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Season 20 Archive: Elite FA Cup, Group B Game 3
Benfica 2 - 1 Feyenoord
Elite FA Cup Groups Match, Benfica vs. Feyenoord (Wed Apr 01)
Benfica | Feyenoord
4-4-2 A | 4-4-2 P
Steven Theobald | Gary Shields
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E_Thorstvedt GK | GK C_Gordon
C_Thomson DF | DF D_Smith
Yann_M_Vila DF | DF J_Mensah
C_Barr DF | DF M_Nastasic
R_Tomassi DF | DF W_Morris
B_Zamora MF | MF Atheer_S
D_Damjanovic MF | MF T_Woods
Zheng_Zhi MF | MF A_Griffin
P_Do_Shaw MF | MF C_Griffiths
S_Morison FW | FW M_Magnusson
A_Langlitz FW | FW S_Walsh
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J_Moreau SUB | SUB F_Bents
J_Djourou SUB | SUB J_Goodliffe
B_Abdoulaye SUB | SUB C_Erikinsfa
S_Nakamoto SUB | SUB T_Senior
K_McInally SUB | SUB P_A_Kluivert
Referee: M_de_Vries (Holland)
Min. 3 :(bfa) S_Morison with a Cruyff turn
... S_Morison flicks the header toward the far post!
... GOAL !!
... C_Gordon has to pick the ball out of the net
... That's given Benfica the advantage!
... Benfica 1-0 Feyenoord ...
Min. 4 :(bfa) A_Langlitz gets the ball on the wing
... He cuts inside M_Nastasic!
... He has some space now!
... A_Langlitz with the spectacular bicycle kick!
... C_Gordon has it covered
... It takes a bobble!
... C_Gordon is left flat-footed
... It's gone wide !!
Min. 10 :(fyd) A_Griffin races into the box
... He sees S_Walsh lose his man
... He cuts the ball back to him
... S_Walsh with the drive!
... E_Thorstvedt gets his fingertips to it
Min. 11 :(bfa) S_Morison with a throw in
... He throws the ball across to A_Langlitz
... A_Langlitz strikes a wicked curler !
... C_Gordon parries it
Min. 11 :(fyd) W_Morris shoves D_Damjanovic in the chest!!
... M_de_Vries has seen it!
... He could be off here!
... M_de_Vries reaches to his pocket!
... He jots down his name!
... YELLOW CARD!!
... I think he was lucky to escape with a caution!
Min. 13 :(fyd) W_Morris hoists the ball across to M_Magnusson
... M_Magnusson attempts a lob!
... OOOOHHHHH!!!!
... It's wide!
... That was a dismal effort!
... He should have buried that!
Min. 14 :(bfa) B_Zamora is first to the loose ball
... He plays the ball across to S_Morison
... Atheer_S fouls badly
... I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
... He is warned by M_de_Vries
... It's just a warning
... FREE KICK
... Just inside there own half
... D_Damjanovic hoists it forward
... S_Morison gets on the end of it
... S_Morison fires a shot at goal !
... It's gone over
... Well he must have left his shooting boots at home for that one
Min. 15 :(bfa) S_Morison picks up the pass
... S_Morison looks to see where C_Gordon is!
... He shoots!
... C_Gordon makes a great save
... But he can't hold onto it!
... He gathers it at the second attempt!
Min. 18 :(bfa) P_Do_Shaw takes advantage of a mistake by M_Nastasic
... It's a lucky break
... P_Do_Shaw has a go!
... He has failed to hit the target!
... He looks horrified by that miss!
... He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 19 :(fyd) D_Smith looks around for support
... He sees a man in space!
... He hits the ball up to S_Walsh
... S_Walsh with the punt towards goal!
... It flies wide!
... He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 21 :(bfa) B_Zamora finds his way through
... The offside trap didn't work
... W_Morris wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge
... It goes out of play
... CORNER!
... D_Damjanovic chips the ball in towards the far post!
... Zheng_Zhi gets his head on it
... The shot slips through C_Gordon's hands
... But C_Gordon recovers to save!
... He got away with that!
Min. 21 :(fyd) Atheer_S is out on the left
... He moves the ball right to A_Griffin
... Zheng_Zhi anticipates the pass and cuts it out
Min. 22 :(fyd) M_Magnusson with a real burst of pace
... He leaves C_Thomson behind
... M_Magnusson with a thundering shot!
... But E_Thorstvedt makes a fine save
... Wow!! That was close!
... He had to be at his best to reach that one!
Min. 23 :(fyd) Atheer_S lays the ball back to M_Nastasic
... M_Nastasic chases it through, he must score !
