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Season 24 Archive: Elite League, Week 3
Valencia 0 - 1 Benfica
Elite Football League Match, Valencia vs. Benfica (Sun Apr 30)
Valencia | Benfica
5-1-2-1-1 C | 4-4-1-1 E
Andie Glen | Steven Theobald
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P_Shilton GK | GK E_Thorstvedt
P_Senderos DF | DF T_Adams
D_Criscrito DF | DF C_Thomson
E_Johnson DF | DF Yann_M_Vila
C_Smalling DF | DF J_Wilshere
W_Van_Boer DF | MF H_Kiessling
F_Wood DM | MF Zheng_Zhi
N_Ben_Khalifa MF | MF J_Plasil
Drexler MF | MF J_Bolm
Saruman AM | AM M_Murphy
Stefano FW | FW Nathan_Dyer
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J_Hart SUB | SUB Z_Alomerovic
W_A_Glen SUB | SUB J_Martinez
M_Valbuena SUB | SUB M_Zeffane
J_R_Riquelme SUB | SUB R_VD_Vaart
B_Wolford SUB | SUB D_Rortugal
Referee: G_Poll (England)
Min. 4 :(bfa) Zheng_Zhi with the cross-field pass to M_Murphy
... M_Murphy gets up high for the header !
... But P_Shilton punches it away
Min. 6 :(bfa) Nathan_Dyer brings it under control
... He takes on W_Van_Boer
... He gets past him!
... He puts in T_Adams!
... C_Smalling is late with that one
... I think he was just trying to get to the ball
Min. 7 :(vla) Drexler has it now
... He takes on M_Murphy
... He gets past him!
... He puts in Stefano!
... Stefano hits the shot with the outside of the right foot!
... It's well wide!
... 9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 10 :(vla) N_Ben_Khalifa with the first time flick to Stefano
... Stefano hits it
... This one could go anywhere !
... But E_Thorstvedt parries the ball
... It's picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd
Min. 10 :(bfa) M_Murphy nutmegs F_Wood, he continues to run forward
... Saruman takes the player down!!
... That's a poor tackle!
... He received a good talking to from G_Poll
Min. 10 :(bfa) H_Kiessling floats the ball in to find J_Bolm
... J_Bolm rifles it to the far post !
... It's way wide
... The Valencia fans behind the goal spread their arms out
Min. 11 :(bfa) H_Kiessling with the dribble
... He skips through the tackle
... W_Van_Boer with a deliberate foul
... That deserves a punishment
... G_Poll calls him for a talk
... It's just a warning
Min. 11 :(bfa) J_Bolm knocks it forward
... D_Criscrito slips
... Nathan_Dyer gets to it!
... Nathan_Dyer has time and space!
... He tries the lob!
... But he got that all wrong
Min. 11 :(vla) W_Van_Boer times his run well
... J_Wilshere with the tackle
... G_Poll will want to speak to him
... INDIRECT FREE KICK!
... Saruman passes to F_Wood
... T_Adams anticipates the pass and cuts it out
Min. 15 :(vla) F_Wood 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 Saruman
... J_Bolm muscles him off the ball
... Looked like a good tackle but the referee has awarded them a free kick
Min. 16 :(bfa) Zheng_Zhi 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!
... J_Bolm receives the pass and heads towards the goal
... J_Bolm drives the ball low !
... P_Shilton parries it
Min. 17 :(vla) D_Criscrito unselfishly lays the ball back to Stefano
... Stefano hits a curling shot!
... But he somehow misses
... The Benfica fans laugh at him
Min. 17 :(bfa) Yann_M_Vila moves out wide
... He plays the ball through to J_Wilshere
... J_Wilshere with an overhead kick !
... He gets a connection
... It's well wide!
... 9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 19 :(bfa) The ball goes loose!
... J_Bolm seizes control of it and thinks about the shot
... J_Bolm with a scorcher of a shot !
... But he somehow misses
... That was a woeful effort
Min. 22 :(vla) E_Johnson passes the ball to Stefano
... A powerful header from Stefano !
... It looks good
... E_Thorstvedt watches it sail wide!
