Zenit St-Petersburg - Benfica

 

Zenit St-Petersburg

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Benfica

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UEFA Champions League - Round of 16

Date: 15/02/2012 Time: 17:00  

Live Commentary

90+4`The referee of this match blows the final whistle.
90+3`The fourth assistant referee of this match shows that the injury time will be of 3 minutes.
90+1` Nolito shoots at the door but he has a deflected shot and the goalkeeper saves this ball.
90+1`If we take a look at the statistics, we can see that the home team have had 53% ball possession compared to away team's 47%.
90+1`A tactical substitution is to be made. Nicolas Gaitan leaves the pitch being substituted by Miguel Vitor.
89`A tactical substitution is to be made. Victor Fayzulin leaves the pitch being substituted by Alessandro Rosina.
88`goalGOOOAAAL! - Roman Shirokov puts the ball behind goalkeeper's back.
88`Maximiliano Pereira makes an error in the defence and it might be really dangerous for his team.
88`Alexander Anyukov crosses the ball.
87`goalIT'S A GOAL! - Oscar Cardozo from the team of Benfica puts the ball into the back of the net.
87`Nicolas Gaitan shoots, but the goalkeeper shows his qualities. The ball is still in the field...
84`Oscar Cardozo from Benfica sends the ball into the opponent's half of the field but his attempt to cross was successfully blocked.
83`From the statistics, we can see that today's attendance is 18200.
82`It's a goal kick for Zenit St-Petersburg.
82`Alexander Anyukov manages to clear the ball and temporarily takes away the pressure of the opponents.
82`Corner kick for the team of Benfica. Nicolas Gaitan is about to send the ball in.
81`Axel Witsel from Benfica sends the ball into the opponent's half of the field but his attempt to cross was successfully blocked.
80`Nicolas Lombaerts manages to clear the ball and temporarily takes away the pressure of the opponents.
80`A player from the team of Benfica makes a long throw into the opponent's field.
79`Alexandr Kerzhakov sends a header towards the goal but it's not yielding the desired outcome. The keeper saves it.
79`Roman Shirokov crosses the ball.
79`It's a goal kick for Benfica.
79`What a chance for Alexandr Kerzhakov but he doesn't manage to score. I think it is harder to miss than to score from this position!
79`That was a bad clearance by Nicolas Lombaerts and no doubt, his team is put under a pressure at this moment.
78`Corner kick for the team of Zenit St-Petersburg. Victor Fayzulin is about to send the ball in.
78`Sergey Semak from Zenit St-Petersburg sends the ball into the opponent's half of the field but his attempt to cross was successfully blocked.
78`A pass in the box is sent by Tomas Hubocan from the team of Zenit St-Petersburg.
77`A tactical substitution is to be made. Bruno César leaves the pitch being substituted by Nolito.
76`Bruno Alves from Zenit St-Petersburg plays dangerously against Ezequiel Garay and the referee blows his whistle for a foul.
76`That was a bad clearance by Ezequiel Garay and no doubt, his team is put under a pressure at this moment.
76`Corner kick for the team of Zenit St-Petersburg. Victor Fayzulin is about to send the ball in.
76`Fine try for Bruno Alves but his free kick is well blocked by an opponent.
75`goalPablo Aimar handles the ball and the referee writes his name in the notebook... Yes, it's a yellow card.
75`Maybe Pablo Aimar forgets he is playing football right now... He touches the ball with his hand.
75`It's a free kick. Alexandr Kerzhakov is crossing into the opponent's box.
74`Ezequiel Garay pushes Vladimir Bystrov and the referee blows for a foul.
73`The game is stopped. The linesman shows that Alexandr Kerzhakov from Zenit St-Petersburg is in offside position.
71`goalGOOOAAAL! - Sergey Semak manages to put the ball in their opponent's net.
71`Vladimir Bystrov crosses the ball.
71`Alexandr Kerzhakov crosses the ball.
70`The game is stopped. The linesman shows that Maximiliano Pereira from Benfica is in offside position.
