Estádio da LuzLisbon, Portugal
Benfica22-11-0DWWWD
  • 46' Rafa Silva
  • 90'+5' Vangelis Pavlidis (PEN)
2-2
FINAL
FT
Braga16-10-7WLWDL
  • 48' Pau Víctor
  • 88' Gorby

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MATCH INFORMATION

Competition
Primeira Liga
Date
Kickoff
Venue
Estádio da Luz, Lisbon
Attendance
60,001
Referee
João Pinheiro

STANDINGS

#TEAMMPPTSGD
1FC Porto721+15
2Benfica716+15
3Sporting CP715+9
4Santa Clara715+7
5Arouca711+3
6Braga611+2
7Académico de Viseu7110
8Estrela7100

HEAD TO HEAD

Benfica vs. Braga
Benfica2WINS2DRAWSBraga1WINS

SLB leads series 2-1-2

  • Braga2 – 2Benfica
  • Braga1 – 1Benfica
  • Benfica1 – 0Braga
  • Benfica1 – 2Braga
  • Benfica3 – 1Braga

KEY STATS

BenficaBraga
52%Possession48%
24Shots5
8Shots on Target2
473Passes442
80%Pass Accuracy80%
8Corners2
6Fouls11
2Offsides1
1Yellow Cards4

MATCH EVENTS

BenficaBraga
  1. GOALRafa Silva
    46'
  2. 48'
    GOALPau Víctor · assist Víctor Gómez
  3. 56'
    YELLOW CARDLukás Hornícek
  4. 57'
    YELLOW CARDLeonardo Lelo
  5. SUBSTITUTION Vangelis Pavlidis Franjo Ivanovic
    61'
  6. 67'
    SUBSTITUTION Mario Dorgeles Gabri Martínez
  7. 74'
    SUBSTITUTION Rodrigo Zalazar Fran Navarro
  8. SUBSTITUTION Dodi Lukébakio Leandro Barreiro
    76'
  9. 82'
    SUBSTITUTION Gabriel Moscardo Leonardo Lelo
  10. YELLOW CARDAmar Dedic
    87'
  11. 88'
    GOALGorby · assist Mario Dorgeles
  12. 90'+3'
    YELLOW CARDVítor Carvalho
  13. PENALTY GOALVangelis Pavlidis
    90'+5'
  14. 90'+6'
    YELLOW CARDVíctor Gómez

LIVE COMMENTARY

Source: ESPN

  1. Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

  2. First Half begins.

  3. 3'

    Corner, Benfica. Conceded by João Moutinho.

  4. 3'

    Attempt missed. Andreas Schjelderup (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Fredrik Aursnes following a corner.

  5. 3'

    Offside, Benfica. Franjo Ivanovic is caught offside.

  6. 5'

    Foul by Fran Navarro (Sporting Braga).

  7. 5'

    António Silva (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  8. 8'

    Attempt blocked. Jean-Baptiste Gorby (Sporting Braga) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by João Moutinho.

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  1. 12'

    Corner, Sporting Braga. Conceded by Amar Dedic.

  2. 13'

    António Silva (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  3. 13'

    Foul by Vítor Carvalho (Sporting Braga).

  4. 15'

    Attempt missed. Gabri Martínez (Sporting Braga) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Pau Víctor with a headed pass.

  5. 16'

    Foul by Franjo Ivanovic (Benfica).

  6. 16'

    Gabri Martínez (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  7. 20'

    Attempt missed. Franjo Ivanovic (Benfica) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Gianluca Prestianni.

  8. 21'

    Foul by João Moutinho (Sporting Braga).

  9. 21'

    Rafa (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

  10. 25'

    Attempt blocked. Andreas Schjelderup (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Fredrik Aursnes.

  11. 25'

    Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Gustaf Lagerbielke.

  12. 30'

    Attempt blocked. Gabri Martínez (Sporting Braga) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pau Víctor.

  13. 31'

    Attempt blocked. Franjo Ivanovic (Benfica) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rafa.

  14. 32'

    Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Vítor Carvalho.

  15. 32'

    Attempt blocked. Gianluca Prestianni (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

  16. 34'

    Attempt saved. Rafa (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Lukás Hornícek (Sporting Braga). Assisted by Samuel Dahl.

  17. 35'

    Foul by Vítor Carvalho (Sporting Braga).

  18. 35'

    Franjo Ivanovic (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

  19. 38'

    Foul by Víctor Gómez (Sporting Braga).

  20. 38'

    Andreas Schjelderup (Benfica) wins a free kick on the left wing.

  21. 41'

    Demir Ege Tiknaz (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  22. 41'

    Foul by Leandro Barreiro (Benfica).

  23. 42'

    Delay in match because of an injury Demir Ege Tiknaz (Sporting Braga).

  24. 43'

    Delay over. They are ready to continue.

  25. 45'

    Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.

  26. 45'+1'

    Attempt saved. Leandro Barreiro (Benfica) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Lukás Hornícek (Sporting Braga).

  27. 45'+2'

    First Half ends, Benfica 0, Sporting Braga 0.

  28. 45'

    Second Half begins Benfica 0, Sporting Braga 0.

  29. 46'

    Goal! Benfica 1, Sporting Braga 0. Rafa (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.

  30. 48'

    Goal! Benfica 1, Sporting Braga 1. Pau Víctor (Sporting Braga) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Víctor Gómez with a cross.

