Division One League Match, Benfica vs. AC Milan (Sun Nov 02)


                              Benfica  |  AC Milan
                              3-5-2 E  |  4-1-2-1-2 C
                      Steven Theobald  |  Mike McLeod
                                       |
                      E_Thorstvedt GK  |  GK Belushi
                            B_Bryn DF  |  DF D_Oleary
                       Yann_M_Vila DF  |  DF B_Berg
                         R_Tomassi DF  |  DF A_Hansen
                          B_Zamora MF  |  DF B_Weinman
                      D_Damjanovic MF  |  DM R_Morrison
                       B_Abdoulaye MF  |  MF C_Baker
                         P_Do_Shaw MF  |  MF K_Benzema
                            J_Bolm MF  |  AM N_Sanudo
                        K_McInally FW  |  FW C_Canista
                         S_Morison FW  |  FW Ewandro
                                       |
                          J_Moreau SUB |  SUB Carlotta
                         C_Thomson SUB |  SUB M_Bordon
                         J_Djourou SUB |  SUB F_Baumann
                           M_Oezil SUB |  SUB G_Pinedo
                           M_Maigi SUB |  SUB H_Homolka

Referee: W_Stark (Germany)


Min. 2  :(amn) C_Baker knocks it forward
          ...  K_McInally slips
          ...  Ewandro gets to it!
          ...  But Yann_M_Vila wins the ball with a sliding challenge
Min. 7  :(amn) R_Morrison looks for options
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to B_Weinman
          ...  Cleaned up by R_Tomassi
Min. 9  :(amn) Ewandro with a glorious 60-yard pass to C_Canista
          ...  C_Canista with a powerful downward header!
          ...  But E_Thorstvedt tips it over
          ...  W_Stark has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 10 :(bfa) A defence splitting pass from B_Abdoulaye to K_McInally
          ...  B_Berg with the tackle
          ...  He did well to stop that attack!
Min. 11 :(bfa) S_Morison runs forward
          ...  He nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind!
          ...  B_Berg reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 12 :(bfa) P_Do_Shaw brings the ball under control
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  S_Morison gets on the end of the pass
          ...  S_Morison must beat Belushi!
          ...  But Belushi just gets his fingers to that one
          ...  W_Stark has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 13 :(bfa) B_Zamora curls the ball out wide to Yann_M_Vila
          ...  But B_Berg wins the ball from behind
          ...  The crowd appeal but W_Stark has none of it.
Min. 13 :(amn) Ewandro with a real burst of pace
          ...  He leaves Yann_M_Vila behind
          ...  An audacious effort from Ewandro !
          ...  E_Thorstvedt makes a great save
          ...  And he manages to hold onto it as well!
Min. 14 :(bfa) B_Zamora sprints down the flank
          ...  He threads the ball in to J_Bolm
          ...  B_Weinman rushes in with a clumsy tackle!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  What's W_Stark going to give?
          ...  He just waves play on!
Min. 16 :(bfa) D_Damjanovic brings the ball into the opposing area
          ...  K_McInally makes himself available
          ...  K_McInally aiming for the bottom corner !
          ...  Belushi with an easy save
          ...  He just oozes confidence
Min. 17 :(bfa) P_Do_Shaw with an excellent first touch
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  J_Bolm gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  J_Bolm has time and space!
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal
          ...  Belushi gathers it easily
Min. 18 :(bfa) P_Do_Shaw runs with the ball to the corner flag
          ...  He plays the ball across to B_Zamora
          ...  A_Hansen anticipates the pass and cuts it out
Min. 22 :(bfa) J_Bolm turns past the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to B_Zamora
          ...  B_Zamora hits a crisp volley!
          ...  Belushi with a great save
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1
Min. 23 :(bfa) P_Do_Shaw with a measured pass to S_Morison
          ...  S_Morison fires off a left-footed shot !
          ...  The fans get off there seats!
          ...  Belushi plucks the ball out of the air
          ...  Good goalkeeping there!
