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Season 18 Archive: Division 1, Week 5
Benfica 0 - 0 Marseille
Division One League Match, Benfica vs. Marseille (Sun Mar 23)
Benfica | Marseille
4-4-2 A | 4-5-1 N
Steven Theobald | Lee Shaw
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E_Thorstvedt GK | GK R_Higuita
J_Djourou DF | DF G_Halford
C_Thomson DF | DF T_Taiwo
S_Logan DF | DF L_Shawry
B_Bryn DF | DF Y_Kaboul
B_Zamora MF | MF J_Fleck
D_Damjanovic MF | MF Y_Sankhare
B_Abdoulaye MF | MF A_Marcos
B_Spencer MF | MF N_Ben_Khalifa
K_McInally FW | MF Douglas_Costa
S_Morison FW | FW J_Digweed
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J_Moreau SUB | SUB S_Given
J_Tomkinson SUB | SUB L_Koscielny
P_Do_Shaw SUB | SUB D_Obua
Rabiu_Ibrahim SUB | SUB Yeboah
N_Jelavic SUB | SUB M_Jacques
Referee: G_Dalglish (Scotland)
Min. 3 :(msl) Y_Sankhare breaks clear of the defence!
... He is clean through on E_Thorstvedt!
... B_Bryn brings him down!
... He's been sent off!!
... RED CARD!!
Min. 3 :(bfa) J_Tomkinson will replace K_McInally and play DF
Min. 5 :(msl) L_Shawry beats his marker
... He muscled him off the ball
... L_Shawry fires the shot in!
... It hits the bar!!
... But he beats the defender to the rebound
... OHHHHHHHH !!
... E_Thorstvedt pushes it behind !
... CORNER!
... Y_Sankhare chips the ball in towards the far post!
... E_Thorstvedt catches it!
Min. 6 :(bfa) S_Morison is too quick for the defence
... S_Morison with a low drive through the rain!
... R_Higuita makes a comfortable save
... He makes it look so easy
Min. 6 :(msl) J_Fleck can't find space for the shot
... He slips it through to L_Shawry
... L_Shawry tries to beat E_Thorstvedt!
... He miskicks the ball
... He's managed to put that out of the stadium
Min. 7 :(bfa) B_Spencer lays the ball back to S_Morison
... A left-footer by S_Morison !
... R_Higuita makes himself big
... Superb Stop !
... Well that one would have delighted him
Min. 8 :(msl) J_Digweed takes advantage of a bad back pass
... J_Djourou had better start being careful if he continues to tackle like that
... YELLOW CARD!!
... He'll have to watch himself now
Min. 14 :(bfa) B_Abdoulaye retreats under pressure
... He hoofs the ball up field
... S_Morison gets on the end of it
... S_Morison hits the shot with the outside of the left foot!
... But R_Higuita makes an easy save
Min. 14 :(msl) Y_Sankhare is taking a throw in
... He takes a couple of strides back
... He throws the ball to N_Ben_Khalifa
... N_Ben_Khalifa carves a shot towards goal !
... But E_Thorstvedt hits it away
... He could have held onto that!
Min. 18 :(msl) J_Digweed leaves B_Abdoulaye standing
... But C_Thomson puts the ball out of play
Min. 19 :(msl) J_Digweed with an incisive pass to Y_Sankhare
... B_Zamora with an ugly foul
... I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
... FREE KICK!
... It's in a very dangerous position!
... N_Ben_Khalifa hits it over the wall
... But E_Thorstvedt tips it over
... G_Dalglish has given a goal kick
... Unbelievable !
Min. 22 :(bfa) B_Abdoulaye takes possession of the ball
... He plays the ball across to S_Morison
... Y_Kaboul clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play
... The linesman is flagging
... Throw in
Min. 26 :(bfa) J_Djourou brings it under control
... He takes on T_Taiwo
... He gets past him!
... He puts in S_Morison!
... S_Morison with a blistering shot !
... R_Higuita with a superb tip around the post
... When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league
... CORNER!
... D_Damjanovic drives it into the box!
... R_Higuita makes the catch!
Min. 28 :(msl) Douglas_Costa steps over the ball
... He nutmegs the defender
... That a lovely piece of trickery
... B_Spencer fouls badly
... G_Dalglish will want to speak to him
... YELLOW CARD!!
