Division One League Match, Benfica vs. Liverpool (Wed Apr 10)


                              Benfica  |  Liverpool
                            4-3-1-2 C  |  4-1-2-1-2 P
                   Matias Finkelstein  |  Mike McLeod
                                       |
                       P_Gazzaniga GK  |  GK J_Cranky
                            D_Rose DF  |  DF Luizao
                          W_Samuel DF  |  DF F_Alves
                         P_Maldini DF  |  DF J_Terry
                           Diego_T DF  |  DF V_Coufal
                      J_Mascherano MF  |  DM Thiago_S
                           Liziero MF  |  MF D_Alli
                        S_Nakamoto MF  |  MF N_Valsic
                          A_Varela AM  |  AM Jota
                           D_Suker FW  |  FW J_Lingaurd
                           Cantona FW  |  FW M_Skiba
                                       |
                          L_Yashin SUB |  SUB Daniel_Fuzato
                        A_Burdisso SUB |  SUB J_Vallejo
                          C_Romero SUB |  SUB Ze_Roberto
                        A_Almendra SUB |  SUB R_Aglene
                      A_Di_Stefano SUB |  SUB G_Diangana

Referee: A_Dali (Iran)


Min. 1  :(bfa) The Benfica manager shouts at them from the touchline to play L
Min. 1  :(lpl) M_Skiba skips the challenge from D_Rose
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over!
          ...  Diego_T looks embarrassed to take the ball off him!
Min. 8  :(lpl) Thiago_S looks up
          ...  He swings the ball right towards J_Lingaurd
          ...  J_Lingaurd gets his head to the ball !
          ...  But he miskicks and puts it well off target
          ...  The Benfica fans taunt him about that effort
Min. 9  :(bfa) S_Nakamoto controls the ball with ease
          ...  Cleaned up by J_Terry
Min. 9  :(lpl) M_Skiba with a precise pass to J_Lingaurd
          ...  But he stands on the ball and falls over!!
          ...  P_Maldini picks up the loose ball and clears the danger
Min. 10 :(bfa) Liziero with a probing through ball D_Suker
          ...  D_Suker hits a crisp volley!
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  J_Cranky dives desperately to try and save it!!
          ...  He can't get to it!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  The deflection beat J_Cranky!
          ...  Benfica go ahead in this match now!
          ...  Benfica 1-0 Liverpool ...
Min. 11 :(bfa) Benfica will now play D
Min. 13 :(lpl) Jota finds his way through
          ...  He has tremendous pace
          ...  Jota has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  But the ball goes harmlessly wide
Min. 15 :(lpl) D_Alli moves out wide
          ...  He plays the ball through to Jota
          ...  Jota with the crafty shot!
          ...  P_Gazzaniga is just going to watch it go over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  But goes just over !!
          ...  P_Gazzaniga looks very relieved!
Min. 16 :(bfa) S_Nakamoto with a throw in
          ...  He throws the ball across to A_Varela
          ...  D_Alli bundles the player over!!
          ...  That s a foul!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!, he is in the book for that one
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  It s in a very dangerous position!
          ...  J_Mascherano passes to A_Varela
          ...  A_Varela hits the shot with the inside of the left foot!
          ...  The net bulges!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He kisses his shirt!!
          ...  He shows his love for the club!!
          ...  The fans cheer him and chant his name!!
          ...  Benfica 2-0 Liverpool ...
Min. 17 :(lpl) Liverpool altered their play to a A strategy
Min. 17 :(bfa) A_Varela with a precise ball to D_Rose
          ...  D_Rose with an overhead kick !
          ...  He gets a connection
          ...  J_Cranky tips it over his bar
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  S_Nakamoto crosses it in!
          ...  D_Alli wins the ball
          ...  And he heads it away
Min. 20 :(bfa) Liziero has it on the edge of the box
          ...  F_Alves beats him to the ball
Min. 25 :(bfa) S_Nakamoto 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!
          ...  Cantona receives the pass and heads towards the goal
          ...  J_Terry knocks the ball back to J_Cranky
          ...  Ohhhh no!!
          ...  It s gone past J_Cranky!
          ...  And just creeps wide!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  A_Varela hits it into the box!
          ...  F_Alves heads it away
Min. 25 :(lpl) N_Valsic can't find space for the shot
          ...  He slips it through to Jota
          ...  Diego_T gets in the way of the ball and clears!
Min. 28 :(lpl) D_Alli with the towering header to J_Lingaurd
          ...  S_Nakamoto with the dive
          ...  There's no room in the game for that!
Min. 35 :(bfa) A_Varela sprints down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball in to D_Suker
          ...  D_Suker tries to chip the ball over the keeper !
          ...  J_Cranky blocks the shot with his legs
          ...  It goes clear!
Min. 37 :(bfa) Liziero holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to A_Varela
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  V_Coufal hits it out for a throw
Min. 38 :(bfa) J_Cranky miss-kicks!
          ...  D_Suker is through!
          ...  But J_Lingaurd wins the ball from behind
          ...  The crowd appeal but A_Dali has none of it.
Min. 39 :(lpl) N_Valsic with the nod to J_Lingaurd
          ...  Good sliding challenge from D_Rose
Min. 42 :(bfa) Cantona takes advantage of a mistake by D_Alli
          ...  Can he make them pay?
          ...  Cantona with a screamer of a shot !
          ...  But J_Cranky dives to his left
          ...  I think J_Cranky just got a hand on that one
          ...  A_Dali has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 42 :(lpl) Jota loses his marker!
          ...  W_Samuel dives in two footed!!
          ...  Play On!!
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(bfa) The ball is passed in from Liziero, he finds Cantona
          ...  Luizao with the tackle
          ...  He came to the rescue there!
Min. 47 :(bfa) D_Suker takes advantage of a defensive mistake
          ...  That mistake could prove costly
          ...  F_Alves takes the player down!!
          ...  That s a poor tackle!
          ...  A_Dali tells him to calm his game down a bit
Min. 48 :(lpl) Thiago_S takes advantage of a defensive mistake
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  J_Mascherano stands his ground and wins the tackle
Min. 49 :(bfa) S_Nakamoto brings it under control
          ...  He takes on Jota
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in D_Suker!
          ...  D_Suker must beat J_Cranky!
          ...  J_Cranky saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one
Min. 49 :(lpl) Jota beats P_Maldini
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  P_Maldini reacts well to win the ball back

