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Season 24 Archive: Elite League, Week 18
Aberdeen 0 - 0 Benfica
Elite Football League Match, Aberdeen vs. Benfica (Sun Aug 13)
Aberdeen | Benfica
4-1-4-1 C | 4-5-1 E
Malky McKay | Steven Theobald
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D_Anderson GK | GK E_Thorstvedt
J_Conroy DF | DF J_Martinez
B_Bryn DF | DF C_Thomson
K_Tierney DF | DF Yann_M_Vila
I_Garde DF | DF M_Zeffane
P_Niemeyer DM | MF H_Kiessling
M_Krohn_Dehli MF | MF Zheng_Zhi
Di_Maria MF | MF P_Do_Shaw
F_Wood MF | MF J_Plasil
H_Rutland MF | MF J_Bolm
A_Di_Stefano FW | FW Stefano
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Higuita SUB | SUB Z_Alomerovic
A_Pereira SUB | SUB T_Adams
Almen_Abdi SUB | SUB J_Wilshere
J_McArthur SUB | SUB M_Murphy
D_Rortugal SUB | SUB Nathan_Dyer
Referee: F_De_Bleeckere (Belgium)
Min. 3 :(abn) K_Tierney rushes through the defence
... K_Tierney with a terrific drive !
... It hits off a defender!
... But goes clear to safety!
Min. 3 :(bfa) Yann_M_Vila with the mazy dribble
... He takes it past I_Garde
... Yann_M_Vila hits the shot!
... It swerves a lot!
... D_Anderson gathers it easily
Min. 5 :(bfa) J_Plasil watches his team-mates pull the defenders out of position
... He decides to be greedy and run into the space
... He's gone right through!
... J_Plasil has time and space!
... He flicks the ball towards goal
... The ball moves through the air!
... D_Anderson moves quickly!
... Can he get to this?
... D_Anderson catches it with style!
Min. 7 :(abn) M_Krohn_Dehli runs with pace at the defence
... M_Krohn_Dehli runs forward
... He hits the shot!
... It hits the post
... And goes clear
Min. 8 :(abn) Di_Maria gets to the bye line
... He puts it into the box
... He finds A_Di_Stefano
... A great volley from A_Di_Stefano !
... But E_Thorstvedt makes a fine save
... Wow!! That was close!
... He had to be at his best to reach that one!
Min. 11 :(abn) Di_Maria with a measured pass to J_Conroy
... J_Conroy sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender !
... But E_Thorstvedt palms it away
... He could have caught that!
Min. 20 :(bfa) Curled in dangerously from Zheng_Zhi to J_Bolm
... J_Bolm gets his head to the ball !
... It grazes the bar
... And goes over
... Oh so close there!
Min. 20 :(abn) K_Tierney beats C_Thomson
... Zheng_Zhi with a nasty foul
... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
... F_De_Bleeckere will just give him a speaking to
... FREE KICK
... Just inside there own half
... F_Wood floats it forward
... B_Bryn latches onto the end of it
... B_Bryn heads the ball towards goal !
... E_Thorstvedt with a great save
... And he holds onto it as well!
Min. 22 :(bfa) P_Do_Shaw plays it to his team mate for a one-two
... J_Bolm decides to go for goal instead!
... F_Wood with a superb challenge
... F_De_Bleeckere has given the free kick the other way!
... F_De_Bleeckere calls him for a talk
... FREE KICK
... Just inside there own half
... H_Kiessling hoists it forward
... Stefano gets on the end of it
... B_Bryn is forced to retreat
... He knocks it back!
... D_Anderson misses it!
... It creeps just wide!
... CORNER!
... Swung in by P_Do_Shaw
... Yann_M_Vila makes a firm connection with his head
... But D_Anderson pulls out a save of the game
Min. 25 :(abn) Di_Maria unselfishly heads the ball back to A_Di_Stefano
... A_Di_Stefano attempts to nutmeg E_Thorstvedt!
... But E_Thorstvedt hits it away
... He could have held onto that!
Min. 26 :(abn) Di_Maria takes a throw in
... He throws the ball into A_Di_Stefano
... A_Di_Stefano sends it flying towards goal!
