Division One League Match, Benfica vs. Hearts (Sun Oct 08)


                              Benfica  |  Hearts
                            4-1-3-2 C  |  4-3-3 C
                   Matias Finkelstein  |  Roy Rolsten
                                       |
                         N_Winneke GK  |  GK K_Oliver
                           J_Foyth DF  |  DF Ricadio
                            D_Rose DF  |  DF H_Onderlei
                          W_Morgan DF  |  DF L_Gasparotto
                         P_Maldini DF  |  DF J_Speelman
                      J_Mascherano DM  |  MF C_Sibbald
                         K_Commons MF  |  MF J_Colquhoun
                           A_Pirlo MF  |  MF Rou_Reynolds
                          C_Medina MF  |  FW T_Carthy
                           D_Suker FW  |  FW M_Crickmore
                            T_Erak FW  |  FW S_Mane
                                       |
                          L_Yashin SUB |  SUB Mo_Girgua
                          W_Samuel SUB |  SUB B_Conti
                           Diego_T SUB |  SUB N_Barr
                           E_Knave SUB |  SUB K_Poborsky
                         O_Sweemey SUB |  SUB F_Colidio

Referee: D_Skomina (Slovenia)


Min. 2  :(hts) M_Crickmore runs at the defender
          ...  The defender slips and falls over
          ...  J_Mascherano is called for the holding foul
          ...  He was pushing down on his man
Min. 3  :(bfa) D_Rose hits a hard pass to P_Maldini
          ...  H_Onderlei reads the game well and cuts out the pass!
Min. 8  :(bfa) D_Suker sidesteps Ricadio
          ...  That was too easy
          ...  D_Suker with a powerful downward header!
          ...  K_Oliver with an amazing dive to the bottom left
          ...  How he got to that one I don't know !
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by J_Mascherano
          ...  It is cleared by M_Crickmore
Min. 12 :(hts) M_Crickmore with a pinpoint pass to T_Carthy
          ...  But W_Morgan wins the ball
Min. 17 :(hts) J_Speelman heads the ball back to M_Crickmore
          ...  K_Commons brings him down from behind!
          ...  But the ref gives nothing!
Min. 25 :(bfa) A_Pirlo is taking a throw in
          ...  He is taking a run up at it!
          ...  He throws it long to T_Erak
          ...  The ball hits Rou_Reynolds in the face!
          ...  And goes clear!
Min. 28 :(bfa) D_Suker with a smart turn
          ...  D_Suker tries to chip the ball over K_Oliver!
          ...  K_Oliver makes a fine save
Min. 30 :(bfa) T_Erak picks up the pass
          ...  But J_Speelman sweeps up the threat
Min. 32 :(bfa) D_Suker beats L_Gasparotto
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  D_Suker with the side footed shot!
          ...  It's just over!
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 37 :(bfa) T_Erak knocks the ball past the lunge of the defender
          ...  J_Speelman dives in two footed!!
          ...  Play On!!
Min. 38 :(bfa) W_Morgan takes advantage of a bad back pass from J_Speelman
          ...  W_Morgan gets up high for the header !
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  Wide !!
          ...  That was fortunate
Min. 38 :(bfa) J_Foyth has the ball
          ...  He knocks the ball past L_Gasparotto
          ...  He puts in T_Erak!
          ...  J_Colquhoun pulls the player to the ground!!
          ...  That s a poor tackle!
          ...  D_Skomina gave him a strong warning
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  Just outside the box!
          ...  D_Suker bends it round the wall
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He runs towards the bench
          ...  He jumps on a delighted Matias Finkelstein
          ...  Benfica go in front now with that goal!
          ...  Benfica 1-0 Hearts ...
Min. 42 :(bfa) C_Medina 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!
          ...  T_Erak receives the pass and heads towards the goal
          ...  T_Erak has time and space!
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by A_Pirlo!
          ...  Ricadio belts it clear
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(bfa) A_Pirlo takes on the defender
          ...  He runs past the defender
          ...  C_Sibbald with an ugly foul
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
Min. 46 :(hts) J_Colquhoun off the woodwork.
          ...  S_Mane picks up the deflection
          ...  J_Mascherano wins the ball well
          ...  D_Skomina has given a free kick
          ...  D_Skomina tells him to calm his game down a bit

