Elite Football League Match, Benfica vs. Barcelona (Sun Sep 27)


                              Benfica  |  Barcelona
                              5-4-1 P  |  4-5-1 E
                      Steven Theobald  |  Bryngar Myre
                                       |
                      E_Thorstvedt GK  |  GK L_Mulen
                         C_Thomson DF  |  DF B_Myre
                         J_Djourou DF  |  DF G_Bale
                     C_Azpilicueta DF  |  DF G_Wilkinson
                       Yann_M_Vila DF  |  DF J_Myre
                         R_Tomassi DF  |  MF R_Kopa
                          B_Zamora MF  |  MF B_Spencer
                      D_Damjanovic MF  |  MF I_Muniain
                       B_Abdoulaye MF  |  MF Saruman
                         Zheng_Zhi MF  |  MF Adnan_Januzaj
                        K_McInally FW  |  FW Pele
                                       |
                          J_Moreau SUB |  SUB Pepe_Reina
                         P_Swanson SUB |  SUB Ciaran_Clark
                            J_Bolm SUB |  SUB C_Obradovic
                            D_Obua SUB |  SUB G_Karagounis
                       Nathan_Dyer SUB |  SUB R_Lewandowski

Referee: S_Youri (Morrocco)


Min. 4  :(bfa) B_Zamora beats his marker
          ...  B_Zamora uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot!
          ...  L_Mulen gets his body behind the ball and saves
          ...  Text book goalkeeping!
Min. 4  :(bfa) K_McInally flicks it over B_Myre's head
          ...  He showed some great skill there!
          ...  Adnan_Januzaj with an ugly foul
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  Shown a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
          ...  FREE KICK
          ...  This is very far out
          ...  Yann_M_Vila shapes to shoot
          ...  He plays it to K_McInally instead
          ...  G_Wilkinson plays the back pass
          ...  L_Mulen can't get to it!!
          ...  It goes just wide!!
          ...  What a lucky escape!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Zheng_Zhi chips the ball into the area!
          ...  L_Mulen catches it!
Min. 5  :(brc) Adnan_Januzaj turns well with ball
          ...  He has some space now
          ...  A left-footer by Adnan_Januzaj !
          ...  E_Thorstvedt won't get to that!
          ...  It clips the post!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Excellent strike!!
          ...  And Barcelona are leading in the game now
          ...  Benfica 0-1 Barcelona ...
Min. 6  :(brc) Pele sidesteps J_Djourou
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game
          ...  D_Damjanovic with an ugly foul
          ...  That looked malicious
          ...  S_Youri will just give him a speaking to
Min. 7  :(bfa) C_Azpilicueta breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on L_Mulen!
          ...  G_Bale brings him down!
          ...  S_Youri calls him over!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  He is lucky not to have seen red!
Min. 9  :(bfa) D_Damjanovic plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  K_McInally decides to keep possession instead!
          ...  He runs towards the goal now!
          ...  K_McInally with his head down lets it go !
          ...  The Benfica fans get off there seats!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  It's all square now!
          ...  Benfica 1-1 Barcelona ...
Min. 15 :(bfa) Yann_M_Vila is taking a throw in
          ...  He is taking a run up at it!
          ...  He throws it long to K_McInally
          ...  K_McInally with a graceful, looping effort !
          ...  It hits off a defender!
          ...  L_Mulen is wrong footed!
          ...  It drifts just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  C_Azpilicueta swings it in!
          ...  L_Mulen catches it!
Min. 16 :(bfa) J_Djourou has the ball
          ...  He knocks the ball past B_Myre
          ...  He puts in Yann_M_Vila!
          ...  Yann_M_Vila hits the shot with the inside of the right foot!
          ...  But L_Mulen punches it away
          ...  He could have caught that!
Min. 20 :(bfa) Yann_M_Vila threads the through ball to J_Djourou
          ...  J_Djourou is miles offside!
