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Division 1, Week 19
Arsenal 0 - 2 Benfica
TNT Sports Division One League Match, Arsenal vs. Benfica (Mon Feb 02)
Arsenal | Benfica
4-4-2 C | 4-1-2-1-2 P
Adrian Dalmedo | Matias Finkelstein
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T_Macedo GK | GK P_Gazzaniga
N_Winterburn DF | DF W_Morgan
W_Fofana DF | DF T_Lee
O_Zinchenko DF | DF A_Bah
T_Adams DF | DF R_Rojas
Ronaldinhio MF | DM C_Medina
I_Gundogan MF | MF A_Di_Maria
R_Sterling MF | MF Maldiniho
S_Wiltord MF | AM Joao_Neves
H_Sanchez FW | FW Patrik_Schick
Marquinhos FW | FW D_Suker
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N_Neto SUB | SUB L_Yashin
M_Keown SUB | SUB Diego_T
F_Valverde SUB | SUB R_Gullit
Jorginho SUB | SUB Ji_Sung_Park
N_Anelka SUB | SUB D_Ferguson
Referee: D_Kos (Poland)
Min. 2 :(arn) Ronaldinhio pushes it past the defender
... But W_Morgan barges him off the ball
Min. 5 :(bfa) D_Suker with a real burst of pace
... He shows T_Adams a clean set of heals
... D_Suker drives it low !
... T_Macedo is stranded!
... He can't get there in time!
... OH! It drifts just past the post
... Great strike!
... Deserved a goal really
Min. 6 :(bfa) Patrik_Schick is too quick for the defence
... Excellent sliding challenge from S_Wiltord
Min. 7 :(bfa) A_Di_Maria looks around for some movement
... He knocks the ball across to Patrik_Schick
... The defence has gone to sleep
... Patrik_Schick is all alone
... T_Macedo comes towards him
... He rounds T_Macedo
... He thumps it towards the goal!
... It goes over!!
Min. 8 :(arn) R_Sterling plays it forward to W_Fofana
... A_Bah with a bad challenge
... I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
... D_Kos shows him a YELLOW CARD!!
... He'll need to be careful from now on!
Min. 11 :(bfa) Patrik_Schick rushes through the defence
... Patrik_Schick controls the ball well!
... He hits the shot towards goal!
... But T_Macedo makes an easy save
Min. 12 :(arn) S_Wiltord with the deft touch
... He takes it past R_Rojas
... He knocks it to Marquinhos!
... A delicate chip from Marquinhos !
... But the ball goes harmlessly wide
Min. 12 :(bfa) C_Medina with a glorious 60-yard pass to Patrik_Schick
... Ronaldinhio wins the ball well
... D_Kos has given a free kick
... He gets away with that one
... It s just a warning
Min. 12 :(bfa) A_Di_Maria gets to the by line
... He looks up and lobs in a cross
... A_Bah is unmarked
... N_Winterburn cuts out the pass
... That was close!
Min. 13 :(arn) N_Winterburn sidesteps R_Rojas
... He was too quick for his marker
... T_Lee forces him off the ball
... But it rolls out of play
... CORNER!
... Ronaldinhio chips the ball in towards the back post!
... I_Gundogan gets his head on it
... It takes a deflection!
... But flies wide of the post!
... CORNER!
... I_Gundogan hits it towards the far post!
... W_Morgan heads it away
Min. 15 :(bfa) Joao_Neves breaks clear of the defence!
... He is clean through on T_Macedo!
... S_Wiltord brings him down!
... RED CARD!!
... He's been hard done by for that!!
Min. 15 :(arn) F_Valverde will replace Marquinhos and play MF
... FREE KICK!
... This is a good chance!
... Patrik_Schick bends it in
... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
... GOAL !!
... T_Macedo never had a chance!
... Benfica go ahead in this match now!
... Arsenal 0-1 Benfica ...
Min. 16 :(arn) Arsenal restructured their strategy to A
Min. 16 :(arn) Ronaldinhio looks around for some movement
... His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
... He hits the ball to H_Sanchez
... But C_Medina wins the ball with a sliding challenge
Min. 17 :(arn) H_Sanchez brings the ball under control
... He sees a team mate in space!
... He plays the ball in to him!
... Ronaldinhio gets on the end of the pass
... W_Morgan goes in with the block tackle
... He comes out of it with the ball
... Great tackle!
