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Moreirense vs Benfica: match report
Moreirense hosted Benfica at Estádio Comendador Joaquim de Almeida Freitas on Wednesday 9 September 2026, in the Liga Portugal (round 3). Moreirense are without 1 player (Guilherme Liberato); Benfica have no reported absences. Fabio Verissimo is the referee, averaging 5.8 yellow cards a game against a league average of 5.0.
Result and scorers
Moreirense 0-4 Benfica. Goals: Vangelis Pavlidis 45'+4' (pen) for Benfica; Andreas Schjelderup 55' for Benfica; Gianluca Prestianni 59' for Benfica; Fredrik Aursnes 72' for Benfica.
Key moments (contains the result)
- 41' Yellow card: Gilberto Batista (Moreirense)
- 45'+3' Yellow card: Alexandre Parsemain (Moreirense)
- 45'+4' Penalty: Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica) 0-1
- 52' Yellow card: Landerson (Moreirense)
- 55' Goal: Andreas Schjelderup (Benfica) 0-2
- 59' Goal: Gianluca Prestianni (Benfica) 0-3
- 72' Goal: Fredrik Aursnes (Benfica) 0-4
- 75' Yellow card: João Palhinha (Benfica)
- 87' Yellow card: Mateja Stjepanovic (Moreirense)
- 90'+1' Yellow card: Jhon Durán (Benfica)
Match stats (contains the result)
| 26.2% | Possession | 73.8% |
| 8 | Shots | 21 |
| 1 | Shots on target | 9 |
| 3 | Corners | 7 |
| 17 | Fouls | 10 |
| 0 | Offsides | 3 |
| 5 | Saves | 1 |
| 4 | Yellow cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
Line-ups
Moreirense 4-2-3-1
Coach: Vasco Botelho da Costa
- 13 André Ferreira GK
- 76 Dinis Pinto DEF
- 66 Gilberto Batista DEF
- 26 Maracás DEF
- 27 Kiko DEF
- 23 Nile John MID
- 8 Mateja Stjepanović MID
- 7 Manuel Mendonça FWD
- 21 Rodri MID
- 11 Landerson FWD
- 9 Alexandre Duville-Parsemain FWD
Bench
- 19 Tiago Andrade FWD
- 99 Maranhão FWD
- 2 Leandro Santos DEF
- 10 Kiko Bondoso FWD
- 4 Kevyn Monteiro DEF
- 1 Aranha GK
- 17 Álvaro Martínez DEF
- 32 Janderson DEF
- 25 Afonso Assis MID
- 79 Leonardo Vonić FWD
- 28 Songa Chipyoka FWD
Benfica 4-2-3-1
Coach: Marco Silva
- 24 Samuel Soares GK
- 58 Daniel Banjaqui DEF
- 44 Tomás Araújo DEF
- 2 Clément Lenglet DEF
- 26 Samuel Dahl DEF
- 36 João Palhinha MID
- 18 Leandro Barreiro MID
- 27 Rafa Silva MID
- 25 Gianluca Prestianni FWD
- 21 Andreas Schjelderup FWD
- 14 Vangelis Pavlidis FWD
Bench
- 8 Fredrik Aursnes MID
- 11 Dodi Lukébakio FWD
- 22 Jhon Durán FWD
- 34 Souffian El Karouani DEF
- 10 Georgiy Sudakov MID
- 1 Anatoliy Trubin GK
- 3 Alessandro Circati DEF
- 5 Enzo Barrenechea MID
- 13 Jakub Kamiński MID
- 16 Manu Silva MID
- 72 Anísio Cabral FWD
- 30 Claudio Echeverri FWD
Injuries and suspensions
Moreirense
- Guilherme Liberato suspension, back Early September 2026
Benfica
No reported absences.
Previous meetings
- Saturday 25 April 2026: Benfica 4-1 Moreirense
- Sunday 14 December 2025: Moreirense 0-4 Benfica
- Saturday 8 February 2025: Benfica 3-2 Moreirense
- Friday 30 August 2024: Moreirense 1-1 Benfica
- Sunday 14 April 2024: Benfica 3-0 Moreirense