Portuguese Primeira Liga

Benfica vs Santa Clara, 2024-25 Portuguese Primeira Liga

· Portuguese Primeira Liga
Benfica
  • 27': Kerem Aktürkoglu
  • 34': Florentino Luís
  • 47': António Silva
  • 58': Ángel Di María
FT
4 - 1
Santa Clara
  • 1': Vinícius

About

Benfica are hosting Santa Clara 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': Goal! Benfica 0, Santa Clara 1. Vinícius Lopes (Santa Clara) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Sidney Lima.
  • 3': Offside, Benfica. Kerem Aktürkoglu is caught offside.
  • 4': Foul by Alexander Bah (Benfica).
  • 4': Gabriel Silva (Santa Clara) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 4': Hand ball by Florentino (Benfica).
  • 7': Hand ball by António Silva (Benfica).
  • 10': Attempt missed. Vinícius Lopes (Santa Clara) right footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the right following a fast break.
  • 12': Attempt saved. Ángel Di María (Benfica) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Orkun Kökçü.
  • 13': Attempt missed. Benjamín Rollheiser (Benfica) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Álvaro Fernández.
  • 16': Foul by Florentino (Benfica).
  • 16': Vinícius Lopes (Santa Clara) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 16': Delay in match because of an injury Vinícius Lopes (Santa Clara).
  • 18': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 19': Attempt blocked. Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Álvaro Fernández.
  • 22': Foul by Lucas Soares (Santa Clara).
  • 22': Kerem Aktürkoglu (Benfica) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 24': Attempt blocked. Pedro Ferreira (Santa Clara) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 26': Foul by Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica).
  • 26': Vinícius Lopes (Santa Clara) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 27': Goal! Benfica 1, Santa Clara 1. Kerem Aktürkoglu (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Orkun Kökçü with a through ball.
  • 30': Delay in match because of an injury Alisson Safira (Santa Clara).
  • 30': Alisson Safira (Santa Clara) is shown the yellow card.
  • 30': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 34': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Frederico Venâncio.
  • 34': Goal! Benfica 2, Santa Clara 1. Florentino (Benfica) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nicolás Otamendi with a headed pass following a corner.
  • 37': Foul by Alexander Bah (Benfica).
  • 37': MT (Santa Clara) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 37': Alisson Safira (Santa Clara) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 37': Foul by Florentino (Benfica).
  • 40': Attempt missed. Orkun Kökçü (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Ángel Di María.
  • 42': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Sidney Lima.
  • 43': Offside, Benfica. Florentino is caught offside.
  • 44': Attempt missed. Orkun Kökçü (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Vangelis Pavlidis.
  • 45': Delay in match because of an injury Pedro Ferreira (Santa Clara).
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
  • 45': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 45'+1': Gabriel Silva (Santa Clara) hits the left post with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Vinícius Lopes.
  • 45'+3': Attempt saved. Kerem Aktürkoglu (Benfica) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Álvaro Fernández.
  • 45'+3': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Gabriel Batista.
  • 45'+5': First Half ends, Benfica 2, Santa Clara 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Benfica 2, Santa Clara 1.
  • 45': Substitution, Santa Clara. Ricardinho replaces Vinícius Lopes.
  • 46': Offside, Benfica. Ángel Di María is caught offside.
  • 47': Attempt blocked. Álvaro Fernández (Benfica) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ángel Di María with a cross.
  • 47': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Lucas Soares.
  • 47': Goal! Benfica 3, Santa Clara 1. António Silva (Benfica) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Orkun Kökçü with a cross following a corner.
  • 51': Hand ball by Ángel Di María (Benfica).
  • 53': Foul by Ángel Di María (Benfica).
  • 53': Gabriel Silva (Santa Clara) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 58': Goal! Benfica 4, Santa Clara 1. Ángel Di María (Benfica) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alexander Bah.
  • 60': Attempt saved. Ricardinho (Santa Clara) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Gabriel Silva.
  • 62': Foul by Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica).
  • 62': Sidney Lima (Santa Clara) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 62': Substitution, Santa Clara. Gustavo Klismahn replaces Pedro Ferreira.
  • 62': Substitution, Santa Clara. Matheus Pereira replaces Gabriel Silva.
  • 63': Hand ball by Alisson Safira (Santa Clara).
  • 63': Foul by Gustavo Klismahn (Santa Clara).
  • 63': Orkun Kökçü (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 67': Substitution, Benfica. Zeki Amdouni replaces Benjamín Rollheiser.
  • 68': Foul by Alexander Bah (Benfica).
  • 68': MT (Santa Clara) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 68': Alisson Safira (Santa Clara) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 68': Foul by Florentino (Benfica).
  • 71': Corner, Santa Clara. Conceded by Alexander Bah.
  • 71': Attempt blocked. Luís Rocha (Santa Clara) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gustavo Klismahn with a cross.
  • 72': Foul by Luís Rocha (Santa Clara).
  • 72': Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 72': Luís Rocha (Santa Clara) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 73': Substitution, Benfica. Gianluca Prestianni replaces Ángel Di María.
  • 73': Substitution, Benfica. Andreas Schjelderup replaces Kerem Aktürkoglu.
  • 74': Alisson Safira (Santa Clara) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 74': Foul by António Silva (Benfica).
  • 74': António Silva (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 75': Attempt missed. Alisson Safira (Santa Clara) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
  • 75': Substitution, Santa Clara. João Costa replaces Alisson Safira.
  • 76': Foul by MT (Santa Clara).
  • 76': Zeki Amdouni (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 77': Offside, Benfica. Vangelis Pavlidis is caught offside.
  • 82': Substitution, Benfica. Leandro Barreiro replaces Orkun Kökçü.
  • 82': Substitution, Benfica. Arthur Cabral replaces Vangelis Pavlidis.
  • 83': Attempt missed. Zeki Amdouni (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Arthur Cabral.
  • 84': Substitution, Santa Clara. Serginho replaces Adriano Firmino.
  • 85': Attempt saved. Arthur Cabral (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Andreas Schjelderup.
  • 85': Foul by Arthur Cabral (Benfica).
  • 85': Gustavo Klismahn (Santa Clara) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 88': Attempt saved. Andreas Schjelderup (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 88': Foul by Ricardinho (Santa Clara).
  • 88': Gianluca Prestianni (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 89': Zeki Amdouni (Benfica) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box from a direct free kick.
  • 90': Foul by Serginho (Santa Clara).
  • 90': Gianluca Prestianni (Benfica) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90': Serginho (Santa Clara) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+3': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Frederico Venâncio.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Benfica 4, Santa Clara 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Benfica 4, Santa Clara 1.

