Division One League Match, Benfica vs. Hearts (Sun Dec 20)


                              Benfica  |  Hearts
                              4-4-2 C  |  4-3-3 N
                   Matias Finkelstein  |  Derek Purvis
                                       |
                         N_Winneke GK  |  GK Q_Atoo
                         M_Zeffane DF  |  DF K_Ajer
                         R_Tomassi DF  |  DF R_Jordan
                       S_Mannaerts DF  |  DF L_Gasparotto
                           M_Perin DF  |  DF S_Walsh
                         I_Marcone MF  |  MF A_A_Messi
                         K_Commons MF  |  MF M_Franchu
                        S_Nakamoto MF  |  MF Sergio
                           E_Knave MF  |  FW A_Arshavin
                       Nathan_Dyer FW  |  FW Neves
                         B_Dugnutt FW  |  FW D_Costa
                                       |
                          L_Yashin SUB |  SUB V_Pogson
                          J_Forlin SUB |  SUB Ricadio
                         W_Dustice SUB |  SUB C_Sibbald
                       O_Marcentos SUB |  SUB C_Dopolpoppod
                            T_Erak SUB |  SUB S_Mane

Referee: N_Rizzoli (Italy)


Min. 1  :(bfa) S_Nakamoto skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to B_Dugnutt
          ...  B_Dugnutt fires the shot in!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  The crowd goes wild !
          ...  Benfica go in front now with that goal!
          ...  Benfica 1-0 Hearts ...
Min. 4  :(hts) K_Ajer takes on the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to M_Franchu
          ...  S_Mannaerts gets to the ball first
Min. 5  :(hts) D_Costa flicks it past S_Mannaerts
          ...  He runs forward
          ...  D_Costa tries to beat N_Winneke from outside the area!
          ...  N_Winneke makes a comfortable save
          ...  He wasn't troubled there
Min. 7  :(hts) Neves curls the ball out wide to M_Franchu
          ...  M_Franchu with a thundering volley!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  It flew past N_Winneke
          ...  All square, that should make things interesting!
          ...  Benfica 1-1 Hearts ...
Min. 8  :(bfa) Nathan_Dyer is closed down
          ...  He plays a quick pass
          ...  B_Dugnutt latches onto the ball
          ...  B_Dugnutt tries to chip the ball over the keeper !
          ...  Q_Atoo gets his fingertips to it
          ...  He pushes it on to the post
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball
Min. 11 :(bfa) I_Marcone with a superb first touch
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  B_Dugnutt gets on the end of the pass
          ...  B_Dugnutt attempts to nutmeg Q_Atoo!
          ...  Q_Atoo makes a great save
          ...  And he manages to hold onto it as well!
Min. 12 :(hts) Neves is through on goal
          ...  Neves hits a great shot !
          ...  N_Winneke saves it
          ...  He got his body behind the ball there
Min. 14 :(hts) D_Costa gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He cuts inside the defender!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  M_Perin wins the ball
Min. 15 :(bfa) S_Mannaerts threads the through ball to E_Knave
          ...  D_Costa muscles him off the ball
          ...  Looked like a good tackle but the referee has awarded them a free kick
Min. 19 :(bfa) S_Nakamoto takes possession of the ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to Nathan_Dyer
          ...  K_Ajer robs him of the ball
Min. 19 :(hts) A_A_Messi volleys it forward. He finds A_Arshavin
          ...  A_Arshavin curls it towards the top corner !
          ...  But N_Winneke makes an easy save
Min. 21 :(hts) R_Jordan with a throw in
          ...  He throws the ball across to Neves
          ...  But M_Zeffane slides in two footed.
          ...  N_Rizzoli has a look but waves "Play On!"
Min. 22 :(bfa) K_Commons with a one-touch layoff to Nathan_Dyer
          ...  Nathan_Dyer with a powerful diving header!
          ...  Q_Atoo saves it
          ...  He got his body behind the ball there
Min. 23 :(bfa) I_Marcone curls the ball out wide to B_Dugnutt
          ...  S_Walsh anticipates the pass and cuts it out
Min. 25 :(hts) Neves plays a quick one-two with his team mate
          ...  He heads towards the goal
          ...  He slides it past the defender!
          ...  But S_Mannaerts slides in two footed.
          ...  N_Rizzoli has a look but waves "Play On!"
Min. 27 :(bfa) Nathan_Dyer takes advantage of a bad back pass from S_Walsh
          ...  Nathan_Dyer tries to chip the ball over the keeper !
          ...  What agility from Q_Atoo
Min. 33 :(bfa) M_Perin back heels to find R_Tomassi in space
          ...  K_Ajer gets the foot in to win the ball
Min. 35 :(hts) M_Franchu lobs the ball over the defence
          ...  D_Costa latches on to it
          ...  I_Marcone with an ugly foul
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
          ...  Shown a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  It looks as though Neves will take it
          ...  N_Winneke dives
          ...  GOAL!!
          ...  The keeper had no chance there!
          ...  Hearts go ahead in this match now!
          ...  Benfica 1-2 Hearts...
Min. 36 :(bfa) Benfica changed their strategy to play A
Min. 36 :(hts) A_Arshavin lobs the ball over the defence
          ...  D_Costa latches on to it
          ...  A powerful shot by D_Costa !
          ...  N_Winneke gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he slots in the rebound
          ...  He has put it wide !!
          ...  He puts his hands on his head in despair!
Min. 41 :(hts) Sergio has it now
          ...  He takes on R_Tomassi
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in A_Arshavin!
          ...  M_Perin wins it well
          ...  Perfectly timed!
Min. 42 :(hts) A_A_Messi turns past the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to D_Costa
          ...  A left-footer by D_Costa !
          ...  N_Winneke parries the shot
          ...  And the defender clears it!
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 45 :(hts) M_Franchu looks around for some movement
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to D_Costa
          ...  D_Costa with the crafty shot!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Hammered home!
          ...  The Hearts fans chant his name!
          ...  Benfica 1-3 Hearts ...

