Match Report


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Match Report

Match Report
It's a clear sunny day here at Estádio da Luz where S.L. Benfica play host to União Desportiva de Leiria. A crowd of 19,101 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both S.L. Benfica and União Desportiva de Leiria are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.


0.00
União Desportiva de Leiria kick off and get the match underway!
4.27
Alberto Santos advances with the ball. Alberto Santos shoots from distance but it flies wide!
8.28
Nuno Reis barges into Abel Jardim. Nuno Reis is warned by the referee! Abel Jardim runs off the knock.
22.37
Gary Strachan makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jannick Pelé. Jannick Pelé shoots from long range but he balloons it over the crossbar!
27.04
Alexandre Reis controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Nuno Reis. Nuno Reis makes a simple pass to Alberto Loureiro. Alberto Loureiro knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
28.42
Tomas Moreira chips the ball to his team mate, Jorge Loureiro. Jorge Loureiro knocks the ball to his team mate, Rafael Vieira. Rafael Vieira whips in a cross ball towards Edgar Viana. Edgar Viana is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
32.15
Abel Jardim clumsily knocks into Nuno Reis. Abel Jardim is given a warning by the referee! Nuno Reis stretches but gets up unharmed.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!


45.00
The second half starts with S.L. Benfica kicking off!
47.08
Markus Köller knocks the ball to his team mate, Alberto Loureiro. Alberto Loureiro whips in a cross ball towards Carlos Almeida. Carlos Almeida flicks the ball with his head but he balloons it over the crossbar!
48.55
Jerome Kok makes a beautiful solo run. Jerome Kok kicks a strong pass forward to Alberto Loureiro. Alberto Loureiro goes all the way! Alberto Loureiro cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but Quim Valente is on top of it.
53.02
Gary Strachan clumsily knocks into Alberto Santos. Gary Strachan is warned by the referee! Alberto Santos hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
54.27
Rafael Fernandes passes the ball forward to Abel Jardim. Abel Jardim flicks the ball to his team mate, Edgar Viana. Edgar Viana knocks the ball forward to Frederico Bento but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
59.18
Nuno Reis controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jannick Pelé. Jannick Pelé chips the ball to his team mate, Carlos Almeida. Carlos Almeida cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
60.20
Jorge Loureiro flicks the ball to his team mate, Frederico Bento. Frederico Bento shoots from 20 yards. It's miles wide!
67.44
Markus Köller knocks the ball forward to Jannick Pelé. Jannick Pelé makes a probing pass to Carlos Almeida but he's offside!
71.30
Alberto Santos clumsily knocks into Gary Strachan. The referee calls over Alberto Santos and warns him to calm down! Gary Strachan stretches but gets up unharmed.
72.17
Rafael Fernandes knocks the ball to his team mate, Jorge Loureiro. Jorge Loureiro controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Rafael Vieira. Rafael Vieira controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Edgar Viana. Edgar Viana shoots from just inside the box. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
77.44
Helder Sousa passes the ball forward to Nuno Reis. Nuno Reis kicks a strong pass forward to Alberto Loureiro. Alberto Loureiro goes all the way! Alberto Loureiro shoots from just inside the box but he balloons it over the crossbar!
84.51
Jerome Kok surges forward with the ball. Jerome Kok deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Carlos Almeida. Carlos Almeida knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
87.26
Markus Köller knocks the ball to his team mate, Alberto Loureiro. Alberto Loureiro goes all the way! Alberto Loureiro tries a spectacular strike. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!


The man of the match was awarded to Alberto Loureiro of S.L. Benfica

Match Statistics

Match Statistics
Goals
Goals: 1 vs 1
Shots on Target
Shots on Target: 2 vs 1
Shots off Target
Shots off Target: 4 vs 3
Offsides
Offsides: 2 vs 3
Fouls
Fouls: 2 vs 2
Yellow Cards
Yellow Cards: 0 vs 0
Red Cards
Red Cards: 0 vs 0

Possession
Possession: 57.5342465753425 vs 42.4657534246575
Play Area
Home team third: 19.18%, Midfield: 53.42%, Away team third: 27.40%