Portuguese Primeira Liga

Santa Clara vs Benfica, 2022-23 Portuguese Primeira Liga

· Portuguese Primeira Liga
Santa Clara
    FT
    0 - 3
    Benfica
    • 9': Fredrik Aursnes
    • 16': Goncalo Ramos
    • 80': Goncalo Guedes

    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.
    • 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

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    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

    Liga Portugal Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Sporting CP 31 +60 81
    2 Benfica 31 +46 76
    3 FC Porto 31 +31 63
    4 Braga 31 +20 62
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    SCL Santa Clara (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    12 Gabriel Batista (GK)
    44 Ítalo Fernando Assis Goncalves Yellow Card
    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
    Santa Clara Substitutes:
    Victor Bobsin, Kyosuke Tagawa, Ricardo Fernandes, Paulo, Ricardinho, Xavier Quintillá, Rildo, João Costa, Bruno Jordão.

    BEN Benfica (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    99 Odisseas Vlachodimos (GK)
    91 Morato Yellow Card
    66 António Silva
    3 Alejandro Grimaldo
    6 Alexander Bah
    93 Julian Draxler
    13 Enzo Fernández
    61 Florentino Luís
    88 Goncalo Ramos
    8 Fredrik Aursnes
    20 João Mário
    Benfica Substitutes:
    David Neres, João Neves, Goncalo Guedes, Chiquinho, Petar Musa, Gilberto, Lucas Verissimo, Gil Dias, Samuel Soares.

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