Portuguese Primeira Liga

Benfica vs Arouca, 2022-23 Portuguese Primeira Liga

· Portuguese Primeira Liga
Benfica
  • 8': Gilberto
  • 42': Rafa Silva
  • 45'+6': Enzo Fernández
  • 86': Rafa Silva
FT
4 - 0
Arouca
  • Red Card 45'+2': Mateus Quaresma

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 Jerome Opoku (Arouca).
  • 1': Gonçalo Ramos (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 1': Jerome Opoku (Arouca) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 3': Attempt blocked. Enzo Fernández (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 8': Goal! Benfica 1, Arouca 0. Gilberto (Benfica) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alejandro Grimaldo with a cross.
  • 11': Hand ball by Antony (Arouca).
  • 14': Attempt saved. João Mário (Benfica) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Gilberto with a cross.
  • 15': Offside, Arouca. Arsénio tries a through ball, but Rafa Mújica is caught offside.
  • 16': Alan Ruiz (Arouca) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 16': Foul by Florentino (Benfica).
  • 16': Corner, Arouca. Conceded by Nicolás Otamendi.
  • 18': Foul by Yaw Moses (Arouca).
  • 18': João Mário (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 19': Attempt missed. David Neres (Benfica) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left from a direct free kick.
  • 20': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by João Basso.
  • 20': Attempt blocked. Rafa Mújica (Arouca) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 23': Attempt missed. Enzo Fernández (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Gonçalo Ramos.
  • 25': Attempt missed. João Mário (Benfica) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Enzo Fernández.
  • 32': Attempt blocked. David Neres (Benfica) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gilberto.
  • 34': Substitution, Benfica. Chiquinho replaces João Mário because of an injury.
  • 35': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Jerome Opoku.
  • 35': Attempt missed. Morato (Benfica) header from the left side of the six yard box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Chiquinho with a cross following a corner.
  • 40': Offside, Benfica. Morato tries a through ball, but Chiquinho is caught offside.
  • 42': Gonçalo Ramos (Benfica) hits the bar with a header from the centre of the box.
  • 42': Goal! Benfica 2, Arouca 0. Rafa (Benfica) header from very close range to the bottom left corner.
  • 43': Hand ball by Oriol Busquets (Arouca).
  • 44': Foul by Chiquinho (Benfica).
  • 44': João Basso (Arouca) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45': Foul by Mateus Quaresma (Arouca).
  • 45': Rafa (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45'+1': VAR Decision: Card upgraded Mateus Quaresma (Arouca).
  • 45'+2': Mateus Quaresma (Arouca) is shown the red card.
  • 45'+4': Attempt missed. Alejandro Grimaldo (Benfica) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left from a direct free kick.
  • 45'+6': Offside, Arouca. Yaw Moses tries a through ball, but Rafa Mújica is caught offside.
  • 45'+6': Goal! Benfica 3, Arouca 0. Enzo Fernández (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Gonçalo Ramos.
  • 45'+7': First Half ends, Benfica 3, Arouca 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Benfica 3, Arouca 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Arouca. André Bukia replaces Arsénio.
  • 45': Substitution, Arouca. Bogdan Milovanov replaces Alan Ruiz.
  • 45': Substitution, Arouca. Rafael Fernandes replaces Rafa Mújica.
  • 49': Attempt missed. Gonçalo Ramos (Benfica) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Gilberto with a cross.
  • 54': André Bukia (Arouca) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 54': Foul by Florentino (Benfica).
  • 55': Florentino (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 57': André Bukia (Arouca) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 57': Foul by Gonçalo Ramos (Benfica).
  • 59': Attempt saved. Antony (Arouca) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Bogdan Milovanov.
  • 59': Offside, Benfica. Enzo Fernández tries a through ball, but Gonçalo Ramos is caught offside.
  • 63': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Bogdan Milovanov.
  • 63': Substitution, Benfica. Alexander Bah replaces Gilberto.
  • 64': Substitution, Benfica. Julian Weigl replaces Florentino.
  • 65': Attempt missed. Chiquinho (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high.
  • 67': Attempt blocked. Chiquinho (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Enzo Fernández.
  • 69': Attempt missed. Alejandro Grimaldo (Benfica) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Enzo Fernández.
  • 69': Substitution, Arouca. Ismaila Soro replaces Oriol Busquets.
  • 72': Substitution, Benfica. Henrique Araújo replaces Gonçalo Ramos.
  • 72': Substitution, Benfica. Roman Yaremchuk replaces David Neres.
  • 73': Attempt missed. Julian Weigl (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
  • 75': Attempt saved. Morato (Benfica) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Julian Weigl.
  • 75': Foul by André Bukia (Arouca).
  • 75': Julian Weigl (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 75': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Rafael Fernandes.
  • 76': Attempt missed. Roman Yaremchuk (Benfica) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Alejandro Grimaldo.
  • 79': Substitution, Arouca. Bruno Marques replaces Antony.
  • 81': André Bukia (Arouca) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 81': Foul by Alexander Bah (Benfica).
  • 82': Foul by Julian Weigl (Benfica).
  • 82': Ismaila Soro (Arouca) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 82': Julian Weigl (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 83': Foul by Rafa (Benfica).
  • 83': Jerome Opoku (Arouca) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 83': Rafa (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 84': Alexander Bah (Benfica) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 84': Foul by Jerome Opoku (Arouca).
  • 86': Goal! Benfica 4, Arouca 0. Rafa (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alexander Bah with a cross.
  • 88': Attempt saved. Yaw Moses (Arouca) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 88': Attempt blocked. Alejandro Grimaldo (Benfica) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Roman Yaremchuk.
  • 88': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Rafael Fernandes.
  • 89': Attempt missed. Enzo Fernández (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
  • 90'+2': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Rafael Fernandes.
  • 90'+4': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Rafael Fernandes.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Benfica 4, Arouca 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Benfica 4, Arouca 0.