... He'll have to watch himself now
Min. 33 :(msl) N_Ben_Khalifa kills the ball dead
... He sees a team mate in space!
... He plays the ball in to him!
... A_Marcos gets on the end of the pass
... A_Marcos gets his head to the ball !
... E_Thorstvedt fists it away
Min. 34 :(bfa) J_Djourou swings at A_Marcos
... That's a terrible challenge
... The referee comes over
... And the ref shows him his 2nd yellow card now
... RED CARD!
Min. 35 :(msl) A_Marcos backtracks with the ball
... He hits the ball up field
... Douglas_Costa latches onto the end of it
... Douglas_Costa with the shot !
... But E_Thorstvedt punches it away
... That's gone out for a corner kick
... CORNER!
... J_Digweed hits it towards the far post!
... E_Thorstvedt easily claims the ball!
Min. 37 :(msl) Douglas_Costa with a glorious long pass to Y_Sankhare
... Y_Sankhare with the deft touch!
... He hits the ball towards goal!
... But the ball goes harmlessly wide
Min. 38 :(bfa) B_Zamora with a 50-yard pass to S_Morison
... Y_Kaboul beats him to the ball
Min. 38 :(msl) L_Shawry turns past the defender
... He sees a team mate making a run
... He plays the ball through to Y_Sankhare
... Y_Sankhare with the strike !
... E_Thorstvedt gets his body behind the ball and saves
... Text book goalkeeping!
Min. 39 :(msl) Y_Sankhare has the ball on the wing
... He knocks the ball past B_Spencer!
... He has some space now!
... Excellent sliding challenge by C_Thomson
... He timed it well
... CORNER!
... J_Fleck chips the ball in towards the far post!
... E_Thorstvedt comes out and claims it!
Min. 39 :(bfa) B_Zamora is out on the left
... He moves the ball right to S_Logan
... Douglas_Costa with a deliberate foul
... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
Min. 40 :(bfa) B_Spencer wins possession
... He plays the ball across to D_Damjanovic
... J_Fleck slides in hard!
... And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 41 :(msl) Douglas_Costa slows the ball down and waits for support
... No one seems to be coming forward
... He heads towards the goal alone!
... D_Damjanovic rushes in with a clumsy challenge!!
... That's a foul!!
... YELLOW CARD!!
... He was lucky to escape with a caution!
Min. 41 :(msl) Curled in dangerously from J_Fleck to J_Digweed
... J_Digweed attempts a lob!
... E_Thorstvedt saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(msl) N_Ben_Khalifa runs down the flank
... He plays the ball across to Y_Kaboul
... Y_Kaboul has time and space on the edge of the box!
... He shoots towards goal!
... E_Thorstvedt with the acrobatic save
... Well saved
Min. 44 :(bfa) B_Abdoulaye has the ball on the wing
... He knocks the ball past Y_Kaboul
... He puts in S_Morison!
... T_Taiwo anticipates the pass and cuts it out
Min. 44 :(msl) J_Digweed sidesteps B_Abdoulaye
... He was too quick for his marker
... J_Digweed with the attempt at goal!
... E_Thorstvedt catches the ball
Min. 45 :(bfa) S_Logan gets the ball on the wing
... He slides the ball past T_Taiwo!
... He has some space now!
... T_Taiwo does well to get the tackle in
Min. 45 :(bfa) D_Damjanovic 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!
... S_Morison receives the pass and heads towards the goal
... N_Ben_Khalifa is called for the holding foul
... Looked like a fair jump
... The referee got it wrong
... G_Dalglish tries to calm him down
************* HALF TIME ****************
Half Time Score: Benfica 0-0 Marseille
Min. 46 :(msl) Douglas_Costa takes control of the loose ball
... He plays the ball across to Y_Sankhare
... B_Spencer reads it well
... This boy is a quality defender
... The crowd sing his praises
Min. 49 :(msl) J_Digweed is first to the ball
... S_Logan makes the challenge and clears the ball
Min. 51 :(msl) N_Ben_Khalifa takes possession of the ball
... He plays the ball across to A_Marcos
... But B_Spencer spotted the danger and cleans up the play
Min. 52 :(msl) A_Marcos off the woodwork.
... J_Digweed picks up the deflection
... J_Digweed looks to see where E_Thorstvedt is!
