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Season 37 Archive: Division 2 Reserves, Week 4
Benfica Reserves 1 - 3 Manchester City Reserves
Division Two Reserve League Match, Benfica Res vs. Manchester City Res (Sun Feb 04)
Benfica Res | Manchester City Res
4-3-1-2 C | 4-4-2 A
Matias Finkelstein | Tony McCleary
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V_Barkas GK | GK G_Yates
N_Molina DF | DF C_Oburg
A_Sandez DF | DF S_Topples
Antonio_Silva DF | DF Joachim_Ander
Luisao DF | DF S_OCasey
A_Tchouameni MF | MF L_Bunny
C_Medina MF | MF R_Hendry
Joao_Neves MF | MF D_Platt
A_Almendra AM | MF Y_Mina
J_Alvarez FW | FW D_Best
Forward01 FW | FW T_Muller
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G_Roy SUB | SUB A_Hellsechs
Eefmamj_Jason SUB | SUB Brodie_D
Midfielder02 SUB | SUB Ian_Mc
Midfielder01 SUB | SUB J_Russell
A_Di_Stefano SUB | SUB M_Charman
Referee: A_Dali (Iran)
Min. 1 :(mncr) Y_Mina heads the ball back to L_Bunny
... A vicious shot by L_Bunny !
... V_Barkas with an amazing dive to the bottom left
... How he got to that one I don't know !
... CORNER!
... L_Bunny plays it towards the near post!
... R_Hendry with the header
... The net moves!
... GOAL !!
... He runs towards the fans!
... And slides on his knees!
... And Manchester City Res are leading in the game now
... Benfica Res 0-1 Manchester City Res ...
Min. 2 :(bfar) Benfica Res made the switch to a A strategy
Min. 7 :(bfar) Joao_Neves latches onto the ball
... He has some space now
... R_Hendry body checks his opponent!!
... That s a careless challenge!!
... A_Dali warned him
Min. 8 :(mncr) T_Muller with electric pace
... He eases past the defender
... But A_Tchouameni sweeps up the threat
Min. 10 :(bfar) Joao_Neves with the header on
... He finds A_Sandez in space
... A_Sandez goes for goal !
... But G_Yates tips it behind
... A_Dali has given a goal kick
... Unbelievable !
Min. 14 :(mncr) D_Best has the ball
... He knocks the ball past A_Sandez
... He puts in T_Muller!
... But he steps on the ball and falls over!
... Antonio_Silva looks embarrassed to take the ball off him!
Min. 16 :(mncr) D_Platt turns past N_Molina
... He has created space for himself now
... D_Platt aims the cheeky shot at goal!
... He hits the side netting
Min. 18 :(mncr) D_Best with the mazy dribble
... He takes it past A_Tchouameni
... D_Best with a scorcher of a shot !
... He has put it wide!
... He looks horrified by that miss!
... He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 20 :(bfar) Forward01 plays a quick one-two with his team mate
... He looks around for options
... He moves forward with the ball
... S_Topples with a perfectly timed tackle
Min. 22 :(mncr) D_Best beats A_Sandez
... That was a quick burst of pace to set him free
... C_Medina with a superb challenge
... A_Dali has given the free kick the other way!
... Shown a YELLOW CARD!!
... He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 23 :(bfar) Forward01 finds his way through
... Forward01 launches himself head first to connect with the low cross!
... But G_Yates comes out and dives at his feet
... That's goalkeeping at its finest
Min. 23 :(mncr) D_Platt finds the run of D_Best
... D_Best tries to place it in the corner !
... But V_Barkas with the difficult save
Min. 24 :(bfar) A defence splitting pass from Joao_Neves to J_Alvarez
... S_OCasey reads the game well and cuts out the pass!
Min. 26 :(bfar) Luisao jumps over S_OCasey's challenge
... Oh, beautiful nutmeg
... He's clean through
... Intercepted by S_Topples
Min. 26 :(mncr) D_Best takes advantage of a mistake by N_Molina
... That mistake could prove costly
... N_Molina recovers to win the ball back
Min. 28 :(mncr) D_Best with the mazy dribble
... He takes it past A_Sandez
... D_Best hits the shot with the inside of the right foot!
... He has put it over the bar!
... He looks stunned by that miss!
... He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 29 :(mncr) R_Hendry with electric pace
... He eases past the defender
... A_Sandez plays the back pass
... V_Barkas can't get to it!!
... It goes just wide!!
... What a lucky escape!!
... CORNER!
... R_Hendry lofts the ball in!
... Joachim_Ander with the shot!
... V_Barkas makes himself big
... Superb Stop !