Min. 23 :(vla) E_Johnson races into the box
... He sees C_Smalling lose his man
... He cuts the ball back to him
... C_Smalling blasts it at the goal !
... E_Thorstvedt makes a great save
... And he manages to hold onto it as well!
Min. 23 :(bfa) J_Bolm with an excellent first touch
... He sees a team mate making a run!
... He swings the ball in
... Nathan_Dyer gets on the end of the pass
... He is in space!
... Brilliantly taken away by P_Senderos !!
... Any youngsters out there should be taking notes
Min. 27 :(bfa) Zheng_Zhi holds the ball up and waits for support
... He knocks the ball across to T_Adams
... T_Adams leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!!!
... But P_Shilton just gets his fingers to that one
... G_Poll has given a goal kick
... Unbelievable !
Min. 30 :(bfa) The Benfica manager told his side to change to a P strategy
Min. 30 :(vla) F_Wood hits the ball through the heart of the defence
... Drexler latches onto it!
... Drexler with the drive!
... He has failed to hit the target!
... He looks horrified by that miss!
... He should have buried that!
Min. 31 :(vla) Saruman runs at goal
... He spots the run of N_Ben_Khalifa
... He's played him in
... But he loses control of it
... T_Adams belts it clear
Min. 32 :(vla) Saruman controls the ball with ease
... T_Adams dives it two footed!!
... That's an awful tackle!
... He's in trouble here!!
... YELLOW CARD!
... He deserved that! And was lucky it wasn't more!
Min. 33 :(vla) F_Wood has a go!
... It hits the defender
... Stefano collects the loose ball!
... J_Bolm with an awful challenge
... I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
... G_Poll shows him a YELLOW CARD!!
... He'll need to be careful from now on!
Min. 36 :(vla) F_Wood with an incisive pass to Stefano
... Nathan_Dyer with an ugly foul
... G_Poll will want to speak to him
... G_Poll calls him over!
... YELLOW CARD!
Min. 38 :(vla) E_Johnson runs at the defence
... He nutmegs the defender
... He showed his class there
... But J_Plasil comes away with the ball
... Excellent defending there!
Min. 40 :(vla) Drexler runs at the defender
... The ball rebounds off the defender back to him!
... That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward!
... Drexler must beat E_Thorstvedt!
... It's well wide!
... 9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 45 :(vla) Saruman sprints forward with the ball
... J_Wilshere with the block
Min. 45 :(bfa) M_Murphy leaves Saruman standing
... M_Murphy hits a great drive!
... It floats over P_Shilton
... Its heading goal ward!
... But floats just over
... That was a great effort
************* HALF TIME ****************
Half Time Score: Valencia 0-0 Benfica
Min. 46 :(vla) N_Ben_Khalifa looks injured. He's been stretchered off
... He isn't going to continue
Min. 46 :(vla) M_Valbuena comes on for N_Ben_Khalifa and takes up a MF role
Min. 49 :(vla) Saruman had to stretch to reach the pass
... But Yann_M_Vila sweeps up the threat
Min. 50 :(bfa) D_Rortugal is being prepared to come on
... Zheng_Zhi is leaving the pitch
... He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
... Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 50 :(bfa) The Benfica manager told his side to change to a A strategy
Min. 50 :(vla) M_Valbuena pulls it back to D_Criscrito
... But T_Adams wins the tackle cleanly
Min. 53 :(vla) F_Wood with a measured ball to Drexler
... Drexler with the 40 yard drive !
... E_Thorstvedt just watches it drift out of play!
Min. 55 :(vla) W_A_Glen will come on for W_Van_Boer and play DF
Min. 60 :(vla) Drexler holds the ball up and waits for support
... He knocks the ball across to Saruman
... Nathan_Dyer fouls
... That was disgusting
... His 2nd yellow this game ! Sent off !
Min. 64 :(bfa) H_Kiessling races into the box
... He sees J_Wilshere lose his man
... He cuts the ball back to him
... Saruman fouls badly
... G_Poll will want to speak to him
... G_Poll calls him over
... G_Poll tells him he has had enough warnings
... YELLOW CARD!!
... FREE KICK
... H_Kiessling passes to D_Rortugal
... D_Rortugal blasts it at the goal !
