Elite FA Cup Group Match, Benfica vs. Aberdeen (Wed Jun 22)


                              Benfica  |  Aberdeen
                            4-1-3-2 L  |  5-4-1 C
                   Matias Finkelstein  |  Dan Haldane
                                       |
                         N_Winneke GK  |  GK M_Neuer
                         M_Zeffane DF  |  DF A_Ramsey
                           J_Foyth DF  |  DF Aldair
                       S_Mannaerts DF  |  DF Balde
                          W_Samuel DF  |  DF K_Femenia
                           A_Pirlo DM  |  DF G_McQueen
                         I_Marcone MF  |  MF S_Pittman
                         K_Commons MF  |  MF J_Shaddix
                        M_Verratti MF  |  MF E_Petit
                       Nathan_Dyer FW  |  MF D_Rocastle
                         B_Dugnutt FW  |  FW R_Bentley
                                       |
                         J_J_Jones SUB |  SUB J_Lukic
                      Exe_Palacios SUB |  SUB R_Lamie
                           E_Knave SUB |  SUB M_Perin
                            T_Erak SUB |  SUB Valverde
                       T_Trezeguet SUB |  SUB M_Bombarda

Referee: B_Kuipers (Netherlands)


Min. 6  :(bfa) K_Commons looks in some pain
          ...  He'll have to come off
Min. 6  :(bfa) Up goes the substitution board - E_Knave on for K_Commons as a MF
Min. 7  :(bfa) I_Marcone sprints down the flank
          ...  He threads the ball in to M_Verratti
          ...  G_McQueen gets to the ball first
Min. 22 :(abn) Curled in dangerously from E_Petit to J_Shaddix
          ...  W_Samuel bundles the player over!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  The ref looks across to his assistant!
          ...  Play on!
Min. 23 :(abn) A_Ramsey takes possession on the halfway line
          ...  He runs forward with the ball
          ...  He skips past the challenges
          ...  J_Foyth clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play
          ...  The linesman is flagging
          ...  Throw in
Min. 25 :(bfa) E_Knave hits the ball through the heart of the defence
          ...  B_Dugnutt latches onto it!
          ...  But G_McQueen clears the danger
Min. 26 :(bfa) B_Dugnutt flicks it over A_Ramsey and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by K_Femenia
Min. 26 :(bfa) J_Foyth twists his ankle!
          ...  He isn't going to continue!
Min. 26 :(bfa) Exe_Palacios is ready to come on to replace J_Foyth
          ...  Looks like he will play as a DF
Min. 26 :(abn) R_Bentley takes possession
          ...  Knocks it past the defender
          ...  He's through on goal
          ...  R_Bentley hits a great shot !
          ...  N_Winneke beats the ball away
Min. 30 :(bfa) M_Zeffane beats one
          ...  Knocks it past a second
          ...  And finds B_Dugnutt
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from Balde
          ...  He could have easily caught the defender is he hadn't been careful
Min. 33 :(abn) R_Bentley with the nutmeg
          ...  He takes the ball forward
          ...  M_Zeffane is late with that one
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  B_Kuipers reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 37 :(abn) K_Femenia with a short pass to find R_Bentley
          ...  W_Samuel bundles the player over!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  The ref looks across to his assistant!
          ...  Play on!
Min. 40 :(abn) S_Pittman runs at A_Pirlo
          ...  The defender slips and falls over
          ...  S_Mannaerts cuts it out easily
          ...  He clears the ball up field
Min. 42 :(bfa) B_Dugnutt controls it well
          ...  He nutmegs J_Shaddix
          ...  He puts in Nathan_Dyer!
          ...  K_Femenia makes the challenge and clears the ball
          ...  But it drifts out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  I_Marcone lofts the ball in!
          ...  K_Femenia belts it clear
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Benfica 0-0 Aberdeen

