Benfica vs Vizela, 2021-22 Portuguese Liga

· Portuguese Primeira Liga

Benfica

8': Adel Taarabt
75': Henrique Araújo

FT
1 - 1

Vizela

65': Cassiano

About

Benfica are hosting Vizela 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': Darwin Núñez (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
1': Foul by Bruno Wilson (Vizela).
2': Offside, Benfica. Julian Weigl tries a through ball, but Darwin Núñez is caught offside.
4': Attempt blocked. Cassiano (Vizela) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Samu.
5': Foul by Anderson (Vizela).
5': Rafa (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
6': Andrés Sarmiento (Vizela) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
6': Foul by Adel Taarabt (Benfica).
7': VAR Decision: Card upgraded Adel Taarabt (Benfica).
8': Adel Taarabt (Benfica) is shown the red card.
9': Attempt missed. Kiki (Vizela) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
9': Attempt blocked. Gonçalo Ramos (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Rafa.
11': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Bruno Wilson.
11': Osama Rashid (Vizela) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
11': Attempt saved. Morato (Benfica) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
14': Attempt blocked. Cassiano (Vizela) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kiki with a cross.
14': Foul by Cassiano (Vizela).
14': Rafa (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
16': Attempt saved. Andrés Sarmiento (Vizela) right footed shot from long range on the left is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kiko Bondoso.
17': Bruno Wilson (Vizela) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
20': Foul by Kiki (Vizela).
20': Rafa (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
22': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Kiki.
23': Attempt missed. Darwin Núñez (Benfica) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Alejandro Grimaldo with a cross following a corner.
23': Foul by Darwin Núñez (Benfica).
23': Osama Rashid (Vizela) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
27': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Claudemir.
27': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Pedro Silva.
29': Attempt blocked. Kiko Bondoso (Vizela) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
29': Corner, Vizela. Conceded by Morato.
30': Offside, Vizela. Kiki tries a through ball, but Andrés Sarmiento is caught offside.
31': Hand ball by Cassiano (Vizela).
32': Attempt missed. Jan Vertonghen (Benfica) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Alejandro Grimaldo following a set piece situation.
33': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Anderson.
34': Attempt missed. Julian Weigl (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Alejandro Grimaldo with a cross following a corner.
35': Attempt saved. Andrés Sarmiento (Vizela) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Koffi Kouao.
35': Attempt blocked. Kiki (Vizela) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
35': Corner, Vizela. Conceded by Rafa.
36': Diogo Gonçalves (Benfica) wins a free kick on the left wing.
36': Foul by Koffi Kouao (Vizela).
40': Foul by Diogo Gonçalves (Benfica).
40': Koffi Kouao (Vizela) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
42': Attempt saved. Darwin Núñez (Benfica) header from very close range is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Valentino Lazaro with a cross.
43': Cassiano (Vizela) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
43': Foul by Morato (Benfica).
44': Attempt blocked. Koffi Kouao (Vizela) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Claudemir.
45': Foul by Kiki (Vizela).
45': Rafa (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45': Kiki (Vizela) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45': Foul by Anderson (Vizela).
45': Rafa (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
45'+2': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Claudemir.
45'+2': Attempt missed. Gonçalo Ramos (Benfica) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Alejandro Grimaldo with a cross following a corner.
45'+2': Attempt missed. Morato (Benfica) left footed shot from very close range is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Gonçalo Ramos following a corner.
45'+3': First Half ends, Benfica 0, Vizela 0.
45': Second Half begins Benfica 0, Vizela 0.
45': Substitution, Vizela. Marcos Paulo replaces Osama Rashid.
45': Substitution, Vizela. Nuno Moreira replaces Andrés Sarmiento.
46': Anderson (Vizela) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
46': Foul by Rafa (Benfica).
46': Corner, Vizela. Conceded by Julian Weigl.
47': Attempt blocked. Cassiano (Vizela) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Anderson with a headed pass.
47': Corner, Vizela. Conceded by Jan Vertonghen.
48': Attempt missed. Nuno Moreira (Vizela) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
49': Attempt missed. Jan Vertonghen (Benfica) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Julian Weigl.
51': Attempt blocked. Marcos Paulo (Vizela) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kiko Bondoso.
51': Attempt missed. Kiko Bondoso (Vizela) header from a difficult angle on the right is just a bit too high. Assisted by Koffi Kouao with a cross.
54': Attempt missed. Nuno Moreira (Vizela) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Kiko Bondoso.
55': Attempt saved. Nuno Moreira (Vizela) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
58': Corner, Vizela. Conceded by Alejandro Grimaldo.
60': Offside, Vizela. Samu tries a through ball, but Marcos Paulo is caught offside.
63': Attempt blocked. Samu (Vizela) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kiko Bondoso.
64': Darwin Núñez (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
64': Substitution, Benfica. Soualiho Meité replaces Diogo Gonçalves.
65': Goal! Benfica 0, Vizela 1. Cassiano (Vizela) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Koffi Kouao.
67': Foul by Nuno Moreira (Vizela).
67': Morato (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
69': Substitution, Vizela. Richard Ofori replaces Koffi Kouao because of an injury.
72': Substitution, Vizela. Mohamed Aidara replaces Bruno Wilson because of an injury.
72': Attempt saved. Darwin Núñez (Benfica) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alejandro Grimaldo.
72': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Pedro Silva.
73': Attempt missed. Soualiho Meité (Benfica) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Rafa with a cross following a corner.
73': Soualiho Meité (Benfica) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box following a corner.
74': Substitution, Benfica. Henrique Araújo replaces Morato.
74': Foul by Kiki (Vizela).
74': Rafa (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
75': Attempt saved. Gonçalo Ramos (Benfica) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Rafa.
75': Goal! Benfica 1, Vizela 1. Henrique Araújo (Benfica) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner.
76': Cassiano (Vizela) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
76': Foul by Jan Vertonghen (Benfica).
78': Attempt saved. Darwin Núñez (Benfica) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Rafa with a through ball.
78': Foul by Samu (Vizela).
78': Soualiho Meité (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
78': Kiko Bondoso (Vizela) is shown the yellow card.
79': Attempt missed. Darwin Núñez (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Jan Vertonghen.
79': Offside, Benfica. Soualiho Meité tries a through ball, but Henrique Araújo is caught offside.
80': Attempt blocked. Rafa (Benfica) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Gonçalo Ramos with a through ball.
82': Attempt blocked. Samu (Vizela) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kiko Bondoso.
82': Corner, Vizela. Conceded by Jan Vertonghen.
82': Attempt blocked. Nuno Moreira (Vizela) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
82': Corner, Vizela. Conceded by Valentino Lazaro.
84': Attempt blocked. Nuno Moreira (Vizela) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
84': Corner, Vizela. Conceded by Jan Vertonghen.
85': Darwin Núñez (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
85': Foul by Mohamed Aidara (Vizela).
85': Foul by Marcos Paulo (Vizela).
85': Soualiho Meité (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
86': Alejandro Grimaldo (Benfica) is shown the yellow card.
87': Darwin Núñez (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
87': Foul by Richard Ofori (Vizela).
87': Substitution, Vizela. Alex Méndez replaces Nuno Moreira.
88': Substitution, Benfica. Éverton replaces Gonçalo Ramos.
89': Hand ball by Alejandro Grimaldo (Benfica).
89': Offside, Vizela. Pedro Silva tries a through ball, but Cassiano is caught offside.
90': Attempt saved. Henrique Araújo (Benfica) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Darwin Núñez.
90': Attempt blocked. Darwin Núñez (Benfica) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
90': Attempt blocked. Éverton (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Darwin Núñez.
90': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Alex Méndez.
90'+3': Foul by Alex Méndez (Vizela).
90'+3': Rafa (Benfica) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90'+3': Alex Méndez (Vizela) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+4': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Mohamed Aidara.
90'+5': Foul by Claudemir (Vizela).
90'+5': Rafa (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+6': Claudemir (Vizela) is shown the yellow card.
90'+7': Attempt missed. Alejandro Grimaldo (Benfica) left footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
90'+8': Hand ball by Cassiano (Vizela).
90'+8': Foul by Samu (Vizela).
90'+8': Soualiho Meité (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+9': Cassiano (Vizela) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90'+9': Foul by Julian Weigl (Benfica).
90'+11': Attempt saved. Darwin Núñez (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Éverton.
90'+11': Second Half ends, Benfica 1, Vizela 1.
0': Match ends, Benfica 1, Vizela 1.
0': Match ends, Benfica 1, Vizela 1.
0': Match ends, Benfica 1, Vizela 1.

