Elite FA Cup Groups Match, Benfica vs. Aston Villa (Tue Nov 05)


                              Benfica  |  Aston Villa
                              4-4-2 P  |  4-1-4-1 C
                      Steven Theobald  |  Bryan McKay
                                       |
                      E_Thorstvedt GK  |  GK T_Sorensen
                         J_Djourou DF  |  DF D_Sinclair
                           Heraldo DF  |  DF G_Collins
                         C_Thomson DF  |  DF O_Bolzoni
                            B_Bryn DF  |  DF I_McAllister
                          B_Zamora MF  |  DM G_Locke
                       B_Abdoulaye MF  |  MF A_Ross
                        A_Isaksson MF  |  MF K_El_Ahmadi
                         P_Do_Shaw MF  |  MF C_Griffiths
                        K_McInally FW  |  MF D_X_Silva
                         S_Morison FW  |  FW Miguel_Torres
                                       |
                          J_Moreau SUB |  SUB P_Hankey
                        M_Lindberg SUB |  SUB T_Graham
                      D_Damjanovic SUB |  SUB A_Pele
                        Seitaridis SUB |  SUB Sandro
                         N_Jelavic SUB |  SUB P_Barrett

Referee: C_Richmond (Scotland)


Min. 1  :(bfa) A_Isaksson with the diagonal pass S_Morison
          ...  S_Morison from 20 yards !
          ...  But T_Sorensen punches it away
          ...  That's gone out for a corner kick
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  P_Do_Shaw chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  It comes to B_Abdoulaye
          ...  He fires it towards to goal
          ...  He hits the post
          ...  He follows it up!
          ...  But puts it wide!
          ...  He'll be disappointed with that
Min. 1  :(asv) D_X_Silva volleys it forward. He finds G_Collins
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from J_Djourou
          ...  He could have easily caught the defender is he hadn't been careful
Min. 5  :(asv) E_Thorstvedt miss-kicks!
          ...  C_Griffiths is through!
          ...  C_Griffiths with his head down lets it go !
          ...  E_Thorstvedt makes a great save
          ...  And he manages to hold onto it as well!
Min. 8  :(bfa) A_Isaksson turns past the defender
          ...  He has created space for himself now
          ...  D_Sinclair fouls badly
          ...  C_Richmond will want to speak to him
          ...  C_Richmond just wants to lecture him
Min. 9  :(asv) C_Griffiths has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past J_Djourou
          ...  He puts in G_Locke!
          ...  The cross hits G_Locke on the butt and rebounds towards goal !
          ...  It grazes the post!
          ...  And hits the side netting
          ...  Goal Kick!
Min. 10 :(bfa) A_Isaksson volleys it forward. He finds K_McInally
          ...  K_McInally runs forward
          ...  He hits the shot!
          ...  But T_Sorensen hits it away
          ...  He could have held onto that!
Min. 18 :(asv) A_Ross with an inch perfect pass to Miguel_Torres
          ...  B_Bryn takes out the attacker
          ...  He looked to have fouled him there
Min. 19 :(asv) K_El_Ahmadi runs at the defender
          ...  The ball rebounds off J_Djourou back to him!
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward!
          ...  Heraldo reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 20 :(asv) I_McAllister with the dribble
          ...  Heraldo is easily beaten
          ...  P_Do_Shaw with a nasty foul
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  C_Richmond wants a quiet word
Min. 20 :(asv) A defence splitting pass from I_McAllister to C_Griffiths
          ...  Heraldo cleanly tackles him
          ...  He judged that well
Min. 23 :(bfa) The ball goes loose!
          ...  K_McInally seizes control of it and thinks about the shot
          ...  Fine tackle by G_Locke
          ...  But he can't prevent the corner
Min. 23 :(asv) D_X_Silva with a probing pass to O_Bolzoni
          ...  B_Bryn bundles the player over!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  The ref looks across to his assistant!
          ...  Play on!
Min. 25 :(bfa) B_Abdoulaye curls the ball out wide to S_Morison
          ...  S_Morison flicks the header toward the far post!
          ...  T_Sorensen makes a great save
          ...  But he can't hold onto it!
          ...  He gathers it at the second attempt!
Min. 27 :(bfa) P_Do_Shaw takes possession of the ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to K_McInally
          ...  Intercepted by O_Bolzoni
Min. 27 :(bfa) B_Abdoulaye lobs the ball over the defence
          ...  J_Djourou latches on to it
          ...  C_Griffiths muscles him off the ball
          ...  Looked like a good tackle but the referee has awarded them a free kick
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  Surely not!
          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  C_Richmond is a disgrace!!
          ...  K_McInally Places the ball on the spot
          ...  He's converted it!!
          ...  GOAL!!
          ...  Benfica have snatched the lead!
          ...  Benfica 1-0 Aston Villa...
Min. 28 :(asv) C_Griffiths floats the ball in to find G_Collins
          ...  S_Morison with a superb challenge
          ...  The referee has given the free kick the other way!
          ...  C_Richmond reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 29 :(asv) K_El_Ahmadi with an incisive pass to G_Collins
          ...  G_Collins looks to see where E_Thorstvedt is!
          ...  He rifles in the shot!
          ...  But E_Thorstvedt palms it away
          ...  He could have caught that!
Min. 31 :(bfa) The defender loses control of the ball!
          ...  S_Morison seizes control of it and thinks about the shot
          ...  From long range S_Morison bends the ball towards goal!
          ...  T_Sorensen just watches it fly safely wide!
Min. 33 :(bfa) B_Zamora finds his way through
          ...  They tried to play the offside trap
          ...  B_Zamora with his head down lets it go !
          ...  T_Sorensen manages to turn it behind
Min. 33 :(asv) D_X_Silva with a flashy move
          ...  Launched towards the top corner by D_X_Silva !
          ...  But E_Thorstvedt palms it behind
          ...  C_Richmond has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 34 :(bfa) S_Morison takes on the defender
          ...  He runs past the defender
          ...  G_Locke reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 40 :(bfa) P_Do_Shaw lobs the ball over the defence
          ...  A_Isaksson latches on to it
          ...  A well-placed shot from A_Isaksson !
          ...  T_Sorensen gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  Fantastic reflex save by T_Sorensen !!
Min. 41 :(bfa) K_McInally plays a great one-two
          ...  He continues to run forward now
          ...  I_McAllister brings him down from behind!
          ...  But the ref gives nothing!
Min. 42 :(bfa) C_Thomson with a probing through ball J_Djourou
          ...  J_Djourou belts the ball towards goal!
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air
          ...  T_Sorensen makes a great save
          ...  But he can't hold onto it!
          ...  He gathers it at the second attempt!
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Benfica 1-0 Aston Villa