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Benfica 1-3 Hearts

Min. 49 :(bfa) M_Zeffane bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to Nathan_Dyer
          ...  A cheeky lob from Nathan_Dyer !
          ...  But Q_Atoo gets down well to tip the ball wide
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  K_Commons hits it towards the far post!
          ...  R_Jordan heads it away
Min. 50 :(hts) Ricadio is going to be brought on
          ...  R_Jordan is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 50 :(hts) A_Arshavin turns on a sixpence
          ...  A_Arshavin carves a shot towards goal !
          ...  But N_Winneke just gets his fingers to that one
          ...  N_Rizzoli has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 51 :(bfa) Nathan_Dyer can't keep control of it and loses possession!
          ...  He goes in hard and wins it back!
          ...  He creates some space for an opening!
          ...  M_Franchu with a bad challenge
          ...  That looked malicious
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! He is in the book for that one
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 53 :(bfa) I_Marcone finds the run of K_Commons
          ...  D_Costa takes the ball and the player!!
          ...  But the ref waves play on!!
Min. 55 :(bfa) Up goes the substitution board - J_Forlin on for M_Zeffane as a DF
Min. 55 :(hts) S_Mane comes on for A_Arshavin and will play FW to the delight of the fans
Min. 57 :(hts) D_Costa dribbles it into the box
          ...  D_Costa goes for goal !
          ...  N_Winneke tips it over
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  D_Costa chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  N_Winneke catches it!
Min. 59 :(hts) Neves takes advantage of a defensive mistake
          ...  That mistake could prove costly
          ...  Neves hits the shot with the inside of the right foot!
          ...  N_Winneke gets his fingertips to it
          ...  He pushes it on to the post
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball
Min. 60 :(bfa) T_Erak is coming on for Nathan_Dyer and will play FW
Min. 60 :(hts) C_Sibbald is going to be brought on
          ...  A_A_Messi is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 60 :(bfa) T_Erak gets possession in his own half
          ...  A delicate header from T_Erak !
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 62 :(bfa) T_Erak has space to run with the ball
          ...  T_Erak controls the ball well!
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal!
          ...  Q_Atoo makes a great save
          ...  And he manages to hold onto it as well!
Min. 64 :(bfa) K_Commons takes advantage of a defensive mistake
          ...  Can he make them pay?
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  Ricadio hits it out for a throw
Min. 65 :(bfa) W_Dustice is ready to come on to replace K_Commons
          ...  Looks like he will play as a MF
Min. 68 :(bfa) W_Dustice sprints down the flank
          ...  He threads the ball in to R_Tomassi
          ...  C_Sibbald with a late tackle
          ...  It looked worse than what it was
          ...  He is surrounded by the Benfica players
          ...  N_Rizzoli calls him for a talk
          ...  It's just a warning
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  What a silly place to give away a free kick
          ...  M_Perin with the delicate chip over the wall
          ...  It hits off a defender!
          ...  Q_Atoo is wrong footed!
          ...  It drifts just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by W_Dustice!
          ...  The ball comes to T_Erak
          ...  He knocks it goalward
          ...  The net bulges!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He kisses his shirt!!
          ...  He shows his love for the club!!
          ...  The fans cheer him and chant his name!!
