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Season 20 Archive: Elite League Cup Match 2

Benfica 0 - 0 Barcelona

Elite Football League Cup Groups Match, Benfica vs. Barcelona (Wed Mar 04)


                              Benfica  |  Barcelona
                              5-4-1 D  |  5-4-1 C
                      Steven Theobald  |  Bryngar Myre
                                       |
                      E_Thorstvedt GK  |  GK K_Jensen
                         C_Thomson DF  |  DF B_Myre
                         J_Djourou DF  |  DF G_Bale
                            C_Barr DF  |  DF G_Wilkinson
                            B_Bryn DF  |  DF J_Myre
                         R_Tomassi DF  |  DF Ciaran_Clark
                          B_Zamora MF  |  MF R_Tabata
                      D_Damjanovic MF  |  MF R_Kopa
                       B_Abdoulaye MF  |  MF B_Spencer
                         Zheng_Zhi MF  |  MF Saruman
                        K_McInally FW  |  FW M_Hunt
                                       |
                          J_Moreau SUB |  SUB J_Hart
                       Yann_M_Vila SUB |  SUB S_Gronkjaer
                         P_Do_Shaw SUB |  SUB M_Essien
                            J_Bolm SUB |  SUB I_Muniain
                         S_Morison SUB |  SUB Pele

Referee: O_Bundy (USA)


Min. 5  :(bfa) K_McInally barges J_Myre off the ball
          ...  R_Kopa reads him well and hoofs it clear
Min. 5  :(bfa) Zheng_Zhi with electric pace
          ...  He eases past G_Bale
          ...  R_Kopa goes in stud's first
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  RED CARD!!
          ...  He's off!!
Min. 6  :(brc) M_Hunt slides it through the middle to Saruman
          ...  B_Bryn wins the ball!
          ...  But he caught the player also!
          ...  The ref gives nothing!
Min. 11 :(brc) Saruman has the ball on the wing
          ...  He takes it past C_Barr
          ...  He knocks it to M_Hunt!
          ...  B_Bryn with a late tackle
          ...  He certainly didn't mean it
          ...  O_Bundy reaches to his pocket!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 12 :(brc) R_Tabata finds J_Myre with a perfectly weighted pass
          ...  J_Djourou with a pull on the shirt
          ...  O_Bundy warns him
Min. 16 :(bfa) B_Zamora plays it forward to K_McInally
          ...  J_Myre with a clumsy challenge
          ...  He had to endure a strong lecture from O_Bundy
Min. 22 :(bfa) B_Zamora takes advantage of a mistake by B_Myre
          ...  It's a lucky break
          ...  B_Myre reacts well to win the ball back
Min. 25 :(bfa) Zheng_Zhi works the ball inside
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to K_McInally
          ...  J_Myre reads the play well
Min. 26 :(brc) B_Spencer takes advantage of a defensive mistake
          ...  B_Zamora with a nasty foul
          ...  O_Bundy will want to speak to him
          ...  He's in trouble!!
          ...  He could be sent off for that!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  He was lucky to get away with that!
Min. 29 :(brc) R_Tabata plays a long ball to J_Myre
          ...  But B_Abdoulaye wins the tackle
Min. 32 :(brc) G_Bale picks up a loose ball
          ...  A vicious shot by G_Bale !
          ...  E_Thorstvedt narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety
Min. 37 :(bfa) B_Zamora with a smart turn
          ...  G_Wilkinson cleanly tackles him
          ...  He judged that well
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 46 :(bfa) D_Damjanovic 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!
          ...  R_Tabata takes the player out!!
          ...  The ref turns away!!
Min. 46 :(bfa) D_Damjanovic holds the ball up
          ...  He sees K_McInally in space!
          ...  G_Bale muscles him off the ball
          ...  Looked like a good tackle but the referee has awarded them a free kick
          ...  O_Bundy calls him for a talk

