Geovanny Almeida received a yellow card for a hard foul on Samuel Dahl. Shortly after, Duarte Furtado also received a yellow card for a hard foul on Prestianni. The game loses some of its rhythm in the final minutes.
Ivanovic, crossing the ball into the area, managed a powerful header, but sent the ball wide to the right of the goal! Shortly after, Farense made two substitutions, with Delgado and Rui Costa leaving and Dário Miranda and Darío Poveda entering.
Samuel Dahl received the pass up front and shot hard, with Tannander parrying the ball into the middle of the area, where Ivanovic appeared alone in the six-yard box, shooting powerfully and sending the ball into the back of the net, extending the score!
At halftime, both teams made substitutions. For Farense, Ruben Fernandes was replaced by Franco Romero. For Benfica, Samuel Soares was replaced by Trubin. Shortly after, Franco Romero received a yellow card for a strong foul, with VAR reviewing it for a possible red card, but without awarding it.
The players are back on the field and the second half of the match between Farense and Benfica is underway, with all the action and excitement here on VAVEL, in this fifth round match of the Portuguese Cup!
In a first half dominated practically from start to finish, Benfica went into halftime leading Farense away from home 1-0, with a goal from Richard Ríos, in a first half also marked by Otamendi missing a penalty.
At the edge of the area, Ivanovic received the pass and was brought down, winning a free kick. Schjelderup took the free kick directly at goal, sending the ball over the crossbar. The response came from Geovanny Almeida, who shot powerfully from distance, but sent the ball over the goal.
The game was temporarily paused for treatment to Samuel Soares, who was in pain, but he did not need to be substituted. Shortly after, Prestianni received the pass up front and shot hard, but sent the ball over the goal, wide of the net.
Jaiminho received the cross from Miguel Menino and managed a powerful header, but sent the ball over the goal, wide. Farense has been trying to get into the attacking third in the final minutes, but has yet to create any real danger.
Rafinha received a yellow card for a hard foul on Tomás Araújo in the attacking half. Shortly afterwards, the game was stopped for treatment to Sudakov, who left the field to be replaced by Aursnes, in the first substitution of the game.
Schjelderup received the pass up front and shot hard, with Tannander parrying the ball, and on the rebound, Schjelderup was brought down by D’Agrella, winning a penalty! Otamendi shot to the left corner, where Tannander dived to parry the ball away!
Prestianni received the pass and found Schjelderup in the area, who controlled the ball and shot hard, but straight at the defense. Benfica regained possession, exchanging passes and managing to create danger in the attacking third after a period of slowness in the game.
After the goal, Farense launched an attack, trying to maintain possession and control the match. Benfica tightened their defense, slowing the pace of the game down, with little happening on the pitch so far.
At a cross into the box, during a free kick, Richard Ríos caught the loose ball and struck it without letting it touch the ground, sending the ball into the left corner of the net, opening the scoring for Benfica in the match!
Geovanny Almeida received a cross from Miguel Menino and managed a powerful header, but it went into Samuel Soares’ hands. Shortly after, Samuel Dahl received a pass up front and shot hard, but it was blocked by the defense.
The players are taking to the pitch and the ball is rolling for Farense vs Benfica, in these first 45 minutes of the fifth round of the Portuguese Cup, with all the action and excitement in real time here on VAVEL!
Finally, we have a match where we can expect goals, at least from Benfica. Farense has scored 46 goals historically, with an average of 0.79. Benfica has scored 145 goals in the matchup, with a high average of 2.5 goals per game.
At home, Farense has hosted Benfica 30 times in history, with five wins, nine draws, and 16 losses. In the Portuguese Cup, as will be the case in today’s match, there have been four encounters, with three losses and one draw.
There have been 58 matches in history between the two teams, with 40 wins for Benfica, 12 draws, and six wins for Farense. In the Portuguese Cup, there have been six matches between the two teams, with five wins and one draw.