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Benfica 2-0 Liverpool

Min. 51 :(bfa) D_Rose crosses into the box, finding Cantona
          ...  Cantona has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  But J_Cranky makes a superb stop down low.
Min. 52 :(bfa) The defender under hits the back pass!
          ...  Cantona is through!
          ...  Blocked by J_Terry
Min. 54 :(bfa) S_Nakamoto with a 50-yard pass to Cantona
          ...  Cantona gets up high for the header !
          ...  He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort
Min. 60 :(bfa) A_Burdisso comes on for W_Samuel and takes up a DF role
Min. 60 :(lpl) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side.
          ...  G_Diangana will come on for J_Lingaurd and play FW
Min. 61 :(bfa) Liziero changes direction inside
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to D_Suker
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from Luizao
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  S_Nakamoto hits it into the box!
          ...  F_Alves gets up well
          ...  And he clears the danger
Min. 63 :(bfa) S_Nakamoto sidesteps F_Alves
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  Luizao forces him off the ball
Min. 63 :(lpl) D_Alli drives it forward to G_Diangana
          ...  G_Diangana tries to chip the ball over P_Gazzaniga!
          ...  But he somehow misses
          ...  That was a woeful effort
Min. 65 :(lpl) M_Skiba with the dribble
          ...  He skips through the tackle from P_Maldini
          ...  S_Nakamoto knobbles the attacking player.
          ...  A_Dali blows up for a foul
          ...  A_Dali lectures him
Min. 65 :(lpl) D_Alli takes a throw in
          ...  He throws the ball into Jota
          ...  Jota goes for goal !
          ...  He miskicks the ball
          ...  He's managed to put that out of the stadium
Min. 65 :(lpl) Luizao spits at P_Maldini
          ...  A_Dali calls him for a talk
Min. 67 :(bfa) A_Di_Stefano will come on for Cantona and play FW
Min. 69 :(lpl) G_Diangana curls the ball out wide to Jota
          ...  J_Mascherano wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge
Min. 70 :(bfa) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side.
          ...  A_Almendra will come on for Liziero and play MF
Min. 73 :(bfa) A_Di_Stefano gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He slides the ball past the defender!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  A_Di_Stefano leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!!!
          ...  It's hit the bar
          ...  It bounces down
          ...  J_Cranky grabs it
          ...  No Goal!
          ...  Boo's surround the stadium!!!
Min. 75 :(bfa) C_Romero is going to be brought on
          ...  J_Mascherano is leaving the pitch
          ...  He hasn't had the best of games today
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 75 :(bfa) Benfica are switching their playing style to E
Min. 75 :(lpl) J_Vallejo will come on for F_Alves and play DF
Min. 75 :(lpl) Ze_Roberto will replace Jota and play AM
Min. 75 :(bfa) A_Varela finds D_Suker with a ball over the defence
          ...  But V_Coufal sees the pass and cuts it out
Min. 75 :(lpl) G_Diangana beats D_Rose
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  Diego_T with a deliberate foul
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  He is fortunate to be given just a warning
Min. 79 :(lpl) G_Diangana sidesteps P_Maldini
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  P_Gazzaniga with an inch perfect tackle
          ...  The whistle has gone! Incredible!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He was unlucky to be booked for that
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  A_Dali signals that it is indirect
          ...  J_Vallejo floats it forward
          ...  Ze_Roberto latches onto the end of it
          ...  Ze_Roberto pounds a rocket on goal !
          ...  But P_Gazzaniga reaches the ball. Good save
Min. 86 :(lpl) Ze_Roberto with a slide rule pass to Thiago_S
          ...  Thiago_S with the header !
          ...  Terrific shot
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide
          ...  That's unlucky!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Ze_Roberto hits it into the box!
          ...  N_Valsic gets on the end of it
          ...  But he puts it wide
          ...  That was a terrible attempt!
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 90 :(bfa) A_Di_Stefano beats Luizao
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker
          ...  "Play On!" Waves A_Dali
          ...  A_Di_Stefano rifles it to the far post !
          ...  The shot deflects wide into the crowd!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  A_Varela hits it towards the far post!
          ...  J_Cranky catches it!
Min. 92 :(bfa) A_Di_Stefano gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He slides the ball past Thiago_S!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  A_Di_Stefano has a dig at goal!
          ...  He has put it wide!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 92 :(lpl) D_Alli kicks A_Burdisso off the ball
          ...  The linesman is flagging
          ...  A_Dali warned him

