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END GAME!
Chaves score in the last throw and beat Benfica 1-0 in the Primeira Liga.
95' - GOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAL!
CHAVES! In the last throw, Abass opens the score! A terrible mistake ends up putting the ball in the back of the net. The defender got all tangled up: 1-0 against Benfica.
94'
Nicolas Otamendi rises highest after the corner to head in goal, but his shot aimed at the bottom left corner is brilliantly saved by the goalkeeper.
+5
We will have 5 minutes of overtime.
92'
This will be a yellow card for one of the players. The one who gets the card is Joao Pedro.
90'
We are on account of the period of additions.
88'
Benfica keeps the ball and shows beautiful passes from player to player.
86'
João Pedro fails in his attempt to make a pass into the box. The defense clears the ball away.
82'
Chiquinho takes a corner kick, but an opposing defender gets the ball away safely. Another corner kick.
81'
Benfica also puts new blood into the attack. Tengstedt comes on in place of Gonçalo Ramos.
80'
With about 10 minutes left in the match, Chaves changes the team again. João Teixeira leaves the field and João Pedro enters.
76'
The goalkeeper didn't have to worry about that one. Fredrik Aursnes tried without precision or force, and his shot went wide left of the target. The ball is out of play and it's a goal kick for Chaves.
75'
Goncalo Guedes sends a killer pass from the edge of the area. One of the defenders reacts at the last second and clears the danger.
71'
Alejandro Grimaldo will have to be careful for the rest of the match as he has just been yellow carded.
64'
Vitor Campelos decided to make two changes. Euller replaces Steven Vitoria and Juninho comes out for Hector Marrero.
63'
Gonçalo Ramos has a great chance inside the small area and shoots low in the center of the goal. But Paulo Vitor makes a sensational save and thwarts the play.
60'
Benfica keeps possession of the ball in search of space. They need to speed up the game more.
56'
David Neres misses a great chance to score. He gets a shot into the left corner but the goalkeeper makes a good save.
55'
Benfica's corner kick is thwarted by the well-prepared Paulo Vitor.
52'
Benfica's players are exchanging short passes with each other, waiting for the right moment to beat the opposing defense.
48'
Joao Mario gets to the rebound first, but his shot is blocked. Lucky moment for the defense! The referee and his assistant point to the corner flag. Benfica have a chance to threaten the opponent's goal.
RESTARTS
The ball is rolling for the second half of Chaves 0-0 Benfica.
HALF TIME
End of the first half and no goals for Chaves and Benfica.
+2
We will have 2 minutes of overtime.
44'
João Pinheiro interrupts the match. One of the Chaves players picks up the ball, but the play is interpreted as disloyal.
40'
Five minutes into the first half and the game continues with few emotions.
35'
Bernardo Sousa missed a good opportunity when he sent an inaccurate final pass into the box, which was blocked by the opposing defense. Chaves forces the corner. They send men into the area.
33'
David Neres was unable to find any of his teammates inside the box, as his pass was blocked. Good work by Benfica, who win a corner in their favor.
32'
Fredrik Aursnes plays the ball into the penalty area, but one of the opposing defenders reacts quickly and isolates the ball away.
31'
Antonio Silva receives a good pass inside the area and shoots. But the ball goes into orbit! The ball goes over the line and Chaves has a goal kick.
30'
David Neres runs towards goal, but the defender manages to reach him and clear the danger. Benfica wins a corner kick.
28'
Bernardo Sousa crosses the ball on the free kick, but it goes out of play.
26'
Grimaldo found himself free in the penalty area and shot towards goal, but his shot is blocked perfectly by one of the defenders. Benfica force the opponent to concede the corner.
20'
Gilberto tried to create a dangerous situation in front of goal through a cross into the box, but the play did not come out as expected. The ball goes over the line and Chaves has a goal kick.
17'
Benfica dominates in corners: 5-0.
