Elite FA Cup Group Stage Match 4, Aston Villa vs. Benfica (Wed Apr 02)


                          Aston Villa  |  Benfica
                            4-1-3-2 P  |  4-1-3-2 C
                    Pierre Van Rossum  |  Matias Finkelstein
                                       |
                         N_Winneke GK  |  GK P_Gazzaniga
                          C_Moreno DF  |  DF D_Rose
                            Vikram DF  |  DF W_Morgan
                       F_McLintock DF  |  DF P_Maldini
                           Tininho DF  |  DF A_Bah
                       Seong_Gihun DM  |  DM W_Dustice
                          J_McGinn MF  |  MF Joao_Mario
                          B_MacKay MF  |  MF A_Di_Maria
                      Kara_Dembele MF  |  MF C_Hikarra
                         J_Willock FW  |  FW D_Suker
                         O_Watkins FW  |  FW P_Minuti
                                       |
                     M_Branderhors SUB |  SUB L_Yashin
                           McKenna SUB |  SUB Diego_T
                          A_Mateju SUB |  SUB C_Romero
                     L_Bittencourt SUB |  SUB D_Maradona
                         J_De_Gier SUB |  SUB G_Cano

Referee: S_Scharer (Switzerland)


Min. 6  :(bfa) W_Morgan finds A_Bah with a ball over the defence
          ...  Tininho clears with a diving header
Min. 9  :(asv) B_MacKay flicks the ball through
          ...  O_Watkins runs onto it!
          ...  But he stands on the ball and falls over!!
          ...  D_Rose picks up the loose ball and clears the danger
Min. 9  :(bfa) W_Dustice takes a throw in
          ...  He throws the ball into A_Di_Maria
          ...  A_Di_Maria with a low drive through the rain!
          ...  But N_Winneke stops that one easily
Min. 13 :(bfa) D_Rose knocks the ball past the lunge of Tininho
          ...  D_Rose curls it towards the top corner !
          ...  N_Winneke gets his body behind the ball and saves
          ...  Text book goalkeeping!
Min. 16 :(asv) Kara_Dembele sidesteps his marker
          ...  That was too easy
          ...  P_Maldini bundles the player over!!
          ...  That s a foul!!
          ...  The ref looks across to his assistant!
          ...  Play on!
Min. 17 :(asv) B_MacKay unselfishly heads the ball back to Kara_Dembele
          ...  Kara_Dembele chases it through, he must score !
          ...  It hits the inside of the post
          ...  It falls right into P_Gazzaniga arms
          ...  He's spilt it!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He'll want to forget about that quickly!
          ...  That s put Aston Villa in front!
          ...  Aston Villa 1-0 Benfica ...
Min. 17 :(bfa) P_Minuti with the header on
          ...  He finds D_Suker in space
          ...  Tininho reads it well
          ...  This boy is a quality defender
          ...  The crowd sing his praises
Min. 19 :(asv) O_Watkins finds his way through
          ...  He bears down on goal
          ...  O_Watkins with the header !
          ...  But P_Gazzaniga just gets his fingers to that one
Min. 19 :(asv) O_Watkins cuts inside W_Morgan
          ...  He worked that well
          ...  W_Dustice with a superb challenge
          ...  The referee has given the free kick the other way!
          ...  S_Scharer calls him over
          ...  S_Scharer is taking his time with him!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 20 :(asv) Kara_Dembele finds his way through
          ...  The offside trap didn't work
          ...  A_Bah plays the back pass
          ...  P_Gazzaniga can't get to it!!
          ...  It goes just wide!!
          ...  Look at the relief on his face!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by J_Willock
          ...  P_Gazzaniga makes the catch!
Min. 23 :(asv) Tininho plays it forward to O_Watkins
          ...  W_Morgan fouls badly
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  S_Scharer calls him for a talk
          ...  PENALTY !! Looked like a dive to me
          ...  But S_Scharer has given it
          ...  J_Willock will take it
          ...  He sends P_Gazzaniga the wrong way
          ...  Clinical Penalty
          ...  GOAL!!
