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Season 20 Archive: Elite League, Week 7

Benfica 2 - 0 Inter Milan

Elite Football League Match, Benfica vs. Inter Milan (Sun Mar 29)


                              Benfica  |  Inter Milan
                              4-4-2 E  |  5-4-1 D
                      Steven Theobald  |  Peter Griffin
                                       |
                      E_Thorstvedt GK  |  GK K_Ghost
                         C_Thomson DF  |  DF V_Mosthovoy
                         J_Djourou DF  |  DF Breno
                       Yann_M_Vila DF  |  DF D_Sinclair
                            B_Bryn DF  |  DF P_Caddis
                       B_Abdoulaye MF  |  DF J_Valera
                      D_Damjanovic MF  |  MF M_Valbuena
                         P_Do_Shaw MF  |  MF R_Stokes
                            J_Bolm MF  |  MF Nuri_Sahin
                        K_McInally FW  |  MF B_Brolin
                         S_Morison FW  |  FW Tone
                                       |
                          J_Moreau SUB |  SUB L_Hedstrom
                            C_Barr SUB |  SUB M_Flano
                         R_Tomassi SUB |  SUB L_Clark
                         Zheng_Zhi SUB |  SUB G_Sigurdsson
                        A_Langlitz SUB |  SUB I_Gabilondo

Referee: G_Poll (England)


Min. 1  :(bfa) J_Bolm works the ball inside
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to K_McInally
          ...  But he stands on the ball and falls over!!
          ...  Breno picks up the loose ball and clears the danger
Min. 2  :(bfa) K_McInally with a throw in
          ...  He throws the ball across to S_Morison
          ...  A well-placed shot from S_Morison !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  K_Ghost was caught out there
          ...  Benfica have snatched the lead!
          ...  Benfica 1-0 Inter Milan ...
Min. 3  :(bfa) Yann_M_Vila feeds the ball through the middle
          ...  S_Morison runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  Breno anticipates the pass and cuts it out
Min. 4  :(bfa) C_Thomson sidesteps his marker
          ...  C_Thomson with a scorcher of a shot !
          ...  But K_Ghost punches it away
          ...  He took a knock there
          ...  His manager is looking on anxiously
          ...  He's ok to carry on
Min. 6  :(bfa) B_Abdoulaye controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball into the middle!
          ...  K_McInally gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  K_McInally sights up the goal
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  K_Ghost parries it, he follows it up
          ...  He fires it over!!
Min. 7  :(bfa) A defence splitting pass from J_Bolm to B_Bryn
          ...  D_Sinclair gathers up the loose ball
Min. 7  :(irm) Nuri_Sahin with a clever shimmy
          ...  Nuri_Sahin hits a crisp volley!
          ...  But E_Thorstvedt parries the shot
          ...  The defender manages to scramble the ball away
Min. 10 :(bfa) P_Do_Shaw takes advantage of a mistake by Breno
          ...  It's a lucky break
          ...  P_Do_Shaw drives it low !
          ...  The fans get off there seats!
          ...  K_Ghost plucks the ball out of the air
          ...  Good goalkeeping there!
Min. 11 :(bfa) P_Do_Shaw passes the ball to S_Morison
          ...  S_Morison has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  K_Ghost with an easy save
          ...  He just oozes confidence
Min. 14 :(irm) The ball is passed in from Nuri_Sahin, he finds B_Brolin
          ...  D_Damjanovic with an ugly foul
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
Min. 16 :(bfa) C_Thomson finds B_Abdoulaye on the edge of the box
          ...  B_Abdoulaye hits a great shot !
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!!!!
          ...  It's wide!
          ...  That was a dismal effort!
          ...  He should have buried that!
Min. 18 :(bfa) P_Do_Shaw wins possession
          ...  He plays the ball across to K_McInally
          ...  K_McInally with the drive!
          ...  But K_Ghost tips it behind
          ...  G_Poll has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 21 :(irm) D_Sinclair hits in a wicked shot!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  Tone latches onto it!
          ...  J_Djourou knocks him to the floor
          ...  The fans are calling for a penalty!
          ...  But G_Poll just turns away!
Min. 23 :(bfa) S_Morison with a fantastic turn that puts him through on goal
          ...  D_Sinclair with the tackle
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
Min. 24 :(bfa) S_Morison barges the defender off the ball
          ...  Tone knobbles the attacking player.
          ...  G_Poll blows up for a foul
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! He is in the book for that one
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 27 :(irm) B_Brolin has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past Yann_M_Vila
          ...  He puts in Tone!
          ...  Tone has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  E_Thorstvedt watches it sail safely wide!
Min. 31 :(bfa) J_Bolm spits at Nuri_Sahin
          ...  The referee reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  RED CARD!!
          ...  I think he deserved that!
Min. 32 :(bfa) B_Abdoulaye off the woodwork.
          ...  C_Thomson picks up the deflection
          ...  V_Mosthovoy gets to the ball first
Min. 32 :(irm) D_Sinclair hits the ball through the heart of the defence
          ...  Nuri_Sahin latches onto it!
          ...  B_Abdoulaye is late with that one
          ...  I think he was just trying to get to the ball
Min. 33 :(irm) Curled in dangerously from Breno to Tone
          ...  Tone has time and space!
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal
          ...  E_Thorstvedt tips it round the post
          ...  Good save
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by Nuri_Sahin
          ...  E_Thorstvedt comes out and claims it!
Min. 34 :(irm) P_Caddis controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball into the middle!
          ...  B_Brolin gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  B_Bryn tugs on his opponent's shirt!!
          ...  G_Poll has stopped play
          ...  Well spotted by G_Poll!
Min. 37 :(bfa) K_McInally with a Cruyff turn
          ...  J_Valera forces him off the ball
          ...  But it rolls out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  D_Damjanovic lofts the ball in!
          ...  B_Bryn gets to it!
          ...  K_Ghost takes the ball off him
          ...  He was showing off there!
Min. 41 :(irm) Nuri_Sahin flicks the ball through
          ...  M_Valbuena runs onto it!
          ...  M_Valbuena with a low drive through the rain!
          ...  E_Thorstvedt goes down well to save
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(bfa) P_Do_Shaw with an inch perfect pass to K_McInally
          ...  P_Caddis with a perfectly timed tackle
Min. 45 :(bfa) Zheng_Zhi replaces S_Morison to play as a MF
Min. 45 :(bfa) The assistant manager is out on the touchline shouting orders
          ...  It seems Benfica will now be playing C
Min. 46 :(bfa) P_Do_Shaw controls it well
          ...  He nutmegs D_Sinclair
          ...  He puts in K_McInally!
          ...  D_Sinclair reacts to stop the move going any further

