Portuguese Primeira Liga

Benfica vs Arouca, 2021-22 Portuguese Liga

· Portuguese Primeira Liga
Benfica
  • 38': Luca Waldschmidt
  • 43': Roman Yaremchuk
FT
2 - 0
Arouca
  • Red Card 8': Victor Braga

About

Benfica are hosting Arouca 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.
  • 1': Foul by João Mário (Benfica).
  • 1': Leandro Silva (Arouca) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 2': Foul by Morato (Benfica).
  • 2': Pedro Moreira (Arouca) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 4': Offside, Benfica. Gilberto tries a through ball, but Pizzi is caught offside.
  • 5': Foul by José Manuel Velázquez (Arouca).
  • 5': Roman Yaremchuk (Benfica) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 7': André Bukia (Arouca) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 7': Foul by João Mário (Benfica).
  • 8': Hand ball by Victor Braga (Arouca).
  • 8': Victor Braga (Arouca) is shown the red card.
  • 12': Substitution, Arouca. Fernando Castro replaces Arsénio.
  • 13': Attempt saved. Gian-Luca Waldschmidt (Benfica) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
  • 13': Éverton (Benfica) hits the left post with a header from very close range following a set piece situation.
  • 14': André Bukia (Arouca) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 14': Foul by Morato (Benfica).
  • 17': Foul by Soualiho Meité (Benfica).
  • 17': Pedro Moreira (Arouca) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 20': Offside, Benfica. João Mário tries a through ball, but Pizzi is caught offside.
  • 21': Offside, Benfica. Gilberto tries a through ball, but Pizzi is caught offside.
  • 22': Eugeni Valderrama (Arouca) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 22': Foul by Éverton (Benfica).
  • 27': Offside, Benfica. Pizzi tries a through ball, but Roman Yaremchuk is caught offside.
  • 27': André Silva (Arouca) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 27': Foul by Morato (Benfica).
  • 29': Attempt missed. Éverton (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Gil Dias.
  • 37': André Bukia (Arouca) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 37': Foul by Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica).
  • 38': Goal! Benfica 1, Arouca 0. Gian-Luca Waldschmidt (Benfica) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Roman Yaremchuk following a fast break.
  • 40': André Silva (Arouca) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 40': Foul by Gil Dias (Benfica).
  • 41': André Silva (Arouca) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 41': Foul by Soualiho Meité (Benfica).
  • 43': Goal! Benfica 2, Arouca 0. Roman Yaremchuk (Benfica) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Pizzi with a cross.
  • 45'+4': André Bukia (Arouca) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+4': Foul by Gian-Luca Waldschmidt (Benfica).
  • 45'+5': Attempt saved. Eugeni Valderrama (Arouca) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by André Silva.
  • 45'+5': Corner, Arouca. Conceded by Odysseas Vlachodimos.
  • 45'+6': Attempt blocked. André Silva (Arouca) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked.
  • 45'+6': Corner, Arouca. Conceded by Gilberto.
  • 45'+7': Offside, Arouca. Thales tries a through ball, but José Manuel Velázquez is caught offside.
  • 45'+8': Offside, Benfica. Morato tries a through ball, but Pizzi is caught offside.
  • 45'+8': First Half ends, Benfica 2, Arouca 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Benfica 2, Arouca 0.
  • 47': André Bukia (Arouca) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 47': Foul by Pizzi (Benfica).
  • 51': Attempt missed. João Mário (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Gil Dias.
  • 55': Offside, Benfica. Éverton tries a through ball, but Roman Yaremchuk is caught offside.
  • 57': Substitution, Benfica. Rafa replaces Pizzi.
  • 57': Substitution, Benfica. Adel Taarabt replaces João Mário.
  • 57': Substitution, Benfica. Gonçalo Ramos replaces Roman Yaremchuk.
  • 58': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by José Manuel Velázquez.
  • 59': André Bukia (Arouca) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 59': Foul by Gilberto (Benfica).
  • 60': Substitution, Arouca. Pité replaces Eugeni Valderrama.
  • 60': Substitution, Arouca. Adilio replaces André Silva.
  • 63': Attempt missed. Gil Dias (Benfica) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Gilberto with a cross.
  • 65': Attempt missed. André Bukia (Arouca) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Leandro Silva.
  • 66': Attempt missed. Rafa (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Gonçalo Ramos.
  • 66': Substitution, Benfica. André Almeida replaces Gilberto.
  • 68': Attempt saved. Rafa (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Éverton with a through ball.
  • 68': Attempt missed. Gian-Luca Waldschmidt (Benfica) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high following a fast break.
  • 71': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by José Manuel Velázquez.
  • 72': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Leandro Silva.
  • 73': Attempt missed. Gonçalo Ramos (Benfica) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Gian-Luca Waldschmidt with a cross following a corner.
  • 73': Substitution, Arouca. Brunão replaces Pedro Moreira.
  • 73': Substitution, Arouca. Or Dasa replaces André Bukia.
  • 75': Foul by Soualiho Meité (Benfica).
  • 75': Pité (Arouca) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 76': Attempt missed. Adel Taarabt (Benfica) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by André Almeida.
  • 77': Attempt missed. Gonçalo Ramos (Benfica) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by André Almeida with a cross.
  • 79': Attempt missed. Gil Dias (Benfica) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Rafa.
  • 79': Offside, Benfica. Gian-Luca Waldschmidt tries a through ball, but Gonçalo Ramos is caught offside.
  • 81': Gonçalo Ramos (Benfica) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box.
  • 81': Foul by Gonçalo Ramos (Benfica).
  • 81': José Manuel Velázquez (Arouca) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 82': Offside, Benfica. Rafa tries a through ball, but Gian-Luca Waldschmidt is caught offside.
  • 84': Substitution, Benfica. Carlos Vinícius replaces Gian-Luca Waldschmidt.
  • 84': VAR Decision: No Goal Benfica 2-0 Arouca.
  • 86': Adilio (Arouca) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 86': Foul by Morato (Benfica).
  • 86': Morato (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90': Foul by André Almeida (Benfica).
  • 90': Mateus Quaresma (Arouca) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3': Attempt saved. Gonçalo Ramos (Benfica) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by André Almeida with a cross.
  • 90'+3': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Fernando Castro.
  • 90'+4': Attempt missed. Rafa (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right following a corner.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Benfica 2, Arouca 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Benfica 2, Arouca 0.

