Primeira Liga: Benfica conquers Tondela 3-1

TONDELA. Benfica defeats Tondela 3-1.

TONDELA. Benfica prevails over Tondela 3-1. Benfica was just to good to grab a decisive 3-0 lead with Everton (23′), D. Nunez (34′) and G. Ramos (53′). Tondela reduced the distance with a goal (88′) by E. Quaresma, but there was not much to do for them. Benfica took advantage of its superior ball possession (56%).

The match was played at the Estádio João Cardoso stadium in Tondela on Monday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The referee was João Pedro Silva Pinheiro who had the assistance of Tiago José Pereira Costa and Luciano António Gomes Maia. The 4th official was João Carlos Casegas Marques Almeida. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold around 8.1 degrees Celsius or 46.62 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 54%.​

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  Tondela

  1

  

  Benfica

  3

  7 Feb 2022 Full time

Match Statistics

Benfica was in firm control of the ball 56% while Tondela was struggling with a 44% ball possession.

Benfica was more aggressive with 63 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 7 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Benfica won the contest.​

Tondela shot 10 times, 2 on target, 8 off target. On the opposite side, Benfica shot 18 times, 7 on target, 11 off target.

Cards

Tondela received 1 yellow card (N. Borges). On the other side, Benfica received 1 yellow card (Everton).

N. Borges (Tondela) was sent out after receiving a second yellow card (66′).

After playing this contest, Tondela will stay with 20 points like Boavista to stay in the 14th place. On the opposite side, Benfica will have 44 points to stay in the 3rd place.

Match Events

Next match

In the upcoming Primeira Liga match, Tondela will play away against Estoril on the 12th of February with a 7-0 head to head statistic in favor of Estoril (0 draws).

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  Estoril

  1

  

  Tondela

  0

  

  12 Feb 2022 Full time

Benfica will host Santa Clara on the 12th of February with a 5-1 head to head stats in favor of Benfica (1 draw).

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  Benfica

  2

  

  Santa Clara

  1

  

  12 Feb 2022 Full time

Tondela: Formation and Lineups

Tondela started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Francisco Martín Ayestarán Barandiarán chose to play with the following team: Pedro Trigueira (6.3), Tiago Almeida (7.0), Eduardo Quaresma (7.3), Ricardo Alves (6.8), Neto Borges (5.3), Javier Avilés (6.6), João Pedro (6.2), Iker Undabarrena (6.6), Juan Manuel Boselli (7.2), Daniel dos Anjos (6.6) and Salvador Agra (6.8).

Substitutes

Tondela made 5 changes: J. Aviles for S. D’Almeida (46′), I. Undabarrena for J. Hernando (72′), J. Boselli for T. Arcanjo (73′), D. Dos Anjos for R. Dadashov (73′) and T. Almeida for Bebeto (81′).

Top player: Eduardo Quaresma

The player who no doubt impressed Tondela the most was Eduardo Quaresma.

His rating is (7.3) with 1 goal, 28 passes (78% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 3.

Benfica: Formation and Lineups

Benfica started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

On the opposite side, Nelson Alexandre da Silva Veríssimo played with: Odysseas Vlachodimos (6.7), Valentino Lazaro (6.7), Nicolás Otamendi (7.4), Jan Vertonghen (6.8), Alejandro Grimaldo (7.4), Rafa Silva (6.8), Paulo Bernardo (7.4), Julian Weigl (7.5), Everton (8.5), Gonçalo Ramos (8.0) and Darwin Núñez (6.8).

Substitutes

Benfica made 5 changes: Everton for D. Goncalves (62′), P. Bernardo for S. Meite (72′), D. Nunez for A. Taarabt (74′), G. Ramos for H. P. Araujo (81′) and R. Silva for N. Radonjic (82′).

Top player: Everton

The player who no doubt impressed Benfica the most was Everton.

His rating is (8.5) with 1 goal, 25 passes (76% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 10. He performed 2 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Primeira Liga

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  Moreirense

  4

  

  Belenenses

  1

  7 Feb 2022 Full time