Portuguese Primeira Liga

Benfica vs Santa Clara, 2018-2019 Portuguese Liga

· Portuguese Primeira Liga
Benfica
  • 16': Haris Seferovic
  • 23': João Félix
  • 39': Rafa Silva
  • 56': Haris Seferovic
FT
4 - 1
Santa Clara
  • 59': César

Benfica crush Santa Clara for 37th league title

Benfica won a record-extending 37th Portuguese league title by hammering Santa Clara 4-1 at home on Saturday on the final day of the season.

Match Timeline

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 3': Foul by Haris Seferovic (Benfica).
  • 3': Ukra (Santa Clara) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 5': Offside, Benfica. Pizzi tries a through ball, but Haris Seferovic is caught offside.
  • 6': Offside, Benfica. Andreas Samaris tries a through ball, but Pizzi is caught offside.
  • 7': Attempt missed. Ukra (Santa Clara) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
  • 10': Foul by Andreas Samaris (Benfica).
  • 10': Kaio (Santa Clara) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 11': Corner, Santa Clara. Conceded by Ferro.
  • 13': Attempt missed. Kaio (Santa Clara) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Guilherme Schettine.
  • 16': Goal! Benfica 1, Santa Clara 0. Haris Seferovic (Benfica) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Andreas Samaris with a through ball.
  • 18': Attempt blocked. Bruno Lamas (Santa Clara) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Guilherme Schettine.
  • 18': Corner, Santa Clara. Conceded by Florentino Luís.
  • 19': Offside, Santa Clara. Patrick tries a through ball, but César Martins is caught offside.
  • 20': Corner, Santa Clara. Conceded by André Almeida.
  • 21': Attempt missed. Fábio Cardoso (Santa Clara) header from very close range is just a bit too high. Assisted by Patrick with a cross following a corner.
  • 21': Attempt missed. Guilherme Schettine (Santa Clara) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
  • 22': Attempt missed. Haris Seferovic (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by André Almeida with a cross.
  • 23': Goal! Benfica 2, Santa Clara 0. João Félix (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner.
  • 26': Foul by Alejandro Grimaldo (Benfica).
  • 26': Ukra (Santa Clara) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 31': Foul by Rafa (Benfica).
  • 31': Ukra (Santa Clara) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 31': Chico Ramos (Santa Clara) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 31': Foul by Florentino Luís (Benfica).
  • 32': Attempt missed. Bruno Lamas (Santa Clara) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right from a direct free kick.
  • 36': Attempt blocked. Rashid (Santa Clara) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 36': Corner, Santa Clara. Conceded by Florentino Luís.
  • 37': Delay in match because of an injury Patrick (Santa Clara).
  • 37': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 39': Attempt missed. Haris Seferovic (Benfica) header from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by André Almeida with a cross.
  • 39': Goal! Benfica 3, Santa Clara 0. Rafa (Benfica) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner.
  • 42': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Kaio.
  • 43': Attempt missed. Andreas Samaris (Benfica) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Pizzi with a cross following a corner.
  • 43': Attempt saved. Pizzi (Benfica) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Rafa.
  • 44': Attempt missed. João Félix (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Pizzi.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Benfica 3, Santa Clara 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Benfica 3, Santa Clara 0.
  • 50': Corner, Santa Clara. Conceded by Rúben Dias.
  • 50': Attempt missed. Bruno Lamas (Santa Clara) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
  • 52': Foul by Rúben Dias (Benfica).
  • 52': Guilherme Schettine (Santa Clara) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 52': Attempt missed. Ukra (Santa Clara) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
  • 53': Substitution, Santa Clara. Zé Manuel replaces Kaio.
  • 54': André Almeida (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 54': Foul by Zé Manuel (Santa Clara).
  • 56': Andreas Samaris (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 56': Foul by Rashid (Santa Clara).
  • 56': Goal! Benfica 4, Santa Clara 0. Haris Seferovic (Benfica) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alejandro Grimaldo with a cross.
  • 58': Corner, Santa Clara. Conceded by Rúben Dias.
  • 59': Corner, Santa Clara. Conceded by Andreas Samaris.
  • 59': Fábio Cardoso (Santa Clara) hits the bar with a header from very close range. Assisted by Bruno Lamas with a cross following a corner.
  • 59': Goal! Benfica 4, Santa Clara 1. César Martins (Santa Clara) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner following a corner.
  • 62': Chico Ramos (Santa Clara) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 62': Foul by Andreas Samaris (Benfica).
  • 63': Attempt saved. Rashid (Santa Clara) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
  • 63': Corner, Santa Clara. Conceded by Odisseas Vlachodimos.
  • 64': Attempt saved. César Martins (Santa Clara) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ukra with a cross.
  • 64': Attempt missed. Zé Manuel (Santa Clara) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high following a corner.
  • 64': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by João Lucas.
  • 65': Attempt missed. Pizzi (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Alejandro Grimaldo following a corner.
  • 65': Offside, Benfica. Pizzi tries a through ball, but André Almeida is caught offside.
  • 68': Attempt blocked. João Félix (Benfica) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alejandro Grimaldo.
  • 68': Attempt blocked. Rafa (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 68': Attempt missed. Pizzi (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Alejandro Grimaldo.
  • 69': Substitution, Benfica. Jonas replaces João Félix.
  • 70': Attempt missed. Pizzi (Benfica) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is too high.
  • 70': Chico Ramos (Santa Clara) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 70': Foul by Pizzi (Benfica).
  • 71': Foul by Chico Ramos (Santa Clara).
  • 71': Jonas (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 71': Chico Ramos (Santa Clara) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 72': Foul by Rúben Dias (Benfica).
  • 72': Zé Manuel (Santa Clara) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 74': Attempt saved. Jonas (Benfica) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Haris Seferovic.
  • 75': Attempt saved. Jonas (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Haris Seferovic.
  • 75': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Marco.
  • 75': Attempt saved. Rúben Dias (Benfica) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jonas with a headed pass.
  • 76': César Martins (Santa Clara) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 76': Foul by Jonas (Benfica).
  • 77': Substitution, Santa Clara. Mamadu Cande replaces Rashid.
  • 78': Attempt missed. Guilherme Schettine (Santa Clara) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Mamadu Cande with a cross.
  • 79': Delay in match because of an injury Patrick (Santa Clara).
  • 79': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 80': Substitution, Benfica. Adel Taarabt replaces Andreas Samaris.
  • 82': Substitution, Santa Clara. Alfredo Stephens replaces Ukra.
  • 83': Attempt blocked. Pizzi (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alejandro Grimaldo.
  • 83': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Chico Ramos.
  • 83': Attempt missed. Jonas (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Adel Taarabt following a corner.
  • 85': Attempt missed. Jonas (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Pizzi.
  • 86': Alfredo Stephens (Santa Clara) hits the bar with a header from a difficult angle on the left.
  • 87': Substitution, Benfica. Eduardo Salvio replaces Rafa.
  • 89': Attempt missed. Eduardo Salvio (Benfica) header from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by André Almeida with a cross.
  • 90'+2': Attempt missed. Zé Manuel (Santa Clara) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Alfredo Stephens with a cross.
  • 90'+3': Second Half ends, Benfica 4, Santa Clara 1.
  • 90'+3': Match ends, Benfica 4, Santa Clara 1.