... But P_Shilton reaches the ball. Good save
... There was a foul on P_Shilton anyway
Min. 65 :(vla) J_R_Riquelme is being brought on
... Saruman is leaving the pitch
... Looks like the substitute will play AM
Min. 65 :(vla) M_Valbuena with a real burst of pace
... He shows D_Rortugal a clean set of heals
... M_Valbuena tries one from the edge of the box !
... But E_Thorstvedt just gets his fingers to that one
... G_Poll has given a goal kick
... Unbelievable !
Min. 68 :(vla) J_R_Riquelme sidesteps M_Murphy
... He showed great skill there
... J_Wilshere takes the ball
... OOOHHHH!!
... He almost loses it straight away
... But he hits it clear!
Min. 69 :(vla) Drexler beats C_Thomson
... His quick feet took him past the defender
... J_Wilshere takes the ball and the player!!
... But the ref waves play on!!
Min. 69 :(bfa) J_Wilshere dribbles it into the box
... But M_Valbuena wins the ball
Min. 70 :(bfa) M_Murphy is changing his role to a FW
Min. 72 :(vla) J_R_Riquelme finds Drexler with a ball over the defence
... J_Wilshere with an ugly foul
... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
Min. 76 :(bfa) M_Zeffane is going to be brought on
... C_Thomson is leaving the pitch
... He applauds the crowd
... Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 76 :(vla) M_Valbuena looks around for some movement
... His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
... He hits the ball to Stefano
... Stefano with a powerful diving header!
... E_Thorstvedt with the acrobatic save
... Well saved
Min. 79 :(bfa) J_Martinez is being prepared to come on
... Yann_M_Vila is leaving the pitch
... Looks like the substitute will play DF
Min. 79 :(vla) M_Valbuena moves out over to the edge of the pitch
... He plays the ball through to J_R_Riquelme
... A cracking drive from J_R_Riquelme !
... E_Thorstvedt takes the ball off him
... He was showing off there!
Min. 84 :(bfa) J_Bolm with an inch perfect pass to M_Murphy
... A left-footer by M_Murphy !
... GOAL !!
... He runs to the corner and dives on his belly
... Have Benfica stolen the win late on with that goal?
... Valencia 0-1 Benfica ...
Min. 85 :(vla) The Valencia manager told his side to change to a A strategy
Min. 85 :(bfa) M_Murphy has changed his position on the pitch to a AM
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 91 :(bfa) J_Wilshere skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to M_Murphy
... E_Johnson plays the back pass
... P_Shilton can't get to it!!
... It goes just wide!!
... Look at the relief on his face!!
... CORNER!
... The corner is swung in by J_Bolm!
... P_Shilton jumps well to claim it!
Min. 92 :(vla) E_Johnson takes advantage of a defensive mistake
... J_Martinez bundles the player over!!
... That's a foul!!
... The ref looks across to his assistant!
... Play on!
Min. 92 :(bfa) M_Murphy takes possession
... He looks up
... He's in acres of space
... M_Murphy could have let it bounce!
... It flies wide!
... He should have hit the target at least!!
