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Season 21 Archive: Elite League, Week 18
Benfica 2 - 1 Aston Villa
Elite Football League Match, Benfica vs. Aston Villa (Sun Jan 17)
Benfica | Aston Villa
4-4-2 N | 4-5-1 A
Steven Theobald | John O Brien
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E_Thorstvedt GK | GK T_Sorensen
J_Djourou DF | DF D_Bornosuzov
C_Thomson DF | DF J_Lescott
C_Azpilicueta DF | DF A_Birindelli
R_Tomassi DF | DF Beckenbauer
B_Zamora MF | MF Denilson
D_Damjanovic MF | MF Kaka
B_Abdoulaye MF | MF O_Curkovic
Zheng_Zhi MF | MF J_Gandolfini
K_McInally FW | MF B_Charlton
L_Fabiano FW | FW B_Wolford
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J_Moreau SUB | SUB M_Taibi
Yann_M_Vila SUB | SUB D_Sloan
P_Caddis SUB | SUB P_Cocu
J_Bolm SUB | SUB N_Kalavee
T_Erak SUB | SUB D_Rommedahl
Referee: S_Bennett (England)
Min. 2 :(bfa) B_Abdoulaye with a short pass to find D_Damjanovic
... J_Lescott forces him off the ball
Min. 2 :(asv) B_Wolford nutmegs B_Abdoulaye
... B_Wolford flicks the header toward the far post!
... GOAL !!
... His players jump on top of him
... And Aston Villa are leading in the game now
... Benfica 0-1 Aston Villa ...
Min. 6 :(bfa) B_Zamora cut's in on the inside of the defender
... He gets past him!
... He sees a team mate making a run
... He plays the ball through to K_McInally
... K_McInally has his eyes on the goal!
... He fires the ball goal ward!
... T_Sorensen makes the save
... He hits the ball up field!
Min. 7 :(bfa) B_Zamora takes a throw in
... He throws the ball into K_McInally
... K_McInally with an overhead kick !
... He gets a connection
... It's way wide
... The Aston Villa fans behind the goal spread their arms out
Min. 8 :(asv) B_Charlton is taking a throw in
... He is taking a run up at it!
... He throws it long to B_Wolford
... B_Wolford hits a great shot !
... It hits the outside of the post
... And spins wide
Min. 11 :(bfa) B_Zamora plays a first time ball through the defence to K_McInally
... K_McInally shoots towards goal !
... GOAL !!
... He jumps into the crowd!
... The fans love him!!
... Now they are back in the game!
... Benfica 1-1 Aston Villa ...
Min. 12 :(bfa) B_Abdoulaye skips the challenge from the defender
... B_Abdoulaye throws himself at the ball !
... He manages to reach the ball
... It goes wide!
... He made that look harder than it was!!
Min. 14 :(asv) B_Wolford sidesteps his marker
... He showed great skill there
... B_Wolford pounds a rocket on goal !
... E_Thorstvedt with a great save
... He holds onto it as well!
Min. 15 :(asv) Denilson is out on the right
... He moves the ball left to O_Curkovic
... O_Curkovic goes for goal !
... It grazes the bar
... And goes over
... Oh so close there!
Min. 19 :(bfa) R_Tomassi unselfishly lays the ball back to K_McInally
... Kaka with an awful challenge
... He could be off here!
... The referee reaches to his pocket!
... He jots down his name!
... RED CARD!!
... I think he deserved that!
Min. 20 :(bfa) C_Azpilicueta with the kinky dribble
... A delicate chip from C_Azpilicueta !
... But T_Sorensen stops that one easily
Min. 22 :(bfa) D_Damjanovic changes direction inside
... He sees a team mate making a run
... He plays the ball through to K_McInally
... A thundering drive by K_McInally !
... T_Sorensen was lucky there
Min. 23 :(bfa) B_Abdoulaye with a glorious long pass to L_Fabiano
... A wicked drive by L_Fabiano !
... T_Sorensen is beaten!
... It hits the bar!!
... And goes clear
Min. 25 :(bfa) B_Abdoulaye with the deft touch
... He takes it past Denilson
... He knocks it to L_Fabiano!