Min. 24 :(bfa) A defence splitting pass from P_Do_Shaw to J_Bolm
          ...  J_Bolm has time and space!
          ...  He tries the lob!
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  Belushi dives desperately to try and save it!!
          ...  He can't get to it!
          ...  But it creeps just wide!!
          ...  The deflection had Belushi beaten!
Min. 25 :(bfa) S_Morison is too quick for the defence
          ...  S_Morison with his head down lets it go !
          ...  The fans get off there seats!
          ...  But it sails over !!
Min. 26 :(bfa) D_Damjanovic is out on the right
          ...  He moves the ball left to K_McInally
          ...  A vicious shot by K_McInally !
          ...  But Belushi makes a comfortable save
          ...  He gave the striker no chance
Min. 29 :(amn) C_Canista beats Yann_M_Vila
          ...  He muscled him off the ball
          ...  Yann_M_Vila goes in hard to win the ball back
Min. 32 :(bfa) S_Morison sidesteps D_Oleary
          ...  He was too quick for his marker
          ...  R_Morrison plays it back
          ...  Belushi slips!!
          ...  It goes just wide
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Yann_M_Vila crosses it in!
          ...  Belushi reads it well, and claims it!
Min. 33 :(bfa) J_Bolm with the cross-field pass to D_Damjanovic
          ...  D_Damjanovic from 20 yards !
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  Belushi dives desperately to try and save it!!
          ...  He can't get to it!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  The deflection beat Belushi!
          ...  That's given Benfica the advantage!
          ...  Benfica 1-0 AC Milan ...
Min. 35 :(bfa) D_Damjanovic wins possession
          ...  He plays the ball across to Yann_M_Vila
          ...  Yann_M_Vila with a thundering volley!
          ...  Belushi dives towards his top let hand corner
          ...  He's pushed that one just around the goal
          ...  Super Stop !
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  B_Abdoulaye plays it towards the near post!
          ...  R_Morrison belts it clear
Min. 35 :(amn) R_Morrison has a go!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  C_Canista collects the loose ball!
          ...  C_Canista smashed the ball towards the bottom corner!
          ...  It flies wide!
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 36 :(amn) C_Canista beats R_Tomassi
          ...  He muscled him off the ball
          ...  C_Canista hits it
          ...  This one could go anywhere !
          ...  He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort
Min. 37 :(bfa) B_Abdoulaye brings it under control
          ...  He takes on A_Hansen
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in S_Morison!
          ...  S_Morison fires the shot in!
          ...  But Belushi is equal to it
Min. 37 :(amn) K_Benzema lobs it over B_Bryn
          ...  D_Damjanovic clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play
          ...  The linesman is flagging
          ...  Throw in
Min. 38 :(bfa) B_Abdoulaye races into the box
          ...  He sees R_Tomassi lose his man
          ...  He cuts the ball back to him
          ...  The defender plays it back to Belushi
          ...  R_Tomassi intercepts the back pass!
          ...  He tries to dummy Belushi
          ...  He lobs it over Belushi
          ...  It goes over!!
Min. 39 :(bfa) D_Damjanovic with a short pass to find B_Zamora
          ...  B_Zamora shapes up for a shot!
          ...  Belushi goes down well to save
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(bfa) B_Zamora with an excellent first touch
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  B_Abdoulaye gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  B_Abdoulaye lobs Belushi!
          ...  But Belushi punches it away
          ...  That's gone out for a corner kick
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  S_Morison lofts the ball in!
          ...  Belushi jumps well to claim it!
Min. 45 :(amn) B_Berg has the ball on the wing
          ...  He takes it past Yann_M_Vila
          ...  He knocks it to C_Canista!
          ...  C_Canista has time and space!
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal
          ...  E_Thorstvedt with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league
Min. 47 :(bfa) S_Morison sidesteps D_Oleary
          ...  He was too quick for his marker
          ...  D_Oleary does well to get the tackle in

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Benfica 1-0 AC Milan

Min. 46 :(bfa) J_Bolm feeds the ball through the middle
          ...  S_Morison runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  S_Morison could have let it bounce!