... But he somehow misses
... The Benfica fans laugh at him
Min. 30 :(abn) J_Conroy knocks it past Stefano and runs onto it
... He leaves the defender standing
... J_Conroy fires off a left-footed shot !
... E_Thorstvedt with the diving save
... He must have spotted the TV cameras!
Min. 32 :(bfa) Zheng_Zhi finds his way through
... The offside trap didn't work
... Zheng_Zhi rifles it at the goal !
... It takes a deflection!
... But flies wide of the post!
... CORNER!
... J_Bolm plays it towards the near post!
... H_Rutland wins the ball
... He belts it away
Min. 33 :(bfa) H_Kiessling looks around for support
... He sees a man in space!
... He hits the ball up to Stefano
... B_Bryn reads it well
... This boy is a quality defender
... The crowd sing his praises
Min. 34 :(abn) J_Conroy sprints down the flank
... He plays the ball in to P_Niemeyer
... C_Thomson wins the ball!
... But he caught the player also!
... The ref gives nothing!
Min. 34 :(bfa) P_Do_Shaw reads the run of C_Thomson
... C_Thomson curls it towards the top corner !
... D_Anderson with a great save
... And he holds onto it as well!
Min. 35 :(bfa) H_Kiessling with a simple pass to M_Zeffane
... K_Tierney takes the players legs from beneath him!!
... That's a poor tackle!
... YELLOW CARD!!
... He'll have to watch himself now
Min. 35 :(bfa) Stefano loses J_Conroy
... Stefano chases it through, he must score !
... But D_Anderson palms it behind
... F_De_Bleeckere has given a goal kick
... Unbelievable !
Min. 41 :(abn) P_Niemeyer pass splits open the defence
... What a ball!
... K_Tierney is clean through!
... M_Zeffane slides in hard!
... And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 41 :(bfa) J_Bolm runs at goal
... He spots the run of P_Do_Shaw
... He's played him in
... P_Do_Shaw with a low drive through the rain!
... But D_Anderson reaches the ball. Good save
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 45 :(bfa) M_Zeffane takes advantage of a mistake by B_Bryn
... He runs towards goal
... D_Anderson with an over the top challenge
... Surely not!
... PENALTY !!
... F_De_Bleeckere is a disgrace!!
... Stefano Places the ball on the spot
... D_Anderson dives
... And he claims it superbly!
Min. 48 :(abn) F_Wood with a superb first touch
... He sees a team mate making a run!
... He plays the ball across to him!
... A_Di_Stefano gets on the end of the pass
... But J_Bolm sees the pass and cuts it out
Min. 49 :(bfa) Stefano runs at B_Bryn
... He takes it past him
... A delicate chip from Stefano !
... It hits the sponsor hoarding
************* HALF TIME ****************
Half Time Score: Aberdeen 0-0 Benfica
Min. 49 :(abn) I_Garde looks around for support
... His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
... He knocks a through ball to A_Di_Stefano
... Cleaned up by J_Martinez
Min. 49 :(bfa) J_Bolm with a probing through ball Yann_M_Vila
... But he loses control of it
... J_Conroy takes possession
Min. 50 :(abn) I_Garde slides it through the middle to J_Conroy
... A skilful effort from J_Conroy !
... It's way wide
... The Benfica fans behind the goal spread their arms out
Min. 51 :(bfa) J_Martinez has the ball on the wing
... He knocks the ball past the defender!
... He has some space now!
... J_Martinez with the diving header !
... He had to be brave there
... But D_Anderson smothers the ball.
Min. 53 :(abn) M_Krohn_Dehli runs down the wing
... He knocks it past the defender into space!
... He cuts the ball back
... A_Di_Stefano latches onto the pass
... He carves out some space
... A_Di_Stefano with a powerful diving header!
... E_Thorstvedt gets a hand to it!!
... But he picks up the rebound
... OHHHHHHHH !!
... He's put it over
Min. 54 :(bfa) J_Bolm has the ball
... He knocks the ball past K_Tierney
... He puts in Stefano!
... B_Bryn robs him of the ball
Min. 55 :(abn) I_Garde is forced back with the ball
... He belts the ball up field
... A_Di_Stefano latches onto the end of it
... A_Di_Stefano strikes a wicked curler !
... E_Thorstvedt can't get to it!
