Match Report
| Santa Clara | Santa Clara |  |  | S.L. Benfica | S.L. Benfica | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | manager | Computer Player | Computer Player | |||||||||||||||||
| Samuel Faria | S. Faria |  | 68 | G |  | 1 | | G | 66 |  | Dominic Young | D. Young | |||||||||
| Vasco Vieira | V. Vieira | | 70 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 70 | | Daniel Mendes | D. Mendes | |||||||||
| Matt Hendry | M. Hendry | | 69 | D | | 3 | | D | 70 | | Alexandre Reis | A. Reis | |||||||||
| Tomas Bento | T. Bento | | 67 | D | | 4 | | D | 65 | | Vasco Fernandes | V. Fernandes | |||||||||
| Luis Sousa | L. Sousa | | 65 | D | | 5 | | D | 58 | | Rafael Vieira | R. Vieira | |||||||||
| Jorge Vieira | J. Vieira | | 67 | M | | 6 | | M | 75 | | Gary Strachan | G. Strachan | |||||||||
| Vasco Fonseca | V. Fonseca | | 66 | M | | 7 | | M | 69 | | Nuno Reis | N. Reis | |||||||||
| Guilherme Fernandes | G. Fernandes | | 64 | M | | 8 | | M | 67 | | Tiago Lopes | T. Lopes | |||||||||
| Carlos Fonseca | C. Fonseca | | 72 | A | | 9 | | A | 68 | | Carlos Almeida | C. Almeida | |||||||||
| Tiago Bento | T. Bento | | 70 | A | | 10 | | A | 67 | | Hugo Oliveira | H. Oliveira | |||||||||
| Oscar Jr. Pinton | O. Pinton |  | 66 | A | | 11 | | A | 60 |  | Jannick Pelé | J. Pelé | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
Heavy rain falls from above here at Est˜dio de Sao Miguel where Santa Clara play host to S.L. Benfica. A crowd of 19,704 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both Santa Clara and S.L. Benfica are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Both Santa Clara and S.L. Benfica are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
0.00
0-0Santa Clara kick off and get the match underway!
2.39
0-0Vasco Fernandes knocks the ball forward to Nuno Reis. Nuno Reis passes the ball forward to Jannick Pelé. Jannick Pelé shoots from 20 yards but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
6.13
0-0Daniel Mendes deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Nuno Reis. Nuno Reis sees a break and surges forward. Nuno Reis shoots from distance. It curls slightly but Samuel Faria manages to gather it comfortably.
9.56
0-0Nuno Reis makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Hugo Oliveira. Hugo Oliveira knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
15.57
Tomas Bento makes a beautiful solo run. Tomas Bento kicks a strong pass forward to Tiago Bento. Tiago Bento knocks in a cross ball towards Carlos Fonseca. Carlos Fonseca directs the ball goalwards with his head. It's miles wide!
18.27
Nuno Reis kicks a strong pass forward to Carlos Almeida. Carlos Almeida shoots from 25 yards but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
21.50
Alexandre Reis threads the ball through to Gary Strachan. Gary Strachan chips the ball to his team mate, Carlos Almeida. Carlos Almeida lofts in a cross ball towards Jannick Pelé. Jannick Pelé powers a header at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
32.43
Gary Strachan sees space and advances. Gary Strachan controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Samuel Faria easily smothers it.
33.31
Guilherme Fernandes passes the ball forward to Carlos Fonseca. Carlos Fonseca shoots from 20 yards. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
34.57
0-0Alexandre Reis clumsily knocks into Guilherme Fernandes. Alexandre Reis is warned by the referee! Guilherme Fernandes runs off the knock.
39.43
Alexandre Reis knocks the ball to his team mate, Nuno Reis. Nuno Reis knocks the ball forward to Carlos Almeida. Carlos Almeida finds some space and shoots from distance but it is miles over!
40.44
Tiago Lopes controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jannick Pelé. Jannick Pelé deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Hugo Oliveira. Hugo Oliveira cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
42.15
Nuno Reis clumsily knocks into Vasco Fonseca. The referee calls over Nuno Reis and warns him to calm down! Vasco Fonseca runs off the knock.
45.00
Jorge Vieira makes a probing pass to Tiago Bento. Tiago Bento shoots from long range but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
45.00
S.L. Benfica kick off!
53.25
1-0Matt Hendry knocks the ball to his team mate, Guilherme Fernandes. Guilherme Fernandes sees a break and surges forward. Guilherme Fernandes shoots from 25 yards. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
57.38
Guilherme Fernandes advances with the ball. Guilherme Fernandes shoots from long range. Guilherme Fernandes scores for Santa Clara!!
60.40
Vasco Fonseca threads the ball through to Carlos Fonseca. Carlos Fonseca tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
63.50
Nuno Reis controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jannick Pelé. Jannick Pelé shoots from outside the area but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
65.01
Tomas Bento makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jorge Vieira. Jorge Vieira flicks the ball to his team mate, Tiago Bento. Tiago Bento shoots from long range but it flies wide!
66.49
Tomas Bento kicks a strong pass forward to Guilherme Fernandes. Guilherme Fernandes flicks the ball to his team mate, Carlos Fonseca. Carlos Fonseca tries a spectacular long range effort but he balloons it over the crossbar!
73.47
3-0Jorge Vieira hacks Tiago Lopes from behind! Jorge Vieira is shown the yellow card! Tiago Lopes gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
75.13
Alexandre Reis deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Gary Strachan. Gary Strachan passes the ball forward to Hugo Oliveira. Hugo Oliveira goes all the way! Hugo Oliveira shoots from just inside the box. Samuel Faria easily smothers it.
78.01
Tiago Lopes passes the ball forward to Carlos Almeida. Carlos Almeida knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Samuel Faria who gathers it comfortably.
81.58
Vasco Vieira deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Vasco Fonseca. Vasco Fonseca makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Oscar Jr. Pinton. Oscar Jr. Pinton shoots from 25 yards. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Oscar Jr. Pinton!
84.27
Matt Hendry kicks a strong pass forward to Guilherme Fernandes. Guilherme Fernandes makes a simple pass to Carlos Fonseca. Carlos Fonseca shoots from 20 yards. The ball comes in low, but Dominic Young easily smothers it!
87.48
Vasco Fonseca passes the ball forward to Carlos Fonseca. Carlos Fonseca shoots from 25 yards but it goes wide for a goal kick.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time
Match Statistics
Match Statistics
Goals
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Yellow Cards
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Possession
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Scorers
| Guilherme Fernandes 53, 57 Carlos Fonseca 60 Oscar Jr. Pinton 82 |