Division One Reserve League Match, Benfica Res vs. Arsenal Res (Sun Dec 04)


                          Benfica Res  |  Arsenal Res
                          4-1-2-1-2 E  |  4-1-2-1-2 A
                   Matias Finkelstein  |  Adrian Dalmedo
                                       |
                          V_Barkas GK  |  GK N_Martin
                            C_Ried DF  |  DF R_Ubbish
                          N_Molina DF  |  DF A_Cole
                          A_Sandez DF  |  DF K_Mavropanos
                     Eefmamj_Jason DF  |  DF T_Adams
                          C_Medina DM  |  DM M_Elneny
                      D_Steffanato MF  |  MF L_Torreira
                        A_Almendra MF  |  MF Palhinha
                          A_Varela AM  |  AM E_Smith_Rowe
                      A_Di_Stefano FW  |  FW R_Nelson
                         J_Alvarez FW  |  FW N_Bendtner
                                       |
                             G_Roy SUB |  SUB K_Hitchcock
                            R_Engo SUB |  SUB Edu
                     A_Tackleberry SUB |  SUB T_Burns
                          J_Chicco SUB |  SUB N_Butt
                         O_Sweemey SUB |  SUB A_Dia

Referee: P_Graham (Wales)


Min. 3  :(bfar) C_Medina looks around for support
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to A_Varela
          ...  A_Varela leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!!!
          ...  Looks like it should be N_Martin's
          ...  Oh he's let it go through his legs
          ...  But drifts inches wide !!
          ...  N_Martin looks embarrassed!
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  A_Almendra curls it into the box!
          ...  The danger is dealt with by T_Adams
Min. 3  :(arnr) The ball is passed in from Palhinha, he finds E_Smith_Rowe
          ...  E_Smith_Rowe pounds a rocket on goal !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He jumps into the Arsenal Res crowd to celebrate!!
          ...  Both he and the fans are delighted!!
          ...  Arsenal Res go in front now with that goal!
          ...  Benfica Res 0-1 Arsenal Res ...
Min. 5  :(bfar) A_Varela runs down the wing
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space!
          ...  He cuts the ball back
          ...  A_Di_Stefano latches onto the pass
          ...  He carves out some space
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  A_Cole belts it clear
Min. 5  :(arnr) R_Nelson beats C_Ried
          ...  He muscled him off the ball
          ...  R_Nelson curls it towards the top corner !
          ...  V_Barkas blocks the shot with his legs
          ...  And he gathers it!
Min. 8  :(arnr) M_Elneny holds up the ball
          ...  He plays the ball to E_Smith_Rowe
          ...  N_Molina makes the challenge and clears the ball
          ...  But it drifts out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Palhinha crosses it in!
          ...  C_Ried wins the ball
          ...  He belts it away
Min. 9  :(bfar) J_Alvarez takes advantage of a mistake by R_Ubbish
          ...  A_Cole brings him down in the area
          ...  There can only be one outcome surely!
          ...  But P_Graham waves play on!!!
Min. 10 :(arnr) E_Smith_Rowe with a real burst of pace
          ...  He leaves C_Ried behind
          ...  E_Smith_Rowe gets up high for the header !
          ...  V_Barkas makes a great save
          ...  And he manages to hold onto it as well!
Min. 13 :(bfar) J_Alvarez breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on N_Martin!
          ...  A_Cole brings him down!
          ...  RED CARD!!
          ...  P_Graham sends him off the pitch !!
          ...  He deserved to walk for that!!
