Portuguese Primeira Liga

Santa Clara vs Benfica, 2026-27 Portuguese Primeira Liga

· Portuguese Primeira Liga
Santa Clara
  • 32': Fernando (P)
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1 - 2
Benfica
  • 62': Vangelis Pavlidis
  • 68': Gianluca Prestianni
  • Red Card 90'+6': Jhon Durán

About

Santa Clara are hosting Benfica at Estádio de São Miguel, Ponta Delgada, 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.
  • 1': Brenner (Santa Clara) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 1': Foul by Fredrik Aursnes (Benfica).
  • 2': Attempt missed. Tiago Ribeiro (Santa Clara) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Vinícius Lopes.
  • 4': Heorhiy Sudakov (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 4': Foul by Vinícius Lopes (Santa Clara).
  • 4': Vinícius Lopes (Santa Clara) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 4': Foul by João Palhinha (Benfica).
  • 7': Attempt missed. Alexander Bah (Benfica) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Rafa.
  • 8': Brenner (Santa Clara) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 8': Foul by Alexander Bah (Benfica).
  • 8': Alexander Bah (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 11': Attempt saved. Fernando (Santa Clara) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Samuel Soares (Benfica). Assisted by Vinícius Lopes.
  • 12': Foul by Emanuel Moreira (Santa Clara).
  • 12': Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 13': Attempt blocked. Brenner (Santa Clara) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 15': Attempt saved. Lucas Soares (Santa Clara) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Samuel Soares (Benfica). Assisted by Fernando.
  • 17': Foul by Fernando (Santa Clara).
  • 17': João Palhinha (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 18': Attempt blocked. João Palhinha (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Heorhiy Sudakov.
  • 18': Attempt missed. Brenner (Santa Clara) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left following a fast break.
  • 20': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Pedro Ferreira.
  • 23': Attempt saved. Fernando (Santa Clara) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Samuel Soares (Benfica).
  • 23': Foul by Guilherme Romão (Santa Clara).
  • 23': Rafa (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 24': Offside, Benfica. Rafa is caught offside.
  • 26': Delay in match because of an injury Tiago Ribeiro (Santa Clara).
  • 27': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 29': Corner, Santa Clara. Conceded by Alexander Bah.
  • 30': Penalty conceded by Samuel Dahl (Benfica) with a handball in the penalty area.
  • 32': Goal! Santa Clara 1, Benfica 0. Fernando (Santa Clara) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
  • 34': Handball by João Palhinha (Benfica).
  • 35': Foul by Emanuel Moreira (Santa Clara).
  • 35': Rafa (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 36': Emanuel Moreira (Santa Clara) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 40': Foul by Pedro Pacheco (Santa Clara).
  • 40': Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 40': Pedro Pacheco (Santa Clara) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 44': Offside, Benfica. Vangelis Pavlidis is caught offside.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 0 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': Vinícius Lopes (Santa Clara) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Clément Lenglet (Benfica).
  • 45'+3': Attempt missed. Tiago Ribeiro (Santa Clara) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner from a direct free kick.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Santa Clara 1, Benfica 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Benfica. Andreas Schjelderup replaces Heorhiy Sudakov.
  • 45': Substitution, Benfica. Dodi Lukébakio replaces Rafa.
  • 45': Second Half begins Santa Clara 1, Benfica 0.
  • 46': Fernando (Santa Clara) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 46': Foul by Tomás Araújo (Benfica).
  • 47': Foul by Pedro Ferreira (Santa Clara).
  • 47': Gianluca Prestianni (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 48': Foul by Brenner (Santa Clara).
  • 48': Alexander Bah (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 49': Foul by Pedro Ferreira (Santa Clara).
  • 49': João Palhinha (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 51': Attempt blocked. Andreas Schjelderup (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 51': Attempt blocked. Andreas Schjelderup (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Gianluca Prestianni.
  • 53': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Guilherme Romão.
  • 53': Attempt missed. Gianluca Prestianni (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
  • 54': Foul by Fernando (Santa Clara).
  • 54': João Palhinha (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 54': Offside, Benfica. Dodi Lukébakio is caught offside.
  • 55': Delay in match because of an injury Fernando (Santa Clara).
  • 56': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 57': Attempt missed. Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Andreas Schjelderup with a cross.
  • 58': Corner, Santa Clara. Conceded by Samuel Dahl.
  • 59': Foul by Pedro Pacheco (Santa Clara).
  • 59': Andreas Schjelderup (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 59': Fernando (Santa Clara) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 59': Foul by Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica).
  • 59': Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 60': Attempt saved. Tiago Ribeiro (Santa Clara) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Samuel Soares (Benfica).
  • 60': Attempt missed. Pedro Pacheco (Santa Clara) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Fernando following a set piece situation.
  • 61': Delay in match because of an injury Fredrik Aursnes (Benfica).
  • 61': Delay in match because of an injury Daniel Borges (Santa Clara).
  • 62': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 62': Goal! Santa Clara 1, Benfica 1. Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Gianluca Prestianni.
  • 63': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Pedro Pacheco.
  • 65': Guilherme Romão (Santa Clara) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 65': Foul by Fredrik Aursnes (Benfica).
  • 66': Attempt saved. Lucas Soares (Santa Clara) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Samuel Soares (Benfica). Assisted by Vinícius Lopes.
  • 67': Substitution, Santa Clara. Welinton Torrão replaces Brenner.
  • 68': Goal! Santa Clara 1, Benfica 2. Gianluca Prestianni (Benfica) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner.
  • 71': Foul by Daniel Borges (Santa Clara).
  • 71': João Palhinha (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 72': Foul by Guilherme Romão (Santa Clara).
  • 72': Dodi Lukébakio (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 74': Vinícius Lopes (Santa Clara) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 74': Foul by Fredrik Aursnes (Benfica).
  • 74': Fredrik Aursnes (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 75': Substitution, Santa Clara. João Vasconcelos replaces Daniel Borges.
  • 77': Foul by João Vasconcelos (Santa Clara).
  • 77': Samuel Dahl (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 79': Attempt blocked. João Palhinha (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 80': Delay in match because of an injury Pedro Ferreira (Santa Clara).
  • 81': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 82': Substitution, Benfica. Alessandro Circati replaces Tomás Araújo.
  • 82': Substitution, Benfica. Jhon Durán replaces Vangelis Pavlidis.
  • 83': Attempt blocked. Jhon Durán (Benfica) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Andreas Schjelderup.
  • 83': Attempt missed. Jhon Durán (Benfica) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
  • 85': Foul by Vinícius Lopes (Santa Clara).
  • 85': Dodi Lukébakio (Benfica) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 85': Substitution, Santa Clara. Léo Jacó replaces Lucas Soares.
  • 85': Substitution, Santa Clara. Vitinho replaces Pedro Ferreira because of an injury.
  • 86': Attempt missed. João Palhinha (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Andreas Schjelderup with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 86': Attempt missed. Fredrik Aursnes (Benfica) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right following a set piece situation.
  • 87': Foul by Vinícius Lopes (Santa Clara).
  • 87': Alexander Bah (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 87': Fernando (Santa Clara) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 87': Foul by Alexander Bah (Benfica).
  • 88': Vitinho (Santa Clara) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 88': Foul by Samuel Dahl (Benfica).
  • 88': Samuel Dahl (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 88': Attempt missed. Vinícius Lopes (Santa Clara) left footed shot from very close range is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Tiago Ribeiro with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 89': Emanuel Moreira (Santa Clara) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 89': Foul by Jhon Durán (Benfica).
  • 89': Jhon Durán (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90': Guilherme Romão (Santa Clara) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Attempt missed. Tiago Ribeiro (Santa Clara) left footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the left. Assisted by Vitinho.
  • 90'+2': Substitution, Benfica. Manu Silva replaces Gianluca Prestianni.
  • 90'+2': Attempt saved. Dodi Lukébakio (Benfica) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner by Lucas França (Santa Clara). Assisted by Manu Silva.
  • 90'+3': Foul by João Vasconcelos (Santa Clara).
  • 90'+3': Andreas Schjelderup (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+3': João Vasconcelos (Santa Clara) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Manu Silva (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 90'+5': Attempt missed. Jhon Durán (Benfica) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Santa Clara 1, Benfica 2.
  • 90'+6': Jhon Durán (Benfica) is shown the red card.
  • 0': Match ends, Santa Clara 1, Benfica 2.