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Benfica 1-0 Inter Milan

Min. 46 :(bfa) D_Damjanovic with a simple pass to K_McInally
          ...  P_Caddis slides in hard!
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 49 :(bfa) C_Thomson is out on the left
          ...  He moves the ball right to K_McInally
          ...  K_McInally hits a curling shot!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Hammered into the top corner!
          ...  He salutes the Benfica fans!!
          ...  Benfica 2-0 Inter Milan ...
Min. 50 :(bfa) K_McInally with a real burst of pace
          ...  He shows V_Mosthovoy a clean set of heals
          ...  K_McInally with the cheeky shot!
          ...  It's beaten K_Ghost
          ...  It goes wide !!
Min. 52 :(irm) M_Valbuena lobs the ball over the defence
          ...  Nuri_Sahin latches on to it
          ...  Nuri_Sahin hits a great drive!
          ...  But he's put it wide
          ...  How did he manage to miss that one?!?!?
Min. 53 :(irm) M_Valbuena hits in a shot!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  D_Sinclair collects the loose ball!
          ...  Yann_M_Vila makes the challenge and clears the ball
Min. 55 :(bfa) P_Do_Shaw with a perfectly timed run
          ...  But Nuri_Sahin reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 55 :(irm) M_Valbuena drives it across the face of the goal Breno
          ...  Zheng_Zhi with an ugly foul
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  Tone is the man who's going to take the kick
          ...  He sends E_Thorstvedt the wrong way
          ...  But it has gone wide!!
          ...  Shocking miss!!
Min. 59 :(irm) Tone gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He cuts inside the defender!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  C_Thomson stands firm and knocks the player to the ground!!
          ...  That's a rash challenge!!
          ...  Shown a YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 62 :(bfa) Zheng_Zhi fires over a low cross to Yann_M_Vila
          ...  V_Mosthovoy forces him off the ball
Min. 70 :(irm) M_Flano takes off his tracksuit
          ...  he'll replace Breno as DF
Min. 70 :(irm) L_Clark takes off his tracksuit
          ...  he'll replace Nuri_Sahin as MF
Min. 70 :(irm) I_Gabilondo replaces an unhappy Tone and will play as a FW
Min. 75 :(bfa) C_Barr replaces an unhappy Yann_M_Vila and will play as a DF
Min. 78 :(bfa) R_Tomassi takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace C_Thomson
          ...  He'll play as a DF
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
Min. 79 :(bfa) Zheng_Zhi with the dribble
          ...  He skips through the tackle
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from B_Brolin
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  P_Do_Shaw chips the ball in towards the back post!
          ...  It is cleared by M_Flano
Min. 79 :(bfa) Zheng_Zhi finds R_Tomassi with a perfectly weighted pass
          ...  D_Sinclair rushes in with a clumsy tackle!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
Min. 81 :(bfa) K_McInally nutmegs the defender
          ...  M_Flano gets the foot in to win the ball
Min. 82 :(irm) R_Stokes pushes it past D_Damjanovic
          ...  R_Stokes with the diving header !
          ...  He had to be brave there
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  L_Clark swings it in!
          ...  E_Thorstvedt reads it well, and claims it!
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 92 :(bfa) P_Do_Shaw gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He cuts inside P_Caddis!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  P_Caddis reacts to stop the move going any further

