Elite FA Cup Groups, Benfica vs. AS Roma (Wed Jul 04)


                              Benfica  |  AS Roma
                              4-4-2 C  |  3-4-2-1 C
                   Matias Finkelstein  |  Chris Ridout
                                       |
                          F_Foster GK  |  GK G_Pagliuca
                           T_Adams DF  |  DF M_Demichelis
                         C_Thomson DF  |  DF C_Metzelder
                      A_Van_Buuren DF  |  DF J_Matip
                       Yann_M_Vila DF  |  MF Robinho
                          J_Plasil MF  |  MF Muniesa
                         Zheng_Zhi MF  |  MF K_Porborsky
                         P_Do_Shaw MF  |  MF Ru_B_Perry
                           E_Knave MF  |  AM Saruman
                           Stefano FW  |  AM J_Butland
                       Nathan_Dyer FW  |  FW M_Murphy
                                       |
                           P_Lenox SUB |  SUB P_Kenny
                         R_Tomassi SUB |  SUB J_Paintsil
                        J_Wilshere SUB |  SUB G_V_D_Wiel
                            J_Bolm SUB |  SUB S_Berghuis
                            T_Erak SUB |  SUB Amauri

Referee: J_Hunye (Hungary)


Min. 1  :(bfa) It looks as though Benfica is now playing A
Min. 3  :(bfa) Stefano knocks it past M_Demichelis and runs onto it
          ...  He leaves the defender standing
          ...  Stefano with a bomb of a shot !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Hammered into the top corner!
          ...  He salutes the Benfica fans!!
          ...  That's given Benfica the advantage!
          ...  Benfica 1-0 AS Roma ...
Min. 4  :(bfa) Benfica are switching their playing style to C
Min. 4  :(bfa) Nathan_Dyer knocks the ball past M_Demichelis
          ...  Nathan_Dyer with the 40 yard drive !
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 6  :(asr) Robinho gets to the bye line
          ...  He puts it into the box
          ...  He finds M_Murphy
          ...  M_Murphy controls the ball well!
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal!
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!!
          ...  But it sails past the post !!
          ...  F_Foster never had a chance!
Min. 8  :(bfa) A_Van_Buuren back heels to find Nathan_Dyer in space
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by M_Demichelis
          ...  He made it look easy
Min. 17 :(bfa) Zheng_Zhi crosses in from the wing, he finds Stefano in the box
          ...  Stefano shoots towards goal !
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Zheng_Zhi chips the ball into the area!
          ...  The danger is dealt with by Muniesa
Min. 19 :(bfa) Nathan_Dyer with a flashy move
          ...  Nathan_Dyer with a little chip!
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Look at the delight on his face!
          ...  Just look at the delight!!
          ...  Benfica 2-0 AS Roma ...
Min. 21 :(bfa) Stefano flicks it past J_Matip
          ...  He runs forward
          ...  Stefano with a little chip!
          ...  It hits the post
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  What a great effort!
          ...  Benfica 3-0 AS Roma ...
Min. 26 :(asr) M_Murphy gains possession
          ...  Stefano rushes in with a poor tackle!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
Min. 27 :(asr) Saruman drops his shoulder and takes it past the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to M_Murphy
          ...  But C_Thomson wins the ball with a sliding challenge
Min. 30 :(bfa) Nathan_Dyer plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  Zheng_Zhi decides to go for goal instead!
          ...  Blocked by C_Metzelder
Min. 30 :(asr) C_Metzelder pass splits open the defence and finds Saruman
          ...  But T_Adams will cut out the threat
Min. 34 :(bfa) Zheng_Zhi is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He throws it to Nathan_Dyer
          ...  Nathan_Dyer with the spectacular bicycle kick!
          ...  G_Pagliuca makes a comfortable save
          ...  He makes it look so easy
Min. 38 :(asr) J_Butland kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate in space!
          ...  He plays the ball in to him!
          ...  M_Murphy gets on the end of the pass
          ...  Zheng_Zhi body checks his opponent!!
          ...  That's a careless challenge!!
          ...  He received a good talking to from J_Hunye
Min. 39 :(asr) Robinho finds M_Murphy in the box
          ...  A delicate header from M_Murphy !
          ...  Over the bar
Min. 41 :(asr) K_Porborsky takes possession of the ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to M_Murphy
          ...  M_Murphy with a powerful header !
          ...  It fly's into Row Z!
Min. 42 :(asr) M_Demichelis crosses into the box, finding Ru_B_Perry
          ...  Yann_M_Vila pulls on his shirt
          ...  He wins the ball
          ...  The defender got away with the foul there!
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(bfa) J_Plasil lobs the ball over the defence
          ...  A_Van_Buuren latches on to it
          ...  A_Van_Buuren fires a shot at goal !
          ...  The shot slips through G_Pagliuca's hands
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  He got away with that!
          ...  Goal kick given! That looked like a corner to me
Min. 43 :(asr) K_Porborsky has the ball
          ...  He knocks the ball past C_Thomson
          ...  He puts in J_Matip!
          ...  Yann_M_Vila with the tackle
          ...  He came to the rescue there!
Min. 45 :(bfa) Stefano spits at J_Butland
          ...  J_Hunye calls him over
          ...  He's told to calm down
          ...  Matias Finkelstein looks relieved
Min. 48 :(bfa) T_Adams 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!
          ...  His team mate plays the through ball for him!
          ...  T_Adams looks to see where G_Pagliuca is!
          ...  He rifles in the shot!
          ...  But it goes just over

