Portuguese Primeira Liga

Boavista vs Benfica, 2024-25 Portuguese Primeira Liga

· Portuguese Primeira Liga
Boavista
    FT
    0 - 3
    Benfica
    • 11': Vangelis Pavlidis
    • 31': Orkun Kökçü
    • 90'+1': Arthur Cabral

    About

    Boavista are hosting Benfica at Estádio do Bessa XXI, Porto, 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 Ibrahima Camará (Boavista).
    • 1': Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 2': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Joel Silva.
    • 3': Attempt missed. Salvador Agra (Boavista) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by João Barros following a fast break.
    • 4': Bruno Onyemaechi (Boavista) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 4': Foul by Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica).
    • 5': Foul by Florentino (Benfica).
    • 5': Salvador Agra (Boavista) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 7': Attempt saved. Kerem Aktürkoglu (Benfica) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ángel Di María with a through ball.
    • 10': Attempt saved. Orkun Kökçü (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Vangelis Pavlidis.
    • 11': Goal! Boavista 0, Benfica 1. Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kerem Aktürkoglu.
    • 16': Offside, Benfica. Tomás Araújo is caught offside.
    • 18': Attempt saved. Ilija Vukotic (Boavista) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Salvador Agra.
    • 18': Offside, Boavista. Róbert Bozeník is caught offside.
    • 23': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Seba Pérez.
    • 24': Foul by Kerem Aktürkoglu (Benfica).
    • 24': João Barros (Boavista) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 25': Offside, Benfica. Vangelis Pavlidis is caught offside.
    • 26': Attempt saved. Seba Pérez (Boavista) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ilija Vukotic.
    • 27': Foul by Joel Silva (Boavista).
    • 27': Ángel Di María (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 29': Foul by João Barros (Boavista).
    • 29': Álvaro Carreras (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 30': Offside, Benfica. Vangelis Pavlidis is caught offside.
    • 31': Goal! Boavista 0, Benfica 2. Orkun Kökçü (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kerem Aktürkoglu.
    • 35': Delay in match because of an injury Kerem Aktürkoglu (Benfica).
    • 35': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 36': Foul by Tomás Araújo (Benfica).
    • 36': Ilija Vukotic (Boavista) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 38': Attempt blocked. Kerem Aktürkoglu (Benfica) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
    • 39': Attempt blocked. Orkun Kökçü (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kerem Aktürkoglu.
    • 39': Attempt missed. Kerem Aktürkoglu (Benfica) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ángel Di María.
    • 41': Offside, Benfica. Ángel Di María is caught offside.
    • 44': Hand ball by Róbert Bozeník (Boavista).
    • 44': Foul by Joel Silva (Boavista).
    • 44': Tomás Araújo (Benfica) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 45': Hand ball by Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica).
    • 45': Fourth official has announced %injmins% minutes of added time.
    • 45'+1': First Half ends, Boavista 0, Benfica 2.
    • 45': Second Half begins Boavista 0, Benfica 2.
    • 47': Attempt blocked. Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Orkun Kökçü.
    • 47': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Filipe Ferreira.
    • 48': Attempt saved. Tomás Araújo (Benfica) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Orkun Kökçü with a cross.
    • 48': Attempt saved. Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner.
    • 48': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Tomé Sousa.
    • 48': Foul by Tomás Araújo (Benfica).
    • 48': Pedro Gomes (Boavista) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 49': Foul by João Barros (Boavista).
    • 49': Álvaro Carreras (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 51': Corner, Boavista. Conceded by Tomás Araújo.
    • 54': Attempt missed. Ángel Di María (Benfica) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Vangelis Pavlidis.
    • 55': Attempt blocked. Ángel Di María (Benfica) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Vangelis Pavlidis.
    • 55': Offside, Benfica. Kerem Aktürkoglu is caught offside.
    • 57': Substitution, Boavista. Gonçalo Miguel replaces João Barros.
    • 58': Attempt missed. Ibrahima Camará (Boavista) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Pedro Gomes.
    • 59': Attempt missed. Kerem Aktürkoglu (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high.
    • 62': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Gonçalo Miguel.
    • 64': Delay in match because of an injury Kerem Aktürkoglu (Benfica).
    • 65': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 66': Delay in match because of an injury Orkun Kökçü (Benfica).
    • 67': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 68': Attempt blocked. Róbert Bozeník (Boavista) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Seba Pérez.
    • 69': Corner, Boavista. Conceded by Álvaro Carreras.
    • 70': Foul by Ibrahima Camará (Boavista).
    • 70': Orkun Kökçü (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 70': Ibrahima Camará (Boavista) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 71': Substitution, Benfica. Zeki Amdouni replaces Kerem Aktürkoglu.
    • 76': Substitution, Boavista. Marco Ribeiro replaces Ibrahima Camará.
    • 78': Foul by Pedro Gomes (Boavista).
    • 78': Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 78': Pedro Gomes (Boavista) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 79': Substitution, Benfica. Leandro Barreiro replaces Fredrik Aursnes.
    • 79': Substitution, Benfica. Gianluca Prestianni replaces Ángel Di María.
    • 81': Substitution, Boavista. Tomás Silva replaces Ilija Vukotic.
    • 81': Substitution, Boavista. Augusto Dabó replaces Pedro Gomes.
    • 81': Foul by Marco Ribeiro (Boavista).
    • 81': Orkun Kökçü (Benfica) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 83': Florentino (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 83': Foul by Marco Ribeiro (Boavista).
    • 83': Foul by Tomás Araújo (Benfica).
    • 83': Salvador Agra (Boavista) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 85': Foul by Zeki Amdouni (Benfica).
    • 85': Joel Silva (Boavista) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 85': Corner, Boavista. Conceded by Tomás Araújo.
    • 86': Attempt saved. Augusto Dabó (Boavista) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Salvador Agra with a cross.
    • 86': Delay in match because of an injury Tomás Araújo (Benfica).
    • 87': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 87': Foul by Orkun Kökçü (Benfica).
    • 87': Seba Pérez (Boavista) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 88': Substitution, Benfica. Issa Kaboré replaces Tomás Araújo because of an injury.
    • 88': Substitution, Benfica. Arthur Cabral replaces Vangelis Pavlidis.
    • 89': Corner, Boavista. Conceded by Nicolás Otamendi.
    • 90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+1': Goal! Boavista 0, Benfica 3. Arthur Cabral (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by António Silva.
    • 90'+3': Foul by Issa Kaboré (Benfica).
    • 90'+3': Salvador Agra (Boavista) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Boavista 0, Benfica 3.
    • 0': Match ends, Boavista 0, Benfica 3.

