Match Report


S.L. BenficaS.L. Benfica     Vitória de GuimarãesVitória de Guimarães
Gary ParsonsGary Parsons Lanre Vincent Lanre Vincent
Vicente CordobaV. Cordoba84
G
1
G
79Simo SchmidtS. Schmidt
Igor OnopkoI. Onopko75
D
2
D
76Mohammed GargoM. Gargo
Roger VonkR. Vonk76
D
3
D
73Eddy MelosiE. Melosi
Lars SeifertL. Seifert73
D
4
D
73Zerbini PirriZ. Pirri
Samuel RomeroS. Romero79
D
5
M
80Daniel CostaD. Costa
Gianni RimondiniG. Rimondini80
M
6captain
M
78Tiago NunesT. Nunes
Sho OkamotoS. Okamoto83
M
7
M
67Emmanuel OlisehE. Oliseh
Maarten ClaessensM. Claessens77
M
8
M
74Mario ValenteM. Valente
Bunji TakahashiB. Takahashi85
A
captain9
A
74Kevin BradyK. Brady
Kyo NakataK. Nakata75
A
10
A
74Martijn LandzaatM. Landzaat
Regillio AlberdaR. Alberda79
A
11
A
74Ian Van Der VaartI. Van Der Vaart
 
Edgar FernandesE. Fernandes71
A
12
D
73Diego DonatiD. Donati
Jan-Willem KrijgsmanJ. Krijgsman75
M
13
A
66Hugo CamposH. Campos
Ricardo VarelaR. Varela68
D
14
A
70Angelo BaillsA. Baills

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Match Report
Hail stones bounce on the pitch here at Estádio da Luz where S.L. Benfica play host to Vitória de Guimarães. 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 Vitória de Guimarães appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Manuel Mamede.


