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Season 22 Archive: Elite League, Week 21
Benfica 0 - 0 FC Porto
Elite Football League Match, Benfica vs. FC Porto (Mon Aug 15)
Benfica | FC Porto
4-4-2 A | 4-1-2-1-2 C
Steven Theobald | Shaun Winzor
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E_Thorstvedt GK | GK D_Marshall
J_Martinez DF | DF P_Rodriguez
J_Djourou DF | DF H_Almeida
R_Tomassi DF | DF J_Conroy
M_Zeffane DF | DF L_Squillaci
H_Kiessling MF | DM Gandolf
B_Zamora MF | MF K_Kong
B_Abdoulaye MF | MF Di_Maria
J_Bolm MF | AM J_R_Riquelme
K_McInally FW | FW E_Adebayor
Nathan_Dyer FW | FW D_Sulejmani
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J_Moreau SUB | SUB Helton
C_Thomson SUB | SUB B_Moore
Zheng_Zhi SUB | SUB G_Fofana
S_Perrotta SUB | SUB Song_Billong
L_Fabiano SUB | SUB L_Massu
Referee: H_Webb (England)
Min. 2 :(bfa) K_McInally retreats under pressure
... He hoofs the ball up field
... Nathan_Dyer gets on the end of it
... Nathan_Dyer hits the ball first time!
... He could have let that bounce
... It hits the bar!!
... But he picks up the rebound
... OHHHHHHHH !!
... He's put it wide
Min. 6 :(fcp) Gandolf pulls it back to E_Adebayor
... E_Adebayor throws himself at the ball !
... He manages to reach the ball
... But E_Thorstvedt punches it away
... He could have caught that!
Min. 8 :(fcp) K_Kong is taking a throw in
... He sees a man in space!
... He throws it to J_Conroy
... J_Conroy launches himself head first to connect with the low cross!
... E_Thorstvedt catches the ball
Min. 10 :(bfa) H_Kiessling is taking a throw in
... He sees a team mate making a run
... He throws it to K_McInally
... P_Rodriguez takes the player down!!
... PENALTY!!
... No! The ref has given the free kick the other way!
... Unbelievable!
Min. 14 :(fcp) J_R_Riquelme turns past the defender
... He sees a team mate making a run
... He plays the ball through to E_Adebayor
... J_Bolm with a nasty foul
... That looked malicious
... H_Webb called him over for a strong verbal warning
Min. 14 :(fcp) K_Kong jumps over M_Zeffane's challenge
... Oh, beautiful nutmeg
... He's clean through
... The cross hits K_Kong on the butt and rebounds towards goal !
... It hits the outside of the post
... And goes out
Min. 18 :(fcp) FC Porto restructured their strategy to P
Min. 18 :(bfa) B_Zamora finds H_Kiessling with a perfectly weighted pass
... H_Kiessling with the shot !
... D_Marshall watches it sail safely wide!
Min. 19 :(bfa) Nathan_Dyer sidesteps his marker
... Cleared by H_Almeida
Min. 21 :(bfa) B_Abdoulaye lays the ball back to J_Djourou
... J_Djourou lobs D_Marshall!
... D_Marshall gets his fingertips to it
... He pushes it on to the post
... The defender clears the loose ball
Min. 23 :(fcp) D_Sulejmani is force to hold onto the ball
... No one seems to be coming forward
... He heads towards the goal alone!
... J_Djourou plays the back pass
... E_Thorstvedt can't get to it!!
... It goes just wide!!
... What a lucky escape!!
... CORNER!
... The corner is swung in by J_Conroy!
... It goes straight into the arms of E_Thorstvedt
Min. 25 :(fcp) Gandolf holds the ball up and waits for support
... He sees a man in space!
... He hits the ball up to E_Adebayor
... E_Adebayor hits the shot with the outside of the left foot!
... But E_Thorstvedt punches it away
... He took a knock there
... His manager is looking on anxiously
... He's ok to carry on
Min. 29 :(fcp) J_Conroy steps over the ball
... He nutmegs J_Martinez
... That a lovely piece of trickery
... J_Conroy tries to beat E_Thorstvedt from outside the area!