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Benfica 0-0 Barcelona

Min. 46 :(bfa) B_Abdoulaye threads the through ball to B_Zamora
          ...  G_Wilkinson plays it back
          ...  K_Jensen slips!!
          ...  It goes just wide
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  B_Abdoulaye hits it towards the far post!
          ...  K_Jensen reads it well, and claims it!
Min. 48 :(brc) R_Tabata puts in Saruman
          ...  R_Tomassi wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge
Min. 51 :(brc) Ciaran_Clark runs at the heart of the defence
          ...  C_Barr with an ugly foul
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
          ...  O_Bundy tries to calm him down
Min. 54 :(brc) M_Hunt finds his way through
          ...  He bent his run well
          ...  C_Barr with a deliberate foul
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
Min. 55 :(bfa) B_Bryn with the dribble
          ...  He's through on goal
          ...  M_Hunt bundles the player over!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  It's a yellow, and rightly so
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 60 :(bfa) B_Zamora with the diagonal pass K_McInally
          ...  B_Myre rushes in with a clumsy tackle!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  What's O_Bundy going to give?
          ...  He just waves play on!
Min. 64 :(brc) R_Tabata controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball into the middle!
          ...  M_Hunt gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  But C_Barr with the fine tackle
Min. 70 :(bfa) Yann_M_Vila will replace B_Zamora and play DF
Min. 73 :(bfa) S_Morison is being prepared to come on
          ...  K_McInally is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 74 :(brc) M_Hunt with a real burst of pace
          ...  S_Morison rushes in with a clumsy challenge!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  He is fortunate to be given just a warning
Min. 75 :(bfa) P_Do_Shaw is coming on for D_Damjanovic and playing MF
Min. 75 :(brc) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side.
          ...  S_Gronkjaer will come on for B_Myre and play DF
Min. 75 :(brc) Pele comes on for G_Wilkinson and will play FW to the delight of the fans
Min. 75 :(brc) Barcelona restructured their strategy to A
Min. 75 :(brc) Saruman is changing his role to a AM
Min. 75 :(bfa) C_Thomson hits in a wicked shot!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  S_Morison latches onto it!
          ...  But G_Bale slides in
Min. 76 :(bfa) C_Barr is injured. He's unable to continue
          ...  They have no substitutions left. Will play a man down
Min. 76 :(brc) G_Bale sprints down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball across to R_Tabata
          ...  R_Tabata heads the ball towards goal !
          ...  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. 77 :(bfa) B_Abdoulaye runs down the wing
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space!
          ...  He cuts the ball back
          ...  B_Bryn latches onto the pass
          ...  He carves out some space
          ...  B_Bryn with a low drive through the rain!
          ...  K_Jensen with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1
Min. 81 :(brc) S_Gronkjaer is all alone
          ...  the linesman keeps his flag down
          ...  R_Tomassi seizes control of the ball
          ...  He hoists it forward
Min. 82 :(brc) Saruman 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 Pele
          ...  A powerful shot by Pele !
          ...  But he somehow misses
          ...  That was a woeful effort
Min. 83 :(brc) B_Spencer looks up
          ...  He swings the ball right towards M_Hunt
          ...  P_Do_Shaw takes the ball and the player!!
          ...  But the ref waves play on!!
Min. 86 :(brc) S_Gronkjaer gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He slides the ball past R_Tomassi!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  But P_Do_Shaw wins the ball from behind
          ...  The crowd appeal but O_Bundy has none of it.
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Estadio da Luz
Attendance           : 117,000
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Benfica Match Info
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Best player          : R_Tomassi
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : B_Bryn (11), B_Zamora (26)
Injured              : C_Barr (76)
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Barcelona Match Info
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Best player          : G_Bale (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : R_Kopa (5)
Booked               : M_Hunt (55)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                              Benfica     |    Barcelona
Attempts on Goal     :           1        |       3
Off target           :           0        |       2
On target            :           1        |       1
Possession           :          49        |       51
Corners              :           1        |       0
Red Cards            :           0        |       1
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       2
Fouls                :          18        |       16
Key Tackles          :           7        |       8
Key Passes           :           7        |       9
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Final Score          : Benfica 0 - 0 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 |  93   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  45   0   0   0
C_Thomson      DF   2  27  11   6  25 |  93   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
J_Djourou      DF   3  27   5   9  35 |  93   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Barr         DF   2  26  12   9  27 |  77   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
B_Bryn         DF   2  26   7   8  31 |  93   0   1   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  18  -2   3
R_Tomassi      DF   1  25   8   7  37 |  93   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  80   0   0
B_Zamora       MF   2  11  27   8  25 |  71   0   0   2   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  18  -2
D_Damjanovic   MF   3   8  27  10  42 |  76   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
B_Abdoulaye    MF   2  14  26   7  39 |  93   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20   0
Zheng_Zhi      MF   1   9  26   8  42 |  93   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
K_McInally     FW   2   6   5  28  27 |  74   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Moreau       GK  27   1   2   2  14 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Yann_M_Vila    DF   2  25  13   7  22 |  22   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Do_Shaw      MF   2   9  26   8  25 |  17   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
J_Bolm         MF   2  11  25  12  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Morison      FW   1   2   7  27  36 |  19   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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K_Jensen       GK  39   4   5   3  18 |  93   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0   0   0
B_Myre         DF   1  28  13   5  30 |  76   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
G_Bale         DF   2  27  10   7  42 |  93   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  10   5
G_Wilkinson    DF   1  26   9   7  31 |  76   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  80   0   0
J_Myre         DF   2  26   8   7  39 |  93   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
Ciaran_Clark   DF   2  25   8   8  24 |  93   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Tabata       MF   1  11  45   8  29 |  93   0   1   4   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  40   1
R_Kopa         MF   2  13  27   7  23 |   5   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   1   0  10 -10 -10
B_Spencer      MF   1  11  26  11  31 |  93   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Saruman        AM   2   7  25  23  30 |  93   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
M_Hunt         FW   2   8   7  32  33 |  93   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2   8  -2
J_Hart         GK  28   2   2   7  14 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Gronkjaer    DF   2  26   7   7  12 |  17   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Essien       MF   1   2  34   6  39 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
I_Muniain      MF   1  10  25   7  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Pele           FW   1   7   8  32  26 |  17   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
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