Finally, the round doesn’t end today! We will have a game next week, where Caldas faces Braga, at 1:45 pm on Tuesday (23), on the eve of Christmas Eve. Then on Saturday (27), after Christmas, we will have the match between Lusitano de Évora and Fafe, at 9 am.
Tonight’s game concludes Wednesday’s round of Portuguese Cup matches. Tomorrow the round continues with two more games, where Santa Clara hosts Sporting at 1:45 PM. Just two hours later, we have Porto and Famalicão.
The round is already underway! Earlier today, Leiria beat Vila Meã 1-0 and Torreense beat Casa Pia 2-1. Currently, in the first half, Vitória is drawing 0-0 with AVS SAD, in this early fifth round match.
For tonight’s game, José Mourinho will have the following players to use during the match against Farense: Trubin, Rafael Obrador, Daniel Banjaqui, Aursnes, Barrenechea, João Rêgo, Henrique Araújo, Pavlidis and Rodrigo Rego.
For tonight’s game, Jorge Silas will have the following players to use during the match against Benfica: Miguel Carvalho, Toni Herrero, Franco Romero, Dário Miranda, Claudio Falcão, Yannick Semedo, Bruno Almeida, Dario Poveda and Diego Dorregaray.
With a 4-3-3 formation, Benfica’s starting lineup for tonight’s Portuguese Cup match against Farense is as follows: Soares, Araújo, Antonio Silva, Otamendi and Dahl; Richard Ríos, Silva and Sudakov; Prestianni, Schejlderup and Ivanovic.
With a 4-3-3 formation, Farense’s starting lineup for tonight’s Portuguese Cup match against Benfica is: Tannander, Delgado, D’Agrella, Fernandes and Furtado; Menino, Almeida and Dione; Rafinha, Costa and Pinto.
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Finally, today’s match takes place at the São Luís Stadium, located in Faros, Portugal. Home of Farense, the stadium has a capacity of seven thousand spectators, having been inaugurated in 1923, in addition to undergoing renovations in 1971, 1990, 1999 and 2013.
On the other side, Benfica will be without Bruma, Bah, Lukebakio and Henrique Araujo, all injured, and will field the following team: Soares, Dedic, Antonio Silva, Araújo and Dahl; Barrenechea Silva, Rego, Sudakov and Aursnes; Pavlidis.
For today’s game, Farense will only be without Diego Dorregaray, who is injured and out of the match, and will field the following team: Araujo, Agrella, Gerrero, Fernandes, Romero and Delgado; Candeias, Falcão, Semedo and Almeida; Sangaré.
Farense, in turn, is in ninth position in Liga Pro, the second division of Portugal, with 19 points, two above Feirense and Porto B, and three above Leixões, Penafiel and Felgueiras, and one below Leiria, Lusitânia and Torreense.
Benfica is in third place in the Liga Portugal with 32 points, already far behind Gil Vicente and Braga, who are seven points behind and tied with 25 points, but three points behind Sporting and eight behind the leader Porto.
On the other side, Benfica comes with two wins and a draw in the last games they played. On Friday (5), in a 1-1 draw, the draw was at home against Sporting, with Pedro Gonçalves opening the scoring and Sudakov equalizing. On Wednesday (10), in the Champions League, the victory came at home against Napoli, by 2-0, with goals from Richard Ríos and Barreiro. And on Sunday (14), by 4-0 away from home, the victory came against Moreirense, with goals from Pavlidis (3) and Aursnes.
Farense comes into today’s match with two wins and one loss in their last games. On November 30, the loss came 3-1 to Sporting B, away from home, with goals from Paulo Cardoso, Rafael Nel and Flávio Gonçalves, while Cláudio Falcão scored for Sporting. On Monday (8), the victory came 2-0 at home against Vizela, with goals from Darío Poveda and Fran Delgado. And on Saturday (13), the loss was away from home to Académico de Viseu, 3-0, with goals from João Guilherme Crispim (2) and Álvaro Zamora.
