Portuguese Primeira Liga

Benfica vs Rio Ave, 2022-23 Portuguese Primeira Liga

· Portuguese Primeira Liga
Benfica
  • 13': Gonçalo Ramos
  • 19': Jhonatan (OG)
  • 45'+1': Gonçalo Ramos
  • 62': Petar Musa
FT
4 - 2
Rio Ave
  • 6': Fábio Ronaldo
  • 86': Guga

About

Benfica are hosting Rio Ave 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.
  • 4': Attempt missed. Gonçalo Ramos (Benfica) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Gilberto.
  • 5': Attempt missed. Mihailo Ristic (Benfica) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Enzo Fernández with a through ball.
  • 6': Goal! Benfica 0, Rio Ave 1. Fábio Ronaldo (Rio Ave) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Aziz Yakubu.
  • 8': Attempt missed. Gonçalo Ramos (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by João Mário with a cross.
  • 9': Attempt saved. Diogo Gonçalves (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Enzo Fernández.
  • 10': Attempt missed. Gonçalo Ramos (Benfica) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Mihailo Ristic with a cross.
  • 12': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Costinha.
  • 13': Goal! Benfica 1, Rio Ave 1. Gonçalo Ramos (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by João Mário.
  • 15': Attempt blocked. Diogo Gonçalves (Benfica) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Enzo Fernández.
  • 15': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Costinha.
  • 17': Attempt saved. Gonçalo Ramos (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Julian Draxler.
  • 17': Attempt saved. Gonçalo Ramos (Benfica) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 17': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Jhonatan.
  • 18': Attempt missed. Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by João Mário with a cross following a corner.
  • 18': Andreas Samaris (Rio Ave) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 18': Foul by Gilberto (Benfica).
  • 19': Own Goal by Jhonatan, Rio Ave. Benfica 2, Rio Ave 1.
  • 25': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Aderllan Santos.
  • 25': Attempt blocked. Diogo Gonçalves (Benfica) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  • 25': Foul by Miguel Baeza (Rio Ave).
  • 25': João Mário (Benfica) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 26': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Costinha.
  • 27': Attempt missed. António Silva (Benfica) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by João Mário with a cross following a corner.
  • 29': Foul by Patrick William (Rio Ave).
  • 29': João Mário (Benfica) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 33': Attempt blocked. Andreas Samaris (Rio Ave) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 33': Offside, Rio Ave. Fábio Ronaldo tries a through ball, but Aziz Yakubu is caught offside.
  • 35': Attempt saved. João Mário (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 35': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Jhonatan.
  • 36': Attempt saved. Gilberto (Benfica) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mihailo Ristic with a cross.
  • 37': Attempt saved. Diogo Gonçalves (Benfica) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Enzo Fernández with a through ball.
  • 37': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Jhonatan.
  • 37': Attempt missed. Gonçalo Ramos (Benfica) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by João Mário with a cross following a corner.
  • 37': Attempt missed. Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica) header from very close range is just a bit too high. Assisted by Enzo Fernández with a headed pass following a corner.
  • 39': Foul by Josué Sá (Rio Ave).
  • 39': Gonçalo Ramos (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 40': Attempt missed. Enzo Fernández (Benfica) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by João Mário.
  • 40': Andreas Samaris (Rio Ave) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 40': Foul by Mihailo Ristic (Benfica).
  • 42': Attempt missed. Enzo Fernández (Benfica) right footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the left. Assisted by Gonçalo Ramos.
  • 43': Attempt missed. Diogo Gonçalves (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Gilberto with a cross.
  • 44': Corner, Rio Ave. Conceded by Enzo Fernández.
  • 45': Attempt missed. Aderllan Santos (Rio Ave) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Guga with a cross following a corner.
  • 45'+1': Goal! Benfica 3, Rio Ave 1. Gonçalo Ramos (Benfica) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Enzo Fernández with a through ball.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Benfica 3, Rio Ave 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Benfica 3, Rio Ave 1.
  • 45': Substitution, Benfica. Florentino replaces Enzo Fernández.
  • 45': Substitution, Benfica. Petar Musa replaces Gonçalo Ramos.
  • 46': Diogo Gonçalves (Benfica) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 46': Foul by Costinha (Rio Ave).
  • 47': Corner, Rio Ave. Conceded by Gilberto.
  • 48': Offside, Benfica. Gilberto tries a through ball, but Petar Musa is caught offside.
  • 50': Foul by Josué Sá (Rio Ave).
  • 50': Julian Draxler (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 51': Florentino (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 51': Foul by Patrick William (Rio Ave).
  • 52': Corner, Rio Ave. Conceded by Gilberto.
  • 53': Attempt missed. Guga (Rio Ave) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Pedro Amaral.
  • 55': Substitution, Rio Ave. Ukra replaces Miguel Baeza because of an injury.
  • 56': Attempt missed. Julian Draxler (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Fredrik Aursnes.
  • 58': Petar Musa (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 59': Foul by Fredrik Aursnes (Benfica).
  • 59': Fábio Ronaldo (Rio Ave) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 60': Diogo Gonçalves (Benfica) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 60': Foul by Costinha (Rio Ave).
  • 60': Costinha (Rio Ave) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 62': Goal! Benfica 4, Rio Ave 1. Petar Musa (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mihailo Ristic with a cross.
  • 64': Attempt saved. Diogo Gonçalves (Benfica) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Julian Draxler.
  • 66': Substitution, Rio Ave. Vítor Gomes replaces Andreas Samaris.
  • 66': Substitution, Rio Ave. Leonardo Ruiz replaces Fábio Ronaldo.
  • 69': Attempt missed. Leonardo Ruiz (Rio Ave) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Josué Sá.
  • 71': Substitution, Benfica. Rodrigo Pinho replaces João Mário.
  • 74': Attempt blocked. Rodrigo Pinho (Benfica) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Julian Draxler.
  • 74': Foul by Guga (Rio Ave).
  • 74': Rodrigo Pinho (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 75': Substitution, Rio Ave. Miguel Nóbrega replaces Patrick William.
  • 75': Substitution, Rio Ave. Hernâni replaces Aziz Yakubu.
  • 76': Attempt missed. Rodrigo Pinho (Benfica) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Gilberto with a through ball.
  • 77': Attempt blocked. Fredrik Aursnes (Benfica) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  • 81': Attempt missed. Diogo Gonçalves (Benfica) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right misses to the left. Assisted by Gilberto.
  • 82': Attempt saved. Costinha (Rio Ave) right footed shot from long range on the right is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Vítor Gomes.
  • 82': Foul by Pedro Amaral (Rio Ave).
  • 82': Gilberto (Benfica) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 82': Pedro Amaral (Rio Ave) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 83': Attempt missed. Mihailo Ristic (Benfica) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is too high from a direct free kick.
  • 84': Foul by Guga (Rio Ave).
  • 84': Petar Musa (Benfica) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 85': Attempt blocked. Petar Musa (Benfica) header from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 85': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Josué Sá.
  • 85': Attempt missed. António Silva (Benfica) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Diogo Gonçalves with a cross following a corner.
  • 86': Goal! Benfica 4, Rio Ave 2. Guga (Rio Ave) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Costinha.
  • 87': Attempt missed. Hernâni (Rio Ave) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Guga.
  • 90'+2': Attempt missed. Gilberto (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Petar Musa.
  • 90'+3': Offside, Benfica. Petar Musa tries a through ball, but Julian Draxler is caught offside.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Benfica 4, Rio Ave 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Benfica 4, Rio Ave 2.