Min. 19 :(arn) R_Sterling with a Cruyff turn
... R_Sterling carves a shot towards goal !
... He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!!
... P_Gazzaniga saves it !!
... What a great save!
... CORNER!
... Ronaldinhio chips the ball in towards the far post!
... W_Morgan reads it well
... And he knocks it away
Min. 20 :(arn) I_Gundogan kills the ball dead
... He sees a team mate making a run!
... He plays the ball across to him!
... H_Sanchez gets on the end of the pass
... H_Sanchez controls the ball well!
... He hits the shot towards goal!
... Looks like it should be P_Gazzaniga's
... Oh he's let it go through his legs
... But drifts inches wide !!
... P_Gazzaniga looks embarrassed!
... He was relieved to see it go wide!
... Goal kick given, amazing decision there!
Min. 21 :(bfa) Patrik_Schick sidesteps O_Zinchenko
... T_Macedo scythes the player down.
... Like Joey Barton would!
... He's in trouble here!!
... YELLOW CARD!
... FREE KICK!
... This is a good chance!
... Patrik_Schick hits it hard
... It hits the bar
... And goes over!
... T_Macedo was beaten there!
Min. 24 :(arn) Ronaldinhio steps over the ball
... He nutmegs the defender
... That a lovely piece of trickery
... A_Bah with the dive
... There's no room in the game for that!
... FREE KICK!
... It s in a very dangerous position!
... I_Gundogan knocks it forward
... H_Sanchez gets on the end of it
... A_Bah wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge
... It goes out of play
... CORNER!
... The corner is swung in by I_Gundogan!
... Ronaldinhio tries to place the shot!
... P_Gazzaniga with the save
... He holds onto it as well!
Min. 29 :(arn) Ronaldinhio with a neat pass into H_Sanchez
... T_Lee tries to clear it
... He has miskicked it!!!
... It goes wide!
... CORNER!
... Ronaldinhio plays it towards the near post!
... T_Lee reads it well
... And he knocks it away
Min. 29 :(bfa) D_Suker backtracks with the ball
... He hits the ball up field
... A_Di_Maria latches onto the end of it
... Ronaldinhio tackles from behind
... He deserves punishment for that!
... D_Kos calls him over
... The ref is taking his time with him!
... YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 33 :(bfa) Patrik_Schick sidesteps N_Winterburn
... His quick feet took him past the defender
... Patrik_Schick throws himself at the ball !
... He manages to reach the ball
... T_Macedo parries it
Min. 34 :(bfa) T_Lee looks around for support
... He sees a man in space!
... He hits the ball up to Joao_Neves
... Driven towards goal by Joao_Neves !
... GOAL !!
... He jumps into the Benfica crowd to celebrate!!
... Both he and the fans are delighted!!
... Arsenal 0-2 Benfica ...
Min. 37 :(arn) Ronaldinhio has the ball
... He knocks the ball past C_Medina
... He puts in H_Sanchez!
... A_Bah with the tackle
Min. 37 :(bfa) A_Di_Maria pushes it past the defender
... A_Di_Maria hits the shot with the outside of the left foot!
... T_Macedo falls over
... But T_Macedo is relieved to watch it go out of play!
Min. 38 :(bfa) The ball is passed in from C_Medina, he finds Joao_Neves
... Joao_Neves with a screamer of a shot !
... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
... But it thumps off the woodwork !!
... And goes safely clear!
... T_Macedo never had a chance!
Min. 41 :(bfa) A_Di_Maria flicks it past N_Winterburn
... He runs forward
... A_Di_Maria cracks a laser towards goal !
... It goes wide!
... He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(arn) H_Sanchez runs at R_Rojas
... He takes it past him
... H_Sanchez hits the shot with the inside of the left foot!
... But it clips the post and goes wide
Min. 44 :(arn) R_Sterling knocks it past A_Bah and runs onto it
... He showed great skill and pace there
... R_Sterling with the header !
... It floats over P_Gazzaniga
... Its heading goal ward!
... But floats just over
... That was a great effort
Min. 45 :(bfa) Benfica restructured their strategy to C
Min. 46 :(arn) H_Sanchez plays a quick one-two with his team mate
... He heads towards the goal
... He slides it past the defender!
... H_Sanchez smashed the ball towards the bottom corner!
