Match Report
| S.L. Benfica | S.L. Benfica |  |  | FC Porto | FC Porto | ||||||||||||||||
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| Alberto Castro | A. Castro |  | 71 | G |  | 1 | | G | 66 |  | Stephen Mendonca | S. Mendonca | |||||||||
| Matt Hendry | M. Hendry |  | 65 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 69 |  | Paul Kurth | P. Kurth | |||||||||
| Cristiano Soares | C. Soares |  | 64 | D | | 3 | | D | 65 | | Rodrigo Ramos | R. Ramos | |||||||||
| Kevin Koning | K. Koning |  | 62 | D | | 4 | | D | 63 | | Dominic Meiklejohn | D. Meiklejohn | |||||||||
| Rafael Monteiro | R. Monteiro | | 71 | M | | 5 | | M | 69 | | Sander Machlas | S. Machlas | |||||||||
| Marcos Lorenzo | M. Lorenzo | | 68 | M | | 6 | | M | 65 | | Jaime Neves | J. Neves | |||||||||
| Manuel Loureiro | M. Loureiro | | 67 | M |  | | 7 | | M | 65 | | Max Fuchs | M. Fuchs | ||||||||
| Sebastiao Moutinho | S. Moutinho | | 61 | M | | 8 | | M | 59 |  | Jean-Marie Laville | J. Laville | |||||||||
| Felipe Blanco | F. Blanco | | 73 | A | | 9 | | A | 71 | | Eduardo Semedo | E. Semedo | |||||||||
| Sebastiao Ferreira | S. Ferreira | | 73 | A | | 10 | | | A | 68 | | Romero P. Aguilar | R. Aguilar | ||||||||
| Jose Fortes Ramos | J. Ramos | | 73 | A | | 11 | | A | 67 | | Alberto Campos | A. Campos | |||||||||
| Silvio Reis | S. Reis | | 70 | G | | 12 | | G | 62 | | Gerhard Winkler | G. Winkler | |||||||||
| Paulo Campos | P. Campos | | 60 | M | | 13 | | A | 61 |  | Aniello Bandieri | A. Bandieri | |||||||||
| Ricardo Soares | R. Soares | | 59 | A | | 14 | | D | 59 | | Tomas Mendes | T. Mendes | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Estádio da Luz where S.L. Benfica play host to FC Porto. A crowd of 17,642 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both S.L. Benfica and FC Porto are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Dani Nuno Gomes.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both S.L. Benfica and FC Porto are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Dani Nuno Gomes.
0.00
0-0FC Porto get the match underway!
2.08
0-0Sebastiao Moutinho hits a low pass to Felipe Blanco. Felipe Blanco knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Jean-Marie Laville.
3.53
0-1Max Fuchs threads the ball through to Alberto Campos. Alberto Campos knocks in a cross ball towards Romero P. Aguilar. Romero P. Aguilar makes a deft header. It's there!! Alberto Castro has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
12.38
0-1Cristiano Soares makes a probing pass to Manuel Loureiro. Manuel Loureiro flicks a high pass forward. Rafael Monteiro comfortably collects the pass. Rafael Monteiro whips in a cross ball towards Sebastiao Ferreira. Sebastiao Ferreira flicks the ball with his head. Solid save from Stephen Mendonca.
14.43
Manuel Loureiro hits a low pass to Jose Fortes Ramos. Jose Fortes Ramos knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
18.47
Felipe Blanco flicks a high pass forward. Jose Fortes Ramos holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Jose Fortes Ramos knocks in a cross ball towards Sebastiao Ferreira. Sebastiao Ferreira connects with a diving header. Stephen Mendonca picks it out of the air!
21.43
Manuel Loureiro deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Felipe Blanco. Felipe Blanco knocks in a cross ball towards Marcos Lorenzo. Marcos Lorenzo beats his man to it with a header. Good keeping from Stephen Mendonca as he gets his fingers to the ball and pushes it wide.
22.20
0-1Corner kick to S.L. Benfica. Marcos Lorenzo plays it to the far post. Some superb footwork from Felipe Blanco provides some space. He unleashes a blazing shot at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
27.16
0-1Marcos Lorenzo sees space and advances. Marcos Lorenzo finds some space and shoots from distance. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
30.58
Manuel Loureiro knocks the ball to his team mate, Felipe Blanco. Felipe Blanco knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
33.46
Rafael Monteiro threads a neat ball through to Sebastiao Ferreira. Sebastiao Ferreira skips past Sander Machlas! Sebastiao Ferreira tries a spectacular strike. The ball takes a deflection leaving Stephen Mendonca with no chance!! Goal for S.L. Benfica!
38.25
1-1Rafael Monteiro hacks Jean-Marie Laville from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Jean-Marie Laville grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
39.45
1-1Paul Kurth flicks a high pass forward. Alberto Campos controls it well on his chest. Alberto Campos flicks a high pass forward. Eduardo Semedo comfortably collects the pass. Eduardo Semedo kicks a strong pass forward to Romero P. Aguilar but the referee indicates it's offside!
45.00
Paul Kurth knocks the ball forward to Jaime Neves. Jaime Neves flicks a high ball forward to Alberto Campos who takes it down. Alberto Campos controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it is tipped over by Alberto Castro.
