“Iván Barbero converts penalty after António Silva's handball in the box”
Pivotal“Richard Ríos heads home from close range after Andreas Schjelderup's corner delivery”
Pivotal“Double red cards for Alfonso Trezza and Amar Dedić as match erupts into violence”
Arouca
Benfica
Outstanding performance
Benfica•GoalkeeperBenfica snatched a dramatic victory at Arouca with Franjo Ivanović's last-gasp winner capping a chaotic finale that saw both teams reduced to ten men. The Eagles looked to be heading for a frustrating draw after Richard Ríos had cancelled out Iván Barbero's early penalty, but showed their title race credentials with a composed finish in stoppage time. The match deteriorated into ill-tempered scenes in the final minutes, with Alfonso Trezza and Amar Dedić both receiving red cards for violent conduct before Ivanović struck. This crucial away victory keeps Benfica's championship hopes alive while Arouca's brave display ultimately went unrewarded despite taking an early lead through Barbero's confidently converted spot-kick.
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assist: Gianluca Prestianni
Goal! Arouca 1, Benfica 2. Franjo Ivanovic scores for Benfica with a right-footed shot from a challenging angle on the right, finding the left corner of the net. The assist came from Gianluca Prestianni, who delivered a precise cross.
José Fontán from Arouca earned a free kick in the defensive area.
Vangelis Pavlidis from Benfica committed a foul.
Opportunity wasted. Amar Dedic from Benfica attempted a right-footed shot from the right side of the six-yard box but failed to find the target. The assist came from Anísio Cabral, who delivered a cross.
A fresh offensive move unfolds as Anísio Cabral from Benfica heads the ball from the middle of the penalty area, but Ignacio de Arruabarrena, the goalkeeper for Arouca, makes a crucial save right in front of the goal. The assist came from Gianluca Prestianni, who delivered a well-placed cross.
The fourth official has indicated that there will be 6 minutes of stoppage time.
Corner awarded to Benfica after Espen van Ee's defensive play resulted in the ball going out.
The attempt is thwarted. Heorhii Sudakov from Benfica takes a right-footed shot from the middle of the penalty area, but it's blocked. The assist came from Samuel Dahl.
Heorhii Sudakov from Benfica has earned a free kick in an offensive position.
Espen van Ee from Arouca committed a foul.
Alfonso Trezza from Arouca committed a foul.
Amar Dedic from Benfica was awarded a free kick on the left side of the field.
Vangelis Pavlidis from Benfica has earned a free kick in an offensive position.
José Fontán from Arouca committed a foul.
Missed opportunity. Anísio Cabral of Benfica attempted a header from the center of the penalty area, but it sailed high and to the left of the goal. 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 foul by José Silva.
The attempt is thwarted. Franjo Ivanovic from Benfica takes a right-footed shot from outside the penalty area, but it's blocked. The assist came from Samuel Dahl.
Offside call against Benfica. Vangelis Pavlidis has been caught offside.
Substitution for Benfica: Anísio Cabral comes on to replace Andreas Schjelderup.
Opportunity wasted. Dylan Nandín from Arouca attempted a header from the center of the box, but it went just wide to the left. The assist came from Pablo Gozálbez, who delivered a cross.
Offside call against Benfica. Vangelis Pavlidis has been caught offside.
Richard Ríos from Benfica was awarded a free kick in the defensive area.
Dylan Nandín from Arouca committed a foul.
Richard Ríos from Benfica committed a foul.
Espen van Ee from Arouca earned a free kick on the right side of the pitch.
Another offensive effort underway. Miguel Puche from Arouca heads the ball from close range, but Anatoliy Trubin of Benfica makes a great save at the top center of the goal. The assist came from Taichi Fukui.
A fresh offensive push unfolds as Dylan Nandín from Arouca takes a right-footed shot from the middle of the penalty area. However, Anatoliy Trubin from Benfica makes a great save, diving to his right. The assist came from Alfonso Trezza, who delivered a precise cross.
Opportunity squandered! Leandro Barreiro of Benfica attempted a header from the right side of the six-yard box, but it went just wide. The chance was set up by Heorhii Sudakov, who delivered a cross following a corner kick.
Ignacio de ArruabarrenaYellow CardIgnacio de Arruabarrena from Arouca has been shown a yellow card.
Corner awarded to Benfica after a deflection off Miguel Puche.
Substitution for Arouca: Dylan Nandín comes on to replace Barbero.
Substitution for Arouca: Boris Popovic replaces Javi Sánchez.
