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Season 19 Archive: Elite FA Cup, 2nd Round Replay

Benfica 0 - 0 Valencia

Elite FA Cup 2nd Round Replay Match, Benfica vs. Valencia (Wed Sep 24)


                              Benfica  |  Valencia
                              4-4-2 P  |  5-2-3 L
                      Steven Theobald  |  Andie Glen
                                       |
                      E_Thorstvedt GK  |  GK I_Turner
                            C_Barr DF  |  DF D_Maicon
                         C_Thomson DF  |  DF J_Conroy
                            B_Bryn DF  |  DF S_Logan
                       Yann_M_Vila DF  |  DF D_Criscrito
                          B_Zamora MF  |  DF Samba_Sow
                       B_Abdoulaye MF  |  MF A_Wisdom
                         P_Do_Shaw MF  |  MF S_Howey
                            J_Bolm MF  |  FW E_Cavani
                        K_McInally FW  |  FW Z_Ibrahimovic
                         S_Morison FW  |  FW E_Dzeko
                                       |
                          J_Moreau SUB |  SUB Kindonga
                         R_Tomassi SUB |  SUB A_Carlos
                      D_Damjanovic SUB |  SUB O_Ruggeri
                         Zheng_Zhi SUB |  SUB P_Nedved
                           M_Maigi SUB |  SUB J_Portillo

Referee: S_Dougal (Scotland)


Min. 1  :(vla) E_Cavani turns well with ball
          ...  He has some space now
          ...  C_Barr with the tackle
Min. 2  :(bfa) B_Zamora with a measured pass to J_Bolm
          ...  J_Bolm with the shot on net !
          ...  I_Turner gets his fingertips to it
          ...  He pushes it on to the post
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball
Min. 14 :(bfa) S_Morison knocks it past the defender and runs onto it
          ...  He leaves the defender standing
          ...  D_Criscrito with a late tackle
          ...  Well to be fair he was looking for the foul
          ...  S_Dougal calls him for a talk
          ...  It's just a warning
Min. 15 :(vla) The defender slips and falls over!
          ...  Z_Ibrahimovic is through!
          ...  Yann_M_Vila stands his ground and wins the tackle
Min. 20 :(bfa) B_Zamora brings the ball under control
          ...  He sees a team mate in space!
          ...  He plays the ball in to him!
          ...  P_Do_Shaw gets on the end of the pass
          ...  E_Cavani with an ugly foul
          ...  S_Dougal reaches to his pocket!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  FREE KICK
          ...  Just inside there own half
          ...  P_Do_Shaw plays it short to K_McInally
          ...  K_McInally tries to beat E_Thorstvedt from outside the area!
          ...  It's just over!
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 23 :(bfa) B_Zamora jumps over S_Howey's challenge
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg
          ...  He's clean through
          ...  A glorious effort by B_Zamora !
          ...  I_Turner goes down well to save
Min. 29 :(bfa) B_Abdoulaye with the diagonal pass S_Morison
          ...  J_Conroy with the tackle
Min. 31 :(bfa) C_Barr with the heel pass to J_Bolm
          ...  J_Bolm hits the shot with the outside of the right foot!
          ...  Its sails over!
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on

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

Min. 51 :(bfa) J_Bolm retreats under pressure
          ...  He hits the ball up field
          ...  B_Zamora latches onto the end of it
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from D_Maicon
Min. 53 :(bfa) B_Zamora crosses into the box, finding S_Morison
          ...  Samba_Sow wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Yann_M_Vila curls it into the box!
          ...  I_Turner fists it away!
Min. 54 :(vla) Z_Ibrahimovic nutmegs Yann_M_Vila, he continues to run forward
          ...  B_Zamora makes the challenge and clears the ball
Min. 55 :(vla) A_Carlos is coming on and J_Conroy is being brought off
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play DF
Min. 60 :(bfa) B_Abdoulaye knocks it past E_Cavani and runs onto it
          ...  He leaves the defender standing
          ...  But A_Carlos barges him off the ball
Min. 65 :(vla) There's going to be a change
          ...  O_Ruggeri will come on for E_Cavani and play AM
Min. 74 :(bfa) D_Damjanovic takes off his tracksuit
          ...  he'll replace P_Do_Shaw as MF
Min. 75 :(bfa) Zheng_Zhi is being prepared to come on
          ...  J_Bolm is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play MF
Min. 75 :(vla) P_Nedved will come on for Z_Ibrahimovic and play AM
Min. 75 :(vla) O_Ruggeri barges the defender off the ball
          ...  O_Ruggeri fires off a left-footed shot !
          ...  But E_Thorstvedt pulls out a save of the game
Min. 76 :(bfa) R_Tomassi will come on for C_Thomson and play DF
Min. 78 :(bfa) B_Abdoulaye runs down the wing
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space!
          ...  He cuts the ball back
          ...  K_McInally latches onto the pass
          ...  He carves out some space
          ...  K_McInally drives the shot in!
          ...  I_Turner with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  He showed great Reflexes there
Min. 81 :(vla) P_Nedved 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 Samba_Sow
          ...  But Zheng_Zhi with the fine tackle
Min. 83 :(bfa) K_McInally with the dribble
          ...  He made that look easy
          ...  Brilliantly taken away by P_Nedved !!
          ...  Any youngsters out there should be taking notes
Min. 84 :(bfa) D_Damjanovic with a first time pass
          ...  K_McInally runs onto it!
          ...  K_McInally with the punt towards goal!
          ...  But I_Turner makes a fine save
          ...  Wow!! That was close!
          ...  He had to be at his best to reach that one!
Min. 84 :(bfa) Yann_M_Vila looks up
          ...  He swings the ball right towards Zheng_Zhi
          ...  A_Wisdom tackles cleanly
          ...  The linesman flags for the foul though! Unbelievable! It looked clean to me
          ...  S_Dougal wants a quiet word
Min. 87 :(vla) A_Wisdom with a glorious long pass to E_Dzeko
          ...  R_Tomassi takes the player out!!
          ...  The ref turns away!!
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(bfa) D_Damjanovic knocks it forward
          ...  S_Howey slips
          ...  S_Morison gets to it!
          ...  S_Howey plays the back pass
          ...  I_Turner can't get to it!!
          ...  It goes just wide!!
          ...  What a lucky escape!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  D_Damjanovic chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  Samba_Sow gets up well
          ...  And he heads it away
Min. 91 :(bfa) B_Zamora with the deft touch
          ...  He takes it past A_Wisdom
          ...  He knocks it to D_Damjanovic!
          ...  D_Maicon takes the player down!!
          ...  PENALTY!!
          ...  No! The ref has given the free kick the other way!
          ...  Unbelievable!

