Portimonense vs Benfica, 2023-24 Portuguese Primeira Liga

· Portuguese Primeira Liga

Portimonense

56': Hélio Varela

FT
1 - 3

Benfica

5': Alexander Bah
17': Petar Musa
66': David Neres

About

Portimonense are hosting Benfica at Estádio Municipal de Portimão, Portimão, 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.
5': Delay in match because of an injury Carlinhos (Portimonense).
5': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
5': Goal! Portimonense 0, Benfica 1. Alexander Bah (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Orkun Kökçü.
8': Attempt saved. David Neres (Benfica) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Rafa.
10': Alexander Bah (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
10': Foul by Hélio Varela (Portimonense).
11': Attempt missed. David Neres (Benfica) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Alexander Bah.
12': Offside, Benfica. Petar Musa tries a through ball, but Rafa is caught offside.
14': Foul by Paulo Estrela (Portimonense).
14': João Mário (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
17': Goal! Portimonense 0, Benfica 2. Petar Musa (Benfica) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by David Neres.
18': Dener (Portimonense) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
18': Foul by Florentino (Benfica).
19': Alemão (Portimonense) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
19': Foul by David Neres (Benfica).
20': Delay in match (Benfica).
20': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
21': Foul by Pedrão (Portimonense).
21': Rafa (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
22': Foul by Paulo Estrela (Portimonense).
22': Rafa (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
27': Attempt missed. Hélio Varela (Portimonense) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Gonçalo Costa with a cross.
30': Delay in match because of an injury Alexander Bah (Benfica).
30': Delay in match because of an injury Paulo Estrela (Portimonense).
31': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
32': Attempt saved. Carlinhos (Portimonense) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Pedrão.
32': Corner, Portimonense. Conceded by Anatolii Trubin.
35': Foul by Hélio Varela (Portimonense).
35': João Mário (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
35': Hélio Varela (Portimonense) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
36': Foul by Rafa (Benfica).
36': Igor Formiga (Portimonense) wins a free kick on the right wing.
36': Attempt saved. Rafa (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Orkun Kökçü.
38': Foul by Paulo Estrela (Portimonense).
38': Rafa (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
40': Substitution, Portimonense. Rildo replaces Paulo Estrela.
40': Attempt missed. Pedrão (Portimonense) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Carlinhos.
43': Attempt saved. João Mário (Benfica) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by David Neres.
45'+2': Foul by Fredrik Aursnes (Benfica).
45'+2': Sylvester Jasper (Portimonense) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+2': First Half ends, Portimonense 0, Benfica 2.
45': Second Half begins Portimonense 0, Benfica 2.
45': Substitution, Benfica. Arthur Cabral replaces Petar Musa.
45': Substitution, Benfica. David Jurásek replaces Alexander Bah.
45': Substitution, Benfica. João Neves replaces Orkun Kökçü.
45': Substitution, Portimonense. Guga replaces Igor Formiga.
48': Foul by David Jurásek (Benfica).
48': Sylvester Jasper (Portimonense) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
48': Attempt missed. Hélio Varela (Portimonense) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Guga.
49': Offside, Benfica. Arthur Cabral tries a through ball, but Rafa is caught offside.
53': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Alemão.
54': Attempt missed. David Neres (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by João Neves.
55': Foul by Arthur Cabral (Benfica).
55': Pedrão (Portimonense) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
56': Goal! Portimonense 1, Benfica 2. Hélio Varela (Portimonense) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Sylvester Jasper following a fast break.
57': Attempt blocked. Rildo (Portimonense) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gonçalo Costa with a cross.
57': Penalty conceded by Morato (Benfica) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
58': VAR Decision: Penalty Portimonense.
60': Penalty saved. Rildo (Portimonense) right footed shot saved in the bottom right corner.
60': Corner, Portimonense. Conceded by Nicolás Otamendi.
61': Attempt missed. Dener (Portimonense) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Carlinhos with a cross following a corner.
62': Attempt blocked. João Neves (Benfica) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
63': Foul by Gonçalo Costa (Portimonense).
63': João Mário (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
63': Foul by Pedrão (Portimonense).
63': Rafa (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
64': Foul by João Neves (Benfica).
64': Guga (Portimonense) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
65': Foul by Filipe Relvas (Portimonense).
65': João Mário (Benfica) wins a free kick on the right wing.
66': Attempt saved. João Mário (Benfica) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
66': Goal! Portimonense 1, Benfica 3. David Neres (Benfica) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Rafa following a fast break.
70': Offside, Portimonense. Carlinhos tries a through ball, but Rildo is caught offside.
71': Foul by João Neves (Benfica).
71': Rildo (Portimonense) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
73': Attempt blocked. Rafa (Benfica) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by João Mário.
76': Attempt blocked. Arthur Cabral (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by David Neres.
76': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Alemão.
77': Attempt missed. Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by David Neres with a cross following a corner.
78': Attempt blocked. João Mário (Benfica) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Arthur Cabral.
79': Attempt missed. Guga (Portimonense) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is too high.
80': Substitution, Portimonense. Paulinho replaces Gonçalo Costa.
80': Substitution, Portimonense. Maurício replaces Dener.
84': David Neres (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
84': Foul by Maurício (Portimonense).
84': Delay in match because of an injury Florentino (Benfica).
85': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
85': Substitution, Benfica. Tomás Araújo replaces Florentino because of an injury.
87': Foul by João Mário (Benfica).
87': Hélio Varela (Portimonense) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
88': Delay in match because of an injury Hélio Varela (Portimonense).
88': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
89': Attempt saved. Rildo (Portimonense) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Carlinhos.
90': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Pedrão.
90': Substitution, Portimonense. Zinho replaces Hélio Varela because of an injury.
90'+1': Substitution, Benfica. Casper Tengstedt replaces Rafa.
90'+1': Foul by Rildo (Portimonense).
90'+1': João Neves (Benfica) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90'+2': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Vinícius Silvestre.
90'+3': Carlinhos (Portimonense) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+3': Foul by Arthur Cabral (Benfica).
90'+5': David Neres (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+5': Foul by Pedrão (Portimonense).
90'+6': Corner, Portimonense. Conceded by Tomás Araújo.
90'+7': Second Half ends, Portimonense 1, Benfica 3.
0': Match ends, Portimonense 1, Benfica 3.