Game Information

Competition: Portuguese Primeira Liga

Venue: Estádio da Luz
Location: Lisbon, Portugal
Attendance: 64,064

Liga Portugal Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 FC Porto 7 +15 21
2 Benfica 7 +15 16
3 Sporting CP 7 +9 15
4 Santa Clara 7 +7 15
Full Table

Line-Ups

SLB Benfica (4-4-2)

No. Name
99 Odisseas Vlachodimos (GK)
97 Ferro
6 Rúben Dias
3 Alejandro Grimaldo
34 André Almeida
61 Florentino
22 Andreas Samaris
27 Rafa Silva
21 Pizzi
14 Haris Seferovic
79 João Félix
Benfica Substitutes:
Mile Svilar, Gedson Fernandes, Franco Cervi, Jonas, Eduardo Salvio, Adel Taarabt, Jardel.

CDSC Santa Clara (4-3-3)

No. Name
99 Marco (GK)
3 Fábio Cardoso
12 César
15 João Reis
91 Patrick
17 Kaio
6 Osama Jabbar
88 Chico Ramos Yellow Card
95 Guilherme Schettine
20 Bruno Lamas
7 Ukra
Santa Clara Substitutes:
Thiago Santana, Mamadú Candé, Lucas Marques, Alfredo Stephens, Zé Manuel, Malick Evouna, João Lopes.

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