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Season 19 Archive: Division 1, Week 1
Benfica 1 - 0 Arsenal
Division One League Match, Benfica vs. Arsenal (Mon Jul 21)
Benfica | Arsenal
4-4-2 P | 3-1-3-3 A
Steven Theobald | Adrian Dalmedo
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E_Thorstvedt GK | GK A_Zogbo
C_Thomson DF | DF N_Vidic
C_Barr DF | DF N_Burdisso
Yann_M_Vila DF | DF S_Ramos
R_Tomassi DF | DM M_Dembele
B_Abdoulaye MF | MF N_Scally
B_Zamora MF | MF S_Marsden
P_Do_Shaw MF | MF S_Davies
J_Bolm MF | FW M_Murphy
K_McInally FW | FW D_Berbatov
S_Morison FW | FW A_Little
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J_Moreau SUB | SUB F_Carini
J_Djourou SUB | SUB O_Price
D_Damjanovic SUB | SUB D_Caicedo
S_Marlet SUB | SUB Seitaridis
M_Maigi SUB | SUB B_McBride
Referee: S_Youri (Morrocco)
Min. 4 :(bfa) Yann_M_Vila drives the ball across field
... It comes to S_Morison
... A powerful shot by S_Morison !
... But A_Zogbo just gets his fingers to that one
... S_Youri has given a goal kick
... He's not having the best of days !
Min. 5 :(bfa) B_Abdoulaye finds S_Morison with a perfectly weighted pass
... S_Morison cracks a laser towards goal !
... A_Zogbo gets a hand to it!!
... But he picks up the rebound
... OHHHHHHHH !!
... He's put it over
Min. 6 :(bfa) J_Bolm plays in C_Barr with a beautiful ball
... N_Vidic beats him to the ball
Min. 8 :(bfa) S_Morison takes on 3 men
... N_Scally bundles the player over!!
... That's a foul!!
Min. 9 :(arn) M_Dembele looks for options
... He sees a man in space!
... He hits the ball up to M_Murphy
... M_Murphy with a thundering volley!
... E_Thorstvedt with a great save
... He shows why he is the number 1
Min. 12 :(arn) M_Murphy knocks it past the defender and runs onto it
... He leaves the defender standing
... B_Abdoulaye is late with that one
... I think he was just trying to get to the ball
... S_Youri refrained from booking him but had words
Min. 13 :(arn) Curled in dangerously from N_Scally to D_Berbatov
... But he steps on the ball and falls over!
... R_Tomassi hits it out for a throw
Min. 14 :(bfa) P_Do_Shaw sidesteps his marker
... He runs forward now
... P_Do_Shaw chases it through, he must score !
... But A_Zogbo just gets his fingers to that one
... S_Youri has given a goal kick
... Unbelievable !
Min. 14 :(arn) M_Murphy with a smart pass to D_Berbatov
... Yann_M_Vila clears with a diving header
Min. 15 :(bfa) B_Abdoulaye with the first time flick to B_Zamora
... What a shot from B_Zamora !
... It could go anywhere
... A_Zogbo manages to turn it behind
Min. 16 :(arn) N_Scally looks around for support
... His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
... He knocks a through ball to M_Murphy
... M_Murphy hits the shot!
... It swerves a lot!
... E_Thorstvedt falls over
... He recovers to tip it onto the post!
... But it hits his back!
... And goes wide!!
... E_Thorstvedt looks relieved!!
... CORNER!
... S_Marsden chips the ball in towards the far post!
... It goes straight into the arms of E_Thorstvedt
Min. 17 :(bfa) S_Morison takes advantage of a bad back pass
... Superbly timed tackle by N_Vidic
... He made it look easy
Min. 18 :(bfa) B_Zamora with a probing pass to C_Barr
... C_Barr rifles it at the goal !
... It hammers off the bar onto the line
... S_Youri talks to his assistant
... GOAL !!
... That looked like the wrong decision
... The Benfica fans celebrate though!
... That's given Benfica the lead!
... Benfica 1-0 Arsenal ...
