EFA Cup 1st Round, AEK Athens vs. Benfica (Sun Apr 13)


                           AEK Athens  |  Benfica
                              4-4-2 N  |  4-1-2-1-2 P
                               Vacant  |  Steve McLeod
                                       |
                        D_Yelldell GK  |  GK J_Moreira
                           L_Neill DF  |  DF Luisão
                         A_Mokoena DF  |  DF Alcides
                            A_Todd DF  |  DF D_Bush
                          V_Gresko DF  |  DF W_Barrett
                          Gilberto MF  |  AM P_Nedved
                      M_G_Pederson MF  |  MF Manu
                          R_Savage MF  |  MF Dju_Dju
                       X_Xxxxxxx03 MF  |  DM Manduca
                        J_Bothroyd FW  |  FW Mantorras
                       P_Gallagher FW  |  FW Karagounis
                                       |
                       X_Xxxxxxx01 SUB |  SUB J_Blanchard
                       X_Xxxxxxx02 SUB |  SUB P_Fyssas
                               x08 SUB |  SUB P_Luccin
                       X_Xxxxxxx04 SUB |  SUB Derlei
                       X_Xxxxxxx05 SUB |  SUB M_Kallon

Referee: M_Merk (Belgium)


Min. 2  :(ben) W_Barrett finds D_Bush in the box 
          ...  L_Neill takes out the attacker 
          ...  He looked to have fouled him there 
Min. 3  :(ben) P_Nedved looks up for support for support 
          ...  He spots his team mate making a run now 
          ...  He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now! 
          ...  Karagounis receives the pass and heads towards the goal 
          ...  Karagounis with a terrific drive ! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  D_Yelldell dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  He can't get to it! 
          ...  But it creeps just wide!! 
          ...  The deflection had D_Yelldell beaten! 
Min. 9  :(ben) W_Barrett runs forward 
          ...  J_Bothroyd with the tackle 
Min. 14 :(ben) Karagounis jumps over the defender's challenge 
          ...  Karagounis chases it through, he must score ! 
          ...  The ball moves through the air! 
          ...  D_Yelldell moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  It’s beaten him! 
          ...  But it thumps the post!! 
          ...  And into the net! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  Lets see if Benfica can hang onto that lead! 
          ...  AEK Athens 0-1 Benfica ...
Min. 15 :(ben) D_Bush has found himself in space 
          ...  He looks up for his team mates 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  P_Nedved gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  But he loses control of it 
          ...  A_Todd takes possession 
Min. 18 :(aek) P_Gallagher runs at D_Bush 
          ...  He takes it past him 
          ...  A powerful shot by P_Gallagher ! 
          ...  But J_Moreira reaches the ball. Good save 
          ...  There was a foul on J_Moreira anyway 
Min. 18 :(ben) Luisão with an incisive pass to Mantorras 
          ...  M_G_Pederson with the tackle 
          ...  That's got to be a yellow 
Min. 21 :(aek) A_Mokoena sprints past the defender 
          ...  A_Mokoena swings in the shot! 
          ...  J_Moreira parries it, he follows it up 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  The defence had gone walk about! 
          ...  That’s pulled AEK Athens level! 
          ...  AEK Athens 1-1 Benfica ...
Min. 21 :(ben) W_Barrett runs forward 
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind! 
          ...  W_Barrett shapes up for a shot! 
          ...  The shot deflects wide into the crowd!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Dju_Dju hits it towards the far post! 
          ...  V_Gresko belts it clear 
Min. 24 :(ben) P_Nedved sidesteps V_Gresko 
          ...  L_Neill rushes in with a clumsy challenge!! 
          ...  That’s a foul!! 
          ...  He is warned by M_Merk 
          ...  It’s just a warning 
Min. 28 :(ben) Manduca is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He throws it long to Mantorras 
          ...  Mantorras with the cheeky shot! 
          ...  D_Yelldell narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety 
Min. 29 :(ben) Luisão with a reverse pass to Manduca 
          ...  Manduca with the shot ! 
          ...  But he's missed it! 
          ...  He couldn't hit a cow's arse with a banjo 
Min. 31 :(ben) Alcides with a glorious 60-yard pass to Mantorras 
          ...  Mantorras rises above the defence to head the ball ! 
          ...  It hammers off the bar onto the line 
          ...  M_Merk talks to his assistant 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  That’s given Benfica the lead! 
          ...  AEK Athens 1-2 Benfica ...
Min. 33 :(aek) A_Mokoena runs down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball across to R_Savage 
          ...  R_Savage launches himself head first to connect with the low cross! 
          ...  But J_Moreira reaches the ball. Good save 
Min. 33 :(ben) Mantorras with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He shows the defender a clean set of heals 
          ...  V_Gresko reads the situation well and wins the ball 
Min. 36 :(aek) J_Bothroyd runs at the defender 
          ...  The ball rebounds off Luisão back to him! 
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward! 
          ...  J_Bothroyd has a go! 
          ...  J_Moreira gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  He pushes it on to the post 
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball 
Min. 39 :(aek) M_G_Pederson with the heel pass to P_Gallagher 
          ...  Karagounis tackles cleanly 
Min. 40 :(ben) Alcides is out on the right 
          ...  He moves the ball left to Mantorras 
          ...  A vicious shot by Mantorras ! 
          ...  The fans get off there seats! 
          ...  D_Yelldell plucks the ball out of the air 
          ...  Good goalkeeping there! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(ben) Manduca off the woodwork. 
          ...  Karagounis picks up the deflection 
          ...  Karagounis attempts the shot! 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!!!! 
          ...  It's wide! 
          ...  That was a dismal effort! 
          ...  He should have buried that! 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: AEK Athens 1-2 Benfica