... But E_Thorstvedt punches it away
... He took a knock there
... His manager is looking on anxiously
... He's ok to carry on
Min. 24 :(bfa) A_Langlitz with electric pace
... He eases past D_Smith
... But W_Morris slides in
Min. 25 :(fyd) M_Nastasic cut's in on the inside of the defender
... He gets past him!
... He sees a team mate making a run
... He plays the ball through to M_Magnusson
... Yann_M_Vila knobbles the attacking player.
... M_de_Vries blows up for a foul
... YELLOW CARD!!
... He was unlucky to be booked for that
Min. 26 :(bfa) A_Langlitz takes advantage of a mistake by Atheer_S
... He runs towards goal
... M_Nastasic leaves his foot in with the challenge!!
... That's a bad foul!!
... M_de_Vries ignores the protests for a card
... Gary Shields looks relieved
... FREE KICK!
... A_Langlitz hits it over the wall
... Looks like it should be C_Gordon's
... Oh he's let it go through his legs
... But drifts inches wide !!
... C_Gordon looks embarrassed!
... He was relieved to see it go wide!
... CORNER!
... The corner is swung in by C_Barr!
... C_Gordon easily catches it!
Min. 28 :(bfa) B_Zamora runs at M_Nastasic
... He takes it past him
... B_Zamora shoots towards goal !
... Over the bar
Min. 30 :(bfa) S_Morison finds his way through
... They tried to play the offside trap
... S_Morison hits a great shot !
... But he got that all wrong
Min. 30 :(fyd) T_Woods plays a first time ball through the defence to M_Magnusson
... M_Magnusson is through on goal!
... The flag stays down
... He just has E_Thorstvedt to beat
... He rounds E_Thorstvedt
... He thumps it towards the goal!
... E_Thorstvedt somehow manages to get to it !!
Min. 34 :(bfa) B_Zamora gets to the by line
... He looks up and lobs in a cross
... P_Do_Shaw is unmarked
... C_Griffiths plays the back pass
... C_Gordon can't get to it!!
... It goes just wide!!
... What a lucky escape!!
... CORNER!
... Zheng_Zhi drives it into the box!
... It goes straight into the arms of C_Gordon
Min. 35 :(bfa) Zheng_Zhi with electric pace
... He eases past M_Nastasic
... Zheng_Zhi sights up the goal
... He shoots!
... But he somehow misses
... That was a woeful effort
Min. 36 :(fyd) M_Magnusson steps over the ball
... He nutmegs the defender
... That a lovely piece of trickery
... M_Magnusson chases it through, he must score !
... GOAL !!
... E_Thorstvedt will be disappointed he did not save that!
... Feyenoord are back on level terms now!
... Benfica 1-1 Feyenoord ...
Min. 37 :(bfa) P_Do_Shaw with the heel pass to S_Morison
... A wicked drive by S_Morison !
... But C_Gordon punches it away
... He had to be brave to come for that one
Min. 38 :(bfa) R_Tomassi with a precise ball to S_Morison
... S_Morison with a thundering drive!
... But C_Gordon pulls out a save of the game
Min. 38 :(fyd) D_Smith cut's in on the inside of the defender
... He gets past him!
... He sees a team mate making a run
... He plays the ball through to C_Griffiths
... R_Tomassi wins control of the ball with his hand!!
... Play On!!
Min. 39 :(bfa) B_Zamora is closed down
... He plays a quick pass
... P_Do_Shaw latches onto the ball
... P_Do_Shaw hits the shot with the inside of the right foot!
... But C_Gordon with the difficult save
Min. 41 :(fyd) M_Magnusson beats C_Barr
... His quick feet took him past the defender
... M_Magnusson flings a shot at goal !
... But E_Thorstvedt punches it away
... He had to be brave to come for that one
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(fyd) C_Griffiths is taking a throw in
... He sees a team mate loosing his marker
... He throws it to M_Magnusson
... C_Thomson reads it well
... This boy is a quality defender
... The crowd sing his praises
Min. 45 :(bfa) K_McInally will come on for A_Langlitz and play FW
Min. 45 :(bfa) The manager shouting something towards his players
... It looks like he's turning things round a bit
... Benfica will now play E
Min. 46 :(bfa) K_McInally pass splits open the defence
... What a ball!
... S_Morison is clean through!
... But he stands on the ball and falls over!!
... M_Nastasic picks up the loose ball and clears the danger
Min. 46 :(fyd) M_Nastasic holds up the ball
... He plays the ball to M_Magnusson
... M_Magnusson swings in the shot!
... But it goes wide of the post
************* HALF TIME ****************
Half Time Score: Benfica 1-1 Feyenoord
Min. 46 :(bfa) S_Morison flicks it over W_Morris's head
... He showed some great skill there!
