Benfica-Chaves: match commentary (5-0)

Benfica-Chaves, a game from matchday 11 of the Liga Bwin, at Estádio da Luz. The eagles win by 5-0 (goals by Neres, Grimaldo, Gonçalo Ramos, Musa and Rafa) and extend to eight points the lead over the second-placed team in the Championship.

COMMENTARY

90'+4' The match ends at Estádio da Luz. Benfica win 5-0 over Chaves, extending their lead at the top of the Championship to eight points.

GOAL: 5-0

90'+3' 5-0. GOAL! BENFICA! RAFA! The 27 shirt is the fastest to attack the ball returned by the crossbar of the GD Chaves goal, after Gilberto's shot.

90' Added time: three minutes.

89' Substitution for Benfica: Aursnes out, Chiquinho in.

GOAL: 4-0

81' 4-0. GOAL! BENFICA! MUSA! Enzo tears through the Chaves defensive line driving the ball, and then releases the ball to the right, Musa moving to make an unstoppable right-footed shot.

80' Official: 54 990 spectators at Estádio da Luz!

76' Two substitutions for Chaves: Guima and João Mendes out, Edu and Benny in.

72' Substitutions for Benfica: Neres and Gonçalo Ramos come off and are replaced by Diogo Gonçalves and Musa.

66' Otamendi, who completes 100 official matches for Benfica, is fouled. Free kick to the Eagles.

63' Substitutions for Benfica: Bah and João Mário come off, Gilberto and Florentino come on.

63' Substitution for Chaves: Jonny Arriba comes off, Luther Sing comes on.

DISALLOWED GOAL

54' Goal from Benfica! Tremendous right footed shot from Enzo on the edge of the box. Aursnes is ruled offside (18 centimeters) by the VAR.

46' The second half is underway!

46' Two substitutions for Chaves at the start of the second half.

45' The first half ends at the Estádio da Luz. Benfica are winning by 3-0.

44' Yellow card shown to Abass for foul on Neres.

41' Yellow card shown to Gustavo Guima for foul on  João Mário.

GOAL: 3-0

37' 3-0. GOAL! BENFICA! GONÇALO RAMOS! Aursnes receives from Neres on the right and crosses into the goal area, where Gonçalo Ramos touches the ball twice to dominate and confirm the goal, the seventh of the striker in this edition of the Liga Bwin. Gonçalo Ramos is the top scorer of the competition.

34' Excellent save by Odysseas after Héctor Hernández's shot.

31' Yellow card show to Otamendi.

31' Yellow card shown to Aursnes for fouling Abass.

GOAL: 2-0

10' 2-0. GOAL! BENFICA! GRIMALDO! The left-back perfectly hits the free kick from just outside the box, sending the ball into the top left corner.

GOAL: 1-0

3' 1-0. GOAL! BENFICA! NERES! WHAT A SHOW! The number 7 of the eagles receives the ball, drifts to the center and shoots with his left foot, putting the ball in the top left corner. Simply magnificent!

1' The match is underway at Estádio da Luz.

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