Portuguese Primeira Liga

Ferreira vs Benfica 2021-22 Portuguese Liga

Paços de Ferreira
    FT
    0 - 2
    Benfica
    • 5': Henrique Araújo
    • 44': Henrique Araújo

    Introduction

    Paços de Ferreira are hosting Benfica at Estádio Capital do Móvel, Pacos de Ferreira, Portugal, starting on . The match is a part of the Portuguese Primeira Liga.

    Match Commentary

    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 5': Goal! Paços Ferreira 0, Benfica 1. Henrique Araújo (Benfica) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Tiago Gouveia with a through ball.
    • 44': Goal! Paços Ferreira 0, Benfica 2. Henrique Araújo (Benfica) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Gil Dias with a cross.
    • 45'+1': First Half ends, Paços Ferreira 0, Benfica 2.
    • 53': Gilberto (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 57': Fernando Fonseca (Paços Ferreira) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 65': Substitution, Paços Ferreira. Denilson replaces Adrián Butzke.
    • 65': Substitution, Paços Ferreira. Nuno Lima replaces Pedro Ganchas.
    • 68': Substitution, Benfica. Diogo Gonçalves replaces Tiago Gouveia.
    • 68': Substitution, Benfica. Diego Moreira replaces João Mário.
    • 68': Substitution, Benfica. Martim Neto replaces Gilberto.
    • 74': Substitution, Benfica. Roman Yaremchuk replaces Henrique Araújo because of an injury.
    • 77': Substitution, Paços Ferreira. Luís Bastos replaces Fernando Fonseca.
    • 77': Substitution, Paços Ferreira. Matchoi Djaló replaces Lucas Silva.
    • 82': Substitution, Benfica. Adel Taarabt replaces Paulo Bernardo.
    • 88': Substitution, Paços Ferreira. Edmilson Mendes replaces Nicolás Gaitán.
    • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Paços Ferreira 0, Benfica 2.

    Game Information

    Competition: Portuguese Primeira Liga

    Venue: Estádio Capital do Móvel
    Location: Pacos de Ferreira, Portugal
    Attendance: 5,635

    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

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    23 Fouls 11
    1 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 5
    4 Corner Kicks 6
    4 Saves 6
    46.6 Possession 53.4
    15 SHOTS 12
    8 ON GOAL 4
    0.5 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    345 Accurate Passes 386
    408 Passes 464
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    4 Accurate Crosses 6
    14 Crosses 19
    0.3 Cross % 0.3
    56 Long Balls 41
    26 Accurate Long Balls 29
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.7
    3 Blocked Shots 4
    8 Effective Tackles 9
    12 Tackles 16
    0.7 Tackle % 0.6
    10 Interceptions 10
    21 Effective Clearances 11
    21 Clearances 11

    Line-Ups

    PFC Paços de Ferreira (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    13 André Ferreira (GK)
    4 Pedro Ganchas
    2 Marco Baixinho
    29 Fernando Fonseca Yellow Card
    15 Juan Delgado
    28 Nicolás Gaitán
    22 Luiz Carlos
    26 Rui Pires
    17 Adrián Butzke
    23 Lucas Silva
    7 Helder Castro
    Substitutes:
    Guilherme Pio, Denílson, Jeimes, João Magalhães, Nuno Lima, Abbas Ibrahim, Luís Bastos, Edmilson Mendes, Matchoi Djoló.

    BEN Benfica (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    77 Helton Leite (GK)
    91 Morato
    72 Tomás Araújo
    57 Sandro Cruz
    2 Gilberto Yellow Card
    11 Souahilo Meïté
    20 João Mário
    55 Paulo Bernardo
    39 Henrique Araújo
    47 Tiago Gouveia
    31 Gil Dias
    Substitutes:
    André Almeida, Martim Neto, Roman Yaremchuk, Jan Vertonghen, Diego Moreira, Mile Svilar, Leo Brian Kokubo, Diogo Gonçalves, Adel Taarabt.

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