Division One League Match, Benfica vs. Ajax (Mon Mar 25)


                              Benfica  |  Ajax
                            4-3-1-2 C  |  4-4-2 A
                   Matias Finkelstein  |  James Maund
                                       |
                       P_Gazzaniga GK  |  GK T_O_Conner
                            D_Rose DF  |  DF T_Vermaelen
                         P_Maldini DF  |  DF Juan_Foyth
                           Diego_T DF  |  DF C_Dos_Passos
                        A_Burdisso DF  |  DF W_Gallas
                      J_Mascherano MF  |  MF Thomas_Partey
                           Liziero MF  |  MF J_Cruijff
                        A_Almendra MF  |  MF W_Sneijder
                          A_Varela AM  |  MF Edu_Gaspar
                            G_Cano FW  |  FW A_Arshavin
                           D_Suker FW  |  FW N_Kanu
                                       |
                          L_Yashin SUB |  SUB T_Mott
                          W_Samuel SUB |  SUB G_Magalhaes
                            R_Engo SUB |  SUB S_Kolasinac
                        S_Nakamoto SUB |  SUB C_Fabregas
                           Cantona SUB |  SUB F_Ljungberg

Referee: A_Dali (Iran)


Min. 1  :(bfa) It looks as though Benfica is now playing P
Min. 3  :(aja) Thomas_Partey with the through ball to J_Cruijff
          ...  Diego_T reads the situation well and wins the ball
          ...  But it goes out
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Cruijff drives it into the box!
          ...  A_Burdisso heads it away
Min. 5  :(bfa) A_Almendra with a perfectly timed run
          ...  C_Dos_Passos forces him off the ball
Min. 6  :(bfa) J_Mascherano drives it forward to G_Cano
          ...  T_Vermaelen reads it well
          ...  This boy is a quality defender
          ...  The crowd sing his praises
Min. 6  :(aja) A_Arshavin sprints past the defender
          ...  A_Arshavin with the deft touch!
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal!
          ...  P_Gazzaniga tips it round the post
          ...  Good save
          ...  Corner not given!!
Min. 7  :(aja) Edu_Gaspar with a throw in
          ...  He throws the ball across to A_Arshavin
          ...  A_Burdisso muscles him off the ball
          ...  Looked like a good tackle but the referee has awarded them a free kick
Min. 9  :(aja) J_Cruijff with the dribble
          ...  He made that look easy
          ...  J_Cruijff shoots towards goal !
          ...  P_Gazzaniga with a great save
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1
Min. 12 :(bfa) Liziero looks up for support for support
          ...  He spots his team mate making a run now
          ...  He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now!
          ...  D_Suker receives the pass and heads towards the goal
          ...  D_Suker strikes a wicked curler !
          ...  It hits the inside of the post
          ...  It falls right into T_O_Conner's arms
          ...  Unlucky
Min. 13 :(bfa) Liziero with a short pass to find A_Burdisso
          ...  A_Burdisso aiming for the bottom corner !
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But flies wide of the post!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Liziero swings it in!
          ...  It comes to A_Burdisso
          ...  He gets the shot away
          ...  Terrific shot
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide
          ...  That's unlucky!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  A_Almendra chips the ball into the area!
          ...  C_Dos_Passos wins the ball
          ...  And he clears the danger
Min. 14 :(aja) Thomas_Partey plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  A_Arshavin decides to go for goal instead!
          ...  D_Rose robs him of the ball
Min. 19 :(aja) J_Cruijff sprints down the flank
          ...  He threads the ball in to A_Arshavin
          ...  Diego_T with a nasty foul
          ...  He's in trouble here!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
Min. 19 :(aja) J_Cruijff runs down the wing
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space!
          ...  He cuts the ball back
          ...  W_Sneijder latches onto the pass
          ...  He carves out some space
          ...  A great volley from W_Sneijder !
          ...  P_Gazzaniga parries the shot
          ...  And the defender clears it!
Min. 20 :(bfa) J_Mascherano cut's in on the inside of the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to D_Suker
          ...  J_Cruijff gathers up the loose ball
Min. 23 :(bfa) D_Suker is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He throws it long to A_Varela
          ...  T_Vermaelen gets in the way of the ball and clears!
Min. 24 :(bfa) A_Varela with an intelligent ball to G_Cano
          ...  But W_Gallas puts the ball out of play
Min. 28 :(bfa) D_Rose cuts inside the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to D_Suker
          ...  D_Suker chases it through, he must score !
          ...  But T_O_Conner hits it away
          ...  He could have held onto that!
Min. 29 :(bfa) G_Cano with the dribble
          ...  The defender is easily beaten
          ...  G_Cano attempts a chip!
          ...  The shot deflects wide into the crowd!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Mascherano hits it into the box!
          ...  D_Suker loses his marker
          ...  He gets his head onto it!
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity
Min. 37 :(bfa) A_Varela swings at Edu_Gaspar
          ...  A_Dali has seen it!
          ...  A_Dali warns him
Min. 40 :(bfa) D_Suker with the dribble
          ...  C_Dos_Passos is easily beaten
          ...  W_Gallas tugs on his opponent s shirt!!
          ...  A_Dali has stopped play
          ...  Well spotted by A_Dali!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  They are lining up to take this one!
          ...  D_Suker drives it under the wall
          ...  But he puts it well wide
          ...  That was a mishit effort!
Min. 41 :(bfa) D_Rose looks around for some movement
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He hits the ball to D_Suker
          ...  A left-footer by D_Suker !
          ...  It's wide!
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(aja) J_Cruijff hits the ball through the heart of the defence
          ...  N_Kanu latches onto it!
          ...  N_Kanu attempts a lob!
          ...  P_Gazzaniga makes a great save
          ...  And he manages to hold onto it as well!
Min. 45 :(bfa) A_Varela latches onto the ball
          ...  He has some space now
          ...  A_Varela tries to beat T_O_Conner!
          ...  T_O_Conner can't get to it!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Look at the delight on his face!!
          ...  Benfica go in front now with that goal!
          ...  Benfica 1-0 Ajax ...
Min. 46 :(bfa) It seems Benfica are making a tactical change to D
Min. 46 :(bfa) D_Suker sidesteps his marker
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  But C_Dos_Passos sees the pass and cuts it out