... He shoots!
... E_Thorstvedt with a fantastic point blank save
... He shows why he is the number 1
Min. 53 :(msl) N_Ben_Khalifa lays the ball back to Douglas_Costa
... Douglas_Costa attempts a low drive!
... It hits the post
... And goes clear
Min. 55 :(bfa) B_Zamora is clutching his leg!
... He gets to his feet
... It looks like he will try to run it off
Min. 57 :(msl) Douglas_Costa takes possession of the ball
... He plays the ball across to J_Fleck
... J_Fleck attempts a low drive!
... E_Thorstvedt won't get to that!
... It clips the post!
... And goes wide!
Min. 58 :(bfa) B_Spencer slides it through the middle to S_Morison
... G_Halford fouls badly
... G_Dalglish gave him a strong warning
Min. 59 :(bfa) S_Morison beats his marker
... That was a quick burst of pace to set him free
... S_Morison with an overhead kick !
... He gets a connection
... R_Higuita with an amazing dive to the bottom left
... How he got to that one I don't know !
Min. 59 :(msl) A_Marcos knocks it past the defender and runs onto it
... He leaves the defender standing
... A_Marcos hits the ball first time!
... He hits the side netting
Min. 61 :(msl) N_Ben_Khalifa turns past the defender
... He sees a team mate making a run
... He plays the ball through to Douglas_Costa
... But B_Zamora wins the ball with a sliding challenge
... CORNER!
... J_Fleck chips the ball in towards the far post!
... It is kicked away by S_Logan
Min. 64 :(msl) G_Halford with a precise ball to J_Digweed
... J_Tomkinson wins the ball with a clear tackle
Min. 65 :(msl) Y_Sankhare holds the ball up
... He sees J_Digweed in space!
... J_Digweed tries to catch the keeper out!
... But E_Thorstvedt palms it behind
... G_Dalglish has given a goal kick
... He's not having the best of days !
Min. 67 :(bfa) D_Damjanovic wins possession
... He plays the ball across to S_Morison
... The ball hits J_Digweed in the face!
... And goes clear!
Min. 67 :(msl) A_Marcos with an intelligent ball to Douglas_Costa
... Douglas_Costa rises above the defence to head the ball !
... But it puts it well wide
Min. 69 :(bfa) B_Zamora miskicks!
... He finds S_Morison though
... That was fortunate
... S_Morison with the strike !
... R_Higuita parries it
... The defender clears it
Min. 72 :(msl) L_Koscielny comes on for T_Taiwo and takes up a DF role
Min. 74 :(msl) A_Marcos with the diagonal pass Douglas_Costa
... B_Abdoulaye scythes the player down.
... Psycho!
... He's in trouble here!!
... YELLOW CARD!
Min. 74 :(msl) N_Ben_Khalifa is all alone
... the linesman keeps his flag down
... N_Ben_Khalifa tries to lob the keeper !
... E_Thorstvedt can't get to it!
... OH! It has gone just over the bar!
... E_Thorstvedt makes a cocky smile
... Did he know that was going over?
Min. 75 :(msl) D_Obua replaces Douglas_Costa to play as a MF
Min. 75 :(bfa) The defender under hits the back pass!
... S_Logan is through!
... D_Obua is called for the holding foul
... He was pushing down on his man
... G_Dalglish warned him
... FREE KICK
... This is very far out
... D_Damjanovic shapes to shoot
... He plays it to C_Thomson instead
... C_Thomson with a thundering shot!
... R_Higuita narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety
Min. 76 :(msl) J_Fleck plays a long ball to L_Shawry
... Driven towards goal by L_Shawry !
... He miskicks the ball
... He's managed to put that out of the stadium
Min. 77 :(bfa) P_Do_Shaw is coming on for D_Damjanovic and will play MF
Min. 78 :(bfa) S_Morison beats his marker
... His quick feet took him past the defender
... L_Shawry goes in with the block tackle
... He comes out of it with the ball
... Great tackle!
Min. 78 :(msl) A_Marcos skips the challenge from the defender
... A_Marcos sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender !
... It's gone over
... Well he must have left his shooting boots at home for that one
Min. 79 :(bfa) There's going to be a change
... Rabiu_Ibrahim will come on for B_Zamora and play MF
Min. 80 :(msl) Yeboah is coming on for J_Digweed and playing FW
Min. 85 :(msl) Yeboah kills the ball dead
... He sees a team mate leave his marker!
