Primeira Liga: Benfica conquers Paços de Ferreira 3-2
LISBOA. Benfica prevailed over Paços de Ferreira.
LISBOA. Benfica conquered Paços de Ferreira. Benfica was vastly superior ball possession (69%) was among the key factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica stadium in Lisboa on Tuesday and it started at 8:15 pm local time. The referee was Artur Manuel Ribeiro Soares Dias who was helped by Rui Licínio Barbosa Tavares and Paulo Alexandre Santos Soares. The 4th official was João António Ferreira Gonçalves. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant around 19.4 degrees Celsius or 66.88 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 67%.
Match Statistics
Benfica was in firm control of the ball 69% while Paços de Ferreira was struggling with a 31% ball possession.
Benfica was more aggressive with 67 dangerous attacks and 29 shots of which 7 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Benfica won the match.
Benfica shot 29 times, 7 on target, 22 off target. On the opposite side, Paços de Ferreira shot 3 times, 2 on target, 1 off target.
Cards
Benfica received 2 yellow cards (Rafa Silva and E. Fernandez). On the other side, Paços de Ferreira received 4 yellow cards (J. Holsgrove, Flavio, J. Oliveira and A. Ibrahim).
After playing this match, Benfica has 9 points to occupy the 2nd place in the standings. while Paços de Ferreira stays with 0 points (17th).
Match Events
-
15'15'
J. Holsgrove
-
16'16'
Rafa Silva
-
35'35'
Flávio Ramos
-
39'39'
N. Koffi
Antunes
-
42'42'
David Neres
Rafa
-
45'45'
José Oliveira
-
45'45'
João Mário (Penalty)
-
56'56'
Gonçalo Ramos
João Mário
-
63'63'
Arthur Sales
Kayky
-
67'67'
P. Musa
Gonçalo Ramos
-
69'69'
A. Ibrahim
Luís Bastos
-
79'79'
Diogo Gonçalves
David Neres
-
79'79'
Henrique Araújo
Rafa
-
80'80'
N. Koffi
J. Delgado
-
84'84'
E. Fernández
-
89'89'
A. Ibrahim
-
89'89'
A. Ibrahim
Next match
In the upcoming Primeira Liga match, Benfica will host Vizela on the 2nd of September with a 1-0 head to head stats in favor of Benfica (1 draw).
Paços de Ferreira will play away against Boavista on the 5th of September with a 10-5 head to head stats in favor of Boavista (5 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 , Nicolás Otamendi , Felipe Morato , Alejandro Grimaldo , Florentino Luís , Enzo Fernández , David Neres , Rafa Silva , João Mário and Gonçalo Ramos .
Substitutes
Benfica made 3 changes: G. Ramos for P. Musa (67′), D. Neres for D. Goncalves (79′) and Rafa Silva for Henrique Araujo (80′).
Top player: João Mário
The player who no doubt impressed Benfica the most was João Mário.
His rating is with 1 goal, 40 passes (87% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 3. He performed 5 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.
Paços de Ferreira: Formation and Lineups
Paços de Ferreira started with a 5-4-1 line-up (5-4-1).
On the other side, Paulo César da Silva Peixoto played with: Ze Oliveira , Juan Delgado , Nuno Lima , Flávio Ramos , Vitorino Antunes , Luís Bastos , Kayky , Jordan Holsgrove , Rui Pires , Nigel Thomas and N’Dri Philippe Koffi .
Substitutes
Paços de Ferreira made 2 changes: Kayky for Arthur Sales (63′) and L. Bastos for A. Ibrahim (69′).
Top player: N’Dri Philippe Koffi
The player who no doubt impressed Paços de Ferreira the most was N’Dri Philippe Koffi.
His rating is with 2 goals, 9 passes (77% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 8.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Saragna
I am one of the main columnists for Lootrs.com. I have been writing about football for the last 2 years. I am a decent club player, but I have never reached those heights. Interested in the nextgen. Favorite players: Ronaldo, Messi, Salah, Jamie Vardy, and Michail Antonio.
