Portuguese Primeira Liga

Benfica vs Belenenses, 2021-22 Portuguese Liga

· Portuguese Primeira Liga
Benfica
  • 22': Darwin Núñez
  • 54': Darwin Núñez
  • 58': Darwin Núñez
FT
3 - 1
Belenenses
  • 3': Afonso Sousa

About

Benfica are hosting Belenenses at Estádio da Luz, Lisbon, Portugal, starting on . The match is a part of the Portuguese Primeira Liga.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Foul by Morato (Benfica).
  • 1': Safira (Belenenses) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 2': Attempt blocked. Darwin Núñez (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Diogo Gonçalves.
  • 3': Goal! Benfica 0, Belenenses 1. Afonso Sousa (Belenenses) left footed shot from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by Rafael Camacho.
  • 5': Attempt missed. Darwin Núñez (Benfica) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Adel Taarabt with a cross.
  • 6': Bertrand Yves Baraye (Belenenses) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 6': Foul by Valentino Lazaro (Benfica).
  • 7': Attempt missed. Diogo Gonçalves (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right.
  • 9': Cafu (Belenenses) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 9': Foul by Éverton (Benfica).
  • 10': Afonso Sousa (Belenenses) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 10': Foul by Diogo Gonçalves (Benfica).
  • 12': Foul by Braima (Belenenses).
  • 12': Soualiho Meité (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 12': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Cafu.
  • 14': Attempt saved. Rafael Camacho (Belenenses) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Afonso Sousa.
  • 14': Corner, Belenenses. Conceded by Odysseas Vlachodimos.
  • 15': Foul by Yaya (Belenenses).
  • 15': Éverton (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 15': Braima (Belenenses) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 15': Foul by Soualiho Meité (Benfica).
  • 16': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Diogo Calila.
  • 17': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Yohan Tavares.
  • 17': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Yohan Tavares.
  • 18': Attempt blocked. Éverton (Benfica) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 20': Attempt blocked. Soualiho Meité (Benfica) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by André Almeida.
  • 20': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Cafu.
  • 21': Attempt blocked. Diogo Gonçalves (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 21': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Safira.
  • 22': Attempt missed. Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
  • 22': Goal! Benfica 1, Belenenses 1. Darwin Núñez (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Adel Taarabt.
  • 25': Attempt saved. Éverton (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Adel Taarabt.
  • 27': Attempt blocked. Afonso Sousa (Belenenses) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 27': Corner, Belenenses. Conceded by Soualiho Meité.
  • 27': Attempt blocked. Rafael Camacho (Belenenses) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Carraça.
  • 28': Foul by Diogo Calila (Belenenses).
  • 28': Éverton (Benfica) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 29': Foul by Safira (Belenenses).
  • 29': Morato (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 30': André Almeida (Benfica) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 30': Foul by Bertrand Yves Baraye (Belenenses).
  • 31': Diogo Gonçalves (Benfica) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 31': Foul by Braima (Belenenses).
  • 33': André Almeida (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 33': Foul by Diogo Calila (Belenenses).
  • 33': Diogo Calila (Belenenses) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 34': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Yohan Tavares.
  • 34': Attempt saved. Morato (Benfica) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Diogo Gonçalves with a cross.
  • 35': Braima (Belenenses) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 35': Foul by Soualiho Meité (Benfica).
  • 36': Attempt blocked. Darwin Núñez (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by André Almeida with a cross.
  • 36': Éverton (Benfica) hits the left post with a right footed shot from outside the box.
  • 37': Foul by André Almeida (Benfica).
  • 37': Safira (Belenenses) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 38': Attempt missed. Rafael Camacho (Belenenses) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
  • 39': Foul by Yaya (Belenenses).
  • 39': João Mário (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 40': Attempt blocked. Diogo Gonçalves (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Darwin Núñez.
  • 40': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Diogo Calila.
  • 40': Attempt missed. Darwin Núñez (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
  • 43': Foul by Diogo Calila (Belenenses).
  • 43': João Mário (Benfica) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 45': Attempt missed. Safira (Belenenses) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Bertrand Yves Baraye.
  • 45': Attempt missed. Adel Taarabt (Benfica) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Éverton.
  • 45'+1': Adel Taarabt (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Yaya (Belenenses).
  • 45'+2': Yaya (Belenenses) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Benfica 1, Belenenses 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Benfica 1, Belenenses 1.
  • 45': Substitution, Belenenses. Nilton Varela replaces Diogo Calila.
  • 46': Attempt blocked. João Mário (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Adel Taarabt.
  • 48': Cafu (Belenenses) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 48': Foul by Darwin Núñez (Benfica).
  • 48': Rafael Camacho (Belenenses) is shown the yellow card.
  • 49': Attempt saved. Éverton (Benfica) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by João Mário.
  • 49': Attempt missed. Diogo Gonçalves (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
  • 51': Attempt saved. Valentino Lazaro (Benfica) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Adel Taarabt with a through ball.
  • 51': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Cafu.
  • 51': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Rafael Camacho.
  • 52': Attempt missed. André Almeida (Benfica) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Éverton with a cross following a corner.
  • 53': Attempt missed. Safira (Belenenses) header from very close range is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Afonso Sousa with a cross.
  • 54': Goal! Benfica 2, Belenenses 1. Darwin Núñez (Benfica) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Adel Taarabt with a through ball.
  • 56': Corner, Belenenses. Conceded by Nicolás Otamendi.
  • 57': Corner, Belenenses. Conceded by Nicolás Otamendi.
  • 58': Goal! Benfica 3, Belenenses 1. Darwin Núñez (Benfica) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by João Mário with a through ball following a fast break.
  • 59': Carraça (Belenenses) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 59': Foul by Éverton (Benfica).
  • 61': Attempt saved. Valentino Lazaro (Benfica) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Éverton.
  • 61': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Luiz Felipe.
  • 62': Attempt missed. Diogo Gonçalves (Benfica) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Valentino Lazaro following a corner.
  • 63': Substitution, Benfica. Gonçalo Ramos replaces Adel Taarabt.
  • 63': Substitution, Benfica. Rafa replaces Éverton.
  • 64': Carraça (Belenenses) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 64': Foul by Darwin Núñez (Benfica).
  • 65': Substitution, Belenenses. Licá replaces Safira.
  • 65': Substitution, Belenenses. Danny Henriques replaces Yaya.
  • 68': Attempt missed. Gonçalo Ramos (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Rafa.
  • 68': Foul by Danny Henriques (Belenenses).
  • 68': João Mário (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 69': Corner, Belenenses. Conceded by Nicolás Otamendi.
  • 69': Darwin Núñez (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 69': Foul by Yohan Tavares (Belenenses).
  • 69': Yohan Tavares (Belenenses) is shown the yellow card.
  • 70': Foul by Carraça (Belenenses).
  • 70': Rafa (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 71': Bertrand Yves Baraye (Belenenses) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 71': Foul by Soualiho Meité (Benfica).
  • 72': Substitution, Benfica. Roman Yaremchuk replaces Darwin Núñez.
  • 73': Braima (Belenenses) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 73': Foul by Roman Yaremchuk (Benfica).
  • 74': Substitution, Belenenses. Sandro replaces Braima.
  • 76': Afonso Sousa (Belenenses) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 76': Foul by Soualiho Meité (Benfica).
  • 77': Diogo Gonçalves (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 77': Foul by Nilton Varela (Belenenses).
  • 77': Nilton Varela (Belenenses) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 78': Attempt missed. Valentino Lazaro (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right from a direct free kick.
  • 79': Foul by Carraça (Belenenses).
  • 79': Rafa (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 79': Attempt missed. Afonso Sousa (Belenenses) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Sandro.
  • 80': Substitution, Belenenses. Pedro Nuno replaces Afonso Sousa.
  • 81': Bertrand Yves Baraye (Belenenses) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 81': Foul by Gonçalo Ramos (Benfica).
  • 82': Foul by Danny Henriques (Belenenses).
  • 82': João Mário (Benfica) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 83': Attempt missed. Soualiho Meité (Benfica) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Diogo Gonçalves.
  • 84': Corner, Belenenses. Conceded by Valentino Lazaro.
  • 85': Foul by Licá (Belenenses).
  • 85': Rafa (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 85': Licá (Belenenses) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 86': Substitution, Benfica. Tomás Araújo replaces Nicolás Otamendi.
  • 86': Substitution, Benfica. Paulo Bernardo replaces Diogo Gonçalves.
  • 88': Bertrand Yves Baraye (Belenenses) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 88': Foul by Valentino Lazaro (Benfica).
  • 88': Valentino Lazaro (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 88': Bertrand Yves Baraye (Belenenses) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 88': Foul by Soualiho Meité (Benfica).
  • 90'+1': Cafu (Belenenses) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Rafa (Benfica).
  • 90'+3': Foul by Tomás Araújo (Benfica).
  • 90'+3': Rafael Camacho (Belenenses) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Danny Henriques (Belenenses).
  • 90'+3': Paulo Bernardo (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3': Danny Henriques (Belenenses) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+3': Second Half ends, Benfica 3, Belenenses 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Benfica 3, Belenenses 1.