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Benfica 3-0 AS Roma

Min. 47 :(asr) M_Murphy gains control of the loose ball
          ...  M_Murphy lobs F_Foster!
          ...  But it goes wide
Min. 54 :(bfa) Stefano takes advantage of a mistake by M_Murphy
          ...  That mistake could prove costly
          ...  Stefano sights up the goal
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it wide
Min. 56 :(asr) Muniesa flicks it over J_Plasil's head
          ...  He showed some great skill there!
          ...  But A_Van_Buuren puts it in row Z!
Min. 58 :(asr) Ru_B_Perry nutmegs the defender
          ...  But C_Thomson clears the danger
Min. 59 :(bfa) P_Do_Shaw volleys it forward. He finds Nathan_Dyer
          ...  Nathan_Dyer hits the shot with the outside of the left foot!
          ...  But he somehow misses
          ...  The AS Roma fans laugh at him
Min. 59 :(bfa) Nathan_Dyer lobs it over the defender
          ...  M_Murphy with a nasty foul
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  J_Hunye calls him for a talk
          ...  FREE KICK
          ...  E_Knave swings it in
          ...  Nathan_Dyer gets on the end of it
          ...  M_Demichelis wins the ball!
          ...  But he caught the player also!
          ...  The ref gives nothing!
Min. 61 :(bfa) Zheng_Zhi looks for options
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to Nathan_Dyer
          ...  Nathan_Dyer with the 40 yard drive !
          ...  He has failed to hit the target!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 63 :(asr) M_Murphy has time and space on the edge of the box
          ...  But Nathan_Dyer sees the pass and cuts it out
Min. 64 :(asr) Muniesa retreats under pressure
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field
          ...  J_Butland gets on the end of it
          ...  But Yann_M_Vila puts the ball out of play
Min. 66 :(bfa) Zheng_Zhi with the cross-field pass to Yann_M_Vila
          ...  M_Demichelis wins control of the ball with his hand!!
          ...  Play On!!
Min. 68 :(bfa) P_Do_Shaw knocks it forward
          ...  J_Matip slips
          ...  Stefano gets to it!
          ...  Stefano shapes up for a shot!
          ...  G_Pagliuca makes a great save
          ...  And he manages to hold onto it as well!
Min. 70 :(asr) Amauri will replace the useless M_Murphy and will play FW
Min. 71 :(asr) S_Berghuis is being brought on
          ...  Saruman is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play MF
Min. 72 :(asr) J_Paintsil is being brought on
          ...  M_Demichelis is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 73 :(asr) S_Berghuis takes advantage of a bad back pass
          ...  P_Do_Shaw had better start being careful if he continues to tackle like that
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 74 :(asr) C_Metzelder with a throw in
          ...  He throws the ball across to Amauri
          ...  Amauri tries the shot !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He runs towards the AS Roma fans!
          ...  Benfica 3-1 AS Roma ...
Min. 75 :(bfa) E_Knave with a reverse pass to Nathan_Dyer
          ...  Nathan_Dyer belts the ball towards goal!
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air
          ...  G_Pagliuca catches the ball
Min. 76 :(bfa) R_Tomassi will replace Yann_M_Vila and play DF
Min. 77 :(bfa) a big roar from the crowd as J_Wilshere comes on for E_Knave to play MF
Min. 78 :(bfa) T_Erak replaces an unhappy Stefano and will play as a FW
Min. 79 :(bfa) J_Plasil gets to the bye line
          ...  He puts it into the box
          ...  He finds T_Erak
          ...  T_Erak tries the shot !
          ...  G_Pagliuca gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he slots in the rebound
          ...  He has put it wide !!
          ...  He puts his hands on his head in despair!
Min. 80 :(bfa) Zheng_Zhi controls it well
          ...  He nutmegs J_Paintsil
          ...  He puts in T_Erak!
          ...  T_Erak tries to curl it into the bottom corner !
          ...  G_Pagliuca makes a great save
          ...  But he can't hold onto it!
          ...  He gathers it at the second attempt!
Min. 81 :(asr) Muniesa with a slide rule pass to S_Berghuis
          ...  T_Adams brings him down in the area
          ...  There can only be one outcome surely!
          ...  But J_Hunye waves play on!!!
Min. 83 :(bfa) J_Wilshere is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate loosing his marker
          ...  He throws it to T_Erak
          ...  But J_Matip barges him off the ball
Min. 84 :(bfa) T_Erak looks for options
          ...  He decides to go it alone
          ...  T_Erak with his head down lets it go !
          ...  But G_Pagliuca parries the shot
          ...  The defender manages to scramble the ball away
Min. 84 :(asr) Ru_B_Perry slides the ball across to Amauri
          ...  C_Thomson cuts out the pass
          ...  That was close!
Min. 85 :(bfa) T_Erak takes possession
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  T_Erak attempts a low drive!
          ...  It's going over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Benfica 4-1 AS Roma ...
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(asr) Muniesa volleys it forward. He finds S_Berghuis
          ...  S_Berghuis with the shot !
          ...  F_Foster falls over
