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Season 24 Archive: Elite FA Cup, Group F Game 1
Benfica 4 - 0 Aston Villa
Elite FA Cup Group Match, Benfica vs. Aston Villa (Wed May 17)
Benfica | Aston Villa
3-1-4-2 E | 3-1-3-1-2 C
Steven Theobald | Jamie Coady
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E_Thorstvedt GK | GK Valdivia
C_Thomson DF | DF J_Lescott
R_Tomassi DF | DF D_Sloan
M_Zeffane DF | DF L_Inagzij
Denilson DM | DM G_Driver
J_Plasil MF | MF P_Cocu
J_Wilshere MF | MF V_Wanyama
J_Bolm MF | MF B_Charlton
R_VD_Vaart MF | AM Kaka
Nathan_Dyer FW | FW S_Corchia
M_Skiba FW | FW P_Di_Canio
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Z_Alomerovic SUB | SUB P_Hankey
J_Martinez SUB | SUB A_Arrondel
H_Kiessling SUB | SUB N_Kalavee
Zheng_Zhi SUB | SUB Kike
M_Murphy SUB | SUB K_Aitken
Referee: S_Youri (Morrocco)
Min. 1 :(bfa) J_Wilshere looks around for some movement
... He knocks the ball across to R_VD_Vaart
... R_VD_Vaart attempts the shot!
... It hits the inside of the post
... It falls right into Valdivia's arms
... Unlucky
Min. 2 :(bfa) R_VD_Vaart pulls it back to Nathan_Dyer
... Nathan_Dyer with a little chip!
... But he puts it wide
... He found himself with no room to manoeuvre
Min. 2 :(asv) B_Charlton puts in S_Corchia
... S_Corchia heads the ball towards goal !
... Brilliant save from E_Thorstvedt
... That must have impressed his national manager sitting in the stands
Min. 4 :(bfa) R_VD_Vaart knocks it forward
... J_Lescott slips
... Nathan_Dyer gets to it!
... Nathan_Dyer with the header !
... But Valdivia just gets his fingers to that one
... S_Youri has given a goal kick
... He's not having the best of days !
Min. 6 :(bfa) J_Bolm flicks it past D_Sloan
... He runs forward
... J_Bolm drives the shot in!
... It hits the post
... But it hits off Valdivia's back!!
... GOAL !!
... Very unlucky!
... That's given Benfica the lead!
... Benfica 1-0 Aston Villa ...
Min. 10 :(bfa) J_Wilshere is taking a throw in
... He sees a man in space!
... He throws it to J_Bolm
... J_Bolm with a bicycle kick !
... GOAL !!
... Superb strike!
... His team mates join him in a celebration
... They dance around his shirt in delight!!
... Benfica 2-0 Aston Villa ...
Min. 13 :(bfa) J_Wilshere back heels to find M_Skiba in space
... M_Skiba tries to catch the keeper out!
... Valdivia gets his fingertips to it
... He pushes it on to the post
... The defender clears the loose ball
Min. 15 :(bfa) M_Skiba heads the ball back to Nathan_Dyer
... P_Cocu gets in the way of the ball and clears!
Min. 17 :(bfa) J_Bolm has the ball on the wing
... He knocks the ball past D_Sloan!
... He has some space now!
... J_Bolm tries the lob from 30 yards !
... Valdivia dives towards his top let hand corner
... He's pushed that one just around the goal
... Super Stop !
... CORNER!
... J_Bolm hits it into the box!
... M_Skiba tries to place the shot!
... He has put it wide!
... He looks horrified by that miss!
... He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 20 :(asv) V_Wanyama finds the space intelligently
... J_Wilshere rushes in with a clumsy tackle!!
... That's a foul!!
... What's S_Youri going to give?
... He just waves play on!
Min. 25 :(bfa) Denilson has space to run with the ball
... Denilson chases it through, he must score !
... Valdivia can't get to it!
... OH! It has gone just over the bar!
... Valdivia makes a cocky smile
... Did he know that was going over?
Min. 27 :(bfa) R_VD_Vaart holds the ball up and waits for support
... He sees a man in space!
... He hits the ball up to Nathan_Dyer
... The defender is caught ball watching
... Nathan_Dyer takes advantage and races towards the goal!
... Just Valdivia is between him and the goal
... He rounds Valdivia
... He has been pushed wide!
... He shoots from a tight angle
... GOAL!!