Missed opportunity! Tomás Araújo from Benfica took a right-footed shot from inside the six-yard box but sent it wide to the left. The assist came from Andreas Schjelderup, who delivered a cross.
Pablo GozálbezYellow CardPablo Gozálbez from Arouca has been shown a yellow card for committing a foul.
Gianluca Prestianni from Benfica has been awarded a free kick in an offensive position.
Pablo Gozálbez from Arouca committed a foul.
Corner kick awarded to Benfica after José Fontán allowed the ball to go out.
Substitution for Arouca: José Silva comes on to replace Diogo Monteiro.
Substitution for Arouca: Miguel Puche replaces Naïs Djouahra.
Substitution for Benfica: Gianluca Prestianni is coming on to replace Dodi Lukébakio.
Substitution for Benfica: Heorhii Sudakov is coming on to replace Rafa.
Substitution for Benfica: Franjo Ivanovic comes on to replace António Silva, who has been injured.
Substitution for Benfica: Amar Dedic comes on to replace Alexander Bah.
Corner awarded to Arouca after António Silva allowed the ball to go out.
The attempt is thwarted. Pablo Gozálbez from Arouca takes a right-footed shot from outside the penalty area, but it's blocked. The assist came from José Fontán.
A fresh offensive move unfolds as Taichi Fukui from Arouca takes a right-footed shot from outside the penalty area, but it’s expertly stopped in the bottom right corner by Benfica's Anatoliy Trubin.
Substitution for Arouca: Pablo Gozálbez comes on to replace Lee Hyun-Ju.
Another offensive effort underway. Taichi Fukui from Arouca takes a left-footed shot from the center of the penalty area, but it's successfully stopped.
The pause has ended. They're set to resume play now.
Match is currently paused due to an injury to António Silva from Benfica.
Missed opportunity. Naïs Djouahra from Arouca took a right-footed shot from the center of the penalty area.
Leandro Barreiro from Benfica committed a foul.
Espen van Ee from Arouca earned a free kick in the defensive zone.
Barbero committed a foul on Arouca.
António Silva from Benfica has been awarded a free kick in the defensive area.
Richard RíosYellow CardRichard Ríos of Benfica has been shown a yellow card for committing a foul.
António SilvaYellow CardAntónio Silva from Benfica has been shown a yellow card.
Richard Ríos from Benfica committed a foul.
Bas Kuipers from Arouca has been awarded a free kick in the defensive area.
Opportunity wasted. Andreas Schjelderup from Benfica attempted a right-footed shot from the middle of the penalty area.
Opportunity squandered. Vangelis Pavlidis of Benfica attempted a right-footed shot from the right side of the penalty area.
António Silva from Benfica committed a foul.
Barbero from Arouca has earned a free kick in the offensive zone.
Corner kick awarded to Benfica after a foul by José Fontán.
Leandro Barreiro from Benfica committed a foul.
Alfonso Trezza from Arouca has been awarded a free kick in the defensive area.
assist: Andreas Schjelderup
Goal! The score is now Arouca 1, Benfica 1. Richard Ríos of Benfica scores with a header from close range right in front of the goal. The assist came from Andreas Schjelderup, who delivered a precise cross following a corner kick.
Corner awarded to Benfica after a play that resulted in Ignacio de Arruabarrena giving it away.
A fresh offensive move unfolds as Dodi Lukébakio of Benfica takes a right-footed shot from the right side of the penalty area. However, Ignacio de Arruabarrena, the goalkeeper for Arouca, makes a crucial save right in the center of the goal. The assist came from Alexander Bah.
Corner kick awarded to Benfica after Diogo Monteiro allowed the ball to go out.
Lee Hyun-Ju from Arouca has been shown a yellow card for committing a foul.
Rafa from Benfica earned a free kick in the defensive area.
Lee Hyun-Ju from Arouca committed a foul.
Corner awarded to Arouca after a deflection off Tomás Araújo.
A fresh offensive effort unfolds as Lee Hyun-Ju from Arouca takes a close-range shot with his right foot, but Anatoliy Trubin, the goalkeeper for Benfica, makes a save right in the middle of the goal.
The attempt on goal was thwarted. Barbero from Arouca took a right-footed shot from the middle of the penalty area, but it was blocked. The assist came from Alfonso Trezza, who delivered a cross.
The second half is underway with Arouca leading Benfica 1-0.
The first half has concluded with Arouca leading Benfica 1-0.
Missed opportunity! Rafa from Benfica takes a right-footed shot from a challenging angle on the right side, but it's just off target. The assist came from Alexander Bah.