Min. 18 :(arn) S_Davies with a simple pass to D_Berbatov
... D_Berbatov tries to beat E_Thorstvedt from outside the area!
... It's beaten E_Thorstvedt
... It goes wide !!
Min. 19 :(bfa) B_Zamora can't find space for the shot
... He slips it through to S_Morison
... S_Morison fires off a left-footed shot !
... It hits the bar!!
... But he picks up the rebound
... OHHHHHHHH !!
... He's put it wide
Min. 20 :(bfa) J_Bolm threads the through ball to K_McInally
... A wicked drive by K_McInally !
... But A_Zogbo makes a comfortable save
... He gave the striker no chance
Min. 20 :(arn) S_Davies kills the ball dead
... He sees a team mate making a run!
... He swings the ball in
... A_Little gets on the end of the pass
... He is in space!
... A_Little drives the shot in!
... It takes a deflection!
... But flies wide of the post!
... CORNER!
... S_Marsden plays it into the danger area!
... It goes straight into the arms of E_Thorstvedt
Min. 23 :(arn) M_Murphy plays a first time ball through the defence to A_Little
... But C_Thomson slides in
Min. 25 :(arn) A_Little stops the ball and looks around for movement
... A team mate overlaps him now
... He uses his team mates run as a decoy and heads towards the goal!
... A glorious effort by A_Little !
... But he puts it over
... He can't be happy with that effort
Min. 27 :(bfa) K_McInally jumps over D_Berbatov's challenge
... Excellent sliding challenge from N_Burdisso
... It goes out of play
... CORNER!
... C_Barr curls it into the box!
... A_Zogbo easily catches it!
Min. 28 :(bfa) B_Abdoulaye back heels to find K_McInally in space
... K_McInally gets his head to the ball !
... But A_Zogbo makes a comfortable save
... He gave the striker no chance
Min. 28 :(arn) D_Berbatov finds the space intelligently
... But R_Tomassi slides in
Min. 29 :(bfa) B_Abdoulaye beats N_Vidic
... That was a quick burst of pace to set him free
... B_Abdoulaye with the diving header !
... He had to be brave there
... It hits off a defender!
... But goes clear to safety!
Min. 32 :(arn) Curled in dangerously from D_Berbatov to M_Murphy
... B_Abdoulaye pulls on his shirt
... He wins the ball
... The defender got away with the foul there!
Min. 34 :(bfa) P_Do_Shaw retreats under pressure
... He hits the ball up field
... C_Barr latches onto the end of it
... C_Barr with an overhead kick !
... He gets a connection
... A_Zogbo parries it
... CORNER!
... J_Bolm swings it in!
... A_Zogbo jumps well to claim it!
Min. 36 :(arn) N_Scally off the woodwork.
... S_Ramos picks up the deflection
... S_Ramos fires the shot in!
... It's gone over
... Well he must have left his shooting boots at home for that one
Min. 38 :(bfa) P_Do_Shaw hits the ball through the heart of the defence
... Yann_M_Vila latches onto it!
... Yann_M_Vila with an overhead kick !
... He gets a connection
... 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. 39 :(bfa) B_Zamora is taking a throw in
... He dries the ball on his shirt
... He throws the ball to C_Thomson
... C_Thomson leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!!!
... It's well wide!
... 9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 39 :(arn) S_Marsden with an incisive pass to S_Davies
... S_Davies aiming for the bottom corner !
... He has put it over the bar!
... He looks stunned by that miss!
... He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(bfa) C_Thomson with the towering header to S_Morison
... But N_Vidic with the fine tackle
Min. 45 :(bfa) K_McInally finds himself in acres of space
... K_McInally with the drive!
... Looks like it should be A_Zogbo's
... Oh he's let it go through his legs
... But drifts inches wide !!
... A_Zogbo looks embarrassed!
... He was relieved to see it go wide!
... Goal kick given, amazing decision there!
************* HALF TIME ****************
Half Time Score: Benfica 1-0 Arsenal
Min. 47 :(arn) S_Davies runs forward
... He nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully
... He only has going for the goal in mind!
... Yann_M_Vila leaves his foot in with the challenge!!
... That's a bad foul!!