          ...  The flag stays down
          ...  L_Mulen tries to close down the angle
          ...  He rounds L_Mulen
          ...  He taps it towards the goal!
          ...  L_Mulen manages to get to it !!
Min. 21 :(brc) R_Kopa retreats under pressure
          ...  He hits the ball up field
          ...  Pele latches onto the end of it
          ...  C_Thomson with a superb tackle!
          ...  He easily dispossessed him.
Min. 22 :(brc) Saruman jinks infield
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to Pele
          ...  But J_Djourou slides in two footed.
          ...  S_Youri has a look but waves "Play On!"
Min. 23 :(bfa) C_Thomson gets to the bye line
          ...  He puts it into the box
          ...  He finds K_McInally
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  G_Bale takes possession
Min. 25 :(brc) I_Muniain runs down the wing
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space!
          ...  He cuts the ball back
          ...  Pele latches onto the pass
          ...  He carves out some space
          ...  C_Thomson intercepts the pass
Min. 28 :(brc) R_Kopa kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  I_Muniain gets on the end of the pass
          ...  But C_Azpilicueta wins the ball with a sliding challenge
Min. 31 :(brc) I_Muniain looks around for some movement
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to Pele
          ...  Pele rises above the defence to head the ball !
          ...  E_Thorstvedt gets up well to catch that one
Min. 34 :(bfa) K_McInally finds himself in a good position
          ...  J_Myre stands his ground and wins the tackle
Min. 37 :(brc) B_Myre plays the back pass
          ...  L_Mulen can't get to it!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  What a terrible mistake to make!!
          ...  Look at the fury on the managers face!!
          ...  Benfica 2-1 Barcelona ...
Min. 38 :(bfa) B_Abdoulaye is now playing as a DM
Min. 38 :(bfa) Zheng_Zhi is forced back with the ball
          ...  He belts the ball up field
          ...  J_Djourou latches onto the end of it
          ...  A delicate chip from J_Djourou !
          ...  L_Mulen makes a difficult save
Min. 41 :(bfa) C_Thomson with a simple pass to B_Zamora
          ...  G_Wilkinson stands his ground and wins the tackle
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 45 :(bfa) D_Damjanovic cuts inside G_Bale
          ...  He worked that well
          ...  Saruman with a deliberate foul
          ...  S_Youri will want to speak to him
          ...  The boy is unlucky to get a yellow
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 48 :(bfa) Yann_M_Vila looks around for support
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to B_Zamora
          ...  G_Bale cleanly tackles him
          ...  He judged that well
Min. 48 :(brc) Pele with the mazy dribble
          ...  He takes it past the defender
          ...  But B_Zamora wins the tackle

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Benfica 2-1 Barcelona

Min. 48 :(bfa) R_Tomassi kicks I_Muniain off the ball
          ...  The linesman is flagging
          ...  RED CARD!!
          ...  S_Youri had no choice there!!
          ...  Bryngar Myre appluads the decision
Min. 48 :(bfa) P_Swanson will come on for Zheng_Zhi and play DF
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  They are lining up to take this one!
          ...  Saruman fires it towards the goal
          ...  E_Thorstvedt gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it over
Min. 48 :(brc) R_Kopa cuts the ball back to Saruman
          ...  C_Thomson gets in the way and wins the ball
Min. 49 :(bfa) D_Damjanovic turns past J_Myre
          ...  He has created space for himself now
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from G_Bale
Min. 50 :(bfa) It seems Benfica are making a tactical change to D
Min. 52 :(brc) R_Kopa jinks infield
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to Pele
          ...  Pele with the strike !
          ...  But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  I_Muniain lofts the ball in!
          ...  E_Thorstvedt comes out and claims it!
Min. 56 :(bfa) B_Zamora is taking a throw in
          ...  He takes a couple of strides back
          ...  He throws the ball to C_Azpilicueta
          ...  B_Myre reads the situation well and wins the ball
          ...  But it goes out
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  B_Abdoulaye chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  L_Mulen easily catches it!
