Benfica prevails over Boavista 3-0. HIGHLIGHTS

PORTO. Benfica was finally too strong for Boavista.

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David Brown
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Benfica prevails over Boavista 3-0. HIGHLIGHTS

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oXoayJnUhvk

PORTO. Benfica was in the end too strong for Boavista with the goal of Morato (30′), Joao Mario (67′) and Joao Mario (82′ pen). Benfica made the most of its superior ball possession (59%).

The match was played at the Estádio do Bessa Século XXI stadium in Porto on Saturday and it started at 6:00 pm local time. The referee was João Pedro Silva Pinheiro with the assistance of Bruno Miguel Alves Jesus and André Filipe Nogueira Dias. The 4th official was José Bessa. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 21.6 degrees Celsius or 70.95 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 78%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Boavista

0 - 3

Team 1

Benfica

  • 41 Ball Possession 59
Shots
  • 4 Total 15
  • 0 On Target 3
  • 4 Off Target 12
  • 1 Shots blocked 1
  • 76 Attack 108
  • 31 Dangerous attack 47
  • 76 Ball safe 94
  • 0 Penalties 1
  • 7 Corners 8
Fouls
  • 12 Total 14
  • 4 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Benfica had a superior ball possession 59% while Boavista was struggling with a 41% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Benfica had a more offensive attitude with 47 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 3 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Benfica won the match.​

Boavista shot 4 times, 0 on target, 4 off target. Regarding the opposition, Benfica shot 15 times, 3 on target, 12 off target.

Cards

Boavista received 4 yellow cards (B. Lourenco, R. Cannon, V. Sasso and G. Makouta). Talking about the opposition, Benfica received 3 yellow cards (A. Silva, R. Schmidt and A. Grimaldo).

Match Timeline

7'
António Silva- Yellow
Bruno Lourenço- Yellow
27'
30'
Morato(goal)D. Neres
52'
57'
62'
61'
61'
Alexander Bah - sub ->Gilberto
62'
Róbert Bozeník- sub ->S. Agra
62'
67'
João Mário(goal)P. Musa
Martim Tavares- sub ->K. Gorré
78'
Vincent Sasso- Yellow
82'
82'
João Mário(penalty)
Masa- sub ->S. Pérez
85'
Joel Silva- sub ->Bruno Lourenço
85'
90'
Fredrik Aursnes- sub ->E. Fernández
90'
Gaius Makouta- Yellow
90'
Gaius Makouta- Yellow
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Benfica
87
34
Porto
85
34
Sporting Braga
78
34
Sporting CP
74
34
Arouca
54
34
Vitória SC
53
34
Chaves
46
34
Famalicão
44
34
Boavista
44
34
Casa Pia
41
34
Vizela
40
34
Rio Ave
40
34
Gil Vicente
37
34
Estoril
35
34
Portimonense
34
34
Marítimo
26
34
Paços de Ferreira
23
34
Santa Clara
22
34

Next matches

Boavista – Formation

Boavista
G
César  12.Brazil
6.1
D
Vincent Sasso 23.France
6.7
82'
D
Rodrigo Abascal 26.Uruguay
6.2
62'
D
Reggie Cannon 2.United States
6.1
52'
M
Seba Pérez  24.Colombia
6.1
85'
M
Gaius Makouta 42.France
6.4
90'
M
Bruno Lourenço 8.Portugal
6.0
85' 27'
M
Bruno Onyemaechi 70.Nigeria
6.2
M
Pedro Malheiro 79.Portugal
6.5
F
Salvador Agra 21.Portugal
6.8
62'
F
K. Gorré 7.Curaçao
6.6
78'
Substitutes
G
João Gonçalves 99.Portugal
D
Robson Reis 4.Brazil
D
Filipe Ferreira 20.Portugal
D
Ricardo Mangas 19.Portugal
6.0
62'
M
Ilija Vukotic 18.Montenegro
M
Masa 13.Japan
6.6
85'
M
Joel Silva 16.Portugal
6.4
85'
F
Róbert Bozeník 9.Slovakia
6.2
62'
F
Martim Tavares 59.Portugal
6.2
78'

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

The manager Armando Gonçalves Teixeira decided to play with the following team: César (6.1), Reggie Cannon (6.1), Vincent Sasso (6.7), Rodrigo Abascal (6.2), Pedro Malheiro (6.5), Gaius Makouta (6.4), Bruno Lourenço (5.8), Sebastián Pérez (6.4), Bruno (6.2), Salvador Agra (6.8) and Kenji Gorré (6.6).

The home team had on the bench: João Gonçalves, Robson, Róbert Boženík (6.2), Ilija Vukotić, Martim Tavares (6.2), Filipe Ferreira, Masaki Watai (6.8), Joel Silva (6.6) and Ricardo Mangas (6.0).

Substitutions

Boavista made 5 changes: S. Agra for R. Bozenik (62′), R. Abascal for R. Mangas (62′), K. Gorre for M. Tavares (78′), S. Perez for M. Watai (86′) and B. Lourenco for J. Silva (86′).

Best player: Salvador Agra​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Boavista was Salvador Agra.

His rating is (6.8) with 13 passes (61% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 6. He performed 9 crosses.

Benfica – Formation

Benfica
G
Odysseas Vlachodimos 99.Greece
7.0
D
Gilberto 2.Brazil
7.0
61'
D
Alejandro Grimaldo 3.Spain
7.4
90' 57'
D
Morato 91.Brazil
7.8
Goals30'
D
António Silva 66.Portugal
7.4
7'
M
João Mário 20.Portugal
8.6
Goals67', 82'
M
Rafa 27.Portugal
6.4
M
Florentino 61.Portugal
8.0
M
Enzo Fernández  13.Argentina
7.4
90'
M
David Neres 7.Brazil
7.1
62'
F
Gonçalo Ramos 88.Portugal
7.0
61'
Substitutes
G
Helton Leite 77.Brazil
D
Jan Vertonghen 5.Belgium
D
Alexander Bah  6.Denmark
6.2
61'
D
Mihailo Ristic 23.Serbia
90'
M
Diogo Gonçalves 17.Portugal
7.1
62'
M
Chiquinho 22.Portugal
M
Fredrik Aursnes 8.Norway
90'
F
Henrique Araújo 39.Portugal
F
Petar Musa 33.Croatia
7.4
61'

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

Roger Schmidt played with: Odysseas Vlachodimos (7.0), Gilberto (7.0), António Silva (7.4), Felipe Morato (7.8), Alejandro Grimaldo (7.4), Enzo Fernández (7.4), Florentino Luís (8.0), David Neres (7.1), Rafa Silva (6.4), João Mário (8.6) and Gonçalo Ramos (7.0).

These were the players on the bench: Henrique Araújo, Diogo Gonçalves (7.1), Jan Vertonghen, Chiquinho, Alexander Bah (6.2), Fredrik Aursnes, Petar Musa (7.4), Mihailo Ristić and Helton Leite.

Substitutions

Benfica made 5 changes: Gilberto for A. Bah (61′), G. Ramos for P. Musa (61′), D. Neres for D. Goncalves (62′), E. Fernandez for F. Aursnes (89′) and A. Grimaldo for M. Ristic (90′).

Best player: João Mário​

The player that probably impressed the most for Benfica was João Mário.

His rating is (8.6) with 2 goals, 30 passes (83% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 10. He performed 6 crosses.

Results of the day

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