... That will be a booking
... YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 48 :(bfa) B_Zamora with the heel pass to K_McInally
... But N_Burdisso reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 50 :(arn) A_Little knocks it past C_Thomson and runs onto it
... He leaves the defender standing
... A_Little uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot!
... E_Thorstvedt goes down well to save
Min. 51 :(arn) M_Dembele hits the ball through the heart of the defence
... A_Little latches onto it!
... A_Little hits the shot!
... It swerves a lot!
... But he's put it wide
... How did he manage to miss that one?!?!?
Min. 53 :(arn) S_Davies with a short pass to find A_Little
... A cracking drive from A_Little !
... He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort
Min. 54 :(bfa) J_Bolm 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
... But he steps on the ball and falls over!
... N_Vidic looks embarrassed to take the ball off him!
Min. 54 :(arn) A_Little gets the ball on the wing
... He slides the ball past R_Tomassi!
... He has some space now!
... C_Barr stands his ground and wins the tackle
Min. 56 :(arn) a big roar from the crowd as D_Caicedo comes on for S_Ramos to play DF
Min. 56 :(arn) M_Murphy picks up the loose ball and runs forward with it
... C_Barr takes the player down!!
... That's a poor tackle!
Min. 58 :(arn) M_Murphy looks around for some movement
... His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
... He hits the ball to A_Little
... R_Tomassi makes the challenge and clears the ball
Min. 59 :(bfa) R_Tomassi drives it forward to S_Morison
... S_Marsden fouls badly
... The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
... He had to endure a strong lecture from S_Youri
Min. 60 :(arn) B_McBride is being brought on
... D_Berbatov is leaving the pitch
... Looks like the substitute will play FW
Min. 62 :(bfa) P_Do_Shaw slides it through the middle to S_Morison
... S_Morison has his eyes on the goal!
... He fires the ball goal ward!
... A_Zogbo just watches it fly safely wide!
Min. 64 :(bfa) B_Abdoulaye runs down the wing
... He knocks it past the defender into space!
... He cuts the ball back
... J_Bolm latches onto the pass
... He carves out some space
... J_Bolm tries the shot !
... Over the bar
Min. 64 :(arn) M_Murphy runs at the defence
... He nutmegs B_Zamora
... He showed his class there
... M_Murphy tries the shot !
... E_Thorstvedt is just going to watch it go over!
... It dips dramatically!!
... And E_Thorstvedt reacts well to palm it behind!
... CORNER!
... The corner is swung in by N_Scally!
... E_Thorstvedt reads it well, and claims it!
Min. 66 :(bfa) S_Morison nutmegs the defender
... S_Morison drives the ball low !
... But the ball goes harmlessly wide
Min. 67 :(bfa) C_Barr beats N_Burdisso
... He muscled him off the ball
... B_McBride gets to the ball first
Min. 68 :(bfa) B_Zamora curls the ball out wide to J_Bolm
... J_Bolm gets up high for the header !
... But A_Zogbo tips it behind
... S_Youri has given a goal kick
... Unbelievable !
Min. 69 :(bfa) B_Abdoulaye holds up the ball
... He plays the ball to C_Barr
... A vicious shot by C_Barr !
... It goes wide for a goal kick
Min. 70 :(bfa) J_Djourou is ready to come on to replace S_Morison
... Looks like he will play as a DF
Min. 70 :(bfa) Benfica's manager orders his side to play D
Min. 70 :(bfa) B_Abdoulaye has changed his position on the pitch to a DM
Min. 70 :(bfa) B_Abdoulaye gets the ball on the wing
... He slides the ball past D_Caicedo!
... He has some space now!
... B_Abdoulaye sends it flying towards goal!
... A_Zogbo parries it, he follows it up
... He fires it over!!
Min. 73 :(arn) S_Davies lays the ball back to B_McBride
... Wonderful sliding challenge by C_Thomson
Min. 75 :(bfa) B_Zamora jinks infield
... He sees a team mate making a run
... He plays the ball through to K_McInally
... K_McInally with a screamer of a shot !