... D_Smith slices it
... C_Gordon moves quickly!!
... He can't get there!
... It inches just wide!
... CORNER!
... B_Zamora chips the ball into the area!
... C_Gordon catches it!
Min. 50 :(fyd) Atheer_S hits in a shot!
... It hits the defender
... S_Walsh collects the loose ball!
... Excellent sliding challenge from D_Damjanovic
... He could have easily caught the defender is he hadn't been careful
Min. 51 :(bfa) P_Do_Shaw looks around for support
... His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
... He knocks a through ball to C_Barr
... C_Barr fires the shot in!
... C_Gordon tips it round the post
... Good save
... Corner not given!!
Min. 53 :(bfa) P_Do_Shaw sprints down the flank
... He plays the ball across to Yann_M_Vila
... The cross hits Yann_M_Vila on the butt and rebounds towards goal !
... C_Gordon with the acrobatic save
... Well saved
Min. 53 :(bfa) C_Thomson beats J_Mensah
... C_Griffiths with a bad challenge
... That looked malicious
... He gets a YELLOW CARD!!
... He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 54 :(fyd) S_Walsh plays a long ball to Atheer_S
... R_Tomassi wins it well
... Perfectly timed!
Min. 57 :(bfa) S_Morison finds his way through
... His quick turn fooled the defender
... But he stands on the ball and falls over!!
... M_Nastasic picks up the loose ball and clears the danger
Min. 60 :(fyd) J_Goodliffe replaces D_Smith and will play DF
Min. 62 :(bfa) B_Zamora cuts the ball back to S_Morison
... But he steps on the ball and falls over!
... J_Goodliffe hits it out for a throw
Min. 63 :(bfa) D_Damjanovic knocks it past the defender and runs onto it
... He showed great skill and pace there
... A_Griffin read the danger and stops the pass
Min. 70 :(bfa) There's going to be a change
... B_Abdoulaye will come on for R_Tomassi and play MF
Min. 70 :(bfa) Benfica restructured their strategy to A
Min. 70 :(fyd) P_A_Kluivert is going to be brought on
... M_Magnusson is leaving the pitch
... He applauds the crowd
... Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 70 :(fyd) C_Erikinsfa is ready to come on to replace T_Woods
... Looks like he will play as a MF
Min. 70 :(bfa) Zheng_Zhi is forced back with the ball
... He belts the ball up field
... S_Morison latches onto the end of it
... S_Morison hits the ball first time!
... He could have let that bounce
... GOAL !!
... C_Gordon will be disappointed he did not save that!
... Benfica go in front now with that goal!
... Benfica 2-1 Feyenoord ...
Min. 71 :(bfa) Benfica are switching their playing style to D
Min. 74 :(bfa) P_Do_Shaw beats M_Nastasic
... He muscled him off the ball
... J_Mensah clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play
... The linesman is flagging
... Throw in
Min. 75 :(bfa) D_Damjanovic spits at W_Morris
... He could be off here!
... M_de_Vries reaches to his pocket!
... He jots down his name!
... YELLOW CARD!!
... I think he was lucky to escape with a caution!
Min. 76 :(fyd) A_Griffin beats C_Barr
... A_Griffin tries to beat E_Thorstvedt from outside the area!
... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
... E_Thorstvedt tips it over !!
... Great goalkeeping there!
... CORNER!
... C_Erikinsfa drives it into the box!
... E_Thorstvedt reads it well, and claims it!
Min. 76 :(bfa) The defender slips and falls over!
... S_Morison is through!
... W_Morris bundles the player over!!
... That's a foul!!
... His 2nd yellow card, that's an early shower for him !
Min. 78 :(bfa) J_Djourou replaces Yann_M_Vila and will play DF
Min. 78 :(bfa) C_Barr brings the ball into the opposing area
... S_Morison makes himself available
... A delicate chip from S_Morison !
... C_Gordon makes a good save
... CORNER!
... Zheng_Zhi plays it towards the near post!
... C_Gordon comes out and claims it!
Min. 80 :(fyd) A_Griffin runs at the defender
... The ball rebounds off J_Djourou back to him!
... That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward!
... But C_Thomson wins the ball from behind
... The crowd appeal but M_de_Vries has none of it.
Min. 82 :(bfa) B_Abdoulaye cuts inside J_Mensah
... He worked that well
... B_Abdoulaye aims the cheeky shot at goal!
... But he puts it well wide
... The Feyenoord fans taunt him!
Min. 84 :(bfa) B_Abdoulaye drives the ball across field
... It comes to K_McInally
... K_McInally hits a curling shot!