Min. 46 :(bfa) B_Abdoulaye leaps into the air
          ...  He wins the header
          ...  He heads it across to K_McInally
          ...  K_McInally aiming for the bottom corner !
          ...  T_Sorensen with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  He gave the striker no chance
Min. 47 :(bfa) B_Zamora with an excellent first touch
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  S_Morison gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  S_Morison with a little chip!
          ...  T_Sorensen can't get to it!
          ...  OH! It drifts wide!
          ...  T_Sorensen has a smile on his face
          ...  Did he know that was going wide?
Min. 52 :(asv) O_Bolzoni steps over the ball
          ...  He nutmegs J_Djourou
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery
          ...  J_Djourou goes in hard to win the ball back
Min. 54 :(bfa) B_Zamora knocks the ball past I_McAllister
          ...  G_Collins takes out the attacker
          ...  He looked to have fouled him there
Min. 55 :(asv) Miguel_Torres has time and space on the edge of the box
          ...  J_Djourou wins the ball with ease
          ...  C_Richmond saw something no-one else did
          ...  C_Richmond lectures him
Min. 58 :(asv) A_Ross is first to the loose ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to G_Locke
          ...  G_Locke must beat E_Thorstvedt!
          ...  It hits the bar and goes over
          ...  Well, sometimes they go in, sometimes they don't
Min. 63 :(asv) K_El_Ahmadi hits in a shot!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  Miguel_Torres collects the loose ball!
          ...  Miguel_Torres with only one thing on his mind!
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal!
          ...  But it whistles just past the post
Min. 64 :(bfa) C_Thomson has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past A_Ross
          ...  He puts in K_McInally!
          ...  D_Sinclair stands his ground and wins the tackle
Min. 67 :(bfa) S_Morison steps over the ball
          ...  He nutmegs G_Locke
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery
          ...  But G_Collins wins the ball with a sliding challenge
Min. 68 :(asv) T_Graham comes on for I_McAllister and will play DF to the delight of the fans
Min. 69 :(asv) D_Sinclair finds his way through
          ...  He has tremendous pace
          ...  D_Sinclair with the drive!
          ...  E_Thorstvedt with the acrobatic save
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras!
Min. 70 :(bfa) There's going to be a change
          ...  M_Lindberg will come on for S_Morison and play DF
Min. 70 :(bfa) The Benfica manager told his side to change to a D strategy
Min. 70 :(asv) P_Barrett will replace Miguel_Torres and play FW
Min. 70 :(asv) A_Pele is being prepared to come on
          ...  A_Ross is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play MF
Min. 73 :(asv) A_Pele wins possession
          ...  He plays the ball across to T_Graham
          ...  C_Thomson goes in with the block tackle
          ...  He comes out of it with the ball
          ...  Great tackle!
Min. 75 :(bfa) There's going to be a change
          ...  D_Damjanovic will come on for B_Abdoulaye and play MF
Min. 76 :(bfa) N_Jelavic is going to be brought on
          ...  K_McInally is leaving the pitch
          ...  He hasn't had the best of games today
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 76 :(bfa) B_Bryn takes advantage of a mistake by O_Bolzoni
          ...  It's a lucky break
          ...  Blocked by T_Graham
Min. 77 :(bfa) P_Do_Shaw kills the ball dead
          ...  Beautiful turn
          ...  He could get a shot of here
          ...  D_X_Silva seizes control of the ball
          ...  He hoists it forward
Min. 78 :(asv) D_X_Silva plays a first time ball through the defence to O_Bolzoni
          ...  Cleared by A_Isaksson
Min. 79 :(bfa) A_Isaksson spots D_Damjanovic who is in acres of space
          ...  A powerful header from D_Damjanovic !
          ...  It looks good
          ...  But T_Sorensen punches it away
Min. 82 :(bfa) N_Jelavic has space to run with the ball
          ...  O_Bolzoni stands firm and knocks the player to the ground!!
          ...  That's a rash challenge!!
Min. 83 :(bfa) P_Do_Shaw looks around for support
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to N_Jelavic
          ...  G_Locke gets to the ball first
Min. 84 :(asv) D_X_Silva takes control of the loose ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to T_Graham
          ...  A_Isaksson gets to the ball first
Min. 85 :(bfa) D_Damjanovic plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  J_Djourou decides to go for goal instead!
          ...  D_Sinclair is forced to retreat
          ...  He knocks it back!
          ...  T_Sorensen misses it!
          ...  It creeps just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by A_Isaksson!
          ...  G_Locke reads it well
          ...  And he knocks it away
Min. 85 :(asv) G_Collins runs at the defender
          ...  The defender slips and falls over
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by C_Thomson
          ...  He timed it well
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  D_X_Silva plays it towards the near post!
          ...  E_Thorstvedt fists it away!
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(asv) A_Pele drives the ball across field
          ...  It comes to P_Barrett
          ...  P_Barrett throws himself at the ball !
          ...  He manages to reach the ball
          ...  But E_Thorstvedt tips it behind
          ...  C_Richmond has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 92 :(bfa) B_Zamora gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He slides the ball past the defender!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  But T_Graham slides in
Min. 93 :(asv) D_X_Silva with a glorious long pass to P_Barrett
          ...  But M_Lindberg wins the tackle

