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Season 22 Archive: Elite League, Week 1
Benfica 0 - 2 Barcelona
Elite Football League Match, Benfica vs. Barcelona (Mon Apr 04)
Benfica | Barcelona
5-4-1 C | 4-5-1 E
Steven Theobald | Bryngar Myre
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E_Thorstvedt GK | GK L_Mulen
J_Martinez DF | DF B_Myre
J_Djourou DF | DF G_Bale
C_Thomson DF | DF J_Myre
Yann_M_Vila DF | DF G_Wilkinson
R_Tomassi DF | MF R_Kopa
B_Zamora MF | MF B_Spencer
H_Kiessling MF | MF I_Muniain
B_Abdoulaye MF | MF Adnan_Januzaj
Zheng_Zhi MF | MF G_Karagounis
K_McInally FW | FW M_Hunt
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J_Moreau SUB | SUB Pepe_Reina
M_Zeffane SUB | SUB Ciaran_Clark
J_Bolm SUB | SUB Maradona
S_Perrotta SUB | SUB J_Cole
Nathan_Dyer SUB | SUB Pele
Referee: H_Webb (England)
Min. 2 :(bfa) J_Martinez runs at J_Myre
... The defender slips and falls over
... J_Martinez attempts to nutmeg L_Mulen!
... L_Mulen beats the ball away
Min. 6 :(bfa) H_Kiessling lays the ball back to K_McInally
... K_McInally hits the ball on the bounce !
... L_Mulen with an amazing dive to the bottom left
... How he got to that one I don't know !
Min. 7 :(bfa) K_McInally leaves B_Spencer standing
... K_McInally controls the ball well!
... He hits the shot towards goal!
... L_Mulen makes himself big and wins the ball
Min. 12 :(brc) M_Hunt makes the tackle
... He gets to his feet quickly
... He's beat the defender to the ball
... C_Thomson fouls badly
... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
... H_Webb reaches to his pocket!
... He jots down his name!
... YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 12 :(brc) Adnan_Januzaj flicks the ball through
... M_Hunt runs onto it!
... J_Martinez goes in with the block tackle
... He comes out of it with the ball
... Great tackle!
Min. 15 :(bfa) Zheng_Zhi takes control of the loose ball
... He plays the ball across to K_McInally
... K_McInally pounds a rocket on goal !
... L_Mulen gathers it easily
Min. 16 :(brc) M_Hunt looks around for some movement
... His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
... He hits the ball to B_Myre
... B_Abdoulaye goes in with high feet!!
... That's a poor tackle!
... The ref shows him a YELLOW CARD!!
... He'll need to be careful from now on!
Min. 17 :(brc) B_Spencer has the ball on the wing
... He knocks the ball past C_Thomson
... He puts in Adnan_Januzaj!
... Adnan_Januzaj is clean through!
... The linesman has his flag raised
... But H_Webb waves play on
... He just has to beat E_Thorstvedt
... He rounds E_Thorstvedt
... He thumps it towards the goal!
... E_Thorstvedt somehow manages to get to it !!
Min. 17 :(brc) G_Wilkinson headbutts B_Zamora!
... RED CARD!!
... He's off!!
... FREE KICK!
... Right on the edge of the box!
... B_Abdoulaye passes to K_McInally
... K_McInally tries to lob the keeper !
... The fans behind the goal jump up!
... L_Mulen acrobatically tips it over !!
... Great keeping!
... CORNER!
... B_Abdoulaye chips the ball in towards the far post!
... G_Bale belts it clear
Min. 19 :(bfa) K_McInally sidesteps his marker
... His quick feet took him past the defender
... From long range K_McInally bends the ball towards goal!
... L_Mulen manages to turn it behind
Min. 21 :(bfa) H_Kiessling with a superb first touch
... He sees a team mate making a run!
... He plays the ball across to him!
... J_Djourou gets on the end of the pass
... J_Djourou with only one thing on his mind!
... He hits the ball towards goal!
... The fans get off there seats!
... L_Mulen plucks the ball out of the air
... Good goalkeeping there!
Min. 25 :(brc) Adnan_Januzaj with the diagonal pass B_Spencer
... An audacious effort from B_Spencer !
... But E_Thorstvedt parries the ball
... It's picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd
Min. 31 :(bfa) B_Zamora slides it through the middle to K_McInally
... Adnan_Januzaj reads it well
... This boy is a quality defender
... The crowd sing his praises
Min. 32 :(brc) Adnan_Januzaj with a simple pass to M_Hunt
... J_Djourou gets the foot in to win the ball
... It rolls out of play
... CORNER!