... Well that one would have delighted him
Min. 30 :(bfar) J_Alvarez plays a clever one-two with his team mate
... He looks around for options
... He moves forward with the ball
... The ball hits S_OCasey in the face!
... And goes clear!
Min. 31 :(mncr) R_Hendry cuts inside the defender
... He sees a team mate in space
... He passes it to T_Muller
... Luisao reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 32 :(mncr) L_Bunny with an intelligent ball to T_Muller
... But A_Sandez clears the danger
Min. 36 :(bfar) Luisao boots it towards A_Almendra
... Joachim_Ander robs him of the ball
Min. 37 :(bfar) J_Alvarez beats his marker
... A glorious effort by J_Alvarez !
... Looks like it should be G_Yates's
... Oh he's let it go through his legs
... But drifts inches wide !!
... G_Yates looks embarrassed!
... He was relieved to see it go wide!
... CORNER!
... The corner is swung in by A_Almendra!
... Joao_Neves gets a shot in
... G_Yates has it covered
... It takes a bobble!
... G_Yates reacts well to tip it wide!!!
... CORNER!
... J_Alvarez chips the ball in towards the far post!
... G_Yates comes out and claims it!
Min. 40 :(bfar) A_Almendra beats S_Topples
... His quick feet took him past the defender
... A_Almendra with the overhead !
... G_Yates can't get to it!
... OH! It drifts wide!
... G_Yates has a smile on his face
... Did he know that was going wide?
Min. 42 :(bfar) A_Almendra pushes it past Joachim_Ander
... C_Oburg cuts out the pass
... That was close!
Min. 42 :(mncr) R_Hendry controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
... He plays the ball out to the right!
... D_Best gets onto the end of the pass!
... D_Best drives the shot in!
... V_Barkas with a superb tip over the bar
... He showed great Reflexes there
... CORNER!
... R_Hendry plays it into the danger area!
... Antonio_Silva heads it away
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(mncr) Joachim_Ander with a probing pass to D_Platt
... Antonio_Silva cuts it out easily
... He clears the ball up field
Min. 44 :(mncr) S_Topples finds himself in acres of space
... S_Topples drives it towards goal !
... But V_Barkas hits it away
... He could have held onto that!
Min. 45 :(mncr) Y_Mina looks around for some movement
... He sees a man in space!
... He hits the ball up to L_Bunny
... N_Molina is called for the holding foul
... He was pushing down on his man
... A_Dali calls him over
... A_Dali is taking his time with him!
... YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 46 :(bfar) A_Almendra is taking a throw in
... He is taking a run up at it!
... He throws it long to N_Molina
... But D_Platt with the fine tackle
************* HALF TIME ****************
Half Time Score: Benfica Res 0-1 Manchester City Res
Min. 46 :(mncr) D_Platt takes advantage of a defensive mistake
... He runs towards goal
... A_Almendra bundles the player over!!
... That s a foul!!
... YELLOW CARD!!, he is in the book for that one
Min. 49 :(mncr) C_Oburg with a short pass to find T_Muller
... Luisao knobbles the attacking player.
... A_Dali blows up for a foul
... FREE KICK
... T_Muller floats it forward
... R_Hendry latches onto the end of it
... N_Molina forces him off the ball
... But it rolls out of play
... CORNER!
... L_Bunny hits it towards the far post!
... A_Sandez wins the ball
... He belts it away
Min. 49 :(mncr) Y_Mina with a simple pass to T_Muller
... T_Muller has time and space!
... He shoots towards goal!
... GOAL !!
... He kicks the sponsor hoarding in delight!
... Benfica Res 0-2 Manchester City Res ...
Min. 51 :(mncr) Y_Mina 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!
... D_Best receives the pass and heads towards the goal
... D_Best smashed the ball towards the bottom corner!
... V_Barkas gets up well to catch that one
Min. 55 :(bfar) There's going to be a change
... Midfielder02 will come on for A_Sandez and play DF
Min. 56 :(bfar) Forward01 had to stretch to reach the pass
... S_Topples dives in two footed!!
... Play On!!
Min. 57 :(bfar) C_Medina sprints down the flank
... He plays the ball across to J_Alvarez
... Cleared by C_Oburg
Min. 57 :(mncr) T_Muller leaves Antonio_Silva standing
... T_Muller with a thundering volley!
... V_Barkas parries it
... It rolls out of play
... CORNER!
... R_Hendry chips the ball in towards the back post!
... N_Molina reads it well
... And he knocks it away
Min. 58 :(bfar) A_Almendra takes on the defender
... He runs past the defender
... S_Topples cuts it out easily
... He clears the ball up field
Min. 59 :(mncr) S_OCasey is taking a throw in
... He sees a team mate making a run
... He throws it to L_Bunny
... L_Bunny with a powerful downward header!