Min. 56 :(brc) R_Kopa with a first time pass
          ...  Saruman runs onto it!
          ...  But C_Thomson wins the tackle
Min. 58 :(bfa) J_Djourou brings the ball under control
          ...  He sees a team mate in space!
          ...  He plays the ball in to him!
          ...  C_Azpilicueta gets on the end of the pass
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from G_Wilkinson
          ...  He could have easily caught the defender is he hadn't been careful
Min. 59 :(brc) Saruman takes advantage of a mistake by P_Swanson
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  Saruman with a thundering shot!
          ...  It's well wide!
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 61 :(bfa) Yann_M_Vila retreats under pressure
          ...  He hits the ball up field
          ...  K_McInally latches onto the end of it
          ...  I_Muniain tries to clear it
          ...  He has miskicked it!!!
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  B_Abdoulaye chips the ball into the area!
          ...  G_Bale clears the danger
Min. 65 :(brc) I_Muniain is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He throws it long to Pele
          ...  Pele unleashes a pile driver !
          ...  Terrific shot
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide
          ...  That's unlucky!
Min. 70 :(brc) Ciaran_Clark comes on for J_Myre and takes up a DF role
Min. 70 :(brc) R_Lewandowski takes off his tracksuit
          ...  he'll replace Adnan_Januzaj as FW
Min. 70 :(brc) It seems Barcelona are making a tactical change to A
Min. 73 :(bfa) K_McInally takes advantage of a defensive mistake
          ...  That mistake could prove costly
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from G_Bale
          ...  He could have easily caught the defender is he hadn't been careful
Min. 73 :(bfa) K_McInally breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on L_Mulen!
          ...  I_Muniain brings him down!
          ...  He's been sent off!!
          ...  RED CARD!!
Min. 74 :(brc) Saruman knocks it forward
          ...  Yann_M_Vila slips
          ...  R_Lewandowski gets to it!
          ...  C_Azpilicueta gets in the way of the ball and clears!
Min. 75 :(brc) G_Karagounis is being prepared to come on
          ...  R_Kopa is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 76 :(bfa) K_McInally sidesteps his marker
          ...  He runs forward now
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from G_Wilkinson
          ...  He could have easily caught the defender is he hadn't been careful
Min. 76 :(brc) Saruman with an inch perfect pass to Pele
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from B_Zamora
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  G_Karagounis curls it into the box!
          ...  E_Thorstvedt makes the catch!
Min. 78 :(bfa) D_Damjanovic picks up a loose ball
          ...  B_Myre wins the ball with a clear tackle
Min. 79 :(bfa) D_Damjanovic finds K_McInally in the box
          ...  B_Myre is forced to retreat
          ...  He knocks it back!
          ...  L_Mulen misses it!
          ...  It creeps just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  C_Azpilicueta hits it towards the far post!
          ...  L_Mulen comes out and claims it!
Min. 79 :(brc) G_Bale has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past P_Swanson
          ...  He puts in Pele!
          ...  P_Swanson does well to get the tackle in
Min. 80 :(bfa) B_Zamora runs forward
          ...  B_Zamora with the drive!
          ...  L_Mulen fists it away
Min. 81 :(bfa) The ball goes loose!
          ...  C_Thomson gains possesion and thinks about the shot
          ...  G_Karagounis wins the ball with ease
          ...  S_Youri saw something no-one else did
Min. 82 :(bfa) B_Zamora is taking a throw in
          ...  He is taking a run up at it!
          ...  He throws it long to C_Thomson
          ...  C_Thomson shoots towards goal !
          ...  L_Mulen parries it, he follows it up
          ...  And L_Mulen recovers to save!!
Min. 84 :(bfa) Yann_M_Vila takes advantage of a mistake by Ciaran_Clark
          ...  Can he make them pay?