          ...  Benfica 2-3 Hearts ...
Min. 69 :(bfa) E_Knave looks around for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to B_Dugnutt
          ...  B_Dugnutt with a blistering shot !
          ...  It hits off a defender!
          ...  But goes clear to safety!
Min. 71 :(hts) C_Sibbald slides it through the middle to Ricadio
          ...  I_Marcone with a superb challenge
          ...  The referee has given the free kick the other way!
Min. 71 :(hts) Sergio takes on the defender
          ...  He runs past the defender
          ...  Sergio with a stunning strike !
          ...  The fans get off there seats!
          ...  But it sails over !!
Min. 72 :(bfa) E_Knave is out on the left
          ...  He moves the ball right to B_Dugnutt
          ...  K_Ajer clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play
          ...  The linesman is flagging
          ...  Throw in
Min. 73 :(bfa) J_Forlin changes direction inside
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to R_Tomassi
          ...  S_Mane is forced to retreat
          ...  He knocks it back!
          ...  Q_Atoo misses it!
          ...  It creeps just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  S_Nakamoto crosses it in!
          ...  Neves reads it
          ...  He clears the danger
Min. 74 :(hts) M_Franchu crosses into the box, finding D_Costa
          ...  R_Tomassi wins the ball
Min. 77 :(bfa) E_Knave controls it well
          ...  He nutmegs Ricadio
          ...  He puts in B_Dugnutt!
          ...  Driven towards goal by B_Dugnutt !
          ...  The fans behind the goal jump up!
          ...  Q_Atoo acrobatically tips it over !!
          ...  Great keeping!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  E_Knave plays it into the danger area!
          ...  Q_Atoo makes the catch!
Min. 77 :(bfa) E_Knave gets to the by line and finds T_Erak with a beautiful cross
          ...  S_Mane with an ugly foul
          ...  N_Rizzoli shows him a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  Right on the edge of the box!
          ...  E_Knave drives it under the wall
          ...  But Q_Atoo tips it behind
          ...  N_Rizzoli has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 80 :(bfa) S_Nakamoto 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 R_Tomassi
          ...  R_Tomassi flicks the header toward the far post!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Q_Atoo got his hand to it, but couldn't keep it out
          ...  Benfica have done it!!
          ...  They are all square
          ...  Benfica 3-3 Hearts ...
Min. 81 :(bfa) E_Knave backtracks with the ball
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field
          ...  B_Dugnutt gets on the end of it
          ...  B_Dugnutt tries to beat Q_Atoo!
          ...  But it goes wide
Min. 84 :(hts) Sergio kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  Neves gets on the end of the pass
          ...  Neves drives it low !
          ...  But he puts it wide
          ...  He found himself with no room to manoeuvre
Min. 85 :(bfa) B_Dugnutt takes advantage of a mistake by S_Walsh
          ...  Can he make them pay?
          ...  A powerful header from B_Dugnutt !
          ...  It looks good
          ...  Q_Atoo can't get to it!
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar!
          ...  Q_Atoo makes a cocky smile
          ...  Did he know that was going over?
Min. 86 :(bfa) W_Dustice looks for options
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to B_Dugnutt
          ...  B_Dugnutt with a thundering drive!
          ...  Its sails over!
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 90 :(bfa) T_Erak sidesteps his marker
          ...  He was too quick for his marker
          ...  T_Erak has a go!
          ...  Q_Atoo gets his body behind the ball and saves
          ...  Text book goalkeeping!

