Portuguese Primeira Liga

Santa Clara vs Benfica, 2020-21 Portuguese Liga

· Portuguese Primeira Liga
Santa Clara
  • 60': Fábio Cardoso
FT
1 - 1
Benfica
  • 33': Darwin Núñez

About

Santa Clara are hosting Benfica at Estádio de São Miguel, Ponta Delgada, 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.
  • 3': Foul by Lincoln (Santa Clara).
  • 3': Gilberto (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 4': Attempt missed. Gian-Luca Waldschmidt (Benfica) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Rafa with a headed pass.
  • 5': Attempt saved. Lincoln (Santa Clara) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 5': Attempt blocked. Jean Patric (Santa Clara) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 6': Attempt missed. Darwin Núñez (Benfica) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Everton.
  • 7': Adel Taarabt (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 7': Foul by Nené (Santa Clara).
  • 7': Attempt saved. Julian Weigl (Benfica) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Adel Taarabt.
  • 9': Foul by Lincoln (Santa Clara).
  • 9': Julian Weigl (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 12': Foul by Diogo Salomão (Santa Clara).
  • 12': Gilberto (Benfica) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 12': Attempt blocked. Gian-Luca Waldschmidt (Benfica) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Julian Weigl.
  • 17': Foul by Diogo Salomão (Santa Clara).
  • 17': Gilberto (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 20': Crysan (Santa Clara) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 20': Foul by Ferro (Benfica).
  • 23': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Pierre Sagna.
  • 25': Offside, Santa Clara. Nené tries a through ball, but Lincoln is caught offside.
  • 26': Alejandro Grimaldo (Benfica) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 26': Foul by Pierre Sagna (Santa Clara).
  • 27': Pierre Sagna (Santa Clara) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 28': Crysan (Santa Clara) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 28': Foul by Julian Weigl (Benfica).
  • 29': Crysan (Santa Clara) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 29': Foul by Ferro (Benfica).
  • 29': Ferro (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 30': Darwin Núñez (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 30': Foul by Anderson Carvalho (Santa Clara).
  • 31': Attempt blocked. Jean Patric (Santa Clara) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  • 32': Anderson Carvalho (Santa Clara) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 32': Foul by Rafa (Benfica).
  • 33': Goal! Santa Clara 0, Benfica 1. Darwin Núñez (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Gian-Luca Waldschmidt.
  • 35': Crysan (Santa Clara) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 35': Foul by Adel Taarabt (Benfica).
  • 36': Attempt blocked. Gian-Luca Waldschmidt (Benfica) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 36': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Fábio Cardoso.
  • 37': Attempt missed. Julian Weigl (Benfica) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Gian-Luca Waldschmidt with a cross following a corner.
  • 38': Diogo Salomão (Santa Clara) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 38': Foul by Gilberto (Benfica).
  • 40': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Fábio Cardoso.
  • 41': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Fábio Cardoso.
  • 45': Foul by Mikel Villanueva (Santa Clara).
  • 45': Rafa (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Santa Clara 0, Benfica 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Santa Clara 0, Benfica 1.
  • 46': Attempt missed. Jean Patric (Santa Clara) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Fábio Cardoso with a headed pass.
  • 51': Substitution, Benfica. Diogo Gonçalves replaces Gilberto because of an injury.
  • 51': Substitution, Santa Clara. Carlos Junior replaces Jean Patric because of an injury.
  • 52': Foul by Everton (Benfica).
  • 52': Pierre Sagna (Santa Clara) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 53': Corner, Santa Clara. Conceded by Ferro.
  • 54': Attempt missed. Diogo Salomão (Santa Clara) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
  • 56': Diogo Salomão (Santa Clara) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 56': Foul by Diogo Gonçalves (Benfica).
  • 59': Corner, Santa Clara. Conceded by Jan Vertonghen.
  • 60': Attempt missed. Crysan (Santa Clara) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Lincoln with a cross following a corner.
  • 60': Goal! Santa Clara 1, Benfica 1. Fábio Cardoso (Santa Clara) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Crysan following a corner.
  • 64': Adel Taarabt (Benfica).
  • 64': Lincoln (Santa Clara) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 64': Foul by Nené (Santa Clara).
  • 64': Rafa (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 65': Foul by Rafa (Benfica).
  • 65': Mikel Villanueva (Santa Clara) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 66': Substitution, Benfica. Pizzi replaces Gian-Luca Waldschmidt.
  • 67': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Anderson Carvalho.
  • 68': Attempt saved. Crysan (Santa Clara) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nené.
  • 69': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Carlos Junior.
  • 70': Attempt saved. Julian Weigl (Benfica) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Pizzi with a cross.
  • 71': Foul by Adel Taarabt (Benfica).
  • 71': Nené (Santa Clara) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 73': Offside, Santa Clara. Diogo Salomão tries a through ball, but Carlos Junior is caught offside.
  • 74': Substitution, Santa Clara. Shahriar Moghanlou replaces Crysan.
  • 75': Substitution, Santa Clara. Costinha replaces Nené.
  • 75': Substitution, Santa Clara. Rashid replaces Lincoln.
  • 76': Foul by Rafa (Benfica).
  • 76': Rashid (Santa Clara) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 77': Attempt missed. Anderson Carvalho (Santa Clara) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
  • 77': Attempt saved. Diogo Salomão (Santa Clara) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Rashid.
  • 78': Darwin Núñez (Benfica) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 78': Foul by Fábio Cardoso (Santa Clara).
  • 78': Fábio Cardoso (Santa Clara) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 81': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Fábio Cardoso.
  • 83': Foul by Shahriar Moghanlou (Santa Clara).
  • 83': Julian Weigl (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 84': Substitution, Benfica. Facundo Ferreyra replaces Everton.
  • 84': Substitution, Benfica. Chiquinho replaces Adel Taarabt.
  • 84': Foul by Anderson Carvalho (Santa Clara).
  • 84': Pizzi (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 85': Substitution, Santa Clara. João Lucas replaces Diogo Salomão.
  • 86': Offside, Benfica. Jan Vertonghen tries a through ball, but Facundo Ferreyra is caught offside.
  • 88': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Anderson Carvalho.
  • 88': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by João Afonso.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Facundo Ferreyra (Benfica).
  • 90'+1': João Afonso (Santa Clara) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+2': Corner, Santa Clara. Conceded by Diogo Gonçalves.
  • 90'+3': Attempt missed. João Afonso (Santa Clara) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Rashid with a cross following a corner.
  • 90'+3': Chiquinho (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Rashid (Santa Clara).
  • 90'+4': Foul by Julian Weigl (Benfica).
  • 90'+4': Shahriar Moghanlou (Santa Clara) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+5': Chiquinho (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+5': Foul by Rashid (Santa Clara).
  • 90'+5': Rashid (Santa Clara) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+8': Attempt blocked. Chiquinho (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ferro.
  • 90'+8': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by João Afonso.
  • 90'+8': Second Half ends, Santa Clara 1, Benfica 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Santa Clara 1, Benfica 1.