... L_Fabiano tries to beat T_Sorensen from outside the area!
... But T_Sorensen just gets his fingers to that one
Min. 27 :(bfa) Zheng_Zhi reads the run of B_Zamora
... But J_Lescott with the fine tackle
Min. 36 :(bfa) R_Tomassi backtracks with the ball
... He hoofs the ball up field
... L_Fabiano gets on the end of it
... Denilson bundles the player over!!
... That's a foul!!
... The ref looks across to his assistant!
... Play on!
Min. 37 :(bfa) Zheng_Zhi controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
... He plays the ball out to the right!
... C_Azpilicueta gets onto the end of the pass!
... J_Lescott tackles from behind
... That looked malicious
... He deserves punishment for that!
... S_Bennett calls him over
... The ref is taking his time with him!
... YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 42 :(asv) B_Wolford with a penetrating pass to O_Curkovic
... B_Zamora with a bad challenge
... That will be a booking
... YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(bfa) The ball is passed in from B_Abdoulaye, he finds L_Fabiano
... L_Fabiano with a screamer of a shot !
... T_Sorensen makes the save
... He hits the ball up field!
Min. 46 :(asv) O_Curkovic with a glorious long pass to D_Bornosuzov
... Driven towards goal by D_Bornosuzov !
... But E_Thorstvedt punches it away
... That's gone out for a throw in
Min. 47 :(bfa) Zheng_Zhi with the deft touch
... He takes it past Beckenbauer
... He knocks it to K_McInally!
... J_Lescott reads it well
... This boy is a quality defender
... The crowd sing his praises
************* HALF TIME ****************
Half Time Score: Benfica 1-1 Aston Villa
Min. 48 :(asv) J_Gandolfini controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
... He plays the ball into the middle!
... B_Wolford gets onto the end of the pass!
... B_Wolford with the shot on net !
... But E_Thorstvedt dives to his left
... I think E_Thorstvedt just got a hand on that one
... S_Bennett has given a goal kick
... Unbelievable !
Min. 51 :(bfa) Zheng_Zhi controls it well
... He nutmegs J_Lescott
... He puts in K_McInally!
... K_McInally hits the ball on the bounce !
... T_Sorensen gets his fingertips to it
... He pushes it on to the post
... The defender clears the loose ball
Min. 52 :(bfa) D_Damjanovic kills the ball dead
... He sees a team mate in space!
... He plays the ball in to him!
... L_Fabiano gets on the end of the pass
... D_Bornosuzov reads it well
... This boy is a quality defender
... The crowd sing his praises
Min. 53 :(bfa) B_Abdoulaye gets to the by-line
... He sees a team mate in space
... He plays the ball through to R_Tomassi
... R_Tomassi with a thundering volley!
... GOAL !!
... What a cheeky finish!
... That's given Benfica the lead!
... Benfica 2-1 Aston Villa ...
Min. 55 :(bfa) B_Abdoulaye beats his marker
... His quick feet took him past the defender
... Beckenbauer slides in hard!
... And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 56 :(bfa) B_Abdoulaye with the nod to K_McInally
... J_Lescott takes the player out!!
... The ref turns away!!
Min. 59 :(bfa) D_Damjanovic runs forward
... He nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully
... He only has going for the goal in mind!
... D_Damjanovic shoots towards goal !
... But T_Sorensen just gets his fingers to that one
... S_Bennett has given a goal kick
... Unbelievable !
Min. 59 :(asv) J_Lescott has the ball
... He knocks the ball past R_Tomassi
... He puts in Beckenbauer!
... J_Djourou pulls on his shirt
... He wins the ball
... The defender got away with the foul there!
Min. 61 :(bfa) B_Abdoulaye crosses into the box, finding Zheng_Zhi
... The defender fails to control it
... Zheng_Zhi picks up the loose ball and runs towards goal
... He is one on one with T_Sorensen
... He dinks it over T_Sorensen
... It goes wide!!
Min. 62 :(bfa) C_Azpilicueta looks up
... He swings the ball right towards Zheng_Zhi
... Zheng_Zhi flings a shot at goal !
... It takes a deflection!
... But sails wide!
... CORNER!
