Benfica vs Braga, 2023-24 Taca de Portugal, 5th Round

· Taca de Portugal
Benfica
  • 42': Rafa Silva
  • 44': Arthur Cabral
  • 70': Fredrik Aursnes
FT
3 - 2
Braga
  • 7': Rodrigo Zalazar
  • 48': Rodrigo Zalazar

About

Benfica are hosting Braga at Estádio da Luz, Lisbon, Portugal, starting on . The match is a part of the Taca de Portugal.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Attempt blocked. Ángel Di María (Benfica) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicolás Otamendi.
  • 3': Offside, Sporting Braga. Cristián Borja is caught offside.
  • 5': Foul by Rony Lopes (Sporting Braga).
  • 5': Morato (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 7': Attempt saved. Víctor Gómez (Sporting Braga) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 7': Corner, Sporting Braga. Conceded by Anatolii Trubin.
  • 7': Goal! Benfica 0, Sporting Braga 1. Rodrigo Zalazar (Sporting Braga) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Rony Lopes following a corner.
  • 9': Hand ball by João Moutinho (Sporting Braga).
  • 12': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Cristián Borja.
  • 12': Attempt missed. João Neves (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
  • 14': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Víctor Gómez.
  • 15': Attempt saved. António Silva (Benfica) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Orkun Kökçü with a cross.
  • 15': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Lukás Hornícek.
  • 15': Foul by João Moutinho (Sporting Braga).
  • 15': Ángel Di María (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 17': Foul by Vitor Carvalho (Sporting Braga).
  • 17': Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 21': Delay in match because of an injury Serdar Saatçi (Sporting Braga).
  • 22': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 23': Foul by Víctor Gómez (Sporting Braga).
  • 23': João Mário (Benfica) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 28': Attempt blocked. Arthur Cabral (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Rafa with a headed pass.
  • 29': Foul by João Neves (Benfica).
  • 29': Rodrigo Zalazar (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 30': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Cristián Borja.
  • 31': Delay in match (Benfica).
  • 31': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 31': Offside, Sporting Braga. Abel Ruiz is caught offside.
  • 33': Attempt blocked. Rafa (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by João Neves.
  • 33': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Paulo Oliveira.
  • 35': Abel Ruiz (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 35': Foul by João Neves (Benfica).
  • 35': Delay in match because of an injury Abel Ruiz (Sporting Braga).
  • 35': Delay in match because of an injury João Neves (Benfica).
  • 36': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 37': Delay in match because of an injury Abel Ruiz (Sporting Braga).
  • 38': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 40': Foul by Morato (Benfica).
  • 40': Rony Lopes (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 41': Morato (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 42': Goal! Benfica 1, Sporting Braga 1. Rafa (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Orkun Kökçü with a through ball.
  • 44': Foul by João Moutinho (Sporting Braga).
  • 44': Ángel Di María (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 44': Goal! Benfica 2, Sporting Braga 1. Arthur Cabral (Benfica) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Morato.
  • 45'+2': Foul by Serdar Saatçi (Sporting Braga).
  • 45'+2': João Mário (Benfica) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 45'+3': Attempt blocked. Orkun Kökçü (Benfica) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is blocked.
  • 45'+3': Attempt missed. António Silva (Benfica) right footed shot from very close range is too high following a set piece situation.
  • 45'+4': Foul by Rodrigo Zalazar (Sporting Braga).
  • 45'+4': Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+5': First Half ends, Benfica 2, Sporting Braga 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Benfica 2, Sporting Braga 1.
  • 48': Corner, Sporting Braga. Conceded by Orkun Kökçü.
  • 48': Goal! Benfica 2, Sporting Braga 2. Rodrigo Zalazar (Sporting Braga) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner following a corner.
  • 50': Foul by Ricardo Horta (Sporting Braga).
  • 50': Ángel Di María (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 52': Attempt blocked. João Moutinho (Sporting Braga) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ricardo Horta.
  • 53': Attempt blocked. Ángel Di María (Benfica) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Morato.
  • 54': Foul by João Neves (Benfica).
  • 54': Rodrigo Zalazar (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 55': Attempt missed. Rodrigo Zalazar (Sporting Braga) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
  • 56': Substitution, Sporting Braga. Álvaro Djaló replaces Rony Lopes.
  • 57': Arthur Cabral (Benfica) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 57': Foul by João Moutinho (Sporting Braga).
  • 57': Attempt missed. Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Ángel Di María.
  • 58': Foul by Víctor Gómez (Sporting Braga).
  • 58': João Mário (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 59': Víctor Gómez (Sporting Braga) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 59': Attempt saved. Arthur Cabral (Benfica) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 59': Foul by Ángel Di María (Benfica).
  • 59': Ricardo Horta (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 59': Ángel Di María (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 60': Attempt saved. Rodrigo Zalazar (Sporting Braga) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Álvaro Djaló.
  • 60': Corner, Sporting Braga. Conceded by Anatolii Trubin.
  • 63': Foul by João Neves (Benfica).
  • 63': Vitor Carvalho (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 63': Attempt missed. Ricardo Horta (Sporting Braga) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
  • 64': Foul by Morato (Benfica).
  • 64': Álvaro Djaló (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 65': Foul by Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica).
  • 65': Ricardo Horta (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 67': Attempt saved. Rodrigo Zalazar (Sporting Braga) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 67': Foul by Orkun Kökçü (Benfica).
  • 67': Serdar Saatçi (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 68': Attempt missed. Álvaro Djaló (Sporting Braga) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Abel Ruiz.
  • 70': Goal! Benfica 3, Sporting Braga 2. Fredrik Aursnes (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Arthur Cabral with a through ball.
  • 71': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Paulo Oliveira.
  • 72': Paulo Oliveira (Sporting Braga) is shown the yellow card.
  • 72': Substitution, Benfica. Florentino replaces João Mário.
  • 73': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Abel Ruiz.
  • 75': Foul by Orkun Kökçü (Benfica).
  • 75': Vitor Carvalho (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 76': Substitution, Sporting Braga. Roger Fernandes replaces Vitor Carvalho.
  • 76': Substitution, Sporting Braga. Joe Mendes replaces Víctor Gómez.
  • 78': Attempt missed. Abel Ruiz (Sporting Braga) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Joe Mendes with a cross.
  • 78': Corner, Sporting Braga. Conceded by Florentino.
  • 79': Attempt missed. João Moutinho (Sporting Braga) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Abel Ruiz following a corner.
  • 80': Arthur Cabral (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 80': Foul by João Moutinho (Sporting Braga).
  • 81': Attempt blocked. Ángel Di María (Benfica) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 81': Foul by Florentino (Benfica).
  • 81': Ricardo Horta (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 82': Attempt saved. Rodrigo Zalazar (Sporting Braga) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 87': Attempt saved. Roger Fernandes (Sporting Braga) left footed shot from long range on the right is saved in the top centre of the goal.
  • 87': Arthur Cabral (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 87': Foul by Serdar Saatçi (Sporting Braga).
  • 88': Substitution, Sporting Braga. Pizzi replaces Rodrigo Zalazar.
  • 88': Substitution, Sporting Braga. André Horta replaces Cristián Borja.
  • 88': Attempt saved. Orkun Kökçü (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 89': Corner, Sporting Braga. Conceded by João Neves.
  • 89': Foul by João Moutinho (Sporting Braga).
  • 89': Rafa (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Substitution, Benfica. Tiago Gouveia replaces Ángel Di María.
  • 90': Substitution, Benfica. Petar Musa replaces Arthur Cabral.
  • 90'+1': Foul by João Neves (Benfica).
  • 90'+1': Álvaro Djaló (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+3': Hand ball by Pizzi (Sporting Braga).
  • 90'+4': Attempt saved. Orkun Kökçü (Benfica) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is saved in the top left corner.
  • 90'+5': Foul by Fredrik Aursnes (Benfica).
  • 90'+5': Álvaro Djaló (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+5': Delay in match because of an injury Álvaro Djaló (Sporting Braga).
  • 90'+6': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Benfica 3, Sporting Braga 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Benfica 3, Sporting Braga 2.

