Portuguese Primeira Liga

Arouca vs Benfica, 2022-23 Portuguese Primeira Liga

· Portuguese Primeira Liga
Arouca
    FT
    0 - 3
    Benfica
    • 25': João Mário
    • 54': João Mário
    • 80': Petar Musa

    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 Commentary

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 3': Foul by João Mário (Benfica).
    • 3': Mateus Quaresma (Arouca) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 6': David Neres (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 6': Foul by Alan Ruiz (Arouca).
    • 9': Foul by Alan Ruiz (Arouca).
    • 9': Fredrik Aursnes (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 9': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Ismaila Soro.
    • 12': Foul by João Mário (Benfica).
    • 12': Ismaila Soro (Arouca) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 13': Attempt missed. Antony (Arouca) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Morlaye Sylla with a cross.
    • 21': David Simão (Arouca) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 21': Foul by João Mário (Benfica).
    • 24': Foul by David Simão (Arouca).
    • 24': João Mário (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 25': Goal! Arouca 0, Benfica 1. João Mário (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Fredrik Aursnes.
    • 29': Attempt missed. Fredrik Aursnes (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Alexander Bah with a cross.
    • 33': Antony (Arouca) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 33': Foul by Alejandro Grimaldo (Benfica).
    • 36': Alexander Bah (Benfica) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 36': Foul by Mateus Quaresma (Arouca).
    • 38': Corner, Arouca. Conceded by Nicolás Otamendi.
    • 38': Corner, Arouca. Conceded by Fredrik Aursnes.
    • 38': Corner, Arouca. Conceded by Florentino.
    • 40': Offside, Arouca. Ignacio De Arruabarrena tries a through ball, but Benji Michel is caught offside.
    • 43': Foul by Chiquinho (Benfica).
    • 43': Morlaye Sylla (Arouca) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 44': Foul by David Neres (Benfica).
    • 44': Mateus Quaresma (Arouca) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45': First Half ends, Arouca 0, Benfica 1.
    • 45': Second Half begins Arouca 0, Benfica 1.
    • 46': David Neres (Benfica) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 46': Foul by Jerome Opoku (Arouca).
    • 46': Jerome Opoku (Arouca) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 48': Attempt blocked. Gonçalo Guedes (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alexander Bah with a cross.
    • 49': Benji Michel (Arouca) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 49': Foul by António Silva (Benfica).
    • 49': António Silva (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 50': Offside, Benfica. Alexander Bah tries a through ball, but Gonçalo Guedes is caught offside.
    • 54': Goal! Arouca 0, Benfica 2. João Mário (Benfica) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Gonçalo Guedes.
    • 56': Offside, Benfica. Florentino tries a through ball, but David Neres is caught offside.
    • 57': Offside, Benfica. Florentino tries a through ball, but Gonçalo Guedes is caught offside.
    • 58': Foul by Antony (Arouca).
    • 58': João Mário (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 59': Substitution, Arouca. Arsénio replaces David Simão.
    • 59': Substitution, Arouca. Bruno Marques replaces Benji Michel.
    • 60': Bruno Marques (Arouca) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 60': Foul by Alexander Bah (Benfica).
    • 60': Attempt blocked. Bruno Marques (Arouca) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alan Ruiz with a cross.
    • 60': Attempt blocked. Bruno Marques (Arouca) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 62': Attempt blocked. Bruno Marques (Arouca) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mateus Quaresma.
    • 62': Delay in match because of an injury Mateus Quaresma (Arouca).
    • 64': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 65': Attempt missed. Antony (Arouca) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Alan Ruiz.
    • 66': Attempt missed. Alan Ruiz (Arouca) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ismaila Soro.
    • 67': Substitution, Benfica. Petar Musa replaces Gonçalo Guedes.
    • 72': Bruno Marques (Arouca) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 72': Foul by Florentino (Benfica).
    • 73': Foul by Ismaila Soro (Arouca).
    • 73': Petar Musa (Benfica) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 73': Ismaila Soro (Arouca) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 74': Foul by Petar Musa (Benfica).
    • 74': Mateus Quaresma (Arouca) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 75': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by João Basso.
    • 76': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Bogdan Milovanov.
    • 76': Alan Ruiz (Arouca) is shown the yellow card.
    • 77': Offside, Benfica. João Mário tries a through ball, but Fredrik Aursnes is caught offside.
    • 80': Goal! Arouca 0, Benfica 3. Petar Musa (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by David Neres.
    • 82': Foul by Alexander Bah (Benfica).
    • 82': Mateus Quaresma (Arouca) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 82': Substitution, Arouca. Pedro Moreira replaces Ismaila Soro.
    • 83': Foul by Antony (Arouca).
    • 83': João Mário (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 83': Delay in match because of an injury António Silva (Benfica).
    • 85': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 86': Substitution, Benfica. João Neves replaces David Neres.
    • 86': Substitution, Benfica. Mihailo Ristic replaces Alejandro Grimaldo.
    • 86': Substitution, Benfica. Gilberto replaces Alexander Bah.
    • 87': Substitution, Benfica. Lucas Veríssimo replaces António Silva because of an injury.
    • 88': Substitution, Arouca. Nino Galovic replaces João Basso.
    • 89': Substitution, Arouca. Oriol Busquets replaces Alan Ruiz.
    • 90': Foul by Bruno Marques (Arouca).
    • 90': João Mário (Benfica) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 90'+3': Foul by Bruno Marques (Arouca).
    • 90'+3': Gilberto (Benfica) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Arouca 0, Benfica 3.
    • 0': Match ends, Arouca 0, Benfica 3.