Statistics

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7 Fouls 7
1 Yellow Cards 3
1 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 2
1 Corner Kicks 7
2 Saves 2
26.8 Possession 73.2
3 SHOTS 22
2 ON GOAL 6
0.7 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
192 Accurate Passes 662
276 Passes 759
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.9
0 Accurate Crosses 5
5 Crosses 29
0.0 Cross % 0.2
56 Long Balls 69
25 Accurate Long Balls 47
0.4 Long Balls % 0.7
1 Blocked Shots 4
10 Effective Tackles 8
17 Tackles 11
0.6 Tackle % 0.7
15 Interceptions 6
22 Effective Clearances 9
22 Clearances 9

Game Information

Competition: Portuguese Primeira Liga

Venue: Estádio da Luz
Location: Lisbon, Portugal
Attendance: 53,617

Liga Portugal Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Sporting CP 29 +57 77
2 Benfica 29 +42 70
3 FC Porto 29 +30 59
4 Braga 29 +21 59
Full Table

Line-Ups

BEN Benfica (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
99 Odisseas Vlachodimos (GK)
91 Morato
30 Nicolás Otamendi
3 Alejandro Grimaldo
2 Gilberto
27 Rafa Silva
61 Florentino Luís Yellow Card
13 Enzo Fernández
88 Goncalo Ramos
20 João Mário
7 David Neres
Benfica Substitutes:
Helton Leite, Alexander Bah, António Silva, Chiquinho, Jan Vertonghen, Petar Musa, Henrique Araújo, Roman Yaremchuk, Julian Weigl.

ARO Arouca (5-4-1)

No. Name
12 Ignacio De Arruabarrena (GK)
3 Jerome Opoku Yellow Card
6 Mateus Quaresma Red Card
13 Joao Basso
8 Arsénio
28 Tiago Esgaio
17 Yaw Moses
14 Oriol Busquets
10 Alan Ruíz
11 Antony
19 Rafa Mújica
Arouca Substitutes:
Bruno Marques, Vitinho, Rafael Fernandes, Mustafa Kizza, Emilijus Zubas, Bogdan Milovanov, Morlaye Sylla, André Bukia, Ismaila Soro.

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