... But V_Barkas tips it over
... A_Dali has given a goal kick
... Unbelievable !
Min. 60 :(bfar) A_Di_Stefano replaces J_Alvarez to play as a FW
Min. 60 :(bfar) A_Almendra with a real burst of pace
... He shows S_Topples a clean set of heals
... A_Almendra with his head down lets it go !
... Looks like it should be G_Yates's
... Oh he's let it go through his legs
... But drifts inches wide !!
... G_Yates looks embarrassed!
... He was relieved to see it go wide!
... Goal kick given, amazing decision there!
Min. 60 :(mncr) D_Best sidesteps N_Molina
... He's been running his marker ragged all game
... N_Molina recovers to win the ball back
Min. 62 :(bfar) C_Medina with a real burst of pace
... He leaves S_OCasey behind
... But C_Oburg barges him off the ball
Min. 63 :(bfar) A_Di_Stefano floats the ball in to find Joao_Neves
... Joao_Neves hits the shot with the inside of the right foot!
... But G_Yates pulls out a save of the game
Min. 65 :(bfar) Midfielder01 takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace C_Medina
... He'll play as a MF
... The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
Min. 66 :(mncr) R_Hendry gets the ball on the wing
... He cuts inside Midfielder01!
... He has some space now!
... R_Hendry hits the shot with the inside of the left foot!
... It hits the side netting!
... He looks horrified by that miss!
... He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 68 :(mncr) D_Best leaves Luisao standing
... D_Best shoots towards goal !
... OOOOOOHHHHHHHH
... It grazes the post and goes wide
Min. 71 :(mncr) Y_Mina sprints down the flank
... He plays the ball in to D_Best
... D_Best shapes up for a shot!
... But V_Barkas just gets his fingers to that one
... CORNER!
... R_Hendry hits it into the box!
... Joachim_Ander makes a firm connection with his head
... But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner
... CORNER!
... R_Hendry chips the ball in towards the far post!
... It is cleared by N_Molina
Min. 73 :(mncr) T_Muller takes possession on the edge of the box
... Luisao cuts it out easily
... He clears the ball up field
Min. 74 :(bfar) Forward01 is first to the loose ball
... Forward01 with the chance !
... But G_Yates pulls out a save of the game
Min. 74 :(mncr) L_Bunny looks around for support
... His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
... He knocks a through ball to D_Best
... D_Best with a thundering volley!
... It goes wide!
... He made that look harder than it was!!
Min. 75 :(mncr) There's going to be a change
... Brodie_D will come on for Joachim_Ander and play DF
Min. 75 :(mncr) J_Russell replaces D_Platt and will play MF
Min. 75 :(bfar) A_Almendra hits the ball through the heart of the defence
... Midfielder02 latches onto it!
... Midfielder02 hits the shot with the outside of the right foot!
... It hits the bar!!
... But he beats the defender to the rebound
... OHHHHHHHH !!
... G_Yates pushes it behind !
... CORNER!
... Midfielder02 chips the ball in towards the back post!
... The ball comes to Luisao
... He gets the shot away
... G_Yates with a fantastic point blank save
... He shows why he is the number 1
Min. 77 :(bfar) A_Tchouameni has the ball
... He knocks the ball past S_OCasey
... He puts in A_Almendra!
... S_Topples with a superb tackle!
... He easily dispossessed him.
Min. 78 :(bfar) Joao_Neves works the ball inside
... He sees a team mate making a run
... He plays the ball through to Antonio_Silva
... S_Topples reads it well
... This boy is a quality defender
... The crowd sing his praises
Min. 78 :(mncr) The ball is passed in from Y_Mina, he finds D_Best
... D_Best hits the ball on the bounce !
... But V_Barkas smothers the ball.
Min. 79 :(bfar) A_Almendra knocks it past Brodie_D and runs onto it
... He showed great skill and pace there
... S_OCasey with an awful challenge
... I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
... He is ordered to cool off
Min. 80 :(mncr) M_Charman takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace T_Muller
... He'll play as a FW
... The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
Min. 80 :(mncr) R_Hendry heads the ball back to D_Best
... D_Best with the shot on net !
... V_Barkas goes down well to save
Min. 81 :(mncr) R_Hendry steps over the ball
... He nutmegs Antonio_Silva
... That a lovely piece of trickery
... A thundering drive by R_Hendry !
... GOAL !!
... He is dancing round the corner flag!
... Benfica Res 0-3 Manchester City Res ...
Min. 82 :(bfar) Midfielder01 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!
... Midfielder01 with the crafty shot!