Min. 15 :(arnr) R_Nelson comes to collect the ball
          ...  Great turn!!!
          ...  Superb play
          ...  R_Nelson sights up the goal
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  V_Barkas dives towards his top let hand corner
          ...  He's pushed that one just around the goal
          ...  Super Stop !
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Palhinha plays it towards the near post!
          ...  Eefmamj_Jason gets up well
          ...  And he heads it away
Min. 19 :(arnr) M_Elneny has a go!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  E_Smith_Rowe collects the loose ball!
          ...  E_Smith_Rowe looks to see where V_Barkas is!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  V_Barkas heads it away
          ...  He was showing off there!
Min. 20 :(bfar) A_Varela is all alone
          ...  the linesman keeps his flag down
          ...  K_Mavropanos gathers up the loose ball
Min. 24 :(bfar) D_Steffanato feeds the ball through the middle
          ...  A_Di_Stefano runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  A_Di_Stefano smashed the ball towards the bottom corner!
          ...  N_Martin fists it away
Min. 24 :(arnr) L_Torreira sidesteps his marker
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game
          ...  L_Torreira with the shot on net !
          ...  V_Barkas makes himself big
          ...  Superb Stop !
          ...  Well that one would have delighted him
Min. 25 :(bfar) C_Medina with a flicked pass to A_Di_Stefano
          ...  Palhinha brings him down from behind!
          ...  But the ref gives nothing!
Min. 26 :(bfar) D_Steffanato is out on the right
          ...  He moves the ball left to A_Sandez
          ...  T_Adams gets in the way and wins the ball
Min. 26 :(arnr) L_Torreira looks around for support
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to E_Smith_Rowe
          ...  Eefmamj_Jason with the tackle
          ...  He came to the rescue there!
Min. 31 :(bfar) A_Almendra takes possession
          ...  He has his back towards goal
          ...  He turns well
          ...  But T_Adams wins the ball with a sliding challenge
Min. 35 :(arnr) M_Elneny hits in a wicked shot!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  R_Nelson latches onto it!
          ...  R_Nelson controls the ball well!
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal!
          ...  It flies wide!
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 36 :(bfar) A_Almendra runs at K_Mavropanos
          ...  The defender slips and falls over
          ...  A_Almendra tries to curl it into the bottom corner !
          ...  N_Martin won't get to that!
          ...  Oooh it goes just over!!
Min. 40 :(bfar) A_Sandez runs at T_Adams
          ...  He takes it past him
          ...  M_Elneny clears with a diving header
Min. 41 :(bfar) Curled in dangerously from A_Almendra to A_Varela
          ...  A_Varela keeps his head down as he hits the shot!
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  N_Martin moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  It's beaten him!
          ...  But it thumps the post!!
          ...  And goes out!
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(bfar) A_Almendra hits the ball through the heart of the defence
          ...  A_Di_Stefano latches onto it!
          ...  R_Ubbish takes the ball
          ...  OOOHHHH!!
          ...  He almost loses it straight away
          ...  But he hits it clear!
Min. 46 :(arnr) Palhinha turns past the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to N_Bendtner
          ...  N_Bendtner gets his head to the ball !
          ...  V_Barkas with a great save
          ...  And he holds onto it as well!