Statistics

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14 Fouls 14
1 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 2
10 Corner Kicks 3
3 Saves 2
70.2 Possession 29.8
9 SHOTS 11
3 ON GOAL 4
0.3 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
521 Accurate Passes 174
629 Passes 264
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.7
2 Accurate Crosses 2
18 Crosses 13
0.1 Cross % 0.2
65 Long Balls 67
26 Accurate Long Balls 26
0.4 Long Balls % 0.4
3 Blocked Shots 2
7 Effective Tackles 13
8 Tackles 19
0.9 Tackle % 0.7
14 Interceptions 10
16 Effective Clearances 32
16 Clearances 32

Game Information

Competition: Portuguese Primeira Liga

Venue: Estádio de São Miguel
Location: Ponta Delgada, Portugal

Liga Portugal Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 FC Porto 28 +43 73
2 Sporting CP 27 +55 68
3 Benfica 27 +41 65
4 Braga 27 +27 49
Full Table

Line-Ups

CDSC Santa Clara (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
99 Marco (GK)
5 João Afonso
4 Fábio Cardoso
3 Mikel Villanueva
95 Pierre Sagna Yellow Card
10 Lincoln
27 Anderson Carvalho
21 Nené
23 Crysan
35 Diogo Salomao
26 Jean Patric
Santa Clara Substitutes:
Shahriar Moghanlou, João Reis, Rodolfo Cardoso, Andre Mesquita, Carlos, Lucas Marques, Osama Jabbar, Ukra, João Costa.

SLB Benfica (4-4-2)

No. Name
99 Odisseas Vlachodimos (GK)
5 Jan Vertonghen
97 Ferro Yellow Card
3 Alejandro Grimaldo
2 Gilberto
49 Adel Taarabt
28 Julian Weigl
7 Everton
27 Rafa Silva
9 Darwin Núñez
10 Luca Waldschmidt
Benfica Substitutes:
Pizzi, Andreas Samaris, Chiquinho, Diogo Gonçalves, Helton Leite, Nuno Tavares, Jean-Clair Todibo, Tiago Araújo, Facundo Ferreyra.

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