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Match report
Football Elite
Division 2: Round 6 (setup 3, season 14)
Benfica
v.
Independiente
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
9
Overall form:
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Anthony LOPES616Agustín Ignacio ORIÓN
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
10
Overall form:
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Victorio 'Maximiliano' PEREIRA Páez27Carlos Javier MATHEU
ELISEU Pereira dos Santos837Leonel Ezequiel GALEANO
Francisco Javier García Fernández, JAVI GARCÍA4Augusto Matías FERNÁNDEZ
MAICON Pereira Roque5Nicolás Hernán OTAMENDI
RICARDO Alberto Silveira CARVALHO66Sergio VITTOR
RUBEN Filipe Marques AMORIM777Hernán FREDES
Paulo CÉSAR da Silva PEIXOTO8Ignacio Alberto PIATTI
Didier DROGBA797Pablo 'Daniel' OSVALDO
Yoann GOURCUFF10Carlos Alberto TÉVEZ
WELLITON Soares de Morais11Teófilo Antonio GUTIÉRREZ Roncancio
Manager
ANDRÉ Gomes Magalhães de ALMEIDA12Gabriel Gustavo VALLÉS
EDUARDO dos Reis Carvalho13Hilario Bernardo NAVARRO
José BOSINGWA da Silva14Patricio Julián RODRÍGUEZ
Óscar René CARDOZO Marín15Henk DIJKHUIZEN
Daniel Sánchez AYALA16Darío Alejandro GANDÍN

Benfica 2 Independiente 2
(Half-time: 1-2, Attendance: 43,713, Stadium: Estádio da Luz, Referee: Pieter VINK 7½)
2 Drogba, 59 DrogbaScorers25 Gutiérrez, 38 Osvaldo
Substitutions
Sendings off
47 GourcuffBookings
2Corners2
16Fouls14
10Offsides8
5Shots on7
6Shots off5
11Total shots12
3Shots saved5
51%Possession49%
Man of the match: ELISEU Pereira dos Santos
2GOAL!! A long clearance by the Benfica 'keeper beat the Independiente defence and DROGBA slammed the ball beyond the oncoming ORIÓN. (1-0 Benfica)
7A strike from PIATTI held no problem for LOPES.
12A brilliant strike from OSVALDO was dealt with by a good block from the Benfica 'keeper.
13PEREIRA's shot was well held by the 'keeper.
19A header by MATHEU at the far post was easily collected by the Benfica 'keeper.
25GOAL!! A tackle from ELISEU gave Independiente a free-kick on the edge of the area which GUTIÉRREZ stroked past LOPES. (1-1)
31CÉSAR PEIXOTO shot over.
35A fine ball from ELISEU on the right bobbled toward RICARDO CARVALHO who sliced his shot wide.
37A cross from JAVI GARCÍA left CÉSAR PEIXOTO in lots of space but he rushed his shot.
38GOAL!! A great solo effort from OSVALDO who beat two defenders before firing the ball into the net. (2-1 Independiente)
40A penalty box scramble resulted in DROGBA tapping the ball wide.
42GUTIÉRREZ brought the ball past CÉSAR PEIXOTO and rifled a tame shot past the post.
 
47GOURCUFF booked for a clinical challenge.
49GOURCUFF touched the ball through a ruck of players but the 'keeper was a match for it as he dived to his right.
54A great effort from WELLITON scraped the outside of the post.
58OSVALDO headed inches over.
59GOAL!! A sliced GOURCUFF shot found DROGBA who made no mistake from just outside the area. (2-2)
60LOPES did well to hold onto a powerful strike from GUTIÉRREZ.
63A twenty-five yard drive from CÉSAR PEIXOTO caused the Independiente 'keeper little difficulty.
68GUTIÉRREZ beat CÉSAR PEIXOTO and blasted the ball to PIATTI who dragged his effort wide.
72PIATTI's shot beat the Benfica 'keeper but rebounded off the Benfica upright.
77DROGBA rushed a simple chance.
80FERNÁNDEZ flicked a simple chance past the far post.
90+1The stunned 'keeper was all agog as a backpass from RUBEN AMORIM fell just wide.