Rio Ave vs Benfica, 2024-25 Portuguese Primeira Liga

· Portuguese Primeira Liga

Rio Ave

64': Brandon Aguilera
75': Clayton
90'+4': Clayton

FT
2 - 3

Benfica

30': Orkun Kökçü
53': Vangelis Pavlidis (P)
80': Kerem Aktürkoglu

About

Rio Ave are hosting Benfica at Estádio do Rio Ave, Vila do Conde, 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.
3': Foul by André Luiz (Rio Ave).
3': Fredrik Aursnes (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
3': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Andreas Ntoi.
4': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Ege Tiknaz.
5': Attempt saved. António Silva (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
6': Attempt missed. Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica) header from very close range is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Fredrik Aursnes with a cross.
6': Omar Richards (Rio Ave).
6': Zeki Amdouni (Benfica) wins a free kick on the right wing.
7': Attempt missed. Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica) header from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Orkun Kökçü with a cross following a set piece situation.
8': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Cezary Pawet Miszta.
12': Attempt blocked. Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Zeki Amdouni.
12': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Andreas Ntoi.
14': Brandon Aguilera (Rio Ave) wins a free kick on the left wing.
14': Foul by Fredrik Aursnes (Benfica).
14': Foul by Álvaro Carreras (Benfica).
14': Olé Pohlmann (Rio Ave) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
16': Foul by Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica).
16': Olé Pohlmann (Rio Ave) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
17': Corner, Rio Ave. Conceded by Tomás Araújo.
19': Attempt blocked. Zeki Amdouni (Benfica) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Fredrik Aursnes.
19': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Ege Tiknaz.
20': Attempt missed. Clayton (Rio Ave) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Marios Vrousai following a fast break.
22': Attempt saved. Bruma (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Álvaro Carreras with a cross.
22': Attempt saved. Fredrik Aursnes (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
23': Attempt blocked. Fredrik Aursnes (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Orkun Kökçü.
23': Delay in match because of an injury Cezary Pawet Miszta (Rio Ave).
24': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
25': Clayton (Rio Ave) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
25': Foul by Tomás Araújo (Benfica).
28': Brandon Aguilera (Rio Ave) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
28': Foul by Tomás Araújo (Benfica).
30': Goal! Rio Ave 0, Benfica 1. Orkun Kökçü (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner.
32': Foul by Tomás Araújo (Benfica).
32': Kiko Bondoso (Rio Ave) wins a free kick on the left wing.
33': Bruma (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
33': Foul by Brandon Aguilera (Rio Ave).
35': Hand ball by André Luiz (Rio Ave).
36': Offside, Benfica. Vangelis Pavlidis is caught offside.
38': Delay in match (Benfica).
38': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
39': Foul by André Luiz (Rio Ave).
39': Orkun Kökçü (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
41': André Luiz (Rio Ave) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
41': Foul by Álvaro Carreras (Benfica).
41': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Marios Vrousai.
42': Attempt blocked. Bruma (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Orkun Kökçü.
43': Attempt missed. Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica) right footed shot from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by Zeki Amdouni.
45': Clayton (Rio Ave) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45': Foul by Florentino (Benfica).
45'+1': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Andreas Ntoi.
45'+1': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
45'+1': First Half ends, Rio Ave 0, Benfica 1.
45': Second Half begins Rio Ave 0, Benfica 1.
45': Substitution, Benfica. Leandro Barreiro replaces Tomás Araújo.
50': Attempt blocked. Álvaro Carreras (Benfica) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Orkun Kökçü.
51': Penalty Benfica. Vangelis Pavlidis draws a foul in the penalty area.
51': Penalty conceded by Marios Vrousai (Rio Ave) after a foul in the penalty area.
53': Goal! Rio Ave 0, Benfica 2. Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
54': Delay in match (Benfica).
54': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
55': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Jonathan Panzo.
56': Attempt missed. António Silva (Benfica) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Orkun Kökçü with a cross following a corner.
58': Bruma (Benfica) wins a free kick on the left wing.
58': Foul by Marios Vrousai (Rio Ave).
58': Substitution, Rio Ave. Tiago Morais replaces André Luiz.
58': Foul by Clayton (Rio Ave).
58': Álvaro Carreras (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
58': Clayton (Rio Ave) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
60': Attempt blocked. Zeki Amdouni (Benfica) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Fredrik Aursnes.
61': Attempt missed. Olé Pohlmann (Rio Ave) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Marios Vrousai with a cross.
62': Clayton (Rio Ave) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
62': Foul by Florentino (Benfica).
62': Florentino (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
64': Goal! Rio Ave 1, Benfica 2. Brandon Aguilera (Rio Ave) from a free kick with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
65': Clayton (Rio Ave) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
65': Foul by António Silva (Benfica).
66': Foul by Zeki Amdouni (Benfica).
66': Tiago Morais (Rio Ave) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
67': Attempt blocked. Brandon Aguilera (Rio Ave) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
67': Corner, Rio Ave. Conceded by Vangelis Pavlidis.
68': Foul by Ege Tiknaz (Rio Ave).
68': Zeki Amdouni (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
68': Ege Tiknaz (Rio Ave) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
71': Foul by Omar Richards (Rio Ave).
71': Orkun Kökçü (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
72': Corner, Rio Ave. Conceded by António Silva.
73': Attempt blocked. Kiko Bondoso (Rio Ave) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Brandon Aguilera.
73': Substitution, Rio Ave. Theofanis Bakoulas replaces Ege Tiknaz.
73': Substitution, Rio Ave. João Graça replaces Olé Pohlmann.
74': Substitution, Benfica. Renato Sanches replaces Orkun Kökçü.
74': Substitution, Benfica. Andrea Belotti replaces Vangelis Pavlidis.
74': Substitution, Benfica. Kerem Aktürkoglu replaces Zeki Amdouni.
75': Goal! Rio Ave 2, Benfica 2. Clayton (Rio Ave) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
76': Foul by Jonathan Panzo (Rio Ave).
76': Kerem Aktürkoglu (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
78': Foul by Bruma (Benfica).
78': Theofanis Bakoulas (Rio Ave) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
79': Foul by Clayton (Rio Ave).
79': Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
80': Goal! Rio Ave 2, Benfica 3. Kerem Aktürkoglu (Benfica) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Fredrik Aursnes with a through ball following a fast break.
82': Foul by Tiago Morais (Rio Ave).
82': Renato Sanches (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
83': Kerem Aktürkoglu (Benfica) hits the right post with a left footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Leandro Barreiro.
86': Bruma (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
86': Foul by Marios Vrousai (Rio Ave).
86': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Marios Vrousai.
86': Attempt saved. Andrea Belotti (Benfica) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Renato Sanches with a cross.
88': Substitution, Rio Ave. João Tomé replaces Marios Vrousai.
88': Substitution, Rio Ave. Karem Zoabi replaces Kiko Bondoso.
88': Substitution, Benfica. Samuel Dahl replaces Bruma.
89': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Omar Richards.
90': Attempt blocked. Andrea Belotti (Benfica) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kerem Aktürkoglu.
90': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by João Tomé.
90'+1': Attempt saved. Leandro Barreiro (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
90'+1': Attempt missed. Clayton (Rio Ave) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Tiago Morais.
90'+1': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
90'+2': Offside, Benfica. Andrea Belotti is caught offside.
90'+3': António Silva (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+3': Foul by Clayton (Rio Ave).
90'+4': Foul by Clayton (Rio Ave).
90'+4': Renato Sanches (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+4': Second yellow card to Clayton (Rio Ave) for a bad foul.
90'+5': Second Half ends, Rio Ave 2, Benfica 3.
0': Match ends, Rio Ave 2, Benfica 3.