... R_Kopa hits it towards the far post!
... J_Djourou gets up well
... And he clears the danger
Min. 33 :(brc) I_Muniain curls the ball out wide to R_Kopa
... R_Kopa with a thundering volley!
... It goes wide!
... He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 34 :(bfa) K_McInally beats B_Myre
... He showed great skill there
... B_Myre reacts well to win the ball back
Min. 37 :(bfa) Yann_M_Vila with a glorious long pass to K_McInally
... J_Myre anticipates the pass and cuts it out
Min. 41 :(bfa) B_Zamora runs down the flank
... He threads the ball in to Yann_M_Vila
... Yann_M_Vila tries to lob the keeper !
... L_Mulen falls over
... But the ball sails wide anyway!
Min. 42 :(bfa) B_Abdoulaye sidesteps I_Muniain
... He was too quick for his marker
... B_Abdoulaye has time and space!
... He shoots towards goal!
... L_Mulen fists it away
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(bfa) Zheng_Zhi skips the challenge from G_Bale
... Zheng_Zhi runs forward
... He hits the shot!
... L_Mulen with a great save
... He shows why he is the number 1
Min. 46 :(bfa) Zheng_Zhi holds up the ball
... He plays the ball to K_McInally
... But he loses control of it
... G_Bale belts it clear
************* HALF TIME ****************
Half Time Score: Benfica 0-0 Barcelona
Min. 46 :(bfa) K_McInally takes a throw in
... He throws the ball into Zheng_Zhi
... Zheng_Zhi shapes up for a shot!
... The fans get off there seats!
... L_Mulen plucks the ball out of the air
... Good goalkeeping there!
Min. 46 :(brc) Adnan_Januzaj with electric pace
... He eases past H_Kiessling
... But J_Martinez wins the tackle
Min. 48 :(bfa) H_Kiessling with a precise ball to K_McInally
... K_McInally with only one thing on his mind!
... He hits the ball towards goal!
... L_Mulen is stranded!
... He can't get there in time!
... OH! It drifts just past the post
... Great strike!
... Deserved a goal really
Min. 55 :(bfa) K_McInally cuts inside his opponent
... He worked that well
... The cross hits K_McInally on the butt and rebounds towards goal !
... The shot takes a wicked deflection
... L_Mulen dives desperately to try and save it!!
... And L_Mulen tips it wide!
... Great goalkeeping!
... CORNER!
... B_Zamora swings it in!
... Yann_M_Vila with the shot!
... L_Mulen parries it
Min. 56 :(brc) G_Karagounis bursts forward
... C_Thomson with a superb challenge
... H_Webb has given the free kick the other way!
Min. 56 :(brc) M_Hunt knocks it past Yann_M_Vila and runs onto it
... He showed great skill and pace there
... J_Martinez wins the ball
Min. 57 :(bfa) Zheng_Zhi controls it well
... He nutmegs G_Bale
... He puts in K_McInally!
... K_McInally keeps his head down as he hits the shot!
... L_Mulen won't get to that!
... It clips the post!
... And goes wide!
Min. 60 :(bfa) B_Abdoulaye with the towering header to K_McInally
... J_Myre wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge
Min. 61 :(bfa) K_McInally leaves his marker standing
... K_McInally with a powerful diving header!
... L_Mulen guesses right
Min. 62 :(brc) I_Muniain leaves his marker standing
... I_Muniain with a bomb of a shot !
... But E_Thorstvedt punches it away
... He took a knock there
... His manager is looking on anxiously
... He's ok to carry on
Min. 63 :(bfa) R_Tomassi takes possession
... Knocks it past the defender
... He's through on goal
... A left-footer by R_Tomassi !
... It hits the outside of the post
... And goes out
Min. 63 :(bfa) B_Abdoulaye with the nutmeg
... He takes the ball forward
... G_Bale with a superb challenge
... The referee has given the free kick the other way!
... H_Webb gave him a strong warning
Min. 65 :(brc) Pele replaces G_Karagounis and will play FW
Min. 65 :(brc) Barcelona changed their strategy to play A
Min. 65 :(bfa) K_McInally is unmarked!
... But G_Bale slides in two footed.
... H_Webb has a look but waves "Play On!"
Min. 68 :(bfa) H_Kiessling with the flick on
... He plays the ball across to B_Zamora
... Pele fouls badly
... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
... H_Webb calls him over
... H_Webb is taking his time with him!
