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Match report
Football Elite
Division 1: Round 26 (setup 3, season 8)
Benfica
v.
Liverpool
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
7
Overall form:
Home form:
Luiz FELIPE Ventura dos Santos71Andriy PYATOV
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
16
Overall form:
Home form:
Victorio 'Maximiliano' PEREIRA Páez2Sime VRSALJKO
ELISEU Pereira dos Santos37Emiliano Adrián INSÚA
Francisco Javier García Fernández, JAVI GARCÍA47Kevin NOLAN
RICARDO Alberto Silveira CARVALHO757Joël MATIP
MAICON Pereira Roque66Nicola MURRU
Rodrigo Ferrante TADDEI77Milan BADELJ
CLEITON Ribeiro XAVIER85Víctor Machín Pérez, VITOLO
Didier DROGBA9Andy CARROLL
Yoann GOURCUFF610Danijel ALEKSIC
Óscar René CARDOZO Marín116Krisztián NÉMETH
Manager
Rafael López Gómez, RAFA12Nikola SARIC
EDUARDO dos Reis Carvalho13Michel VORM
AIRTON Ribeiro Santos14Nathan ECCLESTON
Daniel Sánchez AYALA15Thomas SŘRUM
LINCOLN Cássio de Souza Soares166Will KEANE

Benfica 2 Liverpool 1
(Half-time: 2-1, Attendance: 42,847, Stadium: Estad. do Sport Lisboa e Benfica, Referee: Morgan NORMAN 7)
8 Cleiton Xavier, 38og NolanScorers32 Vrsaljko
Substitutions52 Matip <=> Keane
Sendings off
70 PereiraBookings16 Pyatov, 42 Németh
2Corners7
15Fouls18
2Offsides3
4Shots on2
10Shots off6
14Total shots8
2Shots saved1
60%Possession40%
Man of the match: CLEITON Ribeiro XAVIER
1A cross from CLEITON XAVIER left DROGBA in lots of space but he scuffed his shot.
8A twenty-five yard drive from TADDEI caused the Liverpool 'keeper little difficulty.
8GOAL!! A delightful shot from RICARDO CARVALHO was punched clear by PYATOV only as far as CLEITON XAVIER who slammed the ball past the stranded Liverpool 'keeper. (1-0 Benfica)
14RICARDO CARVALHO beat three Liverpool players and drove a great chance just wide.
16NORMAN books PYATOV for a late challenge.
17A pin-point pass bobbled toward VRSALJKO and his deadly shot raced narrowly over.
22CARDOZO shot wide.
24VITOLO headed the ball wide of the lefthand post from the edge of the box.
24DROGBA worked the ball to RICARDO CARVALHO, JAVI GARCÍA latched onto his pass and headed the ball within easy reach of PYATOV.
25The stunned Liverpool 'keeper was a mere bystander as a backpass from INSÚA fell just over.
30GOURCUFF floated the ball to CLEITON XAVIER who flicked it just beyond the near post.
32GOAL!! A deep corner left FELIPE struggling and VRSALJKO stabbed the ball over the line. (1-1)
38GOAL!! A long drive from PEREIRA deflected off the shins of NOLAN and into his own net.
39CARROLL was put clear by NOLAN and he pulled away from FELIPE but struck his shot just beyond the near post.
42NÉMETH booked by the referee for a bad challenge.
45A weak strike from DROGBA trickled agonisingly wide.
45+2A fine ball from NÉMETH on the right was collected by VRSALJKO who mishit his shot wide.
 
49A penalty box meleé resulted in MURRU knocking the ball wide.
62GOURCUFF made space on the left and pulled the ball to DROGBA who clipped the ball wide.
64Uncertainty in the Liverpool defence enabled GOURCUFF to hit an effort wide.
67The 'keeper saved a glorious effort from CARROLL.
70NORMAN books PEREIRA.
74VITOLO headed over the bar.
77ELISEU ran onto a wonderful ball from TADDEI but hit his shot wide.
90JAVI GARCÍA beat VRSALJKO and placed the ball to DROGBA who blasted his shot wide.