Portuguese Primeira Liga

Braga vs Benfica, 2024-25 Portuguese Primeira Liga

· Portuguese Primeira Liga
Braga
  • 24': Rodrigo Zalazar (P)
  • Red Card 66': João Moutinho
FT
1 - 1
Benfica
  • 63': Vangelis Pavlidis

About

Braga are hosting Benfica at Estádio Municipal de Braga, Braga, 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': Attempt missed. Uros Racic (Sporting Braga) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Víctor Gómez.
  • 2': Foul by Francisco Chissumba (Sporting Braga).
  • 2': Leandro Barreiro (Benfica) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 4': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Uros Racic.
  • 6': Attempt missed. Leandro Barreiro (Benfica) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
  • 7': Attempt blocked. Ricardo Horta (Sporting Braga) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Afonso Patrão.
  • 7': Corner, Sporting Braga. Conceded by António Silva.
  • 8': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Sikou Niakaté.
  • 9': Corner, Sporting Braga. Conceded by Álvaro Carreras.
  • 10': Attempt saved. Paulo Oliveira (Sporting Braga) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Roger Fernandes with a cross.
  • 10': Corner, Sporting Braga. Conceded by Anatolii Trubin.
  • 12': Foul by Francisco Chissumba (Sporting Braga).
  • 12': Kerem Aktürkoglu (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 14': Foul by João Moutinho (Sporting Braga).
  • 14': Orkun Kökçü (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 14': Attempt missed. Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Andreas Schjelderup with a through ball.
  • 15': Offside, Benfica. Kerem Aktürkoglu is caught offside.
  • 16': Dangerous play by João Moutinho (Sporting Braga).
  • 16': Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 17': Afonso Patrão (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 17': Foul by António Silva (Benfica).
  • 18': Corner, Sporting Braga. Conceded by Nicolás Otamendi.
  • 20': Penalty Sporting Braga. Ricardo Horta draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 20': Penalty conceded by Tomás Araújo (Benfica) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 21': VAR Decision: Penalty Sporting Braga.
  • 24': Goal! Sporting Braga 1, Benfica 0. Rodrigo Zalazar (Sporting Braga) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
  • 27': Foul by Rodrigo Zalazar (Sporting Braga).
  • 27': Orkun Kökçü (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 28': Delay in match because of an injury Leandro Barreiro (Benfica).
  • 29': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 31': Attempt missed. Francisco Chissumba (Sporting Braga) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ricardo Horta.
  • 31': Andreas Schjelderup (Benfica) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 31': Foul by Paulo Oliveira (Sporting Braga).
  • 32': Attempt blocked. Orkun Kökçü (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Andreas Schjelderup.
  • 32': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Víctor Gómez.
  • 33': Foul by Orkun Kökçü (Benfica).
  • 33': Roger Fernandes (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 33': Orkun Kökçü (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 34': Foul by Kerem Aktürkoglu (Benfica).
  • 34': Francisco Chissumba (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 37': Attempt blocked. Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Orkun Kökçü with a through ball.
  • 37': Attempt saved. Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
  • 38': Attempt blocked. Víctor Gómez (Sporting Braga) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Ricardo Horta.
  • 38': Attempt saved. Víctor Gómez (Sporting Braga) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 42': Attempt blocked. Andreas Schjelderup (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Florentino.
  • 42': Foul by João Moutinho (Sporting Braga).
  • 42': Orkun Kökçü (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 43': Attempt blocked. Orkun Kökçü (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 44': Foul by Roger Fernandes (Sporting Braga).
  • 44': Álvaro Carreras (Benfica) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 45': Delay in match because of an injury Uros Racic (Sporting Braga).
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+2': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 45'+3': Foul by Rodrigo Zalazar (Sporting Braga).
  • 45'+3': Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+3': Delay in match because of an injury Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica).
  • 45'+3': Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica) is shown the yellow card.
  • 45'+3': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 45'+4': Attempt saved. Roger Fernandes (Sporting Braga) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Rodrigo Zalazar.
  • 45'+5': Attempt missed. Francisco Chissumba (Sporting Braga) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Uros Racic.
  • 45'+6': Attempt saved. Uros Racic (Sporting Braga) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 45'+6': First Half ends, Sporting Braga 1, Benfica 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Sporting Braga 1, Benfica 0.
  • 46': Offside, Benfica. Leandro Barreiro is caught offside.
  • 48': Attempt missed. Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Orkun Kökçü.
  • 49': Attempt saved. Rodrigo Zalazar (Sporting Braga) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Uros Racic.
  • 49': Corner, Sporting Braga. Conceded by Anatolii Trubin.
  • 50': Foul by João Moutinho (Sporting Braga).
  • 50': Kerem Aktürkoglu (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 52': Foul by Francisco Chissumba (Sporting Braga).
  • 52': Leandro Barreiro (Benfica) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 52': Francisco Chissumba (Sporting Braga) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 54': Foul by Florentino (Benfica).
  • 54': Rodrigo Zalazar (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 54': Foul by João Moutinho (Sporting Braga).
  • 54': Kerem Aktürkoglu (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 55': João Moutinho (Sporting Braga) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 57': Attempt missed. Ricardo Horta (Sporting Braga) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Rodrigo Zalazar following a fast break.
  • 57': Foul by Uros Racic (Sporting Braga).
  • 57': Leandro Barreiro (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 57': Uros Racic (Sporting Braga) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 58': Foul by Ricardo Horta (Sporting Braga).
  • 58': Leandro Barreiro (Benfica) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 59': Offside, Benfica. Vangelis Pavlidis is caught offside.
  • 59': Substitution, Benfica. Ángel Di María replaces Andreas Schjelderup.
  • 59': Substitution, Benfica. Bruma replaces Kerem Aktürkoglu.
  • 60': Substitution, Benfica. Andrea Belotti replaces Florentino.
  • 62': Attempt saved. Ricardo Horta (Sporting Braga) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Francisco Chissumba with a cross.
  • 63': Attempt blocked. Rodrigo Zalazar (Sporting Braga) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Uros Racic.
  • 63': Goal! Sporting Braga 1, Benfica 1. Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the top right corner. Assisted by Ángel Di María.
  • 66': Andrea Belotti (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 66': Foul by João Moutinho (Sporting Braga).
  • 66': Second yellow card to João Moutinho (Sporting Braga) for a bad foul.
  • 67': Attempt missed. Bruma (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Orkun Kökçü.
  • 70': Attempt missed. Andrea Belotti (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Vangelis Pavlidis.
  • 71': Delay in match because of an injury Rodrigo Zalazar (Sporting Braga).
  • 72': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 72': Substitution, Sporting Braga. Vitor Carvalho replaces Rodrigo Zalazar.
  • 73': Substitution, Sporting Braga. Jean-Baptiste Gorby replaces Uros Racic.
  • 73': Substitution, Sporting Braga. Amine El Ouazzani replaces Afonso Patrão.
  • 73': Substitution, Benfica. Tiago Gouveia replaces Tomás Araújo.
  • 76': Substitution, Sporting Braga. Robson Bambu replaces Sikou Niakaté.
  • 80': Foul by Álvaro Carreras (Benfica).
  • 80': Roger Fernandes (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 82': Foul by Andrea Belotti (Benfica).
  • 82': Paulo Oliveira (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 86': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Francisco Chissumba.
  • 87': Substitution, Benfica. Arthur Cabral replaces Orkun Kökçü.
  • 88': Corner, Sporting Braga. Conceded by António Silva.
  • 89': Attempt blocked. Jean-Baptiste Gorby (Sporting Braga) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 89': Offside, Sporting Braga. Robson Bambu is caught offside.
  • 90': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Roger Fernandes.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Attempt missed. Vitor Carvalho (Sporting Braga) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left.
  • 90'+2': Substitution, Sporting Braga. João Ferreira replaces Víctor Gómez.
  • 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Leandro Barreiro.
  • 90'+2': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Francisco Chissumba.
  • 90'+4': Attempt missed. Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica) header from the left side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Tiago Gouveia with a cross.
  • 90'+6': Foul by Leandro Barreiro (Benfica).
  • 90'+6': Francisco Chissumba (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+7': Attempt missed. Ricardo Horta (Sporting Braga) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right.
  • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Sporting Braga 1, Benfica 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Sporting Braga 1, Benfica 1.