Min. 60 :(ben) Mantorras with the mazy run 
          ...  How he got through those defenders I don't know 
          ...  He sets himself up for the shot 
          ...  Mantorras cracks a laser towards goal ! 
          ...  But D_Yelldell punches it away 
          ...  That's gone out for a goal kick 
          ...  It was clear to everyone that D_Yelldell got a touch 
Min. 63 :(aek) V_Gresko with the mazy dribble 
          ...  He takes it past Alcides 
          ...  Alcides with a late tackle 
          ...  Well to be fair he was looking for the foul 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution! 
          ...  Vacant looks bemused that it wasn't more! 
Min. 65 :(ben) Karagounis with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He shows A_Todd a clean set of heals 
          ...  Karagounis with a scorcher of a shot ! 
          ...  D_Yelldell is beaten! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  Superb finish!! 
          ...  AEK Athens 1-3 Benfica ...
Min. 66 :(ben) W_Barrett is force to hold onto the ball 
          ...  No one seems to be coming forward 
          ...  He heads towards the goal alone! 
          ...  A_Todd robs him of the ball 
Min. 67 :(aek) A_Mokoena knocks the ball back to D_Yelldell 
          ...  Ohhhh no!! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  He has put it into his own net!! 
          ...  AEK Athens 1-4 Benfica ...
Min. 68 :(ben) Dju_Dju looks for options 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to Luisão 
          ...  But X_Xxxxxxx03 clears the danger 
Min. 72 :(aek) X_Xxxxxxx03 runs with the ball to the corner flag 
          ...  He plays the ball across to A_Todd 
          ...  But Luisão barges him off the ball 
Min. 75 :(ben) Mantorras with the dribble 
          ...  He's clean through 
          ...  The fans are on their feet 
          ...  Mantorras hits the ball first time! 
          ...  D_Yelldell can't get to it! 
          ...  OH! It drifts wide! 
          ...  D_Yelldell has a smile on his face 
          ...  Did he know that was going wide? 
Min. 77 :(aek) J_Bothroyd cuts inside D_Bush 
          ...  He worked that well 
          ...  Luisão with the block 
Min. 77 :(ben) Mantorras takes possession 
          ...  What can he do here? 
          ...  Mantorras attempts to nutmeg D_Yelldell! 
          ...  But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  P_Nedved chips the ball in towards the back post! 
          ...  L_Neill wins the ball 
          ...  He belts it away 
Min. 78 :(aek) R_Savage runs down the wing 
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space! 
          ...  He cuts the ball back 
          ...  J_Bothroyd latches onto the pass 
          ...  He carves out some space 
          ...  J_Bothroyd with the shot on net ! 
          ...  It hits the inside of the post 
          ...  It falls right into J_Moreira's arms 
          ...  Unlucky 
Min. 79 :(ben) Karagounis with electric pace 
          ...  He eases past the defender 
          ...  Karagounis shapes up for a shot! 
          ...  D_Yelldell makes a great save 
          ...  And he manages to hold onto it as well! 
Min. 86 :(ben) Mantorras has it on the edge of the box 
          ...  Mantorras unleashes a pile driver ! 
          ...  D_Yelldell won't get to that! 
          ...  Oooh it goes just over!! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(ben) Karagounis drives the ball across field 
          ...  It comes to Manduca 
          ...  Manduca smashed the ball towards the bottom corner! 
          ...  It fly's into Row Z! 
Min. 91 :(aek) X_Xxxxxxx03 takes possession 
          ...  What can he do here? 
          ...  Alcides with an ugly foul 
          ...  M_Merk will want to speak to him 
          ...  His 2nd yellow this game ! Sent off ! 

