Portuguese Primeira Liga

Benfica vs Vitória de Guimaraes, 2021-22 Portuguese Liga

· Portuguese Primeira Liga
Benfica
  • 23': Gonçalo Ramos
  • 37': Darwin Núñez
  • 52': Darwin Núñez (P)
FT
3 - 0
Vitória de Guimaraes

    About

    Benfica are hosting Vitória de Guimaraes 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.
    • 3': Foul by Alfa Semedo (Vitoria Guimaraes).
    • 3': Rafa (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 3': Alfa Semedo (Vitoria Guimaraes) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 4': Attempt blocked. Gilberto (Benfica) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Darwin Núñez.
    • 4': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Alfa Semedo.
    • 5': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Óscar Estupiñán.
    • 6': Foul by André Almeida (Vitoria Guimaraes).
    • 6': Rafa (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 6': Offside, Benfica. Éverton tries a through ball, but Rafa is caught offside.
    • 7': Attempt saved. Óscar Estupiñán (Vitoria Guimaraes) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ruben Lameiras.
    • 9': Corner, Vitoria Guimaraes. Conceded by Jan Vertonghen.
    • 9': Attempt missed. Alfa Semedo (Vitoria Guimaraes) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Tiago Silva with a cross following a corner.
    • 14': Attempt saved. Óscar Estupiñán (Vitoria Guimaraes) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ruben Lameiras.
    • 14': Corner, Vitoria Guimaraes. Conceded by Odysseas Vlachodimos.
    • 15': Attempt missed. Éverton (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Rafa.
    • 17': Foul by André Almeida (Vitoria Guimaraes).
    • 17': Soualiho Meité (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 18': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Bruno Varela.
    • 18': Attempt saved. Jan Vertonghen (Benfica) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Alejandro Grimaldo with a cross.
    • 19': Alfa Semedo (Vitoria Guimaraes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 19': Foul by Darwin Núñez (Benfica).
    • 20': Offside, Benfica. Jan Vertonghen tries a through ball, but Alejandro Grimaldo is caught offside.
    • 23': Goal! Benfica 1, Vitoria Guimaraes 0. Gonçalo Ramos (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Gilberto with a cross.
    • 25': Alfa Semedo (Vitoria Guimaraes) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 25': Foul by Rafa (Benfica).
    • 26': Corner, Vitoria Guimaraes. Conceded by Rafa.
    • 26': Attempt saved. Ruben Lameiras (Vitoria Guimaraes) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Rafa Soares.
    • 26': Foul by Óscar Estupiñán (Vitoria Guimaraes).
    • 26': Odysseas Vlachodimos (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 27': Adel Taarabt (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 27': Foul by Óscar Estupiñán (Vitoria Guimaraes).
    • 29': Foul by Ruben Lameiras (Vitoria Guimaraes).
    • 29': Jan Vertonghen (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 31': Bruno Varela (Vitoria Guimaraes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 31': Foul by Rafa (Benfica).
    • 33': Attempt blocked. Rochinha (Vitoria Guimaraes) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Óscar Estupiñán.
    • 34': Attempt missed. Alfa Semedo (Vitoria Guimaraes) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Rochinha.
    • 35': André Almeida (Vitoria Guimaraes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 35': Foul by Éverton (Benfica).
    • 35': Éverton (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 35': Alfa Semedo (Vitoria Guimaraes) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 35': Foul by Soualiho Meité (Benfica).
    • 37': Goal! Benfica 2, Vitoria Guimaraes 0. Darwin Núñez (Benfica) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Gilberto with a cross.
    • 38': Foul by Gilberto (Benfica).
    • 38': Rochinha (Vitoria Guimaraes) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 39': Attempt missed. Jorge Fernandes (Vitoria Guimaraes) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Tiago Silva with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 41': Foul by Soualiho Meité (Benfica).
    • 41': Rochinha (Vitoria Guimaraes) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 43': Foul by Gilberto (Benfica).
    • 43': Rochinha (Vitoria Guimaraes) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 45': Attempt blocked. Ruben Lameiras (Vitoria Guimaraes) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Miguel Maga.
    • 45': Corner, Vitoria Guimaraes. Conceded by Jan Vertonghen.
    • 45'+1': First Half ends, Benfica 2, Vitoria Guimaraes 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Benfica 2, Vitoria Guimaraes 0.
    • 46': Attempt saved. Alfa Semedo (Vitoria Guimaraes) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by André Almeida.
    • 48': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Jorge Fernandes.
    • 50': Penalty Benfica. Gonçalo Ramos draws a foul in the penalty area.
    • 50': Penalty conceded by Miguel Maga (Vitoria Guimaraes) after a foul in the penalty area.
    • 52': Goal! Benfica 3, Vitoria Guimaraes 0. Darwin Núñez (Benfica) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
    • 54': Attempt saved. Rafa (Benfica) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Darwin Núñez.
    • 55': Foul by Abdul Mumin (Vitoria Guimaraes).
    • 55': Rafa (Benfica) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 55': Abdul Mumin (Vitoria Guimaraes) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 56': Offside, Benfica. Éverton tries a through ball, but Morato is caught offside.
    • 58': Substitution, Vitoria Guimaraes. Ricardo Quaresma replaces Rochinha.
    • 58': Substitution, Vitoria Guimaraes. Ibrahima Bamba replaces Alfa Semedo.
    • 59': Foul by Ibrahima Bamba (Vitoria Guimaraes).
    • 59': Gilberto (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 61': Foul by Abdul Mumin (Vitoria Guimaraes).
    • 61': Rafa (Benfica) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 62': Substitution, Benfica. Roman Yaremchuk replaces Darwin Núñez.
    • 62': Substitution, Benfica. João Mário replaces Adel Taarabt.
    • 63': Corner, Vitoria Guimaraes. Conceded by Morato.
    • 66': Attempt saved. Ricardo Quaresma (Vitoria Guimaraes) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ruben Lameiras.
    • 66': Offside, Benfica. Gilberto tries a through ball, but Roman Yaremchuk is caught offside.
    • 68': Offside, Benfica. João Mário tries a through ball, but Roman Yaremchuk is caught offside.
    • 69': Attempt saved. Ricardo Quaresma (Vitoria Guimaraes) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by André Almeida with a through ball.
    • 69': Attempt saved. Éverton (Benfica) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alejandro Grimaldo with a cross.
    • 69': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Abdul Mumin.
    • 70': Attempt blocked. Éverton (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by João Mário with a cross.
    • 70': Attempt missed. Óscar Estupiñán (Vitoria Guimaraes) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ricardo Quaresma.
    • 71': Substitution, Vitoria Guimaraes. Bruno Duarte replaces Ruben Lameiras.
    • 71': Substitution, Vitoria Guimaraes. Geny Catamo replaces Óscar Estupiñán.
    • 73': Foul by Miguel Maga (Vitoria Guimaraes).
    • 73': Éverton (Benfica) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 73': Foul by Ibrahima Bamba (Vitoria Guimaraes).
    • 73': João Mário (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 75': Attempt missed. Bruno Duarte (Vitoria Guimaraes) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Geny Catamo.
    • 76': Foul by Tiago Silva (Vitoria Guimaraes).
    • 76': Gilberto (Benfica) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 77': Foul by Gonçalo Ramos (Benfica).
    • 77': Ibrahima Bamba (Vitoria Guimaraes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 79': Substitution, Benfica. Diogo Gonçalves replaces Rafa.
    • 79': Substitution, Benfica. Paulo Bernardo replaces Gonçalo Ramos.
    • 79': Substitution, Vitoria Guimaraes. Nicolas Janvier replaces Tiago Silva.
    • 85': Foul by Ibrahima Bamba (Vitoria Guimaraes).
    • 85': João Mário (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 85': André Almeida (Vitoria Guimaraes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 85': Foul by Soualiho Meité (Benfica).
    • 87': Attempt blocked. Ibrahima Bamba (Vitoria Guimaraes) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 88': Foul by Gilberto (Benfica).
    • 88': Ricardo Quaresma (Vitoria Guimaraes) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 89': Alejandro Grimaldo (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 89': Foul by André Almeida (Vitoria Guimaraes).
    • 90': Corner, Vitoria Guimaraes. Conceded by Alejandro Grimaldo.
    • 90'+1': Attempt saved. Jorge Fernandes (Vitoria Guimaraes) header from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Rafa Soares with a cross.
    • 90'+1': Corner, Vitoria Guimaraes. Conceded by Odysseas Vlachodimos.
    • 90'+2': Corner, Vitoria Guimaraes. Conceded by Morato.
    • 90'+2': Substitution, Benfica. Tomás Araújo replaces Jan Vertonghen.
    • 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Rafa Soares (Vitoria Guimaraes) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 90'+3': Corner, Vitoria Guimaraes. Conceded by Paulo Bernardo.
    • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Ricardo Quaresma (Vitoria Guimaraes) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Jorge Fernandes with a headed pass following a corner.
    • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Benfica 3, Vitoria Guimaraes 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Benfica 3, Vitoria Guimaraes 0.

