Portuguese Primeira Liga

Benfica vs Braga, 2022-23 Portuguese Primeira Liga

· Portuguese Primeira Liga
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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

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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

Liga Portugal Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Sporting CP 9 +28 27
2 FC Porto 9 +19 24
3 Benfica 8 +17 19
4 Santa Clara 9 +3 18
Full Table

Line-Ups

BEN Benfica (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
99 Odisseas Vlachodimos (GK)
30 Nicolás Otamendi Yellow Card
66 António Silva
3 Alejandro Grimaldo
8 Fredrik Aursnes
27 Rafa Silva
22 Chiquinho
87 João Neves Yellow Card
88 Gonçalo Ramos
7 David Neres
20 João Mário Yellow Card

BRAG Braga (4-4-2)

No. Name
1 Matheus (GK)
4 Sikou Niakate
3 Vitor Tormena
26 Cristian Borja
2 Víctor Perea
19 Uros Racic
10 André Horta
27 Bruma Yellow Card
45 Iuri Medeiros
21 Ricardo Horta Yellow Card
9 Abel Ruiz

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