Portuguese Primeira Liga

Benfica vs Rio Ave, 2023-24 Portuguese Primeira Liga

· Portuguese Primeira Liga
Benfica
  • 29': Ángel Di María
  • 61': António Silva
  • 80': Marcos Leonardo
  • 90'+1': João Mário
FT
4 - 1
Rio Ave
  • 9': Guga
  • Red Card 58': Aderlan Santos

About

Benfica are hosting Rio Ave 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 Graça (Rio Ave).
  • 1': João Neves (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 1': Foul by Costinha (Rio Ave).
  • 1': Morato (Benfica) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 3': Emmanuel Boateng (Rio Ave) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 3': Foul by João Neves (Benfica).
  • 6': Attempt blocked. Rafa (Benfica) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  • 6': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Costinha.
  • 7': Attempt missed. Morato (Benfica) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Orkun Kökçü with a cross following a corner.
  • 7': Foul by Fredrik Aursnes (Benfica).
  • 7': Fábio Ronaldo (Rio Ave) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 9': Goal! Benfica 0, Rio Ave 1. Guga (Rio Ave) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Fábio Ronaldo.
  • 11': Foul by Emmanuel Boateng (Rio Ave).
  • 11': Orkun Kökçü (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 12': Emmanuel Boateng (Rio Ave) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 12': Foul by João Mário (Benfica).
  • 13': Corner, Rio Ave. Conceded by António Silva.
  • 16': Attempt saved. Fábio Ronaldo (Rio Ave) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by João Graça.
  • 16': Attempt blocked. Guga (Rio Ave) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 17': Corner, Rio Ave. Conceded by Fredrik Aursnes.
  • 18': Attempt saved. Guga (Rio Ave) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Costinha.
  • 19': Delay in match (Benfica).
  • 19': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 24': Attempt saved. Emmanuel Boateng (Rio Ave) header from very close range is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Miguel Nóbrega with a cross.
  • 24': Attempt missed. Emmanuel Boateng (Rio Ave) header from very close range is close, but misses to the right.
  • 25': Delay in match because of an injury Emmanuel Boateng (Rio Ave).
  • 26': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 28': Foul by João Mário (Benfica).
  • 28': Joca (Rio Ave) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 29': Goal! Benfica 1, Rio Ave 1. Ángel Di María (Benfica) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Rafa following a fast break.
  • 33': Foul by Guga (Rio Ave).
  • 33': Rafa (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 34': António Silva (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 34': Foul by João Graça (Rio Ave).
  • 40': Attempt saved. João Mário (Benfica) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by João Neves with a through ball.
  • 40': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Jhonatan.
  • 42': Attempt saved. Rafa (Benfica) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Orkun Kökçü.
  • 45'+2': Delay in match because of an injury Rafa (Benfica).
  • 45'+3': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Benfica 1, Rio Ave 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Benfica 1, Rio Ave 1.
  • 46': Emmanuel Boateng (Rio Ave) hits the left post with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Costinha with a cross.
  • 46': Attempt blocked. Guga (Rio Ave) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Fábio Ronaldo.
  • 46': Corner, Rio Ave. Conceded by António Silva.
  • 48': Costinha (Rio Ave) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 48': Foul by Arthur Cabral (Benfica).
  • 49': Attempt saved. João Graça (Rio Ave) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 49': Foul by Aderllan Santos (Rio Ave).
  • 49': Rafa (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 49': Aderllan Santos (Rio Ave) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 51': Attempt missed. Fábio Ronaldo (Rio Ave) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
  • 52': Attempt saved. Arthur Cabral (Benfica) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Rafa.
  • 52': Foul by Fredrik Aursnes (Benfica).
  • 52': João Graça (Rio Ave) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 54': Attempt missed. Emmanuel Boateng (Rio Ave) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Fábio Ronaldo.
  • 56': Foul by João Mário (Benfica).
  • 56': Guga (Rio Ave) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 57': Foul by Orkun Kökçü (Benfica).
  • 57': Miguel Nóbrega (Rio Ave) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 57': Orkun Kökçü (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 57': Substitution, Rio Ave. Bruno Ventura replaces João Graça.
  • 57': Substitution, Rio Ave. Zé Manuel replaces Joca.
  • 58': Hand ball by Aderllan Santos (Rio Ave).
  • 58': Second yellow card to Aderllan Santos (Rio Ave) for hand ball.
  • 60': Attempt saved. Ángel Di María (Benfica) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 60': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Jhonatan.
  • 60': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Jhonatan.
  • 61': Attempt blocked. Arthur Cabral (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicolás Otamendi.
  • 61': Goal! Benfica 2, Rio Ave 1. António Silva (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner.
  • 63': Substitution, Benfica. Marcos Leonardo replaces Arthur Cabral.
  • 63': Substitution, Benfica. Tiago Gouveia replaces Ángel Di María.
  • 63': Substitution, Benfica. Florentino replaces Orkun Kökçü.
  • 64': Substitution, Rio Ave. Patrick William replaces Emmanuel Boateng.
  • 64': Foul by Marcos Leonardo (Benfica).
  • 64': Guga (Rio Ave) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 66': Foul by Costinha (Rio Ave).
  • 66': Morato (Benfica) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 68': Amine Oudrhiri (Rio Ave) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 68': Foul by Florentino (Benfica).
  • 71': Foul by Costinha (Rio Ave).
  • 71': Tiago Gouveia (Benfica) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 73': Delay in match because of an injury Jhonatan (Rio Ave).
  • 74': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 75': Attempt missed. Tiago Gouveia (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by João Mário.
  • 78': Costinha (Rio Ave) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 78': Foul by João Neves (Benfica).
  • 79': Delay in match because of an injury Costinha (Rio Ave).
  • 80': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 80': Goal! Benfica 3, Rio Ave 1. Marcos Leonardo (Benfica) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
  • 83': Attempt saved. Tiago Gouveia (Benfica) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Morato.
  • 83': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Jhonatan.
  • 86': Substitution, Rio Ave. Mateo Tanlongo replaces Miguel Nóbrega.
  • 86': Substitution, Benfica. Tomás Araújo replaces Fredrik Aursnes.
  • 86': Substitution, Rio Ave. Abdul-Aziz Yakubu replaces Amine Oudrhiri.
  • 87': Foul by Florentino (Benfica).
  • 87': Zé Manuel (Rio Ave) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 87': Offside, Rio Ave. Abdul-Aziz Yakubu is caught offside.
  • 90': Attempt missed. Marcos Leonardo (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Tiago Gouveia.
  • 90': Florentino (Benfica) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90': Foul by Mateo Tanlongo (Rio Ave).
  • 90'+1': Goal! Benfica 4, Rio Ave 1. João Mário (Benfica) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Rafa.
  • 90'+2': Substitution, Benfica. Chiquinho replaces João Neves.
  • 90'+2': Attempt saved. Tiago Gouveia (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Patrick William (Rio Ave).
  • 90'+3': Marcos Leonardo (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3': Patrick William (Rio Ave) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Benfica 4, Rio Ave 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Benfica 4, Rio Ave 1.