... But he got that all wrong
Min. 80 :(arn) M_Dembele looks around for support
... He knocks the ball across to S_Marsden
... Superbly timed tackle by C_Thomson
... He made it look easy
Min. 81 :(bfa) D_Damjanovic takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace B_Zamora
... He'll play as a MF
... The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
Min. 84 :(bfa) B_Abdoulaye with the nutmeg
... He takes the ball forward
... N_Burdisso slides in hard!
... And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 85 :(bfa) D_Damjanovic with the nod to K_McInally
... D_Caicedo plays it back
... A_Zogbo slips!!
... It goes just wide
... CORNER!
... Swung in by B_Abdoulaye
... C_Thomson tries to place the shot!
... A_Zogbo tips it round the post
... Well saved
... CORNER!
... J_Djourou chips the ball into the area!
... A_Zogbo jumps well to claim it!
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 90 :(bfa) P_Do_Shaw has the ball on the wing
... He takes it past S_Marsden
... He knocks it to D_Damjanovic!
... D_Damjanovic with a screamer of a shot !
... It hits the sponsor hoarding
************* FULL TIME ****************
Match Details
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Venue : Estadio da Luz
Attendance : 106,708
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Benfica Match Info
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Best player : B_Zamora (Man of the Match)
Scorers : C_Barr (18)
Sent Off : N/A
Booked : Yann_M_Vila (47)
Injured : N/A
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Arsenal Match Info
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Best player : M_Murphy
Scorers : N/A
Sent Off : N/A
Booked : N/A
Injured : N/A
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Match Statistics
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Benfica | Arsenal
Attempts on Goal : 22 | 11
Off target : 13 | 7
On target : 9 | 4
Possession : 61 | 39
Corners : 4 | 3
Red Cards : 0 | 0
Yellow Cards : 1 | 0
Subs Used : 2 | 2
Fouls : 9 | 4
Key Tackles : 9 | 9
Key Passes : 22 | 15
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Final Score : Benfica 1 - 0 Arsenal
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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 37 2 6 4 13 | 93 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 75 0 0 0
C_Thomson DF 2 26 11 6 25 | 93 0 3 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 80 30 26
C_Barr DF 2 25 12 9 27 | 93 0 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 20 0 26
Yann_M_Vila DF 2 24 12 7 22 | 93 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 58 8 -1
R_Tomassi DF 1 24 8 6 37 | 93 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 60 10 0
B_Abdoulaye DM 2 14 26 7 39 | 93 0 1 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 20 50 2
B_Zamora MF 2 11 26 8 25 | 83 0 0 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 75 5
P_Do_Shaw MF 2 8 25 8 25 | 93 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 40 5
J_Bolm MF 2 10 24 12 32 | 93 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 30 6
K_McInally FW 2 6 5 27 27 | 93 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 20 20 32
S_Morison FW 1 2 7 26 36 | 72 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 9
J_Moreau GK 27 1 2 2 14 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
J_Djourou DF 3 26 4 9 35 | 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
D_Damjanovic MF 3 7 26 9 42 | 10 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 1
S_Marlet MF 2 7 25 8 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
M_Maigi FW 1 8 12 24 42 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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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A_Zogbo GK 29 4 3 2 11 | 93 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 45 0 0 0
N_Vidic DF 3 25 6 7 36 | 93 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 80 0 0
N_Burdisso DF 2 24 8 7 31 | 93 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 60 0 0
S_Ramos DF 2 23 6 6 40 | 58 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -20 -20 -19
M_Dembele DM 1 10 23 6 42 | 93 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0
N_Scally MF 2 4 26 6 28 | 93 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0
S_Marsden MF 1 8 25 8 46 | 93 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
S_Davies MF 2 10 23 8 13 | 93 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 -20 20 -19
M_Murphy FW 1 12 13 26 26 | 93 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 30 15
D_Berbatov FW 2 8 7 24 37 | 62 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 1
A_Little FW 2 7 6 23 21 | 93 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 9
F_Carini GK 22 4 1 3 17 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
O_Price DF 2 23 11 7 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
D_Caicedo DF 1 23 7 6 47 | 35 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0
Seitaridis MF 2 8 23 16 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
B_McBride FW 2 9 9 23 17 | 31 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0
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Benfica | Arsenal
4-4-2 P | 3-1-3-3 A
Steven Theobald | Adrian Dalmedo
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E_Thorstvedt GK | GK A_Zogbo
C_Thomson DF | DF N_Vidic
C_Barr DF | DF N_Burdisso
Yann_M_Vila DF | DF S_Ramos
R_Tomassi DF | DM M_Dembele
B_Abdoulaye MF | MF N_Scally
B_Zamora MF | MF S_Marsden
P_Do_Shaw MF | MF S_Davies
J_Bolm MF | FW M_Murphy
K_McInally FW | FW D_Berbatov
S_Morison FW | FW A_Little
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J_Moreau SUB | SUB F_Carini
J_Djourou SUB | SUB O_Price
D_Damjanovic SUB | SUB D_Caicedo
S_Marlet SUB | SUB Seitaridis
M_Maigi SUB | SUB B_McBride
Referee: S_Youri (Morrocco)
Min. 4 :(bfa) Yann_M_Vila drives the ball across field
... It comes to S_Morison
... A powerful shot by S_Morison !
