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Match report
Football Elite
Division 2: Round 18 (setup 3, season 13)
Benfica
v.
Manchester City
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
8
Overall form:
Home form:
Anthony LOPES18Claudio Andrés BRAVO Muńoz
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
15
Overall form:
Home form:
Victorio 'Maximiliano' PEREIRA Páez72Holger BADSTUBER
ANDRÉ Gomes Magalhăes de ALMEIDA73Aleksandar KOLAROV
Francisco Javier García Fernández, JAVI GARCÍA847Gnégnéri 'Yaya' TOURÉ
RICARDO Alberto Silveira CARVALHO65Eliaquim MANGALA
Daniel Sánchez AYALA76Efe AMBROSE
CLEITON Ribeiro XAVIER78Jesús NAVAS González
Alexandre Henrique Gonçalves de Freitas, ALEX787Leroy SANÉ
Didier DROGBA96Gaël CLICHY
Yoann GOURCUFF107Maximiliano RODRÍGUEZ
Marcello TROTTA116Mirko VUCINIC
Manager
Óscar René CARDOZO Marín12Lucas Ariel OCAMPOS
EDUARDO dos Reis Carvalho13Stefanos KAPINO
ALAN Patrick Lourenço14Alexandre SONG Billong
SÉRGIO Miguel Rivas de OLIVEIRA15Patrick HERRMANN
Paulo CÉSAR da Silva PEIXOTO16Kim KÄLLSTRÖM

Benfica 1 Manchester City 0
(Half-time: 1-0, Attendance: 50,372, Stadium: Estádio da Luz, Referee: Oguz SARVAN 7½)
32 PereiraScorers
Substitutions60 Kolarov <=> Song
Sendings off
Bookings
3Corners5
1Fouls6
3Offsides6
8Shots on3
6Shots off6
14Total shots9
6Shots saved3
47%Possession53%
Man of the match: Jesús NAVAS González
6A accurate pass fell to DROGBA and his right foot effort flew narrowly over.
11A cross from ALEX left RICARDO CARVALHO in lots of space but he scuffed his shot.
14A shot from ALEX was kicked off the line by AMBROSE.
16LOPES saved a swerving shot from SANÉ.
16ALEX ran onto a delightful ball from GOURCUFF but dragged his effort wide.
18An outswinging corner was fired into the arms of the Manchester City 'keeper by ALEX.
22SANÉ flicked an easy chance past the lefthand post.
25ALEX nodded the ball wide of the lefthand post from the edge of the box.
27GOURCUFF's shot was well held by the 'keeper.
28PEREIRA beat two Manchester City players and stroked a shot inches wide.
31The 'keeper dived to his right to stop a fierce drive from Manchester City's RODRÍGUEZ.
32GOAL!! A strike from ALEX was cleared off the line only for PEREIRA to crack the ball in. (1-0 Benfica)
38A deadly shot from SANÉ was blocked by the 'keeper.
 
49A neatly crafted cross from CLEITON XAVIER, was shot goalbound by TROTTA only for BRAVO to block.
52TROTTA made space on the left and touched the ball to ALEX who fired the ball wide.
55AYALA steamed through the Manchester City defence but shot straight at BRAVO.
58The Manchester City 'keeper was able to claw away a weak shot from ALEX.
62A shot from CLEITON XAVIER was smothered by BRAVO.
63The stunned LOPES stared in disbelief as a backpass from ANDRÉ ALMEIDA fell just wide.
68SANÉ was put clear by NAVAS and he pulled away from the 'keeper but struck his shot over the bar.
72SANÉ shot wide.
80CLICHY floated the ball to SANÉ who fired it just beyond the near post.
83A weak strike from SANÉ trickled agonisingly wide.