70`Good intervention of one of the Zenit St-Petersburg players who succeeds to clear the ball.
70`Maximiliano Pereira crosses the ball.
70`Oscar Cardozo has a great chance for goal but the opponent's goalkeeper is careful and saves the ball!
69`A pass in the box is sent by Émerson from the team of Benfica.
68`Vladimir Bystrov shoots towards the goal, but the ball deflects off of a player and doesn't find the target.
68`Vladimir Bystrov from Zenit St-Petersburg has a nice opportunity to score but his shot is not quite accurate and the ball misses the target.
68`Roman Shirokov from Zenit St-Petersburg sends the ball into the opponent's half of the field but his attempt to cross was successfully blocked.
67`The game is stopped. The linesman shows that Oscar Cardozo from Benfica is in offside position.
67`If we take a look at the statistics, we can see that the home team have had 52% ball possession compared to away team's 48%.
66`A tactical substitution is to be made. Maxim Kanunnikov leaves the pitch being substituted by Vladimir Bystrov.
65`It's a goal kick for Benfica.
65`Alexandr Kerzhakov from Zenit St-Petersburg has a nice opportunity to score but his shot is not quite accurate and the ball misses the target.
64`Nicolas Lombaerts manages to clear the ball and temporarily takes away the pressure of the opponents.
64`It's a free kick. Pablo Aimar is crossing into the opponent's box.
63`goalThis is quite unpleasant foul committed by Alexander Anyukov. The referee does not hesitate to have his name in the notebook. It's a yellow card.
63`That was really rough. Alexander Anyukov commits a nasty foul on Bruno César so shall we see any card here?
62`Ezequiel Garay manages to clear the ball and temporarily takes away the pressure of the opponents.
62`Alexandr Kerzhakov crosses the ball.
61`The game is stopped. The linesman shows that Nemanja Matic from Benfica is in offside position.
61`Bruno César crosses the ball.
61`Good intervention of one of the Zenit St-Petersburg players who succeeds to clear the ball.
61`It's a free kick. Bruno César is crossing into the opponent's box.
61`Nicolas Lombaerts pushes Pablo Aimar and the referee blows for a foul.
60`Now, the team of Benfica is taking a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field.
59`The game is stopped. The linesman shows that Alexandr Kerzhakov from Zenit St-Petersburg is in offside position.
58`Sergey Semak commits a foul against Bruno César.
57`It's a goal kick for Benfica.
57`It's a goal kick for Zenit St-Petersburg.
57`Nicolas Gaitan from Benfica has a nice opportunity to score but his shot is not quite accurate and the ball misses the target.
54` Émerson manages to clear the ball and temporarily takes away the pressure of the opponents.
54`Sergey Semak crosses the ball.
52`Ezequiel Garay pushes Alexander Anyukov and the referee blows for a foul.
51`It's a free kick. Pablo Aimar is crossing into the opponent's box.
51`The referee says it's a foul. Tomas Hubocan charges Maximiliano Pereira from behind.
49`Igor Denisov commits a foul against Pablo Aimar.
47`It's a goal kick for Benfica.
47`Alexander Anyukov crosses the ball.
47`It's a goal kick for Zenit St-Petersburg.
46`A tactical substitution is to be made. Konstantin Zyrianov leaves the pitch being substituted by Sergey Semak.
46`We can hear the referee's whistle. So, let's get the second half underway.
45+3`The referee blows for a halftime, so we already have the first 45 minutes behind us.
45+2`Maxim Kanunnikov from Zenit St-Petersburg takes a short corner kick so let's see whether this will bring something more to them.
45+2`Nice clearance by Ezequiel Garay. It is a corner kick for their opponents so let's see whether they will take advantage of it.
45+2`A pass in the box is sent by Igor Denisov from the team of Zenit St-Petersburg.
45+2`goalBruno César pushes one of the opponent's player... Yes, it is definitely a yellow card.
45+1`The referee says it's a foul. Bruno César charges Igor Denisov from behind.
45+1`Nicolas Gaitan takes a nice shot towards the goal, but the ball is well blocked by the adversary.