... The shot slips through C_Gordon's hands
... But goes wide!
... He got away with that!
... Goal kick given! That looked like a corner to me
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(bfa) P_Do_Shaw leaps into the air
... He wins the header
... He heads it across to S_Morison
... But M_Nastasic slid in
... It was a well timed tackle and it had to be
Min. 90 :(fyd) S_Walsh skips the challenge from P_Do_Shaw
... P_Do_Shaw with a late tackle
... He certainly didn't mean it
... M_de_Vries reaches to his pocket!
... YELLOW CARD!!
... FREE KICK!
... This is a good chance!
... J_Mensah plays it short to C_Griffiths
... Superbly timed tackle by C_Barr
... He made it look easy
... But he can't keep it in
... CORNER!
... A_Griffin crosses it in!
... It goes straight into the arms of E_Thorstvedt
Min. 94 :(bfa) B_Zamora unselfishly lays the ball back to S_Morison
... S_Morison leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!!!
... It grazes the bar
... And goes over
... Oh so close there!
Min. 94 :(fyd) S_Walsh brings it under control
... He takes on C_Thomson
... He gets past him!
... He puts in Atheer_S!
... Atheer_S attempts to nutmeg E_Thorstvedt!
... E_Thorstvedt parries the shot
... And the defender clears it!
************* FULL TIME ****************
Match Details
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Venue : Estadio da Luz
Attendance : 114,616
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Benfica Match Info
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Best player : S_Morison (Man of the Match)
Scorers : S_Morison (3,70)
Sent Off : N/A
Booked : Yann_M_Vila (25), D_Damjanovic (75), P_Do_Shaw (90)
Injured : N/A
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Feyenoord Match Info
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Best player : M_Magnusson
Scorers : M_Magnusson (36)
Sent Off : W_Morris (76)
Booked : C_Griffiths (53)
Injured : N/A
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Match Statistics
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Benfica | Feyenoord
Attempts on Goal : 21 | 11
Off target : 10 | 3
On target : 11 | 8
Possession : 63 | 37
Corners : 5 | 2
Red Cards : 0 | 1
Yellow Cards : 3 | 1
Subs Used : 3 | 3
Fouls : 6 | 7
Key Tackles : 7 | 10
Key Passes : 15 | 13
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Final Score : Benfica 2 - 1 Feyenoord
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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 | 97 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 35 0 0 0
C_Thomson DF 2 27 11 6 25 | 97 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 60 20 20
Yann_M_Vila DF 2 26 13 7 22 | 81 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -2 -2 3
C_Barr DF 2 26 12 9 27 | 97 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 20 10 5
R_Tomassi DF 1 25 8 7 37 | 73 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 10 0
B_Zamora MF 2 11 28 8 25 | 97 0 0 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 50 1
D_Damjanovic MF 3 8 27 10 42 | 97 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 18 -2 -2
Zheng_Zhi MF 1 9 27 8 42 | 97 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 20 25 6
P_Do_Shaw MF 2 9 26 8 25 | 97 0 0 4 0 2 0 1 0 0 -2 38 4
S_Morison FW 1 2 7 27 36 | 97 0 0 1 0 9 2 0 0 0 0 10 63
A_Langlitz FW 3 7 10 24 32 | 45 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
J_Moreau GK 27 1 2 2 14 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
J_Djourou DF 3 27 5 9 35 | 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 20
B_Abdoulaye MF 2 14 27 7 39 | 24 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 1
S_Nakamoto MF 3 4 21 14 32 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
K_McInally FW 2 6 5 29 27 | 52 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 1
Player Statistics - Feyenoord
Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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C_Gordon GK 38 1 1 3 17 | 97 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 45 0 0 0
D_Smith DF 1 25 8 5 22 | 63 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 0
J_Mensah DF 2 22 8 10 24 | 97 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0
M_Nastasic DF 2 20 7 10 22 | 97 0 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 40 0 -15
W_Morris DF 2 20 6 4 28 | 79 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 30 0 -10
Atheer_S MF 1 3 24 9 36 | 97 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 30 5
T_Woods MF 1 9 24 1 26 | 73 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -20 -10 -20
A_Griffin MF 2 9 23 10 15 | 97 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 20 10 5
C_Griffiths MF 1 3 23 7 24 | 97 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 18 8 -2
M_Magnusson FW 1 3 5 24 22 | 73 0 0 0 0 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 37
S_Walsh FW 1 2 8 23 20 | 97 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 20 6
F_Bents GK 24 2 2 6 12 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
J_Goodliffe DF 2 22 5 7 23 | 34 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0
C_Erikinsfa MF 2 7 23 10 47 | 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
T_Senior FW 2 6 8 23 30 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
P_A_Kluivert FW 2 7 7 18 27 | 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Benfica | Feyenoord
4-4-2 A | 4-4-2 P
Steven Theobald | Gary Shields
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E_Thorstvedt GK | GK C_Gordon
C_Thomson DF | DF D_Smith
Yann_M_Vila DF | DF J_Mensah
C_Barr DF | DF M_Nastasic
R_Tomassi DF | DF W_Morris
B_Zamora MF | MF Atheer_S
D_Damjanovic MF | MF T_Woods
Zheng_Zhi MF | MF A_Griffin
P_Do_Shaw MF | MF C_Griffiths
S_Morison FW | FW M_Magnusson
A_Langlitz FW | FW S_Walsh
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J_Moreau SUB | SUB F_Bents
J_Djourou SUB | SUB J_Goodliffe
B_Abdoulaye SUB | SUB C_Erikinsfa
S_Nakamoto SUB | SUB T_Senior
K_McInally SUB | SUB P_A_Kluivert
Referee: M_de_Vries (Holland)
Min. 3 :(bfa) S_Morison with a Cruyff turn
... S_Morison flicks the header toward the far post!
