UEFA Champions League

FT Wednesday, November 25, 2015
Benfica LLWWW 2
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FC Astana DLDLD 2
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SLB112
AST202
Astana Arena · 15,089 att. · ESPN Deportes

Match Report

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Raul Jimenez double helps Benfica battle back against Astana

Raul Jimenez scored twice as Benfica fought back from two goals down to draw 2-2 with FC Astana.

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Team Stats

13
Fouls
13
3
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
2
4
Corner Kicks
3
3
Saves
6
61.7
Possession
38.3
17
SHOTS
11
8
ON GOAL
5
0.5
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
376
Accurate Passes
205
466
Passes
296
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.7
6
Accurate Crosses
4
26
Crosses
13
0.2
Cross %
0.3
55
Long Balls
64
24
Accurate Long Balls
24
0.4
Long Balls %
0.4
3
Blocked Shots
1
14
Effective Tackles
9
17
Tackles
16
0.8
Tackle %
0.6
0
Interceptions
0
23
Effective Clearances
13
26
Clearances
17

Head to Head

SLB leads series 1-0

Lineups

AST · 4-4-2

  1. 1Nenad EricG
  2. 5Marin AnicicCD-L
  3. 44Evgeni PostnikovCD-R
  4. 77Dmitri ShomkoLB
  5. 33Branko IlicRB
  6. 6Nemanja MaksimovicCM-L
  7. 88Roger CañasCM-R
  8. 10Foxi KéthévoamaLM
  9. 23Patrick TwumasiRM
  10. 11Serikzhan MuzhikovCF-L
  11. 89Junior KabanangaCF-R

SLB · 4-4-2

  1. 12Julio César De LeónG
  2. 33JardelCD-L
  3. 2Lisandro LópezCD-R
  4. 19EliseuLB
  5. 28SílvioRB
  6. 7Andreas SamarisCM-L
  7. 85Renato SanchesCM-R
  8. 21PizziLM
  9. 20Gonçalo GuedesRM
  10. 9Raúl JiménezCF-L
  11. 17JonasCF-R

Timeline

  1. 19' Goal! FC Astana 1, Benfica 0. Patrick Twumasi (FC Astana) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Junior Kabananga with a cross.
  2. 22' Raúl Jiménez (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 31' Goal! FC Astana 2, Benfica 0. Marin Anicic (FC Astana) with an attempt from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Foxi Kethevoama with a cross following a set piece situation.
  4. 40' Goal! FC Astana 2, Benfica 1. Raúl Jiménez (Benfica) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Jonas with a cross.
  5. 44' Lisandro López (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 48' Jonas (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 50' Roger Cañas (FC Astana) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 65' Substitution, Benfica. Anderson Talisca replaces Andreas Samaris.
  9. 65' Substitution, Benfica. André Almeida replaces Silvio because of an injury.
  10. 72' Goal! FC Astana 2, Benfica 2. Raúl Jiménez (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by André Almeida with a cross.
  11. 80' Substitution, Benfica. Bryan Cristante replaces Jonas.
  12. 84' Substitution, FC Astana. Aleksey Shchetkin replaces Junior Kabananga.
  13. 87' Substitution, FC Astana. Georgiy Zhukov replaces Foxi Kethevoama.
  14. 90'+1' Substitution, FC Astana. Denis Dedechko replaces Patrick Twumasi because of an injury.
  15. 90'+4' Aleksey Shchetkin (FC Astana) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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