Estrela vs Benfica, 2023-24 Portuguese Primeira Liga

· Portuguese Primeira Liga

Estrela

28': Léo Jabá
71': Regis N'Do

FT
1 - 4

Benfica

44': Arthur Cabral
45'+1': Rafa Silva
52': Nicolás Otamendi
90'+3': Marcos Leonardo

About

Estrela are hosting Benfica at Estadio José Gomes, Amadora, 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': Corner, Estrela. Conceded by Fredrik Aursnes.
3': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Pedro Mendes.
3': Foul by Arthur Cabral (Benfica).
3': Pedro Mendes (Estrela) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
4': Delay in match because of an injury Pedro Mendes (Estrela).
5': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
5': Foul by João Neves (Benfica).
5': Ronaldo Tavares (Estrela) wins a free kick on the left wing.
9': Foul by Orkun Kökçü (Benfica).
9': João Reis (Estrela) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
10': Foul by Johnstone Omurwa (Estrela).
10': Morato (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
11': Attempt saved. Orkun Kökçü (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
11': Delay in match because of an injury Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica).
12': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
16': Aloísio Souza (Estrela) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
16': Foul by Orkun Kökçü (Benfica).
17': Corner, Estrela. Conceded by Fredrik Aursnes.
17': Corner, Estrela. Conceded by Anatolii Trubin.
19': Attempt saved. Léo Jabá (Estrela) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Léo Cordeiro.
20': Foul by Aloísio Souza (Estrela).
20': Orkun Kökçü (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
21': Attempt saved. Ronaldo Tavares (Estrela) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Léo Jabá.
23': Offside, Estrela. Regis N'Do is caught offside.
24': Attempt missed. Léo Jabá (Estrela) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Léo Cordeiro.
24': Hand ball by Rafa (Benfica).
27': Offside, Benfica. Rafa is caught offside.
28': Goal! Estrela 1, Benfica 0. Léo Jabá (Estrela) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left to the bottom left corner.
31': Offside, Estrela. Léo Jabá is caught offside.
32': Offside, Benfica. Ángel Di María is caught offside.
33': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Johnstone Omurwa.
35': Foul by Aloísio Souza (Estrela).
35': João Neves (Benfica) wins a free kick on the left wing.
37': Attempt saved. João Mário (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Arthur Cabral.
38': Attempt saved. Arthur Cabral (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Ángel Di María with a cross.
40': Attempt missed. Regis N'Do (Estrela) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right following a fast break.
41': Delay in match (Benfica).
41': Ángel Di María (Benfica) is shown the yellow card.
43': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
44': Goal! Estrela 1, Benfica 1. Arthur Cabral (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ángel Di María with a through ball.
45'+1': Goal! Estrela 1, Benfica 2. Rafa (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
45'+2': Foul by Regis N'Do (Estrela).
45'+2': Rafa (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
45'+2': Regis N'Do (Estrela) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+6': Foul by Ronaldo Tavares (Estrela).
45'+6': Orkun Kökçü (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+7': First Half ends, Estrela 1, Benfica 2.
45': Second Half begins Estrela 1, Benfica 2.
45': Substitution, Benfica. Florentino replaces Orkun Kökçü.
46': Attempt blocked. Ángel Di María (Benfica) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by João Neves.
46': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Pedro Mendes.
47': Attempt blocked. João Neves (Benfica) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Arthur Cabral.
48': Attempt missed. Léo Jabá (Estrela) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Regis N'Do following a fast break.
48': Foul by Ronaldo Tavares (Estrela).
48': João Neves (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
50': Attempt missed. Arthur Cabral (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Rafa.
50': Attempt missed. Rafa (Benfica) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner.
51': Attempt missed. Aloísio Souza (Estrela) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Regis N'Do.
51': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Jean Felipe.
52': Arthur Cabral (Benfica) hits the bar with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Ángel Di María with a cross following a corner.
52': Goal! Estrela 1, Benfica 3. Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal following a corner.
56': Attempt saved. Rafa (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
56': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Bruno Brígido.
57': Foul by Florentino (Benfica).
57': Regis N'Do (Estrela) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
57': Corner, Estrela. Conceded by António Silva.
58': Substitution, Estrela. Kikas replaces Ronaldo Tavares.
58': Substitution, Estrela. André Luiz replaces Pedro Mendes.
58': Substitution, Estrela. Pedro Sá replaces Léo Jabá.
59': Attempt missed. Johnstone Omurwa (Estrela) header from the left side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Jean Felipe with a cross following a corner.
60': Attempt blocked. João Neves (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by João Mário with a cross.
61': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by João Reis.
61': Attempt blocked. Arthur Cabral (Benfica) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Ángel Di María with a cross.
64': Attempt missed. João Mário (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Fredrik Aursnes with a cross.
65': Attempt missed. André Luiz (Estrela) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Aloísio Souza.
66': Substitution, Estrela. Rodrigo Pinho replaces Aloísio Souza.
66': Hand ball by Jean Felipe (Estrela).
66': Attempt blocked. Fredrik Aursnes (Benfica) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by João Mário.
69': Florentino (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
69': Foul by Rodrigo Pinho (Estrela).
70': Offside, Estrela. Kikas is caught offside.
71': Foul by Regis N'Do (Estrela).
71': João Neves (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
71': Second yellow card to Regis N'Do (Estrela) for a bad foul.
73': Corner, Estrela. Conceded by Nicolás Otamendi.
74': Attempt saved. Rodrigo Pinho (Estrela) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jean Felipe with a cross.
75': Substitution, Benfica. Marcos Leonardo replaces Arthur Cabral.
75': Substitution, Benfica. David Neres replaces Rafa.
75': Substitution, Benfica. Alexander Bah replaces João Mário.
76': Offside, Benfica. Marcos Leonardo is caught offside.
76': Foul by Mansur (Estrela).
76': Ángel Di María (Benfica) wins a free kick on the right wing.
77': Foul by Morato (Benfica).
77': Rodrigo Pinho (Estrela) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
78': Foul by Florentino (Benfica).
78': Johnstone Omurwa (Estrela) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
80': Delay in match because of an injury Mansur (Estrela).
81': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
81': Substitution, Estrela. Kwenzokuhle Shinga replaces Mansur because of an injury.
82': Foul by Alexander Bah (Benfica).
82': João Reis (Estrela) wins a free kick on the left wing.
85': Offside, Benfica. Marcos Leonardo is caught offside.
87': Foul by João Neves (Benfica).
87': Kikas (Estrela) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
87': Substitution, Benfica. Benjamín Rollheiser replaces Ángel Di María.
90'+3': Goal! Estrela 1, Benfica 4. Marcos Leonardo (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by David Neres.
90'+5': Second Half ends, Estrela 1, Benfica 4.
0': Match ends, Estrela 1, Benfica 4.