... OH! It has gone just over the bar!
... E_Thorstvedt makes a cocky smile
... Did he know that was going over?
Min. 55 :(bfa) Stefano lobs it over K_Tierney
... M_Krohn_Dehli wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge
Min. 56 :(abn) K_Tierney with an excellent first touch
... He sees a team mate making a run!
... He swings the ball in
... A_Di_Stefano gets on the end of the pass
... He is in space!
... Cleaned up by M_Zeffane
Min. 56 :(bfa) P_Do_Shaw fires over a low cross to Yann_M_Vila
... Yann_M_Vila drives the ball low !
... D_Anderson saves it
... He got his body behind the ball there
Min. 57 :(abn) Curled in dangerously from Di_Maria to A_Di_Stefano
... But he loses control of it
... C_Thomson takes possession
Min. 60 :(abn) F_Wood finds A_Di_Stefano in the box
... A_Di_Stefano with a bicycle kick !
... E_Thorstvedt with an amazing dive to the bottom left
... How he got to that one I don't know !
Min. 63 :(abn) A defence splitting pass from Di_Maria to J_Conroy
... J_Conroy has time and space on the edge of the box!
... He shoots towards goal!
... But E_Thorstvedt palms it behind
... F_De_Bleeckere has given a goal kick
... He's not having the best of days !
Min. 64 :(bfa) C_Thomson runs at the defender
... The defender falls over
... C_Thomson has his eyes on the goal!
... He fires the ball goal ward!
... The shot takes a wicked deflection
... D_Anderson dives desperately to try and save it!!
... He can't get to it!
... But it creeps just wide!!
... The deflection had D_Anderson beaten!
... CORNER!
... P_Do_Shaw swings it in!
... Stefano swings a leg at it!
... It takes a deflection!
... But sails wide!
... CORNER!
... Swung in by P_Do_Shaw
... Stefano gets his head on it
... It floats over D_Anderson
... Its heading goal ward!
... But floats just over
... That was a great effort
Min. 68 :(bfa) H_Kiessling lobs the ball over the defence
... M_Zeffane latches on to it
... F_Wood with a nasty foul
... That looked malicious
... F_De_Bleeckere calls him over
... F_De_Bleeckere tells him he has had enough warnings
... YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 69 :(bfa) Stefano uses his feet well to turn on the ball
... Stefano cracks a laser towards goal !
... It floats over D_Anderson
... Its heading goal ward!
... But floats just over
... That was a great effort
Min. 70 :(abn) D_Rortugal comes on for A_Di_Stefano and takes up a FW role
Min. 70 :(abn) Almen_Abdi is being brought on
... P_Niemeyer is leaving the pitch
... He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
... Looks like his replacement will play DM
Min. 70 :(bfa) Nathan_Dyer takes off his tracksuit
... he'll replace P_Do_Shaw as FW
Min. 70 :(bfa) The assistant manager is out on the touchline shouting orders
... It seems Benfica will now be playing A
Min. 72 :(abn) M_Krohn_Dehli hits the ball through the heart of the defence
... Almen_Abdi latches onto it!
... Fine tackle by C_Thomson
... But he can't prevent the corner
Min. 72 :(bfa) Zheng_Zhi has the ball on the wing
... He knocks the ball past Di_Maria
... He puts in Stefano!
... Stefano curls it towards the top corner !
... It hits the outside of the post
... And goes out
Min. 73 :(abn) A_Pereira is being prepared to come on
... K_Tierney is leaving the pitch
... Looks like the substitute will play DF
Min. 75 :(bfa) M_Murphy comes on for Zheng_Zhi and will play FW to the delight of the fans
Min. 77 :(bfa) Up goes the substitution board - T_Adams on for M_Zeffane as a DF
Min. 77 :(bfa) M_Murphy kicks M_Krohn_Dehli!
... RED CARD!!
... He's been hard done by for that!!
Min. 79 :(bfa) J_Plasil runs at Di_Maria
... The defender slips and falls over
... Almen_Abdi with an over the top challenge
... F_De_Bleeckere calls him over!
... YELLOW CARD!
