Benfica vs Belenenses, 2021-22 Portuguese Liga

· Portuguese Primeira Liga

Benfica

22': Darwin Núñez
54': Darwin Núñez
58': Darwin Núñez

FT
3 - 1

Belenenses

3': Afonso Sousa

About

Benfica are hosting Belenenses 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 Morato (Benfica).
1': Safira (Belenenses) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
2': Attempt blocked. Darwin Núñez (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Diogo Gonçalves.
3': Goal! Benfica 0, Belenenses 1. Afonso Sousa (Belenenses) left footed shot from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by Rafael Camacho.
5': Attempt missed. Darwin Núñez (Benfica) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Adel Taarabt with a cross.
6': Bertrand Yves Baraye (Belenenses) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
6': Foul by Valentino Lazaro (Benfica).
7': Attempt missed. Diogo Gonçalves (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right.
9': Cafu (Belenenses) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
9': Foul by Éverton (Benfica).
10': Afonso Sousa (Belenenses) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
10': Foul by Diogo Gonçalves (Benfica).
12': Foul by Braima (Belenenses).
12': Soualiho Meité (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
12': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Cafu.
14': Attempt saved. Rafael Camacho (Belenenses) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Afonso Sousa.
14': Corner, Belenenses. Conceded by Odysseas Vlachodimos.
15': Foul by Yaya (Belenenses).
15': Éverton (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
15': Braima (Belenenses) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
15': Foul by Soualiho Meité (Benfica).
16': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Diogo Calila.
17': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Yohan Tavares.
17': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Yohan Tavares.
18': Attempt blocked. Éverton (Benfica) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
20': Attempt blocked. Soualiho Meité (Benfica) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by André Almeida.
20': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Cafu.
21': Attempt blocked. Diogo Gonçalves (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
21': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Safira.
22': Attempt missed. Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
22': Goal! Benfica 1, Belenenses 1. Darwin Núñez (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Adel Taarabt.
25': Attempt saved. Éverton (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Adel Taarabt.
27': Attempt blocked. Afonso Sousa (Belenenses) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
27': Corner, Belenenses. Conceded by Soualiho Meité.
27': Attempt blocked. Rafael Camacho (Belenenses) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Carraça.
28': Foul by Diogo Calila (Belenenses).
28': Éverton (Benfica) wins a free kick on the right wing.
29': Foul by Safira (Belenenses).
29': Morato (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
30': André Almeida (Benfica) wins a free kick on the right wing.
30': Foul by Bertrand Yves Baraye (Belenenses).
31': Diogo Gonçalves (Benfica) wins a free kick on the left wing.
31': Foul by Braima (Belenenses).
33': André Almeida (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
33': Foul by Diogo Calila (Belenenses).
33': Diogo Calila (Belenenses) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
34': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Yohan Tavares.
34': Attempt saved. Morato (Benfica) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Diogo Gonçalves with a cross.
35': Braima (Belenenses) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
35': Foul by Soualiho Meité (Benfica).
36': Attempt blocked. Darwin Núñez (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by André Almeida with a cross.
36': Éverton (Benfica) hits the left post with a right footed shot from outside the box.
37': Foul by André Almeida (Benfica).
37': Safira (Belenenses) wins a free kick on the left wing.
38': Attempt missed. Rafael Camacho (Belenenses) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
39': Foul by Yaya (Belenenses).
39': João Mário (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
40': Attempt blocked. Diogo Gonçalves (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Darwin Núñez.
40': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Diogo Calila.
40': Attempt missed. Darwin Núñez (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
43': Foul by Diogo Calila (Belenenses).
43': João Mário (Benfica) wins a free kick on the right wing.
45': Attempt missed. Safira (Belenenses) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Bertrand Yves Baraye.
45': Attempt missed. Adel Taarabt (Benfica) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Éverton.
45'+1': Adel Taarabt (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+1': Foul by Yaya (Belenenses).
45'+2': Yaya (Belenenses) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+3': First Half ends, Benfica 1, Belenenses 1.
45': Second Half begins Benfica 1, Belenenses 1.
45': Substitution, Belenenses. Nilton Varela replaces Diogo Calila.
46': Attempt blocked. João Mário (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Adel Taarabt.
48': Cafu (Belenenses) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
48': Foul by Darwin Núñez (Benfica).
48': Rafael Camacho (Belenenses) is shown the yellow card.
49': Attempt saved. Éverton (Benfica) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by João Mário.
49': Attempt missed. Diogo Gonçalves (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
51': Attempt saved. Valentino Lazaro (Benfica) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Adel Taarabt with a through ball.
51': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Cafu.
51': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Rafael Camacho.
52': Attempt missed. André Almeida (Benfica) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Éverton with a cross following a corner.
53': Attempt missed. Safira (Belenenses) header from very close range is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Afonso Sousa with a cross.
54': Goal! Benfica 2, Belenenses 1. Darwin Núñez (Benfica) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Adel Taarabt with a through ball.
56': Corner, Belenenses. Conceded by Nicolás Otamendi.
57': Corner, Belenenses. Conceded by Nicolás Otamendi.
58': Goal! Benfica 3, Belenenses 1. Darwin Núñez (Benfica) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by João Mário with a through ball following a fast break.
59': Carraça (Belenenses) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
59': Foul by Éverton (Benfica).
61': Attempt saved. Valentino Lazaro (Benfica) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Éverton.
61': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Luiz Felipe.
62': Attempt missed. Diogo Gonçalves (Benfica) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Valentino Lazaro following a corner.
63': Substitution, Benfica. Gonçalo Ramos replaces Adel Taarabt.
63': Substitution, Benfica. Rafa replaces Éverton.
64': Carraça (Belenenses) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
64': Foul by Darwin Núñez (Benfica).
65': Substitution, Belenenses. Licá replaces Safira.
65': Substitution, Belenenses. Danny Henriques replaces Yaya.
68': Attempt missed. Gonçalo Ramos (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Rafa.
68': Foul by Danny Henriques (Belenenses).
68': João Mário (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
69': Corner, Belenenses. Conceded by Nicolás Otamendi.
69': Darwin Núñez (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
69': Foul by Yohan Tavares (Belenenses).
69': Yohan Tavares (Belenenses) is shown the yellow card.
70': Foul by Carraça (Belenenses).
70': Rafa (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
71': Bertrand Yves Baraye (Belenenses) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
71': Foul by Soualiho Meité (Benfica).
72': Substitution, Benfica. Roman Yaremchuk replaces Darwin Núñez.
73': Braima (Belenenses) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
73': Foul by Roman Yaremchuk (Benfica).
74': Substitution, Belenenses. Sandro replaces Braima.
76': Afonso Sousa (Belenenses) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
76': Foul by Soualiho Meité (Benfica).
77': Diogo Gonçalves (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
77': Foul by Nilton Varela (Belenenses).
77': Nilton Varela (Belenenses) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
78': Attempt missed. Valentino Lazaro (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right from a direct free kick.
79': Foul by Carraça (Belenenses).
79': Rafa (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
79': Attempt missed. Afonso Sousa (Belenenses) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Sandro.
80': Substitution, Belenenses. Pedro Nuno replaces Afonso Sousa.
81': Bertrand Yves Baraye (Belenenses) wins a free kick on the right wing.
81': Foul by Gonçalo Ramos (Benfica).
82': Foul by Danny Henriques (Belenenses).
82': João Mário (Benfica) wins a free kick on the right wing.
83': Attempt missed. Soualiho Meité (Benfica) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Diogo Gonçalves.
84': Corner, Belenenses. Conceded by Valentino Lazaro.
85': Foul by Licá (Belenenses).
85': Rafa (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
85': Licá (Belenenses) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
86': Substitution, Benfica. Tomás Araújo replaces Nicolás Otamendi.
86': Substitution, Benfica. Paulo Bernardo replaces Diogo Gonçalves.
88': Bertrand Yves Baraye (Belenenses) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
88': Foul by Valentino Lazaro (Benfica).
88': Valentino Lazaro (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
88': Bertrand Yves Baraye (Belenenses) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
88': Foul by Soualiho Meité (Benfica).
90'+1': Cafu (Belenenses) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+1': Foul by Rafa (Benfica).
90'+3': Foul by Tomás Araújo (Benfica).
90'+3': Rafael Camacho (Belenenses) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+3': Foul by Danny Henriques (Belenenses).
90'+3': Paulo Bernardo (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+3': Danny Henriques (Belenenses) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+3': Second Half ends, Benfica 3, Belenenses 1.
0': Match ends, Benfica 3, Belenenses 1.