... He plays the ball across to him!
... A_Marcos gets on the end of the pass
... A_Marcos with the strike !
... E_Thorstvedt parries it, he follows it up
... He fires it over!!
Min. 86 :(msl) Yeboah runs at the defender
... The ball rebounds off S_Logan back to him!
... That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward!
... Yeboah has time and space on the edge of the box!
... He shoots towards goal!
... Its sails over!
... He has squandered a golden opportunity
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(msl) L_Shawry crosses into the box, finding Yeboah
... Yeboah has time and space!
... He flicks the ball towards goal
... But E_Thorstvedt makes a fine save
Min. 90 :(msl) A_Marcos backtracks with the ball
... He hits the ball up field
... D_Obua latches onto the end of it
... Cleared by C_Thomson
Min. 91 :(bfa) B_Spencer finds S_Morison in acres of space
... S_Morison hits a great drive!
... OOOOOOHHHHHHHH
... It grazes the post and goes wide
Min. 91 :(msl) N_Ben_Khalifa has the ball
... He knocks the ball past C_Thomson
... He puts in L_Koscielny!
... L_Koscielny with the strike !
... But E_Thorstvedt punches it away
... That's gone out for a corner kick
... CORNER!
... D_Obua drives it into the box!
... E_Thorstvedt catches it!
Min. 92 :(msl) Yeboah gets the ball on the wing
... He slides the ball past the defender!
... He has some space now!
... P_Do_Shaw rushes in with a poor tackle!!
... That's a foul!!
... YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 92 :(msl) J_Fleck fires over a low cross to Yeboah
... But he steps on the ball and falls over!
... S_Logan hits it out for a throw
Min. 93 :(msl) L_Koscielny finds the run of A_Marcos
... A_Marcos has time and space!
... He tries the lob!
... But he's missed it!
... He couldn't hit a cow's arse with a banjo
************* FULL TIME ****************
Match Details
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Venue : Estadio da Luz
Attendance : 91,000
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Benfica Match Info
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Best player : E_Thorstvedt (Man of the Match)
Scorers : N/A
Sent Off : B_Bryn (3), J_Djourou (34)
Booked : B_Spencer (28), D_Damjanovic (41), B_Abdoulaye (74), P_Do_Shaw (92)
Injured : N/A
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Marseille Match Info
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Best player : N_Ben_Khalifa
Scorers : N/A
Sent Off : N/A
Booked : N/A
Injured : N/A
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Match Statistics
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Benfica | Marseille
Attempts on Goal : 8 | 25
Off target : 1 | 12
On target : 7 | 13
Possession : 33 | 67
Corners : 1 | 5
Red Cards : 2 | 0
Yellow Cards : 4 | 0
Subs Used : 3 | 3
Fouls : 11 | 11
Key Tackles : 9 | 7
Key Passes : 12 | 25
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Final Score : Benfica 0 - 0 Marseille
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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 37 2 6 4 13 | 95 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 125 0 0 0
J_Djourou DF 3 26 5 9 35 | 34 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 -10 2 -10
C_Thomson DF 2 25 11 6 25 | 95 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 85 0 8
S_Logan DF 3 25 10 7 36 | 95 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 45 0 0
B_Bryn DF 2 25 7 8 31 | 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 -10 -10 -10
B_Zamora MF 2 11 26 8 25 | 80 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 24 0
D_Damjanovic MF 3 7 26 9 42 | 78 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 22 -2
B_Abdoulaye MF 2 14 25 7 39 | 95 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 34 -2
B_Spencer MF 1 10 25 11 31 | 95 0 2 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 28 46 -2
K_McInally FW 2 6 5 27 27 | 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
S_Morison FW 1 2 7 26 36 | 95 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 49
J_Moreau GK 27 1 2 2 14 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
J_Tomkinson DF 1 23 7 7 29 | 92 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 0
P_Do_Shaw MF 2 8 25 8 25 | 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 -2 -2
Rabiu_Ibrahim MF 1 6 23 18 23 | 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
