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Season 26 Archive: Elite League, Week 3

Benfica 1 - 0 Aberdeen

Elite League Match, Benfica vs. Aberdeen (Sun May 06)


                              Benfica  |  Aberdeen
                              4-3-3 A  |  5-4-1 C
                   Matias Finkelstein  |  Malky McKay
                                       |
                          F_Foster GK  |  GK L_Fabianski
                           T_Adams DF  |  DF V_Mosthovoy
                         C_Thomson DF  |  DF A_Pereira
                       Yann_M_Vila DF  |  DF Baresi
                         R_Tomassi DF  |  DF J_Simunovic
                          J_Plasil MF  |  DF W_A_Glen
                         Zheng_Zhi MF  |  MF G_McSheffrey
                        J_Wilshere MF  |  MF R_Baggio
                           Stefano FW  |  MF D_Gaitnat
                       Nathan_Dyer FW  |  MF R_VD_Vaart
                            T_Erak FW  |  FW J_Garner
                                       |
                          S_Castro SUB |  SUB Higuita
                         M_Zeffane SUB |  SUB G_Fotheringam
                       S_Mannaerts SUB |  SUB Almen_Abdi
                         P_Do_Shaw SUB |  SUB J_McArthur
                           E_Knave SUB |  SUB Emerson

Referee: O_Bundy (USA)


Min. 1  :(abn) G_McSheffrey nutmegs Yann_M_Vila
          ...  Yann_M_Vila moves quickly to get the tackle in this time
Min. 9  :(bfa) Nathan_Dyer runs at the defence
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  J_Simunovic hits it out for a throw
Min. 9  :(abn) J_Simunovic takes a throw in
          ...  He throws the ball into J_Garner
          ...  R_Tomassi tackles cleanly
Min. 10 :(bfa) J_Wilshere gets to the by line and finds Stefano with a beautiful cross
          ...  Stefano has slipped behind the defence!
          ...  He is one on one with L_Fabianski
          ...  He dinks it over L_Fabianski
          ...  It goes over!!
Min. 19 :(bfa) J_Plasil takes control of the loose ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to Stefano
          ...  But V_Mosthovoy clears the ball to safety
Min. 28 :(abn) G_McSheffrey runs at the defender
          ...  The ball rebounds off C_Thomson back to him!
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward!
          ...  T_Adams clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play
          ...  The linesman is flagging
          ...  Throw in
Min. 30 :(abn) D_Gaitnat beats C_Thomson
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker
          ...  "Play On!" Waves O_Bundy
          ...  R_Tomassi with a bad challenge
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
          ...  He's in trouble!!
          ...  He could be sent off for that!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  He was lucky to get away with that!
Min. 33 :(bfa) Yann_M_Vila is closed down
          ...  He plays a quick pass under pressure
          ...  Nathan_Dyer latches onto the ball
          ...  Nathan_Dyer has a go!
          ...  L_Fabianski beats the ball away
Min. 33 :(abn) J_Garner takes possession
          ...  Knocks it past the defender
          ...  He's through on goal
          ...  J_Garner drives it low !
          ...  F_Foster gets his fingertips to it
          ...  It's pushed around the post to safety
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  R_Baggio plays it towards the near post!
          ...  The ball comes to W_A_Glen
          ...  He knocks it goalward
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But hits the side netting!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  R_Baggio hits it into the box!
          ...  The danger is dealt with by R_Tomassi
Min. 37 :(abn) J_Garner sprints past C_Thomson
          ...  J_Garner attempts the shot!
          ...  But F_Foster smothers the ball.
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(abn) R_Baggio with a slide rule pass to V_Mosthovoy
          ...  Launched towards the top corner by V_Mosthovoy !
          ...  But F_Foster makes an easy save

