Portuguese Primeira Liga

Benfica vs Gil Vicente, 2023-24 Portuguese Primeira Liga

· Portuguese Primeira Liga
Benfica
  • 15': Arthur Cabral
  • 34': João Neves
  • 49': Rafa Silva
FT
3 - 0
Gil Vicente

    About

    Benfica are hosting Gil Vicente 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.
    • 4': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Rúben Fernandes.
    • 4': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Jesús Castillo.
    • 5': Arthur Cabral (Benfica) hits the right post with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Ángel Di María with a cross following a corner.
    • 7': Foul by Morato (Benfica).
    • 7': Zé Carlos (Gil Vicente) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 12': Delay in match because of an injury Zé Carlos (Gil Vicente).
    • 13': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 14': Attempt blocked. Ángel Di María (Benfica) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by João Neves.
    • 14': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Leonardo Buta.
    • 15': Goal! Benfica 1, Gil Vicente 0. Arthur Cabral (Benfica) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ángel Di María with a cross following a corner.
    • 19': Hand ball by Ángel Di María (Benfica).
    • 25': Corner, Gil Vicente. Conceded by Nicolás Otamendi.
    • 30': Corner, Gil Vicente. Conceded by Fredrik Aursnes.
    • 31': Foul by Mory Gbane (Gil Vicente).
    • 31': Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 34': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Andrew.
    • 34': Goal! Benfica 2, Gil Vicente 0. João Neves (Benfica) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nicolás Otamendi with a headed pass following a corner.
    • 37': Florentino (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 37': Foul by Mory Gbane (Gil Vicente).
    • 38': Corner, Gil Vicente. Conceded by Alexander Bah.
    • 39': Attempt missed. Gabriel Pereira (Gil Vicente) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Murilo with a cross following a corner.
    • 39': Attempt blocked. Arthur Cabral (Benfica) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Rafa.
    • 39': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Leonardo Buta.
    • 41': Foul by Alexander Bah (Benfica).
    • 41': Murilo (Gil Vicente) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 42': Offside, Gil Vicente. Félix Correia is caught offside.
    • 45': Attempt blocked. Rafa (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Florentino.
    • 45': Attempt saved. Arthur Cabral (Benfica) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Morato.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Benfica 2, Gil Vicente 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Benfica 2, Gil Vicente 0.
    • 48': Attempt saved. Arthur Cabral (Benfica) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Fredrik Aursnes with a cross.
    • 49': Goal! Benfica 3, Gil Vicente 0. Rafa (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Fredrik Aursnes.
    • 51': Delay in match because of an injury Morato (Benfica).
    • 52': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 57': Foul by Ángel Di María (Benfica).
    • 57': Kanya Fujimoto (Gil Vicente) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 58': Foul by Morato (Benfica).
    • 58': Maxime Dominguez (Gil Vicente) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 58': Substitution, Gil Vicente. Alex Pinto replaces Zé Carlos.
    • 59': Substitution, Gil Vicente. Tidjany Touré replaces Félix Correia.
    • 59': Substitution, Gil Vicente. Ali Alipourghara replaces Murilo.
    • 60': Attempt saved. Rafa (Benfica) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ángel Di María.
    • 62': Attempt missed. Fredrik Aursnes (Benfica) header from very close range is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Ángel Di María with a cross.
    • 65': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Mory Gbane.
    • 67': Attempt missed. Maxime Dominguez (Gil Vicente) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Jesús Castillo.
    • 67': Substitution, Benfica. David Neres replaces Rafa.
    • 67': Substitution, Benfica. Álvaro Fernández replaces Morato.
    • 68': Florentino (Benfica) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 68': Foul by Jesús Castillo (Gil Vicente).
    • 69': Alex Pinto (Gil Vicente) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 69': Foul by Álvaro Fernández (Benfica).
    • 70': Delay in match because of an injury Rúben Fernandes (Gil Vicente).
    • 71': Substitution, Gil Vicente. Afonso Moreira replaces Maxime Dominguez.
    • 71': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 73': Attempt missed. João Neves (Benfica) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Fredrik Aursnes.
    • 74': Foul by Jesús Castillo (Gil Vicente).
    • 74': João Neves (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 74': Jesús Castillo (Gil Vicente) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 75': Ali Alipourghara (Gil Vicente) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 75': Foul by António Silva (Benfica).
    • 76': Attempt saved. Afonso Moreira (Gil Vicente) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Leonardo Buta.
    • 78': Substitution, Benfica. Tiago Gouveia replaces Ángel Di María.
    • 78': Substitution, Benfica. Marcos Leonardo replaces Arthur Cabral.
    • 80': Attempt saved. Jesús Castillo (Gil Vicente) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 81': Foul by Tiago Gouveia (Benfica).
    • 81': Leonardo Buta (Gil Vicente) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 81': Substitution, Gil Vicente. Roan Wilson replaces Jesús Castillo.
    • 83': Foul by Gabriel Pereira (Gil Vicente).
    • 83': Marcos Leonardo (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 85': Attempt saved. Tidjany Touré (Gil Vicente) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kanya Fujimoto.
    • 85': Corner, Gil Vicente. Conceded by Anatolii Trubin.
    • 86': Anatolii Trubin (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 86': Foul by Gabriel Pereira (Gil Vicente).
    • 86': Substitution, Benfica. Benjamín Rollheiser replaces João Neves.
    • 87': Foul by Alexander Bah (Benfica).
    • 87': Mory Gbane (Gil Vicente) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 89': Alex Pinto (Gil Vicente) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 89': Foul by Tiago Gouveia (Benfica).
    • 90'+3': Second Half ends, Benfica 3, Gil Vicente 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Benfica 3, Gil Vicente 0.

