Portuguese Primeira Liga

Santa Clara vs Benfica, 2025-26 Portuguese Primeira Liga

· Portuguese Primeira Liga
Santa Clara
  • 47': Gonçalo Paciência
  • Red Card 90'+2': Lucas Soares
FT
1 - 2
Benfica
  • 16': Vangelis Pavlidis
  • 38': Paulo Victor (OG)

About

Santa Clara are hosting Benfica at Estádio de São Miguel, Ponta Delgada, 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.
  • 2': Foul by Serginho (Santa Clara).
  • 2': Leandro Barreiro (Benfica) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 3': Foul by Leandro Barreiro (Benfica).
  • 3': Serginho (Santa Clara) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 5': Foul by Pedro Ferreira (Santa Clara).
  • 5': Rafa (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 5': Attempt saved. Rafa (Benfica) header from very close range is saved in the top centre of the goal by Gabriel Batista (Santa Clara). Assisted by Vangelis Pavlidis.
  • 9': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Frederico Venâncio.
  • 9': Foul by Gianluca Prestianni (Benfica).
  • 9': Gabriel Silva (Santa Clara) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 10': Attempt blocked. Gabriel Silva (Santa Clara) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lucas Soares.
  • 11': Attempt blocked. Pedro Ferreira (Santa Clara) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Vinícius Lopes.
  • 12': Foul by Gustavo Klismahn (Santa Clara).
  • 12': Samuel Dahl (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 16': Goal! Santa Clara 0, Benfica 1. Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica) header from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Tomás Araújo with a cross.
  • 18': Offside, Benfica. Samuel Dahl is caught offside.
  • 20': Foul by Vinícius Lopes (Santa Clara).
  • 20': Samuel Dahl (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 22': Delay in match because of an injury Tomás Araújo (Benfica).
  • 23': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 24': Attempt blocked. Serginho (Santa Clara) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Gabriel Silva.
  • 25': Attempt saved. Rafa (Benfica) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Gabriel Batista (Santa Clara). Assisted by Tomás Araújo.
  • 25': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Gabriel Batista.
  • 26': Enzo Barrenechea (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 26': Foul by Gustavo Klismahn (Santa Clara).
  • 31': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Pedro Ferreira.
  • 33': Attempt missed. Rafa (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Gianluca Prestianni with a through ball.
  • 36': Foul by Serginho (Santa Clara).
  • 36': Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 36': Foul by Samuel Dahl (Benfica).
  • 36': Lucas Soares (Santa Clara) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 37': Foul by Paulo Victor (Santa Clara).
  • 37': Gianluca Prestianni (Benfica) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 38': Attempt missed. Gianluca Prestianni (Benfica) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Vangelis Pavlidis.
  • 38': Own Goal by Paulo Victor, Santa Clara. Santa Clara 0, Benfica 2.
  • 45': Foul by Vinícius Lopes (Santa Clara).
  • 45': Samuel Dahl (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45': Vinícius Lopes (Santa Clara) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+2': Attempt blocked. Vinícius Lopes (Santa Clara) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gustavo Klismahn.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Santa Clara 0, Benfica 2.
  • 45': Second Half begins Santa Clara 0, Benfica 2.
  • 45': Substitution, Santa Clara. Guilherme Romão replaces Paulo Victor.
  • 47': Attempt blocked. Gustavo Klismahn (Santa Clara) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Vinícius Lopes.
  • 47': Corner, Santa Clara. Conceded by Nicolás Otamendi.
  • 47': Goal! Santa Clara 1, Benfica 2. Gonçalo Paciência (Santa Clara) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Gustavo Klismahn with a cross following a corner.
  • 49': Dangerous play by António Silva (Benfica).
  • 49': Vinícius Lopes (Santa Clara) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 52': Foul by Gustavo Klismahn (Santa Clara).
  • 52': Rafa (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 54': Attempt saved. Lucas Soares (Santa Clara) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Anatoliy Trubin (Benfica). Assisted by Serginho.
  • 54': Andreas Schjelderup (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 54': Foul by Lucas Soares (Santa Clara).
  • 55': Foul by Serginho (Santa Clara).
  • 55': Rafa (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 58': Foul by Gonçalo Paciência (Santa Clara).
  • 58': Leandro Barreiro (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 59': Gonçalo Paciência (Santa Clara) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 59': Foul by Gabriel Silva (Santa Clara).
  • 59': Samuel Dahl (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 60': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Pedro Ferreira.
  • 62': Substitution, Santa Clara. Fernando replaces Gonçalo Paciência.
  • 62': Substitution, Santa Clara. José Tavares replaces Pedro Ferreira.
  • 63': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Sidney Lima.
  • 64': Attempt missed. Fernando (Santa Clara) right footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the left following a fast break.
  • 66': Andreas Schjelderup (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 66': Foul by Lucas Soares (Santa Clara).
  • 66': Lucas Soares (Santa Clara) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 67': Foul by Gabriel Silva (Santa Clara).
  • 67': Samuel Dahl (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 68': Substitution, Benfica. Sidny Cabral replaces Andreas Schjelderup.
  • 70': Attempt missed. Sidny Cabral (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by António Silva.
  • 73': Substitution, Santa Clara. Welinton Torrão replaces Vinícius Lopes.
  • 75': Enzo Barrenechea (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 75': Foul by Gustavo Klismahn (Santa Clara).
  • 76': Foul by Welinton Torrão (Santa Clara).
  • 76': Sidny Cabral (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 78': Foul by Frederico Venâncio (Santa Clara).
  • 78': Rafa (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 78': Frederico Venâncio (Santa Clara) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 79': Substitution, Benfica. Heorhii Sudakov replaces Rafa.
  • 80': Foul by Lucas Soares (Santa Clara).
  • 80': Sidny Cabral (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 82': Handball by Lucas Soares (Santa Clara).
  • 82': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Lucas Soares.
  • 83': Attempt blocked. António Silva (Benfica) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Heorhii Sudakov with a cross.
  • 84': Foul by José Tavares (Santa Clara).
  • 84': Gianluca Prestianni (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 84': José Tavares (Santa Clara) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 86': Attempt blocked. Heorhii Sudakov (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 86': Attempt missed. Leandro Barreiro (Benfica) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left following a set piece situation.
  • 86': Substitution, Santa Clara. Brenner replaces Gustavo Klismahn.
  • 90': Gianluca Prestianni (Benfica) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90': Substitution, Benfica. Manu Silva replaces Gianluca Prestianni.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Tomás Araújo (Benfica) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Lucas Soares (Santa Clara).
  • 90'+2': Leandro Barreiro (Benfica) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+2': Second yellow card to Lucas Soares (Santa Clara) for a bad foul.
  • 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Sidny Cabral (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Manu Silva.
  • 90'+3': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Welinton Torrão.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Manu Silva (Benfica).
  • 90'+4': José Tavares (Santa Clara) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+5': Attempt blocked. José Tavares (Santa Clara) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sidney Lima.
  • 90'+5': Anatoliy Trubin (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+5': Foul by Brenner (Santa Clara).
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Santa Clara 1, Benfica 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Santa Clara 1, Benfica 2.

