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Match report
Football Elite
Division 1: Round 33 (setup 3, season 8)
Benfica
v.
Valencia
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
7
Overall form:
Home form:
Luiz FELIPE Ventura dos Santos1Nick MARSMAN
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
15
Overall form:
Home form:
Victorio 'Maximiliano' PEREIRA Páez82Álvaro ARBELOA Coca
ELISEU Pereira dos Santos637Juan Manuel VARGAS Risco
Francisco Javier García Fernández, JAVI GARCÍA48Rafael VAN DER VAART
MAICON Pereira Roque56Serxhio MUKJA
Rafael López Gómez, RAFA6Javier Manquillo Gaitán, JAVI MANQUILLO
Rodrigo Ferrante TADDEI7Paulo Luiz Beraldo Santos, PAULINHO
CLEITON Ribeiro XAVIER87Diego PEROTTI
Óscar René CARDOZO Marín97Fernando LLORENTE Torres
Yoann GOURCUFF7106Javier HERNÁNDEZ Balcázar
WELLITON Soares de Morais11Rafael Alcântara do Nascimento, RAFINHA
Manager
José BOSINGWA da Silva12Sebastian POLTER
EDUARDO dos Reis Carvalho13Erwin ZELAZNY
Alexandre Henrique Gonçalves de Freitas, ALEX14Javier Matías PASTORE
AIRTON Ribeiro Santos15Mikel SAN JOSE Dominguez
Marcello TROTTA16Ángelo José HENRÍQUEZ Iturra

Benfica 2 Valencia 1
(Half-time: 2-0, Attendance: 38,669, Stadium: Estad. do Sport Lisboa e Benfica, Referee: Sergei GOUSSEV 6½)
15 Welliton, 32 Javi GarcíaScorers78 Vargas
Substitutions
Sendings off
Bookings
4Corners4
5Fouls2
7Offsides4
8Shots on6
9Shots off5
17Total shots11
5Shots saved4
51%Possession49%
Man of the match: Victorio 'Maximiliano' PEREIRA Páez
4MARSMAN dived to his left to save a lovely drive from Benfica's WELLITON.
11PAULINHO beat TADDEI but hit the ball into the arms of the 'keeper.
15GOAL!! An inswinging corner nodded out by PEROTTI was drove home by WELLITON. (1-0 Benfica)
21JAVI GARCÍA knocked the ball to CLEITON XAVIER who flicked it over.
29A thirty yard shot from RAFA caused the 'keeper no problem.
31A free-kick from WELLITON went over.
32GOAL!! After being forced wide JAVI GARCÍA managed to hammer the ball in from the narrowest of angles. (2-0 Benfica)
36A shot from ELISEU seemed a certain goal but MARSMAN managed to fist the ball clear.
37WELLITON beat MUKJA and hit the ball to TADDEI who hit his effort wide.
42PEROTTI's shot was well held by the Benfica 'keeper.
42A weak strike from VAN DER VAART bounced agonisingly wide.
 
59VAN DER VAART made space on the right and knocked the ball to RAFINHA who touched the ball wide.
62The hapless 'keeper stared in disbelief as a backpass from VAN DER VAART fell just over.
64A great effort from PEROTTI scraped the outside of the righthand post.
65VAN DER VAART beat two Benfica players and slammed an effort just beyond the far post.
66A corner found CARDOZO who forced the ball wide.
71An inswinging corner was forced into the arms of FELIPE by PEROTTI.
72A useful ball from ELISEU on the right was collected by CARDOZO who mishit his effort over.
75A delightful save prevented MAICON from scoring a good goal.
78GOAL!! A great solo effort from VARGAS who beat four defenders before firing the ball into the top corner. (2-1 Benfica)
82Uncertainty in the Valencia defence enabled CLEITON XAVIER to blast an effort wide.
84A shot from GOURCUFF was smothered by MARSMAN.