Division Two League Match, Benfica vs. Aberdeen (Mon Dec 10)


                              Benfica  |  Aberdeen
                              4-4-2 E  |  3-2-2-2-1 D
                      Steven Theobald  |  Dan Haldane
                                       |
                      E_Thorstvedt GK  |  GK T_Flowers
                         R_Neilson DF  |  DF A_Sheshukov
                        M_Lindberg DF  |  DF C_Azpilicueta
                     Fernando_Mera DF  |  DF N_Wade
                       Yann_M_Vila DF  |  DM M_Le_Tissier
                            G_Hagi MF  |  DM I_Aujla
                          B_Zamora MF  |  MF O_Curkovic
                          Di_Maria MF  |  MF R_Ekelund
                         R_Castias MF  |  AM S_Brown
                        K_McInally FW  |  AM J_Tessem
                         S_Morison FW  |  FW J_Valdivia
                                       |
                          J_Moreau SUB |  SUB Okelo_Kigongo
                         M_Laursen SUB |  SUB C_Obradovic
                         P_Do_Shaw SUB |  SUB J_Faty
                          B_Robson SUB |  SUB Atheer_S
                       Y_Yiannicis SUB |  SUB S_Lovell

Referee: P_Graham (Wales)


Min. 2  :(bfa) K_McInally has it on the edge of the box
          ...  K_McInally fires off a left-footed shot !
          ...  T_Flowers makes the save
          ...  He hits the ball up field!
Min. 11 :(abn) M_Le_Tissier bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to S_Brown
          ...  A delicate header from S_Brown !
          ...  E_Thorstvedt gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he slots in the rebound
          ...  He has put it wide !!
          ...  He puts his hands on his head in despair!
Min. 16 :(bfa) K_McInally with electric pace
          ...  He eases past N_Wade
          ...  From long range K_McInally bends the ball towards goal!
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  T_Flowers dives desperately to try and save it!!
          ...  He can't get to it!
          ...  But it creeps just wide!!
          ...  The deflection had T_Flowers beaten!
Min. 17 :(bfa) Yann_M_Vila with the mazy run
          ...  But N_Wade with the fine tackle
Min. 20 :(bfa) Yann_M_Vila is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He throws it to B_Zamora
          ...  M_Le_Tissier with the tackle
Min. 22 :(bfa) R_Neilson runs with the ball to the corner flag
          ...  He plays the ball across to K_McInally
          ...  K_McInally runs forward
          ...  He hits the shot!
          ...  T_Flowers with the acrobatic save
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras!
Min. 25 :(bfa) S_Morison with the dribble
          ...  He skips through the tackle
          ...  S_Morison curls the ball in on goal !
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  But it thumps off the woodwork !!
          ...  And goes safely clear!
          ...  T_Flowers never had a chance!
Min. 26 :(abn) J_Tessem turns past Fernando_Mera
          ...  He has created space for himself now
          ...  S_Morison is called for the holding foul
          ...  He was a bit too close for comfort
          ...  P_Graham wants a word
          ...  It's just a warning
Min. 28 :(bfa) M_Lindberg finds his way through
          ...  He has tremendous pace
          ...  M_Lindberg flings a shot at goal !
          ...  T_Flowers makes himself big and wins the ball
Min. 30 :(abn) R_Ekelund takes possession of the ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to S_Brown
          ...  S_Brown shapes up for a shot!
          ...  But it clips the post and goes wide
Min. 30 :(bfa) S_Morison is unmarked!
          ...  O_Curkovic bundles the player over!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  P_Graham refrained from booking him but had words
Min. 32 :(abn) S_Brown loses his marker!
          ...  R_Neilson with a deliberate foul
          ...  That deserves a punishment
Min. 33 :(bfa) G_Hagi retreats under pressure
          ...  He hits the ball up field
          ...  Yann_M_Vila latches onto the end of it
          ...  Yann_M_Vila tries to curl it into the bottom corner !
          ...  But it puts it well wide
Min. 37 :(abn) J_Valdivia with a real burst of pace
          ...  He shows the defender a clean set of heals
          ...  J_Valdivia shoots towards goal !
          ...  E_Thorstvedt manages to turn it behind
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  O_Curkovic swings it in!
          ...  E_Thorstvedt fists it away!
Min. 38 :(abn) T_Flowers is rolling on the ground!
          ...  He gets up again
          ...  Looks like a little bit of play acting
Min. 39 :(abn) J_Tessem takes possession on the halfway line
          ...  He runs forward with the ball
          ...  He skips past the challenges
          ...  B_Zamora scythes the player down.
          ...  Psycho!
          ...  He gets a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  P_Graham has no hesitation in pointing to the spot!
          ...  J_Valdivia Places the ball on the spot
          ...  He sends E_Thorstvedt the wrong way
          ...  Clinical Penalty
          ...  GOAL!!
          ...  Lets see if Aberdeen can hang onto that lead!
          ...  Benfica 0-1 Aberdeen...
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 45 :(bfa) a big roar from the crowd as B_Robson comes on for Fernando_Mera to play MF
Min. 45 :(bfa) B_Zamora with the heel pass to Yann_M_Vila
          ...  A thundering drive by Yann_M_Vila !
          ...  But he puts it well wide
          ...  That was a mishit effort!
Min. 45 :(abn) J_Valdivia with the dribble
          ...  M_Lindberg is easily beaten
          ...  J_Valdivia with the shot !
          ...  E_Thorstvedt parries the shot
          ...  And the defender clears it!