... B_Abdoulaye chips the ball in towards the back post!
... The danger is dealt with by Beckenbauer
Min. 62 :(bfa) C_Thomson plays a clever one-two with his team mate
... He runs towards goal now
... Beckenbauer knobbles the attacking player.
... S_Bennett blows up for a foul
... Shown a YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 65 :(asv) There's going to be a change
... N_Kalavee will come on for O_Curkovic and play MF
Min. 70 :(asv) D_Rommedahl is coming on for B_Wolford and will play FW
Min. 71 :(bfa) C_Thomson with a probing pass to D_Damjanovic
... D_Damjanovic strikes a wicked curler !
... T_Sorensen parries it
Min. 75 :(asv) A_Birindelli spits at C_Thomson
... S_Bennett called him over for a strong verbal warning
Min. 80 :(bfa) C_Thomson knocks the ball past the defender
... A well-placed shot from C_Thomson !
... T_Sorensen can't get to it!
... OH! It has gone just over the bar!
... T_Sorensen makes a cocky smile
... Did he know that was going over?
Min. 81 :(asv) J_Gandolfini looks for options
... He sees a man in space!
... He hits the ball up to J_Lescott
... J_Lescott fires off a right-footed shot !
... E_Thorstvedt saves, but he fumbles
... It goes wide!
... CORNER!
... D_Bornosuzov floats the ball in!
... E_Thorstvedt makes the catch!
Min. 82 :(bfa) K_McInally takes advantage of a mistake by D_Rommedahl
... K_McInally with a bomb of a shot !
... Brilliant save from T_Sorensen
... That must have impressed his national manager sitting in the stands
Min. 86 :(bfa) J_Djourou runs down the wing
... He knocks it past the defender into space!
... He cuts the ball back
... D_Damjanovic latches onto the pass
... He carves out some space
... The cross hits D_Damjanovic on the butt and rebounds towards goal !
... The shot takes a wicked deflection
... Wide !!
... That was fortunate
... CORNER!
... D_Damjanovic drives it into the box!
... T_Sorensen comes out and claims it!
Min. 87 :(bfa) D_Damjanovic hits the ball through the heart of the defence
... B_Zamora latches onto it!
... B_Zamora shoots towards goal !
... The shot takes a wicked deflection
... Wide !!
... That was fortunate
... CORNER!
... B_Zamora plays it into the danger area!
... J_Lescott gets up well
... And he heads it clear
Min. 87 :(asv) J_Gandolfini hits in a shot!
... It hits the defender
... D_Bornosuzov collects the loose ball!
... D_Bornosuzov bears down on goal!
... But E_Thorstvedt comes out and dives at his feet
... That's goalkeeping at its finest
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(asv) J_Gandolfini looks around for support
... He knocks the ball across to D_Rommedahl
... B_Abdoulaye gets the foot in to win the ball
Min. 89 :(bfa) J_Djourou knocks it past D_Bornosuzov and runs onto it
... He showed great skill and pace there
... J_Djourou attempts the shot!