13'
Fredrik Aursnes produces a dangerous cross from above. The opponent's defender intercepts it and pushes the danger away.
12'
In search of space, Benfica's players exchange short passes with patience.
06'
Benfica has a corner to take and hits it fast, but it doesn't lead to danger.
04'
Some neat passing and good movement by Benfica in producing short passes in an attempt to create an attacking opportunity.
START THE GAME!
Ball rolling for Chaves vs. Benfica in the Bwin Premier League
Benfica playing away from home:
Benfica are in excellent form away from home. It has an average of 2.62 points per away game, which makes Benfica 1st in the Portuguese Championship when playing away in the season so far.
In 13 away games, they have won 11 of them, against Casa Pia, Boavista FC, Famalicão, among others.
GD Chaves as the home team:
Playing at home in the competition, GD Chaves is in regular form. It has an average of 1.08 points per game at home, which makes GD Chaves 14th in the Portuguese Championship when playing at home in the season so far.
In 13 home games, they have won 3 of them, against Gil Vicente, CS Marítimo and Portimonense.
Scoring and Assists
Steven de Sousa Vitoria is the top scorer for GD Chaves with 6 goals scored in the 25 games played. For Benfica, Goncalo Matias Ramos is the top scorer with 17 goals scored in the 23 matches he played.
Talking about goal passes, João Rafael de Brito Teixeira leads with 3 goal passes for the home team and Alejandro Grimaldo García has 8 goal passes for the visiting team in the current Portuguese Championship season.
Benfica:
A win will keep Benfica with a good advantage in the fight for the national title. Currently, the distance to Porto is seven points. The Eagles have 71 points, while the rival has 64.
Check out the games of the Portuguese Championship this weekend:
Friday
Famalicão 2 x 1 Vitória de Guimarães
Saturday
11h30
Estoril x Portimonense
Marítimo x Paços de Ferreira
14h
Chaves x Benfica
16h30
Porto x Santa Clara
Sunday
11h30
Rio Ave x Casa Pia
14h
Braga x Gil Vicente
16h30
Sporting x Arouca
Monday
16h15
Vizela x Boavista.
FIGHT UPSTAIRS!
Also on Saturday afternoon, Porto, who keeps dreaming of the title, will face Santa Clara, at 16:30, at Estádio do Dragão, in the city of Porto (POR).
Sporting, on the other hand, receives Arouca, at Alvalade, at 4:30 pm on Sunday. The Lions are still trying to get closer to Braga in the fight for a place in the qualifying zone for the Champions League.
OUT OF GAME!
Chaves: Edu, Jesus, Monroy, Obiora.
Benfica: Bah, Draxler.
Benfica subs:
Samuel S., L. Veríssimo, Morato, João Neves, Cher Ndour, Schjelderup, Guedes, Tengstedt e Musa.
Chaves XI:
Paulo Vitor; Nelson Monte, Steven Vitória, Ponck; Correia, João Teixeira, Guima, João Mendes, Bruno Langa; Benny, Juninho
Benfica Xi:
Vlachodimos; Gilberto, António Silva, Otamendi, Grimaldo; Aursnes, Chiquinho; David Neres, João Mário, Rafa, Gonçalo Ramos
1 HOUR!
There is one hour to go before the ball starts rolling for Chaves-Benfica in the Primeira Liga.
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Chaves vs Benfica
28th round of Premier League
Date: 15 April 2023
Time: 1:00pm ET
Venue: Estadio Municipal de Chaves, Chaves, Portugal
Broadcast: Star+.
When is the game between Chaves x Benfica and how to watch it LIVE and in real time?
The match between Chaves x Benfica will start at 1 pm (ET), being played at the Estadio Municipal de Chaves, in Chaves, Portugal, valid for the 28th round of the Portuguese Championship. The duel will be broadcast by STAR+ streaming service. You can check everything here on VAVEL Brazil.
