Division One League Match, Benfica vs. Feyenoord (Thu Apr 22)


                              Benfica  |  Feyenoord
                              4-4-2 C  |  4-3-1-2 N
                   Matias Finkelstein  |  Derek Purvis
                                       |
                         N_Winneke GK  |  GK D_Marino
                         R_Tomassi DF  |  DF B_Benson
                         M_Zeffane DF  |  DF Ramos
                           J_Foyth DF  |  DF Seb_Ferrira
                       S_Mannaerts DF  |  DF Dodo
                            J_Bolm MF  |  MF J_Colmey
                         I_Marcone MF  |  MF Jesus_Cordoba
                         K_Commons MF  |  MF T_Purcell
                         W_Dustice MF  |  AM C_Eriksen
                       Nathan_Dyer FW  |  FW A_Morelos
                         B_Dugnutt FW  |  FW D_Whitehall
                                       |
                          L_Yashin SUB |  SUB G_Swindin
                           M_Perin SUB |  SUB A_Davies
                        S_Nakamoto SUB |  SUB E_Francis
                           E_Knave SUB |  SUB H_Popovski
                            T_Erak SUB |  SUB D_Sturridge

Referee: G_Reddy (Republic_of_Ireland)


Min. 1  :(fyd) A_Morelos with a slide rule pass to D_Whitehall
          ...  D_Whitehall hits a great drive!
          ...  It floats over N_Winneke
          ...  Its heading goal ward!
          ...  But floats just over
          ...  That was a great effort
Min. 4  :(bfa) J_Foyth plays it back
          ...  N_Winneke slips!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He has put it into his own net!!
          ...  Benfica 0-1 Feyenoord ...
Min. 5  :(bfa) Benfica restructured their strategy to A
Min. 6  :(bfa) Nathan_Dyer knocks it past the defender and runs onto it
          ...  He leaves the defender standing
          ...  B_Benson tries to clear it
          ...  He has miskicked it!!!
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  K_Commons swings it in!
          ...  B_Benson gets up well
          ...  And he clears the danger
Min. 10 :(bfa) Nathan_Dyer beats his marker
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker
          ...  "Play On!" Waves G_Reddy
          ...  B_Benson forces him off the ball
          ...  But it rolls out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  S_Mannaerts chips the ball in towards the back post!
          ...  D_Marino jumps well to claim it!
Min. 10 :(fyd) Jesus_Cordoba runs at J_Foyth
          ...  The defender slips and falls over
          ...  M_Zeffane wins the ball well
          ...  G_Reddy has given a free kick
          ...  G_Reddy tries to calm him down
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  Just outside the box!
          ...  Jesus_Cordoba hits it hard
          ...  N_Winneke with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1
Min. 11 :(bfa) I_Marcone brings the ball under control
          ...  He sees a team mate in space!
          ...  He plays the ball in to him!
          ...  S_Mannaerts gets on the end of the pass
          ...  S_Mannaerts blasts it at the goal !
          ...  D_Marino falls over
          ...  But D_Marino is relieved to watch it go out of play!
Min. 14 :(bfa) K_Commons with a real burst of pace
          ...  He leaves Ramos behind
          ...  Brilliantly taken away by Seb_Ferrira !!
          ...  Any youngsters out there should be taking notes
Min. 15 :(bfa) J_Bolm plays in B_Dugnutt with a beautiful ball
          ...  B_Dugnutt drives it towards goal !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He jumps into the Benfica crowd to celebrate!!
          ...  Both he and the fans are delighted!!
          ...  It's all square now!
          ...  Benfica 1-1 Feyenoord ...
Min. 17 :(bfa) B_Dugnutt turns past Ramos
          ...  He has created space for himself now
          ...  B_Dugnutt tries to chip the ball over D_Marino!
          ...  D_Marino can't get to it!
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar!
          ...  D_Marino makes a cocky smile
          ...  Did he know that was going over?
Min. 19 :(bfa) I_Marcone heads the ball back to Nathan_Dyer
          ...  J_Colmey goes in stud's first
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
          ...  RED CARD!!
          ...  He's off!!
