UEFA Champions League

FT Thursday, September 19, 2024
Benfica LWWDW 2
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Red Star Belgrade LLLLW 1
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SLB202
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Rajko Mitic Stadium · 44,238 att. · Paramount+

Match Report

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Turkish delight as Benfica secures win over Red Star

A fortuitous goal from winger Kerem Akturkoglu and a superb free-kick by his Turkish compatriot Orkun Kokcu earned Benfica a 2-1 victory at Red Star Belgrade in their Champions League encounter on Thursday.

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Team Stats

11
Fouls
12
3
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
3
1
Corner Kicks
7
2
Saves
1
44.6
Possession
55.4
10
SHOTS
15
3
ON GOAL
3
0.3
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
299
Accurate Passes
384
378
Passes
454
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
3
Accurate Crosses
7
9
Crosses
34
0.3
Cross %
0.2
51
Long Balls
45
26
Accurate Long Balls
27
0.5
Long Balls %
0.6
2
Blocked Shots
4
13
Effective Tackles
7
18
Tackles
12
0.7
Tackle %
0.6
11
Interceptions
9
32
Effective Clearances
14
32
Clearances
14

Lineups

RSB · 4-2-3-1

  1. 18Omri GlazerG
  2. 5Uros SpajicCD-L
  3. 24Nasser DjigaCD-R
  4. 66Seol Young-WooLB
  5. 70Ognjen MimovicRB
  6. 4Mirko IvanicAM
  7. 21Timi ElsnikLM
  8. 6Rade KrunicRM
  9. 17Bruno DuarteF
  10. 14Peter OlayinkaAM-L
  11. 15Silas Katompa-MvumpaAM-R

SLB · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Anatoliy TrubinG
  2. 30Nicolás OtamendiCD-L
  3. 4António SilvaCD-R
  4. 3Álvaro CarrerasLB
  5. 6Alexander BahRB
  6. 32Benjamín RollheiserAM
  7. 10Orkun KökçüLM
  8. 61FlorentinoRM
  9. 14Vangelis PavlidisF
  10. 17Kerem AktürkogluAM-L
  11. 11Ángel Di MaríaAM-R

Timeline

  1. 9' Goal! Red Star Belgrade 0, Benfica 1. Kerem Aktürkoglu (Benfica) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner.
  2. 25' Silas Katompa Mvumpa (Red Star Belgrade) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 26' Substitution, Red Star Belgrade. Dálcio replaces Ognjen Mimovic because of an injury.
  4. 29' Goal! Red Star Belgrade 0, Benfica 2. Orkun Kökçü (Benfica) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  5. 37' Substitution, Benfica. Issa Kaboré replaces Alexander Bah because of an injury.
  6. 52' Álvaro Carreras (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 56' Substitution, Benfica. Fredrik Aursnes replaces Benjamín Rollheiser.
  8. 64' Issa Kaboré (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 71' Substitution, Red Star Belgrade. Cherif Ndiaye replaces Bruno Duarte.
  10. 71' Substitution, Red Star Belgrade. Milson replaces Peter Olayinka.
  11. 77' Fredrik Aursnes (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  12. 81' Substitution, Red Star Belgrade. Luka Ilic replaces Rade Krunic.
  13. 86' Goal! Red Star Belgrade 1, Benfica 2. Milson (Red Star Belgrade) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Cherif Ndiaye with a through ball.
  14. 88' Substitution, Benfica. Zeki Amdouni replaces Vangelis Pavlidis.
  15. 88' Substitution, Benfica. Jan-Niklas Beste replaces Ángel Di María.
  16. 88' Substitution, Benfica. Leandro Barreiro replaces Orkun Kökçü.
  17. 90'+4' Seol Young-Woo (Red Star Belgrade) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

UEFA Champions League News

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