... YELLOW CARD!!
... FREE KICK
... Zheng_Zhi shapes to shoot
... He plays it to J_Djourou instead
... J_Myre reads him well and hoofs it clear
Min. 71 :(brc) Adnan_Januzaj unselfishly lays the ball back to I_Muniain
... B_Abdoulaye with a bad challenge
... The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
... That's his second booking !
... He's sent off!
Min. 71 :(bfa) J_Bolm is going to be brought on
... R_Tomassi is leaving the pitch
... He hasn't had the best of games today
... Looks like his replacement will play MF
... FREE KICK!
... Right on the edge of the box!
... R_Kopa swings it in
... M_Hunt gets on the end of it
... A great volley from M_Hunt !
... E_Thorstvedt is beaten!
... GOAL !!
... Superb finish!!
... That's given Barcelona the lead!
... Benfica 0-1 Barcelona ...
Min. 72 :(bfa) Up goes the substitution board - Nathan_Dyer on for Zheng_Zhi as a FW
Min. 72 :(bfa) It seems Benfica are making a tactical change to A
Min. 72 :(bfa) Yann_M_Vila with a flicked pass to J_Djourou
... J_Djourou hits a great shot !
... But he puts it over
... He can't be happy with that effort
Min. 72 :(brc) Pele cuts inside Yann_M_Vila
... He worked that well
... Pele sights up the goal
... He shoots!
... E_Thorstvedt gets his fingertips to it
Min. 72 :(bfa) Nathan_Dyer moves out over to the edge of the pitch
... He sees a team mate in space
... He plays the ball through to C_Thomson
... R_Kopa stands firm and knocks the player to the ground!!
... That's a rash challenge!!
... YELLOW CARD!!
... He'll have to watch himself now
... FREE KICK
... This is very far out
... Zheng_Zhi shapes to shoot
... He plays it to J_Bolm instead
... A left-footer by J_Bolm !
... It's hit the bar
... It bounces down
... L_Mulen grabs it
... No Goal!
... Boo's surround the stadium!!!
Min. 74 :(bfa) H_Kiessling with a real burst of pace
... He leaves the defender behind
... H_Kiessling tries the shot !
... But L_Mulen stops that one easily
Min. 74 :(brc) M_Hunt flicks it over the defenders head
... He showed some great skill there!
... J_Bolm with the foul
Min. 74 :(brc) I_Muniain with an intelligent ball to M_Hunt
... M_Hunt with the diving header !
... He had to be brave there
... E_Thorstvedt with a great save
... He holds onto it as well!
Min. 75 :(bfa) H_Kiessling retreats under pressure
... He hoofs the ball up field
... B_Zamora gets on the end of it
... B_Zamora hits a great shot !
... Terrific shot
... It takes a bounce of the defender
... The deflection takes it just wide
... That's unlucky!
Min. 75 :(brc) I_Muniain off the woodwork.
... M_Hunt picks up the deflection
... M_Hunt hits a great shot !
... It floats over E_Thorstvedt
... Its heading goal ward!
... GOAL !!
... That was a great effort
... Benfica 0-2 Barcelona ...
Min. 76 :(brc) The assistant manager is out on the touchline shouting orders
... It seems Barcelona will now be playing D
Min. 76 :(bfa) Yann_M_Vila sidesteps B_Myre
... That was too easy
... Yann_M_Vila goes for goal !
... L_Mulen collects it comfortably
... The shot never troubled him
Min. 76 :(brc) G_Bale with the dribble
... He spots the run of his team-mate
... He's decided to go alone
... Yann_M_Vila takes out the attacker
... He looked to have fouled him there
Min. 77 :(brc) The ball is passed in from Pele, he finds I_Muniain
... C_Thomson with the foul
... He received a good talking to from H_Webb
Min. 78 :(brc) There's going to be a change
... Ciaran_Clark will come on for B_Myre and play DF
Min. 78 :(brc) J_Cole is coming on and R_Kopa is being brought off
... Looks likely he will go and play MF
Min. 81 :(bfa) M_Zeffane is going to be brought on
... C_Thomson is leaving the pitch
... He applauds the crowd
... Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 81 :(brc) Adnan_Januzaj 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_Hunt
... M_Hunt hits the shot with the outside of the left foot!
... E_Thorstvedt gets his fingertips to it
... He just manages to tip it over
... CORNER!
... I_Muniain chips the ball in towards the back post!
... E_Thorstvedt jumps well to claim it!
