Elite FA Cup 2nd Round Match, Benfica vs. Juventus (Wed Jan 25)


                              Benfica  |  Juventus
                            4-1-3-2 C  |  4-4-2 C
                   Matias Finkelstein  |  Gareth Williams
                                       |
                         N_Winneke GK  |  GK M_Balfor
                           J_Foyth DF  |  DF M_Madl
                       Beckenbauer DF  |  DF D_Irwin
                        G_Schurrle DF  |  DF J_Richards
                      Exe_Palacios DF  |  DF D_Rugani
                           Liziero DM  |  MF Roy_Keane
                         I_Marcone MF  |  MF R_Donadoni
                           A_Pirlo MF  |  MF M_Locatelli
                        S_Nakamoto MF  |  MF J_Cuadrado
                       Ivica_Strok FW  |  FW Odegaard
                            T_Erak FW  |  FW A_Belotti
                                       |
                          L_Yashin SUB |  SUB Manuel_Neuer
                          W_Samuel SUB |  SUB R_Bellanova
                          C_Romero SUB |  SUB F_Gatti
                         K_Commons SUB |  SUB Steven_Davis
                       T_Trezeguet SUB |  SUB J_Cruz

Referee: K_Clark (Scotland)


Min. 3  :(jvt) A_Belotti breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on N_Winneke!
          ...  Ivica_Strok brings him down!
          ...  RED CARD!!
          ...  K_Clark sends him off the pitch !!
          ...  He deserved to walk for that!!
Min. 3  :(bfa) Liziero puts in T_Erak
          ...  D_Irwin with an ugly foul
          ...  That looked malicious
          ...  He's in trouble!!
          ...  He could be sent off for that!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  He was lucky to get away with that!
Min. 4  :(bfa) S_Nakamoto gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He cuts inside D_Rugani!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  J_Richards reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 4  :(jvt) J_Richards runs at the defence
          ...  He nutmegs Liziero
          ...  He showed his class there
          ...  Liziero fouls badly
          ...  That looked malicious
          ...  He got away with just a warning
Min. 6  :(jvt) M_Locatelli brings it under control
          ...  He takes on J_Foyth
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in Odegaard!
          ...  Beckenbauer slides in hard!
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 8  :(jvt) A_Belotti skips the challenge from Exe_Palacios
          ...  I_Marcone takes out the attacker
          ...  He looked to have fouled him there
Min. 10 :(jvt) Odegaard runs at the defence
          ...  Odegaard hits the shot with the outside of the right foot!
          ...  N_Winneke saves it
          ...  He got his body behind the ball there
Min. 12 :(jvt) Odegaard with the dribble
          ...  J_Foyth is easily beaten
          ...  Odegaard looks to see where N_Winneke is!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  But N_Winneke punches it away
          ...  He could have caught that!
Min. 13 :(bfa) S_Nakamoto with the dribble
          ...  He skips through the tackle from D_Irwin
          ...  S_Nakamoto aiming for the bottom corner !
          ...  M_Balfor with the acrobatic save
          ...  Well saved
Min. 18 :(jvt) Roy_Keane has the ball
          ...  He knocks the ball past Liziero
          ...  He puts in Odegaard!
          ...  I_Marcone with a late tackle
          ...  Well to be fair he was looking for the foul
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 24 :(jvt) R_Donadoni takes a throw in
          ...  He throws the ball into Odegaard
          ...  A_Pirlo takes the player out!!
          ...  The ref turns away!!
Min. 34 :(bfa) J_Foyth drives the ball across field
          ...  It comes to S_Nakamoto
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by D_Rugani
          ...  He timed it well
Min. 37 :(jvt) D_Irwin gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He slides the ball past Exe_Palacios!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  J_Foyth stands his ground and wins the tackle
Min. 41 :(bfa) Liziero flicks it over D_Rugani and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  Roy_Keane with a pull on the shirt
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 46 :(jvt) R_Donadoni pass splits open the defence
          ...  What a ball!
          ...  Odegaard is clean through!
          ...  G_Schurrle plays the back pass
          ...  N_Winneke can't get to it!!
          ...  It goes just wide!!
          ...  Look at the relief on his face!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  M_Locatelli curls it into the box!
          ...  Odegaard with the header
          ...  N_Winneke has it covered
          ...  It takes a bobble!
          ...  N_Winneke reacts well to save!!!

