Benfica vs Arouca 2021-22 Portuguese Liga
Introduction
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 8': Victor Braga (Arouca) is shown the red card.
- 12': Substitution, Arouca. Fernando Castro replaces Arsénio.
- 38': Goal! Benfica 1, Arouca 0. Gian-Luca Waldschmidt (Benfica) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Roman Yaremchuk following a fast break.
- 43': Goal! Benfica 2, Arouca 0. Roman Yaremchuk (Benfica) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Pizzi with a cross.
- 57': Substitution, Benfica. Rafa replaces Pizzi.
- 57': Substitution, Benfica. Adel Taarabt replaces João Mário.
- 57': Substitution, Benfica. Gonçalo Ramos replaces Roman Yaremchuk.
- 60': Substitution, Arouca. Pité replaces Eugeni Valderrama.
- 60': Substitution, Arouca. Adilio replaces André Silva.
- 66': Substitution, Benfica. André Almeida replaces Gilberto.
- 73': Substitution, Arouca. Brunão replaces Pedro Moreira.
- 73': Substitution, Arouca. Or Dasa replaces André Bukia.
- 84': Substitution, Benfica. Carlos Vinícius replaces Gian-Luca Waldschmidt.
- 86': Morato (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Game Information
Venue: Estádio da Luz
Location: Lisbon, Portugal
Attendance: 13,973
Portuguese Primeira Liga Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +39 | FC Porto | 24 | 65 | 1 |
| +50 | Sporting CP | 24 | 61 | 1 |
| +37 | Benfica | 24 | 58 | 0 |
| +27 | Braga | 24 | 45 | 5 |
Statistics
 FCA |
SLB |
|
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Fouls | 17 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 1 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 8 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 3 | Saves | 1 |
| 35.4 | Possession | 64.6 |
| 3 | SHOTS | 17 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 254 | Accurate Passes | 534 |
| 337 | Passes | 603 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 7 |
| 3 | Crosses | 25 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 52 | Long Balls | 50 |
| 13 | Accurate Long Balls | 40 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.8 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 0 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 14 |
| 17 | Tackles | 24 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 14 | Interceptions | 12 |
| 19 | Effective Clearances | 4 |
| 19 | Clearances | 4 |
Benfica (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 99 | Odisseas Vlachodimos (GK) |
| 91 | Morato  |
| 30 | Nicolás Otamendi |
| 31 | Gil Dias |
| 2 | Gilberto |
| 11 | Souahilo Meïté |
| 20 | João Mário |
| 7 | Everton |
| 21 | Pizzi |
| 10 | Luca Waldschmidt |
| 15 | Roman Yaremchuk |
Arouca (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Victor Braga (GK)  |
| 4 | Sema Velázquez |
| 13 | Joao Basso |
| 6 | Mateus Quaresma |
| 72 | Thales |
| 21 | Leandro Silva |
| 20 | Pedro Moreira |
| 23 | Eugeni Valderrama |
| 7 | André Silva |
| 8 | Arsénio |
| 10 | André Bukia |
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