Min. 82 :(bfa) J_Bolm has the ball on the wing
... He takes it past G_Bale
... He knocks it to K_McInally!
... K_McInally from 20 yards !
... But the ball goes harmlessly wide
Min. 82 :(bfa) B_Zamora with a probing through ball Nathan_Dyer
... J_Myre fouls badly
... I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
... Shown a YELLOW CARD!!
... He'll need to be careful from now on
... FREE KICK!
... That could have been a penalty!
... J_Djourou drives it in
... But L_Mulen just gets his fingers to that one
... H_Webb has given a goal kick
... He's not having the best of days !
Min. 87 :(bfa) J_Djourou takes possession
... Knocks it past the defender
... He's through on goal
... J_Djourou swings in the shot!
... L_Mulen parries it, he follows it up
... He fires it over!!
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 90 :(bfa) J_Bolm is taking a throw in
... He dries the ball on his shirt
... He throws the ball to H_Kiessling
... H_Kiessling hits the shot with the outside of the left foot!
... But he puts it over
... He can't be happy with that effort
Min. 94 :(bfa) Nathan_Dyer with the cross-field pass to H_Kiessling
... H_Kiessling runs forward
... He hits the shot!
... The shot slips through L_Mulen's hands
... But L_Mulen recovers to save!
... He got away with that!
************* 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 : K_McInally
Scorers : N/A
Sent Off : B_Abdoulaye (71)
Booked : C_Thomson (12)
Injured : N/A
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Barcelona Match Info
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Best player : M_Hunt (Man of the Match)
Scorers : M_Hunt (71,75)
Sent Off : G_Wilkinson (17)
Booked : Pele (68), R_Kopa (72), J_Myre (82)
Injured : N/A
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Match Statistics
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Benfica | Barcelona
Attempts on Goal : 27 | 9
Off target : 10 | 1
On target : 17 | 8
Possession : 55 | 45
Corners : 2 | 2
Red Cards : 1 | 1
Yellow Cards : 1 | 3
Subs Used : 3 | 3
Fouls : 14 | 14
Key Tackles : 5 | 7
Key Passes : 20 | 11
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Final Score : Benfica 0 - 2 Barcelona
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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 | 95 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 0 0
J_Martinez DF 1 32 3 4 23 | 95 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 60 0 5
J_Djourou DF 3 29 5 10 35 | 95 0 2 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 20 -20 -8
C_Thomson DF 2 28 12 6 25 | 82 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 -2 -2
Yann_M_Vila DF 2 27 13 8 22 | 95 0 1 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 20 20 11
R_Tomassi DF 1 26 8 7 37 | 72 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
B_Zamora MF 2 12 29 8 25 | 95 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 40 1
H_Kiessling MF 4 11 29 9 31 | 95 0 0 5 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 50 11
B_Abdoulaye MF 2 15 28 8 39 | 72 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 -10 0 -5
Zheng_Zhi MF 1 9 28 8 42 | 73 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 -20 10 -10
K_McInally FW 2 6 5 29 27 | 95 0 0 1 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 10 38
J_Moreau GK 27 1 2 2 14 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
M_Zeffane DF 1 25 9 7 31 | 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
J_Bolm MF 2 11 26 13 32 | 23 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 20 1
S_Perrotta MF 2 8 24 18 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nathan_Dyer FW 2 6 10 27 31 | 22 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0
Player Statistics - Barcelona
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_Mulen GK 39 4 6 3 10 | 95 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 145 0 0 0
B_Myre DF 1 30 13 5 30 | 79 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 60 0 0
G_Bale DF 2 28 11 7 42 | 95 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 60 0 0
J_Myre DF 2 27 9 7 39 | 95 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 58 -2 -2
G_Wilkinson DF 1 27 9 7 31 | 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 -10 -10 -10
R_Kopa MF 2 13 29 7 23 | 79 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 -2 13 -1
B_Spencer MF 1 11 27 12 31 | 95 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 20 30 25
I_Muniain MF 1 10 26 8 24 | 95 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 45 5
Adnan_Januzaj MF 3 11 25 10 23 | 95 0 1 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 20 50 5
G_Karagounis MF 2 9 24 8 33 | 66 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
M_Hunt FW 2 9 7 33 33 | 95 0 0 1 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 10 50
Pepe_Reina GK 27 2 1 1 32 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ciaran_Clark DF 2 27 8 8 24 | 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Maradona MF 1 10 25 16 18 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
J_Cole MF 3 8 24 7 33 | 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pele FW 1 7 9 33 26 | 29 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 -2 8 3
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Benfica | Barcelona
5-4-1 C | 4-5-1 E
Steven Theobald | Bryngar Myre
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E_Thorstvedt GK | GK L_Mulen
J_Martinez DF | DF B_Myre
J_Djourou DF | DF G_Bale
C_Thomson DF | DF J_Myre
Yann_M_Vila DF | DF G_Wilkinson
R_Tomassi DF | MF R_Kopa
B_Zamora MF | MF B_Spencer
H_Kiessling MF | MF I_Muniain
B_Abdoulaye MF | MF Adnan_Januzaj
Zheng_Zhi MF | MF G_Karagounis
K_McInally FW | FW M_Hunt
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J_Moreau SUB | SUB Pepe_Reina
M_Zeffane SUB | SUB Ciaran_Clark
J_Bolm SUB | SUB Maradona
S_Perrotta SUB | SUB J_Cole
Nathan_Dyer SUB | SUB Pele
Referee: H_Webb (England)
Min. 2 :(bfa) J_Martinez runs at J_Myre
... The defender slips and falls over
... J_Martinez attempts to nutmeg L_Mulen!