... Over the bar
************* HALF TIME ****************
Half Time Score: Arsenal 0-2 Benfica
Min. 47 :(bfa) Patrik_Schick finds his way through
... He bent his run well
... R_Sterling is called for the holding foul
... Looked like a fair jump
... The referee got it wrong
Min. 47 :(bfa) Joao_Neves cuts inside W_Fofana
... He worked that well
... A skilful effort from Joao_Neves !
... He hits the side netting
... There was some parts of the ground that thought that went in!
Min. 48 :(arn) F_Valverde finds T_Adams with a perfectly weighted pass
... T_Adams hits the ball first time!
... He could have let that bounce
... But he somehow misses
... He can't be happy with that effort
Min. 57 :(arn) I_Gundogan runs down the flank
... He plays the ball across to H_Sanchez
... But T_Lee will cut out the threat
Min. 57 :(bfa) D_Suker is closed down
... He plays a quick pass
... Patrik_Schick latches onto the ball
... O_Zinchenko makes the challenge and clears the ball
Min. 58 :(arn) Ronaldinhio lobs it over R_Rojas
... W_Morgan reads the game well and cuts out the pass!
Min. 59 :(arn) H_Sanchez takes advantage of a bad back pass from W_Morgan
... R_Rojas takes out the attacker
... He looked to have fouled him there
Min. 60 :(arn) Jorginho will come on for R_Sterling and play MF
Min. 60 :(bfa) Ji_Sung_Park is ready to come on to replace A_Di_Maria
... Looks like he will play as a MF
Min. 60 :(bfa) T_Lee pauses and waits for support
... He runs towards goal
... The ball hits W_Fofana in the face!
... And goes clear!
Min. 61 :(bfa) D_Suker with the mazy run
... How he got through those defenders I don't know
... He sets himself up for the shot
... W_Fofana wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge
... It goes out of play
... CORNER!
... Maldiniho hits it towards the far post!
... A_Bah with the shot!
... It takes a deflection!
... But goes wide!
... CORNER!
... C_Medina chips the ball into the area!
... T_Macedo reads it well, and claims it!
Min. 63 :(arn) H_Sanchez gets the ball on the wing
... He slides the ball past Ji_Sung_Park!
... He has some space now!
... H_Sanchez has time and space on the edge of the box!
... He shoots towards goal!
... But it goes just over
Min. 64 :(arn) Ronaldinhio slides it through the middle to N_Winterburn
... N_Winterburn could have let it bounce!
... It s going over!
... It dips dramatically!!
... But lands on the roof of the net !!
... P_Gazzaniga looks relieved there!
Min. 64 :(bfa) D_Suker finds his way through
... The offside trap didn't work
... D_Suker rifles it at the goal !
... T_Macedo can't get to it!
... OH! It drifts wide!
... T_Macedo has a smile on his face
... Did he know that was going wide?
Min. 65 :(arn) Jorginho beats W_Morgan
... He showed great skill there
... Jorginho with the attempt at goal!
... But P_Gazzaniga makes an easy save
Min. 67 :(arn) Ronaldinhio looks around for some movement
... His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
... He hits the ball to O_Zinchenko
... O_Zinchenko hits the ball first time!
... He could have let that bounce
... P_Gazzaniga falls over
... But the ball sails wide anyway!
Min. 67 :(bfa) D_Suker beats his man
... I_Gundogan bundles the player over!!
... That s a foul!!
... D_Kos gave him a strong warning
Min. 68 :(bfa) Ji_Sung_Park finds Joao_Neves with a ball over the defence
... T_Adams with a nasty foul
... The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!! or f$k OFF!! cant make it out
... He's lucky it wasn't more
... It s just a warning
... FREE KICK!
... They are lining up to take this one!
... Joao_Neves passes to Maldiniho
... Maldiniho with a thundering drive!
... He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!!
... T_Macedo palms it behind !!
... What a great save!
... CORNER!
... C_Medina hits it towards the far post!
... T_Macedo fists it away!
Min. 70 :(bfa) R_Gullit is being prepared to come on
... C_Medina is leaving the pitch
... He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
... Looks like his replacement will play AM
Min. 70 :(bfa) The Benfica manager shouts at them from the touchline to play D
Min. 70 :(bfa) Curled in dangerously from Ji_Sung_Park to W_Morgan
... W_Morgan gets up high for the header !
... T_Macedo with the acrobatic save
... He must have spotted the TV cameras!
Min. 73 :(arn) Ronaldinhio looks around for support
... He sees a man in space!
