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Match report
English Footie
UEFA Cup: Round 6 (setup 4, season 27)
Benfica
v.
WBA
Formation:
4-3-3
RUI Miguel NEREU de Branco Batista15Marc-André TER STEGEN
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
2
Overall form:
Home form:
Nélson Cabral SEMEDO28Craig DAWSON
Lionel CAROLE737Kieran GIBBS
SÉRGIO Miguel Rivas de OLIVEIRA74Mario GÖTZE
JARDEL Nivaldo Vieira5Jonny EVANS
Stefan MITROVIC6Nicolai Mřller BOILESEN
Guillermo León CELIS Montiel7Grzegorz KRYCHOWIAK
SIMĂO Pedro Fonseca Sabrosa688Arjen ROBBEN
FABIANO Monteiro de OLIVEIRA79Luis Alberto SUÁREZ Díaz
Pawel DAWIDOWICZ610Karim BENZEMA
Anderson Souza Conceiçăo, ANDERSON TALISCA7117Jay RODRIGUEZ
Manager
Gilles Augustin BINYA12Gareth BARRY
13Ben FOSTER
ROMEU Oliveira Ribeiro14Darren FLETCHER
JOĂO Carlos Amaral Marques COIMBRA615Matt PHILLIPS
NÉLSON Augusto Tomar Marcos16OSCAR dos Santos Emboaba Júnior

Benfica 0 WBA 4
(Half-time: 0-3, Attendance: 47,164, Stadium: Estádio da Luz, Referee: Patrick MILLER 5½, TV: live)
Scorers6 Robben, 34 Rodriguez, 45+3 Robben, 58 Boilesen
49 Sérgio Oliveira <=> Nélson, 78 Fabiano Oliveira <=> Joăo CoimbraSubstitutions
Sendings off
Bookings
2Corners3
18Fouls2
14Offsides6
5Shots on10
5Shots off11
10Total shots21
5Shots saved6
44%Possession56%
Man of the match: Arjen ROBBEN
6GOAL!! The creative BENZEMA neatly flicked on a cross for ROBBEN to fire the ball in. (1-0 WBA)
17A good ball from SUÁREZ on the right found GÖTZE who sliced his shot over.
18RODRIGUEZ rushed through the Benfica defence but shot straight at RUI NEREU.
21DAWSON kicked the ball wide from the edge of the box.
28An inswinging corner was turned into the arms of the 'keeper by DAWSON.
34GOAL!! A long clearance by the WBA 'keeper beat the Benfica defence and RODRIGUEZ drove the ball past the advancing RUI NEREU. (2-0 WBA)
43GIBBS dummied DAWIDOWICZ but blasted the ball into the arms of the Benfica 'keeper.
45+3GOAL!! As CAROLE was attempting to hold back BENZEMA the ball fell to ROBBEN who lashed the ball into the net. (3-0 WBA)
45+4FABIANO OLIVEIRA rasped the ball through a crowd of players but the WBA 'keeper was a match for it as he dived to his left.
 
46KRYCHOWIAK played the ball to SUÁREZ who forced it inches wide.
49ROBBEN dribbled past MITROVIC and rifled a weak shot over the bar.
52A header from ANDERSON TALISCA was kicked off the line by BOILESEN.
58GOAL!! A cross from the right was nodded down by DAWSON for BOILESEN to score. (4-0 WBA)
68The bemused TER STEGEN could only watch as a backpass from DAWSON fell just over.
71A right foot effort from SIMĂO was blocked by TER STEGEN.
72SUÁREZ drove a right foot shot wide from thirty yards out.
73GIBBS beat two Benfica players and slammed an effort just beyond the far post.
81A wonderful save prevented SIMĂO from scoring a lovely goal.
84GÖTZE was put clear by KRYCHOWIAK and he pulled away from the 'keeper but struck his shot just beyond the far post.
87JOĂO COIMBRA snapped at a simple chance.
89KRYCHOWIAK beat SEMEDO and drilled the ball to GÖTZE who dragged his shot wide.
90A drive from SUÁREZ seemed a certain goal but RUI NEREU managed to parry the ball away.