Feirense vs Benfica, 2018-2019 Portuguese Liga

· Portuguese Primeira Liga

Feirense

10': Sturgeon

FT
1 - 4

Benfica

40': Pizzi (P)
45'+2': André Almeida
49': Haris Seferovic
89': Haris Seferovic

About

Feirense are hosting Benfica at Estádio Marcolino de Castro, Santa Maria da Feira, , starting on . The match is a part of the Portuguese Primeira Liga.

Match Timeline

0': First Half begins.
0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
1': Babanco (Feirense) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
1': Foul by Haris Seferovic (Benfica).
6': Florentino Luís (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
6': Foul by Babanco (Feirense).
6': Attempt missed. João Félix (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a set piece situation.
7': Attempt blocked. João Félix (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pizzi.
7': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Antonio Briseño.
8': Offside, Benfica. Ferro tries a through ball, but João Félix is caught offside.
8': Attempt blocked. Tiago Silva (Feirense) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
8': Attempt missed. João Silva (Feirense) header from the right side of the six yard box is just a bit too high following a set piece situation.
10': Goal! Feirense 1, Benfica 0. Fábio Sturgeon (Feirense) header from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Edson with a cross.
11': Andreas Samaris (Benfica) wins a free kick on the left wing.
11': Foul by Tiago Silva (Feirense).
13': Ali Ghazal (Feirense) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
13': Foul by Andreas Samaris (Benfica).
13': Offside, Feirense. Babanco tries a through ball, but João Silva is caught offside.
13': Alejandro Grimaldo (Benfica) wins a free kick on the left wing.
13': Foul by Luís Machado (Feirense).
14': Offside, Benfica. Alejandro Grimaldo tries a through ball, but Haris Seferovic is caught offside.
15': Attempt missed. João Félix (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Alejandro Grimaldo with a cross.
17': Attempt blocked. Pizzi (Benfica) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by João Félix.
17': Attempt missed. João Félix (Benfica) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Pizzi with a cross.
18': Attempt missed. João Silva (Feirense) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ali Ghazal.
20': Edson (Feirense) wins a free kick on the right wing.
20': Foul by Andreas Samaris (Benfica).
20': Offside, Feirense. Vítor Bruno tries a through ball, but Antonio Briseño is caught offside.
23': Attempt missed. Adel Taarabt (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Alejandro Grimaldo.
24': Caio Secco (Feirense) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
24': Foul by João Félix (Benfica).
27': Hand ball by Pizzi (Benfica).
31': Attempt saved. Adel Taarabt (Benfica) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ferro.
33': Delay in match Vítor Bruno (Feirense) because of an injury.
34': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
35': Attempt saved. Pizzi (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
35': Attempt missed. Adel Taarabt (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
36': Penalty Benfica. Pizzi draws a foul in the penalty area.
36': Penalty conceded by Ali Ghazal (Feirense) after a foul in the penalty area.
38': Delay in match (Benfica). Video Review.
38': VAR: Penalty Kick. Referee decision on field cancelled.
39': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
40': Goal! Feirense 1, Benfica 1. Pizzi (Benfica) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
42': Edson (Feirense) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
42': Foul by Florentino Luís (Benfica).
42': Offside, Benfica. Haris Seferovic tries a through ball, but João Félix is caught offside.
44': Edson (Feirense) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
44': Foul by Adel Taarabt (Benfica).
45'+2': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Vítor Bruno.
45'+2': Goal! Feirense 1, Benfica 2. André Almeida (Benfica) right footed shot from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Andreas Samaris with a headed pass following a corner.
45'+4': First Half ends, Feirense 1, Benfica 2.
45': Second Half begins Feirense 1, Benfica 2.
48': Corner, Feirense. Conceded by Rúben Dias.
49': Goal! Feirense 1, Benfica 3. Haris Seferovic (Benfica) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner.
52': Foul by Babanco (Feirense).
52': João Félix (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
53': Foul by Tiago Silva (Feirense).
53': Pizzi (Benfica) wins a free kick on the right wing.
56': Foul by Antonio Briseño (Feirense).
56': João Félix (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
57': Foul by Florentino Luís (Benfica).
57': Vítor Bruno (Feirense) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
58': Corner, Feirense. Conceded by Alejandro Grimaldo.
58': Foul by Babanco (Feirense).
58': Pizzi (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
58': Babanco (Feirense) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
59': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Vítor Bruno.
60': Attempt blocked. Adel Taarabt (Benfica) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
60': Offside, Benfica. Adel Taarabt tries a through ball, but André Almeida is caught offside.
60': Andreas Samaris (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
60': Foul by Tiago Silva (Feirense).
61': Foul by Edson (Feirense).
61': Pizzi (Benfica) wins a free kick on the left wing.
62': Attempt missed. Pizzi (Benfica) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is too high from a direct free kick.
63': Andreas Samaris (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
63': Foul by Ali Ghazal (Feirense).
64': André Almeida (Benfica) wins a free kick on the right wing.
64': Foul by Tiago Silva (Feirense).
64': Tiago Silva (Feirense) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
65': Attempt missed. André Almeida (Benfica) header from very close range is just a bit too high. Assisted by Alejandro Grimaldo with a cross following a set piece situation.
67': Attempt blocked. Alejandro Grimaldo (Benfica) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Haris Seferovic.
67': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Edson.
68': Foul by Adel Taarabt (Benfica).
68': Luís Machado (Feirense) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
71': Corner, Feirense. Conceded by Rúben Dias.
71': Substitution, Feirense. Marco Soares replaces Fábio Sturgeon.
74': Substitution, Benfica. Jonas replaces João Félix.
75': Foul by Andreas Samaris (Benfica).
75': Tiago Silva (Feirense) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
76': Attempt missed. Tiago Silva (Feirense) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
79': Substitution, Feirense. Lawrence Ofori replaces Babanco.
80': Foul by Tiago Silva (Feirense).
80': Jonas (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
81': Substitution, Benfica. Franco Cervi replaces Adel Taarabt.
81': Substitution, Feirense. Edinho replaces Luís Machado.
81': Attempt saved. Jonas (Benfica) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Haris Seferovic.
82': Offside, Benfica. Haris Seferovic tries a through ball, but Jonas is caught offside.
83': André Almeida (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
83': Foul by Edinho (Feirense).
85': Edinho (Feirense) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
85': Foul by André Almeida (Benfica).
86': Attempt blocked. Bruno Nascimento (Feirense) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lawrence Ofori.
87': Substitution, Benfica. Gedson Fernandes replaces Pizzi.
88': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Antonio Briseño.
89': Goal! Feirense 1, Benfica 4. Haris Seferovic (Benfica) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Alejandro Grimaldo with a cross following a corner.
90'+1': Offside, Benfica. Alejandro Grimaldo tries a through ball, but Jonas is caught offside.
90'+4': Second Half ends, Feirense 1, Benfica 4.
90'+4': Match ends, Feirense 1, Benfica 4.