... He hits the ball up to H_Sanchez
... Ji_Sung_Park bundles the player over!!
... That s a foul!!
... FREE KICK
... Just inside there own half
... Ronaldinhio plays it short to H_Sanchez
... Launched towards the top corner by H_Sanchez !
... But he somehow misses
... The Benfica fans laugh at him
Min. 75 :(arn) There's going to be a change
... M_Keown will come on for W_Fofana and play DF
Min. 75 :(bfa) Diego_T is being prepared to come on
... W_Morgan is leaving the pitch
... He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
... Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 75 :(bfa) D_Ferguson is going to be brought on
... D_Suker is leaving the pitch
... He applauds the crowd
... Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 81 :(arn) I_Gundogan with an incisive pass to H_Sanchez
... H_Sanchez goes for the top corner !
... But P_Gazzaniga punches it away
Min. 86 :(arn) H_Sanchez runs at the heart of the defence
... Ji_Sung_Park with a pull on the shirt
... D_Kos refrained from booking him but had stern words
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(arn) H_Sanchez bursts forward
... Diego_T with the high feet
************* FULL TIME ****************
Match Details
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Venue : Emirates Stadium
Attendance : 144,868
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Arsenal Match Info
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Best player : Ronaldinhio
Scorers : N/A
Sent Off : S_Wiltord (15)
Booked : T_Macedo (21), Ronaldinhio (29)
Injured : N/A
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Benfica Match Info
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Best player : T_Lee (Man of the Match)
Scorers : Patrik_Schick (15), Joao_Neves (34)
Sent Off : N/A
Booked : A_Bah (8)
Injured : N/A
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Match Statistics
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Arsenal | Benfica
Attempts on Goal : 15 | 15
Off target : 11 | 8
On target : 4 | 7
Possession : 51 | 49
Corners : 5 | 3
Red Cards : 1 | 0
Yellow Cards : 2 | 1
Subs Used : 3 | 4
Fouls : 13 | 11
Key Tackles : 5 | 10
Key Passes : 12 | 9
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Final Score : Arsenal 0 - 2 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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T_Macedo GK 39 3 3 3 42 | 93 7 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 38 0 0 0
N_Winterburn DF 1 36 6 5 28 | 93 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 25 0 0
W_Fofana DF 2 35 3 8 27 | 76 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50 0 0
O_Zinchenko DF 1 34 5 5 37 | 93 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 25 0 0
T_Adams DF 1 27 8 1 27 | 93 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ronaldinhio MF 1 4 33 13 28 | 93 0 0 5 0 1 0 1 0 0 -2 73 3
I_Gundogan MF 2 4 33 1 28 | 93 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 45 0
R_Sterling MF 1 6 32 16 23 | 61 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 15 5
S_Wiltord MF 3 12 31 9 41 | 15 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 15 5 -10
H_Sanchez FW 2 6 7 31 31 | 93 0 0 1 0 6 0 0 0 0 -20 -5 -15
Marquinhos FW 1 4 5 27 31 | 15 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
N_Neto GK 22 2 3 1 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
M_Keown DF 2 37 10 4 11 | 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
F_Valverde MF 1 3 34 2 10 | 78 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0
Jorginho MF 1 19 27 10 30 | 32 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
N_Anelka FW 2 5 12 36 21 | 0 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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P_Gazzaniga GK 38 1 2 3 40 | 93 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 80 0 0 0
W_Morgan DF 3 35 13 7 10 | 76 0 5 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 165 0 5
T_Lee DF 1 32 10 2 25 | 93 0 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 100 35 0
A_Bah DF 2 32 7 5 30 | 93 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 68 18 18
R_Rojas DF 2 32 5 3 34 | 93 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 0 0
C_Medina DM 2 25 28 1 9 | 71 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 30 0
A_Di_Maria MF 1 4 34 18 39 | 61 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 30 5
Maldiniho MF 2 2 33 4 28 | 93 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
Joao_Neves AM 2 2 27 16 24 | 93 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 25
Patrik_Schick FW 1 3 4 35 38 | 93 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 35
D_Suker FW 1 7 13 31 31 | 76 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 30 0
L_Yashin GK 30 2 1 2 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Diego_T DF 2 28 5 5 29 | 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
R_Gullit AM 2 1 33 17 31 | 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ji_Sung_Park MF 1 5 32 1 35 | 32 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 50 20
D_Ferguson FW 1 4 1 31 41 | 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Arsenal | Benfica
4-4-2 C | 4-1-2-1-2 P
Adrian Dalmedo | Matias Finkelstein
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T_Macedo GK | GK P_Gazzaniga
N_Winterburn DF | DF W_Morgan
W_Fofana DF | DF T_Lee
O_Zinchenko DF | DF A_Bah
T_Adams DF | DF R_Rojas
Ronaldinhio MF | DM C_Medina
I_Gundogan MF | MF A_Di_Maria
R_Sterling MF | MF Maldiniho
S_Wiltord MF | AM Joao_Neves
H_Sanchez FW | FW Patrik_Schick
Marquinhos FW | FW D_Suker
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N_Neto SUB | SUB L_Yashin
M_Keown SUB | SUB Diego_T
F_Valverde SUB | SUB R_Gullit
Jorginho SUB | SUB Ji_Sung_Park
N_Anelka SUB | SUB D_Ferguson
Referee: D_Kos (Poland)
Min. 2 :(arn) Ronaldinhio pushes it past the defender
... But W_Morgan barges him off the ball
Min. 5 :(bfa) D_Suker with a real burst of pace
... He shows T_Adams a clean set of heals
... D_Suker drives it low !
