Division Two Reserve League Match, Benfica Res vs. Manchester City Res (Sun Aug 04)


                          Benfica Res  |  Manchester City Res
                          4-1-2-1-2 C  |  4-5-1 A
                   Matias Finkelstein  |  Tony McCleary
                                       |
                          A_Trubin GK  |  GK A_Hellsechs
                          A_Sandez DF  |  DF C_Oburg
                     Eefmamj_Jason DF  |  DF Joachim_Ander
                     Antonio_Silva DF  |  DF S_OCasey
                            Luisao DF  |  DF Brodie_D
                        Tom_Krauss DM  |  MF Casermiro
                          C_Medina MF  |  MF D_Platt
                      A_Tchouameni MF  |  MF R_Hendry
                        A_Almendra AM  |  MF Y_Mina
                      A_Di_Stefano FW  |  MF G_Hagi
                        M_Leonardo FW  |  FW D_Best
                                       |
                          V_Barkas SUB |  SUB Cloisten
                            C_Ried SUB |  SUB J_Bruin
                            R_Webb SUB |  SUB H_Barnes
                        Joao_Neves SUB |  SUB Ian_Mc
                         J_Alvarez SUB |  SUB T_Muller

Referee: S_Scharer (Switzerland)


Min. 1  :(mncr) Brodie_D with the header on
          ...  He finds Casermiro in space
          ...  Casermiro with a graceful, looping effort !
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  A_Trubin pushes it behind !
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by Y_Mina
          ...  G_Hagi gets something on it!
          ...  A_Trubin with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league
Min. 7  :(bfar) Antonio_Silva brings it under control
          ...  He takes on Joachim_Ander
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in C_Medina!
          ...  S_OCasey gets the foot in to win the ball
Min. 9  :(mncr) R_Hendry hits in a shot!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  D_Best collects the loose ball!
          ...  But Antonio_Silva puts it in row Z!
Min. 17 :(mncr) G_Hagi beats Eefmamj_Jason
          ...  He muscled him off the ball
          ...  Eefmamj_Jason goes in studs first
          ...  S_Scharer tries to calm him down
          ...  FREE KICK
          ...  Just inside there own half
          ...  D_Platt swings it in
          ...  Casermiro takes control of it!
          ...  But C_Medina puts it in row Z!
Min. 19 :(mncr) G_Hagi plays it forward to S_OCasey
          ...  S_OCasey hits a crisp volley!
          ...  But A_Trubin punches it away
          ...  He took a knock there
          ...  His manager is looking on anxiously
          ...  He's ok to carry on
Min. 20 :(mncr) G_Hagi brings it under control
          ...  He takes on Antonio_Silva
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in D_Best!
          ...  D_Best with an overhead kick !
          ...  He gets a connection
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity
Min. 21 :(bfar) A_Almendra cuts inside S_OCasey
          ...  He worked that well
          ...  A_Almendra flicks the header toward the far post!
          ...  But A_Hellsechs makes a superb stop down low
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  C_Medina plays it towards the near post!
          ...  Brodie_D clears the danger
Min. 23 :(bfar) A_Di_Stefano knocks the ball past the lunge of S_OCasey
          ...  But S_OCasey wins the ball with a sliding challenge
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  A_Tchouameni chips the ball in towards the back post!
          ...  It comes to A_Di_Stefano
          ...  He gets the shot away
          ...  A_Hellsechs won't get to that!
          ...  It clips the post!
          ...  And goes wide!
Min. 24 :(bfar) A_Almendra runs at goal
          ...  He spots the run of M_Leonardo
          ...  He's played him in
          ...  D_Platt with a deliberate foul
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution!
Min. 25 :(bfar) Antonio_Silva looks around for support
          ...  He knocks the ball across to A_Tchouameni
          ...  A well-placed shot from A_Tchouameni !
          ...  A_Hellsechs narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety
Min. 26 :(mncr) Casermiro kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate in space!
          ...  He plays the ball in to him!
          ...  D_Best gets on the end of the pass
          ...  A_Tchouameni cuts out the pass
          ...  That was close!
Min. 28 :(bfar) M_Leonardo leaves Joachim_Ander standing
          ...  S_OCasey gets in the way and wins the ball
Min. 30 :(mncr) R_Hendry plays the early ball across the box to find D_Best in space
          ...  D_Best goes for the top corner !
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it wide
Min. 31 :(bfar) Tom_Krauss off the woodwork.
          ...  A_Almendra picks up the deflection
          ...  C_Oburg clears with a diving header
Min. 31 :(mncr) Casermiro is out on the left
          ...  He moves the ball right to R_Hendry
          ...  Luisao read the danger and stops the pass
Min. 38 :(bfar) M_Leonardo takes advantage of a mistake by D_Best
          ...  But C_Oburg clears the ball to safety
Min. 38 :(mncr) Casermiro knocks it forward
          ...  Eefmamj_Jason slips
          ...  D_Best gets to it!
          ...  D_Best pounds a rocket on goal !
          ...  A_Trubin catches the ball
Min. 41 :(bfar) Eefmamj_Jason has time and space on the edge of the box
          ...  Joachim_Ander with the tackle
          ...  He came to the rescue there!
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(mncr) R_Hendry backtracks with the ball
          ...  He hits the ball up field
          ...  G_Hagi latches onto the end of it
          ...  Eefmamj_Jason with an ugly foul
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
          ...  That will be a booking
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!

