Portuguese Primeira Liga

Rio Ave vs Benfica, 2017-2018 Portuguese Liga

· Portuguese Primeira Liga
Rio Ave
  • 61': Lisandro López (OG)
FT
1 - 1
Benfica
  • 67': Jonas (P)

About

Rio Ave are hosting Benfica at Estádio do Rio Ave, Vila do Conde, 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.
  • 1': Eliseu (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 1': Foul by Francisco Geraldes (Rio Ave).
  • 1': Offside, Benfica. Haris Seferovic tries a through ball, but Jonas is caught offside.
  • 2': Foul by Nadjack (Rio Ave).
  • 2': Franco Cervi (Benfica) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 2': Foul by Marcão (Rio Ave).
  • 2': Rafa (Benfica) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 4': Corner, Rio Ave. Conceded by Eliseu.
  • 5': Corner, Rio Ave. Conceded by Bruno Varela.
  • 6': Foul by Tarantini (Rio Ave).
  • 6': Franco Cervi (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 7': Foul by Pizzi (Benfica).
  • 7': Rubén Ribeiro (Rio Ave) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 8': Foul by André Almeida (Benfica).
  • 8': Rubén Ribeiro (Rio Ave) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 10': Foul by Haris Seferovic (Benfica).
  • 10': Marcelo (Rio Ave) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 11': Attempt missed. Guedes (Rio Ave) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Oscar Barreto.
  • 13': Foul by Filipe Augusto (Benfica).
  • 13': Rubén Ribeiro (Rio Ave) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 14': Delay in match Jardel (Benfica) because of an injury.
  • 15': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 15': Substitution, Benfica. Lisandro López replaces Jardel because of an injury.
  • 17': Offside, Benfica. Filipe Augusto tries a through ball, but Haris Seferovic is caught offside.
  • 18': Foul by Eliseu (Benfica).
  • 18': Oscar Barreto (Rio Ave) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 19': Foul by Oscar Barreto (Rio Ave).
  • 19': Franco Cervi (Benfica) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 22': Attempt blocked. Francisco Geraldes (Rio Ave) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rubén Ribeiro.
  • 22': Corner, Rio Ave. Conceded by André Almeida.
  • 23': Foul by Filipe Augusto (Benfica).
  • 23': Francisco Geraldes (Rio Ave) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 23': Offside, Benfica. Haris Seferovic tries a through ball, but Jonas is caught offside.
  • 24': Attempt blocked. Haris Seferovic (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 24': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Cássio.
  • 25': Cássio (Rio Ave) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 25': Foul by Luisão (Benfica).
  • 25': Delay in match Cássio (Rio Ave) because of an injury.
  • 26': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 27': Foul by Franco Cervi (Benfica).
  • 27': Oscar Barreto (Rio Ave) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 28': Foul by Haris Seferovic (Benfica).
  • 28': Marcelo (Rio Ave) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 30': Foul by Pizzi (Benfica).
  • 30': Francisco Geraldes (Rio Ave) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 31': Foul by Oscar Barreto (Rio Ave).
  • 31': Jonas (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 31': Oscar Barreto (Rio Ave) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 32': Foul by Pizzi (Benfica).
  • 32': Francisco Geraldes (Rio Ave) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 33': Attempt missed. Guedes (Rio Ave) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Marcão with a headed pass following a set piece situation.
  • 33': Hand ball by Rafa (Benfica).
  • 34': Foul by Jonas (Benfica).
  • 34': Pelé (Rio Ave) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 35': Filipe Augusto (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 35': Foul by Tarantini (Rio Ave).
  • 36': Attempt missed. Jonas (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Filipe Augusto.
  • 37': Offside, Benfica. Pizzi tries a through ball, but Rafa is caught offside.
  • 38': Foul by Rafa (Benfica).
  • 38': Rubén Ribeiro (Rio Ave) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 42': Offside, Benfica. Eliseu tries a through ball, but Haris Seferovic is caught offside.
  • 44': André Almeida (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 44': Foul by Rubén Ribeiro (Rio Ave).
  • 44': Eliseu (Benfica) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 44': Foul by Nadjack (Rio Ave).
  • 45'+1': Hand ball by Rubén Ribeiro (Rio Ave).
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Rio Ave 0, Benfica 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Rio Ave 0, Benfica 0.
  • 46': Offside, Rio Ave. Francisco Geraldes tries a through ball, but Oscar Barreto is caught offside.
  • 48': Offside, Rio Ave. Pelé tries a through ball, but Guedes is caught offside.
  • 49': André Almeida (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 49': Foul by Rubén Ribeiro (Rio Ave).
  • 50': Eliseu (Benfica) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 50': Foul by Nadjack (Rio Ave).
  • 51': Offside, Benfica. Eliseu tries a through ball, but Haris Seferovic is caught offside.
  • 51': Foul by Rafa (Benfica).
  • 51': Tarantini (Rio Ave) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 52': Foul by Eliseu (Benfica).
  • 52': Marcelo (Rio Ave) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 53': Foul by Guedes (Rio Ave).
  • 53': Lisandro López (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 53': Foul by Jonas (Benfica).
  • 53': Pelé (Rio Ave) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 55': Foul by Filipe Augusto (Benfica).
  • 55': Francisco Geraldes (Rio Ave) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 55': Filipe Augusto (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 56': Attempt saved. Pelé (Rio Ave) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
  • 57': Attempt missed. Franco Cervi (Benfica) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Rafa.
  • 58': Attempt missed. Guedes (Rio Ave) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Bruno Teles with a cross.
  • 60': Offside, Benfica. Lisandro López tries a through ball, but Haris Seferovic is caught offside.
  • 61': Own Goal by Lisandro López, Benfica. Rio Ave 1, Benfica 0.
  • 62': Substitution, Benfica. Andrija Zivkovic replaces Franco Cervi.
  • 62': Foul by Rafa (Benfica).
  • 62': Oscar Barreto (Rio Ave) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 64': Foul by Nadjack (Rio Ave).
  • 64': Pizzi (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 64': Nadjack (Rio Ave) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 65': Penalty Benfica. Jonas draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 65': Penalty conceded by Marcão (Rio Ave) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 66': Tarantini (Rio Ave) is shown the yellow card.
  • 67': Goal! Rio Ave 1, Benfica 1. Jonas (Benfica) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 68': Foul by Filipe Augusto (Benfica).
  • 68': Rubén Ribeiro (Rio Ave) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 69': Foul by Filipe Augusto (Benfica).
  • 69': Francisco Geraldes (Rio Ave) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 71': Attempt missed. Eliseu (Benfica) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
  • 71': Attempt missed. Rafa (Benfica) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right.
  • 72': Offside, Rio Ave. Marcão tries a through ball, but Guedes is caught offside.
  • 73': Foul by Andrija Zivkovic (Benfica).
  • 73': Rubén Ribeiro (Rio Ave) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 74': Foul by Filipe Augusto (Benfica).
  • 74': Guedes (Rio Ave) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 74': Substitution, Rio Ave. Nuno Santos replaces Oscar Barreto.
  • 75': Attempt missed. Francisco Geraldes (Rio Ave) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
  • 75': Attempt saved. Rafa (Benfica) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Andrija Zivkovic.
  • 76': Attempt saved. Haris Seferovic (Benfica) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Andrija Zivkovic.
  • 76': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Cássio.
  • 77': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Marcelo.
  • 78': Attempt missed. Nuno Santos (Rio Ave) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Francisco Geraldes.
  • 79': Substitution, Benfica. Raúl Jiménez replaces Rafa.
  • 81': Foul by Haris Seferovic (Benfica).
  • 81': Marcelo (Rio Ave) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 82': Delay in match Guedes (Rio Ave) because of an injury.
  • 82': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 83': Substitution, Rio Ave. Anastasios Karamanos replaces Guedes because of an injury.
  • 85': Corner, Rio Ave. Conceded by André Almeida.
  • 85': Bruno Varela (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 85': Foul by Marcão (Rio Ave).
  • 86': Substitution, Rio Ave. Pedro Moreira replaces Francisco Geraldes.
  • 87': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Marcelo.
  • 88': Attempt saved. Raúl Jiménez (Benfica) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 88': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Cássio.
  • 89': Anastasios Karamanos (Rio Ave) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 89': Foul by André Almeida (Benfica).
  • 90': Foul by Pelé (Rio Ave).
  • 90': Pizzi (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Filipe Augusto (Benfica).
  • 90'+1': Pedro Moreira (Rio Ave) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+3': Delay in match Rubén Ribeiro (Rio Ave) because of an injury.
  • 90'+3': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 90'+4': Andrija Zivkovic (Benfica) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+4': Marcelo (Rio Ave) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+5': Attempt missed. Jonas (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Raúl Jiménez.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Rio Ave 1, Benfica 1.
  • 90'+5': Match ends, Rio Ave 1, Benfica 1.