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Benfica Res 0-1 Arsenal Res

Min. 49 :(arnr) R_Nelson lobs it over C_Ried
          ...  R_Nelson has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He fires the ball goal ward!
          ...  V_Barkas with a great save
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1
Min. 51 :(arnr) Palhinha whips the ball across to E_Smith_Rowe
          ...  E_Smith_Rowe hits the shot with the outside of the left foot!
          ...  He hits the post
          ...  He follows it up!
          ...  But puts it wide!
          ...  He'll be disappointed with that
Min. 52 :(bfar) J_Alvarez plays a quick one-two with his team mate
          ...  He looks around for options
          ...  He moves forward with the ball
          ...  J_Alvarez looks to see where N_Martin is!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  N_Martin moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  N_Martin catches it with style!
Min. 53 :(bfar) D_Steffanato takes a throw in
          ...  He throws the ball into A_Sandez
          ...  A_Sandez unleashes a pile driver !
          ...  N_Martin won't get to that!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Pick that one out!!
          ...  Equaliser, the crowd goes wild!
          ...  Benfica Res 1-1 Arsenal Res ...
Min. 53 :(arnr) N_Bendtner with the dribble
          ...  He skips through the tackle from A_Sandez
          ...  N_Bendtner looks to see where V_Barkas is!
          ...  He rifles in the shot!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  What a cheeky finish!
          ...  The Arsenal Res fans sing his praises!
          ...  That's given Arsenal Res the advantage!
          ...  Benfica Res 1-2 Arsenal Res ...
Min. 60 :(arnr) M_Elneny barges C_Ried off the ball
          ...  N_Molina is called for the holding foul
          ...  Looked like a fair jump
          ...  The referee got it wrong
Min. 61 :(bfar) D_Steffanato brings it under control
          ...  He takes on M_Elneny
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in A_Di_Stefano!
          ...  A_Di_Stefano with a powerful downward header!
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But flies wide of the post!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  A_Almendra curls it into the box!
          ...  It comes to C_Medina
          ...  He fires it towards to goal
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  N_Martin dives desperately to try and save it!!
          ...  And N_Martin tips it wide!
          ...  Great goalkeeping!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  D_Steffanato swings it in!
          ...  K_Mavropanos belts it clear
Min. 62 :(arnr) R_Nelson is through on goal
          ...  R_Nelson lobs V_Barkas!
          ...  But he somehow misses
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort
Min. 64 :(bfar) J_Alvarez rushes through the defence
          ...  J_Alvarez sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender !
          ...  N_Martin blocks the shot with his legs
          ...  It goes clear!
Min. 65 :(bfar) D_Steffanato slides it through the middle to A_Varela
          ...  A powerful shot by A_Varela !
          ...  But N_Martin punches it away
          ...  He was lucky to get to that one
Min. 67 :(bfar) D_Steffanato volleys it forward. He finds C_Ried
          ...  C_Ried tries to beat N_Martin from outside the area!
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  Wide !!
          ...  That was fortunate
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  D_Steffanato hits it towards the far post!
          ...  T_Adams clears the danger
Min. 67 :(arnr) The ball goes loose!
          ...  N_Bendtner gains possesion and thinks about the shot
          ...  N_Bendtner with a thundering shot!
          ...  It sails over!
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 68 :(arnr) A defence splitting pass from T_Adams to E_Smith_Rowe
          ...  E_Smith_Rowe curls the ball in on goal !
          ...  It hits the outside of the post
          ...  And goes out
Min. 69 :(arnr) N_Bendtner beats Eefmamj_Jason
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  A_Sandez with an awful challenge
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
Min. 71 :(arnr) K_Mavropanos with a precise pass to R_Nelson
          ...  R_Nelson with the shot !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He runs towards the Arsenal Res fans!
          ...  Benfica Res 1-3 Arsenal Res ...
Min. 74 :(bfar) A_Di_Stefano looks for options
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to A_Varela
          ...  T_Adams with the foul
          ...  He received a good talking to from P_Graham
Min. 75 :(arnr) R_Nelson fires over a low cross to E_Smith_Rowe
          ...  E_Smith_Rowe blasts it at the goal !
          ...  But it clips the post and goes wide
Min. 79 :(arnr) N_Bendtner sidesteps his marker
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game
          ...  N_Bendtner smashed the ball towards the bottom corner!
          ...  The shot slips through V_Barkas's hands
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  What a terrible mistake
          ...  Matias Finkelstein looks gutted
          ...  Benfica Res 1-4 Arsenal Res ...
Min. 83 :(bfar) A_Almendra has it now
          ...  He takes on L_Torreira
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in A_Di_Stefano!
          ...  A_Di_Stefano with the strike !
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 83 :(arnr) Palhinha looks up
          ...  He swings the ball right towards R_Nelson
          ...  A wicked drive by R_Nelson !
          ...  It's beaten V_Barkas
          ...  It goes wide !!
Min. 83 :(arnr) R_Nelson is clutching his leg!
          ...  He gets to his feet
          ...  He signals to the bench he can't carry on
Min. 83 :(arnr) A_Dia will replace the useless R_Nelson and will play FW
Min. 85 :(arnr) M_Elneny flicks it past Eefmamj_Jason
          ...  He runs forward
          ...  M_Elneny keeps his head down as he hits the shot!
          ...  It hits the sponsor hoarding
Min. 86 :(bfar) A_Di_Stefano looks for options
          ...  He knocks the ball across to J_Alvarez
          ...  J_Alvarez with a little chip!
          ...  But N_Martin tips it behind
          ...  P_Graham has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 87 :(bfar) D_Steffanato finds his way through
          ...  He bears down on goal
          ...  Intercepted by T_Adams
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(arnr) E_Smith_Rowe gets to the by-line
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He plays the ball through to A_Dia
          ...  J_Alvarez pulls the player to the ground!!
          ...  That's a poor tackle!
          ...  He's lucky to be let off for that one
          ...  Matias Finkelstein looks relieved
          ...  Adrian Dalmedo is far from happy with that decision
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  Right on the edge of the box!
          ...  N_Bendtner with the delicate chip over the wall
          ...  V_Barkas with an amazing dive to the bottom left
          ...  How he got to that one I don't know !
Min. 89 :(arnr) Palhinha controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball out to the left!
          ...  R_Ubbish gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  R_Ubbish gets up high for the header !
          ...  But V_Barkas punches it away
          ...  He could have caught that!
Min. 90 :(arnr) A_Dia passes the ball to E_Smith_Rowe
          ...  Fine tackle by C_Ried
          ...  He prevents the corner as well

