Elite Football League Cup 2nd Round Match, Aberdeen vs. Benfica (Thu Jun 20)


                             Aberdeen  |  Benfica
                          3-2-2-2-1 C  |  4-4-2 A
                          Dan Haldane  |  Steven Theobald
                                       |
                         T_Flowers GK  |  GK E_Thorstvedt
                       A_Sheshukov DF  |  DF R_Neilson
                     C_Azpilicueta DF  |  DF J_Djourou
                            N_Wade DF  |  DF Heraldo
                      M_Le_Tissier DM  |  DF M_Lindberg
                         R_Ekelund DM  |  MF Sektioui
                           S_Brown MF  |  MF B_Zamora
                        O_Curkovic MF  |  MF B_Abdoulaye
                          J_Tessem AM  |  MF P_Do_Shaw
                              Kaka AM  |  FW N_Jelavic
                          S_Lovell FW  |  FW S_Morison
                                       |
                       F_Eggington SUB |  SUB J_Moreau
                          A_Alrawi SUB |  SUB Fernando_Mera
                           I_Golac SUB |  SUB G_Hagi
                         T_Hurlock SUB |  SUB J_Bolm
                        J_Valdivia SUB |  SUB K_McInally

Referee: A_Dali (Iran)


Min. 1  :(abn) M_Le_Tissier is out on the left
          ...  He moves the ball right to S_Lovell
          ...  But J_Djourou clears the ball to safety
Min. 3  :(abn) R_Ekelund unselfishly heads the ball back to S_Lovell
          ...  S_Lovell blasts it at the goal !
          ...  E_Thorstvedt manages to turn it behind
Min. 4  :(abn) The ball is passed in from S_Brown, he finds J_Tessem
          ...  J_Tessem hits the shot!
          ...  It swerves a lot!
          ...  E_Thorstvedt gets a hand to it!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He just couldn't keep it out!
          ...  That puts Aberdeen ahead!
          ...  Now can they hang onto it!
          ...  Aberdeen 1-0 Benfica ...
Min. 4  :(bfa) B_Abdoulaye knocks the ball past the lunge of the defender
          ...  B_Abdoulaye leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!!!
          ...  T_Flowers falls over
          ...  But the ball sails wide anyway!
Min. 9  :(abn) S_Brown with the cross-field pass to Kaka
          ...  Kaka attempts the shot!
          ...  E_Thorstvedt makes a comfortable save
          ...  He wasn't troubled there
Min. 10 :(abn) R_Ekelund kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  S_Lovell gets on the end of the pass
          ...  S_Lovell bears down on goal!
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  But it sails past the post !!
          ...  E_Thorstvedt never had a chance!
Min. 14 :(abn) S_Lovell finds himself in acres of space
          ...  S_Lovell with the cheeky shot!
          ...  But he somehow misses
          ...  That was a woeful effort
Min. 14 :(bfa) S_Morison makes the tackle
          ...  He gets to his feet quickly
          ...  He's beat the defender to the ball
          ...  S_Morison with the shot !
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Heraldo swings it in!
          ...  T_Flowers reads it well, and claims it!
Min. 17 :(abn) O_Curkovic is out on the right
          ...  He moves the ball left to S_Lovell
          ...  M_Lindberg takes the player out!!
          ...  The ref turns away!!
Min. 20 :(abn) O_Curkovic is taking a throw in
          ...  He dries the ball on his shirt
          ...  He throws the ball to R_Ekelund
          ...  But Heraldo slid in
          ...  It was a well timed tackle and it had to be
Min. 22 :(abn) O_Curkovic finds R_Ekelund with a perfectly weighted pass
          ...  R_Ekelund chases it through, he must score !
          ...  E_Thorstvedt has it covered
          ...  It takes a bobble!
          ...  E_Thorstvedt reacts well to save!!!
Min. 23 :(bfa) N_Jelavic gains control of the loose ball
          ...  But R_Ekelund slid in
          ...  It was a well timed tackle and it had to be
Min. 27 :(abn) S_Lovell sidesteps J_Djourou
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  S_Lovell hits the ball first time!
          ...  He could have let that bounce
          ...  It floats over E_Thorstvedt
          ...  Its heading goal ward!
          ...  But floats just over
          ...  That was a great effort
Min. 27 :(abn) S_Lovell breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on E_Thorstvedt!
          ...  M_Lindberg brings him down!
          ...  He could be off here!
          ...  A_Dali reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  I think he was lucky to escape with a caution!
Min. 30 :(bfa) B_Abdoulaye has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past N_Wade!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  B_Abdoulaye tries to chip the ball over the keeper !
          ...  But T_Flowers makes a fine save
Min. 32 :(abn) O_Curkovic with the flick on
          ...  He plays the ball across to S_Lovell
          ...  S_Lovell aims the cheeky shot at goal!
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  But it thumps off the woodwork !!
          ...  And goes safely clear!
          ...  E_Thorstvedt never had a chance!
Min. 32 :(bfa) Sektioui runs with the ball to the corner flag
          ...  He plays the ball across to N_Jelavic
          ...  N_Wade wins it well
          ...  Perfectly timed!
Min. 36 :(abn) M_Le_Tissier slides it through the middle to S_Lovell
          ...  S_Lovell cracks a laser towards goal !
          ...  But it goes just over
Min. 37 :(bfa) S_Morison beats R_Ekelund
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  N_Wade with a nasty foul
          ...  That looked malicious
          ...  He's warned for that one
          ...  Anymore like that and he will find himself in the book
Min. 39 :(bfa) P_Do_Shaw plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  B_Zamora decides to go for goal instead!
          ...  B_Zamora hits it
          ...  This one could go anywhere !
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But flies wide of the post!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  B_Zamora hits it into the box!
          ...  J_Djourou with the header
          ...  T_Flowers has it covered
          ...  It takes a bobble!
          ...  T_Flowers reacts well to save!!!
Min. 40 :(bfa) Benfica are switching their playing style to E
Min. 40 :(abn) O_Curkovic runs down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball across to M_Le_Tissier
          ...  M_Le_Tissier belts the ball towards goal!
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air
          ...  E_Thorstvedt makes a great save
          ...  But he can't hold onto it!
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(bfa) B_Abdoulaye is forced back with the ball
          ...  He belts the ball up field
          ...  P_Do_Shaw latches onto the end of it
          ...  P_Do_Shaw with a powerful downward header!
          ...  T_Flowers makes a great save
          ...  But he can't hold onto it!
          ...  He gathers it at the second attempt!

