Portuguese Primeira Liga

Feirense vs Benfica, 2018-2019 Portuguese Liga

· Portuguese Primeira Liga
Feirense
  • 10': Sturgeon
FT
1 - 4
Benfica
  • 40': Pizzi (P)
  • 45'+2': André Almeida
  • 49': Haris Seferovic
  • 89': Haris Seferovic

About

Feirense are hosting Benfica at Estádio Marcolino de Castro, Santa Maria da Feira, , starting on . The match is a part of the Portuguese Primeira Liga.

Match Commentary

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 1': Babanco (Feirense) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 1': Foul by Haris Seferovic (Benfica).
  • 6': Florentino Luís (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 6': Foul by Babanco (Feirense).
  • 6': Attempt missed. João Félix (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a set piece situation.
  • 7': Attempt blocked. João Félix (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pizzi.
  • 7': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Antonio Briseño.
  • 8': Offside, Benfica. Ferro tries a through ball, but João Félix is caught offside.
  • 8': Attempt blocked. Tiago Silva (Feirense) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 8': Attempt missed. João Silva (Feirense) header from the right side of the six yard box is just a bit too high following a set piece situation.
  • 10': Goal! Feirense 1, Benfica 0. Fábio Sturgeon (Feirense) header from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Edson with a cross.
  • 11': Andreas Samaris (Benfica) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 11': Foul by Tiago Silva (Feirense).
  • 13': Ali Ghazal (Feirense) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 13': Foul by Andreas Samaris (Benfica).
  • 13': Offside, Feirense. Babanco tries a through ball, but João Silva is caught offside.
  • 13': Alejandro Grimaldo (Benfica) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 13': Foul by Luís Machado (Feirense).
  • 14': Offside, Benfica. Alejandro Grimaldo tries a through ball, but Haris Seferovic is caught offside.
  • 15': Attempt missed. João Félix (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Alejandro Grimaldo with a cross.
  • 17': Attempt blocked. Pizzi (Benfica) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by João Félix.
  • 17': Attempt missed. João Félix (Benfica) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Pizzi with a cross.
  • 18': Attempt missed. João Silva (Feirense) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ali Ghazal.
  • 20': Edson (Feirense) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 20': Foul by Andreas Samaris (Benfica).
  • 20': Offside, Feirense. Vítor Bruno tries a through ball, but Antonio Briseño is caught offside.
  • 23': Attempt missed. Adel Taarabt (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Alejandro Grimaldo.
  • 24': Caio Secco (Feirense) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 24': Foul by João Félix (Benfica).
  • 27': Hand ball by Pizzi (Benfica).
  • 31': Attempt saved. Adel Taarabt (Benfica) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ferro.
  • 33': Delay in match Vítor Bruno (Feirense) because of an injury.
  • 34': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 35': Attempt saved. Pizzi (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 35': Attempt missed. Adel Taarabt (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
  • 36': Penalty Benfica. Pizzi draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 36': Penalty conceded by Ali Ghazal (Feirense) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 38': Delay in match (Benfica). Video Review.
  • 38': VAR: Penalty Kick. Referee decision on field cancelled.
  • 39': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 40': Goal! Feirense 1, Benfica 1. Pizzi (Benfica) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 42': Edson (Feirense) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 42': Foul by Florentino Luís (Benfica).
  • 42': Offside, Benfica. Haris Seferovic tries a through ball, but João Félix is caught offside.
  • 44': Edson (Feirense) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 44': Foul by Adel Taarabt (Benfica).
  • 45'+2': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Vítor Bruno.
  • 45'+2': Goal! Feirense 1, Benfica 2. André Almeida (Benfica) right footed shot from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Andreas Samaris with a headed pass following a corner.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Feirense 1, Benfica 2.
  • 45': Second Half begins Feirense 1, Benfica 2.
  • 48': Corner, Feirense. Conceded by Rúben Dias.
  • 49': Goal! Feirense 1, Benfica 3. Haris Seferovic (Benfica) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner.
  • 52': Foul by Babanco (Feirense).
  • 52': João Félix (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 53': Foul by Tiago Silva (Feirense).
  • 53': Pizzi (Benfica) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 56': Foul by Antonio Briseño (Feirense).
  • 56': João Félix (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 57': Foul by Florentino Luís (Benfica).
  • 57': Vítor Bruno (Feirense) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 58': Corner, Feirense. Conceded by Alejandro Grimaldo.
  • 58': Foul by Babanco (Feirense).
  • 58': Pizzi (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 58': Babanco (Feirense) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 59': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Vítor Bruno.
  • 60': Attempt blocked. Adel Taarabt (Benfica) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 60': Offside, Benfica. Adel Taarabt tries a through ball, but André Almeida is caught offside.
  • 60': Andreas Samaris (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 60': Foul by Tiago Silva (Feirense).
  • 61': Foul by Edson (Feirense).
  • 61': Pizzi (Benfica) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 62': Attempt missed. Pizzi (Benfica) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is too high from a direct free kick.
  • 63': Andreas Samaris (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 63': Foul by Ali Ghazal (Feirense).
  • 64': André Almeida (Benfica) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 64': Foul by Tiago Silva (Feirense).
  • 64': Tiago Silva (Feirense) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 65': Attempt missed. André Almeida (Benfica) header from very close range is just a bit too high. Assisted by Alejandro Grimaldo with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 67': Attempt blocked. Alejandro Grimaldo (Benfica) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Haris Seferovic.
  • 67': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Edson.
  • 68': Foul by Adel Taarabt (Benfica).
  • 68': Luís Machado (Feirense) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 71': Corner, Feirense. Conceded by Rúben Dias.
  • 71': Substitution, Feirense. Marco Soares replaces Fábio Sturgeon.
  • 74': Substitution, Benfica. Jonas replaces João Félix.
  • 75': Foul by Andreas Samaris (Benfica).
  • 75': Tiago Silva (Feirense) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 76': Attempt missed. Tiago Silva (Feirense) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
  • 79': Substitution, Feirense. Lawrence Ofori replaces Babanco.
  • 80': Foul by Tiago Silva (Feirense).
  • 80': Jonas (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 81': Substitution, Benfica. Franco Cervi replaces Adel Taarabt.
  • 81': Substitution, Feirense. Edinho replaces Luís Machado.
  • 81': Attempt saved. Jonas (Benfica) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Haris Seferovic.
  • 82': Offside, Benfica. Haris Seferovic tries a through ball, but Jonas is caught offside.
  • 83': André Almeida (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 83': Foul by Edinho (Feirense).
  • 85': Edinho (Feirense) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 85': Foul by André Almeida (Benfica).
  • 86': Attempt blocked. Bruno Nascimento (Feirense) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lawrence Ofori.
  • 87': Substitution, Benfica. Gedson Fernandes replaces Pizzi.
  • 88': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Antonio Briseño.
  • 89': Goal! Feirense 1, Benfica 4. Haris Seferovic (Benfica) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Alejandro Grimaldo with a cross following a corner.
  • 90'+1': Offside, Benfica. Alejandro Grimaldo tries a through ball, but Jonas is caught offside.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Feirense 1, Benfica 4.
  • 90'+4': Match ends, Feirense 1, Benfica 4.

