In off the Post   home | contact | links | FAQ  ONLINE GAMES 
Games clubs | codes | info | results | rulebook | join
User: Password:
Features forum | search | HTO

next | previous | Benfica | Aberdeen | index | setup 2

Commentary
A header by VINICIUS at the far post was comfortably collected by the 'keeper.
ILICIC's shot beat BUTLAND but rebounded off the Aberdeen crossbar.
A delightful save prevented PEDRO NETO from scoring a lovely goal.
10¹A great shot from CHIQUINHO was dealt with by a useful block from BUTLAND.
22¹GOAL!! RAMIREZ tried to play the ball out of the Aberdeen penalty area but was tackled by MEITÉ who nodded the ball to PEDRO NETO for a simple goal. (1-0 Benfica)
24¹HELTON LEITE was able to claw away a fierce shot.
28¹VINICIUS's shot was well held by the Aberdeen 'keeper.
30¹DIOGO GONÇALVES ran onto a delightful ball from CHIQUINHO but blasted his effort wide of the righthand post.
33¹CHIQUINHO beat three Aberdeen players and thundered an effort wide.
34¹A right foot shot from DIOGO GONÇALVES was forced wide by BUTLAND.
39¹The Benfica 'keeper stopped a clever strike from FELIPE ANDERSON.
A shot from ILICIC held little difficulty for the 'keeper.
12²BIRAGHI fired the ball through a crowd of players but the 'keeper was a match for it as he dived to his left.
14²GOAL!! A poor clearance dropped to BENEDETTO who scuffed a shot goalward, luckily FELIPE ANDERSON was on hand to blast the ball in off the post. (1-1)
16²VINICIUS was put clear by ILICIC and he pulled away from the 'keeper but glanced his shot just wide.
31²GOAL!! FELIPE ANDERSON dribbled forward, glanced up and blasted a shot into the Benfica net. (2-1 Aberdeen)
34²A mix up in the Aberdeen defence enabled ILICIC to hit the ball over.
37²GOAL!! A deep cross by JOHNSTON was met by BENEDETTO who stormed in to score. (3-1 Aberdeen)
38²A weak strike from ILICIC bounced agonisingly wide.
39²PEDRO NETO kicked the ball wide from just inside the area.
42²A useful ball from DIOGO GONÇALVES on the left was collected by PEDRO NETO who scuffed his shot inches wide.
45²The 'keeper was able to block a tame shot from DIOGO GONÇALVES.

 
Benfica
 
League position: 19
Home league form: XWLL
Overall league form: XXWLLLLL
Formation: 4-3-3
Line-ups
HELTON Brant LEITE1Jack BUTLAND
DIOGO António GONÇALVES2Alistair JOHNSTON
Cristiano BIRAGHI3Ben DAVIES
Alex IWOBI4Ainsley MAITLAND-NILES
(c)Nicolás OTAMENDI5Lewis DUNK(c)
MORATO6Nick VIERGEVER
Souahilo MEITÉ7Matty KENNEDY
PEDRO Lomba NETO8FELIPE ANDERSON Pereira
(p)Carlos VINICIUS9Darío BENEDETTO(p)
(f)CHIQUINHO10Christian RAMIREZ(f)
Josip ILICIC11Connor McLENNAN
Manager
Paul POGBA  12  Jens STRYGER LARSEN
PAULO André OLIVEIRA  13  Dejan LOVREN
RODRIGO Cunha PINHO  14  Stanley N'SOKI
Guido BURGSTALLER  15  Matija NASTASIC
Raúl DE TOMÁS  16  HUGO MALLO Novegil
 
Aberdeen
 
League position: 9
Away league form: LWXL
Overall league form: LLWWXLWL
Formation: 4-3-3

Statistics
Benfica 1 Aberdeen 3
(Half-time: 1-0, Attendance: 36,124, Stadium: Estádio da Luz, Referee: Marcello Cardona 7½)

Pedro Neto 22¹
Scorers
Substitutions
Sent off
Bookings
Corners
Fouls
Offsides
Shots on
Shots off
Total shots
Shots saved
Possession
Felipe Anderson 14², Felipe Anderson 31², Benedetto 37²
  
  
  
62
65
10
145
82
227
122
64%36%
Man of the match: Nicolás Otamendi