Benfica vs Braga, 2022-23 Portuguese Primeira Liga
· Portuguese Primeira LigaAbout
Benfica are hosting Braga
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 Cristián Borja (Sporting Braga).
- 1': João Mário (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 3': Bruma (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 3': Foul by João Neves (Benfica).
- 4': Foul by Abel Ruiz (Sporting Braga).
- 4': Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Cristián Borja.
- 8': Offside, Benfica. João Neves tries a through ball, but Gonçalo Ramos is caught offside.
- 10': Hand ball by Rafa (Benfica).
- 12': Foul by João Mário (Benfica).
- 12': Ricardo Horta (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 14': António Silva (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 14': Foul by Bruma (Sporting Braga).
- 15': Attempt blocked. Alejandro Grimaldo (Benfica) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 17': Delay in match because of an injury Matheus (Sporting Braga).
- 17': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 20': Attempt missed. David Neres (Benfica) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Alejandro Grimaldo.
- 20': Attempt blocked. Rafa (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by David Neres.
- 20': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Cristián Borja.
- 21': Delay in match because of an injury Cristián Borja (Sporting Braga).
- 22': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 22': Attempt saved. David Neres (Benfica) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by António Silva.
- 27': Attempt blocked. Gonçalo Ramos (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by David Neres.
- 27': Cristián Borja (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27': Foul by Gonçalo Ramos (Benfica).
- 27': Delay in match because of an injury Cristián Borja (Sporting Braga).
- 28': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 31': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Uros Racic.
- 32': Attempt missed. Gonçalo Ramos (Benfica) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Fredrik Aursnes with a cross following a corner.
- 34': Foul by Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica).
- 34': Iuri Medeiros (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 34': Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 35': Delay in match because of an injury Iuri Medeiros (Sporting Braga).
- 36': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 37': Attempt blocked. André Horta (Sporting Braga) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is blocked. Assisted by Bruma.
- 38': Attempt missed. João Neves (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Rafa.
- 38': Attempt blocked. David Neres (Benfica) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Rafa.
- 38': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Cristián Borja.
- 40': Attempt missed. João Mário (Benfica) header from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by David Neres.
- 40': Foul by Gonçalo Ramos (Benfica).
- 40': Víctor Gómez (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Foul by João Neves (Benfica).
- 41': Ricardo Horta (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 41': João Neves (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45': Attempt missed. Chiquinho (Benfica) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by David Neres with a cross.
- 45': Attempt missed. Gonçalo Ramos (Benfica) with an attempt from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Chiquinho.
- 45'+2': Attempt missed. David Neres (Benfica) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Alejandro Grimaldo with a cross.
- 45'+4': Chiquinho (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+4': Foul by Iuri Medeiros (Sporting Braga).
- 45'+5': Ricardo Horta (Sporting Braga) has gone down, but the referee deems it simulation.
- 45'+5': Ricardo Horta (Sporting Braga) is shown the yellow card.
- 45'+5': First Half ends, Benfica 0, Sporting Braga 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Benfica 0, Sporting Braga 0.
- 45': Substitution, Sporting Braga. Nuno Sequeira replaces Cristián Borja.
- 48': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Sikou Niakaté.
- 48': Attempt missed. Gonçalo Ramos (Benfica) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Fredrik Aursnes with a cross following a corner.
- 50': Delay in match because of an injury Uros Racic (Sporting Braga).
- 51': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 53': Attempt blocked. João Mário (Benfica) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Rafa.
- 53': Foul by Vítor Tormena (Sporting Braga).
- 53': Rafa (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Foul by David Neres (Benfica).
- 54': Matheus (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Vítor Tormena.
- 56': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Bruma.
- 56': Attempt missed. Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica) header from the centre of the box misses to the right following a corner.
- 56': Attempt blocked. Uros Racic (Sporting Braga) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Víctor Gómez.
- 57': Attempt missed. Bruma (Sporting Braga) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ricardo Horta.
- 58': Delay in match because of an injury João Neves (Benfica).
- 58': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 59': Foul by Sikou Niakaté (Sporting Braga).
- 59': Rafa (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 59': Attempt missed. Rafa (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- 60': Foul by Iuri Medeiros (Sporting Braga).
- 60': João Neves (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61': Gonçalo Ramos (Benfica) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Alejandro Grimaldo with a cross.