N_Jelavic FW 2 6 7 25 35 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Player Statistics - Marseille
Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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R_Higuita GK 38 2 2 2 34 | 95 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 80 0 0 0
G_Halford DF 1 27 8 3 35 | 95 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 12 0
T_Taiwo DF 2 27 4 3 31 | 73 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 0
L_Shawry DF 2 26 8 7 15 | 95 0 1 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 15 24 10
Y_Kaboul DF 1 23 6 2 31 | 95 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 30 0 8
J_Fleck MF 1 5 27 8 28 | 95 0 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 15 48 1
Y_Sankhare MF 3 8 26 11 36 | 95 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 24 9
A_Marcos MF 2 7 25 15 32 | 95 0 0 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 60 12
N_Ben_Khalifa MF 1 11 25 11 25 | 95 0 0 6 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 72 17
Douglas_Costa MF 2 7 25 10 42 | 76 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 36 10
J_Digweed FW 1 7 8 27 19 | 81 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 15 0 32
S_Given GK 27 5 5 2 13 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
L_Koscielny DF 2 25 10 7 36 | 22 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 8
D_Obua MF 2 11 23 8 31 | 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yeboah FW 1 6 6 25 31 | 14 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 12 9
M_Jacques FW 2 7 8 17 30 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Benfica | Marseille
4-4-2 A | 4-5-1 N
Steven Theobald | Lee Shaw
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E_Thorstvedt GK | GK R_Higuita
J_Djourou DF | DF G_Halford
C_Thomson DF | DF T_Taiwo
S_Logan DF | DF L_Shawry
B_Bryn DF | DF Y_Kaboul
B_Zamora MF | MF J_Fleck
D_Damjanovic MF | MF Y_Sankhare
B_Abdoulaye MF | MF A_Marcos
B_Spencer MF | MF N_Ben_Khalifa
K_McInally FW | MF Douglas_Costa
S_Morison FW | FW J_Digweed
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J_Moreau SUB | SUB S_Given
J_Tomkinson SUB | SUB L_Koscielny
P_Do_Shaw SUB | SUB D_Obua
Rabiu_Ibrahim SUB | SUB Yeboah
N_Jelavic SUB | SUB M_Jacques
Referee: G_Dalglish (Scotland)
Min. 3 :(msl) Y_Sankhare breaks clear of the defence!
... He is clean through on E_Thorstvedt!
... B_Bryn brings him down!
... He's been sent off!!
... RED CARD!!
Min. 3 :(bfa) J_Tomkinson will replace K_McInally and play DF
Min. 5 :(msl) L_Shawry beats his marker
... He muscled him off the ball
... L_Shawry fires the shot in!
... It hits the bar!!
... But he beats the defender to the rebound
... OHHHHHHHH !!
... E_Thorstvedt pushes it behind !
... CORNER!
... Y_Sankhare chips the ball in towards the far post!
... E_Thorstvedt catches it!
Min. 6 :(bfa) S_Morison is too quick for the defence
... S_Morison with a low drive through the rain!
... R_Higuita makes a comfortable save
... He makes it look so easy
Min. 6 :(msl) J_Fleck can't find space for the shot
... He slips it through to L_Shawry
... L_Shawry tries to beat E_Thorstvedt!
... He miskicks the ball
... He's managed to put that out of the stadium
Min. 7 :(bfa) B_Spencer lays the ball back to S_Morison
... A left-footer by S_Morison !
... R_Higuita makes himself big
... Superb Stop !
... Well that one would have delighted him
Min. 8 :(msl) J_Digweed takes advantage of a bad back pass
... J_Djourou had better start being careful if he continues to tackle like that
... YELLOW CARD!!
... He'll have to watch himself now
Min. 14 :(bfa) B_Abdoulaye retreats under pressure
... He hoofs the ball up field
... S_Morison gets on the end of it
... S_Morison hits the shot with the outside of the left foot!
... But R_Higuita makes an easy save
Min. 14 :(msl) Y_Sankhare is taking a throw in
... He takes a couple of strides back
... He throws the ball to N_Ben_Khalifa
... N_Ben_Khalifa carves a shot towards goal !
... But E_Thorstvedt hits it away
... He could have held onto that!
Min. 18 :(msl) J_Digweed leaves B_Abdoulaye standing
... But C_Thomson puts the ball out of play
Min. 19 :(msl) J_Digweed with an incisive pass to Y_Sankhare
... B_Zamora with an ugly foul
... I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
... FREE KICK!
