Tondela vs Benfica 2020-21 Portuguese Liga
Introduction
Match Commentary
- 12': Goal! Tondela 0, Benfica 1. Pizzi (Benfica) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Haris Seferovic.
- 19': Goal! Tondela 0, Benfica 2. Everton (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Pizzi.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Tondela 0, Benfica 2.
- 45': Second Half begins Tondela 0, Benfica 2.
- 56': Substitution, Benfica. Pedrinho replaces Gian-Luca Waldschmidt.
- 56': Substitution, Benfica. Chiquinho replaces Rafa.
- 69': Chiquinho (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 70': Substitution, Tondela. Arcanjo replaces Roberto Olabe.
- 84': Substitution, Benfica. Franco Cervi replaces Everton.
- 84': Substitution, Benfica. Diogo Gonçalves replaces Gilberto.
- 85': Substitution, Tondela. Enzo Martínez replaces Ricardo Alves.
- 87': Substitution, Tondela. Tomislav Strkalj replaces Rafael Barbosa.
- 90'+2': Substitution, Benfica. Morato replaces Pizzi.
- 90'+3': Second Half ends, Tondela 0, Benfica 2.
Game Information
Venue: Estádio João Cardoso
Location: Tondela, Portugal
Portuguese Primeira Liga Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +22 | FC Porto | 12 | 34 | 0 |
| +25 | Sporting CP | 12 | 31 | 1 |
| +18 | Benfica | 12 | 28 | 0 |
| +10 | Gil Vicente | 12 | 23 | 3 |
Statistics
 SLB |
CDT |
|
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Fouls | 12 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 1 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 3 | Saves | 4 |
| 58.5 | Possession | 41.5 |
| 13 | SHOTS | 7 |
| 6 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 539 | Accurate Passes | 358 |
| 630 | Passes | 443 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 0 |
| 12 | Crosses | 17 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.0 |
| 55 | Long Balls | 62 |
| 25 | Accurate Long Balls | 27 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 10 | Effective Tackles | 13 |
| 15 | Tackles | 23 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 16 | Interceptions | 12 |
| 6 | Effective Clearances | 11 |
| 6 | Clearances | 11 |
Tondela (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 88 | Pedro Trigueira (GK) |
| 34 | Ricardo Alves |
| 23 | Yohan Tavares |
| 20 | Filipe Ferreira |
| 2 | Bebeto |
| 70 | Rafael Barbosa |
| 14 | Jaume Grau |
| 8 | João Pedro |
| 17 | Mario González |
| 18 | Olabe |
| 7 | Salvador |
Benfica (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 77 | Helton Leite (GK) |
| 5 | Jan Vertonghen |
| 4 | Lucas Verissimo |
| 3 | Alejandro Grimaldo |
| 2 | Gilberto |
| 8 | Gabriel |
| 21 | Pizzi |
| 7 | Everton |
| 27 | Rafa Silva |
| 14 | Haris Seferovic |
| 10 | Luca Waldschmidt |
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