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Arouca vs Benfica

U.S. Open Cup
Arouca
7-5-14
1-2
Final
Benfica
18-8-0
Estádio Municipal de Arouca

Match pulse

FCAAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
0'HTSLB
39%Possession61%
12Shots22
6On target5
2Corners15
3Saves5
17Fouls11
22'Javi SánchezFCA45'+3'Ivan MartínezFCA48'Lee Hyun-JuFCA59'António SilvaSLB59'Richard RíosSLB77'Pablo GozálbezFCA80'Ignacio De ArruabarrenaFCA90'+8'Alfonso TrezzaFCA90'+8'Amar DedicSLB90'+8'Tomás AraújoSLB90'+9'Vangelis PavlidisSLB90'+11'Anatoliy TrubinSLB90'+11'Gianluca PrestianniSLB
Team1H2HT
FCA101
SLB022

Who won: Benfica 2-1

Benfica beat Arouca 2-1 on Saturday, March 14, 2026 at Estádio Municipal de Arouca. Goals for Arouca: Ivan Martínez (7' pen). Goals for Benfica: Richard Ríos (50') and Franjo Ivanovic (90'+6').

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0
  1. 17.0Anatoliy TrubinG
  2. 27.0Andreas SchjelderupAM-L
  3. 36.9Richard RíosLM
  4. 46.6Dodi LukébakioAM-R
  5. 56.5Franjo IvanovicSUB
  6. 66.4Samuel DahlLB
  7. 76.4Alexander BahRB
  8. 86.4Rafa SilvaAM
  9. 96.2Taichi FukuiLM
  10. 106.2Leandro BarreiroRM
  11. 116.1Ivan MartínezF
  12. 126.1Dylan NandínSUB

Team stats

FCASLB
17Fouls11
5Yellow Cards6
1Red Cards1
0Offsides5
2Corner Kicks15
3Saves5
39.1Possession60.9
12SHOTS22
6ON GOAL5
0.5On Target %0.2
2Penalty Goals0
1Penalty Kicks Taken0
226Accurate Passes373
296Passes445
0.8Pass Completion %0.8
7Accurate Crosses11
11Crosses33
0.6Cross %0.3
42Long Balls49
13Accurate Long Balls26
0.3Long Balls %0.5
3Blocked Shots8
7Effective Tackles10
13Tackles18
0.5Tackle %0.6
7Interceptions8
31Effective Clearances11
31Clearances11

Player of the game

Anatoliy Trubin

SLB · 5 saves

7.0

Deserved to win

65%
FCA · 0.86 xG
29%
Draw
6%
SLB · 0.22 xG

Arouca deserved better: 65% on chances, lost 1-2

Play by play

  1. Match ends, Arouca 1, Benfica 2.
  2. Second Half ends, Arouca 1, Benfica 2.
  3. 90'+11'

    Yellow card

    Gianluca Prestianni (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

    G. Prestianni

  4. 90'+11'

    Foul

    Foul by Gianluca Prestianni (Benfica).

  5. 90'+11'SLB

    Free kick won

    Espen van Ee (Arouca) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  6. 90'+11'

    Yellow card

    Anatoliy Trubin (Benfica) is shown the yellow card.

    A. Trubin

  7. 90'+9'Vangelis Pavlidis

    Yellow card

    Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

    V. Pavlidis

  8. 90'+9'

    Free kick won

    Richard Ríos (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  9. 90'+9'

    Foul

    Foul by Boris Popovic (Arouca).

  10. 90'+8'

    Yellow card

    Tomás Araújo (Benfica) is shown the yellow card.

    T. Araújo

  11. 90'+8'

    Red card

    Amar Dedic (Benfica) is shown the red card for violent conduct.

    A. Dedic

  12. 90'+8'

    Red card

    Alfonso Trezza (Arouca) is shown the red card for violent conduct.

    A. Trezza

  13. GOAL90'+6'

    Goal! Right footed shot

    F. Ivanovic · ast G. Prestianni

    Goal! Arouca 1, Benfica 2. Franjo Ivanovic (Benfica) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Gianluca Prestianni with a cross.

    FCA 1 - 2 SLB
  14. 90'+4'

    Free kick won

    José Fontán (Arouca) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  15. 90'+4'Vangelis Pavlidis

    Foul

    Foul by Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica).

  16. 90'+2'

    Shot off target

    Attempt missed. Amar Dedic (Benfica) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Anísio Cabral with a cross.

  17. 90'+1'

    Shot on target

    Attempt saved. Anísio Cabral (Benfica) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Ignacio de Arruabarrena (Arouca). Assisted by Gianluca Prestianni with a cross.

  18. 90'

    Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.

  19. 90'

    Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Boris Popovic.

  20. 90'

    Shot blocked

    Attempt blocked. Heorhii Sudakov (Benfica) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Samuel Dahl.

  21. 90'FCA

    Free kick won

    Heorhii Sudakov (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

  22. 90'FCA

    Foul

    Foul by Espen van Ee (Arouca).

  23. 89'

    Foul

    Foul by Alfonso Trezza (Arouca).

  24. 89'

    Free kick won

    Amar Dedic (Benfica) wins a free kick on the left wing.

  25. 88'Vangelis Pavlidis

    Free kick won

    Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Leaders

FCASLB
Total Shots
Ivan Martínez
4
Vangelis Pavlidis
3
Accurate Passes
José Fontán
42
Tomás Araújo
67
Saves
Ignacio De Arruabarrena
3
Anatoliy Trubin
5

Season seriesSLB leads series 4-0-1