LISBOA. Benfica tops Estrela Amadora with a 2-0 win with a goal from C. Tengstedt (79′) and a goal from R. Silva (90′). Benfica was vastly better in terms of ball possession (68%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica stadium in Lisboa on Saturday and it started at 8:30 pm local time. In front of 58,479 spectators. The referee was Gustavo Fernandes Correia with the support of Tiago José Pereira Costa and Inácio Pereira. The 4th official was Rui Miguel Gomes Lima. The weather was few clouds. The temperature was hot at 26.97 degrees Celsius or 80.55 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 80%.
Match Statistics
- ! 68 Ball Possession 32
Shots
- 30 Total 8
- 9 On Target 2
- 11 Off Target 4
- 10 Shots blocked 2
- 164 Attack 66
- 98 Dangerous attack 26
- 82 Ball safe 71
- 0 Penalties 1
- 9 Corners 4
Fouls
- 7 Total 10
- 3 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Benfica was in firm control of the ball 68% while Estrela Amadora was struggling with a 32% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Benfica was putting more pressure with 98 dangerous attacks and 30 shots of which 9 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Benfica won the match.
Benfica shot 30 times, 9 on target, 11 off target. Regarding the opposition, Estrela Amadora shot 8 times, 2 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Benfica received 3 yellow cards (Joao Neves, João Mário and Arthur Cabral). Talking about the opposition, Estrela Amadora received 3 yellow cards (Omorwa, Mansur and Hevertton Santos).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this contest, Benfica has 3 points to occupy the 11th place in the standings. Talking about the opposition, Estrela Amadora stays with 0 points (15th).
Next matches
In the next match in the Liga Portugal, Benfica will host Vitória SC on the 2nd of September with a 28-7 head to head stats in favor of Benfica (4 draws).
Estrela Amadora will play away agasint Portimonense on the 2nd of September with a 0-0 head to head record.
Benfica – Formation
Benfica
69'
44'
90'
Benfica started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Roger Schmidt decided to play with the following team: Mihailo Ristić, Odysseas Vlachodimos, Samuel Soares , Alexander Bah , António Silva , Nicolás Otamendi , Fredrik Aursnes , Joao Neves , Orkun Kökçü , Ángel Di María , Rafa Silva , João Mário and Arthur Cabral .
The home team had on the bench: Anatoliy Trubin, Felipe Morato, David Neres , Casper Tengstedt , Andreas Schjelderup, Chiquinho, Tomás Araújo and Florentino Luís .
Substitutions
Benfica made 4 changes: Joao Neves for Florentino Luís (46′), João Mário for David Neres (69′), Arthur Cabral for Casper Tengstedt (78′) and Orkun Kökçü for Chiquinho (90′).
Best player: Orkun Kökçü
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Benfica was Orkun Kökçü even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 79 passes (0% accurate) and 5 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 4. He performed 3 crosses.
Estrela Amadora – Formation
Estrela Amadora
Estrela Amadora started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
Sergio Agostinho de Oliveira Vieira played with: Johnstone Omurwa, Aloisio, Bruno Brígido , Hevertton Santos , Omorwa , Kialonda Gaspar , Mansur , João Reis , Ronald , Léo Cordeiro , Vitó , Léo Jabá and Ronaldo Tavares .
These were the players on the bench: Jean Felipe , Regis Ndo , António Filipe, Erivaldo Almeida, Pedro Sá , Manuel Keliano , Kikas and Alioune Ndour .
Substitutions
Estrela Amadora made 5 changes: João Reis for Jean Felipe (53′), Léo Jabá for Regis Ndo (61′), Vitó for Alioune Ndour (70′), Léo Cordeiro for Manuel Keliano (70′) and Vitó for Pedro Sá (70′).
Best player: Bruno Brígido
The most impressive player for Estrela Amadora was the goalkeeper: Bruno Brígido. His rating is 7.85. He performed 6 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Liga Portugal.
- Benfica – Estrela Amadora – 2-0
- Vitória SC – Gil Vicente – 2-1
- Chaves – Sporting Braga – 2-4
- Portimonense – Boavista – 1-4