    Statistics

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    10 Fouls 10
    0 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    5 Offsides 1
    5 Corner Kicks 4
    3 Saves 4
    66.7 Possession 33.3
    14 SHOTS 6
    7 ON GOAL 3
    0.5 On Target % 0.5
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    525 Accurate Passes 219
    595 Passes 294
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.7
    5 Accurate Crosses 1
    15 Crosses 12
    0.3 Cross % 0.1
    57 Long Balls 61
    43 Accurate Long Balls 27
    0.8 Long Balls % 0.4
    4 Blocked Shots 1
    4 Effective Tackles 11
    9 Tackles 20
    0.4 Tackle % 0.6
    6 Interceptions 10
    16 Effective Clearances 18
    16 Clearances 18

    Game Information

    Competition: Portuguese Primeira Liga

    Venue: Estádio do Bessa XXI
    Location: Porto, Portugal
    Attendance: 16,151

    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

    BOA Boavista (4-1-4-1)

    No. Name
    76 Tomé Sousa (GK)
    70 Bruno
    20 Filipe Ferreira
    2 Ibrahima Camará Yellow Card
    16 Joel Silva
    15 Pedro Gomes Yellow Card
    24 Sebastián Pérez
    18 Ilija Vukotic
    7 Salvador
    71 João Barros
    9 Róbert Bozeník
    Boavista Substitutes:
    Tomás Silva, Leo Ferreira, Marco Ribeiro, Gonçalo Almeida, César, Alexandre Marques, Tiago André Rajão Machado, Julio Dabo, Manuel Namora.

    BEN Benfica (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Anatoliy Trubin (GK)
    30 Nicolás Otamendi
    4 António Silva
    3 Álvaro Fernández
    44 Tomás Araújo
    8 Fredrik Aursnes
    10 Orkun Kökçü
    61 Florentino Luís
    14 Vangelis Pavlidis
    17 Kerem Aktürkoglu
    11 Ángel Di María
    Benfica Substitutes:
    Issa Kaboré, Leandro Barreiro, Benjamín Rollheiser, Jan-Niklas Beste, Samuel Soares, Arthur Cabral, Andreas Schjelderup, Gianluca Prestianni, Zeki Amdouni.

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