Newcastle United vs Benfica, 2012/13 UEFA Europa League, Quarter-finals

· 2nd Leg - Benfica win 4-2 on aggregate

Newcastle United

71': Papiss Cissé

FT
1 - 1
2nd Leg - Benfica win 4-2 on aggregate

Benfica

90'+2': Eduardo Salvio

About

Newcastle United are hosting Benfica at St James' Park, , England, starting on . The match is a part of the UEFA Europa League.

Match Timeline

0': Game on!
1': Throw-in: Andre Almeida takes it (Attacking)
2': Throw-in: Massadio Haidara takes it (Attacking)
3': Andre Almeida crosses the ball. Outcome: shot
3': Lima hits a good right footed shot. Outcome: save
3': Tim Krul makes a very good save (Block)
4': Massadio Haidara commits a foul on Eduardo Salvio resulting on a free kick for Benfica
4': Eduardo Salvio takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the right wing. Outcome: cross
4': Eduardo Salvio crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance
4': Yohan Cabaye clears the ball from danger.
5': Lorenzo Melgarejo crosses the ball. Outcome: save
5': Tim Krul makes an outstanding save (Parry)
5': Nicolas Gaitán takes the corner kick from the right byline with his left foot and hits an inswinger to the near post, resulting in: clearance
5': Vurnon Anita clears the ball from danger.
6': Throw-in: Andre Almeida takes it (Attacking)
7': Tim Krul takes a short goal kick
7': Gael Bigirimana crosses the ball. Outcome: open play
8': Offside called on Papiss Demba Cisse
8': Artur takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
8': Papiss Demba Cisse commits a foul on Ezequiel Garay resulting on a free kick for Benfica
9': Lorenzo Melgarejo takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
10': Throw-in: Lorenzo Melgarejo takes it (Attacking)
11': Andre Almeida commits a foul on Jonás Gutiérrez resulting on a free kick for Newcastle United
11': Yohan Cabaye takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the left wing. Outcome: open play
11': Throw-in: Lorenzo Melgarejo takes it (Attacking)
12': Throw-in: Danny Simpson takes it (Attacking)
12': Throw-in: Danny Simpson takes it (Attacking)
13': Throw-in: Andre Almeida takes it (Defending)
14': Artur takes a long goal kick
14': Throw-in: Andre Almeida takes it (Attacking)
14': Nicolas Gaitán crosses the ball. Outcome: blocked
14': Vurnon Anita blocks the cross
15': Nicolas Gaitán takes the corner kick from the right byline with his left foot and hits an inswinger to the far post, resulting in: clearance
15': Moussa Sissoko clears the ball from danger.
15': Tim Krul takes a long goal kick
16': Throw-in: Danny Simpson takes it (Attacking)
16': Throw-in: Lorenzo Melgarejo takes it (Defending)
18': Throw-in: Papiss Demba Cisse takes it (Attacking)
18': Throw-in: Massadio Haidara takes it (Attacking)
18': Throw-in: Massadio Haidara takes it (Defending)
20': Artur takes a long goal kick
22': Gael Bigirimana commits a foul on Enzo Perez resulting on a free kick for Benfica
23': Ola John takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the left wing. Outcome: cross
23': Ola John crosses the ball. Outcome: foul
23': Luisão commits a foul on Michael Williamson resulting on a free kick for Newcastle United
24': Tim Krul takes a direct freekick with his left foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
24': Papiss Demba Cisse commits a foul on Ezequiel Garay resulting on a free kick for Benfica
24': Enzo Perez takes a direct freekick with his left foot from his own half. Outcome: pass
24': Nicolas Gaitán crosses the ball. Outcome: open play
25': Tim Krul takes a long goal kick
25': Offside called on Papiss Demba Cisse
26': Artur takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
26': Throw-in: Lorenzo Melgarejo takes it (Attacking)
26': Throw-in: Lorenzo Melgarejo takes it (Attacking)
26': Throw-in: Lorenzo Melgarejo takes it (Attacking)
27': Throw-in: Massadio Haidara takes it (Defending)
27': Throw-in: Andre Almeida takes it (Attacking)
27': Luisão commits a foul on Papiss Demba Cisse resulting on a free kick for Newcastle United
27': Tim Krul takes a direct freekick with his left foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
28': Nicolas Gaitán drills a good left footed shot. Outcome: clearance
28': Massadio Haidara clears the ball from danger.
29': Artur takes a long goal kick
30': Massadio Haidara crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance
30': Ezequiel Garay clears the ball from danger.
30': Jonás Gutiérrez commits a foul on Lima resulting on a free kick for Benfica
31': Enzo Perez is awarded a yellow card. Reason: dissent
31': Artur is awarded a yellow card. Reason: dissent
32': Artur takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
33': Papiss Demba Cisse commits a foul on Ezequiel Garay resulting on a free kick for Benfica
33': Ezequiel Garay takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
34': Throw-in: Lorenzo Melgarejo takes it (Defending)
34': Yohan Cabaye crosses the ball. Outcome: out of play
35': Artur takes a short goal kick
36': Ola John crosses the ball. Outcome: shot
36': Eduardo Salvio hits a good header, but it is off target. Outcome: miss right
36': Tim Krul takes a long goal kick
37': Massadio Haidara commits a foul on Eduardo Salvio resulting on a free kick for Benfica
37': Nicolas Gaitán takes a direct freekick with his left foot from the right wing. Outcome: cross
37': Nicolas Gaitán crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance
38': Jonás Gutiérrez clears the ball from danger.
38': Enzo Perez hits(volley) a good right footed shot. Outcome: save
38': Tim Krul makes a very good save (Catch)