Barbero from Arouca has been shown a yellow card for committing a foul.
Barbero committed a foul on Arouca.
Andreas Schjelderup of Benfica has been awarded a free kick in the defensive area.
The fourth official has indicated that there will be 4 minutes of stoppage time.
Dodi Lukébakio from Benfica committed a foul.
Bas Kuipers from Arouca has been awarded a free kick in the defensive area.
Opportunity squandered. Rafa from Benfica takes a right-footed shot from the center of the box, but it goes over the bar and to the left. The assist came from Andreas Schjelderup.
Richard Ríos from Benfica was awarded a free kick in the defensive area.
Barbero committed a foul against Arouca.
Corner kick awarded to Benfica after Alfonso Trezza allowed the ball to go out of play.
The attempt is thwarted. Tomás Araújo from Benfica fires a left-footed shot from the middle of the penalty area, but it's blocked.
The attempt is thwarted. Tomás Araújo from Benfica fires a left-footed shot from the middle of the penalty area, but it gets blocked.
Corner kick awarded to Benfica after Naïs Djouahra allowed the ball to go out of play.
Offside call against Benfica. Andreas Schjelderup is caught in an offside position.
Opportunity wasted. Barbero from Arouca attempted a header from the middle of the penalty area.
Diogo Monteiro from Arouca committed a foul.
Andreas Schjelderup from Benfica was awarded a free kick on the left flank.
The attempt is thwarted. Alexander Bah from Benfica takes a right-footed shot from outside the penalty area, but it's blocked. The assist came from Vangelis Pavlidis.
Corner awarded to Benfica after Javi Sánchez allowed the ball to go out.
Rafa from Benfica committed a foul.
Diogo Monteiro from Arouca has been awarded a free kick in the defensive area.
Opportunity wasted! Alexander Bah from Benfica had a header within the six-yard box on the left side, but he sent it wide to the left. The assist came from Dodi Lukébakio, who delivered a cross following a corner kick.
Corner awarded to Benfica after Barbero allowed the ball to go out.
A shot is deflected. Dodi Lukébakio from Benfica attempts a left-footed strike from outside the penalty area, but it's blocked. The assist came from Alexander Bah.
Corner kick awarded to Benfica after Naïs Djouahra allowed it.
The attempt is thwarted. Dodi Lukébakio from Benfica takes a left-footed shot from outside the penalty area, but it's successfully blocked.
The pause has ended. The teams are set to resume play.
Match is currently on hold due to an injury to Rafa from Benfica.
Javi SánchezYellow CardJavi Sánchez from Arouca has been shown a yellow card for committing a foul.
Rafa from Benfica has been awarded a free kick in an attacking position.
Rafa from Benfica has earned a free kick in an offensive position.
Arouca was brought down by Bas Kuipers.
Dodi Lukébakio from Benfica was awarded a free kick on the right flank.
Corner awarded to Benfica after Diogo Monteiro's defensive play.
Richard Ríos from Benfica has been awarded a free kick in an attacking position.
Richard Ríos from Benfica has been awarded a free kick in the attacking zone.
Corner awarded to Benfica after Javi Sánchez allowed it to go out.
Corner awarded to Benfica after Javi Sánchez allowed the ball to go out.
Leandro Barreiro from Benfica earned a free kick in an offensive position.
Lee Hyun-Ju from Arouca committed a foul.
Offside call against Benfica. Rafa has been caught in an offside position.
Rafa from Benfica has been awarded a free kick in the defensive area.
Espen van Ee from Arouca committed a foul.
Corner kick awarded to Benfica after Taichi Fukui allowed the ball to go out of play.
The attempt on goal is thwarted. Vangelis Pavlidis from Benfica takes a right-footed shot from outside the penalty area, but it's blocked. The assist came from António Silva, who set him up with a header.
António Silva from Benfica committed a foul.
Barbero from Arouca has been awarded a free kick in their defensive zone.
Offside call against Benfica. Vangelis Pavlidis has been caught offside.
Barbero from Arouca committed a handball foul.
Goal! Arouca takes the lead, 1-0 against Benfica. Barbero steps up to take the penalty and successfully places his right-footed shot into the bottom right corner.
VAR Review: Penalty awarded to Arouca.
António Silva of Benfica has given away a penalty due to a handball in the box.
The attempt is thwarted. Barbero from Arouca heads the ball from the center of the penalty area, but it's blocked. The assist came from Bas Kuipers, who delivered a cross.
The first half kicks off...
