Santa Clara vs Benfica 2021-22 Portuguese Liga
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Introduction
Match Commentary
- 28': Odysseas Vlachodimos (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for dangerous play.
- 42': Goal! Santa Clara 0, Benfica 1. Rodrigo Pinho (Benfica) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alejandro Grimaldo with a through ball.
- 45'+2': Rafael Ramos (Santa Clara) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Santa Clara 0, Benfica 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Santa Clara 0, Benfica 1.
- 45': Substitution, Benfica. Rafa replaces Rodrigo Pinho.
- 47': Mansur (Santa Clara) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 54': Goal! Santa Clara 0, Benfica 2. Darwin Núñez (Benfica) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Éverton with a through ball.
- 58': Goal! Santa Clara 0, Benfica 3. Rafa (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Julian Weigl.
- 60': Substitution, Santa Clara. Luiz Phellype replaces Rui Costa.
- 60': Substitution, Santa Clara. Mohammad Mohebbi replaces Crysan.
- 62': Goal! Santa Clara 0, Benfica 4. Darwin Núñez (Benfica) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lucas Veríssimo.
- 63': Substitution, Benfica. Roman Yaremchuk replaces Darwin Núñez.
- 64': Substitution, Benfica. Gedson Fernandes replaces João Mário.
- 68': Goal! Santa Clara 0, Benfica 5. Roman Yaremchuk (Benfica) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alejandro Grimaldo with a cross.
- 73': Substitution, Benfica. Valentino Lazaro replaces Diogo Gonçalves.
- 73': Substitution, Benfica. Pizzi replaces Éverton.
- 84': Substitution, Santa Clara. Nené replaces Anderson Carvalho.
- 88': Substitution, Santa Clara. Júlio Romao replaces Mansur.
- 88': Substitution, Santa Clara. Jean Patric replaces Lincoln.
- 90'+2': Second Half ends, Santa Clara 0, Benfica 5.
Game Information
Venue: Estádio de São Miguel
Location: Ponta Delgada, Portugal
Attendance: 3,326
Portuguese Primeira Liga Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +37 | FC Porto | 23 | 62 | 1 |
| +47 | Sporting CP | 23 | 58 | 1 |
| +36 | Benfica | 23 | 55 | 0 |
| +26 | Braga | 23 | 42 | 5 |
Statistics
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|---|---|---|
| 20 | Fouls | 20 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 1 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 5 | Saves | 0 |
| 69.6 | Possession | 30.4 |
| 8 | SHOTS | 11 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.6 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 543 | Accurate Passes | 189 |
| 624 | Passes | 267 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 9 | Crosses | 12 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 67 | Long Balls | 42 |
| 33 | Accurate Long Balls | 15 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
| 12 | Tackles | 16 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 14 | Interceptions | 11 |
| 19 | Effective Clearances | 8 |
| 19 | Clearances | 8 |
Santa Clara (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 99 | Marco (GK) |
| 5 | João Afonso |
| 16 | Paulo Henrique |
| 4 | Kennedy Boateng |
| 25 | Hidemasa Morita |
| 8 | Anderson Carvalho |
| 10 | Lincoln |
| 6 | Mansur |
| 2 | Rafael Ramos |
| 23 | Crysan |
| 77 | Rui Costa |
Benfica (3-4-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 99 | Odisseas Vlachodimos (GK) |
| 5 | Jan Vertonghen |
| 91 | Morato |
| 4 | Lucas Verissimo |
| 20 | João Mário |
| 28 | Julian Weigl |
| 3 | Alejandro Grimaldo |
| 17 | Diogo Gonçalves |
| 18 | Rodrigo Pinho |
| 9 | Darwin Núñez |
| 7 | Everton |
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