Portuguese Primeira Liga

Desportivo Aves vs Benfica, 2017-2018 Portuguese Liga

· Portuguese Primeira Liga
Desportivo Aves
  • 76': Rodrigo Defendi
FT
1 - 3
Benfica
  • 29': Jonas (P)
  • 50': Haris Seferovic
  • 79': Jonas (P)

About

Desportivo Aves are hosting Benfica at Estádio do Clube Desportivo das Aves, Vila das Aves, 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': Eduardo Salvio (Benfica) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 1': Foul by Amilton (Desportivo Aves).
  • 2': Attempt blocked. Jonas (Benfica) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  • 2': Attempt saved. Diogo Gonçalves (Benfica) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Alejandro Grimaldo.
  • 3': Foul by Luisão (Benfica).
  • 3': Guedes (Desportivo Aves) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 4': Attempt saved. Vítor Gomes (Desportivo Aves) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 5': Foul by Gonçalo (Desportivo Aves).
  • 5': Jonas (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 6': Foul by André Almeida (Benfica).
  • 6': Guedes (Desportivo Aves) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 7': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Quim.
  • 8': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Diego Galo.
  • 10': Attempt saved. Eduardo Salvio (Benfica) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jonas.
  • 11': Attempt missed. Diogo Gonçalves (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Alejandro Grimaldo.
  • 14': Amilton (Desportivo Aves) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 14': Foul by André Almeida (Benfica).
  • 14': Foul by Alejandro Grimaldo (Benfica).
  • 14': Nildo Petrolina (Desportivo Aves) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 16': Corner, Desportivo Aves. Conceded by Rúben Dias.
  • 17': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Pedrinho.
  • 19': Corner, Desportivo Aves. Conceded by Rúben Dias.
  • 20': Alejandro Grimaldo (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 20': Foul by Nildo Petrolina (Desportivo Aves).
  • 20': Offside, Desportivo Aves. Nildo Petrolina tries a through ball, but Guedes is caught offside.
  • 21': Foul by Diogo Gonçalves (Benfica).
  • 21': Nildo Petrolina (Desportivo Aves) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 23': Foul by Rúben Dias (Benfica).
  • 23': Guedes (Desportivo Aves) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 25': Foul by Vítor Gomes (Desportivo Aves).
  • 25': Jonas (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 28': Attempt saved. Haris Seferovic (Benfica) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Eduardo Salvio.
  • 28': Penalty Benfica. Diogo Gonçalves draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 28': Penalty conceded by Washington (Desportivo Aves) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 29': Goal! Desportivo Aves 0, Benfica 1. Jonas (Benfica) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
  • 30': Foul by Diogo Gonçalves (Benfica).
  • 30': Washington (Desportivo Aves) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 31': Attempt missed. Eduardo Salvio (Benfica) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by André Almeida with a headed pass.
  • 32': Foul by Rúben Dias (Benfica).
  • 32': Guedes (Desportivo Aves) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 33': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Rodrigo Defendi.
  • 36': Attempt missed. Nildo Petrolina (Desportivo Aves) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
  • 38': Amilton (Desportivo Aves) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 38': Foul by Jonas (Benfica).
  • 40': Attempt missed. Eduardo Salvio (Benfica) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by André Almeida with a cross.
  • 41': Attempt missed. Nildo Petrolina (Desportivo Aves) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Amilton with a cross.
  • 41': Corner, Desportivo Aves. Conceded by Rúben Dias.
  • 42': Attempt missed. Vítor Gomes (Desportivo Aves) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Washington.
  • 43': Foul by Eduardo Salvio (Benfica).
  • 43': Nélson Lenho (Desportivo Aves) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 44': Rodrigo Defendi (Desportivo Aves) hits the bar with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Vítor Gomes following a set piece situation.
  • 44': Foul by Haris Seferovic (Benfica).
  • 44': Pedrinho (Desportivo Aves) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45': Attempt saved. Guedes (Desportivo Aves) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 45': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Nélson Lenho.
  • 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Jonas (Benfica) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Diogo Gonçalves with a cross.
  • 45'+1': First Half ends, Desportivo Aves 0, Benfica 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Desportivo Aves 0, Benfica 1.
  • 46': Eduardo Salvio (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 46': Foul by Nélson Lenho (Desportivo Aves).
  • 47': Foul by Filipe Augusto (Benfica).
  • 47': Washington (Desportivo Aves) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 49': Offside, Desportivo Aves. Pedrinho tries a through ball, but Guedes is caught offside.
  • 50': Attempt blocked. Jonas (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Filipe Augusto.
  • 50': Goal! Desportivo Aves 0, Benfica 2. Haris Seferovic (Benfica) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Eduardo Salvio.
  • 50': Ryan Gauld (Desportivo Aves) is shown the yellow card.
  • 52': Filipe Augusto (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 52': Foul by Washington (Desportivo Aves).
  • 56': Substitution, Desportivo Aves. Paulo Machado replaces Washington.
  • 56': Substitution, Desportivo Aves. Sami replaces Nélson Lenho.
  • 57': Foul by Diogo Gonçalves (Benfica).
  • 57': Paulo Machado (Desportivo Aves) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 57': Corner, Desportivo Aves. Conceded by Alejandro Grimaldo.
  • 59': Foul by Eduardo Salvio (Benfica).
  • 59': Nildo Petrolina (Desportivo Aves) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 59': Eduardo Salvio (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 61': Attempt saved. Jonas (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Eduardo Salvio.
  • 63': Eduardo Salvio (Benfica) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 63': Foul by Nildo Petrolina (Desportivo Aves).
  • 64': Attempt saved. Eduardo Salvio (Benfica) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Filipe Augusto.
  • 65': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Vítor Gomes.
  • 65': Attempt blocked. Luisão (Benfica) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Diogo Gonçalves with a cross.
  • 66': Attempt saved. Haris Seferovic (Benfica) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Rúben Dias.
  • 66': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Quim.
  • 66': Attempt missed. Haris Seferovic (Benfica) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Diogo Gonçalves with a cross following a corner.
  • 66': Foul by Diogo Gonçalves (Benfica).
  • 66': Pedrinho (Desportivo Aves) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 67': Substitution, Benfica. Pizzi replaces Eduardo Salvio.
  • 68': Attempt missed. Amilton (Desportivo Aves) left footed shot from long range on the right misses to the left.
  • 74': Amilton (Desportivo Aves) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 74': Foul by Alejandro Grimaldo (Benfica).
  • 75': Corner, Desportivo Aves. Conceded by Filipe Augusto.
  • 76': Goal! Desportivo Aves 1, Benfica 2. Rodrigo Defendi (Desportivo Aves) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Paulo Machado with a cross following a corner.
  • 78': Penalty Benfica. Pizzi draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 78': Penalty conceded by Gonçalo (Desportivo Aves) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 79': Goal! Desportivo Aves 1, Benfica 3. Jonas (Benfica) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 81': Substitution, Desportivo Aves. Derley replaces Guedes because of an injury.
  • 82': Attempt saved. Haris Seferovic (Benfica) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jonas.
  • 82': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Quim.
  • 84': Substitution, Benfica. Filip Krovinovic replaces Jonas.
  • 85': Attempt saved. Derley (Desportivo Aves) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Amilton.
  • 86': Foul by Diogo Gonçalves (Benfica).
  • 86': Pedrinho (Desportivo Aves) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 87': Attempt saved. Filip Krovinovic (Benfica) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Haris Seferovic.
  • 88': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Diego Galo.
  • 88': Attempt saved. Filip Krovinovic (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Diogo Gonçalves.
  • 88': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Quim.
  • 89': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Vítor Gomes.
  • 90': Substitution, Benfica. Raúl Jiménez replaces Haris Seferovic.
  • 90'+1': Offside, Desportivo Aves. Diego Galo tries a through ball, but Amilton is caught offside.
  • 90'+1': Diego Galo (Desportivo Aves) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Raúl Jiménez (Benfica).
  • 90'+2': Pizzi (Benfica) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+3': Amilton (Desportivo Aves) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Lubomir Fejsa (Benfica).
  • 90'+3': Lubomir Fejsa (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Desportivo Aves 1, Benfica 3.
  • 90'+4': Match ends, Desportivo Aves 1, Benfica 3.