          ...  A vicious shot by Yann_M_Vila !
          ...  L_Mulen makes a comfortable save
          ...  He wasn't troubled there
Min. 85 :(bfa) D_Obua replaces B_Abdoulaye to play as a MF
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(brc) Pele with the dribble
          ...  P_Swanson is easily beaten
          ...  J_Djourou tackles from behind
          ...  That looked malicious
          ...  S_Youri ignores the protests for a card
          ...  Steven Theobald looks relieved
Min. 90 :(brc) B_Spencer leaps into the air
          ...  He wins the header
          ...  He heads it across to R_Lewandowski
          ...  But J_Djourou clears the ball to safety

*************  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          : B_Zamora (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : K_McInally (9), B_Myre (37 og)
Sent Off             : R_Tomassi (48)
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Barcelona Match Info
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Best player          : R_Kopa
Scorers              : Adnan_Januzaj (5)
Sent Off             : I_Muniain (73)
Booked               : Adnan_Januzaj (4), G_Bale (7), Saruman (45)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                              Benfica     |    Barcelona
Attempts on Goal     :           9        |       6
Off target           :           1        |       4
On target            :           8        |       2
Possession           :          48        |       52
Corners              :           5        |       2
Red Cards            :           1        |       1
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       3
Subs Used            :           2        |       3
Fouls                :          10        |       12
Key Tackles          :          11        |       13
Key Passes           :          13        |       14
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Final Score          : Benfica 2 - 1 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 |  98   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0
C_Thomson      DF   2  28  11   6  25 |  98   0   4   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  80  20   5
J_Djourou      DF   3  28   5   9  35 |  98   0   2   2   0   2   0   0   0   0  40  20  10
C_Azpilicueta  DF   2  27   9   9  13 |  98   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
Yann_M_Vila    DF   2  26  13   8  22 |  98   0   0   4   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  40  10
R_Tomassi      DF   1  26   8   7  37 |  52   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0 -10 -10 -10
B_Zamora       MF   2  11  28   8  25 |  98   0   2   2   0   2   0   0   0   0  40  20  10
D_Damjanovic   MF   3   8  28  10  42 |  98   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  20  55  20
B_Abdoulaye    DM   2  15  27   7  39 |  89   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20  20
Zheng_Zhi      MF   1   9  27   8  42 |  52   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
K_McInally     FW   2   6   5  29  27 |  98   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  21
J_Moreau       GK  27   1   2   2  14 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Swanson      DF   2  23  10   6  25 |  46   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
J_Bolm         MF   2  11  26  12  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Obua         MF   2  11  24   8  31 |   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Nathan_Dyer    FW   2   6  10  27  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   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  38   4   6   3   1 |  98  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  35   0   0   0
B_Myre         DF   1  30  13   5  30 |  98   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20 -40 -20
G_Bale         DF   2  27  11   7  42 |  98   0   5   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  98   8  -2
G_Wilkinson    DF   1  27   9   7  31 |  98   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60 -20 -20
J_Myre         DF   2  26   8   7  39 |  74   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
R_Kopa         MF   2  13  28   7  23 |  79   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0
B_Spencer      MF   1  11  27  12  31 |  98   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
I_Muniain      MF   1  10  26   8  24 |  77   0   1   4   0   0   0   0   1   0  10  30 -10
Saruman        MF   2   7  25  23  30 |  98   0   0   3   0   2   0   1   0   0  -2  28   0
Adnan_Januzaj  MF   3  11  25   9  23 |  74   0   0   0   0   1   1   1   0   0  -2  -2  18
Pele           FW   1   7   9  33  26 |  98   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   7
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  26   8   8  24 |  24   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Obradovic    DF   2  24   5   7  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Karagounis   MF   2   9  24   8  33 |  19   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Lewandowski  FW   2   9   8  25  20 |  24   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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