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Benfica 1-0 Hearts

Min. 46 :(hts) S_Mane with a measured pass to M_Crickmore
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by J_Mascherano
Min. 48 :(bfa) C_Medina with a reverse pass to D_Suker
          ...  D_Suker must beat K_Oliver!
          ...  K_Oliver saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one
Min. 51 :(bfa) W_Morgan finds his way through
          ...  He lost his man too easily
          ...  W_Morgan fires a shot at goal !
          ...  K_Oliver beats the ball away
Min. 56 :(bfa) T_Erak plays in D_Suker with a beautiful ball
          ...  An audacious effort from D_Suker !
          ...  K_Oliver fists it away
          ...  That was a good save!
Min. 57 :(bfa) W_Morgan is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He throws it long to D_Suker
          ...  D_Suker launches himself head first to connect with the low cross!
          ...  K_Oliver makes a great save
          ...  But he can't hold onto it!
Min. 58 :(hts) J_Colquhoun unselfishly heads the ball back to M_Crickmore
          ...  N_Winneke with a well timed tackle
          ...  D_Skomina didn't like it though
          ...  D_Skomina tries to calm him down
          ...  Surely a Penalty!
          ...  Given !!
          ...  Hearts can have few complaints there!
          ...  T_Carthy is the man who takes it
          ...  He's converted it!!
          ...  GOAL!!
          ...  That s got Hearts back level!
          ...  Benfica 1-1 Hearts...
Min. 59 :(bfa) O_Sweemey comes on for T_Erak and will play FW to the delight of the fans
Min. 60 :(bfa) There's going to be a change
          ...  W_Samuel will come on for P_Maldini and play DF
Min. 62 :(bfa) Diego_T comes on for J_Foyth and will play DF to the delight of the fans
Min. 62 :(bfa) W_Samuel jinks infield
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to O_Sweemey
          ...  O_Sweemey with a low drive through the rain!
          ...  K_Oliver with the diving save
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras!
Min. 63 :(bfa) E_Knave is going to be brought on
          ...  K_Commons is leaving the pitch
          ...  He hasn't had the best of games today
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 70 :(bfa) Benfica altered their play to a A strategy
Min. 71 :(bfa) W_Samuel backtracks with the ball
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field
          ...  A_Pirlo gets on the end of it
          ...  Good sliding challenge from L_Gasparotto
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  W_Samuel plays it towards the near post!
          ...  K_Oliver jumps well to claim it!
Min. 73 :(bfa) O_Sweemey has it now
          ...  He takes on Ricadio
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in D_Suker!
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from J_Speelman
Min. 73 :(hts) S_Mane retreats under pressure
          ...  He hits the ball up field
          ...  M_Crickmore latches onto the end of it
          ...  D_Rose steals the ball of off him
Min. 75 :(bfa) O_Sweemey has found himself in space
          ...  He looks up for his team mates
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  A_Pirlo gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  A_Pirlo attempts a chip!
          ...  K_Oliver won't get to that!
          ...  It clips the post!
          ...  And goes wide!
Min. 75 :(bfa) D_Suker is on the ground motionless!
          ...  He isn't going to continue!
Min. 75 :(bfa) L_Yashin is being brought on
          ...  D_Suker is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 75 :(hts) Rou_Reynolds kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  M_Crickmore gets on the end of the pass
          ...  But W_Morgan clears the danger
Min. 77 :(hts) J_Colquhoun runs at goal
          ...  He spots the run of T_Carthy
          ...  He's played him in
          ...  But W_Morgan with the fine tackle
Min. 79 :(bfa) J_Mascherano skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to O_Sweemey
          ...  O_Sweemey goes for goal !
          ...  He has failed to hit the target!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He should have buried that!
Min. 79 :(hts) C_Sibbald is out on the left
          ...  He moves the ball right to M_Crickmore
          ...  O_Sweemey with the high feet
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution!
Min. 80 :(bfa) O_Sweemey looks in some pain
          ...  He'll have to come off
          ...  The Manager has already made his 3 subs!
          ...  They will have to play a man down!
Min. 82 :(bfa) E_Knave is out on the left
          ...  He moves the ball right to D_Rose
          ...  L_Gasparotto gets in the way of the ball and clears!
Min. 83 :(hts) J_Colquhoun gets to the bye line
          ...  He puts it into the box
          ...  He finds T_Carthy
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over!
          ...  W_Morgan looks embarrassed to take the ball off him!
Min. 83 :(bfa) E_Knave with a real burst of pace
          ...  He leaves L_Gasparotto behind
          ...  Ricadio with a bad challenge
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  He's lucky to be let off for that one
          ...  Roy Rolsten looks relieved
          ...  Matias Finkelstein is far from happy with that decision
Min. 87 :(hts) J_Colquhoun pulls it back to Ricadio
          ...  C_Medina takes the player out!!
          ...  The ref turns away!!
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(hts) T_Carthy loses his marker
          ...  T_Carthy with a bomb of a shot !
          ...  Over the bar
Min. 89 :(bfa) Diego_T gets to the by line
          ...  He looks up and lobs in a cross
          ...  W_Samuel is unmarked
          ...  An audacious effort from W_Samuel !
          ...  K_Oliver saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one
Min. 93 :(bfa) W_Samuel finds himself in acres of space
          ...  L_Gasparotto takes the ball
          ...  OOOHHHH!!
          ...  He almost loses it straight away
          ...  But he hits it clear!