... GOAL !!
... C_Gordon has to pick the ball out of the net
... That's given Benfica the advantage!
... Benfica 1-0 Feyenoord ...
Min. 4 :(bfa) A_Langlitz gets the ball on the wing
... He cuts inside M_Nastasic!
... He has some space now!
... A_Langlitz with the spectacular bicycle kick!
... C_Gordon has it covered
... It takes a bobble!
... C_Gordon is left flat-footed
... It's gone wide !!
Min. 10 :(fyd) A_Griffin races into the box
... He sees S_Walsh lose his man
... He cuts the ball back to him
... S_Walsh with the drive!
... E_Thorstvedt gets his fingertips to it
Min. 11 :(bfa) S_Morison with a throw in
... He throws the ball across to A_Langlitz
... A_Langlitz strikes a wicked curler !
... C_Gordon parries it
Min. 11 :(fyd) W_Morris shoves D_Damjanovic in the chest!!
... M_de_Vries has seen it!
... He could be off here!
... M_de_Vries reaches to his pocket!
... He jots down his name!
... YELLOW CARD!!
... I think he was lucky to escape with a caution!
Min. 13 :(fyd) W_Morris hoists the ball across to M_Magnusson
... M_Magnusson attempts a lob!
... OOOOHHHHH!!!!
... It's wide!
... That was a dismal effort!
... He should have buried that!
Min. 14 :(bfa) B_Zamora is first to the loose ball
... He plays the ball across to S_Morison
... Atheer_S fouls badly
... I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
... He is warned by M_de_Vries
... It's just a warning
... FREE KICK
... Just inside there own half
... D_Damjanovic hoists it forward
... S_Morison gets on the end of it
... S_Morison fires a shot at goal !
... It's gone over
... Well he must have left his shooting boots at home for that one
Min. 15 :(bfa) S_Morison picks up the pass
... S_Morison looks to see where C_Gordon is!
... He shoots!
... C_Gordon makes a great save
... But he can't hold onto it!
... He gathers it at the second attempt!
Min. 18 :(bfa) P_Do_Shaw takes advantage of a mistake by M_Nastasic
... It's a lucky break
... P_Do_Shaw has a go!
... He has failed to hit the target!
... He looks horrified by that miss!
... He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 19 :(fyd) D_Smith looks around for support
... He sees a man in space!
... He hits the ball up to S_Walsh
... S_Walsh with the punt towards goal!
... It flies wide!
... He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 21 :(bfa) B_Zamora finds his way through
... The offside trap didn't work
... W_Morris wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge
... It goes out of play
... CORNER!
... D_Damjanovic chips the ball in towards the far post!
... Zheng_Zhi gets his head on it
... The shot slips through C_Gordon's hands
... But C_Gordon recovers to save!
... He got away with that!
Min. 21 :(fyd) Atheer_S is out on the left
... He moves the ball right to A_Griffin
... Zheng_Zhi anticipates the pass and cuts it out
Min. 22 :(fyd) M_Magnusson with a real burst of pace
... He leaves C_Thomson behind
... M_Magnusson with a thundering shot!
... But E_Thorstvedt makes a fine save
... Wow!! That was close!
... He had to be at his best to reach that one!
Min. 23 :(fyd) Atheer_S lays the ball back to M_Nastasic
... M_Nastasic chases it through, he must score !