... But A_Zogbo just gets his fingers to that one
... S_Youri has given a goal kick
... He's not having the best of days !
Min. 5 :(bfa) B_Abdoulaye finds S_Morison with a perfectly weighted pass
... S_Morison cracks a laser towards goal !
... A_Zogbo gets a hand to it!!
... But he picks up the rebound
... OHHHHHHHH !!
... He's put it over
Min. 6 :(bfa) J_Bolm plays in C_Barr with a beautiful ball
... N_Vidic beats him to the ball
Min. 8 :(bfa) S_Morison takes on 3 men
... N_Scally bundles the player over!!
... That's a foul!!
Min. 9 :(arn) M_Dembele looks for options
... He sees a man in space!
... He hits the ball up to M_Murphy
... M_Murphy with a thundering volley!
... E_Thorstvedt with a great save
... He shows why he is the number 1
Min. 12 :(arn) M_Murphy knocks it past the defender and runs onto it
... He leaves the defender standing
... B_Abdoulaye is late with that one
... I think he was just trying to get to the ball
... S_Youri refrained from booking him but had words
Min. 13 :(arn) Curled in dangerously from N_Scally to D_Berbatov
... But he steps on the ball and falls over!
... R_Tomassi hits it out for a throw
Min. 14 :(bfa) P_Do_Shaw sidesteps his marker
... He runs forward now
... P_Do_Shaw chases it through, he must score !
... But A_Zogbo just gets his fingers to that one
... S_Youri has given a goal kick
... Unbelievable !
Min. 14 :(arn) M_Murphy with a smart pass to D_Berbatov
... Yann_M_Vila clears with a diving header
Min. 15 :(bfa) B_Abdoulaye with the first time flick to B_Zamora
... What a shot from B_Zamora !
... It could go anywhere
... A_Zogbo manages to turn it behind
Min. 16 :(arn) N_Scally looks around for support
... His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
... He knocks a through ball to M_Murphy
... M_Murphy hits the shot!
... It swerves a lot!
... E_Thorstvedt falls over
... He recovers to tip it onto the post!
... But it hits his back!
... And goes wide!!
... E_Thorstvedt looks relieved!!
... CORNER!
... S_Marsden chips the ball in towards the far post!
... It goes straight into the arms of E_Thorstvedt
Min. 17 :(bfa) S_Morison takes advantage of a bad back pass
... Superbly timed tackle by N_Vidic
... He made it look easy
Min. 18 :(bfa) B_Zamora with a probing pass to C_Barr
... C_Barr rifles it at the goal !
... It hammers off the bar onto the line
... S_Youri talks to his assistant
... GOAL !!
... That looked like the wrong decision
... The Benfica fans celebrate though!
... That's given Benfica the lead!
... Benfica 1-0 Arsenal ...
Min. 18 :(arn) S_Davies with a simple pass to D_Berbatov
... D_Berbatov tries to beat E_Thorstvedt from outside the area!
