Portuguese Primeira Liga

Rio Ave vs Benfica, 2018-2019 Portuguese Liga

· Portuguese Primeira Liga
Rio Ave
  • 50': Tarantini
  • 84': Ronan Jeronimo
FT
2 - 3
Benfica
  • 3': Rafa Silva
  • 45'+2': João Félix
  • 56': Pizzi

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.
  • 2': Filipe Augusto (Rio Ave) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 2': Foul by Andreas Samaris (Benfica).
  • 3': Goal! Rio Ave 0, Benfica 1. Rafa (Benfica) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner.
  • 4': Foul by Rúben Semedo (Rio Ave).
  • 4': Haris Seferovic (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 5': Filipe Augusto (Rio Ave) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 5': Foul by Florentino Luís (Benfica).
  • 7': André Almeida (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 7': Foul by Gabrielzinho (Rio Ave).
  • 11': Foul by Tarantini (Rio Ave).
  • 11': Rafa (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 12': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Fábio Coentrão.
  • 13': Andreas Samaris (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 13': Foul by Gelson Dala (Rio Ave).
  • 14': Attempt missed. Pizzi (Benfica) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Rafa.
  • 15': Foul by Rúben Dias (Benfica).
  • 15': Gelson Dala (Rio Ave) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 18': Offside, Rio Ave. Fábio Coentrão tries a through ball, but Bruno Moreira is caught offside.
  • 20': Attempt missed. Tarantini (Rio Ave) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Junio.
  • 21': Alejandro Grimaldo (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 21': Foul by Nuno Santos (Rio Ave).
  • 22': Foul by Andreas Samaris (Benfica).
  • 22': Gelson Dala (Rio Ave) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 23': Attempt saved. Nuno Santos (Rio Ave) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
  • 24': Corner, Rio Ave. Conceded by Odisseas Vlachodimos.
  • 24': Attempt missed. Rúben Semedo (Rio Ave) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Nuno Santos with a cross following a corner.
  • 24': Offside, Rio Ave. Rúben Semedo tries a through ball, but Tarantini is caught offside.
  • 27': Foul by Filipe Augusto (Rio Ave).
  • 27': Pizzi (Benfica) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 28': Filipe Augusto (Rio Ave) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 28': Foul by Haris Seferovic (Benfica).
  • 28': Bruno Moreira (Rio Ave) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 28': Foul by Rúben Dias (Benfica).
  • 29': Attempt saved. Pizzi (Benfica) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Haris Seferovic with a headed pass.
  • 30': Foul by André Almeida (Benfica).
  • 30': Nuno Santos (Rio Ave) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 31': Foul by Rafa (Benfica).
  • 31': Junio (Rio Ave) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 32': Offside, Rio Ave. Fábio Coentrão tries a through ball, but Gabrielzinho is caught offside.
  • 33': Foul by João Félix (Benfica).
  • 33': Fábio Coentrão (Rio Ave) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 34': Foul by Haris Seferovic (Benfica).
  • 34': Tarantini (Rio Ave) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 36': Offside, Rio Ave. Fábio Coentrão tries a through ball, but Bruno Moreira is caught offside.
  • 38': Delay in match because of an injury Fábio Coentrão (Rio Ave).
  • 39': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 41': Attempt saved. Gelson Dala (Rio Ave) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Filipe Augusto.
  • 41': Foul by Junio (Rio Ave).
  • 41': Rafa (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 41': Junio (Rio Ave) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 42': Andreas Samaris (Benfica) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 42': Foul by Bruno Moreira (Rio Ave).
  • 44': Offside, Benfica. Haris Seferovic tries a through ball, but Rafa is caught offside.
  • 45': Foul by Pizzi (Benfica).
  • 45': Junio (Rio Ave) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+1': Attempt saved. Pizzi (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Haris Seferovic.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Rúben Dias (Benfica).
  • 45'+1': Gelson Dala (Rio Ave) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+1': Rúben Dias (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45'+2': Goal! Rio Ave 0, Benfica 2. João Félix (Benfica) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
