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Season 21 Archive: Elite League, Week 15
Benfica 0 - 1 Bayern Munich
Elite Football League Match, Benfica vs. Bayern Munich (Sun Dec 20)
Benfica | Bayern Munich
5-4-1 C | 4-4-2 A
Steven Theobald | John Raggett
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E_Thorstvedt GK | GK L_Fabianski
C_Thomson DF | DF C_Schulz
C_Azpilicueta DF | DF L_Wallace
Yann_M_Vila DF | DF W_Lavezzi
R_Tomassi DF | DF Ni_Na_Lee
P_Caddis DF | MF E_Sno
B_Abdoulaye MF | MF G_McSheffrey
B_Zamora MF | MF L_Carsley
Zheng_Zhi MF | MF T_Muller
D_Damjanovic MF | FW K_Huntelaar
L_Fabiano FW | FW Messi
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J_Moreau SUB | SUB G_Goyo
W_Reid SUB | SUB M_Tudgay
P_Swanson SUB | SUB D_Burford
D_Obua SUB | SUB J_Ross
S_Nakamoto SUB | SUB L_McQueen
Referee: S_Farina (Italy)
Min. 3 :(bfa) Zheng_Zhi makes the tackle
... He gets to his feet quickly
... He's beat the defender to the ball
... Zheng_Zhi with a blistering shot !
... But he puts it wide
Min. 4 :(bnm) Messi pushes it past R_Tomassi
... Yann_M_Vila with an inch perfect tackle
... The whistle has gone! Incredible!
... S_Farina calls him for a talk
Min. 5 :(bfa) R_Tomassi backtracks with the ball
... He hoofs the ball up field
... L_Fabiano gets on the end of it
... Ni_Na_Lee gets the foot in to win the ball
Min. 10 :(bfa) Zheng_Zhi takes on the defender
... He runs past the defender
... K_Huntelaar hits it out for a corner
... CORNER!
... B_Abdoulaye crosses it in!
... L_Fabianski fists it away!
Min. 11 :(bfa) D_Damjanovic gets to the by line
... He looks up and lobs in a cross
... P_Caddis is unmarked
... But Ni_Na_Lee clears the ball to safety
Min. 11 :(bnm) T_Muller finds a hole in the defence
... The defence was sleeping
... He made a fantastic run though
... B_Abdoulaye with an ugly foul
... I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
... S_Farina just wants to lecture him
Min. 11 :(bnm) C_Schulz controls it well
... He nutmegs C_Thomson
... He puts in K_Huntelaar!
... K_Huntelaar with an overhead kick !
... He gets a connection
... E_Thorstvedt falls over
... But the ball sails wide anyway!
Min. 12 :(bfa) D_Damjanovic sprints down the wing
... He knocks it past the defender into space!
... He puts in a square ball!
... P_Caddis runs onto it
... He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
... Cleared by W_Lavezzi
Min. 18 :(bfa) L_Fabiano runs at the defence
... C_Schulz slides in hard!
... And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 19 :(bfa) L_Fabiano knocks the ball past C_Schulz
... L_Fabiano must beat L_Fabianski!
... But L_Fabianski parries the shot
... The defender manages to scramble the ball away
Min. 19 :(bnm) Curled in dangerously from L_Carsley to K_Huntelaar
... K_Huntelaar sights up the goal
... He shoots!
... E_Thorstvedt makes a great save
... And he manages to hold onto it as well!
Min. 22 :(bfa) R_Tomassi chips the ball over the defence and finds L_Fabiano
... L_Fabiano smashed the ball towards the bottom corner!
... L_Fabianski with a fantastic save
... His captain pats him on the back for that one
Min. 23 :(bfa) D_Damjanovic beats C_Schulz
... That was a quick burst of pace to set him free
... L_Wallace brings him down from behind!
... But the ref gives nothing!
Min. 30 :(bfa) D_Damjanovic 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 L_Fabiano
... L_Fabiano with a stunning strike !
... L_Fabianski dives towards his top let hand corner
... He's pushed that one just around the goal
... Super Stop !
... CORNER!
... D_Damjanovic plays it into the danger area!
... L_Fabianski jumps well to claim it!
Min. 35 :(bnm) L_Carsley with a precise pass to E_Sno
... E_Sno with the goal bound shot!