... Benfica 3-0 Aston Villa ...
Min. 30 :(bfa) The Benfica manager told his side to change to a A strategy
Min. 32 :(bfa) J_Wilshere finds his way through
... He bent his run well
... J_Wilshere with only one thing on his mind!
... He hits the ball towards goal!
... Valdivia blocks the shot with his legs
... It goes clear!
Min. 33 :(bfa) R_VD_Vaart moves out wide
... He plays the ball through to J_Plasil
... J_Plasil drives it low !
... Valdivia gets a hand to it!!
... But he picks up the rebound
... Fantastic save by Valdivia to tip it wide!!
... CORNER!
... J_Plasil plays it towards the near post!
... D_Sloan reads it
... He clears the danger
Min. 36 :(bfa) M_Zeffane skips the challenge from J_Lescott
... M_Zeffane with a bicycle kick !
... Valdivia gets a hand to it!!
... But he picks up the rebound
... Fantastic reflex save by Valdivia !!
Min. 36 :(bfa) R_VD_Vaart nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully
... He only has going for the goal in mind!
... Kaka with an ugly foul
... The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
... S_Youri reaches to his pocket!
... YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 38 :(asv) S_Corchia kills the ball dead
... Beautiful turn
... He could get a shot of here
... S_Corchia tries one from the edge of the box !
... It hits the sponsor hoarding
Min. 39 :(asv) P_Cocu pulls it back to S_Corchia
... Blocked by C_Thomson
Min. 40 :(bfa) Denilson sprints down the wing
... He knocks it past the defender into space!
... He puts in a square ball!
... R_VD_Vaart runs onto it
... He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
... R_VD_Vaart with a bicycle kick !
... Valdivia saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one
Min. 41 :(bfa) Valdivia miss-kicks!
... J_Wilshere is through!
... J_Wilshere attempts to drive it home!
... It's hit the bar
... It bounces down
... Valdivia grabs it
... No Goal!
... Boo's surround the stadium!!!
Min. 42 :(bfa) R_Tomassi knocks it forward
... J_Lescott slips
... Nathan_Dyer gets to it!
... A cheeky lob from Nathan_Dyer !
... But Valdivia reaches the ball. Good save
... There was a foul on Valdivia anyway
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(bfa) C_Thomson with the towering header to M_Skiba
... M_Skiba sends it flying towards goal!
... But Valdivia parries the shot
... The defender manages to scramble the ball away
Min. 44 :(bfa) The defender under hits the back pass!
... Nathan_Dyer is through!
... P_Cocu tries to clear it
... He has miskicked it!!!
... It goes wide!
... CORNER!
... M_Zeffane chips the ball into the area!
... Valdivia reads it well, and claims it!
Min. 46 :(asv) P_Di_Canio nutmegs the defender, he continues to run forward
... P_Di_Canio hits a great drive!
... It's going over!
... It dips dramatically!!
... And E_Thorstvedt reacts well to tip it over
... CORNER!
... L_Inagzij crosses it in!
... E_Thorstvedt comes out and claims it!
Min. 47 :(bfa) Nathan_Dyer is force to hold onto the ball
... No one seems to be coming forward
... He heads towards the goal alone!
... J_Lescott forces him off the ball
Min. 47 :(asv) S_Corchia knocks it past the defender and runs onto it
... He showed great skill and pace there
... S_Corchia tries to chip the ball over E_Thorstvedt!
... E_Thorstvedt heads it away
... He was showing off there!
************* HALF TIME ****************
Half Time Score: Benfica 3-0 Aston Villa
Min. 46 :(bfa) R_VD_Vaart runs down the wing
... He knocks it past the defender into space!
... He cuts the ball back
... J_Wilshere latches onto the pass
... He carves out some space
... J_Wilshere with the diving header !
... He had to be brave there
... Terrific shot
... It takes a bounce of the defender
... The deflection takes it just wide
... That's unlucky!
... CORNER!
... J_Plasil lofts the ball in!
... R_Tomassi gets on the end of it
... Valdivia saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one
Min. 53 :(bfa) Nathan_Dyer kills the ball dead
... Beautiful turn
... He could get a shot of here
... J_Lescott stands firm and knocks the player to the ground!!
... That's a rash challenge!!
... FREE KICK
... This is very far out
... M_Skiba shapes to shoot
... He plays it to Nathan_Dyer instead
... A cracking drive from Nathan_Dyer !