*************  PENALTY SHOOTOUT  *************


          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  K_McInally is taking it!
          ...  I_Turner dives
          ...  GOAL!!
          ...  The keeper had no chance there!
          ...  Benfica 1-0 Valencia...

          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  E_Dzeko steps up!
          ...  He's put it over!

          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  S_Morison is taking it!
          ...  GOAL!!
          ...  Benfica 2-0 Valencia...

          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  P_Nedved steps up!
          ...  E_Thorstvedt tips it wide!

          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  D_Damjanovic steps up!
          ...  GOAL!!
          ...  Benfica 3-0 Valencia...

          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  O_Ruggeri steps up!
          ...  E_Thorstvedt tips it wide!


          ...  Benfica wins the penalty shootout



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


Match Details
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Venue                : Estadio da Luz
Attendance           : 107,000
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Benfica Match Info
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Best player          : B_Zamora (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Valencia Match Info
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Best player          : I_Turner
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : E_Cavani (20)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                               Benfica    |    Valencia
Attempts on Goal     :           6        |       1
Off target           :           2        |       0
On target            :           4        |       1
Possession           :          64        |       36
Corners              :           2        |       0
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           4        |       7
Key Tackles          :           5        |       7
Key Passes           :          11        |       2
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Final Score          : Benfica 0 - 0 Valencia
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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 |  93   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  45   0   0   0
C_Barr         DF   2  26  12   9  27 |  93   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
C_Thomson      DF   2  26  11   6  25 |  77   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
B_Bryn         DF   2  26   7   8  31 |  93   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Yann_M_Vila    DF   2  25  13   7  22 |  93   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
B_Zamora       MF   2  11  27   8  25 |  93   0   1   4   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  40   5
B_Abdoulaye    MF   2  14  26   7  39 |  93   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
P_Do_Shaw      MF   2   8  26   8  25 |  75   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Bolm         MF   2  11  25  12  32 |  76   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  10   6
K_McInally     FW   2   6   5  28  27 |  93   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  11
S_Morison      FW   1   2   7  27  36 |  93   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Moreau       GK  27   1   2   2  14 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Tomassi      DF   1  24   8   6  37 |  16   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
D_Damjanovic   MF   3   8  27  10  42 |  18   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
Zheng_Zhi      MF   1   9  26   8  42 |  17   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
M_Maigi        FW   1   8  12  24  42 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Valencia
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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I_Turner       GK  39   4   5   4  16 |  93   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  65   0   0   0
D_Maicon       DF   2  28  13   3  24 |  93   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
J_Conroy       DF   2  26  12   9  21 |  56   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
S_Logan        DF   3  26  10   7  36 |  93   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Criscrito    DF   2  25  10   7  27 |  93   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
Samba_Sow      DF   1  24  13   4  23 |  93   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
A_Wisdom       MF   2  22  19   8  34 |  93   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
S_Howey        MF   2  18  17   4  36 |  93   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
E_Cavani       FW   2   9  10  25  26 |  66   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
Z_Ibrahimovic  FW   1   4   4  25  35 |  76   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Dzeko        FW   2   6   6  23  34 |  93   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Kindonga       GK  24   5   6   5  17 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Carlos       DF   1  25  11   8  42 |  37   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
O_Ruggeri      AM   1   8  23  21  19 |  27   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
P_Nedved       AM   1   6  22  22  17 |  17   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
J_Portillo     FW   1   5   3  26  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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