... But E_Thorstvedt punches it away
... He took a knock there
... His manager is looking on anxiously
... He's ok to carry on
Min. 24 :(bfa) A_Langlitz with electric pace
... He eases past D_Smith
... But W_Morris slides in
Min. 25 :(fyd) M_Nastasic cut's in on the inside of the defender
... He gets past him!
... He sees a team mate making a run
... He plays the ball through to M_Magnusson
... Yann_M_Vila knobbles the attacking player.
... M_de_Vries blows up for a foul
... YELLOW CARD!!
... He was unlucky to be booked for that
Min. 26 :(bfa) A_Langlitz takes advantage of a mistake by Atheer_S
... He runs towards goal
... M_Nastasic leaves his foot in with the challenge!!
... That's a bad foul!!
... M_de_Vries ignores the protests for a card
... Gary Shields looks relieved
... FREE KICK!
... A_Langlitz hits it over the wall
... Looks like it should be C_Gordon's
... Oh he's let it go through his legs
... But drifts inches wide !!
... C_Gordon looks embarrassed!
... He was relieved to see it go wide!
... CORNER!
... The corner is swung in by C_Barr!
... C_Gordon easily catches it!
Min. 28 :(bfa) B_Zamora runs at M_Nastasic
... He takes it past him
... B_Zamora shoots towards goal !
... Over the bar
Min. 30 :(bfa) S_Morison finds his way through
... They tried to play the offside trap
... S_Morison hits a great shot !
... But he got that all wrong
Min. 30 :(fyd) T_Woods plays a first time ball through the defence to M_Magnusson
... M_Magnusson is through on goal!
... The flag stays down
... He just has E_Thorstvedt to beat
... He rounds E_Thorstvedt
... He thumps it towards the goal!
... E_Thorstvedt somehow manages to get to it !!
Min. 34 :(bfa) B_Zamora gets to the by line
... He looks up and lobs in a cross
... P_Do_Shaw is unmarked
... C_Griffiths plays the back pass
... C_Gordon can't get to it!!
... It goes just wide!!
... What a lucky escape!!
... CORNER!
... Zheng_Zhi drives it into the box!
... It goes straight into the arms of C_Gordon
Min. 35 :(bfa) Zheng_Zhi with electric pace
... He eases past M_Nastasic
... Zheng_Zhi sights up the goal
... He shoots!
... But he somehow misses
... That was a woeful effort
Min. 36 :(fyd) M_Magnusson steps over the ball
... He nutmegs the defender
... That a lovely piece of trickery
... M_Magnusson chases it through, he must score !
... GOAL !!
... E_Thorstvedt will be disappointed he did not save that!
... Feyenoord are back on level terms now!
... Benfica 1-1 Feyenoord ...
Min. 37 :(bfa) P_Do_Shaw with the heel pass to S_Morison
... A wicked drive by S_Morison !
... But C_Gordon punches it away
... He had to be brave to come for that one
Min. 38 :(bfa) R_Tomassi with a precise ball to S_Morison
... S_Morison with a thundering drive!
... But C_Gordon pulls out a save of the game
Min. 38 :(fyd) D_Smith cut's in on the inside of the defender
... He gets past him!
... He sees a team mate making a run
... He plays the ball through to C_Griffiths
... R_Tomassi wins control of the ball with his hand!!
... Play On!!
Min. 39 :(bfa) B_Zamora is closed down
... He plays a quick pass
... P_Do_Shaw latches onto the ball
... P_Do_Shaw hits the shot with the inside of the right foot!
... But C_Gordon with the difficult save
Min. 41 :(fyd) M_Magnusson beats C_Barr
... His quick feet took him past the defender
... M_Magnusson flings a shot at goal !
... But E_Thorstvedt punches it away
... He had to be brave to come for that one
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(fyd) C_Griffiths is taking a throw in
... He sees a team mate loosing his marker
... He throws it to M_Magnusson
... C_Thomson reads it well
... This boy is a quality defender
... The crowd sing his praises
Min. 45 :(bfa) K_McInally will come on for A_Langlitz and play FW
Min. 45 :(bfa) The manager shouting something towards his players
... It looks like he's turning things round a bit
... Benfica will now play E
Min. 46 :(bfa) K_McInally pass splits open the defence
... What a ball!
... S_Morison is clean through!
... But he stands on the ball and falls over!!
... M_Nastasic picks up the loose ball and clears the danger
Min. 46 :(fyd) M_Nastasic holds up the ball
... He plays the ball to M_Magnusson
... M_Magnusson swings in the shot!
... But it goes wide of the post
************* HALF TIME ****************
Half Time Score: Benfica 1-1 Feyenoord
Min. 46 :(bfa) S_Morison flicks it over W_Morris's head
... He showed some great skill there!
... D_Smith slices it
... C_Gordon moves quickly!!