... E_Thorstvedt gets a hand to it!!
... But he picks up the rebound
... Fantastic save by E_Thorstvedt to tip it wide!!
... CORNER!
... H_Almeida drives it into the box!
... E_Thorstvedt jumps well to claim it!
Min. 31 :(bfa) J_Bolm sidesteps P_Rodriguez
... His quick feet took him past the defender
... J_Bolm fires the shot in!
... It hits the bar and goes over
... Well, sometimes they go in, sometimes they don't
Min. 32 :(fcp) K_Kong is taking a throw in
... He sees a man in space!
... He throws it to P_Rodriguez
... A cracking drive from P_Rodriguez !
... E_Thorstvedt goes down well to save
Min. 33 :(fcp) D_Sulejmani runs at the defence
... A powerful header from D_Sulejmani !
... It looks good
... E_Thorstvedt parries it
Min. 35 :(fcp) FC Porto altered their play to a C strategy
Min. 36 :(fcp) J_R_Riquelme finds E_Adebayor on the edge of the box
... E_Adebayor with a scorcher of a shot !
... The shot takes a wicked deflection
... E_Thorstvedt dives desperately to try and save it!!
... He can't get to it!
... But it creeps just wide!!
... The deflection had E_Thorstvedt beaten!
... CORNER!
... Swung in by H_Almeida
... E_Thorstvedt comes out and claims it!
Min. 39 :(bfa) K_McInally sidesteps his marker
... His quick feet took him past the defender
... But P_Rodriguez will cut out the threat
Min. 41 :(fcp) J_R_Riquelme pass splits open the defence and finds E_Adebayor
... E_Adebayor with the strike !
... E_Thorstvedt gets his body behind the ball and saves
... Text book goalkeeping!
Min. 42 :(fcp) K_Kong is forced back with the ball
... He belts the ball up field
... J_R_Riquelme latches onto the end of it
... J_R_Riquelme with the overhead !
... But E_Thorstvedt palms it away
... He could have caught that!
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 45 :(bfa) Benfica made the switch to a N strategy
Min. 47 :(fcp) H_Almeida bursts forward
... H_Kiessling with the lunge!!
... And the whistle goes, that's a foul
... H_Webb ignores the protests for a card
... Steven Theobald looks relieved
... FREE KICK!
... It's in a very dangerous position!
... J_R_Riquelme fires it towards the goal
... E_Thorstvedt can't get to it!
... OH! It drifts wide!
... E_Thorstvedt has a smile on his face
... Did he know that was going wide?
************* HALF TIME ****************
Half Time Score: Benfica 0-0 FC Porto
Min. 48 :(bfa) B_Abdoulaye backtracks with the ball
... He hits the ball up field
... K_McInally latches onto the end of it
... A cheeky lob from K_McInally !
... Over the bar
Min. 49 :(fcp) E_Adebayor breaks clear of the defence!
... He is clean through on E_Thorstvedt!
... B_Zamora brings him down!
... H_Webb calls him over!
... YELLOW CARD!
... He is lucky not to have seen red!
Min. 49 :(fcp) J_Conroy pulls it back to D_Sulejmani
... D_Sulejmani with his head down lets it go !
... But E_Thorstvedt makes a fine save
... Wow!! That was close!
... He had to be at his best to reach that one!
Min. 52 :(fcp) FC Porto altered their play to a P strategy
Min. 54 :(bfa) J_Djourou with the dribble
... He made that look easy
... J_Djourou drives it towards goal !
... It hits the sponsor hoarding
Min. 54 :(fcp) J_R_Riquelme pass splits open the defence
... What a ball!
... H_Almeida is clean through!
... R_Tomassi is forced to retreat
... He knocks it back!
... E_Thorstvedt misses it!
... It creeps just wide!
... CORNER!
... H_Almeida chips the ball in towards the far post!
