Match Report
| Varzim | Varzim |  |  | S.L. Benfica | S.L. Benfica | ||||||||||||||||
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| Callum Dalglish | C. Dalglish |  | 62 | G |  | 1 | | G | 81 |  | Christian Nyarko | C. Nyarko | |||||||||
| Guglielmo Cesari | G. Cesari |  | 66 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 75 |  | Jan Rommedahl | J. Rommedahl | |||||||||
| Edgar Campos | E. Campos |  | 64 | D | | 3 | | D | 70 |  | Steve Granville | S. Granville | |||||||||
| Darius Insley | D. Insley | | 58 | D | | 4 | | D | 62 |  | Stefan Beckenbauer | S. Beckenbauer | |||||||||
| Hugo Postiga | H. Postiga | | 58 | D | | 5 | | M | 70 | | Matt Meiklejohn | M. Meiklejohn | |||||||||
| Florian Parlato | F. Parlato | | 78 | M | | 6 | | M | 66 | | Max Garavelli | M. Garavelli | |||||||||
| Dennis Guppy | D. Guppy | | 66 | M | | 7 | | M | 63 |  | Miguel Schouft | M. Schouft | |||||||||
| Gary Huckerby | G. Huckerby | | 63 | M | | 8 | | M | 63 | | Nwankwo Lloyd | N. Lloyd | |||||||||
| Harvey Newton | H. Newton | | 77 | A | | 9 | | A | 77 |  | Jorge Davila | J. Davila | |||||||||
| Gaspar Soares | G. Soares | | 71 | A | | 10 | | A | 68 | | Gavin Thomson | G. Thomson | |||||||||
| Frederico Tavares | F. Tavares | | 70 | A | | 11 | | A | 64 | | Brendan Thompson | B. Thompson | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at Est˜dio do Varzim S.C. where Varzim play host to S.L. Benfica. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
Varzim are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while S.L. Benfica appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Varzim are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while S.L. Benfica appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
0.00
0-0The whistle blows and S.L. Benfica kick off!
2.23
0-1Jan Rommedahl knocks the ball forward to Max Garavelli. Max Garavelli makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Gavin Thomson. Gavin Thomson whips in a cross ball towards Jorge Davila. Jorge Davila is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
8.14
Stefan Beckenbauer controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Miguel Schouft. Miguel Schouft decides to run forward with the ball. Miguel Schouft plays a perfect one-two with Brendan Thompson and rushes in on goal... Miguel Schouft tries a spectacular strike. Miguel Schouft scores for S.L. Benfica!!
12.08
Darius Insley knocks the ball to his team mate, Florian Parlato. Florian Parlato knocks the ball forward to Harvey Newton. Harvey Newton makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Gaspar Soares. Gaspar Soares makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
16.38
1-2The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
21.37
1-2Miguel Schouft decides to run forward with the ball. Miguel Schouft knocks in a cross ball towards Brendan Thompson. Brendan Thompson heads the ball goalwards but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
26.20
1-2Nwankwo Lloyd takes it forward alone. Nwankwo Lloyd shoots from long range. Magnificent save by Callum Dalglish!
27.07
Edgar Campos decides to run forward with the ball. Edgar Campos deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Gaspar Soares. Gaspar Soares controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it is miles over!
28.02
1-2Edgar Campos decides to run forward with the ball. Edgar Campos chips the ball to his team mate, Harvey Newton. Harvey Newton threads the ball through to Gaspar Soares but he's offside!
36.51
Max Garavelli sees a break and surges forward. Max Garavelli tries a spectacular long range effort. It's there!! Callum Dalglish has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
40.09
Miguel Schouft takes it forward alone. Miguel Schouft whips in a cross ball towards Brendan Thompson. Brendan Thompson heads the ball goalwards but it flies wide!
42.17
Miguel Schouft controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Brendan Thompson. Brendan Thompson whips in a cross ball towards Gavin Thomson. Gavin Thomson is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. What a cracker!! Callum Dalglish had no chance!! Goal for S.L. Benfica!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
45.00
Varzim kick off and get the second half underway!
47.06
1-4Miguel Schouft makes a simple pass to Brendan Thompson. Brendan Thompson knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Callum Dalglish who gathers it comfortably.
51.05
1-4Harvey Newton barges into Jan Rommedahl. Harvey Newton is warned by the referee! Jan Rommedahl runs off the knock.
53.06
Miguel Schouft deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Gavin Thomson. Gavin Thomson knocks in a cross ball towards Brendan Thompson. Brendan Thompson flicks the ball with his head but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
54.49
Hugo Postiga decides to run forward with the ball. Hugo Postiga kicks a strong pass forward to Harvey Newton. Harvey Newton threads the ball through to Frederico Tavares but he's offside!
55.25
Guglielmo Cesari kicks a strong pass forward to Gary Huckerby. Gary Huckerby knocks the ball forward to Gaspar Soares. Gaspar Soares shoots from distance but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
57.23
Max Garavelli passes the ball forward to Brendan Thompson. Brendan Thompson knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
61.03
Dennis Guppy threads the ball through to Harvey Newton. Harvey Newton deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Frederico Tavares but the linesman indicates offside!
63.41
Nwankwo Lloyd makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Gavin Thomson. Gavin Thomson knocks in a cross ball towards Jorge Davila. Jorge Davila flicks the ball with his head but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
65.35
Hugo Postiga passes the ball forward to Dennis Guppy. Dennis Guppy controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Frederico Tavares. Frederico Tavares threads the ball through to Harvey Newton but he's offside!
67.39
Hugo Postiga takes it forward alone. Hugo Postiga knocks the ball to his team mate, Frederico Tavares. Frederico Tavares goes all the way! Frederico Tavares tries a spectacular strike. The ball comes in low, but Christian Nyarko easily smothers it!
72.55
Steve Granville knocks the ball to his team mate, Matt Meiklejohn. Matt Meiklejohn makes a simple pass to Gavin Thomson. Gavin Thomson whips in a cross ball towards Brendan Thompson. Brendan Thompson is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Magnificent save by Callum Dalglish!
73.16
Max Garavelli kicks a strong pass forward to Jorge Davila. Jorge Davila deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Gavin Thomson but the linesman indicates offside!
75.44
Nwankwo Lloyd passes the ball forward to Gavin Thomson. Gavin Thomson goes all the way! Gavin Thomson cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
78.12
Florian Parlato brings the ball forward. Florian Parlato passes the ball forward to Frederico Tavares. Frederico Tavares makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but Christian Nyarko is on top of it.
79.56
Guglielmo Cesari controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Dennis Guppy. Dennis Guppy knocks the ball to his team mate, Harvey Newton. Harvey Newton controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
81.39
Edgar Campos chips the ball to his team mate, Dennis Guppy. Dennis Guppy makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Harvey Newton. Harvey Newton passes the ball forward but Gaspar Soares is offside!
84.36
Max Garavelli makes a simple pass to Jorge Davila. Jorge Davila knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
85.12
Max Garavelli makes a probing pass to Brendan Thompson. Brendan Thompson shoots from long range but he balloons it over the crossbar!
90.00
Florian Parlato threads the ball through to Harvey Newton. Harvey Newton threads the ball through to Gaspar Soares but he's offside!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle
Match Statistics
Match Statistics
Goals
Shots on Target
Shots off Target
Offsides
Fouls
Yellow Cards
Red Cards
Possession
Play Area
Scorers
| Gaspar Soares 12 | Jorge Davila 2 Miguel Schouft 8 Max Garavelli 37 Gavin Thomson 42, 75 |