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Aberdeen 1-0 Benfica

Min. 48 :(bfa) Heraldo hits in a wicked shot!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  S_Morison latches onto it!
          ...  O_Curkovic is called for the holding foul
          ...  He won that header unfairly
          ...  That will be a booking
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 49 :(abn) R_Ekelund hits in a wicked shot!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  O_Curkovic latches onto it!
          ...  O_Curkovic rises above the defence to head the ball !
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But flies wide of the post!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  R_Ekelund hits it into the box!
          ...  E_Thorstvedt easily claims the ball!
Min. 50 :(bfa) R_Neilson sprints down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball across to N_Jelavic
          ...  The defender plays it back to T_Flowers
          ...  N_Jelavic intercepts the back pass!
          ...  He tries to dummy T_Flowers
          ...  He tries to slide it past T_Flowers
          ...  T_Flowers dives bravely at his feet !!
Min. 52 :(bfa) B_Abdoulaye gets to the by line
          ...  He looks up and lobs in a cross
          ...  S_Morison is unmarked
          ...  A skilful effort from S_Morison !
          ...  T_Flowers gets his fingertips to it
          ...  He pushes it on to the post
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball
Min. 54 :(bfa) B_Zamora runs down the wing
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space!
          ...  He cuts the ball back
          ...  M_Lindberg latches onto the pass
          ...  He carves out some space
          ...  C_Azpilicueta wins the ball
Min. 55 :(bfa) Heraldo with the dribble
          ...  A_Sheshukov is easily beaten
          ...  Heraldo with a bicycle kick !
          ...  It hits the bar
          ...  And goes over!
          ...  T_Flowers was beaten there!
Min. 57 :(bfa) Sektioui puts in S_Morison
          ...  S_Morison tries the lob from 30 yards !
          ...  The shot slips through T_Flowers's hands
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  He got away with that!
Min. 60 :(bfa) G_Hagi is coming on for Sektioui and will play MF
Min. 64 :(bfa) S_Morison makes himself available
          ...  O_Curkovic with an ugly foul
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
Min. 66 :(bfa) P_Do_Shaw bursts forward
          ...  P_Do_Shaw leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!!!
          ...  But T_Flowers punches it away
          ...  He was lucky to get to that one
Min. 67 :(abn) A_Sheshukov punches P_Do_Shaw off the ball
          ...  The linesman is flagging
          ...  He could be off!!
          ...  A_Dali calls him over
          ...  The ref is taking his time with him!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 67 :(bfa) B_Abdoulaye runs down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball across to S_Morison
          ...  C_Azpilicueta intercepts the pass
Min. 70 :(abn) A_Alrawi comes on for A_Sheshukov and will play DF to the delight of the fans
Min. 70 :(abn) T_Hurlock is being brought on
          ...  Kaka is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play AM
Min. 70 :(abn) There's going to be a change
          ...  J_Valdivia will come on for S_Lovell and play FW
Min. 70 :(bfa) K_McInally takes off his tracksuit
          ...  he'll replace B_Abdoulaye as FW
Min. 70 :(bfa) Benfica will now play A
Min. 73 :(bfa) G_Hagi finds N_Jelavic with a perfectly weighted pass
          ...  N_Jelavic has time and space!
          ...  He shoots towards goal!
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  Wide !!
          ...  That was fortunate
Min. 76 :(bfa) Fernando_Mera is ready to come on to replace R_Neilson
          ...  Looks like he will play as a DF
Min. 76 :(abn) C_Azpilicueta skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to J_Valdivia
          ...  J_Valdivia has a go!
          ...  It's well wide!
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 76 :(abn) J_Tessem takes on Fernando_Mera
          ...  He runs past him
          ...  J_Djourou with a nasty foul
          ...  FREE KICK
          ...  It is deep inside there own half
          ...  T_Hurlock swings it in
          ...  J_Valdivia gets on the end of it
          ...  A powerful shot by J_Valdivia !
          ...  He has put it over the bar!
          ...  He looks stunned by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 78 :(bfa) Heraldo with the cross-field pass to K_McInally
          ...  Driven towards goal by K_McInally !
          ...  It goes wide for a goal kick
Min. 80 :(bfa) B_Zamora with a simple pass to P_Do_Shaw
          ...  P_Do_Shaw with an overhead kick !
          ...  He gets a connection
          ...  But T_Flowers punches it away
          ...  He took a knock there
          ...  His manager is looking on anxiously
          ...  He's ok to carry on
Min. 81 :(abn) S_Brown is forced back with the ball
          ...  He belts the ball up field
          ...  T_Hurlock latches onto the end of it
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by P_Do_Shaw
          ...  He made it look easy
          ...  But he can't keep it in
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  O_Curkovic chips the ball into the area!
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of E_Thorstvedt
Min. 82 :(abn) T_Hurlock with the mazy run
          ...  How he got through those defenders I don't know
          ...  He sets himself up for the shot
          ...  T_Hurlock with the punt towards goal!
          ...  But E_Thorstvedt punches it away
          ...  That's gone out for a throw in
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 90 :(bfa) B_Zamora finds S_Morison with a perfectly weighted pass
          ...  J_Tessem with a deliberate foul
          ...  A_Dali will want to speak to him
          ...  He gets a YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 90 :(bfa) Fernando_Mera looks around for some movement
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He hits the ball to S_Morison
          ...  S_Morison hits a great drive!
          ...  T_Flowers makes the save
          ...  He hits the ball up field!