Statistics

BEL		BEN
18	Fouls	18
7	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
6	Corner Kicks	11
5	Saves	1
37.9	Possession	62.1
8	SHOTS	27
2	ON GOAL	8
0.3	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
274	Accurate Passes	492
340	Passes	560
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.9
3	Accurate Crosses	5
15	Crosses	26
0.2	Cross %	0.2
46	Long Balls	29
21	Accurate Long Balls	17
0.5	Long Balls %	0.6
2	Blocked Shots	7
7	Effective Tackles	10
13	Tackles	19
0.5	Tackle %	0.5
8	Interceptions	4
24	Effective Clearances	10
24	Clearances	10

Game Information

Competition: Portuguese Primeira Liga

Venue: Estádio da Luz
Location: Lisbon, Portugal
Attendance: 34,183

Liga Portugal Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	FC Porto	15	+27	37
2	Sporting CP	14	+33	36
3	Benfica	14	+26	35
4	Braga	15	+11	28

Full Table

Line-Ups

Benfica (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
99	Odisseas Vlachodimos (GK)
91	Morato
30	Nicolás Otamendi
22	Valentino Lazaro
34	André Almeida
20	João Mário
11	Souahilo Meïté
49	Adel Taarabt
9	Darwin Núñez
7	Everton
17	Diogo Gonçalves

Benfica Substitutes:

Tomás Araújo, Haris Seferovic, Paulo Bernardo, Rafa Silva, Gil Dias, Helton Leite, Gilberto, Gonçalo Ramos, Roman Yaremchuk.

Belenenses (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Luiz Felipe (GK)
32	Yohan Tavares
21	Thibang Phete
2	Diogo Calila
17	Carraça
10	Afonso Sousa
8	Yaya Sithole
45	Braima
25	Safira
64	Rafael Camacho
77	Yves Baraye

Belenenses Substitutes:

Danny Henriques, Tomás Castro, Licá, João Monteiro, Nilton Varela Lopes, Chima Akas, Pedro Nuno, Abel Camará, Sandro.

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