Portuguese Primeira Liga

Benfica vs Boavista, 2022-23 Portuguese Primeira Liga

· Portuguese Primeira Liga
Benfica
  • 55': Gilberto
  • 82': Gonçalo Ramos
  • 90'+2': Petar Musa
FT
3 - 1
Boavista
  • 58': Yusupha Njie

About

Benfica are hosting Boavista at Estádio da Luz, Lisbon, Portugal, starting on . The match is a part of the Portuguese Primeira Liga.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Foul by João Mário (Benfica).
  • 1': Ibrahima Camará (Boavista) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 1': Attempt missed. Rafa (Benfica) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left.
  • 10': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Pedro Malheiro.
  • 11': Attempt blocked. Gonçalo Ramos (Benfica) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Florentino.
  • 11': Foul by Gonçalo Ramos (Benfica).
  • 11': Reggie Cannon (Boavista) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 14': Foul by Bruno Lourenço (Boavista).
  • 14': João Mário (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 14': Bruno Lourenço (Boavista) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 16': Attempt missed. Alejandro Grimaldo (Benfica) left footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
  • 17': Foul by Bruno Lourenço (Boavista).
  • 17': Rafa (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 17': Foul by António Silva (Benfica).
  • 17': Yusupha Njie (Boavista) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 18': Foul by Ibrahima Camará (Boavista).
  • 18': Rafa (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 18': Ibrahima Camará (Boavista) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 19': Delay in match because of an injury Rafa (Benfica).
  • 19': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 23': Offside, Boavista. Ibrahima Camará tries a through ball, but Salvador Agra is caught offside.
  • 25': Attempt missed. Gonçalo Ramos (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Alejandro Grimaldo with a cross.
  • 29': Foul by Chiquinho (Benfica).
  • 29': Ricardo Mangas (Boavista) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 31': Hand ball by Alejandro Grimaldo (Benfica).
  • 32': Delay in match because of an injury Salvador Agra (Boavista).
  • 32': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 33': Chiquinho (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 33': Foul by Bruno Lourenço (Boavista).
  • 33': Hand ball by Ricardo Mangas (Boavista).
  • 34': Offside, Benfica. Rafa tries a through ball, but António Silva is caught offside.
  • 36': Foul by João Mário (Benfica).
  • 36': Ricardo Mangas (Boavista) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 38': Foul by Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica).
  • 38': Yusupha Njie (Boavista) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 39': Foul by Gaïus Makouta (Boavista).
  • 39': Rafa (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45': Foul by Florentino (Benfica).
  • 45': Salvador Agra (Boavista) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+2': Attempt blocked. Gonçalo Ramos (Benfica) right footed shot from very close range is blocked.
  • 45'+2': Attempt saved. Gonçalo Ramos (Benfica) header from very close range is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Gilberto with a cross.
  • 45'+2': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Pedro Malheiro.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Benfica 0, Boavista 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Benfica 0, Boavista 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Benfica. David Neres replaces Florentino.
  • 46': Attempt missed. Fredrik Aursnes (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by João Mário.
  • 53': Attempt saved. David Neres (Benfica) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Rafa.
  • 53': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Bruno.
  • 53': Bracali (Boavista) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 53': Foul by Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica).
  • 55': Attempt saved. Rafa (Benfica) header from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alejandro Grimaldo with a cross.
  • 55': Goal! Benfica 1, Boavista 0. Gilberto (Benfica) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner.
  • 56': Substitution, Boavista. Kenji Gorré replaces Salvador Agra.
  • 58': Goal! Benfica 1, Boavista 1. Yusupha Njie (Boavista) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kenji Gorré with a cross.
  • 61': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Ibrahima Camará.
  • 61': Foul by Yusupha Njie (Boavista).
  • 61': Rafa (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 62': Delay in match because of an injury Yusupha Njie (Boavista).
  • 63': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 64': Bruno (Boavista) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 64': Foul by Gonçalo Ramos (Benfica).
  • 66': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Vincent Sasso.
  • 67': Corner, Boavista. Conceded by Gilberto.
  • 68': Corner, Boavista. Conceded by António Silva.
  • 68': Attempt missed. Bruno (Boavista) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
  • 69': Penalty Benfica. Rafa draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 69': Penalty conceded by Vincent Sasso (Boavista) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 70': Delay in match because of an injury Rafa (Benfica).
  • 70': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 71': VAR Decision: Penalty Benfica.
  • 72': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 72': Vincent Sasso (Boavista) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 72': Penalty saved! João Mário (Benfica) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 72': Attempt saved. Rafa (Benfica) left footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Gilberto.
  • 72': Foul by João Mário (Benfica).
  • 72': Reggie Cannon (Boavista) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 73': João Mário (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 74': Substitution, Benfica. Gonçalo Guedes replaces Rafa.
  • 74': David Neres (Benfica) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 74': Foul by Kenji Gorré (Boavista).
  • 76': Attempt saved. Gonçalo Guedes (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 77': Corner, Boavista. Conceded by António Silva.
  • 77': Kenji Gorré (Boavista) is shown the yellow card.
  • 77': Attempt blocked. Pedro Malheiro (Boavista) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Vincent Sasso.
  • 77': Corner, Boavista. Conceded by Gilberto.
  • 78': Substitution, Boavista. Ilija Vukotic replaces Bruno Lourenço.
  • 80': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Bruno.
  • 80': Attempt blocked. João Mário (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 80': Hand ball by Yusupha Njie (Boavista).
  • 80': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Bruno.
  • 81': Attempt blocked. João Mário (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Gonçalo Guedes.
  • 82': Goal! Benfica 2, Boavista 1. Gonçalo Ramos (Benfica) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Gilberto with a through ball.
  • 84': Delay in match (Boavista).
  • 84': Delay in match because of an injury Gilberto (Benfica).
  • 85': Substitution, Benfica. Lucas Veríssimo replaces Gilberto because of an injury.
  • 85': Substitution, Benfica. Petar Musa replaces Gonçalo Ramos.
  • 85': Substitution, Boavista. Luís Santos replaces Ibrahima Camará.
  • 85': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 85': Substitution, Boavista. Martim Tavares replaces Ricardo Mangas.
  • 86': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Pedro Malheiro.
  • 87': Gonçalo Guedes (Benfica) hits the right post with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Chiquinho following a corner.
  • 87': Foul by Yusupha Njie (Boavista).
  • 87': João Mário (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 88': António Silva (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 88': Foul by Bruno (Boavista).
  • 88': Bruno (Boavista) is shown the yellow card.
  • 89': Foul by Luís Santos (Boavista).
  • 89': Petar Musa (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+2': Goal! Benfica 3, Boavista 1. Petar Musa (Benfica) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by João Mário with a cross.
  • 90'+4': Attempt saved. Yusupha Njie (Boavista) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Martim Tavares.
  • 90'+4': Corner, Boavista. Conceded by Odysseas Vlachodimos.
  • 90'+5': Foul by Martim Tavares (Boavista).
  • 90'+5': Petar Musa (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+5': Attempt missed. Luís Santos (Boavista) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Yusupha Njie.
  • 90'+6': Substitution, Benfica. João Neves replaces Chiquinho.
  • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Benfica 3, Boavista 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Benfica 3, Boavista 1.

