Division One League Match, Benfica vs. Lyon (Sun Oct 06)


                              Benfica  |  Lyon
                            4-3-1-2 C  |  4-1-2-2-1 E
                   Matias Finkelstein  |  Kristoffer Peace
                                       |
                       P_Gazzaniga GK  |  GK Higuim
                          W_Samuel DF  |  DF Ian_David_Mc
                          W_Morgan DF  |  DF Gary_Mcvittie
                         P_Maldini DF  |  DF G_Neville
                           K_Clark DF  |  DF B_White
                        A_Di_Maria MF  |  DM N_Niculaie
                        Joao_Mario MF  |  MF X_Alonso
                         W_Dustice MF  |  MF N_Whiteside
                          A_Varela AM  |  AM B_Gilmour
                            G_Cano FW  |  AM F_Kruger
                           D_Suker FW  |  FW P_Tobin
                                       |
                          L_Yashin SUB |  SUB Tim_Howard
                            D_Rose SUB |  SUB D_Franz
                           Diego_T SUB |  SUB M_Laudrup
                        P_McNamara SUB |  SUB N_Webb
                         O_Sweemey SUB |  SUB T_Erak

Referee: A_Soares_Dias (Portugal)


Min. 3  :(bfa) W_Dustice takes on the defender
          ...  He runs past the defender
          ...  A delicate chip from W_Dustice !
          ...  But he miskicks and puts it well off target
          ...  The Lyon fans taunt him about that effort
Min. 4  :(lyn) B_Gilmour hits in a shot!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  P_Tobin collects the loose ball!
          ...  A_Di_Maria takes the players legs from beneath him!!
          ...  That s a poor tackle!
          ...  He gets away with that one
          ...  It s just a warning
Min. 7  :(lyn) P_Tobin breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on P_Gazzaniga!
          ...  P_Maldini brings him down!
          ...  He deserves punishment for that!
          ...  A_Soares_Dias calls him over
          ...  The ref is taking his time with him!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 7  :(lyn) F_Kruger with the dribble
          ...  He's clean through
          ...  The fans are on their feet
          ...  Cleared by W_Samuel
Min. 9  :(bfa) A_Di_Maria is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He throws it to W_Dustice
          ...  W_Dustice with the header !
          ...  But Higuim just gets his fingers to that one
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  W_Samuel plays it towards the near post!
          ...  Higuim comes out and claims it!
Min. 11 :(lyn) F_Kruger with the dribble
          ...  The defender is easily beaten
          ...  D_Suker bundles the player over!!
          ...  That s a foul!!
          ...  The ref shows him a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on!
Min. 12 :(lyn) F_Kruger with a flashy move
          ...  W_Samuel with a nasty foul
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!! or f$k OFF!! cant make it out
          ...  A_Soares_Dias lectures him
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  What a silly place to give away a free kick
          ...  P_Tobin drives it in
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  P_Gazzaniga had no chance!
          ...  That s put Lyon in front!
          ...  Benfica 0-1 Lyon ...
Min. 13 :(bfa) A_Di_Maria beats one
          ...  Knocks it past a second
          ...  And finds W_Dustice
          ...  W_Dustice looks to see where Higuim is!
          ...  He rifles in the shot!
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  Higuim is wrong footed!
          ...  It drifts just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  A_Di_Maria swings it in!
          ...  D_Suker with the shot!
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  Wide !!
          ...  That was fortunate
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  G_Cano hits it into the box!
          ...  Higuim easily catches it!
Min. 16 :(bfa) Joao_Mario volleys it forward. He finds A_Varela
          ...  N_Niculaie rushes in with a clumsy tackle!!
          ...  That s a foul!!
          ...  What s A_Soares_Dias going to give?
          ...  He just waves play on!
Min. 20 :(lyn) F_Kruger 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!
          ...  Ian_David_Mc receives the pass and heads towards the goal
