Match Report
| Sporting Lisbon | Sporting Lisbon |  |  | S.L. Benfica | S.L. Benfica | ||||||||||||||||
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| Nicolas Cruz | N. Cruz |  | 65 | G |  | 1 | | G | 53 |  | Abel Reis | A. Reis | |||||||||
| Adrien Rascle | A. Rascle |  | 77 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 73 | | Rafael Viana | R. Viana | |||||||||
| Luis Bérenguer | L. Bérenguer | | 68 | D | | 3 | | D | 66 | | Miguel Moreira | M. Moreira | |||||||||
| Francisco Gomes | F. Gomes | | 63 | D | | 4 | | D | 61 | | Eduardo Lopes | E. Lopes | |||||||||
| Abel Moutinho | A. Moutinho | | 60 | D | | 5 | | D | 47 | | Mario Valente | M. Valente | |||||||||
| Colin Mcallister | C. Mcallister |  | 77 | M | | 6 | | M | 59 | | Charles Sarr | C. Sarr | |||||||||
| Helder Fonseca | H. Fonseca | | 73 | M | | 7 | | M | 59 | | Sebastiao Jardim | S. Jardim | |||||||||
| Nuno Viana | N. Viana | | 67 | M | | 8 | | M | 55 | | Cristiano Nascimento | C. Nascimento | |||||||||
| Sergio Lopes | S. Lopes | | 66 | A | | 9 | | A | 75 | | Rodrigo Carvalho | R. Carvalho | |||||||||
| Diogo Carvalho | D. Carvalho | | 64 | A | | 10 | | A | 73 | | Pape Dudoit | P. Dudoit | |||||||||
| Kevin Niven | K. Niven | | 63 | A | | 11 | | A | 71 | | Carlos Vieira | C. Vieira | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at Estádio José Alvalade where Sporting Lisbon play host to S.L. Benfica. A crowd of 17,717 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both Sporting Lisbon and S.L. Benfica are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Both Sporting Lisbon and S.L. Benfica are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
0.00
0-0Sporting Lisbon kick off and get the match underway!
4.37
0-0Colin Mcallister sees a break and surges forward. Colin Mcallister threads the ball through to Sergio Lopes but he's offside!
6.35
0-0Francisco Gomes barges into Pape Dudoit. Francisco Gomes is given a warning by the referee! Pape Dudoit stretches but gets up unharmed.
8.29
0-0Luis Bérenguer passes the ball forward to Nuno Viana. Nuno Viana makes a simple pass to Sergio Lopes. Sergio Lopes goes all the way! Sergio Lopes rockets a shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
10.35
0-0S.L. Benfica are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate Sporting Lisbon's defence.
12.50
Charles Sarr decides to run forward with the ball. Charles Sarr sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
14.11
0-0Charles Sarr hacks Nuno Viana from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Nuno Viana stretches but gets up unharmed.
16.58
0-0Eduardo Lopes brings the ball forward. Eduardo Lopes makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Carlos Vieira. Carlos Vieira knocks the ball to his team mate, Pape Dudoit. Pape Dudoit tries a spectacular strike. It curls slightly but Nicolas Cruz manages to gather it comfortably.
21.32
Eduardo Lopes makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Sebastiao Jardim. Sebastiao Jardim brings the ball forward. Sebastiao Jardim plays a perfect one-two with Carlos Vieira and rushes in on goal... Sebastiao Jardim makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
22.44
Miguel Moreira sees space and advances. Miguel Moreira threads the ball through to Carlos Vieira. Carlos Vieira controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Pape Dudoit. Pape Dudoit tries a spectacular strike but it curls horrendously wide!
30.20
0-0Charles Sarr makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Pape Dudoit. Pape Dudoit knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Luis Bérenguer.
32.54
Francisco Gomes boots it upfield. Kevin Niven sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but somehow Abel Reis manages to keep it out.
34.58
Colin Mcallister makes a simple pass to Kevin Niven. Kevin Niven goes all the way! Kevin Niven takes a shot at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
36.32
The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
38.33
1-0Nuno Viana deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Diogo Carvalho. Diogo Carvalho plays a perfect one-two with Sergio Lopes and rushes in on goal... Diogo Carvalho shows great control and tries a shot on goal. Abel Reis is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
42.26
Charles Sarr catches Nuno Viana on the ankles. Charles Sarr is given a warning by the referee! Nuno Viana runs off the knock.
44.56
Mario Valente hacks Sergio Lopes from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Sergio Lopes runs off the knock.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
45.00
S.L. Benfica start the second half!
48.21
Nuno Viana chips the ball to his team mate, Kevin Niven. Kevin Niven controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it flies wide!
49.17
Cristiano Nascimento makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Rodrigo Carvalho. Rodrigo Carvalho shoots from 20 yards but it curls horrendously wide!
59.37
The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
60.34
Sebastiao Jardim sees a break and surges forward. Sebastiao Jardim goes all the way! Sebastiao Jardim shoots from just inside the box but it flies wide!
63.01
Francisco Gomes decides to run forward with the ball. Francisco Gomes makes a simple pass to Kevin Niven. Kevin Niven shoots from distance. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Kevin Niven!
69.17
Nuno Viana kicks a strong pass forward to Kevin Niven. Kevin Niven deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Sergio Lopes. Sergio Lopes rockets a shot on goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Sergio Lopes!
72.17
Luis Bérenguer chips the ball to his team mate, Helder Fonseca. Helder Fonseca controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Kevin Niven. Kevin Niven goes all the way! Kevin Niven makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
75.00
The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
78.55
Helder Fonseca knocks the ball to his team mate, Sergio Lopes. Sergio Lopes knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Rafael Viana.
79.19
Adrien Rascle deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Colin Mcallister. Colin Mcallister deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Kevin Niven. Kevin Niven shoots from distance. It curls slightly but Abel Reis manages to gather it comfortably.
87.28
Helder Fonseca knocks the ball forward to Diogo Carvalho. Diogo Carvalho plays a perfect one-two with Sergio Lopes and rushes in on goal... Diogo Carvalho shoots from just inside the box but it is miles over!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time
Match Statistics
Match Statistics
Goals
Shots on Target
Shots off Target
Offsides
Fouls
Yellow Cards
Red Cards
Possession
Play Area
Scorers
| Diogo Carvalho 38 Kevin Niven 63, 72 Sergio Lopes 69 |