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

Min. 48 :(mncr) Casermiro breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on A_Trubin!
          ...  Antonio_Silva brings him down!
          ...  He could be off here!
          ...  The referee reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  RED CARD!!
          ...  I think he was unlucky there, deserve a booking only!
Min. 50 :(bfar) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side.
          ...  J_Alvarez will come on for A_Di_Stefano and play FW
Min. 50 :(mncr) Casermiro with a measured ball to D_Platt
          ...  C_Medina gets the foot in to win the ball
          ...  It rolls out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Y_Mina lofts the ball in!
          ...  Tom_Krauss wins the ball
          ...  And he heads it away
Min. 52 :(bfar) A_Tchouameni controls it well
          ...  He nutmegs Joachim_Ander
          ...  He puts in J_Alvarez!
          ...  J_Alvarez with a bomb of a shot !
          ...  But A_Hellsechs parries the ball
          ...  It s picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd
Min. 53 :(mncr) S_OCasey with the mazy run
          ...  S_OCasey looks to see where A_Trubin is!
          ...  He rifles in the shot!
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  A_Trubin never had a chance!
          ...  Lets see if Manchester City Res can hang onto that lead!
          ...  Benfica Res 0-1 Manchester City Res ...
Min. 54 :(bfar) Benfica Res will now play A after the order comes from the dugout
Min. 55 :(bfar) C_Ried will replace Eefmamj_Jason and play DF
Min. 55 :(bfar) A_Tchouameni is taking a throw in
          ...  He is taking a run up at it!
          ...  He throws it long to M_Leonardo
          ...  M_Leonardo hits the ball first time!
          ...  The net moves!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He runs towards the fans!
          ...  And slides on his knees!
          ...  All square, that should make things interesting!
          ...  Benfica Res 1-1 Manchester City Res ...
Min. 55 :(mncr) R_Hendry looks for options
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to Casermiro
          ...  Casermiro tries the lob from 30 yards !
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  But it thumps off the woodwork !!
          ...  And goes safely clear!
          ...  A_Trubin never had a chance!
Min. 58 :(bfar) Tom_Krauss gets to the by line and finds A_Almendra with a beautiful cross
          ...  A glorious effort by A_Almendra !
          ...  But A_Hellsechs punches it away
          ...  He took a knock there
          ...  His manager is looking on anxiously
          ...  He's ok to carry on
Min. 58 :(mncr) G_Hagi plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  D_Platt decides to keep possession instead!
          ...  He runs towards the goal now!
          ...  Luisao gets in the way and wins the ball
Min. 59 :(mncr) D_Best beats A_Sandez
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker
          ...  "Play On!" Waves S_Scharer
          ...  D_Best with the crafty shot!
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But hits the side netting!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  D_Platt drives it into the box!
          ...  The ball comes to D_Best
          ...  He gets the shot away
          ...  The net bulges!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  But it's been disallowed. The linesman raised his flag
          ...  That looked like a very bad decision
Min. 60 :(bfar) R_Webb is being brought on
          ...  A_Tchouameni is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 61 :(bfar) R_Webb brings it under control
          ...  He takes on C_Oburg
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in C_Ried!
          ...  A well-placed shot from C_Ried !
          ...  Brilliant save from A_Hellsechs
          ...  That must have impressed his national manager sitting in the stands
Min. 61 :(bfar) R_Webb is down clutching his leg
          ...  He is ok to carry on though
Min. 61 :(mncr) The ball runs loose!
          ...  G_Hagi seizes control of it and thinks about the shot
          ...  Luisao brings him down in the area
          ...  There can only be one outcome surely!
          ...  But S_Scharer waves play on!!!
Min. 64 :(mncr) S_OCasey slides it through the middle to R_Hendry
          ...  R_Hendry rises above the defence to head the ball !
          ...  But A_Trubin punches it away
          ...  That's gone out for a throw in
Min. 65 :(bfar) Joao_Neves replaces C_Medina and will play MF
Min. 68 :(bfar) R_Webb whips the ball across to M_Leonardo