*************  FULL TIME  ****************


Match Details
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Venue                : Pittodrie Stadium
Attendance           : 78,708
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Aberdeen Match Info
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Best player          : T_Flowers (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : J_Tessem (4)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : O_Curkovic (48), A_Sheshukov (67), J_Tessem (90)
Injured              : N/A
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Benfica Match Info
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Best player          : P_Do_Shaw
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : M_Lindberg (27)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                              Aberdeen    |    Benfica
Attempts on Goal     :          14        |       15
Off target           :           8        |       7
On target            :           6        |       8
Possession           :          52        |       48
Corners              :           2        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           3        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :          10        |       11
Key Tackles          :           4        |       4
Key Passes           :          14        |       14
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Final Score          : Aberdeen 1 - 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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T_Flowers      GK  32   2   2   1  27 |  93   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  85   0   0   0
A_Sheshukov    DF   2  26   8   7  28 |  71   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
C_Azpilicueta  DF   2  24   9   8  13 |  93   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  70  12   0
N_Wade         DF   2  23   7   5  25 |  93   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0
M_Le_Tissier   DM   2   9  25   7  22 |  93   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  24   8
R_Ekelund      DM   1  12  21  12  28 |  93   0   1   3   0   1   0   0   0   0  15  36   8
S_Brown        MF   2   6  24  10  24 |  93   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  20  76  20
O_Curkovic     MF   1   4  23   9  30 |  93   0   0   5   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  58  -1
J_Tessem       AM   1   7  23  16  27 |  93   0   0   0   0   1   1   1   0   0  -2  -2  26
Kaka           AM   2   6  23  16  32 |  71   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   8
S_Lovell       FW   1   4   5  25  32 |  71   0   0   0   0   6   0   0   0   0   0   0  13
F_Eggington    GK  25   3   2   2  33 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Alrawi       DF   1  23   3   3  28 |  22   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
I_Golac        DF   1  22   7   3  36 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Hurlock      AM   1   7  21  16  37 |  22   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   8
J_Valdivia     FW   2   4   9  23  31 |  22   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  20  20  22

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  35   2   6   4  13 |  93   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0   0   0
R_Neilson      DF   1  26  12   2  29 |  77   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20  -8 -20
J_Djourou      DF   3  26   4   9  35 |  93   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  -5 -20 -12
Heraldo        DF   1  24  13   7  11 |  93   0   1   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  15  24   1
M_Lindberg     DF   1  24   8   8  42 |  93   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  13  -2  -2
Sektioui       MF   1   1  29   5  37 |  61   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  24   0
B_Zamora       MF   2  11  25   8  25 |  93   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  36   1
B_Abdoulaye    MF   2  14  24   7  39 |  71   0   0   3   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  36   9
P_Do_Shaw      MF   2   8  24   8  25 |  93   0   1   1   0   3   0   0   0   0  15  12  24
N_Jelavic      FW   2   6   7  25  35 |  93   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   9
S_Morison      FW   1   2   6  25  36 |  93   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  18
J_Moreau       GK  27   1   2   2  14 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Fernando_Mera  DF   4  24   8   7  27 |  16   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
G_Hagi         MF   2   5  27  10  30 |  32   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
J_Bolm         MF   2  10  22  11  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_McInally     FW   2   6   5  26  27 |  22   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
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