Match Report
| Farense | Farense |  |  | S.L. Benfica | S.L. Benfica | ||||||||||||||||
| Shane Rowe | Shane Rowe | manager | Computer Player | Computer Player | |||||||||||||||||
| Caio Branco | C. Branco |  | 81 | G |  | 1 | | G | 66 |  | Alberto Neves | A. Neves | |||||||||
| Taras Ryabushko | T. Ryabushko |  | 83 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 69 | | Alexandre Loureiro | A. Loureiro | |||||||||
| Elias Zaropoulos | E. Zaropoulos |  | 82 | D | | 3 | | D | 59 | | Luis Fonseca | L. Fonseca | |||||||||
| Tonton Gustafsson | T. Gustafsson |  | 84 | D | | 4 | | D | 56 | | Sebastiao Valente | S. Valente | |||||||||
| Ronan Cousin | R. Cousin |  | 78 | D | | 5 | | D | 48 | | Filipe Tavares | F. Tavares | |||||||||
| Eben Addo | E. Addo |  | 81 | M | | 6 | | M | 71 | | Cesar Barbosa | C. Barbosa | |||||||||
| Bram Schouten | B. Schouten |  | 77 | M | | 7 | | M | 71 | | Joao Fonseca | J. Fonseca | |||||||||
| Kemal Grimandi | K. Grimandi |  | 79 | M | | 8 | | M | 64 | | Jorge Mendes | J. Mendes | |||||||||
| Andre Garcia | A. Garcia |  | 81 | A | | 9 | | A | 74 |  | Oliver Vogel | O. Vogel | |||||||||
| Shane Schwarzer | S. Schwarzer |  | 83 | A | | 10 | | A | 69 | | Lars Friedmann | L. Friedmann | |||||||||
| Marco Oechslin | M. Oechslin |  | 83 | A | | 11 | | A | 69 | | Hugo Costa | H. Costa | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
It's a clear sunny day here at Estádio Algarve where Farense play host to S.L. Benfica. A crowd of 19,160 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both Farense and S.L. Benfica are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Both Farense and S.L. Benfica are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
0.00
0-0S.L. Benfica kick off!
2.26
0-0Cesar Barbosa hacks Kemal Grimandi from behind! The referee calls over Cesar Barbosa and warns him to calm down! Kemal Grimandi runs off the knock.
3.39
Shane Schwarzer hacks Luis Fonseca from behind! Shane Schwarzer is given a warning by the referee! Luis Fonseca hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
4.33
0-0Elias Zaropoulos sweeps the ball long. Shane Schwarzer shoots from 20 yards but he balloons it over the crossbar!
6.49
Ronan Cousin flicks the ball to his team mate, Kemal Grimandi. Kemal Grimandi knocks the ball forward to Andre Garcia. Andre Garcia plays a perfect one-two with Marco Oechslin and rushes in on goal... Andre Garcia makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it is miles over!
10.28
Alexandre Loureiro clumsily knocks into Marco Oechslin. The referee calls over Alexandre Loureiro and warns him to calm down! Marco Oechslin hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
18.29
Luis Fonseca barges into Marco Oechslin. The referee calls over Luis Fonseca and warns him to calm down! Marco Oechslin hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
22.36
Alexandre Loureiro sweeps the ball long. Lars Friedmann goes all the way! Lars Friedmann tries a spectacular strike but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
26.27
Joao Fonseca comes in with a late challenge on Bram Schouten. Joao Fonseca is given a warning by the referee! Bram Schouten runs off the knock.
32.26
0-0Jorge Mendes advances with the ball. Jorge Mendes knocks in a cross ball towards Oliver Vogel. Oliver Vogel heads the ball goalwards. Magnificent save by Caio Branco!
33.39
0-0Kemal Grimandi chips the ball to his team mate, Marco Oechslin. Marco Oechslin knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
36.13
Luis Fonseca deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Cesar Barbosa. Cesar Barbosa controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Oliver Vogel. Oliver Vogel sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but Caio Branco is on top of it.
38.32
Luis Fonseca makes a probing pass to Joao Fonseca. Joao Fonseca takes it forward alone. Joao Fonseca controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
42.52
1-0Kemal Grimandi deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Andre Garcia. Andre Garcia shoots from 25 yards. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
45.00
The whistle blows and Farense kick off!
48.39
Taras Ryabushko kicks a strong pass forward to Eben Addo. Eben Addo kicks a strong pass forward to Marco Oechslin. Marco Oechslin shoots from 25 yards. Magnificent save by Alberto Neves!
49.56
Elias Zaropoulos deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Eben Addo. Eben Addo makes a simple pass to Marco Oechslin. Marco Oechslin controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it is miles over!
53.31
Alexandre Loureiro boots it upfield. Hugo Costa finds some space and shoots from distance but it curls horrendously wide!
59.25
Bram Schouten makes a probing pass to Andre Garcia. Andre Garcia plays a perfect one-two with Shane Schwarzer and rushes in on goal... Andre Garcia shows great control and tries a shot on goal but Alberto Neves is on top of it.
63.35
Cesar Barbosa sees a break and surges forward. Cesar Barbosa whips in a cross ball towards Lars Friedmann. Lars Friedmann connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. Magnificent save by Caio Branco!
66.02
Luis Fonseca hacks Shane Schwarzer from behind! The referee calls over Luis Fonseca again and warns him to calm down! Shane Schwarzer runs off the knock.
67.19
Kemal Grimandi deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Marco Oechslin. Marco Oechslin goes all the way! Marco Oechslin shows great control and tries a shot on goal. Magnificent save by Alberto Neves!
69.27
Elias Zaropoulos deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Bram Schouten. Bram Schouten threads the ball through to Shane Schwarzer. Shane Schwarzer knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Alberto Neves who gathers it comfortably.
72.43
1-0Bram Schouten sees space and advances. Bram Schouten threads the ball through to Marco Oechslin but he's offside!
73.52
Jorge Mendes knocks the ball to his team mate, Oliver Vogel. Oliver Vogel shoots from distance. Caio Branco easily smothers it.
75.25
Alexandre Loureiro clumsily knocks into Marco Oechslin. Alexandre Loureiro is warned by the referee again! Marco Oechslin hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
77.56
Elias Zaropoulos knocks the ball forward to Eben Addo. Eben Addo chips the ball to his team mate, Shane Schwarzer. Shane Schwarzer whips in a cross ball towards Marco Oechslin. Marco Oechslin is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
84.51
Bram Schouten passes the ball forward to Andre Garcia. Andre Garcia shoots from 25 yards but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
87.21
Taras Ryabushko flicks the ball to his team mate, Eben Addo. Eben Addo flicks the ball to his team mate, Marco Oechslin. Marco Oechslin threads the ball through to Andre Garcia but he's offside!
89.34
2-0S.L. Benfica are easily keeping Farense at bay, but can't capitalise on it.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle
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