GAME SUMMARY
| Bwin league | |
| 14th day | |
| FINAL RESULTS | |
| Braga | 3 |
| Benfica | 0 |
| markers | |
| Abel Ruiz 2′ Ricardo Horta 32′ Ricardo Horta 70′ |
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SC Braga-Benfica, match of the 14th round of Bwin leagueat the Municipal Stadium of Braga.
ROGER SCHMIDT: POST GAME
PER MINUTE
90’+7′ Closes the game to Minho. Result Braga-Benfica: 3-0. Isolated Liga leaders Bwin suffer their first defeat of the season.
90’+7′ It’s played again.
90’+6′ Game abandoned for assistance to Castro.
90’+6′ Shot in the area by Draxler, the ball hits a defender of Braga.
90′ Injury: six minutes.
89′ Benfica change: Gonçalo Ramos and Enzo leave for João Neves and Chiquinho.
89′ Braga substitution: Ricardo Horta out, Rodrigo Gomes in.
88′ Castro’s foul on Otamendi. Free for Benfica.
87′ Call for a foul against Otamendi in the frontcourt. The central defender of Benfica sees a yellow card.
86′ Grimaldo’s cross on the left cuts through Braga’s defence. Singing for Benfica!
86′ Racic shot wide. Goal kick for Benfica.
85′ Yellow card shown to Rafa for a foul against Ricardo Horta. Free for Braga.
82′ Substitutions Braga: André Horta and Abel Ruiz leave, Castro and Vitinha enter.
81′ Gilberto is knocked out. Free for Braga.
78′ Rafa was stopped for a foul by André Horta, who was booked.
76′ Grimaldo runs away on the left and tries to beat Matheus, but only gets a corner.
75′ Substitutions Braga: Niakaté and Iuri Medeiros exit, Tormena and Hernâni enter.
74′ Musa scores for Benfica, but the goal is disallowed by the forward for offside.
71′ Change to Benfica: Bah and João Mário leave for Gilberto and Draxler.
GOAL: 3-0
70′ 3-0. Braga goal, scored by Ricardo Horta. Bah fails to cancel the ball kicked by Matheus, Iuri Medeiros holds the ball and assists.
70′ Matheus holds the ball and launches the counterattack…
69′ Aursnes takes a corner on the left.
68′ Musa hits Matheus with his head.
66′ Aursnes risks! Shot from medium distance, with the ball passing near the left post.
65′ Goncalo Ramos! Headed over the crossbar, following Bah’s cross to the right.
65′ Left corner for Benfica.
61′ Iuri Medeiros shot high over the bar.
59′ Ball lifted in the Braga penalty area. Matheus jumped with Gonçalo Ramos and stayed out of range, but the ball went wide of the goalline.
58′ Rafa is knocked out by Uros Racic. Free for Benfica.
54′ Benfica’s dangerous attack from the right ended with a foul by Musa on Niakaté already in the small area.
52′ Great opportunity! Matheus stretches and prevents Aursnes from scoring! Great shot by the Benfica midfielder just a few meters from the Arsenal penalty area. Corner!
50′ Iuri Medeiros shot wide. Goal kick for Benfica.
48′ Goncalo Ramos! It was only a few centimeters that the Benfica striker failed to correct the ball João Mário crossed on the right wing.
47′ Corner for Benfica on the right.
46′ The second half begins for Minho.
46′ Substitution for Benfica at the start of the second half: Florentino leaves, Musa enters.
45’+2′ João Pinheiro whistles: interval in Minho, with the score making it 2-0 for Braga.
45’+1′ Otamendi! Header from the Benfica captain, with the ball grazing the crossbar of the Arsenal goal.
45′ Right corner for Benfica.
44′ Braga’s counterattack with a long pass. Odysseas leaves the penalty area and cancels the move.
39′ Odysseas saves the ball from Victor Gómez.
37′ Enzo pass that launches Aursnes into the area. Matheus goes out the door and picks up the ball.
