Division Two Reserve League Match, Benfica Res vs. Manchester City Res (Sun Nov 21)


                          Benfica Res  |  Manchester City Res
                              4-4-2 T  |  4-4-1-1 A
                   Matias Finkelstein  |  Tony McCleary
                                       |
                             G_Roy GK  |  GK G_Yates
                          C_Romero DF  |  DF S_Topples
                            C_Ried DF  |  DF Joachim_Ander
                          J_Forlin DF  |  DF R_Teple
                          N_Molina DF  |  DF Brodie_D
                          J_Chicco MF  |  MF G_Poyet
                           A_Wylde MF  |  MF L_Bunny
                      D_Steffanato MF  |  MF C_Rideout
                            S_Boak MF  |  MF J_Russell
                         O_Sweemey FW  |  AM Quintero
                       K_Dandleton FW  |  FW S_Ferd
                                       |
                           P_Lenox SUB |  SUB L_Marchegiani
                        A_Carvajal SUB |  SUB D_Lookin
                     Eefmamj_Jason SUB |  SUB R_Hendry
                             R_Lee SUB |  SUB Ian_Mc
                          M_Banana SUB |  SUB M_U_Hedoff

Referee: B_Kuipers (Netherlands)


Min. 4  :(bfar) C_Romero plays the back pass
          ...  G_Roy can't get to it!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He has put it into his own net!!
          ...  Look at the despair on his face!!
          ...  Benfica Res 0-1 Manchester City Res ...
Min. 6  :(bfar) A_Wylde holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  He knocks the ball across to O_Sweemey
          ...  O_Sweemey with his head down lets it go !
          ...  G_Yates was lucky there
Min. 9  :(bfar) K_Dandleton beats Joachim_Ander
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  But Quintero wins the tackle cleanly
Min. 9  :(mncr) G_Poyet flicks the ball through
          ...  Joachim_Ander runs onto it!
          ...  Joachim_Ander with a low drive through the rain!
          ...  G_Roy makes a great save
          ...  But he can't hold onto it!
Min. 10 :(bfar) J_Forlin has it now
          ...  He takes on Brodie_D
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in C_Romero!
          ...  But R_Teple with the fine tackle
Min. 11 :(mncr) The ball goes loose!
          ...  S_Ferd seizes control of it and thinks about the shot
          ...  S_Ferd with only one thing on his mind!
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal!
          ...  But G_Roy tips it behind
          ...  B_Kuipers has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 12 :(bfar) K_Dandleton miskicks!
          ...  He finds O_Sweemey though
          ...  That was fortunate
          ...  O_Sweemey hits the shot with the outside of the right foot!
          ...  But he puts it well wide
          ...  The Manchester City Res fans taunt him!
Min. 12 :(mncr) Brodie_D pass splits open the defence
          ...  What a ball!
          ...  J_Russell is clean through!
          ...  J_Russell cracks a laser towards goal !
          ...  It hits the bar and goes over
          ...  Well, sometimes they go in, sometimes they don't
Min. 13 :(bfar) J_Forlin with a smart pass to K_Dandleton
          ...  But Brodie_D slid in
          ...  It was a well timed tackle and it had to be
Min. 14 :(mncr) L_Bunny finds his way through
          ...  His quick turn fooled A_Wylde
          ...  C_Ried cuts it out easily
          ...  He clears the ball up field
Min. 16 :(mncr) G_Roy miskicks!
          ...  Quintero is takes control of the ball!
          ...  Quintero hits the shot with the outside of the right foot!
          ...  The shot slips through G_Roy's hands
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  What a terrible mistake
          ...  Benfica Res 0-2 Manchester City Res ...
Min. 17 :(mncr) Quintero with an inch perfect pass to L_Bunny
          ...  L_Bunny with the crafty shot!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He runs off and does a somersault
          ...  Benfica Res 0-3 Manchester City Res ...
Min. 19 :(mncr) S_Topples flicks it past C_Romero
          ...  He runs forward
          ...  S_Topples strikes a wicked curler !
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!!
          ...  But it sails past the post !!
          ...  G_Roy never had a chance!
Min. 22 :(mncr) L_Bunny has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past J_Chicco
          ...  He puts in R_Teple!
          ...  N_Molina goes in studs first
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!, he is in the book for that one
Min. 23 :(mncr) S_Ferd beats N_Molina
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  What a shot from S_Ferd !
          ...  It could go anywhere
          ...  But he puts it wide
          ...  How did he manage to miss that?
Min. 33 :(bfar) J_Chicco controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball out to the left!
          ...  J_Forlin gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  Quintero with the block
Min. 34 :(mncr) J_Russell backtracks with the ball
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field
          ...  S_Ferd gets on the end of it
          ...  But N_Molina puts it in row Z!
Min. 35 :(mncr) L_Bunny slides it through the middle to Quintero
          ...  Quintero with an overhead kick !
          ...  He gets a connection
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 36 :(mncr) Quintero with the cross-field pass to R_Teple
          ...  A powerful header from R_Teple !
          ...  It looks good
          ...  But G_Roy is equal to it
Min. 39 :(bfar) K_Dandleton finds his way through
          ...  He lost his man too easily
          ...  Quintero gets the foot in to win the ball
Min. 40 :(mncr) G_Poyet nutmegs A_Wylde, he continues to run forward
          ...  G_Poyet with the cheeky shot!
          ...  G_Roy gets his fingertips to it
Min. 42 :(mncr) S_Topples with a first time pass
          ...  L_Bunny runs onto it!
          ...  L_Bunny with the punt towards goal!
          ...  But he's missed it!
          ...  He couldn't hit a cow's arse with a banjo
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 45 :(mncr) Joachim_Ander nutmegs N_Molina, he continues to run forward
          ...  A glorious effort by Joachim_Ander !
          ...  G_Roy won't get to that!
          ...  It clips the post!
          ...  And goes wide!
Min. 46 :(mncr) G_Poyet hits in a wicked shot!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  R_Teple latches onto it!
          ...  R_Teple with a screamer of a shot !
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  Wide !!
          ...  That was fortunate
Min. 47 :(mncr) C_Rideout sprints down the wing
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space!
          ...  He puts in a square ball!
          ...  S_Ferd runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  But N_Molina spotted the danger and cleans up the play
Min. 48 :(mncr) Joachim_Ander unselfishly heads the ball back to Quintero
          ...  Quintero with the shot !
          ...  But G_Roy punches it away
          ...  He had to be brave to come for that one