... It goes straight into the arms of E_Thorstvedt
Min. 54 :(bfa) B_Abdoulaye with the mazy dribble
... He takes it past the defender
... K_Kong fouls badly
... He had to endure a strong lecture from H_Webb
Min. 55 :(bfa) Nathan_Dyer runs at L_Squillaci
... He takes it past him
... P_Rodriguez goes in with the block tackle
... He comes out of it with the ball
... Great tackle!
Min. 60 :(fcp) D_Sulejmani sidesteps J_Martinez
... That was too easy
... D_Sulejmani shapes up for a shot!
... Its sails over!
... He has squandered a golden opportunity
Min. 63 :(fcp) The assistant manager is out on the touchline shouting orders
... It seems FC Porto will now be playing C
Min. 64 :(fcp) H_Almeida with a glorious long pass to D_Sulejmani
... D_Sulejmani belts the ball towards goal!
... It swerves a lot in the air
... E_Thorstvedt gets his fingertips to it
... He pushes it on to the post
... The defender clears the loose ball
Min. 65 :(bfa) Benfica will now play A after the order comes from the dugout
Min. 66 :(fcp) L_Massu will come on for D_Sulejmani and play FW
Min. 68 :(fcp) B_Moore will replace the useless P_Rodriguez and will play DF
Min. 69 :(bfa) M_Zeffane with a one-touch layoff to K_McInally
... K_McInally with the header !
... It hits the bar
... And goes over!
... D_Marshall was beaten there!
Min. 70 :(bfa) B_Zamora puts in J_Bolm
... But he loses control of it
... J_Conroy hits it out for a throw
Min. 71 :(fcp) Gandolf with a superb first touch
... He sees a team mate making a run!
... He plays the ball across to him!
... E_Adebayor gets on the end of the pass
... E_Adebayor with a powerful header !
... E_Thorstvedt with the diving save
... He must have spotted the TV cameras!
Min. 72 :(fcp) Song_Billong is being prepared to come on
... Di_Maria is leaving the pitch
... He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
... Looks like his replacement will play AM
Min. 72 :(bfa) Nathan_Dyer spots H_Kiessling who is in acres of space
... H_Kiessling sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender !
... D_Marshall blocks the shot with his legs
... And he gathers it!
Min. 74 :(fcp) B_Moore gets the ball on the wing
... He cuts inside R_Tomassi!
... He has some space now!
... B_Moore sights up the goal
... He shoots!
... OOOOOOHHHHHHHH
... It grazes the post and goes wide
Min. 76 :(bfa) Zheng_Zhi replaces B_Zamora to play as a MF
Min. 76 :(bfa) H_Kiessling with a neat pass into Nathan_Dyer
... But Song_Billong wins the ball with a sliding challenge
Min. 77 :(bfa) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side.
... C_Thomson will come on for J_Djourou and play DF
Min. 79 :(bfa) L_Fabiano is being brought on
... K_McInally is leaving the pitch
... Looks like the substitute will play FW
Min. 79 :(fcp) Song_Billong barges the defender off the ball
... Song_Billong drives it towards goal !
... But E_Thorstvedt dives to his left
... I think E_Thorstvedt just got a hand on that one
... H_Webb has given a goal kick
... Unbelievable !
Min. 80 :(bfa) The Benfica manager told his side to change to a L strategy
Min. 80 :(bfa) B_Abdoulaye with the first time pass to Zheng_Zhi
... H_Almeida gathers up the loose ball
Min. 80 :(fcp) B_Moore holds the ball up
... He sees Song_Billong in space!
... Song_Billong with the header !
... E_Thorstvedt just watches it fly safely wide!
Min. 82 :(bfa) M_Zeffane with the dribble
... He skips through the tackle from H_Almeida
... H_Almeida rushes in with a clumsy challenge!!
... That's a foul!!
... YELLOW CARD!! He is in the book for that one
... He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 83 :(bfa) Zheng_Zhi sprints down the flank
... He plays the ball across to J_Bolm
... J_Bolm keeps his head down as he hits the shot!
... D_Marshall can't get to it!
