Benfica vs Belenenses, 2019-20 Portuguese Liga

· Portuguese Primeira Liga

Benfica

31': Carlos Vinícius
38': Adel Taarabt
78': Chiquinho

FT
3 - 2

Belenenses

70': Ferro (OG)
87': Licá (P)

About

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

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
4': Offside, Belenenses. André Moreira tries a through ball, but Silvestre Varela is caught offside.
6': Corner, Belenenses. Conceded by Alejandro Grimaldo.
7': Attempt missed. Silvestre Varela (Belenenses) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
11': Foul by Nilton (Belenenses).
11': Rafa (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
11': Nilton (Belenenses) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
12': Attempt saved. Alejandro Grimaldo (Benfica) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
12': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by André Moreira.
12': Attempt missed. Ferro (Benfica) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Pizzi with a cross following a corner.
13': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Nilton.
14': Corner, Belenenses. Conceded by Ferro.
15': Offside, Belenenses. Silvestre Varela tries a through ball, but André Santos is caught offside.
17': Foul by Carlos Vinicius (Benfica).
17': Gonçalo Silva (Belenenses) wins a free kick on the right wing.
19': Foul by Pizzi (Benfica).
19': Mateo Casierra (Belenenses) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
19': Pizzi (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
20': Attempt saved. Silvestre Varela (Belenenses) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
20': Corner, Belenenses. Conceded by Odisseas Vlachodimos.
21': Attempt missed. Nilton (Belenenses) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
21': Alejandro Grimaldo (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
21': Foul by Licá (Belenenses).
22': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Gonçalo Silva.
23': Attempt blocked. Adel Taarabt (Benfica) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alejandro Grimaldo with a cross.
24': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Nuno Coelho.
24': Attempt missed. André Almeida (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high following a corner.
27': Foul by Chima Akas (Belenenses).
27': Pizzi (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
29': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Gonçalo Silva.
31': Carlos Vinicius (Benfica) hits the bar with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Franco Cervi.
31': Goal! Benfica 1, Belenenses 0. Carlos Vinicius (Benfica) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner.
33': Alejandro Grimaldo (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
33': Foul by Mateo Casierra (Belenenses).
35': Offside, Benfica. Rafa tries a through ball, but Carlos Vinicius is caught offside.
36': Foul by Ferro (Benfica).
36': Mateo Casierra (Belenenses) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
37': Attempt saved. Rafa (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Alejandro Grimaldo.
37': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by André Moreira.
37': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Nilton.
38': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Tiago Esgaio.
38': Goal! Benfica 2, Belenenses 0. Adel Taarabt (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by André Almeida with a headed pass following a corner.
41': Corner, Belenenses. Conceded by Rúben Dias.
42': Attempt saved. Mateo Casierra (Belenenses) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nilton with a cross.
42': Attempt blocked. Licá (Belenenses) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gonçalo Silva with a through ball.
42': Foul by Tiago Esgaio (Belenenses).
42': Franco Cervi (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
42': Tiago Esgaio (Belenenses) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
43': Attempt missed. Pizzi (Benfica) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Alejandro Grimaldo with a through ball.
44': Foul by Nuno Coelho (Belenenses).
44': Pizzi (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
45': Foul by Silvestre Varela (Belenenses).
45': Julian Weigl (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+1': First Half ends, Benfica 2, Belenenses 0.
45': Second Half begins Benfica 2, Belenenses 0.
47': Attempt blocked. Alejandro Grimaldo (Benfica) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by André Almeida.
47': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by André Santos.
49': Foul by Show (Belenenses).
49': Julian Weigl (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
50': Foul by Show (Belenenses).
50': Pizzi (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
51': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Tiago Esgaio.
56': Attempt blocked. Silvestre Varela (Belenenses) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Show.
57': Corner, Belenenses. Conceded by Franco Cervi.
57': Attempt missed. Nuno Coelho (Belenenses) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by André Santos with a cross following a corner.
57': Attempt missed. Licá (Belenenses) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Nuno Coelho following a corner.
58': Corner, Belenenses. Conceded by Alejandro Grimaldo.
60': Foul by Show (Belenenses).
60': Rafa (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
60': Show (Belenenses) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
62': Foul by Rafa (Benfica).
62': Nuno Coelho (Belenenses) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
63': Attempt blocked. Nilton (Belenenses) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
63': Corner, Belenenses. Conceded by Rúben Dias.
63': Attempt saved. Mateo Casierra (Belenenses) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
64': Attempt saved. Show (Belenenses) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nilton.
64': Corner, Belenenses. Conceded by Odisseas Vlachodimos.
64': Attempt missed. Mateo Casierra (Belenenses) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by André Santos with a cross following a corner.
66': Foul by Adel Taarabt (Benfica).
66': Licá (Belenenses) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
66': Substitution, Benfica. Chiquinho replaces Pizzi.
67': Corner, Belenenses. Conceded by Ferro.
68': Foul by Gonçalo Silva (Belenenses).
68': Franco Cervi (Benfica) wins a free kick on the left wing.
69': Gonçalo Silva (Belenenses) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
70': Own Goal by Ferro, Benfica. Benfica 2, Belenenses 1.
71': Substitution, Belenenses. Marco Matias replaces Tiago Esgaio.
74': Foul by Carlos Vinicius (Benfica).
74': Nuno Coelho (Belenenses) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
76': Foul by Nilton (Belenenses).
76': Rafa (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
76': Substitution, Belenenses. Thibang Phete replaces Show.
76': Foul by Alejandro Grimaldo (Benfica).
76': Marco Matias (Belenenses) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
77': Attempt missed. Licá (Belenenses) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Mateo Casierra with a headed pass.
78': Goal! Benfica 3, Belenenses 1. Chiquinho (Benfica) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Carlos Vinicius.
80': Substitution, Benfica. Gabriel Pires replaces Franco Cervi.
84': Penalty Belenenses. Silvestre Varela draws a foul in the penalty area.
84': Penalty conceded by Rafa (Benfica) after a foul in the penalty area.
85': Rafa (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
87': Goal! Benfica 3, Belenenses 2. Licá (Belenenses) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
88': Substitution, Belenenses. Chahreddine Boukholda replaces André Santos.
89': Substitution, Benfica. Haris Seferovic replaces Carlos Vinicius.
90': Attempt saved. Gabriel Pires (Benfica) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Haris Seferovic.
90'+4': Second Half ends, Benfica 3, Belenenses 2.
0': Match ends, Benfica 3, Belenenses 2.
0': Match ends, Benfica 3, Belenenses 2.