************* FULL TIME ****************
Match Details
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Venue : Mestalla Stadium
Attendance : 110,000
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Valencia Match Info
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Best player : M_Valbuena
Scorers : N/A
Sent Off : N/A
Booked : Saruman (64)
Injured : N_Ben_Khalifa (46)
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Benfica Match Info
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Best player : J_Bolm (Man of the Match)
Scorers : M_Murphy (84)
Sent Off : Nathan_Dyer (60)
Booked : T_Adams (32), J_Bolm (33)
Injured : N/A
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Match Statistics
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Valencia | Benfica
Attempts on Goal : 11 | 11
Off target : 6 | 6
On target : 5 | 5
Possession : 51 | 49
Corners : 0 | 1
Red Cards : 0 | 1
Yellow Cards : 1 | 2
Subs Used : 3 | 3
Fouls : 9 | 9
Key Tackles : 3 | 9
Key Passes : 14 | 10
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Final Score : Valencia 0 - 1 Benfica
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Player Statistics - Valencia
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_Shilton GK 34 6 5 3 18 | 95 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 0 0
P_Senderos DF 1 29 12 5 31 | 95 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0
D_Criscrito DF 2 29 11 7 27 | 95 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -20 -10 -20
E_Johnson DF 1 28 8 5 31 | 95 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 0
C_Smalling DF 1 28 8 5 29 | 95 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
W_Van_Boer DF 1 27 5 6 32 | 57 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
F_Wood DM 1 12 28 7 41 | 95 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 0
N_Ben_Khalifa MF 1 11 27 12 25 | 48 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
Drexler MF 3 8 26 9 12 | 95 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 20 3
Saruman AM 2 7 27 24 30 | 67 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 8 -2
Stefano FW 2 9 8 29 39 | 95 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 -20 -20 -7
J_Hart GK 28 2 2 7 14 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
W_A_Glen DF 2 27 7 8 31 | 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
M_Valbuena MF 2 12 29 10 45 | 47 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 20 30 5
J_R_Riquelme AM 3 6 26 21 34 | 28 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
B_Wolford FW 1 11 14 27 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Player Statistics - Benfica
Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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E_Thorstvedt GK 39 2 6 4 13 | 95 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 65 0 0 0
T_Adams DF 2 31 7 7 22 | 95 0 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 58 -2 3
C_Thomson DF 2 30 12 6 25 | 78 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 20
Yann_M_Vila DF 2 29 13 8 22 | 81 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 10 0
J_Wilshere DF 2 19 28 11 19 | 95 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 100 10 1
H_Kiessling MF 4 12 31 10 31 | 95 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0
Zheng_Zhi MF 1 9 29 8 42 | 52 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0
J_Plasil MF 1 7 29 9 19 | 95 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0
J_Bolm MF 2 11 27 13 32 | 95 0 0 3 1 3 0 1 0 0 -2 43 5
M_Murphy AM 1 12 14 28 26 | 95 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 27
Nathan_Dyer FW 2 7 11 28 31 | 62 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 -10 -10 -9
Z_Alomerovic GK 28 1 1 1 14 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
J_Martinez DF 1 34 3 4 23 | 14 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0
M_Zeffane DF 1 27 9 7 31 | 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 20
R_VD_Vaart MF 2 10 27 8 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
D_Rortugal FW 3 10 9 28 21 | 43 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
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Valencia | Benfica
5-1-2-1-1 C | 4-4-1-1 E
Andie Glen | Steven Theobald
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P_Shilton GK | GK E_Thorstvedt
P_Senderos DF | DF T_Adams
D_Criscrito DF | DF C_Thomson
E_Johnson DF | DF Yann_M_Vila
C_Smalling DF | DF J_Wilshere
W_Van_Boer DF | MF H_Kiessling
F_Wood DM | MF Zheng_Zhi
N_Ben_Khalifa MF | MF J_Plasil
Drexler MF | MF J_Bolm
Saruman AM | AM M_Murphy
Stefano FW | FW Nathan_Dyer
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J_Hart SUB | SUB Z_Alomerovic
W_A_Glen SUB | SUB J_Martinez
M_Valbuena SUB | SUB M_Zeffane
J_R_Riquelme SUB | SUB R_VD_Vaart
B_Wolford SUB | SUB D_Rortugal
Referee: G_Poll (England)
Min. 4 :(bfa) Zheng_Zhi with the cross-field pass to M_Murphy
... M_Murphy gets up high for the header !
... But P_Shilton punches it away
Min. 6 :(bfa) Nathan_Dyer brings it under control
... He takes on W_Van_Boer
... He gets past him!
... He puts in T_Adams!
... C_Smalling is late with that one
... I think he was just trying to get to the ball
Min. 7 :(vla) Drexler has it now
... He takes on M_Murphy
... He gets past him!
... He puts in Stefano!
... Stefano hits the shot with the outside of the right foot!
... It's well wide!
... 9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 10 :(vla) N_Ben_Khalifa with the first time flick to Stefano
... Stefano hits it
... This one could go anywhere !
... But E_Thorstvedt parries the ball
... It's picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd
Min. 10 :(bfa) M_Murphy nutmegs F_Wood, he continues to run forward
... Saruman takes the player down!!
... That's a poor tackle!
