Benfica vs Portimonense 2022-23 Portuguese Primeira Liga
Introduction
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 7': Kosuke Nakamura (Portimonense) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 9': Goal! Benfica 1, Portimonense 0. João Mário (Benfica) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 19': Penalty saved! Fredrik Aursnes (Benfica) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner.
- 25': Zié Mohamed Ouattara (Portimonense) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 63': Substitution, Portimonense. Gonçalo Costa replaces Adewale Oluwafemi Sapara.
- 77': Substitution, Benfica. João Neves replaces Julian Draxler.
- 77': Substitution, Benfica. Petar Musa replaces Gonçalo Ramos.
- 81': Substitution, Benfica. David Neres replaces João Mário.
- 87': Substitution, Benfica. Henrique Araújo replaces Chiquinho because of an injury.
- 88': Substitution, Portimonense. Ricardo Matos replaces Zié Mohamed Ouattara.
- 88': Substitution, Portimonense. Henrique Jocú replaces Klismahn.
- 88': Substitution, Portimonense. Rui Gomes replaces Mohamed Lamine Diaby.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Benfica 1, Portimonense 0.
Game Information
Venue: Estádio da Luz
Location: Lisbon, Portugal
Attendance: 50,559
Portuguese Primeira Liga Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +63 | Sporting CP | 32 | 84 | 2 |
| +46 | Benfica | 31 | 76 | 3 |
| +34 | FC Porto | 32 | 66 | 6 |
| +20 | Braga | 31 | 62 | 7 |
Statistics
 PTMO |
BEN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Fouls | 11 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 4 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 12 |
| 11 | Saves | 0 |
| 29.4 | Possession | 70.6 |
| 1 | SHOTS | 27 |
| 0 | ON GOAL | 12 |
| 0.0 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 2 |
| 184 | Accurate Passes | 572 |
| 267 | Passes | 655 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 14 |
| 9 | Crosses | 28 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.5 |
| 54 | Long Balls | 56 |
| 26 | Accurate Long Balls | 31 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 5 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
| 11 | Tackles | 13 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 22 | Interceptions | 3 |
| 23 | Effective Clearances | 5 |
| 23 | Clearances | 5 |
Benfica (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 99 | Odisseas Vlachodimos (GK) |
| 30 | Nicolás Otamendi |
| 66 | António Silva |
| 3 | Alejandro Grimaldo |
| 6 | Alexander Bah |
| 22 | Chiquinho |
| 8 | Fredrik Aursnes |
| 61 | Florentino Luís |
| 88 | Goncalo Ramos |
| 93 | Julian Draxler |
| 20 | João Mário |
Portimonense (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 32 | Kosuke Nakamura (GK)  |
| 22 | Filipe Relvas |
| 44 | Pedro Henrique |
| 14 | Moustapha Seck |
| 18 | Fahd Moufi |
| 38 | Paulo Estrela |
| 24 | Mohamed Diaby |
| 27 | Klismahn |
| 3 | Zié Ouattara |
| 99 | Yago Cajú |
| 77 | Adewale Sapara |
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