39': Gael Bigirimana crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance
39': Ezequiel Garay clears the ball from danger.
39': Throw-in: Danny Simpson takes it (Attacking)
39': Offside called on Gael Bigirimana
39': Artur takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
39': Throw-in: Lorenzo Melgarejo takes it (Attacking)
41': Jonás Gutiérrez commits a foul on Nicolas Gaitán resulting on a free kick for Benfica
41': Ezequiel Garay takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the left channel. Outcome: open play
41': Throw-in: Andre Almeida takes it (Attacking)
42': Gael Bigirimana curls a good left footed shot. Outcome: save
42': Artur makes a good save (Catch)
43': Massadio Haidara crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance
43': Luisão clears the ball from danger.
43': Yohan Cabaye drills a good right footed shot. Outcome: blocked
43': Nemanja Matic blocks the shot
43': Massadio Haidara crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance
43': Eduardo Salvio clears the ball from danger.
43': Throw-in: Danny Simpson takes it (Attacking)
44': Artur takes a long goal kick
44': Eduardo Salvio commits a foul on Jonás Gutiérrez resulting on a free kick for Newcastle United
45': Yohan Cabaye takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the left wing. Outcome: cross
45': Yohan Cabaye crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance
45': Ezequiel Garay clears the ball from danger.
45': Gael Bigirimana crosses the ball. Outcome: open play
45': Offside called on Papiss Demba Cisse
45': Artur takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
45': The referee has signaled the end of the first half
45': Newcastle United makes a sub: Shola Ameobi enters for Gael Bigirimana. Reason: Tactical
45'+1': Eduardo Salvio crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance
45'+1': Danny Simpson clears the ball from danger.
45'+1': Throw-in: Lorenzo Melgarejo takes it (Attacking)
45'+2': Handball called on Eduardo Salvio
45'+2': Jonás Gutiérrez takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: pass
45'+2': Tim Krul takes a long goal kick
45': The second half is under way
46': Throw-in: Danny Simpson takes it (Defending)
46': Yohan Cabaye commits a foul on Nicolas Gaitán resulting on a free kick for Benfica
47': Ola John takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the left wing. Outcome: cross
47': Ola John crosses the ball. Outcome: save
47': Tim Krul makes a good save (Catch)
49': Handball called on Andre Almeida
49': Andre Almeida is awarded a yellow card. Reason: unsporting behaviour
49': Yohan Cabaye takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the left wing. Outcome: cross
49': Yohan Cabaye crosses the ball. Outcome: save
49': Artur makes a good save (Catch)
51': Yohan Cabaye takes the corner kick from the right byline with his right foot and hits an outswinger to the centre, resulting in: open play
52': Shola Ameobi commits a foul on Nemanja Matic resulting on a free kick for Benfica
52': Nicolas Gaitán takes a direct freekick with his left foot from the left wing. Outcome: pass
52': Throw-in: Lorenzo Melgarejo takes it (Attacking)
53': Ola John drills a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: miss right
53': Tim Krul takes a long goal kick
54': Danny Simpson commits a foul on Lorenzo Melgarejo resulting on a free kick for Benfica
54': Artur takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
55': Lima hits a good left footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: over bar
55': Tim Krul takes a short goal kick
55': Ezequiel Garay commits a foul on Papiss Demba Cisse resulting on a free kick for Newcastle United
55': Yohan Cabaye takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the right wing. Outcome: open play
55': Lima commits a foul on Michael Williamson resulting on a free kick for Newcastle United
57': Yohan Cabaye takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the left channel. Outcome: shot
57': Yohan Cabaye curls a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: miss left
57': Artur takes a long goal kick
58': Nicolas Gaitán takes the corner kick from the right byline with his left foot and hits an inswinger to the near post, resulting in: save
58': Tim Krul makes a good save (Catch)
59': Papiss Demba Cisse crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance
59': Ola John clears the ball from danger.
59': Throw-in: Nicolas Gaitán takes it (Attacking)
60': Throw-in: Lorenzo Melgarejo takes it (Attacking)
60': Massadio Haidara commits a foul on Lima resulting on a free kick for Benfica
60': Nemanja Matic takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the right channel. Outcome: pass
60': Throw-in: Danny Simpson takes it (Defending)
61': Moussa Sissoko crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance
61': Lima clears the ball from danger.
61': Throw-in: Danny Simpson takes it (Attacking)
61': Yohan Cabaye takes the corner kick from the left byline with his right foot and hits an inswinger to the near post, resulting in: clearance
61': Ezequiel Garay clears the ball from danger.
62': Offside called on Papiss Demba Cisse
62': Artur takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
63': Nicolas Gaitán hits a good left footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: miss left
63': Newcastle United makes a sub: Hatem Ben Arfa enters for Vurnon Anita. Reason: Tactical
63': Tim Krul takes a long goal kick
63': Throw-in: Danny Simpson takes it (Defending)
64': Throw-in: Hatem Ben Arfa takes it (Attacking)