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Estadio da Luz
Attendance           : 120,481
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Benfica Match Info
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Best player          : D_Suker (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : D_Suker (38)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : O_Sweemey (79)
Injured              : D_Suker (75), O_Sweemey (80)
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Hearts Match Info
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Best player          : T_Carthy
Scorers              : T_Carthy (58 pen)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             Benfica      |     Hearts
Attempts on Goal     :          14        |       2
Off target           :           5        |       1
On target            :           9        |       1
Possession           :          62        |       38
Corners              :           3        |       0
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       0
Subs Used            :           5        |       0
Fouls                :          10        |       6
Key Tackles          :           8        |       8
Key Passes           :          14        |       11
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Final Score          : Benfica 1 - 1 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  39   2   2   3  20 |  96   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -10   0   0   0
J_Foyth        DF   1  37  15   7  42 |  65   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
D_Rose         DF   1  32  11   8  22 |  96   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
W_Morgan       DF   3  31  12   7  10 |  96   0   4   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  80  10   5
P_Maldini      DF   2  31   7   4  33 |  63   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Mascherano   DM   1  15  31   8  47 |  96   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
K_Commons      MF   1   9  32  11  32 |  66   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
A_Pirlo        MF   1  15  30   8  11 |  96   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
C_Medina       MF   2  19  22   1   9 |  96   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20   0
D_Suker        FW   1   7  13  30  31 |  78   0   0   0   0   7   1   0   0   0   0   0  50
T_Erak         FW   2   7   7  29  21 |  62   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
L_Yashin       FW  29   2   1   2  22 |  18   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
W_Samuel       DF   2  32   8   4  28 |  33   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   5
Diego_T        DF   2  26   5   5  29 |  31   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
E_Knave        MF   3   8  25  10  21 |  30   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
O_Sweemey      FW   3   6  10  24  32 |  21   0   0   2   0   2   0   1   0   0  -2  18   3

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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K_Oliver       GK  31   3   1   5  18 |  96   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  35   0   0   0
Ricadio        DF   3  33   9   7  32 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
H_Onderlei     DF   1  30   9   5  13 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
L_Gasparotto   DF   3  29   8   7  23 |  96   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
J_Speelman     DF   2  28   1  11  29 |  96   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  60  10   0
C_Sibbald      MF   2   9  31   8  30 |  96   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
J_Colquhoun    MF   2   3  30   1  35 |  96   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0
Rou_Reynolds   MF   2   7  28   9  11 |  96   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
T_Carthy       FW   1   1   4  29  38 |  96   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  25
M_Crickmore    FW   1   6   9  27  31 |  96   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
S_Mane         FW   2   7   8  26  30 |  96   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
Mo_Girgua      GK  18   2   5   1  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Conti        DF   3  26  10   7  43 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Barr         DF   1  24   7   4  13 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Poborsky     MF   1   9  25  11  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
F_Colidio      FW   2   7   8  25  41 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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