Match Report
| Sporting Braga | Sporting Braga |  |  | S.L. Benfica | S.L. Benfica | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Fred D Joechee | Fred D Joechee | ||||||||||||||||||
| Alejandro Zubizarreta | A. Zubizarreta |  | 63 | G |  | 1 | | G | 68 |  | Anton Netzer | A. Netzer | |||||||||
| Arjen Kool | A. Kool |  | 69 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 57 |  | Jaime Jesus | J. Jesus | |||||||||
| Francis Mayer | F. Mayer |  | 66 | D | | 3 | | D | 60 |  | Jessie Williams | J. Williams | |||||||||
| Artur Lima | A. Lima | | 65 | D | | 4 | | D | 59 | | Fernando Ruiz | F. Ruiz | |||||||||
| Joao Martins | J. Martins | | 59 | D | | 5 | | D | 65 | | Danijel Sadane | D. Sadane | |||||||||
| Jose Viana | J. Viana | | 64 | M | | 6 | | M | 70 |  | Facundo Miranda | F. Miranda | |||||||||
| Warren Britton | W. Britton |  | 62 | M | | 7 | | M | 56 |  | Craig Souness | C. Souness | |||||||||
| Carlos Moreira | C. Moreira | | 57 | M | | 8 | | M | 62 | | Dominic Hopkin | D. Hopkin | |||||||||
| Dino Macellari | D. Macellari |  | 54 | M | | 9 | | A | 70 | | Alberto Neves | A. Neves | |||||||||
| Daan Korsten | D. Korsten | | 67 | A | | 10 | | A | 58 | | Diogo Teixeira | D. Teixeira | |||||||||
| Rodrigo Vieira | R. Vieira | | 60 | A | | 11 | | A | 61 | | Mario Oliveira | M. Oliveira | |||||||||
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Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at Estádio Municipal de Braga where Sporting Braga play host to S.L. Benfica. A crowd of 20,602 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Sporting Braga are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while S.L. Benfica appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Sporting Braga are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while S.L. Benfica appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
0.00
0-0S.L. Benfica kick off!
3.10
0-0Fernando Ruiz kicks a strong pass forward to Craig Souness. Craig Souness decides to run forward with the ball. Craig Souness shoots from outside the area. Magnificent save by Alejandro Zubizarreta!
6.30
0-0Joao Martins passes the ball forward to Dino Macellari. Dino Macellari passes the ball forward to Daan Korsten. Daan Korsten knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Danijel Sadane.
18.08
0-0Carlos Moreira catches Facundo Miranda on the ankles. The referee calls over Carlos Moreira and shows him a yellow card! Facundo Miranda hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
20.26
0-0Warren Britton comes in with a late challenge on Craig Souness. The referee calls over Warren Britton and warns him to calm down! Craig Souness runs off the knock.
21.42
1-0Artur Lima takes it forward alone. Artur Lima surges forward with the ball. Artur Lima lofts in a cross ball towards Daan Korsten. Daan Korsten is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
24.42
1-0S.L. Benfica are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
26.45
Craig Souness controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Diogo Teixeira. Diogo Teixeira knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Francis Mayer.
28.05
Artur Lima flicks the ball to his team mate, Dino Macellari. Dino Macellari flicks the ball to his team mate, Daan Korsten. Daan Korsten threads the ball through to Rodrigo Vieira. Rodrigo Vieira shoots from just inside the box. It curls slightly but Anton Netzer manages to gather it comfortably.
30.48
1-0Jessie Williams deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Dominic Hopkin. Dominic Hopkin threads the ball through to Mario Oliveira. Mario Oliveira goes all the way! Mario Oliveira shoots from just inside the box but it curls horrendously wide!
33.28
Dominic Hopkin sees space and advances. Dominic Hopkin makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Mario Oliveira. Mario Oliveira makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it flies wide!
38.14
Dominic Hopkin kicks a strong pass forward to Diogo Teixeira. Diogo Teixeira knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Francis Mayer.
40.06
Francis Mayer knocks the ball forward to Warren Britton. Warren Britton flicks the ball to his team mate, Rodrigo Vieira. Rodrigo Vieira sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
44.33
1-0Dino Macellari clumsily knocks into Facundo Miranda. Dino Macellari is given a warning by the referee! Facundo Miranda gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
45.00
Warren Britton chips the ball to his team mate, Rodrigo Vieira. Rodrigo Vieira whips in a cross ball towards Daan Korsten. Daan Korsten directs the ball goalwards with his head but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
45.00
The whistle blows and Sporting Braga get the second half underway!
49.29
Dominic Hopkin chips the ball to his team mate, Diogo Teixeira. Diogo Teixeira knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Arjen Kool.
53.17
Warren Britton makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Daan Korsten. Daan Korsten shoots from outside the area. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
61.12
Arjen Kool decides to run forward with the ball. Arjen Kool knocks the ball forward to Rodrigo Vieira. Rodrigo Vieira knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Jessie Williams.
73.11
1-0Fernando Ruiz knocks the ball forward to Facundo Miranda. Facundo Miranda passes the ball forward to Alberto Neves. Alberto Neves makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Mario Oliveira but he's offside!
75.55
Jaime Jesus brings the ball forward. Jaime Jesus makes a simple pass to Mario Oliveira. Mario Oliveira kicks a strong pass forward to Diogo Teixeira. Diogo Teixeira shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it flies wide!
85.17
Fernando Ruiz chips the ball to his team mate, Dominic Hopkin. Dominic Hopkin threads the ball through to Alberto Neves. Alberto Neves threads the ball through to Diogo Teixeira but he's offside!
90.00
Facundo Miranda comes in with a late challenge on Carlos Moreira. The referee calls over Facundo Miranda and warns him to calm down! Carlos Moreira stretches but gets up unharmed.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
3
1
Shots off Target
2
3
Offsides
0
2
Fouls
3
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
47.4%
52.6%
Play Area
30.3%
48.7%
21.1%
Scorers
| Daan Korsten 21 |