... But he puts it over
... He can't be happy with that effort
Min. 82 :(mncr) D_Best takes advantage of a bad back pass from N_Molina
... D_Best goes for the top corner !
... But he's put it wide
... How did he manage to miss that one?!?!?
Min. 83 :(bfar) A_Almendra brings the ball under control
... He sees a team mate in space!
... He plays the ball in to him!
... Luisao gets on the end of the pass
... S_Topples with a perfectly timed tackle
Min. 84 :(mncr) J_Russell cuts inside the defender
... He sees a team mate in space
... He passes it to M_Charman
... M_Charman hits the ball on the bounce !
... But V_Barkas stops that one easily
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(bfar) N_Molina with a glorious 60-yard pass to A_Di_Stefano
... A_Di_Stefano drives it towards goal !
... The net bulges!
... GOAL !!
... He kisses his shirt!!
... He shows his love for the club!!
... The fans cheer him and chant his name!!
... That puts Benfica Res back in with a shout!
... Benfica Res 1-3 Manchester City Res ...
Min. 89 :(bfar) Luisao looks for options
... He knocks the ball across to Midfielder01
... Midfielder01 goes for goal !
... G_Yates with a fantastic point blank save
... When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league
Min. 89 :(mncr) R_Hendry sprints down the flank
... He plays the ball across to D_Best
... A vicious shot by D_Best !
... V_Barkas just watches it fly safely wide!
************* FULL TIME ****************
Match Details
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Venue : Estadio da Luz
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Benfica Res Match Info
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Best player : A_Di_Stefano
Scorers : A_Di_Stefano (88)
Sent Off : N/A
Booked : C_Medina (22), N_Molina (45), A_Almendra (46)
Injured : N/A
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Manchester City Res Match Info
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Best player : R_Hendry (Man of the Match)
Scorers : R_Hendry (1,81), T_Muller (49)
Sent Off : N/A
Booked : N/A
Injured : N/A
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Match Statistics
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Benfica Res | Manchester City Res
Attempts on Goal : 13 | 24
Off target : 4 | 9
On target : 9 | 15
Possession : 43 | 57
Corners : 3 | 7
Red Cards : 0 | 0
Yellow Cards : 3 | 0
Subs Used : 3 | 3
Fouls : 8 | 9
Key Tackles : 10 | 14
Key Passes : 12 | 17
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Final Score : Benfica Res 1 - 3 Manchester City Res
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Player Statistics - Benfica Res
Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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V_Barkas GK 25 2 2 4 28 | 92 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0
N_Molina DF 2 24 7 1 40 | 92 0 5 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 98 28 -2
A_Sandez DF 2 23 2 4 38 | 56 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 60 0 5
Antonio_Silva DF 1 21 9 2 41 | 92 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 60 0 0
Luisao DF 2 20 8 4 47 | 92 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 40 20 5
A_Tchouameni MF 2 13 23 7 31 | 92 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 10 0
C_Medina MF 2 20 22 1 9 | 66 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 8 -2
Joao_Neves MF 2 2 22 13 24 | 92 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 30 10
A_Almendra AM 1 6 23 13 29 | 92 0 0 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 -2 28 -2
J_Alvarez FW 2 4 4 23 30 | 61 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Forward01 FW 2 1 4 22 40 | 92 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
G_Roy GK 26 1 1 1 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Eefmamj_Jason DF 2 22 3 1 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Midfielder02 DF 1 2 21 17 29 | 36 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
Midfielder01 MF 1 15 20 10 21 | 26 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
A_Di_Stefano FW 2 1 5 24 39 | 31 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 -20 -10 5
Player Statistics - Manchester City Res
Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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G_Yates GK 29 2 1 1 31 | 92 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 55 0 0 0
C_Oburg DF 1 26 4 1 23 | 92 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 60 0 0
S_Topples DF 3 25 13 8 22 | 92 0 7 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 140 0 5
Joachim_Ander DF 1 24 9 4 22 | 76 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 20 10 5
S_OCasey DF 1 24 9 3 36 | 92 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 10 0
L_Bunny MF 3 5 25 14 31 | 92 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 40 10
R_Hendry MF 3 7 24 8 40 | 92 0 0 4 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 40 50
D_Platt MF 2 11 23 8 32 | 76 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 20 10 0
Y_Mina MF 2 3 21 2 22 | 92 0 0 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 80 0
D_Best FW 2 5 1 26 27 | 92 0 0 1 0 12 0 0 0 0 0 10 30
T_Muller FW 1 3 3 21 28 | 81 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 30
A_Hellsechs GK 24 5 3 2 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Brodie_D DF 2 23 11 6 40 | 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ian_Mc MF 1 9 22 13 30 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
J_Russell MF 2 7 22 8 21 | 16 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
M_Charman FW 1 1 3 20 28 | 11 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 20 20 25
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Benfica Res | Manchester City Res
4-3-1-2 C | 4-4-2 A
Matias Finkelstein | Tony McCleary
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V_Barkas GK | GK G_Yates
N_Molina DF | DF C_Oburg
A_Sandez DF | DF S_Topples
Antonio_Silva DF | DF Joachim_Ander
Luisao DF | DF S_OCasey
A_Tchouameni MF | MF L_Bunny
C_Medina MF | MF R_Hendry
Joao_Neves MF | MF D_Platt
A_Almendra AM | MF Y_Mina
J_Alvarez FW | FW D_Best
Forward01 FW | FW T_Muller
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G_Roy SUB | SUB A_Hellsechs
Eefmamj_Jason SUB | SUB Brodie_D
Midfielder02 SUB | SUB Ian_Mc
Midfielder01 SUB | SUB J_Russell
A_Di_Stefano SUB | SUB M_Charman
Referee: A_Dali (Iran)
Min. 1 :(mncr) Y_Mina heads the ball back to L_Bunny
... A vicious shot by L_Bunny !
