June Ridout Memorial Cup Group Stage Match 2, Arsenal vs. Benfica (Wed Aug 02)


                              Arsenal  |  Benfica
                              4-5-1 C  |  4-1-3-2 C
                       Adrian Dalmedo  |  Matias Finkelstein
                                       |
                           D_James GK  |  GK N_Winneke
                           M_Layun DF  |  DF J_Foyth
                       Seb_Ferrira DF  |  DF D_Rose
                          W_Fofana DF  |  DF W_Morgan
                          W_Saliba DF  |  DF P_Maldini
                        M_Overmars MF  |  DM A_Pirlo
                       Ronaldinhio MF  |  MF K_Commons
                           P_Viera MF  |  MF J_Mascherano
                        Marquinhos MF  |  MF S_Nakamoto
                        L_Trossard MF  |  FW D_Suker
                          D_Baggio FW  |  FW T_Erak
                                       |
                          R_Zieler SUB |  SUB L_Yashin
                            P_Evra SUB |  SUB W_Samuel
                       H_Fernandez SUB |  SUB Diego_T
                          N_Anelka SUB |  SUB Liziero
                         H_Sanchez SUB |  SUB O_Sweemey

Referee: N_Alexander (Northern_Ireland)


Min. 1  :(bfa) K_Commons with the cross-field pass to D_Suker
          ...  M_Overmars rushes in with a crazy challenge!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  RED CARD!!
          ...  N_Alexander sends him off the pitch !!
          ...  He deserved to walk for that!!
Min. 4  :(arn) Marquinhos is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate loosing his marker
          ...  He throws it to Ronaldinhio
          ...  But W_Morgan wins the tackle cleanly
Min. 9  :(arn) P_Viera looks around for some movement
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to D_Baggio
          ...  D_Rose stands his ground and wins the tackle
Min. 18 :(arn) Seb_Ferrira spits at K_Commons
          ...  He is warned by N_Alexander
          ...  It's just a warning
Min. 18 :(arn) L_Trossard breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on N_Winneke!
          ...  W_Morgan brings him down!
          ...  He deserves punishment for that!
          ...  N_Alexander calls him over
          ...  The ref is taking his time with him!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 19 :(bfa) K_Commons puts in T_Erak
          ...  But he stands on the ball and falls over!!
          ...  W_Saliba picks up the loose ball and clears the danger
Min. 19 :(arn) Marquinhos beats his marker
          ...  He muscled him off the ball
          ...  J_Mascherano with the dive
          ...  There's no room in the game for that!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 29 :(arn) Seb_Ferrira runs at the defence
          ...  He nutmegs A_Pirlo
          ...  He showed his class there
          ...  Seb_Ferrira blasts it at the goal !
          ...  But N_Winneke just gets his fingers to that one
          ...  N_Alexander has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 31 :(bfa) S_Nakamoto gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He slides the ball past the defender!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  M_Layun reads him well and hoofs it clear
Min. 37 :(bfa) P_Maldini finds a hole in the defence
          ...  The defence was sleeping
          ...  He made a fantastic run though
          ...  A skilful effort from P_Maldini !
          ...  It's gone over
          ...  Well he must have left his shooting boots at home for that one
Min. 42 :(bfa) T_Erak with a flashy move
          ...  W_Saliba steals the ball of off him
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(bfa) T_Erak finds his way through
          ...  He has tremendous pace
          ...  T_Erak with the punt towards goal!
          ...  D_James with an easy save
          ...  He just oozes confidence
Min. 45 :(arn) Ronaldinhio flicks it past the defender
          ...  He runs forward
          ...  Ronaldinhio attempts a lob!
          ...  It hits the post
          ...  And goes clear
Min. 45 :(bfa) P_Maldini finds the run of T_Erak
          ...  T_Erak must beat D_James!
          ...  But D_James punches it away
Min. 47 :(arn) Ronaldinhio runs at the defender
          ...  He takes it past him
          ...  A thundering drive by Ronaldinhio !
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But hits the side netting!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  D_Baggio lofts the ball in!
          ...  N_Winneke easily claims the ball!

