Match Report
| S.L. Benfica | S.L. Benfica |  |  | Boavista Futebol Clube | Boavista Futebol Clube | ||||||||||||||||
| Fred D Joechee | Fred D Joechee | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Anton Netzer | A. Netzer |  | 68 | G |  | 1 | | G | 67 |  | Eduardo Jesus | E. Jesus | |||||||||
| Sergio Nascimento | S. Nascimento | | 62 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 69 |  | Alex Rae | A. Rae | |||||||||
| Fernando Ruiz | F. Ruiz |  | 59 | D | | 3 | | D | 64 | | Duncan Telfer | D. Telfer | |||||||||
| Tomas Quaresma | T. Quaresma | | 64 | D | | 4 | | D | 59 | | Duarte Marques | D. Marques | |||||||||
| Danijel Sadane | D. Sadane |  | 65 | D | | 5 | | D | 58 | | Jose Fernandes | J. Fernandes | |||||||||
| Martin Taylor | M. Taylor |  | 61 | M | | 6 | | M | 62 | | Pedro Marques | P. Marques | |||||||||
| Jaime Faria | J. Faria | | 63 | M | | 7 | | M | 59 | | Abel Mendes | A. Mendes | |||||||||
| Dominic Hopkin | D. Hopkin | | 62 | M | | 8 | | M | 56 | | Edgar Almeida | E. Almeida | |||||||||
| Alberto Neves | A. Neves | | 70 | A | | 9 | | M | 46 | | Rodrigo Moreira | R. Moreira | |||||||||
| Jaime Soares | J. Soares | | 67 | A | | 10 | | A | 64 | | Ruben Fonseca | R. Fonseca | |||||||||
| Diogo Teixeira | D. Teixeira | | 58 | A | | 11 | | A | 62 | | Rafael Jardim | R. Jardim | |||||||||
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Match Report
Heavy rain falls from above here at Estádio da Luz where S.L. Benfica play host to Boavista Futebol Clube. A crowd of 20,767 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
S.L. Benfica are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Boavista Futebol Clube appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
S.L. Benfica are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Boavista Futebol Clube appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
0.00
0-0Boavista Futebol Clube kick off!
2.22
0-0S.L. Benfica are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate Boavista Futebol Clube's defence.
6.08
0-0Dominic Hopkin knocks the ball to his team mate, Alberto Neves. Alberto Neves knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Duncan Telfer.
8.43
0-0Dominic Hopkin kicks a strong pass forward to Alberto Neves. Alberto Neves goes all the way! Alberto Neves makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. Eduardo Jesus easily smothers it.
9.38
0-0Abel Mendes makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Rafael Jardim. Rafael Jardim shoots from outside the area but it curls horrendously wide!
10.06
Martin Taylor knocks the ball forward to Alberto Neves. Alberto Neves plays a perfect one-two with Jaime Soares and rushes in on goal... Alberto Neves tries a spectacular strike but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
21.33
1-0Fernando Ruiz controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Dominic Hopkin. Dominic Hopkin deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Diogo Teixeira. Diogo Teixeira whips in a cross ball towards Jaime Soares. Jaime Soares is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Eduardo Jesus is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
24.46
Dominic Hopkin makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Diogo Teixeira. Diogo Teixeira tries a spectacular long range effort but he balloons it over the crossbar!
27.36
1-0Duncan Telfer catches Jaime Faria on the ankles. The referee calls over Duncan Telfer and warns him to calm down! Jaime Faria stretches but gets up unharmed.
28.48
Fernando Ruiz knocks the ball to his team mate, Jaime Faria. Jaime Faria makes a probing pass to Diogo Teixeira. Diogo Teixeira passes the ball forward to Alberto Neves. Alberto Neves tries a spectacular strike. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
45.00
S.L. Benfica start the second half!
47.48
Abel Mendes knocks the ball forward to Ruben Fonseca. Ruben Fonseca shoots from 25 yards but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
48.36
Duncan Telfer deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Edgar Almeida. Edgar Almeida passes the ball forward to Rafael Jardim. Rafael Jardim sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it flies wide!
53.37
Martin Taylor knocks the ball to his team mate, Alberto Neves. Alberto Neves kicks a strong pass forward to Jaime Soares. Jaime Soares shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it is tipped over by Eduardo Jesus.
54.30
Duarte Marques knocks the ball forward to Abel Mendes. Abel Mendes makes a simple pass to Rafael Jardim. Rafael Jardim shoots from 25 yards but he balloons it over the crossbar!
55.19
Jaime Faria clumsily knocks into Abel Mendes. Jaime Faria is given a warning by the referee! Abel Mendes hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
63.18
2-0Rafael Jardim hacks Fernando Ruiz from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Fernando Ruiz stretches but gets up unharmed.
71.51
Martin Taylor makes a simple pass to Diogo Teixeira. Diogo Teixeira shoots from outside the area but it is miles over!
73.11
Rodrigo Moreira advances with the ball. Rodrigo Moreira knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Anton Netzer who gathers it comfortably.
75.28
Ruben Fonseca clumsily knocks into Tomas Quaresma. Ruben Fonseca is warned by the referee! Tomas Quaresma hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
81.03
Abel Mendes catches Jaime Faria on the ankles. Abel Mendes is given a warning by the referee! Jaime Faria stretches but gets up unharmed.
84.57
Martin Taylor deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Diogo Teixeira. Diogo Teixeira goes all the way! Diogo Teixeira takes a shot at goal but somehow Eduardo Jesus manages to keep it out.
85.18
Dominic Hopkin clumsily knocks into Abel Mendes. Dominic Hopkin is warned by the referee! Abel Mendes hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
87.01
Martin Taylor controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Diogo Teixeira. Diogo Teixeira plays a perfect one-two with Jaime Soares and rushes in on goal... Diogo Teixeira rockets a shot on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
89.03
Rodrigo Moreira sees a break and surges forward. Rodrigo Moreira knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Sergio Nascimento.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
5
0
Shots off Target
4
4
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
2
4
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
62.5%
37.5%
Play Area
26.2%
43.8%
30%
Scorers