... V_Barkas with an amazing dive to the bottom left
... How he got to that one I don't know !
... CORNER!
... L_Bunny plays it towards the near post!
... R_Hendry with the header
... The net moves!
... GOAL !!
... He runs towards the fans!
... And slides on his knees!
... And Manchester City Res are leading in the game now
... Benfica Res 0-1 Manchester City Res ...
Min. 2 :(bfar) Benfica Res made the switch to a A strategy
Min. 7 :(bfar) Joao_Neves latches onto the ball
... He has some space now
... R_Hendry body checks his opponent!!
... That s a careless challenge!!
... A_Dali warned him
Min. 8 :(mncr) T_Muller with electric pace
... He eases past the defender
... But A_Tchouameni sweeps up the threat
Min. 10 :(bfar) Joao_Neves with the header on
... He finds A_Sandez in space
... A_Sandez goes for goal !
... But G_Yates tips it behind
... A_Dali has given a goal kick
... Unbelievable !
Min. 14 :(mncr) D_Best has the ball
... He knocks the ball past A_Sandez
... He puts in T_Muller!
... But he steps on the ball and falls over!
... Antonio_Silva looks embarrassed to take the ball off him!
Min. 16 :(mncr) D_Platt turns past N_Molina
... He has created space for himself now
... D_Platt aims the cheeky shot at goal!
... He hits the side netting
Min. 18 :(mncr) D_Best with the mazy dribble
... He takes it past A_Tchouameni
... D_Best with a scorcher of a shot !
... He has put it wide!
... He looks horrified by that miss!
... He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 20 :(bfar) Forward01 plays a quick one-two with his team mate
... He looks around for options
... He moves forward with the ball
... S_Topples with a perfectly timed tackle
Min. 22 :(mncr) D_Best beats A_Sandez
... That was a quick burst of pace to set him free
... C_Medina with a superb challenge
... A_Dali has given the free kick the other way!
... Shown a YELLOW CARD!!
... He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 23 :(bfar) Forward01 finds his way through
... Forward01 launches himself head first to connect with the low cross!
... But G_Yates comes out and dives at his feet
... That's goalkeeping at its finest
Min. 23 :(mncr) D_Platt finds the run of D_Best
... D_Best tries to place it in the corner !
... But V_Barkas with the difficult save
Min. 24 :(bfar) A defence splitting pass from Joao_Neves to J_Alvarez
... S_OCasey reads the game well and cuts out the pass!
Min. 26 :(bfar) Luisao jumps over S_OCasey's challenge
... Oh, beautiful nutmeg
... He's clean through
... Intercepted by S_Topples
Min. 26 :(mncr) D_Best takes advantage of a mistake by N_Molina
... That mistake could prove costly
... N_Molina recovers to win the ball back
Min. 28 :(mncr) D_Best with the mazy dribble
... He takes it past A_Sandez
... D_Best hits the shot with the inside of the right foot!
... He has put it over the bar!
... He looks stunned by that miss!
... He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 29 :(mncr) R_Hendry with electric pace
... He eases past the defender
... A_Sandez plays the back pass
... V_Barkas can't get to it!!
... It goes just wide!!
... What a lucky escape!!
... CORNER!
... R_Hendry lofts the ball in!
... Joachim_Ander with the shot!
... V_Barkas makes himself big
... Superb Stop !
... Well that one would have delighted him
Min. 30 :(bfar) J_Alvarez plays a clever one-two with his team mate
... He looks around for options
... He moves forward with the ball
... The ball hits S_OCasey in the face!
