Benfica vs Arouca, 2024-25 Portuguese Primeira Liga

· Portuguese Primeira Liga

Benfica

60': Orkun Kökçü
79': Vangelis Pavlidis

FT
2 - 2

Arouca

72': Guven Yalcin (P)
90'+5': Weverson

About

Benfica are hosting Arouca 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.
4': Foul by Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica).
4': Jason (Arouca) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
7': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Morlaye Sylla.
8': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Alex Pinto.
10': Foul by Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica).
10': Jason (Arouca) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
11': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Alex Pinto.
12': Attempt saved. Kerem Aktürkoglu (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Tomás Araújo.
12': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Nico Mantl.
13': Attempt blocked. António Silva (Benfica) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kerem Aktürkoglu with a cross.
13': Attempt blocked. Tomás Araújo (Benfica) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked.
13': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by José Fontán.
14': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Amadou Dante.
14': Attempt missed. Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica) header from the centre of the box misses to the right following a corner.
15': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Taichi Fukui.
16': Attempt blocked. Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kerem Aktürkoglu with a cross.
19': Attempt saved. Morlaye Sylla (Arouca) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Alex Pinto.
19': Corner, Arouca. Conceded by Anatolii Trubin.
20': Attempt missed. Alfonso Trezza (Arouca) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Jason with a cross.
21': Foul by Alex Pinto (Arouca).
21': Álvaro Carreras (Benfica) wins a free kick on the left wing.
22': Florentino (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
22': Foul by Güven Yalçin (Arouca).
23': Attempt blocked. Orkun Kökçü (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
23': Attempt blocked. Orkun Kökçü (Benfica) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
24': Attempt missed. Álvaro Carreras (Benfica) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Florentino.
25': Attempt blocked. Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Álvaro Carreras.
26': Attempt blocked. Fredrik Aursnes (Benfica) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Álvaro Carreras.
26': Alfonso Trezza (Arouca) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
26': Foul by Florentino (Benfica).
27': Offside, Benfica. Vangelis Pavlidis is caught offside.
28': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Alex Pinto.
29': Attempt missed. Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
30': Foul by José Fontán (Arouca).
30': Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
31': Attempt missed. Orkun Kökçü (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
32': Foul by Alex Pinto (Arouca).
32': Kerem Aktürkoglu (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
34': Delay in match because of an injury Pedro Santos (Arouca).
35': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
38': Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Orkun Kökçü.
39': Attempt missed. Ángel Di María (Benfica) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Tomás Araújo.
41': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Alfonso Trezza.
42': Attempt blocked. Kerem Aktürkoglu (Benfica) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
42': Foul by Pedro Santos (Arouca).
42': Orkun Kökçü (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
43': Pedro Santos (Arouca) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
45'+2': First Half ends, Benfica 0, Arouca 0.
45': Second Half begins Benfica 0, Arouca 0.
47': Attempt blocked. Kerem Aktürkoglu (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
47': Attempt saved. Güven Yalçin (Arouca) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Taichi Fukui.
48': Foul by Álvaro Carreras (Benfica).
48': Jason (Arouca) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
49': Attempt blocked. Morlaye Sylla (Arouca) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alfonso Trezza.
49': Corner, Arouca. Conceded by Tomás Araújo.
51': Attempt saved. Alfonso Trezza (Arouca) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Taichi Fukui.
51': Corner, Arouca. Conceded by Anatolii Trubin.
53': Attempt blocked. Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Florentino.
56': Hand ball by Taichi Fukui (Arouca).
57': Offside, Arouca. Alfonso Trezza is caught offside.
60': Goal! Benfica 1, Arouca 0. Orkun Kökçü (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Fredrik Aursnes.
62': Attempt saved. Kerem Aktürkoglu (Benfica) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Fredrik Aursnes.
62': Attempt missed. Ángel Di María (Benfica) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
66': Corner, Arouca. Conceded by Florentino.
67': Penalty Arouca. Jason draws a foul in the penalty area.
67': Penalty conceded by Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica) after a foul in the penalty area.
68': VAR Decision: Penalty Arouca.
72': Álvaro Carreras (Benfica) is shown the yellow card.
72': Goal! Benfica 1, Arouca 1. Güven Yalçin (Arouca) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
74': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Alex Pinto.
75': Foul by Jason (Arouca).
75': Kerem Aktürkoglu (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
76': Substitution, Benfica. Andrea Belotti replaces Ángel Di María.
76': Substitution, Benfica. Andreas Schjelderup replaces Florentino.
76': Nico Mantl (Arouca) is shown the yellow card.
77': Alex Pinto (Arouca) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
77': Foul by Andreas Schjelderup (Benfica).
79': Attempt blocked. Andrea Belotti (Benfica) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Orkun Kökçü.
79': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Alex Pinto.
79': Goal! Benfica 2, Arouca 1. Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica) header from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Orkun Kökçü with a cross following a corner.
81': Andrea Belotti (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
81': Foul by José Fontán (Arouca).
82': Foul by José Fontán (Arouca).
82': Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
82': José Fontán (Arouca) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
83': Attempt missed. Kerem Aktürkoglu (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right from a direct free kick.
83': Substitution, Arouca. Weverson replaces Amadou Dante.
83': Substitution, Arouca. Dylan Nandín replaces Alfonso Trezza.
83': Substitution, Arouca. Brian Mansilla replaces Güven Yalçin.
84': Attempt saved. Andreas Schjelderup (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Vangelis Pavlidis.
85': Offside, Benfica. Andreas Schjelderup is caught offside.
85': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Andreas Schjelderup (Benfica) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
86': VAR Decision: No Goal Benfica 2-1 Arouca.
88': Attempt missed. Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Andreas Schjelderup.
89': Substitution, Benfica. Leandro Barreiro replaces Vangelis Pavlidis.
89': Substitution, Benfica. Bruma replaces Kerem Aktürkoglu.
89': Substitution, Arouca. Miguel Puche replaces Jason.
89': Substitution, Arouca. Mamadou Loum replaces Taichi Fukui.
89': Attempt saved. Andrea Belotti (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Fredrik Aursnes.
90'+1': Corner, Arouca. Conceded by Nicolás Otamendi.
90'+1': Fourth official has announced 7 minutes of added time.
90'+1': Attempt missed. José Fontán (Arouca) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Brian Mansilla with a cross following a corner.
90'+1': Offside, Arouca. Brian Mansilla is caught offside.
90'+2': Andrea Belotti (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+2': Foul by Mamadou Loum (Arouca).
90'+3': Foul by Brian Mansilla (Arouca).
90'+3': Leandro Barreiro (Benfica) wins a free kick on the left wing.
90'+5': Goal! Benfica 2, Arouca 2. Weverson (Arouca) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Dylan Nandín.
90'+7': Substitution, Benfica. Arthur Cabral replaces Fredrik Aursnes.
90'+8': Delay in match because of an injury Andreas Schjelderup (Benfica).
90'+8': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
90'+9': Foul by Morlaye Sylla (Arouca).
90'+9': Leandro Barreiro (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+10': Second Half ends, Benfica 2, Arouca 2.
0': Match ends, Benfica 2, Arouca 2.