45+1`Bruno César crosses the ball.
45+1`The fourth assistant referee of this match shows that the injury time will be of 2 minutes.
45+1`If we take a look at the statistics, we can see that the home team have had 51% ball possession compared to away team's 49%.
45`It's a goal kick for Zenit St-Petersburg.
45`Axel Witsel from Benfica has a nice opportunity to score but his shot is not quite accurate and the ball misses the target.
45`Pablo Aimar from Benfica sends the ball into the opponent's half of the field but his attempt to cross was successfully blocked.
45`Roman Shirokov crosses the ball.
45`Ezequiel Garay pushes Konstantin Zyrianov and the referee blows for a foul.
43`Foul! Oscar Cardozo has his shirt pulled by Nicolas Lombaerts.
42`Oscar Cardozo manages to clear the ball and temporarily takes away the pressure of the opponents.
42`It's a free kick. Victor Fayzulin is crossing into the opponent's box.
41`Great shot by Pablo Aimar directly into the frame of the goal but the goalkeeper can't be surprised. He saves it.
41`Now, the team of Benfica is taking a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field.
40`The game is stopped. The linesman shows that Victor Fayzulin from Zenit St-Petersburg is in offside position.
39`It's a goal kick for Zenit St-Petersburg.
38`Roman Shirokov pushes Nicolas Gaitan and the referee blows for a foul.
38`The game is stopped. The linesman shows that Alexander Anyukov from Zenit St-Petersburg is in offside position.
37`Great shot by Oscar Cardozo directly into the frame of the goal but the goalkeeper can't be surprised. He saves it.
37`Great dribbling shown by Bruno César passing through several players from the opponent's squad.
36`Now, the team of Zenit St-Petersburg is taking a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field.
35`It's a goal kick for Zenit St-Petersburg.
35`Unsuccessful shot by Nemanja Matic from outside the box. The ball passes near the opponent's goal.
35`Maximiliano Pereira from Benfica sends the ball into the opponent's half of the field but his attempt to cross was successfully blocked.
34`We can carry on now. The match resumes...
33`As we can see, Alexander Anyukov is injured. The medical team is on the pitch trying to help him continue the match.
33`The game is stopped.
32`Yuri Zhevnov manages to clear the ball and temporarily takes away the pressure of the opponents.
32`Nicolas Gaitan crosses the ball.
32`If we take a look at the statistics, we can see that the home team have had 50% ball possession compared to away team's 50%.
30`There is a substitution down there. Rodrigo goes out and Pablo Aimar takes his place.
29`Oscar Cardozo pushes Nicolas Lombaerts and the referee blows for a foul.
29`Victor Fayzulin commits a foul against Axel Witsel.
27`goalGOOOAAAL! - Roman Shirokov manages to put the ball in their opponent's net.
27`Tomas Hubocan crosses the ball.
26`It's a goal kick for Benfica.
26`Roman Shirokov from Zenit St-Petersburg has a nice opportunity to score but his shot is not quite accurate and the ball misses the target.
26`A pass in the box is sent by Alexandr Kerzhakov from the team of Zenit St-Petersburg.
24`Axel Witsel fouls one of the players from the opponent's team.
24`It seems like Rodrigo is coming back into the pitch.
22` Luisao manages to clear the ball and temporarily takes away the pressure of the opponents.
22`Corner kick for the team of Zenit St-Petersburg. Victor Fayzulin is about to send the ball in.
22`Great chance for Alexandr Kerzhakov but he doesn't manage to put the ball into the net. His shot is well blocked.
22`Corner kick for the team of Zenit St-Petersburg. Maxim Kanunnikov is about to send the ball in.
22`Nice clearance by Nicolas Gaitan. It is a corner kick for their opponents so let's see whether they will take advantage of it.
22`Maxim Kanunnikov crosses the ball.
20`goalGOOOAAAL! - Maximiliano Pereira puts the ball behind goalkeeper's back.
20`Oscar Cardozo takes a nice shot from a direct free kick but it doesn't bring any happiness to his team. The goalkeeper saves the ball.