36′ A foul against Gonçalo Ramos. Free for Braga in the right corridor.
35′ Rafa’s cross shot from the right, with the corner closing, puts Matheus in difficulty, who defends himself on the post and with his help.
GOAL: 2-0
32′ 2-0. Braga goal, scored by Ricardo Horta. Right-footed shot inside the Benfica penalty area.
31′ Corner for Braga on the right of the attack. Odysseas failed to dominate within the four lines.
30′ With his fists, Odysseas cleared the ball from the Benfica penalty area.
30′ Cut by Antonio Silva. Left corner for the arsenalists.
28′ Another corner for Braga.
27′ Yellow card shown to Florentino for an infringement against Uros Racic.
27′ Benfica lose the ball near their own penalty area. As the action develops, Abel Ruiz shoots into the area and Odysseas responds with an excellent defense for a corner.
25′ Odysseas put in a ball cleared by Uros Racic, not a center runner.
22′ Florentino’s pass cuts through Braga’s defensive line on the right. João Mário runs, but the ball escapes goalkeeper Matheus.
18′ Enzo’s shot against a Braga defender, entering the penalty area.
16′ Pass by Bah to pass Gonçalo Ramos on the right. The Benfica striker was touched from behind by Niakaté and fell, but referee João Pinheiro said nothing.
14′ Ball possession for Benfica…
11′ Corner taken on the left, the ball travels on goalkeeper Matheus’ gloves.
11′ Well-crafted attack by Enzo and Grimaldo on the left corridor. Singing for Benfica!
9′ Ricardo Horta shot from mid-range. Ball out, goal kick for Benfica.
8′ Long pass from Enzo. Gonçalo Ramos tries to break through between the centre-backs and falls in the Braga penalty area. Referee João Pinheiro orders play to continue.
7′ Pass Otamendi to the Bah entrance on the right. A picks up too much speed and goes off the touchline.
GOAL: 1-0
2’1-0. Goal for Braga, scored by Abel Ruiz with a left footed shot in the penalty area, after the insistence of the Minho team’s attack, with pumped ball.
1′ The foul was called on Bah in a clash with Ricardo Horta. Free for Braga on the left wing.
1′ Shoot the ball, the match starts at the Estádio Municipal de Braga!
A minute’s silence is observed in memory of Pele.
| SC Braga-Benfica 3-0 Municipal Stadium of Braga |
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| Benfica eleven | ||
| Odysseas, Bah (Gilberto, 71′), António Silva, Otamendi, Grimaldo, Florentino (Musa, 46′), Enzo (Chiquinho, 89′), Aursnes, João Mário (Draxler, 71′), Rafa and Gonçalo Ramos (João Nevis, 89′) | ||
| Substitutes | ||
| Helton, Gilberto (71′), Morato, Lucas Veríssimo, João Neves (89′), Chiquinho (89′), Gil Dias, Draxler (71′) and Musa (46′) | ||
| Onze of SC Braga | ||
| Matheus, Victor Gómez, Niakaté (Tormena, 74′), Paulo Oliveira, Sequeira, Uros Racic, Al Musrati, André Horta (Castro, 82′), Iuri Medeiros (Hernâni, 74′), Ricardo Horta (Rodrigo Gomes, 89′ ) and Abel Ruiz (Vitinha, 82′) | ||
| Substitutes | ||
| Tiago Sá, Tormena (74′), Rodrigo Gomes (89′), Álvaro Djaló, Banza, Bruno Rodrigues, Hernâni (74′), Castro (82′) and Vitinha (82′) | ||
| at the break | 2-0 | |
| referee team | ||
| Referee: Joao Pinheiro (AF Braga); Assistants: Bruno Jesus and Luciano Maia; 4th referee: Ricardo Baixinho; VAR: Hugo Miguel; AVAR: Pedro Mota | ||
| Targets | ||
| Braga: Abel Ruiz (2′) and Ricardo Horta (32′ and 70′) | ||
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