... He received a good talking to from G_Poll
Min. 10 :(bfa) H_Kiessling floats the ball in to find J_Bolm
... J_Bolm rifles it to the far post !
... It's way wide
... The Valencia fans behind the goal spread their arms out
Min. 11 :(bfa) H_Kiessling with the dribble
... He skips through the tackle
... W_Van_Boer with a deliberate foul
... That deserves a punishment
... G_Poll calls him for a talk
... It's just a warning
Min. 11 :(bfa) J_Bolm knocks it forward
... D_Criscrito slips
... Nathan_Dyer gets to it!
... Nathan_Dyer has time and space!
... He tries the lob!
... But he got that all wrong
Min. 11 :(vla) W_Van_Boer times his run well
... J_Wilshere with the tackle
... G_Poll will want to speak to him
... INDIRECT FREE KICK!
... Saruman passes to F_Wood
... T_Adams anticipates the pass and cuts it out
Min. 15 :(vla) F_Wood 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 Saruman
... J_Bolm muscles him off the ball
... Looked like a good tackle but the referee has awarded them a free kick
Min. 16 :(bfa) Zheng_Zhi 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!
... J_Bolm receives the pass and heads towards the goal
... J_Bolm drives the ball low !
... P_Shilton parries it
Min. 17 :(vla) D_Criscrito unselfishly lays the ball back to Stefano
... Stefano hits a curling shot!
... But he somehow misses
... The Benfica fans laugh at him
Min. 17 :(bfa) Yann_M_Vila moves out wide
... He plays the ball through to J_Wilshere
... J_Wilshere with an overhead kick !
... He gets a connection
... It's well wide!
... 9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 19 :(bfa) The ball goes loose!
... J_Bolm seizes control of it and thinks about the shot
... J_Bolm with a scorcher of a shot !
... But he somehow misses
... That was a woeful effort
Min. 22 :(vla) E_Johnson passes the ball to Stefano
... A powerful header from Stefano !
... It looks good
... E_Thorstvedt watches it sail wide!
Min. 23 :(vla) E_Johnson races into the box
... He sees C_Smalling lose his man
... He cuts the ball back to him
... C_Smalling blasts it at the goal !
... E_Thorstvedt makes a great save
... And he manages to hold onto it as well!
Min. 23 :(bfa) J_Bolm with an excellent first touch
... He sees a team mate making a run!
... He swings the ball in
... Nathan_Dyer gets on the end of the pass
... He is in space!
... Brilliantly taken away by P_Senderos !!
... Any youngsters out there should be taking notes
Min. 27 :(bfa) Zheng_Zhi holds the ball up and waits for support
... He knocks the ball across to T_Adams
... T_Adams leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!!!
... But P_Shilton just gets his fingers to that one
... G_Poll has given a goal kick
... Unbelievable !
Min. 30 :(bfa) The Benfica manager told his side to change to a P strategy
Min. 30 :(vla) F_Wood hits the ball through the heart of the defence
... Drexler latches onto it!
... Drexler with the drive!
... He has failed to hit the target!
... He looks horrified by that miss!
... He should have buried that!
Min. 31 :(vla) Saruman runs at goal
... He spots the run of N_Ben_Khalifa
... He's played him in
... But he loses control of it
... T_Adams belts it clear
Min. 32 :(vla) Saruman controls the ball with ease
... T_Adams dives it two footed!!
... That's an awful tackle!
... He's in trouble here!!
... YELLOW CARD!
... He deserved that! And was lucky it wasn't more!
Min. 33 :(vla) F_Wood has a go!
... It hits the defender
... Stefano collects the loose ball!
... J_Bolm with an awful challenge
... I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
... G_Poll shows him a YELLOW CARD!!
... He'll need to be careful from now on!
Min. 36 :(vla) F_Wood with an incisive pass to Stefano
... Nathan_Dyer with an ugly foul
... G_Poll will want to speak to him
... G_Poll calls him over!
... YELLOW CARD!
Min. 38 :(vla) E_Johnson runs at the defence
... He nutmegs the defender
... He showed his class there
... But J_Plasil comes away with the ball
... Excellent defending there!
Min. 40 :(vla) Drexler runs at the defender
... The ball rebounds off the defender back to him!
... That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward!
