Match Report
| S.L. Benfica | S.L. Benfica |  |  | FC Porto | FC Porto | ||||||||||||||||
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| Jose Ferreira | J. Ferreira |  | 62 | G |  | 1 | | G | 60 |  | Orlando Elzéard | O. Elzéard | |||||||||
| Frederico Reis | F. Reis | | 75 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 69 |  | Marvin Smith | M. Smith | |||||||||
| Stefan Reimers | S. Reimers |  | 72 | D | | 3 | | D | 66 | | Luis Mendes | L. Mendes | |||||||||
| Ruben Bento | R. Bento | | 68 | D | | 4 | | D | 62 |  | Rui Van Der Sleen | R. Van Der Sleen | |||||||||
| Manuel Barros | M. Barros | | 58 | D | | 5 | | D | 60 |  | Julian Prieto | J. Prieto | |||||||||
| Tijani Ricci | T. Ricci | | 68 | M | | 6 | | M | 65 | | Pedro Santos | P. Santos | |||||||||
| Francisco Nascimento | F. Nascimento | | 53 | M | | 7 | | M | 64 | | Filipe Nunes | F. Nunes | |||||||||
| Stuart Strachan | S. Strachan |  | 61 | M | | 8 | | M | 60 | | Sebastiao Antunes | S. Antunes | |||||||||
| Scott McGrory | S. McGrory | | 58 | A | | 9 | | A | 68 | | Bruno Monteiro | B. Monteiro | |||||||||
| Ross Blake | R. Blake | | 58 | A | | 10 | | A | 63 | | Adam Woodgate | A. Woodgate | |||||||||
| Alec Henderson | A. Henderson | | 65 | A | | 11 | | A | 62 | | Eduardo Veloso | E. Veloso | |||||||||
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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 FC Porto. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
Both S.L. Benfica and FC Porto are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Both S.L. Benfica and FC Porto are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
0.00
0-0S.L. Benfica get the match underway!
3.49
1-0Tijani Ricci knocks the ball forward to Ross Blake. Ross Blake plays a perfect one-two with Scott McGrory and rushes in on goal... Ross Blake shoots from just inside the box. It's there!! Orlando Elzéard has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
8.22
1-0Ruben Bento passes the ball forward to Tijani Ricci. Tijani Ricci kicks a strong pass forward to Alec Henderson. Alec Henderson threads the ball through to Scott McGrory but he's offside!
14.20
1-0Ruben Bento knocks the ball to his team mate, Stuart Strachan. Stuart Strachan kicks a strong pass forward to Scott McGrory. Scott McGrory tries a spectacular long range effort but he balloons it over the crossbar!
16.57
Francisco Nascimento makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Alec Henderson. Alec Henderson knocks the ball forward to Scott McGrory. Scott McGrory cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. What a cracker!! Orlando Elzéard had no chance!! Goal for S.L. Benfica!
20.26
2-0Francisco Nascimento hacks Filipe Nunes from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Filipe Nunes runs off the knock.
22.07
2-0Francisco Nascimento makes a simple pass to Alec Henderson. Alec Henderson shoots from outside the area but it is tipped over by Orlando Elzéard.
24.28
Manuel Barros chips the ball to his team mate, Stuart Strachan. Stuart Strachan controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Alec Henderson. Alec Henderson lofts in a cross ball towards Ross Blake. Ross Blake is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
26.15
Ruben Bento makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Stuart Strachan. Stuart Strachan knocks the ball forward to Alec Henderson. Alec Henderson whips in a cross ball towards Ross Blake. Ross Blake connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. Orlando Elzéard easily picks it out of the air!
28.31
Manuel Barros takes it forward alone. Manuel Barros knocks the ball forward to Scott McGrory. Scott McGrory shoots from outside the area but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
30.46
Sebastiao Antunes chips the ball to his team mate, Bruno Monteiro. Bruno Monteiro lofts in a cross ball towards Eduardo Veloso. Eduardo Veloso flicks the ball with his head but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
32.02
2-0Luis Mendes makes a simple pass to Pedro Santos. Pedro Santos makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Eduardo Veloso. Eduardo Veloso knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Ruben Bento.
33.37
Stuart Strachan makes a probing pass to Ross Blake. Ross Blake kicks a strong pass forward to Scott McGrory. Scott McGrory makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
45.00
FC Porto kick off and get the second half underway!
53.57
Francisco Nascimento makes a simple pass to Alec Henderson. Alec Henderson shoots from long range but he balloons it over the crossbar!
57.37
Julian Prieto knocks the ball forward to Filipe Nunes. Filipe Nunes makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Eduardo Veloso. Eduardo Veloso makes a probing pass to Adam Woodgate but he's offside!
61.41
Stuart Strachan makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Scott McGrory. Scott McGrory sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
63.25
Tijani Ricci deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ross Blake. Ross Blake whips in a cross ball towards Scott McGrory. Scott McGrory heads the ball goalwards but it is tipped over by Orlando Elzéard.
67.17
Filipe Nunes makes a simple pass to Bruno Monteiro. Bruno Monteiro makes a probing pass to Eduardo Veloso but he's offside!
72.32
Tijani Ricci clumsily knocks into Sebastiao Antunes. The referee calls over Tijani Ricci and shows him a yellow card! Sebastiao Antunes stretches but gets up unharmed.
75.32
Stuart Strachan makes a probing pass to Ross Blake. Ross Blake lofts in a cross ball towards Alec Henderson. Alec Henderson is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
78.30
Stefan Reimers knocks the ball forward to Stuart Strachan. Stuart Strachan brings the ball forward. Stuart Strachan shoots from distance but it curls horrendously wide!
81.28
Filipe Nunes makes a probing pass to Bruno Monteiro. Bruno Monteiro knocks in a cross ball towards Adam Woodgate. Adam Woodgate directs the ball goalwards with his head. Magnificent save by Jose Ferreira!
83.17
4-0The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
84.35
Luis Mendes sweeps the ball long. Adam Woodgate knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
85.04
Filipe Nunes makes a simple pass to Adam Woodgate. Adam Woodgate lofts in a cross ball towards Bruno Monteiro. Bruno Monteiro is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it is miles over!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
4
0
Shots on Target
7
1
Shots off Target
6
2
Offsides
1
2
Fouls
2
0
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
63.4%
36.6%
Play Area
25.6%
45.1%
29.3%
Scorers
| Ross Blake 3 Scott McGrory 17, 33 Alec Henderson 75 |