Statistics

BEN		RIO
12	Fouls	16
1	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	1
2	Offsides	0
11	Corner Kicks	3
0	Saves	5
59.7	Possession	40.3
20	SHOTS	7
8	ON GOAL	2
0.4	On Target %	0.3
1	Penalty Goals	0
1	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
387	Accurate Passes	250
462	Passes	313
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
10	Accurate Crosses	2
24	Crosses	9
0.4	Cross %	0.2
62	Long Balls	58
34	Accurate Long Balls	26
0.5	Long Balls %	0.4
7	Blocked Shots	2
11	Effective Tackles	1
14	Tackles	5
0.8	Tackle %	0.2
7	Interceptions	7
10	Effective Clearances	38
10	Clearances	38

Game Information

Competition: Portuguese Primeira Liga

Venue: Estádio do Rio Ave
Location: Vila do Conde, Portugal
Attendance: 4,753

Liga Portugal Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Sporting CP	27	+50	65
2	Benfica	26	+42	62
3	FC Porto	27	+32	56
4	Braga	27	+21	56

Full Table

Line-Ups

Rio Ave (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Cezary Miszta (GK)
2	Jonathan Panzo
3	Andreas Ntoi
98	Omar Richards
17	Marios Vrousai
80	Ole Pohlmann
16	Brandon Aguilera
34	Demir Ege Tiknaz
9	Clayton
19	Kiko Bondoso
7	André Luiz

Rio Ave Substitutes:

Karem Zoabi, Matheus Teixeira, Vítor Gomes, Konstantinos Kostoulas, João Tomé, Joao Graça, Theofanis Bakoulas, Tiago Morais, Joao Pedro.

Benfica (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Anatoliy Trubin (GK)
30	Nicolás Otamendi
4	António Silva
3	Álvaro Carreras
44	Tomás Araújo
61	Florentino
10	Orkun Kökçü
8	Fredrik Aursnes
14	Vangelis Pavlidis
27	Bruma
7	Zeki Amdouni

Benfica Substitutes:

Leandro Santos, Arthur Cabral, Andrea Belotti, Samuel Dahl, Kerem Aktürkoglu, Renato Sanches, Samuel Soares, Leandro Barreiro, Andreas Schjelderup.

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