... Drexler must beat E_Thorstvedt!
... It's well wide!
... 9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 45 :(vla) Saruman sprints forward with the ball
... J_Wilshere with the block
Min. 45 :(bfa) M_Murphy leaves Saruman standing
... M_Murphy hits a great drive!
... It floats over P_Shilton
... Its heading goal ward!
... But floats just over
... That was a great effort
************* HALF TIME ****************
Half Time Score: Valencia 0-0 Benfica
Min. 46 :(vla) N_Ben_Khalifa looks injured. He's been stretchered off
... He isn't going to continue
Min. 46 :(vla) M_Valbuena comes on for N_Ben_Khalifa and takes up a MF role
Min. 49 :(vla) Saruman had to stretch to reach the pass
... But Yann_M_Vila sweeps up the threat
Min. 50 :(bfa) D_Rortugal is being prepared to come on
... Zheng_Zhi is leaving the pitch
... He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
... Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 50 :(bfa) The Benfica manager told his side to change to a A strategy
Min. 50 :(vla) M_Valbuena pulls it back to D_Criscrito
... But T_Adams wins the tackle cleanly
Min. 53 :(vla) F_Wood with a measured ball to Drexler
... Drexler with the 40 yard drive !
... E_Thorstvedt just watches it drift out of play!
Min. 55 :(vla) W_A_Glen will come on for W_Van_Boer and play DF
Min. 60 :(vla) Drexler holds the ball up and waits for support
... He knocks the ball across to Saruman
... Nathan_Dyer fouls
... That was disgusting
... His 2nd yellow this game ! Sent off !
Min. 64 :(bfa) H_Kiessling races into the box
... He sees J_Wilshere lose his man
... He cuts the ball back to him
... Saruman fouls badly
... G_Poll will want to speak to him
... G_Poll calls him over
... G_Poll tells him he has had enough warnings
... YELLOW CARD!!
... FREE KICK
... H_Kiessling passes to D_Rortugal
... D_Rortugal blasts it at the goal !
... But P_Shilton reaches the ball. Good save
... There was a foul on P_Shilton anyway
Min. 65 :(vla) J_R_Riquelme is being brought on
... Saruman is leaving the pitch
... Looks like the substitute will play AM
Min. 65 :(vla) M_Valbuena with a real burst of pace
... He shows D_Rortugal a clean set of heals
... M_Valbuena tries one from the edge of the box !
... But E_Thorstvedt just gets his fingers to that one
... G_Poll has given a goal kick
... Unbelievable !
Min. 68 :(vla) J_R_Riquelme sidesteps M_Murphy
... He showed great skill there
... J_Wilshere takes the ball
... OOOHHHH!!
... He almost loses it straight away
... But he hits it clear!
Min. 69 :(vla) Drexler beats C_Thomson
... His quick feet took him past the defender
... J_Wilshere takes the ball and the player!!
... But the ref waves play on!!
Min. 69 :(bfa) J_Wilshere dribbles it into the box
... But M_Valbuena wins the ball
Min. 70 :(bfa) M_Murphy is changing his role to a FW
Min. 72 :(vla) J_R_Riquelme finds Drexler with a ball over the defence
... J_Wilshere with an ugly foul
... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
Min. 76 :(bfa) M_Zeffane is going to be brought on
... C_Thomson is leaving the pitch
... He applauds the crowd
... Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 76 :(vla) M_Valbuena looks around for some movement
... His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
... He hits the ball to Stefano
... Stefano with a powerful diving header!
... E_Thorstvedt with the acrobatic save
... Well saved
Min. 79 :(bfa) J_Martinez is being prepared to come on
... Yann_M_Vila is leaving the pitch
... Looks like the substitute will play DF
Min. 79 :(vla) M_Valbuena moves out over to the edge of the pitch
... He plays the ball through to J_R_Riquelme
... A cracking drive from J_R_Riquelme !
... E_Thorstvedt takes the ball off him
... He was showing off there!
Min. 84 :(bfa) J_Bolm with an inch perfect pass to M_Murphy
... A left-footer by M_Murphy !
... GOAL !!
... He runs to the corner and dives on his belly
... Have Benfica stolen the win late on with that goal?