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Estadio da Luz
Attendance           : 118,839
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Benfica Match Info
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Best player          : A_Varela (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : D_Suker (10), A_Varela (16)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : P_Gazzaniga (79)
Injured              : N/A
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Liverpool Match Info
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Best player          : D_Alli
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : D_Alli (16)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             Benfica      |   Liverpool
Attempts on Goal     :          11        |       8
Off target           :           4        |       7
On target            :           7        |       1
Possession           :          61        |       39
Corners              :           4        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       1
Subs Used            :           4        |       3
Fouls                :          16        |       8
Key Tackles          :           8        |       10
Key Passes           :          12        |       9
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Final Score          : Benfica 2 - 0 Liverpool
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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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P_Gazzaniga    GK  34   1   2   3  40 |  97   1   0   0   0   0   0   1   0  43   0   0   0
D_Rose         DF   1  33  12   8  22 |  97   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  10   5
W_Samuel       DF   2  33   8   4  28 |  64   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
P_Maldini      DF   2  31   7   4  33 |  97   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  80   0   0
Diego_T        DF   2  27   5   5  29 |  97   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
J_Mascherano   MF   1  16  32   8  47 |  79   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  40  20   0
Liziero        MF   1  20  31   5  23 |  74   0   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0
S_Nakamoto     MF   3   5  30  17  32 |  97   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0
A_Varela       AM   1  10  25  17  30 |  97   0   0   3   0   1   1   0   0   0   0  30  25
D_Suker        FW   1   7  13  31  31 |  97   0   0   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  35
Cantona        FW   1   5   9  30  13 |  71   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0  20  20  30
L_Yashin       GK  29   2   1   2  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Burdisso     DF   2  26   6   8  31 |  33   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Romero       DF   1  26   1   2  34 |  18   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Almendra     MF   1   6  24  13  29 |  23   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Di_Stefano   FW   2   1   5  24  39 |  26   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0  20  20  20

Player Statistics - Liverpool
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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J_Cranky       GK  30   3   3   2  12 |  97   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0   0   0
Luizao         DF   2  29   2   5  38 |  97   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
F_Alves        DF   2  27  15   1  38 |  79   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
J_Terry        DF   1  27  11  10  33 |  97   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
V_Coufal       DF   1  27   2   3  30 |  97   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20 -20 -20
Thiago_S       DM   2  10  29   8  29 |  97   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
D_Alli         MF   1   9  29  14  21 |  97   0   1   3   0   0   0   1   0   0  18  28  -2
N_Valsic       MF   2   8  28  18  29 |  97   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
Jota           AM   2   4  26  23  18 |  79   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Lingaurd     FW   1   5  11  27  29 |  64   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
M_Skiba        FW   1   8   9  27  32 |  97   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Daniel_Fuzato  GK  30   2   5   5  11 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Vallejo      DF   2  27  13   7  41 |  18   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Ze_Roberto     AM   1  11  27  17  11 |  18   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0 -20 -10 -15
R_Aglene       AM   3   8  27  10  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Diangana     FW   2   6  10  26  43 |  33   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
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