          ...  Aston Villa 2-0 Benfica...
Min. 24 :(bfa) Benfica restructured their strategy to A
Min. 25 :(asv) Seong_Gihun plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  B_MacKay decides to keep possession instead!
          ...  He runs towards the goal now!
          ...  But A_Bah wins the ball with a sliding challenge
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Vikram hits it towards the far post!
          ...  P_Gazzaniga reads it well, and claims it!
Min. 26 :(bfa) P_Minuti flicks it over Vikram's head
          ...  He showed some great skill there!
          ...  P_Minuti tries to beat N_Winneke!
          ...  N_Winneke goes down well to save
Min. 26 :(asv) C_Moreno breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on P_Gazzaniga!
          ...  A_Di_Maria brings him down!
          ...  He could be off!!
          ...  S_Scharer calls him over
          ...  The ref is taking his time with him!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 27 :(asv) J_Willock pauses and waits for support
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  J_Willock hits the shot with the inside of the left foot!
          ...  But P_Gazzaniga palms it behind
          ...  S_Scharer has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 28 :(bfa) W_Morgan crosses in from the wing, he finds Joao_Mario in the box
          ...  Joao_Mario with a little chip!
          ...  N_Winneke makes a fine save
Min. 30 :(bfa) D_Rose slides it through the middle to P_Minuti
          ...  P_Minuti with a little chip!
          ...  It's gone over
          ...  Well he must have left his shooting boots at home for that one
Min. 31 :(bfa) Joao_Mario leaves Vikram standing
          ...  Tininho with the tackle
          ...  He came to the rescue there!
Min. 32 :(asv) B_MacKay with a reverse pass to Kara_Dembele
          ...  Kara_Dembele sees P_Gazzaniga off his line !
          ...  The shot slips through P_Gazzaniga's hands
          ...  But P_Gazzaniga recovers to save!
          ...  He got away with that!
Min. 34 :(bfa) Joao_Mario finds his way through
          ...  His quick turn fooled Seong_Gihun
          ...  O_Watkins takes the players legs from beneath him!!
          ...  That s a poor tackle!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 35 :(bfa) P_Minuti with the mazy dribble
          ...  He takes it past the defender
          ...  Tininho read the danger and stops the pass
Min. 37 :(bfa) D_Suker sidesteps Seong_Gihun
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  D_Suker has time and space!
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal
          ...  N_Winneke is stranded!
          ...  He can't get there in time!
          ...  OH! It drifts just past the post
          ...  Great strike!
          ...  Deserved a goal really
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(asv) Kara_Dembele knocks it forward
          ...  W_Morgan slips
          ...  Tininho gets to it!
          ...  Tininho with the header !
          ...  But P_Gazzaniga dives to his left
          ...  I think P_Gazzaniga just got a hand on that one
          ...  S_Scharer has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 44 :(asv) J_Willock beats W_Morgan
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  J_Willock fires off a left-footed shot !
          ...  P_Gazzaniga makes a great save
          ...  But he can't hold onto it!

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Aston Villa 2-0 Benfica

Min. 50 :(asv) F_McLintock has the ball
          ...  He knocks the ball past W_Morgan
          ...  He puts in J_Willock!
          ...  The defender is caught ball watching
          ...  J_Willock takes advantage and races towards the goal!
          ...  Just P_Gazzaniga is between him and the goal
          ...  He tries to slide it past P_Gazzaniga
          ...  P_Gazzaniga pulls off a save !!
Min. 51 :(asv) Seong_Gihun brings it under control
          ...  He takes on D_Rose
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in F_McLintock!
          ...  F_McLintock goes for the top corner !