  • 45'+3': Fábio Coentrão (Rio Ave) is shown the yellow card.
  • 45'+4': Tarantini (Rio Ave) is shown the yellow card.
  • 45'+5': First Half ends, Rio Ave 0, Benfica 2.
  • 45': Second Half begins Rio Ave 0, Benfica 2.
  • 50': Attempt missed. Nuno Santos (Rio Ave) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Junio.
  • 50': Goal! Rio Ave 1, Benfica 2. Tarantini (Rio Ave) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nuno Santos.
  • 52': André Almeida (Benfica) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 52': Foul by Gabrielzinho (Rio Ave).
  • 53': Attempt missed. João Félix (Benfica) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right following a set piece situation.
  • 54': Attempt missed. Gelson Dala (Rio Ave) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Nuno Santos.
  • 56': Goal! Rio Ave 1, Benfica 3. Pizzi (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Alejandro Grimaldo.
  • 59': Substitution, Rio Ave. Nikola Jambor replaces Tarantini.
  • 59': Substitution, Rio Ave. Wenderson Galeno replaces Gabrielzinho.
  • 61': Attempt saved. André Almeida (Benfica) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alejandro Grimaldo with a cross.
  • 63': Attempt saved. Gelson Dala (Rio Ave) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Junio with a cross.
  • 63': Corner, Rio Ave. Conceded by Odisseas Vlachodimos.
  • 65': Offside, Rio Ave. Wenderson Galeno tries a through ball, but Gelson Dala is caught offside.
  • 69': Corner, Rio Ave. Conceded by Rafa.
  • 69': Attempt missed. Rúben Semedo (Rio Ave) with an attempt from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Nuno Santos with a cross following a corner.
  • 74': Attempt blocked. Haris Seferovic (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rafa.
  • 74': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Junio.
  • 75': Andreas Samaris (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 75': Foul by Junio (Rio Ave).
  • 76': Attempt blocked. Andreas Samaris (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 77': Attempt saved. Nikola Jambor (Rio Ave) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Wenderson Galeno.
  • 79': Bruno Moreira (Rio Ave) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 79': Foul by Pizzi (Benfica).
  • 79': Pizzi (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 79': Substitution, Rio Ave. Ronan replaces Bruno Moreira.
  • 80': Corner, Rio Ave. Conceded by Ferro.
  • 80': Substitution, Benfica. Gedson Fernandes replaces Pizzi.
  • 83': Attempt missed. Andreas Samaris (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by João Félix.
  • 84': Goal! Rio Ave 2, Benfica 3. Ronan (Rio Ave) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Wenderson Galeno with a cross.
  • 86': Foul by Alejandro Grimaldo (Benfica).
  • 86': Nuno Santos (Rio Ave) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 86': Alejandro Grimaldo (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 87': Corner, Rio Ave. Conceded by Ferro.
  • 89': Foul by Rafa (Benfica).
  • 89': Junio (Rio Ave) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90': Attempt missed. Rúben Semedo (Rio Ave) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Nuno Santos with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 90': Substitution, Benfica. Franco Cervi replaces Rafa.
  • 90'+1': Odisseas Vlachodimos (Benfica) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+3': Substitution, Benfica. Jonas replaces Haris Seferovic.
  • 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Jonas (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gedson Fernandes.
  • 90'+4': Attempt missed. Gedson Fernandes (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jonas.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Rio Ave 2, Benfica 3.
  • 90'+5': Match ends, Rio Ave 2, Benfica 3.

Game Information

Competition: Portuguese Primeira Liga

Venue: Estádio do Rio Ave
Location: Vila do Conde, Portugal
Attendance: 8,836

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

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

No. Name
20 Léo Jardim (GK)
3 Rúben Semedo
6 Toni Borevkovic
17 Fábio Coentrão Yellow Card
12 Junio Yellow Card
57 Gelson Dala
18 Filipe Augusto
8 Tarantini Yellow Card
9 Bruno Moreira
26 Gabrielzinho
11 Nuno Santos
Rio Ave Substitutes:
Joca, Paulo Vítor, Afonso, Galeno, Ronan Jeronimo, Messias, Nikola Jambor.

SLB Benfica (4-4-2)

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

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