    Statistics

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    6 Fouls 10
    1 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 0
    4 Corner Kicks 6
    4 Saves 3
    46.7 Possession 53.3
    5 SHOTS 12
    3 ON GOAL 6
    0.6 On Target % 0.5
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    391 Accurate Passes 478
    479 Passes 549
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
    3 Accurate Crosses 8
    15 Crosses 14
    0.2 Cross % 0.6
    42 Long Balls 47
    16 Accurate Long Balls 32
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.7
    0 Blocked Shots 3
    11 Effective Tackles 10
    20 Tackles 17
    0.6 Tackle % 0.6
    10 Interceptions 13
    18 Effective Clearances 11
    18 Clearances 11

    Game Information

    Competition: Portuguese Primeira Liga

    Venue: Estádio da Luz
    Location: Lisbon, Portugal
    Attendance: 58,722

    Liga Portugal Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Sporting CP 17 +34 41
    2 FC Porto 17 +29 40
    3 Benfica 17 +27 38
    4 Braga 17 +11 31
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    BEN Benfica (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Anatoliy Trubin (GK)
    30 Nicolás Otamendi
    4 António Silva
    5 Morato
    6 Alexander Bah
    27 Rafa Silva
    61 Florentino Luís
    87 João Neves
    9 Arthur Cabral
    8 Fredrik Aursnes
    11 Ángel Di María
    Benfica Substitutes:
    Álvaro Carreras, Orkun Kökçü, João Mário, Benjamín Rollheiser, Tomás Araújo, Marcos Leonardo, Tiago Gouveia, David Neres, Samuel Soares.

    GVFC Gil Vicente (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    42 Andrew (GK)
    26 Rúben Fernandes
    13 Gabriel Pereira
    23 Leonardo Buta
    2 Zé Carlos
    10 Kanya Fujimoto
    6 Jesús Castillo Yellow Card
    24 Mory Gbane
    70 Felix Correia
    77 Murilo
    8 Maxime Dominguez
    Gil Vicente Substitutes:
    Kazu, Afonso Bastardo Moreira, Andre Simoes, Stanislav Kritsyuk, Roan Wilson, Alex Pinto, Ali Alipour, Tidjany Touré, Felipe Florencio Da Silva.

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