Match Report


Leeds UnitedLeeds United     S.L. BenficaS.L. Benfica
Kieran RufusKieran Rufus Ben Couch Ben Couch
Amine HaoucheA. Haouche77
G
1
G
76Lourenço SalasL. Salas
Danny LaverD. Laver70
D
2
D
80Andy NichollsA. Nicholls
Filipe TavaresF. Tavares72
D
3
D
77Anton KolesnichenkoA. Kolesnichenko
Augusto MartinA. Martin72
D
4
D
76Romarin NdiefiR. Ndiefi
Emile MbambaE. Mbamba77
M
5
D
72Joel GaddJ. Gadd
Christian BarolloC. Barollo76
M
6
M
84Stephan AmoahS. Amoah
Graham MiddletonG. Middleton77
M
7captain
M
83Ugo WilcoxU. Wilcox
Natale CannarsaN. Cannarsa81
M
captain8
M
85Guilherme PinheiroG. Pinheiro
Louis DufresnesL. Dufresnes74
A
9
A
76Hryhoriy KasyanovH. Kasyanov
Youri KarpinY. Karpin78
A
10
A
74Tomek LatoT. Lato
Anders NygaardA. Nygaard77
A
11
A
74Elena BlancoE. Blanco
 
Guerino SacchettiG. Sacchetti72
M
12
M
84Niccolo PerryN. Perry
Michel KoutouanM. Koutouan76
M
13
A
75Reinder BroersR. Broers
Nigel WrightN. Wright68
A
14
D
66Pedro MonteiroP. Monteiro

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Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at Elland Road where Leeds United play S.L. Benfica in this second leg MWF Europa Cup game. Leeds United have the away goal advantage from the 1-1 first leg match. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in good condition.
Leeds United are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while S.L. Benfica appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by .


0.00
The whistle blows and Leeds United get the match underway!
2.30
Guilherme Pinheiro makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Hryhoriy Kasyanov. Hryhoriy Kasyanov knocks in a cross ball towards Elena Blanco. Elena Blanco is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
6.33
Graham Middleton makes a simple pass to Anders Nygaard. Anders Nygaard controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is on top of it. Quality keeping!
9.56
Ugo Wilcox passes the ball forward to Tomek Lato. Tomek Lato shoots from long range but slams it into the crowd!
14.40
Emile Mbamba flicks a high pass forward to Anders Nygaard who brings the ball under control. Anders Nygaard knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
18.42
Danny Laver makes a probing pass to Graham Middleton. Graham Middleton threads a neat ball through to Anders Nygaard. Anders Nygaard deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Youri Karpin but the linesman indicates offside!
20.43
Danny Laver receives the ball from a throw-in from Filipe Tavares. Danny Laver passes the ball forward to Emile Mbamba. Emile Mbamba flicks the ball to his team mate, Anders Nygaard. Anders Nygaard whips in a cross ball towards Louis Dufresnes. Louis Dufresnes makes a looping header on goal but it flies wide!
21.34
Filipe Tavares catches Elena Blanco on the ankles. Filipe Tavares is shown the yellow card! Elena Blanco grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
22.56
Ugo Wilcox deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Tomek Lato. Tomek Lato knocks in a cross ball towards Elena Blanco. Elena Blanco connects with a diving header but it flies wide!
24.57
Guilherme Pinheiro catches Emile Mbamba on the ankles. The referee brings Guilherme Pinheiro to one side and gives him a warning! Emile Mbamba hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
26.37
Natale Cannarsa takes it forward alone. Natale Cannarsa shoots from 25 yards. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Well saved!
28.33
Christian Barollo makes an attacking run forward. Christian Barollo knocks in a cross ball towards Louis Dufresnes. Louis Dufresnes makes a deft header. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Louis Dufresnes!
32.32
Andy Nicholls sees Ugo Wilcox in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Ugo Wilcox hits a low pass to Tomek Lato. Tomek Lato whips in a cross ball towards Hryhoriy Kasyanov. Hryhoriy Kasyanov gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. It's miles wide!
36.57
Guilherme Pinheiro sees Hryhoriy Kasyanov in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Hryhoriy Kasyanov knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Danny Laver.
38.12
Ugo Wilcox makes a probing pass to Elena Blanco. Elena Blanco knocks in a cross ball towards Hryhoriy Kasyanov. Hryhoriy Kasyanov makes a deft header. The ball takes a deflection leaving Amine Haouche with no chance!! Goal for S.L. Benfica!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Leeds United appear unchanged since the first half. S.L. Benfica also appear unchanged since the first half. The Leeds United players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
S.L. Benfica kick off and get the second half underway!
49.19
Graham Middleton runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Graham Middleton lofts in a cross ball towards Anders Nygaard. Anders Nygaard finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. The keeper is more than a match for it. He makes it look easy!
55.23
Emile Mbamba sees Louis Dufresnes in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Louis Dufresnes threads the ball through to Youri Karpin but he's offside!
60.53
Graham Middleton flicks a high pass forward. Youri Karpin controls it well on his chest. Youri Karpin knocks in a cross ball towards Louis Dufresnes. Louis Dufresnes whips the ball goalwards with his head but somehow Lourenço Salas manages to keep it out.
61.02
Graham Middleton surges forward with the ball. Graham Middleton whips in a cross ball towards Youri Karpin. Youri Karpin directs the ball goalwards with his head but is denied by Lourenço Salas. Excellent save.
67.43
Natale Cannarsa sees Louis Dufresnes in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Louis Dufresnes whips in a cross ball towards Anders Nygaard. With a superhuman jump, Anders Nygaard connects with the ball and heads it goalwards but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
69.41
Stephan Amoah makes a simple pass to Hryhoriy Kasyanov. Hryhoriy Kasyanov shoots from outside the area but it goes wide for a goal kick.
72.23
Christian Barollo flicks a high pass forward to Anders Nygaard who brings the ball under control. Anders Nygaard knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Lourenço Salas who gathers it comfortably.
73.16
Romarin Ndiefi flicks a high pass forward to Stephan Amoah who brings the ball under control. Stephan Amoah makes a probing pass to Hryhoriy Kasyanov. Hryhoriy Kasyanov lofts in a cross ball towards Elena Blanco. Elena Blanco powers a header at goal but it's well over the bar!
77.20
Leeds United have made a substitution with Michel Koutouan replacing Emile Mbamba .
78.24
Ugo Wilcox passes the ball forward to Hryhoriy Kasyanov. Hryhoriy Kasyanov whips in a cross ball towards Tomek Lato. Tomek Lato powers a header at goal. Fantastic reaction save from Amine Haouche!
79.36
Stephan Amoah takes the throw-in. Guilherme Pinheiro makes a simple pass to Elena Blanco. Elena Blanco shoots from 20 yards but it curls horrendously wide!
84.43
Stephan Amoah clumsily knocks into Graham Middleton. The referee calls over Stephan Amoah and shows him a yellow card! Graham Middleton runs off the knock.
85.16
Natale Cannarsa threads a neat ball through to Anders Nygaard. Anders Nygaard knocks in a cross ball towards Louis Dufresnes. Louis Dufresnes rises majestically and gets a header on goal. Lourenço Salas effortlessly picks it out of the air!
89.20
Anton Kolesnichenko clumsily knocks into Youri Karpin. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Youri Karpin runs off the knock.
90.00
Christian Barollo brings the ball forward. Christian Barollo puts a great ball through. Youri Karpin runs beyond the defensive line but is deemed offside!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