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Benfica 0-1 Aberdeen

Min. 49 :(abn) S_Brown turns past the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to J_Tessem
          ...  J_Tessem with his head down lets it go !
          ...  The net bulges!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Benfica 0-2 Aberdeen ...
Min. 50 :(bfa) B_Zamora gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He slides the ball past A_Sheshukov!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  B_Zamora launches himself head first to connect with the low cross!
          ...  But T_Flowers palms it behind
          ...  P_Graham has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 51 :(bfa) Yann_M_Vila chips the ball over the defence and finds S_Morison
          ...  Launched towards the top corner by S_Morison !
          ...  It's way wide
          ...  The Aberdeen fans behind the goal spread their arms out
Min. 55 :(abn) M_Le_Tissier gets to the bye line
          ...  He puts it into the box
          ...  He finds S_Brown
          ...  S_Brown throws himself at the ball !
          ...  He manages to reach the ball
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity
Min. 56 :(bfa) B_Zamora looks around for support
          ...  He knocks the ball across to K_McInally
          ...  K_McInally rises above the defence to head the ball !
          ...  T_Flowers watches it sail wide!
Min. 58 :(bfa) G_Hagi picks up a loose ball
          ...  G_Hagi with a powerful diving header!
          ...  The shot slips through T_Flowers's hands
          ...  But T_Flowers recovers to save!
          ...  He got away with that!
Min. 59 :(abn) C_Azpilicueta with the through ball to J_Valdivia
          ...  Good sliding challenge from R_Neilson
Min. 60 :(bfa) Benfica will now play A
Min. 62 :(abn) S_Brown skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to R_Ekelund
          ...  R_Ekelund uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot!
          ...  But E_Thorstvedt just gets his fingers to that one
          ...  P_Graham has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 65 :(abn) J_Valdivia lobs it over Yann_M_Vila
          ...  Di_Maria pulls on his opponent's shirt!!
          ...  P_Graham has stopped play
          ...  Well spotted by P_Graham!
Min. 66 :(bfa) K_McInally with the mazy run
          ...  But C_Azpilicueta wins the tackle
Min. 66 :(abn) J_Tessem beats his marker
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker
          ...  "Play On!" Waves P_Graham
          ...  A thundering drive by J_Tessem !
          ...  E_Thorstvedt can't get to it!
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar!
          ...  E_Thorstvedt makes a cocky smile
          ...  Did he know that was going over?
Min. 67 :(abn) M_Le_Tissier controls it well
          ...  He nutmegs M_Lindberg
          ...  He puts in J_Valdivia!
          ...  J_Valdivia could have let it bounce!
          ...  But he puts it wide
          ...  How did he manage to miss that?
Min. 70 :(abn) C_Obradovic is being brought on
          ...  A_Sheshukov is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 70 :(abn) a big roar from the crowd as Atheer_S comes on for O_Curkovic to play MF
Min. 70 :(abn) S_Lovell will come on for J_Valdivia and play FW
Min. 70 :(bfa) K_McInally runs forward
          ...  K_McInally tries to chip the ball over T_Flowers!
          ...  Saved by T_Flowers
Min. 71 :(abn) M_Le_Tissier sprints down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball in to S_Lovell
          ...  S_Morison with an ugly foul
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
Min. 75 :(bfa) Y_Yiannicis is being prepared to come on
          ...  R_Castias is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play FW
Min. 76 :(bfa) M_Laursen is coming on and R_Neilson is being brought off
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play DF
Min. 81 :(bfa) B_Robson unselfishly heads the ball back to Y_Yiannicis
          ...  The defence has gone to sleep
          ...  Y_Yiannicis is all alone
          ...  T_Flowers comes towards him
          ...  He dinks it over T_Flowers
          ...  It goes over!!
Min. 83 :(bfa) Y_Yiannicis nutmegs M_Le_Tissier
          ...  I_Aujla reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 84 :(bfa) S_Morison cuts inside M_Le_Tissier
          ...  He worked that well
          ...  S_Morison with a low drive through the rain!
          ...  T_Flowers can't get to it!
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar!
          ...  T_Flowers makes a cocky smile
          ...  Did he know that was going over?
Min. 85 :(abn) S_Lovell runs at Yann_M_Vila
          ...  The defender slips and falls over
          ...  S_Lovell sends it flying towards goal!
          ...  But he puts it well wide
          ...  That was a mishit effort!
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 90 :(bfa) Di_Maria has the ball
          ...  He knocks the ball past C_Azpilicueta
          ...  He puts in K_McInally!
          ...  K_McInally hits a great shot !
          ...  It's wide!
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 90 :(abn) S_Brown takes advantage of a defensive mistake
          ...  That mistake could prove costly
          ...  S_Brown launches himself head first to connect with the low cross!
          ...  But he puts it wide
          ...  He found himself with no room to manoeuvre
Min. 91 :(abn) R_Ekelund crosses to S_Lovell
          ...  M_Lindberg tackles cleanly
Min. 93 :(bfa) Yann_M_Vila with an intelligent ball to S_Morison
          ...  A cheeky lob from S_Morison !
          ...  It hits the post
          ...  And goes clear
Min. 94 :(bfa) S_Morison with the dribble
          ...  He skips through the tackle
          ...  S_Morison tries one from the edge of the box !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Hammered into the top corner!
          ...  He salutes the Benfica fans!!
          ...  Benfica have narrowed the deficit!
          ...  Benfica 1-2 Aberdeen ...
Min. 94 :(abn) S_Brown flicks it past M_Lindberg
          ...  He runs forward
          ...  S_Brown with the shot on net !
          ...  E_Thorstvedt gathers it easily

