Portuguese Primeira Liga

Benfica vs C.D. Nacional, 2024-25 Portuguese Primeira Liga

· Portuguese Primeira Liga
Benfica
  • 5': Zeki Amdouni
  • 23': Orkun Kökçü (P)
  • 90'+2': Vangelis Pavlidis (P)
FT
3 - 0
C.D. Nacional

    About

    Benfica are hosting C.D. Nacional at Estádio da Luz, Lisbon, Portugal, starting on . The match is a part of the Portuguese Primeira Liga.

    Match Commentary

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 2': Foul by Dudu Teodora (CD Nacional).
    • 2': Orkun Kökçü (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 3': Attempt saved. Bruma (Benfica) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Leandro Santos with a through ball.
    • 3': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Lucas França.
    • 5': Goal! Benfica 1, CD Nacional 0. Zeki Amdouni (Benfica) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Samuel Dahl.
    • 7': Attempt saved. Zeki Amdouni (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Orkun Kökçü.
    • 8': Offside, Benfica. Andrea Belotti is caught offside.
    • 10': Foul by Samuel Dahl (Benfica).
    • 10': Gustavo Garcia (CD Nacional) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 12': Offside, Benfica. Bruma is caught offside.
    • 13': Foul by Fredrik Aursnes (Benfica).
    • 13': Luís Esteves (CD Nacional) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 14': Attempt missed. Zé Vítor (CD Nacional) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right from a direct free kick.
    • 14': Arvin Appiah (CD Nacional) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 14': Foul by Orkun Kökçü (Benfica).
    • 16': Andrea Belotti (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 16': Foul by Fuki Yamada (CD Nacional).
    • 17': Attempt saved. Andrea Belotti (Benfica) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Orkun Kökçü.
    • 17': Attempt saved. Zeki Amdouni (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 17': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Lucas França.
    • 19': Penalty Benfica. Andrea Belotti draws a foul in the penalty area.
    • 19': Penalty conceded by Zé Vítor (CD Nacional) after a foul in the penalty area.
    • 19': Zé Vítor (CD Nacional) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 20': Delay in match because of an injury Andrea Belotti (Benfica).
    • 21': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 21': VAR Decision: Penalty Benfica.
    • 23': Goal! Benfica 2, CD Nacional 0. Orkun Kökçü (Benfica) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
    • 25': Foul by Samuel Dahl (Benfica).
    • 25': Gustavo Garcia (CD Nacional) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 26': Attempt blocked. Fuki Yamada (CD Nacional) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Arvin Appiah with a cross.
    • 27': Offside, Benfica. Andrea Belotti is caught offside.
    • 29': Attempt saved. Orkun Kökçü (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Zeki Amdouni.
    • 29': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Lucas França.
    • 39': Attempt saved. Fredrik Aursnes (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Orkun Kökçü.
    • 39': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Lucas França.
    • 39': Dudu Teodora (CD Nacional) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 39': Foul by Leandro Santos (Benfica).
    • 42': Attempt saved. Andrea Belotti (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Orkun Kökçü.
    • 42': Attempt saved. Luís Esteves (CD Nacional) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Gustavo Garcia.
    • 43': Bruma (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 43': Foul by Ulisses (CD Nacional).
    • 45': Attempt missed. Leandro Santos (Benfica) right footed shot from the right side of the box is just a bit too high.
    • 45'+1': Bruma (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+1': Foul by Djibril Soumaré (CD Nacional).
    • 45'+1': Djibril Soumaré (CD Nacional) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 45'+2': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+2': Foul by António Silva (Benfica).
    • 45'+2': Paulinho Bóia (CD Nacional) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+3': Penalty CD Nacional. Chiheb Labidi draws a foul in the penalty area.
    • 45'+3': Penalty conceded by António Silva (Benfica) after a foul in the penalty area.
    • 45'+5': VAR Decision: Penalty CD Nacional.
    • 45'+7': Penalty saved. Dudu Teodora (CD Nacional) right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner.
    • 45'+7': Attempt missed. Paulinho Bóia (CD Nacional) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right following a set piece situation.
    • 45'+7': First Half ends, Benfica 2, CD Nacional 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Benfica 2, CD Nacional 0.
    • 47': Hand ball by Fuki Yamada (CD Nacional).
    • 49': Bruma (Benfica) hits the left post with a left footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Zeki Amdouni following a fast break.
    • 51': Hand ball by Djibril Soumaré (CD Nacional).
    • 52': Attempt missed. Bruma (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
    • 53': Offside, Benfica. Bruma is caught offside.
    • 55': Attempt missed. Dudu Teodora (CD Nacional) right footed shot from very close range is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Paulinho Bóia.
    • 56': Djibril Soumaré (CD Nacional) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 56': Foul by Andrea Belotti (Benfica).
    • 57': Substitution, CD Nacional. Matheus Dias replaces Fuki Yamada.
    • 57': Substitution, CD Nacional. Joel Tagueu replaces Chiheb Labidi.
    • 58': Djibril Soumaré (CD Nacional) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 58': Foul by Zeki Amdouni (Benfica).
    • 59': Offside, CD Nacional. Luís Esteves is caught offside.
    • 62': Foul by António Silva (Benfica).
    • 62': Joel Tagueu (CD Nacional) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 63': Attempt missed. Zé Vítor (CD Nacional) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Dudu Teodora with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 64': Attempt saved. Andrea Belotti (Benfica) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Orkun Kökçü.
    • 65': Attempt blocked. Joel Tagueu (CD Nacional) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Paulinho Bóia.
    • 65': Corner, CD Nacional. Conceded by António Silva.
    • 68': Substitution, Benfica. Renato Sanches replaces Orkun Kökçü.
    • 68': Substitution, Benfica. Kerem Aktürkoglu replaces Samuel Dahl.
    • 68': Substitution, Benfica. Vangelis Pavlidis replaces Andrea Belotti.
    • 68': Substitution, Benfica. Leandro Barreiro replaces Zeki Amdouni.
    • 71': Attempt blocked. Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Leandro Barreiro with a headed pass.
    • 71': Attempt blocked. Paulinho Bóia (CD Nacional) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Luís Esteves.
    • 72': Substitution, CD Nacional. Rúben Macedo replaces Dudu Teodora.
    • 72': Corner, CD Nacional. Conceded by Kerem Aktürkoglu.
    • 77': Foul by Paulinho Bóia (CD Nacional).
    • 77': Leandro Santos (Benfica) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 80': Corner, CD Nacional. Conceded by Nicolás Otamendi.
    • 80': Attempt missed. Joel Tagueu (CD Nacional) header from very close range is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Rúben Macedo with a cross following a corner.
    • 81': Substitution, CD Nacional. Daniel Penha replaces Paulinho Bóia.
    • 81': Substitution, CD Nacional. João Aurélio replaces Gustavo Garcia.
    • 83': Substitution, Benfica. Andreas Schjelderup replaces Bruma.
    • 84': Foul by Joel Tagueu (CD Nacional).
    • 84': Fredrik Aursnes (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 85': Attempt saved. Leandro Barreiro (Benfica) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Andreas Schjelderup with a through ball.
    • 85': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Lucas França.
    • 86': Attempt blocked. Andreas Schjelderup (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 86': Attempt missed. Rúben Macedo (CD Nacional) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Daniel Penha following a fast break.
    • 88': Foul by João Aurélio (CD Nacional).
    • 88': Álvaro Carreras (Benfica) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 88': João Aurélio (CD Nacional) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 88': Attempt blocked. Leandro Barreiro (Benfica) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kerem Aktürkoglu with a cross.
    • 88': Penalty conceded by Zé Vítor (CD Nacional) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
    • 90': VAR Decision: Penalty Benfica.
    • 90'+2': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+2': Goal! Benfica 3, CD Nacional 0. Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
    • 90'+4': Hand ball by Leandro Barreiro (Benfica).
    • 90'+4': Attempt saved. Daniel Penha (CD Nacional) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Rúben Macedo.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Benfica 3, CD Nacional 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Benfica 3, CD Nacional 0.

