Liga Portugal
Both teams could have won today but Sporting CP just managed to carve out the victory
Ball possession: Sporting CP: 45%, Benfica: 55%.
That's it! The referee blows the final whistle
Safe hands from Anatolii Trubin as he comes out and claims the ball
Jan-Niklas Beste from Benfica concedes a foul on Geny Catamo but the referee decides against stopping the play and waves play on!
Geny Catamo makes the tackle and wins possession for her team
Tomas Araujo makes the tackle and wins possession for his team
Sporting CP take a throw-in in their own half of the field
Matheus comes back onto the field.
Viktor Gyoekeres wins an air challenge against Tomas Araujo
The match resumes with a drop ball
Matheus is injured and is taken off the field to receive medical treatment.
Matheus is down injured and receives medical treatment on the field.
Leandro Barreiro wins an air challenge against Matheus
Ball possession: Sporting CP: 46%, Benfica: 54%.
Play has been stopped because there is a player lying on the pitch.
Safe hands from Franco Israel as he comes out and claims the ball
The cross by Alvaro Carreras from Benfica successfully finds a teammate in the box.
Leandro Barreiro wins an air challenge against Ivan Fresneda
Goal kick for Benfica
Sporting CP take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field
Tomas Araujo is shown a yellow card by the referee
Reckless challenge there. Tomas Araujo commits a rough foul on Viktor Gyoekeres
Arthur Cabral wins an air challenge against Jerry St. Juste
Joao Simoes is penalised for pushing Orkun Kokcu
Matheus comes back onto the field.
Goal kick for Sporting CP
The game is restarted
Matheus is injured and is taken off the field to receive medical treatment.
Matheus is down injured and receives medical treatment on the field.
Play has been stopped because there is a player lying on the pitch.
The fourth official shows there are 6 minute(s) of time to be added
Ball possession: Sporting CP: 46%, Benfica: 54%.
A chance presents itself to Arthur Cabral from Benfica but his header goes wide
Arthur Cabral wins an air challenge against Morten Hjulmand
The cross by Angel Di Maria from Benfica successfully finds a teammate in the box.
Jerry St. Juste from Sporting CP intercepts a cross aimed towards the box.
Jan-Niklas Beste makes the tackle and wins possession for her team
Leandro Barreiro makes the tackle and wins possession for his team
Sporting CP with a potentially dangerous attack.
Leandro Barreiro is penalised for pushing Viktor Gyoekeres
Goal kick for Sporting CP
Arthur Cabral from Benfica sends an effort wide of target
Good effort by Viktor Gyoekeres as he directs a shot on target, but Anatolii Trubin saves it
Sporting CP start a counter attack
Matheus from Sporting CP intercepts a cross aimed towards the box.
Angel Di Maria from Benfica fails to connect properly on the volley and sends the ball wide of target
Franco Israel from Sporting CP intercepts a cross aimed towards the box.
Maximiliano Araujo is penalised for pushing Vangelis Pavlidis
Tomas Araujo relieves the pressure with a clearance