Benfica vs Bayer Leverkusen, 2012/13 UEFA Europa League, Second Round

· 2nd Leg - Benfica win 3-1 on aggregate

Benfica

60': Ola John
77': Nemanja Matic

FT
2 - 1
2nd Leg - Benfica win 3-1 on aggregate

Bayer Leverkusen

75': André Schürrle

About

Benfica are hosting Bayer Leverkusen at Estádio da Luz, Lisbon, Portugal, starting on . The match is a part of the UEFA Europa League.

Match Commentary

0': Game on!
1': Bernd Leno takes a short goal kick
2': Gonzalo Castro takes the corner kick from the right byline with his right foot and hits an outswinger to the centre, resulting in: clearance
3': Nemanja Matic clears the ball from danger.
3': Sebastian Boenisch drills an impressive left footed shot. Outcome: save
3': Artur makes an outstanding save (Parry)
3': Offside called on Stefan Reinartz
3': Artur takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
3': Ola John crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance
4': Philipp Wollscheid clears the ball from danger.
4': Enzo Perez commits a foul on Gonzalo Castro resulting on a free kick for Bayer Leverkusen
4': Simon Rolfes takes an indirect freekick with his left foot from the left channel. Outcome: pass
6': Sebastian Boenisch crosses the ball. Outcome: save
6': Artur makes a very good save (Catch)
7': Throw-in: Lorenzo Melgarejo takes it (Defending)
8': Throw-in: Daniel Carvajal takes it (Defending)
9': Andre Schürrle commits a foul on Enzo Perez resulting on a free kick for Benfica
9': Ezequiel Garay takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: pass
10': Ola John crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance
10': Ömer Toprak clears the ball from danger.
12': Daniel Carvajal crosses the ball. Outcome: shot
12': Stefan Kießling drills a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: hit post
14': Throw-in: Andre Almeida takes it (Attacking)
15': Nicolas Gaitán crosses the ball. Outcome: save
15': Bernd Leno makes a very good save (Catch)
16': Andre Almeida crosses the ball. Outcome: shot
16': Nicolas Gaitán drills an impressive header. Outcome: save
16': Bernd Leno makes a very good save (Parry)
17': Nicolas Gaitán crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance
18': Ömer Toprak clears the ball from danger.
19': Óscar Cardozo commits a foul on Simon Rolfes resulting on a free kick for Bayer Leverkusen
19': Stefan Reinartz takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: pass
20': Sebastian Boenisch crosses the ball. Outcome: out of play
21': Throw-in: Lorenzo Melgarejo takes it (Defending)
23': Lars Bender commits a foul on Carlos Martins resulting on a free kick for Benfica
23': Carlos Martins takes a direct freekick with his left foot from the left wing. Outcome: pass
23': Andre Almeida crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance
24': Sebastian Boenisch clears the ball from danger.
24': Throw-in: Andre Almeida takes it (Attacking)
24': Óscar Cardozo takes the corner kick from the right byline with his right foot and hits an outswinger to the centre, resulting in: clearance
25': Ömer Toprak clears the ball from danger.
25': Enzo Perez curls a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: over bar
25': Bernd Leno takes a long goal kick
26': Stefan Kießling drills a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: blocked
26': Luisão blocks the shot
26': Gonzalo Castro takes the corner kick from the left byline with his right foot and hits an outswinger to the centre, resulting in: clearance
27': Ola John clears the ball from danger.
27': Throw-in: Lorenzo Melgarejo takes it (Attacking)
27': Stefan Kießling drills a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: miss right
28': Artur takes a long goal kick
28': Lars Bender commits a foul on Nicolas Gaitán resulting on a free kick for Benfica
28': Lars Bender is awarded a yellow card. Reason: unsporting behaviour
28': Óscar Cardozo takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the left wing. Outcome: pass
29': Carlos Martins takes the corner kick from the left byline with his left foot and hits an outswinger to the near post, resulting in: clearance
29': Philipp Wollscheid clears the ball from danger.
29': Nicolas Gaitán crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance
29': Ömer Toprak clears the ball from danger.
31': Óscar Cardozo commits a foul on Philipp Wollscheid resulting on a free kick for Bayer Leverkusen
31': Bernd Leno takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
33': Lorenzo Melgarejo crosses the ball. Outcome: foul
33': Óscar Cardozo commits a foul on Ömer Toprak resulting on a free kick for Bayer Leverkusen
33': Bernd Leno takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
34': Throw-in: Sebastian Boenisch takes it (Attacking)
35': Nemanja Matic commits a foul on Lars Bender resulting on a free kick for Bayer Leverkusen