Statistics

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11 Fouls 14
0 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
6 Offsides 2
5 Corner Kicks 3
0 Saves 3
57.9 Possession 42.1
18 SHOTS 6
7 ON GOAL 1
0.4 On Target % 0.2
1 Penalty Goals 0
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
398 Accurate Passes 266
488 Passes 347
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
8 Accurate Crosses 3
17 Crosses 21
0.5 Cross % 0.1
74 Long Balls 68
45 Accurate Long Balls 31
0.6 Long Balls % 0.5
4 Blocked Shots 2
13 Effective Tackles 12
20 Tackles 16
0.7 Tackle % 0.8
11 Interceptions 22
19 Effective Clearances 24
19 Clearances 24

Game Information

Competition: Portuguese Primeira Liga

Venue: Estádio Marcolino de Castro
Location: Santa Maria da Feira,
Attendance: 5,449

Liga Portugal Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Sporting CP 11 +34 33
2 FC Porto 11 +20 27
3 Benfica 10 +21 25
4 Santa Clara 11 +2 21
Full Standings

Line-Ups

FEI Feirense (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
22 Caio Secco (GK)
4 Antonio Briseño
14 Bruno Nascimento
90 Vítor Bruno
12 Paraíba
10 Tiago Silva Yellow Card
5 Babanco Yellow Card
66 Ali Ghazal
19 João Silva
71 Sturgeon
7 Luis Machado
Feirense Substitutes:
André Moreira, Lawrence Ofori, Edinho, Tiago Gomes, Marco Soares, José Valencia, Philipe Sampaio.

BEN Benfica (4-4-2)

No. Name
99 Odisseas Vlachodimos (GK)
97 Ferro
6 Rúben Dias
3 Alejandro Grimaldo
34 André Almeida
22 Andreas Samaris
61 Florentino Luís
49 Adel Taarabt
21 Pizzi
14 Haris Seferovic
79 João Félix
Benfica Substitutes:
Sébastien Corchia, Jonas, Mile Svilar, Andrija Zivkovic, Gedson Fernandes, Franco Cervi, Filip Krovinovic.

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