Arouca vs Benfica 2021-22 Portuguese Liga
Introduction
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
Venue: Estádio Municipal de Arouca
Location: Arouca, Portugal
Attendance: 2,387
Portuguese Primeira Liga Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +32 | FC Porto | 17 | 49 | 0 |
| +41 | Sporting CP | 18 | 45 | 1 |
| +27 | Benfica | 18 | 42 | 0 |
| +11 | Gil Vicente | 18 | 31 | 3 |
Statistics
 SLB |
FCA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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 |
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 |
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