Elite Football League Match, Benfica vs. Manchester City (Mon Jan 23)


                              Benfica  |  Manchester City
                            3-1-4-2 A  |  4-4-2 C
                      Steven Theobald  |  Scott Matthews
                                       |
                      E_Thorstvedt GK  |  GK S_Scuffet
                        J_Martinez DF  |  DF I_Garde
                         C_Thomson DF  |  DF Efe_Sodje
                       Yann_M_Vila DF  |  DF A_Carlos
                        J_Wilshere DM  |  DF A_Hansen
                       H_Kiessling MF  |  MF P_Do_Shaw
                         Zheng_Zhi MF  |  MF Nuri_Sahin
                          J_Plasil MF  |  MF Denilson
                            J_Bolm MF  |  MF Jinky
                        K_McInally FW  |  FW M_Murphy
                        E_Stranger FW  |  FW G_Botti
                                       |
                        Tiribocchi SUB |  SUB P_Out
                         M_Zeffane SUB |  SUB A_Britton
                        R_VD_Vaart SUB |  SUB T_Kaizer
                        S_Perrotta SUB |  SUB Y_Cabaye
                       Nathan_Dyer SUB |  SUB D_Rommedahl

Referee: B_Kuipers (Netherlands)


Min. 1  :(bfa) H_Kiessling plays in Zheng_Zhi with a beautiful ball
          ...  Zheng_Zhi attempts a low drive!
          ...  The fans get off there seats!
          ...  S_Scuffet plucks the ball out of the air
          ...  Good goalkeeping there!
Min. 1  :(mnc) G_Botti breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on E_Thorstvedt!
          ...  J_Martinez brings him down!
          ...  He could be off here!
          ...  B_Kuipers reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  I think he deserved that!
          ...  FREE KICK
          ...  It is deep inside there own half
          ...  Denilson knocks it forward
          ...  M_Murphy gets on the end of it
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  C_Thomson takes possession
Min. 3  :(bfa) J_Wilshere runs down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball across to E_Stranger
          ...  E_Stranger tries to chip the ball over the keeper !
          ...  But S_Scuffet punches it away
          ...  He took a knock there
          ...  His manager is looking on anxiously
          ...  He's ok to carry on
Min. 3  :(mnc) I_Garde with an in swinging cross to A_Carlos
          ...  But Yann_M_Vila with the fine tackle
Min. 5  :(bfa) J_Wilshere is first to the loose ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to Zheng_Zhi
          ...  Zheng_Zhi gets his head to the ball !
          ...  S_Scuffet saves, but he fumbles
          ...  But he gathers at the second attempt!
Min. 5  :(bfa) C_Thomson flicks it past the defender
          ...  He runs forward
          ...  A_Carlos with a well timed tackle
          ...  B_Kuipers didn't like it though
          ...  He got away with just a warning
Min. 8  :(mnc) G_Botti with the mazy dribble
          ...  He takes it past C_Thomson
          ...  But Yann_M_Vila puts it in row Z!
Min. 9  :(bfa) J_Plasil pass splits open the defence
          ...  What a ball!
          ...  K_McInally is clean through!
          ...  K_McInally with a powerful header !
          ...  S_Scuffet is just going to watch it go over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  And S_Scuffet reacts well to palm it behind!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by J_Bolm!
          ...  I_Garde reads it well
          ...  And he knocks it away
Min. 9  :(mnc) Efe_Sodje spits at C_Thomson
          ...  B_Kuipers wants a word
          ...  It's just a warning
Min. 10 :(mnc) P_Do_Shaw with an excellent first touch
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  G_Botti gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  G_Botti has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He fires the ball goal ward!
          ...  E_Thorstvedt makes himself big and wins the ball
Min. 11 :(mnc) G_Botti takes possession
          ...  He looks up
          ...  He's in acres of space
          ...  G_Botti gets up high for the header !
          ...  He miskicks the ball
          ...  He's managed to put that out of the stadium
Min. 12 :(bfa) K_McInally makes the tackle
          ...  He gets to his feet quickly
          ...  He's beat the defender to the ball
          ...  Good sliding challenge from M_Murphy
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Wilshere chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  S_Scuffet catches it!
Min. 12 :(mnc) P_Do_Shaw with a smart pass to G_Botti
          ...  Launched towards the top corner by G_Botti !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Rifled home!
          ...  The Manchester City fans go wild!
          ...  That's given Manchester City the lead!
          ...  Benfica 0-1 Manchester City ...
Min. 13 :(mnc) It looks as though Manchester City is now playing D
Min. 17 :(mnc) M_Murphy with the dribble
          ...  C_Thomson bundles the player over!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  The ref looks across to his assistant!
          ...  Play on!
Min. 33 :(mnc) M_Murphy with the nutmeg
          ...  He takes the ball forward
          ...  M_Murphy with the crafty shot!
          ...  E_Thorstvedt with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league
Min. 34 :(mnc) M_Murphy beats his man
          ...  A delicate header from M_Murphy !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Rifled home!
          ...  Benfica 0-2 Manchester City ...
Min. 38 :(bfa) J_Wilshere picks up the pass
          ...  J_Wilshere with the cheeky shot!
          ...  Terrific shot
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide
          ...  That's unlucky!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  H_Kiessling crosses it in!
          ...  K_McInally with the shot!
          ...  It's way wide
          ...  The Manchester City fans behind the goal spread their arms out
Min. 41 :(mnc) G_Botti finds his way through
          ...  He has tremendous pace
          ...  C_Thomson intercepts the pass
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(bfa) Zheng_Zhi is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He throws it to K_McInally
          ...  K_McInally with the shot on net !
          ...  But S_Scuffet tips it behind
          ...  B_Kuipers has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 45 :(bfa) E_Stranger beats his marker
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  E_Stranger throws himself at the ball !
          ...  He manages to reach the ball
          ...  But S_Scuffet stops that one easily

