Division One League Match, Arsenal vs. Benfica (Sun Oct 05)


                              Arsenal  |  Benfica
                              6-3-1 D  |  4-3-3 A
                       Adrian Dalmedo  |  Steven Theobald
                                       |
                           A_Zogbo GK  |  GK E_Thorstvedt
                           N_Vidic DF  |  DF C_Thomson
                        N_Burdisso DF  |  DF B_Bryn
                         D_Caicedo DF  |  DF Yann_M_Vila
                           O_Price DF  |  DF R_Tomassi
                           S_Ramos DF  |  MF Zheng_Zhi
                        J_Paintsil DF  |  MF P_Do_Shaw
                         S_Marsden MF  |  MF J_Bolm
                          N_Scally MF  |  FW K_McInally
                           Matheus MF  |  FW S_Morison
                          M_Murphy FW  |  FW M_Maigi
                                       |
                          F_Carini SUB |  SUB J_Moreau
                       P_V_Aanholt SUB |  SUB J_Djourou
                          S_Davies SUB |  SUB C_Barr
                         B_McBride SUB |  SUB B_Abdoulaye
                          A_Little SUB |  SUB D_Welbeck

Referee: A_Barken (Norway)


Min. 1  :(bfa) K_McInally finds the space intelligently
          ...  M_Murphy with the foul
          ...  He gets away with that one
          ...  It's just a warning
          ...  Steven Theobald looks annoyed that there was no card there
Min. 7  :(bfa) K_McInally has a go!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  M_Maigi collects the loose ball!
          ...  What a shot from M_Maigi !
          ...  It could go anywhere
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Fine finish !
          ...  That's given Benfica the lead!
          ...  Arsenal 0-1 Benfica ...
Min. 8  :(bfa) Benfica altered their play to a C strategy
Min. 8  :(bfa) M_Maigi is injured. He's been stretchered off
Min. 8  :(bfa) D_Welbeck is coming on for M_Maigi and playing FW
Min. 12 :(bfa) S_Morison gets possession in his own half
          ...  N_Scally with a clumsy challenge
Min. 13 :(arn) M_Murphy with a real burst of pace
          ...  B_Bryn stands his ground and wins the tackle
Min. 18 :(arn) M_Murphy breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on E_Thorstvedt!
          ...  S_Morison brings him down!
          ...  He could be off here!
          ...  A_Barken reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  I think he deserved that!
Min. 19 :(arn) S_Marsden bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to M_Murphy
          ...  B_Bryn cleanly tackles him
          ...  He judged that well
Min. 19 :(bfa) S_Morison leaves S_Ramos standing
          ...  J_Paintsil fouls badly
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
          ...  A_Barken wants a word
          ...  It's just a warning
Min. 25 :(arn) S_Marsden finds his way through
          ...  He sets up the shot
          ...  C_Thomson reads him well and hoofs it clear
Min. 26 :(bfa) J_Bolm turns past the defender
          ...  He has created space for himself now
          ...  N_Burdisso with a nasty foul
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  That could have been a penalty!
          ...  K_McInally with the thundering drive
          ...  He hits the side netting
Min. 27 :(arn) J_Paintsil with a 40-yard pass to D_Caicedo
          ...  But he stands on the ball and falls over!!
          ...  B_Bryn picks up the loose ball and clears the danger
Min. 30 :(bfa) J_Djourou is being brought on
          ...  K_McInally is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play DF
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(arn) J_Paintsil takes on the defender
          ...  He runs past the defender
          ...  P_Do_Shaw with the high feet
          ...  A_Barken shows him a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on!
Min. 45 :(arn) S_Davies is ready to come on to replace J_Paintsil
          ...  Looks like he will play as a MF
Min. 45 :(arn) Arsenal switch to playing A
Min. 46 :(arn) S_Davies holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to S_Ramos
          ...  Cleaned up by B_Bryn