... And goes clear!
Min. 31 :(mncr) R_Hendry cuts inside the defender
... He sees a team mate in space
... He passes it to T_Muller
... Luisao reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 32 :(mncr) L_Bunny with an intelligent ball to T_Muller
... But A_Sandez clears the danger
Min. 36 :(bfar) Luisao boots it towards A_Almendra
... Joachim_Ander robs him of the ball
Min. 37 :(bfar) J_Alvarez beats his marker
... A glorious effort by J_Alvarez !
... Looks like it should be G_Yates's
... Oh he's let it go through his legs
... But drifts inches wide !!
... G_Yates looks embarrassed!
... He was relieved to see it go wide!
... CORNER!
... The corner is swung in by A_Almendra!
... Joao_Neves gets a shot in
... G_Yates has it covered
... It takes a bobble!
... G_Yates reacts well to tip it wide!!!
... CORNER!
... J_Alvarez chips the ball in towards the far post!
... G_Yates comes out and claims it!
Min. 40 :(bfar) A_Almendra beats S_Topples
... His quick feet took him past the defender
... A_Almendra with the overhead !
... G_Yates can't get to it!
... OH! It drifts wide!
... G_Yates has a smile on his face
... Did he know that was going wide?
Min. 42 :(bfar) A_Almendra pushes it past Joachim_Ander
... C_Oburg cuts out the pass
... That was close!
Min. 42 :(mncr) R_Hendry controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
... He plays the ball out to the right!
... D_Best gets onto the end of the pass!
... D_Best drives the shot in!
... V_Barkas with a superb tip over the bar
... He showed great Reflexes there
... CORNER!
... R_Hendry plays it into the danger area!
... Antonio_Silva heads it away
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(mncr) Joachim_Ander with a probing pass to D_Platt
... Antonio_Silva cuts it out easily
... He clears the ball up field
Min. 44 :(mncr) S_Topples finds himself in acres of space
... S_Topples drives it towards goal !
... But V_Barkas hits it away
... He could have held onto that!
Min. 45 :(mncr) Y_Mina looks around for some movement
... He sees a man in space!
... He hits the ball up to L_Bunny
... N_Molina is called for the holding foul
... He was pushing down on his man
... A_Dali calls him over
... A_Dali is taking his time with him!
... YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 46 :(bfar) A_Almendra is taking a throw in
... He is taking a run up at it!
... He throws it long to N_Molina
... But D_Platt with the fine tackle
************* HALF TIME ****************
Half Time Score: Benfica Res 0-1 Manchester City Res
Min. 46 :(mncr) D_Platt takes advantage of a defensive mistake
... He runs towards goal
... A_Almendra bundles the player over!!
... That s a foul!!
... YELLOW CARD!!, he is in the book for that one
Min. 49 :(mncr) C_Oburg with a short pass to find T_Muller
... Luisao knobbles the attacking player.
... A_Dali blows up for a foul
... FREE KICK
... T_Muller floats it forward
... R_Hendry latches onto the end of it
... N_Molina forces him off the ball
... But it rolls out of play
... CORNER!
... L_Bunny hits it towards the far post!
... A_Sandez wins the ball
... He belts it away
Min. 49 :(mncr) Y_Mina with a simple pass to T_Muller
... T_Muller has time and space!
... He shoots towards goal!
... GOAL !!
... He kicks the sponsor hoarding in delight!
... Benfica Res 0-2 Manchester City Res ...
Min. 51 :(mncr) Y_Mina 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!
... D_Best receives the pass and heads towards the goal
... D_Best smashed the ball towards the bottom corner!
... V_Barkas gets up well to catch that one
Min. 55 :(bfar) There's going to be a change
... Midfielder02 will come on for A_Sandez and play DF
Min. 56 :(bfar) Forward01 had to stretch to reach the pass
... S_Topples dives in two footed!!
... Play On!!
Min. 57 :(bfar) C_Medina sprints down the flank
... He plays the ball across to J_Alvarez
... Cleared by C_Oburg
Min. 57 :(mncr) T_Muller leaves Antonio_Silva standing
... T_Muller with a thundering volley!
... V_Barkas parries it
... It rolls out of play
... CORNER!
... R_Hendry chips the ball in towards the back post!
... N_Molina reads it well
... And he knocks it away
Min. 58 :(bfar) A_Almendra takes on the defender
... He runs past the defender
... S_Topples cuts it out easily
... He clears the ball up field
Min. 59 :(mncr) S_OCasey is taking a throw in
... He sees a team mate making a run
... He throws it to L_Bunny
... L_Bunny with a powerful downward header!
... But V_Barkas tips it over
... A_Dali has given a goal kick
... Unbelievable !
