Benfica prevails over Portimonense 3-1. HIGHLIGHTS

PORTIMãO. Benfica tops Portimonense 3-1.

September 24, 2023

PORTIMãO. Benfica conquers Portimonense 3-1. Benfica got an early 2-0 lead with 2 goals from Alexander Bah (5′) and Petar Musa (17′). Portimonense tried to recover with a goal from Hélio Varela (56′). Nevertheless, the match was closed by a goal (66′) scored by David Neres for Benfica. Benfica was truly superior in terms of ball possession (66%) and that was among the factors of its victory.

Rildo didn’t convert a decisive penalty (60′). That would have allowed Portimonense to draw the match.

The match was played at the Estádio Municipal de Portimão stadium in Portimão on Sunday and it started at 6:00 pm local time. The referee was Hélder Miguel Azevedo Malheiro with the help of Hugo Alexandre França Luís Coimbra and Gonçalo Nuno Soares Vaz Freire. The 4th official was Bruno Miguel Cândido Rebocho. The weather was few clouds. The temperature was hot at 25.7 degrees Celsius or 78.26 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 41%.

Match Statistics

Portimonense

1 - 3

Benfica

! 34 Ball Possession 66

Shots

10 Total 14
4 On Target 7
5 Off Target 3
1 Shots blocked 4

78 Attack 111
27 Dangerous attack 55
94 Ball safe 115

1 Penalties 0
3 Corners 4
1 Off Sides 2

Fouls

7 Total 7
1 Yellow Cards 0
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Benfica had a strong ball possession 66% while Portimonense was struggling with a 34% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Benfica had a more offensive attitude with 55 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Benfica won the match.

Portimonense shot 10 times, 4 on target, 5 off target. Regarding the opposition, Benfica shot 14 times, 7 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Portimonense received 1 yellow card (Hélio Varela). On the opposite side, Benfica didn’t receive any yellow card.

Match Timeline

Alexander Bah (goal)Orkun Kökcü

17'

Hélio Varela- Yellow

35'

40'

46'

Arthur Cabral- sub ->Petar Musa

Guga- sub ->Igor Formiga

46'

João Neves- sub ->Orkun Kökcü

Hélio Varela(goal)Sylvester Jasper

56'

58'

60'

66'

David Neres(goal)Rafa

Maurício- sub ->Dener

80'

Paulinho- sub ->Gonçalo Costa

80'

86'

Tomás Araújo- sub ->Florentino

Zinho- sub ->Hélio Varela

90'

Casper Tengstedt- sub ->Rafa

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After this match, Portimonense will stay with 5 points like Rio Ave and Vizela to soar in the 16th place. Regarding the opposition, Benfica will have 15 points to move down in the 2nd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Liga Portugal, Portimonense will play away with Sporting CP on the 5th of May with a 14-2 head to head in favor of Sporting CP (1 draw).

Benfica will play away agasint Sporting CP on the 7th of April with a 17-9 head to head stats in favor of Benfica (15 draws).

Portimonense – Formation

Portimonense

Vinícius 12.Brazil

6.7

Filipe Relvas 22.Portugal

6.8

Alemão 43.Brazil

7.1

Pedrão 44.Brazil

7.0

Gonçalo Costa 18.Portugal

6.6

80'

Paulo Estrela 20.Portugal

6.8

40'

Igor Formiga 33.Brazil

6.4

46'

Carlinhos 11.Brazil

7.1

Dener 13.Brazil

6.8

80'

Sylvester Jasper 7.Bulgaria

7.3

Hélio Varela 77.Cape Verde

7.3

90'

35'

56'

Substitutes

Gabriel Souza 1.Brazil

Guga 27.Portugal

7.0

46'

Rafael Alcobia 76.Portugal

Moustapha Seck 14.Senegal

Zinho 99.Brazil

90'

Maurício 8.Brazil

6.3

80'

Rildo 37.Brazil

6.8

40'

Lucas Ventura 25.Brazil

Paulinho 9.Portugal

6.4

80'

Portimonense started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

The manager Paulo Sérgio Bento Brito decided to play with the following team: Vinícius (6.7), Pedrão (7.0), Tornich (7.1), Filipe Relvas (6.4), Igor Formiga (6.4), Dener (6.8), Paulo Estrela (6.8), Carlinhos (7.1), Gonçalo Costa (6.6), Sylvester Jasper (7.3) and Hélio Varela (7.3).

The home team had on the bench: Paulinho (6.4), Moustapha Seck, Lucas Ventura, Gabriel Souza, Maurício (6.6), Zinho, Rildo (6.8), Rafael Alcobia, Guga (7.0) and Zinho.

Portimonense could not rely on the presence of Rildo (injured), Paulinho (injured) and Zinho (injured).

Substitutions

Portimonense made 5 changes: Igor Formiga for Guga (46′), Paulo Estrela for Rildo (40′), Dener for Maurício (80′), Gonçalo Costa for Paulinho (80′) and Hélio Varela for Zinho (90′).

Best player: Sylvester Jasper

The player that probably impressed the most for Portimonense was Sylvester Jasper.

His rating is (7.3) with 23 passes (82% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 8 duels out of 17. He performed 2 crosses.

Benfica – Formation

Benfica

Anatoliy Trubin 1.Ukraine

7.5

Morato 5.Brazil

6.6

Alexander Bah 6.Denmark

7.7

46'

Fredrik Aursnes 8.Norway

7.0

Nicolás Otamendi 30.Argentina

7.3

David Neres 7.Brazil

9.1

66'

Florentino 61.Portugal

7.5

86'

Orkun Kökçü 10.Turkey

7.7

46'

Ángel Di María 11.Argentina

João Mário 20.Portugal

7.5

Rafa 27.Portugal

7.5

90'

Petar Musa 33.Croatia

7.3

46'

17'

Substitutes

Samuel Soares 24.Portugal

David Jurásek 13.Czech Republic

6.3

46'

Tomás Araújo 44.Portugal

6.8

86'

António Silva 4.Portugal

Chiquinho 22.Portugal

João Neves 87.Portugal

7.1

46'

Arthur Cabral 9.Brazil

6.8

46'

Tiago Gouveia 47.Portugal

Casper Tengstedt 19.Denmark

90'

Benfica started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Roger Schmidt played with: Ángel Di María, Anatoliy Trubin (7.5), Alexander Bah (7.7), Nicolás Otamendi (7.3), Morato (6.6), Fredrik Aursnes (7.0), Orkun Kökcü (7.7), Florentino (7.5), David Neres (9.1), Rafa (7.5) and João Mário (7.5), Petar Musa (7.3).

These were the players on the bench: António Silva , Casper Tengstedt, Samuel Soares, João Neves (7.1), Arthur Cabral (6.8), David Jurásek (6.3), Chiquinho, Tomás Araújo (6.8) and Tiago Gouveia.

Substitutions

Benfica made 5 changes: Petar Musa for Arthur Cabral (46′), Alexander Bah for David Jurásek (46′), Rafa for Casper Tengstedt (90′), Orkun Kökcü for João Neves (46′) and Florentino for Tomás Araújo (86′).