... He can't get there!
... It inches just wide!
... CORNER!
... B_Zamora chips the ball into the area!
... C_Gordon catches it!
Min. 50 :(fyd) Atheer_S hits in a shot!
... It hits the defender
... S_Walsh collects the loose ball!
... Excellent sliding challenge from D_Damjanovic
... He could have easily caught the defender is he hadn't been careful
Min. 51 :(bfa) P_Do_Shaw looks around for support
... His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
... He knocks a through ball to C_Barr
... C_Barr fires the shot in!
... C_Gordon tips it round the post
... Good save
... Corner not given!!
Min. 53 :(bfa) P_Do_Shaw sprints down the flank
... He plays the ball across to Yann_M_Vila
... The cross hits Yann_M_Vila on the butt and rebounds towards goal !
... C_Gordon with the acrobatic save
... Well saved
Min. 53 :(bfa) C_Thomson beats J_Mensah
... C_Griffiths with a bad challenge
... That looked malicious
... He gets a YELLOW CARD!!
... He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 54 :(fyd) S_Walsh plays a long ball to Atheer_S
... R_Tomassi wins it well
... Perfectly timed!
Min. 57 :(bfa) S_Morison finds his way through
... His quick turn fooled the defender
... But he stands on the ball and falls over!!
... M_Nastasic picks up the loose ball and clears the danger
Min. 60 :(fyd) J_Goodliffe replaces D_Smith and will play DF
Min. 62 :(bfa) B_Zamora cuts the ball back to S_Morison
... But he steps on the ball and falls over!
... J_Goodliffe hits it out for a throw
Min. 63 :(bfa) D_Damjanovic knocks it past the defender and runs onto it
... He showed great skill and pace there
... A_Griffin read the danger and stops the pass
Min. 70 :(bfa) There's going to be a change
... B_Abdoulaye will come on for R_Tomassi and play MF
Min. 70 :(bfa) Benfica restructured their strategy to A
Min. 70 :(fyd) P_A_Kluivert is going to be brought on
... M_Magnusson is leaving the pitch
... He applauds the crowd
... Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 70 :(fyd) C_Erikinsfa is ready to come on to replace T_Woods
... Looks like he will play as a MF
Min. 70 :(bfa) Zheng_Zhi is forced back with the ball
... He belts the ball up field
... S_Morison latches onto the end of it
... S_Morison hits the ball first time!
... He could have let that bounce
... GOAL !!
... C_Gordon will be disappointed he did not save that!
... Benfica go in front now with that goal!
... Benfica 2-1 Feyenoord ...
Min. 71 :(bfa) Benfica are switching their playing style to D
Min. 74 :(bfa) P_Do_Shaw beats M_Nastasic
... He muscled him off the ball
... J_Mensah clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play
... The linesman is flagging
... Throw in
Min. 75 :(bfa) D_Damjanovic spits at W_Morris
... He could be off here!
... M_de_Vries reaches to his pocket!
... He jots down his name!
... YELLOW CARD!!
... I think he was lucky to escape with a caution!
Min. 76 :(fyd) A_Griffin beats C_Barr
... A_Griffin tries to beat E_Thorstvedt from outside the area!
... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
... E_Thorstvedt tips it over !!
... Great goalkeeping there!
... CORNER!
... C_Erikinsfa drives it into the box!
... E_Thorstvedt reads it well, and claims it!
Min. 76 :(bfa) The defender slips and falls over!
... S_Morison is through!
... W_Morris bundles the player over!!
... That's a foul!!
... His 2nd yellow card, that's an early shower for him !
Min. 78 :(bfa) J_Djourou replaces Yann_M_Vila and will play DF
Min. 78 :(bfa) C_Barr brings the ball into the opposing area
... S_Morison makes himself available
... A delicate chip from S_Morison !
... C_Gordon makes a good save
... CORNER!
... Zheng_Zhi plays it towards the near post!
... C_Gordon comes out and claims it!
Min. 80 :(fyd) A_Griffin runs at the defender
... The ball rebounds off J_Djourou back to him!
... That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward!
... But C_Thomson wins the ball from behind
... The crowd appeal but M_de_Vries has none of it.
Min. 82 :(bfa) B_Abdoulaye cuts inside J_Mensah
... He worked that well
... B_Abdoulaye aims the cheeky shot at goal!
... But he puts it well wide
... The Feyenoord fans taunt him!
Min. 84 :(bfa) B_Abdoulaye drives the ball across field
... It comes to K_McInally
... K_McInally hits a curling shot!
... The shot slips through C_Gordon's hands
... But goes wide!
... He got away with that!