35': Gonzalo Castro takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the right wing. Outcome: cross
35': Gonzalo Castro crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance
35': Luisão clears the ball from danger.
36': Offside called on Stefan Kießling
36': Artur takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
36': Throw-in: Nicolas Gaitán takes it (Attacking)
36': Nemanja Matic commits a foul on Stefan Kießling resulting on a free kick for Bayer Leverkusen
36': Gonzalo Castro takes a direct freekick with his left foot from the left channel. Outcome: open play
37': Throw-in: Andre Almeida takes it (Defending)
38': Andre Schürrle drills a good right footed shot. Outcome: save
38': Artur makes an outstanding save (Feet)
38': Offside called on Óscar Cardozo
38': Ömer Toprak takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: pass
40': Andre Schürrle drills a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: hit post
40': Artur takes a long goal kick
42': Andre Almeida commits a foul on Gonzalo Castro resulting on a free kick for Bayer Leverkusen
42': Gonzalo Castro takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from the left wing. Outcome: cross
43': Gonzalo Castro crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance
43': Óscar Cardozo clears the ball from danger.
43': Offside called on Simon Rolfes
43': Artur takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
44': Andre Schürrle crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance
45': Ezequiel Garay clears the ball from danger.
45': Offside called on Stefan Kießling
45': Artur takes a direct freekick with his left foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
45': The referee has signaled the end of the first half
45'+1': Throw-in: Andre Almeida takes it (Attacking)
45'+1': Throw-in: Andre Almeida takes it (Attacking)
45'+2': Throw-in: Andre Almeida takes it (Attacking)
45'+2': Carlos Martins crosses the ball. Outcome: save
45'+2': Bernd Leno makes a very good save (Catch)
45'+2': Throw-in: Daniel Carvajal takes it (Attacking)
45'+2': Daniel Carvajal is awarded a yellow card. Reason: unsporting behaviour
45': The second half is under way
46': Andre Schürrle curls a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: save
47': Artur makes a very good save (Catch)
47': Throw-in: Andre Almeida takes it (Defending)
49': Throw-in: Daniel Carvajal takes it (Defending)
50': Throw-in: Simon Rolfes takes it (Defending)
51': Offside called on Stefan Kießling
51': Artur takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
53': Benfica makes a sub: Eduardo Salvio enters for Carlos Martins. Reason: Injury
54': Enzo Perez commits a foul on Stefan Kießling resulting on a free kick for Bayer Leverkusen
54': Enzo Perez is awarded a yellow card. Reason: unsporting behaviour
54': Simon Rolfes takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from the left channel. Outcome: open play
56': Stefan Reinartz commits a foul on Enzo Perez resulting on a free kick for Benfica
56': Artur takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
56': Nicolas Gaitán commits a foul on Lars Bender resulting on a free kick for Bayer Leverkusen
56': Simon Rolfes takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: pass
57': Throw-in: Andre Almeida takes it (Defending)
57': Bayer Leverkusen makes a sub: Jens Hegeler enters for Lars Bender. Reason: Tactical
58': Luisão commits a foul on Stefan Kießling resulting on a free kick for Bayer Leverkusen
58': Andre Schürrle takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the left channel. Outcome: shot
59': Andre Schürrle drills a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: over bar
60': Artur takes a long goal kick
60': Ola John drills an impressive right footed shot. Outcome: goal
60': Goal!! Ola John hits an impressive right footed shot to the upper right corner from the left penalty area (aprox. 18 yards) and scores!! Benfica now leads 1 - 0
62': Ola John is awarded a yellow card. Reason: unsporting behaviour
63': Luisão commits a foul on Andre Schürrle resulting on a free kick for Bayer Leverkusen
63': Gonzalo Castro takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the left channel. Outcome: shot
64': Sebastian Boenisch drills a good header, but it is off target. Outcome: over bar
64': Benfica makes a sub: Lima enters for Óscar Cardozo. Reason: Tactical
65': Eduardo Salvio crosses the ball. Outcome: save
65': Bernd Leno makes a very good save (Catch)
65': Lima drills a good left footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: miss right
65': Bernd Leno takes a long goal kick
65': Andre Almeida commits a foul on Simon Rolfes resulting on a free kick for Bayer Leverkusen
66': Stefan Reinartz takes a direct freekick with his left foot from the right channel. Outcome: pass