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

Min. 49 :(bfa) Yann_M_Vila unselfishly lays the ball back to T_Erak
          ...  T_Erak with the strike !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  L_Fabianski got his hand to it, but couldn't keep it out
          ...  Benfica have snatched the lead!
          ...  Benfica 1-0 Aberdeen ...
Min. 50 :(bfa) T_Erak knocks the ball past the lunge of R_Baggio
          ...  A delicate chip from T_Erak !
          ...  Brilliant save from L_Fabianski
          ...  That must have impressed his national manager sitting in the stands
Min. 50 :(abn) D_Gaitnat knocks it forward
          ...  J_Plasil slips
          ...  R_Baggio gets to it!
          ...  R_Baggio tries to curl it into the bottom corner !
          ...  F_Foster goes down well to save
Min. 52 :(abn) D_Gaitnat with the heel pass to W_A_Glen
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from W_A_Glen !
          ...  It hits the sponsor hoarding
Min. 57 :(abn) J_Garner barges Yann_M_Vila off the ball
          ...  J_Garner shoots towards goal !
          ...  F_Foster with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  He showed great Reflexes there
Min. 58 :(bfa) Nathan_Dyer chips the ball over the defence and finds T_Erak
          ...  T_Erak pounds a rocket on goal !
          ...  Its sails over!
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity
Min. 60 :(bfa) J_Plasil knocks it forward
          ...  G_McSheffrey slips
          ...  T_Erak gets to it!
          ...  The cross hits T_Erak on the butt and rebounds towards goal !
          ...  L_Fabianski won't get to that!
          ...  Oooh it goes just over!!
Min. 62 :(bfa) Stefano runs into space
          ...  Stefano pounds a rocket on goal !
          ...  It's wide!
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 63 :(bfa) J_Wilshere sprints down the flank
          ...  He threads the ball in to Nathan_Dyer
          ...  G_McSheffrey leaves his foot in with the challenge!!
          ...  That's a bad foul!!
          ...  O_Bundy reaches to his pocket!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 65 :(abn) R_VD_Vaart spots D_Gaitnat who is in acres of space
          ...  A powerful shot by D_Gaitnat !
          ...  He has failed to hit the target!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He should have buried that!
Min. 68 :(abn) J_Garner runs at the defence
          ...  He nutmegs the defender
          ...  He showed his class there
          ...  T_Erak with a nasty foul
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
Min. 70 :(bfa) M_Zeffane is being brought on
          ...  R_Tomassi is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 70 :(bfa) Benfica will now play D
Min. 70 :(abn) G_Fotheringam will come on for V_Mosthovoy and play DF
Min. 70 :(abn) Almen_Abdi takes off his tracksuit
          ...  he'll replace G_McSheffrey as MF
Min. 70 :(abn) J_McArthur is being prepared to come on
          ...  R_Baggio is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 73 :(abn) D_Gaitnat with the mazy dribble
          ...  He takes it past T_Erak
          ...  D_Gaitnat with a blistering shot !
          ...  Looks like it should be F_Foster's
          ...  Oh he's let it go through his legs
          ...  But drifts inches wide !!
          ...  F_Foster looks embarrassed!
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide!
          ...  Goal kick given, amazing decision there!
Min. 75 :(abn) Aberdeen's manager orders his side to play A
Min. 75 :(bfa) Stefano beats his marker
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker
          ...  "Play On!" Waves O_Bundy
          ...  But Almen_Abdi sweeps up the threat
Min. 77 :(bfa) S_Mannaerts comes on for Zheng_Zhi and takes up a MF role
Min. 78 :(bfa) E_Knave will come on for Stefano and play MF
Min. 78 :(bfa) C_Thomson with an in swinging cross to T_Erak
          ...  J_McArthur with the tackle
          ...  He left his foot in there!
          ...  He got away with just a warning
Min. 85 :(abn) Almen_Abdi stops the ball and looks around for movement
          ...  A team mate overlaps him now
          ...  He uses his team mates run as a decoy and heads towards the goal!
          ...  But T_Adams sweeps up the threat
Min. 86 :(bfa) E_Knave uses his feet well to turn on the ball
          ...  J_Simunovic seizes control of the ball
          ...  He hoists it forward
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Estadio da Luz
Attendance           : 131,000
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Benfica Match Info
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Best player          : Yann_M_Vila (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : T_Erak (49)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : R_Tomassi (30)
Injured              : N/A
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Aberdeen Match Info
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Best player          : J_Garner
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : G_McSheffrey (63)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                              Benfica     |    Aberdeen
Attempts on Goal     :           7        |       9
Off target           :           4        |       4
On target            :           3        |       5
Possession           :          34        |       66
Corners              :           0        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           6        |       2
Key Tackles          :           4        |       4
Key Passes           :           8        |       5
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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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F_Foster       GK  39   2   4   4  16 |  94   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  65   0   0   0
T_Adams        DF   2  32   8   7  22 |  94   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60  20  20
C_Thomson      DF   2  31  12   6  25 |  94   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  30  20
Yann_M_Vila    DF   2  30  14   8  22 |  94   0   1   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  20  35   0
R_Tomassi      DF   1  29   8   7  37 |  72   0   2   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  78  -2  -2
J_Plasil       MF   1   7  30  10  19 |  94   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
Zheng_Zhi      MF   1   9  30   8  42 |  79   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Wilshere     MF   2  19  29  12  19 |  94   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
Stefano        FW   2   9   8  29  39 |  80   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2
Nathan_Dyer    FW   2   7  11  28  31 |  94   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10  10
T_Erak         FW   2   6   6  26  21 |  94   0   0   0   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0  47
S_Castro       GK  15   3   4   4  12 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Zeffane      DF   1  28   9   7  31 |  22   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Mannaerts    MF   2  27   9   5  12 |  15   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Do_Shaw      MF   2   9  30   9  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Knave        MF   3   7  23  10  21 |  14   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

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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L_Fabianski    GK  39   8   4   7  14 |  94   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
V_Mosthovoy    DF   1  31  11   7  18 |  72   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0  10
A_Pereira      DF   2  29  12   7  14 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Baresi         DF   1  29  10   7  21 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Simunovic    DF   3  29   7   7  21 |  94   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
W_A_Glen       DF   2  28   7   8  31 |  94   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -18
G_McSheffrey   MF   1   7  30  18  37 |  72   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0 -22 -22 -22
R_Baggio       MF   1  10  29   7  21 |  72   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10  10
D_Gaitnat      MF   2   9  28  10  31 |  94   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  20   2
R_VD_Vaart     MF   2  10  28   8  24 |  94   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
J_Garner       FW   3   7   8  28  11 |  94   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  30
Higuita        GK  27   3   5   3  43 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Fotheringam  DF   2  26   8  11  30 |  22   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Almen_Abdi     MF   1  10  27  11  30 |  22   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
J_McArthur     MF   3   7  27   7  12 |  22   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Emerson        FW   3  11   7  27  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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