Santa Clara vs Benfica, 2022-23 Portuguese Primeira Liga
· Portuguese Primeira LigaAbout
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.
- 2': Attempt missed. Gonçalo Ramos (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by João Mário.
- 2': Delay in match because of an injury Adriano (Santa Clara).
- 3': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 6': Attempt blocked. João Mário (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Julian Draxler.
- 6': Dangerous play by Morato (Benfica).
- 6': Matheus Babi (Santa Clara) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Offside, Benfica. Alejandro Grimaldo tries a through ball, but Fredrik Aursnes is caught offside.
- 9': Goal! Santa Clara 0, Benfica 1. Fredrik Aursnes (Benfica) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Enzo Fernández with a cross.
- 10': Foul by Alexander Bah (Benfica).
- 10': Gabriel Silva (Santa Clara) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 11': Foul by Fredrik Aursnes (Benfica).
- 11': MT (Santa Clara) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Foul by Kento Misao (Santa Clara).
- 12': Gonçalo Ramos (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Diogo Calila.
- 14': Attempt missed. João Mário (Benfica) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Fredrik Aursnes.
- 16': Goal! Santa Clara 0, Benfica 2. Gonçalo Ramos (Benfica) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Alejandro Grimaldo with a cross.
- 18': Corner, Santa Clara. Conceded by João Mário.
- 20': Attempt missed. Gabriel Silva (Santa Clara) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Adriano.
- 20': Foul by Diogo Calila (Santa Clara).
- 20': Fredrik Aursnes (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Diogo Calila.
- 21': Enzo Fernández (Benfica) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 21': Foul by Gabriel Silva (Santa Clara).
- 22': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Diogo Calila.
- 22': Foul by Gonçalo Ramos (Benfica).
- 22': Gabriel Batista (Santa Clara) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25': Attempt missed. Bruno Almeida (Santa Clara) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Adriano.
- 27': Attempt missed. Julian Draxler (Benfica) right footed shot from very close range is too high. Assisted by Alexander Bah with a cross.
- 29': Foul by Paulo Henrique (Santa Clara).
- 29': João Mário (Benfica) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 29': Substitution, Santa Clara. Ricardinho replaces MT.
- 30': Foul by Ítalo (Santa Clara).
- 30': Gonçalo Ramos (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Ítalo (Santa Clara) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 35': Delay in match because of an injury Kento Misao (Santa Clara).
- 35': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 36': Foul by Morato (Benfica).
- 36': Matheus Babi (Santa Clara) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Foul by Alejandro Grimaldo (Benfica).
- 36': Gabriel Silva (Santa Clara) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 40': Foul by Alexander Bah (Benfica).
- 40': Ricardinho (Santa Clara) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Foul by Enzo Fernández (Benfica).
- 41': Kento Misao (Santa Clara) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 41': Attempt missed. Bruno Almeida (Santa Clara) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high following a set piece situation.
- 44': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Kennedy Boateng.
- 45': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Adriano.
- 45'+1': Attempt saved. Gonçalo Ramos (Benfica) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Florentino.
- 45'+1': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Kennedy Boateng.
- 45'+1': Attempt saved. Julian Draxler (Benfica) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 45'+1': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Ítalo.
- 45'+2': Attempt blocked. João Mário (Benfica) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alejandro Grimaldo.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Santa Clara 0, Benfica 2.
- 45': Second Half begins Santa Clara 0, Benfica 2.
- 46': Alejandro Grimaldo (Benfica) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 46': Foul by Gabriel Silva (Santa Clara).
- 47': Alexander Bah (Benfica) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 47': Foul by Ricardinho (Santa Clara).
- 48': Bruno Almeida (Santa Clara) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 48': Foul by António Silva (Benfica).
- 49': Foul by Paulo Henrique (Santa Clara).
- 49': João Mário (Benfica) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 50': Foul by Fredrik Aursnes (Benfica).
- 50': Gabriel Silva (Santa Clara) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 50': Fredrik Aursnes (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 52': Attempt missed. Gonçalo Ramos (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Alejandro Grimaldo with a through ball following a fast break.
- 53': Diogo Calila (Santa Clara) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 53': Foul by Morato (Benfica).
- 53': Morato (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 53': Corner, Santa Clara. Conceded by António Silva.
- 54': Corner, Santa Clara. Conceded by Gonçalo Ramos.
- 55': Corner, Santa Clara. Conceded by Florentino.
- 58': Attempt blocked. Gabriel Silva (Santa Clara) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 58': Corner, Santa Clara. Conceded by Morato.
- 59': Enzo Fernández (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59': Foul by Bruno Almeida (Santa Clara).
- 62': Offside, Benfica. Florentino tries a through ball, but Julian Draxler is caught offside.
