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Benfica

2nd · 5-1-1 · 16 pts · +15
YES!
Benfica beat Estoril
Estoril0-1-3 1 – 2 Benfica2-1-0
FT · Mon, Aug 31

Match Details

Estádio da Luz (Lisbon)

Commentary

  • ·Match ends, Benfica 2, Estoril 1.
  • 90'+4'Second Half ends, Benfica 2, Estoril 1.
  • 90'+1'Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1'Foul by Andreas Schjelderup (Benfica).
  • 90'+1'Fabrício Garcia (Estoril) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Ferro.
  • 90'Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Ismael Sierra.
  • 89'Alexander Bah (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 89'Foul by Ismael Sierra (Estoril).
  • 88'Foul by Dodi Lukébakio (Benfica).
  • 88'Ismael Sierra (Estoril) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 87'Alexander Bah (Benfica) wins a free kick on the right wing.

Line Score

12T
EPF 01 1
SLB 11 2

Match Leaders

Estoril
Benfica

League Table · 2026-27 Portuguese Primeira Liga
TeamGPWDLGDPtsForm
1 FC Porto 7 7 0 0 +15 21
2 Benfica 7 5 1 1 +15 16
3 Sporting 7 4 3 0 +9 15
4 Santa Clara 7 4 3 0 +7 15
5 Arouca 7 3 2 2 +3 11
6 Braga 6 3 2 1 +2 11
7 Académico 7 3 2 2 0 11
8 Estrela 7 2 4 1 0 10
9 Moreirense 7 2 2 3 -6 8
10 Gil Vicente 6 2 2 2 0 8
11 Maritimo 7 2 2 3 -4 8
12 Alverca 7 2 2 3 -2 8
13 FC Famalicao 7 1 4 2 +2 7
14 Vitória 7 1 2 4 -3 5
15 Nacional 7 1 1 5 -8 4
16 Rio Ave 7 1 1 5 -10 4
17 Casa Pia 7 1 1 5 -13 4
18 Estoril 7 0 2 5 -7 2
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Key Events

82'Substitution, Estoril. Rafik Guitane replaces Fernando Medrano.
82'Goal! Benfica 2, Estoril 1. Yanis Begraoui (Estoril) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Fernando Medrano.
80'Substitution, Benfica. Dodi Lukébakio replaces Gianluca Prestianni.
80'Substitution, Benfica. Gonçalo Moreira replaces Heorhiy Sudakov.
80'Substitution, Benfica. Jhon Durán replaces Vangelis Pavlidis.
75'Ismael Sierra (Estoril) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
72'Substitution, Estoril. Fabrício Garcia replaces Stélios Andreou because of an injury.
72'Substitution, Estoril. Pedro Carvalho replaces Ricard Sánchez.
71'Substitution, Estoril. Peixinho replaces André Lacximicant.
63'Substitution, Benfica. Andreas Schjelderup replaces Rafa.
51'Goal! Benfica 2, Estoril 0. Clément Lenglet (Benfica) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Tomás Araújo.
45'Substitution, Estoril. Jordan Holsgrove replaces Xeka.
40'Goal! Benfica 1, Estoril 0. Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
31'Substitution, Benfica. João Palhinha replaces Enzo Barrenechea because of an injury.

Team Stats

EstorilBenfica
General
34 Possession % 66
4 Shots 25
2 On Target 8
0 Offsides 2
0 Corners 9
12 Fouls 14
Passing & Defense
243 Passes Completed 547
1 Crosses Won 7
8 Tackles Won 12
13 Interceptions 11
40 Clearances 14
Discipline
1 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
6 Saves 1

Recent Form

Benfica D D W W W
Estoril D L D L L

Starting Lineups

Estoril3-4-3
1 Robles
25 Andreou 4 Ferro 15 Sierra
2 Sánchez 8 Xeka 5 Tsoungui 3 Medrano A
7 Lacximicant 14 Begraoui 82' 12 Carvalho
14 Pavlidis 40'
25 Prestianni 10 Sudakov 27 Silva
5 Barrenechea 18 Barreiro
26 Dahl 2 Lenglet 51' 44 Araújo A 6 Bah
24 Soares
Benfica4-2-3-1
Full lineups and substitutes

Benfica

  1. SS #24 Samuel SoaresG
  2. CL #2 Clément LengletCD-L51'
  3. TA #44 Tomás AraújoCD-R
  4. SD #26 Samuel DahlLB
  5. AB #6 Alexander BahRB
  6. GS #10 Georgiy SudakovAM
  7. EB #5 Enzo BarrenecheaLM
  8. LB #18 Leandro BarreiroRM
  9. #14 Vangelis PavlidisF40'
  10. GP #25 Gianluca PrestianniAM-L
  11. RS #27 Rafa SilvaAM-R
Substitutes · 5 used

Estoril

  1. JR #1 Joel RoblesG
  2. #4 FerroCD
  3. IS #15 Isma SierraCD-L
  4. SA #25 Stelios AndreouCD-R
  5. AT #5 Antef TsounguiCM-L
  6. X #8 XekaCM-R
  7. FM #3 Fernando MedranoLM
  8. RS #2 Ricard SánchezRM
  9. YB #14 Yanis BegraouiF82'
  10. JC #12 João CarvalhoCF-L
  11. AL #7 André LacximicantCF-R
Substitutes · 5 used

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