... Valdivia gets up well to catch that one
Min. 54 :(bfa) R_VD_Vaart backtracks with the ball
... He hoofs the ball up field
... M_Zeffane gets on the end of it
... M_Zeffane could have let it bounce!
... But Valdivia with the difficult save
... CORNER!
... J_Plasil plays it towards the near post!
... J_Bolm gets his head on it
... It hits the bar
... And goes over!
... Valdivia was beaten there!
Min. 58 :(bfa) Denilson skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to M_Skiba
... M_Skiba hits the shot with the inside of the left foot!
... But he's missed it!
... He couldn't hit a cow's arse with a banjo
Min. 60 :(asv) A_Arrondel comes on for D_Sloan and takes up a DF role
Min. 62 :(bfa) J_Bolm finds M_Skiba with a perfectly weighted pass
... Excellent sliding challenge from G_Driver
... He could have easily caught the defender is he hadn't been careful
Min. 63 :(bfa) M_Skiba plays a clever one-two with his team mate
... He heads towards the goal
... He slides it past the defender!
... Intercepted by J_Lescott
Min. 63 :(asv) L_Inagzij brings it under control
... He takes on R_Tomassi
... He gets past him!
... He puts in V_Wanyama!
... V_Wanyama with a terrific drive !
... E_Thorstvedt with a fantastic point blank save
... When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league
Min. 64 :(bfa) C_Thomson beats Kaka
... His quick feet took him past the defender
... P_Di_Canio gathers up the loose ball
Min. 64 :(asv) B_Charlton with a probing through ball Kaka
... Kaka with the overhead !
... He has failed to hit the target!
... He looks horrified by that miss!
... He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 65 :(asv) N_Kalavee is going to be brought on
... V_Wanyama is leaving the pitch
... He applauds the crowd
... Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 65 :(bfa) R_VD_Vaart nutmegs L_Inagzij, he continues to run forward
... R_VD_Vaart with the shot !
... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
... Valdivia tips it wide !!
... Great goalkeeping there!
... CORNER!
... Denilson plays it into the danger area!
... Valdivia comes out and claims it!
Min. 65 :(bfa) J_Wilshere gets possession in his own half
... P_Cocu with the high feet
... He gets away with that one
... It's just a warning
... Steven Theobald looks annoyed that there was no card there
Min. 67 :(asv) N_Kalavee finds Kaka with a perfectly weighted pass
... Kaka is through on goal!
... The defender was caught napping
... He just has E_Thorstvedt to beat
... He nutmegs E_Thorstvedt
... E_Thorstvedt does well to save it !!
Min. 70 :(asv) K_Aitken is being prepared to come on
... P_Di_Canio is leaving the pitch
... He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
... Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 70 :(bfa) Denilson finds J_Bolm with a ball over the defence
... J_Bolm runs forward
... He hits the shot!
... But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner
... CORNER!
... The corner is swung in by Denilson!
... P_Cocu heads it away
Min. 72 :(bfa) J_Wilshere with the dribble
... He skips through the tackle from L_Inagzij
... The ball hits A_Arrondel in the face!
... And goes clear!
Min. 76 :(bfa) Zheng_Zhi is being prepared to come on
... J_Wilshere is leaving the pitch
... He applauds the crowd
... Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 78 :(bfa) J_Martinez comes on for C_Thomson and will play DF to the delight of the fans
Min. 79 :(bfa) Zheng_Zhi kills the ball dead
... He sees a team mate leave his marker!
... He plays the ball across to him!
... Nathan_Dyer gets on the end of the pass
... But he steps on the ball and falls over!
... A_Arrondel hits it out for a throw
Min. 79 :(asv) K_Aitken gets the ball on the wing
... He slides the ball past R_Tomassi!
... He has some space now!
... K_Aitken sights up the goal
... He shoots!
... Terrific shot
... It takes a bounce of the defender
... The deflection takes it just wide
... That's unlucky!
Min. 80 :(bfa) M_Murphy is being prepared to come on
... Nathan_Dyer is leaving the pitch
... Looks like the substitute will play FW
Min. 81 :(bfa) J_Martinez 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!
... M_Murphy receives the pass and heads towards the goal
... M_Murphy drives the shot in!
... It hits off a defender!
... But goes clear to safety!
Min. 82 :(bfa) M_Zeffane with a 40-yard pass to M_Skiba
... M_Skiba with the crafty shot!