Min. 20 :(bfa) C_Eriksen breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through!
          ...  He rounds N_Winneke!
          ...  N_Winneke brings him down in the area!
          ...  G_Reddy tells him to calm his game down a bit
          ...  What's G_Reddy going to give?
          ...  PENALTY !! That's another outrageous decision!!
          ...  A_Morelos places the ball on the spot!
          ...  GOAL!!
          ...  That's given Feyenoord the advantage!
          ...  Benfica 1-2 Feyenoord...
Min. 21 :(fyd) Jesus_Cordoba floats the ball in to find A_Morelos
          ...  J_Bolm brings him down in the area
          ...  There can only be one outcome surely!
          ...  But G_Reddy waves play on!!!
Min. 24 :(bfa) J_Bolm sidesteps Dodo
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  J_Bolm with a little chip!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  The manager is delighted with that one
          ...  But it's been disallowed. The linesman flags for offside
Min. 27 :(bfa) I_Marcone brings it under control
          ...  He takes on Dodo
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in S_Mannaerts!
          ...  S_Mannaerts with a thundering shot!
          ...  Saved by D_Marino
Min. 27 :(fyd) Jesus_Cordoba with the dribble
          ...  He skips through the tackle from J_Bolm
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from R_Tomassi
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by C_Eriksen
          ...  M_Zeffane wins the ball
          ...  And he clears the danger
Min. 28 :(bfa) I_Marcone takes advantage of a mistake by B_Benson
          ...  That mistake could prove costly
          ...  I_Marcone tries to beat D_Marino from outside the area!
          ...  D_Marino with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league
Min. 30 :(bfa) W_Dustice punches Jesus_Cordoba off the ball
          ...  RED CARD!!
          ...  He's been hard done by for that!!
Min. 34 :(bfa) K_Commons with a glorious long pass to J_Foyth
          ...  Seb_Ferrira is called for the holding foul
          ...  Well spotted by the referee
          ...  G_Reddy warned him
Min. 35 :(fyd) T_Purcell has it on the edge of the box
          ...  R_Tomassi with an awful challenge
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution!
Min. 36 :(bfa) Curled in dangerously from J_Bolm to S_Mannaerts
          ...  S_Mannaerts belts the ball towards goal!
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air
          ...  D_Marino falls over
          ...  But the ball sails wide anyway!
Min. 38 :(fyd) C_Eriksen picks out D_Whitehall with the cross
          ...  M_Zeffane intercepts the pass
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 48 :(bfa) K_Commons with the dribble
          ...  He made that look easy
          ...  The ball hits Seb_Ferrira in the face!
          ...  And goes clear!

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

Min. 47 :(fyd) Jesus_Cordoba sidesteps S_Mannaerts
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game
          ...  Jesus_Cordoba rises above the defence to head the ball !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He runs to the corner and gives the away fans the middle finger
          ...  Benfica 1-3 Feyenoord ...
Min. 48 :(fyd) Jesus_Cordoba looks around for support
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to Dodo
          ...  Dodo must beat N_Winneke!
          ...  But he puts it wide
          ...  That was a terrible attempt!
Min. 49 :(bfa) Nathan_Dyer drives the ball across field
          ...  It comes to S_Mannaerts
          ...  S_Mannaerts tries to chip the ball over D_Marino!
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  D_Marino is wrong footed!
          ...  It drifts just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  I_Marcone swings it in!
          ...  Dodo wins the ball
          ...  And he heads it away
Min. 52 :(bfa) K_Commons with a 40-yard pass to S_Mannaerts
          ...  B_Benson reads the play well
Min. 53 :(bfa) J_Bolm finds the run of I_Marcone
          ...  A_Morelos brings him down in the area
          ...  There can only be one outcome surely!
          ...  But G_Reddy waves play on!!!
Min. 53 :(fyd) Jesus_Cordoba with a smart pass to D_Whitehall
          ...  A cracking drive from D_Whitehall !
          ...  N_Winneke saves, but he fumbles
          ...  But he gathers at the second attempt!
Min. 54 :(bfa) R_Tomassi with a probing through ball B_Dugnutt
          ...  B_Dugnutt hits the shot with the outside of the right foot!
