Yahoo Sports - Viktor Klonaridis 53', 63'
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Group Stage
Finished
- Haris Seferovic 6'
- Alejandro Grimaldo 15'
- Alfa Semedo 74'
3
AEK
BEFKO
GoalBEF - Haris Seferovic6'
Yellow CardBEF - Rúben Dias8'
GoalBEF - Alejandro Grimaldo15'- Yellow CardAEK - Ezequiel Ponce34'
- Yellow CardAEK - Anastasios Bakasetas40'
Red CardBEF - Rúben Dias49'
HT
- GoalAEK - Viktor Klonaridis53'
Substitution
19 - Ezequiel Ponce
7 - Giorgos Giakoumakis60'- Substitution21 - Pizzi97 - Alfa Semedo62'
- GoalAEK - Viktor Klonaridis63'
- Substitution5 - Marios Oikonomou15 - Uros Cosic68'
- GoalBEF - Alfa Semedo74'
- Substitution8 - Andre Simoes12 - Rodrigo Galo79'
- Yellow CardBEF - André Almeida79'
- Substitution27 - Rafa11 - Franco Cervi84'
- Yellow CardBEF - Alejandro Grimaldo93'
FT
AEK Athens
Game Stats
Benfica
64%
Possession
36%
15
Shots
11
7
Shots (On goal)
6
8
Corners
4
3
Saves
4
13
Fouls
9
Lineups
1
Vasilis Barkas
2
Michalis Bakakis
3
Niklas Hult
8
Andre Simoes
5
Marios Oikonomou
19
Dmytro Chygrynskiy
14
Anastasios Bakasetas
25
Konstantinos Galanopoulos
19
Ezequiel Ponce
20
Viktor Klonaridis
2x
20
Petros Mantalos
4-2-3-1
99
Odysseas Vlachodimos
34
André Almeida
3
Alejandro Grimaldo
15
Ljubomir Fejsa
4
Rúben Dias
5
Germán Conti
21
Pizzi
83
Gedson Fernandes
9
Haris Seferovic
10
Eduardo Salvio
27
Rafa
4-3-3
Team Stats
AEK Athens
| Goalkeepers | G | GC | SAV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Defenders | G | A | S | FC | FW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 68' | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Midfielders | G | A | S | FC | FW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
53', 63' | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 79' | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Forwards | G | A | S | FC | FW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60' | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Substitutes | G | A | S | FC | FW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60'(Ezequiel Ponce) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 68'(Marios Oikonomou) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 79'(Andre Simoes) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
Benfica
| Goalkeepers | G | GC | SAV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Defenders | G | A | S | FC | FW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | |
15' | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Midfielders | G | A | S | FC | FW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 62' | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Forwards | G | A | S | FC | FW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6' | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 84' | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 45' | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Substitutes | G | A | S | FC | FW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45'(Eduardo Salvio ) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 62'(Pizzi) 74' | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 84'(Rafa) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
Match Info
Athens Olympic StadiumAttendance: 31154Game Stream
- 90'+4'That is all for tonight folks. Thanks for joining us, goodbye!
- 90'+4'AEK will be expected to struggle if they repeat the same mistakes in defence but Benfica showed plenty of courage to come back and win considering their disadvantage.
- 90'+4'Time to relax after a sensational 90 minutes of football in Athens. Benfica's fans will have expected their team to have the game wrapped up inside the first 40 minutes but then disaster struck when Dias was sent off. Full credit has to go to AEK for coming back but the players will be heartbroken after Semedo's strike.
- 90'+4'FULL TIME - AEK 2-3 Benfica.
- 90'+3'Less than a minute remaining...one last throw of the dice for AEK.
- 90'+3'Final card of the night sees Grimaldo punished.
- 90'+1'AEK cannot just get going since the goal. They were flying until Semedo's strike but they have since collapsed into their shell and they are struggling to get going again.
- 90'Four minutes of stoppage time added...
- 88'Back underway and this will be a tense few minutes for the visitors but the home side look very tired out there.
- 87'We have a break in play due to a head injury.
- 90'+3'
Yellow Card3 - Alejandro GrimaldoFinal card of the night sees Grimaldo punished. - 84'Substitution - In11 - Franco CerviSubstitution - Out27 - RafaJust a few minutes to go and Cervi comes on for Fernandes.
- 79'Yellow Card34 - André AlmeidaAlmeida gets a yellow for a push in midfield.
- 79'Substitution - In12 - Rodrigo GaloSubstitution - Out8 - Andre SimoesLast change sees Simoes replaced by Brito.
- 74'Goal97 - Alfa SemedoGoal! AEK Athens 2, Benfica 3. Alfa Semedo (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner.
- 68'Substitution - In15 - Uros CosicSubstitution - Out5 - Marios OikonomouAnother change for AEK as Oikonomou is replaced by Cosic.
- 63'Goal20 - Viktor KlonaridisGoal! AEK Athens 2, Benfica 2. Viktor Klonaridis (AEK Athens) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Marios Oikonomou with a headed pass following a corner.
- 62'Substitution - In97 - Alfa SemedoSubstitution - Out21 - PizziChange for Benfica as Semedo comes on to replace Fernandes.
- 60'Substitution - In7 - Giorgos GiakoumakisSubstitution - Out19 - Ezequiel PoncePonce looks to have suffered an injury and he will now be replaced by Giakoumakis.
- 53'Goal20 - Viktor KlonaridisGoal! AEK Athens 1, Benfica 2. Viktor Klonaridis (AEK Athens) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Niklas Hult with a cross.
- 45'+4'Red Card4 - Rúben DiasRED CARD!! - Dias is sent to the stands as he receives his second yellow. The centre-back jumps to volley the ball away but he fails to see Ponce coming and kicks him in the chest. He has to go and AEK will be raring to go in the second half now.
- 40'Yellow Card14 - Anastasios BakasetasBakasetas is the latest man in the book after a cynical challenge on the halfway line.
- 34'Yellow Card19 - Ezequiel PonceAfter a quick chat with his fellow officials, referee Orel Grinfeld has decided to book the AEK frontman.
- 15'Goal3 - Alejandro GrimaldoGoal! AEK Athens 0, Benfica 2. Alejandro Grimaldo (Benfica) header from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Pizzi with a cross.
- 8'Yellow Card4 - Rúben DiasDias is now the first man in the book after a trip in midfield.
- 6'Goal9 - Haris SeferovicGoal! AEK Athens 0, Benfica 1. Haris Seferovic (Benfica) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
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