Portuguese Primeira Liga

Benfica vs Arouca, 2016-2017 Portuguese Liga

· Portuguese Primeira Liga
Benfica
  • 25': Kostas Mitroglou
  • 35': Kostas Mitroglou
  • Red Card 41': Ederson
  • 49': André Carrillo
FT
3 - 0
Arouca

    About

    Benfica are hosting Arouca at Estádio da Luz, Lisbon, Portugal, starting on . The match is a part of the Portuguese Primeira Liga.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 5': Attempt missed. Pizzi (Benfica) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Andrija Zivkovic.
    • 6': Delay in match Jonas (Benfica) because of an injury.
    • 6': Delay in match Nuno Coelho (Arouca) because of an injury.
    • 7': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 7': Attempt saved. Lubomir Fejsa (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nelsinho.
    • 8': André Carrillo (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 8': Foul by Nuno Coelho (Arouca).
    • 9': Attempt blocked. André Carrillo (Benfica) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 9': Attempt saved. Tomané (Arouca) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mateus with a cross.
    • 9': Corner, Arouca. Conceded by Ederson Moraes.
    • 11': Attempt saved. Andrija Zivkovic (Benfica) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Pizzi.
    • 12': Foul by Pizzi (Benfica).
    • 12': Mateus (Arouca) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 13': Eliseu (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 13': Foul by Tomané (Arouca).
    • 16': Attempt blocked. Jonas (Benfica) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by André Carrillo.
    • 17': Foul by Kostas Mitroglou (Benfica).
    • 17': Nuno Coelho (Arouca) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 19': Foul by Mateus (Arouca).
    • 19': Pizzi (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 20': Foul by Luisão (Benfica).
    • 20': Tomané (Arouca) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 21': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Mateus.
    • 22': Offside, Benfica. Luisão tries a through ball, but Jonas is caught offside.
    • 23': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by José Manuel Velázquez.
    • 24': Attempt saved. Luisão (Benfica) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Andrija Zivkovic with a cross.
    • 25': Goal! Benfica 1, Arouca 0. Kostas Mitroglou (Benfica) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jonas with a cross.
    • 26': Foul by Andrija Zivkovic (Benfica).
    • 26': Kuca (Arouca) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 27': Attempt missed. Kostas Mitroglou (Benfica) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jonas with a cross.
    • 28': Corner, Arouca. Conceded by Luisão.
    • 30': Attempt saved. Jonas (Benfica) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Andrija Zivkovic with a through ball.
    • 30': Foul by Adilson Goiano (Arouca).
    • 30': Nelsinho (Benfica) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 30': Adilson Goiano (Arouca) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 32': André Carrillo (Benfica) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 32': Foul by Nuno Coelho (Arouca).
    • 35': Goal! Benfica 2, Arouca 0. Kostas Mitroglou (Benfica) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Eliseu.
    • 39': Attempt saved. Mateus (Arouca) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kuca.
    • 39': Offside, Arouca. Nelsinho tries a through ball, but Tomané is caught offside.
    • 41': Foul by Ederson Moraes (Benfica).
    • 41': Mateus (Arouca) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 41': Ederson Moraes (Benfica) is shown the red card.
    • 42': Delay in match Mateus (Arouca) because of an injury.
    • 44': Substitution, Benfica. Julio César replaces Kostas Mitroglou.
    • 44': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 45': Substitution, Arouca. Rafael Crivellaro replaces Adilson Goiano because of an injury.
    • 45'+1': Attempt missed. Rafael Crivellaro (Arouca) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
    • 45'+1': Offside, Arouca. Mateus tries a through ball, but Jefre Vargas is caught offside.
    • 45'+3': Foul by Jonas (Benfica).
    • 45'+3': Jefre Vargas (Arouca) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+3': André Carrillo (Benfica) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 45'+3': Foul by Nelsinho (Arouca).
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, Benfica 2, Arouca 0.
    • 90'+3': Match ends, Benfica 3, Arouca 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Benfica 2, Arouca 0.
    • 49': Goal! Benfica 3, Arouca 0. André Carrillo (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Pizzi.
    • 50': Attempt missed. André Santos (Arouca) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Rafael Crivellaro.
    • 52': Tomané (Arouca) is shown the yellow card.
    • 53': Foul by André Santos (Arouca).
    • 53': Pizzi (Benfica) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 54': Hand ball by Lubomir Fejsa (Benfica).
    • 55': Foul by André Carrillo (Benfica).
    • 55': Mateus (Arouca) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 58': Foul by Luisão (Benfica).
    • 58': Tomané (Arouca) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 59': Foul by Tomané (Arouca).
    • 59': Victor Lindelöf (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 63': Attempt missed. Kuca (Arouca) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Mateus with a cross.
    • 63': Attempt blocked. Nelsinho (Arouca) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kuca.
    • 63': Corner, Arouca. Conceded by Nelsinho.
    • 64': Substitution, Arouca. Walter González replaces Mateus.
    • 64': Attempt missed. Walter González (Arouca) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Rafael Crivellaro with a cross following a corner.
    • 65': Attempt saved. Kuca (Arouca) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Rafael Crivellaro.
    • 68': Substitution, Benfica. Raúl Jiménez replaces Jonas.
    • 68': Hand ball by Jubal (Arouca).
    • 68': Offside, Arouca. Rafael Crivellaro tries a through ball, but Tomané is caught offside.
    • 70': Foul by Tomané (Arouca).
    • 70': Luisão (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 71': Foul by Walter González (Arouca).
    • 71': Julio César (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 71': Delay in match Julio César (Benfica) because of an injury.
    • 72': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 74': Offside, Arouca. Nelsinho tries a through ball, but Kuca is caught offside.
    • 77': Foul by Rafael Crivellaro (Arouca).
    • 77': Pizzi (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 78': Attempt missed. Luisão (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Pizzi following a set piece situation.
    • 80': Substitution, Benfica. Filipe Augusto replaces Pizzi.
    • 80': Substitution, Arouca. Nuno Valente replaces Jubal.
    • 81': Andrija Zivkovic (Benfica) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 81': Foul by Nelsinho (Arouca).
    • 82': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Nuno Coelho.
    • 83': Foul by Luisão (Benfica).
    • 83': Tomané (Arouca) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 85': Corner, Arouca. Conceded by Eliseu.
    • 86': Andrija Zivkovic (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 86': Foul by André Santos (Arouca).
    • 86': Delay in match Andrija Zivkovic (Benfica) because of an injury.
    • 88': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 89': Foul by Nuno Coelho (Arouca).
    • 89': Raúl Jiménez (Benfica) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 90'+1': Hand ball by Jefre Vargas (Arouca).
    • 90'+2': Foul by Raúl Jiménez (Benfica).
    • 90'+2': Walter González (Arouca) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+3': Foul by Walter González (Arouca).
    • 90'+3': Victor Lindelöf (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Raúl Jiménez (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
    • 90'+3': Second Half ends, Benfica 3, Arouca 0.