The game is drawn at 1-1 and so goes to penalties!

 
Youri Karpin steps up. The keeper has read the penalty correctly. He gets his fingers to it, but the shot is too strong and edges inside the post. Goal!
 
Elena Blanco takes a stuttering run up. It's there!! Amine Haouche has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
 
Louis Dufresnes takes a cautious run up. It's in!! Lourenço Salas had no chance!!
 
Tomek Lato takes a short run up. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
 
Anders Nygaard takes a slow run up. The ball clips the right post and goes in. Goal!
 
Hryhoriy Kasyanov steps up. The keeper has read the penalty correctly. He gets his fingers to it, but the shot is too strong and edges inside the post. Goal!
 
Michel Koutouan takes a long run up but it's wide!
 
Stephan Amoah takes a short run up. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
 
Amine Haouche takes a slow run up. It's there!! Lourenço Salas has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
 
Lourenço Salas steps up. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
Match Statistics
 

Leeds United

S.L. Benfica
Full Time Score
5
6
Normal Play Goals
1
1
Penalty Shootout
4
5
Shots on Target
7
2
Shots off Target
2
7
Offsides
3
0
Fouls
1
3
Yellow Cards
1
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
58%
42%
Play Area
26.1%
49.3%
24.6%

Scorers
Louis Dufresnes 28
Hryhoriy Kasyanov 38

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Louis Dufresnes of Leeds United

Match Ratings
1.Amine Haouche (GK)
6
2.Danny Laver (DEF)
6
3.Filipe Tavares (DEF)yellow card
5
4.Augusto Martin (DEF)
6
5.Emile Mbamba (MID)
6
6.Christian Barollo (MID)
7
7.Graham Middleton (MID)
8
8.Natale Cannarsa (MID)
7
9.Louis Dufresnes (ATT)goal scored
8
10.Youri Karpin (ATT)
6
11.Anders Nygaard (ATT)
6
 
12.Guerino Sacchetti (MID)
0
13.Michel Koutouan (MID)
6
14.Nigel Wright (ATT)
0

1.Lourenço Salas (GK)
8
2.Andy Nicholls (DEF)
6
3.Anton Kolesnichenko (DEF)yellow card
5
4.Romarin Ndiefi (DEF)
6
5.Joel Gadd (DEF)
6
6.Stephan Amoah (MID)yellow card
6
7.Ugo Wilcox (MID)
7
8.Guilherme Pinheiro (MID)
6
9.Hryhoriy Kasyanov (ATT)goal scored
8
10.Tomek Lato (ATT)
6
11.Elena Blanco (ATT)
6
 
12.Niccolo Perry (MID)
0
13.Reinder Broers (ATT)
0
14.Pedro Monteiro (DEF)
0