Statistics

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11 Fouls 12
1 Yellow Cards 1
1 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 0
3 Corner Kicks 5
6 Saves 4
42.1 Possession 57.9
11 SHOTS 15
5 ON GOAL 10
0.5 On Target % 0.7
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
381 Accurate Passes 544
448 Passes 624
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.9
4 Accurate Crosses 1
14 Crosses 14
0.3 Cross % 0.1
42 Long Balls 45
22 Accurate Long Balls 25
0.5 Long Balls % 0.6
2 Blocked Shots 2
13 Effective Tackles 10
19 Tackles 18
0.7 Tackle % 0.6
9 Interceptions 8
16 Effective Clearances 10
16 Clearances 10

Game Information

Competition: Portuguese Primeira Liga

Venue: Estádio da Luz
Location: Lisbon, Portugal
Attendance: 55,238

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
1 Anatoliy Trubin (GK)
30 Nicolás Otamendi
4 António Silva
5 Morato
8 Fredrik Aursnes
27 Rafa Silva
10 Orkun Kökçü Yellow Card
87 João Neves
9 Arthur Cabral
20 João Mário
11 Ángel Di María
Benfica Substitutes:
Goncalo Guedes, David Jurásek, Tiago Gouveia, Petar Musa, Florentino Luís, Marcos Leonardo, Chiquinho, Tomás Araújo, Samuel Soares.

RIO Rio Ave (3-5-2)

No. Name
18 Jhonatan (GK)
33 Aderlan Santos Yellow Card
3 Miguel Nóbrega
23 Josué
21 Joao Graça
10 Amine Oudrhiri
6 Guga
77 Fábio Ronaldo
20 Costinha
22 Emmanuel Boateng
14 Joca
Rio Ave Substitutes:
Nuno Namora, Bruno Ventura, Abdul-Aziz Yakubu, Leonardo Ruiz, Zé Manuel, Vítor Gomes, Magrão, Patrick, Mateo Tanlongo.

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