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Benfica 0-2 Manchester City

Min. 48 :(bfa) J_Wilshere drives the ball across field
          ...  It comes to K_McInally
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from K_McInally !
          ...  But S_Scuffet just gets his fingers to that one
          ...  B_Kuipers has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 56 :(bfa) Yann_M_Vila nutmegs Efe_Sodje, he continues to run forward
          ...  M_Murphy pulls the player to the ground!!
          ...  That's a poor tackle!
          ...  There can only be one outcome!
          ...  B_Kuipers consults his assistant !!
          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  K_McInally is the man who takes it
          ...  He's converted it!!
          ...  GOAL!!
          ...  Benfica 1-2 Manchester City...
Min. 59 :(bfa) J_Bolm has the ball
          ...  He knocks the ball past I_Garde
          ...  He puts in E_Stranger!
          ...  E_Stranger hits a great drive!
          ...  S_Scuffet is just going to watch it go over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  But goes just over !!
          ...  S_Scuffet looks very relieved!
Min. 60 :(bfa) Up goes the substitution board - Nathan_Dyer on for J_Plasil as a FW
Min. 60 :(bfa) J_Wilshere changes position to fill a MF slot
Min. 60 :(mnc) Y_Cabaye will come on for Nuri_Sahin and play MF
Min. 60 :(mnc) A_Britton replaces an unhappy A_Hansen and will play as a DF
Min. 60 :(mnc) D_Rommedahl takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace G_Botti
          ...  He'll play as a FW
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
Min. 60 :(mnc) Jinky is clutching his leg!
          ...  The Manchester City physio rushes on
          ...  He isn't able to carry on!
          ...  They have no substitutions left. Will play a man down
Min. 63 :(bfa) K_McInally gains control of the loose ball
          ...  K_McInally tries the lob from 30 yards !
          ...  S_Scuffet won't get to that!
          ...  It clips the post!
          ...  And goes wide!
Min. 65 :(mnc) A_Carlos takes a throw in
          ...  He throws the ball into M_Murphy
          ...  J_Wilshere with the foul
          ...  He received a good talking to from B_Kuipers
Min. 66 :(mnc) Y_Cabaye with the first time flick to D_Rommedahl
          ...  C_Thomson knobbles the attacking player.
          ...  B_Kuipers blows up for a foul
          ...  He's lucky it wasn't more
          ...  It's just a warning
Min. 67 :(bfa) H_Kiessling with the cross-field pass to K_McInally
          ...  K_McInally is clean through, he is one on one with S_Scuffet
          ...  He rounds S_Scuffet
          ...  He thumps it towards the goal!
          ...  S_Scuffet somehow manages to get to it !!
Min. 69 :(bfa) H_Kiessling back heels to find Nathan_Dyer in space
          ...  A cheeky lob from Nathan_Dyer !
          ...  S_Scuffet with the acrobatic save
          ...  Well saved
Min. 69 :(bfa) J_Martinez hits a hard pass to Zheng_Zhi
          ...  Y_Cabaye fouls badly
          ...  Shown a YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 70 :(bfa) S_Perrotta is coming on and Zheng_Zhi is being brought off
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play AM
Min. 70 :(bfa) Yann_M_Vila with a reverse pass to K_McInally
          ...  K_McInally with the diving header !
          ...  He had to be brave there
          ...  But S_Scuffet smothers the ball.
Min. 71 :(bfa) Nathan_Dyer has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past Efe_Sodje!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  But A_Carlos with the fine tackle
Min. 73 :(bfa) Nathan_Dyer with a probing through ball S_Perrotta
          ...  S_Perrotta fires off a left-footed shot !
          ...  But he somehow misses
          ...  The Manchester City fans laugh at him
Min. 74 :(bfa) C_Thomson with an incisive pass to E_Stranger
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over!
          ...  A_Britton hits it out for a throw
Min. 76 :(bfa) R_VD_Vaart comes on for H_Kiessling and will play MF to the delight of the fans
Min. 79 :(bfa) J_Martinez looks for options
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to E_Stranger
          ...  A thundering drive by E_Stranger !
          ...  It hits the side netting!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 81 :(bfa) J_Wilshere beats one
          ...  Knocks it past a second
          ...  And finds E_Stranger
          ...  But D_Rommedahl puts it in row Z!
Min. 81 :(mnc) Denilson with a slide rule pass to M_Murphy
          ...  M_Murphy is clean through!
          ...  The linesman has his flag raised
          ...  But B_Kuipers waves play on
          ...  He just has to beat E_Thorstvedt
          ...  He rounds E_Thorstvedt
          ...  He taps it towards the goal!
          ...  It goes wide!!
Min. 82 :(bfa) E_Stranger steps over the ball
          ...  He nutmegs A_Carlos
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery
          ...  E_Stranger tries to lob the keeper !
          ...  S_Scuffet is just going to watch it go over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  But goes just over !!
          ...  S_Scuffet looks very relieved!
Min. 84 :(bfa) K_McInally looks for options
          ...  He decides to go it alone
