SC Lusitânia dos Açores vs Benfica, 2023-24 Taca de Portugal, 3rd Round

· Taca de Portugal

SC Lusitânia dos Açores

45': Enzo Ferrara (P)

FT
1 - 4

Benfica

9': João Mário
36': Rafa Silva
68': Arthur Cabral
87': Tiago Gouveia

About

SC Lusitânia dos Açores are hosting Benfica at Estadio Joao Paulo II, Angra do Heroismo, Portugal, starting on . The match is a part of the Taca de Portugal.

Match Commentary

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
2': Attempt saved. Rafa (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Juan Bernat.
2': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Diogo Sá.
3': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Enzo Ferrara.
9': Attempt saved. João Mário (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Rafa.
9': Goal! Lusitânia 0, Benfica 1. João Mário (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Fredrik Aursnes with a cross.
11': Attempt missed. Casper Tengstedt (Benfica) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Fredrik Aursnes with a cross.
14': Hand ball by João Mário (Benfica).
15': Offside, Lusitânia. David Semedo tries a through ball, but Gonçalo Cabral is caught offside.
16': Foul by André Amaral (Lusitânia).
16': Rafa (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
19': António Legatheaux (Lusitânia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
19': Foul by Rafa (Benfica).
20': Hand ball by David Semedo (Lusitânia).
23': Attempt missed. Arthur Cabral (Benfica) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by João Neves with a cross.
23': Enzo Ferrara (Lusitânia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
23': Foul by João Mário (Benfica).
24': Attempt saved. Gonçalo Cabral (Lusitânia) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Luis Fellipe.
25': Dangerous play by Fredrik Aursnes (Benfica).
25': Rafael Tchê (Lusitânia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
28': António Legatheaux (Lusitânia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
28': Foul by Arthur Cabral (Benfica).
30': Attempt blocked. Rafa (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Arthur Cabral.
32': Foul by Casper Tengstedt (Benfica).
32': Luis Fellipe (Lusitânia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
35': Foul by Chiquinho (Benfica).
35': Pedro do Rio (Lusitânia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
36': Goal! Lusitânia 0, Benfica 2. Rafa (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Chiquinho with a through ball.
37': Attempt missed. Casper Tengstedt (Benfica) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Arthur Cabral.
40': Arthur Cabral (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
40': Foul by António Legatheaux (Lusitânia).
40': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Enzo Ferrara.
41': Foul by Enzo Ferrara (Lusitânia).
41': Fredrik Aursnes (Benfica) wins a free kick on the right wing.
42': Attempt saved. Gonçalo Cabral (Lusitânia) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by António Legatheaux.
42': Corner, Lusitânia. Conceded by Samuel Soares.
43': Corner, Lusitânia. Conceded by Rafa.
43': Penalty Lusitânia. Gonçalo Cabral draws a foul in the penalty area.
43': Penalty conceded by Fredrik Aursnes (Benfica) after a foul in the penalty area.
43': Fredrik Aursnes (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45': Goal! Lusitânia 1, Benfica 2. Enzo Ferrara (Lusitânia) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
45'+2': First Half ends, Lusitânia 1, Benfica 2.
45': Second Half begins Lusitânia 1, Benfica 2.
45': Substitution, Benfica. David Jurásek replaces Juan Bernat.
45': Substitution, Benfica. Gonçalo Guedes replaces Casper Tengstedt.
48': Foul by Diogo Careca (Lusitânia).
48': Rafa (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
50': Enzo Ferrara (Lusitânia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
50': Foul by João Mário (Benfica).
52': Attempt missed. Arthur Cabral (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by David Jurásek with a cross.
54': Attempt saved. Gonçalo Guedes (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by João Mário.
54': Attempt missed. Rafa (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by David Jurásek.
58': Attempt blocked. João Neves (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by João Mário.
58': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Pedro do Rio.
59': Attempt missed. Morato (Benfica) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Chiquinho with a cross following a corner.
60': Attempt missed. João Neves (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by João Mário.
63': Substitution, Lusitânia. Mada Pereira replaces Luis Fellipe.
65': Attempt missed. Fredrik Aursnes (Benfica) right footed shot from long range on the right is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Arthur Cabral with a headed pass.
66': Corner, Lusitânia. Conceded by Fredrik Aursnes.
67': Enzo Ferrara (Lusitânia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
67': Foul by João Mário (Benfica).
68': Goal! Lusitânia 1, Benfica 3. Arthur Cabral (Benfica) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Gonçalo Guedes.
69': Attempt missed. Rafael Tchê (Lusitânia) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by David Semedo.
72': Offside, Benfica. João Neves tries a through ball, but David Jurásek is caught offside.
73': Offside, Benfica. Gonçalo Guedes tries a through ball, but Rafa is caught offside.
75': Substitution, Lusitânia. Paulo Bessa replaces Gonçalo Cabral.
75': Substitution, Lusitânia. Ragner Paula replaces Pedro do Rio.
76': Substitution, Benfica. Petar Musa replaces Arthur Cabral.
76': Substitution, Benfica. Tiago Gouveia replaces Rafa.
76': Attempt missed. Rafael Tchê (Lusitânia) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right.
77': Delay in match because of an injury David Semedo (Lusitânia).
78': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
78': Substitution, Lusitânia. Itto Cruz replaces David Semedo because of an injury.
79': Bavikson Biai (Lusitânia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
79': Foul by Petar Musa (Benfica).
79': António Silva (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
79': Foul by Paulo Bessa (Lusitânia).
80': Offside, Benfica. Chiquinho tries a through ball, but Petar Musa is caught offside.
81': Bavikson Biai (Lusitânia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
81': Foul by Petar Musa (Benfica).
82': Chiquinho (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
82': Foul by Paulo Bessa (Lusitânia).
82': Paulo Bessa (Lusitânia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
83': Hand ball by João Neves (Benfica).
84': Offside, Lusitânia. Diogo Careca tries a through ball, but Mada Pereira is caught offside.
85': Attempt saved. Tiago Gouveia (Benfica) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Fredrik Aursnes.
85': Foul by Gonçalo Guedes (Benfica).
85': Itto Cruz (Lusitânia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
87': Goal! Lusitânia 1, Benfica 4. Tiago Gouveia (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Fredrik Aursnes.
88': Substitution, Benfica. Florentino replaces Chiquinho.
90': Corner, Lusitânia. Conceded by Morato.
90'+2': Foul by Rafael Tchê (Lusitânia).
90'+2': João Neves (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+4': Second Half ends, Lusitânia 1, Benfica 4.
0': Match ends, Lusitânia 1, Benfica 4.

