Match Report
| Vitória de Guimarães | Vitória de Guimarães |  |  | S.L. Benfica | S.L. Benfica | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | manager | Computer Player | Computer Player | |||||||||||||||||
| Vitor Teixeira | V. Teixeira |  | 81 | G |  | 1 | | G | 71 |  | Jose Lopez | J. Lopez | |||||||||
| Luis Gomes | L. Gomes | | 76 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 69 | | Ruben Monteiro | R. Monteiro | |||||||||
| Filipe Pinheiro | F. Pinheiro | | 75 | D | | 3 | | D | 69 |  | Demlaba Padovani | D. Padovani | |||||||||
| Paulo Jardim | P. Jardim | | 70 | D | | 4 | | D | 68 | | Sebastiao Almeida | S. Almeida | |||||||||
| Helder Teixeira | H. Teixeira | | 77 | M | | 5 | | M | 70 |  | Stijn Delorge | S. Delorge | |||||||||
| Ricardo Barros | R. Barros | | 67 | M | | 6 | | M | 69 | | Romain Eggimann | R. Eggimann | |||||||||
| Florian Amerini | F. Amerini |  | 61 | M | | 7 | | M | 65 | | Roberto Gomes | R. Gomes | |||||||||
| Quim Lopes | Q. Lopes | | 60 | M | | 8 | | M | 64 | | Elena Hidalgo | E. Hidalgo | |||||||||
| Roberto Semedo | R. Semedo | | 84 | A | | 9 | | A | 76 | | Paulo Castro | P. Castro | |||||||||
| Erik Van Den Herik | E. Van Den Herik |  | 71 | A | | 10 | | A | 74 | | Sergio Veloso | S. Veloso | |||||||||
| Ruben Moreira | R. Moreira | | 69 | A | | 11 | | A | 74 | | Mario Moutinho | M. Moutinho | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at Estádio D. Afonso Henriques where Vitória de Guimarães play host to S.L. Benfica. A crowd of 20,620 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both Vitória de Guimarães and S.L. Benfica are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Both Vitória de Guimarães and S.L. Benfica are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
0.00
0-0S.L. Benfica kick off and get the match underway!
2.40
0-0Roberto Gomes brings the ball forward. Roberto Gomes shoots from long range but Vitor Teixeira is on top of it.
3.43
1-0Helder Teixeira flicks the ball to his team mate, Roberto Semedo. Roberto Semedo lofts in a cross ball towards Erik Van Den Herik. Erik Van Den Herik is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Jose Lopez is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
10.40
1-0Romain Eggimann passes the ball forward to Mario Moutinho. Mario Moutinho knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Vitor Teixeira who gathers it comfortably.
12.36
1-0Florian Amerini hacks Romain Eggimann from behind! The referee calls over Florian Amerini and warns him to calm down! Romain Eggimann hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
15.03
1-0Paulo Jardim passes the ball forward to Ricardo Barros. Ricardo Barros flicks the ball to his team mate, Ruben Moreira. Ruben Moreira shoots from distance but it flies wide!
24.27
Stijn Delorge passes the ball forward to Paulo Castro. Paulo Castro finds some space and shoots from distance. It's miles wide!
27.24
Roberto Gomes passes the ball forward to Paulo Castro. Paulo Castro knocks in a cross ball towards Mario Moutinho. Mario Moutinho directs the ball goalwards with his head. The ball is well placed but the keeper is more than a match for it. Saved!
30.55
Romain Eggimann makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Sergio Veloso. Sergio Veloso plays a perfect one-two with Paulo Castro and rushes in on goal... Sergio Veloso takes a shot at goal. Sergio Veloso scores for S.L. Benfica!!
34.27
Ruben Monteiro makes a probing pass to Romain Eggimann. Romain Eggimann sees a break and surges forward. Romain Eggimann goes all the way! Romain Eggimann tries a spectacular strike but it goes wide for a goal kick.
36.45
Filipe Pinheiro knocks the ball to his team mate, Ricardo Barros. Ricardo Barros makes a simple pass to Roberto Semedo. Roberto Semedo shoots from distance. It's miles wide!