          ...  Ian_David_Mc with a screamer of a shot !
          ...  P_Gazzaniga just watches float over the bar!
Min. 23 :(bfa) A_Di_Maria with a precise ball to Joao_Mario
          ...  Joao_Mario lobs Higuim!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He runs off and does a somersault
          ...  Now they are back in the game!
          ...  Benfica 1-1 Lyon ...
Min. 30 :(bfa) P_Maldini takes possession
          ...  Knocks it past Gary_Mcvittie
          ...  He's through on goal
          ...  N_Whiteside with an awful challenge
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  INDIRECT FREE KICK!
          ...  W_Morgan swings it in
          ...  G_Cano gets on the end of it
          ...  G_Cano with the chance !
          ...  Higuim with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1
Min. 32 :(bfa) G_Cano jumps over B_White's challenge
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg
          ...  He's clean through
          ...  G_Cano could have let it bounce!
          ...  Higuim makes a great save
          ...  But he can't hold onto it!
          ...  He gathers it at the second attempt!
Min. 33 :(lyn) N_Whiteside with a slide rule pass to Ian_David_Mc
          ...  Ian_David_Mc with the deft touch!
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal!
          ...  But P_Gazzaniga just gets his fingers to that one
Min. 34 :(bfa) D_Suker takes advantage of a defensive mistake
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  D_Suker hits the shot with the outside of the left foot!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He puts his hands to his ears!!
          ...  He is winding the Lyon fans up!!
          ...  They greet the gesture with jeers!
          ...  Lets see if Benfica can hang onto that lead!
          ...  Benfica 2-1 Lyon ...
Min. 35 :(bfa) The Benfica manager shouts at them from the touchline to play D
Min. 35 :(bfa) A_Varela brings it under control
          ...  He takes on N_Niculaie
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in G_Cano!
          ...  B_White steals the ball of off him
Min. 36 :(lyn) X_Alonso brings the ball into the opposing area
          ...  N_Whiteside makes himself available
          ...  N_Whiteside from 20 yards !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Hammered home!
          ...  The Lyon fans chant his name!
          ...  Lyon are back level!
          ...  Benfica 2-2 Lyon ...
Min. 37 :(bfa) Benfica made the switch to a C strategy
Min. 37 :(bfa) A_Di_Maria pass splits open the defence
          ...  What a ball!
          ...  G_Cano is clean through!
          ...  But B_White reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 38 :(bfa) W_Dustice is taking a throw in
          ...  He dries the ball on his shirt
          ...  He throws the ball to D_Suker
          ...  Good sliding challenge from G_Neville and it had to be
Min. 39 :(lyn) F_Kruger takes advantage of a mistake by W_Morgan
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  F_Kruger pounds a rocket on goal !
          ...  P_Gazzaniga parries it
Min. 41 :(bfa) D_Suker nutmegs G_Neville, he continues to run forward
          ...  D_Suker with the 40 yard drive !
          ...  The shot deflects wide into the crowd!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Joao_Mario chips the ball into the area!
          ...  The ball comes to W_Dustice
          ...  He gets the shot away
          ...  But Higuim punches it away
          ...  He had to be brave to come for that one
Min. 42 :(lyn) P_Tobin watches his team-mates pull the defenders out of position
          ...  He decides to be greedy and run into the space
          ...  He's gone right through!
          ...  A great volley from P_Tobin !
          ...  P_Gazzaniga narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 45 :(lyn) P_Tobin is force to hold onto the ball
          ...  No one seems to be coming forward
          ...  He heads towards the goal alone!
          ...  P_Tobin tries to curl it into the bottom corner !
          ...  But P_Gazzaniga is equal to it
Min. 46 :(bfa) W_Dustice finds D_Suker with a ball over the defence
          ...  But B_White slides in two footed.
          ...  A_Soares_Dias has a look but waves "Play On!"
Min. 48 :(bfa) A_Varela drives it across the face of the goal G_Cano
          ...  A wicked drive by G_Cano !
          ...  It goes wide for a goal kick