... It's beaten E_Thorstvedt
... It goes wide !!
Min. 19 :(bfa) B_Zamora can't find space for the shot
... He slips it through to S_Morison
... S_Morison fires off a left-footed shot !
... It hits the bar!!
... But he picks up the rebound
... OHHHHHHHH !!
... He's put it wide
Min. 20 :(bfa) J_Bolm threads the through ball to K_McInally
... A wicked drive by K_McInally !
... But A_Zogbo makes a comfortable save
... He gave the striker no chance
Min. 20 :(arn) S_Davies kills the ball dead
... He sees a team mate making a run!
... He swings the ball in
... A_Little gets on the end of the pass
... He is in space!
... A_Little drives the shot in!
... It takes a deflection!
... But flies wide of the post!
... CORNER!
... S_Marsden plays it into the danger area!
... It goes straight into the arms of E_Thorstvedt
Min. 23 :(arn) M_Murphy plays a first time ball through the defence to A_Little
... But C_Thomson slides in
Min. 25 :(arn) A_Little stops the ball and looks around for movement
... A team mate overlaps him now
... He uses his team mates run as a decoy and heads towards the goal!
... A glorious effort by A_Little !
... But he puts it over
... He can't be happy with that effort
Min. 27 :(bfa) K_McInally jumps over D_Berbatov's challenge
... Excellent sliding challenge from N_Burdisso
... It goes out of play
... CORNER!
... C_Barr curls it into the box!
... A_Zogbo easily catches it!
Min. 28 :(bfa) B_Abdoulaye back heels to find K_McInally in space
... K_McInally gets his head to the ball !
... But A_Zogbo makes a comfortable save
... He gave the striker no chance
Min. 28 :(arn) D_Berbatov finds the space intelligently
... But R_Tomassi slides in
Min. 29 :(bfa) B_Abdoulaye beats N_Vidic
... That was a quick burst of pace to set him free
... B_Abdoulaye with the diving header !
... He had to be brave there
... It hits off a defender!
... But goes clear to safety!
Min. 32 :(arn) Curled in dangerously from D_Berbatov to M_Murphy
... B_Abdoulaye pulls on his shirt
... He wins the ball
... The defender got away with the foul there!
Min. 34 :(bfa) P_Do_Shaw retreats under pressure
... He hits the ball up field
... C_Barr latches onto the end of it
... C_Barr with an overhead kick !
... He gets a connection
... A_Zogbo parries it
... CORNER!
... J_Bolm swings it in!
... A_Zogbo jumps well to claim it!
Min. 36 :(arn) N_Scally off the woodwork.
... S_Ramos picks up the deflection
... S_Ramos fires the shot in!
... It's gone over
... Well he must have left his shooting boots at home for that one
Min. 38 :(bfa) P_Do_Shaw hits the ball through the heart of the defence
... Yann_M_Vila latches onto it!
... Yann_M_Vila with an overhead kick !
... He gets a connection
... 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. 39 :(bfa) B_Zamora is taking a throw in
... He dries the ball on his shirt
... He throws the ball to C_Thomson
... C_Thomson leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!!!
... It's well wide!
... 9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 39 :(arn) S_Marsden with an incisive pass to S_Davies
... S_Davies aiming for the bottom corner !
... He has put it over the bar!
... He looks stunned by that miss!
... He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(bfa) C_Thomson with the towering header to S_Morison
... But N_Vidic with the fine tackle
Min. 45 :(bfa) K_McInally finds himself in acres of space
... K_McInally with the drive!
... Looks like it should be A_Zogbo's
... Oh he's let it go through his legs
... But drifts inches wide !!
... A_Zogbo looks embarrassed!
... He was relieved to see it go wide!
... Goal kick given, amazing decision there!
************* HALF TIME ****************
Half Time Score: Benfica 1-0 Arsenal
Min. 47 :(arn) S_Davies runs forward
... He nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully
... He only has going for the goal in mind!
... Yann_M_Vila leaves his foot in with the challenge!!
... That's a bad foul!!
