Portuguese Primeira Liga

Braga vs Benfica, 2021-22 Portuguese Liga

· Portuguese Primeira Liga
Braga
  • 28': Iuri Medeiros
  • 59': André Horta
  • 79': Vitinha
FT
3 - 2
Benfica
  • 74': Darwin Núñez (P)
  • 77': João Mário

About

Braga are hosting Benfica at Estádio Municipal de Braga, Braga, 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': Corner, Sporting Braga. Conceded by Julian Weigl.
  • 1': Attempt missed. Rodrigo Gomes (Sporting Braga) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
  • 8': Foul by Abel Ruiz (Sporting Braga).
  • 8': Jan Vertonghen (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 8': Abel Ruiz (Sporting Braga) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 9': Foul by Paulo Oliveira (Sporting Braga).
  • 9': Gonçalo Ramos (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 10': Foul by Gilberto (Benfica).
  • 10': Rodrigo Gomes (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 11': Foul by André Horta (Sporting Braga).
  • 11': Soualiho Meité (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 12': Attempt saved. Roman Yaremchuk (Benfica) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Rafa.
  • 12': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Matheus.
  • 13': Attempt blocked. Fabiano (Sporting Braga) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Paulo Oliveira.
  • 14': Offside, Sporting Braga. Paulo Oliveira tries a through ball, but Iuri Medeiros is caught offside.
  • 15': Foul by Abel Ruiz (Sporting Braga).
  • 15': Jan Vertonghen (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 17': Attempt saved. Gonçalo Ramos (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Éverton.
  • 20': Attempt missed. Iuri Medeiros (Sporting Braga) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Ricardo Horta.
  • 21': Attempt blocked. Roman Yaremchuk (Benfica) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gilberto with a cross.
  • 21': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Fabiano.
  • 21': Hand ball by Jan Vertonghen (Benfica).
  • 21': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Jan Vertonghen (Benfica) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
  • 22': VAR Decision: No Goal Sporting Braga 0-0 Benfica.
  • 24': Attempt missed. Ricardo Horta (Sporting Braga) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Abel Ruiz with a cross.
  • 26': Foul by Jan Vertonghen (Benfica).
  • 26': Ricardo Horta (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 26': Jan Vertonghen (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 28': Goal! Sporting Braga 1, Benfica 0. Iuri Medeiros (Sporting Braga) from a free kick with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 29': Alejandro Grimaldo (Benfica) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 29': Foul by Iuri Medeiros (Sporting Braga).
  • 29': Attempt missed. Rodrigo Gomes (Sporting Braga) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Iuri Medeiros.
  • 30': Foul by Fabiano (Sporting Braga).
  • 30': Rafa (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 30': Foul by Al Musrati (Sporting Braga).
  • 30': Julian Weigl (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 31': Al Musrati (Sporting Braga) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 33': Offside, Benfica. Rafa tries a through ball, but Gilberto is caught offside.
  • 34': Attempt blocked. André Horta (Sporting Braga) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Rodrigo Gomes.
  • 36': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by David Carmo.
  • 37': Abel Ruiz (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 37': Foul by Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica).
  • 40': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Paulo Oliveira.
  • 43': Foul by André Horta (Sporting Braga).
  • 43': Rafa (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Vítor Tormena.
  • 45'+1': Attempt missed. Rafa (Benfica) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Éverton.
  • 45'+2': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Vítor Tormena.
  • 45'+2': Attempt missed. Jan Vertonghen (Benfica) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Éverton with a cross following a corner.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Sporting Braga 1, Benfica 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Sporting Braga 1, Benfica 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Benfica. Darwin Núñez replaces Éverton.
  • 45': Substitution, Benfica. João Mário replaces Gonçalo Ramos.
  • 45': Substitution, Sporting Braga. Vítor Oliveira replaces Abel Ruiz.
  • 48': Offside, Benfica. Soualiho Meité tries a through ball, but Roman Yaremchuk is caught offside.
  • 50': Foul by Fabiano (Sporting Braga).
  • 50': João Mário (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 51': André Horta (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 51': Foul by Julian Weigl (Benfica).
  • 53': Foul by Vítor Tormena (Sporting Braga).
  • 53': Rafa (Benfica) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 56': Offside, Benfica. Gilberto tries a through ball, but Darwin Núñez is caught offside.
  • 56': Substitution, Sporting Braga. Yan Couto replaces Iuri Medeiros.
  • 59': Goal! Sporting Braga 2, Benfica 0. André Horta (Sporting Braga) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ricardo Horta with a through ball.
  • 61': Foul by Vítor Oliveira (Sporting Braga).
  • 61': Jan Vertonghen (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 65': Substitution, Benfica. Haris Seferovic replaces Roman Yaremchuk.
  • 65': Substitution, Benfica. Paulo Bernardo replaces Soualiho Meité.
  • 66': Substitution, Benfica. Diogo Gonçalves replaces Jan Vertonghen.
  • 66': Attempt saved. Vítor Oliveira (Sporting Braga) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Vítor Tormena.
  • 66': Foul by Paulo Bernardo (Benfica).
  • 66': Ricardo Horta (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 68': Attempt missed. Al Musrati (Sporting Braga) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Ricardo Horta.
  • 69': Alejandro Grimaldo (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 69': Foul by Yan Couto (Sporting Braga).
  • 72': Penalty conceded by André Horta (Sporting Braga) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
  • 73': VAR Decision: Penalty Benfica.
  • 74': Goal! Sporting Braga 2, Benfica 1. Darwin Núñez (Benfica) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
  • 74': Foul by Rodrigo Gomes (Sporting Braga).
  • 74': Gilberto (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 77': Goal! Sporting Braga 2, Benfica 2. João Mário (Benfica) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Darwin Núñez with a headed pass.
  • 78': Substitution, Sporting Braga. Castro replaces André Horta.
  • 78': Substitution, Sporting Braga. Francisco Moura replaces Rodrigo Gomes.
  • 79': Attempt saved. Vítor Oliveira (Sporting Braga) right footed shot from long range on the left is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Castro.
  • 79': Corner, Sporting Braga. Conceded by Odysseas Vlachodimos.
  • 79': Goal! Sporting Braga 3, Benfica 2. Vítor Oliveira (Sporting Braga) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Al Musrati with a cross following a corner.
  • 82': Foul by Darwin Núñez (Benfica).
  • 82': Paulo Oliveira (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 85': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Francisco Moura.
  • 85': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Al Musrati.
  • 89': Alejandro Grimaldo (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 89': Foul by Yan Couto (Sporting Braga).
  • 90'+2': Attempt missed. Haris Seferovic (Benfica) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Gilberto.
  • 90'+6': Substitution, Sporting Braga. Bernardo Couto replaces Ricardo Horta.
  • 90'+7': Attempt blocked. Darwin Núñez (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Paulo Bernardo.
  • 90'+7': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by David Carmo.
  • 90'+7': Attempt missed. Rafa (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
  • 90'+7': Attempt missed. Julian Weigl (Benfica) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Rafa following a corner.
  • 90'+8': Second Half ends, Sporting Braga 3, Benfica 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Sporting Braga 3, Benfica 2.