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

Min. 46 :(arn) L_Trossard sidesteps J_Mascherano
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  D_Rose is called for the holding foul
          ...  He won that header unfairly
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll be off if he does that again
Min. 53 :(arn) Marquinhos with a precise ball to D_Baggio
          ...  D_Baggio with the strike !
          ...  N_Winneke goes down well to save
Min. 53 :(arn) P_Viera is force to hold onto the ball
          ...  No one seems to be coming forward
          ...  He heads towards the goal alone!
          ...  J_Foyth with an awful challenge
Min. 55 :(bfa) J_Foyth with the diagonal pass A_Pirlo
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from M_Layun
          ...  He could have easily caught the defender is he hadn't been careful
Min. 56 :(bfa) J_Mascherano hits in a wicked shot!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  T_Erak latches onto it!
          ...  But M_Layun wins the ball with a sliding challenge
Min. 59 :(bfa) O_Sweemey is being brought on
          ...  D_Suker is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 59 :(arn) D_Baggio plays a clever one-two with his team mate
          ...  He runs towards goal now
          ...  S_Nakamoto with an awful challenge
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  N_Alexander calls him over
          ...  N_Alexander is taking his time with him!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 60 :(bfa) W_Samuel is coming on for J_Foyth and will play DF
Min. 61 :(arn) Ronaldinhio gets to the bye line
          ...  He puts it into the box
          ...  He finds L_Trossard
          ...  L_Trossard is clean through!
          ...  The linesman has his flag raised
          ...  But N_Alexander waves play on
          ...  He just has to beat N_Winneke
          ...  He nutmegs N_Winneke
          ...  It hits the upright!!
          ...  N_Winneke recovers to save it !!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Marquinhos curls it into the box!
          ...  P_Viera gets a shot in
          ...  N_Winneke with a fantastic save
          ...  His captain pats him on the back for that one
Min. 61 :(arn) P_Viera backtracks with the ball
          ...  He hits the ball up field
          ...  D_Baggio latches onto the end of it
          ...  P_Maldini fouls badly
Min. 62 :(bfa) Diego_T is coming on for D_Rose and will play DF
Min. 63 :(bfa) Liziero replaces S_Nakamoto and will play MF
Min. 63 :(arn) L_Trossard runs at Diego_T
          ...  He takes it past him
          ...  J_Mascherano with the tackle
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  He received a good talking to from N_Alexander
          ...  INDIRECT FREE KICK!
          ...  M_Layun floats it forward
          ...  D_Baggio latches onto the end of it
          ...  Brilliantly taken away by Diego_T !!
          ...  Any youngsters out there should be taking notes
Min. 64 :(arn) D_Baggio sidesteps P_Maldini
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  D_Baggio with a thundering volley!
          ...  It hammers off the bar onto the line
          ...  The referee talks to his assistant
          ...  He waves play on
          ...  Goal not given there!
          ...  That looked like the wrong decision
Min. 70 :(bfa) The Benfica manager shouts at them from the touchline to play A
Min. 71 :(arn) Ronaldinhio beats W_Morgan
          ...  He muscled him off the ball
          ...  But J_Mascherano reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 72 :(bfa) A_Pirlo with a short pass to find K_Commons
          ...  K_Commons with the chance !
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  Wide !!
          ...  That was fortunate
Min. 73 :(bfa) K_Commons with the towering header to T_Erak
          ...  T_Erak attempts a low drive!
          ...  D_James gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it over
Min. 74 :(bfa) T_Erak dribbles it into the box
          ...  But W_Saliba wins the ball from behind
          ...  The crowd appeal but N_Alexander has none of it.
Min. 75 :(bfa) K_Commons takes control of the loose ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to W_Samuel
          ...  W_Samuel uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot!
          ...  D_James makes himself big and wins the ball
Min. 76 :(bfa) W_Samuel with the first time pass to J_Mascherano
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from D_Baggio
Min. 79 :(arn) There's going to be a change
          ...  P_Evra will come on for M_Layun and play DF
Min. 80 :(arn) W_Saliba is through on goal
          ...  W_Saliba with the drive!
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  N_Winneke dives desperately to try and save it!!
          ...  He can't get to it!
          ...  But it creeps just wide!!
          ...  The deflection had N_Winneke beaten!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Marquinhos hits it into the box!
          ...  N_Winneke comes out and claims it!
Min. 82 :(bfa) P_Maldini is in some pain
          ...  He's receiving some treatment now
          ...  He looks like he will continue
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 90 :(arn) L_Trossard is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He throws it long to D_Baggio
          ...  D_Baggio with the drive!
          ...  N_Winneke with an amazing dive to the bottom left
          ...  How he got to that one I don't know !
Min. 92 :(bfa) T_Erak gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He slides the ball past the defender!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  W_Saliba knocks him to the floor
          ...  The fans are calling for a penalty!
          ...  But N_Alexander just turns away!