... L_Mulen beats the ball away
Min. 6 :(bfa) H_Kiessling lays the ball back to K_McInally
... K_McInally hits the ball on the bounce !
... L_Mulen with an amazing dive to the bottom left
... How he got to that one I don't know !
Min. 7 :(bfa) K_McInally leaves B_Spencer standing
... K_McInally controls the ball well!
... He hits the shot towards goal!
... L_Mulen makes himself big and wins the ball
Min. 12 :(brc) M_Hunt makes the tackle
... He gets to his feet quickly
... He's beat the defender to the ball
... C_Thomson fouls badly
... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
... H_Webb reaches to his pocket!
... He jots down his name!
... YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 12 :(brc) Adnan_Januzaj flicks the ball through
... M_Hunt runs onto it!
... J_Martinez goes in with the block tackle
... He comes out of it with the ball
... Great tackle!
Min. 15 :(bfa) Zheng_Zhi takes control of the loose ball
... He plays the ball across to K_McInally
... K_McInally pounds a rocket on goal !
... L_Mulen gathers it easily
Min. 16 :(brc) M_Hunt looks around for some movement
... His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
... He hits the ball to B_Myre
... B_Abdoulaye goes in with high feet!!
... That's a poor tackle!
... The ref shows him a YELLOW CARD!!
... He'll need to be careful from now on!
Min. 17 :(brc) B_Spencer has the ball on the wing
... He knocks the ball past C_Thomson
... He puts in Adnan_Januzaj!
... Adnan_Januzaj is clean through!
... The linesman has his flag raised
... But H_Webb waves play on
... He just has to beat E_Thorstvedt
... He rounds E_Thorstvedt
... He thumps it towards the goal!
... E_Thorstvedt somehow manages to get to it !!
Min. 17 :(brc) G_Wilkinson headbutts B_Zamora!
... RED CARD!!
... He's off!!
... FREE KICK!
... Right on the edge of the box!
... B_Abdoulaye passes to K_McInally
... K_McInally tries to lob the keeper !
... The fans behind the goal jump up!
... L_Mulen acrobatically tips it over !!
... Great keeping!
... CORNER!
... B_Abdoulaye chips the ball in towards the far post!
... G_Bale belts it clear
Min. 19 :(bfa) K_McInally sidesteps his marker
... His quick feet took him past the defender
... From long range K_McInally bends the ball towards goal!
... L_Mulen manages to turn it behind
Min. 21 :(bfa) H_Kiessling with a superb first touch
... He sees a team mate making a run!
... He plays the ball across to him!
... J_Djourou gets on the end of the pass
... J_Djourou with only one thing on his mind!
... He hits the ball towards goal!
... The fans get off there seats!
... L_Mulen plucks the ball out of the air
... Good goalkeeping there!
Min. 25 :(brc) Adnan_Januzaj with the diagonal pass B_Spencer
... An audacious effort from B_Spencer !
... But E_Thorstvedt parries the ball
... It's picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd
Min. 31 :(bfa) B_Zamora slides it through the middle to K_McInally
... Adnan_Januzaj reads it well
... This boy is a quality defender
... The crowd sing his praises
Min. 32 :(brc) Adnan_Januzaj with a simple pass to M_Hunt
... J_Djourou gets the foot in to win the ball
... It rolls out of play
... CORNER!