          ...  P_Gazzaniga with the acrobatic save
          ...  Well saved
Min. 52 :(asv) O_Watkins takes advantage of a mistake by D_Rose
          ...  It's a lucky break
          ...  But P_Maldini wins the ball with a sliding challenge
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_McGinn chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  The ball finds its way to Kara_Dembele
          ...  He gets the shot away
          ...  P_Gazzaniga is just going to watch it go over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  And P_Gazzaniga reacts well to palm it behind!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Seong_Gihun plays it into the danger area!
          ...  J_Willock gets on the end of it
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it wide
Min. 54 :(bfa) P_Minuti runs into space
          ...  P_Minuti controls the ball well!
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal!
          ...  N_Winneke makes the save
          ...  He hits the ball up field!
Min. 57 :(asv) J_Willock gains possession
          ...  J_Willock hits it
          ...  This one could go anywhere !
          ...  P_Gazzaniga tips it round the post
          ...  Good save
          ...  Corner not given!!
Min. 58 :(asv) B_MacKay plays a first time ball through the defence to O_Watkins
          ...  D_Rose takes the ball and the player!!
          ...  But the ref waves play on!!
Min. 60 :(bfa) Diego_T will replace D_Rose and play DF
Min. 61 :(bfa) The defender under hits the back pass!
          ...  A_Di_Maria is through!
          ...  O_Watkins with the two footed tackle!!
          ...  S_Scharer halts play
          ...  He had to endure a strong lecture from S_Scharer
Min. 62 :(bfa) D_Maradona is being prepared to come on
          ...  W_Dustice is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play MF
Min. 63 :(bfa) C_Romero comes on for W_Morgan and will play DF to the delight of the fans
Min. 65 :(bfa) C_Hikarra looks around for support
          ...  He knocks the ball across to D_Suker
          ...  The cross hits D_Suker on the butt and rebounds towards goal !
          ...  It hits the side netting!
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity
Min. 66 :(bfa) D_Maradona with an intelligent ball to P_Minuti
          ...  But F_McLintock wins the ball from behind
          ...  The crowd appeal but S_Scharer has none of it.
Min. 67 :(bfa) G_Cano will replace P_Minuti and play FW
Min. 69 :(bfa) D_Suker slows the ball down and waits for support
          ...  A team mate overlaps him now
          ...  He uses his team mates run as a decoy and heads towards the goal!
          ...  J_Willock is late with that one
          ...  I think he was just trying to get to the ball
          ...  S_Scharer gave him a strong warning
Min. 69 :(bfa) G_Cano jumps over Seong_Gihun's challenge
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg
          ...  He's clean through
          ...  G_Cano hits a great drive!
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  N_Winneke is wrong footed!
          ...  It drifts just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  C_Hikarra plays it into the danger area!
          ...  The ball finds its way to A_Di_Maria
          ...  He gets the shot away
          ...  But N_Winneke tips it behind
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by C_Hikarra
          ...  N_Winneke makes the catch!
Min. 75 :(asv) A_Mateju is being prepared to come on
          ...  F_McLintock is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 75 :(asv) McKenna is being prepared to come on
          ...  Vikram is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 75 :(asv) L_Bittencourt is going to be brought on
          ...  J_McGinn is leaving the pitch
          ...  He hasn't had the best of games today
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 75 :(asv) J_De_Gier will come on for O_Watkins and play FW
Min. 77 :(asv) J_De_Gier jumps over the defender's challenge
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg
          ...  He's clean through
          ...  J_De_Gier hits the shot!
          ...  It swerves a lot!
          ...  The fans get off there seats!
          ...  But it sails over !!
Min. 77 :(bfa) C_Hikarra with the cross-field pass to Joao_Mario
          ...  Joao_Mario with a screamer of a shot !
          ...  N_Winneke makes a difficult save
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  C_Hikarra crosses it in!
          ...  The ball comes to D_Suker
          ...  He gets the shot away
          ...  He hits the post
          ...  He follows it up!
          ...  But puts it wide!
