Benfica vs Gil Vicente 2022-23 Portuguese Primeira Liga
3 - 1
Introduction
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 9': Goal! Benfica 1, Gil Vicente 0. João Mário (Benfica) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 17': Goal! Benfica 1, Gil Vicente 1. Fran Navarro (Gil Vicente) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 36': Goal! Benfica 2, Gil Vicente 1. Gonçalo Ramos (Benfica) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner.
- 53': Goal! Benfica 3, Gil Vicente 1. Gonçalo Ramos (Benfica) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Enzo Fernández with a cross following a corner.
- 62': Substitution, Gil Vicente. Juan Manuel Boselli replaces Bilel Aouacheria.
- 67': Substitution, Benfica. Petar Musa replaces Gonçalo Ramos.
- 67': Substitution, Benfica. Chiquinho replaces Rafa.
- 75': Substitution, Gil Vicente. Henrique Gomes replaces Adrián Marín.
- 75': Substitution, Gil Vicente. Ali Alipourghara replaces Matheus Bueno.
- 75': Substitution, Gil Vicente. Giorgi Aburjania replaces Kanya Fujimoto.
- 80': Substitution, Benfica. Diogo Gonçalves replaces João Mário.
- 83': Substitution, Gil Vicente. Andre Simoes replaces Murilo Souza.
- 86': Andre Simoes (Gil Vicente) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 86': Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica) is shown the yellow card.
Game Information
Venue: Estádio da Luz
Location: Lisbon, Portugal
Attendance: 57,266
Portuguese Primeira Liga Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +63 | Sporting CP | 32 | 84 | 2 |
| +44 | Benfica | 32 | 76 | 4 |
| +34 | FC Porto | 32 | 66 | 6 |
| +21 | Braga | 32 | 65 | 7 |
Statistics
 GVFC |
BEN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Fouls | 13 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 6 |
| 0 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 3 | Saves | 1 |
| 45.9 | Possession | 54.1 |
| 4 | SHOTS | 17 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 1 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 437 | Accurate Passes | 536 |
| 505 | Passes | 607 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 9 |
| 11 | Crosses | 17 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.5 |
| 44 | Long Balls | 50 |
| 27 | Accurate Long Balls | 31 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 4 | Effective Tackles | 11 |
| 6 | Tackles | 20 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 13 | Interceptions | 13 |
| 5 | Effective Clearances | 10 |
| 5 | Clearances | 10 |
Benfica (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 99 | Odisseas Vlachodimos (GK) |
| 30 | Nicolás Otamendi  |
| 66 | António Silva |
| 3 | Alejandro Grimaldo |
| 6 | Alexander Bah |
| 27 | Rafa Silva |
| 13 | Enzo Fernández |
| 61 | Florentino Luís |
| 88 | Goncalo Ramos |
| 20 | João Mário |
| 7 | David Neres |
Gil Vicente (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Stanislav Kritsyuk (GK) |
| 26 | Rúben Fernandes |
| 4 | Manuel Lopes |
| 19 | Adrián Marín |
| 15 | Carraça |
| 21 | Carvalho |
| 57 | Matheus Bueno |
| 10 | Kanya Fujimoto |
| 9 | Fran Navarro |
| 77 | Murilo |
| 7 | Bilel Aouacheria |
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