... OH! It has gone just over the bar!
... D_Marshall makes a cocky smile
... Did he know that was going over?
Min. 86 :(bfa) H_Kiessling with a short pass to find R_Tomassi
... J_R_Riquelme slides in hard!
... And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 87 :(fcp) Song_Billong plays it to his team mate for a one-two
... E_Adebayor decides to keep possession instead!
... He runs towards the goal now!
... But M_Zeffane wins the ball with a sliding challenge
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(bfa) L_Fabiano knocks the ball past the lunge of Gandolf
... K_Kong forces him off the ball
... But it rolls out of play
... CORNER!
... Zheng_Zhi floats the ball in!
... Nathan_Dyer makes a firm connection with his head
... Looks like it should be D_Marshall's
... Oh he's let it go through his legs
... But drifts inches wide !!
... D_Marshall looks embarrassed!
... He was relieved to see it go wide!
... CORNER!
... B_Abdoulaye crosses it in!
... L_Fabiano tries to place the shot!
... It goes wide for a goal kick
************* FULL TIME ****************
Match Details
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Venue : Estadio da Luz
Attendance : 121,000
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Benfica Match Info
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Best player : E_Thorstvedt (Man of the Match)
Scorers : N/A
Sent Off : N/A
Booked : B_Zamora (49)
Injured : N/A
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FC Porto Match Info
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Best player : J_Conroy
Scorers : N/A
Sent Off : N/A
Booked : H_Almeida (82)
Injured : N/A
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Match Statistics
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Benfica | FC Porto
Attempts on Goal : 11 | 18
Off target : 9 | 6
On target : 2 | 12
Possession : 43 | 57
Corners : 2 | 4
Red Cards : 0 | 0
Yellow Cards : 1 | 1
Subs Used : 3 | 3
Fouls : 13 | 7
Key Tackles : 3 | 9
Key Passes : 12 | 14
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Final Score : Benfica 0 - 0 FC Porto
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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 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 120 0 0 0
J_Martinez DF 1 33 3 4 23 | 94 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
J_Djourou DF 3 30 5 10 35 | 79 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 60 0 6
R_Tomassi DF 1 27 8 7 37 | 94 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0
M_Zeffane DF 1 26 9 7 31 | 94 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 10 0
H_Kiessling MF 4 11 30 10 31 | 94 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 30 6
B_Zamora MF 2 12 29 9 25 | 78 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 18 -2
B_Abdoulaye MF 2 15 28 8 39 | 94 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0
J_Bolm MF 2 11 27 13 32 | 94 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
K_McInally FW 2 6 5 30 27 | 81 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 10 2
Nathan_Dyer FW 2 6 11 27 31 | 94 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 10 2
J_Moreau GK 27 1 2 2 14 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
C_Thomson DF 2 29 12 6 25 | 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Zheng_Zhi MF 1 9 28 8 42 | 16 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
S_Perrotta MF 2 9 24 18 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
L_Fabiano FW 1 4 10 25 18 | 13 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Player Statistics - FC Porto
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_Marshall GK 39 7 5 7 14 | 94 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50 0 0 0
P_Rodriguez DF 2 31 8 10 28 | 70 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 60 0 5
H_Almeida DF 2 28 12 10 29 | 94 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 78 8 -2
J_Conroy DF 2 28 12 9 21 | 94 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 20 10 10
L_Squillaci DF 4 24 10 7 37 | 94 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gandolf DM 2 19 28 8 19 | 94 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0