Min. 81 :(bfa) Stefano pushes it past A_Pereira
... H_Rutland with a nasty foul
... I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
... He's lucky to be let off for that one
... Malky McKay looks relieved
... Steven Theobald is far from happy with that decision
Min. 83 :(abn) Almen_Abdi runs at the defender
... He takes it past him
... T_Adams with the block
Min. 86 :(abn) F_Wood holds the ball up and waits for support
... He knocks the ball across to A_Pereira
... But Yann_M_Vila comes away with the ball
... Excellent defending there!
Min. 87 :(bfa) J_Bolm has the ball on the wing
... He knocks the ball past B_Bryn!
... He has some space now!
... B_Bryn does well to get the tackle in
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(abn) H_Rutland barges the defender off the ball
... Stefano is late with that one
... I think he was just trying to get to the ball
... F_De_Bleeckere calls him over!
... YELLOW CARD!
Min. 92 :(abn) Almen_Abdi plays a long ball to M_Krohn_Dehli
... H_Kiessling steals the ball of off him
************* FULL TIME ****************
Match Details
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Venue : Pittodrie Stadium
Attendance : 100,000
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Aberdeen Match Info
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Best player : J_Conroy (Man of the Match)
Scorers : N/A
Sent Off : N/A
Booked : K_Tierney (35), F_Wood (68), Almen_Abdi (79)
Injured : N/A
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Benfica Match Info
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Best player : C_Thomson
Scorers : N/A
Sent Off : M_Murphy (77)
Booked : Stefano (89)
Injured : N/A
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Match Statistics
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Aberdeen | Benfica
Attempts on Goal : 13 | 16
Off target : 6 | 8
On target : 7 | 8
Possession : 48 | 52
Corners : 0 | 4
Red Cards : 0 | 1
Yellow Cards : 3 | 1
Subs Used : 3 | 3
Fouls : 16 | 13
Key Tackles : 6 | 10
Key Passes : 19 | 11
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Final Score : Aberdeen 0 - 0 Benfica
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Player Statistics - Aberdeen
Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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D_Anderson GK 39 4 1 5 19 | 96 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 85 0 0 0
J_Conroy DF 2 30 13 10 21 | 96 0 1 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 20 10 16
B_Bryn DF 2 30 8 8 31 | 96 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 80 0 5
K_Tierney DF 3 29 11 7 32 | 77 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 38 8 -1
I_Garde DF 2 29 11 6 32 | 96 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0
P_Niemeyer DM 1 17 27 5 22 | 74 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
M_Krohn_Dehli MF 2 10 33 12 27 | 96 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 20 30 1
Di_Maria MF 1 6 29 5 37 | 96 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 60 0
F_Wood MF 1 12 28 7 41 | 96 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 28 -2
H_Rutland MF 1 8 27 12 14 | 96 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0
A_Di_Stefano FW 2 9 11 28 31 | 74 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 18
Higuita GK 27 3 5 3 43 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
A_Pereira DF 2 28 12 7 14 | 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Almen_Abdi DM 1 10 27 11 30 | 22 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 8 -2
J_McArthur MF 3 7 27 7 12 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
D_Rortugal FW 3 10 9 28 21 | 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Player Statistics - Benfica
Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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E_Thorstvedt GK 39 2 6 4 13 | 96 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 75 0 0 0
J_Martinez DF 1 35 3 4 23 | 96 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 20 0 5
C_Thomson DF 2 31 12 6 25 | 96 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 60 0 6
Yann_M_Vila DF 2 29 14 8 22 | 96 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 20 0 15
M_Zeffane DF 1 27 9 7 31 | 81 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 80 0 0
H_Kiessling MF 4 12 31 10 31 | 96 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 30 0
Zheng_Zhi MF 1 9 30 8 42 | 79 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 20 1
P_Do_Shaw MF 2 9 29 8 25 | 74 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 30 5
J_Plasil MF 1 7 29 9 19 | 96 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
J_Bolm MF 2 11 28 13 32 | 96 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 20 30 1
Stefano FW 2 9 8 29 39 | 96 0 0 0 0 6 0 1 0 0 -2 -2 13
Z_Alomerovic GK 28 1 1 1 14 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
T_Adams DF 2 31 8 7 22 | 15 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0
J_Wilshere MF 2 19 28 11 19 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
M_Murphy FW 1 12 14 29 26 | 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 -10 -10 -10
Nathan_Dyer FW 2 7 11 28 31 | 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Aberdeen | Benfica
4-1-4-1 C | 4-5-1 E
Malky McKay | Steven Theobald
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D_Anderson GK | GK E_Thorstvedt
J_Conroy DF | DF J_Martinez
B_Bryn DF | DF C_Thomson
K_Tierney DF | DF Yann_M_Vila
I_Garde DF | DF M_Zeffane
P_Niemeyer DM | MF H_Kiessling
M_Krohn_Dehli MF | MF Zheng_Zhi
Di_Maria MF | MF P_Do_Shaw
F_Wood MF | MF J_Plasil
H_Rutland MF | MF J_Bolm
A_Di_Stefano FW | FW Stefano
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Higuita SUB | SUB Z_Alomerovic
A_Pereira SUB | SUB T_Adams
Almen_Abdi SUB | SUB J_Wilshere
J_McArthur SUB | SUB M_Murphy
D_Rortugal SUB | SUB Nathan_Dyer
Referee: F_De_Bleeckere (Belgium)
Min. 3 :(abn) K_Tierney rushes through the defence
... K_Tierney with a terrific drive !