... It hits the outside of the post
... And goes out
************* FULL TIME ****************
Match Details
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Venue : Estadio da Luz
Attendance : 117,517
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Benfica Match Info
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Best player : B_Abdoulaye (Man of the Match)
Scorers : K_McInally (11), R_Tomassi (53)
Sent Off : N/A
Booked : B_Zamora (42)
Injured : N/A
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Aston Villa Match Info
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Best player : B_Wolford
Scorers : B_Wolford (2)
Sent Off : Kaka (19)
Booked : J_Lescott (37), Beckenbauer (62)
Injured : N/A
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Match Statistics
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Benfica | Aston Villa
Attempts on Goal : 20 | 8
Off target : 9 | 2
On target : 11 | 6
Possession : 64 | 36
Corners : 3 | 1
Red Cards : 0 | 1
Yellow Cards : 1 | 2
Subs Used : 0 | 2
Fouls : 8 | 8
Key Tackles : 2 | 7
Key Passes : 22 | 9
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Final Score : Benfica 2 - 1 Aston Villa
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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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E_Thorstvedt GK 39 2 6 4 13 | 94 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0 0
J_Djourou DF 3 29 5 10 35 | 94 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 20 10 1
C_Thomson DF 2 28 12 6 25 | 94 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 1
C_Azpilicueta DF 2 28 9 9 13 | 94 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 20 30 25
R_Tomassi DF 1 26 8 7 37 | 94 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 20 20
B_Zamora MF 2 12 29 8 25 | 94 0 0 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 -2 43 -1
D_Damjanovic MF 3 8 28 10 42 | 94 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 30 11
B_Abdoulaye MF 2 15 28 7 39 | 94 0 1 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 40 105 21
Zheng_Zhi MF 1 9 27 8 42 | 94 0 0 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 40 2
K_McInally FW 2 6 5 29 27 | 94 0 0 0 0 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 41
L_Fabiano FW 1 4 10 25 18 | 94 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 11
J_Moreau GK 27 1 2 2 14 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yann_M_Vila DF 2 27 13 8 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
P_Caddis DF 2 25 12 8 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
J_Bolm MF 2 11 26 13 32 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
T_Erak FW 2 6 6 20 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Player Statistics - Aston Villa
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_Sorensen GK 39 4 4 1 15 | 94 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 0 0
D_Bornosuzov DF 2 26 4 8 39 | 94 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 -20 -10
J_Lescott DF 1 26 6 3 20 | 94 0 5 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 98 8 3
A_Birindelli DF 2 26 1 1 20 | 94 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Beckenbauer DF 2 24 8 7 21 | 94 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 38 -2 -2
Denilson MF 1 14 26 2 18 | 94 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -10 -20
Kaka MF 2 7 25 17 32 | 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 -10 -10 -10
O_Curkovic MF 1 5 25 9 30 | 68 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 1
J_Gandolfini MF 3 8 24 18 12 | 94 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 0
B_Charlton MF 1 7 23 8 30 | 94 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
B_Wolford FW 1 11 13 26 28 | 73 0 0 1 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 10 31
M_Taibi GK 16 2 2 1 41 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
D_Sloan DF 2 24 10 4 19 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
P_Cocu MF 3 10 25 11 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
N_Kalavee MF 2 5 23 8 22 | 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
D_Rommedahl FW 2 6 9 26 27 | 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Benfica | Aston Villa
4-4-2 N | 4-5-1 A
Steven Theobald | John O Brien
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E_Thorstvedt GK | GK T_Sorensen
J_Djourou DF | DF D_Bornosuzov
C_Thomson DF | DF J_Lescott
C_Azpilicueta DF | DF A_Birindelli
R_Tomassi DF | DF Beckenbauer
B_Zamora MF | MF Denilson
D_Damjanovic MF | MF Kaka
B_Abdoulaye MF | MF O_Curkovic
Zheng_Zhi MF | MF J_Gandolfini
K_McInally FW | MF B_Charlton
L_Fabiano FW | FW B_Wolford
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J_Moreau SUB | SUB M_Taibi
Yann_M_Vila SUB | SUB D_Sloan
P_Caddis SUB | SUB P_Cocu
J_Bolm SUB | SUB N_Kalavee
T_Erak SUB | SUB D_Rommedahl
Referee: S_Bennett (England)
Min. 2 :(bfa) B_Abdoulaye with a short pass to find D_Damjanovic
... J_Lescott forces him off the ball
Min. 2 :(asv) B_Wolford nutmegs B_Abdoulaye
... B_Wolford flicks the header toward the far post!
... GOAL !!
... His players jump on top of him
... And Aston Villa are leading in the game now
... Benfica 0-1 Aston Villa ...
Min. 6 :(bfa) B_Zamora cut's in on the inside of the defender
... He gets past him!
... He sees a team mate making a run
... He plays the ball through to K_McInally
... K_McInally has his eyes on the goal!
... He fires the ball goal ward!
... T_Sorensen makes the save
... He hits the ball up field!
Min. 7 :(bfa) B_Zamora takes a throw in
... He throws the ball into K_McInally
... K_McInally with an overhead kick !
... He gets a connection
... It's way wide
... The Aston Villa fans behind the goal spread their arms out
Min. 8 :(asv) B_Charlton is taking a throw in
... He is taking a run up at it!
