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Match report
Football Elite
Division 2: Round 30 (setup 3, season 13)
Benfica
v.
Tottenham Hotspur
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
10
Overall form:
Home form:
Anthony LOPES716Jack WALTON
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
21
Overall form:
Home form:
Victorio 'Maximiliano' PEREIRA Páez26Angelo OGBONNA
Miguel Arturo LAYÚN Prado3Jan VERTONGHEN
ANDRÉ Gomes Magalhăes de ALMEIDA46Manuel LOCATELLI
MAICON Pereira Roque757Eric DIER
RICARDO Alberto Silveira CARVALHO6Kristian Omar ÁLVAREZ Nuńo
RUBEN Filipe Marques AMORIM77Navarone FOOR
Alexandre Henrique Gonçalves de Freitas, ALEX786Édison Michael FLORES Peralta
Didier DROGBA9Harry KANE
Yoann GOURCUFF107Connor WICKHAM
WELLITON Soares de Morais6116Manolo GABBIADINI
Manager
ELISEU Pereira dos Santos12Martin Nicolás BENÍTEZ
EDUARDO dos Reis Carvalho13Tim MATAVZ
Paulo CÉSAR da Silva PEIXOTO146Ashley COLE
Daniel Sánchez AYALA15Erick Estefano TORRES Padilla
Rafael López Gómez, RAFA16Alessandro CRESCENZI

Benfica 4 Tottenham Hotspur 2
(Half-time: 4-1, Attendance: 32,760, Stadium: Estádio da Luz, Referee: Howard WEBB 6½)
2 Drogba, 6 Gourcuff, 14 Drogba, 28 DrogbaScorers33 Flores, 67 Kane
Substitutions61 Dier <=> Crescenzi, 62 Wickham <=> Cole
Sendings off
69 GourcuffBookings
0Corners5
2Fouls4
5Offsides3
7Shots on4
7Shots off6
14Total shots10
2Shots saved2
52%Possession48%
Man of the match: ANDRÉ Gomes Magalhăes de ALMEIDA
2WALTON did well to hold onto a wicked shot from DROGBA.
2GOAL!! A long goal-kick from RICARDO CARVALHO caught the Tottenham Hotspur defence napping and DROGBA nipped in to easily score. (1-0 Benfica)
6GOAL!! A shot from GOURCUFF dribbled through a crowd of players and trickled past the unsighted Tottenham Hotspur 'keeper. (2-0 Benfica)
14GOAL!! A long clearance by the Benfica 'keeper beat the Tottenham Hotspur defence and DROGBA stroked the ball beyond the oncoming 'keeper. (3-0 Benfica)
17GOURCUFF was put clear by PEREIRA and he stepped inside the Tottenham Hotspur 'keeper but drilled his shot wide.
17KANE dummied ANDRÉ ALMEIDA but shot the ball into the arms of LOPES.
18MAICON waltzed round DIER and stabbed a poor shot into the crowd.
19A fine ball from WELLITON on the left bobbled toward ALEX who mishit his effort wide.
20A weak shot from VERTONGHEN trickled agonisingly wide.
24A header by GOURCUFF at the near post was comfortably collected by the Tottenham Hotspur 'keeper.
28GOAL!! On the left wing WELLITON collected a defender's clearance and hit it through the penalty area for DROGBA to hammer it into the net. (4-0 Benfica)
31A twenty yard drive from GOURCUFF caused WALTON little difficulty.
33GOAL!! ANDRÉ ALMEIDA tried to play the ball out of the Benfica penalty area but was tackled by GABBIADINI who headed the ball to FLORES for an easy goal. (4-1 Benfica)
35A deadly effort from VERTONGHEN was saved by the 'keeper.
41DROGBA headed over the bar.
45A pin-point pass found LOCATELLI and his left foot shot raced narrowly over.
 
46KANE rushed an easy chance.
52WELLITON beat four Tottenham Hotspur players and blasted a great chance over the bar.
60A penalty box scramble resulted in KANE knocking a low shot over.
66GOURCUFF shot over.
67GOAL!! A quick free-kick allowed GABBIADINI to play the ball to KANE who fired a right foot shot into the back of the net. (4-2 Benfica)
69GOURCUFF booked by the referee for a late challenge.
78KANE placed a right foot shot just beyond the near post from close range.
86WELLITON ran onto a wonderful ball from ALEX but hit his shot wide.
88FLORES played the ball to COLE who fired it just beyond the far post.