... But Valdivia palms it behind
... S_Youri has given a goal kick
... Unbelievable !
Min. 82 :(bfa) J_Bolm kicks L_Inagzij off the ball
... The linesman is flagging
... He deserves punishment for that!
... S_Youri calls him over
... The ref is taking his time with him!
... YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 84 :(bfa) Zheng_Zhi with the deft touch
... He takes it past A_Arrondel
... He knocks it to M_Murphy!
... N_Kalavee with a nasty foul
... That looked malicious
... S_Youri warns him
... FREE KICK
... This is very far out
... M_Zeffane passes to M_Skiba
... M_Skiba blasts it at the goal !
... It hammers off the bar onto the line
... S_Youri talks to his assistant
... GOAL !!
... The Benfica fans celebrate the goal
... Benfica 4-0 Aston Villa ...
Min. 87 :(bfa) J_Bolm turns past the defender
... He sees a team mate making a run
... He plays the ball through to Zheng_Zhi
... Zheng_Zhi hits a crisp volley!
... The shot takes a wicked deflection
... Valdivia dives desperately to try and save it!!
... He can't get to it!
... But it creeps just wide!!
... The deflection had Valdivia beaten!
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 92 :(bfa) M_Murphy could get a shot on goal here
... J_Lescott wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge
************* FULL TIME ****************
Match Details
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Venue : Estadio da Luz
Attendance : 129,745
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Benfica Match Info
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Best player : J_Bolm (Man of the Match)
Scorers : J_Bolm (6,10), Nathan_Dyer (27), M_Skiba (84)
Sent Off : N/A
Booked : J_Bolm (82)
Injured : N/A
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Aston Villa Match Info
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Best player : P_Cocu
Scorers : N/A
Sent Off : N/A
Booked : Kaka (36)
Injured : N/A
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Match Statistics
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Benfica | Aston Villa
Attempts on Goal : 29 | 8
Off target : 11 | 3
On target : 18 | 5
Possession : 63 | 37
Corners : 7 | 1
Red Cards : 0 | 0
Yellow Cards : 1 | 1
Subs Used : 3 | 3
Fouls : 6 | 10
Key Tackles : 2 | 9
Key Passes : 21 | 5
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Final Score : Benfica 4 - 0 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 | 96 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 70 0 0 0
C_Thomson DF 2 30 12 6 25 | 80 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 60 10 0
R_Tomassi DF 1 28 8 7 37 | 96 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 5
M_Zeffane DF 1 27 9 7 31 | 96 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 20 45 30
Denilson DM 1 15 27 2 18 | 96 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 30 1
J_Plasil MF 1 7 29 9 19 | 96 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
J_Wilshere MF 2 19 28 11 19 | 78 0 1 3 1 3 0 0 0 0 20 45 7
J_Bolm MF 2 11 28 13 32 | 96 0 0 2 0 5 2 1 0 0 -2 18 45
R_VD_Vaart MF 2 10 27 8 24 | 96 0 0 6 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 75 11
Nathan_Dyer FW 2 7 11 28 31 | 82 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 36
M_Skiba FW 1 7 8 23 32 | 96 0 0 1 0 6 1 0 0 0 0 10 37
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 35 3 4 23 | 16 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 30 20
H_Kiessling MF 4 12 31 10 31 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Zheng_Zhi MF 1 9 29 8 42 | 18 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 20 1
M_Murphy FW 1 12 14 29 26 | 14 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
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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Valdivia GK 34 2 2 1 42 | 96 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 0 0 0
J_Lescott DF 1 28 6 3 20 | 96 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 -20 -20
D_Sloan DF 2 27 10 4 19 | 62 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0
L_Inagzij DF 1 25 10 6 11 | 96 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
G_Driver DM 1 11 26 5 25 | 96 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0
P_Cocu MF 3 11 26 11 25 | 96 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 60 10 0
V_Wanyama MF 1 7 25 18 19 | 67 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
B_Charlton MF 1 7 24 8 30 | 96 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -20 0 -20
Kaka AM 2 7 25 17 32 | 96 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -2 -2 4
S_Corchia FW 1 5 5 25 45 | 96 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 11
P_Di_Canio FW 1 8 5 24 32 | 72 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 20 0 5
P_Hankey GK 27 3 3 5 19 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
A_Arrondel DF 2 24 3 7 12 | 34 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 0 0
N_Kalavee MF 2 5 23 8 22 | 29 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
Kike FW 2 7 10 23 31 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
K_Aitken FW 1 4 8 23 22 | 24 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
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Benfica | Aston Villa
3-1-4-2 E | 3-1-3-1-2 C
Steven Theobald | Jamie Coady
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E_Thorstvedt GK | GK Valdivia
C_Thomson DF | DF J_Lescott
R_Tomassi DF | DF D_Sloan
M_Zeffane DF | DF L_Inagzij
Denilson DM | DM G_Driver
J_Plasil MF | MF P_Cocu
J_Wilshere MF | MF V_Wanyama
J_Bolm MF | MF B_Charlton
R_VD_Vaart MF | AM Kaka
Nathan_Dyer FW | FW S_Corchia
M_Skiba FW | FW P_Di_Canio
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Z_Alomerovic SUB | SUB P_Hankey
J_Martinez SUB | SUB A_Arrondel
H_Kiessling SUB | SUB N_Kalavee
Zheng_Zhi SUB | SUB Kike
M_Murphy SUB | SUB K_Aitken
Referee: S_Youri (Morrocco)
Min. 1 :(bfa) J_Wilshere looks around for some movement
... He knocks the ball across to R_VD_Vaart
... R_VD_Vaart attempts the shot!