K_Kong MF 1 6 31 9 18 | 94 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 20 30 1
Di_Maria MF 1 6 28 5 37 | 74 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
J_R_Riquelme AM 3 6 26 21 34 | 94 0 1 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 20 40 6
E_Adebayor FW 2 7 7 28 35 | 94 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 21
D_Sulejmani FW 1 2 16 24 36 | 68 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 16
Helton GK 29 1 1 2 11 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
B_Moore DF 2 27 13 11 20 | 24 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 1
G_Fofana DM 1 16 25 7 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Song_Billong AM 3 6 25 17 25 | 20 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 20 10 6
L_Massu FW 1 7 10 26 13 | 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Benfica | FC Porto
4-4-2 A | 4-1-2-1-2 C
Steven Theobald | Shaun Winzor
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E_Thorstvedt GK | GK D_Marshall
J_Martinez DF | DF P_Rodriguez
J_Djourou DF | DF H_Almeida
R_Tomassi DF | DF J_Conroy
M_Zeffane DF | DF L_Squillaci
H_Kiessling MF | DM Gandolf
B_Zamora MF | MF K_Kong
B_Abdoulaye MF | MF Di_Maria
J_Bolm MF | AM J_R_Riquelme
K_McInally FW | FW E_Adebayor
Nathan_Dyer FW | FW D_Sulejmani
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J_Moreau SUB | SUB Helton
C_Thomson SUB | SUB B_Moore
Zheng_Zhi SUB | SUB G_Fofana
S_Perrotta SUB | SUB Song_Billong
L_Fabiano SUB | SUB L_Massu
Referee: H_Webb (England)
Min. 2 :(bfa) K_McInally retreats under pressure
... He hoofs the ball up field
... Nathan_Dyer gets on the end of it
... Nathan_Dyer hits the ball first time!
... He could have let that bounce
... It hits the bar!!
... But he picks up the rebound
... OHHHHHHHH !!
... He's put it wide
Min. 6 :(fcp) Gandolf pulls it back to E_Adebayor
... E_Adebayor throws himself at the ball !
... He manages to reach the ball
... But E_Thorstvedt punches it away
... He could have caught that!
Min. 8 :(fcp) K_Kong is taking a throw in
... He sees a man in space!
... He throws it to J_Conroy
... J_Conroy launches himself head first to connect with the low cross!
... E_Thorstvedt catches the ball
Min. 10 :(bfa) H_Kiessling is taking a throw in
... He sees a team mate making a run
... He throws it to K_McInally
... P_Rodriguez takes the player down!!
... PENALTY!!
... No! The ref has given the free kick the other way!
... Unbelievable!
Min. 14 :(fcp) J_R_Riquelme turns past the defender
... He sees a team mate making a run
... He plays the ball through to E_Adebayor
... J_Bolm with a nasty foul
... That looked malicious
... H_Webb called him over for a strong verbal warning
Min. 14 :(fcp) K_Kong jumps over M_Zeffane's challenge
... Oh, beautiful nutmeg
... He's clean through
... The cross hits K_Kong on the butt and rebounds towards goal !
... It hits the outside of the post
... And goes out
Min. 18 :(fcp) FC Porto restructured their strategy to P
Min. 18 :(bfa) B_Zamora finds H_Kiessling with a perfectly weighted pass
... H_Kiessling with the shot !
... D_Marshall watches it sail safely wide!
Min. 19 :(bfa) Nathan_Dyer sidesteps his marker
... Cleared by H_Almeida
Min. 21 :(bfa) B_Abdoulaye lays the ball back to J_Djourou
... J_Djourou lobs D_Marshall!
... D_Marshall gets his fingertips to it
... He pushes it on to the post
... The defender clears the loose ball
Min. 23 :(fcp) D_Sulejmani is force to hold onto the ball
... No one seems to be coming forward
... He heads towards the goal alone!
... J_Djourou plays the back pass
... E_Thorstvedt can't get to it!!
... It goes just wide!!
... What a lucky escape!!
... CORNER!
... The corner is swung in by J_Conroy!
... It goes straight into the arms of E_Thorstvedt
Min. 25 :(fcp) Gandolf holds the ball up and waits for support
... He sees a man in space!
... He hits the ball up to E_Adebayor
... E_Adebayor hits the shot with the outside of the left foot!
... But E_Thorstvedt punches it away
... He took a knock there
... His manager is looking on anxiously
... He's ok to carry on
Min. 29 :(fcp) J_Conroy steps over the ball
... He nutmegs J_Martinez
... That a lovely piece of trickery
... J_Conroy tries to beat E_Thorstvedt from outside the area!