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Benfica Res 0-3 Manchester City Res

Min. 46 :(bfar) A_Wylde with the heel pass to O_Sweemey
          ...  O_Sweemey controls the ball well!
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal!
          ...  But G_Yates makes a comfortable save
          ...  He gave the striker no chance
Min. 46 :(mncr) L_Bunny with a simple pass to R_Teple
          ...  But O_Sweemey clears the danger
Min. 47 :(mncr) S_Ferd finds his way through
          ...  They tried to play the offside trap
          ...  S_Ferd cracks a laser towards goal !
          ...  It hits off a defender!
          ...  G_Roy is wrong footed!
          ...  It drifts just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Brodie_D plays it into the danger area!
          ...  G_Roy easily claims the ball!
Min. 50 :(mncr) C_Rideout controls it well
          ...  He nutmegs C_Romero
          ...  He puts in J_Russell!
          ...  A well-placed shot from J_Russell !
          ...  He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort
Min. 51 :(bfar) J_Chicco looks for options
          ...  He decides to go it alone
          ...  S_Ferd with a nasty foul
          ...  B_Kuipers wants a word
          ...  It's just a warning
Min. 52 :(mncr) S_Ferd leaves his marker standing
          ...  Cleaned up by C_Ried
Min. 53 :(mncr) S_Ferd with a smart turn
          ...  S_Ferd sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender !
          ...  It's wide!
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 54 :(mncr) G_Poyet takes advantage of a defensive mistake
          ...  G_Poyet with the punt towards goal!
          ...  G_Roy is stranded!
          ...  He can't get there in time!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Great strike!
          ...  Benfica Res 0-4 Manchester City Res ...
Min. 55 :(mncr) G_Poyet holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  He knocks the ball across to C_Rideout
          ...  C_Rideout goes for the top corner !
          ...  G_Roy can't get to it!
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar!
          ...  G_Roy makes a cocky smile
          ...  Did he know that was going over?
Min. 57 :(mncr) Quintero slows the ball down and waits 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!
          ...  Cleared by N_Molina
Min. 58 :(mncr) Brodie_D takes advantage of a mistake by C_Romero
          ...  Brodie_D tries one from the edge of the box !
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!!!!
          ...  Unbelievable!!!
          ...  It's gone wide
Min. 62 :(mncr) R_Teple with a simple pass to Quintero
          ...  J_Chicco with an ugly foul
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
          ...  He's lucky to be let off for that one
          ...  Matias Finkelstein looks relieved
          ...  Tony McCleary is far from happy with that decision
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  They are lining up to take this one!
          ...  S_Ferd with the thundering drive
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  G_Roy moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  G_Roy looks dejected!
          ...  Benfica Res 0-5 Manchester City Res ...
Min. 66 :(mncr) Joachim_Ander brings it under control
          ...  He takes on C_Ried
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in S_Ferd!
          ...  S_Ferd is miles offside!
          ...  The flag stays down
          ...  G_Roy tries to close down the angle
          ...  He rounds G_Roy
          ...  He taps it towards the goal!
          ...  G_Roy manages to get to it !!
Min. 67 :(mncr) S_Ferd is closed down
          ...  He plays a quick pass
          ...  C_Rideout latches onto the ball
          ...  The defender plays it back to G_Roy
          ...  C_Rideout intercepts the back pass!
          ...  He tries to dummy G_Roy
          ...  He rounds G_Roy
          ...  He has been pushed wide!
          ...  He shoots from a tight angle
          ...  It hits post!!
          ...  N_Molina clears the danger!!
Min. 68 :(mncr) G_Poyet with the diagonal pass J_Russell
          ...  J_Russell with a powerful downward header!
          ...  G_Roy with a great save
          ...  And he holds onto it as well!
Min. 69 :(bfar) S_Boak nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind!
          ...  S_Boak with an overhead kick !
          ...  He gets a connection
          ...  He has put it over the bar!
          ...  He looks stunned by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 69 :(mncr) Quintero plays a quick one-two with his team mate
          ...  He heads towards the goal
          ...  He slides it past the defender!
          ...  C_Romero knocks the ball back to G_Roy