- 62': Foul by António Silva (Benfica).
- 62': Matheus Babi (Santa Clara) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 63': Attempt missed. Matheus Babi (Santa Clara) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Bruno Almeida following a set piece situation.
- 63': Corner, Santa Clara. Conceded by Alexander Bah.
- 63': Attempt missed. Gabriel Silva (Santa Clara) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
- 64': Substitution, Benfica. Chiquinho replaces Fredrik Aursnes.
- 64': Substitution, Benfica. David Neres replaces Florentino.
- 64': Substitution, Benfica. Gonçalo Guedes replaces João Mário.
- 64': Substitution, Santa Clara. Victor Bobsin replaces Kento Misao.
- 64': Substitution, Santa Clara. Kyosuke Tagawa replaces Matheus Babi.
- 65': Foul by Gabriel Silva (Santa Clara).
- 65': Gonçalo Guedes (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68': Attempt blocked. Gabriel Silva (Santa Clara) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ricardinho.
- 68': Corner, Santa Clara. Conceded by António Silva.
- 68': Corner, Santa Clara. Conceded by António Silva.
- 68': Attempt blocked. Gabriel Silva (Santa Clara) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 68': David Neres (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68': Foul by Gabriel Silva (Santa Clara).
- 69': Delay in match because of an injury Ricardinho (Santa Clara).
- 70': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 71': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Kennedy Boateng.
- 74': Substitution, Santa Clara. Rildo replaces Ricardinho because of an injury.
- 74': Substitution, Santa Clara. Costinha replaces Bruno Almeida.
- 76': Attempt missed. David Neres (Benfica) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Alejandro Grimaldo with a cross.
- 76': Hand ball by Costinha (Santa Clara).
- 79': Delay in match because of an injury Ítalo (Santa Clara).
- 80': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 80': Goal! Santa Clara 0, Benfica 3. Gonçalo Guedes (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Enzo Fernández.
- 81': David Neres (Benfica) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 81': Foul by Paulo Henrique (Santa Clara).
- 82': Substitution, Benfica. João Neves replaces Julian Draxler.
- 83': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Kyosuke Tagawa.
- 86': Delay in match because of an injury Ítalo (Santa Clara).
- 87': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 90': Substitution, Benfica. Petar Musa replaces Gonçalo Ramos.
- 90'+1': Attempt missed. Gonçalo Guedes (Benfica) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left misses to the left. Assisted by Alexander Bah with a cross.
- 90'+2': Attempt missed. Costinha (Santa Clara) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Rildo.
- 90'+3': Attempt missed. Petar Musa (Benfica) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Chiquinho.
- 90'+4': Foul by António Silva (Benfica).
- 90'+4': Kyosuke Tagawa (Santa Clara) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+5': Alexander Bah (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+5': Foul by Paulo Henrique (Santa Clara).
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Santa Clara 0, Benfica 3.
- 0': Match ends, Santa Clara 0, Benfica 3.
Statistics
 BEN |
SCL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 14 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 0 |
| 9 | Corner Kicks | 8 |
| 0 | Saves | 2 |
| 66.6 | Possession | 33.4 |
| 14 | SHOTS | 9 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 1 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.1 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 532 | Accurate Passes | 221 |
| 608 | Passes | 302 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 6 | Accurate Crosses | 1 |
| 23 | Crosses | 14 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 50 | Long Balls | 54 |
| 30 | Accurate Long Balls | 28 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
| 20 | Tackles | 14 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 19 | Interceptions | 2 |
| 28 | Effective Clearances | 24 |
| 28 | Clearances | 24 |
Game Information
Competition: Portuguese Primeira Liga
Venue: Estádio de São Miguel
Location: Ponta Delgada, Portugal
Attendance: 9,701
Venue: Estádio de São Miguel
Location: Ponta Delgada, Portugal
Attendance: 9,701
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 |
Line-Ups
Santa Clara (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 12 | Gabriel Batista (GK) |
| 44 | Ítalo  |
| 4 | Kennedy Boateng |
| 16 | Paulo Henrique |
| 13 | Diogo Calila |
| 40 | Kento Misao |
| 20 | Adriano |
| 49 | Gabriel Silva |
| 32 | MT |
| 39 | Matheus Babi |
| 19 | Bruno Almeida |
Benfica (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 99 | Odisseas Vlachodimos (GK) |
| 91 | Morato |
| 66 | António Silva |
| 3 | Alejandro Grimaldo |
| 6 | Alexander Bah |
| 93 | Julian Draxler |
| 13 | Enzo Fernández |
| 61 | Florentino Luís |
| 88 | Gonçalo Ramos |
| 8 | Fredrik Aursnes |
| 20 | João Mário |
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