    Statistics

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    15 Fouls 11
    2 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 5
    9 Corner Kicks 5
    3 Saves 7
    44.2 Possession 55.8
    17 SHOTS 9
    7 ON GOAL 6
    0.4 On Target % 0.7
    0 Penalty Goals 1
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
    329 Accurate Passes 432
    388 Passes 504
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
    4 Accurate Crosses 6
    23 Crosses 13
    0.2 Cross % 0.5
    55 Long Balls 53
    32 Accurate Long Balls 29
    0.6 Long Balls % 0.5
    4 Blocked Shots 2
    11 Effective Tackles 11
    21 Tackles 18
    0.5 Tackle % 0.6
    8 Interceptions 8
    12 Effective Clearances 17
    12 Clearances 17

    Game Information

    Competition: Portuguese Primeira Liga

    Venue: Estádio da Luz
    Location: Lisbon, Portugal
    Attendance: 39,846

    Liga Portugal Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 FC Porto 18 +33 52
    2 Sporting CP 18 +41 45
    3 Benfica 18 +27 42
    4 Gil Vicente 18 +11 31
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    SLB Benfica (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    99 Odisseas Vlachodimos (GK)
    5 Jan Vertonghen
    91 Morato
    3 Alejandro Grimaldo
    2 Gilberto
    49 Adel Taarabt
    11 Souahilo Meïté
    7 Everton Yellow Card
    27 Rafa Silva
    88 Gonçalo Ramos
    9 Darwin Núñez
    Benfica Substitutes:
    Valentino Lazaro, Rafael Brito, Diogo Gonçalves, Helton Leite, Tomás Araújo, Nemanja Radonjic, Paulo Bernardo, João Mário, Roman Yaremchuk.

    VSC Vitória de Guimaraes (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    14 Bruno Varela (GK)
    6 Abdul Mumin Yellow Card
    44 Jorge Fernandes
    5 Rafa
    62 Miguel Maga
    30 Alfa Semedo Yellow Card
    88 Tiago Silva
    8 Ruben Lameiras
    19 Óscar Estupiñán
    16 Rochinha
    70 André Almeida
    Vitória de Guimaraes Substitutes:
    Toni Borevkovic, Sílvio, Matous Trmal, Ricardo Quaresma, Bruno Duarte, Nélson Luz, Nicolas Janvier, Ibrahima Bamba, Geny Catamo.

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