Sky Sports Elite Premier League Match, Benfica vs. Aberdeen (Sun May 03)


                              Benfica  |  Aberdeen
                          4-2-0-2-2 P  |  5-4-1 C
                   Matias Finkelstein  |  Dan Haldane
                                       |
                       P_Gazzaniga GK  |  GK R_Higuita
                          W_Morgan DF  |  DF G_McQueen
                           R_Rojas DF  |  DF M_Desailly
                          M_Araujo DF  |  DF Maya_Yoshida
                           Diego_T DF  |  DF C_Jullien
                         F_Aurners DM  |  DF A_Hansen
                          C_Medina DM  |  MF M_Overmars
                        A_Di_Maria AM  |  MF C_Norgaard
                          R_Gullit AM  |  MF Gio_Staricco
                     Patrik_Schick FW  |  MF Mason_Mount
                           D_Suker FW  |  FW A_Hunter
                                       |
                          V_Barkas SUB |  SUB P_Schmeichel
                          C_Romero SUB |  SUB J_Teze
                          Lee_Kang SUB |  SUB K_Sansom
                        Joao_Neves SUB |  SUB H_Pym
                          P_Minuti SUB |  SUB R_Bentley

Referee: A_Colombo (Italy)


Min. 2  :(abn) A_Hunter is hurt
          ...  He's receiving some treatment now
          ...  But he looks unable to continue
Min. 2  :(abn) R_Bentley replaces A_Hunter to play as a FW
Min. 3  :(bfa) A_Di_Maria is too quick for the defence
          ...  But A_Hansen wins the tackle
Min. 3  :(abn) Mason_Mount sidesteps Patrik_Schick
          ...  He was too quick for his marker
          ...  D_Suker with a nasty foul
          ...  He's in trouble!!
          ...  He could be sent off for that!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  He was lucky to get away with that!
Min. 3  :(abn) M_Desailly controls it with ease
          ...  R_Rojas anticipates the pass and cuts it out
Min. 7  :(bfa) C_Medina flicks it past G_McQueen
          ...  He runs forward
          ...  C_Medina lobs R_Higuita!
          ...  The net bulges!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He runs towards the fans!
          ...  And slides on his knees!
          ...  That s given Benfica the lead!
          ...  Benfica 1-0 Aberdeen ...
Min. 8  :(bfa) M_Araujo kicks C_Norgaard!
          ...  RED CARD!!
          ...  A_Colombo sends him off the pitch !!
          ...  He deserved to walk for that!!
          ...  INDIRECT FREE KICK!
          ...  Mason_Mount passes to G_McQueen
          ...  G_McQueen swings in the shot!
          ...  P_Gazzaniga turns it behind for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by C_Norgaard
          ...  Mason_Mount gets a shot in
          ...  P_Gazzaniga falls over
          ...  But P_Gazzaniga is relieved to watch it go out of play!
Min. 14 :(bfa) A_Di_Maria backtracks with the ball
          ...  He hits the ball up field
          ...  Patrik_Schick latches onto the end of it
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over!
          ...  Maya_Yoshida hits it out for a throw
Min. 21 :(bfa) R_Gullit has the ball on the wing
          ...  He takes it past Maya_Yoshida
          ...  He knocks it to Patrik_Schick!
          ...  Patrik_Schick looks to see where R_Higuita is!
          ...  He rifles in the shot!
          ...  R_Higuita makes himself big
          ...  Superb Stop !
          ...  Well that one would have delighted him
Min. 21 :(abn) M_Desailly is all alone
          ...  the linesman keeps his flag down
          ...  P_Gazzaniga pulls on his opponent s shirt!!
          ...  A_Colombo has stopped play
          ...  Well spotted by A_Colombo!
          ...  A_Colombo wants a word
          ...  It s just a warning
          ...  A_Colombo speaks with his assistant!
          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  R_Bentley places the ball on the spot!
          ...  He's converted it!!
          ...  GOAL!!
          ...  It's all square now!
          ...  Benfica 1-1 Aberdeen...
Min. 22 :(bfa) R_Gullit with the dribble
          ...  M_Desailly read the danger and stops the pass
Min. 31 :(bfa) Patrik_Schick with electric pace
          ...  He eases past Gio_Staricco
          ...  G_McQueen intercepts the pass
Min. 35 :(bfa) It seems Benfica are making a tactical change to C
Min. 38 :(abn) R_Bentley bursts forward
          ...  Good sliding challenge from F_Aurners
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Gio_Staricco swings it in!
          ...  A_Hansen with the shot!
          ...  But P_Gazzaniga tips it over
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  M_Overmars hits it into the box!
          ...  Diego_T clears the danger
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(bfa) Diego_T cuts inside A_Hansen
          ...  He worked that well
          ...  But C_Jullien sees the pass and cuts it out
Min. 44 :(abn) M_Desailly drives it forward to R_Bentley
          ...  But W_Morgan spotted the danger and cleans up the play
Min. 47 :(bfa) C_Medina has it now
          ...  He takes on M_Desailly
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in Patrik_Schick!
          ...  An audacious effort from Patrik_Schick !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He rips off his shirt and spins it in the air
          ...  Benfica go in front now with that goal!
          ...  Benfica 2-1 Aberdeen ...
Min. 47 :(abn) M_Desailly looks around for support
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to Mason_Mount
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from W_Morgan
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by R_Bentley!
          ...  P_Gazzaniga comes out and claims it!

