Division One League Match, Aston Villa vs. Benfica (Sun Feb 21)


                          Aston Villa  |  Benfica
                            4-1-3-2 P  |  4-4-2 C
                    Pierre Van Rossum  |  Matias Finkelstein
                                       |
                       D_Gentenaar GK  |  GK L_Yashin
                     P_Livingstone DF  |  DF R_Tomassi
                        A_Cissokho DF  |  DF M_Zeffane
                             Ayala DF  |  DF J_Foyth
                            Aldair DF  |  DF M_Perin
                           M_Woods DM  |  MF J_Bolm
                            Bebeto MF  |  MF K_Commons
                         E_Barreto MF  |  MF S_Nakamoto
                           Romario MF  |  MF W_Dustice
                            H_Kane FW  |  FW Nathan_Dyer
                     E_Collamarini FW  |  FW B_Dugnutt
                                       |
                        R_Clemence SUB |  SUB N_Winneke
                         G_Johnson SUB |  SUB S_Mannaerts
                        C_Coventry SUB |  SUB E_Knave
                         J_Butland SUB |  SUB O_Marcentos
                           R_Sharp SUB |  SUB T_Erak

Referee: J_Underhill (Scotland)


Min. 1  :(asv) P_Livingstone looks around for some movement
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to E_Barreto
          ...  E_Barreto flicks the header toward the far post!
          ...  But L_Yashin punches it away
          ...  That's gone out for a throw in
Min. 1  :(bfa) J_Bolm passes the ball to Nathan_Dyer
          ...  Ayala with a superb challenge
          ...  The referee has given the free kick the other way!
          ...  J_Underhill refrained from booking him but had stern words
Min. 3  :(bfa) J_Bolm with an excellent first touch
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  B_Dugnutt gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  Aldair takes the player down!!
          ...  PENALTY!!
          ...  No! The ref has given the free kick the other way!
          ...  Unbelievable!
Min. 5  :(asv) M_Woods crosses in from the wing, he finds E_Collamarini in the box
          ...  E_Collamarini hits the shot with the outside of the right foot!
          ...  But L_Yashin stops that one easily
Min. 7  :(asv) A_Cissokho brings the ball under control
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  H_Kane gets on the end of the pass
          ...  K_Commons gets in the way and wins the ball
Min. 7  :(bfa) B_Dugnutt sprints past the defender
          ...  B_Dugnutt looks to see where D_Gentenaar is!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  But he puts it wide
          ...  He found himself with no room to manoeuvre
Min. 11 :(asv) E_Barreto with the mazy dribble
          ...  He takes it past K_Commons
          ...  E_Barreto with the drive!
          ...  But L_Yashin reaches the ball. Good save
Min. 12 :(asv) Bebeto miskicks!
          ...  He finds E_Collamarini though
          ...  That was fortunate
          ...  E_Collamarini beats the offside trap!
          ...  He is clean through
          ...  L_Yashin comes towards him
          ...  He nutmegs L_Yashin
          ...  It hits the upright!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  That's put Aston Villa ahead!
          ...  Aston Villa 1-0 Benfica ...
Min. 12 :(bfa) Benfica restructured their strategy to A
Min. 12 :(asv) Ayala drives it forward to H_Kane
          ...  J_Foyth takes the players legs from beneath him!!
          ...  That's a poor tackle!
          ...  He is warned by J_Underhill
          ...  It's just a warning
Min. 13 :(bfa) J_Bolm hits the ball through the heart of the defence
          ...  B_Dugnutt latches onto it!
          ...  B_Dugnutt strikes a wicked curler !
          ...  But it goes just over
Min. 14 :(bfa) J_Foyth has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past the defender!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  J_Foyth blasts it at the goal !
          ...  He has put it wide!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 15 :(bfa) S_Nakamoto picks up the loose ball and runs forward with it
          ...  E_Barreto with the tackle
          ...  That's got to be a yellow
Min. 21 :(asv) E_Barreto plays a clever one-two with his team mate
          ...  He looks around for options
          ...  He moves forward with the ball
          ...  But R_Tomassi barges him off the ball
Min. 23 :(asv) E_Barreto gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He cuts inside M_Zeffane!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  E_Barreto has time and space!
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!!
          ...  But it sails past the post !!
          ...  L_Yashin never had a chance!
Min. 28 :(asv) E_Barreto beats M_Zeffane
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker
          ...  "Play On!" Waves J_Underhill
          ...  A cracking drive from E_Barreto !
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  But it thumps off the woodwork !!
          ...  And goes safely clear!
          ...  L_Yashin never had a chance!
Min. 28 :(bfa) J_Bolm with a first time pass
          ...  B_Dugnutt runs onto it!
          ...  E_Collamarini tackles from behind
          ...  The referee reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  RED CARD!!
          ...  I think he deserved that!
Min. 29 :(asv) Romario with the dribble
          ...  He's clean through
          ...  The fans are on their feet
          ...  M_Zeffane goes in with the block tackle
          ...  He comes out of it with the ball
          ...  Great tackle!
Min. 31 :(bfa) K_Commons holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to Nathan_Dyer
          ...  Nathan_Dyer is through on goal!
          ...  The flag stays down
          ...  He just has D_Gentenaar to beat
          ...  He nutmegs D_Gentenaar
          ...  It hits the upright!!
          ...  And goes wide!
Min. 31 :(asv) H_Kane finds Ayala with a perfectly weighted pass
          ...  J_Bolm tugs on his opponent's shirt!!
          ...  J_Underhill has stopped play
          ...  Well spotted by J_Underhill!
          ...  Shown a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  E_Barreto swings it in
          ...  H_Kane gets on the end of it
          ...  H_Kane hits the shot!
          ...  It swerves a lot!
          ...  Terrific shot
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide
          ...  That's unlucky!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  A_Cissokho hits it into the box!
          ...  L_Yashin catches it!
Min. 33 :(bfa) Nathan_Dyer has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past Aldair!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  Nathan_Dyer swings in the shot!
          ...  But D_Gentenaar comes out and dives at his feet
          ...  That's goalkeeping at its finest
Min. 34 :(asv) E_Barreto sprints past R_Tomassi
          ...  E_Barreto with the header !
          ...  L_Yashin beats the ball away
Min. 36 :(asv) Romario beats M_Zeffane
          ...  He muscled him off the ball
          ...  From long range Romario bends the ball towards goal!
          ...  L_Yashin with the acrobatic save
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras!
Min. 40 :(bfa) Nathan_Dyer sprints past Ayala
          ...  Nathan_Dyer tries to place it in the corner !
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  D_Gentenaar moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  D_Gentenaar tips it wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  S_Nakamoto curls it into the box!
          ...  It is kicked away by Ayala
Min. 41 :(asv) P_Livingstone beats his marker
          ...  He muscled him off the ball
          ...  Cleaned up by R_Tomassi
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(asv) Romario gets possession in his own half
          ...  What a shot from Romario !
          ...  It could go anywhere
          ...  But L_Yashin tips it behind
          ...  J_Underhill has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 44 :(bfa) J_Bolm flicks the ball through
          ...  B_Dugnutt runs onto it!
          ...  Bebeto with a superb challenge
          ...  The referee has given the free kick the other way!
          ...  He received a good talking to from J_Underhill

