
Estrela vs Benfica, 2024-25 Portuguese Primeira Liga
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Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Attempt missed. Rodrigo Pinho (Estrela) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Chico Banza.
- 4': Foul by Amine Oudrhiri (Estrela).
- 4': Ángel Di María (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 5': Attempt blocked. Kerem Aktürkoglu (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Álvaro Carreras.
- 5': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Issiar Dramé.
- 6': Attempt missed. Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Orkun Kökçü with a cross following a corner.
- 6': Goal! Estrela 0, Benfica 1. Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Vangelis Pavlidis following a corner.Goal awarded following VAR Review.
- 7': VAR Decision: Goal Estrela 0-1 Benfica (Nicolás Otamendi).
- 10': Foul by Diogo Travassos (Estrela).
- 10': Orkun Kökçü (Benfica) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 10': Attempt missed. Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Orkun Kökçü following a set piece situation.
- 10': Own Goal by Issiar Dramé, Estrela. Estrela 0, Benfica 2.
- 13': Delay in match because of an injury Marko Gudzulic (Estrela).
- 14': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 15': Hand ball by Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica).
- 16': Foul by Rodrigo Pinho (Estrela).
- 16': Manu Silva (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Rodrigo Pinho (Estrela) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 19': Foul by Fredrik Aursnes (Benfica).
- 19': Nilton Varela (Estrela) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Delay in match because of an injury Chico Banza (Estrela).
- 20': Delay in match because of an injury Ángel Di María (Benfica).
- 21': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 23': Attempt blocked. Orkun Kökçü (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 23': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Amine Oudrhiri.
- 25': Foul by Orkun Kökçü (Benfica).
- 25': Leonel Bucca (Estrela) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27': Offside, Benfica. Vangelis Pavlidis is caught offside.
- 28': Goal! Estrela 1, Benfica 2. Diogo Travassos (Estrela) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Manuel Keliano.
- 29': Foul by Amine Oudrhiri (Estrela).
- 29': Fredrik Aursnes (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Attempt saved. Rodrigo Pinho (Estrela) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Leonel Bucca.
- 31': Chico Banza (Estrela) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 31': Foul by Tomás Araújo (Benfica).
- 33': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Rúben Lima.
- 34': Goal! Estrela 1, Benfica 3. Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Manu Silva.
- 36': Foul by Álvaro Carreras (Benfica).
- 36': Leonel Bucca (Estrela) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Chico Banza (Estrela) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 37': Foul by Manu Silva (Benfica).
- 37': Manu Silva (Benfica) is shown the yellow card.
- 38': Foul by Álvaro Carreras (Benfica).
- 38': Leonel Bucca (Estrela) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Foul by Manu Silva (Benfica).
- 41': Manuel Keliano (Estrela) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 41': Attempt missed. Leonel Bucca (Estrela) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Rodrigo Pinho.
- 43': Foul by Issiar Dramé (Estrela).
- 43': Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Offside, Estrela. Rodrigo Pinho is caught offside.
- 45'+2': Kerem Aktürkoglu (Benfica) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Estrela 1, Benfica 3.
- 45': Second Half begins Estrela 1, Benfica 3.
- 47': Delay in match because of an injury Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica).
- 48': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 49': Goal! Estrela 2, Benfica 3. Chico Banza (Estrela) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
- 51': Delay in match because of an injury Chico Banza (Estrela).
- 52': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 54': Delay in match because of an injury Rodrigo Pinho (Estrela).
- 55': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 56': Offside, Estrela. Rodrigo Pinho is caught offside.
- 57': Substitution, Estrela. Kikas replaces Rodrigo Pinho.
- 59': Diogo Travassos (Estrela) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59': Foul by Álvaro Carreras (Benfica).
- 60': Delay in match because of an injury Álvaro Carreras (Benfica).
- 60': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 62': Foul by Álvaro Carreras (Benfica).
- 62': Leonel Bucca (Estrela) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 63': Attempt missed. Chico Banza (Estrela) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Diogo Travassos with a cross.
- 63': Attempt saved. Fredrik Aursnes (Benfica) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ángel Di María.
- 64': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Ferro.
- 64': Attempt missed. Ángel Di María (Benfica) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Fredrik Aursnes with a headed pass following a corner.
- 65': Attempt saved. Ángel Di María (Benfica) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kerem Aktürkoglu.
- 66': Substitution, Estrela. Léo Cordeiro replaces Manuel Keliano.
- 66': Substitution, Estrela. Fábio Ronaldo replaces Chico Banza.
- 67': Delay in match (Benfica).
- 67': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 67': Delay in match because of an injury Ángel Di María (Benfica).