38.43
1-1Paulo Jardim comes in with a late challenge on Paulo Castro. The referee calls over Paulo Jardim and warns him to calm down! Paulo Castro gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
42.15
Florian Amerini decides to run forward with the ball. Florian Amerini makes a simple pass to Roberto Semedo. Roberto Semedo takes a shot at goal. It curls slightly but Jose Lopez manages to gather it comfortably.
45.00
Romain Eggimann flicks the ball to his team mate, Sergio Veloso. Sergio Veloso makes a probing pass to Paulo Castro. Paulo Castro cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. Magnificent save by Vitor Teixeira!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
45.00
Vitória de Guimarães kick off the second half!
47.13
Roberto Gomes makes a simple pass to Paulo Castro. Paulo Castro controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
49.40
Sebastiao Almeida knocks the ball forward to Romain Eggimann. Romain Eggimann makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Sergio Veloso. Sergio Veloso plays a perfect one-two with Paulo Castro and rushes in on goal... Sergio Veloso rockets a shot on goal but it flies wide!
51.29
Filipe Pinheiro chips the ball to his team mate, Ricardo Barros. Ricardo Barros makes a beautiful solo run. Ricardo Barros lofts in a cross ball towards Ruben Moreira. Ruben Moreira heads the ball goalwards. Magnificent save by Jose Lopez!
53.54
Sebastiao Almeida deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Stijn Delorge. Stijn Delorge controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Mario Moutinho. Mario Moutinho knocks in a cross ball towards Sergio Veloso. Sergio Veloso connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it is miles over!
57.24
Florian Amerini makes a simple pass to Ruben Moreira. Ruben Moreira shoots from long range but it is tipped over by Jose Lopez.
59.32
1-1Florian Amerini clumsily knocks into Romain Eggimann. Florian Amerini is shown the yellow card! Romain Eggimann runs off the knock.
61.58
Ruben Monteiro hacks Roberto Semedo from behind! Ruben Monteiro is shown the yellow card! Roberto Semedo gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
63.44
Roberto Gomes makes a simple pass to 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!
66.48
Quim Lopes clumsily knocks into Stijn Delorge. Quim Lopes is warned by the referee! Stijn Delorge stretches but gets up unharmed.
71.21
Romain Eggimann makes a simple pass to Mario Moutinho. Mario Moutinho lofts in a cross ball towards Sergio Veloso. Sergio Veloso powers a header at goal but it flies wide!
72.49
Filipe Pinheiro deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Florian Amerini. Florian Amerini controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Roberto Semedo. Roberto Semedo plays a perfect one-two with Erik Van Den Herik and rushes in on goal... Roberto Semedo takes a shot at goal. It curls slightly but Jose Lopez manages to gather it comfortably.
75.28
1-1Luis Gomes knocks the ball to his team mate, Ricardo Barros. Ricardo Barros sees a break and surges forward. Ricardo Barros threads the ball through to Erik Van Den Herik but he's offside!
77.26
Demlaba Padovani makes a beautiful solo run. Demlaba Padovani brings the ball forward. Demlaba Padovani goes all the way! Demlaba Padovani tries a spectacular strike. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
81.37
Paulo Jardim makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Quim Lopes. Quim Lopes takes it forward alone. Quim Lopes shoots from outside the area but it is miles over!
84.32
Demlaba Padovani passes the ball forward to Romain Eggimann. Romain Eggimann deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Mario Moutinho. Mario Moutinho goes all the way! Mario Moutinho tries a spectacular strike. The ball comes in low, but Vitor Teixeira easily smothers it!
87.15
Roberto Gomes deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Sergio Veloso. Sergio Veloso makes a probing pass to Paulo Castro. Paulo Castro makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball comes in low, but Vitor Teixeira easily smothers it!
89.57
Stijn Delorge passes the ball forward to Mario Moutinho. Mario Moutinho shoots from outside the area. It's miles wide!
90.00
Roberto Gomes passes the ball forward to Sergio Veloso. Sergio Veloso goes all the way! Sergio Veloso takes a shot at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle
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