Min. 60 :(bfar) A_Di_Stefano replaces J_Alvarez to play as a FW
Min. 60 :(bfar) A_Almendra with a real burst of pace
... He shows S_Topples a clean set of heals
... A_Almendra with his head down lets it go !
... Looks like it should be G_Yates's
... Oh he's let it go through his legs
... But drifts inches wide !!
... G_Yates looks embarrassed!
... He was relieved to see it go wide!
... Goal kick given, amazing decision there!
Min. 60 :(mncr) D_Best sidesteps N_Molina
... He's been running his marker ragged all game
... N_Molina recovers to win the ball back
Min. 62 :(bfar) C_Medina with a real burst of pace
... He leaves S_OCasey behind
... But C_Oburg barges him off the ball
Min. 63 :(bfar) A_Di_Stefano floats the ball in to find Joao_Neves
... Joao_Neves hits the shot with the inside of the right foot!
... But G_Yates pulls out a save of the game
Min. 65 :(bfar) Midfielder01 takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace C_Medina
... He'll play as a MF
... The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
Min. 66 :(mncr) R_Hendry gets the ball on the wing
... He cuts inside Midfielder01!
... He has some space now!
... R_Hendry hits the shot with the inside of the left foot!
... It hits the side netting!
... He looks horrified by that miss!
... He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 68 :(mncr) D_Best leaves Luisao standing
... D_Best shoots towards goal !
... OOOOOOHHHHHHHH
... It grazes the post and goes wide
Min. 71 :(mncr) Y_Mina sprints down the flank
... He plays the ball in to D_Best
... D_Best shapes up for a shot!
... But V_Barkas just gets his fingers to that one
... CORNER!
... R_Hendry hits it into the box!
... Joachim_Ander makes a firm connection with his head
... But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner
... CORNER!
... R_Hendry chips the ball in towards the far post!
... It is cleared by N_Molina
Min. 73 :(mncr) T_Muller takes possession on the edge of the box
... Luisao cuts it out easily
... He clears the ball up field
Min. 74 :(bfar) Forward01 is first to the loose ball
... Forward01 with the chance !
... But G_Yates pulls out a save of the game
Min. 74 :(mncr) L_Bunny looks around for support
... His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
... He knocks a through ball to D_Best
... D_Best with a thundering volley!
... It goes wide!
... He made that look harder than it was!!
Min. 75 :(mncr) There's going to be a change
... Brodie_D will come on for Joachim_Ander and play DF
Min. 75 :(mncr) J_Russell replaces D_Platt and will play MF
Min. 75 :(bfar) A_Almendra hits the ball through the heart of the defence
... Midfielder02 latches onto it!
... Midfielder02 hits the shot with the outside of the right foot!
... It hits the bar!!
... But he beats the defender to the rebound
... OHHHHHHHH !!
... G_Yates pushes it behind !
... CORNER!
... Midfielder02 chips the ball in towards the back post!
... The ball comes to Luisao
... He gets the shot away
... G_Yates with a fantastic point blank save
... He shows why he is the number 1
Min. 77 :(bfar) A_Tchouameni has the ball
... He knocks the ball past S_OCasey
... He puts in A_Almendra!
... S_Topples with a superb tackle!
... He easily dispossessed him.
Min. 78 :(bfar) Joao_Neves works the ball inside
... He sees a team mate making a run
... He plays the ball through to Antonio_Silva
... S_Topples reads it well
... This boy is a quality defender
... The crowd sing his praises
Min. 78 :(mncr) The ball is passed in from Y_Mina, he finds D_Best
... D_Best hits the ball on the bounce !
... But V_Barkas smothers the ball.
Min. 79 :(bfar) A_Almendra knocks it past Brodie_D and runs onto it
... He showed great skill and pace there
... S_OCasey with an awful challenge
... I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
... He is ordered to cool off
Min. 80 :(mncr) M_Charman takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace T_Muller
... He'll play as a FW
... The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
Min. 80 :(mncr) R_Hendry heads the ball back to D_Best
... D_Best with the shot on net !
... V_Barkas goes down well to save
Min. 81 :(mncr) R_Hendry steps over the ball
... He nutmegs Antonio_Silva
... That a lovely piece of trickery
... A thundering drive by R_Hendry !
... GOAL !!
... He is dancing round the corner flag!
... Benfica Res 0-3 Manchester City Res ...
Min. 82 :(bfar) Midfielder01 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!
... Midfielder01 with the crafty shot!
... But he puts it over
... He can't be happy with that effort
Min. 82 :(mncr) D_Best takes advantage of a bad back pass from N_Molina
... D_Best goes for the top corner !