... It floats over E_Thorstvedt
... Its heading goal ward!
... But floats just over
... That was a great effort
Min. 36 :(bfa) C_Azpilicueta beats W_Lavezzi
... He muscled him off the ball
... C_Azpilicueta with a terrific drive !
... The shot takes a wicked deflection
... L_Fabianski dives desperately to try and save it!!
... He can't get to it!
... But it creeps just wide!!
... The deflection had L_Fabianski beaten!
Min. 41 :(bfa) B_Abdoulaye uses his feet well to turn on the ball
... B_Abdoulaye with a powerful downward header!
... But L_Fabianski stops that one easily
Min. 41 :(bnm) Messi takes advantage of a mistake by C_Thomson
... He runs towards goal
... Messi drives it towards goal !
... But E_Thorstvedt punches it away
... That's gone out for a throw in
Min. 42 :(bfa) C_Thomson off the woodwork.
... C_Azpilicueta picks up the deflection
... C_Azpilicueta keeps his head down as he hits the shot!
... The shot slips through L_Fabianski's hands
... But goes wide!
... He got away with that!
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(bfa) C_Azpilicueta pass splits open the defence
... What a ball!
... L_Fabiano is clean through!
... L_Fabiano tries the lob from 30 yards !
... It's well wide!
... 9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 44 :(bnm) E_Sno plays a quick one-two with his team mate
... He runs towards goal now
... L_Fabiano goes in stud's first
... S_Farina will want to speak to him
... He could be off!!
... S_Farina calls him over
... The ref is taking his time with him!
... YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 45 :(bnm) K_Huntelaar takes advantage of a defensive mistake
... Can he make them pay?
... K_Huntelaar tries the lob from 30 yards !
... GOAL !!
... E_Thorstvedt was caught out there
... That's given Bayern Munich the advantage!
... Benfica 0-1 Bayern Munich ...
Min. 46 :(bfa) Benfica will now play E
Min. 47 :(bnm) C_Schulz runs at the defender
... The ball rebounds off the defender back to him!
... That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward!
... B_Abdoulaye scythes the player down.
... Psycho!
Min. 47 :(bnm) E_Sno looks around for support
... He sees a man in space!
... He hits the ball up to Messi
... Messi with the deft touch!
... He hits the ball towards goal!
... He has failed to hit the target!
... He looks horrified by that miss!
... He puts his face in his hands!
************* HALF TIME ****************
Half Time Score: Benfica 0-1 Bayern Munich
Min. 48 :(bnm) The defender under hits the back pass!
... K_Huntelaar is through!
... B_Zamora with an ugly foul
... I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
Min. 49 :(bnm) E_Sno with the dribble
... He's clean through
... The fans are on their feet
... E_Sno rifles it to the far post !
... E_Thorstvedt with the acrobatic save
... He must have spotted the TV cameras!
Min. 50 :(bnm) E_Sno moves out wide
... He plays the ball through to Messi
... Messi with a graceful, looping effort !
... But he somehow misses
... That was a woeful effort
Min. 51 :(bfa) Zheng_Zhi skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to L_Fabiano
... Good sliding challenge from Ni_Na_Lee
Min. 51 :(bfa) L_Fabiano nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully
... He only has going for the goal in mind!
... L_Carsley with an awful challenge
... I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
... YELLOW CARD!!, he is in the book for that one
Min. 52 :(bnm) L_Carsley with a slick pass to Messi
... A well-placed shot from Messi !
... E_Thorstvedt can't get to it!
... OH! It drifts wide!
... E_Thorstvedt has a smile on his face
... Did he know that was going wide?
Min. 52 :(bfa) C_Thomson with a short pass to find R_Tomassi
... E_Sno with the tackle
... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
... He's in trouble here!!
... YELLOW CARD!
Min. 53 :(bnm) K_Huntelaar with a one-touch layoff to Ni_Na_Lee
... Cleared by C_Azpilicueta
Min. 57 :(bnm) G_McSheffrey sprints down the flank
... He plays the ball in to Messi
... But P_Caddis wins the tackle cleanly
Min. 60 :(bfa) S_Nakamoto replaces P_Caddis to play as a AM
Min. 60 :(bfa) The assistant manager is out on the touchline shouting orders
... It seems Benfica will now be playing A
Min. 60 :(bnm) J_Ross replaces an unhappy T_Muller and will play as a MF
Min. 60 :(bfa) B_Abdoulaye is taking a throw in
... He takes a couple of strides back
... He throws the ball to L_Fabiano
... L_Fabiano flings a shot at goal !