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Emirates Stadium
Attendance           : 143,682
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Arsenal Match Info
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Best player          : W_Saliba (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : M_Overmars (1)
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Benfica Match Info
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Best player          : N_Winneke
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : W_Morgan (18), J_Mascherano (19), D_Rose (46), S_Nakamoto (59)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                              Arsenal     |    Benfica
Attempts on Goal     :           9        |       6
Off target           :           4        |       3
On target            :           5        |       3
Possession           :          41        |       59
Corners              :           3        |       0
Red Cards            :           1        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       4
Subs Used            :           1        |       4
Fouls                :           9        |       13
Key Tackles          :           8        |       4
Key Passes           :           5        |       9
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Final Score          : Arsenal 0 - 0 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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D_James        GK  39   2   2   3  26 |  96   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  55   0   0   0
M_Layun        DF   1  33  13   7  33 |  81   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
Seb_Ferrira    DF   2  33   9  10  20 |  96   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
W_Fofana       DF   2  32   3   8  27 |  96   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
W_Saliba       DF   2  28   1   5  26 |  96   0   4   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  80   0   0
M_Overmars     MF   1   4  31   3  28 |   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0 -10 -10 -10
Ronaldinhio    MF   1   4  30  12  28 |  96   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
P_Viera        MF   2   5  30  11  29 |  96   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   5
Marquinhos     MF   1   2  30   4  31 |  96   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
L_Trossard     MF   1   5  29  15  12 |  96   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   5
D_Baggio       FW   2   7  10  29  21 |  96   0   1   0   0   3   0   0   0   0  20   0  10
R_Zieler       GK  29   3   2   5  41 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Evra         DF   3  35  13  11  21 |  15   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
H_Fernandez    MF   1   8  32   8  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Anelka       FW   2   5  12  34  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
H_Sanchez      FW   2   6   7  30  31 |   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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N_Winneke      GK  39   2   2   3  20 |  96   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  75   0   0   0
J_Foyth        DF   1  37  14   7  42 |  62   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
D_Rose         DF   1  32  11   8  22 |  64   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  18  -2  -2
W_Morgan       DF   3  31  12   7  10 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  18  -2  -2
P_Maldini      DF   2  30   7   4  33 |  96   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
A_Pirlo        DM   1  14  30   8  11 |  96   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
K_Commons      MF   1   9  32  11  32 |  96   0   0   4   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  40   0
J_Mascherano   MF   1  15  31   8  47 |  96   0   1   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  18   8  -2
S_Nakamoto     MF   3   5  29  17  32 |  65   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
D_Suker        FW   1   6  13  30  31 |  61   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Erak         FW   2   7   7  29  21 |  96   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
L_Yashin       GK  29   2   1   2  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
W_Samuel       DF   2  32   8   4  28 |  34   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   5
Diego_T        DF   2  26   5   5  29 |  32   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
Liziero        MF   1  19  30   5  23 |  31   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
O_Sweemey      FW   3   6  10  24  32 |  35   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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