Match Report

0.00 0-0

The first half starts with S.L. Benfica kicking off!

9.32 0-0

Henry Midgley pushes up the pitch. Henry Midgley flicks a high pass forward to Jose Moreira who brings the ball under control. Jose Moreira runs straight at the defence! Jose Moreira rockets a shot on goal. Dominic Ritchie gathers the ball up comfortably. Great save!

10.06 0-0

Bruno Varela flicks a high pass forward. Paulo Castro controls it well on his chest. Paulo Castro makes a simple pass, allowing Miguel Faria to run into the box. Miguel Faria looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Nice save!

14.39 1-0

Nicolas Jahn flicks a high pass forward. Lars Hoeness holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Lars Hoeness makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Filipe Andrade. Filipe Andrade plays a perfect one-two with Wes Mcgreal and rushes in on goal... Filipe Andrade makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Santa Clara!

18.18 1-1

John Niven flicks a high ball forward to Fabrizio Rinaldini who takes it down. Fabrizio Rinaldini lofts in a cross ball towards Jose Moreira. Jose Moreira rises majestically and gets a header on goal. Dominic Ritchie is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!

24.51 1-1

Henry Midgley makes a probing pass to John Niven. John Niven makes a simple pass to Miguel Faria. Miguel Faria advances inside the box! Miguel Faria takes a shot at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!

27.13 2-1

Alexandre Vieira knocks the ball forward to Fernando Nascimento. Fernando Nascimento shoots from outside the area. It's a goal!! What a beauty!

30.04 2-1

Fabrizio Rinaldini flicks the ball to his team mate, Jose Moreira. Jose Moreira plays a quick one-two with Fabrizio Rinaldini and rushes in on goal... Sebastian Galadames hacks Jose Moreira from behind! Jose Moreira appeals for a penalty! No says the ref!!

36.43 2-1

Nicolas Jahn sees Rainer Scheffler in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Rainer Scheffler flicks a high pass forward. Adolfo Vazquez holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Adolfo Vazquez sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it flies wide!

44.08 2-1

Henry Midgley flicks a high pass forward. Maurice Van De Wey holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Maurice Van De Wey threads a neat ball through to Jose Moreira. Jose Moreira plays a one-two with Fabrizio Rinaldini and advances towards the goal... Jose Moreira cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.

45.00 2-1

Bernardo Venturin makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Rainer Scheffler. Rainer Scheffler deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Alexandre Vieira. Alexandre Vieira skips past Wayne Fenton! Alexandre Vieira side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Excellent keeping!

45.00 2-1

The referee whistles the end of the first half!

45.00 2-1

Santa Clara start the second half!

47.35 2-1

Nicolas Jahn threads a neat ball through to Filipe Andrade. Filipe Andrade advances inside the box! Filipe Andrade tries a spectacular strike. Magnificent block by Wayne Fenton!

49.42 2-1

Jose Fonseca makes a strong solo run forward. Jose Fonseca knocks the ball forward to Fabrizio Rinaldini. Fabrizio Rinaldini plays a one-two with Jose Moreira and advances towards the goal... Fabrizio Rinaldini rockets a shot on goal but it flies well off target!

53.03 2-1

Henry Midgley makes a probing pass to Bruno Varela. Bruno Varela runs straight at the opposition's defence. Bruno Varela plays a quick one-two with Miguel Faria and rushes in on goal... Bruno Varela takes a shot at goal but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!

54.05 2-1

Jose Fonseca kicks a strong pass forward to Wayne Fenton. Wayne Fenton hits a low pass to Jose Moreira. Jose Moreira shoots from 25 yards but it's a woeful effort!

59.22 2-1

Wes Mcgreal controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Filipe Andrade. Filipe Andrade deftly passes the ball to Rainer Scheffler, releasing him through on goal. Some silky footwork from Rainer Scheffler provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!

60.55 2-1

Santa Clara have made a substitution with Alberto Andrade replacing Fernando Nascimento .

67.34 2-1

Plenty of goal mouth action is making this a great game to watch.

69.47 2-1

Nicolas Jahn catches Miguel Faria on the ankles. The referee calls over Nicolas Jahn and warns him to calm down! Miguel Faria grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.

71.29 2-1

With vision, Lars Hoeness laces a weighted ball forward to Alberto Andrade. Alberto Andrade rushes past Wayne Fenton! Alberto Andrade rockets a shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!

75.02 2-1

Nicolas Jahn threads a neat ball through to Filipe Andrade. Filipe Andrade threads the ball through to Wes Mcgreal. Wes Mcgreal shoots from long range but it is tipped over by Hannes Lindemann.

76.58 2-1

Lars Hoeness takes the corner kick, swinging the ball out wide. Wayne Fenton comes in with a tackle and wins the ball, clearing it upfield.

77.49 2-1

S.L. Benfica have made a substitution with Renato Siviglia replacing Fabrizio Rinaldini .

78.55 2-1

Bernardo Venturin threads the ball through to Filipe Andrade. Filipe Andrade brings the ball forward. Filipe Andrade cuts inside the box! Filipe Andrade shoots from just inside the box but is denied by Hannes Lindemann. Excellent save.

84.04 2-1

The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.

85.01 2-1

There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.

87.24 2-1

With some swift thinking, Henry Midgley plays the ball forward to Jose Moreira. Jose Moreira shoots from distance but it is miles over!

90.00 2-1

Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!