... He hits the side netting
... There was some parts of the ground that thought that went in!
Min. 61 :(bfa) L_Fabiano finds himself in acres of space
... But W_Lavezzi wins the ball
Min. 62 :(bfa) B_Abdoulaye sprints down the flank
... He threads the ball in to L_Fabiano
... L_Fabiano with a powerful diving header!
... But L_Fabianski reaches the ball. Good save
Min. 62 :(bnm) E_Sno takes on the defender
... He gets past him!
... He sees a team mate making a run
... He plays the ball through to G_McSheffrey
... But R_Tomassi barges him off the ball
Min. 63 :(bfa) Yann_M_Vila cuts the ball back to L_Fabiano
... L_Wallace wins control of the ball with his hand!!
... Play On!!
Min. 63 :(bnm) W_Lavezzi takes possession
... Knocks it past C_Thomson
... He's through on goal
... Cleaned up by L_Fabiano
Min. 64 :(bfa) S_Nakamoto boots it towards C_Thomson
... Blocked by W_Lavezzi
Min. 65 :(bnm) Bayern Munich restructured their strategy to C
Min. 65 :(bnm) Messi unselfishly lays the ball back to W_Lavezzi
... S_Nakamoto rushes in with a clumsy challenge!!
... That's a foul!!
... YELLOW CARD!!
... He'll be off if he does that again
Min. 68 :(bnm) J_Ross brings it under control
... He takes on C_Thomson
... He gets past him!
... He puts in K_Huntelaar!
... A thundering drive by K_Huntelaar !
... Terrific shot
... It takes a bounce of the defender
... The deflection takes it just wide
... That's unlucky!
Min. 69 :(bnm) K_Huntelaar picks up the loose ball and runs forward with it
... B_Zamora clears with a diving header
Min. 70 :(bnm) L_McQueen is being prepared to come on
... Messi is leaving the pitch
... Looks like the substitute will play FW
Min. 71 :(bnm) L_Carsley with a smart pass to L_McQueen
... Excellent sliding challenge from R_Tomassi
Min. 72 :(bnm) M_Tudgay is being prepared to come on
... C_Schulz is leaving the pitch
... Looks like the substitute will play DF
Min. 76 :(bfa) Yann_M_Vila holds up the ball
... He plays the ball to L_Fabiano
... L_Fabiano has a go!
... It's beaten L_Fabianski
... It goes wide !!
Min. 78 :(bfa) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side.
... W_Reid will come on for R_Tomassi and play DF
Min. 79 :(bfa) D_Obua is coming on for B_Abdoulaye and playing MF
Min. 80 :(bfa) S_Nakamoto kills the ball dead
... He sees a team mate leave his marker!
... He plays the ball across to him!
... B_Zamora gets on the end of the pass
... B_Zamora fires off a left-footed shot !
... L_Fabianski watches it sail safely wide!
Min. 81 :(bfa) S_Nakamoto jumps over L_Wallace's challenge
... Oh, beautiful nutmeg
... He's clean through
... L_Carsley with the tackle
... S_Farina will want to speak to him
... That's better. The dirty sod should have been sent off first time of asking!
Min. 85 :(bnm) Ni_Na_Lee with a well-controlled run
... Ni_Na_Lee has time and space on the edge of the box!
... He shoots towards goal!
... But E_Thorstvedt punches it away
... That's gone out for a throw in
Min. 86 :(bnm) E_Sno gets to the by-line
... He sees a team mate in space
... He plays the ball through to W_Lavezzi
... W_Lavezzi hits the shot with the inside of the left foot!
... But he somehow misses
... That was a woeful effort
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(bnm) J_Ross crosses into the box, finding K_Huntelaar
... D_Damjanovic is late with that one
... I think he was just trying to get to the ball
... Shown a YELLOW CARD!!
... He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 89 :(bfa) D_Damjanovic drives the ball across field
... It comes to L_Fabiano
... L_Fabiano beats the offside trap!
