CALDAS DE VIZELA. Benfica prevails over Vizela 2-0 after J. Mário scores 2 goals.
Benfica remained in players after Roger Schmidt received a red card in the 18′. Notwithstanding, Benfica still found a way to win this match playing only in players.
The match was played at the Estádio Do Vizela stadium in Caldas de Vizela on Saturday and it started at 8:30 pm local time. The referee was Nuno Miguel Serrano Almeida with the help of André Campos and Pedro Felisberto. The 4th official was Marcos Roberto Viegas Brazão. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 6.3 degrees Celsius or 43.27 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 89%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Benfica had a strong ball possession 60% while Vizela was struggling with a 40% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Benfica was more pushing with 62 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Benfica won the contest.
Vizela shot 9 times, 4 on target, 5 off target. Regarding the opposition, Benfica shot 11 times, 6 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Vizela received 3 yellow cards (Raphael Guzzo, Claudemir and Anderson). On the other side, Benfica received 2 yellow cards (Nicolás Otamendi and António Silva).
Anderson (Vizela) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (87′).
Also, Benfica didn’t finish the match with 11 players after Roger Schmidt (Benfica) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (18′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Vizela will stay with 26 points like Gil Vicente, Chaves and Portimonense to hold in the 11th place. Regarding the opposition, Benfica will have 59 points to remain in the 1st place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Liga Portugal, Vizela will host Sporting Braga on the 11th of March with a 4-1 head to head statistic in favor of Sporting Braga (0 draws).
Benfica will host Famalicão on the 3rd of March with a 6-0 head to head statistic in favor of Benfica (3 draws).
Vizela – Formation
Vizela
87'
77'
61'
Vizela started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Manuel Jorge da Silva Cruz decided to play with the following team: Fabijan Buntić , Igor Julião , Anderson , Bruno Wilson , Kiki Afonso , Nuno Moreira , Claudemir , Raphael Guzzo , Kiko Bondoso , Samu and Milutin Osmajić .
The home team had on the bench: Luis Felipe, Ivanildo Fernandes, Matheus Pereira , Alex Méndez , Pedro Ortiz , Osama Rashid, Tomás Silva, Friday Etim and Matías Lacava .
Substitutions
Vizela made 5 changes: Nuno Moreira for Matías Lacava González (60′), Raphael Guzzo for Pedro Ortiz (60′), Claudemir for Alex Méndez (69′), Kiki for Matheus Pereira (77′) and Milutin Osmajic for Friday Ubi Etim (77′).
Best player: Bruno Wilson
The most impressive player for Vizela was Bruno Wilson.
His rating is with 30 passes (86% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 6.
Benfica – Formation
Benfica
38', 90'
Benfica started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Roger Schmidt played with: Odysseas Vlachodimos , Alexander Bah , António Silva , Nicolás Otamendi , Alejandro Grimaldo , Fredrik Aursnes , Florentino Luís , João Mário , David Neres , Gonçalo Guedes and Gonçalo Ramos .
They had on the bench: Samuel Soares, Gilberto, Felipe Morato, Lucas Veríssimo, Rafa Silva , Joao Neves, Chiquinho , Petar Musa and Casper Tengstedt.
Benfica could not rely on the presence of João Neves (injured).
Substitutions
Benfica made 3 changes: Gonçalo Guedes for Chiquinho (60′), David Neres for Rafa Silva (83′) and Gonçalo Ramos for Petar Musa (83′).
Best player: João Mário
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Benfica was João Mário.
His rating is with 2 goals, 40 passes (92% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 4 duels out of 12. He performed 4 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Liga Portugal.
