Benfica 1-0 Portimonense: prevails over 1-0 with a goal scored by J. Mário
LISBOA. Benfica beats Portimonense 1-0 after J. Mário scored a penalty (9').
LISBOA. Benfica overcomes Portimonense 1-0 after J. Mário scored a penalty (9′). Benfica was vastly superior ball possession (75%) was among the key factors of its victory.
Fredrik Aursnes missed a penalty (19′) for Benfica.
The match was played at the Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica stadium in Lisboa on Friday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The referee was Vitor Jorge Fernandes Ferreira who had the assistance of Nélson Cunha and Luís Carlos Lopes da Costa. The 4th official was David Rafael Oliveira Silva. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold around 13.7 degrees Celsius or 56.68 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 74%.
Match Statistics
Benfica was in firm control of the ball 75% while Portimonense was struggling with a 25% ball possession.
Benfica was more aggressive with 103 dangerous attacks and 26 shots of which 12 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Benfica won the match.
Benfica shot 26 times, 12 on target, 14 off target. Regarding the opposition, Portimonense shot 2 times, 1 on target, 1 off target.
Cards
No yellow cards were issued to Benfica. Talking about the opposition, Portimonense received 2 yellow cards (Kosuke Nakamura and Zié Ouattara).
After playing this contest, Benfica will have 37 points to stay in the 1st place. Talking about the opposition, Portimonense will stay with 19 points like Rio Ave, Chaves and Arouca to stay in the 8th place.
Match Events
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7'7'
Kosuke Nakamura
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9'9'
João Mário (Penalty)
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19'19'
Fredrik Aursnes
Fredrik Aursnes
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25'25'
Zié Ouattara
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42'42'
Fredrik Aursnes (Penalty Disallowed)
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63'63'
Gonçalo Costa
Sapara
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77'77'
Petar Musa
Gonçalo Ramos
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77'77'
João Pedro Gonçalves Neves
Julian Draxler
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82'82'
David Neres
João Mário
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87'87'
Henrique Araújo
Chiquinho
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88'88'
Henrique Jocú
Klismahn
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88'88'
Rui Gomes
Mohamed Diaby
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88'88'
Ricardo Matos
Zié Ouattara
Next match
In the upcoming Liga Portugal match, Benfica will host Sporting CP on the 15th of January with a 16-7 head to head in favor of Benfica (11 draws).
Portimonense will host Santa Clara on the 13th of January with a 3-1 head to head in favor of Santa Clara (4 draws).
Benfica: Formation and Lineups
Benfica started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Roger Schmidt chose to play with the following team: Odysseas Vlachodimos , Alexander Bah , António Silva , Nicolás Otamendi , Alejandro Grimaldo , Florentino Luís , Fredrik Aursnes , João Mário , Chiquinho , Julian Draxler and Gonçalo Ramos .
Substitutes
Benfica made 4 changes: Gonçalo Ramos for Petar Musa (77′), Julian Draxler for João Pedro Gonçalves Neves (77′), João Mário for David Neres (82′) and Chiquinho for Henrique Araújo (88′).
Top player: Chiquinho
Probably the most impressive player in Benfica was Chiquinho even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 67 passes (91% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 5. He performed 7 crosses.
Portimonense: Formation and Lineups
Portimonense started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
On the other side, Paulo Sérgio Bento Brito played with: Kosuke Nakamura , Fahd Moufi , Pedrão , Filipe Relvas , Moustapha Seck , Zié Ouattara , Mohamed Diaby , Paulo Estrela , Gustavo Klismahn , Adewale Sapara and Yago Cariello .
Substitutes
Portimonense made 4 changes: Sapara for Gonçalo Costa (63′), Klismahn for Henrique Jocú (88′), Mohamed Diaby for Rui Gomes (88′) and Zié Ouattara for Ricardo Matos (88′).
Best player: Kosuke Nakamura
The player that probably impressed the most for Portimonense was the goalkeeper: Kosuke Nakamura. His rating is 9.35. He saved 1 penalty. He performed 11 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Liga Portugal
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Brian Pempus
born and raised in India's Goa region. Football was a natural affection from infancy, even though most of the population considered cricket to be a religion. has an IT diploma, but when it came time to choose a job, her love of football easily won out. has worked with LOOTRS since February 2022 and has been connected to football teams like Sporting Club de Goa and FC Goa before focusing more on Indian football and other sports.
