Benfica vs Gil Vicente, 2023-24 Portuguese Primeira Liga
· Portuguese Primeira LigaAbout
Benfica are hosting Gil Vicente
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.
- 4': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Rúben Fernandes.
- 4': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Jesús Castillo.
- 5': Arthur Cabral (Benfica) hits the right post with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Ángel Di María with a cross following a corner.
- 7': Foul by Morato (Benfica).
- 7': Zé Carlos (Gil Vicente) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Delay in match because of an injury Zé Carlos (Gil Vicente).
- 13': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 14': Attempt blocked. Ángel Di María (Benfica) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by João Neves.
- 14': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Leonardo Buta.
- 15': Goal! Benfica 1, Gil Vicente 0. Arthur Cabral (Benfica) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ángel Di María with a cross following a corner.
- 19': Hand ball by Ángel Di María (Benfica).
- 25': Corner, Gil Vicente. Conceded by Nicolás Otamendi.
- 30': Corner, Gil Vicente. Conceded by Fredrik Aursnes.
- 31': Foul by Mory Gbane (Gil Vicente).
- 31': Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Andrew.
- 34': Goal! Benfica 2, Gil Vicente 0. João Neves (Benfica) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nicolás Otamendi with a headed pass following a corner.
- 37': Florentino (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Foul by Mory Gbane (Gil Vicente).
- 38': Corner, Gil Vicente. Conceded by Alexander Bah.
- 39': Attempt missed. Gabriel Pereira (Gil Vicente) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Murilo with a cross following a corner.
- 39': Attempt blocked. Arthur Cabral (Benfica) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Rafa.
- 39': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Leonardo Buta.
- 41': Foul by Alexander Bah (Benfica).
- 41': Murilo (Gil Vicente) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Offside, Gil Vicente. Félix Correia is caught offside.
- 45': Attempt blocked. Rafa (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Florentino.
- 45': Attempt saved. Arthur Cabral (Benfica) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Morato.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Benfica 2, Gil Vicente 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Benfica 2, Gil Vicente 0.
- 48': Attempt saved. Arthur Cabral (Benfica) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Fredrik Aursnes with a cross.
- 49': Goal! Benfica 3, Gil Vicente 0. Rafa (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Fredrik Aursnes.
- 51': Delay in match because of an injury Morato (Benfica).
- 52': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 57': Foul by Ángel Di María (Benfica).
- 57': Kanya Fujimoto (Gil Vicente) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58': Foul by Morato (Benfica).
- 58': Maxime Dominguez (Gil Vicente) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58': Substitution, Gil Vicente. Alex Pinto replaces Zé Carlos.
- 59': Substitution, Gil Vicente. Tidjany Touré replaces Félix Correia.
- 59': Substitution, Gil Vicente. Ali Alipourghara replaces Murilo.
- 60': Attempt saved. Rafa (Benfica) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ángel Di María.
- 62': Attempt missed. Fredrik Aursnes (Benfica) header from very close range is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Ángel Di María with a cross.
- 65': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Mory Gbane.
- 67': Attempt missed. Maxime Dominguez (Gil Vicente) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Jesús Castillo.
- 67': Substitution, Benfica. David Neres replaces Rafa.
- 67': Substitution, Benfica. Álvaro Fernández replaces Morato.
- 68': Florentino (Benfica) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 68': Foul by Jesús Castillo (Gil Vicente).
- 69': Alex Pinto (Gil Vicente) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 69': Foul by Álvaro Fernández (Benfica).
- 70': Delay in match because of an injury Rúben Fernandes (Gil Vicente).
- 71': Substitution, Gil Vicente. Afonso Moreira replaces Maxime Dominguez.
- 71': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 73': Attempt missed. João Neves (Benfica) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Fredrik Aursnes.
- 74': Foul by Jesús Castillo (Gil Vicente).
- 74': João Neves (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 74': Jesús Castillo (Gil Vicente) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 75': Ali Alipourghara (Gil Vicente) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': Foul by António Silva (Benfica).
- 76': Attempt saved. Afonso Moreira (Gil Vicente) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Leonardo Buta.
- 78': Substitution, Benfica. Tiago Gouveia replaces Ángel Di María.
- 78': Substitution, Benfica. Marcos Leonardo replaces Arthur Cabral.
- 80': Attempt saved. Jesús Castillo (Gil Vicente) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 81': Foul by Tiago Gouveia (Benfica).
- 81': Leonardo Buta (Gil Vicente) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 81': Substitution, Gil Vicente. Roan Wilson replaces Jesús Castillo.
- 83': Foul by Gabriel Pereira (Gil Vicente).
- 83': Marcos Leonardo (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Attempt saved. Tidjany Touré (Gil Vicente) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kanya Fujimoto.
- 85': Corner, Gil Vicente. Conceded by Anatolii Trubin.
- 86': Anatolii Trubin (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Foul by Gabriel Pereira (Gil Vicente).
- 86': Substitution, Benfica. Benjamín Rollheiser replaces João Neves.
- 87': Foul by Alexander Bah (Benfica).
- 87': Mory Gbane (Gil Vicente) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Alex Pinto (Gil Vicente) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Foul by Tiago Gouveia (Benfica).
- 90'+3': Second Half ends, Benfica 3, Gil Vicente 0.
- 0': Match ends, Benfica 3, Gil Vicente 0.
Statistics
 GVFC |
SLB |
|
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Fouls | 10 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 0 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 4 | Saves | 3 |
| 46.7 | Possession | 53.3 |
| 5 | SHOTS | 12 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.6 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 391 | Accurate Passes | 478 |
| 479 | Passes | 549 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 8 |
| 15 | Crosses | 14 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.6 |
| 42 | Long Balls | 47 |
| 16 | Accurate Long Balls | 32 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 11 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
| 20 | Tackles | 17 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 10 | Interceptions | 13 |
| 18 | Effective Clearances | 11 |
| 18 | Clearances | 11 |
Game Information
Competition: Portuguese Primeira Liga
Venue: Estádio da Luz
Location: Lisbon, Portugal
Attendance: 58,722
Venue: Estádio da Luz
Location: Lisbon, Portugal
Attendance: 58,722
Liga Portugal Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FC Porto | 23 | +37 | 62 |
| 2 | Sporting CP | 23 | +47 | 58 |
| 3 | Benfica | 23 | +36 | 55 |
| 4 | Braga | 23 | +26 | 42 |
Line-Ups
Benfica (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Anatoliy Trubin (GK) |
| 30 | Nicolás Otamendi |
| 4 | António Silva |
| 5 | Morato |
| 6 | Alexander Bah |
| 27 | Rafa Silva |
| 61 | Florentino |
| 87 | João Neves |
| 9 | Arthur Cabral |
| 8 | Fredrik Aursnes |
| 11 | Ángel Di María |
Gil Vicente (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 42 | Andrew (GK) |
| 26 | Rúben Fernandes |
| 13 | Gabriel Pereira |
| 23 | Leonardo Buta |
| 2 | Zé Carlos |
| 10 | Kanya Fujimoto |
| 6 | Jesús Castillo  |
| 24 | Mory Gbane |
| 70 | Felix Correia |
| 77 | Murilo |
| 8 | Maxime Dominguez |
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