Estoril-Benfica: match commentary (0-1)

Estoril-Benfica, a match from the 4th round of the Portuguese Cup at the Estádio António Coimbra da Mota. The eagles won by 0-1 (Neres' goal), a result that qualifies the team for the round of 16 of the Portuguese Cup.

COMMENTARY

90'+5' The match at the Estádio António Coimbra da Mota is over! Benfica win 0-1 against Estoril and are through to the last 16 of the Portuguese Cup.

90' Added time: four minutes.

89'  Substitution for Benfica: Rafa comes off, Chiquinho comes on.

80' Substitution for Estoril: Tiago Araújo out, Gonçalo Esteves in.

79' Yellow card shown to Mexer for fouling Henrique Araújo.

77' Substitutions for Benfica: Bah and João Mário come off and are replaced by Gilberto and Diogo Gonçalves.

73' Substitutions for Estoril: Pedro Álvaro, Tiago Gouveia and  Delos come off, Mexer, Benchimol and Léa Siliki come on.

GOAL: 0-1

66' 0-1. GOAL! BENFICA! NERES! João Mário crosses into the area, Dani Figueira can't make the clearance and the ball goes to Neres, who opens the scoring in Amoreira. 

65' Substitution for Benfica: Musa out, Henrique Araújo out.

55' Substitution for Estoril: João Carlos comes off, Rosier comes on.

48' Grimaldo! From a free kick, the Benfica left-back puts the ball near the right post, but Dani Figueira makes a great save.

47' RED CARD! Francisco Geraldes is punished for bringing down Rafa.

46' The second half begins!

45'+3' The first half ends in Amoreira: 0-0 on the scoreboard.

45' Added time: three minutes.

40' Great effort from Antonio Silva on the edge of the Estoril box! With his left foot, the Benfica central defender threatens the Estoril goal.

39' Yellow card for Pedro Álvaro for a foul on Rafa.

30' Goal opportunity for Benfica! With just the keeper to beat, Rafa tries to place the ball near the right post, but misses the target by millimeters!

25' Yellow card shown to Neres for fouling Vital.

17' BALL ON THE CROSSBAR! Grimaldo is close to scoring from a free kick.

15' Yellow card shown to Ndiaye after fouling Musa.

10' Almost! Bah crosses in on the right side but Musa can't reach the ball to open the scoring.

1' The match is underway at Estádio António Coimbra da Mota.

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