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Match report
Football Elite
Division 1: Round 18 (setup 3, season 12)
Accrington Stan.
v.
Benfica
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
3
Overall form:
Home form:
Joe HART1Anthony LOPES
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
20
Overall form:
Home form:
Chris SMALLING2Victorio 'Maximiliano' PEREIRA Páez
Danny ROSE838ELISEU Pereira dos Santos
Dele ALLI4ANDRÉ Gomes Magalhães de ALMEIDA
Phil JAGIELKA75RICARDO Alberto Silveira CARVALHO
Ashley WILLIAMS66Daniel Sánchez AYALA
Aaron RAMSEY87Francisco Javier García Fernández, JAVI GARCÍA
Raheem STERLING58Alexandre Henrique Gonçalves de Freitas, ALEX
Kelechi IHEANACHO797Didier DROGBA
Joe ALLEN107ALAN Patrick Lourenço
Ahmed MUSA6116Óscar René CARDOZO Marín
Manager
John STONES12Miguel Arturo LAYÚN Prado
Fraser FORSTER13EDUARDO dos Reis Carvalho
Calum CHAMBERS14Yoann GOURCUFF
Danny WELBECK156CLEITON Ribeiro XAVIER
James WARD-PROWSE716WELLITON Soares de Morais

Accrington Stan. 4 Benfica 0
(Half-time: 2-0, Attendance: 30,985, Stadium: Fraser Eagle, Referee: KIM Gun-hung 7½, TV: highlights)
8 Sterling, 40 Rose, 59 Ward-Prowse, 72 IheanachoScorers
47 Sterling <=> Ward-ProwseSubstitutions69 Alan <=> Cleiton Xavier
Sendings off
30 MusaBookings69 Cardozo
2Corners0
16Fouls8
1Offsides0
6Shots on5
10Shots off2
16Total shots7
0Shots saved4
57%Possession43%
Man of the match: Danny ROSE
6A fine dribble was ended by a good save by the oncoming Benfica 'keeper.
8GOAL!! Uncertainty between RICARDO CARVALHO and the Benfica 'keeper allowed STERLING to volley the ball into the empty net. (1-0 Accrington Stan.)
10A brilliant strike from ALEX was dealt with by a good parry from the Accrington Stan. 'keeper.
11A accurate pass bobbled toward ALLI and his deadly effort went narrowly over.
14STERLING shot over.
15The 'keeper saved a lovely shot from DROGBA.
17DROGBA ran onto a delightful ball from JAVI GARCÍA but pulled his shot wide.
19A tame strike from IHEANACHO bounced agonisingly wide.
30A poor foul gets MUSA a yellow card.
33DROGBA's shot was well saved by HART.
36SMALLING rushed a simple chance.
40GOAL!! The creative ALLEN neatly headed on a cross for ROSE to crack the ball in. (2-0 Accrington Stan.)
41STERLING headed wide.
42ALLI flicked an easy chance past the near post.
43SMALLING whacked a right foot shot over the bar from long range.
45+2IHEANACHO worked the ball to STERLING, ROSE controlled his cross and nodded the ball within easy reach of LOPES.
 
46A header by DROGBA at the near post was comfortably collected by HART.
47A corner was collected by SMALLING who nodded the ball inches over.
54RAMSEY beat RICARDO CARVALHO and flicked the ball to ALLEN who dragged his shot wide.
59GOAL!! A deep corner left the 'keeper struggling and WARD-PROWSE knocked the ball over the line. (3-0 Accrington Stan.)
69KIM books CARDOZO.
72GOAL!! A refined set-piece enabled IHEANACHO to drive the ball into the back of the net. (4-0 Accrington Stan.)
77ALEX was put clear by AYALA and he beat the 'keeper but drilled his shot wide.
84The Accrington Stan. 'keeper saved a swerving effort from CARDOZO.
89Uncertainty in the Benfica defence enabled ALLEN to blast the ball just beyond the near post.