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Aston Villa 1-0 Benfica

Min. 47 :(asv) P_Livingstone with an in swinging cross to Romario
          ...  W_Dustice with a superb tackle!
          ...  He easily dispossessed him.
Min. 47 :(bfa) W_Dustice slides the ball across to J_Foyth
          ...  A powerful header from J_Foyth !
          ...  It looks good
          ...  But D_Gentenaar tips it over
          ...  J_Underhill has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 49 :(bfa) K_Commons with a neat pass into S_Nakamoto
          ...  S_Nakamoto with the drive!
          ...  It hits off a defender!
          ...  D_Gentenaar is wrong footed!
          ...  It drifts just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Bolm drives it into the box!
          ...  M_Perin gets on the end of it
          ...  He hits the post
          ...  He follows it up!
          ...  But puts it wide!
          ...  He'll be disappointed with that
Min. 50 :(bfa) Nathan_Dyer sidesteps his marker
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game
          ...  But Bebeto puts the ball out of play
Min. 51 :(asv) M_Woods takes on the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to Romario
          ...  A powerful header from Romario !
          ...  It looks good
          ...  L_Yashin can't get to it!
          ...  OH! It drifts wide!
          ...  L_Yashin has a smile on his face
          ...  Did he know that was going wide?
Min. 53 :(asv) H_Kane spots Romario who is in acres of space
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from M_Perin
Min. 54 :(asv) Bebeto miskicks!
          ...  He finds A_Cissokho though
          ...  That was fortunate
          ...  A_Cissokho hits a great drive!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He rips off his shirt and spins it in the air
          ...  Aston Villa 2-0 Benfica ...
Min. 55 :(bfa) S_Mannaerts is coming on for M_Zeffane and will play DF
Min. 58 :(bfa) W_Dustice finds a hole in the defence
          ...  W_Dustice fires off a right-footed shot !
          ...  It goes wide for a goal kick
Min. 60 :(bfa) T_Erak takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace B_Dugnutt
          ...  He'll play as a FW
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
Min. 61 :(asv) H_Kane plays a clever one-two with his team mate
          ...  He heads towards the goal
          ...  He slides it past the defender!
          ...  S_Mannaerts wins the ball
Min. 62 :(bfa) T_Erak sprints past A_Cissokho
          ...  T_Erak with the shot !
          ...  But D_Gentenaar palms it behind
          ...  J_Underhill has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 65 :(bfa) E_Knave is coming on and J_Bolm is being brought off
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play MF
Min. 70 :(asv) H_Kane runs forward
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind!
          ...  A cheeky lob from H_Kane !
          ...  L_Yashin heads it away
          ...  He was showing off there!
Min. 73 :(bfa) S_Nakamoto nutmegs Ayala
          ...  S_Nakamoto shapes up for a shot!
          ...  It's hit the bar
          ...  It bounces down
          ...  D_Gentenaar grabs it
          ...  No Goal!
          ...  Boo's surround the stadium!!!
Min. 74 :(bfa) R_Tomassi beats Ayala
          ...  He muscled him off the ball
          ...  But Aldair comes away with the ball
          ...  Excellent defending there!
Min. 75 :(asv) G_Johnson will come on for A_Cissokho and play DF
Min. 75 :(asv) J_Butland will replace E_Barreto and play MF
Min. 75 :(asv) R_Sharp takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace H_Kane
          ...  He'll play as a FW
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
Min. 77 :(bfa) T_Erak beats Aldair
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free
          ...  T_Erak gets his head to the ball !
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  He made that look harder than it was!!
Min. 77 :(asv) R_Sharp puts in M_Woods
          ...  L_Yashin fouls badly
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
          ...  FREE KICK
          ...  Just past the halfway line
          ...  P_Livingstone knocks it forward
          ...  R_Sharp gets on the end of it
          ...  R_Sharp hits the shot!
          ...  It swerves a lot!
          ...  L_Yashin makes a difficult save
Min. 79 :(asv) M_Woods skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to Bebeto
          ...  Bebeto hits the shot with the outside of the left foot!
          ...  OOOOOOHHHHHHHH
          ...  It grazes the post and goes wide
Min. 80 :(asv) Aston Villa will now play D after the order comes from the dugout
Min. 83 :(asv) Bebeto sprints down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball in to R_Sharp
          ...  A wicked drive by R_Sharp !
          ...  But he puts it over
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort
Min. 86 :(asv) Romario skips the challenge from the defender
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from S_Mannaerts
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(asv) J_Butland has found himself in space
          ...  He looks up for his team mates
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  Romario gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  J_Foyth bundles the player over!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  The ref looks across to his assistant!
          ...  Play on!
Min. 91 :(asv) J_Butland works the ball inside
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to P_Livingstone
          ...  R_Tomassi with the block