... He is clean through
... L_Fabianski comes towards him
... He tries to slide it past L_Fabianski
... L_Fabianski dives bravely at his feet !!
Min. 91 :(bfa) L_Fabiano controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
... He plays the ball out to the right!
... C_Azpilicueta gets onto the end of the pass!
... C_Azpilicueta with a scorcher of a shot !
... It takes a deflection!
... But sails wide!
... CORNER!
... D_Obua plays it towards the near post!
... C_Thomson swings a leg at it!
... 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. 91 :(bnm) W_Lavezzi runs with the ball to the corner flag
... He plays the ball across to J_Ross
... C_Thomson slides in to knock the ball out for a corner
... CORNER!
... J_Ross curls it into the box!
... It goes straight into the arms of E_Thorstvedt
Min. 92 :(bfa) C_Thomson has the ball
... He knocks the ball past M_Tudgay
... He puts in S_Nakamoto!
... W_Lavezzi bundles the player over!!
... That's a foul!!
... The ref looks across to his assistant!
... Play on!
************* FULL TIME ****************
Match Details
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Venue : Estadio da Luz
Attendance : 121,000
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Benfica Match Info
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Best player : L_Fabiano (Man of the Match)
Scorers : N/A
Sent Off : N/A
Booked : L_Fabiano (44), S_Nakamoto (65), D_Damjanovic (88)
Injured : N/A
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Bayern Munich Match Info
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Best player : K_Huntelaar
Scorers : K_Huntelaar (45)
Sent Off : L_Carsley (81)
Booked : E_Sno (52)
Injured : N/A
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Match Statistics
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Benfica | Bayern Munich
Attempts on Goal : 15 | 12
Off target : 9 | 7
On target : 6 | 5
Possession : 54 | 46
Corners : 3 | 1
Red Cards : 0 | 1
Yellow Cards : 3 | 1
Subs Used : 3 | 3
Fouls : 13 | 13
Key Tackles : 7 | 11
Key Passes : 18 | 15
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Final Score : Benfica 0 - 1 Bayern Munich
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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 | 96 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -5 0 0 0
C_Thomson DF 2 28 12 6 25 | 96 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 20 30 1
C_Azpilicueta DF 2 28 9 9 13 | 96 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 20 10 3
Yann_M_Vila DF 2 27 13 8 22 | 96 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0
R_Tomassi DF 1 26 8 7 37 | 80 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 20 0
P_Caddis DF 2 25 12 8 28 | 62 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0
B_Abdoulaye MF 2 15 28 7 39 | 81 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 20 5
B_Zamora MF 2 12 28 8 25 | 96 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 20 0 1
Zheng_Zhi MF 1 9 27 8 42 | 96 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 1
D_Damjanovic MF 3 8 28 10 42 | 96 0 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 -22 18 -22
L_Fabiano FW 1 4 10 25 18 | 96 0 1 1 0 8 0 1 0 0 18 8 26
J_Moreau GK 27 1 2 2 14 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
W_Reid DF 2 23 6 9 41 | 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
P_Swanson DF 2 24 10 6 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
D_Obua MF 2 11 25 8 31 | 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
S_Nakamoto AM 3 4 23 15 32 | 34 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 18 -2
Player Statistics - Bayern Munich
Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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L_Fabianski GK 39 8 4 7 14 | 96 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 80 0 0 0
C_Schulz DF 2 37 6 2 22 | 74 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 10 0
L_Wallace DF 1 29 6 6 37 | 96 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 20 20
W_Lavezzi DF 2 27 13 7 45 | 96 0 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 80 10 1
Ni_Na_Lee DF 3 24 8 6 41 | 96 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 60 0 5
E_Sno MF 1 10 29 9 30 | 96 0 0 4 0 2 0 1 0 0 -2 38 4
G_McSheffrey MF 1 7 28 18 37 | 96 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
L_Carsley MF 2 4 27 11 40 | 83 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 -10 30 -10
T_Muller MF 3 9 26 9 32 | 62 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
K_Huntelaar FW 2 10 8 31 37 | 96 0 1 1 0 4 1 0 0 0 40 30 47
Messi FW 1 9 8 30 18 | 72 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 10 8
G_Goyo GK 27 5 5 2 15 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
M_Tudgay DF 2 29 5 7 32 | 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
D_Burford DF 1 26 12 5 12 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
J_Ross MF 1 8 24 7 27 | 34 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0
L_McQueen FW 1 7 10 23 10 | 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Benfica | Bayern Munich
5-4-1 C | 4-4-2 A
Steven Theobald | John Raggett
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E_Thorstvedt GK | GK L_Fabianski
C_Thomson DF | DF C_Schulz
C_Azpilicueta DF | DF L_Wallace
Yann_M_Vila DF | DF W_Lavezzi
R_Tomassi DF | DF Ni_Na_Lee
P_Caddis DF | MF E_Sno
B_Abdoulaye MF | MF G_McSheffrey
B_Zamora MF | MF L_Carsley
Zheng_Zhi MF | MF T_Muller
D_Damjanovic MF | FW K_Huntelaar
L_Fabiano FW | FW Messi
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J_Moreau SUB | SUB G_Goyo
W_Reid SUB | SUB M_Tudgay
P_Swanson SUB | SUB D_Burford
D_Obua SUB | SUB J_Ross
S_Nakamoto SUB | SUB L_McQueen
Referee: S_Farina (Italy)
Min. 3 :(bfa) Zheng_Zhi makes the tackle
... He gets to his feet quickly
... He's beat the defender to the ball
... Zheng_Zhi with a blistering shot !
