UEFA Europa League Qualifying

Benfica

Playoff Round
YES!
Benfica beat AGF
Benfica 3 – 1 AGF
FT · Thu, Aug 27
Benfica win 6-2 on aggregate

Match Details

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Commentary

  • ·Match ends, AGF 1, Benfica 3.
  • 90'+4'Second Half ends, AGF 1, Benfica 3.
  • 90'+4'Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Colin Rösler.
  • 90'+2'Attempt saved. Dodi Lukébakio (Benfica) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Mads Hedenstad (AGF). Assisted by Alexander Bah.
  • 90'+1'Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Colin Rösler.
  • 90'Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
  • 86'Attempt blocked. Sebastian Jørgensen (AGF) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jens Jønsson.
  • 84'Substitution, Benfica. Alessandro Circati replaces Clément Lenglet.
  • 83'Substitution, AGF. Frederik Emmery replaces Gift Links because of an injury.
  • 83'Attempt saved. Dodi Lukébakio (Benfica) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Mads Hedenstad (AGF). Assisted by Clément Lenglet.
  • 79'Foul by Dodi Lukébakio (Benfica).
  • 79'Jens Jønsson (AGF) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Line Score

12T
SLB 12 3
AGF 01 1

Match Leaders

Benfica
AGF

Key Events

84'Substitution, Benfica. Alessandro Circati replaces Clément Lenglet.
83'Substitution, AGF. Frederik Emmery replaces Gift Links because of an injury.
74'Substitution, Benfica. Dodi Lukébakio replaces Gianluca Prestianni.
74'Substitution, Benfica. Jhon Durán replaces Vangelis Pavlidis.
69'Substitution, AGF. Colin Rösler replaces Luka Callø.
65'Substitution, Benfica. Andreas Schjelderup replaces Rafa.
65'Substitution, Benfica. Gonçalo Moreira replaces Heorhiy Sudakov.
62'Substitution, AGF. Magnus Knudsen replaces Kristian Arnstad.
62'Substitution, AGF. Sebastian Jørgensen replaces Mikael Anderson.
61'Goal! AGF 1, Benfica 3. Gianluca Prestianni (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Clément Lenglet.
60'Goal! AGF 1, Benfica 2. Rasmus Carstensen (AGF) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner.
55'Goal! AGF 0, Benfica 2. Rafa (Benfica) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the top left corner.
45'Substitution, AGF. Stefen Tchamche replaces Janni Serra.
45'Rasmus Carstensen (AGF) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
25'Mouhammade Camara (AGF) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
19'Goal! AGF 0, Benfica 1. Gianluca Prestianni (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alexander Bah with a cross.

Team Stats

BenficaAGF
General
58.4 Possession % 41.6
15 Shots 8
8 On Target 3
0 Offsides 0
5 Corners 3
9 Fouls 11
Passing & Defense
530 Passes Completed 350
4 Crosses Won 0
12 Tackles Won 15
10 Interceptions 7
14 Clearances 24
Discipline
0 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
2 Saves 5

Recent Form

AGF W L L L D
Benfica W D D W W

Starting Lineups

AGF3-4-3
21 Christiansen
26 Andersen 44 Camara 33 Callo
29 Carstensen 60' 16 Jonsson 10 Arnstad 11 Links
31 Bech 13 Serra 23 Anderson
14 Pavlidis
25 Prestianni 19'61' 10 Sudakov 27 Silva 55'
5 Barrenechea 18 Barreiro
26 Dahl 2 Lenglet A 44 Araújo 6 Bah A
24 Soares
Benfica4-2-3-1
Full lineups and substitutes

AGF

  1. MH #21 Mads Hedenstad ChristiansenG
  2. MC #44 Mouhammade CamaraCD
  3. LC #33 Luka CalloCD-L
  4. JA #26 Jacob AndersenCD-R
  5. KM #10 Kristian Malt ArnstadCM-L
  6. JJ #16 Jens JonssonCM-R
  7. GL #11 Gift LinksLM
  8. RC #29 Rasmus CarstensenRM60'
  9. JS #13 Janni SerraF
  10. MA #23 Mikkel AndersonCF-L
  11. TB #31 Tobias BechCF-R
Substitutes · 5 used

Benfica

  1. SS #24 Samuel SoaresG
  2. CL #2 Clément LengletCD-L
  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 PavlidisF
  10. GP #25 Gianluca PrestianniAM-L19'61'
  11. RS #27 Rafa SilvaAM-R55'
Substitutes · 5 used

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