          ...  But the ball sails wide anyway!
Min. 91 :(asr) Ru_B_Perry sprints down the wing
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space!
          ...  He puts in a square ball!
          ...  K_Porborsky runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  K_Porborsky gets his head to the ball !
          ...  But F_Foster tips it over
          ...  J_Hunye has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Estadio da Luz
Attendance           : 125,465
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Benfica Match Info
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Best player          : Stefano (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Stefano (3,21), Nathan_Dyer (19), T_Erak (85)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : P_Do_Shaw (73)
Injured              : N/A
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AS Roma Match Info
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Best player          : Amauri
Scorers              : Amauri (74)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                              Benfica     |    AS Roma
Attempts on Goal     :          17        |       7
Off target           :           8        |       5
On target            :           9        |       2
Possession           :          62        |       38
Corners              :           1        |       0
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       0
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :          10        |       6
Key Tackles          :          10        |       5
Key Passes           :          13        |       14
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Final Score          : Benfica 4 - 1 AS Roma
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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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F_Foster       GK  39   2   4   4  16 |  95   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  -5   0   0   0
T_Adams        DF   2  33   8   7  22 |  95   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  40   0   1
C_Thomson      DF   2  32  12   7  25 |  95   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  80  20  20
A_Van_Buuren   DF   2  31  12   8  25 |  95   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  10   1
Yann_M_Vila    DF   2  30  14   8  22 |  79   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
J_Plasil       MF   1   7  30  10  19 |  95   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
Zheng_Zhi      MF   1   9  30   8  42 |  95   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0
P_Do_Shaw      MF   2   9  30   9  25 |  95   0   0   2   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  18  -2
E_Knave        MF   3   7  23  10  21 |  80   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  30  20
Stefano        FW   2   9   8  30  39 |  81   0   0   0   0   5   2   0   0   0   0   0  82
Nathan_Dyer    FW   2   7  11  29  31 |  95   0   1   1   0   6   1   0   0   0  20  10  58
P_Lenox        GK  22   1   2   3  12 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Tomassi      DF   1  29   8   7  37 |  16   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Wilshere     MF   2  19  29  12  19 |  15   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
J_Bolm         MF   2  11  28  13  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Erak         FW   2   6   6  27  21 |  14   0   0   0   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0  56

Player Statistics - AS Roma
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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G_Pagliuca     GK  33   5   5   2  23 |  95   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -35   0   0   0
M_Demichelis   DF   2  27   8   7  18 |  75   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  60  10   0
C_Metzelder    DF   2  27   8   8  30 |  95   0   1   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  20  40   0
J_Matip        DF   3  26   8   7  10 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
Robinho        MF   1   7  26   8  23 |  95   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
Muniesa        MF   1   7  26   8  20 |  95   0   1   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  30   0
K_Porborsky    MF   2   6  26   8  21 |  95   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0 -20   0 -10
Ru_B_Perry     MF   2   7  23  17  21 |  95   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
Saruman        AM   2   7  28  24  30 |  74   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
J_Butland      AM   2   9  27  11  41 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
M_Murphy       FW   1  13  14  29  26 |  73   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   4
P_Kenny        GK  27   2   2   1  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Paintsil     DF   1  27  13   9  31 |  20   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_V_D_Wiel     DF   1  27  11   5  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Berghuis     MF   2   4  23  16  20 |  21   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
Amauri         FW   2   7   8  28  29 |  22   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  35
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