... But he puts it wide
Min. 4 :(bnm) Messi pushes it past R_Tomassi
... Yann_M_Vila with an inch perfect tackle
... The whistle has gone! Incredible!
... S_Farina calls him for a talk
Min. 5 :(bfa) R_Tomassi backtracks with the ball
... He hoofs the ball up field
... L_Fabiano gets on the end of it
... Ni_Na_Lee gets the foot in to win the ball
Min. 10 :(bfa) Zheng_Zhi takes on the defender
... He runs past the defender
... K_Huntelaar hits it out for a corner
... CORNER!
... B_Abdoulaye crosses it in!
... L_Fabianski fists it away!
Min. 11 :(bfa) D_Damjanovic gets to the by line
... He looks up and lobs in a cross
... P_Caddis is unmarked
... But Ni_Na_Lee clears the ball to safety
Min. 11 :(bnm) T_Muller finds a hole in the defence
... The defence was sleeping
... He made a fantastic run though
... B_Abdoulaye with an ugly foul
... I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
... S_Farina just wants to lecture him
Min. 11 :(bnm) C_Schulz controls it well
... He nutmegs C_Thomson
... He puts in K_Huntelaar!
... K_Huntelaar with an overhead kick !
... He gets a connection
... E_Thorstvedt falls over
... But the ball sails wide anyway!
Min. 12 :(bfa) D_Damjanovic sprints down the wing
... He knocks it past the defender into space!
... He puts in a square ball!
... P_Caddis runs onto it
... He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
... Cleared by W_Lavezzi
Min. 18 :(bfa) L_Fabiano runs at the defence
... C_Schulz slides in hard!
... And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 19 :(bfa) L_Fabiano knocks the ball past C_Schulz
... L_Fabiano must beat L_Fabianski!
... But L_Fabianski parries the shot
... The defender manages to scramble the ball away
Min. 19 :(bnm) Curled in dangerously from L_Carsley to K_Huntelaar
... K_Huntelaar sights up the goal
... He shoots!
... E_Thorstvedt makes a great save
... And he manages to hold onto it as well!
Min. 22 :(bfa) R_Tomassi chips the ball over the defence and finds L_Fabiano
... L_Fabiano smashed the ball towards the bottom corner!
... L_Fabianski with a fantastic save
... His captain pats him on the back for that one
Min. 23 :(bfa) D_Damjanovic beats C_Schulz
... That was a quick burst of pace to set him free
... L_Wallace brings him down from behind!
... But the ref gives nothing!
Min. 30 :(bfa) D_Damjanovic 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 L_Fabiano
... L_Fabiano with a stunning strike !
... L_Fabianski dives towards his top let hand corner
... He's pushed that one just around the goal
... Super Stop !
... CORNER!
... D_Damjanovic plays it into the danger area!
... L_Fabianski jumps well to claim it!
Min. 35 :(bnm) L_Carsley with a precise pass to E_Sno
... E_Sno with the goal bound shot!
... It floats over E_Thorstvedt
... Its heading goal ward!