... It hits off a defender!
... But goes clear to safety!
Min. 3 :(bfa) Yann_M_Vila with the mazy dribble
... He takes it past I_Garde
... Yann_M_Vila hits the shot!
... It swerves a lot!
... D_Anderson gathers it easily
Min. 5 :(bfa) J_Plasil watches his team-mates pull the defenders out of position
... He decides to be greedy and run into the space
... He's gone right through!
... J_Plasil has time and space!
... He flicks the ball towards goal
... The ball moves through the air!
... D_Anderson moves quickly!
... Can he get to this?
... D_Anderson catches it with style!
Min. 7 :(abn) M_Krohn_Dehli runs with pace at the defence
... M_Krohn_Dehli runs forward
... He hits the shot!
... It hits the post
... And goes clear
Min. 8 :(abn) Di_Maria gets to the bye line
... He puts it into the box
... He finds A_Di_Stefano
... A great volley from A_Di_Stefano !
... But E_Thorstvedt makes a fine save
... Wow!! That was close!
... He had to be at his best to reach that one!
Min. 11 :(abn) Di_Maria with a measured pass to J_Conroy
... J_Conroy sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender !
... But E_Thorstvedt palms it away
... He could have caught that!
Min. 20 :(bfa) Curled in dangerously from Zheng_Zhi to J_Bolm
... J_Bolm gets his head to the ball !
... It grazes the bar
... And goes over
... Oh so close there!
Min. 20 :(abn) K_Tierney beats C_Thomson
... Zheng_Zhi with a nasty foul
... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
... F_De_Bleeckere will just give him a speaking to
... FREE KICK
... Just inside there own half
... F_Wood floats it forward
... B_Bryn latches onto the end of it
... B_Bryn heads the ball towards goal !
... E_Thorstvedt with a great save
... And he holds onto it as well!
Min. 22 :(bfa) P_Do_Shaw plays it to his team mate for a one-two
... J_Bolm decides to go for goal instead!
... F_Wood with a superb challenge
... F_De_Bleeckere has given the free kick the other way!
... F_De_Bleeckere calls him for a talk
... FREE KICK
... Just inside there own half
... H_Kiessling hoists it forward
... Stefano gets on the end of it
... B_Bryn is forced to retreat
... He knocks it back!
... D_Anderson misses it!
... It creeps just wide!
... CORNER!
... Swung in by P_Do_Shaw
... Yann_M_Vila makes a firm connection with his head
... But D_Anderson pulls out a save of the game
Min. 25 :(abn) Di_Maria unselfishly heads the ball back to A_Di_Stefano
... A_Di_Stefano attempts to nutmeg E_Thorstvedt!
... But E_Thorstvedt hits it away
... He could have held onto that!
Min. 26 :(abn) Di_Maria takes a throw in
... He throws the ball into A_Di_Stefano
... A_Di_Stefano sends it flying towards goal!
... But he somehow misses
... The Benfica fans laugh at him
Min. 30 :(abn) J_Conroy knocks it past Stefano and runs onto it
... He leaves the defender standing
... J_Conroy fires off a left-footed shot !
