Benfica vs Desportivo Aves, 2019-20 Portuguese Liga

· Portuguese Primeira Liga

Benfica

76': Pizzi (P)
89': André Almeida

FT
2 - 1

Desportivo Aves

20': Mehrdad Mohammadi

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Benfica are hosting Desportivo Aves 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': Foul by Reko (Desportivo Aves).
1': Julian Weigl (Benfica) wins a free kick on the right wing.
4': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Rubén Oliveira.
5': Attempt missed. Ferro (Benfica) header from the right side of the six yard box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Alejandro Grimaldo with a cross following a corner.
7': Attempt missed. Haris Seferovic (Benfica) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Jota with a cross.
8': Foul by Ferro (Benfica).
8': Kevin Yamga (Desportivo Aves) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
8': Offside, Desportivo Aves. Falcão tries a through ball, but Mehrdad Mohammadi is caught offside.
11': Foul by Mehrdad Mohammadi (Desportivo Aves).
11': Odisseas Vlachodimos (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
12': Chiquinho (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
12': Foul by Kevin Yamga (Desportivo Aves).
12': Kevin Yamga (Desportivo Aves) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
15': Foul by Ferro (Benfica).
15': Mehrdad Mohammadi (Desportivo Aves) wins a free kick on the right wing.
16': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Bruno Morais.
16': Foul by Rúben Dias (Benfica).
16': Ricardo Mangas (Desportivo Aves) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
18': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Bruno Morais.
19': Attempt saved. Jota (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
20': Attempt blocked. Pizzi (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Chiquinho.
20': Goal! Benfica 0, Desportivo Aves 1. Mehrdad Mohammadi (Desportivo Aves) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Adam Dzwigala.
22': Hand ball by Bruno Morais (Desportivo Aves).
22': Chiquinho (Benfica) has gone down, but the referee deems it simulation.
22': Chiquinho (Benfica) is shown the yellow card.
25': Attempt saved. Chiquinho (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Gabriel Pires.
25': Attempt blocked. Pizzi (Benfica) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked.
26': Corner, Desportivo Aves. Conceded by Alejandro Grimaldo.
27': Attempt missed. Mehrdad Mohammadi (Desportivo Aves) header from very close range is too high following a corner.
28': Offside, Benfica. Gabriel Pires tries a through ball, but Pizzi is caught offside.
29': Attempt blocked. Pizzi (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Chiquinho.
29': Attempt saved. Haris Seferovic (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Gabriel Pires.
30': Attempt blocked. Pizzi (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Rúben Dias.
31': Foul by Haris Seferovic (Benfica).
31': Ricardo Mangas (Desportivo Aves) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
33': Attempt blocked. Chiquinho (Benfica) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by André Almeida.
34': Attempt saved. Chiquinho (Benfica) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jota.
34': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Quentin Beunardeau.
34': Attempt missed. Julian Weigl (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high following a corner.
37': Attempt saved. Kevin Yamga (Desportivo Aves) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Reko.
37': Foul by Haris Seferovic (Benfica).
37': Ricardo Mangas (Desportivo Aves) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
38': Foul by Jota (Benfica).
38': Kevin Yamga (Desportivo Aves) wins a free kick on the right wing.
39': Attempt missed. Jota (Benfica) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Pizzi.
40': Attempt missed. Pizzi (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
41': Attempt saved. Reko (Desportivo Aves) left footed shot from more than 35 yards is saved in the centre of the goal.
42': Estrela (Desportivo Aves) wins a free kick on the right wing.
42': Foul by Gabriel Pires (Benfica).
43': Attempt saved. Jota (Benfica) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alejandro Grimaldo.
44': Chiquinho (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
44': Foul by Reko (Desportivo Aves).
44': Zidane Banjaqui (Desportivo Aves) is shown the yellow card.
44': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Rubén Oliveira.
44': Attempt missed. Jota (Benfica) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Haris Seferovic following a corner.
45'+2': Offside, Benfica. Jota tries a through ball, but Haris Seferovic is caught offside.
45'+4': First Half ends, Benfica 0, Desportivo Aves 1.
45': Second Half begins Benfica 0, Desportivo Aves 1.
45': Substitution, Benfica. Carlos Vinicius replaces Jota.
47': Foul by André Almeida (Benfica).
47': Ricardo Mangas (Desportivo Aves) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
50': Attempt saved. Haris Seferovic (Benfica) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Rúben Dias.
50': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Rubén Oliveira.
50': Attempt missed. André Almeida (Benfica) header from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Alejandro Grimaldo with a cross following a corner.
50': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Adam Dzwigala.
51': Foul by André Almeida (Benfica).
51': Ricardo Mangas (Desportivo Aves) wins a free kick on the left wing.
53': VAR Decision: No Red Card André Almeida (Benfica).
54': André Almeida (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
56': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Falcão.
56': Attempt missed. Gabriel Pires (Benfica) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Pizzi with a cross following a corner.
57': Attempt missed. Chiquinho (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Haris Seferovic.
58': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Zidane Banjaqui.
59': Attempt missed. Gabriel Pires (Benfica) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Alejandro Grimaldo with a cross following a corner.
60': Attempt missed. Chiquinho (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Alejandro Grimaldo with a cross.
61': Substitution, Benfica. Franco Cervi replaces Julian Weigl.
65': Substitution, Desportivo Aves. Cláudio Tavares replaces Adam Dzwigala.
66': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Ricardo Mangas.
66': Attempt missed. Haris Seferovic (Benfica) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Pizzi with a cross following a corner.
67': Foul by Cláudio Tavares (Desportivo Aves).
67': Franco Cervi (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
67': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Rubén Oliveira.
68': Attempt saved. Carlos Vinicius (Benfica) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Pizzi with a cross.
68': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Quentin Beunardeau.
68': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Bruno Morais.
68': Attempt missed. Pizzi (Benfica) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Ferro.
69': Attempt saved. Carlos Vinicius (Benfica) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
70': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Falcão.
70': Attempt blocked. Gabriel Pires (Benfica) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
72': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Kevin Yamga.
72': Carlos Vinicius (Benfica) is shown the yellow card.
73': Attempt missed. Carlos Vinicius (Benfica) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Pizzi with a cross following a corner.
74': Penalty Benfica. Carlos Vinicius draws a foul in the penalty area.
74': Penalty conceded by Falcão (Desportivo Aves) after a foul in the penalty area.
76': Goal! Benfica 1, Desportivo Aves 1. Pizzi (Benfica) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
76': André Almeida (Benfica) wins a free kick on the right wing.
76': Foul by Zidane Banjaqui (Desportivo Aves).
77': Attempt missed. Rúben Dias (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Carlos Vinicius with a headed pass.
78': Foul by Gabriel Pires (Benfica).
78': Kevin Yamga (Desportivo Aves) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
79': Hand ball by Mehrdad Mohammadi (Desportivo Aves).
80': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Falcão.
80': Attempt missed. Carlos Vinicius (Benfica) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Alejandro Grimaldo with a cross following a corner.
82': Attempt blocked. Carlos Vinicius (Benfica) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pizzi.
82': Foul by Ricardo Mangas (Desportivo Aves).
82': Franco Cervi (Benfica) wins a free kick on the right wing.
83': Attempt missed. Pizzi (Benfica) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left following a set piece situation.
84': Substitution, Desportivo Aves. Welinton Júnior replaces Reko.
84': Attempt missed. Carlos Vinicius (Benfica) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left misses to the right. Assisted by Gabriel Pires with a headed pass.
85': Attempt missed. Chiquinho (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Rúben Dias with a cross.
86': Foul by Welinton Júnior (Desportivo Aves).
86': Rúben Dias (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
87': Attempt saved. Alejandro Grimaldo (Benfica) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
88': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Rubén Oliveira.
88': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Mehrdad Mohammadi.
89': Goal! Benfica 2, Desportivo Aves 1. André Almeida (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Carlos Vinicius following a corner.
90'+2': Attempt blocked. Kevin Yamga (Desportivo Aves) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
90'+2': Attempt blocked. Rubén Oliveira (Desportivo Aves) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
90'+2': Corner, Desportivo Aves. Conceded by Alejandro Grimaldo.
90'+2': Attempt missed. Kevin Yamga (Desportivo Aves) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Zidane Banjaqui with a cross following a corner.
90'+3': Substitution, Desportivo Aves. Miguel Tavares replaces Rubén Oliveira.
90'+3': Substitution, Benfica. Andreas Samaris replaces Haris Seferovic.
90'+4': Attempt missed. Miguel Tavares (Desportivo Aves) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Ricardo Mangas.
90'+5': Foul by Andreas Samaris (Benfica).
90'+5': Welinton Júnior (Desportivo Aves) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+5': Ferro (Benfica) is shown the yellow card.
90'+7': Second Half ends, Benfica 2, Desportivo Aves 1.
0': Match ends, Benfica 2, Desportivo Aves 1.
0': Match ends, Benfica 2, Desportivo Aves 1.

