenio Redondo. Eugenio Redondo plays a one-two with David Law and rushes in on goal... Some silky footwork from Eugenio Redondo provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but Cristiano Postiga reads it well. Well saved!
90.00
Gavin Morrison receives the ball from a throw-in from Matthias Dehm. Gavin Morrison passes the ball forward to Fernando Alves. Fernando Alves runs straight at the defence! Fernando Alves side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but Cristiano Postiga reads it well. He makes it look easy!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

S.L. Benfica

F.C. Arouca
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
3
8
Shots off Target
5
2
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
4
0
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
37%
63%
Play Area
35.8%
42%
22.2%

Scorers
Nils Schramm 2
Zbigniew Malkowski 23

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Cristiano Postiga of S.L. Benfica

Match Ratings
1.Cristiano Postiga (GK)
9
2.Quim Andrade (DEF)yellow card
5
3.Jo Van Der Doelen (DEF)
7
4.Cristiano Carvalho (DEF)
6
5.Richard Greig (DEF)
6
6.Valerio Zauri (MID)yellow card
6
7.Silvio Michel (MID)
7
8.Alexander Widmann (MID)yellow card
5
9.Brian Armstrong (ATT)
6
10.Nils Schramm (ATT)goal scored
8
11.Colin McStay (ATT)
6
 
12.Julian Neuhaus (DEF)
6
13.Frederico Jesus (MID)
6
14.Guillermo Peiro (MID)
6

1.Roland Fortes (GK)
6
2.Eduardo Quaresma (DEF)
7
3.Pierre-Yves De Palmas (DEF)
6
4.Jorge Rego (DEF)
6
5.Ivan Mazzei (MID)
6
6.David Law (MID)
7
7.Gavin Morrison (MID)
7
8.Eugenio Redondo (MID)
7
9.Zbigniew Malkowski (ATT)goal scored
8
10.Raul Tostado (ATT)
7
11.Fernando Alves (ATT)
7
 
12.Helder Lopes (ATT)
0
13.Matthias Dehm (MID)
6
14.Danny Coppinger (ATT)
6