... It's in a very dangerous position!
... N_Ben_Khalifa hits it over the wall
... But E_Thorstvedt tips it over
... G_Dalglish has given a goal kick
... Unbelievable !
Min. 22 :(bfa) B_Abdoulaye takes possession of the ball
... He plays the ball across to S_Morison
... Y_Kaboul clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play
... The linesman is flagging
... Throw in
Min. 26 :(bfa) J_Djourou brings it under control
... He takes on T_Taiwo
... He gets past him!
... He puts in S_Morison!
... S_Morison with a blistering shot !
... R_Higuita with a superb tip around the post
... When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league
... CORNER!
... D_Damjanovic drives it into the box!
... R_Higuita makes the catch!
Min. 28 :(msl) Douglas_Costa steps over the ball
... He nutmegs the defender
... That a lovely piece of trickery
... B_Spencer fouls badly
... G_Dalglish will want to speak to him
... YELLOW CARD!!
... He'll have to watch himself now
Min. 33 :(msl) N_Ben_Khalifa kills the ball dead
... He sees a team mate in space!
... He plays the ball in to him!
... A_Marcos gets on the end of the pass
... A_Marcos gets his head to the ball !
... E_Thorstvedt fists it away
Min. 34 :(bfa) J_Djourou swings at A_Marcos
... That's a terrible challenge
... The referee comes over
... And the ref shows him his 2nd yellow card now
... RED CARD!
Min. 35 :(msl) A_Marcos backtracks with the ball
... He hits the ball up field
... Douglas_Costa latches onto the end of it
... Douglas_Costa with the shot !
... But E_Thorstvedt punches it away
... That's gone out for a corner kick
... CORNER!
... J_Digweed hits it towards the far post!
... E_Thorstvedt easily claims the ball!
Min. 37 :(msl) Douglas_Costa with a glorious long pass to Y_Sankhare
... Y_Sankhare with the deft touch!
... He hits the ball towards goal!
... But the ball goes harmlessly wide
Min. 38 :(bfa) B_Zamora with a 50-yard pass to S_Morison
... Y_Kaboul beats him to the ball
Min. 38 :(msl) L_Shawry turns past the defender
... He sees a team mate making a run
... He plays the ball through to Y_Sankhare
... Y_Sankhare with the strike !
... E_Thorstvedt gets his body behind the ball and saves
... Text book goalkeeping!
Min. 39 :(msl) Y_Sankhare has the ball on the wing
... He knocks the ball past B_Spencer!
... He has some space now!
... Excellent sliding challenge by C_Thomson
... He timed it well
... CORNER!
... J_Fleck chips the ball in towards the far post!
... E_Thorstvedt comes out and claims it!
Min. 39 :(bfa) B_Zamora is out on the left
... He moves the ball right to S_Logan
... Douglas_Costa with a deliberate foul
... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
Min. 40 :(bfa) B_Spencer wins possession
... He plays the ball across to D_Damjanovic
... J_Fleck slides in hard!
... And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 41 :(msl) Douglas_Costa slows the ball down and waits for support
... No one seems to be coming forward
... He heads towards the goal alone!
... D_Damjanovic rushes in with a clumsy challenge!!
... That's a foul!!
... YELLOW CARD!!
... He was lucky to escape with a caution!
Min. 41 :(msl) Curled in dangerously from J_Fleck to J_Digweed
... J_Digweed attempts a lob!
... E_Thorstvedt saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(msl) N_Ben_Khalifa runs down the flank
... He plays the ball across to Y_Kaboul
... Y_Kaboul has time and space on the edge of the box!
... He shoots towards goal!
... E_Thorstvedt with the acrobatic save
... Well saved
Min. 44 :(bfa) B_Abdoulaye has the ball on the wing
... He knocks the ball past Y_Kaboul
... He puts in S_Morison!
... T_Taiwo anticipates the pass and cuts it out
Min. 44 :(msl) J_Digweed sidesteps B_Abdoulaye
... He was too quick for his marker
... J_Digweed with the attempt at goal!
... E_Thorstvedt catches the ball
Min. 45 :(bfa) S_Logan gets the ball on the wing
... He slides the ball past T_Taiwo!
... He has some space now!
... T_Taiwo does well to get the tackle in
Min. 45 :(bfa) D_Damjanovic 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!