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Benfica 2-2 Lyon

Min. 47 :(bfa) Joao_Mario moves out wide
          ...  He plays the ball through to W_Morgan
          ...  But G_Neville wins the ball
Min. 53 :(bfa) Joao_Mario threads the through ball to P_Maldini
          ...  But Ian_David_Mc puts it in row Z!
Min. 56 :(bfa) W_Dustice kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  A_Di_Maria gets on the end of the pass
          ...  A_Di_Maria hits the shot!
          ...  It swerves a lot!
          ...  Higuim makes a great save
          ...  And he manages to hold onto it as well!
Min. 59 :(bfa) G_Cano brings the ball into the opposing area
          ...  G_Cano drives it towards goal !
          ...  But Higuim just gets his fingers to that one
          ...  A_Soares_Dias has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 60 :(bfa) D_Rose will come on for P_Maldini and play DF
Min. 60 :(lyn) M_Laudrup is coming on and X_Alonso is being brought off
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play MF
Min. 60 :(bfa) A_Varela with a pinpoint pass to W_Morgan
          ...  W_Morgan with a blistering shot !
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  Higuim dives desperately to try and save it!!
          ...  He can't get to it!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  The deflection beat Higuim!
          ...  Benfica go ahead in this match now!
          ...  Benfica 3-2 Lyon ...
Min. 61 :(bfa) Benfica will now play D after the order comes from the dugout
Min. 62 :(bfa) Joao_Mario knocks it forward
          ...  M_Laudrup slips
          ...  W_Morgan gets to it!
          ...  W_Morgan with the side footed shot!
          ...  It floats over Higuim
          ...  Its heading goal ward!
          ...  But floats just over
          ...  That was a great effort
Min. 63 :(bfa) P_McNamara replaces A_Di_Maria to play as a MF
Min. 64 :(bfa) P_McNamara with an intelligent ball to D_Suker
          ...  B_White forces him off the ball
Min. 67 :(bfa) O_Sweemey will replace the useless D_Suker and will play FW
Min. 69 :(lyn) P_Tobin 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!
          ...  His team mate plays the through ball for him!
          ...  P_McNamara wins control of the ball with his hand!!
          ...  Play On!!
Min. 70 :(lyn) D_Franz will come on for Gary_Mcvittie and play DF
Min. 73 :(lyn) B_Gilmour looks for options
          ...  He decides to go it alone
          ...  The ball hits D_Rose in the face!
          ...  And goes clear!
Min. 75 :(lyn) a big roar from the crowd as N_Webb comes on for B_Gilmour to play AM
Min. 78 :(lyn) F_Kruger with a real burst of pace
          ...  He leaves K_Clark behind
          ...  F_Kruger hits a great shot !
          ...  P_Gazzaniga makes the save
          ...  He hits the ball up field!
Min. 80 :(lyn) T_Erak comes on for P_Tobin and takes up a FW role
Min. 82 :(lyn) F_Kruger with the flick on
          ...  He plays the ball across to N_Webb
          ...  D_Rose with a reckless challenge
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  RED CARD!!
          ...  A_Soares_Dias sends him off the pitch !!
          ...  He deserved to walk for that!!
Min. 83 :(bfa) P_McNamara picks out G_Cano with the cross
          ...  M_Laudrup with the tackle
          ...  That's got to be a yellow
          ...  He gets a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 84 :(bfa) A_Varela bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to Joao_Mario
          ...  Ian_David_Mc with the block
Min. 85 :(bfa) A_Varela brings it under control
          ...  He takes on B_White
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in W_Morgan!
          ...  B_White reacts well to win the ball back
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 90 :(lyn) M_Laudrup floats the ball in to find N_Webb
          ...  N_Webb has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He fires the ball goal ward!
          ...  P_Gazzaniga has it covered
          ...  It takes a bobble!
          ...  P_Gazzaniga is left flat-footed
          ...  It's gone wide !!
Min. 92 :(lyn) N_Webb looks around for support
          ...  He knocks the ball across to T_Erak
          ...  K_Clark with a superb challenge
          ...  A_Soares_Dias has given the free kick the other way!
Min. 92 :(lyn) M_Laudrup is forced back with the ball
          ...  He belts the ball up field
          ...  F_Kruger latches onto the end of it
          ...  F_Kruger could have let it bounce!
          ...  It hits the bar
          ...  And goes over!
          ...  P_Gazzaniga was beaten there!