... It hits the inside of the post
... It falls right into Valdivia's arms
... Unlucky
Min. 2 :(bfa) R_VD_Vaart pulls it back to Nathan_Dyer
... Nathan_Dyer with a little chip!
... But he puts it wide
... He found himself with no room to manoeuvre
Min. 2 :(asv) B_Charlton puts in S_Corchia
... S_Corchia heads the ball towards goal !
... Brilliant save from E_Thorstvedt
... That must have impressed his national manager sitting in the stands
Min. 4 :(bfa) R_VD_Vaart knocks it forward
... J_Lescott slips
... Nathan_Dyer gets to it!
... Nathan_Dyer with the header !
... But Valdivia just gets his fingers to that one
... S_Youri has given a goal kick
... He's not having the best of days !
Min. 6 :(bfa) J_Bolm flicks it past D_Sloan
... He runs forward
... J_Bolm drives the shot in!
... It hits the post
... But it hits off Valdivia's back!!
... GOAL !!
... Very unlucky!
... That's given Benfica the lead!
... Benfica 1-0 Aston Villa ...
Min. 10 :(bfa) J_Wilshere is taking a throw in
... He sees a man in space!
... He throws it to J_Bolm
... J_Bolm with a bicycle kick !
... GOAL !!
... Superb strike!
... His team mates join him in a celebration
... They dance around his shirt in delight!!
... Benfica 2-0 Aston Villa ...
Min. 13 :(bfa) J_Wilshere back heels to find M_Skiba in space
... M_Skiba tries to catch the keeper out!
... Valdivia gets his fingertips to it
... He pushes it on to the post
... The defender clears the loose ball
Min. 15 :(bfa) M_Skiba heads the ball back to Nathan_Dyer
... P_Cocu gets in the way of the ball and clears!
Min. 17 :(bfa) J_Bolm has the ball on the wing
... He knocks the ball past D_Sloan!
... He has some space now!
... J_Bolm tries the lob from 30 yards !
... Valdivia dives towards his top let hand corner
... He's pushed that one just around the goal
... Super Stop !
... CORNER!
... J_Bolm hits it into the box!
... M_Skiba tries to place the shot!
... He has put it wide!
... He looks horrified by that miss!
... He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 20 :(asv) V_Wanyama finds the space intelligently
... J_Wilshere rushes in with a clumsy tackle!!
... That's a foul!!
... What's S_Youri going to give?
... He just waves play on!
Min. 25 :(bfa) Denilson has space to run with the ball
... Denilson chases it through, he must score !
... Valdivia can't get to it!
... OH! It has gone just over the bar!
... Valdivia makes a cocky smile
... Did he know that was going over?
Min. 27 :(bfa) R_VD_Vaart holds the ball up and waits for support
... He sees a man in space!
... He hits the ball up to Nathan_Dyer
... The defender is caught ball watching
... Nathan_Dyer takes advantage and races towards the goal!
... Just Valdivia is between him and the goal
... He rounds Valdivia
... He has been pushed wide!
... He shoots from a tight angle
... GOAL!!
... Benfica 3-0 Aston Villa ...