45.00
1-1Corner kick to FC Porto. Jean-Marie Laville plays it out to the edge of the box. Matt Hendry reaches the ball and hoofs it clear.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
Both teams emerge for the second half. S.L. Benfica appear unchanged since the first half. FC Porto also appear unchanged since the first half. The FC Porto players look more motivated than they were before.
45.00
S.L. Benfica start the second half!
48.59
Alberto Campos clumsily knocks into Cristiano Soares. Alberto Campos is shown the yellow card! Cristiano Soares carries on, but is struggling a bit.
60.23
1-1S.L. Benfica have made 2 substitutions with Silvio Reis replacing Rafael Monteiro and Paulo Campos replacing Sebastiao Ferreira .
61.26
Matt Hendry flicks a high pass forward. Paulo Campos collects the pass. Paulo Campos knocks the ball to his team mate, Felipe Blanco. Felipe Blanco shoots from distance. It curls slightly but Stephen Mendonca manages to gather it easily.
65.24
Max Fuchs knocks the ball to his team mate, Romero P. Aguilar. Romero P. Aguilar plays a one-two with Alberto Campos and advances towards the goal... Romero P. Aguilar shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. Great save!
69.06
Showing composure, Marcos Lorenzo picks a pass forward to Manuel Loureiro. Manuel Loureiro whips in a cross ball towards Jose Fortes Ramos. Jose Fortes Ramos powers a header at goal. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
72.56
Eduardo Semedo flicks the ball to his team mate, Alberto Campos. Alberto Campos knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
73.36
Max Fuchs threads a neat ball through to Romero P. Aguilar. Romero P. Aguilar advances inside the box! Romero P. Aguilar cuts inside onto his preferred right foot and rushes a shot at goal. Magnificent save by Alberto Castro!
75.39
1-1Max Fuchs comes in with a late challenge on Matt Hendry. The referee calls over Max Fuchs and shows him a yellow card! Matt Hendry stretches but gets up unharmed.
77.01
S.L. Benfica have made a substitution with Ricardo Soares replacing Felipe Blanco .FC Porto have made 2 substitutions with Gerhard Winkler replacing Paul Kurth and Tomas Mendes replacing Eduardo Semedo .
79.39
Sander Machlas threads a neat ball through to Tomas Mendes. Tomas Mendes passes the ball forward to Alberto Campos. Alberto Campos cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it flies just wide!
81.17
Matt Hendry flicks a high pass forward. Cristiano Soares collects the pass. With a delightful solo run, Cristiano Soares stretches the opposition's defence. Cristiano Soares skips past Gerhard Winkler! Cristiano Soares shoots from just inside the box. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is on top of it. Excellent save!
83.39
Gerhard Winkler flicks a high pass forward. Sander Machlas collects the pass. Sander Machlas makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Alberto Campos. Alberto Campos shoots from distance. It's miles wide!
85.59
Jaime Neves flicks a high pass forward to Alberto Campos who brings the ball neatly under control. Alberto Campos knocks in a cross ball towards Tomas Mendes. Tomas Mendes rises majestically and gets a header on goal but slams it into the crowd!
89.41
Matt Hendry knocks the ball to his team mate, Sebastiao Moutinho. Sebastiao Moutinho knocks in a cross ball towards Jose Fortes Ramos. Jose Fortes Ramos is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
90.00
Kevin Koning controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Cristiano Soares. Cristiano Soares knocks the ball to his team mate, Jose Fortes Ramos. Jose Fortes Ramos knocks in a cross ball towards Ricardo Soares. Ricardo Soares whips the ball goalwards with his head. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Beautiful goal!!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
Match Statistics
Match Statistics
Goals
Shots on Target
Shots off Target
Offsides
Fouls
Yellow Cards
Red Cards
Possession
Play Area
Scorers
Man of the Match
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Sebastiao Ferreira of S.L. Benfica |
Match Ratings
Match Ratings
1. Alberto Castro (GK)
7
2. Matt Hendry (DEF)
8
3. Cristiano Soares (DEF)
7
4. Kevin Koning (DEF)
6
5. Rafael Monteiro (MID)
6
6. Marcos Lorenzo (MID)
7
7. Manuel Loureiro (MID)
7
8. Sebastiao Moutinho (MID)
6
9. Felipe Blanco (ATT)
6
10. Sebastiao Ferreira (ATT)
9
11. Jose Fortes Ramos (ATT)
7
12. Silvio Reis (GK)
6
13. Paulo Campos (MID)
6
14. Ricardo Soares (ATT)
8
1. Stephen Mendonca (GK)
8
2. Paul Kurth (DEF)
7
3. Rodrigo Ramos (DEF)
6
4. Dominic Meiklejohn (DEF)
6
5. Sander Machlas (MID)
6
6. Jaime Neves (MID)
6
7. Max Fuchs (MID)
6
8. Jean-Marie Laville (MID)
6
9. Eduardo Semedo (ATT)
6
10. Romero P. Aguilar (ATT)
9
11. Alberto Campos (ATT)
6
12. Gerhard Winkler (GK)
6
13. Aniello Bandieri (ATT)
0
14. Tomas Mendes (DEF)
6