Portuguese Primeira Liga

Arouca vs Benfica, 2024-25 Portuguese Primeira Liga

· Portuguese Primeira Liga
Arouca
    FT
    0 - 2
    Benfica
    • 12': José Fontán (OG)
    • 71': Ángel Di María (P)

    About

    Arouca are hosting Benfica at Estádio Municipal de Arouca, Arouca, 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': Offside, Benfica. Kerem Aktürkoglu is caught offside.
    • 4': Corner, Arouca. Conceded by Orkun Kökçü.
    • 6': Foul by David Simão (Arouca).
    • 6': Orkun Kökçü (Benfica) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 10': Attempt saved. Alfonso Trezza (Arouca) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jason.
    • 10': Corner, Arouca. Conceded by Anatolii Trubin.
    • 11': Attempt missed. Jason (Arouca) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Morlaye Sylla following a corner.
    • 12': Own Goal by José Fontán, Arouca. Arouca 0, Benfica 1.
    • 16': Foul by Orkun Kökçü (Benfica).
    • 16': Ivo Rodrigues (Arouca) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 17': Attempt missed. Ivo Rodrigues (Arouca) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
    • 18': Florentino (Benfica) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 18': Foul by Ivo Rodrigues (Arouca).
    • 19': Offside, Benfica. Kerem Aktürkoglu is caught offside.
    • 20': Attempt missed. Jason (Arouca) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
    • 21': Attempt saved. Morlaye Sylla (Arouca) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jason.
    • 22': Attempt saved. Ángel Di María (Benfica) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Alexander Bah.
    • 23': Attempt blocked. Álvaro Carreras (Benfica) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Vangelis Pavlidis.
    • 24': Alexander Bah (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 24': Foul by Mamadou Loum (Arouca).
    • 25': Foul by Orkun Kökçü (Benfica).
    • 25': Morlaye Sylla (Arouca) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 26': Attempt blocked. Morlaye Sylla (Arouca) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by José Fontán.
    • 31': Chico Lamba (Arouca) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 31': Foul by Orkun Kökçü (Benfica).
    • 31': Orkun Kökçü (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 32': Foul by Morlaye Sylla (Arouca).
    • 32': Orkun Kökçü (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 34': Foul by Chico Lamba (Arouca).
    • 34': Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 36': Alexander Bah (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 36': Foul by Mamadou Loum (Arouca).
    • 37': Mamadou Loum (Arouca) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 37': Delay in match because of an injury Alexander Bah (Benfica).
    • 38': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 38': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Tiago Esgaio.
    • 39': Attempt missed. Fredrik Aursnes (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
    • 39': Alfonso Trezza (Arouca) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 39': Foul by Orkun Kökçü (Benfica).
    • 40': Foul by Chico Lamba (Arouca).
    • 40': Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 40': Chico Lamba (Arouca) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 41': Attempt saved. Orkun Kökçü (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
    • 41': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Nico Mantl.
    • 42': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Nico Mantl.
    • 45': Offside, Benfica. Kerem Aktürkoglu is caught offside.
    • 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Orkun Kökçü (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Florentino.
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, Arouca 0, Benfica 1.
    • 45': Second Half begins Arouca 0, Benfica 1.
    • 47': Attempt blocked. Ivo Rodrigues (Arouca) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Amadou Dante.
    • 48': Attempt saved. David Simão (Arouca) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Morlaye Sylla.
    • 49': Foul by Álvaro Carreras (Benfica).
    • 49': Ivo Rodrigues (Arouca) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 54': Foul by Ivo Rodrigues (Arouca).
    • 54': Kerem Aktürkoglu (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 55': Foul by Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica).
    • 55': Morlaye Sylla (Arouca) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 56': Foul by Chico Lamba (Arouca).
    • 56': Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 60': Attempt saved. Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Tomás Araújo.
    • 60': Offside, Benfica. Vangelis Pavlidis is caught offside.
    • 62': Attempt saved. Jason (Arouca) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mamadou Loum.
    • 62': Corner, Arouca. Conceded by Anatolii Trubin.
    • 62': Attempt missed. Alfonso Trezza (Arouca) left footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
    • 63': Substitution, Benfica. Leandro Barreiro replaces Orkun Kökçü.
    • 63': Substitution, Benfica. Jan-Niklas Beste replaces Kerem Aktürkoglu.
    • 64': Foul by Tiago Esgaio (Arouca).
    • 64': Jan-Niklas Beste (Benfica) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 64': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Amadou Dante.
    • 66': Substitution, Arouca. Güven Yalçin replaces Ivo Rodrigues.
    • 68': Attempt saved. Álvaro Carreras (Benfica) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Tomás Araújo.
    • 68': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Nico Mantl.
    • 69': Attempt blocked. Jan-Niklas Beste (Benfica) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ángel Di María.
    • 69': Attempt saved. Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jan-Niklas Beste.
    • 69': Attempt blocked. Jan-Niklas Beste (Benfica) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 69': David Simão (Arouca) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 69': Foul by Jan-Niklas Beste (Benfica).
    • 69': Jan-Niklas Beste (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 69': Attempt saved. Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Fredrik Aursnes.
    • 70': Penalty Benfica. Leandro Barreiro draws a foul in the penalty area.
    • 70': Penalty conceded by Nico Mantl (Arouca) after a foul in the penalty area.
    • 71': Goal! Arouca 0, Benfica 2. Ángel Di María (Benfica) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the centre of the goal.
    • 72': Foul by Tiago Esgaio (Arouca).
    • 72': Jan-Niklas Beste (Benfica) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 73': Foul by Chico Lamba (Arouca).
    • 73': Jan-Niklas Beste (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 74': Foul by Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica).
    • 74': Tiago Esgaio (Arouca) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 75': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by José Fontán.
    • 77': Substitution, Arouca. Pablo Gozálbez replaces Alfonso Trezza.
    • 77': Substitution, Arouca. Pedro Santos replaces Mamadou Loum.
    • 78': Substitution, Benfica. Arthur Cabral replaces Vangelis Pavlidis.
    • 78': Substitution, Benfica. Zeki Amdouni replaces Ángel Di María.
    • 79': Corner, Arouca. Conceded by Nicolás Otamendi.
    • 79': Corner, Arouca. Conceded by Fredrik Aursnes.
    • 79': Attempt missed. Güven Yalçin (Arouca) header from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by Jason with a cross following a corner.
    • 82': Attempt saved. Tiago Esgaio (Arouca) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Pablo Gozálbez with a headed pass.
    • 84': Foul by Pedro Santos (Arouca).
    • 84': Fredrik Aursnes (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 85': Attempt saved. Zeki Amdouni (Benfica) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alexander Bah.
    • 85': Attempt missed. Jan-Niklas Beste (Benfica) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Arthur Cabral.
    • 87': Substitution, Arouca. Alex Pinto replaces Morlaye Sylla.
    • 90': Foul by Pablo Gozálbez (Arouca).
    • 90': Leandro Barreiro (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+1': Foul by Zeki Amdouni (Benfica).
    • 90'+1': Pedro Santos (Arouca) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+1': Zeki Amdouni (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+2': Foul by Arthur Cabral (Benfica).
    • 90'+2': José Fontán (Arouca) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Arouca 0, Benfica 2.
    • 0': Match ends, Arouca 0, Benfica 2.

