Portuguese Primeira Liga

Sporting CP vs Benfica, 2023-24 Portuguese Primeira Liga

· Portuguese Primeira Liga
Sporting CP
  • 1': Geny Catamo
  • 90'+1': Geny Catamo
FT
2 - 1
Benfica
  • 45'+3': Alexander Bah
  • Red Card 90'+8': Fredrik Aursnes

About

Sporting CP are hosting Benfica at Estádio José Alvalade, 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': Goal! Sporting Lisbon 1, Benfica 0. Geny Catamo (Sporting Lisbon) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal.
  • 4': Foul by João Neves (Benfica).
  • 4': Trincão (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 4': Geny Catamo (Sporting Lisbon) has gone down, but the referee deems it simulation.
  • 4': Geny Catamo (Sporting Lisbon) is shown the yellow card.
  • 6': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Morten Hjulmand.
  • 7': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Morten Hjulmand.
  • 8': Foul by Fredrik Aursnes (Benfica).
  • 8': Geny Catamo (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 9': Florentino (Benfica) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 9': Foul by Matheus Reis (Sporting Lisbon).
  • 9': Offside, Benfica. David Neres is caught offside.
  • 10': Foul by Jeremiah St. Juste (Sporting Lisbon).
  • 10': Ángel Di María (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 12': Foul by Pote (Sporting Lisbon).
  • 12': Rafa (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 12': Attempt missed. Rafa (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Ángel Di María.
  • 19': Attempt blocked. Pote (Sporting Lisbon) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Trincão.
  • 19': Corner, Sporting Lisbon. Conceded by Alexander Bah.
  • 20': Attempt missed. Geny Catamo (Sporting Lisbon) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Jeremiah St. Juste with a headed pass following a corner.
  • 25': Hand ball by Casper Tengstedt (Benfica).
  • 27': Foul by João Neves (Benfica).
  • 27': Morten Hjulmand (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 27': Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica) is shown the yellow card.
  • 27': Morten Hjulmand (Sporting Lisbon) is shown the yellow card.
  • 28': Attempt missed. Pote (Sporting Lisbon) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
  • 29': David Neres (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 29': Foul by Jeremiah St. Juste (Sporting Lisbon).
  • 30': Attempt blocked. Rafa (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 30': Attempt missed. Ángel Di María (Benfica) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high.
  • 32': Attempt blocked. Ángel Di María (Benfica) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alexander Bah.
  • 32': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Pote.
  • 33': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Hidemasa Morita.
  • 36': Casper Tengstedt (Benfica) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 36': Foul by Gonçalo Inácio (Sporting Lisbon).
  • 36': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Gonçalo Inácio.
  • 37': Attempt missed. David Neres (Benfica) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Nicolás Otamendi.
  • 38': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Pote.
  • 39': Attempt blocked. Florentino (Benfica) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 39': Attempt saved. Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 39': Foul by David Neres (Benfica).
  • 39': Jeremiah St. Juste (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 39': David Neres (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Alexander Bah (Benfica).
  • 45'+1': Trincão (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45'+1': Alexander Bah (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45'+2': David Neres (Benfica) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 45'+2': Foul by Jeremiah St. Juste (Sporting Lisbon).
  • 45'+3': Goal! Sporting Lisbon 1, Benfica 1. Alexander Bah (Benfica) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ángel Di María with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Sporting Lisbon 1, Benfica 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Sporting Lisbon 1, Benfica 1.
  • 46': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Gonçalo Inácio.
  • 47': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Geny Catamo.
  • 48': Attempt saved. Viktor Gyökeres (Sporting Lisbon) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Hidemasa Morita with a cross.
  • 52': Viktor Gyökeres (Sporting Lisbon) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the right side of the box. Assisted by Morten Hjulmand.
  • 54': Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Daniel Bragança replaces Hidemasa Morita.
  • 54': Foul by Morten Hjulmand (Sporting Lisbon).
  • 54': Rafa (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 55': Foul by Viktor Gyökeres (Sporting Lisbon).
  • 55': Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 58': Attempt missed. Alexander Bah (Benfica) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
  • 63': Attempt missed. Geny Catamo (Sporting Lisbon) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Trincão.
  • 63': Offside, Benfica. Ángel Di María is caught offside.
  • 65': Attempt blocked. David Neres (Benfica) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ángel Di María.
  • 65': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Sebastián Coates.
  • 67': Corner, Sporting Lisbon. Conceded by Nicolás Otamendi.
  • 69': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Sebastián Coates.
  • 70': Corner, Sporting Lisbon. Conceded by Fredrik Aursnes.
  • 70': Corner, Sporting Lisbon. Conceded by Alexander Bah.
  • 71': Substitution, Benfica. Arthur Cabral replaces Casper Tengstedt.
  • 72': Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Marcus Edwards replaces Pote.
  • 72': Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Ousmane Diomande replaces Gonçalo Inácio.
  • 73': Foul by Morten Hjulmand (Sporting Lisbon).
  • 73': Fredrik Aursnes (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 74': Casper Tengstedt (Benfica) is shown the yellow card.
  • 76': Attempt blocked. Marcus Edwards (Sporting Lisbon) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Trincão.
  • 76': Corner, Sporting Lisbon. Conceded by João Neves.
  • 77': Attempt blocked. Trincão (Sporting Lisbon) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Morten Hjulmand.
  • 79': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Geny Catamo.
  • 80': Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Paulinho replaces Trincão.
  • 80': Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Koba Koindredi replaces Morten Hjulmand.
  • 81': Attempt saved. Ángel Di María (Benfica) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Arthur Cabral.
  • 81': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Franco Israel.
  • 81': Attempt blocked. João Neves (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 81': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Paulinho.
  • 82': Foul by Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica).
  • 82': Jeremiah St. Juste (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 82': Delay in match because of an injury Franco Israel (Sporting Lisbon).
  • 83': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 84': Daniel Bragança (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 84': Foul by Florentino (Benfica).
  • 85': Foul by Fredrik Aursnes (Benfica).
  • 85': Geny Catamo (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 86': Fredrik Aursnes (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 87': Attempt missed. Sebastián Coates (Sporting Lisbon) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Daniel Bragança following a set piece situation.
  • 88': Attempt blocked. Marcus Edwards (Sporting Lisbon) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Geny Catamo.
  • 88': Attempt blocked. Daniel Bragança (Sporting Lisbon) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Paulinho.
  • 88': Corner, Sporting Lisbon. Conceded by António Silva.
  • 88': Attempt missed. Paulinho (Sporting Lisbon) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Marcus Edwards with a cross following a corner.
  • 88': Corner, Sporting Lisbon. Conceded by Fredrik Aursnes.
  • 90'+1': Nuno Santos (Sporting Lisbon) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+1': Goal! Sporting Lisbon 2, Benfica 1. Geny Catamo (Sporting Lisbon) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the top left corner following a corner.
  • 90'+3': Substitution, Benfica. Marcos Leonardo replaces Rafa.
  • 90'+3': Substitution, Benfica. Orkun Kökçü replaces David Neres.
  • 90'+5': Alexander Bah (Benfica) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+5': Foul by Paulinho (Sporting Lisbon).
  • 90'+6': Paulinho (Sporting Lisbon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+6': Attempt blocked. Marcos Leonardo (Benfica) left footed shot from very close range is blocked. Assisted by João Neves.
  • 90'+6': Attempt missed. António Silva (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Florentino with a headed pass following a set piece situation.
  • 90'+8': Foul by Fredrik Aursnes (Benfica).
  • 90'+8': Koba Koindredi (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+8': Second yellow card to Fredrik Aursnes (Benfica) for a bad foul.
  • 90'+9': António Silva (Benfica) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+9': Foul by Viktor Gyökeres (Sporting Lisbon).
  • 90'+9': Orkun Kökçü (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+9': Second Half ends, Sporting Lisbon 2, Benfica 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Sporting Lisbon 2, Benfica 1.
  • 90'+9': Second Half ends, Sporting Lisbon 2, Benfica 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Sporting Lisbon 2, Benfica 1.