Statistics

BEN		FEI
11	Fouls	14
0	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
6	Offsides	2
5	Corner Kicks	3
0	Saves	3
57.9	Possession	42.1
18	SHOTS	6
7	ON GOAL	1
0.4	On Target %	0.2
1	Penalty Goals	0
1	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
398	Accurate Passes	266
488	Passes	347
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
8	Accurate Crosses	3
17	Crosses	21
0.5	Cross %	0.1
74	Long Balls	68
45	Accurate Long Balls	31
0.6	Long Balls %	0.5
4	Blocked Shots	2
13	Effective Tackles	12
20	Tackles	16
0.7	Tackle %	0.8
11	Interceptions	22
19	Effective Clearances	24
19	Clearances	24

Game Information

Competition: Portuguese Primeira Liga

Venue: Estádio Marcolino de Castro
Location: Santa Maria da Feira,
Attendance: 5,449

Liga Portugal Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Sporting CP	15	+33	37
2	FC Porto	15	+27	37
3	Benfica	14	+26	35
4	Braga	15	+11	28

Full Table

Line-Ups

Feirense (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
22	Caio Secco (GK)
4	Antonio Briseño
14	Bruno Nascimento
90	Vítor Bruno
12	Paraíba
10	Tiago Silva
5	Babanco
66	Ali Ghazal
19	João Silva
71	Sturgeon
7	Luis Machado

Feirense Substitutes:

André Moreira, Lawrence Ofori, Edinho, Tiago Gomes, Marco Soares, José Valencia, Philipe Sampaio.

Benfica (4-4-2)

No.	Name
99	Odisseas Vlachodimos (GK)
97	Ferro
6	Rúben Dias
3	Alejandro Grimaldo
34	André Almeida
22	Andreas Samaris
61	Florentino Luís
49	Adel Taarabt
21	Pizzi
14	Haris Seferovic
79	João Félix

Benfica Substitutes:

Sébastien Corchia, Jonas, Mile Svilar, Andrija Zivkovic, Gedson Fernandes, Franco Cervi, Filip Krovinovic.

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