... S_Morison receives the pass and heads towards the goal
... N_Ben_Khalifa is called for the holding foul
... Looked like a fair jump
... The referee got it wrong
... G_Dalglish tries to calm him down
************* HALF TIME ****************
Half Time Score: Benfica 0-0 Marseille
Min. 46 :(msl) Douglas_Costa takes control of the loose ball
... He plays the ball across to Y_Sankhare
... B_Spencer reads it well
... This boy is a quality defender
... The crowd sing his praises
Min. 49 :(msl) J_Digweed is first to the ball
... S_Logan makes the challenge and clears the ball
Min. 51 :(msl) N_Ben_Khalifa takes possession of the ball
... He plays the ball across to A_Marcos
... But B_Spencer spotted the danger and cleans up the play
Min. 52 :(msl) A_Marcos off the woodwork.
... J_Digweed picks up the deflection
... J_Digweed looks to see where E_Thorstvedt is!
... He shoots!
... E_Thorstvedt with a fantastic point blank save
... He shows why he is the number 1
Min. 53 :(msl) N_Ben_Khalifa lays the ball back to Douglas_Costa
... Douglas_Costa attempts a low drive!
... It hits the post
... And goes clear
Min. 55 :(bfa) B_Zamora is clutching his leg!
... He gets to his feet
... It looks like he will try to run it off
Min. 57 :(msl) Douglas_Costa takes possession of the ball
... He plays the ball across to J_Fleck
... J_Fleck attempts a low drive!
... E_Thorstvedt won't get to that!
... It clips the post!
... And goes wide!
Min. 58 :(bfa) B_Spencer slides it through the middle to S_Morison
... G_Halford fouls badly
... G_Dalglish gave him a strong warning
Min. 59 :(bfa) S_Morison beats his marker
... That was a quick burst of pace to set him free
... S_Morison with an overhead kick !
... He gets a connection
... R_Higuita with an amazing dive to the bottom left
... How he got to that one I don't know !
Min. 59 :(msl) A_Marcos knocks it past the defender and runs onto it
... He leaves the defender standing
... A_Marcos hits the ball first time!
... He hits the side netting
Min. 61 :(msl) N_Ben_Khalifa turns past the defender
... He sees a team mate making a run
... He plays the ball through to Douglas_Costa
... But B_Zamora wins the ball with a sliding challenge
... CORNER!
... J_Fleck chips the ball in towards the far post!
... It is kicked away by S_Logan
Min. 64 :(msl) G_Halford with a precise ball to J_Digweed
... J_Tomkinson wins the ball with a clear tackle
Min. 65 :(msl) Y_Sankhare holds the ball up
... He sees J_Digweed in space!
... J_Digweed tries to catch the keeper out!
... But E_Thorstvedt palms it behind
... G_Dalglish has given a goal kick
... He's not having the best of days !
Min. 67 :(bfa) D_Damjanovic wins possession
... He plays the ball across to S_Morison
... The ball hits J_Digweed in the face!
... And goes clear!
Min. 67 :(msl) A_Marcos with an intelligent ball to Douglas_Costa
... Douglas_Costa rises above the defence to head the ball !
... But it puts it well wide
Min. 69 :(bfa) B_Zamora miskicks!
... He finds S_Morison though
... That was fortunate
... S_Morison with the strike !
... R_Higuita parries it
... The defender clears it
Min. 72 :(msl) L_Koscielny comes on for T_Taiwo and takes up a DF role
Min. 74 :(msl) A_Marcos with the diagonal pass Douglas_Costa
... B_Abdoulaye scythes the player down.
... Psycho!
... He's in trouble here!!
... YELLOW CARD!
Min. 74 :(msl) N_Ben_Khalifa is all alone
... the linesman keeps his flag down
... N_Ben_Khalifa tries to lob the keeper !
... E_Thorstvedt can't get to it!
... OH! It has gone just over the bar!
... E_Thorstvedt makes a cocky smile
... Did he know that was going over?
Min. 75 :(msl) D_Obua replaces Douglas_Costa to play as a MF
Min. 75 :(bfa) The defender under hits the back pass!
... S_Logan is through!