66': Throw-in: Sebastian Boenisch takes it (Attacking)
67': Throw-in: Andre Almeida takes it (Defending)
67': Gonzalo Castro crosses the ball. Outcome: shot
67': Simon Rolfes drills a good right footed shot. Outcome: save
68': Artur makes an outstanding save (Parry)
68': Gonzalo Castro takes the corner kick from the right byline with his right foot and hits an outswinger to the near post, resulting in: clearance
68': Luisão clears the ball from danger.
69': Andre Schürrle curls an impressive right footed shot. Outcome: save
69': Artur makes a very good save (Parry)
69': Artur takes a long goal kick
70': Ömer Toprak commits a foul on Eduardo Salvio resulting on a free kick for Benfica
70': Enzo Perez takes a direct freekick with his left foot from the left wing. Outcome: cross
71': Enzo Perez crosses the ball. Outcome: out of play
72': Throw-in: Lorenzo Melgarejo takes it (Defending)
73': Bayer Leverkusen makes a sub: Arkadiusz Milik enters for Stefan Reinartz. Reason: Tactical
75': Eduardo Salvio drills a good header, but it is off target. Outcome: over bar
75': Andre Schürrle drills an impressive left footed shot. Outcome: goal
75': Goal!! Andre Schürrle hits a very good left footed shot to the lower right corner from the centre penalty area (aprox. 20 yards) and scores!! The game is now tied at 1
76': That last goal was assisted by Stefan Kießling (Header from Right Penalty Area)
77': Nicolas Gaitán takes the corner kick from the left byline with his right foot and hits an inswinger to the centre, resulting in: clearance
77': Sebastian Boenisch clears the ball from danger.
77': Eduardo Salvio crosses the ball. Outcome: shot
77': Nemanja Matic drills an impressive header. Outcome: goal
77': Goal!! Nemanja Matic hits a very good header to the lower right corner from the left penalty area (aprox. 12 yards) and scores!! Benfica now leads 2 - 1
78': That last goal was assisted by Eduardo Salvio (Cross from Right Wing)
78': Ömer Toprak commits a foul on Eduardo Salvio resulting on a free kick for Benfica
79': Andre Almeida takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the right wing. Outcome: pass
79': Ola John crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance
79': Ömer Toprak clears the ball from danger.
79': Throw-in: Lorenzo Melgarejo takes it (Attacking)
79': Throw-in: Daniel Carvajal takes it (Attacking)
81': Sebastian Boenisch crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance
81': Ezequiel Garay clears the ball from danger.
81': Lima crosses the ball. Outcome: shot
81': Eduardo Salvio hits a good header. Outcome: clearance
82': Daniel Carvajal clears the ball from danger.
82': Lima drills a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: blocked
82': Philipp Wollscheid blocks the shot
84': Sebastian Boenisch crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance
85': Nemanja Matic clears the ball from danger.
86': Philipp Wollscheid crosses the ball. Outcome: shot
86': Arkadiusz Milik drills a good header, but it is off target. Outcome: miss left
86': Artur takes a long goal kick
87': Philipp Wollscheid crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance
88': Luisão clears the ball from danger.
88': Throw-in: Gonzalo Castro takes it (Attacking)
89': Throw-in: Eduardo Salvio takes it (Attacking)
89': Nicolas Gaitán drills a good left footed shot. Outcome: save
90': Bernd Leno makes a very good save (Parry)
90': Gonzalo Castro commits a foul on Eduardo Salvio resulting on a free kick for Benfica
90': Nicolas Gaitán takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the right wing. Outcome: pass
90': The referee has signaled the end of the second half
90': End of the game
90'+1': Offside called on Ola John
90'+1': Bernd Leno takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
90'+1': Stefan Kießling drills an impressive right footed shot. Outcome: save
90'+1': Artur makes a very good save (Catch)
90'+2': Throw-in: Andre Almeida takes it (Attacking)
90'+3': Nemanja Matic commits a foul on Andre Schürrle resulting on a free kick for Bayer Leverkusen
90'+3': Nemanja Matic is awarded a yellow card. Reason: unsporting behaviour
90'+3': Benfica makes a sub: Jardel enters for Ola John. Reason: Tactical
90'+4': Gonzalo Castro takes a direct freekick with his left foot from the left wing. Outcome: shot
90'+4': Jens Hegeler drills a good left footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: over bar
90'+4': Artur takes a long goal kick
90'+4': Throw-in: Daniel Carvajal takes it (Attacking)
90'+5': Jardel commits a foul on Ömer Toprak resulting on a free kick for Bayer Leverkusen
90'+5': Gonzalo Castro takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the left channel. Outcome: shot
90'+5': Gonzalo Castro drills a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: over bar

