Portuguese Primeira Liga

Benfica vs Gil Vicente, 2025-26 Portuguese Primeira Liga

· Portuguese Primeira Liga
Benfica
  • 18': Vangelis Pavlidis
  • 26': Vangelis Pavlidis (P)
FT
2 - 1
Gil Vicente
  • 11': Luís Esteves
  • Red Card 90'+9': Hevertton Santos

About

Benfica are hosting Gil Vicente 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': Attempt saved. Murilo de Souza (Gil Vicente) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner by Anatoliy Trubin (Benfica). Assisted by Pablo with a through ball.
  • 1': Attempt blocked. Agustín Moreira (Gil Vicente) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked.
  • 1': Corner, Gil Vicente. Conceded by Amar Dedic.
  • 2': Attempt blocked. Marvin Elimbi (Gil Vicente) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Luís Esteves.
  • 2': Foul by Ghislain Konan (Gil Vicente).
  • 2': Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 2': Amar Dedic (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 2': Foul by Luís Esteves (Gil Vicente).
  • 7': Foul by Fredrik Aursnes (Benfica).
  • 7': Santi García (Gil Vicente) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 9': Agustín Moreira (Gil Vicente) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 9': Foul by António Silva (Benfica).
  • 11': Goal! Benfica 0, Gil Vicente 1. Luís Esteves (Gil Vicente) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
  • 12': Andreas Schjelderup (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 12': Foul by Zé Carlos I (Gil Vicente).
  • 13': Attempt missed. Heorhii Sudakov (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
  • 14': António Silva (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 14': Foul by Pablo (Gil Vicente).
  • 14': Corner, Gil Vicente. Conceded by Nicolás Otamendi.
  • 15': Corner, Gil Vicente. Conceded by Anatoliy Trubin.
  • 15': Foul by Santi García (Gil Vicente).
  • 15': Richard Ríos (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 16': Foul by Santi García (Gil Vicente).
  • 16': Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 18': Goal! Benfica 1, Gil Vicente 1. Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
  • 21': António Silva (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 21': Foul by Pablo (Gil Vicente).
  • 23': Attempt saved. Agustín Moreira (Gil Vicente) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Anatoliy Trubin (Benfica). Assisted by Pablo.
  • 23': Attempt missed. Pablo (Gil Vicente) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Agustín Moreira.
  • 24': Penalty Benfica. Dodi Lukébakio draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 24': Penalty conceded by Ghislain Konan (Gil Vicente) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 26': Goal! Benfica 2, Gil Vicente 1. Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the high centre of the goal.
  • 27': Delay in match because of an injury Richard Ríos (Benfica).
  • 27': Delay in match because of an injury Santi García (Gil Vicente).
  • 29': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 31': Attempt missed. Dodi Lukébakio (Benfica) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
  • 31': Foul by Heorhii Sudakov (Benfica).
  • 31': Santi García (Gil Vicente) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 32': Delay in match because of an injury Anatoliy Trubin (Benfica).
  • 33': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 34': Attempt missed. Dodi Lukébakio (Benfica) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Fredrik Aursnes following a fast break.
  • 35': Foul by Samuel Dahl (Benfica).
  • 35': Murilo de Souza (Gil Vicente) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 35': Attempt missed. Ghislain Konan (Gil Vicente) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Luís Esteves.
  • 37': Foul by António Silva (Benfica).
  • 37': Santi García (Gil Vicente) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 42': Attempt saved. Dodi Lukébakio (Benfica) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Andrew (Gil Vicente). Assisted by Andreas Schjelderup.
  • 43': Facundo Cáseres (Gil Vicente) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 43': Foul by Heorhii Sudakov (Benfica).
  • 45': Foul by Heorhii Sudakov (Benfica).
  • 45': Pablo (Gil Vicente) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Murilo de Souza (Gil Vicente).
  • 45'+1': Heorhii Sudakov (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+4': Attempt missed. Dodi Lukébakio (Benfica) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Richard Ríos following a fast break.
  • 45'+5': Agustín Moreira (Gil Vicente) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 45'+5': Foul by Richard Ríos (Benfica).
  • 45'+6': Corner, Gil Vicente. Conceded by António Silva.
  • 45'+6': First Half ends, Benfica 2, Gil Vicente 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Benfica 2, Gil Vicente 1.
  • 45': Substitution, Gil Vicente. Joelson Fernandes replaces Agustín Moreira.
  • 46': Attempt saved. Santi García (Gil Vicente) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Anatoliy Trubin (Benfica). Assisted by Murilo de Souza.
  • 46': Attempt saved. Luís Esteves (Gil Vicente) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner by Anatoliy Trubin (Benfica).
  • 46': Corner, Gil Vicente. Conceded by Anatoliy Trubin.