... R_Kopa hits it towards the far post!
... J_Djourou gets up well
... And he clears the danger
Min. 33 :(brc) I_Muniain curls the ball out wide to R_Kopa
... R_Kopa with a thundering volley!
... It goes wide!
... He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 34 :(bfa) K_McInally beats B_Myre
... He showed great skill there
... B_Myre reacts well to win the ball back
Min. 37 :(bfa) Yann_M_Vila with a glorious long pass to K_McInally
... J_Myre anticipates the pass and cuts it out
Min. 41 :(bfa) B_Zamora runs down the flank
... He threads the ball in to Yann_M_Vila
... Yann_M_Vila tries to lob the keeper !
... L_Mulen falls over
... But the ball sails wide anyway!
Min. 42 :(bfa) B_Abdoulaye sidesteps I_Muniain
... He was too quick for his marker
... B_Abdoulaye has time and space!
... He shoots towards goal!
... L_Mulen fists it away
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(bfa) Zheng_Zhi skips the challenge from G_Bale
... Zheng_Zhi runs forward
... He hits the shot!
... L_Mulen with a great save
... He shows why he is the number 1
Min. 46 :(bfa) Zheng_Zhi holds up the ball
... He plays the ball to K_McInally
... But he loses control of it
... G_Bale belts it clear
************* HALF TIME ****************
Half Time Score: Benfica 0-0 Barcelona
Min. 46 :(bfa) K_McInally takes a throw in
... He throws the ball into Zheng_Zhi
... Zheng_Zhi shapes up for a shot!
... The fans get off there seats!
... L_Mulen plucks the ball out of the air
... Good goalkeeping there!
Min. 46 :(brc) Adnan_Januzaj with electric pace
... He eases past H_Kiessling
... But J_Martinez wins the tackle
Min. 48 :(bfa) H_Kiessling with a precise ball to K_McInally
... K_McInally with only one thing on his mind!
... He hits the ball towards goal!
... L_Mulen is stranded!
... He can't get there in time!
... OH! It drifts just past the post
... Great strike!
... Deserved a goal really
Min. 55 :(bfa) K_McInally cuts inside his opponent
... He worked that well
... The cross hits K_McInally on the butt and rebounds towards goal !
... The shot takes a wicked deflection
... L_Mulen dives desperately to try and save it!!
... And L_Mulen tips it wide!
... Great goalkeeping!
... CORNER!
... B_Zamora swings it in!
... Yann_M_Vila with the shot!
... L_Mulen parries it
Min. 56 :(brc) G_Karagounis bursts forward
... C_Thomson with a superb challenge
... H_Webb has given the free kick the other way!
Min. 56 :(brc) M_Hunt knocks it past Yann_M_Vila and runs onto it
... He showed great skill and pace there
... J_Martinez wins the ball
Min. 57 :(bfa) Zheng_Zhi controls it well
... He nutmegs G_Bale
... He puts in K_McInally!
... K_McInally keeps his head down as he hits the shot!
... L_Mulen won't get to that!
... It clips the post!
... And goes wide!
Min. 60 :(bfa) B_Abdoulaye with the towering header to K_McInally
... J_Myre wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge
Min. 61 :(bfa) K_McInally leaves his marker standing
... K_McInally with a powerful diving header!
... L_Mulen guesses right
Min. 62 :(brc) I_Muniain leaves his marker standing
... I_Muniain with a bomb of a shot !
... But E_Thorstvedt punches it away
... He took a knock there
... His manager is looking on anxiously
... He's ok to carry on
Min. 63 :(bfa) R_Tomassi takes possession
... Knocks it past the defender
... He's through on goal
... A left-footer by R_Tomassi !
... It hits the outside of the post
... And goes out
Min. 63 :(bfa) B_Abdoulaye with the nutmeg
... He takes the ball forward
... G_Bale with a superb challenge
... The referee has given the free kick the other way!
... H_Webb gave him a strong warning
Min. 65 :(brc) Pele replaces G_Karagounis and will play FW
Min. 65 :(brc) Barcelona changed their strategy to play A
Min. 65 :(bfa) K_McInally is unmarked!
... But G_Bale slides in two footed.
... H_Webb has a look but waves "Play On!"
Min. 68 :(bfa) H_Kiessling with the flick on
... He plays the ball across to B_Zamora
... Pele fouls badly
... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
... H_Webb calls him over
... H_Webb is taking his time with him!
... YELLOW CARD!!