Statistics

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10 Fouls 3
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 2
3 Corner Kicks 8
7 Saves 1
34.7 Possession 65.3
8 SHOTS 32
3 ON GOAL 10
0.4 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
322 Accurate Passes 674
378 Passes 725
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.9
3 Accurate Crosses 11
13 Crosses 26
0.2 Cross % 0.4
37 Long Balls 45
25 Accurate Long Balls 31
0.7 Long Balls % 0.7
1 Blocked Shots 5
8 Effective Tackles 17
14 Tackles 22
0.6 Tackle % 0.8
8 Interceptions 16
14 Effective Clearances 14
14 Clearances 14

Game Information

Competition: Portuguese Primeira Liga

Venue: Estádio da Luz
Location: Lisbon, Portugal
Attendance: 56,176

Liga Portugal Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Sporting CP 8 +25 24
2 FC Porto 8 +14 21
3 Santa Clara 9 +3 18
4 Benfica 7 +12 16
Full Table

Line-Ups

BEN Benfica (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
99 Odisseas Vlachodimos (GK)
30 Nicolás Otamendi
66 António Silva
23 Mihailo Ristic
2 Gilberto
93 Julian Draxler
13 Enzo Fernández
8 Fredrik Aursnes
88 Gonçalo Ramos
17 Diogo Gonçalves
20 João Mário
Benfica Substitutes:
Helton Leite, Alexander Bah, Florentino Luís, David Neres, Alejandro Grimaldo, Rafa Silva, John Brooks, Petar Musa, Rodrigo Pinho.

RIO Rio Ave (3-5-2)

No. Name
18 Jhonatan (GK)
33 Aderlan Santos
4 Patrick
23 Josué
6 Guga
15 Miguel Baeza
30 Andreas Samaris
24 Pedro Amaral Yellow Card
20 Costinha Yellow Card
77 Fábio Ronaldo
19 Abdul-Aziz Yakubu
Rio Ave Substitutes:
Leonardo Ruiz, Joao Graça, Ukra, Miguel Nóbrega, Paulo Vitor, Amine Oudrhiri, Hernâni , Magrão, Vítor Gomes.

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