Statistics

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15 Fouls 13
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 0
5 Corner Kicks 7
4 Saves 5
47.2 Possession 52.8
13 SHOTS 16
7 ON GOAL 7
0.5 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
289 Accurate Passes 324
355 Passes 411
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
4 Accurate Crosses 2
21 Crosses 16
0.2 Cross % 0.1
31 Long Balls 47
13 Accurate Long Balls 22
0.4 Long Balls % 0.5
1 Blocked Shots 6
17 Effective Tackles 11
25 Tackles 25
0.7 Tackle % 0.4
10 Interceptions 11
34 Effective Clearances 17
34 Clearances 17

Game Information

Competition: Taca de Portugal

Venue: Estádio da Luz
Location: Lisbon, Portugal
Attendance: 56,018

Line-Ups

BEN Benfica (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Anatoliy Trubin (GK)
30 Nicolás Otamendi
4 António Silva
5 Morato Yellow Card
8 Fredrik Aursnes
27 Rafa Silva
87 João Neves
10 Orkun Kökcü
9 Arthur Cabral
20 João Mário
11 Ángel Di María Yellow Card
Benfica Substitutes:
Goncalo Guedes, Samuel Soares, Tiago Gouveia, Chiquinho, Florentino Luís, David Jurasek, Tomás Araújo, Marcos Leonardo, Petar Musa.

BRAG Braga (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
91 Lukas Hornicek (GK)
15 Paulo Oliveira Yellow Card
5 Serdar Saatci
26 Cristian Martínez
2 Víctor Perea Yellow Card
16 Rodrigo Zalazar
28 João Moutinho
18 Carvalho
9 Abel Ruiz
21 Ricardo Horta
20 Rony Lopes
Braga Substitutes:
Adrián Marín, Pizzi, Álvaro Djaló, André Castro, Roger Fernandes, André Horta, Matheus, José Fonte, Josafat Mendes.

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