Match Report
| S.L. Benfica | S.L. Benfica |  |  | Gil Vicente | Gil Vicente | ||||||||||||||||
| Fred D Joechee | Fred D Joechee | Richard Evans | Richard Evans | ||||||||||||||||||
| Jose Ferreira | J. Ferreira |  | 62 | G |  | 1 | | G | 62 | | Helder Costa | H. Costa | |||||||||
| Luis Ferreira | L. Ferreira | | 60 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 70 | | Daniel Almeida | D. Almeida | |||||||||
| Stefan Reimers | S. Reimers |  | 72 | D | | 3 | | D | 76 | | Francisco Sousa | F. Sousa | |||||||||
| Ruben Bento | R. Bento | | 68 | D | | 4 | | D | 61 |  | Damien Smith | D. Smith | |||||||||
| Frederico Reis | F. Reis | | 75 | D | | 5 | | M | 68 | | Jorge Faria | J. Faria | |||||||||
| Joao Lima | J. Lima | | 65 | M | | 6 | | M | 61 | | Brian Moffat | B. Moffat | |||||||||
| Tijani Ricci | T. Ricci |  | 68 | M | | 7 | | M | 63 | | Artur Santos | A. Santos | |||||||||
| Stuart Strachan | S. Strachan |  | 61 | M | | 8 | | M | 73 | | Filipe Faria | F. Faria | |||||||||
| Gaspar Reis | G. Reis | | 71 | A | | 9 | | A | 64 | | Bruno Costa | B. Costa | |||||||||
| Alec Henderson | A. Henderson | | 65 | A | | 10 | | A | 67 | | Rafael Santos | R. Santos | |||||||||
| Nuno Sousa | N. Sousa | | 65 | A | | 11 | | A | 55 |  | Aimo Robbiati | A. Robbiati | |||||||||
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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Estádio da Luz where S.L. Benfica play host to Gil Vicente. A crowd of 20,478 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
S.L. Benfica are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Gil Vicente appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
S.L. Benfica are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Gil Vicente appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
0.00
0-0The first half starts with Gil Vicente kicking off!
6.20
0-0Brian Moffat knocks the ball forward to Bruno Costa. Bruno Costa knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
10.44
0-0Tijani Ricci makes a simple pass to Nuno Sousa. Nuno Sousa sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
12.10
1-0Tijani Ricci brings the ball forward. Tijani Ricci controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Nuno Sousa. Nuno Sousa rockets a shot on goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
20.40
1-0Francisco Sousa clumsily knocks into Nuno Sousa. The referee calls over Francisco Sousa and warns him to calm down! Nuno Sousa runs off the knock.
21.40
1-0Artur Santos flicks the ball to his team mate, Rafael Santos. Rafael Santos controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Jose Ferreira easily smothers it.
22.40
Jorge Faria passes the ball forward to Rafael Santos. Rafael Santos sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it is miles over!
26.28
1-0Luis Ferreira barges into Rafael Santos. The referee calls over Luis Ferreira and shows him a yellow card! Rafael Santos runs off the knock.
40.02
Brian Moffat knocks the ball to his team mate, Bruno Costa. Bruno Costa lofts in a cross ball towards Aimo Robbiati. Aimo Robbiati powers a header at goal. What a cracker!! Jose Ferreira had no chance!! Goal for Gil Vicente!
45.00
Rafael Santos clumsily knocks into Stefan Reimers. Rafael Santos is shown the yellow card! Stefan Reimers hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
45.00
The whistle blows and S.L. Benfica get the second half underway!
47.08
Artur Santos hacks Joao Lima from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Joao Lima stretches but gets up unharmed.
48.07
Stuart Strachan barges into Brian Moffat. Stuart Strachan is shown the yellow card! Brian Moffat runs off the knock.
49.53
Joao Lima makes a probing pass to Gaspar Reis. Gaspar Reis goes all the way! Gaspar Reis takes a shot at goal. Helder Costa is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
53.59
2-1Bruno Costa comes in with a late challenge on Stefan Reimers. Bruno Costa is given a warning by the referee! Stefan Reimers carries on, but is struggling a bit.
57.36
Joao Lima chips the ball to his team mate, Nuno Sousa. Nuno Sousa knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
59.03
Stuart Strachan makes a probing pass to Gaspar Reis. Gaspar Reis knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Francisco Sousa.
61.20
Stuart Strachan makes a probing pass to Nuno Sousa. Nuno Sousa sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
65.39
Tijani Ricci makes a beautiful solo run. Tijani Ricci goes all the way! Tijani Ricci shoots from just inside the box but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
66.07
Ruben Bento advances with the ball. Ruben Bento knocks the ball to his team mate, Gaspar Reis. Gaspar Reis knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Francisco Sousa.
72.37
Luis Ferreira sees a break and surges forward. Luis Ferreira flicks the ball to his team mate, Alec Henderson. Alec Henderson flicks the ball to his team mate, Nuno Sousa. Nuno Sousa rockets a shot on goal. It curls slightly but Helder Costa manages to gather it comfortably.
73.12
Stuart Strachan knocks the ball forward to Alec Henderson. Alec Henderson shoots from 20 yards but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
78.02
Frederico Reis chips the ball to his team mate, Tijani Ricci. Tijani Ricci flicks the ball to his team mate, Alec Henderson. Alec Henderson goes all the way! Alec Henderson shows great control and tries a shot on goal but Helder Costa is on top of it.
79.45
Ruben Bento controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Tijani Ricci. Tijani Ricci flicks the ball to his team mate, Gaspar Reis. Gaspar Reis knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Helder Costa who gathers it comfortably.
85.48
Nuno Sousa comes in with a late challenge on Francisco Sousa. Nuno Sousa is warned by the referee! Francisco Sousa stretches but gets up unharmed.
87.17
Filipe Faria knocks the ball forward to Bruno Costa. Bruno Costa controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
2
1
Shots on Target
4
2
Shots off Target
4
2
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
3
4
Yellow Cards
2
2
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
59%
41%
Play Area
28.2%
41%
30.8%
Scorers
| Nuno Sousa 12 Gaspar Reis 50 | Aimo Robbiati 40 |