          ...  But Joachim_Ander barges him off the ball
Min. 69 :(bfar) Joao_Neves with a first time pass
          ...  M_Leonardo runs onto it!
          ...  Launched towards the top corner by M_Leonardo !
          ...  It hammers off the bar onto the line
          ...  S_Scharer talks to his assistant
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  That looked like the wrong decision
          ...  The Benfica Res fans celebrate though!
          ...  Benfica Res have snatched the lead!
          ...  Benfica Res 2-1 Manchester City Res ...
Min. 70 :(mncr) D_Platt miskicks!
          ...  He finds D_Best though
          ...  That was fortunate
          ...  D_Best goes for the top corner !
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity
Min. 72 :(mncr) G_Hagi knocks it past C_Ried and runs onto it
          ...  He leaves the defender standing
          ...  G_Hagi tries the lob from 30 yards !
          ...  But A_Trubin tips it over
          ...  S_Scharer has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 73 :(bfar) Joao_Neves is taking a throw in
          ...  He is taking a run up at it!
          ...  He throws it long to J_Alvarez
          ...  R_Hendry takes the player out!!
          ...  The ref turns away!!
Min. 74 :(mncr) R_Hendry backtracks with the ball
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field
          ...  D_Best gets on the end of it
          ...  But C_Ried sees the pass and cuts it out
Min. 75 :(mncr) J_Bruin is coming on and S_OCasey is being brought off
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play DF
Min. 75 :(mncr) Ian_Mc is coming on and Y_Mina is being brought off
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play MF
Min. 75 :(bfar) Joao_Neves gets to the bye line
          ...  He puts it into the box
          ...  He finds J_Alvarez
          ...  J_Alvarez with an overhead kick !
          ...  He gets a connection
          ...  A_Hellsechs manages to turn it behind
Min. 79 :(mncr) Ian_Mc with the cross-field pass to D_Best
          ...  D_Best shapes up for a shot!
          ...  It hits the side netting!
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity
Min. 80 :(mncr) H_Barnes is going to be brought on
          ...  G_Hagi is leaving the pitch
          ...  He hasn't had the best of games today
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 80 :(mncr) R_Hendry runs at the defender
          ...  The ball rebounds off Luisao back to him!
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward!
          ...  Joao_Neves wins the ball well
          ...  S_Scharer has given a free kick
          ...  S_Scharer reaches to his pocket!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  This is a good chance!
          ...  Brodie_D hits it hard
          ...  It hits off a defender!
          ...  A_Trubin is wrong footed!
          ...  It drifts just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Ian_Mc plays it into the danger area!
          ...  D_Best swings a leg at it!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He jumps up and punches the air
          ...  An equaliser late in the game!!
          ...  Benfica Res 2-2 Manchester City Res ...
Min. 85 :(bfar) A_Almendra controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball out to the left!
          ...  M_Leonardo gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  M_Leonardo strikes a wicked curler !
          ...  But he puts it wide
          ...  That was a terrible attempt!
Min. 86 :(bfar) J_Alvarez runs forward
          ...  He nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind!
          ...  Joachim_Ander reads the play well
Min. 87 :(bfar) J_Alvarez beats Joachim_Ander
          ...  He muscled him off the ball
          ...  D_Platt plays it back
          ...  A_Hellsechs slips!!
          ...  It goes just wide
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  A_Almendra chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  A_Sandez makes a firm connection with his head
          ...  A_Hellsechs goes down well to save
Min. 87 :(mncr) Ian_Mc feeds the ball through the middle
          ...  D_Best runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  D_Best hits a great drive!
          ...  A_Trubin blocks the shot with his legs
          ...  And he gathers it!
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(bfar) Joao_Neves crosses in from the wing, he finds A_Almendra in the box
          ...  But Brodie_D wins the ball with a sliding challenge
Min. 90 :(mncr) D_Best nutmegs the defender, he continues to run forward
          ...  But A_Almendra spotted the danger and cleans up the play