... E_Thorstvedt with the diving save
... He must have spotted the TV cameras!
Min. 32 :(bfa) Zheng_Zhi finds his way through
... The offside trap didn't work
... Zheng_Zhi rifles it at the goal !
... It takes a deflection!
... But flies wide of the post!
... CORNER!
... J_Bolm plays it towards the near post!
... H_Rutland wins the ball
... He belts it away
Min. 33 :(bfa) H_Kiessling looks around for support
... He sees a man in space!
... He hits the ball up to Stefano
... B_Bryn reads it well
... This boy is a quality defender
... The crowd sing his praises
Min. 34 :(abn) J_Conroy sprints down the flank
... He plays the ball in to P_Niemeyer
... C_Thomson wins the ball!
... But he caught the player also!
... The ref gives nothing!
Min. 34 :(bfa) P_Do_Shaw reads the run of C_Thomson
... C_Thomson curls it towards the top corner !
... D_Anderson with a great save
... And he holds onto it as well!
Min. 35 :(bfa) H_Kiessling with a simple pass to M_Zeffane
... K_Tierney takes the players legs from beneath him!!
... That's a poor tackle!
... YELLOW CARD!!
... He'll have to watch himself now
Min. 35 :(bfa) Stefano loses J_Conroy
... Stefano chases it through, he must score !
... But D_Anderson palms it behind
... F_De_Bleeckere has given a goal kick
... Unbelievable !
Min. 41 :(abn) P_Niemeyer pass splits open the defence
... What a ball!
... K_Tierney is clean through!
... M_Zeffane slides in hard!
... And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 41 :(bfa) J_Bolm runs at goal
... He spots the run of P_Do_Shaw
... He's played him in
... P_Do_Shaw with a low drive through the rain!
... But D_Anderson reaches the ball. Good save
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 45 :(bfa) M_Zeffane takes advantage of a mistake by B_Bryn
... He runs towards goal
... D_Anderson with an over the top challenge
... Surely not!
... PENALTY !!
... F_De_Bleeckere is a disgrace!!
... Stefano Places the ball on the spot
... D_Anderson dives
... And he claims it superbly!
Min. 48 :(abn) F_Wood with a superb first touch
... He sees a team mate making a run!
... He plays the ball across to him!
... A_Di_Stefano gets on the end of the pass
... But J_Bolm sees the pass and cuts it out
Min. 49 :(bfa) Stefano runs at B_Bryn
... He takes it past him
... A delicate chip from Stefano !
... It hits the sponsor hoarding
************* HALF TIME ****************
Half Time Score: Aberdeen 0-0 Benfica
Min. 49 :(abn) I_Garde looks around for support
... His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
... He knocks a through ball to A_Di_Stefano
... Cleaned up by J_Martinez
Min. 49 :(bfa) J_Bolm with a probing through ball Yann_M_Vila
... But he loses control of it
... J_Conroy takes possession
Min. 50 :(abn) I_Garde slides it through the middle to J_Conroy
... A skilful effort from J_Conroy !
... It's way wide
... The Benfica fans behind the goal spread their arms out
Min. 51 :(bfa) J_Martinez has the ball on the wing
... He knocks the ball past the defender!
... He has some space now!
... J_Martinez with the diving header !
... He had to be brave there
... But D_Anderson smothers the ball.
Min. 53 :(abn) M_Krohn_Dehli runs down the wing
... He knocks it past the defender into space!
... He cuts the ball back
... A_Di_Stefano latches onto the pass
... He carves out some space
... A_Di_Stefano with a powerful diving header!
... E_Thorstvedt gets a hand to it!!
... But he picks up the rebound
... OHHHHHHHH !!
... He's put it over
Min. 54 :(bfa) J_Bolm has the ball
... He knocks the ball past K_Tierney
... He puts in Stefano!
... B_Bryn robs him of the ball
Min. 55 :(abn) I_Garde is forced back with the ball
... He belts the ball up field
... A_Di_Stefano latches onto the end of it
... A_Di_Stefano strikes a wicked curler !
... E_Thorstvedt can't get to it!
... OH! It has gone just over the bar!