          ...  The shot slips through D_Marino's hands
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  He got away with that!
          ...  Goal kick given! That looked like a corner to me
Min. 54 :(bfa) R_Tomassi shoves T_Purcell in the chest!!
          ...  G_Reddy has seen it!
          ...  That's a terrible challenge
          ...  The referee comes over
          ...  He's already on a yellow
          ...  Straight RED CARD!
Min. 55 :(bfa) M_Perin is coming on and M_Zeffane is being brought off
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play DF
Min. 57 :(fyd) A_Morelos with the kinky dribble
          ...  Nathan_Dyer is called for the holding foul
          ...  He won that header unfairly
          ...  Shown a YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 60 :(bfa) T_Erak is being brought on
          ...  B_Dugnutt is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play FW
Min. 62 :(bfa) T_Erak takes advantage of a mistake by Seb_Ferrira
          ...  Can he make them pay?
          ...  T_Erak hits a great shot !
          ...  D_Marino falls over
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  D_Marino looks a little embarrassed now!
          ...  Benfica 2-3 Feyenoord ...
Min. 64 :(bfa) T_Erak chests it down
          ...  B_Benson takes the player out!!
          ...  The ref turns away!!
Min. 65 :(bfa) S_Nakamoto takes off his tracksuit
          ...  he'll replace J_Bolm as MF
Min. 67 :(bfa) Nathan_Dyer runs at the defence
          ...  He nutmegs Dodo
          ...  He showed his class there
          ...  Dodo reacts well to win the ball back
Min. 68 :(bfa) The defender slips and falls over!
          ...  S_Nakamoto is through!
          ...  C_Eriksen bundles the player over!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  The ref looks across to his assistant!
          ...  Play on!
Min. 69 :(fyd) A_Morelos breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on N_Winneke!
          ...  M_Perin brings him down!
          ...  He could be off!!
          ...  G_Reddy calls him over
          ...  The ref is taking his time with him!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 70 :(bfa) T_Erak takes advantage of a mistake by Seb_Ferrira
          ...  That mistake could prove costly
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by B_Benson
          ...  He made it look easy
          ...  But he can't keep it in
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Nathan_Dyer plays it into the danger area!
          ...  D_Marino jumps well to claim it!
Min. 72 :(fyd) D_Whitehall finds his way through
          ...  He bears down on goal
          ...  Nathan_Dyer with an awful challenge
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  Just outside the box!
          ...  Seb_Ferrira fires it towards the goal
          ...  But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Jesus_Cordoba lofts the ball in!
          ...  M_Perin wins the ball
          ...  He belts it away
Min. 77 :(bfa) I_Marcone plays a great one-two
          ...  He continues to run forward now
          ...  I_Marcone hits a curling shot!
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!!
          ...  D_Marino palms it behind !!
          ...  What a great save!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  I_Marcone plays it into the danger area!
          ...  It is cleared by Dodo
Min. 78 :(bfa) I_Marcone jinks infield
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to M_Perin
          ...  Ramos reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 79 :(bfa) I_Marcone with a one-touch layoff to M_Perin
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  T_Purcell hits it out for a throw
Min. 80 :(fyd) A_Davies is being prepared to come on
          ...  Dodo is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 80 :(fyd) E_Francis replaces an unhappy T_Purcell and will play as a MF
Min. 80 :(fyd) D_Sturridge will come on for D_Whitehall and play FW
Min. 81 :(bfa) K_Commons turns past the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to Nathan_Dyer
          ...  Nathan_Dyer with a low drive through the rain!
          ...  It's wide!
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 82 :(bfa) K_Commons runs at the defender
          ...  The defender slips and falls over
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from A_Davies
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  K_Commons chips the ball in towards the back post!
          ...  It is kicked away by Ramos
Min. 82 :(fyd) D_Sturridge with a reverse pass to Seb_Ferrira
          ...  Fine tackle by S_Mannaerts
          ...  He prevents the corner as well
Min. 83 :(fyd) Jesus_Cordoba moves out wide
          ...  He plays the ball through to D_Sturridge
          ...  But J_Foyth with the fine tackle
Min. 85 :(bfa) T_Erak runs at the heart of the defence
          ...  Seb_Ferrira dives in two footed!!
