Benfica vs Maritimo 2022-23 Portuguese Primeira Liga

28': Rafa Silva
47': Goncalo Ramos
64': Goncalo Ramos
82': David Neres
88': Julian Draxler

FT
5 - 0

Introduction

Benfica are hosting Maritimo at Estádio da Luz, Lisbon, Portugal, starting on . The match is a part of the Portuguese Primeira Liga.

Match Commentary

0': First Half begins.
4': Léo Andrade (Marítimo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
28': Goal! Benfica 1, Marítimo 0. Rafa (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
35': Diogo Mendes (Marítimo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45': Substitution, Marítimo. Lucho Vega replaces Diogo Mendes.
45': Substitution, Marítimo. Fábio China replaces Antonio Zarzana.
47': Goal! Benfica 2, Marítimo 0. Gonçalo Ramos (Benfica) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alexander Bah with a cross.
57': Miguel Silva (Marítimo) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
62': Substitution, Marítimo. Stefano Beltrame replaces Claudio Winck.
62': Substitution, Marítimo. Edgar Costa replaces Vitor Costa.
63': Alejandro Grimaldo (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
64': Goal! Benfica 3, Marítimo 0. Gonçalo Ramos (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Rafa following a fast break.
68': Substitution, Benfica. Julian Draxler replaces Enzo Fernández.
68': Substitution, Benfica. Florentino replaces Rafa.
75': Substitution, Marítimo. Jesús Ramírez replaces Bruno Xadas.
82': Substitution, Benfica. Gilberto replaces Alexander Bah.
82': Substitution, Benfica. Mihailo Ristic replaces Alejandro Grimaldo.
82': Goal! Benfica 4, Marítimo 0. David Neres (Benfica) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Florentino.
88': Goal! Benfica 5, Marítimo 0. Julian Draxler (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by João Mário.
88': Substitution, Benfica. John Brooks replaces António Silva.

Game Information

Competition: Portuguese Primeira Liga

Venue: Estádio da Luz
Location: Lisbon, Portugal
Attendance: 56,889

Portuguese Primeira Liga Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+57	Sporting CP	29	77	2
+42	Benfica	29	70	3
+30	FC Porto	29	59	6
+21	Braga	29	59	6

Full Table

Statistics

MAR		BEN
5	Fouls	15
3	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
5	Offsides	2
2	Corner Kicks	7
7	Saves	1
25.4	Possession	74.6
4	SHOTS	23
1	ON GOAL	12
0.3	On Target %	0.5
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
158	Accurate Passes	578
221	Passes	658
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.9
1	Accurate Crosses	4
7	Crosses	18
0.1	Cross %	0.2
43	Long Balls	57
13	Accurate Long Balls	46
0.3	Long Balls %	0.8
2	Blocked Shots	2
7	Effective Tackles	13
16	Tackles	17
0.4	Tackle %	0.8
19	Interceptions	8
23	Effective Clearances	6
23	Clearances	6

Line-Ups

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
8	Fredrik Aursnes
88	Goncalo Ramos
20	João Mário
7	David Neres

Substitutes:

Florentino Luís, Helton Leite, Gilberto, Diogo Gonçalves, Mihailo Ristic, Chiquinho, Julian Draxler, Petar Musa, John Brooks.

Maritimo (4-4-2)

No.	Name
1	Miguel Silva (GK)
66	Léo Andrade
3	Moisés Mosquera
94	Vítor Costa
2	Cláudio Winck
21	João Afonso
16	Diogo Mendes
7	André Vidigal
17	Antonio Zarzana
23	Bruno Xadas
95	Joel

Substitutes:

Edgar Costa, Chuchu Ramírez, Clésio, Joel Soñora, Luciano Vega, China, Stefano Beltrame, Vitor Eudes.

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