Match Report


S.L. BenficaS.L. Benfica     Beira MarBeira Mar
Rob QuinnRob Quinn Computer Player Computer Player
Jose LopezJ. Lopez71
G
1
G
64Vitor RibeiroV. Ribeiro
Ruben MonteiroR. Monteiro69
D
2
D
76Alberto RibeiroA. Ribeiro
Demlaba PadovaniD. Padovani69
D
3
D
70Sergio GomesS. Gomes
Tomas BarbosaT. Barbosa58
D
4
D
69Fritz RibeiroF. Ribeiro
Ole De ClerO. De Cler70
M
5
D
68Alex GemmellA. Gemmell
Romain EggimannR. Eggimann69
M
6
M
70Paulo NunesP. Nunes
Roberto GomesR. Gomes65
M
7
M
69Jaime SoaresJ. Soares
Denny OosterhofD. Oosterhof63
M
8
M
67Filipe SemedoF. Semedo
Paulo CastroP. Castro76
A
9
A
70Antonio CastroA. Castro
Jose GomezJ. Gomez71
A
10
A
66Alberto BentoA. Bento
Sebastiao CastroS. Castro68
A
11
A
59Ivan GuerreroI. Guerrero
Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Estádio da Luz where S.L. Benfica play host to Beira Mar. A crowd of 18,010 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
S.L. Benfica are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Beira Mar appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.


0.00
S.L. Benfica get the match underway!
6.37
Romain Eggimann makes a simple pass to Paulo Castro. Paulo Castro controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
9.07
Ruben Monteiro deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Roberto Gomes. Roberto Gomes brings the ball forward. Roberto Gomes goes all the way! Roberto Gomes makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. It's miles wide!
12.05
Tomas Barbosa threads the ball through to Denny Oosterhof. Denny Oosterhof makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Paulo Castro. Paulo Castro knocks the ball forward to Jose Gomez but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
14.08
Alex Gemmell makes a probing pass to Jaime Soares. Jaime Soares sees space and advances. Jaime Soares passes the ball forward to Alberto Bento. Alberto Bento cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
18.12
Jaime Soares decides to run forward with the ball. Jaime Soares goes all the way! Jaime Soares shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it flies wide!
21.48
Ruben Monteiro knocks the ball to his team mate, Roberto Gomes. Roberto Gomes passes the ball forward to Paulo Castro. Paulo Castro goes all the way! Paulo Castro makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
28.29
Alex Gemmell catches Paulo Castro on the ankles. Alex Gemmell is warned by the referee! Paulo Castro hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
30.13
Fritz Ribeiro chips the ball to his team mate, Paulo Nunes. Paulo Nunes sees a break and surges forward. Paulo Nunes knocks the ball forward to Alberto Bento but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
32.02
Filipe Semedo passes the ball forward to Ivan Guerrero. Ivan Guerrero plays a perfect one-two with Alberto Bento and rushes in on goal... Ivan Guerrero takes a shot at goal. It's miles wide!
36.32
Roberto Gomes threads the ball through to Sebastiao Castro. Sebastiao Castro tries a spectacular long range effort but it is miles over!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!


45.00
The whistle blows and Beira Mar get the second half underway!
51.57
Roberto Gomes makes a probing pass to Jose Gomez. Jose Gomez passes the ball forward but Sebastiao Castro is offside!
59.11
Sergio Gomes catches Sebastiao Castro on the ankles. Sergio Gomes is shown the yellow card! Sebastiao Castro runs off the knock.
60.21
Denny Oosterhof makes a simple pass to Sebastiao Castro. Sebastiao Castro knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
63.56
Sergio Gomes passes the ball forward to Paulo Nunes. Paulo Nunes makes a simple pass to Ivan Guerrero. Ivan Guerrero shoots from distance but it curls horrendously wide!
67.17
Alex Gemmell flicks the ball to his team mate, Filipe Semedo. Filipe Semedo takes it forward alone. Filipe Semedo plays a perfect one-two with Ivan Guerrero and rushes in on goal... Filipe Semedo cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
69.56
Sergio Gomes knocks the ball forward to Paulo Nunes. Paulo Nunes deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Antonio Castro. Antonio Castro shoots from long range. It curls slightly but Jose Lopez manages to gather it comfortably.
71.51
Sergio Gomes barges into Paulo Castro. Sergio Gomes is given a warning by the referee! Paulo Castro stretches but gets up unharmed.
72.03
Romain Eggimann passes the ball forward to Paulo Castro. Paulo Castro shoots from 25 yards but he balloons it over the crossbar!
77.33
Fritz Ribeiro makes a probing pass to Jaime Soares. Jaime Soares advances with the ball. Jaime Soares shoots from 20 yards but it is tipped over by Jose Lopez.
79.40
Tomas Barbosa knocks the ball to his team mate, Ole De Cler. Ole De Cler kicks a strong pass forward to Jose Gomez. Jose Gomez knocks in a cross ball towards Paulo Castro. Paulo Castro is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but somehow Vitor Ribeiro manages to keep it out.
81.15
Demlaba Padovani makes a beautiful solo run. Demlaba Padovani deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jose Gomez. Jose Gomez goes all the way! Jose Gomez shoots from just inside the box which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
87.18
Sergio Gomes flicks the ball to his team mate, Filipe Semedo. Filipe Semedo knocks the ball forward to Ivan Guerrero. Ivan Guerrero passes the ball forward to Antonio Castro. Antonio Castro takes a shot at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!


The man of the match was awarded to Jaime Soares of Beira Mar
Match Statistics
 

S.L. Benfica

Beira Mar
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
3
3
Shots off Target
4
5
Offsides
3
1
Fouls
0
3
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
61.4%
38.6%
Play Area
27.3%
40.9%
31.8%

Scorers
Jose Gomez 81
Alberto Bento 14