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Estadio da Luz
Attendance           : 123,738
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Benfica Match Info
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Best player          : S_Nakamoto
Scorers              : B_Dugnutt (1), T_Erak (68), R_Tomassi (80)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : I_Marcone (35)
Injured              : N/A
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Hearts Match Info
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Best player          : Neves (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : M_Franchu (7), Neves (35 pen), D_Costa (45)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : M_Franchu (51), S_Mane (77)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             Benfica      |     Hearts
Attempts on Goal     :          18        |       13
Off target           :           6        |       3
On target            :          12        |       10
Possession           :          59        |       41
Corners              :           4        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       2
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           4        |       9
Key Tackles          :           6        |       7
Key Passes           :          18        |       11
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Final Score          : Benfica 3 - 3 Hearts
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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   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0   0   0
M_Zeffane      DF   1  33  10   7  31 |  56   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
R_Tomassi      DF   1  33   9   7  37 |  94   0   1   0   0   1   1   0   0   0  20   0  25
S_Mannaerts    DF   2  30   9   5  12 |  94   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
M_Perin        DF   3  25   8   9  32 |  94   0   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
I_Marcone      MF   3   6  30   6  32 |  94   0   0   3   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  28  -2
K_Commons      MF   1   8  28  10  32 |  66   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
S_Nakamoto     MF   3   5  27  16  32 |  94   0   0   3   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0
E_Knave        MF   3   8  25  10  21 |  94   0   0   5   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  50   5
Nathan_Dyer    FW   2   7  12  31  31 |  61   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  10  15
B_Dugnutt      FW   1   5   7  28  20 |  94   0   0   0   0   8   1   0   0   0   0   0  40
L_Yashin       GK  29   2   1   2  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Forlin       DF   1  20   9   5  32 |  38   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
W_Dustice      MF   1  13  26   6  42 |  28   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  35   0
O_Marcentos    MF   3   8  25   7  13 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Erak         FW   2   7   7  28  21 |  33   0   0   0   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0  35

Player Statistics - Hearts
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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Q_Atoo         GK  32   3   7   4  22 |  94  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0   0
K_Ajer         DF   1  29  11   7  21 |  94   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  60  10   0
R_Jordan       DF   2  28   9   7  30 |  51   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
L_Gasparotto   DF   3  26   8   7  23 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Walsh        DF   2  26   8   5  32 |  94   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
A_A_Messi      MF   2   7  28  11  40 |  61   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
M_Franchu      MF   3  14  25   6  32 |  94   0   0   3   1   1   1   1   0   0  -2  43  23
Sergio         MF   2  11  25  12  21 |  94   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
A_Arshavin     FW   2   6   8  27  32 |  56   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  10  10
Neves          FW   1   5   6  27  43 |  94   0   1   1   1   3   1   0   0   0  20  25  35
D_Costa        FW   3   7   9  25  42 |  94   0   1   0   0   5   1   0   0   0  20   0  40
V_Pogson       GK  29   7   3   4  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Ricadio        DF   3  29   8   6  32 |  43   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
C_Sibbald      MF   2   8  28   8  30 |  33   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Dopolpoppod  MF   3   9  25  11  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Mane         FW   2   6   8  25  30 |  38   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  18  -2  -2
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