Match Report


S.L. BenficaS.L. Benfica     Sporting LisbonSporting Lisbon
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Vicente CordobaV. Cordoba84
G
1
G
58Medhi DujeuxM. Dujeux
Igor OnopkoI. Onopko75
D
2
D
74Fernando MarquesF. Marques
Roger VonkR. Vonk76
D
3
D
73Rodrigo QuaresmaR. Quaresma
Lars SeifertL. Seifert73
D
4captain
D
73Edgar MendesE. Mendes
Samuel RomeroS. Romero79
D
5
D
67Riccardo SavinoR. Savino
Gianni RimondiniG. Rimondini80
M
6
M
72Miguel OliveiraM. Oliveira
Sho OkamotoS. Okamoto83
M
7
M
71Carlo CardinaleC. Cardinale
Maarten ClaessensM. Claessens77
M
8
M
66Miguel SolerM. Soler
Bunji TakahashiB. Takahashi85
A
captain9
A
63Pedro AlmeidaP. Almeida
Kyo NakataK. Nakata75
A
10
A
62Jorge AntunesJ. Antunes
Regillio AlberdaR. Alberda79
A
11
A
56Carlos QuaresmaC. Quaresma
 
Edgar FernandesE. Fernandes71
A
12
D
67Jose TavaresJ. Tavares
Jan-Willem KrijgsmanJ. Krijgsman75
M
13
M
66Gaspar MartinsG. Martins
Ricardo VarelaR. Varela68
D
14
M
60Artur BarrosA. Barros

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Match Report
The air is damp with a fine drizzle here at Estádio da Luz where S.L. Benfica play host to Sporting Lisbon in this derby match. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in great condition.
Both S.L. Benfica and Sporting Lisbon are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Paulino N. Rodrigues.


0.00
Sporting Lisbon get the match underway!
3.53
Gianni Rimondini flicks a high ball forward to Regillio Alberda who takes it down. Regillio Alberda cuts inside the box! Regillio Alberda muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Beautiful goal!!
9.31
Sho Okamoto makes a probing pass to Kyo Nakata. Kyo Nakata shoots from distance. Medhi Dujeux gathers the ball up comfortably. He makes it look easy!
10.40
Gianni Rimondini passes the ball forward to Kyo Nakata. Kyo Nakata finds some space and shoots from distance but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
12.50
Lars Seifert pushes mid-way up the pitch. Lars Seifert passes the ball forward to Kyo Nakata. Kyo Nakata shoots from distance but is denied by Medhi Dujeux. Excellent save.
14.14
Gianni Rimondini deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Kyo Nakata. Kyo Nakata sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Superb keeping!
15.24
Regillio Alberda barges into Edgar Mendes. Regillio Alberda is given a warning by the referee! Edgar Mendes hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
16.19
Igor Onopko decides to run forward with the ball. Igor Onopko deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Regillio Alberda. Regillio Alberda lofts in a cross ball towards Bunji Takahashi. Bunji Takahashi jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but is denied by Medhi Dujeux. Excellent save.
21.01
With great vision, Carlo Cardinale plays the ball forward to Jorge Antunes. Jorge Antunes shoots from long range but it curls horrendously wide!
32.35
Carlo Cardinale darts forward. Carlo Cardinale tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
38.32
Carlo Cardinale comes in with a late challenge on Sho Okamoto. Carlo Cardinale is shown the yellow card! Sho Okamoto stretches but gets up unharmed.
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. Sporting Lisbon also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
S.L. Benfica kick off the second half!
47.26
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
49.03
Igor Onopko threads a neat ball through to Gianni Rimondini. Gianni Rimondini kicks a strong pass forward to Kyo Nakata. Kyo Nakata shoots from 20 yards. It's there!! Medhi Dujeux has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
53.09
Miguel Soler makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Pedro Almeida. Pedro Almeida knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
67.21
Roger Vonk hits a low pass to Gianni Rimondini. Gianni Rimondini threads the ball through to Kyo Nakata. Kyo Nakata edges inside the box! Kyo Nakata cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. What a cracker!! Medhi Dujeux had no chance!! Goal for S.L. Benfica!
72.15
Gianni Rimondini sees Kyo Nakata in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Kyo Nakata knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
78.04
Carlo Cardinale flicks a high pass forward to Jorge Antunes who brings the ball under control. Jorge Antunes makes a probing pass to Carlos Quaresma but he's offside!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

S.L. Benfica

Sporting Lisbon
Goals
3
1
Shots on Target
7
1
Shots off Target
1
1
Offsides
1
2
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
61.3%
38.7%
Play Area
24.2%
45.2%
30.6%

Scorers
Regillio Alberda 4
Kyo Nakata 49, 67
Carlo Cardinale 32

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

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

1.Medhi Dujeux (GK)
7
2.Fernando Marques (DEF)
6
3.Rodrigo Quaresma (DEF)
6
4.Edgar Mendes (DEF)
6
5.Riccardo Savino (DEF)
6
6.Miguel Oliveira (MID)
6
7.Carlo Cardinale (MID)goal scoredyellow card
7
8.Miguel Soler (MID)
6
9.Pedro Almeida (ATT)
6
10.Jorge Antunes (ATT)
6
11.Carlos Quaresma (ATT)
6
 
12.Jose Tavares (DEF)
0
13.Gaspar Martins (MID)
0
14.Artur Barros (MID)
0