          ...  But Belushi comes out and dives at his feet
          ...  That's goalkeeping at its finest
Min. 46 :(amn) B_Berg runs at goal
          ...  He spots the run of R_Morrison
          ...  He's played him in
          ...  Yann_M_Vila cuts out the pass
          ...  That was close!
Min. 49 :(amn) N_Sanudo with a fantastic turn that puts him through on goal
          ...  B_Bryn takes the player down!!
          ...  That's a poor tackle!
          ...  He's warned for that one
          ...  Anymore like that and he will find himself in the book
Min. 50 :(bfa) K_McInally comes to collect the ball
          ...  Great turn!!!
          ...  Superb play
          ...  But Ewandro will cut out the threat
Min. 52 :(bfa) D_Damjanovic with a pinpoint pass to S_Morison
          ...  S_Morison hits the shot!
          ...  It swerves a lot!
          ...  But Belushi with the difficult save
Min. 53 :(bfa) D_Damjanovic chips the ball over the defence and finds R_Tomassi
          ...  R_Tomassi with a scorcher of a shot !
          ...  Belushi was lucky there
Min. 55 :(bfa) J_Bolm beats his marker
          ...  A_Hansen with the tackle
          ...  He did well to stop that attack!
Min. 55 :(amn) C_Canista picks up the pass
          ...  But Yann_M_Vila slides in
Min. 56 :(bfa) B_Abdoulaye spots K_McInally who is in acres of space
          ...  B_Weinman takes the ball and the player!!
          ...  But the ref waves play on!!
Min. 58 :(bfa) J_Bolm takes possession of the ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to B_Abdoulaye
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from B_Abdoulaye !
          ...  It grazes the bar
          ...  And goes over
          ...  Oh so close there!
Min. 61 :(amn) C_Baker runs with the ball to the corner flag
          ...  He plays the ball across to Ewandro
          ...  Ewandro controls the ball well!
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal!
          ...  It's hit the bar
          ...  It bounces down
          ...  E_Thorstvedt grabs it
          ...  No Goal!
          ...  Boo's surround the stadium!!!
Min. 62 :(bfa) K_McInally feeds the ball through the middle
          ...  S_Morison runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  A_Hansen cuts out the pass
          ...  That was close!
Min. 63 :(bfa) S_Morison with the dribble
          ...  He's clean through
          ...  The fans are on their feet
          ...  R_Morrison rushes in with a clumsy challenge!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  He is ordered to cool off
Min. 64 :(bfa) D_Damjanovic looks around for some movement
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He hits the ball to P_Do_Shaw
          ...  What a shot from P_Do_Shaw !
          ...  It could go anywhere
          ...  It's way wide
          ...  The AC Milan fans behind the goal spread their arms out
Min. 65 :(amn) H_Homolka is being brought on
          ...  Ewandro is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play FW
Min. 65 :(bfa) S_Morison barges A_Hansen off the ball
          ...  S_Morison with a low drive through the rain!
          ...  It's going over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  But lands on the roof of the net !!
          ...  Belushi looks relieved there!
Min. 67 :(bfa) P_Do_Shaw whips the ball across to K_McInally
          ...  K_McInally drives the shot in!
          ...  But he's missed it!
          ...  He couldn't hit a cow's arse with a banjo
Min. 70 :(bfa) C_Thomson will replace K_McInally and play DF
Min. 70 :(bfa) Benfica are switching their playing style to D
Min. 71 :(bfa) B_Zamora 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!
          ...  S_Morison receives the pass and heads towards the goal
          ...  D_Oleary wins control of the ball with his hand!!
          ...  Play On!!
Min. 73 :(amn) N_Sanudo looks for options
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to B_Berg
          ...  B_Zamora steals the ball of off him
Min. 75 :(bfa) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side.