Statistics

BEN		EST
10	Fouls	10
1	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	1
4	Offsides	3
6	Corner Kicks	5
3	Saves	4
61.3	Possession	38.7
17	SHOTS	10
8	ON GOAL	4
0.5	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
536	Accurate Passes	303
616	Passes	378
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.8
6	Accurate Crosses	5
15	Crosses	13
0.4	Cross %	0.4
37	Long Balls	53
24	Accurate Long Balls	22
0.6	Long Balls %	0.4
5	Blocked Shots	0
11	Effective Tackles	15
22	Tackles	18
0.5	Tackle %	0.8
7	Interceptions	11
14	Effective Clearances	20
14	Clearances	20

Game Information

Competition: Portuguese Primeira Liga

Venue: Estadio José Gomes
Location: Amadora, Portugal
Attendance: 6,398

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

Full Table

Line-Ups

Estrela (3-4-3)

No.	Name
30	Bruno Brigido (GK)
5	Pedro Mendes
70	Mansur
2	Johnstone Omurwa
6	Aloísio Souza Genézio
22	Léo Cordeiro
17	João Reis
12	Jean Felipe
9	Ronaldo Tavares
8	Léo Jabá
7	Regis N'Do

Estrela Substitutes:

Tiago Gabriel, Wagner, Rodrigo Pinho, Gustavo Rodrigues, Pedro Sánchez, Kikas, Kwenzokuhle Shinga, André Luiz, Leonel Bucca.

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 Kökçü
87	João Neves
9	Arthur Cabral
20	João Mário
11	Ángel Di María

Benfica Substitutes:

Samuel Soares, Benjamín Rollheiser, Florentino Luís, David Neres, Marcos Leonardo, Alexander Bah, Tiago Gouveia, Tomás Araújo, Álvaro Fernández.

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