Rio Ave
⚽ 16' - Leandro Barreiro
Assist: Georgiy Sudakov
Visualization based on match commentary • Positions are approximate
That's it! The match has concluded with Rio Ave 0, Benfica 2.
The second half has concluded with the final score: Rio Ave 0, Benfica 2.
Another offensive push from the team. Vangelis Pavlidis from Benfica takes a left-footed shot from outside the penalty area, but the goalkeeper, Cezary Pawet Miszta of Rio Ave, makes a save right in the middle of the goal. The assist came from Tomás Araújo.
Corner awarded to Rio Ave after Nicolás Otamendi allowed the ball to go out.
Opportunity squandered. Manu Silva of Benfica had a header from close range following a corner but failed to convert.
Corner awarded to Benfica after Nelson Abbey allowed the ball to go out.
Samuel Dahl of Benfica has been shown a yellow card for committing a foul.
Nelson Abbey of Rio Ave has been awarded a free kick in their defensive half.
Nelson Abbey of Rio Ave has been awarded a free kick in their defensive half.
Samuel Dahl from Benfica committed a foul.
The fourth official has indicated that there will be 5 minutes of stoppage time.
Substitution for Benfica: Manu Silva comes on to replace Heorhii Sudakov.
Corner awarded to Benfica after Diogo Bezerra allowed the ball to go out.
The attempt is thwarted. Diogo Bezerra from Rio Ave fires a right-footed shot from outside the penalty area, but it's successfully blocked.
The attempt is thwarted. Clayton from Rio Ave heads the ball from the center of the penalty area, but it's blocked. The cross was delivered by Olé Pohlmann.
Corner awarded to Rio Ave after a foul by Samuel Dahl.
The attempt is thwarted. Sidny Cabral from Benfica takes a right-footed shot from outside the penalty area, but it's blocked.
The pause has ended. They are set to resume play.
Match temporarily halted due to an injury to Nelson Abbey from Rio Ave.
Corner awarded to Benfica after Jakub Brabec allowed the ball to go out.
Substitution for Rio Ave: Diogo Bezerra replaces Dario Spikic.
Substitution for Rio Ave: Georgios Liavas comes on to replace Brandon Aguilera.
Tamás Nikitscher from Rio Ave committed a handball foul.
Substitution for Benfica: João Rego comes on to replace Gianluca Prestianni.
Substitution for Rio Ave: Tamás Nikitscher comes on to replace Nikolaos Athanasiou.
Substitution for Rio Ave: Olé Pohlmann comes on to replace André Luiz.
Substitution for Rio Ave: Antonis Papakanellos comes on to replace Andreas Ntoi.
Offside call against Rio Ave. Clayton has been caught in an offside position.
Missed opportunity! Heorhii Sudakov from Benfica takes a right-footed shot from outside the penalty area, but it's just off target, veering to the left.
Andreas Ntoi of Rio Ave has been shown a yellow card for committing a foul.
Gianluca Prestianni from Benfica has been awarded a free kick in the defensive area.
Andreas Ntoi from Rio Ave committed a foul.
Missed opportunity! Heorhii Sudakov of Benfica takes a left-footed shot from the left side of the penalty area, but it narrowly misses the top left corner. The assist came from Gianluca Prestianni during a quick counter-attack.
Gianluca Prestianni from Benfica commits a handball offense.
Substitution for Benfica: Sidny Cabral comes on to replace Andreas Schjelderup.
The pause has ended. They are set to resume play.
Match is currently paused due to an injury to João Tomé from Rio Ave.
Missed opportunity! Clayton from Rio Ave took a left-footed shot from the left side of the penalty area, but it sailed over the goal. The assist came from Brandon Aguilera.
Andreas Schjelderup from Benfica has been shown a yellow card.
Heorhii Sudakov from Benfica has been awarded a free kick in the defensive area.
Francisco Petrasso from Rio Ave committed a foul.
A fresh offensive push unfolds as André Luiz from Rio Ave takes a left-footed shot from outside the penalty area. The attempt is expertly saved in the bottom right corner by Anatoliy Trubin of Benfica, with Dario Spikic providing the assist.
Leandro Barreiro from Benfica committed a foul.
Clayton - Rio Ave has been awarded a free kick in their defensive zone.
Another offensive effort underway. Heorhii Sudakov from Benfica takes a right-footed shot from the left side of the penalty area, but Cezary Pawet Miszta of Rio Ave makes a save in the bottom left corner. The assist came from Gianluca Prestianni.
Corner awarded to Benfica after João Tomé's defensive play.
João Tomé from Rio Ave has been awarded a free kick in the defensive area.
Fouled by Fredrik Aursnes of Benfica.
Gianluca Prestianni from Benfica has been awarded a free kick in the defensive area.
Nikolaos Athanasiou from Rio Ave committed a foul.
A fresh offensive move unfolds as Tomás Araújo from Benfica takes a right-footed shot from the center of the penalty area, but Cezary Pawet Miszta of Rio Ave makes a save, diving to his left to keep the ball out of the corner.
Corner awarded to Benfica after Jakub Brabec allowed the ball to go out.
Opportunity wasted. Gianluca Prestianni from Benfica took a right-footed shot from outside the penalty area, but it sailed high and to the left. The assist came from Vangelis Pavlidis.
The second half is underway with the score at Rio Ave 0, Benfica 2.
The first half has concluded with the score at Rio Ave 0, Benfica 2.
Opportunity wasted. Gianluca Prestianni from Benfica attempted a right-footed shot from outside the penalty area.