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Estadio da Luz
Attendance           : 75,024
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Benfica Match Info
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Best player          : S_Morison
Scorers              : S_Morison (94)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : B_Zamora (39)
Injured              : N/A
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Aberdeen Match Info
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Best player          : S_Brown (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : J_Valdivia (39 pen), J_Tessem (49)
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     :          17        |       13
Off target           :          10        |       7
On target            :           7        |       6
Possession           :          55        |       45
Corners              :           0        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       0
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :          14        |       7
Key Tackles          :           2        |       4
Key Passes           :           9        |       8
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Final Score          : Benfica 1 - 2 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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E_Thorstvedt   GK  34   2   6   4  13 |  96   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0
R_Neilson      DF   1  25  12   2  29 |  78   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  -5  -8 -20
M_Lindberg     DF   1  24   8   8  42 |  96   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  15   0   8
Fernando_Mera  DF   4  24   8   7  27 |  45   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Yann_M_Vila    DF   2  23  12   7  22 |  96   0   0   3   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  36   2
G_Hagi         MF   2   5  26  10  30 |  96   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0 -20  -8 -12
B_Zamora       MF   2  11  25   8  25 |  96   0   0   2   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  22   6
Di_Maria       MF   1   6  24   5  37 |  96   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
R_Castias      MF   2   8  23   9  29 |  77   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_McInally     FW   2   6   4  26  27 |  96   0   0   0   0   6   0   0   0   0   0   0  27
S_Morison      FW   1   2   6  25  36 |  96   0   0   0   0   5   1   0   0   0   0   0  32
J_Moreau       GK  27   1   2   2  14 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Laursen      DF   2  24   8   6  30 |  18   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Do_Shaw      MF   2   8  24   8  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Robson       MF   2   9  23   8  29 |  51   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
Y_Yiannicis    FW   1   3   6  22  24 |  19   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1

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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T_Flowers      GK  31   2   2   1  27 |  96   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0   0
A_Sheshukov    DF   2  25   8   7  28 |  72   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Azpilicueta  DF   2  24   8   8  13 |  96   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  15  12   0
N_Wade         DF   2  23   7   5  25 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0
M_Le_Tissier   DM   2   8  25   7  22 |  96   0   1   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  15  36   0
I_Aujla        DM   2  10  22   8  35 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0
O_Curkovic     MF   1   4  23   9  30 |  72   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Ekelund      MF   1  12  21  12  28 |  96   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  24   8
S_Brown        AM   2   6  24  10  24 |  96   0   0   2   1   5   0   0   0   0  20  64  32
J_Tessem       AM   1   7  23  15  27 |  96   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  29
J_Valdivia     FW   2   4   9  23  31 |  72   0   0   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  45
Okelo_Kigongo  GK  23   4   4   5  11 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Obradovic    DF   2  23   5   7  20 |  24   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Faty         DF   1  23   9   5  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Atheer_S       MF   1   3  23   8  36 |  24   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Lovell       FW   1   4   5  24  32 |  24   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
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