Benfica vs Moreirense 2021-22 Portuguese Liga
Introduction
Match Commentary
- 40': Fábio Pacheco (Moreirense) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+1': Rafael Martins (Moreirense) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Benfica 0, Moreirense 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Benfica 0, Moreirense 0.
- 55': Rafa (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 60': Substitution, Benfica. Diogo Gonçalves replaces Haris Seferovic.
- 61': Own Goal by Gilberto, Benfica. Benfica 0, Moreirense 1.
- 65': Goal! Benfica 1, Moreirense 1. Darwin Núñez (Benfica) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
- 70': Substitution, Moreirense. Derik Lacerda replaces Walterson.
- 70': Substitution, Moreirense. André Luís replaces Rafael Martins.
- 72': Paulinho (Moreirense) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 73': Substitution, Benfica. Roman Yaremchuk replaces Paulo Bernardo.
- 73': Substitution, Benfica. Valentino Lazaro replaces Gilberto.
- 77': Substitution, Moreirense. Felipe Pires replaces Yan.
- 82': Substitution, Benfica. Pizzi replaces João Mário.
- 82': Substitution, Benfica. Gonçalo Ramos replaces Rafa.
- 84': Substitution, Moreirense. Matheus Silva replaces Fábio Pacheco.
- 84': Substitution, Moreirense. Gonçalo Franco replaces Paulinho.
- 86': Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 89': Artur Jorge (Moreirense) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+6': Kewin (Moreirense) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+6': Alejandro Grimaldo (Benfica) is shown the yellow card.
Game Information
Venue: Estádio da Luz
Location: Lisbon, Portugal
Attendance: 29,188
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
 MFC |
SLB |
|
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fouls | 13 |
| 5 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 2 |
| 1 | Corner Kicks | 9 |
| 3 | Saves | 2 |
| 25.8 | Possession | 74.2 |
| 9 | SHOTS | 16 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 137 | Accurate Passes | 494 |
| 218 | Passes | 599 |
| 0.6 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 10 |
| 5 | Crosses | 42 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 66 | Long Balls | 49 |
| 24 | Accurate Long Balls | 33 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 0 |
| 13 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 23 | Tackles | 12 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 18 | Interceptions | 5 |
| 61 | Effective Clearances | 5 |
| 61 | Clearances | 5 |
Benfica (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 99 | Odisseas Vlachodimos (GK) |
| 91 | Morato |
| 30 | Nicolás Otamendi  |
| 3 | Alejandro Grimaldo |
| 2 | Gilberto |
| 20 | João Mário |
| 28 | Julian Weigl |
| 27 | Rafa Silva |
| 55 | Paulo Bernardo |
| 14 | Haris Seferovic |
| 9 | Darwin Núñez |
Moreirense (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Kewin (GK) |
| 19 | Steven Vitória |
| 28 | Pablo |
| 4 | Artur Jorge |
| 8 | Ibrahima Camará |
| 6 | Fabio Pacheco |
| 18 | Pedro Amador |
| 77 | Paulinho |
| 99 | Rafael Martins |
| 7 | Walterson |
| 11 | Yan |
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