20`Nicolas Lombaerts commits a foul against Axel Witsel.
20`That is really nice move, Axel Witsel has a clear 1-2 with Bruno César.
19`We can carry on now. The match resumes...
19`It isn't nice at all. As it can be seen, Rodrigo is injured and will have to receive medical help off the pitch.
17`As we can see, Rodrigo is injured. The medical team is on the pitch trying to help him continue the match.
17`The game is stopped.
16`goalThis is quite unpleasant foul committed by Bruno Alves. The referee does not hesitate to have his name in the notebook. It's a yellow card.
16`The referee says it's a foul. Bruno Alves charges Rodrigo from behind.
15`It's a goal kick for Zenit St-Petersburg.
15`Now, the team of Benfica is taking a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field.
13`goalThis is quite unpleasant foul committed by Luisao. The referee does not hesitate to have his name in the notebook. It's a yellow card.
13`That was really rough. Luisao commits a nasty foul on Victor Fayzulin so shall we see any card here?
10`It's a goal kick for Zenit St-Petersburg.
6`Nemanja Matic commits a foul against Igor Denisov.
5` Artur comes forward and succeeds in catching the ball.
5`A pass in the box is sent by Alexandr Kerzhakov from the team of Zenit St-Petersburg.
4`Nicolas Gaitan commits a foul against Victor Fayzulin.
3`Nicolas Lombaerts manages to clear the ball and temporarily takes away the pressure of the opponents.
3`Nicolas Gaitan crosses the ball.
3`Nicolas Gaitan from Benfica takes a short corner kick so let's see whether this will bring something more to them.
3`Nice clearance by Victor Fayzulin. It is a corner kick for their opponents so let's see whether they will take advantage of it.
3`Great dribbling shown by Nicolas Gaitan passing through several players from the opponent's squad.
3`Bruno Alves manages to clear the ball and temporarily takes away the pressure of the opponents.
3`It's a free kick. Bruno César is crossing into the opponent's box.
2`Alexander Anyukov pushes Rodrigo and the referee blows for a foul.
1`The pitch is in very poor condition. There is a grass missing in several parts and this will bring many difficulties to the players.
1`Benfica taps the ball in and the game continues.
The game is underway and the two teams are ready to give their best to win this duel.
Hi there! We start our broadcasting from Petrovskiy Stadion for today's battle which is about to begin in 5 minutes.
4 - 2 - 3 - 1    Formation    4 - 2 - 3 - 1
  • Hubocan
  • Fayzulin
  • Lombaerts
  • Shirokov
  • Zhevnov
  • Zyrianov
  • Kerzhakov
  • Alves
  • Denisov
  • Kanunnikov
  • Anyukov
  • Pereira
  • Gaitan
  • Matic
  • Luisao
  • Rodrigo
  • Cardozo
  • Artur
  • Witsel
  • Garay
  • César
  • Émerson
Lineups
30.Yuri Zhevnov
2.Alexander Anyukov
3.Bruno Alves
6.Nicolas Lombaerts
14.Tomas Hubocan
27.Igor Denisov
15.Roman Shirokov
99.Maxim Kanunnikov 66'
18.Konstantin Zyrianov 46'
20.Victor Fayzulin 89'
11.Alexandr Kerzhakov
Manager: Luciano Spalletti
Substitutes
22.Dmitri Borodin
24.Aleksandar Lukovic
50.Igor Cheminava
17.Alessandro Rosina 89'
23.Szabolcz Huszti
25.Sergey Semak 46'
34.Vladimir Bystrov 66'
Unavailable
10. Danny
4.Domenico Criscito
16.Viatcheslav Malafeev
1. Artur
14.Maximiliano Pereira
4. Luisao
24.Ezequiel Garay
3. Émerson
21.Nemanja Matic
28.Axel Witsel
20.Nicolas Gaitan 90'
7.Oscar Cardozo
8.Bruno César 77'
19. Rodrigo 30'
Manager: Jorge Jesus
Substitutes
47. Eduardo
27.Miguel Vitor 90'
33. Jardel
9. Nolito 77'
10.Pablo Aimar 30'
16.Nélson Oliveira
30.Javier Saviola
Unavailable
6.Javi Garcia

Zenit St-Petersburg - Benfica - highlights, video and goals

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Score distribution:
271889 nc
1 : 1
19.94 %
1 : 0
17.72 %
0 : 1
16.17 %
2 : 1
10.36 %
0 : 0
9.78 %
1 : 2
7.94 %
2 : 0
5.03 %
2 : 2
4.36 %
0 : 2
3.19 %
3 : 1
2.71 %
1 : 3
1.16 %
2 : 3
0.48 %
3 : 0
0.39 %
0 : 3
0.39 %
3 : 2
0.29 %
1 : 31
0.1 %
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