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Estadio da Luz
Attendance           : 83,613
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Benfica Match Info
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Best player          : K_McInally
Scorers              : K_McInally (27 pen)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : S_Morison (28)
Injured              : N/A
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Aston Villa Match Info
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Best player          : D_X_Silva (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : C_Griffiths (27)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                               Benfica    |    Aston Villa
Attempts on Goal     :          12        |       8
Off target           :           3        |       3
On target            :           9        |       5
Possession           :          48        |       52
Corners              :           2        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :          13        |       7
Key Tackles          :          11        |       12
Key Passes           :          13        |       14
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Final Score          : Benfica 1 - 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  36   2   6   4  13 |  94   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  70   0   0   0
J_Djourou      DF   3  26   4   9  35 |  94   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  30   0   8
Heraldo        DF   1  25  13   7  11 |  94   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0   0
C_Thomson      DF   2  25  11   6  25 |  94   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  30  24   0
B_Bryn         DF   2  25   7   8  31 |  94   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0   0
B_Zamora       MF   2  11  26   8  25 |  94   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  12   8
B_Abdoulaye    MF   2  14  25   7  39 |  76   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  36   1
A_Isaksson     MF   1   8  25   4  31 |  94   0   2   3   0   1   0   0   0   0  30  36   8
P_Do_Shaw      MF   2   8  24   8  25 |  94   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  36   0
K_McInally     FW   2   6   5  27  27 |  77   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   0   0  20  20  64
S_Morison      FW   1   2   6  26  36 |  71   0   0   0   0   4   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  16
J_Moreau       GK  27   1   2   2  14 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Lindberg     DF   1  24   8   8  42 |  23   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  55   0   0
D_Damjanovic   MF   3   7  25   9  42 |  18   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  32  28
Seitaridis     AM   2   8  23  16  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Jelavic      FW   2   6   7  25  35 |  17   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Aston Villa
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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T_Sorensen     GK  35   4   4   1  15 |  94   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0   0   0
D_Sinclair     DF   3  23   8   7  41 |  94   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  30   0   8
G_Collins      DF   2  23   8   6  19 |  94   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  30   0   8
O_Bolzoni      DF   2  21   6  10  31 |  94   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  -5 -20 -20
I_McAllister   DF   1  21  10   3  32 |  69   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  15  12   0
G_Locke        DM   1  21   7   8  20 |  94   0   4   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  60   0   2
A_Ross         MF   1   3  25   2  36 |  71   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  24   0
K_El_Ahmadi    MF   1   9  23   6  15 |  94   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20   4 -20
C_Griffiths    MF   1   3  22   7  24 |  94   0   0   2   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  22   6
D_X_Silva      MF   2   9  21   3  25 |  94   0   1   5   0   1   0   0   0   0  15  60   8
Miguel_Torres  FW   2  10   4  22  24 |  71   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
P_Hankey       GK  24   3   3   5  19 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Graham       DF   2  22   9   6  24 |  25   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0   0
A_Pele         MF   1   3  21   6  26 |  23   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  24   0
Sandro         MF   2   8  20   8  47 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Barrett      FW   1   6   4  23  27 |  23   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   8
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