Match Report
| Rio Ave | Rio Ave |  |  | S.L. Benfica | S.L. Benfica | ||||||||||||||||
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| Rui Nunes | R. Nunes |  | 79 | G |  | 1 | | G | 65 |  | Dominic Young | D. Young | |||||||||
| 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 | 68 | | Carlos Rego | C. Rego | |||||||||
| Edgar Alves | E. Alves | | 64 | D | | 5 | | D | 67 |  | Arturo Peiro | A. Peiro | |||||||||
| Tijani Koevermans | T. Koevermans |  | 68 | M | | 6 | | M | 75 | | Gary Strachan | G. Strachan | |||||||||
| Victor Miller | V. Miller |  | 66 | M | | 7 | | M | 75 |  | Markus Köller | M. Köller | |||||||||
| Yurtcan Bulent | Y. Bulent |  | 63 | 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 | 66 | | Alberto Loureiro | A. Loureiro | |||||||||
| Paulo Castro | P. Castro | | 63 | A | | 11 | | A | 60 |  | Jannick Pelé | J. Pelé | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at Estádio dos Arcos where Rio Ave play host to S.L. Benfica. A crowd of 17,534 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!
2.19
0-0Carlos Almeida clumsily knocks into Joao Moutinho. Carlos Almeida is warned by the referee! Joao Moutinho hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
6.13
0-1Arturo Peiro makes a beautiful solo run. Arturo Peiro controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jannick Pelé. Jannick Pelé goes all the way! Jannick Pelé shoots from just inside the box. Jannick Pelé scores for S.L. Benfica!!
10.03
0-1Yurtcan Bulent kicks a strong pass forward to Jaime Barbosa. Jaime Barbosa knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Dominic Young who gathers it comfortably.
12.42
0-1Jaime Barbosa catches Alexandre Reis on the ankles. Jaime Barbosa is shown the yellow card! Alexandre Reis stretches but gets up unharmed.
15.23
Tijani Koevermans clumsily knocks into Nuno Reis. Tijani Koevermans is given a warning by the referee! Nuno Reis stretches but gets up unharmed.
22.01
0-1Tijani Koevermans flicks the ball to his team mate, Jaime Barbosa. Jaime Barbosa shoots from 25 yards. Dominic Young easily smothers it.
26.01
0-1Joao Moutinho hacks Jannick Pelé from behind! Joao Moutinho is shown the yellow card! Jannick Pelé gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
39.47
Gary Strachan controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Alberto Loureiro. Alberto Loureiro lofts in a cross ball towards Carlos Almeida. Carlos Almeida is unmarked! He powers a header at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
45.00
S.L. Benfica kick off the second half!
47.23
Quim Faria makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Victor Miller. Victor Miller makes a probing pass to Jaime Barbosa. Jaime Barbosa goes all the way! Jaime Barbosa shoots from just inside the box. Jaime Barbosa scores for Rio Ave!!
51.17
1-2Markus Köller sees a break and surges forward. Markus Köller lofts in a cross ball towards Jannick Pelé. Jannick Pelé heads the ball goalwards but it curls horrendously wide!
57.44
Joao Moutinho chips the ball to his team mate, Tijani Koevermans. Tijani Koevermans knocks the ball forward to Roberto Victoria. Roberto Victoria knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
59.29
Yurtcan Bulent kicks a strong pass forward to Roberto Victoria. Roberto Victoria tries a spectacular long range effort. It curls slightly but Dominic Young manages to gather it comfortably.
60.18
Joao Moutinho surges forward with the ball. Joao Moutinho kicks a strong pass forward to Paulo Castro. Paulo Castro shoots from 25 yards but it is tipped over by Dominic Young.
63.11
Nuno Reis makes a simple pass to Jannick Pelé. Jannick Pelé lofts in a cross ball towards Alberto Loureiro. Alberto Loureiro connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
66.31
Carlos Rego advances with the ball. Carlos Rego chips the ball to his team mate, Carlos Almeida. Carlos Almeida tries a spectacular long range effort but it goes wide for a goal kick.
67.35
Nuno Reis controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jannick Pelé. Jannick Pelé knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
72.56
Tijani Koevermans deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Roberto Victoria. Roberto Victoria sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It's miles wide!
77.18
Yurtcan Bulent makes a probing pass to Paulo Castro. Paulo Castro whips in a cross ball towards Jaime Barbosa. Jaime Barbosa flicks the ball with his head but it is miles over!
79.45
Victor Miller knocks the ball to his team mate, Paulo Castro. Paulo Castro controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
81.35
Markus Köller makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Alberto Loureiro. Alberto Loureiro plays a perfect one-two with Jannick Pelé and rushes in on goal... Alberto Loureiro cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
89.17
Roberto Victoria comes in with a late challenge on Carlos Rego. Roberto Victoria is shown the yellow card! Carlos Rego hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
89.17
1-2The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
90.00
Joao Moutinho controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Yurtcan Bulent. Yurtcan Bulent flicks the ball to his team mate, Paulo Castro. Paulo Castro plays a perfect one-two with Roberto Victoria and rushes in on goal... Paulo Castro rockets a shot on goal. Dominic Young easily smothers it.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time
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