Portuguese Primeira Liga

Benfica vs Braga 2021-22 Portuguese Liga

Nov 7, 2021, 9:15 PM
  • 2': Alejandro Grimaldo
  • 37': Darwin Núñez
  • 42': Rafa Silva
  • 45'+3': Rafa Silva
  • 52': Everton
  • 59': Everton
FT
6 - 1
  • 12': Ricardo Horta

Introduction

Benfica are hosting Braga at Estádio da Luz, Lisbon, Portugal, starting on Sunday 7 Nov 2021 9:15 PM UTC+00:00. The match is a part of the Portuguese Primeira Liga.

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

Competition: Portuguese Primeira Liga
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
Full Table

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

Line-Ups

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 Yellow Card
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 Yellow Card
90 Galeno
70 Fabiano
9 Abel Ruiz
21 Ricardo Horta
11 Lucas Piazon

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