Match Report
| S.L. Benfica | S.L. Benfica |  |  | Southampton | Southampton | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | manager | Computer Player | Computer Player | |||||||||||||||||
| Abel Reis | A. Reis |  | 53 | G |  | 1 | | G | 47 |  | Thierry Lofthouse | T. Lofthouse | |||||||||
| Rafael Viana | R. Viana | | 74 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 52 | | Ian Harley | I. Harley | |||||||||
| Miguel Moreira | M. Moreira | | 67 | D | | 3 | | D | 51 | | Darius Neville | D. Neville | |||||||||
| Tiago Barros | T. Barros | | 67 | D | | 4 | | D | 50 | | Isaiah Galli | I. Galli | |||||||||
| Eduardo Lopes | E. Lopes | | 61 | D | | 5 | | D | 42 | | John Holloway | J. Holloway | |||||||||
| Luis Loureiro | L. Loureiro | | 65 | M | | 6 | | M | 56 | | Stephen Best | S. Best | |||||||||
| Charles Sarr | C. Sarr |  | 59 | M | | 7 | | M | 54 | | Ross Lawrence | R. Lawrence | |||||||||
| Sebastiao Jardim | S. Jardim | | 59 | M | | 8 | | M | 50 | | Stanley Monk | S. Monk | |||||||||
| Rodrigo Carvalho | R. Carvalho | | 75 | A | | 9 | | A | 71 | | Leon Youds | L. Youds | |||||||||
| Carlos Vieira | C. Vieira | | 72 | A | | 10 | | A | 47 | | Oleg Chadwick | O. Chadwick | |||||||||
| Jorge Marques | J. Marques | | 67 | A | | 11 | | A | 38 | | Chris Eustace | C. Eustace | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at Estádio da Luz where S.L. Benfica play Southampton in this Inter Cup game. A crowd of 8,996 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Both S.L. Benfica and Southampton are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Both S.L. Benfica and Southampton are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
0.00
0-0The first half starts with Southampton kicking off!
6.04
1-0Miguel Moreira knocks the ball forward to Sebastiao Jardim. Sebastiao Jardim brings the ball forward. Sebastiao Jardim goes all the way! Sebastiao Jardim tries a spectacular strike. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
9.07
1-0Luis Loureiro brings the ball forward. Luis Loureiro goes all the way! Luis Loureiro cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but Thierry Lofthouse is on top of it.
10.15
1-0Luis Loureiro barges into Stanley Monk. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Stanley Monk grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
12.56
1-0Ian Harley knocks the ball forward to Stephen Best. Stephen Best kicks a strong pass forward to Chris Eustace. Chris Eustace tries a spectacular long range effort but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
20.25
1-0Miguel Moreira chips the ball to his team mate, Sebastiao Jardim. Sebastiao Jardim deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Carlos Vieira. Carlos Vieira knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Thierry Lofthouse who gathers it comfortably.
24.46
Sebastiao Jardim decides to run forward with the ball. Sebastiao Jardim kicks a strong pass forward to Jorge Marques. Jorge Marques shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
32.05
Sebastiao Jardim flicks the ball to his team mate, Jorge Marques. Jorge Marques shoots from long range. Magnificent save by Thierry Lofthouse!
38.48
Charles Sarr chips the ball to his team mate, Carlos Vieira. Carlos Vieira controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jorge Marques. Jorge Marques tries a spectacular strike. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
42.54
Tiago Barros makes a simple pass to Sebastiao Jardim. Sebastiao Jardim chips the ball to his team mate, Rodrigo Carvalho. Rodrigo Carvalho goes all the way! Rodrigo Carvalho shoots from just inside the box but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
45.00
Sebastiao Jardim knocks the ball forward to Rodrigo Carvalho. Rodrigo Carvalho shoots from 20 yards but it curls horrendously wide!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
45.00
S.L. Benfica kick off and get the second half underway!
57.17
Miguel Moreira threads the ball through to Luis Loureiro. Luis Loureiro advances with the ball. Luis Loureiro goes all the way! Luis Loureiro shoots from just inside the box but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
59.02
Miguel Moreira passes the ball forward to Sebastiao Jardim. Sebastiao Jardim makes a probing pass to Carlos Vieira. Carlos Vieira knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Darius Neville.
60.17
3-0Tiago Barros makes a probing pass to Luis Loureiro. Luis Loureiro passes the ball forward to Rodrigo Carvalho. Rodrigo Carvalho knocks the ball forward to Jorge Marques but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
65.16
Miguel Moreira makes a probing pass to Sebastiao Jardim. Sebastiao Jardim threads the ball through to Rodrigo Carvalho. Rodrigo Carvalho goes all the way! Rodrigo Carvalho shoots from just inside the box but it curls horrendously wide!
67.24
Charles Sarr chips the ball to his team mate, Rodrigo Carvalho. Rodrigo Carvalho lofts in a cross ball towards Jorge Marques. Jorge Marques heads the ball goalwards. Thierry Lofthouse easily picks it out of the air!
71.58
Ross Lawrence kicks a strong pass forward to Leon Youds. Leon Youds controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Chris Eustace. Chris Eustace tries a spectacular strike but Abel Reis is on top of it.
73.44
Isaiah Galli knocks the ball forward to Stephen Best. Stephen Best passes the ball forward to Leon Youds. Leon Youds plays a perfect one-two with Oleg Chadwick and rushes in on goal... Leon Youds takes a shot at goal but it flies wide!
81.07
Charles Sarr sees a break and surges forward. Charles Sarr makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jorge Marques. Jorge Marques shoots from just inside the box. It's there!! Thierry Lofthouse has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
87.39
Ian Harley flicks the ball to his team mate, Stephen Best. Stephen Best flicks the ball to his team mate, Oleg Chadwick. Oleg Chadwick goes all the way! Oleg Chadwick cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!
Match Statistics
Match Statistics
Goals
Shots on Target
Shots off Target
Offsides
Fouls
Yellow Cards
Red Cards
Possession
Play Area
Scorers
| Sebastiao Jardim 6 Jorge Marques 24, 38, 81 |