Statistics

VIZ		BEN
18	Fouls	8
6	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	1
3	Offsides	2
8	Corner Kicks	9
7	Saves	3
48	Possession	52
19	SHOTS	22
4	ON GOAL	9
0.2	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
392	Accurate Passes	434
459	Passes	498
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.9
4	Accurate Crosses	6
27	Crosses	24
0.1	Cross %	0.3
49	Long Balls	41
22	Accurate Long Balls	26
0.4	Long Balls %	0.6
11	Blocked Shots	3
9	Effective Tackles	10
14	Tackles	17
0.6	Tackle %	0.6
12	Interceptions	5
24	Effective Clearances	24
24	Clearances	24

Game Information

Competition: Portuguese Primeira Liga

Venue: Estádio da Luz
Location: Lisbon, Portugal
Attendance: 31,546

Liga Portugal Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Sporting CP	22	+41	52
2	Benfica	22	+32	50
3	Braga	23	+19	47
4	FC Porto	22	+28	46

Full Table

Line-Ups

Benfica (4-4-2)

No.	Name
99	Odisseas Vlachodimos (GK)
5	Jan Vertonghen
91	Morato
3	Alejandro Grimaldo
22	Valentino Lazaro
28	Julian Weigl
49	Adel Taarabt
27	Rafa Silva
17	Diogo Gonçalves
88	Gonçalo Ramos
9	Darwin Núñez

Benfica Substitutes:

Paulo Bernardo, Helton Leite, Everton, Souahilo Meïté, Tomás Araújo, João Mário , Gil Dias, André Almeida, Henrique Araújo.

Vizela (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Pedro Silva (GK)
5	Anderson Jesus
3	Bruno Wilson
24	Kiki
39	Koffi Kouao
20	Samu
7	Osama Jabbar
6	Claudemir
9	Cassiano
29	Andrés Sarmiento
10	Kiko Bondoso

Vizela Substitutes:

Friday Etim, Richard Ofori, Kévin Zohi, Marcos Paulo, Alex Méndez, Guilherme Schettine, Nuno Moreira, Mohamed Aidara, Charles.

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