Match Report
| Varzim | Varzim |  |  | S.L. Benfica | S.L. Benfica | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Fred D Joechee | Fred D Joechee | ||||||||||||||||||
| Duarte Martins | D. Martins |  | 68 | G |  | 1 | | G | 62 | | Jose Ferreira | J. Ferreira | |||||||||
| Albrecht Eilts | A. Eilts |  | 68 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 60 | | Luis Ferreira | L. Ferreira | |||||||||
| Silvio Viana | S. Viana | | 66 | D | | 3 | | D | 72 | | Stefan Reimers | S. Reimers | |||||||||
| Jose Fortes Ramirez | J. Ramirez |  | 57 | D | | 4 | | D | 68 | | Ruben Bento | R. Bento | |||||||||
| Pedro Reis | P. Reis | | 56 | D | | 5 | | D | 75 | | Frederico Reis | F. Reis | |||||||||
| Alberto Campos | A. Campos | | 67 | M | | 6 | | M | 65 | | Joao Lima | J. Lima | |||||||||
| Louis Gentile | L. Gentile |  | 65 | M | | 7 | | M | 68 | | Tijani Ricci | T. Ricci | |||||||||
| Rui Costa | R. Costa | | 63 | M | | 8 | | M | 61 |  | Stuart Strachan | S. Strachan | |||||||||
| Sebastiao Pinheiro | S. Pinheiro | | 61 | M | | 9 | | A | 71 | | Gaspar Reis | G. Reis | |||||||||
| Ruben Loureiro | R. Loureiro | | 74 | A | | 10 | | A | 65 | | Alec Henderson | A. Henderson | |||||||||
| Ruben Faria | R. Faria | | 65 | A | | 11 | | A | 65 | | Nuno Sousa | N. Sousa | |||||||||
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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Est˜dio do Varzim S.C. where Varzim play host to S.L. Benfica. A crowd of 19,170 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both Varzim and S.L. Benfica are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Both Varzim and S.L. Benfica are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
0.00
0-0The whistle blows and S.L. Benfica get the match underway!
2.12
0-0Silvio Viana chips the ball to his team mate, Louis Gentile. Louis Gentile knocks the ball forward to Ruben Loureiro. Ruben Loureiro knocks in a cross ball towards Ruben Faria. Ruben Faria directs the ball goalwards with his head. Jose Ferreira easily picks it out of the air!
15.42
0-0Gaspar Reis makes a simple pass to Alec Henderson. Alec Henderson knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Albrecht Eilts.
18.39
0-0Louis Gentile makes a beautiful solo run. Louis Gentile whips in a cross ball towards Ruben Faria. Ruben Faria heads the ball goalwards but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
20.53
1-0Alberto Campos knocks the ball forward to Ruben Loureiro. Ruben Loureiro controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ruben Faria. Ruben Faria rockets a shot on goal. Jose Ferreira is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
24.04
1-0Stuart Strachan brings the ball forward. Stuart Strachan passes the ball forward but Alec Henderson is offside!
26.22
Stuart Strachan knocks the ball forward to Nuno Sousa. Nuno Sousa whips in a cross ball towards Alec Henderson. Alec Henderson heads the ball goalwards but it is tipped over by Duarte Martins.
27.34
1-0Jose Fortes Ramirez catches Alec Henderson on the ankles. Jose Fortes Ramirez is warned by the referee! Alec Henderson stretches but gets up unharmed.
39.15
Albrecht Eilts lofts the ball long. Ruben Loureiro knocks in a cross ball towards Ruben Faria. Ruben Faria directs the ball goalwards with his head but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
40.30
1-0The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
45.00
The whistle blows and Varzim get the second half underway!
51.18
Varzim are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
59.01
Rui Costa controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ruben Faria. Ruben Faria shoots from distance but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
66.08
Tijani Ricci makes a probing pass to Nuno Sousa. Nuno Sousa knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Silvio Viana.
71.17
Silvio Viana makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Sebastiao Pinheiro. Sebastiao Pinheiro deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ruben Faria. Ruben Faria knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Ruben Bento.
72.25
Rui Costa knocks the ball forward to Ruben Faria. Ruben Faria whips in a cross ball towards Ruben Loureiro. Ruben Loureiro heads the ball goalwards. Jose Ferreira easily picks it out of the air!
73.14
Pedro Reis barges into Alec Henderson. Pedro Reis is warned by the referee! Alec Henderson hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
84.51
Louis Gentile threads the ball through to Ruben Loureiro. Ruben Loureiro goes all the way! Ruben Loureiro tries a spectacular strike. The ball comes in low, but Jose Ferreira easily smothers it!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle
Match Statistics
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
4
1
Shots off Target
3
0
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
2
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
66.7%
33.3%
Play Area
29.5%
50%
20.5%
Scorers
| Ruben Faria 21 |