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Match report
Football Elite
Division 1: Round 18 (setup 3, season 9)
Helsingborg
v.
Benfica
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
9
Overall form:
Home form:
Federico MARCHETTI717EDUARDO dos Reis Carvalho
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
6
Overall form:
Home form:
Ignazio ABATE27Victorio 'Maximiliano' PEREIRA Páez
Daniel AGGER37Paulo CÉSAR da Silva PEIXOTO
Federico FERNÁNDEZ47Francisco Javier García Fernández, JAVI GARCÍA
Simon KJÆR75RICARDO Alberto Silveira CARVALHO
Pontus WERNBLOOM6MAICON Pereira Roque
Lasse SCHØNE676RUBEN Filipe Marques AMORIM
Albin EKDAL87CLEITON Ribeiro XAVIER
Mario Barwuah BALOTELLI79Didier DROGBA
Christian ERIKSEN710Óscar René CARDOZO Marín
Sergio Leonel AGÜERO711Alexandre Henrique Gonçalves de Freitas, ALEX
Per MagnussonManager
Daniel WASS12WELLITON Soares de Morais
Kristoffer NORDFELDT13Luiz FELIPE Ventura dos Santos
Andreas BJELLAND146Yoann GOURCUFF
Gylfi Þór SIGURÐSSON15AIRTON Ribeiro Santos
Alfreð FINNBOGASON16Rodrigo Ferrante TADDEI

Helsingborg 1 Benfica 1
(Half-time: 0-1, Attendance: 40,677, Stadium: Olympia, Referee: Jurijs ZVEJNIEKS 5½)
47 BalotelliScorers6 Drogba
Substitutions82 Maicon <=> Gourcuff
Sendings off
58 MarchettiBookings
4Corners5
11Fouls20
13Offsides3
8Shots on2
7Shots off7
15Total shots9
6Shots saved1
48%Possession52%
Man of the match: Albin EKDAL
3A corner fell to AGÜERO who nodded an effort just beyond the far post.
6GOAL!! A cross from CLEITON XAVIER was flicked away by FERNÁNDEZ only for RUBEN AMORIM to volley the ball back into the box for DROGBA to force over the line. (1-0 Benfica)
12CLEITON XAVIER headed the ball wide from just outside the area.
13PEREIRA was put clear by CÉSAR PEIXOTO and he stepped inside MARCHETTI but thrust his shot wide.
17The stunned Helsingborg 'keeper was all agog as a backpass from ABATE dropped just over.
29A fine dribble was ended by a good save by the advancing Benfica 'keeper.
31A free-kick from WERNBLOOM raced wide.
38The 'keeper saved a beautiful shot from AGÜERO.
40The 'keeper dived to his right to stop a fierce drive from Helsingborg's FERNÁNDEZ.
43A shot from AGÜERO was smothered by EDUARDO.
45A great effort from BALOTELLI scraped the woodwork.
 
47GOAL!! An inswinging corner kicked out by PEREIRA was shot into the net by BALOTELLI. (1-1)
50EKDAL snapped at an easy chance.
52RICARDO CARVALHO brought the ball round ERIKSEN and poked a tame shot over the bar.
54ABATE stroked an easy chance past the righthand post.
56ALEX headed wide.
58MARCHETTI booked by the referee.
62CLEITON XAVIER galloped through the Helsingborg defence but shot straight at the Helsingborg 'keeper.
75The 'keeper did well to hold onto an amazing strike from AGÜERO.
76RUBEN AMORIM placed a right foot shot inches wide from just outside the area.
78A shot from AGÜERO was hoofed off the line by CÉSAR PEIXOTO.
79A pin-point pass found CARDOZO and his left foot effort floated narrowly over.
81A penalty box scramble resulted in AGÜERO cracking a low shot over.
85A cross from WERNBLOOM left SCHØNE in lots of space but he snapped at his shot.
87EDUARDO parried a neatly crafted strike from AGÜERO.