Statistics

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19 Fouls 9
3 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 3
11 Corner Kicks 5
3 Saves 9
60.8 Possession 39.2
20 SHOTS 9
12 ON GOAL 4
0.6 On Target % 0.4
2 Penalty Goals 0
2 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
427 Accurate Passes 230
508 Passes 324
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.7
6 Accurate Crosses 3
24 Crosses 19
0.3 Cross % 0.2
53 Long Balls 63
32 Accurate Long Balls 24
0.6 Long Balls % 0.4
4 Blocked Shots 0
15 Effective Tackles 18
18 Tackles 22
0.8 Tackle % 0.8
0 Interceptions 0
16 Effective Clearances 19
16 Clearances 19

Game Information

Competition: Portuguese Primeira Liga

Venue: Estádio do Clube Desportivo das Aves
Location: Vila das Aves, Portugal
Attendance: 5,450

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

AVE Desportivo Aves (4-4-2)

No. Name
1 Quim (GK)
5 Rodrigo Defendi
44 Diego Galo
21 Nélson Lenho
17 Pedrinho
13 Gonçalo
30 Vítor Gomes
16 Nildo Petrolina
8 Washington Santana
7 Alexandre Guedes
23 Amilton
Desportivo Aves Substitutes:
Ryan Gauld, Leocísio Sami, Adriano Facchini, Falcao, Rodrigo Alves, Derley, Paulo Machado.

SLB Benfica (4-4-2)

No. Name
1 Mile Svilar (GK)
66 Rúben Dias
4 Luisão
3 Alejandro Grimaldo
34 André Almeida
6 Filipe Augusto
5 Ljubomir Fejsa Yellow Card
84 Diogo Gonçalves
18 Eduardo Salvio
10 Jonas
14 Haris Seferovic
Benfica Substitutes:
Raúl Jiménez, Filip Krovinovic, Gabriel Barbosa, Pizzi, Julio César De León, Lisandro López, Franco Cervi.

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