          ...  I_Garde with the tackle
Min. 86 :(bfa) J_Wilshere is forced back with the ball
          ...  He belts the ball up field
          ...  K_McInally latches onto the end of it
          ...  D_Rommedahl with the lunge!!
          ...  And the whistle goes, that's a foul
          ...  He gets a YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Estadio da Luz
Attendance           : 123,816
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Benfica Match Info
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Best player          : K_McInally (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : K_McInally (56 pen)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : J_Martinez (1)
Injured              : N/A
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Manchester City Match Info
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Best player          : M_Murphy
Scorers              : G_Botti (12), M_Murphy (34)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Y_Cabaye (69), D_Rommedahl (86)
Injured              : Jinky (60)
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Match Statistics
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                              Benfica     | Manchester City
Attempts on Goal     :          18        |       6
Off target           :           7        |       2
On target            :          11        |       4
Possession           :          46        |       54
Corners              :           3        |       0
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       2
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           9        |       10
Key Tackles          :           5        |       5
Key Passes           :          16        |       6
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Final Score          : Benfica 1 - 2 Manchester City
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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 |  95   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -10   0   0   0
J_Martinez     DF   1  34   3   4  23 |  95   0   0   2   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  18  -2
C_Thomson      DF   2  30  12   6  25 |  95   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  60  10   0
Yann_M_Vila    DF   2  28  13   8  22 |  95   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
J_Wilshere     MF   2  19  28  11  19 |  95   0   0   5   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  50   1
H_Kiessling    MF   4  12  31  10  31 |  78   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
Zheng_Zhi      MF   1   9  29   8  42 |  72   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0 -20 -10 -10
J_Plasil       MF   1   7  28   9  19 |  62   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
J_Bolm         MF   2  11  27  13  32 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
K_McInally     FW   2   6   5  31  27 |  95   0   0   0   0   7   1   0   0   0   0   0  47
E_Stranger     FW   2   9   7  26  20 |  95   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0  13
Tiribocchi     GK  27   3   3   4  19 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Zeffane      DF   1  26   9   7  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_VD_Vaart     MF   2  10  27   8  24 |  17   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -20
S_Perrotta     AM   2   9  24  18  27 |  23   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
Nathan_Dyer    FW   2   7  11  28  31 |  33   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   5

Player Statistics - Manchester City
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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S_Scuffet      GK  39   5   1   4  41 |  95  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  45   0   0   0
I_Garde        DF   2  29  11   6  32 |  95   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
Efe_Sodje      DF   2  28   4   2  28 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Carlos       DF   1  27  12   8  42 |  95   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
A_Hansen       DF   3  27   6  10  19 |  62   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20  20
P_Do_Shaw      MF   2   9  28   8  25 |  95   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  35   0
Nuri_Sahin     MF   1   8  28   8  19 |  62   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Denilson       MF   1  15  27   2  18 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  30  20
Jinky          MF   3   8  27   8  41 |  62   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Murphy       FW   1  12  14  28  26 |  95   0   1   0   0   3   1   0   0   0  20   0  26
G_Botti        FW   1   8   9  27  32 |  62   0   0   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  26
P_Out          GK  12   5   4   7  14 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Britton      DF   2  27   9   8  15 |  33   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
T_Kaizer       DF   2  27   6   4  37 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Y_Cabaye       MF   2  11  26  11  14 |  33   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2   8  -2
D_Rommedahl    FW   2   6   9  26  27 |  33   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  18  -2  -2
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