Benfica vs SC Farense, 2023-24 Portuguese Primeira Liga

· Portuguese Primeira Liga

Benfica

71': Rafa Silva

FT
1 - 1

SC Farense

51': Falcao

About

Benfica are hosting SC Farense 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': Attempt saved. João Mário (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Morato with a headed pass.
1': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Zach Muscat.
2': Attempt blocked. Rafa (Benfica) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
5': Foul by Cláudio Falcão (Farense).
5': Orkun Kökçü (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
8': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Gonçalo Silva.
8': Attempt saved. João Mário (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
9': Foul by Marco Matias (Farense).
9': Ángel Di María (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
10': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Zach Muscat.
11': Attempt missed. Rafa (Benfica) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ángel Di María with a cross.
12': Bruno Duarte (Farense) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
12': Foul by João Neves (Benfica).
13': Corner, Farense. Conceded by Casper Tengstedt.
13': Attempt saved. Bruno Duarte (Farense) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Vítor Gonçalves with a cross.
14': Attempt missed. Rafa (Benfica) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ángel Di María with a through ball.
15': Foul by João Mário (Benfica).
15': Vítor Gonçalves (Farense) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
16': Attempt saved. Mattheus Oliveira (Farense) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
16': Corner, Farense. Conceded by Anatolii Trubin.
17': Delay in match because of an injury Mohamed Belloumi (Farense).
18': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
19': Attempt missed. Mattheus Oliveira (Farense) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
20': Attempt missed. Fredrik Aursnes (Benfica) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by João Mário.
21': Foul by Orkun Kökçü (Benfica).
21': Vítor Gonçalves (Farense) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
23': Foul by Vítor Gonçalves (Farense).
23': Orkun Kökçü (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
23': Offside, Benfica. Casper Tengstedt is caught offside.
26': Attempt saved. Rafa (Benfica) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Fredrik Aursnes.
26': Attempt saved. Rafa (Benfica) left footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal.
26': Delay in match because of an injury Ricardo Velho (Farense).
27': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
29': Attempt blocked. Casper Tengstedt (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rafa.
29': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Mohamed Belloumi.
29': Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica) hits the left post with a header from the left side of the six yard box. Assisted by Ángel Di María with a cross following a corner.
29': Attempt blocked. Casper Tengstedt (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
30': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Mohamed Belloumi.
30': Attempt missed. Ángel Di María (Benfica) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by João Neves following a corner.
34': Foul by João Neves (Benfica).
34': Mattheus Oliveira (Farense) wins a free kick on the left wing.
36': Foul by Zach Muscat (Farense).
36': João Mário (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
36': Zach Muscat (Farense) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
36': Attempt saved. Morato (Benfica) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Ángel Di María with a cross.
38': Attempt saved. Ángel Di María (Benfica) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Rafa.
38': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Ricardo Velho.
39': Attempt saved. Rafa (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
39': Attempt saved. Marco Matias (Farense) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Bruno Duarte.
41': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Mattheus Oliveira.
41': Attempt saved. Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica) header from very close range is saved in the bottom right corner.
45'+3': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Talocha.
45'+3': Attempt missed. António Silva (Benfica) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Orkun Kökçü with a cross following a corner.
45'+4': First Half ends, Benfica 0, Farense 0.
45': Second Half begins Benfica 0, Farense 0.
47': Attempt saved. Rafa (Benfica) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Casper Tengstedt.
47': Delay in match (Benfica).
47': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
49': Attempt saved. Rafa (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Fredrik Aursnes with a cross.
50': Attempt blocked. Bruno Duarte (Farense) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mohamed Belloumi.
51': Corner, Farense. Conceded by Nicolás Otamendi.
51': Goal! Benfica 0, Farense 1. Cláudio Falcão (Farense) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner following a corner.
55': Attempt missed. Orkun Kökçü (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Nicolás Otamendi.
55': Attempt blocked. Ángel Di María (Benfica) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicolás Otamendi.
56': Attempt missed. João Neves (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Rafa.
56': Attempt missed. Mohamed Belloumi (Farense) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Bruno Duarte with a cross.
58': Foul by Marco Matias (Farense).
58': João Neves (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
58': Attempt saved. Ángel Di María (Benfica) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
59': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Gonçalo Silva.
61': Attempt missed. Casper Tengstedt (Benfica) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Ángel Di María with a cross.
61': Bruno Duarte (Farense) wins a free kick on the right wing.
61': Foul by João Mário (Benfica).
61': Foul by Bruno Duarte (Farense).
61': Morato (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
62': Attempt blocked. Casper Tengstedt (Benfica) header from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Ángel Di María with a cross.
62': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Gonçalo Silva.
63': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Bruno Duarte.
64': Substitution, Benfica. Gonçalo Guedes replaces João Neves.
64': Substitution, Benfica. Petar Musa replaces Casper Tengstedt.
66': Foul by João Mário (Benfica).
66': Marco Matias (Farense) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
66': Foul by Cláudio Falcão (Farense).
66': João Mário (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
68': Attempt blocked. Ángel Di María (Benfica) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Orkun Kökçü.
70': Attempt missed. Gonçalo Guedes (Benfica) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Ángel Di María with a through ball.
71': Goal! Benfica 1, Farense 1. Rafa (Benfica) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Fredrik Aursnes with a cross.
73': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Gonçalo Silva.
74': Substitution, Farense. Elves Baldé replaces Mohamed Belloumi.
74': Substitution, Farense. Facundo Cáseres replaces Vítor Gonçalves.
75': Attempt missed. Rafa (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Fredrik Aursnes.
77': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Ricardo Velho.
76': Delay in match because of an injury Ricardo Velho (Farense).
77': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
78': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Talocha.
78': Bruno Duarte (Farense) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
78': Foul by Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica).
78': Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
79': Delay in match because of an injury Bruno Duarte (Farense).
79': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
79': Offside, Farense. Mattheus Oliveira is caught offside.
81': Foul by Facundo Cáseres (Farense).
81': João Mário (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
81': Foul by Cláudio Falcão (Farense).
81': Gonçalo Guedes (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
82': Foul by António Silva (Benfica).
82': Marco Matias (Farense) wins a free kick on the left wing.
82': João Mário (Benfica) is shown the yellow card.
83': Delay in match because of an injury Marco Matias (Farense).
83': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
84': Attempt blocked. Ángel Di María (Benfica) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by João Mário.
84': Attempt missed. Morato (Benfica) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by João Mário with a cross.
86': Offside, Farense. Marco Matias is caught offside.
86': Substitution, Farense. Rafael Barbosa replaces Marco Matias.
87': Attempt blocked. Rafael Barbosa (Farense) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bruno Duarte with a headed pass.
87': Attempt saved. Mattheus Oliveira (Farense) left footed shot from long range on the right is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Cláudio Falcão.
88': Attempt missed. Gonçalo Guedes (Benfica) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Fredrik Aursnes.
89': Attempt blocked. Rafa (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ángel Di María with a cross.
89': Attempt saved. Rafa (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
89': Substitution, Benfica. Arthur Cabral replaces Orkun Kökçü.
90': Pastor (Farense) is shown the yellow card.
90': Foul by Facundo Cáseres (Farense).
90': Gonçalo Guedes (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90': Facundo Cáseres (Farense) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+2': Substitution, Farense. André Seruca replaces Mattheus Oliveira.
90'+2': Substitution, Farense. Rui Costa replaces Bruno Duarte.
90'+3': Foul by Petar Musa (Benfica).
90'+3': Rafael Barbosa (Farense) wins a free kick on the left wing.
90'+4': Attempt blocked. Petar Musa (Benfica) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Ángel Di María.
90'+4': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Cláudio Falcão.
90'+5': Foul by Cláudio Falcão (Farense).
90'+5': Gonçalo Guedes (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+6': Attempt missed. Petar Musa (Benfica) left footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Nicolás Otamendi with a headed pass.
90'+7': Attempt saved. Arthur Cabral (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nicolás Otamendi with a headed pass.
90'+8': Second Half ends, Benfica 1, Farense 1.
0': Match ends, Benfica 1, Farense 1.
0': Match ends, Benfica 1, Farense 1.
0': Match ends, Benfica 1, Farense 1.

