Santa Clara vs Benfica, 2021-22 Portuguese Liga

· Portuguese Primeira Liga

Santa Clara

FT
0 - 5

Benfica

42': Rodrigo Pinho
54': Darwin Núñez
58': Rafa Silva
62': Darwin Núñez
68': Roman Yaremchuk

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.
4': Darwin Núñez (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
4': Foul by Paulo Henrique (Santa Clara).
5': Foul by Anderson Carvalho (Santa Clara).
5': Rodrigo Pinho (Benfica) wins a free kick on the left wing.
6': Foul by Diogo Gonçalves (Benfica).
6': Paulo Henrique (Santa Clara) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
6': Foul by Crysan (Santa Clara).
6': Éverton (Benfica) wins a free kick on the right wing.
8': Crysan (Santa Clara) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
8': Foul by Rodrigo Pinho (Benfica).
9': Attempt saved. Rui Costa (Santa Clara) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Crysan.
11': Foul by Paulo Henrique (Santa Clara).
11': Rodrigo Pinho (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
14': Darwin Núñez (Benfica) wins a free kick on the left wing.
14': Foul by Kennedy Boateng (Santa Clara).
15': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Rui Costa.
17': Attempt missed. Rodrigo Pinho (Benfica) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Alejandro Grimaldo.
20': Foul by Crysan (Santa Clara).
20': João Mário (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
21': Foul by João Mário (Benfica).
21': Paulo Henrique (Santa Clara) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
24': Corner, Santa Clara. Conceded by Lucas Veríssimo.
25': Attempt blocked. Crysan (Santa Clara) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked.
25': Darwin Núñez (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
25': Foul by Hidemasa Morita (Santa Clara).
25': Foul by Lincoln (Santa Clara).
25': Rodrigo Pinho (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
27': Foul by Julian Weigl (Benfica).
27': Lincoln (Santa Clara) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
27': Dangerous play by Odysseas Vlachodimos (Benfica).
27': Mansur (Santa Clara) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
28': Odysseas Vlachodimos (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for dangerous play.
30': Lincoln (Santa Clara) hits the bar with a left footed shot from outside the box from a direct free kick.
30': Attempt saved. Lincoln (Santa Clara) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
33': Foul by João Afonso (Santa Clara).
33': Rodrigo Pinho (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
34': Dangerous play by Rodrigo Pinho (Benfica).
34': Rui Costa (Santa Clara) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
34': Diogo Gonçalves (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
34': Foul by Kennedy Boateng (Santa Clara).
35': Anderson Carvalho (Santa Clara) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
35': Foul by Julian Weigl (Benfica).
36': Anderson Carvalho (Santa Clara) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
36': Foul by Rodrigo Pinho (Benfica).
38': Crysan (Santa Clara) wins a free kick on the right wing.
38': Foul by Morato (Benfica).
40': Attempt saved. Lincoln (Santa Clara) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Crysan.
41': Corner, Santa Clara. Conceded by Odysseas Vlachodimos.
41': Foul by Paulo Henrique (Santa Clara).
41': Lucas Veríssimo (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
42': Goal! Santa Clara 0, Benfica 1. Rodrigo Pinho (Benfica) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alejandro Grimaldo with a through ball.
45'+2': Foul by Rodrigo Pinho (Benfica).
45'+2': Paulo Henrique (Santa Clara) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+2': Alejandro Grimaldo (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+2': Foul by Rafael Ramos (Santa Clara).
45'+2': Rafael Ramos (Santa Clara) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+3': Crysan (Santa Clara) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+3': Foul by João Mário (Benfica).
45'+3': First Half ends, Santa Clara 0, Benfica 1.
45': Second Half begins Santa Clara 0, Benfica 1.
45': Substitution, Benfica. Rafa replaces Rodrigo Pinho.
47': Darwin Núñez (Benfica) wins a free kick on the right wing.
47': Foul by Mansur (Santa Clara).
47': Mansur (Santa Clara) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
48': Foul by Diogo Gonçalves (Benfica).
48': Lincoln (Santa Clara) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
51': Foul by Lucas Veríssimo (Benfica).
51': Lincoln (Santa Clara) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
54': Goal! Santa Clara 0, Benfica 2. Darwin Núñez (Benfica) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Éverton with a through ball.
55': Foul by Julian Weigl (Benfica).
55': Mansur (Santa Clara) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
55': Corner, Santa Clara. Conceded by Jan Vertonghen.
56': Attempt blocked. Kennedy Boateng (Santa Clara) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Lincoln with a cross.
56': Corner, Santa Clara. Conceded by Morato.
57': Diogo Gonçalves (Benfica) wins a free kick on the right wing.
57': Foul by Lincoln (Santa Clara).
58': Goal! Santa Clara 0, Benfica 3. Rafa (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Julian Weigl.
60': Substitution, Santa Clara. Luiz Phellype replaces Rui Costa.
60': Substitution, Santa Clara. Mohammad Mohebbi replaces Crysan.
62': Goal! Santa Clara 0, Benfica 4. Darwin Núñez (Benfica) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lucas Veríssimo.
63': Substitution, Benfica. Roman Yaremchuk replaces Darwin Núñez.
64': Substitution, Benfica. Gedson Fernandes replaces João Mário.
66': Offside, Santa Clara. Lincoln tries a through ball, but Luiz Phellype is caught offside.
67': Foul by Mohammad Mohebbi (Santa Clara).
67': Gedson Fernandes (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
68': Foul by Diogo Gonçalves (Benfica).
68': Mansur (Santa Clara) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
68': Goal! Santa Clara 0, Benfica 5. Roman Yaremchuk (Benfica) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alejandro Grimaldo with a cross.
70': Foul by Diogo Gonçalves (Benfica).
70': Mansur (Santa Clara) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
70': Foul by Anderson Carvalho (Santa Clara).
70': Rafa (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
71': Foul by Rafael Ramos (Santa Clara).
71': Éverton (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
73': Substitution, Benfica. Valentino Lazaro replaces Diogo Gonçalves.
73': Substitution, Benfica. Pizzi replaces Éverton.
74': Corner, Santa Clara. Conceded by Julian Weigl.
75': Attempt blocked. Kennedy Boateng (Santa Clara) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rafael Ramos with a cross.
75': Corner, Santa Clara. Conceded by Lucas Veríssimo.
79': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Kennedy Boateng.
80': Attempt blocked. Rafa (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
80': Anderson Carvalho (Santa Clara) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
80': Foul by Gedson Fernandes (Benfica).
81': Attempt missed. Kennedy Boateng (Santa Clara) header from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Rafael Ramos.
82': Foul by Lincoln (Santa Clara).
82': Gedson Fernandes (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
83': Attempt blocked. Rafa (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alejandro Grimaldo.
84': Substitution, Santa Clara. Nené replaces Anderson Carvalho.
85': Foul by Lucas Veríssimo (Benfica).
85': Lincoln (Santa Clara) wins a free kick on the left wing.
87': Foul by Nené (Santa Clara).
87': Rafa (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
88': Substitution, Santa Clara. Júlio Romao replaces Mansur.
88': Substitution, Santa Clara. Jean Patric replaces Lincoln.
89': Dangerous play by Jean Patric (Santa Clara).
89': Julian Weigl (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90': Foul by Julian Weigl (Benfica).
90': Nené (Santa Clara) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90': Attempt blocked. Jean Patric (Santa Clara) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Paulo Henrique.
90'+1': Foul by Roman Yaremchuk (Benfica).
90'+1': Kennedy Boateng (Santa Clara) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90'+2': Attempt saved. Luiz Phellype (Santa Clara) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Nené.
90'+2': Corner, Santa Clara. Conceded by Odysseas Vlachodimos.
90'+2': Attempt saved. Nené (Santa Clara) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
90'+2': Second Half ends, Santa Clara 0, Benfica 5.
0': Match ends, Santa Clara 0, Benfica 5.