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



Match Details
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Venue                : Estadio da Luz
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Benfica Res Match Info
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Best player          : D_Steffanato
Scorers              : A_Sandez (53)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Arsenal Res Match Info
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Best player          : N_Bendtner (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : E_Smith_Rowe (3), N_Bendtner (53,79), R_Nelson (71)
Sent Off             : A_Cole (13)
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : R_Nelson (83)
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Match Statistics
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                            Benfica Res   |    Arsenal Res
Attempts on Goal     :          13        |       21
Off target           :           6        |       8
On target            :           7        |       13
Possession           :          55        |       45
Corners              :           4        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       1
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       0
Subs Used            :           0        |       1
Fouls                :           9        |       5
Key Tackles          :           3        |       9
Key Passes           :          14        |       14
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Final Score          : Benfica Res 1 - 4 Arsenal Res
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Player Statistics - Benfica Res
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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V_Barkas       GK  23   2   2   4  28 |  94   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0
C_Ried         DF   2  23   8  10  21 |  94   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20 -20 -20
N_Molina       DF   2  22   6   1  40 |  94   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
A_Sandez       DF   2  22   2   4  38 |  94   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  25
Eefmamj_Jason  DF   2  21   3   1  26 |  94   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
C_Medina       DM   2  19  20   1   9 |  94   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   5
D_Steffanato   MF   2   7  23   1  33 |  94   0   0   6   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  80   0
A_Almendra     MF   1   6  22  12  29 |  94   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0 -20  10 -20
A_Varela       AM   1   9  22  16  30 |  94   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  10   5
A_Di_Stefano   FW   2   1   5  22  39 |  94   0   0   2   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  20   5
J_Alvarez      FW   2   4   4  21  30 |  94   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  15
G_Roy          GK  26   1   1   1  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Engo         DF   2  24   9   1  45 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Tackleberry  DF   1  18   2   1  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Chicco       MF   2  17  23   6  42 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
O_Sweemey      FW   3   6  10  24  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Arsenal Res
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_Martin       GK  25   2   2   4  31 |  94   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0   0
R_Ubbish       DF   1  24   8   7  22 |  94   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   5
A_Cole         DF   2  24   8   7  42 |  13   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   1   0  50  10  10
K_Mavropanos   DF   2  22   4   1  42 |  94   0   2   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  40  30   0
T_Adams        DF   1  20   7   1  27 |  94   0   5   1   0   0   0   0   0   0 100  10   0
M_Elneny       DM   1  20  21   5  12 |  94   0   1   3   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  30   0
L_Torreira     MF   2   2  24   1  22 |  94   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   5
Palhinha       MF   2  18  23   1  31 |  94   0   1   5   1   0   0   0   0   0  20  70   0
E_Smith_Rowe   AM   1   5  23  19  36 |  94   0   0   1   0   6   1   0   0   0   0  10  35
R_Nelson       FW   1   6  23  20  30 |  86   0   0   1   0   7   1   0   0   0   0  10  40
N_Bendtner     FW   1   2   4  23  26 |  94   0   0   0   0   5   2   0   0   0   0   0  60
K_Hitchcock    GK  24   2   5   1  13 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Edu            DF   2  23  11   9  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Burns        MF   2   4  24   8  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Butt         MF   2   8  21  15  12 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Dia          FW   1   4  10  24  21 |   8   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  30  20
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