Statistics

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2 Fouls 17
0 Yellow Cards 1
1 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 8
2 Corner Kicks 4
3 Saves 1
35.4 Possession 64.6
3 SHOTS 17
1 ON GOAL 5
0.3 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
254 Accurate Passes 534
337 Passes 603
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
1 Accurate Crosses 7
3 Crosses 25
0.3 Cross % 0.3
52 Long Balls 50
13 Accurate Long Balls 40
0.3 Long Balls % 0.8
1 Blocked Shots 0
9 Effective Tackles 14
17 Tackles 24
0.5 Tackle % 0.6
14 Interceptions 12
19 Effective Clearances 4
19 Clearances 4

Game Information

Competition: Portuguese Primeira Liga

Venue: Estádio da Luz
Location: Lisbon, Portugal
Attendance: 13,973

Liga Portugal Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 FC Porto 26 +42 69
2 Sporting CP 25 +50 62
3 Benfica 26 +38 62
4 Braga 25 +27 46
Full Table

Line-Ups

SLB Benfica (4-4-2)

No. Name
99 Odisseas Vlachodimos (GK)
91 Morato Yellow Card
30 Nicolás Otamendi
31 Gil Dias
2 Gilberto
11 Souahilo Meïté
20 João Mário
7 Everton
21 Pizzi
10 Luca Waldschmidt
15 Roman Yaremchuk
Benfica Substitutes:
Alejandro Grimaldo, Julian Weigl, Adel Taarabt, Helton Leite, Lucas Verissimo, André Almeida, Gonçalo Ramos, Carlos Vinícius, Rafa Silva.

FCA Arouca (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Victor Braga (GK) Red Card
4 Sema Velázquez
13 Joao Basso
6 Mateus Quaresma
72 Thales
21 Leandro Silva
20 Pedro Moreira
23 Eugeni Valderrama
7 André Silva
8 Arsénio
10 André Bukia
Arouca Substitutes:
Brunao, Baptiste Aloé, Adilio, Or Dasa, Pité, Joel Ferreira, Fernando Castro, Mauro Caballero, Marco Soares.

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