Portuguese Primeira Liga

Benfica vs Tondela, 2025-26 Portuguese Primeira Liga

· Portuguese Primeira Liga
Benfica
  • 31': Franjo Ivanovic
  • 42': Fredrik Aursnes
  • 90'+6': Gianluca Prestianni
FT
3 - 0
Tondela

    About

    Benfica are hosting Tondela 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': Attempt saved. Franjo Ivanovic (Benfica) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Bernardo Fontes (Tondela). Assisted by Amar Dedic.
    • 1': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Bernardo Fontes.
    • 1': Attempt missed. Richard Ríos (Benfica) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Andreas Schjelderup with a cross following a corner.
    • 2': Foul by Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica).
    • 2': Pedro Maranhão (Tondela) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 3': Attempt missed. João Afonso (Tondela) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Pedro Maranhão with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 4': Foul by Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica).
    • 4': Pedro Maranhão (Tondela) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 6': Offside, Benfica. Vangelis Pavlidis is caught offside.
    • 7': Delay in match because of an injury Enzo Barrenechea (Benfica).
    • 8': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 8': Foul by Joe Hodge (Tondela).
    • 8': Franjo Ivanovic (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 12': Attempt saved. Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner by Bernardo Fontes (Tondela). Assisted by Fredrik Aursnes with a through ball.
    • 12': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Bernardo Fontes.
    • 12': Attempt saved. Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Bernardo Fontes (Tondela). Assisted by Rafael Obrador with a cross.
    • 13': Foul by Fredrik Aursnes (Benfica).
    • 13': Yarlen (Tondela) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 15': Enzo Barrenechea (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 15': Foul by Miro (Tondela).
    • 16': Attempt saved. Tiago Manso (Tondela) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Samuel Soares (Benfica). Assisted by Emmanuel Maviram with a cross.
    • 18': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Juanse.
    • 18': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Tiago Manso.
    • 22': Handball by Pedro Maranhão (Tondela).
    • 23': Attempt blocked. Pedro Maranhão (Tondela) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Joe Hodge.
    • 23': Corner, Tondela. Conceded by Nicolás Otamendi.
    • 24': Attempt blocked. Pedro Maranhão (Tondela) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
    • 25': Foul by Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica).
    • 25': Hélder Tavares (Tondela) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 25': Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 26': Attempt saved. Emmanuel Maviram (Tondela) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is saved in the top right corner by Samuel Soares (Benfica).
    • 27': Enzo Barrenechea (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 27': Foul by Pedro Maranhão (Tondela).
    • 28': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Christian Marques.
    • 30': Attempt blocked. Fredrik Aursnes (Benfica) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Vangelis Pavlidis.
    • 30': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Emmanuel Maviram.
    • 31': Goal! Benfica 1, Tondela 0. Franjo Ivanovic (Benfica) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Amar Dedic with a through ball.
    • 34': Andreas Schjelderup (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 34': Foul by Miro (Tondela).
    • 34': Miro (Tondela) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 35': Foul by Miro (Tondela).
    • 35': Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 37': Attempt saved. Richard Ríos (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Bernardo Fontes (Tondela). Assisted by Enzo Barrenechea.
    • 38': Attempt missed. Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica) right footed shot from very close range is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Amar Dedic.
    • 39': Attempt blocked. Yarlen (Tondela) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Joe Hodge.
    • 40': Attempt saved. Franjo Ivanovic (Benfica) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Bernardo Fontes (Tondela). Assisted by Vangelis Pavlidis with a through ball.
    • 40': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Bernardo Fontes.
    • 42': Goal! Benfica 2, Tondela 0. Fredrik Aursnes (Benfica) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Andreas Schjelderup.
    • 44': Attempt blocked. Richard Ríos (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 44': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by João Afonso.
    • 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+1': First Half ends, Benfica 2, Tondela 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Benfica 2, Tondela 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Tondela. Xabi Huarte replaces Hélder Tavares.
    • 45': Substitution, Tondela. Yaya Sithole replaces Joe Hodge.
    • 48': Foul by Richard Ríos (Benfica).
    • 48': Miro (Tondela) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 49': Offside, Tondela. João Afonso is caught offside.
    • 50': Foul by Enzo Barrenechea (Benfica).
    • 50': Miro (Tondela) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 51': Foul by Rafael Obrador (Benfica).
    • 51': Yarlen (Tondela) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 52': VAR Decision: No Penalty Tondela.
    • 54': Attempt missed. Pedro Maranhão (Tondela) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
    • 55': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Christian Marques.
    • 55': Attempt blocked. Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rafael Obrador with a cross.
    • 55': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Tiago Manso.
    • 56': Attempt missed. Richard Ríos (Benfica) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Rafael Obrador with a cross following a corner.
    • 58': Enzo Barrenechea (Benfica) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 58': Foul by Miro (Tondela).
    • 58': Foul by Yaya Sithole (Tondela).
    • 58': Franjo Ivanovic (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 62': Enzo Barrenechea (Benfica) has gone down, but the referee deems it simulation.
    • 62': Enzo Barrenechea (Benfica) is shown the yellow card.
    • 62': Substitution, Tondela. Yefrei Rodriguez replaces Miro.
    • 63': Attempt saved. Pedro Maranhão (Tondela) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Samuel Soares (Benfica). Assisted by Yefrei Rodriguez.
    • 64': Foul by Xabi Huarte (Tondela).
    • 64': Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 65': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Bernardo Fontes.
    • 67': Substitution, Benfica. Kerem Aktürkoglu replaces Andreas Schjelderup.
    • 68': Substitution, Benfica. Samuel Dahl replaces Rafael Obrador.
    • 68': Substitution, Benfica. Gianluca Prestianni replaces Amar Dedic.
    • 69': Attempt blocked. Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Samuel Dahl.
    • 69': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by João Afonso.
    • 70': Attempt missed. Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Kerem Aktürkoglu with a cross following a corner.
    • 72': Attempt missed. Gianluca Prestianni (Benfica) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Richard Ríos.
    • 73': Substitution, Tondela. Sie Ouattara replaces Pedro Maranhão.
    • 78': Delay in match because of an injury João Afonso (Tondela).
    • 79': Substitution, Benfica. Leandro Barreiro replaces Franjo Ivanovic.
    • 79': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 80': Delay in match because of an injury Bernardo Fontes (Tondela).
    • 80': Substitution, Tondela. André Ceitil replaces Juanse.
    • 80': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 81': Attempt saved. Kerem Aktürkoglu (Benfica) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal by Bernardo Fontes (Tondela). Assisted by Vangelis Pavlidis.
    • 83': Substitution, Benfica. Florentino replaces Enzo Barrenechea.
    • 83': Foul by Yefrei Rodriguez (Tondela).
    • 83': Richard Ríos (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 84': Foul by Tiago Manso (Tondela).
    • 84': Kerem Aktürkoglu (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 84': Tiago Manso (Tondela) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 86': Corner, Tondela. Conceded by Richard Ríos.
    • 88': Foul by Richard Ríos (Benfica).
    • 88': Sie Ouattara (Tondela) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 88': Foul by André Ceitil (Tondela).
    • 88': Leandro Barreiro (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 89': Attempt blocked. Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
    • 89': Foul by Florentino (Benfica).
    • 89': Sie Ouattara (Tondela) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90': Attempt saved. Xabi Huarte (Tondela) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner by Samuel Soares (Benfica).
    • 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+3': Attempt saved. Richard Ríos (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Bernardo Fontes (Tondela). Assisted by Fredrik Aursnes.
    • 90'+3': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Bernardo Fontes.
    • 90'+6': Attempt blocked. Gianluca Prestianni (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Fredrik Aursnes.
    • 90'+6': Goal! Benfica 3, Tondela 0. Gianluca Prestianni (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
    • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Benfica 3, Tondela 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Benfica 3, Tondela 0.

