UEFA Champions League

FT Wednesday, November 26, 2014
Benfica DLWWW 0
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Zenit St Petersburg WWLLW 1
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Petrovski Stadium · 14,123 att. · ESPN3

Match Report

Late Danny goal for Zenit St Petersburg knocks out Benfica

Zenit St Petersburg captain Danny threw Andre Villas-Boas' side a Champions League lifeline as his goal earned them a patchy 1-0 victory over Benfica.

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Team Stats

18
Fouls
18
2
Yellow Cards
3
1
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
0
6
Corner Kicks
5
1
Saves
1
51.8
Possession
48.2
5
SHOTS
10
1
ON GOAL
2
0.2
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
0
Accurate Passes
0
0
Passes
0
0.0
Pass Completion %
0.0
0
Accurate Crosses
0
0
Crosses
0
0.0
Cross %
0.0
0
Long Balls
0
0
Accurate Long Balls
0
0.0
Long Balls %
0.0
1
Blocked Shots
6
0
Effective Tackles
0
0
Tackles
0
0.0
Tackle %
0.0
0
Interceptions
0
0
Effective Clearances
0
0
Clearances
0

Head to Head

ZEN leads series 2-1

Lineups

ZEN · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Yuri LodyginG
  2. 6Nicolas LombaertsCD-L
  3. 24Ezequiel GarayCD-R
  4. 4Domenico CriscitoLB
  5. 2Alexander AnyukovRB
  6. 35DannyAM
  7. 28Axel WitselLM
  8. 21Javi GarcíaRM
  9. 23Salomón RondónF
  10. 5Aleksandr RyazantsevAM-L
  11. 7HulkAM-R

SLB · 4-4-1-1

  1. 20Julio César De LeónG
  2. 33JardelCD-L
  3. 4LuisãoCD-R
  4. 34André AlmeidaLB
  5. 14Maxi PereiraRB
  6. 35Enzo PérezCM-L
  7. 7Andreas SamarisCM-R
  8. 10Nicolás GaitánLM
  9. 18Eduardo SalvioRM
  10. 11LimaF
  11. 30TaliscaRCF

Timeline

  1. 11' Jardel (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 21' Andreas Samaris (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 23' Substitution, Zenit St Petersburg. Luís Neto replaces Nicolas Lombaerts because of an injury.
  4. 30' Luís Neto (Zenit St Petersburg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 36' Luisão (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 36' Hulk (Zenit St Petersburg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 44' Domenico Criscito (Zenit St Petersburg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 58' Substitution, Zenit St Petersburg. Viktor Faizulin replaces Javi García because of an injury.
  9. 64' Substitution, Zenit St Petersburg. Oleg Shatov replaces Aleksandr Ryazantsev.
  10. 70' Substitution, Benfica. Derley replaces Anderson Talisca.
  11. 79' Goal! Zenit St Petersburg 1, Benfica 0. Danny (Zenit St Petersburg) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Hulk with a through ball.
  12. 82' Substitution, Benfica. Ola John replaces Andreas Samaris.
  13. 90'+2' Second yellow card to Luisão (Benfica) for a bad foul.

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