Statistics

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10 Fouls 12
5 Yellow Cards 4
1 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 0
13 Corner Kicks 7
1 Saves 2
50.3 Possession 49.7
14 SHOTS 14
4 ON GOAL 3
0.3 On Target % 0.2
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
325 Accurate Passes 332
403 Passes 405
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
3 Accurate Crosses 4
27 Crosses 17
0.1 Cross % 0.2
47 Long Balls 43
23 Accurate Long Balls 20
0.5 Long Balls % 0.5
5 Blocked Shots 5
8 Effective Tackles 10
9 Tackles 15
0.9 Tackle % 0.7
7 Interceptions 11
18 Effective Clearances 28
18 Clearances 28

Game Information

Competition: Portuguese Primeira Liga

Venue: Estádio José Alvalade
Location: Lisbon, Portugal
Attendance: 48,113

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

SCP Sporting CP (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
12 Franco Israel (GK)
4 Sebastián Coates
25 Gonçalo Inacio
3 Jerry St. Juste
5 Hidemasa Morita
42 Morten Hjulmand Yellow Card
2 Matheus Reis
21 Geny Catamo
9 Viktor Gyökeres
8 Pedro Gonçalves
17 Francisco Trincão
Sporting CP Substitutes:
Diogo Pinto, Paulinho, Ricardo Esgaio, Marcus Edwards, Nuno Santos, Ousmane Diomande, Daniel Bragança, Eduardo Quaresma, Koba Koindredi.

BEN Benfica (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Anatoliy Trubin (GK)
30 Nicolás Otamendi Yellow Card
4 António Silva Yellow Card
8 Fredrik Aursnes Yellow Card
6 Alexander Bah Yellow Card
27 Rafa Silva
87 João Neves
61 Florentino Luís
19 Casper Tengstedt
7 David Neres Yellow Card
11 Ángel Di María
Benfica Substitutes:
Morato, Tiago Gouveia, Samuel Soares, Orkun Kökçü, Marcos Leonardo, Arthur Cabral, João Mário, Tomás Araújo, Álvaro Fernández.

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