... He throws it long to B_Wolford
... B_Wolford hits a great shot !
... It hits the outside of the post
... And spins wide
Min. 11 :(bfa) B_Zamora plays a first time ball through the defence to K_McInally
... K_McInally shoots towards goal !
... GOAL !!
... He jumps into the crowd!
... The fans love him!!
... Now they are back in the game!
... Benfica 1-1 Aston Villa ...
Min. 12 :(bfa) B_Abdoulaye skips the challenge from the defender
... B_Abdoulaye throws himself at the ball !
... He manages to reach the ball
... It goes wide!
... He made that look harder than it was!!
Min. 14 :(asv) B_Wolford sidesteps his marker
... He showed great skill there
... B_Wolford pounds a rocket on goal !
... E_Thorstvedt with a great save
... He holds onto it as well!
Min. 15 :(asv) Denilson is out on the right
... He moves the ball left to O_Curkovic
... O_Curkovic goes for goal !
... It grazes the bar
... And goes over
... Oh so close there!
Min. 19 :(bfa) R_Tomassi unselfishly lays the ball back to K_McInally
... Kaka with an awful challenge
... He could be off here!
... The referee reaches to his pocket!
... He jots down his name!
... RED CARD!!
... I think he deserved that!
Min. 20 :(bfa) C_Azpilicueta with the kinky dribble
... A delicate chip from C_Azpilicueta !
... But T_Sorensen stops that one easily
Min. 22 :(bfa) D_Damjanovic changes direction inside
... He sees a team mate making a run
... He plays the ball through to K_McInally
... A thundering drive by K_McInally !
... T_Sorensen was lucky there
Min. 23 :(bfa) B_Abdoulaye with a glorious long pass to L_Fabiano
... A wicked drive by L_Fabiano !
... T_Sorensen is beaten!
... It hits the bar!!
... And goes clear
Min. 25 :(bfa) B_Abdoulaye with the deft touch
... He takes it past Denilson
... He knocks it to L_Fabiano!
... L_Fabiano tries to beat T_Sorensen from outside the area!
... But T_Sorensen just gets his fingers to that one
Min. 27 :(bfa) Zheng_Zhi reads the run of B_Zamora
... But J_Lescott with the fine tackle
Min. 36 :(bfa) R_Tomassi backtracks with the ball
... He hoofs the ball up field
... L_Fabiano gets on the end of it
... Denilson bundles the player over!!
... That's a foul!!
... The ref looks across to his assistant!
... Play on!
Min. 37 :(bfa) Zheng_Zhi controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
... He plays the ball out to the right!
... C_Azpilicueta gets onto the end of the pass!
... J_Lescott tackles from behind
... That looked malicious
... He deserves punishment for that!
... S_Bennett calls him over
... The ref is taking his time with him!
... YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 42 :(asv) B_Wolford with a penetrating pass to O_Curkovic
... B_Zamora with a bad challenge
... That will be a booking
... YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(bfa) The ball is passed in from B_Abdoulaye, he finds L_Fabiano
... L_Fabiano with a screamer of a shot !
... T_Sorensen makes the save
... He hits the ball up field!
Min. 46 :(asv) O_Curkovic with a glorious long pass to D_Bornosuzov
... Driven towards goal by D_Bornosuzov !
... But E_Thorstvedt punches it away
... That's gone out for a throw in
Min. 47 :(bfa) Zheng_Zhi with the deft touch
... He takes it past Beckenbauer
... He knocks it to K_McInally!
... J_Lescott reads it well
... This boy is a quality defender
... The crowd sing his praises
************* HALF TIME ****************
Half Time Score: Benfica 1-1 Aston Villa
Min. 48 :(asv) J_Gandolfini controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
... He plays the ball into the middle!
... B_Wolford gets onto the end of the pass!
... B_Wolford with the shot on net !
... But E_Thorstvedt dives to his left
... I think E_Thorstvedt just got a hand on that one
... S_Bennett has given a goal kick
... Unbelievable !
Min. 51 :(bfa) Zheng_Zhi controls it well
... He nutmegs J_Lescott
... He puts in K_McInally!
... K_McInally hits the ball on the bounce !