... E_Thorstvedt gets a hand to it!!
... But he picks up the rebound
... Fantastic save by E_Thorstvedt to tip it wide!!
... CORNER!
... H_Almeida drives it into the box!
... E_Thorstvedt jumps well to claim it!
Min. 31 :(bfa) J_Bolm sidesteps P_Rodriguez
... His quick feet took him past the defender
... J_Bolm fires the shot in!
... It hits the bar and goes over
... Well, sometimes they go in, sometimes they don't
Min. 32 :(fcp) K_Kong is taking a throw in
... He sees a man in space!
... He throws it to P_Rodriguez
... A cracking drive from P_Rodriguez !
... E_Thorstvedt goes down well to save
Min. 33 :(fcp) D_Sulejmani runs at the defence
... A powerful header from D_Sulejmani !
... It looks good
... E_Thorstvedt parries it
Min. 35 :(fcp) FC Porto altered their play to a C strategy
Min. 36 :(fcp) J_R_Riquelme finds E_Adebayor on the edge of the box
... E_Adebayor with a scorcher of a shot !
... The shot takes a wicked deflection
... E_Thorstvedt dives desperately to try and save it!!
... He can't get to it!
... But it creeps just wide!!
... The deflection had E_Thorstvedt beaten!
... CORNER!
... Swung in by H_Almeida
... E_Thorstvedt comes out and claims it!
Min. 39 :(bfa) K_McInally sidesteps his marker
... His quick feet took him past the defender
... But P_Rodriguez will cut out the threat
Min. 41 :(fcp) J_R_Riquelme pass splits open the defence and finds E_Adebayor
... E_Adebayor with the strike !
... E_Thorstvedt gets his body behind the ball and saves
... Text book goalkeeping!
Min. 42 :(fcp) K_Kong is forced back with the ball
... He belts the ball up field
... J_R_Riquelme latches onto the end of it
... J_R_Riquelme with the overhead !
... But E_Thorstvedt palms it away
... He could have caught that!
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 45 :(bfa) Benfica made the switch to a N strategy
Min. 47 :(fcp) H_Almeida bursts forward
... H_Kiessling with the lunge!!
... And the whistle goes, that's a foul
... H_Webb ignores the protests for a card
... Steven Theobald looks relieved
... FREE KICK!
... It's in a very dangerous position!
... J_R_Riquelme fires it towards the goal
... E_Thorstvedt can't get to it!
... OH! It drifts wide!
... E_Thorstvedt has a smile on his face
... Did he know that was going wide?
************* HALF TIME ****************
Half Time Score: Benfica 0-0 FC Porto
Min. 48 :(bfa) B_Abdoulaye backtracks with the ball
... He hits the ball up field
... K_McInally latches onto the end of it
... A cheeky lob from K_McInally !
... Over the bar
Min. 49 :(fcp) E_Adebayor breaks clear of the defence!
... He is clean through on E_Thorstvedt!
... B_Zamora brings him down!
... H_Webb calls him over!
... YELLOW CARD!
... He is lucky not to have seen red!
Min. 49 :(fcp) J_Conroy pulls it back to D_Sulejmani
... D_Sulejmani with his head down lets it go !
... But E_Thorstvedt makes a fine save
... Wow!! That was close!
... He had to be at his best to reach that one!
Min. 52 :(fcp) FC Porto altered their play to a P strategy
Min. 54 :(bfa) J_Djourou with the dribble
... He made that look easy
... J_Djourou drives it towards goal !
... It hits the sponsor hoarding
Min. 54 :(fcp) J_R_Riquelme pass splits open the defence
... What a ball!
... H_Almeida is clean through!
... R_Tomassi is forced to retreat
... He knocks it back!
... E_Thorstvedt misses it!
... It creeps just wide!
... CORNER!
... H_Almeida chips the ball in towards the far post!