Statistics

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14 Fouls 11
5 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 1
5 Corner Kicks 8
6 Saves 1
29.3 Possession 70.7
5 SHOTS 18
2 ON GOAL 10
0.4 On Target % 0.6
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
168 Accurate Passes 496
239 Passes 578
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.9
3 Accurate Crosses 6
13 Crosses 32
0.2 Cross % 0.2
50 Long Balls 46
23 Accurate Long Balls 33
0.5 Long Balls % 0.7
1 Blocked Shots 3
11 Effective Tackles 8
19 Tackles 12
0.6 Tackle % 0.7
8 Interceptions 11
38 Effective Clearances 5
38 Clearances 5

Game Information

Competition: Portuguese Primeira Liga

Venue: Estádio da Luz
Location: Lisbon, Portugal
Attendance: 56,413

Liga Portugal Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Sporting CP 5 +17 15
2 FC Porto 5 +6 12
3 Guimaraes 5 +4 12
4 FC Famalicao 5 +5 10
Full Standings

Line-Ups

BEN Benfica (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
99 Odisseas Vlachodimos (GK)
30 Nicolás Otamendi
66 António Silva
3 Alejandro Grimaldo
2 Gilberto
27 Rafa Silva
22 Chiquinho
61 Florentino Luís
88 Gonçalo Ramos
8 Fredrik Aursnes
20 João Mário
Benfica Substitutes:
Casper Tengstedt, Rafael Rodrigues, Goncalo Guedes, David Neres, Samuel Soares, Petar Musa, Andreas Schjelderup, Lucas Verissimo, João Neves.

BOA Boavista (4-1-4-1)

No. Name
1 Rafael Bracali (GK)
23 Vincent Sasso Yellow Card
2 Reggie Cannon
6 Ibrahima Camará Yellow Card
70 Bruno Yellow Card
79 Pedro Malheiro
42 Gaïus Makouta
8 Bruno Lourenco Yellow Card
21 Salvador
19 Ricardo Mangas
11 Yusupha Njie
Boavista Substitutes:
César, Masaki Watai, Kenji Gorré, Ilija Vukotic, Luís Santos, Róbert Bozeník, Martim Tavares, Robson, Filipe Ferreira.

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