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

Min. 46 :(bfa) Liziero has the ball on the wing
          ...  He takes it past W_Gallas
          ...  He knocks it to A_Almendra!
          ...  W_Gallas moves quickly to get the tackle in this time
Min. 46 :(aja) Thomas_Partey runs down the wing
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space!
          ...  He cuts the ball back
          ...  A_Arshavin latches onto the pass
          ...  He carves out some space
          ...  A_Arshavin with the side footed shot!
          ...  P_Gazzaniga makes a fine save
Min. 49 :(bfa) A_Almendra with the cross-field pass to G_Cano
          ...  But C_Dos_Passos will cut out the threat
Min. 50 :(aja) G_Magalhaes will come on for C_Dos_Passos and play DF
Min. 51 :(aja) F_Ljungberg will replace J_Cruijff and play MF
Min. 52 :(aja) Thomas_Partey pass splits open the defence
          ...  What a ball!
          ...  N_Kanu is clean through!
          ...  J_Mascherano pulls on his shirt
          ...  He wins the ball
          ...  The defender got away with the foul there!
Min. 53 :(aja) S_Kolasinac takes off his tracksuit
          ...  he'll replace W_Gallas as DF
Min. 54 :(bfa) A_Varela runs down the wing
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space!
          ...  He cuts the ball back
          ...  D_Suker latches onto the pass
          ...  He carves out some space
          ...  But S_Kolasinac puts it in row Z!
Min. 59 :(bfa) Liziero backtracks with the ball
          ...  He hits the ball up field
          ...  D_Suker latches onto the end of it
          ...  Brilliantly taken away by S_Kolasinac !!
          ...  Any youngsters out there should be taking notes
Min. 60 :(bfa) W_Samuel is going to be brought on
          ...  P_Maldini is leaving the pitch
          ...  He hasn't had the best of games today
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 60 :(bfa) A_Almendra beats G_Magalhaes
          ...  He muscled him off the ball
          ...  F_Ljungberg pulls on his opponent s shirt!!
          ...  A_Dali has stopped play
          ...  Well spotted by A_Dali!
          ...  He gets a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 63 :(bfa) A_Almendra with the cross-field pass to A_Varela
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by S_Kolasinac
          ...  He made it look easy
Min. 67 :(bfa) Cantona takes off his tracksuit
          ...  he'll replace G_Cano as FW
Min. 68 :(bfa) D_Rose kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  J_Mascherano gets on the end of the pass
          ...  G_Magalhaes forces him off the ball
Min. 68 :(aja) W_Sneijder knocks it forward
          ...  W_Samuel slips
          ...  Thomas_Partey gets to it!
          ...  But Diego_T with the fine tackle
Min. 70 :(bfa) S_Nakamoto comes on for Liziero and will play MF to the delight of the fans
Min. 70 :(bfa) S_Nakamoto nutmegs G_Magalhaes
          ...  G_Magalhaes goes in hard to win the ball back
Min. 75 :(bfa) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side.
          ...  R_Engo will come on for J_Mascherano and play DF
Min. 75 :(aja) a big roar from the crowd as C_Fabregas comes on for Edu_Gaspar to play MF
Min. 77 :(bfa) S_Nakamoto finds the space intelligently
          ...  S_Nakamoto with a stunning strike !
          ...  T_O_Conner claws it off the line
          ...  A_Dali this is going to VAR
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Benfica 2-0 Ajax ...
Min. 78 :(bfa) The manager shouting something towards his players
          ...  It looks like he's turning things round a bit
          ...  Benfica will now play E
Min. 78 :(bfa) S_Nakamoto runs at G_Magalhaes
          ...  He takes it past him
          ...  S_Nakamoto smashed the ball towards the bottom corner!
          ...  It flies wide!
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 82 :(bfa) Cantona moves out wide
          ...  He plays the ball through to D_Suker
          ...  But Juan_Foyth wins the tackle
Min. 85 :(aja) N_Kanu with the dribble
          ...  This is a great chance
          ...  N_Kanu with a powerful header !
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!!
          ...  But it sails past the post !!
          ...  P_Gazzaniga never had a chance!
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(bfa) D_Suker flicks it over T_Vermaelen's head
          ...  He showed some great skill there!
          ...  D_Suker hits the ball first time!
          ...  He could have let that bounce
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  But it sails past the post !!
          ...  T_O_Conner never had a chance!
Min. 89 :(aja) Thomas_Partey with a probing through ball N_Kanu
          ...  N_Kanu beats the defender to the ball
          ...  He beats a second defender
          ...  He just has P_Gazzaniga to beat!
          ...  He tries to flick it past P_Gazzaniga
          ...  He falls over
          ...  The ball trickles out for a goal kick!!
Min. 90 :(aja) S_Kolasinac looks in some pain
          ...  He'll have to come off
Min. 90 :(aja) T_Mott is being prepared to come on
          ...  S_Kolasinac is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 93 :(aja) N_Kanu sprints forward with the ball
          ...  W_Samuel with a bad challenge
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
          ...  FREE KICK
          ...  It is deep inside there own half
          ...  C_Fabregas shapes to shoot
          ...  He plays it to T_Vermaelen instead
          ...  T_Vermaelen drives the ball low !
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  Wide !!
          ...  That was fortunate
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by F_Ljungberg
          ...  It comes to A_Arshavin
          ...  He fires it towards to goal
          ...  P_Gazzaniga gets his fingertips to it
          ...  He just manages to tip it over
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  N_Kanu hits it towards the far post!
          ...  P_Gazzaniga fists it away!