- 68': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 68': Substitution, Benfica. Leandro Barreiro replaces Orkun Kökçü.
- 69': Substitution, Benfica. Andreas Schjelderup replaces Ángel Di María because of an injury.
- 69': Foul by Nilton Varela (Estrela).
- 69': Kerem Aktürkoglu (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 70': Foul by Issiar Dramé (Estrela).
- 70': Manu Silva (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 71': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Amine Oudrhiri.
- 71': Attempt missed. Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
- 73': Foul by Leandro Barreiro (Benfica).
- 73': Léo Cordeiro (Estrela) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74': Attempt missed. Fábio Ronaldo (Estrela) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
- 76': Foul by Leonel Bucca (Estrela).
- 76': Álvaro Carreras (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Leonel Bucca (Estrela) is shown the yellow card.
- 78': Foul by Fredrik Aursnes (Benfica).
- 78': Nilton Varela (Estrela) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 78': Substitution, Estrela. Paulo Moreira replaces Amine Oudrhiri.
- 78': Substitution, Estrela. Guilherme Montóia replaces Nilton Varela.
- 79': Foul by Diogo Travassos (Estrela).
- 79': Leandro Barreiro (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 79': Diogo Travassos (Estrela) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 80': Substitution, Benfica. Zeki Amdouni replaces Kerem Aktürkoglu.
- 80': Substitution, Benfica. Arthur Cabral replaces Vangelis Pavlidis.
- 80': Attempt saved. Manu Silva (Benfica) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Andreas Schjelderup.
- 81': Foul by Léo Cordeiro (Estrela).
- 81': Leandro Barreiro (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Arthur Cabral (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 82': Foul by Issiar Dramé (Estrela).
- 82': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Guilherme Montóia.
- 83': Foul by Álvaro Carreras (Benfica).
- 83': Paulo Moreira (Estrela) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Penalty conceded by Issiar Dramé (Estrela) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
- 87': Penalty saved. Arthur Cabral (Benfica) right footed shot saved in the bottom right corner.
- 87': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Guilherme Montóia.
- 89': Foul by Kikas (Estrela).
- 89': Leandro Barreiro (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Hand ball by Leandro Barreiro (Benfica).
- 90': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Foul by Arthur Cabral (Benfica).
- 90'+1': Guilherme Montóia (Estrela) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Foul by Zeki Amdouni (Benfica).
- 90'+1': Paulo Moreira (Estrela) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Foul by Leandro Barreiro (Benfica).
- 90'+4': Paulo Moreira (Estrela) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Foul by Fábio Ronaldo (Estrela).
- 90'+4': Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+5': Attempt saved. Arthur Cabral (Benfica) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 90'+6': Fredrik Aursnes (Benfica) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Estrela 2, Benfica 3.
- 0': Match ends, Estrela 2, Benfica 3.
Statistics
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EST![]() |
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17 | Fouls | 14 |
2 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
1 | Offsides | 2 |
7 | Corner Kicks | 0 |
1 | Saves | 5 |
58.9 | Possession | 41.1 |
14 | SHOTS | 7 |
7 | ON GOAL | 3 |
0.5 | On Target % | 0.4 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
356 | Accurate Passes | 226 |
431 | Passes | 299 |
0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
3 | Accurate Crosses | 1 |
11 | Crosses | 8 |
0.3 | Cross % | 0.1 |
51 | Long Balls | 58 |
22 | Accurate Long Balls | 23 |
0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
2 | Blocked Shots | 0 |
11 | Effective Tackles | 12 |
21 | Tackles | 24 |
0.5 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
8 | Interceptions | 9 |
10 | Effective Clearances | 25 |
10 | Clearances | 25 |
Game Information
Venue: Estadio José Gomes
Location: Amadora, Portugal
Attendance: 6,243
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 |
Line-Ups
Estrela (3-4-3)
No. | Name |
---|---|
93 | Marko Gudzulic (GK) |
5 | Issiar Dramé |
28 | Rúben Lima |
4 | Ferro |
12 | Amine Oudrhiri |
42 | Manuel Keliano |
25 | Nilton Varela |
2 | Diogo Travassos |
9 | Rodrigo Pinho ![]() |
17 | Chico Banza |
26 | Leonel Bucca ![]() |
Benfica (4-3-3)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Anatoliy Trubin (GK) |
30 | Nicolás Otamendi |
4 | António Silva |
3 | Álvaro Carreras |
44 | Tomás Araújo |
16 | Manu Silva |
10 | Orkun Kökçü |
8 | Fredrik Aursnes ![]() |
14 | Vangelis Pavlidis |
17 | Kerem Aktürkoglu |
11 | Ángel Di María |
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