*************  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          : M_Leonardo
Scorers              : M_Leonardo (55,69)
Sent Off             : Antonio_Silva (48)
Booked               : Eefmamj_Jason (43), Joao_Neves (80)
Injured              : N/A
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Manchester City Res Match Info
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Best player          : D_Best (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : S_OCasey (53), D_Best (80)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : D_Platt (24)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                            Benfica Res   | Manchester City Res
Attempts on Goal     :          11        |       17
Off target           :           2        |       7
On target            :           9        |       10
Possession           :          40        |       60
Corners              :           3        |       4
Red Cards            :           1        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       1
Subs Used            :           4        |       3
Fouls                :          10        |       3
Key Tackles          :           9        |       11
Key Passes           :          14        |       17
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Final Score          : Benfica Res 2 - 2 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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A_Trubin       GK  20   4   5   1  30 |  94   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0   0
A_Sandez       DF   2  24   2   4  38 |  94   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
Eefmamj_Jason  DF   2  23   3   1  26 |  58   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
Antonio_Silva  DF   1  22  10   2  41 |  51   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   1   0  10  10 -10
Luisao         DF   2  21   8   4  47 |  94   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
Tom_Krauss     DM   1  14  24   3  48 |  94   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20   0
C_Medina       MF   2  21  24   1   9 |  68   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
A_Tchouameni   MF   2  13  23   7  31 |  63   0   1   2   1   1   0   0   0   0  20  40   5
A_Almendra     AM   1   6  25  13  29 |  94   0   1   2   0   2   0   0   0   0  20  20  10
A_Di_Stefano   FW   2   1   5  24  39 |  53   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Leonardo     FW   2   1   4  23  40 |  94   0   0   0   0   3   2   0   0   0   0   0  50
V_Barkas       GK  26   2   2   4  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Ried         DF   2  23   8  10  21 |  36   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   5
R_Webb         MF   1  13  25   2  38 |  31   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
Joao_Neves     MF   2   2  23  13  24 |  26   0   0   4   1   0   0   1   0   0  -2  58  -2
J_Alvarez      FW   2   4   4  24  30 |  41   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  10

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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A_Hellsechs    GK  24   5   3   2  21 |  94   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0   0
C_Oburg        DF   1  26   4   1  23 |  94   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
Joachim_Ander  DF   1  25   9   4  22 |  94   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
S_OCasey       DF   1  25   9   3  36 |  78   0   3   1   0   2   1   0   0   0  60  10  30
Brodie_D       DF   2  24  11   6  40 |  94   0   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
Casermiro      MF   2   2  24  19  26 |  94   0   0   4   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  40   5
D_Platt        MF   2  11  24   8  32 |  94   0   1   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  18   8  -2
R_Hendry       MF   3   7  24   8  40 |  94   0   1   5   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  50   5
Y_Mina         MF   2   3  22   2  22 |  78   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Hagi         MF   2  15  21   3  11 |  83   0   0   3   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  30  10
D_Best         FW   2   5   1  26  27 |  94   0   0   0   0   9   1   0   0   0   0   0  40
Cloisten       GK  19   3   3   1  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Bruin        DF   2  21   6   5  21 |  16   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
H_Barnes       MF   2   1  24   1  37 |  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Ian_Mc         MF   1   9  22  13  30 |  16   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0
T_Muller       FW   1   3   3  22  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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