... But floats just over
... That was a great effort
Min. 36 :(bfa) C_Azpilicueta beats W_Lavezzi
... He muscled him off the ball
... C_Azpilicueta with a terrific drive !
... The shot takes a wicked deflection
... L_Fabianski dives desperately to try and save it!!
... He can't get to it!
... But it creeps just wide!!
... The deflection had L_Fabianski beaten!
Min. 41 :(bfa) B_Abdoulaye uses his feet well to turn on the ball
... B_Abdoulaye with a powerful downward header!
... But L_Fabianski stops that one easily
Min. 41 :(bnm) Messi takes advantage of a mistake by C_Thomson
... He runs towards goal
... Messi drives it towards goal !
... But E_Thorstvedt punches it away
... That's gone out for a throw in
Min. 42 :(bfa) C_Thomson off the woodwork.
... C_Azpilicueta picks up the deflection
... C_Azpilicueta keeps his head down as he hits the shot!
... The shot slips through L_Fabianski's hands
... But goes wide!
... He got away with that!
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(bfa) C_Azpilicueta pass splits open the defence
... What a ball!
... L_Fabiano is clean through!
... L_Fabiano tries the lob from 30 yards !
... It's well wide!
... 9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 44 :(bnm) E_Sno plays a quick one-two with his team mate
... He runs towards goal now
... L_Fabiano goes in stud's first
... S_Farina will want to speak to him
... He could be off!!
... S_Farina calls him over
... The ref is taking his time with him!
... YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 45 :(bnm) K_Huntelaar takes advantage of a defensive mistake
... Can he make them pay?
... K_Huntelaar tries the lob from 30 yards !
... GOAL !!
... E_Thorstvedt was caught out there
... That's given Bayern Munich the advantage!
... Benfica 0-1 Bayern Munich ...
Min. 46 :(bfa) Benfica will now play E
Min. 47 :(bnm) C_Schulz runs at the defender
... The ball rebounds off the defender back to him!
... That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward!
... B_Abdoulaye scythes the player down.
... Psycho!
Min. 47 :(bnm) E_Sno looks around for support
... He sees a man in space!
... He hits the ball up to Messi
... Messi with the deft touch!
... He hits the ball towards goal!
... He has failed to hit the target!
... He looks horrified by that miss!
... He puts his face in his hands!
************* HALF TIME ****************
Half Time Score: Benfica 0-1 Bayern Munich
Min. 48 :(bnm) The defender under hits the back pass!
... K_Huntelaar is through!
... B_Zamora with an ugly foul
... I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
Min. 49 :(bnm) E_Sno with the dribble
... He's clean through
... The fans are on their feet
... E_Sno rifles it to the far post !
... E_Thorstvedt with the acrobatic save
... He must have spotted the TV cameras!
Min. 50 :(bnm) E_Sno moves out wide
... He plays the ball through to Messi
... Messi with a graceful, looping effort !
... But he somehow misses
... That was a woeful effort
Min. 51 :(bfa) Zheng_Zhi skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to L_Fabiano
... Good sliding challenge from Ni_Na_Lee
Min. 51 :(bfa) L_Fabiano nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully
... He only has going for the goal in mind!
... L_Carsley with an awful challenge
... I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
... YELLOW CARD!!, he is in the book for that one
Min. 52 :(bnm) L_Carsley with a slick pass to Messi
... A well-placed shot from Messi !
... E_Thorstvedt can't get to it!
... OH! It drifts wide!
... E_Thorstvedt has a smile on his face
... Did he know that was going wide?
Min. 52 :(bfa) C_Thomson with a short pass to find R_Tomassi
... E_Sno with the tackle
... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
... He's in trouble here!!
... YELLOW CARD!
Min. 53 :(bnm) K_Huntelaar with a one-touch layoff to Ni_Na_Lee
... Cleared by C_Azpilicueta
Min. 57 :(bnm) G_McSheffrey sprints down the flank
... He plays the ball in to Messi
... But P_Caddis wins the tackle cleanly
Min. 60 :(bfa) S_Nakamoto replaces P_Caddis to play as a AM
Min. 60 :(bfa) The assistant manager is out on the touchline shouting orders
... It seems Benfica will now be playing A
Min. 60 :(bnm) J_Ross replaces an unhappy T_Muller and will play as a MF
Min. 60 :(bfa) B_Abdoulaye is taking a throw in
... He takes a couple of strides back
... He throws the ball to L_Fabiano
... L_Fabiano flings a shot at goal !