Statistics

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7 Fouls 15
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
3 Offsides 1
9 Corner Kicks 2
2 Saves 2
63.1 Possession 36.9
11 SHOTS 12
4 ON GOAL 5
0.4 On Target % 0.4
1 Penalty Goals 0
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
530 Accurate Passes 284
611 Passes 360
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
6 Accurate Crosses 3
28 Crosses 11
0.2 Cross % 0.3
41 Long Balls 60
19 Accurate Long Balls 22
0.5 Long Balls % 0.4
2 Blocked Shots 2
12 Effective Tackles 11
19 Tackles 20
0.6 Tackle % 0.6
13 Interceptions 7
8 Effective Clearances 20
8 Clearances 20

Game Information

Competition: Portuguese Primeira Liga

Venue: Estádio Municipal de Braga
Location: Braga, Portugal
Attendance: 16,073

Liga Portugal Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 FC Porto 24 +39 65
2 Sporting CP 24 +50 61
3 Benfica 24 +37 58
4 Braga 24 +27 45
Full Table

Line-Ups

SCB Braga (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
1 Matheus (GK)
16 David Carmo
3 Vitor Tormena
15 Paulo Oliveira
10 André Horta
8 Moatasem Al-Musrati Yellow Card
57 Rodrigo Gomes
70 Fabiano
9 Abel Ruiz Yellow Card
21 Ricardo Horta
45 Iuri Medeiros
Braga Substitutes:
Tiago Sá, Bernardo Marques Duarte Couto, Yan Couto, Lucas Mineiro, Diogo Leite, André Castro, Vitinha, Miguel Falé, Moura.

SLB Benfica (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
99 Odisseas Vlachodimos (GK)
5 Jan Vertonghen Yellow Card
30 Nicolás Otamendi
3 Alejandro Grimaldo
2 Gilberto
88 Gonçalo Ramos
28 Julian Weigl
11 Souahilo Meïté
15 Roman Yaremchuk
7 Everton
27 Rafa Silva
Benfica Substitutes:
Morato , Helton Leite, André Almeida, Paulo Bernardo, Diogo Gonçalves, João Mário, Haris Seferovic, Darwin Núñez, Nemanja Radonjic.

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