  • 47': Attempt saved. Santi García (Gil Vicente) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner by Anatoliy Trubin (Benfica). Assisted by Murilo de Souza with a cross.
  • 48': Attempt missed. Luís Esteves (Gil Vicente) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Pablo.
  • 49': Offside, Gil Vicente. Pablo is caught offside.
  • 49': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Pablo (Gil Vicente) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
  • 50': VAR Decision: No Goal Benfica 2-1 Gil Vicente.
  • 51': Foul by Luís Esteves (Gil Vicente).
  • 51': Richard Ríos (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 51': Luís Esteves (Gil Vicente) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 53': Foul by Marvin Elimbi (Gil Vicente).
  • 53': Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 54': Murilo de Souza (Gil Vicente) hits the bar with a left footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Luís Esteves.
  • 56': Foul by Marvin Elimbi (Gil Vicente).
  • 56': Samuel Dahl (Benfica) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 56': Marvin Elimbi (Gil Vicente) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 57': Attempt saved. Dodi Lukébakio (Benfica) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Andrew (Gil Vicente). Assisted by Heorhii Sudakov.
  • 58': Offside, Gil Vicente. Zé Carlos I is caught offside.
  • 61': Foul by António Silva (Benfica).
  • 61': Pablo (Gil Vicente) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 63': Foul by Andreas Schjelderup (Benfica).
  • 63': Zé Carlos I (Gil Vicente) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 64': Foul by Richard Ríos (Benfica).
  • 64': Pablo (Gil Vicente) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 65': Foul by Amar Dedic (Benfica).
  • 65': Joelson Fernandes (Gil Vicente) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 65': Amar Dedic (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 66': Corner, Gil Vicente. Conceded by Samuel Dahl.
  • 68': Attempt missed. Pablo (Gil Vicente) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Joelson Fernandes with a cross.
  • 68': Substitution, Benfica. Leandro Barreiro replaces Andreas Schjelderup.
  • 68': Substitution, Benfica. Franjo Ivanovic replaces Dodi Lukébakio.
  • 69': Foul by Amar Dedic (Benfica).
  • 69': Joelson Fernandes (Gil Vicente) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 71': Attempt missed. Franjo Ivanovic (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Heorhii Sudakov.
  • 72': Substitution, Gil Vicente. Zé Carlos II replaces Santi García.
  • 72': Foul by Leandro Barreiro (Benfica).
  • 72': Pablo (Gil Vicente) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 73': Foul by Zé Carlos II (Gil Vicente).
  • 73': Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 75': Corner, Gil Vicente. Conceded by Samuel Dahl.
  • 75': Attempt saved. Luís Esteves (Gil Vicente) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Anatoliy Trubin (Benfica).
  • 75': Corner, Gil Vicente. Conceded by Anatoliy Trubin.
  • 75': Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica) is shown the yellow card.
  • 76': Attempt blocked. Zé Carlos II (Gil Vicente) header from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Murilo de Souza with a cross.
  • 79': Substitution, Gil Vicente. Sergio Bermejo replaces Facundo Cáseres.
  • 79': Substitution, Gil Vicente. Martín Fernández replaces Murilo de Souza.
  • 80': Substitution, Benfica. Tomás Araújo replaces Samuel Dahl.
  • 80': Substitution, Benfica. João Rego replaces Heorhii Sudakov.
  • 80': Attempt missed. Martín Fernández (Gil Vicente) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Ghislain Konan with a cross.
  • 85': Foul by Pablo (Gil Vicente).
  • 85': Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 87': Substitution, Gil Vicente. Hevertton Santos replaces Zé Carlos I.
  • 87': Foul by Pablo (Gil Vicente).
  • 87': Leandro Barreiro (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 89': Foul by Joelson Fernandes (Gil Vicente).
  • 89': Franjo Ivanovic (Benfica) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90': Richard Ríos (Benfica) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 7 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Zé Carlos II (Gil Vicente).
  • 90'+1': Leandro Barreiro (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+2': Attempt missed. Richard Ríos (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left from a direct free kick.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Hevertton Santos (Gil Vicente).
  • 90'+4': João Rego (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+4': Hevertton Santos (Gil Vicente) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+4': Delay in match because of an injury João Rego (Benfica).
  • 90'+5': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 90'+6': Amar Dedic (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+6': Foul by Joelson Fernandes (Gil Vicente).
  • 90'+9': Foul by Hevertton Santos (Gil Vicente).
  • 90'+9': Leandro Barreiro (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+9': Second yellow card to Hevertton Santos (Gil Vicente) for a bad foul.
  • 90'+10': Substitution, Benfica. João Veloso replaces Vangelis Pavlidis.
  • 90'+10': Second Half ends, Benfica 2, Gil Vicente 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Benfica 2, Gil Vicente 1.