    Statistics

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    11 Fouls 11
    3 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 4
    3 Corner Kicks 5
    9 Saves 3
    44.2 Possession 55.8
    12 SHOTS 18
    3 ON GOAL 12
    0.3 On Target % 0.7
    0 Penalty Goals 2
    1 Penalty Kicks Taken 2
    299 Accurate Passes 398
    374 Passes 469
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    4 Accurate Crosses 3
    11 Crosses 12
    0.4 Cross % 0.3
    44 Long Balls 49
    21 Accurate Long Balls 28
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.6
    3 Blocked Shots 3
    7 Effective Tackles 10
    15 Tackles 17
    0.5 Tackle % 0.6
    13 Interceptions 9
    20 Effective Clearances 13
    20 Clearances 13

    Game Information

    Competition: Portuguese Primeira Liga

    Venue: Estádio da Luz
    Location: Lisbon, Portugal
    Attendance: 52,543

    Liga Portugal Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Sporting CP 27 +50 65
    2 Benfica 27 +43 65
    3 FC Porto 27 +32 56
    4 Braga 27 +21 56
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

    BEN Benfica (3-4-2-1)

    No. Name
    24 Samuel Soares (GK)
    30 Nicolás Otamendi
    3 Álvaro Carreras
    4 António Silva
    10 Orkun Kökçü
    8 Fredrik Aursnes
    26 Samuel Dahl
    71 Leandro Santos
    19 Andrea Belotti
    27 Bruma
    7 Zeki Amdouni
    Benfica Substitutes:
    Kerem Aktürkoglu, Renato Sanches, Arthur Cabral, Adrian Bajrami, Florentino, Anatoliy Trubin, Andreas Schjelderup, Vangelis Pavlidis, Leandro Barreiro.

    CDN C.D. Nacional (4-1-4-1)

    No. Name
    37 Lucas França (GK)
    38 Zé Vitor Yellow Card
    4 Ulisse
    27 Djibril Soumaré Yellow Card
    70 Arvin Appiah
    22 Gustavo
    15 Chiheb Labidi
    10 Luís Esteves
    98 Paulinho
    71 Fuki Yamada
    99 Dudu Teodora
    C.D. Nacional Substitutes:
    João Aurélio, Daniel Penha, Joel, Rui Encarnação, Isaac, Matheus Dias, Léo Santos, Ruben Macedo, André Sousa.

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