Portuguese Primeira Liga

Arouca vs Benfica 2022-23 Portuguese Primeira Liga

FT
0 - 3
  • 25': João Mário
  • 54': João Mário
  • 80': Petar Musa

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

  • 25': Goal! Arouca 0, Benfica 1. João Mário (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Fredrik Aursnes.
  • 45': First Half ends, Arouca 0, Benfica 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Arouca 0, Benfica 1.
  • 46': Jerome Opoku (Arouca) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 49': António Silva (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 54': Goal! Arouca 0, Benfica 2. João Mário (Benfica) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Gonçalo Guedes.
  • 59': Substitution, Arouca. Arsénio replaces David Simão.
  • 59': Substitution, Arouca. Bruno Marques replaces Benji Michel.
  • 67': Substitution, Benfica. Petar Musa replaces Gonçalo Guedes.
  • 73': Ismaila Soro (Arouca) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 76': Alan Ruiz (Arouca) is shown the yellow card.
  • 80': Goal! Arouca 0, Benfica 3. Petar Musa (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by David Neres.
  • 82': Substitution, Arouca. Pedro Moreira replaces Ismaila Soro.
  • 86': Substitution, Benfica. João Neves replaces David Neres.
  • 86': Substitution, Benfica. Mihailo Ristic replaces Alejandro Grimaldo.
  • 86': Substitution, Benfica. Gilberto replaces Alexander Bah.
  • 87': Substitution, Benfica. Lucas Veríssimo replaces António Silva because of an injury.
  • 88': Substitution, Arouca. Nino Galovic replaces João Basso.
  • 89': Substitution, Arouca. Oriol Busquets replaces Alan Ruiz.

Game Information

Competition: Portuguese Primeira Liga

Venue: Estádio Municipal de Arouca
Location: Arouca, Portugal
Attendance: 4,614

Portuguese Primeira Liga Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
+60 Sporting CP 30 80 2
+44 Benfica 30 73 3
+31 FC Porto 30 62 6
+22 Braga 30 62 6
Full Table

Statistics

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11 Fouls 10
1 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
4 Offsides 1
3 Corner Kicks 3
0 Saves 0
61.3 Possession 38.7
5 SHOTS 6
3 ON GOAL 0
0.6 On Target % 0.0
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
535 Accurate Passes 296
605 Passes 382
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
2 Accurate Crosses 2
16 Crosses 9
0.1 Cross % 0.2
41 Long Balls 52
26 Accurate Long Balls 21
0.6 Long Balls % 0.4
1 Blocked Shots 3
11 Effective Tackles 12
19 Tackles 19
0.6 Tackle % 0.6
8 Interceptions 13
7 Effective Clearances 15
7 Clearances 15

Line-Ups

ARO Arouca (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
12 Ignacio De Arruabarrena (GK)
3 Jerome Opoku Yellow Card
13 Joao Basso
6 Mateus Quaresma
21 Bogdan Milovanov
10 Alan Ruíz Yellow Card
23 Ismaila Soro Yellow Card
5 David Simão
18 Benji Michel
11 Antony
2 Morlaye Sylla

BEN Benfica (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
99 Odisseas Vlachodimos (GK)
30 Nicolás Otamendi
66 António Silva Yellow Card
3 Alejandro Grimaldo
6 Alexander Bah
7 David Neres
22 Chiquinho
61 Florentino Luís
15 Goncalo Guedes
8 Fredrik Aursnes
20 João Mário

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