Sporting CP tops Benfica 2-1 with G. Catamo scoring 2 goals

LISBOA. Sporting CP topped Benfica to win 2-1. G. Catamo was the key for his team after scoring 2 goals.

By
John Ross
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Sporting CP tops Benfica 2-1 with G. Catamo scoring 2 goals

LISBOA. Sporting CP overcome Benfica to win 2-1. G. Catamo was the key for his team after scoring 2 goals. It was Sporting CP to strike first with an early goal of Geny Catamo at the 1′. Then it was a goal in the 45′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Geny Catamo gave the win to Sporting CP in the 90′ minute with a goal scoring a double.

The match was played at the Estádio José Alvalade stadium in Lisboa on Saturday and it started at 8:30 pm local time. In front of 48,113 spectators.​ The referee was Artur Manuel Ribeiro Soares Dias with the support of Paulo Alexandre Santos Soares and Pedro Ribeiro. The 4th official was Nuno Miguel Serrano Almeida. The weather was light rain. The temperature was pleasant at 16.55 degrees Celsius or 61.79 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 69%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Sporting CP

2 - 1

Team 1

Benfica

  • 47 Ball Possession 53
Shots
  • 14 Total 14
  • 3 On Target 4
  • 6 Off Target 5
  • 5 Shots blocked 5
  • 95 Attack 96
  • 57 Dangerous attack 56
  • 52 Ball safe 50
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 7 Corners 13
Fouls
  • 12 Total 9
  • 3 Yellow Cards 5
  • 0 Double Yellow 1
  • 0 Red Card 1
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Sporting CP was in possession of the ball for 47% of the time vs. Benfica that controlled the ball for 53% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Sporting CP was putting more pressure with 57 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 3 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Sporting CP won the match​.

Sporting CP shot 14 times, 3 on target, 6 off target. Regarding the opposition, Benfica shot 14 times, 4 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Sporting CP received 4 yellow cards (Paulinho, Geny Catamo, Nuno Santos and Morten Hjulmand). On the other side, Benfica received 6 yellow cards (Alexander Bah , Fredrik Aursnes, Casper Tengstedt, David Neres, Nicolás Otamendi  and António Silva).

Match Timeline

Geny Catamo(goal)
1'
Geny Catamo- Yellow
4'
Morten Hjulmand- Yellow
27'
27'
Nicolás Otamendi - Yellow
40'
David Neres- Yellow
45'
Alexander Bah - Yellow
45'
Alexander Bah (goal)Ángel Di María
Daniel Bragança- sub ->Hidemasa Morita
54'
71'
Arthur Cabral- sub ->Casper Tengstedt
Ousmane Diomande- sub ->Gonçalo Inácio
72'
Marcus Edwards - sub ->Pedro Gonçalves 
72'
74'
Casper Tengstedt- Yellow
Koba Koindredi- sub ->Morten Hjulmand
80'
Paulinho- sub ->Trincão
80'
86'
Fredrik Aursnes- Yellow
Geny Catamo(goal)
90'
Nuno Santos- Yellow
5'
90'
Orkun Kökçü- sub ->David Neres
90'
Marcos Leonardo- sub ->Rafa
Paulinho- Yellow
90'
90'
Fredrik Aursnes(yellowredcard)
90'
António Silva- Yellow

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Sporting CP
81
31
Benfica
76
31
Porto
63
31
Sporting Braga
62
31
Vitória SC
60
31
Moreirense
46
31
Arouca
45
31
Famalicão
36
31
Casa Pia
35
31
Farense
34
31
Estoril
33
31
Rio Ave
32
31
Gil Vicente
32
31
Boavista
30
31
Estrela Amadora
29
31
Portimonense
28
31
Chaves
23
31
Vizela
22
31

After playing this encounter, Sporting CP has 71 points to remain in the 1st place. Regarding the opposition, Benfica will stays with 67 points to remain in the 2nd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Liga Portugal, Sporting CP will play away with Famalicão on the 3rd of February with a 8-2 head to head record in favor of Sporting CP (3 draws).

Benfica will host Moreirense on the 14th of April with a 17-1 head to head record in favor of Benfica (4 draws).