Opportunity wasted. Gianluca Prestianni from Benfica attempted a right-footed shot from the left side of the penalty area.
Corner awarded to Benfica after Dario Spikic allowed the ball to go out.
Leandro Barreiro from Benfica has been awarded a free kick in the defensive area.
Dario Spikic from Rio Ave committed a foul.
Fredrik Aursnes from Benfica earned a free kick in the defensive area.
Andreas Ntoi from Rio Ave committed a foul.
The fourth official has indicated that there will be 5 minutes of stoppage time.
Vangelis Pavlidis of Benfica has been awarded a free kick in the defensive area.
Vangelis Pavlidis of Benfica has been awarded a free kick in the defensive area.
Corner kick awarded to Benfica after a foul by Nelson Abbey.
A shot is deflected. Brandon Aguilera of Rio Ave attempts a left-footed strike from outside the penalty area, but it gets blocked.
Andreas Ntoi from Rio Ave strikes the left post with a right-footed shot taken from outside the penalty area after a quick counterattack.
The attempt is thwarted. Clayton from Rio Ave fires a right-footed shot from the left side of the penalty area, but it gets blocked. The assist came from André Luiz.
Fredrik Aursnes from Benfica committed a foul.
André Luiz from Rio Ave has been awarded a free kick in the defensive area.
Leandro Barreiro from Benfica earned a free kick in the attacking zone.
Brandon Aguilera from Rio Ave committed a foul.
A fresh offensive push is underway. Leandro Barreiro of Benfica heads the ball from the middle of the penalty area, but it’s expertly stopped by Cezary Pawet Miszta, the goalkeeper for Rio Ave, who makes the save right in front of the goal. The assist came from Heorhii Sudakov, who delivered a precise cross.
Corner awarded to Benfica after a play that resulted in a deflection off Francisco Petrasso.
A shot is deflected. Vangelis Pavlidis from Benfica attempts a left-footed strike from outside the penalty area, but it gets blocked. The assist came from Gianluca Prestianni.
The attempt is thwarted. Andreas Schjelderup from Benfica takes a right-footed shot from the left side of the penalty area, but it's blocked. The assist came from Fredrik Aursnes.
André Luiz from Rio Ave committed a foul.
Anatoliy Trubin of Benfica has been awarded a free kick in the defensive area.
Corner awarded to Rio Ave after a foul by Samuel Dahl.
Samuel Dahl from Benfica committed a foul.
André Luiz from Rio Ave earned a free kick on the right side of the field.
Tomás Araújo from Benfica committed a foul.
Clayton - Rio Ave has been awarded a free kick in their defensive half.
Nicolás Otamendi of Benfica earned a free kick on the right side of the field.
Dario Spikic from Rio Ave committed a foul.
Offside call against Rio Ave. André Luiz has been caught in an offside position.
⚽VAR Review: Potential Penalty for Benfica Under Examination.
Nikolaos Athanasiou of Rio Ave has given away a penalty due to a handball in the box.
Heorhii Sudakov from Benfica was awarded a free kick on the left side of the field.
Francisco Petrasso of Rio Ave committed a foul.
Corner kick awarded to Benfica after a play by Francisco Petrasso resulted in a defensive error.
João Tomé from Rio Ave has been awarded a free kick in the defensive area.
Andreas Schjelderup from Benfica earned a free kick on the left side of the pitch.
⚽Goal! Rio Ave 0, Benfica 1. Leandro Barreiro scores for Benfica with a header from the middle of the box into the bottom left corner. The assist came from Heorhii Sudakov, who delivered a cross following a corner kick.
Corner awarded to Benfica after a play that resulted in a deflection off Andreas Ntoi.
The attempt is thwarted. Leandro Barreiro of Benfica takes a right-footed shot from outside the penalty area, but it gets blocked. The assist came from Samuel Dahl.
Another offensive push. Samuel Dahl from Benfica takes a right-footed shot from the left side of the penalty area, but the goalkeeper makes a save right in the middle of the goal.
A fresh offensive play unfolds as Andreas Schjelderup from Benfica takes a left-footed shot from the center of the penalty area, but Cezary Pawet Miszta of Rio Ave makes a great save, pushing the ball away to the right corner.
Opportunity squandered! Tomás Araújo of Benfica had a close-range header following a corner kick, but he couldn't convert it.
Corner awarded to Benfica after a play that resulted in a deflection off Nelson Abbey.
Opportunity squandered. Amar Dedic from Benfica attempted a right-footed shot from the right side of the penalty area, but it went just wide to the left. The assist came from Samuel Dahl, who delivered a cross.
Nicolás Otamendi from Benfica committed a foul.
Clayton from Rio Ave has been awarded a free kick in an attacking position.
Opportunity squandered. Samuel Dahl of Benfica attempted a left-footed shot from the left side of the penalty area but failed to find the target. The assist came from Leandro Barreiro.
The attempt is thwarted. Vangelis Pavlidis from Benfica fires a right-footed shot from the middle of the penalty area, but it's successfully blocked.
Opportunity wasted! Vangelis Pavlidis of Benfica heads the ball from the left side of the penalty area, but it narrowly misses the target. The assist came from Heorhii Sudakov, who delivered a cross following a corner kick.
Corner awarded to Benfica after João Tomé allowed it to go out.
The opening half kicks off now...
Benfica defeated Rio Ave 0-2 in the Liga Portugal. Benfica scorers: Leandro Barreiro (16'). Match venue: Estádio do Rio Ave Futebol Clube. Watch on: Bet365, beIN SPORTS CONNECT, Free.