Statistics

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26 Fouls 17
2 Yellow Cards 4
0 Red Cards 0
7 Offsides 3
5 Corner Kicks 4
1 Saves 3
51 Possession 49
10 SHOTS 7
4 ON GOAL 1
0.4 On Target % 0.1
1 Penalty Goals 0
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
297 Accurate Passes 271
396 Passes 382
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.7
1 Accurate Crosses 3
16 Crosses 13
0.1 Cross % 0.2
68 Long Balls 78
35 Accurate Long Balls 30
0.5 Long Balls % 0.4
1 Blocked Shots 1
10 Effective Tackles 12
15 Tackles 14
0.7 Tackle % 0.9
0 Interceptions 0
16 Effective Clearances 21
16 Clearances 21

Game Information

Competition: Portuguese Primeira Liga

Venue: Estádio do Rio Ave
Location: Vila do Conde, Portugal
Attendance: 8,614

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

RAFC Rio Ave (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Cássio (GK)
96 Marcão
46 Marcelo Yellow Card
13 Bruno Teles
22 Nadjack Yellow Card
12 Francisco Geraldes
25 Pelé
8 Tarantini Yellow Card
7 Hélder Guedes
10 Rúben Ribeiro
70 Oscar Barreto Yellow Card
Rio Ave Substitutes:
Nuno Santos, Pedro Moreira, João Novais, Nélson Monte, Gabrielzinho, Rui Vieira, Anastasios Karamanos.

SLB Benfica (4-4-2)

No. Name
30 Bruno Varela (GK)
33 Jardel
4 Luisão
19 Eliseu
34 André Almeida
21 Pizzi
6 Filipe Augusto Yellow Card
22 Franco Cervi
27 Rafa Silva
14 Haris Seferovic
10 Jonas
Benfica Substitutes:
Diogo Gonçalves, Lisandro López, Raúl Jiménez, Andreas Samaris, Filip Krovinovic, Julio César De León, Andrija Zivkovic.

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