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Match report
Football Elite
Division 4: Round 42 (setup 1, season 40)
Benfica
v.
B.Mönchengladbach
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
5
Overall form:
Home form:
Alejandro REMIRO Gargallo15Jan OLSCHOWSKY
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
21
Overall form:
Home form:
PEDRO Antonio PORRO Sauceda72Pavel KADERÁBEK
NUNO Alexandre Tavares MENDES37Aleksandar DRAGOVIC
BRUNO GUIMARĂES Rodriguez Moura47Konrad LAIMER
Ronald Federico ARAÚJO da Silva5Ko ITAKURA
ANTÓNIO Joăo Pereira de Albuquerque Tavares da SILVA6Tony JANTSCHKE
Marcus EDWARDS777Alassane PLÉA
Nicolás GONZÁLEZ786Yvandro Borges SANCHES
Evan FERGUSON79Mark UTH
FABIÁN Ruiz Peńa710Kerem DEMIRBAY
Elye WAHI116Nathan N'GOUMOU Minpole
Steven GibsonManager
Maxence LACROIX12Kouadio Manu KONÉ
Lucas CHEVALIER13Filip KURTO
Sinaly DIOMANDÉ146Josha VAGNOMAN
Jonas Older WIND815Nadiem AMIRI
Cole PALMER16Mohamed 'Mady' CAMARA

Benfica 3 B.Mönchengladbach 2
(Half-time: 2-2, Attendance: 64,917, Stadium: Estádio da Luz, Referee: Phil DOWD 7½, TV: highlights)
5 González, 9 Ferguson, 85 WahiScorers11 Pléa, 38 Sanches
61 Bruno Guimarăes <=> Wind, 71 Araújo <=> PalmerSubstitutions54 Kaderábek <=> Vagnoman
Sendings off
Bookings4 Kaderábek, 84 N'Goumou
3Corners8
10Fouls19
9Offsides1
5Shots on9
7Shots off3
12Total shots12
2Shots saved7
51%Possession49%
Man of the match: Jonas Older WIND
4OLSCHOWSKY dived to his right to stop an accurate drive from Benfica's WAHI.
4The ref cautions KADERÁBEK.
5GOAL!! A nice run by BRUNO GUIMARĂES on the left was capped by a delightful cross which GONZÁLEZ nodded home from inside the penalty box. (1-0 Benfica)
8UTH clipped the ball through a crowd of players but the 'keeper was a match for it as he dived to his left.
9GOAL!! NUNO MENDES drove a fierce shot against the post with FERGUSON cracking in the rebound. (2-0 Benfica)
11GOAL!! A long ball from DRAGOVIC had the Benfica defence back-pedalling and PLÉA made the most of the opportunity with an exceptional goal. (2-1 Benfica)
18A header by SANCHES at the near post was easily collected by REMIRO.
22DEMIRBAY rifled a simple chance past the lefthand post.
23A penalty box scramble resulted in ITAKURA driving the ball over.
28A good ball from ANTÓNIO SILVA on the left bobbled toward FERGUSON who mishit his shot just beyond the far post.
33A cross from DEMIRBAY left PLÉA in lots of space but he fluffed his shot.
34WAHI beat a number of B.Mönchengladbach players and fired an effort inches over.
37FABIÁN ran onto a great ball from GONZÁLEZ but toe-poked his shot wide of the goal.
38GOAL!! ARAÚJO tried to play the ball out of the Benfica penalty area but was tackled by UTH who touched the ball to SANCHES for a simple goal. (2-2)
 
49A shot from SANCHES was smothered by the 'keeper.
54FERGUSON was put clear by NUNO MENDES and he pulled away from the B.Mönchengladbach 'keeper but thrust his shot wide.
57DEMIRBAY stormed through the Benfica defence but shot straight at the Benfica 'keeper.
64A twenty-five yard shot from WAHI caused the 'keeper little difficulty.
66LAIMER worked the ball to DEMIRBAY, UTH latched onto his cross and headed the ball within easy reach of the 'keeper.
71A free-kick from FERGUSON went over the bar.
73The motionless 'keeper was all agog as a backpass from JANTSCHKE fell just over.
80REMIRO did well to hold onto a wicked shot from UTH.
83PEDRO PORRO headed over the bar.
84The referee books N'GOUMOU for a clumsy challenge.
85GOAL!! . (3-2 Benfica)
90A shot from UTH was kicked off the line by WIND.