Statistics

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8 Fouls 15
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 1
3 Offsides 1
6 Corner Kicks 6
6 Saves 1
58.5 Possession 41.5
13 SHOTS 17
2 ON GOAL 7
0.2 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 1
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
404 Accurate Passes 264
494 Passes 342
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
5 Accurate Crosses 4
23 Crosses 19
0.2 Cross % 0.2
47 Long Balls 73
26 Accurate Long Balls 26
0.6 Long Balls % 0.4
5 Blocked Shots 4
8 Effective Tackles 12
16 Tackles 22
0.5 Tackle % 0.5
7 Interceptions 10
22 Effective Clearances 45
22 Clearances 45

Game Information

Competition: Portuguese Primeira Liga

Venue: Estádio Municipal de Braga
Location: Braga, Portugal
Attendance: 20,198

Liga Portugal Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Sporting CP 34 +61 82
2 Benfica 34 +56 80
3 FC Porto 34 +35 71
4 Braga 34 +25 66
Full Standings

Line-Ups

BRAG Braga (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
91 Lukas Hornicek (GK)
4 Sikou Niakate
15 Paulo Oliveira
55 Francisco Chissumba Yellow Card
2 Víctor Perea
16 Rodrigo Zalazar
10 Uros Racic Yellow Card
8 João Moutinho Yellow Card
67 Afonso Patrão
21 Ricardo Horta
11 Roger Fernandes
Braga Substitutes:
Jean-Baptiste Gorby, Robson Bambu, João Ferreira, Tiago Sá, Gabriel Martínez, Ismaël Gharbi, Amine El Ouazzani, Adrián Marín, Carvalho.

BEN Benfica (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Anatoliy Trubin (GK)
30 Nicolás Otamendi Yellow Card
4 António Silva
3 Álvaro Carreras
44 Tomás Araújo
61 Florentino
10 Orkun Kökçü Yellow Card
18 Leandro Barreiro
14 Vangelis Pavlidis
21 Andreas Schjelderup
17 Kerem Aktürkoglu
Benfica Substitutes:
Tiago Gouveia, Ángel Di María, Adrian Bajrami, Arthur Cabral, Andrea Belotti, Nuno Félix, Bruma, Samuel Dahl, Samuel Soares.

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