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Arsenal 0-1 Benfica

Min. 48 :(arn) S_Ramos takes possession
          ...  Knocks it past the defender
          ...  He's through on goal
          ...  S_Ramos sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender !
          ...  It hits the bar
          ...  And goes over!
          ...  E_Thorstvedt was beaten there!
Min. 49 :(arn) N_Burdisso plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  S_Davies decides to go for goal instead!
          ...  J_Djourou knocks the ball back to E_Thorstvedt
          ...  Ohhhh no!!
          ...  It's gone past E_Thorstvedt!
          ...  And just creeps wide!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Matheus lofts the ball in!
          ...  E_Thorstvedt makes the catch!
Min. 54 :(bfa) D_Welbeck is all alone
          ...  the linesman keeps his flag down
          ...  D_Welbeck throws himself at the ball !
          ...  He manages to reach the ball
          ...  A_Zogbo gets his fingertips to it
          ...  It's pushed around the post to safety
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Zheng_Zhi hits it towards the far post!
          ...  It is kicked away by N_Vidic
Min. 55 :(bfa) C_Thomson kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  D_Welbeck gets on the end of the pass
          ...  S_Ramos with an ugly foul
          ...  That looked malicious
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  What a silly place to give away a free kick
          ...  D_Welbeck hits it over the wall
          ...  The net bulges!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He kisses his shirt!!
          ...  He shows his love for the club!!
          ...  The fans cheer him and chant his name!!
          ...  Arsenal 0-2 Benfica ...
Min. 56 :(arn) B_McBride takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace O_Price
          ...  He'll play as a FW
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
Min. 58 :(arn) N_Scally finds himself in acres of space
          ...  S_Morison is called for the holding foul
          ...  He won that header unfairly
          ...  He gets away with that one
          ...  It's just a warning
          ...  Adrian Dalmedo looks annoyed that there was no card there
Min. 62 :(bfa) P_Do_Shaw with an inch perfect pass to S_Morison
          ...  The cross hits S_Morison on the butt and rebounds towards goal !
          ...  Terrific shot
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide
          ...  That's unlucky!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Yann_M_Vila chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  A_Zogbo comes out and claims it!
Min. 64 :(bfa) J_Djourou plays it forward to S_Morison
          ...  N_Vidic with a bad challenge
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  He had to endure a strong lecture from A_Barken
Min. 65 :(arn) A_Little will replace the useless S_Ramos and will play FW
Min. 65 :(arn) S_Davies takes advantage of a bad back pass
          ...  S_Davies gets up high for the header !
          ...  But E_Thorstvedt just gets his fingers to that one
Min. 67 :(arn) Matheus runs down the flank
          ...  He threads the ball in to S_Davies
          ...  S_Davies attempts a low drive!
          ...  E_Thorstvedt makes a comfortable save
          ...  He makes it look so easy
Min. 67 :(arn) M_Murphy takes advantage of a mistake by B_Bryn
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  J_Bolm leaves his foot in with the challenge!!
          ...  That's a bad foul!!
          ...  A_Barken warned him
Min. 69 :(bfa) J_Bolm has the ball on the wing
          ...  He takes it past S_Marsden
          ...  He knocks it to S_Morison!
          ...  S_Morison attempts to drive it home!
          ...  He hits the side netting
Min. 71 :(bfa) J_Bolm finds S_Morison with a perfectly weighted pass
          ...  S_Morison uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot!
          ...  A_Zogbo watches it sail wide!
Min. 72 :(bfa) S_Morison drops his shoulder and takes it past the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to B_Bryn
          ...  B_Bryn with the shot on net !
          ...  A_Zogbo with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league
Min. 73 :(bfa) S_Morison barges D_Caicedo off the ball
          ...  S_Morison from 20 yards !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  It looks like he enjoyed that one!!
          ...  He grabs the corner flag and pretends to sing!
          ...  Arsenal 0-3 Benfica ...
Min. 74 :(bfa) B_Abdoulaye is ready to come on to replace Zheng_Zhi
          ...  Looks like he will play as a MF
Min. 82 :(bfa) Yann_M_Vila with the towering header to J_Djourou
          ...  J_Djourou hits the shot with the inside of the left foot!
          ...  A_Zogbo gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  It's pushed behind !
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  C_Thomson drives it into the box!
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of A_Zogbo
Min. 83 :(bfa) S_Morison plays a quick one-two with his team mate
          ...  He runs towards goal now
          ...  S_Morison gets his head to the ball !
          ...  But he puts it well wide
          ...  The Arsenal fans taunt him!
Min. 87 :(arn) S_Marsden has it now
          ...  He takes on Yann_M_Vila
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in N_Burdisso!
          ...  N_Burdisso smashed the ball towards the bottom corner!
          ...  But he's put it wide
          ...  How did he manage to miss that one?!?!?
Min. 87 :(arn) B_McBride finds his way through
          ...  His quick turn fooled the defender
          ...  B_Abdoulaye tackles from behind
          ...  A_Barken will want to speak to him
          ...  He could be off!!
          ...  A_Barken calls him over
          ...  The ref is taking his time with him!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(bfa) D_Welbeck with the dribble
          ...  D_Welbeck with the attempt at goal!
          ...  It's gone over
          ...  Well he must have left his shooting boots at home for that one
Min. 90 :(bfa) C_Thomson drops his shoulder and takes it past the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to S_Morison
          ...  S_Morison shoots towards goal !
          ...  But he puts it wide
          ...  That was a terrible attempt!
Min. 91 :(bfa) D_Welbeck runs at M_Murphy
          ...  The defender slips and falls over
          ...  D_Welbeck tries to beat A_Zogbo!
          ...  A_Zogbo parries the shot
          ...  And the defender clears it!

