Estoril 0-1 Benfica: result and report
Liga Portugal · Saturday 17 December 2016
Result
Estoril 0-1 Benfica
Liga Portugal · Saturday 17 December 2016, 20:30 UTC · half-time 0-0
Estoril 0-1 Benfica: match report
Estoril lost to Benfica 0-1 in Liga Portugal on Saturday 17 December 2016. The half-time score was 0-0.
The only goal came from Raúl Jiménez of Benfica in the 61st minute, from the penalty spot.
Discipline: Estoril received 3 yellow cards; Benfica received no yellow cards.
Going into the game Estoril were 13th on 15 points from 13 and Benfica 1st on 32 points from 13. Estoril went on to finish that season 11th with 38 points, and Benfica 1st with 82.
Estoril lined up in a 4-3-3 and Benfica in a 4-1-3-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Pizzi of Benfica (8.0), ahead of Afonso Taira (7.7).
Going into the match Estoril's last five read L-D-W-W-D and Benfica's W-L-W-D-W.
Key events
- 31'Yellow card · Afonso Taira
- 50'Yellow card · João Afonso
- 60'Yellow card · Aílton
- 61'Penalty goal · Raúl Jiménez
Team news
Estoril line-up (4-3-3)
Moreira, João Afonso, Aílton, Joel, Oumar Diakhité, Afonso Taira, Eduardo, Diogo Amado, Bruno Gomes, Matheus Índio, Konstantin Bazelyuk
Benfica line-up (4-1-3-2)
Ederson, Luisão, Victor Lindelöf, André Almeida, Nélson Semedo, Ljubomir Fejsa, Pizzi, Franco Cervi, Rafa Silva, Raúl Jiménez, Gonçalo Guedes