Min. 30 :(bfa) The Benfica manager told his side to change to a A strategy
Min. 32 :(bfa) J_Wilshere finds his way through
... He bent his run well
... J_Wilshere with only one thing on his mind!
... He hits the ball towards goal!
... Valdivia blocks the shot with his legs
... It goes clear!
Min. 33 :(bfa) R_VD_Vaart moves out wide
... He plays the ball through to J_Plasil
... J_Plasil drives it low !
... Valdivia gets a hand to it!!
... But he picks up the rebound
... Fantastic save by Valdivia to tip it wide!!
... CORNER!
... J_Plasil plays it towards the near post!
... D_Sloan reads it
... He clears the danger
Min. 36 :(bfa) M_Zeffane skips the challenge from J_Lescott
... M_Zeffane with a bicycle kick !
... Valdivia gets a hand to it!!
... But he picks up the rebound
... Fantastic reflex save by Valdivia !!
Min. 36 :(bfa) R_VD_Vaart nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully
... He only has going for the goal in mind!
... Kaka with an ugly foul
... The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
... S_Youri reaches to his pocket!
... YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 38 :(asv) S_Corchia kills the ball dead
... Beautiful turn
... He could get a shot of here
... S_Corchia tries one from the edge of the box !
... It hits the sponsor hoarding
Min. 39 :(asv) P_Cocu pulls it back to S_Corchia
... Blocked by C_Thomson
Min. 40 :(bfa) Denilson sprints down the wing
... He knocks it past the defender into space!
... He puts in a square ball!
... R_VD_Vaart runs onto it
... He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
... R_VD_Vaart with a bicycle kick !
... Valdivia saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one
Min. 41 :(bfa) Valdivia miss-kicks!
... J_Wilshere is through!
... J_Wilshere attempts to drive it home!
... It's hit the bar
... It bounces down
... Valdivia grabs it
... No Goal!
... Boo's surround the stadium!!!
Min. 42 :(bfa) R_Tomassi knocks it forward
... J_Lescott slips
... Nathan_Dyer gets to it!
... A cheeky lob from Nathan_Dyer !
... But Valdivia reaches the ball. Good save
... There was a foul on Valdivia anyway
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(bfa) C_Thomson with the towering header to M_Skiba
... M_Skiba sends it flying towards goal!
... But Valdivia parries the shot
... The defender manages to scramble the ball away
Min. 44 :(bfa) The defender under hits the back pass!
... Nathan_Dyer is through!
... P_Cocu tries to clear it
... He has miskicked it!!!
... It goes wide!
... CORNER!
... M_Zeffane chips the ball into the area!
... Valdivia reads it well, and claims it!
Min. 46 :(asv) P_Di_Canio nutmegs the defender, he continues to run forward
... P_Di_Canio hits a great drive!
... It's going over!
... It dips dramatically!!
... And E_Thorstvedt reacts well to tip it over
... CORNER!
... L_Inagzij crosses it in!
... E_Thorstvedt comes out and claims it!
Min. 47 :(bfa) Nathan_Dyer is force to hold onto the ball
... No one seems to be coming forward
... He heads towards the goal alone!
... J_Lescott forces him off the ball
Min. 47 :(asv) S_Corchia knocks it past the defender and runs onto it
... He showed great skill and pace there
... S_Corchia tries to chip the ball over E_Thorstvedt!
... E_Thorstvedt heads it away
... He was showing off there!
************* HALF TIME ****************
Half Time Score: Benfica 3-0 Aston Villa
Min. 46 :(bfa) R_VD_Vaart runs down the wing
... He knocks it past the defender into space!
... He cuts the ball back
... J_Wilshere latches onto the pass
... He carves out some space
... J_Wilshere with the diving header !
... He had to be brave there
... Terrific shot
... It takes a bounce of the defender
... The deflection takes it just wide
... That's unlucky!
... CORNER!
... J_Plasil lofts the ball in!
... R_Tomassi gets on the end of it
... Valdivia saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one
Min. 53 :(bfa) Nathan_Dyer kills the ball dead
... Beautiful turn
... He could get a shot of here
... J_Lescott stands firm and knocks the player to the ground!!
... That's a rash challenge!!
... FREE KICK
... This is very far out
... M_Skiba shapes to shoot
... He plays it to Nathan_Dyer instead
... A cracking drive from Nathan_Dyer !