- 63': Attempt saved. David Neres (Benfica) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alejandro Grimaldo.
- 65': Corner, Sporting Braga. Conceded by António Silva.
- 66': Substitution, Sporting Braga. Pizzi replaces Iuri Medeiros.
- 67': Goal! Benfica 1, Sporting Braga 0. Rafa (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by David Neres with a through ball following a fast break.
- 71': Foul by Bruma (Sporting Braga).
- 71': João Mário (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': Foul by Gonçalo Ramos (Benfica).
- 75': Sikou Niakaté (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': Substitution, Sporting Braga. Simon Banza replaces André Horta.
- 76': Substitution, Benfica. Petar Musa replaces Gonçalo Ramos.
- 76': Foul by António Silva (Benfica).
- 76': Simon Banza (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 77': Attempt missed. Rafa (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high following a fast break.
- 78': Foul by João Mário (Benfica).
- 78': Nuno Sequeira (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 81': Substitution, Sporting Braga. Jean-Baptiste Gorby replaces Uros Racic.
- 81': Substitution, Benfica. Gonçalo Guedes replaces David Neres.
- 82': Substitution, Sporting Braga. Álvaro Djaló replaces Víctor Gómez.
- 83': Foul by Bruma (Sporting Braga).
- 83': João Neves (Benfica) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 84': Hand ball by Chiquinho (Benfica).
- 85': Attempt missed. Simon Banza (Sporting Braga) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Bruma with a cross.
- 86': Foul by João Mário (Benfica).
- 86': Matheus (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': João Mário (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 86': Delay in match because of an injury Matheus (Sporting Braga).
- 88': Substitution, Benfica. Florentino replaces João Mário.
- 89': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 90': Foul by Nuno Sequeira (Sporting Braga).
- 90': Rafa (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Nuno Sequeira (Sporting Braga) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+5': Attempt missed. Simon Banza (Sporting Braga) header from the right side of the box misses to the right.
- 90'+6': Foul by Vítor Tormena (Sporting Braga).
- 90'+6': Rafa (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+7': Foul by Petar Musa (Benfica).
- 90'+7': Vítor Tormena (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+11': Bruma (Sporting Braga) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+11': Offside, Benfica. Petar Musa tries a through ball, but Rafa is caught offside.
- 90'+12': Foul by Álvaro Djaló (Sporting Braga).
- 90'+12': João Neves (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+12': Álvaro Djaló (Sporting Braga) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+13': Second Half ends, Benfica 1, Sporting Braga 0.
- 0': Match ends, Benfica 1, Sporting Braga 0.
Statistics
 BRAG |
BEN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 14 |
| 4 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 2 |
| 1 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 2 | Saves | 0 |
| 41.6 | Possession | 58.4 |
| 5 | SHOTS | 20 |
| 0 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.0 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 259 | Accurate Passes | 404 |
| 363 | Passes | 509 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 8 |
| 15 | Crosses | 20 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 90 | Long Balls | 62 |
| 40 | Accurate Long Balls | 27 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 7 | Effective Tackles | 11 |
| 15 | Tackles | 15 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 11 | Interceptions | 5 |
| 26 | Effective Clearances | 15 |
| 26 | Clearances | 15 |
Game Information
Competition: Portuguese Primeira Liga
Venue: Estádio da Luz
Location: Lisbon, Portugal
Attendance: 60,289
Venue: Estádio da Luz
Location: Lisbon, Portugal
Attendance: 60,289
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 |
Line-Ups
Benfica (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 99 | Odisseas Vlachodimos (GK) |
| 30 | Nicolás Otamendi  |
| 66 | António Silva |
| 3 | Alejandro Grimaldo |
| 8 | Fredrik Aursnes |
| 27 | Rafa Silva |
| 22 | Chiquinho |
| 87 | João Neves |
| 88 | Gonçalo Ramos |
| 7 | David Neres |
| 20 | João Mário |
Braga (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Matheus (GK) |
| 4 | Sikou Niakate |
| 3 | Vitor Tormena |
| 26 | Cristian Martínez |
| 2 | Víctor Perea |
| 19 | Uros Racic |
| 10 | André Horta |
| 27 | Bruma |
| 45 | Iuri Medeiros |
| 21 | Ricardo Horta |
| 9 | Abel Ruiz |
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