... T_Macedo is stranded!
... He can't get there in time!
... OH! It drifts just past the post
... Great strike!
... Deserved a goal really
Min. 6 :(bfa) Patrik_Schick is too quick for the defence
... Excellent sliding challenge from S_Wiltord
Min. 7 :(bfa) A_Di_Maria looks around for some movement
... He knocks the ball across to Patrik_Schick
... The defence has gone to sleep
... Patrik_Schick is all alone
... T_Macedo comes towards him
... He rounds T_Macedo
... He thumps it towards the goal!
... It goes over!!
Min. 8 :(arn) R_Sterling plays it forward to W_Fofana
... A_Bah with a bad challenge
... I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
... D_Kos shows him a YELLOW CARD!!
... He'll need to be careful from now on!
Min. 11 :(bfa) Patrik_Schick rushes through the defence
... Patrik_Schick controls the ball well!
... He hits the shot towards goal!
... But T_Macedo makes an easy save
Min. 12 :(arn) S_Wiltord with the deft touch
... He takes it past R_Rojas
... He knocks it to Marquinhos!
... A delicate chip from Marquinhos !
... But the ball goes harmlessly wide
Min. 12 :(bfa) C_Medina with a glorious 60-yard pass to Patrik_Schick
... Ronaldinhio wins the ball well
... D_Kos has given a free kick
... He gets away with that one
... It s just a warning
Min. 12 :(bfa) A_Di_Maria gets to the by line
... He looks up and lobs in a cross
... A_Bah is unmarked
... N_Winterburn cuts out the pass
... That was close!
Min. 13 :(arn) N_Winterburn sidesteps R_Rojas
... He was too quick for his marker
... T_Lee forces him off the ball
... But it rolls out of play
... CORNER!
... Ronaldinhio chips the ball in towards the back post!
... I_Gundogan gets his head on it
... It takes a deflection!
... But flies wide of the post!
... CORNER!
... I_Gundogan hits it towards the far post!
... W_Morgan heads it away
Min. 15 :(bfa) Joao_Neves breaks clear of the defence!
... He is clean through on T_Macedo!
... S_Wiltord brings him down!
... RED CARD!!
... He's been hard done by for that!!
Min. 15 :(arn) F_Valverde will replace Marquinhos and play MF
... FREE KICK!
... This is a good chance!
... Patrik_Schick bends it in
... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
... GOAL !!
... T_Macedo never had a chance!
... Benfica go ahead in this match now!
... Arsenal 0-1 Benfica ...
Min. 16 :(arn) Arsenal restructured their strategy to A
Min. 16 :(arn) Ronaldinhio looks around for some movement
... His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
... He hits the ball to H_Sanchez
... But C_Medina wins the ball with a sliding challenge
Min. 17 :(arn) H_Sanchez brings the ball under control
... He sees a team mate in space!
... He plays the ball in to him!
... Ronaldinhio gets on the end of the pass
... W_Morgan goes in with the block tackle
... He comes out of it with the ball
... Great tackle!
Min. 19 :(arn) R_Sterling with a Cruyff turn
... R_Sterling carves a shot towards goal !
