Match Report


S.L. BenficaS.L. Benfica     C.S MaritimoC.S Maritimo
Gary ParsonsGary Parsons Steve Bullock Steve Bullock
Vicente CordobaV. Cordoba83
G
1captain
G
79Hakan SükürH. Sükür
Stijn VeldemanS. Veldeman80
D
2
D
75Jo‘l GonzalesJ. Gonzales
Roger VonkR. Vonk75
D
3
D
67Gerard de WitG. de Wit
Mark BrescianoM. Bresciano75
D
4
D
70Del CotteeD. Cottee
Samuel RomeroS. Romero78
D
5
M
73Ian DrydenI. Dryden
Gianni RimondiniG. Rimondini80
M
6
M
75Thomas BaslerT. Basler
Sho OkamotoS. Okamoto82
M
7
M
78Leonardo BrambillaL. Brambilla
Maarten ClaessensM. Claessens77
M
8
M
75Jonas SachsJ. Sachs
Bunji TakahashiB. Takahashi85
A
captain9
A
72Tobias WallnerT. Wallner
Kyo NakataK. Nakata74
A
10
A
74Toifilou MateT. Mate
Yutaka OnoY. Ono83
A
11
A
78Garcia Duque ConsortiG. Consorti
 
Regillio AlberdaR. Alberda79
A
12
D
72Hannes SparwasserH. Sparwasser
Marc FrommM. Fromm73
A
13
M
67Alfred PlowrightA. Plowright
Jan-Willem KrijgsmanJ. Krijgsman74
M
14
A
72Marek RadomskiM. Radomski

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Match Report
It's a beautiful clear and sunny day here at Estádio da Luz where S.L. Benfica play host to C.S Maritimo. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
S.L. Benfica are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while C.S Maritimo appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Marco Correa Dionisio.


0.00
S.L. Benfica kick off the first half!
2.29
Sho Okamoto makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Kyo Nakata. Kyo Nakata knocks in a cross ball towards Yutaka Ono. Yutaka Ono gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. Hakan Sükür punches it away to safety.
4.17
Maarten Claessens passes the ball forward to Kyo Nakata. Kyo Nakata plays a scrappy one-two with Yutaka Ono and stumbles forward towards the goal... Kyo Nakata shoots from just inside the box. The ball skims nastily along the ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!!
9.46
Tobias Wallner comes in with a late challenge on Roger Vonk. Tobias Wallner is given a warning by the referee! Roger Vonk hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
12.28
Mark Bresciano surges forward with the ball. Mark Bresciano flicks the ball to his team mate, Bunji Takahashi. Bunji Takahashi threads the ball through to Kyo Nakata but he's offside!
16.11
Jo‘l Gonzales flicks a high pass forward. Leonardo Brambilla collects the pass. Leonardo Brambilla deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Garcia Duque Consorti. Garcia Duque Consorti chips the ball to his team mate, Toifilou Mate. Toifilou Mate comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 9 yards out but Vicente Cordoba is on top of it.
24.44
Leonardo Brambilla deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Toifilou Mate. Toifilou Mate controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but somehow Vicente Cordoba manages to keep it out.
26.47
Thomas Basler chips the ball to his team mate, Toifilou Mate. Toifilou Mate passes the ball forward but Garcia Duque Consorti is offside!
33.14
Leonardo Brambilla passes the ball forward to Tobias Wallner. Tobias Wallner knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
34.38
Del Cottee gives the ball a hefty kick upfield. Toifilou Mate controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. S.L. Benfica appear unchanged since the first half. C.S Maritimo also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and C.S Maritimo kick off!
49.44
Sho Okamoto flicks a high pass forward. Bunji Takahashi collects the pass. Bunji Takahashi makes a beautiful attacking pass to the feet of Yutaka Ono. Some good footwork from Yutaka Ono provides some space. He shoots at goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Superb keeping!
54.38
Gianni Rimondini kicks a strong pass forward to Bunji Takahashi. Bunji Takahashi edges inside the box! Bunji Takahashi looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. Hakan Sükür gathers the ball up comfortably. Superb keeping!
60.08
S.L. Benfica have made a substitution with Regillio Alberda replacing Bunji Takahashi .C.S Maritimo have made 3 substitutions with Hannes Sparwasser replacing Tobias Wallner, Alfred Plowright replacing Thomas Basler and Marek Radomski replacing Toifilou Mate .
61.10
Alfred Plowright flicks the ball to his team mate, Garcia Duque Consorti. Garcia Duque Consorti sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
66.25
Maarten Claessens makes a simple pass to Yutaka Ono. Yutaka Ono knocks in a cross ball towards Regillio Alberda. Regillio Alberda connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Well saved!
67.32
Samuel Romero sees Sho Okamoto in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Sho Okamoto knocks the ball to his team mate, Kyo Nakata. Kyo Nakata shoots from long range but it whistles just wide of the post!
78.51
Leonardo Brambilla makes a probing pass to Marek Radomski. Marek Radomski plays a scrappy one-two with Garcia Duque Consorti and advances towards the goal... Marek Radomski comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 10 yards out. Magnificent save by Vicente Cordoba!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

S.L. Benfica

C.S Maritimo
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
5
3
Shots off Target
1
2
Offsides
1
2
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
45.3%
54.7%
Play Area
28.1%
45.3%
26.6%

Scorers
Kyo Nakata 4

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Kyo Nakata of S.L. Benfica

Match Ratings
1.Vicente Cordoba (GK)
8
2.Stijn Veldeman (DEF)
6
3.Roger Vonk (DEF)
6
4.Mark Bresciano (DEF)
7
5.Samuel Romero (DEF)
6
6.Gianni Rimondini (MID)
6
7.Sho Okamoto (MID)
7
8.Maarten Claessens (MID)
7
9.Bunji Takahashi (ATT)
7
10.Kyo Nakata (ATT)goal scored
9
11.Yutaka Ono (ATT)
8
 
12.Regillio Alberda (ATT)
6
13.Marc Fromm (ATT)
0
14.Jan-Willem Krijgsman (MID)
0

1.Hakan Sükür (GK)
8
2.Jo‘l Gonzales (DEF)
6
3.Gerard de Wit (DEF)
7
4.Del Cottee (DEF)
6
5.Ian Dryden (MID)
6
6.Thomas Basler (MID)
6
7.Leonardo Brambilla (MID)
7
8.Jonas Sachs (MID)
6
9.Tobias Wallner (ATT)
5
10.Toifilou Mate (ATT)
7
11.Garcia Duque Consorti (ATT)
6
 
12.Hannes Sparwasser (DEF)
6
13.Alfred Plowright (MID)
6
14.Marek Radomski (ATT)
6