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Benfica 2-1 Aberdeen

Min. 48 :(abn) G_McQueen rushes through the defence
          ...  G_McQueen sees P_Gazzaniga off his line !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He runs towards the bench
          ...  He jumps on a delighted Dan Haldane
          ...  That s got Aberdeen back level!
          ...  Benfica 2-2 Aberdeen ...
Min. 49 :(bfa) A_Di_Maria runs into space
          ...  A_Di_Maria from 20 yards !
          ...  But he puts it wide
          ...  How did he manage to miss that?
Min. 50 :(abn) H_Pym takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace C_Norgaard
          ...  He'll play as a MF
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
Min. 50 :(bfa) D_Suker takes on the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to Patrik_Schick
          ...  M_Desailly tackles cleanly
Min. 51 :(abn) R_Bentley beats his marker
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  A_Di_Maria is called for the holding foul
          ...  He won that header unfairly
          ...  A_Colombo just wants to lecture him
Min. 55 :(bfa) C_Romero is coming on and W_Morgan is being brought off
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play DF
Min. 55 :(bfa) Up goes the substitution board - Joao_Neves on for A_Di_Maria as a AM
Min. 60 :(bfa) Lee_Kang is being brought on
          ...  F_Aurners is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DM
Min. 60 :(bfa) P_Minuti is being prepared to come on
          ...  Patrik_Schick is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 60 :(bfa) The assistant manager is out on the touchline shouting orders
          ...  It seems Benfica will now be playing A
Min. 69 :(abn) M_Desailly plays the back pass
          ...  R_Higuita can't get to it!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  What a terrible mistake to make!!
          ...  Look at the fury on the managers face!!
          ...  Benfica 3-2 Aberdeen ...
Min. 70 :(bfa) The assistant manager is out on the touchline shouting orders
          ...  It seems Benfica will now be playing D
Min. 70 :(abn) Aberdeen changed their strategy to play A
Min. 73 :(bfa) The defender under hits the back pass!
          ...  P_Minuti is through!
          ...  But C_Jullien slides in
Min. 74 :(abn) Gio_Staricco sidesteps D_Suker
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game
          ...  Gio_Staricco must beat P_Gazzaniga!
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Right into the top corner!
          ...  But it's been ruled out!
          ...  The linesman is flagging!
          ...  That looks like he was ball watching!
          ...  Never an offside!
Min. 75 :(abn) J_Teze is coming on for G_McQueen and will play DF
Min. 76 :(bfa) Joao_Neves has the ball on the wing
          ...  He takes it past M_Desailly
          ...  He knocks it to R_Gullit!
          ...  C_Jullien pulls on his opponent s shirt!!
          ...  A_Colombo has stopped play
          ...  Well spotted by A_Colombo!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  What a silly place to give away a free kick
          ...  C_Medina shapes to shoot
          ...  He plays it to R_Gullit instead
          ...  But Maya_Yoshida with the fine tackle
Min. 77 :(abn) R_Bentley sidesteps C_Medina
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from R_Rojas
Min. 80 :(bfa) Joao_Neves looks up for support for support
          ...  He spots his team mate making a run now
          ...  He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now!
          ...  P_Minuti receives the pass and heads towards the goal
          ...  But C_Jullien sees the pass and cuts it out
Min. 85 :(bfa) The ball rolls free!
          ...  Lee_Kang takes control of it on the half way line
          ...  He sprints past the defenders!!
          ...  Good sliding challenge from C_Jullien
Min. 86 :(abn) M_Overmars is taking a throw in
          ...  He dries the ball on his shirt
          ...  He throws the ball to Maya_Yoshida
          ...  R_Rojas slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 90 :(bfa) D_Suker knocks the ball past M_Desailly
          ...  Fine tackle by J_Teze
          ...  He prevents the corner as well
Min. 93 :(bfa) R_Gullit loses M_Desailly
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  J_Teze hits it out for a throw
Min. 94 :(bfa) Diego_T with a superb first touch
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  D_Suker gets on the end of the pass
          ...  R_Higuita fouls badly
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
          ...  He's in trouble!!
          ...  He could be sent off for that!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  He was lucky to get away with that!
          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  D_Suker steps up
          ...  He sends R_Higuita the wrong way
          ...  But it has gone wide!!
          ...  Shocking miss!!