*************  FULL TIME  ****************


Match Details
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Venue                : Olympic Stadium
Attendance           : 10,000
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AEK Athens Match Info
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Best player          : J_Bothroyd
Scorers              : A_Mokoena (21)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Benfica Match Info
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Best player          : Karagounis (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Karagounis (14,65), Mantorras (31), A_Mokoena (67 og)
Sent Off             : Alcides (91)
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                              AEK Athens  |    Benfica
Attempts on Goal     :           5        |       15
Off target           :           1        |       8
On target            :           4        |       7
Possession           :          34        |       66
Corners              :           0        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       1
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       0
Subs Used            :           0        |       0
Fouls                :           7        |       6
Key Tackles          :           6        |       3
Key Passes           :           4        |       10
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Final Score          : AEK Athens 1 - 4 Benfica
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Player Statistics - AEK Athens
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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D_Yelldell     GK  23   1   1   1  15 |  95   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   8   0   0   0
L_Neill        DF   1  17   9   7  24 |  95   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  36   0   0
A_Mokoena      DF   1  16   7   6  18 |  95   0   0   1   0   1   1   0   0   0 -10   5  44
A_Todd         DF   1  16   9   7  18 |  95   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  38   0   0
V_Gresko       DF   1  16   7   5  30 |  95   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  38   0   0
Gilberto       MF   1  11  19   7  28 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -10 -10 -10
M_G_Pederson   MF   1  10  18   7  33 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0
R_Savage       MF   1   5  17   9  40 |  95   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  15   5
X_Xxxxxxx03    MF   1  15  16   9  30 |  95   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  15   0
J_Bothroyd     FW   1   6   7  17  13 |  95   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  29   0   7
P_Gallagher    FW   1   6   4  17  28 |  95   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0 -10 -10  -5
X_Xxxxxxx01    GK  19   1   2   2  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
X_Xxxxxxx02    DF   1  16  15   7  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
x08            DF   2  14   7   5  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
X_Xxxxxxx04    MF   2   9  16  15  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
X_Xxxxxxx05    FW   2   7  15  16  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Benfica
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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J_Moreira      GK  23   1   1   1  15 |  95   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  26   0   0   0
Luisão         DF   1  21   8   9  29 |  95   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  28  15   0
Alcides        DF   1  21  10   7  44 |  94   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   1   0 -10  55 -10
D_Bush         DF   1  21   7   6  25 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  10  25  10
W_Barrett      DF   1  19  11   9  27 |  95   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  15   2
P_Nedved       AM   1   6  20  10  28 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0
Manu           MF   1   6  18   9  16 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Dju_Dju        MF   1   3  20   3  27 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0
Manduca        DM   1  10  16   5  44 |  95   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0  10  40  14
Mantorras      FW   1   8   8  22  24 |  95   0   0   0   0   7   1   0   0   0   0   0  49
Karagounis     FW   1   8   8  19  19 |  95   0   1   1   0   5   2   0   0   0  27  15  71
J_Blanchard    GK  15   1   1   1  13 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Fyssas       DF   1  19  11   7  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Luccin       MF   1  12  17   5  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Derlei         FW   1   6   6  18  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Kallon       FW   1   3  10  18  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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