... E_Thorstvedt makes a cocky smile
... Did he know that was going over?
Min. 55 :(bfa) Stefano lobs it over K_Tierney
... M_Krohn_Dehli wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge
Min. 56 :(abn) K_Tierney with an excellent first touch
... He sees a team mate making a run!
... He swings the ball in
... A_Di_Stefano gets on the end of the pass
... He is in space!
... Cleaned up by M_Zeffane
Min. 56 :(bfa) P_Do_Shaw fires over a low cross to Yann_M_Vila
... Yann_M_Vila drives the ball low !
... D_Anderson saves it
... He got his body behind the ball there
Min. 57 :(abn) Curled in dangerously from Di_Maria to A_Di_Stefano
... But he loses control of it
... C_Thomson takes possession
Min. 60 :(abn) F_Wood finds A_Di_Stefano in the box
... A_Di_Stefano with a bicycle kick !
... E_Thorstvedt with an amazing dive to the bottom left
... How he got to that one I don't know !
Min. 63 :(abn) A defence splitting pass from Di_Maria to J_Conroy
... J_Conroy has time and space on the edge of the box!
... He shoots towards goal!
... But E_Thorstvedt palms it behind
... F_De_Bleeckere has given a goal kick
... He's not having the best of days !
Min. 64 :(bfa) C_Thomson runs at the defender
... The defender falls over
... C_Thomson has his eyes on the goal!
... He fires the ball goal ward!
... The shot takes a wicked deflection
... D_Anderson dives desperately to try and save it!!
... He can't get to it!
... But it creeps just wide!!
... The deflection had D_Anderson beaten!
... CORNER!
... P_Do_Shaw swings it in!
... Stefano swings a leg at it!
... It takes a deflection!
... But sails wide!
... CORNER!
... Swung in by P_Do_Shaw
... Stefano gets his head on it
... It floats over D_Anderson
... Its heading goal ward!
... But floats just over
... That was a great effort
Min. 68 :(bfa) H_Kiessling lobs the ball over the defence
... M_Zeffane latches on to it
... F_Wood with a nasty foul
... That looked malicious
... F_De_Bleeckere calls him over
... F_De_Bleeckere tells him he has had enough warnings
... YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 69 :(bfa) Stefano uses his feet well to turn on the ball
... Stefano cracks a laser towards goal !
... It floats over D_Anderson
... Its heading goal ward!
... But floats just over
... That was a great effort
Min. 70 :(abn) D_Rortugal comes on for A_Di_Stefano and takes up a FW role
Min. 70 :(abn) Almen_Abdi is being brought on
... P_Niemeyer is leaving the pitch
... He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
... Looks like his replacement will play DM
Min. 70 :(bfa) Nathan_Dyer takes off his tracksuit
... he'll replace P_Do_Shaw as FW
Min. 70 :(bfa) The assistant manager is out on the touchline shouting orders
... It seems Benfica will now be playing A
Min. 72 :(abn) M_Krohn_Dehli hits the ball through the heart of the defence
... Almen_Abdi latches onto it!
... Fine tackle by C_Thomson
... But he can't prevent the corner
Min. 72 :(bfa) Zheng_Zhi has the ball on the wing
... He knocks the ball past Di_Maria
... He puts in Stefano!
... Stefano curls it towards the top corner !
... It hits the outside of the post
... And goes out
Min. 73 :(abn) A_Pereira is being prepared to come on
... K_Tierney is leaving the pitch
... Looks like the substitute will play DF
Min. 75 :(bfa) M_Murphy comes on for Zheng_Zhi and will play FW to the delight of the fans
Min. 77 :(bfa) Up goes the substitution board - T_Adams on for M_Zeffane as a DF
Min. 77 :(bfa) M_Murphy kicks M_Krohn_Dehli!
... RED CARD!!
... He's been hard done by for that!!
Min. 79 :(bfa) J_Plasil runs at Di_Maria
... The defender slips and falls over
... Almen_Abdi with an over the top challenge
... F_De_Bleeckere calls him over!
... YELLOW CARD!