... He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!!
... P_Gazzaniga saves it !!
... What a great save!
... CORNER!
... Ronaldinhio chips the ball in towards the far post!
... W_Morgan reads it well
... And he knocks it away
Min. 20 :(arn) I_Gundogan kills the ball dead
... He sees a team mate making a run!
... He plays the ball across to him!
... H_Sanchez gets on the end of the pass
... H_Sanchez controls the ball well!
... He hits the shot towards goal!
... Looks like it should be P_Gazzaniga's
... Oh he's let it go through his legs
... But drifts inches wide !!
... P_Gazzaniga looks embarrassed!
... He was relieved to see it go wide!
... Goal kick given, amazing decision there!
Min. 21 :(bfa) Patrik_Schick sidesteps O_Zinchenko
... T_Macedo scythes the player down.
... Like Joey Barton would!
... He's in trouble here!!
... YELLOW CARD!
... FREE KICK!
... This is a good chance!
... Patrik_Schick hits it hard
... It hits the bar
... And goes over!
... T_Macedo was beaten there!
Min. 24 :(arn) Ronaldinhio steps over the ball
... He nutmegs the defender
... That a lovely piece of trickery
... A_Bah with the dive
... There's no room in the game for that!
... FREE KICK!
... It s in a very dangerous position!
... I_Gundogan knocks it forward
... H_Sanchez gets on the end of it
... A_Bah wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge
... It goes out of play
... CORNER!
... The corner is swung in by I_Gundogan!
... Ronaldinhio tries to place the shot!
... P_Gazzaniga with the save
... He holds onto it as well!
Min. 29 :(arn) Ronaldinhio with a neat pass into H_Sanchez
... T_Lee tries to clear it
... He has miskicked it!!!
... It goes wide!
... CORNER!
... Ronaldinhio plays it towards the near post!
... T_Lee reads it well
... And he knocks it away
Min. 29 :(bfa) D_Suker backtracks with the ball
... He hits the ball up field
... A_Di_Maria latches onto the end of it
... Ronaldinhio tackles from behind
... He deserves punishment for that!
... D_Kos calls him over
... The ref is taking his time with him!
... YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 33 :(bfa) Patrik_Schick sidesteps N_Winterburn
... His quick feet took him past the defender
... Patrik_Schick throws himself at the ball !
... He manages to reach the ball
... T_Macedo parries it
Min. 34 :(bfa) T_Lee looks around for support
... He sees a man in space!
... He hits the ball up to Joao_Neves
... Driven towards goal by Joao_Neves !
... GOAL !!
... He jumps into the Benfica crowd to celebrate!!
... Both he and the fans are delighted!!
... Arsenal 0-2 Benfica ...
Min. 37 :(arn) Ronaldinhio has the ball
... He knocks the ball past C_Medina
... He puts in H_Sanchez!
... A_Bah with the tackle
Min. 37 :(bfa) A_Di_Maria pushes it past the defender
... A_Di_Maria hits the shot with the outside of the left foot!
... T_Macedo falls over
... But T_Macedo is relieved to watch it go out of play!
Min. 38 :(bfa) The ball is passed in from C_Medina, he finds Joao_Neves
... Joao_Neves with a screamer of a shot !
... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
... But it thumps off the woodwork !!
... And goes safely clear!
... T_Macedo never had a chance!
Min. 41 :(bfa) A_Di_Maria flicks it past N_Winterburn
... He runs forward
... A_Di_Maria cracks a laser towards goal !
... It goes wide!
... He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(arn) H_Sanchez runs at R_Rojas
... He takes it past him
... H_Sanchez hits the shot with the inside of the left foot!
... But it clips the post and goes wide
Min. 44 :(arn) R_Sterling knocks it past A_Bah and runs onto it
... He showed great skill and pace there
... R_Sterling with the header !
... It floats over P_Gazzaniga
... Its heading goal ward!
... But floats just over
... That was a great effort
Min. 45 :(bfa) Benfica restructured their strategy to C
Min. 46 :(arn) H_Sanchez plays a quick one-two with his team mate
... He heads towards the goal
... He slides it past the defender!
... H_Sanchez smashed the ball towards the bottom corner!