    Statistics

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    17 Fouls 11
    2 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 1
    4 Offsides 1
    4 Corner Kicks 3
    4 Saves 3
    43.7 Possession 56.3
    8 SHOTS 13
    3 ON GOAL 7
    0.4 On Target % 0.5
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    286 Accurate Passes 389
    365 Passes 474
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    4 Accurate Crosses 3
    17 Crosses 17
    0.2 Cross % 0.2
    70 Long Balls 63
    35 Accurate Long Balls 31
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.5
    1 Blocked Shots 2
    10 Effective Tackles 17
    11 Tackles 22
    0.9 Tackle % 0.8
    0 Interceptions 0
    16 Effective Clearances 16
    16 Clearances 16

    Game Information

    Competition: Portuguese Primeira Liga

    Venue: Estádio da Luz
    Location: Lisbon, Portugal
    Attendance: 46,256

    Liga Portugal Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 FC Porto 8 +16 24
    2 Benfica 8 +17 19
    3 Sporting CP 8 +11 18
    4 Santa Clara 8 +8 18
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    SLB Benfica (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    1 Ederson (GK) Red Card
    14 Victor Lindelöf
    4 Luisão
    19 Eliseu
    50 Nélson Semedo
    21 Pizzi
    5 Ljubomir Fejsa
    17 Andrija Zivkovic
    15 André Carrillo
    11 Kostas Mitroglou
    10 Jonas
    Benfica Substitutes:
    Julio César De León, Filipe Augusto, Rafa Silva, André Almeida, Raúl Jiménez, Franco Cervi, Andreas Samaris.

    FCA Arouca (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    38 Sinan Bolat (GK)
    4 Sema Velázquez
    33 Jubal
    55 Nelsinho
    15 Jefre Vargas
    8 Adilson Goiano Yellow Card
    26 André Santos
    66 Nuno Coelho
    16 Tómané Yellow Card
    17 Kuca
    12 Mateus Galiano
    Arouca Substitutes:
    Rui Sacramento, Hugo Basto, Sancidino Silva, Nuno Valente, Rafael Crivellaro, Keirrison, Walter González.

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