Statistics

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20 Fouls 14
2 Yellow Cards 3
1 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 0
8 Corner Kicks 0
2 Saves 6
53.1 Possession 46.9
16 SHOTS 10
7 ON GOAL 4
0.4 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 1
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
313 Accurate Passes 280
398 Passes 362
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
7 Accurate Crosses 0
24 Crosses 9
0.3 Cross % 0.0
55 Long Balls 54
28 Accurate Long Balls 24
0.5 Long Balls % 0.4
3 Blocked Shots 0
16 Effective Tackles 8
29 Tackles 15
0.6 Tackle % 0.5
3 Interceptions 7
13 Effective Clearances 32
13 Clearances 32

Game Information

Competition: Portuguese Primeira Liga

Venue: Estádio da Luz
Location: Lisbon, Portugal
Attendance: 57,358

Liga Portugal Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 FC Porto 8 +18 22
2 Sporting CP 8 +15 19
3 Benfica 8 +9 18
4 Gil Vicente 8 +6 16
Full Standings

Line-Ups

BEN Benfica (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Anatoliy Trubin (GK)
30 Nicolás Otamendi Yellow Card
4 António Silva
26 Samuel Dahl
17 Amar Dedic Yellow Card
10 Georgiy Sudakov
8 Fredrik Aursnes
20 Richard Ríos Yellow Card
14 Vangelis Pavlidis
21 Andreas Schjelderup
11 Dodi Lukebakio
Benfica Substitutes:
Samuel Soares, Leandro Barreiro, João Veloso, Gianluca Prestianni, Tomás Araújo, João Rêgo, Franjo Ivanovic, Gonçalo Moreira, Henrique Araújo.

GVFC Gil Vicente (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
42 Andrew (GK)
39 Jonathan Buatu
4 Marvin Elimbi Gilbert Yellow Card
3 Ghislain Konan
2 Zé Carlos
95 Santiago García
10 Luís Esteves
5 Facundo Cáseres
9 Pablo
27 Agustín Moreira
77 Murilo
Gil Vicente Substitutes:
Antonio Espigares, Sergio Bermejo Lillo, Daniel Figueira, Gonçalo Maia, Zé Carlos, Martín Fernández, Jonathan Mutombo, Hevertton Santos, Joelson Mendes.

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