... Over the bar
************* HALF TIME ****************
Half Time Score: Arsenal 0-2 Benfica
Min. 47 :(bfa) Patrik_Schick finds his way through
... He bent his run well
... R_Sterling is called for the holding foul
... Looked like a fair jump
... The referee got it wrong
Min. 47 :(bfa) Joao_Neves cuts inside W_Fofana
... He worked that well
... A skilful effort from Joao_Neves !
... He hits the side netting
... There was some parts of the ground that thought that went in!
Min. 48 :(arn) F_Valverde finds T_Adams with a perfectly weighted pass
... T_Adams hits the ball first time!
... He could have let that bounce
... But he somehow misses
... He can't be happy with that effort
Min. 57 :(arn) I_Gundogan runs down the flank
... He plays the ball across to H_Sanchez
... But T_Lee will cut out the threat
Min. 57 :(bfa) D_Suker is closed down
... He plays a quick pass
... Patrik_Schick latches onto the ball
... O_Zinchenko makes the challenge and clears the ball
Min. 58 :(arn) Ronaldinhio lobs it over R_Rojas
... W_Morgan reads the game well and cuts out the pass!
Min. 59 :(arn) H_Sanchez takes advantage of a bad back pass from W_Morgan
... R_Rojas takes out the attacker
... He looked to have fouled him there
Min. 60 :(arn) Jorginho will come on for R_Sterling and play MF
Min. 60 :(bfa) Ji_Sung_Park is ready to come on to replace A_Di_Maria
... Looks like he will play as a MF
Min. 60 :(bfa) T_Lee pauses and waits for support
... He runs towards goal
... The ball hits W_Fofana in the face!
... And goes clear!
Min. 61 :(bfa) D_Suker with the mazy run
... How he got through those defenders I don't know
... He sets himself up for the shot
... W_Fofana wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge
... It goes out of play
... CORNER!
... Maldiniho hits it towards the far post!
... A_Bah with the shot!
... It takes a deflection!
... But goes wide!
... CORNER!
... C_Medina chips the ball into the area!
... T_Macedo reads it well, and claims it!
Min. 63 :(arn) H_Sanchez gets the ball on the wing
... He slides the ball past Ji_Sung_Park!
... He has some space now!
... H_Sanchez has time and space on the edge of the box!
... He shoots towards goal!
... But it goes just over
Min. 64 :(arn) Ronaldinhio slides it through the middle to N_Winterburn
... N_Winterburn could have let it bounce!
... It s going over!
... It dips dramatically!!
... But lands on the roof of the net !!
... P_Gazzaniga looks relieved there!
Min. 64 :(bfa) D_Suker finds his way through
... The offside trap didn't work
... D_Suker rifles it at the goal !
... T_Macedo can't get to it!
... OH! It drifts wide!
... T_Macedo has a smile on his face
... Did he know that was going wide?
Min. 65 :(arn) Jorginho beats W_Morgan
... He showed great skill there
... Jorginho with the attempt at goal!
... But P_Gazzaniga makes an easy save
Min. 67 :(arn) Ronaldinhio looks around for some movement
... His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
... He hits the ball to O_Zinchenko
... O_Zinchenko hits the ball first time!
... He could have let that bounce
... P_Gazzaniga falls over
... But the ball sails wide anyway!
Min. 67 :(bfa) D_Suker beats his man
... I_Gundogan bundles the player over!!
... That s a foul!!
... D_Kos gave him a strong warning
Min. 68 :(bfa) Ji_Sung_Park finds Joao_Neves with a ball over the defence
... T_Adams with a nasty foul
... The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!! or f$k OFF!! cant make it out
... He's lucky it wasn't more
... It s just a warning
... FREE KICK!
... They are lining up to take this one!
... Joao_Neves passes to Maldiniho
... Maldiniho with a thundering drive!
... He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!!
... T_Macedo palms it behind !!
... What a great save!
... CORNER!
... C_Medina hits it towards the far post!
... T_Macedo fists it away!
Min. 70 :(bfa) R_Gullit is being prepared to come on
... C_Medina is leaving the pitch
... He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
... Looks like his replacement will play AM
Min. 70 :(bfa) The Benfica manager shouts at them from the touchline to play D
Min. 70 :(bfa) Curled in dangerously from Ji_Sung_Park to W_Morgan
... W_Morgan gets up high for the header !
... T_Macedo with the acrobatic save
... He must have spotted the TV cameras!
Min. 73 :(arn) Ronaldinhio looks around for support
... He sees a man in space!