          ...  Ohhhh no!!
          ...  It's gone past G_Roy!
          ...  And just creeps wide!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  L_Bunny hits it into the box!
          ...  C_Rideout gets something on it!
          ...  But G_Roy with the difficult save
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  C_Rideout plays it towards the near post!
          ...  It comes to Brodie_D
          ...  He gets the shot away
          ...  G_Roy makes a great save
          ...  But he can't hold onto it!
          ...  He gathers it at the second attempt!
Min. 70 :(bfar) J_Forlin is in some pain
          ...  He's receiving some treatment now
          ...  He looks like he will continue
Min. 71 :(bfar) C_Ried takes possession
          ...  Knocks it past S_Topples
          ...  He's through on goal
          ...  C_Ried curls the ball in on goal !
          ...  Over the bar
Min. 72 :(mncr) Quintero with electric pace
          ...  He eases past J_Forlin
          ...  Quintero with a screamer of a shot !
          ...  But G_Roy comes out and dives at his feet
          ...  That's goalkeeping at its finest
Min. 75 :(mncr) D_Lookin takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace S_Topples
          ...  He'll play as a DF
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
Min. 75 :(mncr) Ian_Mc comes on for J_Russell and will play MF to the delight of the fans
Min. 75 :(bfar) D_Steffanato is out on the left
          ...  He moves the ball right to O_Sweemey
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by Brodie_D
Min. 77 :(mncr) Ian_Mc loses C_Romero
          ...  S_Boak scythes the player down.
          ...  Like Joey Barton would!
          ...  B_Kuipers warns him
Min. 78 :(mncr) G_Poyet steps over the ball
          ...  He nutmegs A_Wylde
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery
          ...  G_Poyet attempts a chip!
          ...  But he puts it well wide
          ...  That was a mishit effort!
Min. 79 :(mncr) S_Ferd takes advantage of a mistake by N_Molina
          ...  S_Ferd with an overhead kick !
          ...  He gets a connection
          ...  Looks like it should be G_Roy's
          ...  Oh he's let it go through his legs
          ...  But drifts inches wide !!
          ...  G_Roy looks embarrassed!
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  G_Poyet swings it in!
          ...  The ball comes to Ian_Mc
          ...  He knocks it goalward
          ...  G_Roy makes a good save
Min. 80 :(mncr) M_U_Hedoff will replace the useless S_Ferd and will play FW
Min. 80 :(mncr) Brodie_D with a real burst of pace
          ...  He leaves K_Dandleton behind
          ...  N_Molina wins the ball!
          ...  But he caught the player also!
          ...  The ref gives nothing!
Min. 82 :(mncr) L_Bunny turns on a sixpence
          ...  L_Bunny tries to chip the ball over the keeper !
          ...  But G_Roy punches it away
          ...  He commands his area so well
Min. 83 :(mncr) L_Bunny loses his marker
          ...  D_Steffanato reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 84 :(mncr) C_Rideout holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to M_U_Hedoff
          ...  M_U_Hedoff with the drive!
          ...  But G_Roy makes a fine save
Min. 85 :(bfar) O_Sweemey nutmegs Joachim_Ander
          ...  Joachim_Ander moves quickly to get the tackle in this time
Min. 86 :(mncr) Brodie_D knocks the ball past C_Romero
          ...  Cleaned up by N_Molina
Min. 87 :(mncr) G_Poyet kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  M_U_Hedoff gets on the end of the pass
          ...  M_U_Hedoff controls the ball well!
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal!
          ...  It hits the sponsor hoarding
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 90 :(bfar) N_Molina has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past Joachim_Ander!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  An audacious effort from N_Molina !
          ...  But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Forlin hits it towards the far post!
          ...  G_Yates catches it!
Min. 90 :(mncr) Ian_Mc gets to the by line and finds Brodie_D with a beautiful cross
          ...  Brodie_D beats the offside trap!
          ...  He runs at G_Roy
          ...  He rounds G_Roy
          ...  He taps it towards the goal!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Benfica Res 0-6 Manchester City Res ...
Min. 91 :(mncr) C_Rideout looks around for support
          ...  He knocks the ball across to G_Poyet
          ...  G_Poyet with the spectacular bicycle kick!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  A quality strike
          ...  Benfica Res 0-7 Manchester City Res ...

