Match Report
| Stranraer | Stranraer |  |  | S.L. Benfica | S.L. Benfica | ||||||||||||||||
| Bryn Jones | Bryn Jones | manager | Sérgio Serafim | Sérgio Serafim | |||||||||||||||||
| Khalid Ramzi | K. Ramzi |  | 85 | G |  | 1 | | G | 64 |  | Jeroen Wijnen | J. Wijnen | |||||||||
| David Olivares | D. Olivares |  | 40 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 39 |  | Artur Antunes | A. Antunes | |||||||||
| Jamie Stone | J. Stone |  | 34 | D | | 3 | | D | 43 | | Samuel Oliveira | S. Oliveira | |||||||||
| Garba Aliyu | G. Aliyu |  | 76 | D | | 4 | | D | 42 | | Rui Castro | R. Castro | |||||||||
| Diogo Bautista | D. Bautista | | 22 | D | | 5 | | M | 56 | | Gaspar Ribeiro | G. Ribeiro | |||||||||
| Thomas Bartsch | T. Bartsch |  | 31 | M | | 6 | | M | 51 | | Silvio Veloso | S. Veloso | |||||||||
| Hayato Nakata | H. Nakata |  | 76 | M | | 7 | | M | 64 | | Ricardo Fernandes | R. Fernandes | |||||||||
| Jan Karnebeek | J. Karnebeek | | 36 | M | | 8 | | M | 59 |  | Marek Joswiak | M. Joswiak | |||||||||
| Simon Mann | S. Mann | | 31 | A | | 9 | | A | 61 | | Ruben Sousa | R. Sousa | |||||||||
| Rodrigo Ventura | R. Ventura |  | 75 | A | | 10 | | A | 53 | | Rafael Fernandes | R. Fernandes | |||||||||
| Samir Seifert | S. Seifert | | 27 | A | | 11 | | A | 76 |  | Jorge Davila | J. Davila | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
It's a clear sunny day here at Stair Park where Stranraer play S.L. Benfica in this friendly game. A crowd of 16,431 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Stranraer are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while S.L. Benfica appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Stranraer 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!
3.29
0-0Samuel Oliveira threads the ball through to Silvio Veloso. Silvio Veloso controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ruben Sousa. Ruben Sousa shoots from outside the area but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
4.41
0-0Diogo Bautista knocks the ball forward to Hayato Nakata. Hayato Nakata passes the ball forward to Samir Seifert. Samir Seifert knocks in a cross ball towards Simon Mann. Simon Mann is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Jeroen Wijnen manages to gather it comfortably.
8.16
0-0Hayato Nakata controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Simon Mann. Simon Mann kicks a strong pass forward to Rodrigo Ventura but the referee indicates it's offside!
10.39
Ricardo Fernandes knocks the ball to his team mate, Ruben Sousa. Ruben Sousa lofts in a cross ball towards Rafael Fernandes. Rafael Fernandes is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. It's miles wide!
16.41
0-1Ricardo Fernandes flicks the ball to his team mate, Ruben Sousa. Ruben Sousa controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jorge Davila. Jorge Davila cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
20.21
Silvio Veloso passes the ball forward to Jorge Davila. Jorge Davila plays a perfect one-two with Rafael Fernandes and rushes in on goal... Jorge Davila shoots from just inside the box but it is tipped over by Khalid Ramzi.
21.18
Thomas Bartsch knocks the ball to his team mate, Rodrigo Ventura. Rodrigo Ventura sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it flies wide!
22.12
0-1Jan Karnebeek knocks the ball to his team mate, Simon Mann. Simon Mann knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Rui Castro.
24.52
Garba Aliyu knocks the ball to his team mate, Hayato Nakata. Hayato Nakata kicks a strong pass forward to Samir Seifert. Samir Seifert goes all the way! Samir Seifert shows great control and tries a shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
26.12
0-1S.L. Benfica are easily keeping Stranraer at bay, but can't capitalise on it.
28.16
Silvio Veloso knocks the ball forward to Ruben Sousa. Ruben Sousa whips in a cross ball towards Jorge Davila. Jorge Davila heads the ball goalwards. Magnificent save by Khalid Ramzi!
30.14
Jamie Stone knocks the ball forward to Hayato Nakata. Hayato Nakata chips the ball to his team mate, Samir Seifert. Samir Seifert knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Jeroen Wijnen who gathers it comfortably.
32.16
Hayato Nakata passes the ball forward to Simon Mann. Simon Mann knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Artur Antunes.
34.14
S.L. Benfica are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate Stranraer's defence.
36.34
Samuel Oliveira decides to run forward with the ball. Samuel Oliveira brings the ball forward. Samuel Oliveira knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Khalid Ramzi who gathers it comfortably.
38.44
Artur Antunes makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Silvio Veloso. Silvio Veloso chips the ball to his team mate, Jorge Davila. Jorge Davila whips in a cross ball towards Rafael Fernandes. Rafael Fernandes directs the ball goalwards with his head. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
44.23
The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
45.00
The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
45.00
The second half starts with Stranraer kicking off!
48.24
0-2Samuel Oliveira catches Rodrigo Ventura on the ankles. Samuel Oliveira is warned by the referee! Rodrigo Ventura grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
53.08
Thomas Bartsch knocks the ball forward to Simon Mann. Simon Mann shoots from distance but it is tipped over by Jeroen Wijnen.
55.26
Jamie Stone deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Thomas Bartsch. Thomas Bartsch advances with the ball. Thomas Bartsch whips in a cross ball towards Simon Mann. Simon Mann is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
57.18
Silvio Veloso controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ruben Sousa. Ruben Sousa knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Jamie Stone.
60.13
Gaspar Ribeiro knocks the ball to his team mate, Rafael Fernandes. Rafael Fernandes lofts in a cross ball towards Jorge Davila. Jorge Davila powers a header at goal. Khalid Ramzi manages to gather it comfortably.
61.06
Silvio Veloso deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ruben Sousa. Ruben Sousa plays a perfect one-two with Jorge Davila and rushes in on goal... Ruben Sousa makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
67.20
Jan Karnebeek controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Simon Mann. Simon Mann knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Artur Antunes.
69.43
Jan Karnebeek controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Rodrigo Ventura. Rodrigo Ventura knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Jeroen Wijnen who gathers it comfortably.
71.05
Jan Karnebeek knocks the ball forward to Rodrigo Ventura. Rodrigo Ventura knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Artur Antunes.
75.28
Gaspar Ribeiro makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ruben Sousa. Ruben Sousa whips in a cross ball towards Rafael Fernandes. Rafael Fernandes is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
79.07
Jan Karnebeek knocks the ball to his team mate, Simon Mann. Simon Mann tries a spectacular long range effort but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
83.26
Thomas Bartsch passes the ball forward to Simon Mann. Simon Mann goes all the way! Simon Mann tries a spectacular strike. Magnificent save by Jeroen Wijnen!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
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Match Statistics
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