64': Throw-in: Lorenzo Melgarejo takes it (Defending)
65': Throw-in: Lorenzo Melgarejo takes it (Defending)
65': Hatem Ben Arfa takes the corner kick from the right byline with his left foot and passes it to a teammate resulting in: open play
66': Throw-in: Lorenzo Melgarejo takes it (Defending)
67': Offside called on Papiss Demba Cisse
67': Papiss Demba Cisse is awarded a yellow card. Reason: dissent
67': Newcastle United makes a sub: Sylvain Marveaux enters for Massadio Haidara. Reason: Tactical
67': Artur takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
68': Sylvain Marveaux crosses the ball. Outcome: shot
68': Papiss Demba Cisse hits a good header, but it is off target. Outcome: miss right
68': Artur takes a long goal kick
68': Throw-in: Danny Simpson takes it (Defending)
69': Jonás Gutiérrez crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance
69': Nemanja Matic clears the ball from danger.
69': Yohan Cabaye commits a foul on Andre Almeida resulting on a free kick for Benfica
70': Yohan Cabaye is awarded a yellow card. Reason: unsporting behaviour
70': Artur takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
71': That last goal was assisted by Shola Ameobi (Cross from Right 6 Yard)
71': Papiss Demba Cisse hits a good header. Outcome: goal
71': Goal!! Papiss Demba Cisse hits a very good header low through the middle from the left penalty area (aprox. 6 yards) and scores!! Newcastle United now leads 1 - 0
72': Benfica makes a sub: Óscar Cardozo enters for Lima. Reason: Tactical
73': Enzo Perez commits a foul on Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa resulting on a free kick for Newcastle United
73': Yohan Cabaye takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the left channel. Outcome: pass
74': Sylvain Marveaux takes the corner kick from the left byline with his left foot and hits an outswinger to the far post, resulting in: clearance
74': Lorenzo Melgarejo clears the ball from danger.
74': Throw-in: Danny Simpson takes it (Attacking)
75': Throw-in: Hatem Ben Arfa takes it (Attacking)
75': Hatem Ben Arfa drills a good left footed shot. Outcome: blocked
75': Ola John blocks the shot
76': Benfica makes a sub: Rodrigo enters for Ola John. Reason: Tactical
77': Artur takes a long goal kick
77': Throw-in: Lorenzo Melgarejo takes it (Defending)
78': Shola Ameobi hits a good left footed shot. Outcome: save
78': Artur makes a good save (Catch)
79': Moussa Sissoko crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance
79': Nicolas Gaitán clears the ball from danger.
79': Throw-in: Jonás Gutiérrez takes it (Defending)
80': Hatem Ben Arfa crosses the ball. Outcome: save
80': Artur makes a good save (Catch)
80': Yohan Cabaye drills a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: miss left
80': Artur takes a long goal kick
81': Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa commits a foul on Óscar Cardozo resulting on a free kick for Benfica
81': Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa is awarded a yellow card. Reason: unsporting behaviour
82': Óscar Cardozo takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the left channel. Outcome: pass
82': Ezequiel Garay drills a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: miss right
83': Tim Krul takes a short goal kick
83': Michael Williamson commits a foul on Óscar Cardozo resulting on a free kick for Benfica
83': Michael Williamson is awarded a yellow card. Reason: unsporting behaviour
83': Nicolas Gaitán takes a direct freekick with his left foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
85': Throw-in: Jonás Gutiérrez takes it (Defending)
85': Throw-in: Andre Almeida takes it (Attacking)
86': Nicolas Gaitán hits a good left footed shot. Outcome: save
86': Tim Krul makes an outstanding save (Parry)
86': Enzo Perez drills a good left footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: over bar
86': Tim Krul takes a short goal kick
87': Papiss Demba Cisse crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance
87': Luisão clears the ball from danger.
87': Throw-in: Jonás Gutiérrez takes it (Attacking)
87': Danny Simpson crosses the ball. Outcome: open play
88': Offside called on Shola Ameobi
88': Artur takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
89': Enzo Perez takes the corner kick from the left byline with his right foot and passes it to a teammate resulting in: open play
89': Nicolas Gaitán drills a good left footed shot. Outcome: save
89': Tim Krul makes an outstanding save (Parry)
89': Hatem Ben Arfa drills a good left footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: over bar
90': Artur takes a long goal kick
90': Throw-in: Jonás Gutiérrez takes it (Defending)
90': The referee has signaled the end of the second half
90': End of the game
90'+1': Andre Almeida commits a foul on Sylvain Marveaux resulting on a free kick for Newcastle United
90'+2': Yohan Cabaye takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the left wing. Outcome: shot
90'+2': Yohan Cabaye drills a right footed shot that gets deflected. Outcome: save
90'+2': Artur makes a very good save (Catch)
90'+2': That last goal was assisted by Rodrigo (Cross from Left Wing)
90'+2': Eduardo Salvio hits a good left footed shot. Outcome: goal
90'+2': Goal!! Eduardo Salvio hits a very good left footed shot low through the middle from the right penalty area (aprox. 6 yards) and scores!! The game is now tied at 1
90'+3': Benfica makes a sub: Jardel enters for Eduardo Salvio. Reason: Injury
90'+4': Artur takes a long goal kick
90'+5': Throw-in: Lorenzo Melgarejo takes it (Attacking)

