Match Report
| Penafiel | Penafiel |  |  | S.L. Benfica | S.L. Benfica | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | manager | Computer Player | Computer Player | |||||||||||||||||
| Elena Pirri | E. Pirri |  | 64 | G |  | 1 | | G | 74 |  | Duarte Pinheiro | D. Pinheiro | |||||||||
| Jorge Monteiro | J. Monteiro | | 80 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 76 | | Filipe Neves | F. Neves | |||||||||
| Ray Benarrivo | R. Benarrivo |  | 72 | D | | 3 | | D | 65 | | Eduardo Pinto | E. Pinto | |||||||||
| Francisco Tavares | F. Tavares | | 70 | D | | 4 | | D | 60 |  | Phil Campbell | P. Campbell | |||||||||
| Abel Monteiro | A. Monteiro | | 66 | D | | 5 | | D | 58 |  | Xavier Barthez | X. Barthez | |||||||||
| John Hendry | J. Hendry |  | 67 | M | | 6 | | M | 68 | | David Jardim | D. Jardim | |||||||||
| Nuno Gomes | N. Gomes | | 62 | M | | 7 | | M | 59 | | Francisco Reis | F. Reis | |||||||||
| Jose Veloso | J. Veloso | | 58 | M | | 8 | | M | 58 | | Thierry Galli | T. Galli | |||||||||
| Gaspar Reis | G. Reis | | 72 | A | | 9 | | A | 77 | | Gabriel Martinez | G. Martinez | |||||||||
| Nuno Castro | N. Castro | | 71 | A | | 10 | | A | 66 | | Tiago Mendes | T. Mendes | |||||||||
| Ruben Nascimento | R. Nascimento | | 63 | A | | 11 | | A | 59 |  | Johan Kantelberg | J. Kantelberg | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at Estádio 25 de Abril where Penafiel play host to S.L. Benfica. A crowd of 19,539 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both Penafiel and S.L. Benfica are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Both Penafiel and S.L. Benfica are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
0.00
0-0Penafiel kick off and get the first half underway!
2.36
0-0Nuno Gomes deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ruben Nascimento. Ruben Nascimento whips in a cross ball towards Gaspar Reis. Gaspar Reis flicks the ball with his head. Magnificent save by Duarte Pinheiro!
10.51
John Hendry brings the ball forward. John Hendry sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it is tipped over by Duarte Pinheiro.
12.21
0-0Francisco Tavares hacks Francisco Reis from behind! Francisco Tavares is warned by the referee! Francisco Reis grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
15.22
0-0The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
16.48
0-0Nuno Castro comes in with a late challenge on Eduardo Pinto. The referee calls over Nuno Castro and warns him to calm down! Eduardo Pinto stretches but gets up unharmed.
21.51
Thierry Galli knocks the ball to his team mate, Tiago Mendes. Tiago Mendes tries a spectacular long range effort. Magnificent save by Elena Pirri!
22.38
0-0David Jardim makes a probing pass to Gabriel Martinez. Gabriel Martinez shoots from 20 yards but it is miles over!
26.20
0-0John Hendry deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ruben Nascimento. Ruben Nascimento knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Duarte Pinheiro who gathers it comfortably.
27.45
John Hendry makes a simple pass to Gaspar Reis. Gaspar Reis knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Duarte Pinheiro who gathers it comfortably.
30.07
Nuno Gomes controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ruben Nascimento. Ruben Nascimento knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
34.50
Jose Veloso passes the ball forward to Gaspar Reis. Gaspar Reis lofts in a cross ball towards Nuno Castro. Nuno Castro powers a header at goal but it is tipped over by Duarte Pinheiro.
38.23
Penafiel are easily keeping S.L. Benfica at bay, but can't capitalise on it.
42.10
0-0Filipe Neves hacks Nuno Castro from behind! The referee calls over Filipe Neves and shows him a yellow card! Nuno Castro stretches but gets up unharmed.
44.50
Phil Campbell passes the ball forward to Thierry Galli. Thierry Galli sees space and advances. Thierry Galli knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Elena Pirri who gathers it comfortably.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
45.00
The second half starts with S.L. Benfica kicking off!
48.43
Francisco Tavares makes a simple pass to Nuno Gomes. Nuno Gomes sees space and advances. Nuno Gomes sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it flies wide!
54.22
Jose Veloso chips the ball to his team mate, Gaspar Reis. Gaspar Reis knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Duarte Pinheiro who gathers it comfortably.
55.03
0-1David Jardim threads the ball through to Gabriel Martinez. Gabriel Martinez goes all the way! Gabriel Martinez shows great control and tries a shot on goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Gabriel Martinez!
67.53
John Hendry makes a probing pass to Gaspar Reis. Gaspar Reis shoots from long range but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
69.08
0-1Jose Veloso makes a simple pass to Nuno Castro. Nuno Castro kicks a strong pass forward to Gaspar Reis but the referee indicates it's offside!
71.39
David Jardim kicks a strong pass forward to Johan Kantelberg. Johan Kantelberg threads the ball through to Tiago Mendes. Tiago Mendes rockets a shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
73.45
Jose Veloso threads the ball through to Nuno Castro. Nuno Castro knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Eduardo Pinto.
75.52
Nuno Gomes knocks the ball to his team mate, Gaspar Reis. Gaspar Reis whips in a cross ball towards Nuno Castro. Nuno Castro is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Nuno Castro!
78.47
Jorge Monteiro makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Nuno Gomes. Nuno Gomes passes the ball forward to Gaspar Reis. Gaspar Reis knocks in a cross ball towards Ruben Nascimento. Ruben Nascimento connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
81.39
Jose Veloso makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Gaspar Reis. Gaspar Reis knocks in a cross ball towards Nuno Castro. Nuno Castro is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Duarte Pinheiro manages to gather it comfortably.
84.39
Jose Veloso makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Nuno Castro. Nuno Castro whips in a cross ball towards Gaspar Reis. Gaspar Reis is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it is miles over!
87.44
Nuno Gomes knocks the ball to his team mate, Gaspar Reis. Gaspar Reis shoots from 25 yards but somehow Duarte Pinheiro manages to keep it out.
90.00
Ray Benarrivo kicks a strong pass forward to Jose Veloso. Jose Veloso passes the ball forward to Ruben Nascimento. Ruben Nascimento knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Xavier Barthez.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time
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