UEFA Europa League 2010/11 - History - Benfica-Braga

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UEFA Europa League

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2010/11 UEFA Europa League

Winner

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Semi-finals, First leg - 28/04/2011 - 21:05CET (20:05 local time) - Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica - Lisbon

Benfica

Jardel 50
Óscar Cardozo 59

2-1

Braga

Vandinho 53

second leg

Benfica - Braga 2-1 - 28/04/2011 - Match page - UEFA Europa League 2011

Benfica

Braga

Match statistics

BenficaBraga

Goals scored	2	1
Attempts on target	6	4
Attempts off target	5	4
Corners	7	0
Offsides	3	6
Fouls committed	16	17
Yellow cards	1	3
Red cards	0	0

Matches

28 April 2011

Benfica		2-1		Braga
Porto		5-1		Villarreal

All matches

Minute By Minute

The final whistle is blown.
Benfica head into next week's second leg as narrow favourites to reach the Dublin final on 28 May. Braga battled gamely after falling behind initially, but rarely looked live equalising again after Óscar Cardozo's decisive strike for the hosts.
90+3
Alan (Braga) fouls.
90+3
Luisão (Benfica) misses the target.
90+3
Gaitán (Benfica) delivers the corner.
90+2
Artur (Braga) makes a save.
90+2
Jara (Benfica) has an effort on goal.
90
Vandinho (Braga) misses the target.
89
Miguel Garcia (Braga) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Gaitán (Benfica).
87
Luisão (Benfica) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Mossoró (Braga).
86
Airton (in) - Saviola (out) (Benfica)
86
Leandro Salino (Braga) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Jardel (Benfica).
84
Kaká (in) - Lima (out) (Braga)
83
Saviola (Benfica) misses the target.
83
Aimar (Benfica) delivers the corner.
82
Roberto (Benfica) makes a save.
82
Lima (Braga) has an effort on goal.
80
Maxi Pereira (Benfica) is penalised for a foul on Alan (Braga).
78
Miguel Garcia (Braga) misses the target.
77
Aimar (Benfica) takes the corner.
76
Roberto (Benfica) makes a save.
76
Lima (Braga) has an effort on goal.
75
Saviola (Benfica) is penalised for a foul on Alberto Rodríguez (Braga).
74
Aimar (Benfica) is penalised for a foul on Alberto Rodríguez (Braga).
72
Fábio Coentrão (Benfica) is penalised for a foul on Mossoró (Braga).
70
Alan (Braga) misses the target.
69
Óscar Cardozo (Benfica) is penalised for a foul on Alberto Rodríguez (Braga).
65
Gaitán (in) - César Peixoto (out) (Benfica)
65
Jara (in) - Carlos Martins (out) (Benfica)
62
Mossoró (in) - Hugo Viana (out) (Braga)
62
Aimar (Benfica) takes the corner.
60
Carlos Martins (Benfica) is penalised for a foul on Sílvio Pereira (Braga).
59
Óscar Cardozo (Benfica) scores!
Having been denied by the post before the break, Óscar Cardozo gets on the mark in sumptuous fashion with a free-kick with arcs into Artur's top right-hand corner.
59
Óscar Cardozo (Benfica) takes the free-kick.
58
Alan (Braga) is penalised for a foul on Carlos Martins (Benfica).
58
Alan (Braga) is penalised for a foul on Maxi Pereira (Benfica).
57
Alan (Braga) is flagged for offside.
56
César Peixoto (Benfica) takes the free-kick.
55
Custódio (in) - Meyong (out) (Braga)
55
Sílvio Pereira (Braga) is penalised for a foul on Carlos Martins (Benfica).
54
Lima (Braga) is flagged for offside.
53
Vandinho (Braga) scores!
Braga immediately restore parity, Vandinho catching Roberto out of position with a header from the edge of the penalty area. The goalkeeper was not expecting that from Hugo Viana's free-kick.
53
Hugo Viana (Braga) takes the free-kick.
53
Aimar (Benfica) is cautioned by the referee.
52
Aimar (Benfica) is penalised for a foul on Alan (Braga).
50
Jardel (Benfica) scores!
