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| 5 | DROGBA worked the ball to ALEX, JAVI GARCÍA latched onto his pass and nodded the ball within easy reach of the Newport County 'keeper. |
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| 6 | AYEW rasped the ball through a crowd of players but the 'keeper was a match for it as he dived to his right. |
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| 7 | A penalty box scramble resulted in RUBEN AMORIM driving the ball over. |
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| 9 | ACHEAMPONG made space on the left and pulled the ball to RHODES who fired the ball wide. |
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| 12 | GOAL!! A deep cross from RICARDO CARVALHO on the left was headed home by ELISEU on the edge of the box. (1-0 Benfica) |
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| 19 | RHODES beat ANDRÉ ALMEIDA but tapped the ball into the arms of the Benfica 'keeper. |
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| 22 | A header by RICARDO CARVALHO at the far post was comfortably collected by MCGREGOR. |
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| 23 | GOAL!! A Newport County counter-attack allowed BADU to setup AYEW with an easy goal. (1-1) |
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| 25 | MCGREGOR saved a swerving effort from DROGBA. |
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| 34 | A shot from ALEX was booted off the line by CLARK. |
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| 37 | RHODES rushed through the Benfica defence but shot straight at the Benfica 'keeper. |
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| 40 | ACHEAMPONG knocked the ball to CLARK who fired it just beyond the near post. |
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| 46 | A bad foul on RHODES by BOSINGWA results in a booking. |
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| 51 | A drive from ALEX seemed a certain goal but the Newport County 'keeper managed to fist the ball away. |
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| 53 | The Benfica 'keeper saved a neatly crafted strike from RHODES. |
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| 55 | The hapless 'keeper was a mere bystander as a backpass from BOSINGWA dropped just over. |
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| 58 | An inswinging corner was headed into the arms of the 'keeper by BADU. |
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| 61 | A poor shot from DROGBA trickled agonisingly wide. |
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| 63 | RHODES rushed a simple chance. |
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| 68 | A shot from CARDOZO was smothered by the Newport County 'keeper. |
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| 78 | The 'keeper managed to palm clear a wicked effort. |
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| 79 | An exceptional effort from ELISEU scraped the outside of the post. |
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| 90+1 | GOAL!! On the right wing RICARDO CARVALHO collected a defender's clearance and hit it across the goalmouth for ELISEU to slide it home. (2-1 Benfica) |
José BOSINGWA da Silva