Min. 46 :(bfa) A_Pirlo holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  He knocks the ball across to W_Samuel
          ...  D_Rocastle bundles the player over!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  The ref looks across to his assistant!
          ...  Play on!
Min. 50 :(bfa) T_Trezeguet replaces I_Marcone to play as a FW
Min. 50 :(bfa) Nathan_Dyer is closed down
          ...  He plays a quick pass under pressure
          ...  B_Dugnutt latches onto the ball
          ...  But A_Ramsey slides in two footed.
          ...  B_Kuipers has a look but waves "Play On!"
Min. 52 :(abn) R_Bentley runs at the defender
          ...  He takes it past him
          ...  S_Mannaerts gets the foot in to win the ball
          ...  It rolls out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by E_Petit!
          ...  N_Winneke jumps well to claim it!
Min. 57 :(abn) J_Shaddix jinks infield
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to R_Bentley
          ...  M_Zeffane bundles the player over!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  The ref looks across to his assistant!
          ...  Play on!
Min. 60 :(bfa) T_Erak is being prepared to come on
          ...  Nathan_Dyer is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play FW
Min. 60 :(abn) A_Ramsey makes himself available
          ...  But A_Pirlo with the fine tackle
Min. 63 :(abn) S_Pittman flicks it past A_Pirlo
          ...  He runs forward
          ...  W_Samuel slides in hard!
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 70 :(bfa) Benfica made the switch to a A strategy
Min. 72 :(bfa) B_Dugnutt looks in some pain. He'll have to come off
Min. 72 :(bfa) Up goes the substitution board - J_J_Jones on for B_Dugnutt as a FW
Min. 75 :(abn) R_Lamie is going to be brought on
          ...  A_Ramsey is leaving the pitch
          ...  He hasn't had the best of games today
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 75 :(abn) M_Perin will come on for G_McQueen and play DF
Min. 75 :(abn) Valverde is being brought on
          ...  J_Shaddix is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play MF
Min. 75 :(abn) M_Bombarda replaces R_Bentley to play as a FW
Min. 75 :(bfa) E_Knave jinks infield
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to T_Trezeguet
          ...  T_Trezeguet hits the shot with the inside of the right foot!
          ...  M_Neuer can't get to it!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Look at the delight on his face!!
          ...  That's put Benfica in front!
          ...  Benfica 1-0 Aberdeen ...
Min. 79 :(abn) A defence splitting pass from M_Bombarda to Valverde
          ...  Fine tackle by W_Samuel
          ...  He prevents the corner as well
Min. 81 :(bfa) T_Trezeguet takes possession on the halfway line
          ...  He runs forward with the ball
          ...  He skips past the challenges
          ...  T_Trezeguet aims the cheeky shot at goal!
          ...  M_Neuer gets his body behind the ball and saves
          ...  Text book goalkeeping!
Min. 82 :(abn) Valverde gets to the by line and finds M_Bombarda with a beautiful cross
          ...  Intercepted by M_Zeffane
Min. 85 :(abn) M_Bombarda skips the challenge from the defender
          ...  W_Samuel leaves his foot in with the challenge!!
          ...  That's a bad foul!!
Min. 86 :(bfa) T_Erak takes possession
          ...  He has his back towards goal
          ...  He turns well
          ...  T_Erak aims for the top right corner !
          ...  But he miskicks and puts it well off target
          ...  The Aberdeen fans taunt him about that effort
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(bfa) T_Erak flicks it past R_Lamie
          ...  He runs forward
          ...  Intercepted by Aldair
Min. 89 :(abn) S_Pittman with the dribble
          ...  He uses his pace to get free
          ...  W_Samuel with the tackle
          ...  B_Kuipers will want to speak to him
          ...  B_Kuipers just wants to lecture him
Min. 92 :(bfa) T_Trezeguet takes advantage of a mistake by Aldair
          ...  Aldair moves quickly to get the tackle in this time
Min. 92 :(abn) M_Perin runs down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball in to M_Bombarda
          ...  M_Bombarda tries to beat N_Winneke!
          ...  But N_Winneke punches it away
          ...  He commands his area so well

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Estadio da Luz
Attendance           : 126,249
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Benfica Match Info
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Best player          : W_Samuel (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : T_Trezeguet (75)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : M_Zeffane (33)
Injured              : K_Commons (6), J_Foyth (26), B_Dugnutt (72)
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Aberdeen Match Info
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Best player          : K_Femenia
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                              Benfica     |    Aberdeen
Attempts on Goal     :           3        |       2
Off target           :           1        |       0
On target            :           2        |       2
Possession           :          31        |       69
Corners              :           1        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       0
Subs Used            :           5        |       4
Fouls                :           8        |       9
Key Tackles          :          10        |       9
Key Passes           :           7        |       6
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Final Score          : Benfica 1 - 0 Aberdeen
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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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N_Winneke      GK  38   2   2   3  20 |  96   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  75   0   0   0
M_Zeffane      DF   1  36  11   7  31 |  96   0   2   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  38   8  -2
J_Foyth        DF   1  35  14   7  42 |  26   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
S_Mannaerts    DF   2  33  10   5  12 |  96   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
W_Samuel       DF   2  30   8   4  28 |  96   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  80   0   0
A_Pirlo        DM   1  14  29   8  11 |  96   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
I_Marcone      MF   3   7  33   7  32 |  52   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
K_Commons      MF   1   8  31  11  32 |   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Verratti     MF   1  10  29  14  20 |  96   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Nathan_Dyer    FW   2   7  12  33  31 |  62   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  30  20
B_Dugnutt      FW   1   6   7  29  20 |  74   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
J_J_Jones      FW  29   1   5   3  20 |  22   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Exe_Palacios   DF   1  28   7   5  28 |  70   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Knave        MF   3   8  25  10  21 |  90   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0
T_Erak         FW   2   7   7  29  21 |  34   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Trezeguet    FW   2   1   1  26  38 |  44   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  30

Player Statistics - Aberdeen
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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M_Neuer        GK  31   2   5   5  31 |  96   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  -5   0   0   0
A_Ramsey       DF   2  33   9   7  31 |  77   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
Aldair         DF   2  33   9   4  11 |  96   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
Balde          DF   3  32   7   8  22 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
K_Femenia      DF   3  31   9   7  32 |  96   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  60  10   0
G_McQueen      DF   2  30   1   8  30 |  77   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
S_Pittman      MF   3  10  33  12  40 |  96   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Shaddix      MF   3  13  32  19  31 |  77   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -10 -20
E_Petit        MF   1   3  30   2  26 |  96   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
D_Rocastle     MF   2   5  28   4  34 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
R_Bentley      FW   3   8   9  30  21 |  77   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
J_Lukic        GK  30   5   3   2  38 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Lamie        DF   3  26   7  10  31 |  19   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Perin        DF   3  26   8   9  32 |  19   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Valverde       MF   3   8  27   7  43 |  19   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
M_Bombarda     FW   2   7   5  30  22 |  19   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0 -20 -10 -15
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