Match Report
| S.L. Benfica | S.L. Benfica |  |  | Farense | Farense | ||||||||||||||||
| Fred D Joechee | Fred D Joechee | Si Williams | Si Williams | ||||||||||||||||||
| Jose Ferreira | J. Ferreira |  | 62 | G |  | 1 | | G | 71 | | Rui Sousa | R. Sousa | |||||||||
| Luis Ferreira | L. Ferreira | | 60 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 63 | | Antonio Ribeiro | A. Ribeiro | |||||||||
| Stefan Reimers | S. Reimers |  | 72 | D | | 3 | | D | 64 |  | John Barrett | J. Barrett | |||||||||
| Ruben Bento | R. Bento | | 68 | D | | 4 | | D | 62 |  | Roger Willems | R. Willems | |||||||||
| Frederico Reis | F. Reis | | 75 | D | | 5 | | D | 71 | | Fernando Gomes | F. Gomes | |||||||||
| Joao Lima | J. Lima | | 65 | M | | 6 | | M | 64 |  | Stuart White | S. White | |||||||||
| Tijani Ricci | T. Ricci | | 68 | M | | 7 | | M | 61 | | Gerhard Bräutigam | G. Bräutigam | |||||||||
| Stuart Strachan | S. Strachan | | 61 | M | | 8 | | M | 62 | | Gaspar Nunes | G. Nunes | |||||||||
| Gaspar Reis | G. Reis | | 70 | A | | 9 | | A | 63 | | Joao Jardim | J. Jardim | |||||||||
| Alec Henderson | A. Henderson | | 65 | A | | 10 | | A | 63 |  | Luciano Ferrari | L. Ferrari | |||||||||
| Nuno Sousa | N. Sousa | | 65 | A | | 11 | | A | 63 |  | Leonardo Rey | L. Rey | |||||||||
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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Estádio da Luz where S.L. Benfica play host to Farense. A crowd of 18,284 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
S.L. Benfica are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Farense appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
S.L. Benfica are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Farense appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
0.00
0-0Farense kick off the first half!
2.07
0-0Stuart Strachan clumsily knocks into Gerhard Bräutigam. Stuart Strachan is given a warning by the referee! Gerhard Bräutigam stretches but gets up unharmed.
3.24
0-0Stefan Reimers sweeps the ball long. Nuno Sousa knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Fernando Gomes.
9.09
0-0Ruben Bento deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Stuart Strachan. Stuart Strachan kicks a strong pass forward to Alec Henderson. Alec Henderson sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it is tipped over by Rui Sousa.
36.17
Stuart Strachan sees a break and surges forward. Stuart Strachan knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
38.58
0-0Gerhard Bräutigam makes a beautiful solo run. Gerhard Bräutigam deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Joao Jardim. Joao Jardim shows great control and tries a shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
45.00
The second half starts with S.L. Benfica kicking off!
48.29
0-1Gaspar Nunes flicks the ball to his team mate, Leonardo Rey. Leonardo Rey lofts in a cross ball towards Joao Jardim. Joao Jardim powers a header at goal. It's there!! Jose Ferreira has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
53.18
Stuart Strachan makes a beautiful solo run. Stuart Strachan whips in a cross ball towards Alec Henderson. Alec Henderson is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
59.45
Gaspar Nunes passes the ball forward to Joao Jardim. Joao Jardim knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Jose Ferreira who gathers it comfortably.
65.09
Tijani Ricci hacks Gaspar Nunes from behind! The referee calls over Tijani Ricci and warns him to calm down! Gaspar Nunes stretches but gets up unharmed.
67.04
John Barrett advances with the ball. John Barrett knocks the ball forward to Leonardo Rey. Leonardo Rey lofts in a cross ball towards Joao Jardim. Joao Jardim connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
69.36
Gaspar Nunes makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Joao Jardim. Joao Jardim shoots from 20 yards but it flies wide!
73.22
Stefan Reimers clumsily knocks into Luciano Ferrari. Stefan Reimers is warned by the referee! Luciano Ferrari hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
77.00
Gaspar Nunes kicks a strong pass forward to Leonardo Rey. Leonardo Rey whips in a cross ball towards Luciano Ferrari. Luciano Ferrari powers a header at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
84.56
Gerhard Bräutigam makes a beautiful solo run. Gerhard Bräutigam finds some space and shoots from distance but it goes wide for a goal kick.
87.06
Stefan Reimers chips the ball to his team mate, Tijani Ricci. Tijani Ricci passes the ball forward to Alec Henderson. Alec Henderson finds some space and shoots from distance but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
89.21
Stefan Reimers controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Joao Lima. Joao Lima deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Nuno Sousa. Nuno Sousa lofts in a cross ball towards Alec Henderson. Alec Henderson is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
2
2
Shots on Target
3
2
Shots off Target
1
4
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
3
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
53.3%
46.7%
Play Area
35%
45%
20%
Scorers
| Alec Henderson 53, 89 | Joao Jardim 48 Luciano Ferrari 77 |