0.00
The whistle blows and Vitória de Guimarães kick off!
9.28
Emmanuel Oliseh flicks a high pass forward. Martijn Landzaat controls it well on his chest. Martijn Landzaat knocks the ball forward to Kevin Brady but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
12.37
Emmanuel Oliseh advances with the ball. Emmanuel Oliseh whips in a cross ball towards Kevin Brady. Kevin Brady flicks the ball with his head. Superb reactions from Vicente Cordoba. What a save!
14.47
Tiago Nunes makes a simple pass to Ian Van Der Vaart. Ian Van Der Vaart shoots from long range but it misses the target by a large margin!
24.52
Daniel Costa flicks a high pass forward. Martijn Landzaat controls it well on his chest. Martijn Landzaat knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
27.57
Igor Onopko hits a low pass to Sho Okamoto. Sho Okamoto runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Sho Okamoto chips the ball to his team mate, Regillio Alberda. Regillio Alberda cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is on top of it. Fabulous stop!
30.26
Mohammed Gargo passes the ball forward to Tiago Nunes. Tiago Nunes flicks a high pass forward. Ian Van Der Vaart collects the pass. Ian Van Der Vaart knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
32.14
Lars Seifert decides to run forward with the ball. Lars Seifert passes the ball forward to Regillio Alberda. Regillio Alberda shoots from 25 yards. It's miles wide!
42.41
Emmanuel Oliseh makes an attacking run forward. Emmanuel Oliseh shoots from outside the area. Superb reactions from Vicente Cordoba. What a save!
45.00
Kyo Nakata hacks Mohammed Gargo from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Mohammed Gargo stretches but gets up unharmed.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. S.L. Benfica appear unchanged since the first half. Vitória de Guimarães also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and S.L. Benfica get the second half underway!
47.52
Roger Vonk hits a low pass to Gianni Rimondini. Gianni Rimondini sees Bunji Takahashi in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Bunji Takahashi shoots from long range but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
48.12
With a delightful solo run, Gianni Rimondini stretches the opposition's defence. Gianni Rimondini tries a spectacular long range effort but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
53.31
Mohammed Gargo flicks a high pass forward. Mario Valente collects the pass. Mario Valente flicks a high ball forward to Martijn Landzaat who takes it down. Martijn Landzaat plays a scrappy one-two with Ian Van Der Vaart and advances towards the goal... Martijn Landzaat muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. What a cracker!! Vicente Cordoba had no chance!! Goal for Vitória de Guimarães!
59.32
Eddy Melosi flicks a high pass forward. Tiago Nunes controls it well on his chest. Tiago Nunes flicks a high pass forward to Martijn Landzaat who brings the ball under control. Martijn Landzaat shoots from 20 yards. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Excellent keeping!
61.16
Ian Van Der Vaart catches Lars Seifert on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Lars Seifert grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
69.39
Zerbini Pirri threads a neat ball through to Tiago Nunes. Tiago Nunes plays the ball forward to Martijn Landzaat. Martijn Landzaat advances inside the box! Martijn Landzaat tries a spectacular strike. What a cracker!! Vicente Cordoba had no chance!! Goal for Vitória de Guimarães!
73.18
Daniel Costa passes the ball forward to Ian Van Der Vaart. Ian Van Der Vaart sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal his aim is horrendously poor!
77.55
Lars Seifert makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Gianni Rimondini. Gianni Rimondini controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Regillio Alberda. Regillio Alberda skips past Eddy Melosi! Regillio Alberda strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal. Simo Schmidt gathers the ball up comfortably. Excellent keeping!
78.03
Mario Valente makes a simple pass to Kevin Brady. Kevin Brady skips past Roger Vonk! Kevin Brady shoots from just inside the box but it is deflected wide by Lars Seifert.
79.29
It's a corner kick. Emmanuel Oliseh loops the ball out towards the edge of the box. Samuel Romero reaches the ball and heads it out of the danger area!
84.25
Maarten Claessens barges into Tiago Nunes. The referee calls over Maarten Claessens and shows him a yellow card! Tiago Nunes hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
85.04
Tiago Nunes threads the ball through to Ian Van Der Vaart. Ian Van Der Vaart knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Vicente Cordoba who gathers it comfortably.
89.58
Lars Seifert threads the ball through to Maarten Claessens. Maarten Claessens makes a beautiful solo run. Maarten Claessens makes a probing pass between the defence to Bunji Takahashi. Bunji Takahashi rockets a shot on goal. It curls slightly but is blocked by Eddy Melosi.
90.00
Eddy Melosi sees Daniel Costa in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Daniel Costa decides to run forward with the ball. Daniel Costa whips in a cross ball towards Ian Van Der Vaart. Ian Van Der Vaart finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

S.L. Benfica

Vitória de Guimarães
Goals
0
2
Shots on Target
3
6
Shots off Target
3
3
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
2
1
Yellow Cards
2
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
33.8%
66.2%
Play Area
39.4%
39.4%
21.1%

Scorers
Martijn Landzaat 53, 69

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Martijn Landzaat of Vitória de Guimarães

Match Ratings
1.Vicente Cordoba (GK)
7
2.Igor Onopko (DEF)
6
3.Roger Vonk (DEF)
6
4.Lars Seifert (DEF)
7
5.Samuel Romero (DEF)
6
6.Gianni Rimondini (MID)
6
7.Sho Okamoto (MID)
6
8.Maarten Claessens (MID)yellow card
6
9.Bunji Takahashi (ATT)
6
10.Kyo Nakata (ATT)yellow card
5
11.Regillio Alberda (ATT)
6
 
12.Edgar Fernandes (ATT)
0
13.Jan-Willem Krijgsman (MID)
0
14.Ricardo Varela (DEF)
0

1.Simo Schmidt (GK)
6
2.Mohammed Gargo (DEF)
6
3.Eddy Melosi (DEF)
7
4.Zerbini Pirri (DEF)
6
5.Daniel Costa (MID)
7
6.Tiago Nunes (MID)
8
7.Emmanuel Oliseh (MID)
7
8.Mario Valente (MID)
6
9.Kevin Brady (ATT)
6
10.Martijn Landzaat (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
11.Ian Van Der Vaart (ATT)yellow card
6
 
12.Diego Donati (DEF)
0
13.Hugo Campos (ATT)
0
14.Angelo Baills (ATT)
0