Benfica vs FC Famalicao 2021-22 Portuguese Liga
Introduction
Benfica are hosting FC Famalicao
at Estádio da Luz, Lisbon, Portugal, starting on . The match is a part of the Portuguese Primeira Liga.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 32': Charles Pickel (FC Famalicão) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 34': Diogo Gonçalves (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Benfica 0, FC Famalicão 0.
- 54': Adrián Marín (FC Famalicão) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 54': Riccieli (FC Famalicão) is shown the yellow card.
- 57': Substitution, Benfica. André Almeida replaces Gilberto.
- 57': Substitution, Benfica. Roman Yaremchuk replaces Diogo Gonçalves.
- 66': Substitution, FC Famalicão. Bruno Rodrigues replaces Heriberto Tavares.
- 71': Substitution, Benfica. Adel Taarabt replaces Paulo Bernardo.
- 71': Substitution, Benfica. Nemanja Radonjic replaces Gil Dias.
- 77': Substitution, FC Famalicão. Ivan Dolcek replaces Adrián Marín.
- 77': Substitution, FC Famalicão. Junior Kadile replaces Pedro Marques.
- 79': Julian Weigl (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 84': Substitution, Benfica. Haris Seferovic replaces Gonçalo Ramos.
- 89': Pêpê (FC Famalicão) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+2': Substitution, FC Famalicão. Jhonder Cádiz replaces Simon Banza.
- 90'+8': Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+8': Second Half ends, Benfica 0, FC Famalicão 0.
Game Information
Competition: Portuguese Primeira Liga
Venue: Estádio da Luz
Location: Lisbon, Portugal
Attendance: 37,894
Venue: Estádio da Luz
Location: Lisbon, Portugal
Attendance: 37,894
Portuguese Primeira Liga Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +57 | Sporting CP | 29 | 77 | 2 |
| +42 | Benfica | 29 | 70 | 3 |
| +30 | FC Porto | 29 | 59 | 6 |
| +21 | Braga | 29 | 59 | 6 |
Statistics
 FAM |
BEN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 18 |
| 4 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 0 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 8 |
| 5 | Saves | 0 |
| 29.7 | Possession | 70.3 |
| 4 | SHOTS | 25 |
| 0 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.0 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 219 | Accurate Passes | 639 |
| 309 | Passes | 727 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
| 8 | Crosses | 30 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 58 | Long Balls | 56 |
| 24 | Accurate Long Balls | 49 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.9 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 8 |
| 21 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 29 | Tackles | 18 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 19 | Interceptions | 10 |
| 34 | Effective Clearances | 11 |
| 34 | Clearances | 11 |
Benfica (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 99 | Odisseas Vlachodimos (GK) |
| 5 | Jan Vertonghen |
| 30 | Nicolás Otamendi  |
| 3 | Alejandro Grimaldo |
| 2 | Gilberto |
| 28 | Julian Weigl |
| 55 | Paulo Bernardo |
| 31 | Gil Dias |
| 17 | Diogo Gonçalves |
| 9 | Darwin Núñez |
| 88 | Goncalo Ramos |
FC Famalicao (3-4-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 31 | Luiz Júnior (GK) |
| 15 | Riccieli |
| 4 | Alex |
| 43 | Alexandre Penetra |
| 88 | Pepe |
| 6 | Charles Pickel |
| 5 | Adrián Marín |
| 22 | Hernán De La Fuente |
| 17 | Simon Banza |
| 25 | Pedro Marques |
| 91 | Heriberto Tavares |
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