  31. 52'

    Offside, Benfica. Gianluca Prestianni is caught offside.

  32. 55'

    Attempt blocked. Andreas Schjelderup (Benfica) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Fredrik Aursnes.

  33. 55'

    Attempt saved. Fredrik Aursnes (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Lukás Hornícek (Sporting Braga). Assisted by Franjo Ivanovic.

  34. 56'

    Lukás Hornícek (Sporting Braga) is shown the yellow card.

  35. 56'

    Rafa (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

  36. 56'

    Foul by Leonardo Lelo (Sporting Braga).

  37. 57'

    Leonardo Lelo (Sporting Braga) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

  38. 58'

    Attempt missed. Gianluca Prestianni (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Franjo Ivanovic following a set piece situation.

  39. 59'

    Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Leonardo Lelo.

  40. 59'

    Attempt missed. Tomás Araújo (Benfica) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Gianluca Prestianni with a cross following a corner.

  41. 60'

    Attempt blocked. Fredrik Aursnes (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Andreas Schjelderup.

  42. 61'

    Foul by Jean-Baptiste Gorby (Sporting Braga).

  43. 61'

    Amar Dedic (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  44. 61'

    Substitution, Benfica. Vangelis Pavlidis replaces Franjo Ivanovic.

  45. 62'

    Attempt blocked. Andreas Schjelderup (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gianluca Prestianni.

  46. 63'

    Delay in match because of an injury Gianluca Prestianni (Benfica).

  47. 63'

    Delay over. They are ready to continue.

  48. 64'

    GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.

  49. 65'

    VAR Decision: No Goal Benfica 1-1 Sporting Braga.

  50. 67'

    Substitution, Sporting Braga. Mario Dorgeles replaces Gabri Martínez.

  51. 68'

    Foul by João Moutinho (Sporting Braga).

  52. 68'

    Andreas Schjelderup (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

  53. 68'

    Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Gustaf Lagerbielke.

  54. 69'

    Attempt blocked. António Silva (Benfica) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Fredrik Aursnes with a cross.

  55. 69'

    Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Fran Navarro.

  56. 71'

    Attempt missed. Gianluca Prestianni (Benfica) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Leandro Barreiro.

  57. 73'

    Pau Víctor (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  58. 73'

    Foul by Amar Dedic (Benfica).

  59. 73'

    Pau Víctor (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick on the left wing.

  60. 73'

    Foul by Tomás Araújo (Benfica).

  61. 74'

    Substitution, Sporting Braga. Rodrigo Zalazar replaces Fran Navarro.

  62. 75'

    Offside, Sporting Braga. Rodrigo Zalazar is caught offside.

  63. 76'

    Substitution, Benfica. Dodi Lukébakio replaces Leandro Barreiro.

  64. 77'

    Foul by Gianluca Prestianni (Benfica).

  65. 77'

    Gustaf Lagerbielke (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  66. 78'

    Andreas Schjelderup (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  67. 78'

    Foul by Víctor Gómez (Sporting Braga).

  68. 79'

    Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Demir Ege Tiknaz.

  69. 80'

    Attempt saved. Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Lukás Hornícek (Sporting Braga). Assisted by Dodi Lukébakio with a cross.

  70. 81'

    Attempt saved. Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Lukás Hornícek (Sporting Braga). Assisted by Andreas Schjelderup.

  71. 81'

    Delay in match because of an injury Leonardo Lelo (Sporting Braga).

  72. 82'

    Substitution, Sporting Braga. Gabriel Moscardo replaces Leonardo Lelo because of an injury.

  73. 82'

    Delay over. They are ready to continue.

  74. 84'

    Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Vítor Carvalho.

  75. 84'

    Attempt missed. Fredrik Aursnes (Benfica) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Dodi Lukébakio with a cross following a corner.

  76. 84'

    Attempt missed. António Silva (Benfica) header from very close range is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Fredrik Aursnes following a corner.

  77. 86'

    Fredrik Aursnes (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  78. 86'

    Foul by Demir Ege Tiknaz (Sporting Braga).

  79. 87'

    Mario Dorgeles (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  80. 87'

    Foul by Amar Dedic (Benfica).

  81. 87'

    Amar Dedic (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

  82. 88'

    Goal! Benfica 1, Sporting Braga 2. Jean-Baptiste Gorby (Sporting Braga) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mario Dorgeles.

  83. 89'

    Attempt blocked. Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Dodi Lukébakio.

  84. 89'

    Attempt saved. Gianluca Prestianni (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Lukás Hornícek (Sporting Braga).

  85. 90'

    Attempt missed. António Silva (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Fredrik Aursnes.

  86. 90'

    Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.

  87. 90'+1'

    Penalty conceded by Vítor Carvalho (Sporting Braga) after a foul in the penalty area.

  88. 90'+1'

    Penalty Benfica. Andreas Schjelderup draws a foul in the penalty area.

  89. 90'+2'

    VAR Decision: Penalty Benfica.

  90. 90'+3'

    Vítor Carvalho (Sporting Braga) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

  91. 90'+5'

    Goal! Benfica 2, Sporting Braga 2. Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top left corner.

  92. 90'+6'

    Corner, Sporting Braga. Conceded by Tomás Araújo.

  93. 90'+6'

    Víctor Gómez (Sporting Braga) is shown the yellow card.

  94. 90'+9'

    Second Half ends, Benfica 2, Sporting Braga 2.

  95. Match ends, Benfica 2, Sporting Braga 2.

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