... He hits the side netting
... There was some parts of the ground that thought that went in!
Min. 61 :(bfa) L_Fabiano finds himself in acres of space
... But W_Lavezzi wins the ball
Min. 62 :(bfa) B_Abdoulaye sprints down the flank
... He threads the ball in to L_Fabiano
... L_Fabiano with a powerful diving header!
... But L_Fabianski reaches the ball. Good save
Min. 62 :(bnm) E_Sno takes on the defender
... He gets past him!
... He sees a team mate making a run
... He plays the ball through to G_McSheffrey
... But R_Tomassi barges him off the ball
Min. 63 :(bfa) Yann_M_Vila cuts the ball back to L_Fabiano
... L_Wallace wins control of the ball with his hand!!
... Play On!!
Min. 63 :(bnm) W_Lavezzi takes possession
... Knocks it past C_Thomson
... He's through on goal
... Cleaned up by L_Fabiano
Min. 64 :(bfa) S_Nakamoto boots it towards C_Thomson
... Blocked by W_Lavezzi
Min. 65 :(bnm) Bayern Munich restructured their strategy to C
Min. 65 :(bnm) Messi unselfishly lays the ball back to W_Lavezzi
... S_Nakamoto rushes in with a clumsy challenge!!
... That's a foul!!
... YELLOW CARD!!
... He'll be off if he does that again
Min. 68 :(bnm) J_Ross brings it under control
... He takes on C_Thomson
... He gets past him!
... He puts in K_Huntelaar!
... A thundering drive by K_Huntelaar !
... Terrific shot
... It takes a bounce of the defender
... The deflection takes it just wide
... That's unlucky!
Min. 69 :(bnm) K_Huntelaar picks up the loose ball and runs forward with it
... B_Zamora clears with a diving header
Min. 70 :(bnm) L_McQueen is being prepared to come on
... Messi is leaving the pitch
... Looks like the substitute will play FW
Min. 71 :(bnm) L_Carsley with a smart pass to L_McQueen
... Excellent sliding challenge from R_Tomassi
Min. 72 :(bnm) M_Tudgay is being prepared to come on
... C_Schulz is leaving the pitch
... Looks like the substitute will play DF
Min. 76 :(bfa) Yann_M_Vila holds up the ball
... He plays the ball to L_Fabiano
... L_Fabiano has a go!
... It's beaten L_Fabianski
... It goes wide !!
Min. 78 :(bfa) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side.
... W_Reid will come on for R_Tomassi and play DF
Min. 79 :(bfa) D_Obua is coming on for B_Abdoulaye and playing MF
Min. 80 :(bfa) S_Nakamoto kills the ball dead
... He sees a team mate leave his marker!
... He plays the ball across to him!
... B_Zamora gets on the end of the pass
... B_Zamora fires off a left-footed shot !
... L_Fabianski watches it sail safely wide!
Min. 81 :(bfa) S_Nakamoto jumps over L_Wallace's challenge
... Oh, beautiful nutmeg
... He's clean through
... L_Carsley with the tackle
... S_Farina will want to speak to him
... That's better. The dirty sod should have been sent off first time of asking!
Min. 85 :(bnm) Ni_Na_Lee with a well-controlled run
... Ni_Na_Lee has time and space on the edge of the box!
... He shoots towards goal!
... But E_Thorstvedt punches it away
... That's gone out for a throw in
Min. 86 :(bnm) E_Sno gets to the by-line
... He sees a team mate in space
... He plays the ball through to W_Lavezzi
... W_Lavezzi hits the shot with the inside of the left foot!
... But he somehow misses
... That was a woeful effort
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(bnm) J_Ross crosses into the box, finding K_Huntelaar
... D_Damjanovic is late with that one
... I think he was just trying to get to the ball
... Shown a YELLOW CARD!!
... He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 89 :(bfa) D_Damjanovic drives the ball across field
... It comes to L_Fabiano
... L_Fabiano beats the offside trap!
... He is clean through
... L_Fabianski comes towards him
... He tries to slide it past L_Fabianski
... L_Fabianski dives bravely at his feet !!
