Match Report
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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Estádio da Luz where S.L. Benfica play host to C.D. Tondela. A crowd of 20,093 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
S.L. Benfica are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while C.D. Tondela appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
S.L. Benfica are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while C.D. Tondela appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
0.00
0-0C.D. Tondela kick off and get the match underway!
2.25
0-0Clifford Anderson knocks the ball to his team mate, Florin Urzica. Florin Urzica whips in a cross ball towards Jon Dahl Petersen. Jon Dahl Petersen is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. David Dickov easily picks it out of the air!
4.17
0-0Sebastiao Viana takes it forward alone. Sebastiao Viana whips in a cross ball towards Ernesto Andres. Ernesto Andres directs the ball goalwards with his head but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
6.05
Decio Sotelo kicks a strong pass forward to Diogo Teixeira. Diogo Teixeira sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
8.14
Sergio Nascimento makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Clifford Anderson. Clifford Anderson knocks the ball to his team mate, Diogo Teixeira. Diogo Teixeira goes all the way! Diogo Teixeira shoots from just inside the box but David Dickov is on top of it.
10.02
Clifford Anderson deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Diogo Teixeira. Diogo Teixeira shoots from long range. It curls slightly but David Dickov manages to gather it comfortably.
12.01
1-0Geoffrey Allach makes a simple pass to Decio Sotelo. Decio Sotelo makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Diogo Teixeira. Diogo Teixeira plays a perfect one-two with Florin Urzica and rushes in on goal... Diogo Teixeira shoots from just inside the box. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
16.48
1-0Mohammed Babayaro makes a probing pass to Diogo Teixeira. Diogo Teixeira knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Joao Rego.
20.29
Florian Birnbaum kicks a strong pass forward to Abel Antunes. Abel Antunes knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Geoffrey Allach.
21.51
Florian Birnbaum surges forward with the ball. Florian Birnbaum knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Emerson Paganin.
26.35
Mohammed Babayaro threads the ball through to Diogo Teixeira. Diogo Teixeira finds some space and shoots from distance but it flies wide!
27.46
Clifford Anderson kicks a strong pass forward to Diogo Teixeira. Diogo Teixeira plays a perfect one-two with Jon Dahl Petersen and rushes in on goal... Diogo Teixeira makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
30.33
Mohammed Babayaro makes a beautiful solo run. Mohammed Babayaro plays a perfect one-two with Jon Dahl Petersen and rushes in on goal... Mohammed Babayaro cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. Mohammed Babayaro scores for S.L. Benfica!!
38.52
Thibault Ducrocq passes the ball forward to Ernesto Andres. Ernesto Andres shoots from 25 yards but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
39.06
Sergio Nascimento knocks the ball forward to Decio Sotelo. Decio Sotelo knocks the ball to his team mate, Florin Urzica. Florin Urzica shoots from distance but David Dickov is on top of it.
44.38
Decio Sotelo chips the ball to his team mate, Florin Urzica. Florin Urzica goes all the way! Florin Urzica rockets a shot on goal but somehow David Dickov manages to keep it out.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
45.00
The second half starts with S.L. Benfica kicking off!
49.37
Florian Birnbaum surges forward with the ball. Florian Birnbaum finds some space and shoots from distance but it goes wide for a goal kick.
54.33
Florian Birnbaum makes a probing pass to Abel Antunes. Abel Antunes knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
65.38
Clifford Anderson flicks the ball to his team mate, Jon Dahl Petersen. Jon Dahl Petersen shoots from 20 yards. It curls slightly but David Dickov manages to gather it comfortably.
73.35
Nacer Zerhouni makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Clifford Anderson. Clifford Anderson makes a simple pass to Jon Dahl Petersen. Jon Dahl Petersen tries a spectacular long range effort but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
83.01
2-0Decio Sotelo catches Thibault Ducrocq on the ankles. Decio Sotelo is given a warning by the referee! Thibault Ducrocq stretches but gets up unharmed.
83.01
2-0S.L. Benfica are easily keeping C.D. Tondela at bay, but can't capitalise on it.
84.35
Daniel Almeida sees space and advances. Daniel Almeida knocks the ball to his team mate, Ernesto Andres. Ernesto Andres shoots from outside the area. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Saved!
85.42
Florian Birnbaum clumsily knocks into Mohammed Babayaro. Florian Birnbaum is given a warning by the referee! Mohammed Babayaro hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!
Match Statistics
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
8
1
Shots off Target
4
3
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
63.4%
36.6%
Play Area
22%
48.8%
29.3%
Scorers