LISBOA. Farense and Benfica draw 1-1. C. Falcão scored the first goal (51′) for Farense. Rafa made it even (71′). Benfica was truly superior in terms of ball possession (66%)
The match was played at the Estádio José Alvalade stadium in Lisboa on Friday and it started at 6:00 pm local time. In front of 56,766 spectators. The referee was Miguel Bertolo Nogueira with the help of Rui Cidade and Nuno Filipe Figueiredo Pires. The 4th official was Gonçalo Neves. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 16.49 degrees Celsius or 61.68 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 68%.
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Benfica has 30 points to hold in the 2nd place. Regarding the opposition, Farense will has 17 points to sit in the 7th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Liga Portugal, Benfica will play away against Sporting Braga on the 17th of December with a 26-12 head to head record in favor of Benfica (6 draws).
Farense will host Estrela Amadora on the 17th of December with a 1-0 head to head statistic in favor of Estrela Amadora (0 draws).
Benfica – Formation
Benfica adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Roger Schmidt decided to play with the following team: Anatoliy Trubin , Fredrik Aursnes , António Silva , Nicolás Otamendi , Morato , João Neves , Orkun Kökcü , Ángel Di María , Rafa , João Mário and Casper Tengstedt .
The home team had on the bench: Florentino, Arthur Cabral , Gonçalo Guedes , Chiquinho, Samuel Soares, Petar Musa , João Victor, Tomás Araújo and Tiago Gouveia.
Substitutions
Benfica made 3 changes: Orkun Kökcü for Arthur Cabral (89′), Casper Tengstedt for Petar Musa (64′) and João Neves for Gonçalo Guedes (64′).
Player of the match: Ángel Di María
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Benfica was Ángel Di María.
His rating is with 58 passes (71% accurate) and 9 key passes. He won 5 duels out of 10. He performed 28 crosses.
Farense – Formation
Also Farense adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
José Albano Ferreira da Mota played with: Ricardo Velho , Pastor , Gonçalo Silva , Zach Muscat , Talocha , Vítor Gonçalves , Claudio Falcão , Belloumi , Mattheus , Marco Matias and Bruno Duarte .
These were the players on the bench: Facundo Cáseres , Luiz Felipe, Fran Delgado, Igor Rossi, Artur Jorge, Elves Baldé , Rafael Barbosa , Rui Costa and Seruca.
Farense could not rely on the presence of Rafael Barbosa (injured).
Substitutions
Farense made 5 changes: Belloumi for Elves Baldé (74′), Marco Matias for Rafael Barbosa (87′), Vítor Gonçalves for Facundo Cáseres (74′), Bruno Duarte for Rui Costa (90′) and Mattheus for Seruca (90′).
Player of the match: Gonçalo Silva
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Farense was Gonçalo Silva.
His rating is with 23 passes (74% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 5 duels out of 8.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Liga Portugal.