Statistics

AVE		BEN
11	Fouls	12
2	Yellow Cards	4
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	2
2	Corner Kicks	18
9	Saves	2
29.1	Possession	70.9
8	SHOTS	37
3	ON GOAL	12
0.4	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	1
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	1
121	Accurate Passes	425
225	Passes	516
0.5	Pass Completion %	0.8
2	Accurate Crosses	17
8	Crosses	49
0.3	Cross %	0.3
71	Long Balls	50
23	Accurate Long Balls	31
0.3	Long Balls %	0.6
2	Blocked Shots	6
9	Effective Tackles	8
12	Tackles	14
0.8	Tackle %	0.6
12	Interceptions	9
45	Effective Clearances	7
45	Clearances	7

Game Information

Competition: Portuguese Primeira Liga

Venue: Estádio da Luz
Location: Lisbon, Portugal
Attendance: 50,760

Liga Portugal Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Sporting CP	11	+34	33
2	FC Porto	11	+20	27
3	Benfica	10	+21	25
4	Santa Clara	11	+2	21

Full Table

Line-Ups

Benfica (4-4-1-1)

No.	Name
99	Odisseas Vlachodimos (GK)
97	Ferro
6	Rúben Dias
3	Alejandro Grimaldo
34	André Almeida
8	Gabriel
28	Julian Weigl
73	Jota
21	Pizzi
14	Haris Seferovic
19	Chiquinho

Benfica Substitutes:

Gedson Fernandes, Ivan Zlobin, Andreas Samaris, Tomas Tavares, Caio, Franco Cervi, Carlos Vinícius.

Desportivo Aves (4-1-4-1)

No.	Name
24	Quentin Beunardeau (GK)
44	Bruno Morais
29	Falcao
55	Estrela
19	Ricardo Mangas
4	Adam Dzwigala
21	Reko
7	Ruben Oliveira
20	Zidane Banjaqui
96	Arthur Kevin Yamga Tientcheu
23	Mehrdad Mohammadi

Desportivo Aves Substitutes:

Enzo Zidane, Fábio, Welinton Júnior, Cláudio Tavares, Miguel Tavares, Afonso, Bruno Lourenco.

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