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Match report
Football Elite
Division 1: Round 16 (setup 3, season 8)
Athletic Bilbao
v.
Benfica
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
17
Overall form:
Home form:
Daniel ARANZUBÍA Aguado717Luiz FELIPE Ventura dos Santos
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
8
Overall form:
Home form:
Andoni IRAOLA Sagarna2Victorio 'Maximiliano' PEREIRA Páez
Jon AURTENETXE Borde37ELISEU Pereira dos Santos
MARIO SUÁREZ Mata747Francisco Javier García Fernández, JAVI GARCÍA
Alberto Tomas BOTÍA Rabasco857MAICON Pereira Roque
Miguel TORRES Gómez6Rafael López Gómez, RAFA
Markel SUSAETA Laskurain76Yoann GOURCUFF
Carlos Alberto VELA Garrido8CLEITON Ribeiro XAVIER
EDUARDO Alves da Silva697Didier DROGBA
Daniel PAREJO Muñoz106AIRTON Ribeiro Santos
OSVALDO Lourenço Filho7116WELLITON Soares de Morais
Manager
José Manuel JURADO Marín12LINCOLN Cássio de Souza Soares
Mirko PIGLIACELLI13EDUARDO dos Reis Carvalho
Ryo MIYAICHI14José BOSINGWA da Silva
Fernando AMOREBIETA Mardaras15Daniel Sánchez AYALA
Marc ALBRIGHTON16CARLOS Jorge Neto MARTINS

Athletic Bilbao 0 Benfica 2
(Half-time: 0-1, Attendance: 32,140, Stadium: San Mamés, Referee: Alfred WIESER 7½)
Scorers22 Pereira, 61 Cleiton Xavier
Substitutions63 Eliseu <=> Bosingwa
Sendings off
25 OsvaldoBookings
3Corners6
5Fouls7
3Offsides2
11Shots on7
8Shots off7
19Total shots14
11Shots saved5
55%Possession45%
Man of the match: Jon AURTENETXE Borde
16OSVALDO worked the ball to MARIO SUÁREZ, PAREJO latched onto his cross and hoofed the ball within easy reach of FELIPE.
18CLEITON XAVIER stabbed a simple chance past the far post.
20An outswinging corner was fired into the arms of the 'keeper by DROGBA.
21A header from AURTENETXE was headed off the line by ELISEU.
22GOAL!! A clever set-piece enabled PEREIRA to slip the ball into the back of the net. (1-0 Benfica)
25OSVALDO cautioned by WIESER.
26A perfect strike from DROGBA was dealt with by a fine stop from ARANZUBÍA.
29A refined cross from PAREJO, was slammed goalbound by VELA only for the 'keeper to block.
33AIRTON beat a number of Athletic Bilbao players and fired a great chance inches wide.
40The 'keeper stopped a neatly crafted strike from CLEITON XAVIER.
42A penalty box meleé resulted in GOURCUFF driving a low shot over.
45CLEITON XAVIER dummied PAREJO but knocked the ball into the arms of the Athletic Bilbao 'keeper.
 
57The 'keeper saved a swerving shot from CLEITON XAVIER.
59The hapless FELIPE was all agog as a backpass from JAVI GARCÍA dropped just wide.
61GOAL!! A tackle from AURTENETXE gave Benfica a free-kick twenty-five yards out which CLEITON XAVIER stroked past ARANZUBÍA. (2-0 Benfica)
66A good ball from OSVALDO on the left fell to BOTÍA who sliced his shot over the bar.
69BOSINGWA was put clear by PEREIRA and he stepped inside the 'keeper but struck his shot inches wide.
73A free-kick from VELA went wide.
75VELA brought the ball past BOSINGWA and poked a tame shot past the post.
77A weak strike from DROGBA rolled agonisingly wide.
85A strike from VELA held little difficulty for the 'keeper.
85VELA's shot was well held by the 'keeper.