Min. 91 :(bfa) L_Fabiano controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
... He plays the ball out to the right!
... C_Azpilicueta gets onto the end of the pass!
... C_Azpilicueta with a scorcher of a shot !
... It takes a deflection!
... But sails wide!
... CORNER!
... D_Obua plays it towards the near post!
... C_Thomson swings a leg at it!
... 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. 91 :(bnm) W_Lavezzi runs with the ball to the corner flag
... He plays the ball across to J_Ross
... C_Thomson slides in to knock the ball out for a corner
... CORNER!
... J_Ross curls it into the box!
... It goes straight into the arms of E_Thorstvedt
Min. 92 :(bfa) C_Thomson has the ball
... He knocks the ball past M_Tudgay
... He puts in S_Nakamoto!
... W_Lavezzi bundles the player over!!
... That's a foul!!
... The ref looks across to his assistant!
... Play on!
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Match Details
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Venue : Estadio da Luz
Attendance : 121,000
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Benfica Match Info
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Best player : L_Fabiano (Man of the Match)
Scorers : N/A
Sent Off : N/A
Booked : L_Fabiano (44), S_Nakamoto (65), D_Damjanovic (88)
Injured : N/A
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Bayern Munich Match Info
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Best player : K_Huntelaar
Scorers : K_Huntelaar (45)
Sent Off : L_Carsley (81)
Booked : E_Sno (52)
Injured : N/A
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Match Statistics
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Benfica | Bayern Munich
Attempts on Goal : 15 | 12
Off target : 9 | 7
On target : 6 | 5
Possession : 54 | 46
Corners : 3 | 1
Red Cards : 0 | 1
Yellow Cards : 3 | 1
Subs Used : 3 | 3
Fouls : 13 | 13
Key Tackles : 7 | 11
Key Passes : 18 | 15
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Final Score : Benfica 0 - 1 Bayern Munich
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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 | 96 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -5 0 0 0
C_Thomson DF 2 28 12 6 25 | 96 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 20 30 1
C_Azpilicueta DF 2 28 9 9 13 | 96 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 20 10 3
Yann_M_Vila DF 2 27 13 8 22 | 96 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0
R_Tomassi DF 1 26 8 7 37 | 80 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 20 0
P_Caddis DF 2 25 12 8 28 | 62 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0
B_Abdoulaye MF 2 15 28 7 39 | 81 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 20 5
B_Zamora MF 2 12 28 8 25 | 96 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 20 0 1
Zheng_Zhi MF 1 9 27 8 42 | 96 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 1
D_Damjanovic MF 3 8 28 10 42 | 96 0 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 -22 18 -22
L_Fabiano FW 1 4 10 25 18 | 96 0 1 1 0 8 0 1 0 0 18 8 26
J_Moreau GK 27 1 2 2 14 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
W_Reid DF 2 23 6 9 41 | 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
P_Swanson DF 2 24 10 6 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
D_Obua MF 2 11 25 8 31 | 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
S_Nakamoto AM 3 4 23 15 32 | 34 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 18 -2
Player Statistics - Bayern Munich
Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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L_Fabianski GK 39 8 4 7 14 | 96 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 80 0 0 0
C_Schulz DF 2 37 6 2 22 | 74 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 10 0
L_Wallace DF 1 29 6 6 37 | 96 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 20 20
W_Lavezzi DF 2 27 13 7 45 | 96 0 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 80 10 1
Ni_Na_Lee DF 3 24 8 6 41 | 96 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 60 0 5
E_Sno MF 1 10 29 9 30 | 96 0 0 4 0 2 0 1 0 0 -2 38 4
G_McSheffrey MF 1 7 28 18 37 | 96 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
L_Carsley MF 2 4 27 11 40 | 83 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 -10 30 -10
T_Muller MF 3 9 26 9 32 | 62 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
K_Huntelaar FW 2 10 8 31 37 | 96 0 1 1 0 4 1 0 0 0 40 30 47
Messi FW 1 9 8 30 18 | 72 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 10 8
G_Goyo GK 27 5 5 2 15 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
M_Tudgay DF 2 29 5 7 32 | 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
D_Burford DF 1 26 12 5 12 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
J_Ross MF 1 8 24 7 27 | 34 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0
L_McQueen FW 1 7 10 23 10 | 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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