Moreirense 0-2 Benfica: result and report
Liga Portugal · Sunday 7 January 2018
Result
Moreirense 0-2 Benfica
Liga Portugal · Sunday 7 January 2018, 16:00 UTC · half-time 0-1
Moreirense 0-2 Benfica: match report
Moreirense lost to Benfica 0-2 in Liga Portugal on Sunday 7 January 2018. The half-time score was 0-1.
Pizzi opened the scoring in the 23rd minute. Moreirense did not score. Benfica scored through Pizzi (23') and Jonas (74').
Discipline: Moreirense received 1 yellow card; Benfica received no yellow cards.
Going into the game Moreirense were 15th on 14 points from 16 and Benfica 3rd on 37 points from 16. Moreirense went on to finish that season 14th with 32 points, and Benfica 2nd with 81.
Moreirense lined up in a 4-1-4-1 and Benfica in a 4-3-3. The highest match rating in our data went to Pizzi of Benfica (8.1), ahead of Jonas (7.8).
Going into the match Moreirense's last five read W-W-L-D-L and Benfica's D-W-W-D-W.
Key events
- 23'Goal · Pizzi
- 49'Yellow card · Pierre Sagna
- 74'Goal · Jonas
Team news
Moreirense line-up (4-1-4-1)
Jhonatan, Lamine Diarra, Rúben Lima, Hichem Belkaroui, Pierre Sagna, Alan Schons, Bilel Aouacheria, Arsénio, Alfa Semedo, Neto, Jhonder Leonel Cádiz Fernández
Benfica line-up (4-3-3)
Bruno Varela, Alejandro Grimaldo, Jardel, André Almeida, Rúben Dias, Andreas Samaris, Filip Krovinovic, Pizzi, Jonas, Eduardo Salvio, Franco Cervi