
Benfica vs Braga 2021-22 Portuguese Liga
Nov 7, 2021, 9:15 PMIntroduction
Match Commentary
- 2': Goal! Benfica 1, Sporting Braga 0. Alejandro Grimaldo (Benfica) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Darwin Núñez with a cross.
- 12': Goal! Benfica 1, Sporting Braga 1. Ricardo Horta (Sporting Braga) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Castro with a through ball.
- 23': Substitution, Benfica. Paulo Bernardo replaces João Mário because of an injury.
- 27': Al Musrati (Sporting Braga) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 34': Substitution, Benfica. Morato replaces Lucas Veríssimo because of an injury.
- 37': Goal! Benfica 2, Sporting Braga 1. Darwin Núñez (Benfica) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the centre of the goal.
- 42': Goal! Benfica 3, Sporting Braga 1. Rafa (Benfica) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Éverton following a fast break.
- 45'+3': Goal! Benfica 4, Sporting Braga 1. Rafa (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Éverton.
- 45'+6': Substitution, Sporting Braga. Francisco Moura replaces Nuno Sequeira because of an injury.
- 45'+8': First Half ends, Benfica 4, Sporting Braga 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Benfica 4, Sporting Braga 1.
- 45': Substitution, Sporting Braga. Vítor Oliveira replaces Abel Ruiz.
- 45': Substitution, Sporting Braga. Yan Couto replaces Fabiano.
- 49': Gilberto (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 52': Goal! Benfica 5, Sporting Braga 1. Éverton (Benfica) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Rafa.
- 59': Goal! Benfica 6, Sporting Braga 1. Éverton (Benfica) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Darwin Núñez with a cross.
- 64': Substitution, Sporting Braga. Lucas Mineiro replaces Castro.
- 65': Substitution, Benfica. Gonçalo Ramos replaces Darwin Núñez because of an injury.
- 65': Substitution, Benfica. Diogo Gonçalves replaces Gilberto.
- 65': Substitution, Benfica. Pizzi replaces Éverton.
- 72': Substitution, Sporting Braga. Iuri Medeiros replaces Lucas Piazon.
- 81': Pizzi (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 83': Gonçalo Ramos (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90': Lucas Mineiro (Sporting Braga) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+3': Second Half ends, Benfica 6, Sporting Braga 1.
Game Information
9:15 PM, Sun, Nov 7, 2021
Venue: Estádio da Luz
Location: Lisbon, Portugal
Attendance: 40,577
Portuguese Primeira Liga Standings
POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
0 | AVS | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | Alverca | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | Arouca | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | Benfica | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Statistics
BRAG | BEN | |
---|---|---|
12 | Fouls | 13 |
2 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
2 | Offsides | 8 |
6 | Corner Kicks | 2 |
3 | Saves | 3 |
38.2 | Possession | 61.8 |
8 | SHOTS | 12 |
4 | ON GOAL | 9 |
0.5 | On Target % | 0.8 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
300 | Accurate Passes | 580 |
391 | Passes | 649 |
0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
3 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
16 | Crosses | 8 |
0.2 | Cross % | 0.6 |
48 | Long Balls | 38 |
21 | Accurate Long Balls | 13 |
0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
4 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
13 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
21 | Tackles | 11 |
0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
4 | Interceptions | 13 |
10 | Effective Clearances | 16 |
10 | Clearances | 16 |
Benfica (3-4-2-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
99 | Odisseas Vlachodimos (GK) |
30 | Nicolás Otamendi |
5 | Jan Vertonghen |
4 | Lucas Verissimo |
20 | João Mário |
28 | Julian Weigl |
3 | Alejandro Grimaldo |
2 | Gilberto ![]() |
9 | Darwin Núñez |
7 | Everton |
27 | Rafa Silva |
Braga (3-4-2-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Matheus (GK) |
4 | Diogo Leite |
5 | Nuno Sequeira |
15 | Paulo Oliveira |
88 | André Castro |
8 | Al-Musrati ![]() |
90 | Galeno |
70 | Fabiano |
9 | Abel Ruiz |
21 | Ricardo Horta |
11 | Lucas Piazon |
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