... Valdivia gets up well to catch that one
Min. 54 :(bfa) R_VD_Vaart backtracks with the ball
... He hoofs the ball up field
... M_Zeffane gets on the end of it
... M_Zeffane could have let it bounce!
... But Valdivia with the difficult save
... CORNER!
... J_Plasil plays it towards the near post!
... J_Bolm gets his head on it
... It hits the bar
... And goes over!
... Valdivia was beaten there!
Min. 58 :(bfa) Denilson skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to M_Skiba
... M_Skiba hits the shot with the inside of the left foot!
... But he's missed it!
... He couldn't hit a cow's arse with a banjo
Min. 60 :(asv) A_Arrondel comes on for D_Sloan and takes up a DF role
Min. 62 :(bfa) J_Bolm finds M_Skiba with a perfectly weighted pass
... Excellent sliding challenge from G_Driver
... He could have easily caught the defender is he hadn't been careful
Min. 63 :(bfa) M_Skiba plays a clever one-two with his team mate
... He heads towards the goal
... He slides it past the defender!
... Intercepted by J_Lescott
Min. 63 :(asv) L_Inagzij brings it under control
... He takes on R_Tomassi
... He gets past him!
... He puts in V_Wanyama!
... V_Wanyama with a terrific drive !
... E_Thorstvedt with a fantastic point blank save
... When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league
Min. 64 :(bfa) C_Thomson beats Kaka
... His quick feet took him past the defender
... P_Di_Canio gathers up the loose ball
Min. 64 :(asv) B_Charlton with a probing through ball Kaka
... Kaka with the overhead !
... He has failed to hit the target!
... He looks horrified by that miss!
... He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 65 :(asv) N_Kalavee is going to be brought on
... V_Wanyama is leaving the pitch
... He applauds the crowd
... Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 65 :(bfa) R_VD_Vaart nutmegs L_Inagzij, he continues to run forward
... R_VD_Vaart with the shot !
... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
... Valdivia tips it wide !!
... Great goalkeeping there!
... CORNER!
... Denilson plays it into the danger area!
... Valdivia comes out and claims it!
Min. 65 :(bfa) J_Wilshere gets possession in his own half
... P_Cocu with the high feet
... He gets away with that one
... It's just a warning
... Steven Theobald looks annoyed that there was no card there
Min. 67 :(asv) N_Kalavee finds Kaka with a perfectly weighted pass
... Kaka is through on goal!
... The defender was caught napping
... He just has E_Thorstvedt to beat
... He nutmegs E_Thorstvedt
... E_Thorstvedt does well to save it !!
Min. 70 :(asv) K_Aitken is being prepared to come on
... P_Di_Canio is leaving the pitch
... He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
... Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 70 :(bfa) Denilson finds J_Bolm with a ball over the defence
... J_Bolm runs forward
... He hits the shot!
... But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner
... CORNER!
... The corner is swung in by Denilson!
... P_Cocu heads it away
Min. 72 :(bfa) J_Wilshere with the dribble
... He skips through the tackle from L_Inagzij
... The ball hits A_Arrondel in the face!
... And goes clear!
Min. 76 :(bfa) Zheng_Zhi is being prepared to come on
... J_Wilshere is leaving the pitch
... He applauds the crowd
... Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 78 :(bfa) J_Martinez comes on for C_Thomson and will play DF to the delight of the fans
Min. 79 :(bfa) Zheng_Zhi kills the ball dead
... He sees a team mate leave his marker!
... He plays the ball across to him!
... Nathan_Dyer gets on the end of the pass
... But he steps on the ball and falls over!
... A_Arrondel hits it out for a throw
Min. 79 :(asv) K_Aitken gets the ball on the wing
... He slides the ball past R_Tomassi!
... He has some space now!
... K_Aitken sights up the goal
... He shoots!
... Terrific shot
... It takes a bounce of the defender
... The deflection takes it just wide
... That's unlucky!
Min. 80 :(bfa) M_Murphy is being prepared to come on
... Nathan_Dyer is leaving the pitch
... Looks like the substitute will play FW
Min. 81 :(bfa) J_Martinez 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!
... M_Murphy receives the pass and heads towards the goal
... M_Murphy drives the shot in!
... It hits off a defender!
... But goes clear to safety!
Min. 82 :(bfa) M_Zeffane with a 40-yard pass to M_Skiba
... M_Skiba with the crafty shot!
... But Valdivia palms it behind
... S_Youri has given a goal kick
... Unbelievable !
