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Match report
Football Elite
Division 4: Round 18 (setup 2, season 20)
Blackburn Rovers
v.
Benfica
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
19
Overall form:
Home form:
EDUARDO dos Reis Carvalho71Johnny Cristián HERRERA Muńoz
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
7
Overall form:
Home form:
Moustapha BAYAL SALL2CÉDRIC Ricardo Alves Soares
Ben DAVIES73Miguel Arturo LAYÚN Prado
Tom DAVIES847Andreas SAMARIS
Ezequiel Marcelo GARAY75ROLANDO Jorge Pires da Fonseca
Luke SHAW6ANDRÉ Luiz BAHIA Santos Viana
MANUEL Henriques Tavares FERNANDES677André Martin CARRILLO Diaz
Marin LJUBICIC787Silvestre Manuel Gonçalves VARELA
Victor ANICHEBE797Jackson Arley MARTÍNEZ Valencia
Tim CAHILL10DaMarcus BEASLEY
Libor KOZÁK116IVANILDO Soares Cassamá
Manager
David WHEATER12Fabrizio MICCOLI
Tim KRUL13José Filipe da Silva MOREIRA
James VAUGHAN148Nélson Cabral SEMEDO
Jay McEVELEY15Tal BEN HAIM
Ritchie JONES16Roberto HILBERT

Blackburn Rovers 1 Benfica 1
(Half-time: 1-1, Attendance: 31,159, Stadium: Ewood Park, Referee: Peter WALTON 6)
1 AnichebeScorers7 Carrillo
Substitutions56 Layún <=> Semedo
Sendings off
Bookings16 Samaris, 73 Varela
5Corners5
12Fouls13
8Offsides7
6Shots on6
5Shots off7
11Total shots13
5Shots saved4
47%Possession53%
Man of the match: Nélson Cabral SEMEDO
1GOAL!! As BEASLEY was trying to hold back DAVIES the ball fell to ANICHEBE who shot the ball into the top corner. (1-0 Blackburn Rovers)
2A twenty-five yard shot from MARTÍNEZ caused the 'keeper little difficulty.
7GOAL!! A shot from MARTÍNEZ was cleared off the line only for CARRILLO to tuck the ball in. (1-1)
9CARRILLO beat three Blackburn Rovers players and fired an effort wide.
10MARTÍNEZ made space on the left and pulled the ball to IVANILDO who rasped the ball over.
13MANUEL FERNANDES beat CÉDRIC and placed the ball to DAVIES who toe-poked his shot wide.
16A clinical foul on BAYAL SALL by SAMARIS results in a booking.
19MANUEL FERNANDES floated the ball to DAVIES who forced it over the bar.
21MARTÍNEZ stormed through the Blackburn Rovers defence but shot straight at the Blackburn Rovers 'keeper.
23A good ball from SAMARIS on the right was collected by VARELA who mishit his shot over the bar.
31HERRERA blocked a refined strike from LJUBICIC.
34A fine piece of skill was ended by a good save by the oncoming HERRERA.
37A shot from VARELA held no problem for the 'keeper.
39GARAY whacked a looping shot wide from thirty yards out.
 
46MARTÍNEZ booted the ball wide from just outside the area.
57A great effort from CÉDRIC scraped the woodwork.
60A great shot from CARRILLO was dealt with by a good parry from the 'keeper.
64Uncertainty in the Blackburn Rovers defence enabled VARELA to crack the ball over the bar.
69A penalty box meleé resulted in ANICHEBE tapping the ball over.
72The bemused 'keeper could only watch as a backpass from DAVIES dropped just over.
73VARELA receives a yellow card for a clumsy foul on LJUBICIC.
76DAVIES headed wide.
79A shot from SAMARIS was smothered by the 'keeper.
82CAHILL worked the ball to ANICHEBE, LJUBICIC controlled his cross and booted the ball within easy reach of the Benfica 'keeper.
83CAHILL's shot was well held by the 'keeper.
85HERRERA dived to his left to save a lovely drive from Blackburn Rovers's DAVIES.