... But he's put it wide
... How did he manage to miss that one?!?!?
Min. 83 :(bfar) A_Almendra brings the ball under control
... He sees a team mate in space!
... He plays the ball in to him!
... Luisao gets on the end of the pass
... S_Topples with a perfectly timed tackle
Min. 84 :(mncr) J_Russell cuts inside the defender
... He sees a team mate in space
... He passes it to M_Charman
... M_Charman hits the ball on the bounce !
... But V_Barkas stops that one easily
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(bfar) N_Molina with a glorious 60-yard pass to A_Di_Stefano
... A_Di_Stefano drives it towards goal !
... The net bulges!
... GOAL !!
... He kisses his shirt!!
... He shows his love for the club!!
... The fans cheer him and chant his name!!
... That puts Benfica Res back in with a shout!
... Benfica Res 1-3 Manchester City Res ...
Min. 89 :(bfar) Luisao looks for options
... He knocks the ball across to Midfielder01
... Midfielder01 goes for goal !
... G_Yates with a fantastic point blank save
... When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league
Min. 89 :(mncr) R_Hendry sprints down the flank
... He plays the ball across to D_Best
... A vicious shot by D_Best !
... V_Barkas just watches it fly safely wide!
************* FULL TIME ****************
Match Details
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Venue : Estadio da Luz
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Benfica Res Match Info
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Best player : A_Di_Stefano
Scorers : A_Di_Stefano (88)
Sent Off : N/A
Booked : C_Medina (22), N_Molina (45), A_Almendra (46)
Injured : N/A
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Manchester City Res Match Info
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Best player : R_Hendry (Man of the Match)
Scorers : R_Hendry (1,81), T_Muller (49)
Sent Off : N/A
Booked : N/A
Injured : N/A
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Match Statistics
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Benfica Res | Manchester City Res
Attempts on Goal : 13 | 24
Off target : 4 | 9
On target : 9 | 15
Possession : 43 | 57
Corners : 3 | 7
Red Cards : 0 | 0
Yellow Cards : 3 | 0
Subs Used : 3 | 3
Fouls : 8 | 9
Key Tackles : 10 | 14
Key Passes : 12 | 17
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Final Score : Benfica Res 1 - 3 Manchester City Res
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Player Statistics - Benfica Res
Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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V_Barkas GK 25 2 2 4 28 | 92 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0
N_Molina DF 2 24 7 1 40 | 92 0 5 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 98 28 -2
A_Sandez DF 2 23 2 4 38 | 56 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 60 0 5
Antonio_Silva DF 1 21 9 2 41 | 92 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 60 0 0
Luisao DF 2 20 8 4 47 | 92 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 40 20 5
A_Tchouameni MF 2 13 23 7 31 | 92 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 10 0
C_Medina MF 2 20 22 1 9 | 66 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 8 -2
Joao_Neves MF 2 2 22 13 24 | 92 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 30 10
A_Almendra AM 1 6 23 13 29 | 92 0 0 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 -2 28 -2
J_Alvarez FW 2 4 4 23 30 | 61 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Forward01 FW 2 1 4 22 40 | 92 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
G_Roy GK 26 1 1 1 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Eefmamj_Jason DF 2 22 3 1 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Midfielder02 DF 1 2 21 17 29 | 36 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
Midfielder01 MF 1 15 20 10 21 | 26 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
A_Di_Stefano FW 2 1 5 24 39 | 31 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 -20 -10 5
Player Statistics - Manchester City Res
Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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G_Yates GK 29 2 1 1 31 | 92 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 55 0 0 0
C_Oburg DF 1 26 4 1 23 | 92 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 60 0 0
S_Topples DF 3 25 13 8 22 | 92 0 7 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 140 0 5
Joachim_Ander DF 1 24 9 4 22 | 76 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 20 10 5
S_OCasey DF 1 24 9 3 36 | 92 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 10 0
L_Bunny MF 3 5 25 14 31 | 92 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 40 10
R_Hendry MF 3 7 24 8 40 | 92 0 0 4 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 40 50
D_Platt MF 2 11 23 8 32 | 76 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 20 10 0
Y_Mina MF 2 3 21 2 22 | 92 0 0 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 80 0
D_Best FW 2 5 1 26 27 | 92 0 0 1 0 12 0 0 0 0 0 10 30
T_Muller FW 1 3 3 21 28 | 81 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 30
A_Hellsechs GK 24 5 3 2 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Brodie_D DF 2 23 11 6 40 | 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ian_Mc MF 1 9 22 13 30 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
J_Russell MF 2 7 22 8 21 | 16 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
M_Charman FW 1 1 3 20 28 | 11 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 20 20 25
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