SC Farense vs Benfica, 2023-24 Portuguese Primeira Liga

· Portuguese Primeira Liga

SC Farense

23': Mohamed Belloumi

FT
1 - 3

Benfica

16': Orkun Kökçü
34': Arthur Cabral
67': Álvaro Fernández

About

SC Farense are hosting Benfica at Estádio de São Luís, Faro, 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.
2': Cláudio Falcão (Farense) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
2': Foul by Tiago Gouveia (Benfica).
3': Foul by Marco Matias (Farense).
3': Orkun Kökçü (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
4': Attempt missed. Orkun Kökçü (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by João Mário.
7': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Talys.
9': Attempt saved. Ángel Di María (Benfica) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Orkun Kökçü.
11': Fabrício Isidoro (Farense) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
11': Foul by João Mário (Benfica).
13': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Talys.
14': Attempt saved. Arthur Cabral (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
16': Goal! Farense 0, Benfica 1. Orkun Kökçü (Benfica) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alexander Bah with a cross.
17': Attempt missed. Rafael Barbosa (Farense) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
18': Attempt saved. Arthur Cabral (Benfica) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ángel Di María with a cross.
20': Attempt saved. Orkun Kökçü (Benfica) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Arthur Cabral.
20': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Ricardo Velho.
21': Attempt blocked. Florentino (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Arthur Cabral.
21': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Rafael Barbosa.
22': Attempt missed. Álvaro Fernández (Benfica) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Florentino with a headed pass following a corner.
23': Attempt blocked. Fabrício Isidoro (Farense) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
23': Corner, Farense. Conceded by Nicolás Otamendi.
23': Attempt missed. Gonçalo Silva (Farense) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Marco Matias with a cross following a corner.
23': Attempt blocked. Cláudio Falcão (Farense) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
23': Goal! Farense 1, Benfica 1. Mohamed Belloumi (Farense) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left to the top left corner following a corner.
25': Foul by Mohamed Belloumi (Farense).
25': Álvaro Fernández (Benfica) wins a free kick on the left wing.
25': Foul by Florentino (Benfica).
25': Marco Matias (Farense) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
26': Florentino (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
26': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Talys.
31': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Fabrício Isidoro.
31': Attempt missed. Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Orkun Kökçü with a cross following a corner.
33': Anatolii Trubin (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
33': Foul by Igor Rossi (Farense).
34': Goal! Farense 1, Benfica 2. Arthur Cabral (Benfica) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alexander Bah with a cross.
35': Attempt missed. Ángel Di María (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Tiago Gouveia.
36': Offside, Benfica. Arthur Cabral is caught offside.
37': Arthur Cabral (Benfica) hits the left post with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Tiago Gouveia.
39': Attempt missed. Igor Rossi (Farense) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Talys.
40': Alexander Bah (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
40': Foul by Marco Matias (Farense).
41': Corner, Farense. Conceded by Anatolii Trubin.
42': Attempt blocked. Zé Luís (Farense) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rafael Barbosa.
42': Corner, Farense. Conceded by Florentino.
42': Attempt missed. Cláudio Falcão (Farense) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Rafael Barbosa with a cross following a corner.
43': Foul by Cláudio Falcão (Farense).
43': João Mário (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
44': Fabrício Isidoro (Farense) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
44': Foul by João Mário (Benfica).
44': João Mário (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45': First Half ends, Farense 1, Benfica 2.
45': Second Half begins Farense 1, Benfica 2.
47': Attempt missed. Arthur Cabral (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Álvaro Fernández.
49': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Talys.
50': Foul by Arthur Cabral (Benfica).
50': Igor Rossi (Farense) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
53': Foul by Cláudio Falcão (Farense).
53': Tiago Gouveia (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
53': Cláudio Falcão (Farense) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
54': Attempt missed. Orkun Kökçü (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left from a direct free kick.
55': Foul by Fabrício Isidoro (Farense).
55': João Mário (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
55': Substitution, Farense. Facundo Cáseres replaces Fabrício Isidoro.
56': Substitution, Farense. Rui Costa replaces Zé Luís.
58': Foul by Rui Costa (Farense).
58': João Mário (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
60': Offside, Benfica. Tiago Gouveia is caught offside.
61': Attempt missed. Facundo Cáseres (Farense) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
62': Substitution, Benfica. João Neves replaces Florentino.
62': Substitution, Benfica. David Neres replaces Tiago Gouveia.
62': Foul by Orkun Kökçü (Benfica).
62': Rafael Barbosa (Farense) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
63': Attempt saved. Mohamed Belloumi (Farense) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Talys.
67': Goal! Farense 1, Benfica 3. Álvaro Fernández (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ángel Di María.
69': Attempt missed. Rui Costa (Farense) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Cláudio Falcão.
69': Substitution, Farense. Cristian Ponde replaces Rafael Barbosa.
69': Substitution, Farense. Elves Baldé replaces Marco Matias.
70': Facundo Cáseres (Farense) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
70': Foul by Arthur Cabral (Benfica).
71': Delay in match because of an injury Cristian Ponde (Farense).
71': Delay in match because of an injury João Neves (Benfica).
72': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
73': Substitution, Benfica. Fredrik Aursnes replaces João Neves because of an injury.
74': Foul by Cláudio Falcão (Farense).
74': Ángel Di María (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
74': Attempt missed. António Silva (Benfica) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ángel Di María with a cross following a set piece situation.
75': Attempt blocked. Rui Costa (Farense) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Cristian Ponde.
76': Foul by Cristian Ponde (Farense).
76': João Mário (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
77': Attempt missed. Cristian Ponde (Farense) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Cláudio Falcão.
79': Attempt saved. Arthur Cabral (Benfica) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alexander Bah.
80': Attempt saved. David Neres (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Álvaro Fernández.
81': Attempt blocked. Elves Baldé (Farense) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pastor.
81': Foul by Álvaro Fernández (Benfica).
81': Mohamed Belloumi (Farense) wins a free kick on the right wing.
83': Offside, Farense. Pastor is caught offside.
84': Substitution, Benfica. Marcos Leonardo replaces Arthur Cabral.
84': Substitution, Benfica. Benjamín Rollheiser replaces Ángel Di María.
85': Foul by Marcos Leonardo (Benfica).
85': Igor Rossi (Farense) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
87': Foul by Mohamed Belloumi (Farense).
87': Álvaro Fernández (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90': Attempt missed. Alexander Bah (Benfica) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Orkun Kökçü.
90': Substitution, Farense. Vítor Gonçalves replaces Cláudio Falcão.
90'+2': Offside, Benfica. Marcos Leonardo is caught offside.
90'+2': Offside, Farense. Cristian Ponde is caught offside.
90'+3': Facundo Cáseres (Farense) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+3': Foul by Benjamín Rollheiser (Benfica).
90'+4': Attempt missed. David Neres (Benfica) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Orkun Kökçü with a cross.
90'+4': Alexander Bah (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+4': Foul by Elves Baldé (Farense).
90'+6': Second Half ends, Farense 1, Benfica 3.
0': Match ends, Farense 1, Benfica 3.