... Valencia 0-1 Benfica ...
Min. 85 :(vla) The Valencia manager told his side to change to a A strategy
Min. 85 :(bfa) M_Murphy has changed his position on the pitch to a AM
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 91 :(bfa) J_Wilshere skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to M_Murphy
... E_Johnson plays the back pass
... P_Shilton can't get to it!!
... It goes just wide!!
... Look at the relief on his face!!
... CORNER!
... The corner is swung in by J_Bolm!
... P_Shilton jumps well to claim it!
Min. 92 :(vla) E_Johnson takes advantage of a defensive mistake
... J_Martinez bundles the player over!!
... That's a foul!!
... The ref looks across to his assistant!
... Play on!
Min. 92 :(bfa) M_Murphy takes possession
... He looks up
... He's in acres of space
... M_Murphy could have let it bounce!
... It flies wide!
... He should have hit the target at least!!
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Match Details
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Venue : Mestalla Stadium
Attendance : 110,000
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Valencia Match Info
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Best player : M_Valbuena
Scorers : N/A
Sent Off : N/A
Booked : Saruman (64)
Injured : N_Ben_Khalifa (46)
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Benfica Match Info
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Best player : J_Bolm (Man of the Match)
Scorers : M_Murphy (84)
Sent Off : Nathan_Dyer (60)
Booked : T_Adams (32), J_Bolm (33)
Injured : N/A
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Match Statistics
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Valencia | Benfica
Attempts on Goal : 11 | 11
Off target : 6 | 6
On target : 5 | 5
Possession : 51 | 49
Corners : 0 | 1
Red Cards : 0 | 1
Yellow Cards : 1 | 2
Subs Used : 3 | 3
Fouls : 9 | 9
Key Tackles : 3 | 9
Key Passes : 14 | 10
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Final Score : Valencia 0 - 1 Benfica
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Player Statistics - Valencia
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_Shilton GK 34 6 5 3 18 | 95 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 0 0
P_Senderos DF 1 29 12 5 31 | 95 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0
D_Criscrito DF 2 29 11 7 27 | 95 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -20 -10 -20
E_Johnson DF 1 28 8 5 31 | 95 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 0
C_Smalling DF 1 28 8 5 29 | 95 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
W_Van_Boer DF 1 27 5 6 32 | 57 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
F_Wood DM 1 12 28 7 41 | 95 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 0
N_Ben_Khalifa MF 1 11 27 12 25 | 48 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
Drexler MF 3 8 26 9 12 | 95 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 20 3
Saruman AM 2 7 27 24 30 | 67 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 8 -2
Stefano FW 2 9 8 29 39 | 95 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 -20 -20 -7
J_Hart GK 28 2 2 7 14 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
W_A_Glen DF 2 27 7 8 31 | 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
M_Valbuena MF 2 12 29 10 45 | 47 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 20 30 5
J_R_Riquelme AM 3 6 26 21 34 | 28 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
B_Wolford FW 1 11 14 27 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Player Statistics - Benfica
Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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E_Thorstvedt GK 39 2 6 4 13 | 95 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 65 0 0 0
T_Adams DF 2 31 7 7 22 | 95 0 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 58 -2 3
C_Thomson DF 2 30 12 6 25 | 78 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 20
Yann_M_Vila DF 2 29 13 8 22 | 81 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 10 0
J_Wilshere DF 2 19 28 11 19 | 95 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 100 10 1
H_Kiessling MF 4 12 31 10 31 | 95 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0
Zheng_Zhi MF 1 9 29 8 42 | 52 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0
J_Plasil MF 1 7 29 9 19 | 95 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0
J_Bolm MF 2 11 27 13 32 | 95 0 0 3 1 3 0 1 0 0 -2 43 5
M_Murphy AM 1 12 14 28 26 | 95 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 27
Nathan_Dyer FW 2 7 11 28 31 | 62 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 -10 -10 -9
Z_Alomerovic GK 28 1 1 1 14 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
J_Martinez DF 1 34 3 4 23 | 14 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0
M_Zeffane DF 1 27 9 7 31 | 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 20
R_VD_Vaart MF 2 10 27 8 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
D_Rortugal FW 3 10 9 28 21 | 43 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
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