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

Min. 49 :(bfa) Liziero hoists the ball across to T_Erak
          ...  Cleared by Odegaard
Min. 51 :(bfa) Exe_Palacios is first to the loose ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to T_Erak
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  J_Richards belts it clear
Min. 52 :(bfa) T_Erak breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on M_Balfor!
          ...  M_Locatelli brings him down!
          ...  He could be off here!
          ...  K_Clark reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  I think he was lucky to escape with a caution!
Min. 55 :(bfa) W_Samuel is coming on and G_Schurrle is being brought off
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play DF
Min. 55 :(bfa) T_Erak runs forward
          ...  He nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind!
          ...  J_Richards clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play
          ...  The linesman is flagging
          ...  Throw in
Min. 60 :(bfa) T_Trezeguet replaces T_Erak to play as a FW
Min. 65 :(bfa) K_Commons replaces I_Marcone and will play MF
Min. 67 :(bfa) Beckenbauer sprints past the defender
          ...  Beckenbauer fires a shot at goal !
          ...  Looks like it should be M_Balfor's
          ...  Oh he's let it go through his legs
          ...  But drifts inches wide !!
          ...  M_Balfor looks embarrassed!
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide!
          ...  Goal kick given, amazing decision there!
Min. 68 :(jvt) M_Madl takes possession of the ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to Odegaard
          ...  T_Trezeguet with a bad challenge
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  It's in a very dangerous position!
          ...  A_Belotti with the thundering drive
          ...  N_Winneke makes a difficult save
Min. 70 :(bfa) Benfica made the switch to a A strategy
Min. 71 :(bfa) W_Samuel with the deft touch
          ...  He takes it past M_Madl
          ...  He knocks it to K_Commons!
          ...  K_Commons shoots towards goal !
          ...  But M_Balfor punches it away
          ...  He could have caught that!
Min. 71 :(jvt) D_Irwin sidesteps J_Foyth
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by J_Foyth
          ...  He made it look easy
          ...  But he can't keep it in
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  M_Locatelli plays it into the danger area!
          ...  J_Foyth reads it well
          ...  And he knocks it away
Min. 72 :(bfa) A_Pirlo hoists the ball across to S_Nakamoto
          ...  D_Rugani wins the ball!
          ...  But he caught the player also!
          ...  The ref gives nothing!
Min. 72 :(bfa) W_Samuel slides the ball across to T_Trezeguet
          ...  J_Cuadrado with a superb challenge
          ...  The referee has given the free kick the other way!
          ...  K_Clark calls him over!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
Min. 80 :(jvt) Roy_Keane runs down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball across to Odegaard
          ...  Liziero takes the player down!!
          ...  PENALTY!!
          ...  No! The ref has given the free kick the other way!
          ...  Unbelievable!
Min. 84 :(jvt) The defender under hits the back pass!
          ...  M_Madl is through!
          ...  W_Samuel with an ugly foul
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
          ...  He's lucky to be let off for that one
          ...  Matias Finkelstein looks relieved
          ...  Gareth Williams is far from happy with that decision
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(jvt) The ball runs loose!
          ...  A_Belotti seizes control of it and thinks about the shot
          ...  J_Foyth with a bad challenge
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
          ...  K_Clark calls him for a talk
          ...  It's just a warning
Min. 92 :(jvt) M_Madl backtracks with the ball
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field
          ...  Odegaard gets on the end of it
          ...  Odegaard fires off a left-footed shot !
          ...  He hits the side netting
Min. 93 :(bfa) W_Samuel with a precise ball to K_Commons
          ...  M_Madl intercepts the pass

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Estadio da Luz
Attendance           : 125,310
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Benfica Match Info
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Best player          : J_Foyth (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : Ivica_Strok (3)
Booked               : I_Marcone (18)
Injured              : N/A
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Juventus Match Info
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Best player          : J_Richards
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : D_Irwin (3), M_Locatelli (52), J_Cuadrado (72)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                              Benfica     |    Juventus
Attempts on Goal     :           3        |       5
Off target           :           1        |       1
On target            :           2        |       4
Possession           :          61        |       39
Corners              :           0        |       2
Red Cards            :           1        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       3
Subs Used            :           3        |       0
Fouls                :          14        |       10
Key Tackles          :           7        |       7
Key Passes           :           8        |       6
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Final Score          : Benfica 0 - 0 Juventus
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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 |  95   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0   0
J_Foyth        DF   1  36  14   7  42 |  95   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  60  10   0
Beckenbauer    DF   2  35  10   8  21 |  95   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
G_Schurrle     DF   2  31   4   1  18 |  56   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
Exe_Palacios   DF   1  29   7   5  28 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Liziero        DM   1  19  29   5  23 |  95   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20   0
I_Marcone      MF   3   7  33   7  32 |  66   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  18  -2  -2
A_Pirlo        MF   1  14  30   8  11 |  95   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
S_Nakamoto     MF   3   5  29  17  32 |  95   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
Ivica_Strok    FW   3  10   8  33  32 |   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0 -10 -10 -10
T_Erak         FW   2   7   7  29  21 |  61   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Yashin       GK  29   2   1   2  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
W_Samuel       DF   2  31   8   4  28 |  39   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  30   0
C_Romero       DF   1  25   1   2  34 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Commons      MF   1   8  31  11  32 |  29   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
T_Trezeguet    FW   2   1   1  26  38 |  34   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Juventus
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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M_Balfor       GK  35   1   1   2  32 |  95   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0   0   0
M_Madl         DF   3  32  10   7  22 |  95   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
D_Irwin        DF   1  32   8   8  25 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
J_Richards     DF   1  31   7   7  22 |  95   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 100   0   0
D_Rugani       DF   2  28   1   1  39 |  95   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
Roy_Keane      MF   2  11  31   9  31 |  95   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
R_Donadoni     MF   1   9  31   7  41 |  95   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
M_Locatelli    MF   2   2  30   5  39 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2   8  -2
J_Cuadrado     MF   2   2  30   2  30 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
Odegaard       FW   2   5   6  32  31 |  95   0   1   0   0   4   0   0   0   0  20   0  15
A_Belotti      FW   2   1   5  28  33 |  95   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
Manuel_Neuer   GK  29   2   1   2  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Bellanova    DF   2  25   3   5  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
F_Gatti        DF   2  23   8   4  48 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Steven_Davis   MF   2   5  28  19  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Cruz         FW   1   6   9  28  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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