Statistics

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13 Fouls 17
5 Yellow Cards 4
1 Red Cards 0
3 Offsides 0
3 Corner Kicks 2
5 Saves 2
61.1 Possession 38.9
16 SHOTS 13
3 ON GOAL 6
0.2 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
391 Accurate Passes 221
483 Passes 306
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.7
4 Accurate Crosses 1
11 Crosses 8
0.4 Cross % 0.1
46 Long Balls 58
14 Accurate Long Balls 22
0.3 Long Balls % 0.4
6 Blocked Shots 1
8 Effective Tackles 9
14 Tackles 19
0.6 Tackle % 0.5
11 Interceptions 12
13 Effective Clearances 24
13 Clearances 24

Game Information

Competition: Portuguese Primeira Liga

Venue: Estádio de São Miguel
Location: Ponta Delgada, Portugal

Liga Portugal Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 FC Porto 9 +17 27
2 Benfica 9 +18 22
3 Sporting CP 9 +10 18
4 Santa Clara 9 +7 18
Full Standings

Line-Ups

CDSC Santa Clara (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Lucas França (GK)
21 Emanuel Moreira Yellow Card
4 Pedro Pacheco Yellow Card
5 Guilherme Romão Yellow Card
42 Lucas Soares
20 Tiago Ribeiro
41 Daniel Borges
6 Pedro Ferreira
7 Fernando
10 Brenner
70 Vinícius Lopes
Santa Clara Substitutes:
João Gonçalves, Henrique Silva, Vitinho, Frederico Silva, Tiago Duarte, Welinton Torrão, Sorriso, Doqué Seydou Fofana, Ythallo, Leo Jacó, Neneca, Afonso Duarte.

SLB Benfica (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
24 Samuel Soares (GK)
2 Clément Lenglet
44 Tomás Araújo
26 Samuel Dahl Yellow Card
6 Alexander Bah Yellow Card
10 Georgiy Sudakov
36 João Palhinha
8 Fredrik Aursnes Yellow Card
14 Vangelis Pavlidis Yellow Card
25 Gianluca Prestianni
27 Rafa Silva
Benfica Substitutes:
Anísio Cabral, Gabriel Indio, Tiago Dias Freitas, Anatoliy Trubin, Andreas Schjelderup, Claudio Echeverri, Manu Silva, Souffian El Karouani, Jhon Durán, Dodi Lukébakio, José Neto, Alessandro Circati.

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