... T_Sorensen gets his fingertips to it
... He pushes it on to the post
... The defender clears the loose ball
Min. 52 :(bfa) D_Damjanovic kills the ball dead
... He sees a team mate in space!
... He plays the ball in to him!
... L_Fabiano gets on the end of the pass
... D_Bornosuzov reads it well
... This boy is a quality defender
... The crowd sing his praises
Min. 53 :(bfa) B_Abdoulaye gets to the by-line
... He sees a team mate in space
... He plays the ball through to R_Tomassi
... R_Tomassi with a thundering volley!
... GOAL !!
... What a cheeky finish!
... That's given Benfica the lead!
... Benfica 2-1 Aston Villa ...
Min. 55 :(bfa) B_Abdoulaye beats his marker
... His quick feet took him past the defender
... Beckenbauer slides in hard!
... And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 56 :(bfa) B_Abdoulaye with the nod to K_McInally
... J_Lescott takes the player out!!
... The ref turns away!!
Min. 59 :(bfa) D_Damjanovic runs forward
... He nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully
... He only has going for the goal in mind!
... D_Damjanovic shoots towards goal !
... But T_Sorensen just gets his fingers to that one
... S_Bennett has given a goal kick
... Unbelievable !
Min. 59 :(asv) J_Lescott has the ball
... He knocks the ball past R_Tomassi
... He puts in Beckenbauer!
... J_Djourou pulls on his shirt
... He wins the ball
... The defender got away with the foul there!
Min. 61 :(bfa) B_Abdoulaye crosses into the box, finding Zheng_Zhi
... The defender fails to control it
... Zheng_Zhi picks up the loose ball and runs towards goal
... He is one on one with T_Sorensen
... He dinks it over T_Sorensen
... It goes wide!!
Min. 62 :(bfa) C_Azpilicueta looks up
... He swings the ball right towards Zheng_Zhi
... Zheng_Zhi flings a shot at goal !
... It takes a deflection!
... But sails wide!
... CORNER!
... B_Abdoulaye chips the ball in towards the back post!
... The danger is dealt with by Beckenbauer
Min. 62 :(bfa) C_Thomson plays a clever one-two with his team mate
... He runs towards goal now
... Beckenbauer knobbles the attacking player.
... S_Bennett blows up for a foul
... Shown a YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 65 :(asv) There's going to be a change
... N_Kalavee will come on for O_Curkovic and play MF
Min. 70 :(asv) D_Rommedahl is coming on for B_Wolford and will play FW
Min. 71 :(bfa) C_Thomson with a probing pass to D_Damjanovic
... D_Damjanovic strikes a wicked curler !
... T_Sorensen parries it
Min. 75 :(asv) A_Birindelli spits at C_Thomson
... S_Bennett called him over for a strong verbal warning
Min. 80 :(bfa) C_Thomson knocks the ball past the defender
... A well-placed shot from C_Thomson !
... T_Sorensen can't get to it!
... OH! It has gone just over the bar!
... T_Sorensen makes a cocky smile
... Did he know that was going over?
Min. 81 :(asv) J_Gandolfini looks for options
... He sees a man in space!
... He hits the ball up to J_Lescott
... J_Lescott fires off a right-footed shot !
... E_Thorstvedt saves, but he fumbles
... It goes wide!
... CORNER!
... D_Bornosuzov floats the ball in!
... E_Thorstvedt makes the catch!
Min. 82 :(bfa) K_McInally takes advantage of a mistake by D_Rommedahl
... K_McInally with a bomb of a shot !
... Brilliant save from T_Sorensen
... That must have impressed his national manager sitting in the stands
Min. 86 :(bfa) J_Djourou runs down the wing
... He knocks it past the defender into space!
... He cuts the ball back
... D_Damjanovic latches onto the pass
... He carves out some space
... The cross hits D_Damjanovic on the butt and rebounds towards goal !
... The shot takes a wicked deflection
... Wide !!
... That was fortunate
... CORNER!
... D_Damjanovic drives it into the box!
... T_Sorensen comes out and claims it!
Min. 87 :(bfa) D_Damjanovic hits the ball through the heart of the defence
... B_Zamora latches onto it!