... FREE KICK
... Zheng_Zhi shapes to shoot
... He plays it to J_Djourou instead
... J_Myre reads him well and hoofs it clear
Min. 71 :(brc) Adnan_Januzaj unselfishly lays the ball back to I_Muniain
... B_Abdoulaye with a bad challenge
... The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
... That's his second booking !
... He's sent off!
Min. 71 :(bfa) J_Bolm is going to be brought on
... R_Tomassi is leaving the pitch
... He hasn't had the best of games today
... Looks like his replacement will play MF
... FREE KICK!
... Right on the edge of the box!
... R_Kopa swings it in
... M_Hunt gets on the end of it
... A great volley from M_Hunt !
... E_Thorstvedt is beaten!
... GOAL !!
... Superb finish!!
... That's given Barcelona the lead!
... Benfica 0-1 Barcelona ...
Min. 72 :(bfa) Up goes the substitution board - Nathan_Dyer on for Zheng_Zhi as a FW
Min. 72 :(bfa) It seems Benfica are making a tactical change to A
Min. 72 :(bfa) Yann_M_Vila with a flicked pass to J_Djourou
... J_Djourou hits a great shot !
... But he puts it over
... He can't be happy with that effort
Min. 72 :(brc) Pele cuts inside Yann_M_Vila
... He worked that well
... Pele sights up the goal
... He shoots!
... E_Thorstvedt gets his fingertips to it
Min. 72 :(bfa) Nathan_Dyer moves out over to the edge of the pitch
... He sees a team mate in space
... He plays the ball through to C_Thomson
... R_Kopa stands firm and knocks the player to the ground!!
... That's a rash challenge!!
... YELLOW CARD!!
... He'll have to watch himself now
... FREE KICK
... This is very far out
... Zheng_Zhi shapes to shoot
... He plays it to J_Bolm instead
... A left-footer by J_Bolm !
... It's hit the bar
... It bounces down
... L_Mulen grabs it
... No Goal!
... Boo's surround the stadium!!!
Min. 74 :(bfa) H_Kiessling with a real burst of pace
... He leaves the defender behind
... H_Kiessling tries the shot !
... But L_Mulen stops that one easily
Min. 74 :(brc) M_Hunt flicks it over the defenders head
... He showed some great skill there!
... J_Bolm with the foul
Min. 74 :(brc) I_Muniain with an intelligent ball to M_Hunt
... M_Hunt with the diving header !
... He had to be brave there
... E_Thorstvedt with a great save
... He holds onto it as well!
Min. 75 :(bfa) H_Kiessling retreats under pressure
... He hoofs the ball up field
... B_Zamora gets on the end of it
... B_Zamora hits a great shot !
... Terrific shot
... It takes a bounce of the defender
... The deflection takes it just wide
... That's unlucky!
Min. 75 :(brc) I_Muniain off the woodwork.
... M_Hunt picks up the deflection
... M_Hunt hits a great shot !
... It floats over E_Thorstvedt
... Its heading goal ward!
... GOAL !!
... That was a great effort
... Benfica 0-2 Barcelona ...
Min. 76 :(brc) The assistant manager is out on the touchline shouting orders
... It seems Barcelona will now be playing D
Min. 76 :(bfa) Yann_M_Vila sidesteps B_Myre
... That was too easy
... Yann_M_Vila goes for goal !
... L_Mulen collects it comfortably
... The shot never troubled him
Min. 76 :(brc) G_Bale with the dribble
... He spots the run of his team-mate
... He's decided to go alone
... Yann_M_Vila takes out the attacker
... He looked to have fouled him there
Min. 77 :(brc) The ball is passed in from Pele, he finds I_Muniain
... C_Thomson with the foul
... He received a good talking to from H_Webb
Min. 78 :(brc) There's going to be a change
... Ciaran_Clark will come on for B_Myre and play DF
Min. 78 :(brc) J_Cole is coming on and R_Kopa is being brought off
... Looks likely he will go and play MF
Min. 81 :(bfa) M_Zeffane is going to be brought on
... C_Thomson is leaving the pitch
... He applauds the crowd
... Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 81 :(brc) Adnan_Januzaj 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_Hunt
... M_Hunt hits the shot with the outside of the left foot!
... E_Thorstvedt gets his fingertips to it
... He just manages to tip it over
... CORNER!
... I_Muniain chips the ball in towards the back post!
... E_Thorstvedt jumps well to claim it!
Min. 82 :(bfa) J_Bolm has the ball on the wing
... He takes it past G_Bale
... He knocks it to K_McInally!