Statistics

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18 Fouls 18
7 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 0
6 Corner Kicks 11
5 Saves 1
37.9 Possession 62.1
8 SHOTS 27
2 ON GOAL 8
0.3 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
274 Accurate Passes 492
340 Passes 560
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
3 Accurate Crosses 5
15 Crosses 26
0.2 Cross % 0.2
46 Long Balls 29
21 Accurate Long Balls 17
0.5 Long Balls % 0.6
2 Blocked Shots 7
7 Effective Tackles 10
13 Tackles 19
0.5 Tackle % 0.5
8 Interceptions 4
24 Effective Clearances 10
24 Clearances 10

Game Information

Competition: Portuguese Primeira Liga

Venue: Estádio da Luz
Location: Lisbon, Portugal
Attendance: 34,183

Liga Portugal Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 AVS 0 0 0
2 Alverca 0 0 0
3 Arouca 0 0 0
4 Benfica 0 0 0
Full Standings

Line-Ups

BEN Benfica (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
99 Odisseas Vlachodimos (GK)
91 Morato
30 Nicolás Otamendi
22 Valentino Lazaro Yellow Card
34 André Almeida
20 João Mário
11 Souahilo Meïté
49 Adel Taarabt
9 Darwin Núñez
7 Everton
17 Diogo Gonçalves
Benfica Substitutes:
Tomás Araújo, Haris Seferovic, Paulo Bernardo, Rafa Silva, Gil Dias, Helton Leite, Gilberto, Gonçalo Ramos, Roman Yaremchuk.

BEL Belenenses (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Luiz Felipe (GK)
32 Yohan Tavares Yellow Card
21 Thibang Phete
2 Diogo Calila Yellow Card
17 Carraça
10 Afonso Sousa
8 Yaya Sithole Yellow Card
45 Braima
25 Safira
64 Rafael Camacho
77 Yves Baraye
Belenenses Substitutes:
Danny Henriques, Tomás Castro, Licá, João Monteiro, Nilton Varela, Chima Akas, Pedro Nuno, Abel Camará, Sandro.

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