... It goes straight into the arms of E_Thorstvedt
Min. 54 :(bfa) B_Abdoulaye with the mazy dribble
... He takes it past the defender
... K_Kong fouls badly
... He had to endure a strong lecture from H_Webb
Min. 55 :(bfa) Nathan_Dyer runs at L_Squillaci
... He takes it past him
... P_Rodriguez goes in with the block tackle
... He comes out of it with the ball
... Great tackle!
Min. 60 :(fcp) D_Sulejmani sidesteps J_Martinez
... That was too easy
... D_Sulejmani shapes up for a shot!
... Its sails over!
... He has squandered a golden opportunity
Min. 63 :(fcp) The assistant manager is out on the touchline shouting orders
... It seems FC Porto will now be playing C
Min. 64 :(fcp) H_Almeida with a glorious long pass to D_Sulejmani
... D_Sulejmani belts the ball towards goal!
... It swerves a lot in the air
... E_Thorstvedt gets his fingertips to it
... He pushes it on to the post
... The defender clears the loose ball
Min. 65 :(bfa) Benfica will now play A after the order comes from the dugout
Min. 66 :(fcp) L_Massu will come on for D_Sulejmani and play FW
Min. 68 :(fcp) B_Moore will replace the useless P_Rodriguez and will play DF
Min. 69 :(bfa) M_Zeffane with a one-touch layoff to K_McInally
... K_McInally with the header !
... It hits the bar
... And goes over!
... D_Marshall was beaten there!
Min. 70 :(bfa) B_Zamora puts in J_Bolm
... But he loses control of it
... J_Conroy hits it out for a throw
Min. 71 :(fcp) Gandolf with a superb first touch
... He sees a team mate making a run!
... He plays the ball across to him!
... E_Adebayor gets on the end of the pass
... E_Adebayor with a powerful header !
... E_Thorstvedt with the diving save
... He must have spotted the TV cameras!
Min. 72 :(fcp) Song_Billong is being prepared to come on
... Di_Maria is leaving the pitch
... He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
... Looks like his replacement will play AM
Min. 72 :(bfa) Nathan_Dyer spots H_Kiessling who is in acres of space
... H_Kiessling sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender !
... D_Marshall blocks the shot with his legs
... And he gathers it!
Min. 74 :(fcp) B_Moore gets the ball on the wing
... He cuts inside R_Tomassi!
... He has some space now!
... B_Moore sights up the goal
... He shoots!
... OOOOOOHHHHHHHH
... It grazes the post and goes wide
Min. 76 :(bfa) Zheng_Zhi replaces B_Zamora to play as a MF
Min. 76 :(bfa) H_Kiessling with a neat pass into Nathan_Dyer
... But Song_Billong wins the ball with a sliding challenge
Min. 77 :(bfa) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side.
... C_Thomson will come on for J_Djourou and play DF
Min. 79 :(bfa) L_Fabiano is being brought on
... K_McInally is leaving the pitch
... Looks like the substitute will play FW
Min. 79 :(fcp) Song_Billong barges the defender off the ball
... Song_Billong drives it towards goal !
... But E_Thorstvedt dives to his left
... I think E_Thorstvedt just got a hand on that one
... H_Webb has given a goal kick
... Unbelievable !
Min. 80 :(bfa) The Benfica manager told his side to change to a L strategy
Min. 80 :(bfa) B_Abdoulaye with the first time pass to Zheng_Zhi
... H_Almeida gathers up the loose ball
Min. 80 :(fcp) B_Moore holds the ball up
... He sees Song_Billong in space!
... Song_Billong with the header !
... E_Thorstvedt just watches it fly safely wide!
Min. 82 :(bfa) M_Zeffane with the dribble
... He skips through the tackle from H_Almeida
... H_Almeida rushes in with a clumsy challenge!!
... That's a foul!!
... YELLOW CARD!! He is in the book for that one
... He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 83 :(bfa) Zheng_Zhi sprints down the flank
... He plays the ball across to J_Bolm
... J_Bolm keeps his head down as he hits the shot!
... D_Marshall can't get to it!
... OH! It has gone just over the bar!
... D_Marshall makes a cocky smile
... Did he know that was going over?