Jardel is in the right place at the right time to score his first European goal, turning the ball in from close range after Óscar Cardozo had headed Maxi Pereira's inviting cross against a post.
50
Óscar Cardozo (Benfica) misses the target.
49
Meyong (Braga) is flagged for offside.
48
Roberto (Benfica) makes a save.
48
Lima (Braga) has an effort on goal.
47
César Peixoto (Benfica) is penalised for a foul on Leandro Salino (Braga).
The second half begins.
The referee blows for half-time.
45+2
Meyong (Braga) is penalised for a foul on Javi García (Benfica).
45+1
Óscar Cardozo (Benfica) is penalised for a foul on Artur (Braga).
44
Óscar Cardozo (Benfica) misses the target.
43
Miguel Garcia (Braga) is cautioned by the referee.
43
Miguel Garcia (Braga) is penalised for a foul on César Peixoto (Benfica).
41
Artur (Braga) makes a save.
41
Aimar (Benfica) has an effort on goal.
40
Lima (Braga) is flagged for offside.
39
Vandinho (Braga) is cautioned by the referee.
39
Vandinho (Braga) is penalised for a foul on Fábio Coentrão (Benfica).
38
Lima (Braga) is penalised for a foul on Luisão (Benfica).
38
Javi García (Benfica) is penalised for a foul on Hugo Viana (Braga).
36
Óscar Cardozo (Benfica) is flagged for offside.
35
Alan (Braga) is penalised for a foul on Carlos Martins (Benfica).
34
César Peixoto (Benfica) is penalised for a foul on Leandro Salino (Braga).
34
Alan (Braga) is penalised for a foul on Maxi Pereira (Benfica).
32
Óscar Cardozo (Benfica) misses the target.
28
Sílvio Pereira (Braga) is flagged for offside.
28
Óscar Cardozo (Benfica) is penalised for a foul on Paulão (Braga).
27
Alan (Braga) is flagged for offside.
24
Carlos Martins (Benfica) takes the free-kick.
23
Lima (Braga) is penalised for a foul on Carlos Martins (Benfica).
23
César Peixoto (Benfica) takes the corner.
21
Artur (Braga) makes a save.
Artur makes his second save of the match, beating out Javier Saviola's effort from the edge of the area.
21
Saviola (Benfica) has an effort on goal.
21
César Peixoto (Benfica) is penalised for a foul on Miguel Garcia (Braga).
19
Hugo Viana (Braga) takes the free-kick.
19
Maxi Pereira (Benfica) is penalised for a foul on Sílvio Pereira (Braga).
16
César Peixoto (Benfica) takes the corner.
14
Hugo Viana (Braga) takes the free-kick.
14
Fábio Coentrão (Benfica) is penalised for a foul on Meyong (Braga).
12
Óscar Cardozo (Benfica) is flagged for offside.
11
Óscar Cardozo (Benfica) is flagged for offside.
Óscar Cardozo's celebrations are curtailed by the assistant referee's raised flag. The Paraguay striker had rifled the loose ball into the roof of the net after Artur kept out a header from Javi García.
11
Artur (Braga) makes a save.
11
Javi García (Benfica) has an effort on goal.
11
Carlos Martins (Benfica) takes the free-kick.
10
Vandinho (Braga) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Maxi Pereira (Benfica).
10
Vandinho (Braga) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Saviola (Benfica).
7
Javi García (Benfica) takes the free-kick.
6
Alberto Rodríguez (Braga) is shown a yellow card.
6
Alberto Rodríguez (Braga) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Aimar (Benfica).
5
Vandinho (Braga) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Carlos Martins (Benfica).
3
Sílvio Pereira (Braga) misses the target.
The first shot in anger is fired in by Braga defender Silvio, his effort flying wide but nonetheless causing Roberto to frantically dive across goal. Moments earlier, Paulão sliced over his crossbar as panic momentarily set into the visitors' defence.
1
Aimar (Benfica) delivers the corner.
The match is under way.

Legend:

Goals
Own goal
Converted penalty
Missed penalty
Red card
Yellow card
Second yellow card
Substitution

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