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Villa Park
Attendance           : 125,000
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Aston Villa Match Info
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Best player          : Bebeto (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : E_Collamarini (12), A_Cissokho (54)
Sent Off             : E_Collamarini (28)
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Benfica Match Info
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Best player          : J_Bolm
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : J_Bolm (31)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                           Aston Villa    |     Benfica
Attempts on Goal     :          16        |       13
Off target           :           6        |       9
On target            :          10        |       4
Possession           :          58        |       42
Corners              :           1        |       2
Red Cards            :           1        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           9        |       8
Key Tackles          :           3        |       10
Key Passes           :          14        |       8
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Final Score          : Aston Villa 2 - 0 Benfica
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Player Statistics - Aston Villa
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_Gentenaar    GK  31   3   3   3  12 |  98   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0   0
P_Livingstone  DF   2  33  11   9  31 |  98   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
A_Cissokho     DF   2  32  12   7  12 |  79   0   0   1   0   1   1   0   0   0  20  30  45
Ayala          DF   2  31  12   5  11 |  98   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  80  30  20
Aldair         DF   2  31   9   4  11 |  98   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
M_Woods        DM   2  18  29   9  18 |  98   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
Bebeto         MF   1  10  29   7  30 |  98   0   1   3   2   1   0   0   0   0  20  60   0
E_Barreto      MF   1   9  29   9  33 |  79   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0  15
Romario        MF   2   8  27  22  37 |  98   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
H_Kane         FW   1   8  10  33  33 |  79   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  20   5
E_Collamarini  FW   1   5   9  26  31 |  28   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   1   0 -10 -10  20
R_Clemence     GK  28   1   3   1  11 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Johnson      DF   1  27   9   7  18 |  19   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Coventry     DM   1  17  25   7  13 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Butland      MF   2   9  30  11  41 |  19   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
R_Sharp        FW   3   6  11  27  22 |  19   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   5

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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L_Yashin       GK  29   2   1   2  22 |  98   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0   0   0
R_Tomassi      DF   1  34   9   7  37 |  98   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
M_Zeffane      DF   1  33  10   7  31 |  59   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
J_Foyth        DF   1  32  13   7  42 |  98   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  20   0   5
M_Perin        DF   3  25   8   9  32 |  98   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20
J_Bolm         MF   2  12  31  14  32 |  69   0   0   5   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  48  -2
K_Commons      MF   1   8  29  10  32 |  98   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20   0
S_Nakamoto     MF   3   5  28  16  32 |  98   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
W_Dustice      MF   1  13  26   6  42 |  98   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
Nathan_Dyer    FW   2   7  12  31  31 |  98   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
B_Dugnutt      FW   1   5   7  28  20 |  64   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Winneke      GK  35   2   2   3  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Mannaerts    DF   2  30  10   5  12 |  39   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
E_Knave        MF   3   8  25  10  21 |  29   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
O_Marcentos    MF   3   8  25   7  13 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Erak         FW   2   7   7  28  21 |  34   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -15
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