Match Report
| Rio Ave | Rio Ave |  |  | S.L. Benfica | S.L. Benfica | ||||||||||||||||
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| Rui Nunes | R. Nunes |  | 79 | G |  | 1 | | G | 70 | | Rui Pinto | R. Pinto | |||||||||
| Pedro Nascimento | P. Nascimento | | 76 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 69 | | Alexandre Reis | A. Reis | |||||||||
| Joao Moutinho | J. Moutinho | | 74 | D | | 3 | | D | 68 | | Daniel Mendes | D. Mendes | |||||||||
| Quim Faria | Q. Faria | | 66 | D | | 4 | | D | 61 |  | Jerome Kok | J. Kok | |||||||||
| Edgar Alves | E. Alves | | 64 | D | | 5 | | D | 59 | | Helder Sousa | H. Sousa | |||||||||
| Tijani Koevermans | T. Koevermans | | 68 | M | | 6 | | M | 75 |  | Markus Köller | M. Köller | |||||||||
| Victor Miller | V. Miller |  | 66 | M | | 7 | | M | 74 |  | Gary Strachan | G. Strachan | |||||||||
| Yurtcan Bulent | Y. Bulent |  | 62 | M | | 8 | | M | 69 | | Nuno Reis | N. Reis | |||||||||
| Roberto Victoria | R. Victoria | | 77 | A | | 9 | | A | 67 | | Carlos Almeida | C. Almeida | |||||||||
| Jaime Barbosa | J. Barbosa | | 72 | A | | 10 | | A | 65 | | Alberto Loureiro | A. Loureiro | |||||||||
| Rafael Ribeiro | R. Ribeiro | | 66 | A | | 11 | | A | 60 |  | Jannick Pelé | J. Pelé | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at Estádio dos Arcos where Rio Ave play host to S.L. Benfica. A crowd of 20,835 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both Rio Ave and S.L. Benfica are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Both Rio Ave and S.L. Benfica are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
0.00
0-0Rio Ave get the match underway!
4.57
0-0Markus Köller hacks Yurtcan Bulent from behind! Markus Köller is shown the yellow card! Yurtcan Bulent hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
6.11
0-0Quim Faria threads the ball through to Tijani Koevermans. Tijani Koevermans chips the ball to his team mate, Jaime Barbosa. Jaime Barbosa shoots from long range but he balloons it over the crossbar!
9.09
Tijani Koevermans threads the ball through to Jaime Barbosa. Jaime Barbosa finds some space and shoots from distance but it is miles over!
14.04
1-0Tijani Koevermans makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Roberto Victoria. Roberto Victoria knocks the ball forward to Rafael Ribeiro. Rafael Ribeiro makes some space for himself and shoots at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
20.23
Jerome Kok flicks the ball to his team mate, Markus Köller. Markus Köller knocks the ball forward to Alberto Loureiro. Alberto Loureiro plays a perfect one-two with Carlos Almeida and rushes in on goal... Alberto Loureiro rockets a shot on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
21.26
1-0Gary Strachan knocks the ball forward to Alberto Loureiro. Alberto Loureiro goes all the way! Alberto Loureiro shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it is tipped over by Rui Nunes.
22.35
1-0The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
24.35
Gary Strachan brings the ball forward. Gary Strachan flicks the ball to his team mate, Alberto Loureiro. Alberto Loureiro shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it is miles over!
28.47
Victor Miller flicks the ball to his team mate, Rafael Ribeiro. Rafael Ribeiro tries a spectacular long range effort but it flies wide!
39.29
Yurtcan Bulent knocks the ball to his team mate, Jaime Barbosa. Jaime Barbosa lofts in a cross ball towards Rafael Ribeiro. Rafael Ribeiro powers a header at goal but Rui Pinto is on top of it.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
45.00
S.L. Benfica kick off!
48.46
Gary Strachan passes the ball forward to Carlos Almeida. Carlos Almeida plays a perfect one-two with Jannick Pelé and rushes in on goal... Carlos Almeida rockets a shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
51.31
Daniel Mendes threads the ball through to Markus Köller. Markus Köller knocks the ball forward to Carlos Almeida. Carlos Almeida sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
53.21
Victor Miller flicks the ball to his team mate, Roberto Victoria. Roberto Victoria lofts in a cross ball towards Rafael Ribeiro. Rafael Ribeiro flicks the ball with his head but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
59.39
Tijani Koevermans makes a probing pass to Jaime Barbosa. Jaime Barbosa goes all the way! Jaime Barbosa rockets a shot on goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
65.29
Nuno Reis controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Alberto Loureiro. Alberto Loureiro goes all the way! Alberto Loureiro shoots from just inside the box but it flies wide!
66.39
Victor Miller passes the ball forward to Roberto Victoria. Roberto Victoria plays a perfect one-two with Jaime Barbosa and rushes in on goal... Roberto Victoria makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but somehow Rui Pinto manages to keep it out.
73.45
Alexandre Reis passes the ball forward to Nuno Reis. Nuno Reis flicks the ball to his team mate, Jannick Pelé. Jannick Pelé shoots from long range but it flies wide!
85.56
Nuno Reis threads the ball through to Carlos Almeida. Carlos Almeida shoots from outside the area. It's miles wide!
89.48
Yurtcan Bulent threads the ball through to Rafael Ribeiro. Rafael Ribeiro tries a spectacular long range effort but it goes wide for a goal kick.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
Match Statistics
Match Statistics
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