*************  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          : O_Sweemey
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N_Molina (22)
Injured              : N/A
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Manchester City Res Match Info
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Best player          : Quintero (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : C_Romero (4 og), Quintero (16), L_Bunny (17), G_Poyet (54,91), S_Ferd (62), Brodie_D (90)
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     :           6        |       35
Off target           :           4        |       15
On target            :           2        |       20
Possession           :          21        |       79
Corners              :           1        |       4
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       0
Subs Used            :           0        |       3
Fouls                :           8        |       7
Key Tackles          :          10        |       7
Key Passes           :           7        |       22
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Final Score          : Benfica Res 0 - 7 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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G_Roy          GK  25   1   1   1  21 |  95  14   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Romero       DF   1  23   1   2  34 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20   0
C_Ried         DF   2  22   8  10  21 |  95   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
J_Forlin       DF   1  21   9   5  32 |  95   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
N_Molina       DF   2  20   6   1  40 |  95   0   5   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  78 -22 -22
J_Chicco       MF   2  17  22   6  42 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
A_Wylde        MF   2   9  22   9  12 |  95   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
D_Steffanato   MF   2   7  21   1  33 |  95   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -10 -20
S_Boak         MF   2  12  20   7  41 |  95   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
O_Sweemey      FW   3   6  10  23  32 |  95   0   1   0   0   3   0   0   0   0  20   0  10
K_Dandleton    FW   2   6   7  19  33 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
P_Lenox        GK  23   1   2   3  12 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Carvajal     DF   3  19   7   7  40 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Eefmamj_Jason  DF   2  19   3   1  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Lee          MF   2  10  19   6  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Banana       FW   2   9   8  17  33 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

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  28   2   1   1  31 |  95   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  55   0   0   0
S_Topples      DF   3  24  12   8  22 |  78   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Joachim_Ander  DF   1  23   9   4  22 |  95   0   1   2   0   2   0   0   0   0  20  20   5
R_Teple        DF   2  23   7   6  32 |  95   0   1   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  20  10   5
Brodie_D       DF   2  22  10   6  40 |  95   0   2   1   0   3   1   0   0   0  80  10  30
G_Poyet        MF   3   6  24  15  22 |  95   0   0   5   0   4   2   0   0   0   0  50  55
L_Bunny        MF   3   5  24  13  31 |  95   0   0   3   0   3   1   0   0   0   0  30  30
C_Rideout      MF   1  10  24   8  31 |  95   0   0   4   1   3   0   0   0   0   0  60  10
J_Russell      MF   2   7  20   8  21 |  78   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0  20  30  25
Quintero       AM   2   9  22  17  41 |  95   0   3   2   1   4   1   0   0   0  80  60  55
S_Ferd         FW   1   8  10  24  22 |  83   0   0   1   0   7   1   0   0   0   0  10  35
L_Marchegiani  GK  24   3   2   3  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Lookin       DF   3  23   5  10  30 |  17   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Hendry       MF   3   7  23   8  40 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Ian_Mc         MF   1   8  21  13  30 |  17   0   0   1   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  30   5
M_U_Hedoff     FW   1   5  11  24  13 |  12   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
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