Statistics

SCF		BEN
11	Fouls	9
3	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	1
3	Corner Kicks	15
13	Saves	4
33.7	Possession	66.3
9	SHOTS	37
5	ON GOAL	14
0.6	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
172	Accurate Passes	426
278	Passes	530
0.6	Pass Completion %	0.8
5	Accurate Crosses	16
16	Crosses	52
0.3	Cross %	0.3
65	Long Balls	45
30	Accurate Long Balls	24
0.5	Long Balls %	0.5
2	Blocked Shots	9
9	Effective Tackles	8
13	Tackles	11
0.7	Tackle %	0.7
21	Interceptions	15
52	Effective Clearances	15
52	Clearances	15

Game Information

Competition: Portuguese Primeira Liga

Venue: Estádio da Luz
Location: Lisbon, Portugal
Attendance: 56,766

Liga Portugal Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Sporting CP	33	+64	87
2	Benfica	33	+49	79
3	FC Porto	33	+35	69
4	Braga	33	+22	68

Full Table

Line-Ups

Benfica (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Anatoliy Trubin (GK)
30	Nicolás Otamendi
4	António Silva
5	Morato
8	Fredrik Aursnes
27	Rafa Silva
10	Orkun Kökcü
87	João Neves
19	Casper Tengstedt
20	João Mário
11	Ángel Di María

Benfica Substitutes:

Samuel Soares, Petar Musa, Florentino Luís, Arthur Cabral, João Victor, Chiquinho , Goncalo Guedes, Tomás Araújo, Tiago Gouveia.

SC Farense (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
33	Ricardo Velho (GK)
6	Zach Muscat
37	Gonçalo Silva
31	Talocha
28	Pastor
27	Mattheus
29	Falcao
80	Vítor Goncalves
9	Bruno Duarte
77	Marco Matias
62	Mohamed Belloumi

SC Farense Substitutes:

Igor Rossi, Elves Umar Baldé, Rui Costa, Rafael Barbosa, Francisco Delgado, Artur Jorge, Luiz Felipe, André Seruca, Facundo Cáseres.

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