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Estadio da Luz
Attendance           : 131,000
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Benfica Match Info
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Best player          : C_Medina (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : C_Medina (7), Patrik_Schick (47), M_Desailly (69 og)
Sent Off             : M_Araujo (8)
Booked               : D_Suker (3)
Injured              : N/A
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Aberdeen Match Info
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Best player          : R_Bentley
Scorers              : R_Bentley (21 pen), G_McQueen (48)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : C_Jullien (76), R_Higuita (94)
Injured              : A_Hunter (2)
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Match Statistics
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                              Benfica     |    Aberdeen
Attempts on Goal     :           4        |       6
Off target           :           1        |       0
On target            :           3        |       6
Possession           :          32        |       68
Corners              :           0        |       4
Red Cards            :           1        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       2
Subs Used            :           4        |       3
Fouls                :           8        |       7
Key Tackles          :           6        |       12
Key Passes           :           7        |       4
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Final Score          : Benfica 3 - 2 Aberdeen
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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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P_Gazzaniga    GK  39   1   2   3  40 |  96   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0   0   0
W_Morgan       DF   3  36  13   7  10 |  57   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0   0
R_Rojas        DF   2  33   5   3  34 |  96   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  75   0   0
M_Araujo       DF   2  33   4   4  41 |   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0 -10 -10 -10
Diego_T        DF   2  28   5   5  29 |  96   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  25  15   0
F_Aurners      DM   1  13  31   4  41 |  62   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0   0
C_Medina       DM   2  25  28   1   9 |  96   0   0   1   1   1   1   0   0   0   0  35  25
A_Di_Maria     AM   1   4  35  18  39 |  57   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  35  20
R_Gullit       AM   2   1  33  17  31 |  96   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0
Patrik_Schick  FW   1   3   4  36  38 |  62   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   0   0  20  20  50
D_Suker        FW   1   7  13  32  31 |  96   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  13  -2
V_Barkas       GK  30   2   2   4  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Romero       DF   1  27   1   2  34 |  39   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Lee_Kang       DM   3  13  34  12  31 |  34   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Joao_Neves     AM   2   2  27  16  24 |  39   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
P_Minuti       FW   2   9  10  28  11 |  34   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

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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R_Higuita      GK  32   1   3   5  47 |  96   1   0   0   0   0   0   1   0  -7   0   0   0
G_McQueen      DF   2  38   1   9  30 |  77   0   1   0   0   2   1   0   0   0  25   0  30
M_Desailly     DF   1  37   8   4  47 |  96   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  30  10   0
Maya_Yoshida   DF   1  33   1   2  47 |  96   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0   0
C_Jullien      DF   1  32   8   5  29 |  96   0   4   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  78 -22 -22
A_Hansen       DF   2  29   4   6  14 |  96   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  25   0   5
M_Overmars     MF   2   6  34   2  47 |  96   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0
C_Norgaard     MF   2   1  34   1  27 |  52   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0
Gio_Staricco   MF   1   3  33   3  21 |  96   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
Mason_Mount    MF   2   8  31   8  12 |  96   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
A_Hunter       FW   3  10   8  35  42 |   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Schmeichel   GK  28   1   3   3  12 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Teze         DF   1  34   9   5  14 |  19   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0   0
K_Sansom       DF   2  29   5   3  19 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
H_Pym          MF   2   2  29   5  18 |  44   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -20
R_Bentley      FW   3   9   9  34  21 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  25
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