Statistics

BEN		NEW
8	Fouls	15
3	Yellow Cards	4
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	7
4	Corner Kicks	4
5	Saves	7
57	Possession	43
11	SHOTS	9
5	ON GOAL	5
0.5	On Target %	0.6
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
0	Accurate Passes	0
0	Passes	0
0.0	Pass Completion %	0.0
3	Accurate Crosses	4
10	Crosses	17
0.3	Cross %	0.2
0	Long Balls	0
0	Accurate Long Balls	0
0.0	Long Balls %	0.0
2	Blocked Shots	1
0	Effective Tackles	0
0	Tackles	0
0.0	Tackle %	0.0
0	Interceptions	0
0	Effective Clearances	0
12	Clearances	6

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Europa League

Venue: St James' Park
Location: , England
Attendance: 52,157

Line-Ups

Newcastle United

No.	Name
1	Tim Krul (GK)
5	Danny Simpson
6	Michael Williamson
13	Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa
35	Massadio Haidara
8	Vurnon Anita
20	Gaël Bigirimana
4	Yohan Cabaye
18	Jonás Gutiérrez
7	Moussa Sissoko
9	Papiss Cissé

Newcastle United Substitutes:

Robert Elliot, James Perch, Hatem Ben Arfa, Dan Gosling, Sylvain Marveaux, Shola Ameobi, Adam Campbell.

Benfica

No.	Name
1	Artur Morães (GK)
4	Luisão
24	Ezequiel Garay
25	Lorenzo Melgarejo
34	André Almeida
21	Nemanja Matic
35	Enzo Pérez
15	Ola John
20	Nicolás Gaitán
18	Eduardo Salvio
11	Lima

Benfica Substitutes:

Paulo Lopes, Maxi Pereira, Jardel, Pablo Aimar, André Gomes, Óscar Cardozo, Rodrigo.

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