*************  FULL TIME  ****************


Match Details
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Venue                : Emirates Stadium
Attendance           : 55,873
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Arsenal Match Info
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Best player          : S_Davies
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N_Burdisso (26)
Injured              : N/A
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Benfica Match Info
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Best player          : B_Bryn (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : M_Maigi (7), D_Welbeck (55), S_Morison (73)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : S_Morison (18), P_Do_Shaw (44), B_Abdoulaye (87)
Injured              : M_Maigi (8)
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Match Statistics
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                              Arsenal     |     Benfica
Attempts on Goal     :           4        |       14
Off target           :           2        |       7
On target            :           2        |       7
Possession           :          50        |       50
Corners              :           1        |       3
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       3
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :          14        |       12
Key Tackles          :           0        |       6
Key Passes           :           6        |       8
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Final Score          : Arsenal 0 - 3 Benfica
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Player Statistics - Arsenal
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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A_Zogbo        GK  30   4   3   2  11 |  92   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20   0   0   0
N_Vidic        DF   3  25   6   7  36 |  92   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
N_Burdisso     DF   2  24   8   7  31 |  92   0   0   1   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2   8  -1
D_Caicedo      DF   1  24   8   6  47 |  92   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
O_Price        DF   2  23  11   7  26 |  57   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Ramos        DF   2  23   6   6  40 |  66   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
J_Paintsil     DF   1  22  12   8  31 |  45   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
S_Marsden      MF   1   8  26   8  46 |  92   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20   0 -20
N_Scally       MF   2   4  26   6  28 |  92   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Matheus        MF   1   7  24   3  31 |  92   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
M_Murphy       FW   1  12  13  26  26 |  92   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
F_Carini       GK  22   4   1   3  17 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_V_Aanholt    DF   2  17   8  11  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Davies       MF   2  10  23   8  13 |  47   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  10  10
B_McBride      FW   2  10   9  23  17 |  35   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Little       FW   2   7   6  23  21 |  26   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Benfica
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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E_Thorstvedt   GK  39   2   6   4  13 |  92   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  55   0   0   0
C_Thomson      DF   2  26  11   6  25 |  92   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  30  20
B_Bryn         DF   2  26   7   8  31 |  92   0   4   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  80   0   5
Yann_M_Vila    DF   2  25  13   7  22 |  92   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
R_Tomassi      DF   1  24   8   6  37 |  92   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Zheng_Zhi      MF   1   9  26   8  42 |  75   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Do_Shaw      MF   2   8  26   8  25 |  92   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  18  28  18
J_Bolm         MF   2  11  25  12  32 |  92   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
K_McInally     FW   2   6   5  28  27 |  30   0   0   1   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  25   1
S_Morison      FW   1   2   7  27  36 |  92   0   0   1   0   6   1   1   0   0  -2   8  23
M_Maigi        FW   1   8  12  24  42 |   8   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  20
J_Moreau       GK  27   1   2   2  14 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Djourou      DF   3  27   5   9  35 |  62   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  60  10   5
C_Barr         DF   2  26  12   9  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Abdoulaye    MF   2  14  26   7  39 |  17   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
D_Welbeck      FW   1   6   5  19  11 |  84   0   0   0   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0  31
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