Match Report
| Farense | Farense |  |  | S.L. Benfica | S.L. Benfica | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Fred D Joechee | Fred D Joechee | ||||||||||||||||||
| Rui Marques | R. Marques |  | 74 | G |  | 1 | | G | 70 |  | Anton Netzer | A. Netzer | |||||||||
| Jeremy Van Dalen | J. Van Dalen |  | 73 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 70 |  | Emerson Paganin | E. Paganin | |||||||||
| Jose Reis | J. Reis | | 72 | D | | 3 | | D | 79 |  | Davor Gorgone | D. Gorgone | |||||||||
| Jean-Marie Vilatte | J. Vilatte |  | 61 | D | | 4 | | D | 68 |  | Bernard Ndiefi | B. Ndiefi | |||||||||
| Tiago Carvalho | T. Carvalho | | 60 | D | | 5 | | D | 69 | | Geoffrey Allach | G. Allach | |||||||||
| Guilherme Oliveira | G. Oliveira | | 67 | M | | 6 | | M | 73 |  | Facundo Miranda | F. Miranda | |||||||||
| Vitor Andrade | V. Andrade | | 65 | M | | 7 | | M | 73 |  | Alex Brady | A. Brady | |||||||||
| Christian Nocerino | C. Nocerino |  | 61 | M | | 8 | | M | 74 |  | Clifford Anderson | C. Anderson | |||||||||
| Tomas Rego | T. Rego | | 56 | M | | 9 | | A | 70 |  | Florin Urzica | F. Urzica | |||||||||
| Hugo Neves | H. Neves | | 70 | A | | 10 | | A | 67 |  | Gabriel Oechslin | G. Oechslin | |||||||||
| Andre Teixeira | A. Teixeira | | 62 | A | | 11 | | A | 77 |  | Jon Dahl Petersen | J. Petersen | |||||||||
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Match Report
It's a clear sunny day here at Estádio Algarve where Farense play host to S.L. Benfica. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
Farense are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while S.L. Benfica appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Farense are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while S.L. Benfica appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
0.00
0-0The first half starts with S.L. Benfica kicking off!
8.22
0-1Bernard Ndiefi lofts the ball long. Jon Dahl Petersen goes all the way! Jon Dahl Petersen shoots from just inside the box. What a cracker!! Rui Marques had no chance!! Goal for S.L. Benfica!
15.34
0-1Tiago Carvalho makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Christian Nocerino. Christian Nocerino sees space and advances. Christian Nocerino knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
18.52
0-1Clifford Anderson makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Gabriel Oechslin. Gabriel Oechslin controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
21.52
0-1Jose Reis makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Christian Nocerino. Christian Nocerino flicks the ball to his team mate, Hugo Neves. Hugo Neves shoots from outside the area but Anton Netzer is on top of it.
28.26
Alex Brady makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Florin Urzica. Florin Urzica threads the ball through to Jon Dahl Petersen. Jon Dahl Petersen shoots from just inside the box but Rui Marques is on top of it.
32.03
Davor Gorgone chips the ball to his team mate, Facundo Miranda. Facundo Miranda controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jon Dahl Petersen. Jon Dahl Petersen goes all the way! Jon Dahl Petersen cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
34.56
0-1Farense are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
36.56
Christian Nocerino surges forward with the ball. Christian Nocerino lofts in a cross ball towards Hugo Neves. Hugo Neves connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. It's miles wide!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
45.00
The second half starts with Farense kicking off!
47.16
Tiago Carvalho deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Christian Nocerino. Christian Nocerino makes a simple pass to Andre Teixeira. Andre Teixeira knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
49.53
Alex Brady passes the ball forward to Gabriel Oechslin. Gabriel Oechslin tries a spectacular long range effort but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
51.37
Clifford Anderson deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jon Dahl Petersen. Jon Dahl Petersen knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Jose Reis.
53.48
Facundo Miranda makes a probing pass to Florin Urzica. Florin Urzica finds some space and shoots from distance but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
55.02
Alex Brady advances with the ball. Alex Brady controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Florin Urzica. Florin Urzica shoots from just inside the box but he balloons it over the crossbar!
57.52
Vitor Andrade knocks the ball to his team mate, Hugo Neves. Hugo Neves shoots from 20 yards. What a cracker!! Anton Netzer had no chance!! Goal for Farense!
60.23
Jeremy Van Dalen makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Christian Nocerino. Christian Nocerino flicks the ball to his team mate, Hugo Neves. Hugo Neves knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Geoffrey Allach.
65.55
Clifford Anderson makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Florin Urzica. Florin Urzica knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Rui Marques who gathers it comfortably.
69.54
Jose Reis kicks a strong pass forward to Tomas Rego. Tomas Rego deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Hugo Neves. Hugo Neves lofts in a cross ball towards Andre Teixeira. Andre Teixeira connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
71.43
Christian Nocerino passes the ball forward to Andre Teixeira. Andre Teixeira whips in a cross ball towards Hugo Neves. Hugo Neves is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
78.59
S.L. Benfica are easily keeping Farense at bay, but can't capitalise on it.
79.52
Clifford Anderson makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jon Dahl Petersen. Jon Dahl Petersen sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Rui Marques easily smothers it.
81.43
Alex Brady knocks the ball forward to Jon Dahl Petersen. Jon Dahl Petersen knocks in a cross ball towards Florin Urzica. Florin Urzica powers a header at goal. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle
Match Statistics
Goals
2
1
Shots on Target
3
5
Shots off Target
2
4
Offsides
2
0
Fouls
0
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
44.6%
55.4%
Play Area
32.4%
47.3%
20.3%
Scorers
| Hugo Neves 58, 71 | Jon Dahl Petersen 8 |