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Estadio da Luz
Attendance           : 131,000
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Benfica Match Info
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Best player          : D_Rose (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : A_Varela (45), S_Nakamoto (77)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Diego_T (19)
Injured              : N/A
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Ajax Match Info
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Best player          : J_Cruijff
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : F_Ljungberg (60)
Injured              : S_Kolasinac (90)
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Match Statistics
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                             Benfica      |     Ajax
Attempts on Goal     :          12        |       9
Off target           :           9        |       3
On target            :           3        |       6
Possession           :          57        |       43
Corners              :           3        |       3
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       1
Subs Used            :           4        |       5
Fouls                :          13        |       11
Key Tackles          :           4        |       14
Key Passes           :          15        |       9
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Final Score          : Benfica 2 - 0 Ajax
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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  34   1   2   3  40 |  95   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  75   0   0   0
D_Rose         DF   1  33  12   8  22 |  95   0   1   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  30   0
P_Maldini      DF   2  31   7   4  33 |  62   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Diego_T        DF   2  27   5   5  29 |  95   0   2   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  38  -2  -2
A_Burdisso     DF   2  26   6   8  31 |  95   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
J_Mascherano   MF   1  16  32   8  47 |  77   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20   0
Liziero        MF   1  19  31   5  23 |  72   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0
A_Almendra     MF   1   6  24  13  29 |  95   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
A_Varela       AM   1  10  25  17  30 |  95   0   0   2   0   1   1   0   0   0   0  20  25
G_Cano         FW   2   1   4  32   9 |  69   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Suker        FW   1   7  13  30  31 |  95   0   0   1   0   6   0   0   0   0   0  10   5
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  33   8   4  28 |  33   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60  20  20
R_Engo         DF   2  25  10   1  45 |  18   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Nakamoto     MF   3   5  30  17  32 |  23   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   0   0  20  20  45
Cantona        FW   1   5   9  30  13 |  26   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0

Player Statistics - Ajax
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_O_Conner     GK  36   3   3   2  13 |  95   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -35   0   0   0
T_Vermaelen    DF   1  31   7   5  13 |  95   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20 -20 -20
Juan_Foyth     DF   2  30   8   7  30 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
C_Dos_Passos   DF   1  30   6   1  21 |  52   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  80   0   0
W_Gallas       DF   1  30   4   2  35 |  55   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
Thomas_Partey  MF   2   1  31  19  35 |  95   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0
J_Cruijff      MF   1   7  31  11  11 |  53   0   1   3   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  30   5
W_Sneijder     MF   2   4  31   4  23 |  95   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   5
Edu_Gaspar     MF   2   9  29  10  41 |  77   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Arshavin     FW   1   5   2  33  45 |  95   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  15
N_Kanu         FW   1   1   2  30  28 |  95   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
T_Mott         DF  29   5   2   2  20 |   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Magalhaes    DF   1  33   1   1  20 |  43   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
S_Kolasinac    DF   2  30   5   5  28 |  37   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
C_Fabregas     MF   3   9  31   7  31 |  18   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
F_Ljungberg    MF   2   1  31   2  29 |  42   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
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