    Statistics

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    12 Fouls 10
    2 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 1
    2 Corner Kicks 13
    7 Saves 4
    34.5 Possession 65.5
    9 SHOTS 21
    4 ON GOAL 12
    0.4 On Target % 0.6
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    228 Accurate Passes 477
    282 Passes 547
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
    2 Accurate Crosses 9
    21 Crosses 29
    0.1 Cross % 0.3
    35 Long Balls 41
    18 Accurate Long Balls 25
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.6
    3 Blocked Shots 4
    7 Effective Tackles 7
    10 Tackles 13
    0.7 Tackle % 0.5
    6 Interceptions 11
    35 Effective Clearances 17
    35 Clearances 17

    Game Information

    Competition: Portuguese Primeira Liga

    Venue: Estádio da Luz
    Location: Lisbon, Portugal
    Attendance: 61,229

    Liga Portugal Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 FC Porto 4 +10 12
    2 FC Famalicao 4 +5 10
    3 Sporting CP 4 +10 9
    4 Benfica 3 +5 9
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    BEN Benfica (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    24 Samuel Soares (GK)
    30 Nicolás Otamendi Yellow Card
    44 Tomás Araújo
    3 Rafael Obrador
    17 Amar Dedic
    5 Enzo Barrenechea Yellow Card
    20 Richard Ríos
    21 Andreas Schjelderup
    8 Fredrik Aursnes
    14 Vangelis Pavlidis
    9 Franjo Ivanovic
    Benfica Substitutes:
    Anatoliy Trubin, Florentino, António Silva, Samuel Dahl, Kerem Aktürkoglu, Tiago Gouveia, Leandro Barreiro, Gianluca Prestianni, Henrique Araújo.

    TON Tondela (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    31 Bernardo Caltabiano Parise Fontes (GK)
    5 João Afonso
    4 Christian Marques
    60 Emmanuel Maviram
    48 Tiago Manso Yellow Card
    10 Joseph Hodge
    32 Juan Sebastián Rodríguez
    8 Hélder
    9 Miro Yellow Card
    67 Yarlen
    7 Pedro Maranhão
    Tondela Substitutes:
    Remy Vita, Gabriel Souza, Yaya Sithole, Xabi Huarte, Bebeto, Yefrei Rodriguez, Brayan Medina, André Ceitil, Sie Outtara.

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