... That will be a booking
... YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 48 :(bfa) B_Zamora with the heel pass to K_McInally
... But N_Burdisso reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 50 :(arn) A_Little knocks it past C_Thomson and runs onto it
... He leaves the defender standing
... A_Little uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot!
... E_Thorstvedt goes down well to save
Min. 51 :(arn) M_Dembele hits the ball through the heart of the defence
... A_Little latches onto it!
... A_Little hits the shot!
... It swerves a lot!
... But he's put it wide
... How did he manage to miss that one?!?!?
Min. 53 :(arn) S_Davies with a short pass to find A_Little
... A cracking drive from A_Little !
... He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort
Min. 54 :(bfa) J_Bolm 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
... But he steps on the ball and falls over!
... N_Vidic looks embarrassed to take the ball off him!
Min. 54 :(arn) A_Little gets the ball on the wing
... He slides the ball past R_Tomassi!
... He has some space now!
... C_Barr stands his ground and wins the tackle
Min. 56 :(arn) a big roar from the crowd as D_Caicedo comes on for S_Ramos to play DF
Min. 56 :(arn) M_Murphy picks up the loose ball and runs forward with it
... C_Barr takes the player down!!
... That's a poor tackle!
Min. 58 :(arn) M_Murphy looks around for some movement
... His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
... He hits the ball to A_Little
... R_Tomassi makes the challenge and clears the ball
Min. 59 :(bfa) R_Tomassi drives it forward to S_Morison
... S_Marsden fouls badly
... The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
... He had to endure a strong lecture from S_Youri
Min. 60 :(arn) B_McBride is being brought on
... D_Berbatov is leaving the pitch
... Looks like the substitute will play FW
Min. 62 :(bfa) P_Do_Shaw slides it through the middle to S_Morison
... S_Morison has his eyes on the goal!
... He fires the ball goal ward!
... A_Zogbo just watches it fly safely wide!
Min. 64 :(bfa) B_Abdoulaye runs down the wing
... He knocks it past the defender into space!
... He cuts the ball back
... J_Bolm latches onto the pass
... He carves out some space
... J_Bolm tries the shot !
... Over the bar
Min. 64 :(arn) M_Murphy runs at the defence
... He nutmegs B_Zamora
... He showed his class there
... M_Murphy tries the shot !
... E_Thorstvedt is just going to watch it go over!
... It dips dramatically!!
... And E_Thorstvedt reacts well to palm it behind!
... CORNER!
... The corner is swung in by N_Scally!
... E_Thorstvedt reads it well, and claims it!
Min. 66 :(bfa) S_Morison nutmegs the defender
... S_Morison drives the ball low !
... But the ball goes harmlessly wide
Min. 67 :(bfa) C_Barr beats N_Burdisso
... He muscled him off the ball
... B_McBride gets to the ball first
Min. 68 :(bfa) B_Zamora curls the ball out wide to J_Bolm
... J_Bolm gets up high for the header !
... But A_Zogbo tips it behind
... S_Youri has given a goal kick
... Unbelievable !
Min. 69 :(bfa) B_Abdoulaye holds up the ball
... He plays the ball to C_Barr
... A vicious shot by C_Barr !
... It goes wide for a goal kick
Min. 70 :(bfa) J_Djourou is ready to come on to replace S_Morison
... Looks like he will play as a DF
Min. 70 :(bfa) Benfica's manager orders his side to play D
Min. 70 :(bfa) B_Abdoulaye has changed his position on the pitch to a DM
Min. 70 :(bfa) B_Abdoulaye gets the ball on the wing
... He slides the ball past D_Caicedo!
... He has some space now!
... B_Abdoulaye sends it flying towards goal!
... A_Zogbo parries it, he follows it up
... He fires it over!!
Min. 73 :(arn) S_Davies lays the ball back to B_McBride
... Wonderful sliding challenge by C_Thomson
Min. 75 :(bfa) B_Zamora jinks infield
... He sees a team mate making a run
... He plays the ball through to K_McInally
... K_McInally with a screamer of a shot !
