Match Report
| S.L. Benfica | S.L. Benfica |  |  | Santa Clara | Santa Clara | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | manager | Computer Player | Computer Player | |||||||||||||||||
| Rui Pinto | R. Pinto |  | 70 | G |  | 1 | | G | 66 |  | Yves-A. Borbiconi | Y. Borbiconi | |||||||||
| Danny de Graaf | D. de Graaf |  | 64 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 76 | | Rafael Moreira | R. Moreira | |||||||||
| Jerome Kok | J. Kok | | 61 | D | | 3 | | D | 73 | | Joao Tavares | J. Tavares | |||||||||
| Helder Sousa | H. Sousa | | 59 | D | | 4 | | D | 69 | | Tomas Ferreira | T. Ferreira | |||||||||
| Steve Marr | S. Marr |  | 54 | D | | 5 | | D | 64 | | Andre Monteiro | A. Monteiro | |||||||||
| Gary Strachan | G. Strachan |  | 74 | M | | 6 | | M | 67 |  | Julian Farinos | J. Farinos | |||||||||
| Nuno Reis | N. Reis | | 69 | M | | 7 | | M | 63 | | Guilherme Fernandes | G. Fernandes | |||||||||
| Nicolas Ortega | N. Ortega | | 57 | M | | 8 | | M | 62 | | Edgar Viana | E. Viana | |||||||||
| Stephane Veldeman | S. Veldeman |  | 70 | A | | 9 | | A | 72 | | Carlos Fonseca | C. Fonseca | |||||||||
| Carlos Almeida | C. Almeida | | 67 | A | | 10 | | A | 71 | | Tomas Ramos | T. Ramos | |||||||||
| Alberto Loureiro | A. Loureiro | | 65 | A | | 11 | | A | 70 | | Daniel Mendes | D. Mendes | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
It's a clear sunny day here at Estádio da Luz where S.L. Benfica play host to Santa Clara. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
Both S.L. Benfica and Santa Clara are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Both S.L. Benfica and Santa Clara are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
0.00
0-0The whistle blows and Santa Clara kick off!
3.18
0-0Edgar Viana barges into Gary Strachan. The referee calls over Edgar Viana and shows him a yellow card! Gary Strachan carries on, but is struggling a bit.
4.18
0-0Steve Marr knocks the ball forward to Gary Strachan. Gary Strachan controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Alberto Loureiro. Alberto Loureiro knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Tomas Ferreira.
6.54
Nuno Reis passes the ball forward to Carlos Almeida. Carlos Almeida knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Tomas Ferreira.
9.53
0-0Julian Farinos makes a simple pass to Daniel Mendes. Daniel Mendes shoots from 25 yards but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
14.53
0-0Tomas Ferreira makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Julian Farinos. Julian Farinos chips the ball to his team mate, Carlos Fonseca. Carlos Fonseca shoots from distance. Rui Pinto easily smothers it.
16.09
0-1Guilherme Fernandes passes the ball forward to Tomas Ramos. Tomas Ramos lofts in a cross ball towards Daniel Mendes. Daniel Mendes powers a header at goal. Rui Pinto is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
26.30
Julian Farinos threads the ball through to Daniel Mendes. Daniel Mendes controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
27.10
0-1S.L. Benfica are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
33.20
Guilherme Fernandes sees a break and surges forward. Guilherme Fernandes controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Carlos Fonseca. Carlos Fonseca tries a spectacular strike but it curls horrendously wide!
36.04
Helder Sousa makes a probing pass to Gary Strachan. Gary Strachan threads the ball through to Stephane Veldeman. Stephane Veldeman shoots from distance but it curls horrendously wide!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
45.00
S.L. Benfica start the second half!
49.41
Gary Strachan makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Stephane Veldeman. Stephane Veldeman shoots from 20 yards but it flies wide!
51.19
Guilherme Fernandes deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Tomas Ramos. Tomas Ramos whips in a cross ball towards Carlos Fonseca. Carlos Fonseca connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it is miles over!
53.38
0-1Tomas Ramos barges into Steve Marr. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Steve Marr runs off the knock.
54.41
Nicolas Ortega controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Carlos Almeida. Carlos Almeida shoots from 20 yards but it curls horrendously wide!
55.36
Nicolas Ortega makes a probing pass to Stephane Veldeman. Stephane Veldeman shoots from distance but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
59.45
Nuno Reis flicks the ball to his team mate, Alberto Loureiro. Alberto Loureiro finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
65.53
Carlos Fonseca comes in with a late challenge on Steve Marr. Carlos Fonseca is shown the yellow card! Steve Marr stretches but gets up unharmed.
66.44
Nuno Reis makes a probing pass to Stephane Veldeman. Stephane Veldeman controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it is tipped over by Yves-A. Borbiconi.
67.26
Jerome Kok passes the ball forward to Nuno Reis. Nuno Reis passes the ball forward to Stephane Veldeman. Stephane Veldeman shoots from long range but Yves-A. Borbiconi is on top of it.
69.05
Rafael Moreira kicks a strong pass forward to Julian Farinos. Julian Farinos threads the ball through to Carlos Fonseca. Carlos Fonseca sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
71.48
Nicolas Ortega chips the ball to his team mate, Stephane Veldeman. Stephane Veldeman knocks the ball to his team mate, Alberto Loureiro. Alberto Loureiro cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
79.05
Julian Farinos flicks the ball to his team mate, Carlos Fonseca. Carlos Fonseca knocks in a cross ball towards Daniel Mendes. Daniel Mendes connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. It's miles wide!
83.41
Guilherme Fernandes chips the ball to his team mate, Tomas Ramos. Tomas Ramos shoots from distance but it goes wide for a goal kick.
84.43
Helder Sousa makes a probing pass to Nuno Reis. Nuno Reis makes a simple pass to Stephane Veldeman. Stephane Veldeman shoots from 25 yards. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
89.05
Jerome Kok knocks the ball to his team mate, Nicolas Ortega. Nicolas Ortega knocks the ball to his team mate, Carlos Almeida. Carlos Almeida controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Stephane Veldeman. Stephane Veldeman tries a spectacular strike but it is tipped over by Yves-A. Borbiconi.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time
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