    Statistics

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    11 Fouls 10
    1 Yellow Cards 3
    0 Red Cards 0
    4 Offsides 1
    3 Corner Kicks 3
    0 Saves 0
    61.3 Possession 38.7
    5 SHOTS 6
    3 ON GOAL 0
    0.6 On Target % 0.0
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    535 Accurate Passes 296
    605 Passes 382
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
    2 Accurate Crosses 2
    16 Crosses 9
    0.1 Cross % 0.2
    41 Long Balls 52
    26 Accurate Long Balls 21
    0.6 Long Balls % 0.4
    1 Blocked Shots 3
    11 Effective Tackles 12
    19 Tackles 19
    0.6 Tackle % 0.6
    8 Interceptions 13
    7 Effective Clearances 15
    7 Clearances 15

    Game Information

    Competition: Portuguese Primeira Liga

    Venue: Estádio Municipal de Arouca
    Location: Arouca, Portugal
    Attendance: 4,614

    Liga Portugal Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 FC Porto 4 +10 12
    2 FC Famalicao 4 +5 10
    3 Sporting CP 4 +10 9
    4 Benfica 3 +5 9
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

    ARO Arouca (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    12 Ignacio De Arruabarrena (GK)
    3 Jerome Opoku Yellow Card
    13 Joao Basso
    6 Mateus Quaresma
    21 Bogdan Milovanov
    10 Alan Ruíz Yellow Card
    23 Ismaila Soro Yellow Card
    5 David Simão
    18 Benji Michel
    11 Antony
    2 Morlaye Sylla
    Arouca Substitutes:
    Arsénio, Oriol Busquets, Pedro Moreira, Rafael Fernandes, Yaw Moses, Bruno Marques, João Valido, Nino Galovic.

    BEN Benfica (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    99 Odisseas Vlachodimos (GK)
    30 Nicolás Otamendi
    66 António Silva Yellow Card
    3 Alejandro Grimaldo
    6 Alexander Bah
    7 David Neres
    22 Chiquinho
    61 Florentino
    15 Goncalo Guedes
    8 Fredrik Aursnes
    20 João Mário
    Benfica Substitutes:
    Mihailo Ristic, Leo Brian Kokubo, Morato, Gilberto, Lucas Verissimo, Petar Musa, João Neves, Samuel Soares, Casper Tengstedt.

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