Rio Ave vs Benfica 2022-23 Portuguese Primeira Liga

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46': Gonçalo Ramos

Introduction

Rio Ave are hosting Benfica at Estádio do Rio Ave, Vila do Conde, Portugal, starting on . The match is a part of the Portuguese Primeira Liga.

Match Commentary

45': Second Half begins Rio Ave 0, Benfica 0.
46': Goal! Rio Ave 0, Benfica 1. Gonçalo Ramos (Benfica) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the top right corner.
58': João Mário (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
61': Patrick William (Rio Ave) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
63': Substitution, Rio Ave. Vítor Gomes replaces Andreas Samaris.
64': Substitution, Rio Ave. Bruno Ventura replaces João Graça.
71': Gonçalo Ramos (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
71': Substitution, Benfica. Petar Musa replaces Gonçalo Ramos.
71': Substitution, Benfica. Florentino replaces David Neres.
80': Substitution, Benfica. Casper Tengstedt replaces Rafa.
80': Substitution, Rio Ave. Sávio replaces Patrick William.
81': Substitution, Rio Ave. Hernâni replaces Emmanuel Boateng.
81': Substitution, Rio Ave. Paulo Vitor replaces Costinha.
82': Hernâni (Rio Ave) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+3': Odysseas Vlachodimos (Benfica) is shown the yellow card.
90'+4': André Pereira (Rio Ave) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+5': Second Half ends, Rio Ave 0, Benfica 1.

Game Information

Competition: Portuguese Primeira Liga

Venue: Estádio do Rio Ave
Location: Vila do Conde, Portugal
Attendance: 4,134

Portuguese Primeira Liga Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+59	Sporting CP	33	79	2
+56	Benfica	33	79	4
+32	FC Porto	33	68	7
+25	Braga	33	65	6

Full Table

Statistics

BEN		RIO
17	Fouls	12
3	Yellow Cards	3
0	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	2
6	Corner Kicks	3
4	Saves	4
51.5	Possession	48.5
12	SHOTS	10
5	ON GOAL	4
0.4	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
425	Accurate Passes	394
516	Passes	481
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
4	Accurate Crosses	6
20	Crosses	18
0.2	Cross %	0.3
51	Long Balls	45
24	Accurate Long Balls	19
0.5	Long Balls %	0.4
2	Blocked Shots	1
13	Effective Tackles	9
24	Tackles	20
0.5	Tackle %	0.5
18	Interceptions	7
18	Effective Clearances	21
18	Clearances	21

Line-Ups

Rio Ave (3-4-3)

No.	Name
18	Jhonatan (GK)
33	Aderlan Santos
4	Patrick
42	Renato Pantalon
6	Guga
30	Andreas Samaris
77	Fábio Ronaldo
20	Costinha
95	André Pereira
22	Emmanuel Boateng
21	Joao Graça

Substitutes:

Bruno Ventura, Magrão, Ukra, Miguel Baeza, Savio, Hernâni , Vítor Gomes, Josué, Paulo Vitor.

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
8	Fredrik Aursnes
22	Chiquinho
88	Gonçalo Ramos
7	David Neres
20	João Mário

Substitutes:

Florentino, Samuel Soares, Petar Musa, Lucas Verissimo, Gilberto, João Neves, Andreas Schjelderup, Morato, Casper Tengstedt.

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