Statistics

ARO		BEN
12	Fouls	6
3	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	2
5	Corner Kicks	11
4	Saves	3
45	Possession	55
8	SHOTS	26
5	ON GOAL	8
0.6	On Target %	0.3
1	Penalty Goals	0
1	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
269	Accurate Passes	332
353	Passes	422
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
2	Accurate Crosses	7
11	Crosses	28
0.2	Cross %	0.3
59	Long Balls	53
24	Accurate Long Balls	34
0.4	Long Balls %	0.6
1	Blocked Shots	9
12	Effective Tackles	11
18	Tackles	16
0.7	Tackle %	0.7
15	Interceptions	8
36	Effective Clearances	19
36	Clearances	19

Game Information

Competition: Portuguese Primeira Liga

Venue: Estádio da Luz
Location: Lisbon, Portugal
Attendance: 61,581

Liga Portugal Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Sporting CP	30	+53	72
2	Benfica	30	+49	72
3	Braga	30	+26	63
4	FC Porto	30	+31	62

Full Standings

Line-Ups

Benfica (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Anatoliy Trubin (GK)
30	Nicolás Otamendi
4	António Silva
3	Álvaro Carreras
44	Tomás Araújo
61	Florentino
10	Orkun Kökçü
8	Fredrik Aursnes
14	Vangelis Pavlidis
17	Kerem Aktürkoglu
11	Ángel Di María

Benfica Substitutes:

Leandro Barreiro, Andreas Schjelderup, Samuel Soares, Tiago Gouveia, Bruma , Samuel Dahl, Arthur Cabral, Zeki Amdouni, Andrea Belotti.

Arouca (4-4-2)

No.	Name
58	Nico Mantl (GK)
3	José Fontán
13	Boris Popovic
27	Amadou Dante
78	Alex Pinto
21	Taichi Fukui
89	Pedro Santos
2	Morlaye Sylla
10	Jason
19	Alfonso Trezza
50	Guven Yalcin

Arouca Substitutes:

Pedro Moreira, Brian Mansilla, Pablo Gozálbez, Jakub Vinarcik, Mamadou Loum, João Valido, Miguel Puche, Dylan Nandín, Weverson.

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