    Statistics

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    10 Fouls 15
    3 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    4 Offsides 0
    6 Corner Kicks 5
    5 Saves 7
    51 Possession 49
    14 SHOTS 12
    8 ON GOAL 5
    0.6 On Target % 0.4
    1 Penalty Goals 0
    1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    381 Accurate Passes 378
    463 Passes 444
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
    1 Accurate Crosses 4
    17 Crosses 19
    0.1 Cross % 0.2
    60 Long Balls 43
    29 Accurate Long Balls 20
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.5
    4 Blocked Shots 2
    14 Effective Tackles 6
    18 Tackles 13
    0.8 Tackle % 0.5
    7 Interceptions 3
    16 Effective Clearances 27
    16 Clearances 27

    Game Information

    Competition: Portuguese Primeira Liga

    Venue: Estádio Municipal de Arouca
    Location: Arouca, Portugal
    Attendance: 4,644

    Liga Portugal Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Sporting CP 17 +34 41
    2 FC Porto 16 +31 40
    3 Benfica 17 +27 38
    4 Braga 17 +11 31
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    ARO Arouca (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    58 Nico Mantl (GK)
    3 José Fontán
    73 Chico Lamba Yellow Card
    27 Amadou Dante
    28 Tiago Esgaio
    31 Mamadou Loum Yellow Card
    2 Morlaye Sylla
    5 David Simão
    19 Alfonso Trezza
    10 Jason
    7 Ivo
    Arouca Substitutes:
    João Valido, Gozalbez Gilabert, Guven Yalcin, Matías Rocha, Weverson, Alex Pinto, Taichi Fukui, Pedro Santos, Miguel Puche.

    BEN Benfica (4-3-3)

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

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