Statistics

B04		BEN
7	Fouls	14
2	Yellow Cards	3
0	Red Cards	0
5	Offsides	2
3	Corner Kicks	3
5	Saves	7
50	Possession	50
15	SHOTS	7
5	ON GOAL	3
0.3	On Target %	0.4
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	3
11	Crosses	14
0.3	Cross %	0.2
0	Long Balls	0
0	Accurate Long Balls	0
0.0	Long Balls %	0.0
1	Blocked Shots	1
0	Effective Tackles	0
0	Tackles	0
0.0	Tackle %	0.0
0	Interceptions	0
0	Effective Clearances	0
10	Clearances	9

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Europa League

Venue: Estádio da Luz
Location: Lisbon, Portugal
Attendance: 35,000

Line-Ups

Benfica

No.	Name
1	Artur Morães (GK)
4	Luisão
24	Ezequiel Garay
25	Lorenzo Melgarejo
34	André Almeida
17	Carlos Martins
21	Nemanja Matic
20	Nicolás Gaitán
35	Enzo Pérez
15	Ola John
7	Óscar Cardozo

Benfica Substitutes:

Paulo Lopes, Maxi Pereira, Jardel, Pablo Aimar, André Gomes, Lima, Eduardo Salvio.

Bayer Leverkusen

No.	Name
1	Bernd Leno (GK)
20	Dani Carvajal
4	Philipp Wollscheid
21	Ömer Toprak
17	Sebastian Boenisch
27	Gonzalo Castro
3	Stefan Reinartz
6	Simon Rolfes
8	Lars Bender
11	Stefan Kiessling
9	André Schürrle

Bayer Leverkusen Substitutes:

Michael Rensing, Daniel Schwaab, Manuel Friedrich, Michal Kadlec, Jens Hegeler, Junior Fernándes, Arkadiusz Milik.

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