          ...  He'll be disappointed with that
Min. 79 :(bfa) G_Cano sidesteps C_Moreno
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by McKenna
          ...  He made it look easy
Min. 80 :(asv) The Aston Villa manager told his side to change to a D strategy
Min. 84 :(bfa) Diego_T takes possession
          ...  A well-placed shot from Diego_T !
          ...  But N_Winneke parries the shot
          ...  The defender manages to scramble the ball away
Min. 85 :(bfa) A_Di_Maria plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  A_Bah decides to keep possession instead!
          ...  He runs towards the goal now!
          ...  Launched towards the top corner by A_Bah !
          ...  But the ball goes harmlessly wide
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(bfa) Joao_Mario gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He cuts inside Seong_Gihun!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  J_De_Gier read the danger and stops the pass

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Villa Park
Attendance           : 145,456
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Aston Villa Match Info
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Best player          : J_Willock (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Kara_Dembele (17), J_Willock (23 pen)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : O_Watkins (34)
Injured              : N/A
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Benfica Match Info
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Best player          : D_Rose
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : W_Dustice (19), A_Di_Maria (26)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                            Aston Villa   |     Benfica
Attempts on Goal     :          13        |       14
Off target           :           2        |       6
On target            :          11        |       8
Possession           :          50        |       50
Corners              :           4        |       3
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       2
Subs Used            :           4        |       4
Fouls                :           7        |       11
Key Tackles          :           7        |       6
Key Passes           :           9        |       9
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Final Score          : Aston Villa 2 - 0 Benfica
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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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N_Winneke      GK  39   2   2   3  20 |  93   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 130   0   0   0
C_Moreno       DF   2  33  11   9  32 |  93   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Vikram         DF   2  33   3   1  27 |  76   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
F_McLintock    DF   2  31  23  22  23 |  76   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  45  35  25
Tininho        DF   2  30   6   4  28 |  93   0   4   1   0   1   0   0   0   0 100  15   5
Seong_Gihun    DM   1  20  31   3  28 |  93   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
J_McGinn       MF   2   6  35  16  28 |  76   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_MacKay       MF   2   1  34   6  17 |  93   0   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  80   0
Kara_Dembele   MF   2   7  29  22  42 |  93   0   0   1   0   3   1   0   0   0   0  15  35
J_Willock      FW   2  11   8  35  23 |  93   0   0   0   0   5   1   0   0   0  20  20  65
O_Watkins      FW   1   3   3  35  37 |  76   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  -2   3
M_Branderhors  GK  32   4   2   4  12 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
McKenna        DF   1  33  17   1  26 |  17   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0   0
A_Mateju       DF   2  31   9   8  30 |  17   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
L_Bittencourt  MF   2   1  30  20  28 |  17   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_De_Gier      FW   1   4   1  32  13 |  17   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  25   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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P_Gazzaniga    GK  36   1   2   3  40 |  93  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 100   0   0   0
D_Rose         DF   1  35  12   8  22 |  61   0   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  50  15   5
W_Morgan       DF   3  33  13   7  10 |  64   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
P_Maldini      DF   2  33   8   4  33 |  93   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0   0
A_Bah          DF   2  30   7   5  30 |  93   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  50   0   0
W_Dustice      DM   1  14  31   7  42 |  63   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  13  -2
Joao_Mario     MF   2   6  33  18  28 |  93   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
A_Di_Maria     MF   1   4  33  18  39 |  93   0   0   1   0   2   0   1   0   0  -2  13   8
C_Hikarra      MF   1   4  32   3  28 |  93   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
D_Suker        FW   1   7  13  31  31 |  93   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Minuti       FW   2   9  10  28  11 |  68   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  15  10
L_Yashin       GK  29   2   1   2  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Diego_T        DF   2  28   5   5  29 |  32   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
C_Romero       DF   1  27   1   2  34 |  29   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -20
D_Maradona     MF   2  12  33   1  16 |  30   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0
G_Cano         FW   2   1   4  33   9 |  25   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -20
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