Benfica vs Arouca, 2022-23 Portuguese Primeira Liga

· Portuguese Primeira Liga

Benfica

8': Gilberto
42': Rafa Silva
45'+6': Enzo Fernández
86': Rafa Silva

FT
4 - 0

Arouca

45'+2': Mateus Quaresma

About

Benfica are hosting Arouca 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 Jerome Opoku (Arouca).
1': Gonçalo Ramos (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
1': Jerome Opoku (Arouca) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
3': Attempt blocked. Enzo Fernández (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
8': Goal! Benfica 1, Arouca 0. Gilberto (Benfica) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alejandro Grimaldo with a cross.
11': Hand ball by Antony (Arouca).
14': Attempt saved. João Mário (Benfica) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Gilberto with a cross.
15': Offside, Arouca. Arsénio tries a through ball, but Rafa Mújica is caught offside.
16': Alan Ruiz (Arouca) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
16': Foul by Florentino (Benfica).
16': Corner, Arouca. Conceded by Nicolás Otamendi.
18': Foul by Yaw Moses (Arouca).
18': João Mário (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
19': Attempt missed. David Neres (Benfica) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left from a direct free kick.
20': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by João Basso.
20': Attempt blocked. Rafa Mújica (Arouca) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
23': Attempt missed. Enzo Fernández (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Gonçalo Ramos.
25': Attempt missed. João Mário (Benfica) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Enzo Fernández.
32': Attempt blocked. David Neres (Benfica) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gilberto.
34': Substitution, Benfica. Chiquinho replaces João Mário because of an injury.
35': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Jerome Opoku.
35': Attempt missed. Morato (Benfica) header from the left side of the six yard box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Chiquinho with a cross following a corner.
40': Offside, Benfica. Morato tries a through ball, but Chiquinho is caught offside.
42': Gonçalo Ramos (Benfica) hits the bar with a header from the centre of the box.
42': Goal! Benfica 2, Arouca 0. Rafa (Benfica) header from very close range to the bottom left corner.
43': Hand ball by Oriol Busquets (Arouca).
44': Foul by Chiquinho (Benfica).
44': João Basso (Arouca) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45': Foul by Mateus Quaresma (Arouca).
45': Rafa (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
45'+1': VAR Decision: Card upgraded Mateus Quaresma (Arouca).
45'+2': Mateus Quaresma (Arouca) is shown the red card.
45'+4': Attempt missed. Alejandro Grimaldo (Benfica) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left from a direct free kick.
45'+6': Offside, Arouca. Yaw Moses tries a through ball, but Rafa Mújica is caught offside.
45'+6': Goal! Benfica 3, Arouca 0. Enzo Fernández (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Gonçalo Ramos.
45'+7': First Half ends, Benfica 3, Arouca 0.
45': Second Half begins Benfica 3, Arouca 0.
45': Substitution, Arouca. André Bukia replaces Arsénio.
45': Substitution, Arouca. Bogdan Milovanov replaces Alan Ruiz.
45': Substitution, Arouca. Rafael Fernandes replaces Rafa Mújica.
49': Attempt missed. Gonçalo Ramos (Benfica) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Gilberto with a cross.
54': André Bukia (Arouca) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
54': Foul by Florentino (Benfica).
55': Florentino (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
57': André Bukia (Arouca) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
57': Foul by Gonçalo Ramos (Benfica).
59': Attempt saved. Antony (Arouca) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Bogdan Milovanov.
59': Offside, Benfica. Enzo Fernández tries a through ball, but Gonçalo Ramos is caught offside.
63': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Bogdan Milovanov.
63': Substitution, Benfica. Alexander Bah replaces Gilberto.
64': Substitution, Benfica. Julian Weigl replaces Florentino.
65': Attempt missed. Chiquinho (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high.
67': Attempt blocked. Chiquinho (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Enzo Fernández.
69': Attempt missed. Alejandro Grimaldo (Benfica) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Enzo Fernández.
69': Substitution, Arouca. Ismaila Soro replaces Oriol Busquets.
72': Substitution, Benfica. Henrique Araújo replaces Gonçalo Ramos.
72': Substitution, Benfica. Roman Yaremchuk replaces David Neres.
73': Attempt missed. Julian Weigl (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
75': Attempt saved. Morato (Benfica) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Julian Weigl.
75': Foul by André Bukia (Arouca).
75': Julian Weigl (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
75': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Rafael Fernandes.
76': Attempt missed. Roman Yaremchuk (Benfica) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Alejandro Grimaldo.
79': Substitution, Arouca. Bruno Marques replaces Antony.
81': André Bukia (Arouca) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
81': Foul by Alexander Bah (Benfica).
82': Foul by Julian Weigl (Benfica).
82': Ismaila Soro (Arouca) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
82': Julian Weigl (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
83': Foul by Rafa (Benfica).
83': Jerome Opoku (Arouca) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
83': Rafa (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
84': Alexander Bah (Benfica) wins a free kick on the right wing.
84': Foul by Jerome Opoku (Arouca).
86': Goal! Benfica 4, Arouca 0. Rafa (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alexander Bah with a cross.
88': Attempt saved. Yaw Moses (Arouca) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
88': Attempt blocked. Alejandro Grimaldo (Benfica) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Roman Yaremchuk.
88': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Rafael Fernandes.
89': Attempt missed. Enzo Fernández (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
90'+2': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Rafael Fernandes.
90'+4': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Rafael Fernandes.
90'+5': Second Half ends, Benfica 4, Arouca 0.
0': Match ends, Benfica 4, Arouca 0.

Statistics

ARO		BEN
7	Fouls	7
1	Yellow Cards	3
1	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	2
1	Corner Kicks	7
2	Saves	2
26.8	Possession	73.2
3	SHOTS	22
2	ON GOAL	6
0.7	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
192	Accurate Passes	662
276	Passes	759
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.9
0	Accurate Crosses	5
5	Crosses	29
0.0	Cross %	0.2
56	Long Balls	69
25	Accurate Long Balls	47
0.4	Long Balls %	0.7
1	Blocked Shots	4
10	Effective Tackles	8
17	Tackles	11
0.6	Tackle %	0.7
15	Interceptions	6
22	Effective Clearances	9
22	Clearances	9

Game Information

Competition: Portuguese Primeira Liga

Venue: Estádio da Luz
Location: Lisbon, Portugal
Attendance: 53,617

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 (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
99	Odisseas Vlachodimos (GK)
91	Morato
30	Nicolás Otamendi
3	Alejandro Grimaldo
2	Gilberto
27	Rafa Silva
61	Florentino Luís
13	Enzo Fernández
88	Gonçalo Ramos
20	João Mário
7	David Neres

Benfica Substitutes:

Helton Leite, Alexander Bah, António Silva, Chiquinho, Jan Vertonghen, Petar Musa, Henrique Araújo, Roman Yaremchuk, Julian Weigl.

Arouca (5-4-1)

No.	Name
12	Ignacio De Arruabarrena (GK)
3	Jerome Opoku
6	Mateus Quaresma
13	Joao Basso
8	Arsénio
28	Tiago Esgaio
17	Yaw Moses
14	Oriol Busquets
10	Alan Ruíz
11	Antony
19	Rafa Mújica

Arouca Substitutes:

Bruno Marques, Vitinho, Rafael Fernandes, Mustafa Kizza, Emilijus Zubas, Bogdan Milovanov, Morlaye Sylla, André Bukia, Ismaila Soro.

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