Statistics

BEN		SCF
10	Fouls	12
2	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
3	Offsides	2
7	Corner Kicks	3
1	Saves	7
62.7	Possession	37.3
20	SHOTS	14
9	ON GOAL	2
0.5	On Target %	0.1
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
575	Accurate Passes	287
635	Passes	372
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.8
7	Accurate Crosses	4
17	Crosses	13
0.4	Cross %	0.3
46	Long Balls	74
26	Accurate Long Balls	31
0.6	Long Balls %	0.4
1	Blocked Shots	5
8	Effective Tackles	13
13	Tackles	25
0.6	Tackle %	0.5
12	Interceptions	7
17	Effective Clearances	17
17	Clearances	17

Game Information

Competition: Portuguese Primeira Liga

Venue: Estádio de São Luís
Location: Faro, Portugal
Attendance: 6,309

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

Full Table

Line-Ups

SC Farense (4-1-4-1)

No.	Name
33	Ricardo Velho (GK)
3	Igor Rossi
37	Gonçalo Silva
29	Falcao
12	Talys
28	Pastor
8	Rafael Barbosa
14	Fabrício Isidoro
77	Marco Matias
62	Mohamed Belloumi
91	Zé Luís

SC Farense Substitutes:

Elves Umar Baldé, Zach Muscat, Cristian Ioan Ponde, Rui Costa, Talocha, Facundo Cáseres, Vítor Goncalves, Francisco Delgado, Miguel Carvalho.

Benfica (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Anatoliy Trubin (GK)
30	Nicolás Otamendi
4	António Silva
3	Álvaro Fernández
6	Alexander Bah
10	Orkun Kökçü
20	João Mário
61	Florentino Luís
9	Arthur Cabral
47	Tiago Gouveia
11	Ángel Di María

Benfica Substitutes:

Casper Tengstedt, Rafa Silva, Benjamín Rollheiser, João Neves, David Neres, Samuel Soares, Fredrik Aursnes, Marcos Leonardo, Morato.

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