Statistics

BEL		SLB
12	Fouls	8
4	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	1
9	Corner Kicks	10
3	Saves	4
44.9	Possession	55.1
14	SHOTS	12
5	ON GOAL	6
0.4	On Target %	0.5
1	Penalty Goals	0
1	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
310	Accurate Passes	406
393	Passes	491
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
5	Accurate Crosses	5
21	Crosses	19
0.2	Cross %	0.3
56	Long Balls	64
25	Accurate Long Balls	38
0.4	Long Balls %	0.6
3	Blocked Shots	2
6	Effective Tackles	9
8	Tackles	13
0.8	Tackle %	0.7
10	Interceptions	9
23	Effective Clearances	24
23	Clearances	24

Game Information

Competition: Portuguese Primeira Liga

Venue: Estádio da Luz
Location: Lisbon, Portugal
Attendance: 45,134

Liga Portugal Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	FC Porto	6	+13	18
2	Benfica	6	+17	16
3	Sporting CP	6	+9	14
4	Santa Clara	6	+7	14

Full Table

Line-Ups

Benfica (4-4-1-1)

No.	Name
99	Odisseas Vlachodimos (GK)
97	Ferro
6	Rúben Dias
3	Alejandro Grimaldo
34	André Almeida
49	Adel Taarabt
28	Julian Weigl
11	Franco Cervi
21	Pizzi
95	Carlos Vinícius
27	Rafa Silva

Benfica Substitutes:

Ivan Zlobin, Tomas Tavares, Chiquinho, Gabriel, Haris Seferovic, Jardel, Jota.

Belenenses (3-4-3)

No.	Name
1	André Moreira (GK)
66	Nuno Coelho
27	Chima Akas
37	Gonçalo Silva
26	André Santos
6	Show
25	Nilton Varela
13	Tiago Esgaio
30	Mateo Casierra
20	Silvestre Varela
7	Licá

Belenenses Substitutes:

Danny Henriques, Edi Semedo, João Monteiro, Thibang Phete, Marco Matias, Rúben Lima, Chahreddine Boukholda.

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