Statistics

BEN		LUS
14	Fouls	8
1	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
3	Offsides	2
4	Corner Kicks	4
2	Saves	4
59.9	Possession	40.1
18	SHOTS	5
8	ON GOAL	3
0.4	On Target %	0.6
0	Penalty Goals	1
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	1
520	Accurate Passes	319
604	Passes	409
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.8
9	Accurate Crosses	1
18	Crosses	9
0.5	Cross %	0.1
27	Long Balls	47
20	Accurate Long Balls	22
0.7	Long Balls %	0.5
2	Blocked Shots	0
14	Effective Tackles	11
17	Tackles	19
0.8	Tackle %	0.6
10	Interceptions	8
5	Effective Clearances	16
5	Clearances	16

Game Information

Competition: Taca de Portugal

Venue: Estadio Joao Paulo II
Location: Angra do Heroismo, Portugal

Line-Ups

SC Lusitânia dos Açores (4-3-3)

No.	Name
72	Diogo Sá (GK)
4	Diogo Careca
14	André Amaral
93	Enzo Ferrara
19	David Semedo
8	Bavikson Biai
18	Pedro do Rio
27	António Legatheaux
48	Gonçalo Cabral
10	Rafael Tchê
7	Luis Machado

SC Lusitânia dos Açores Substitutes:

Didier Mosquera, Kaio Felipe, Bernardo Soares, Itto Cruz, Ragner Paula, Mada Pereira, Rui Santos, Paulo Bessa, Emerson Gomes.

Benfica (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
24	Samuel Soares (GK)
5	Morato
4	António Silva
14	Juan Bernat
8	Fredrik Aursnes
27	Rafa Silva
22	Chiquinho
87	João Neves
9	Arthur Cabral
19	Casper Tengstedt
20	João Mário

Benfica Substitutes:

Petar Musa, David Jurásek, Goncalo Guedes, Tomás Araújo, Leo Brian Kokubo, Florentino Luís, Tiago Gouveia, João Victor .

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