          ...  Play On!!
Min. 86 :(fyd) The ball goes loose!
          ...  A_Morelos seizes control of it and thinks about the shot
          ...  The ball hits S_Mannaerts in the face!
          ...  And goes clear!
Min. 87 :(fyd) B_Benson slows the ball down and waits 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!
          ...  B_Benson looks to see where N_Winneke is!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  N_Winneke with an easy save
          ...  He just oozes confidence
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Estadio da Luz
Attendance           : 125,183
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Benfica Match Info
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Best player          : J_Bolm
Scorers              : B_Dugnutt (15), T_Erak (62)
Sent Off             : W_Dustice (30), R_Tomassi (54)
Booked               : Nathan_Dyer (57), M_Perin (69)
Injured              : N/A
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Feyenoord Match Info
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Best player          : Jesus_Cordoba (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : J_Foyth (4 og), A_Morelos (20 pen), Jesus_Cordoba (47)
Sent Off             : J_Colmey (19)
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             Benfica      |   Feyenoord
Attempts on Goal     :          12        |       8
Off target           :           5        |       3
On target            :           7        |       5
Possession           :          53        |       47
Corners              :           6        |       2
Red Cards            :           2        |       1
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       0
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :          14        |       4
Key Tackles          :           6        |       14
Key Passes           :          13        |       8
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Final Score          : Benfica 2 - 3 Feyenoord
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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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N_Winneke      GK  35   2   2   3  20 |  94   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -35   0   0   0
R_Tomassi      DF   1  34   9   7  37 |  57   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   1   0  10   0 -10
M_Zeffane      DF   1  33  10   7  31 |  58   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
J_Foyth        DF   1  32  13   7  42 |  94   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20   0
S_Mannaerts    DF   2  31  10   5  12 |  94   0   2   0   0   4   0   0   0   0  40   0  10
J_Bolm         MF   2  12  31  14  32 |  68   0   1   3   1   1   0   0   0   0  20  40   5
I_Marcone      MF   3   6  31   6  32 |  94   0   0   5   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  50  10
K_Commons      MF   1   8  29  10  32 |  94   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
W_Dustice      MF   1  13  27   6  42 |  30   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0 -10 -10 -10
Nathan_Dyer    FW   2   7  12  31  31 |  94   0   0   1   0   1   0   1   0   0 -22 -12 -22
B_Dugnutt      FW   1   5   7  28  20 |  63   0   0   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  20
L_Yashin       GK  29   2   1   2  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Perin        DF   3  25   8   9  32 |  36   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  18  -2  -2
S_Nakamoto     MF   3   5  28  16  32 |  26   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Knave        MF   3   8  25  10  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Erak         FW   2   7   7  28  21 |  31   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  20

Player Statistics - Feyenoord
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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D_Marino       GK  29   3   2   2  23 |  94   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0   0   0
B_Benson       DF   1  32   8   7  12 |  94   0   6   0   0   1   0   0   0   0 120   0   5
Ramos          DF   1  31   8   8  22 |  94   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
Seb_Ferrira    DF   2  30   9   9  20 |  94   0   3   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
Dodo           DF   3  30   5   7  33 |  83   0   3   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
J_Colmey       MF   3  11  26   7  31 |  19   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0  10  10  10
Jesus_Cordoba  MF   2   8  26  10  11 |  94   0   0   5   0   2   1   0   0   0  20  70  45
T_Purcell      MF   3  12  25   7  22 |  83   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
C_Eriksen      AM   1   5  31  13  12 |  94   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
A_Morelos      FW   1   7   9  29  30 |  94   0   1   1   0   0   1   0   0   0  20  10  20
D_Whitehall    FW   2   5   5  26  21 |  83   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
G_Swindin      GK  29   5   7   1  40 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Davies       DF   1  26   9   6  30 |  11   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
E_Francis      MF   2  10  25   1  46 |  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
H_Popovski     FW   3  11   9  25  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Sturridge    FW   2   8   9  25  31 |  11   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
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