Min. 81 :(bfa) Stefano pushes it past A_Pereira
... H_Rutland with a nasty foul
... I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
... He's lucky to be let off for that one
... Malky McKay looks relieved
... Steven Theobald is far from happy with that decision
Min. 83 :(abn) Almen_Abdi runs at the defender
... He takes it past him
... T_Adams with the block
Min. 86 :(abn) F_Wood holds the ball up and waits for support
... He knocks the ball across to A_Pereira
... But Yann_M_Vila comes away with the ball
... Excellent defending there!
Min. 87 :(bfa) J_Bolm has the ball on the wing
... He knocks the ball past B_Bryn!
... He has some space now!
... B_Bryn does well to get the tackle in
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(abn) H_Rutland barges the defender off the ball
... Stefano is late with that one
... I think he was just trying to get to the ball
... F_De_Bleeckere calls him over!
... YELLOW CARD!
Min. 92 :(abn) Almen_Abdi plays a long ball to M_Krohn_Dehli
... H_Kiessling steals the ball of off him
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Match Details
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Venue : Pittodrie Stadium
Attendance : 100,000
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Aberdeen Match Info
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Best player : J_Conroy (Man of the Match)
Scorers : N/A
Sent Off : N/A
Booked : K_Tierney (35), F_Wood (68), Almen_Abdi (79)
Injured : N/A
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Benfica Match Info
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Best player : C_Thomson
Scorers : N/A
Sent Off : M_Murphy (77)
Booked : Stefano (89)
Injured : N/A
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Match Statistics
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Aberdeen | Benfica
Attempts on Goal : 13 | 16
Off target : 6 | 8
On target : 7 | 8
Possession : 48 | 52
Corners : 0 | 4
Red Cards : 0 | 1
Yellow Cards : 3 | 1
Subs Used : 3 | 3
Fouls : 16 | 13
Key Tackles : 6 | 10
Key Passes : 19 | 11
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Final Score : Aberdeen 0 - 0 Benfica
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Player Statistics - Aberdeen
Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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D_Anderson GK 39 4 1 5 19 | 96 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 85 0 0 0
J_Conroy DF 2 30 13 10 21 | 96 0 1 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 20 10 16
B_Bryn DF 2 30 8 8 31 | 96 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 80 0 5
K_Tierney DF 3 29 11 7 32 | 77 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 38 8 -1
I_Garde DF 2 29 11 6 32 | 96 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0
P_Niemeyer DM 1 17 27 5 22 | 74 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
M_Krohn_Dehli MF 2 10 33 12 27 | 96 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 20 30 1
Di_Maria MF 1 6 29 5 37 | 96 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 60 0
F_Wood MF 1 12 28 7 41 | 96 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 28 -2
H_Rutland MF 1 8 27 12 14 | 96 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0
A_Di_Stefano FW 2 9 11 28 31 | 74 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 18
Higuita GK 27 3 5 3 43 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
A_Pereira DF 2 28 12 7 14 | 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Almen_Abdi DM 1 10 27 11 30 | 22 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 8 -2
J_McArthur MF 3 7 27 7 12 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
D_Rortugal FW 3 10 9 28 21 | 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Player Statistics - Benfica
Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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E_Thorstvedt GK 39 2 6 4 13 | 96 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 75 0 0 0
J_Martinez DF 1 35 3 4 23 | 96 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 20 0 5
C_Thomson DF 2 31 12 6 25 | 96 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 60 0 6
Yann_M_Vila DF 2 29 14 8 22 | 96 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 20 0 15
M_Zeffane DF 1 27 9 7 31 | 81 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 80 0 0
H_Kiessling MF 4 12 31 10 31 | 96 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 30 0
Zheng_Zhi MF 1 9 30 8 42 | 79 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 20 1
P_Do_Shaw MF 2 9 29 8 25 | 74 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 30 5
J_Plasil MF 1 7 29 9 19 | 96 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
J_Bolm MF 2 11 28 13 32 | 96 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 20 30 1
Stefano FW 2 9 8 29 39 | 96 0 0 0 0 6 0 1 0 0 -2 -2 13
Z_Alomerovic GK 28 1 1 1 14 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
T_Adams DF 2 31 8 7 22 | 15 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0
J_Wilshere MF 2 19 28 11 19 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
M_Murphy FW 1 12 14 29 26 | 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 -10 -10 -10
Nathan_Dyer FW 2 7 11 28 31 | 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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