... Goal kick given! That looked like a corner to me
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(bfa) P_Do_Shaw leaps into the air
... He wins the header
... He heads it across to S_Morison
... But M_Nastasic slid in
... It was a well timed tackle and it had to be
Min. 90 :(fyd) S_Walsh skips the challenge from P_Do_Shaw
... P_Do_Shaw with a late tackle
... He certainly didn't mean it
... M_de_Vries reaches to his pocket!
... YELLOW CARD!!
... FREE KICK!
... This is a good chance!
... J_Mensah plays it short to C_Griffiths
... Superbly timed tackle by C_Barr
... He made it look easy
... But he can't keep it in
... CORNER!
... A_Griffin crosses it in!
... It goes straight into the arms of E_Thorstvedt
Min. 94 :(bfa) B_Zamora unselfishly lays the ball back to S_Morison
... S_Morison leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!!!
... It grazes the bar
... And goes over
... Oh so close there!
Min. 94 :(fyd) S_Walsh brings it under control
... He takes on C_Thomson
... He gets past him!
... He puts in Atheer_S!
... Atheer_S attempts to nutmeg E_Thorstvedt!
... E_Thorstvedt parries the shot
... And the defender clears it!
************* FULL TIME ****************
Match Details
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Venue : Estadio da Luz
Attendance : 114,616
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Benfica Match Info
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Best player : S_Morison (Man of the Match)
Scorers : S_Morison (3,70)
Sent Off : N/A
Booked : Yann_M_Vila (25), D_Damjanovic (75), P_Do_Shaw (90)
Injured : N/A
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Feyenoord Match Info
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Best player : M_Magnusson
Scorers : M_Magnusson (36)
Sent Off : W_Morris (76)
Booked : C_Griffiths (53)
Injured : N/A
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Match Statistics
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Benfica | Feyenoord
Attempts on Goal : 21 | 11
Off target : 10 | 3
On target : 11 | 8
Possession : 63 | 37
Corners : 5 | 2
Red Cards : 0 | 1
Yellow Cards : 3 | 1
Subs Used : 3 | 3
Fouls : 6 | 7
Key Tackles : 7 | 10
Key Passes : 15 | 13
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Final Score : Benfica 2 - 1 Feyenoord
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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 | 97 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 35 0 0 0
C_Thomson DF 2 27 11 6 25 | 97 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 60 20 20
Yann_M_Vila DF 2 26 13 7 22 | 81 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -2 -2 3
C_Barr DF 2 26 12 9 27 | 97 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 20 10 5
R_Tomassi DF 1 25 8 7 37 | 73 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 10 0
B_Zamora MF 2 11 28 8 25 | 97 0 0 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 50 1
D_Damjanovic MF 3 8 27 10 42 | 97 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 18 -2 -2
Zheng_Zhi MF 1 9 27 8 42 | 97 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 20 25 6
P_Do_Shaw MF 2 9 26 8 25 | 97 0 0 4 0 2 0 1 0 0 -2 38 4
S_Morison FW 1 2 7 27 36 | 97 0 0 1 0 9 2 0 0 0 0 10 63
A_Langlitz FW 3 7 10 24 32 | 45 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
J_Moreau GK 27 1 2 2 14 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
J_Djourou DF 3 27 5 9 35 | 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 20
B_Abdoulaye MF 2 14 27 7 39 | 24 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 1
S_Nakamoto MF 3 4 21 14 32 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
K_McInally FW 2 6 5 29 27 | 52 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 1
Player Statistics - Feyenoord
Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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C_Gordon GK 38 1 1 3 17 | 97 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 45 0 0 0
D_Smith DF 1 25 8 5 22 | 63 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 0
J_Mensah DF 2 22 8 10 24 | 97 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0
M_Nastasic DF 2 20 7 10 22 | 97 0 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 40 0 -15
W_Morris DF 2 20 6 4 28 | 79 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 30 0 -10
Atheer_S MF 1 3 24 9 36 | 97 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 30 5
T_Woods MF 1 9 24 1 26 | 73 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -20 -10 -20
A_Griffin MF 2 9 23 10 15 | 97 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 20 10 5
C_Griffiths MF 1 3 23 7 24 | 97 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 18 8 -2
M_Magnusson FW 1 3 5 24 22 | 73 0 0 0 0 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 37
S_Walsh FW 1 2 8 23 20 | 97 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 20 6
F_Bents GK 24 2 2 6 12 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
J_Goodliffe DF 2 22 5 7 23 | 34 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0
C_Erikinsfa MF 2 7 23 10 47 | 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
T_Senior FW 2 6 8 23 30 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
P_A_Kluivert FW 2 7 7 18 27 | 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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