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SL Benfica – Gil Vicente match report
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Gil Vicente let a lead slip and lost 3-1 to SL Benfica at Estádio da Luz. SL Benfica owed a lot to V. Pavlidis, who struck twice. G. Prestianni was our player of the match, rated 9.7 by the ScoreMondo model for SL Benfica. The match was played on Sunday, 13 September 2026 at Estádio da Luz in Lisbon.
The story of the match
H. Hernandez opened the scoring for Gil Vicente after 7 minutes, set up by G. Pinto Martins. V. Pavlidis equalised for SL Benfica at 1-1 after 29 minutes. The first half ended 1-1.
SL Benfica completed the turnaround at 2-1 in the 87th minute with V. Pavlidis from the penalty spot. SL Benfica extended their lead to 3-1 in the 90th minute through G. Prestianni, set up by C. Echeverri.
Match statistics
SL Benfica's yellow cards went to E. Barrenechea in the 12th minute and J. Palhinha in the 63rd minute. Booked for Gil Vicente: H. Hernandez (26'), Lucao (70') and R. Esgaio (95').
The players
The best ScoreMondo ratings after the player of the match went to V. Pavlidis (SL Benfica, 8.5), G. Pinto Martins (Gil Vicente, 7.8) and Ze Carlos (Gil Vicente, 7.7). From the SL Benfica bench came F. Aursnes on 58 minutes, J. Palhinha on 58 minutes, C. Echeverri on 72 minutes and D. Lukebakio on 72 minutes, among 5 changes. Gil Vicente made 5 changes: S. Garcia for A. Moreira (56'), M. Kaba for H. Hernandez (56'), J. Silva for D. Moreira (81') and T. Toure for G. Pinto Martins (81').
The context
Gil Vicente came into the match with 1 win, 1 draw and 1 defeat from their last 3 matches. Academico de Viseu FC beat Gil Vicente 1-0 last time out. The record between them over the last 4 matches reads 4-0-0 from SL Benfica's point of view. The last meeting, in 2026, ended in a 2-1 win for SL Benfica. Those 4 games produced 15 goals, an average of 3.8 per match. Joao Antonio Ferreira Goncalves was the referee, averaging 4.8 yellow cards per match across 36 matches in our records.
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