Statistics

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5 Fouls 23
2 Yellow Cards 4
0 Red Cards 1
1 Offsides 0
7 Corner Kicks 1
1 Saves 2
47.2 Possession 52.8
10 SHOTS 9
3 ON GOAL 2
0.3 On Target % 0.2
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
298 Accurate Passes 350
385 Passes 440
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
3 Accurate Crosses 1
16 Crosses 12
0.2 Cross % 0.1
44 Long Balls 64
16 Accurate Long Balls 32
0.4 Long Balls % 0.5
3 Blocked Shots 6
7 Effective Tackles 15
20 Tackles 28
0.4 Tackle % 0.5
14 Interceptions 11
18 Effective Clearances 32
18 Clearances 32

Game Information

Competition: Portuguese Primeira Liga

Venue: Estádio de São Miguel
Location: Ponta Delgada, Portugal
Attendance: 7,184

Liga Portugal Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 FC Porto 24 +39 65
2 Sporting CP 24 +50 61
3 Benfica 23 +36 55
4 Braga 24 +27 45
Full Table

Line-Ups

CDSC Santa Clara (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Gabriel Batista (GK)
21 Frederico Venâncio Yellow Card
23 Sidney
64 Paulo Victor
42 Lucas Soares Yellow Card
8 Pedro Ferreira
35 Serginho
77 Klismahn
39 Gonçalo Paciência
10 Gabriel Silva
70 Vinícius Yellow Card
Santa Clara Substitutes:
Henrique Silva , Darlan Mendes, Diogo Calila, Brenner , Welinton , Fernando, José Tavares, Hélio Neneca , Guilherme Romão.

SLB Benfica (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Anatoliy Trubin (GK)
30 Nicolás Otamendi
4 António Silva
26 Samuel Dahl
44 Tomás Araújo
27 Rafa Silva
5 Enzo Barrenechea
18 Leandro Barreiro
14 Vangelis Pavlidis
21 Andreas Schjelderup
25 Gianluca Prestianni Yellow Card
Benfica Substitutes:
Georgiy Sudakov, Anísio Cabral, Gonçalo Oliveira, Diogo Ferreira, Franjo Ivanovic, Sidny Cabral, Manu Silva, Daniel Banjaqui, Dodi Lukebakio.

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