... He hits the ball up to H_Sanchez
... Ji_Sung_Park bundles the player over!!
... That s a foul!!
... FREE KICK
... Just inside there own half
... Ronaldinhio plays it short to H_Sanchez
... Launched towards the top corner by H_Sanchez !
... But he somehow misses
... The Benfica fans laugh at him
Min. 75 :(arn) There's going to be a change
... M_Keown will come on for W_Fofana and play DF
Min. 75 :(bfa) Diego_T is being prepared to come on
... W_Morgan is leaving the pitch
... He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
... Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 75 :(bfa) D_Ferguson is going to be brought on
... D_Suker is leaving the pitch
... He applauds the crowd
... Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 81 :(arn) I_Gundogan with an incisive pass to H_Sanchez
... H_Sanchez goes for the top corner !
... But P_Gazzaniga punches it away
Min. 86 :(arn) H_Sanchez runs at the heart of the defence
... Ji_Sung_Park with a pull on the shirt
... D_Kos refrained from booking him but had stern words
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(arn) H_Sanchez bursts forward
... Diego_T with the high feet
************* FULL TIME ****************
Match Details
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Venue : Emirates Stadium
Attendance : 144,868
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Arsenal Match Info
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Best player : Ronaldinhio
Scorers : N/A
Sent Off : S_Wiltord (15)
Booked : T_Macedo (21), Ronaldinhio (29)
Injured : N/A
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Benfica Match Info
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Best player : T_Lee (Man of the Match)
Scorers : Patrik_Schick (15), Joao_Neves (34)
Sent Off : N/A
Booked : A_Bah (8)
Injured : N/A
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Match Statistics
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Arsenal | Benfica
Attempts on Goal : 15 | 15
Off target : 11 | 8
On target : 4 | 7
Possession : 51 | 49
Corners : 5 | 3
Red Cards : 1 | 0
Yellow Cards : 2 | 1
Subs Used : 3 | 4
Fouls : 13 | 11
Key Tackles : 5 | 10
Key Passes : 12 | 9
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Final Score : Arsenal 0 - 2 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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T_Macedo GK 39 3 3 3 42 | 93 7 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 38 0 0 0
N_Winterburn DF 1 36 6 5 28 | 93 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 25 0 0
W_Fofana DF 2 35 3 8 27 | 76 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50 0 0
O_Zinchenko DF 1 34 5 5 37 | 93 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 25 0 0
T_Adams DF 1 27 8 1 27 | 93 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ronaldinhio MF 1 4 33 13 28 | 93 0 0 5 0 1 0 1 0 0 -2 73 3
I_Gundogan MF 2 4 33 1 28 | 93 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 45 0
R_Sterling MF 1 6 32 16 23 | 61 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 15 5
S_Wiltord MF 3 12 31 9 41 | 15 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 15 5 -10
H_Sanchez FW 2 6 7 31 31 | 93 0 0 1 0 6 0 0 0 0 -20 -5 -15
Marquinhos FW 1 4 5 27 31 | 15 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
N_Neto GK 22 2 3 1 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
M_Keown DF 2 37 10 4 11 | 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
F_Valverde MF 1 3 34 2 10 | 78 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0
Jorginho MF 1 19 27 10 30 | 32 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
N_Anelka FW 2 5 12 36 21 | 0 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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P_Gazzaniga GK 38 1 2 3 40 | 93 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 80 0 0 0
W_Morgan DF 3 35 13 7 10 | 76 0 5 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 165 0 5
T_Lee DF 1 32 10 2 25 | 93 0 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 100 35 0
A_Bah DF 2 32 7 5 30 | 93 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 68 18 18
R_Rojas DF 2 32 5 3 34 | 93 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 0 0
C_Medina DM 2 25 28 1 9 | 71 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 30 0
A_Di_Maria MF 1 4 34 18 39 | 61 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 30 5
Maldiniho MF 2 2 33 4 28 | 93 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
Joao_Neves AM 2 2 27 16 24 | 93 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 25
Patrik_Schick FW 1 3 4 35 38 | 93 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 35
D_Suker FW 1 7 13 31 31 | 76 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 30 0
L_Yashin GK 30 2 1 2 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Diego_T DF 2 28 5 5 29 | 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
R_Gullit AM 2 1 33 17 31 | 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ji_Sung_Park MF 1 5 32 1 35 | 32 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 50 20
D_Ferguson FW 1 4 1 31 41 | 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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