Statistics

BEN		PTMO
11	Fouls	12
0	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	1
4	Corner Kicks	3
3	Saves	4
65.6	Possession	34.4
14	SHOTS	10
7	ON GOAL	4
0.5	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	1
653	Accurate Passes	291
728	Passes	365
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.8
2	Accurate Crosses	5
11	Crosses	14
0.2	Cross %	0.4
47	Long Balls	46
31	Accurate Long Balls	23
0.7	Long Balls %	0.5
4	Blocked Shots	1
14	Effective Tackles	15
22	Tackles	26
0.6	Tackle %	0.6
7	Interceptions	12
11	Effective Clearances	19
11	Clearances	19

Game Information

Competition: Portuguese Primeira Liga

Venue: Estádio Municipal de Portimão
Location: Portimão, Portugal
Attendance: 4,354

Liga Portugal Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
	Sporting CP
	Benfica
	FC Porto
	Braga

Full Table

Line-Ups

Portimonense (3-5-2)

No.	Name
12	Vinicius (GK)
43	Alemão
22	Filipe Relvas
44	Pedro Henrique
11	Carlinhos
13	Dener
20	Paulo Estrela
18	Goncalo Costa
33	Igor Marques
77	Hélio Varela
7	Sylvester Jasper

Portimonense Substitutes:

Rildo, Gabriel Gonçalves, Paulinho, Lucas Ventura, Maurício, Rafael Alcobia, Luis Henrique Hoffmann, Guga, Moustapha Seck.

Benfica (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Anatoliy Trubin (GK)
5	Morato
30	Nicolás Otamendi
8	Fredrik Aursnes
6	Alexander Bah
27	Rafa Silva
61	Florentino
10	Orkun Kökçü
33	Petar Musa
20	João Mário
7	David Neres

Benfica Substitutes:

Tomás Araújo, João Neves, Chiquinho, Casper Tengstedt, Tiago Gouveia, Samuel Soares, Arthur Cabral, David Jurásek, António Silva.

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