Statistics

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7 Fouls 14
3 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 4
1 Corner Kicks 5
4 Saves 1
40.3 Possession 59.7
7 SHOTS 15
2 ON GOAL 8
0.3 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
333 Accurate Passes 522
409 Passes 597
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
1 Accurate Crosses 4
3 Crosses 18
0.3 Cross % 0.2
41 Long Balls 41
18 Accurate Long Balls 28
0.4 Long Balls % 0.7
2 Blocked Shots 2
15 Effective Tackles 15
22 Tackles 22
0.7 Tackle % 0.7
12 Interceptions 8
29 Effective Clearances 4
29 Clearances 4

Game Information

Competition: Portuguese Primeira Liga

Venue: Estádio da Luz
Location: Lisbon, Portugal
Attendance: 60,145

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

BEN Benfica (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Anatoliy Trubin (GK)
30 Nicolás Otamendi
4 António Silva
3 Álvaro Fernández
6 Alexander Bah
32 Benjamín Rollheiser
10 Orkun Kökçü
61 Florentino Luís
14 Vangelis Pavlidis
17 Kerem Aktürkoglu
11 Ángel Di María
Benfica Substitutes:
Arthur Cabral, Samuel Soares, Leandro Barreiro, Tomás Araújo, Zeki Amdouni, Andreas Schjelderup, Issa Kaboré, Gianluca Prestianni, Jan-Niklas Beste.

SCL Santa Clara (3-4-3)

No. Name
1 Gabriel Batista (GK)
13 Luís Rocha Yellow Card
21 Frederico Venâncio
23 Sidney
6 Adriano
8 Pedro Ferreira
32 MT
42 Lucas Soares
9 Safira Yellow Card
11 Gabriel Silva
70 Vinícius
Santa Clara Substitutes:
Matheus Pereira, Bruno Almeida, Ricardinho, Serginho, Klismahn, Guilherme Ramos, Diogo Calila, João Costa, Hélio Neneca.

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