Probable roster for Benfica
Vlachodimos; Gilberto, António Silva, Otamendi e Grimaldo; Florentino Luís e Chiquinho; João Mario, Rafa Silva e Aursnes; Gonçalo Ramos. Técnico: Roger Schmidt.
Probable roster of Chaves
Paulo Vítor; Nélson Monte, Steven Vitoria, Carlos Ponck e Bruno Lenga; João Teixeira, João Mendes e Ricardo Guimarães; Benny, Juninho e Euller. Técnico: Vítor Campelos.
Roger Schmidt
Coach Roger Schmidt seeks to recover the team and begins work to reverse the disadvantage in the Champions League. But the coach does not have some players at his disposal for the Portugal League match. Mihailo Ristic, Alexander Bah, Gonçalo Guees and Julian Draxler are injured and will not face Chaves.
Vítor Campelo
Vítor Campelo seeks points against the leader of the Portuguese League, but has the support of the fans to ensure a historic result. The coach has almost full strength for the match. The only absence is Jonny Arriba, who is injured.
BENFICA:
Benfica was in a very delicate situation in its struggle to advance to the semifinals of the Champions League. On Tuesday, April 11, even with the possibility of playing at the Stadium of Light against Internazionale, Italy, in the first leg of the quarterfinals, they were defeated 2-0. Now, they will have to try to reverse the situation in Milan next Wednesday, April 19.
In the meeting with the Milanese, the Benfica players were better in the first half. They didn't allow the visitors even one certain shot. However, having produced five shooting opportunities, they only hit the target once. In the final phase, the duel was more balanced. Each team created seven chances to shoot. Inter scored in the sixth minute with Barella and in the 37th minute with a penalty kick by Romelu Lukaku.
CHAVES:
Chaves can now think about the 2023/2024 season. Its mission is accomplished. It returned to the elite division of the Portuguese Championship and guaranteed its permanence in the competition. He did this without having flirted at any time with the relegation zone. On Monday, April 10, facing Gil Vicente, in Barcelos, he put one more point on his account.
The match, which closed the schedule of the 27th day of the Portuguese League, didn't go out 0-0. Chaves was even closer to winning. Although he had the ball for less time (45%), built more opportunities for finishing (16 to 15) and also led the rate of shots on target (5 to 4). It thus advanced to 33 points (eight wins, nine draws, and ten losses).
TIME AND PLACE!
The match between Chaves x Benfica is valid for the 28th round of the Primeira Liga Bwin.
Benfica is the favorite to win the Portuguese League title, but is going through a bad moment this season. The team has lost the classic against Porto by 2-1 in the national competition and lost to Inter Milan in the first leg of the Champions League by 2-0.
Chaves is not in danger of relegation and the team is far from the top teams. The goal of the final stretch of the Portuguese League is to finish high and at the top of the league table. But it comes from two games without a win, being a defeat to Braga by 2-1 and a goalless draw with Gil Vicente.
Benfica are big favorites, despite being away from home. The ball rolls for Chaves x Benfica, at 2 pm (Brasilia), at the Estadio Municipal de Chaves, in Chaves, Portugal.
Welcome and welcome to the Chaves x Benfica minute by minute
Hello, soccer lover! Now is the time for a decisive match between two teams from Portugal: on one side Benfica, who live an excellent phase in the Portuguese Championship, being the current sole leader of the tournament. The Reds are also in the quarter-finals of the Uefa Champions League and will face Internazionale Milano. Chaves, on the other hand, is living the opposite moment, being 11th. The difference to the fifth-placed team, however, is 11 points. Both teams face each other in the 28th round of the Primeira Liga Bwin 2022/23. The match between the 1st and the 11th place of the Portuguese League takes place at the Estádio Municipal de Chaves, in Chaves, Portugal, at 1 pm (ET). Follow everything from the duel between the Portuguese here, in real time on VAVEL Brazil.