          ...  J_Djourou will come on for P_Do_Shaw and play DF
Min. 79 :(bfa) B_Abdoulaye with the towering header to D_Damjanovic
          ...  H_Homolka is late with that one
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
Min. 80 :(bfa) a big roar from the crowd as M_Maigi comes on for S_Morison to play FW
Min. 80 :(amn) M_Bordon is being brought on
          ...  B_Weinman is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play DF
Min. 80 :(bfa) J_Bolm with a one-touch layoff to R_Tomassi
          ...  But D_Oleary wins the ball with a sliding challenge
Min. 84 :(bfa) J_Bolm beats R_Morrison
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  Good sliding challenge from A_Hansen and it had to be
Min. 86 :(amn) R_Morrison finds H_Homolka with a ball over the defence
          ...  J_Bolm with an awful challenge
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  He gets a YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 94 :(bfa) C_Thomson knocks it forward
          ...  A_Hansen slips
          ...  M_Maigi gets to it!
          ...  Good sliding challenge from B_Berg and it had to be

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Estadio da Luz
Attendance           : 104,977
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Benfica Match Info
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Best player          : D_Damjanovic (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : D_Damjanovic (33)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : J_Bolm (86)
Injured              : N/A
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AC Milan Match Info
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Best player          : Belushi
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                              Benfica     |    AC Milan
Attempts on Goal     :          21        |       6
Off target           :           7        |       3
On target            :          14        |       3
Possession           :          69        |       31
Corners              :           3        |       0
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       0
Subs Used            :           3        |       2
Fouls                :           8        |       5
Key Tackles          :           7        |       15
Key Passes           :          28        |       9
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Final Score          : Benfica 1 - 0 AC Milan
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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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E_Thorstvedt   GK  39   2   6   4  13 |  98   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  55   0   0   0
B_Bryn         DF   2  26   7   8  31 |  98   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
Yann_M_Vila    DF   2  25  13   7  22 |  98   0   4   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  80   0   5
R_Tomassi      DF   1  24   8   6  37 |  98   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  20   0   6
B_Zamora       MF   2  11  27   8  25 |  98   0   1   4   0   2   0   0   0   0  20  40  10
D_Damjanovic   MF   3   8  27  10  42 |  98   0   1   7   0   1   1   0   0   0  20  70  20
B_Abdoulaye    MF   2  14  26   7  39 |  98   0   0   4   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  40   6
P_Do_Shaw      MF   2   8  26   8  25 |  79   0   0   6   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  80  21
J_Bolm         MF   2  11  25  12  32 |  98   0   0   5   1   2   0   1   0   0  -2  63   4
K_McInally     FW   2   6   5  28  27 |  74   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0  20  30  31
S_Morison      FW   1   2   7  27  36 |  84   0   0   0   0   7   0   0   0   0   0   0  27
J_Moreau       GK  27   1   2   2  14 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Thomson      DF   2  27  11   6  25 |  24   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
J_Djourou      DF   3  27   5   9  35 |  19   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Oezil        MF   2  14  18   9  18 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Maigi        FW   1   8  12  24  42 |  14   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - AC Milan
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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Belushi        GK  35   8   8   5  11 |  98  15   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  65   0   0   0
D_Oleary       DF   1  25  10   6  24 |  98   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40 -20 -20
B_Berg         DF   2  24   7   6  33 |  98   0   4   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0 -20
A_Hansen       DF   3  23   6  10  19 |  98   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  80   0   0
B_Weinman      DF   2  22   7  11  30 |  84   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
R_Morrison     DM   3  14  17   8  11 |  98   0   2   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  30   0
C_Baker        MF   2   5  24   6  13 |  98   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
K_Benzema      MF   2   8  23   5  17 |  98   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Sanudo       AM   1   6  22  16  45 |  98   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
C_Canista      FW   1   4   3  24  33 |  98   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  12
Ewandro        FW   2   9   5  23  14 |  69   0   1   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  20  10   6
Carlotta       GK  24   2   5   6  18 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Bordon       DF   2  26   7   6  26 |  14   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
F_Baumann      MF   1   6  24   6  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Pinedo       MF   1   5  23   5  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
H_Homolka      FW   2   7   7  23  17 |  29   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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