Primeira Liga: Boavista manages to draw 2-2 with Benfica after recovering a 0-2 deficit
PORTO. Boavista manages to recover against Benfica with a goal on the A. Taarabt 22' and a goal on the A. Grimaldo 31'.
PORTO. Boavista manages to recover against Benfica with a goal on the A. Taarabt 22′ and a goal on the A. Grimaldo 31′.
The match was played at the Estádio do Bessa Século XXI stadium in Porto on Friday and it started at 8:15 pm local time. The referee was Rui Manuel Gomes Costa with the assistance of Nuno Manso and João Alexandre Bessa Silva. The 4th official was Carlos André Fernandes Macedo. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold around 8.6 degrees Celsius or 47.55 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 79%.
Match Statistics
There wasn’t much of a difference in ball possession. Boavista was in possession of the ball for 48% of the time vs. Benfica that controlled the ball for 52% of the time.
Boavista was more aggressive with 39 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 3 were on target. However, this did not suffice for Boavista to win the match.
Boavista shot 14 times, 3 on target, 11 off target. On the opposite side, Benfica shot 10 times, 4 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Boavista received 5 yellow cards (S. Perez, J. Garcia, K. Gorre, P. Musa and Y. Hamache). On the opposite side, Benfica received 3 yellow cards (J. Weigl, N. Otamendi and A. Grimaldo).
After this match, Boavista will have 21 points like Paços de Ferreira to stay in the 12th place. On the opposite side, Benfica will have 50 points to stay in the 3rd place.
Match Events
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15'15'
J. Weigl
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19'19'
Y. Hamache
T. Ilori
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22'22'
A. Taarabt
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28'28'
N. Otamendi
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31'31'
A. Grimaldo
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35'35'
E. Sousa Soares (Goal Disallowed)
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41'41'
S. Perez
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47'47'
J. Garcia
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62'62'
K. Gorre
Y. Njie
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69'69'
K. Gorre
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73'73'
J. Mario
A. Taarabt
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73'73'
N. Radonjic
Everton
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74'74'
G. Affonso
P. Musa
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81'81'
G. Makouta
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84'84'
A. Grimaldo
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85'85'
P. Musa
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87'87'
R. Yaremchuk
G. Ramos
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87'87'
Gilberto
A. Grimaldo
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90'90'
Y. Hamache
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90'90'
F. Pereira
S. Perez
Next match
In the upcoming Primeira Liga match, Boavista will play away with Estoril on the 27th of February with a 3-2 head to head in favor of Estoril (4 draws).
Benfica will host Vitória SC on the 27th of February with a 24-4 head to head record in favor of Benfica (3 draws).
Boavista: Formation and Lineups
Boavista started with a 5-4-1 line-up (5-4-1).
The manager Armando Gonçalves Teixeira chose to play with the following team: Rafael Bracali , Nathan Santos , Reggie Cannon , Javi García , Tiago Ilori , Filipe Ferreira , Gustavo Sauer , Sebastián Pérez , Gaius Makouta , Yusupha Njie and Petar Musa .
Substitutes
Boavista made 3 changes: T. Ilori for Y. Hamache (19′), Y. Njie for K. Gorre (62′) and S. Perez for F. Pereira (90′).
Top player: Gustavo Sauer
The player who no doubt impressed Boavista the most was Gustavo Sauer.
His rating is with 1 goal, 14 passes (100% accurate) and 5 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 18. He performed 11 crosses.
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 , Valentino Lazaro , Nicolás Otamendi , Jan Vertonghen , Alejandro Grimaldo , Rafa Silva , Adel Taarabt , Julian Weigl , Everton , Gonçalo Ramos and Darwin Núñez .
Substitutes
Benfica made 4 changes: A. Taarabt for J. Mario (73′), Everton for N. Radonjic (73′), G. Ramos for R. Yaremchuk (87′) and A. Grimaldo for Gilberto (87′).
Top player: Adel Taarabt
The player who no doubt impressed Benfica the most was Adel Taarabt.
His rating is with 1 goal, 43 passes (86% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 11 duels out of 14. He performed 1 cross.
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