... But he got that all wrong
Min. 80 :(arn) M_Dembele looks around for support
... He knocks the ball across to S_Marsden
... Superbly timed tackle by C_Thomson
... He made it look easy
Min. 81 :(bfa) D_Damjanovic takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace B_Zamora
... He'll play as a MF
... The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
Min. 84 :(bfa) B_Abdoulaye with the nutmeg
... He takes the ball forward
... N_Burdisso slides in hard!
... And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 85 :(bfa) D_Damjanovic with the nod to K_McInally
... D_Caicedo plays it back
... A_Zogbo slips!!
... It goes just wide
... CORNER!
... Swung in by B_Abdoulaye
... C_Thomson tries to place the shot!
... A_Zogbo tips it round the post
... Well saved
... CORNER!
... J_Djourou chips the ball into the area!
... A_Zogbo jumps well to claim it!
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 90 :(bfa) P_Do_Shaw has the ball on the wing
... He takes it past S_Marsden
... He knocks it to D_Damjanovic!
... D_Damjanovic with a screamer of a shot !
... It hits the sponsor hoarding
************* FULL TIME ****************
Match Details
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Venue : Estadio da Luz
Attendance : 106,708
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Benfica Match Info
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Best player : B_Zamora (Man of the Match)
Scorers : C_Barr (18)
Sent Off : N/A
Booked : Yann_M_Vila (47)
Injured : N/A
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Arsenal Match Info
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Best player : M_Murphy
Scorers : N/A
Sent Off : N/A
Booked : N/A
Injured : N/A
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Match Statistics
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Benfica | Arsenal
Attempts on Goal : 22 | 11
Off target : 13 | 7
On target : 9 | 4
Possession : 61 | 39
Corners : 4 | 3
Red Cards : 0 | 0
Yellow Cards : 1 | 0
Subs Used : 2 | 2
Fouls : 9 | 4
Key Tackles : 9 | 9
Key Passes : 22 | 15
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Final Score : Benfica 1 - 0 Arsenal
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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 37 2 6 4 13 | 93 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 75 0 0 0
C_Thomson DF 2 26 11 6 25 | 93 0 3 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 80 30 26
C_Barr DF 2 25 12 9 27 | 93 0 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 20 0 26
Yann_M_Vila DF 2 24 12 7 22 | 93 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 58 8 -1
R_Tomassi DF 1 24 8 6 37 | 93 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 60 10 0
B_Abdoulaye DM 2 14 26 7 39 | 93 0 1 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 20 50 2
B_Zamora MF 2 11 26 8 25 | 83 0 0 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 75 5
P_Do_Shaw MF 2 8 25 8 25 | 93 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 40 5
J_Bolm MF 2 10 24 12 32 | 93 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 30 6
K_McInally FW 2 6 5 27 27 | 93 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 20 20 32
S_Morison FW 1 2 7 26 36 | 72 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 9
J_Moreau GK 27 1 2 2 14 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
J_Djourou DF 3 26 4 9 35 | 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
D_Damjanovic MF 3 7 26 9 42 | 10 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 1
S_Marlet MF 2 7 25 8 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
M_Maigi FW 1 8 12 24 42 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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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A_Zogbo GK 29 4 3 2 11 | 93 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 45 0 0 0
N_Vidic DF 3 25 6 7 36 | 93 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 80 0 0
N_Burdisso DF 2 24 8 7 31 | 93 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 60 0 0
S_Ramos DF 2 23 6 6 40 | 58 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -20 -20 -19
M_Dembele DM 1 10 23 6 42 | 93 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0
N_Scally MF 2 4 26 6 28 | 93 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0
S_Marsden MF 1 8 25 8 46 | 93 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
S_Davies MF 2 10 23 8 13 | 93 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 -20 20 -19
M_Murphy FW 1 12 13 26 26 | 93 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 30 15
D_Berbatov FW 2 8 7 24 37 | 62 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 1
A_Little FW 2 7 6 23 21 | 93 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 9
F_Carini GK 22 4 1 3 17 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
O_Price DF 2 23 11 7 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
D_Caicedo DF 1 23 7 6 47 | 35 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0
Seitaridis MF 2 8 23 16 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
B_McBride FW 2 9 9 23 17 | 31 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0
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