Sporting CP – Formation

Sporting CP
G
Franco Israel 12.Uruguay
6.7
D
Sebastián Coates  4.Uruguay
7.5
D
Gonçalo Inácio 25.Portugal
7.1
72'
D
Jerry St. Juste 3.Netherlands
7.1
M
Matheus Reis 2.Brazil
6.8
M
Hidemasa Morita 5.Japan
6.8
54'
M
Trincão 17.Portugal
7.3
80'
M
Geny Catamo 21.Mozambique
9.5
4' Goals1', 90'
M
Morten Hjulmand 42.Denmark
7.1
80' 27'
M
Pedro Gonçalves  8.Portugal
7.3
72'
F
Viktor Gyökeres 9.Sweden
7.3
Substitutes
G
Diogo Pinto 51.Portugal
D
Ousmane Diomande 26.Ivory Coast
6.7
72'
D
Eduardo Quaresma 72.Portugal
D
Ricardo Esgaio 47.Portugal
M
Nuno Santos 11.Portugal
5'
M
Daniel Bragança 23.Portugal
7.1
54'
M
Koba Koindredi 80.France
6.8
80'
F
Paulinho 20.Portugal
7.1
80' 90'
F
Marcus Edwards  10.England
7.0
72'

Sporting CP started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

The manager Ruben Filipe Marques Amorim decided to play with the following team: Franco Israel (6.7), Jerry St. Juste (7.1), Sebastián Coates  (7.5), Gonçalo Inácio (7.1), Geny Catamo (9.5), Morten Hjulmand (7.1), Hidemasa Morita (6.8), Matheus Reis (6.8), Trincão (7.3), Pedro Gonçalves  (7.3) and Viktor Gyökeres (7.3).

The home team had on the bench: Paulinho (7.1), Ousmane Diomande (6.7), Eduardo Quaresma, Marcus Edwards  (7.0), Nuno Santos, Daniel Bragança (7.1), Ricardo Esgaio, Diogo Pinto and Koba Koindredi (6.8).

Substitutions

Sporting CP made 5 changes: Hidemasa Morita for Daniel Bragança (54′), Pedro Gonçalves  for Marcus Edwards  (72′), Gonçalo Inácio for Ousmane Diomande (72′), Morten Hjulmand for Koba Koindredi (80′) and Trincão for Paulinho (80′).

Player of the match: Geny Catamo​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Sporting CP was Geny Catamo.

His rating is 9.5 with 2 goals, 29 passes (66% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 9 duels out of 12. He performed 3 crosses.

Benfica – Formation

Benfica
G
Anatoliy Trubin 1.Ukraine
6.3
D
Alexander Bah  6.Denmark
7.5
45' Goals45'
D
Fredrik Aursnes 8.Norway
6.3
86'
D
Nicolás Otamendi  30.Argentina
6.8
27'
D
António Silva 4.Portugal
6.7
90'
M
David Neres 7.Brazil
6.3
90' 40'
M
Ángel Di María 11.Argentina
7.5
M
Rafa 27.Portugal
6.6
90'
M
Florentino 61.Portugal
7.0
M
João Neves 87.Portugal
7.5
F
Casper Tengstedt 19.Denmark
6.4
71' 74'
Substitutes
G
Samuel Soares 24.Portugal
D
Tomás Araújo 44.Portugal
D
Álvaro Fernández 3.Spain
D
Morato 5.Brazil
M
Orkun Kökçü 10.Turkey
90'
M
João Mário 20.Portugal
F
Arthur Cabral 9.Brazil
6.8
71'
F
Marcos Leonardo 36.Brazil
90'
F
Tiago Gouveia 47.Portugal

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

Roger Schmidt played with: Anatoliy Trubin (6.3), Alexander Bah  (7.5), António Silva (6.7), Nicolás Otamendi  (6.8), Fredrik Aursnes (6.3), Florentino (7.0), João Neves (7.5), Ángel Di María (7.5), Rafa (6.6), David Neres (6.3) and Casper Tengstedt (6.4).

They had on the bench: Tomás Araújo, Álvaro Fernández, Morato, Arthur Cabral (6.8), Orkun Kökçü, João Mário, Samuel Soares, Marcos Leonardo and Tiago Gouveia.

Substitutions

Benfica made 3 changes: Casper Tengstedt for Arthur Cabral (71′), David Neres for Orkun Kökçü (90′) and Rafa for Marcos Leonardo (90′).

Player of the match: Alexander Bah ​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Benfica was Alexander Bah .

His rating is 7.5 with 1 goal, 51 passes (76% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 8 duels out of 13. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Liga Portugal.​