... K_McInally from 20 yards !
... But the ball goes harmlessly wide
Min. 82 :(bfa) B_Zamora with a probing through ball Nathan_Dyer
... J_Myre fouls badly
... I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
... Shown a YELLOW CARD!!
... He'll need to be careful from now on
... FREE KICK!
... That could have been a penalty!
... J_Djourou drives it in
... But L_Mulen just gets his fingers to that one
... H_Webb has given a goal kick
... He's not having the best of days !
Min. 87 :(bfa) J_Djourou takes possession
... Knocks it past the defender
... He's through on goal
... J_Djourou swings in the shot!
... L_Mulen parries it, he follows it up
... He fires it over!!
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 90 :(bfa) J_Bolm is taking a throw in
... He dries the ball on his shirt
... He throws the ball to H_Kiessling
... H_Kiessling hits the shot with the outside of the left foot!
... But he puts it over
... He can't be happy with that effort
Min. 94 :(bfa) Nathan_Dyer with the cross-field pass to H_Kiessling
... H_Kiessling runs forward
... He hits the shot!
... The shot slips through L_Mulen's hands
... But L_Mulen recovers to save!
... He got away with that!
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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 : K_McInally
Scorers : N/A
Sent Off : B_Abdoulaye (71)
Booked : C_Thomson (12)
Injured : N/A
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Barcelona Match Info
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Best player : M_Hunt (Man of the Match)
Scorers : M_Hunt (71,75)
Sent Off : G_Wilkinson (17)
Booked : Pele (68), R_Kopa (72), J_Myre (82)
Injured : N/A
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Match Statistics
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Benfica | Barcelona
Attempts on Goal : 27 | 9
Off target : 10 | 1
On target : 17 | 8
Possession : 55 | 45
Corners : 2 | 2
Red Cards : 1 | 1
Yellow Cards : 1 | 3
Subs Used : 3 | 3
Fouls : 14 | 14
Key Tackles : 5 | 7
Key Passes : 20 | 11
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Final Score : Benfica 0 - 2 Barcelona
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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 | 95 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 0 0
J_Martinez DF 1 32 3 4 23 | 95 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 60 0 5
J_Djourou DF 3 29 5 10 35 | 95 0 2 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 20 -20 -8
C_Thomson DF 2 28 12 6 25 | 82 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 -2 -2
Yann_M_Vila DF 2 27 13 8 22 | 95 0 1 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 20 20 11
R_Tomassi DF 1 26 8 7 37 | 72 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
B_Zamora MF 2 12 29 8 25 | 95 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 40 1
H_Kiessling MF 4 11 29 9 31 | 95 0 0 5 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 50 11
B_Abdoulaye MF 2 15 28 8 39 | 72 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 -10 0 -5
Zheng_Zhi MF 1 9 28 8 42 | 73 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 -20 10 -10
K_McInally FW 2 6 5 29 27 | 95 0 0 1 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 10 38
J_Moreau GK 27 1 2 2 14 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
M_Zeffane DF 1 25 9 7 31 | 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
J_Bolm MF 2 11 26 13 32 | 23 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 20 1
S_Perrotta MF 2 8 24 18 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nathan_Dyer FW 2 6 10 27 31 | 22 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0
Player Statistics - Barcelona
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_Mulen GK 39 4 6 3 10 | 95 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 145 0 0 0
B_Myre DF 1 30 13 5 30 | 79 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 60 0 0
G_Bale DF 2 28 11 7 42 | 95 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 60 0 0
J_Myre DF 2 27 9 7 39 | 95 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 58 -2 -2
G_Wilkinson DF 1 27 9 7 31 | 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 -10 -10 -10
R_Kopa MF 2 13 29 7 23 | 79 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 -2 13 -1
B_Spencer MF 1 11 27 12 31 | 95 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 20 30 25
I_Muniain MF 1 10 26 8 24 | 95 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 45 5
Adnan_Januzaj MF 3 11 25 10 23 | 95 0 1 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 20 50 5
G_Karagounis MF 2 9 24 8 33 | 66 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
M_Hunt FW 2 9 7 33 33 | 95 0 0 1 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 10 50
Pepe_Reina GK 27 2 1 1 32 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ciaran_Clark DF 2 27 8 8 24 | 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Maradona MF 1 10 25 16 18 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
J_Cole MF 3 8 24 7 33 | 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pele FW 1 7 9 33 26 | 29 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 -2 8 3
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