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FT Saturday, October 11, 2014
Portugal WLDWL 1
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France DWLWD 2
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POR011
FRA112
Stade de France · 79,000 att. · ESPN3

Match Report

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Karim Benzema and Paul Pogba star as France beat Portugal

Karim Benzema scored one goal and created another as France recorded a 2-1 victory over Portugal in their friendly in Paris.

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Team Stats

11
Fouls
15
0
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
2
5
Corner Kicks
3
6
Saves
2
50.4
Possession
49.6
12
SHOTS
12
2
ON GOAL
5
0.2
On Target %
0.4
1
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
382
Accurate Passes
370
460
Passes
455
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
4
Accurate Crosses
5
22
Crosses
20
0.2
Cross %
0.3
62
Long Balls
58
36
Accurate Long Balls
32
0.6
Long Balls %
0.6
5
Blocked Shots
2
15
Effective Tackles
13
23
Tackles
16
0.7
Tackle %
0.8
0
Interceptions
0
29
Effective Clearances
27
29
Clearances
27

Head to Head

FRA leads series 1-0

Lineups

FRA · 4-1-2-1-2

  1. 16Steve MandandaG
  2. 13Eliaquim MangalaCD-L
  3. 4Raphaël VaraneCD-R
  4. 6Yohan CabayeDM
  5. 3Patrice EvraLB
  6. 15Bacary SagnaRB
  7. 8Mathieu ValbuenaAM
  8. 14Blaise MatuidiLM
  9. 19Paul PogbaRM
  10. 10Karim BenzemaCF-L
  11. 11Antoine GriezmannCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 12Dimitri PayetSUB
  2. 20Loïc RémySUB
  3. 23Benoit CostilSUB
  4. 5Mapou Yanga-MbiwaSUB
  5. 9André-Pierre GignacSUB
  6. 21Jérémy MathieuSUB
  7. 17Lucas DigneSUB
  8. 18Moussa SissokoSUB
  9. 22Morgan SchneiderlinSUB
  10. 7Rémy CabellaSUB
  11. 2Christophe JalletSUB
  12. 1Hugo LlorisSUB

POR · 4-3-3

  1. 1Rui PatrícioG
  2. 2Bruno AlvesCD-L
  3. 3PepeCD-R
  4. 5EliseuLB
  5. 21CédricRB
  6. 19TiagoCM
  7. 15André GomesLM
  8. 8João MoutinhoRM
  9. 10DannyF
  10. 7Cristiano RonaldoLF
  11. 17NaniRF

Substitutes

  1. 13Vitorino AntunesSUB
  2. 20Ricardo QuaresmaSUB
  3. 18Adrien SilvaSUB
  4. 12Anthony LopesSUB
  5. 23João MárioSUB
  6. 11VieirinhaSUB
  7. 6Ricardo CarvalhoSUB
  8. 4José FonteSUB
  9. 14Ivo PintoSUB
  10. 22BetoSUB
  11. 16William CarvalhoSUB
  12. 9ÉderSUB

Timeline

  1. 3' Karim Benzema (France) Goal at 3'
  2. 28' Yohan Cabaye (France) Yellow Card at 28'
  3. 34' Eliaquim Mangala (France) Yellow Card at 34'
  4. 45' Ricardo Carvalho (Portugal) Substitution at 45'
  5. 45' William (Portugal) Substitution at 45'
  6. 58' Dimitri Payet (France) Substitution at 58'
  7. 68' Éder (Portugal) Substitution at 68'
  8. 68' Ricardo Quaresma (Portugal) Substitution at 68'
  9. 69' Paul Pogba (France) Goal at 69'
  10. 71' Moussa Sissoko (France) Substitution at 71'
  11. 76' Joao Mario (Portugal) Substitution at 76'
  12. 77' Ricardo Quaresma (Portugal) Penalty - Scored at 77'
  13. 84' Morgan Schneiderlin (France) Substitution at 84'
  14. 85' Vierinha (Portugal) Substitution at 85'
  15. 90' Andre-Pierre Gignac (France) Substitution at 90'

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