... B_Zamora shoots towards goal !
... The shot takes a wicked deflection
... Wide !!
... That was fortunate
... CORNER!
... B_Zamora plays it into the danger area!
... J_Lescott gets up well
... And he heads it clear
Min. 87 :(asv) J_Gandolfini hits in a shot!
... It hits the defender
... D_Bornosuzov collects the loose ball!
... D_Bornosuzov bears down on goal!
... But E_Thorstvedt comes out and dives at his feet
... That's goalkeeping at its finest
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(asv) J_Gandolfini looks around for support
... He knocks the ball across to D_Rommedahl
... B_Abdoulaye gets the foot in to win the ball
Min. 89 :(bfa) J_Djourou knocks it past D_Bornosuzov and runs onto it
... He showed great skill and pace there
... J_Djourou attempts the shot!
... It hits the outside of the post
... And goes out
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Match Details
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Venue : Estadio da Luz
Attendance : 117,517
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Benfica Match Info
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Best player : B_Abdoulaye (Man of the Match)
Scorers : K_McInally (11), R_Tomassi (53)
Sent Off : N/A
Booked : B_Zamora (42)
Injured : N/A
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Aston Villa Match Info
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Best player : B_Wolford
Scorers : B_Wolford (2)
Sent Off : Kaka (19)
Booked : J_Lescott (37), Beckenbauer (62)
Injured : N/A
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Match Statistics
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Benfica | Aston Villa
Attempts on Goal : 20 | 8
Off target : 9 | 2
On target : 11 | 6
Possession : 64 | 36
Corners : 3 | 1
Red Cards : 0 | 1
Yellow Cards : 1 | 2
Subs Used : 0 | 2
Fouls : 8 | 8
Key Tackles : 2 | 7
Key Passes : 22 | 9
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Final Score : Benfica 2 - 1 Aston Villa
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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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E_Thorstvedt GK 39 2 6 4 13 | 94 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0 0
J_Djourou DF 3 29 5 10 35 | 94 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 20 10 1
C_Thomson DF 2 28 12 6 25 | 94 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 1
C_Azpilicueta DF 2 28 9 9 13 | 94 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 20 30 25
R_Tomassi DF 1 26 8 7 37 | 94 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 20 20
B_Zamora MF 2 12 29 8 25 | 94 0 0 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 -2 43 -1
D_Damjanovic MF 3 8 28 10 42 | 94 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 30 11
B_Abdoulaye MF 2 15 28 7 39 | 94 0 1 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 40 105 21
Zheng_Zhi MF 1 9 27 8 42 | 94 0 0 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 40 2
K_McInally FW 2 6 5 29 27 | 94 0 0 0 0 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 41
L_Fabiano FW 1 4 10 25 18 | 94 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 11
J_Moreau GK 27 1 2 2 14 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yann_M_Vila DF 2 27 13 8 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
P_Caddis DF 2 25 12 8 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
J_Bolm MF 2 11 26 13 32 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
T_Erak FW 2 6 6 20 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Player Statistics - Aston Villa
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_Sorensen GK 39 4 4 1 15 | 94 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 0 0
D_Bornosuzov DF 2 26 4 8 39 | 94 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 -20 -10
J_Lescott DF 1 26 6 3 20 | 94 0 5 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 98 8 3
A_Birindelli DF 2 26 1 1 20 | 94 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Beckenbauer DF 2 24 8 7 21 | 94 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 38 -2 -2
Denilson MF 1 14 26 2 18 | 94 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -10 -20
Kaka MF 2 7 25 17 32 | 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 -10 -10 -10
O_Curkovic MF 1 5 25 9 30 | 68 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 1
J_Gandolfini MF 3 8 24 18 12 | 94 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 0
B_Charlton MF 1 7 23 8 30 | 94 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
B_Wolford FW 1 11 13 26 28 | 73 0 0 1 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 10 31
M_Taibi GK 16 2 2 1 41 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
D_Sloan DF 2 24 10 4 19 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
P_Cocu MF 3 10 25 11 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
N_Kalavee MF 2 5 23 8 22 | 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
D_Rommedahl FW 2 6 9 26 27 | 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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