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Estadio da Luz
Attendance           : 120,542
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Benfica Match Info
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Best player          : A_Di_Maria (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Joao_Mario (23), D_Suker (34), W_Morgan (60)
Sent Off             : D_Rose (82)
Booked               : P_Maldini (7), D_Suker (11)
Injured              : N/A
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Lyon Match Info
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Best player          : P_Tobin
Scorers              : P_Tobin (12), N_Whiteside (36)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : M_Laudrup (83)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             Benfica      |      Lyon
Attempts on Goal     :          15        |       10
Off target           :           6        |       3
On target            :           9        |       7
Possession           :          44        |       56
Corners              :           4        |       0
Red Cards            :           1        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       4
Fouls                :          10        |       17
Key Tackles          :           3        |       10
Key Passes           :          18        |       7
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Final Score          : Benfica 3 - 2 Lyon
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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  35   1   2   3  40 |  97   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0
W_Samuel       DF   2  34   9   4  28 |  97   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
W_Morgan       DF   3  33  13   7  10 |  97   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   0   0  20  20  45
P_Maldini      DF   2  32   7   4  33 |  64   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
K_Clark        DF   2  31   7   4  15 |  97   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Di_Maria     MF   1   4  33  18  39 |  67   0   0   4   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  60   5
Joao_Mario     MF   2   6  32  18  28 |  97   0   0   4   0   1   1   0   0   0   0  40  25
W_Dustice      MF   1  14  30   7  42 |  97   0   0   3   0   4   0   0   0   0   0  30  10
A_Varela       AM   1  10  26  18  30 |  97   0   0   5   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  70   0
G_Cano         FW   2   1   4  33   9 |  97   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  15
D_Suker        FW   1   7  13  31  31 |  71   0   0   0   0   3   1   1   0   0  -2  -2  23
L_Yashin       GK  29   2   1   2  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Rose         DF   1  34  12   8  22 |  22   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   1   0  10 -10 -10
Diego_T        DF   2  27   5   5  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_McNamara     MF   2   8  30   7  33 |  30   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20   0
O_Sweemey      FW   3   6  10  24  32 |  26   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20  20

Player Statistics - Lyon
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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Higuim         GK  32   2   5   1  28 |  97   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0   0   0
Ian_David_Mc   DF   2  33  10   6  30 |  97   0   2   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  40   0   5
Gary_Mcvittie  DF   2  31   1   5  25 |  74   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Neville      DF   2  30   7   3  22 |  97   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
B_White        DF   2  29   1   2  28 |  97   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  80 -20 -20
N_Niculaie     DM   2  19  26   2  35 |  97   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
X_Alonso       MF   1   1  31   2  28 |  64   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
N_Whiteside    MF   1  12  30  12  27 |  97   0   0   1   0   1   1   0   0   0   0  10  25
B_Gilmour      AM   1  10  27  20  33 |  79   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -10 -20
F_Kruger       AM   1   2  25  16  27 |  97   0   0   2   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  20  10
P_Tobin        FW   1   2   1  32  35 |  84   0   0   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  35
Tim_Howard     GK  23   2   4   1  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Franz        DF   2  27   8   9  22 |  23   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Laudrup      MF   2  15  28   7  22 |  33   0   0   2   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  18  -2
N_Webb         AM   2   1  22  18  30 |  18   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Erak         FW   2   7   7  30  21 |  13   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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