Min. 82 :(bfa) J_Bolm kicks L_Inagzij off the ball
... The linesman is flagging
... He deserves punishment for that!
... S_Youri calls him over
... The ref is taking his time with him!
... YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 84 :(bfa) Zheng_Zhi with the deft touch
... He takes it past A_Arrondel
... He knocks it to M_Murphy!
... N_Kalavee with a nasty foul
... That looked malicious
... S_Youri warns him
... FREE KICK
... This is very far out
... M_Zeffane passes to M_Skiba
... M_Skiba blasts it at the goal !
... It hammers off the bar onto the line
... S_Youri talks to his assistant
... GOAL !!
... The Benfica fans celebrate the goal
... Benfica 4-0 Aston Villa ...
Min. 87 :(bfa) J_Bolm turns past the defender
... He sees a team mate making a run
... He plays the ball through to Zheng_Zhi
... Zheng_Zhi hits a crisp volley!
... The shot takes a wicked deflection
... Valdivia dives desperately to try and save it!!
... He can't get to it!
... But it creeps just wide!!
... The deflection had Valdivia beaten!
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 92 :(bfa) M_Murphy could get a shot on goal here
... J_Lescott wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge
************* FULL TIME ****************
Match Details
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Venue : Estadio da Luz
Attendance : 129,745
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Benfica Match Info
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Best player : J_Bolm (Man of the Match)
Scorers : J_Bolm (6,10), Nathan_Dyer (27), M_Skiba (84)
Sent Off : N/A
Booked : J_Bolm (82)
Injured : N/A
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Aston Villa Match Info
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Best player : P_Cocu
Scorers : N/A
Sent Off : N/A
Booked : Kaka (36)
Injured : N/A
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Match Statistics
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Benfica | Aston Villa
Attempts on Goal : 29 | 8
Off target : 11 | 3
On target : 18 | 5
Possession : 63 | 37
Corners : 7 | 1
Red Cards : 0 | 0
Yellow Cards : 1 | 1
Subs Used : 3 | 3
Fouls : 6 | 10
Key Tackles : 2 | 9
Key Passes : 21 | 5
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Final Score : Benfica 4 - 0 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 | 96 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 70 0 0 0
C_Thomson DF 2 30 12 6 25 | 80 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 60 10 0
R_Tomassi DF 1 28 8 7 37 | 96 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 5
M_Zeffane DF 1 27 9 7 31 | 96 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 20 45 30
Denilson DM 1 15 27 2 18 | 96 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 30 1
J_Plasil MF 1 7 29 9 19 | 96 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
J_Wilshere MF 2 19 28 11 19 | 78 0 1 3 1 3 0 0 0 0 20 45 7
J_Bolm MF 2 11 28 13 32 | 96 0 0 2 0 5 2 1 0 0 -2 18 45
R_VD_Vaart MF 2 10 27 8 24 | 96 0 0 6 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 75 11
Nathan_Dyer FW 2 7 11 28 31 | 82 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 36
M_Skiba FW 1 7 8 23 32 | 96 0 0 1 0 6 1 0 0 0 0 10 37
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 35 3 4 23 | 16 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 30 20
H_Kiessling MF 4 12 31 10 31 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Zheng_Zhi MF 1 9 29 8 42 | 18 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 20 1
M_Murphy FW 1 12 14 29 26 | 14 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
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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Valdivia GK 34 2 2 1 42 | 96 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 0 0 0
J_Lescott DF 1 28 6 3 20 | 96 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 -20 -20
D_Sloan DF 2 27 10 4 19 | 62 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0
L_Inagzij DF 1 25 10 6 11 | 96 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
G_Driver DM 1 11 26 5 25 | 96 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0
P_Cocu MF 3 11 26 11 25 | 96 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 60 10 0
V_Wanyama MF 1 7 25 18 19 | 67 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
B_Charlton MF 1 7 24 8 30 | 96 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -20 0 -20
Kaka AM 2 7 25 17 32 | 96 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -2 -2 4
S_Corchia FW 1 5 5 25 45 | 96 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 11
P_Di_Canio FW 1 8 5 24 32 | 72 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 20 0 5
P_Hankey GK 27 3 3 5 19 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
A_Arrondel DF 2 24 3 7 12 | 34 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 0 0
N_Kalavee MF 2 5 23 8 22 | 29 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
Kike FW 2 7 10 23 31 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
K_Aitken FW 1 4 8 23 22 | 24 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
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