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Estadio da Luz
Attendance           : 116,411
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Benfica Match Info
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Best player          : K_McInally (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : S_Morison (2), K_McInally (49)
Sent Off             : J_Bolm (31)
Booked               : C_Thomson (59)
Injured              : N/A
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Inter Milan Match Info
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Best player          : Nuri_Sahin
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Tone (24)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                              Benfica     |   Inter Milan
Attempts on Goal     :          10        |       6
Off target           :           3        |       3
On target            :           7        |       3
Possession           :          41        |       59
Corners              :           2        |       2
Red Cards            :           1        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :          11        |       13
Key Tackles          :           2        |       13
Key Passes           :          14        |       6
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Final Score          : Benfica 2 - 0 Inter Milan
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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   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  65   0   0   0
C_Thomson      DF   2  27  11   6  25 |  79   0   0   2   1   1   0   1   0   0  -2  33   3
J_Djourou      DF   3  27   5   9  35 |  93   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  80  20  20
Yann_M_Vila    DF   2  26  13   7  22 |  76   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
B_Bryn         DF   2  26   7   8  31 |  93   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
B_Abdoulaye    MF   2  14  27   7  39 |  93   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   1
D_Damjanovic   MF   3   8  27  10  42 |  93   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
P_Do_Shaw      MF   2   9  26   8  25 |  93   0   0   4   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  40   5
J_Bolm         MF   2  11  25  12  32 |  31   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   1   0 -10  10 -10
K_McInally     FW   2   6   5  29  27 |  93   0   0   1   1   4   1   0   0   0   0  25  27
S_Morison      FW   1   2   7  27  36 |  45   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   0   0  20  20  45
J_Moreau       GK  27   1   2   2  14 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Barr         DF   2  26  12   9  27 |  17   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Tomassi      DF   1  25   8   7  37 |  14   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Zheng_Zhi      MF   1   9  27   8  42 |  48   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
A_Langlitz     FW   3   7  10  24  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Inter Milan
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_Ghost        GK  36   6   2   6  18 |  93   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0
V_Mosthovoy    DF   1  26  10   7  18 |  93   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
Breno          DF   2  25   9  10  16 |  71   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
D_Sinclair     DF   3  25   8   7  41 |  93   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
P_Caddis       DF   2  24  12   8  28 |  93   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
J_Valera       DF   2  24   8   8  39 |  93   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
M_Valbuena     MF   2  11  27  10  45 |  93   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   5
R_Stokes       MF   2   8  27   8  18 |  93   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
Nuri_Sahin     MF   1   8  26   8  19 |  71   0   1   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  20  10   6
B_Brolin       MF   1   3  26   4  31 |  93   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
Tone           FW   2   7   8  28  31 |  71   0   0   0   0   2   0   1   0   0 -22 -22 -15
L_Hedstrom     GK  25   4   5   4  10 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Flano        DF   1  25   5   1  33 |  22   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
L_Clark        MF   2   6  25  15  37 |  22   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -20
G_Sigurdsson   MF   2   7  24  13  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
I_Gabilondo    FW   2   6   8  25  29 |  22   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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