Arouca vs Benfica 2021-22 Portuguese Liga

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0 - 2

32': Darwin Núñez (P)
90'+2': Gonçalo Ramos

Introduction

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

32': Goal! Arouca 0, Benfica 1. Darwin Núñez (Benfica) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
41': Penalty saved! João Basso (Arouca) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the centre of the goal.
44': Alejandro Grimaldo (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+1': First Half ends, Arouca 0, Benfica 1.
45': Second Half begins Arouca 0, Benfica 1.
45': Substitution, Benfica. Éverton replaces Roman Yaremchuk.
46': Adilio (Arouca) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
52': Substitution, Arouca. Antony replaces Adilio.
52': Substitution, Arouca. Pedro Moreira replaces Leandro Silva because of an injury.
56': Pedro Moreira (Arouca) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
65': Substitution, Arouca. Eugeni Valderrama replaces David Simão.
69': Substitution, Benfica. Diogo Gonçalves replaces Rafa.
75': Substitution, Benfica. Adel Taarabt replaces Paulo Bernardo because of an injury.
76': Substitution, Benfica. Gonçalo Ramos replaces Darwin Núñez.
87': Substitution, Arouca. Pité replaces Arsénio.
90'+1': Mateus Quaresma (Arouca) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+2': Goal! Arouca 0, Benfica 2. Gonçalo Ramos (Benfica) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alejandro Grimaldo with a cross following a set piece situation.
90'+4': Abdoulaye Ba (Arouca) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+6': Eboue Kouassi (Arouca) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+8': Second Half ends, Arouca 0, Benfica 2.

Game Information

Competition: Portuguese Primeira Liga

Venue: Estádio Municipal de Arouca
Location: Arouca, Portugal
Attendance: 2,387

Portuguese Primeira Liga Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+61	Sporting CP	34	82	2
+56	Benfica	34	80	4
+35	FC Porto	34	71	7
+25	Braga	34	66	6

Full Table

Statistics

BEN		ARO
16	Fouls	21
1	Yellow Cards	5
0	Red Cards	0
4	Offsides	1
2	Corner Kicks	2
2	Saves	3
58.8	Possession	41.2
8	SHOTS	8
6	ON GOAL	2
0.8	On Target %	0.3
1	Penalty Goals	0
1	Penalty Kicks Taken	1
455	Accurate Passes	291
548	Passes	380
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
4	Accurate Crosses	3
12	Crosses	10
0.3	Cross %	0.3
58	Long Balls	57
21	Accurate Long Balls	27
0.4	Long Balls %	0.5
0	Blocked Shots	0
11	Effective Tackles	7
17	Tackles	17
0.6	Tackle %	0.4
15	Interceptions	14
9	Effective Clearances	14
9	Clearances	14

Line-Ups

Arouca (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Victor Braga (GK)
53	Abdoulaye Ba
13	Joao Basso
6	Mateus Quaresma
72	Thales
18	Kouassi Eboue
21	Leandro Silva
5	David Simão
11	Adilio
8	Arsénio
10	André Bukia

Substitutes:

Pedro Moreira, Tiago Esgaio, Omri Altman, Antony, Brunao, Pité, Emilijus Zubas, Eugeni Valderrama, Or Dasa.

Benfica (4-4-2)

No.	Name
99	Odisseas Vlachodimos (GK)
5	Jan Vertonghen
30	Nicolás Otamendi
3	Alejandro Grimaldo
22	Valentino Lazaro
28	Julian Weigl
55	Paulo Bernardo
20	João Mário
27	Rafa Silva
9	Darwin Núñez
15	Roman Yaremchuk

Substitutes:

Adel Taarabt, Gonçalo Ramos, André Almeida, Morato, Diogo Gonçalves, Gilberto, Everton, Pizzi, Helton Leite.

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