Min. 86 :(bfa) H_Kiessling with a short pass to find R_Tomassi
... J_R_Riquelme slides in hard!
... And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 87 :(fcp) Song_Billong plays it to his team mate for a one-two
... E_Adebayor decides to keep possession instead!
... He runs towards the goal now!
... But M_Zeffane wins the ball with a sliding challenge
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(bfa) L_Fabiano knocks the ball past the lunge of Gandolf
... K_Kong forces him off the ball
... But it rolls out of play
... CORNER!
... Zheng_Zhi floats the ball in!
... Nathan_Dyer makes a firm connection with his head
... Looks like it should be D_Marshall's
... Oh he's let it go through his legs
... But drifts inches wide !!
... D_Marshall looks embarrassed!
... He was relieved to see it go wide!
... CORNER!
... B_Abdoulaye crosses it in!
... L_Fabiano tries to place the shot!
... It goes wide for a goal kick
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Match Details
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Venue : Estadio da Luz
Attendance : 121,000
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Benfica Match Info
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Best player : E_Thorstvedt (Man of the Match)
Scorers : N/A
Sent Off : N/A
Booked : B_Zamora (49)
Injured : N/A
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FC Porto Match Info
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Best player : J_Conroy
Scorers : N/A
Sent Off : N/A
Booked : H_Almeida (82)
Injured : N/A
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Match Statistics
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Benfica | FC Porto
Attempts on Goal : 11 | 18
Off target : 9 | 6
On target : 2 | 12
Possession : 43 | 57
Corners : 2 | 4
Red Cards : 0 | 0
Yellow Cards : 1 | 1
Subs Used : 3 | 3
Fouls : 13 | 7
Key Tackles : 3 | 9
Key Passes : 12 | 14
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Final Score : Benfica 0 - 0 FC Porto
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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 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 120 0 0 0
J_Martinez DF 1 33 3 4 23 | 94 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
J_Djourou DF 3 30 5 10 35 | 79 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 60 0 6
R_Tomassi DF 1 27 8 7 37 | 94 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0
M_Zeffane DF 1 26 9 7 31 | 94 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 10 0
H_Kiessling MF 4 11 30 10 31 | 94 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 30 6
B_Zamora MF 2 12 29 9 25 | 78 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 18 -2
B_Abdoulaye MF 2 15 28 8 39 | 94 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0
J_Bolm MF 2 11 27 13 32 | 94 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
K_McInally FW 2 6 5 30 27 | 81 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 10 2
Nathan_Dyer FW 2 6 11 27 31 | 94 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 10 2
J_Moreau GK 27 1 2 2 14 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
C_Thomson DF 2 29 12 6 25 | 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Zheng_Zhi MF 1 9 28 8 42 | 16 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
S_Perrotta MF 2 9 24 18 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
L_Fabiano FW 1 4 10 25 18 | 13 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Player Statistics - FC Porto
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_Marshall GK 39 7 5 7 14 | 94 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50 0 0 0
P_Rodriguez DF 2 31 8 10 28 | 70 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 60 0 5
H_Almeida DF 2 28 12 10 29 | 94 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 78 8 -2
J_Conroy DF 2 28 12 9 21 | 94 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 20 10 10
L_Squillaci DF 4 24 10 7 37 | 94 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gandolf DM 2 19 28 8 19 | 94 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0
K_Kong MF 1 6 31 9 18 | 94 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 20 30 1
Di_Maria MF 1 6 28 5 37 | 74 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
J_R_Riquelme AM 3 6 26 21 34 | 94 0 1 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 20 40 6
E_Adebayor FW 2 7 7 28 35 | 94 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 21
D_Sulejmani FW 1 2 16 24 36 | 68 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 16
Helton GK 29 1 1 2 11 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
B_Moore DF 2 27 13 11 20 | 24 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 1
G_Fofana DM 1 16 25 7 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Song_Billong AM 3 6 25 17 25 | 20 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 20 10 6
L_Massu FW 1 7 10 26 13 | 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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