Statistics

BEN		SCL
20	Fouls	20
1	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	1
2	Corner Kicks	7
5	Saves	0
69.6	Possession	30.4
8	SHOTS	11
5	ON GOAL	5
0.6	On Target %	0.5
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
543	Accurate Passes	189
624	Passes	267
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.7
2	Accurate Crosses	4
9	Crosses	12
0.2	Cross %	0.3
67	Long Balls	42
33	Accurate Long Balls	15
0.5	Long Balls %	0.4
2	Blocked Shots	4
8	Effective Tackles	10
12	Tackles	16
0.7	Tackle %	0.6
14	Interceptions	11
19	Effective Clearances	8
19	Clearances	8

Game Information

Competition: Portuguese Primeira Liga

Venue: Estádio de São Miguel
Location: Ponta Delgada, Portugal
Attendance: 3,326

Liga Portugal Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Sporting CP	10	+32	30
2	FC Porto	10	+23	27
3	Benfica	9	+18	22
4	Braga	10	+10	20

Full Table

Line-Ups

Santa Clara (3-5-2)

No.	Name
99	Marco (GK)
5	João Afonso
16	Paulo Henrique
4	Kennedy Boateng
25	Hidemasa Morita
8	Anderson Carvalho
10	Lincoln
6	Mansur
2	Rafael Ramos
23	Crysan
77	Rui Costa

Santa Clara Substitutes:

Andrei Chindris, Ricardo Fernandes, Nené, Luiz Phellype, Pierre Sagna, Jean Patric, Julio Rodrigues Romao, Mohammad Mohebbi, Ricardinho.

Benfica (3-4-3)

No.	Name
99	Odisseas Vlachodimos (GK)
5	Jan Vertonghen
91	Morato
4	Lucas Verissimo
20	João Mário
28	Julian Weigl
3	Alejandro Grimaldo
17	Diogo Gonçalves
18	Rodrigo Pinho
9	Darwin Núñez
7	Everton

Benfica Substitutes:

Rafa Silva, Gedson Fernandes, Valentino Lazaro, Roman Yaremchuk, Souahilo Meïté, Gilberto, Ferro, Helton Leite, Pizzi.

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