... D_Obua is called for the holding foul
... He was pushing down on his man
... G_Dalglish warned him
... FREE KICK
... This is very far out
... D_Damjanovic shapes to shoot
... He plays it to C_Thomson instead
... C_Thomson with a thundering shot!
... R_Higuita narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety
Min. 76 :(msl) J_Fleck plays a long ball to L_Shawry
... Driven towards goal by L_Shawry !
... He miskicks the ball
... He's managed to put that out of the stadium
Min. 77 :(bfa) P_Do_Shaw is coming on for D_Damjanovic and will play MF
Min. 78 :(bfa) S_Morison beats his marker
... His quick feet took him past the defender
... L_Shawry goes in with the block tackle
... He comes out of it with the ball
... Great tackle!
Min. 78 :(msl) A_Marcos skips the challenge from the defender
... A_Marcos sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender !
... It's gone over
... Well he must have left his shooting boots at home for that one
Min. 79 :(bfa) There's going to be a change
... Rabiu_Ibrahim will come on for B_Zamora and play MF
Min. 80 :(msl) Yeboah is coming on for J_Digweed and playing FW
Min. 85 :(msl) Yeboah kills the ball dead
... He sees a team mate leave his marker!
... He plays the ball across to him!
... A_Marcos gets on the end of the pass
... A_Marcos with the strike !
... E_Thorstvedt parries it, he follows it up
... He fires it over!!
Min. 86 :(msl) Yeboah runs at the defender
... The ball rebounds off S_Logan back to him!
... That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward!
... Yeboah has time and space on the edge of the box!
... He shoots towards goal!
... Its sails over!
... He has squandered a golden opportunity
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(msl) L_Shawry crosses into the box, finding Yeboah
... Yeboah has time and space!
... He flicks the ball towards goal
... But E_Thorstvedt makes a fine save
Min. 90 :(msl) A_Marcos backtracks with the ball
... He hits the ball up field
... D_Obua latches onto the end of it
... Cleared by C_Thomson
Min. 91 :(bfa) B_Spencer finds S_Morison in acres of space
... S_Morison hits a great drive!
... OOOOOOHHHHHHHH
... It grazes the post and goes wide
Min. 91 :(msl) N_Ben_Khalifa has the ball
... He knocks the ball past C_Thomson
... He puts in L_Koscielny!
... L_Koscielny with the strike !
... But E_Thorstvedt punches it away
... That's gone out for a corner kick
... CORNER!
... D_Obua drives it into the box!
... E_Thorstvedt catches it!
Min. 92 :(msl) Yeboah gets the ball on the wing
... He slides the ball past the defender!
... He has some space now!
... P_Do_Shaw rushes in with a poor tackle!!
... That's a foul!!
... YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 92 :(msl) J_Fleck fires over a low cross to Yeboah
... But he steps on the ball and falls over!
... S_Logan hits it out for a throw
Min. 93 :(msl) L_Koscielny finds the run of A_Marcos
... A_Marcos has time and space!
... He tries the lob!
... But he's missed it!
... He couldn't hit a cow's arse with a banjo
************* FULL TIME ****************
Match Details
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Venue : Estadio da Luz
Attendance : 91,000
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Benfica Match Info
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Best player : E_Thorstvedt (Man of the Match)
Scorers : N/A
Sent Off : B_Bryn (3), J_Djourou (34)
Booked : B_Spencer (28), D_Damjanovic (41), B_Abdoulaye (74), P_Do_Shaw (92)
Injured : N/A
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Marseille Match Info
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Best player : N_Ben_Khalifa
Scorers : N/A
Sent Off : N/A
Booked : N/A
Injured : N/A
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Match Statistics
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Benfica | Marseille
Attempts on Goal : 8 | 25
Off target : 1 | 12
On target : 7 | 13
Possession : 33 | 67
Corners : 1 | 5
Red Cards : 2 | 0
Yellow Cards : 4 | 0
Subs Used : 3 | 3
Fouls : 11 | 11
Key Tackles : 9 | 7
Key Passes : 12 | 25
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Final Score : Benfica 0 - 0 Marseille
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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 37 2 6 4 13 | 95 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 125 0 0 0
J_Djourou DF 3 26 5 9 35 | 34 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 -10 2 -10
C_Thomson DF 2 25 11 6 25 | 95 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 85 0 8
S_Logan DF 3 25 10 7 36 | 95 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 45 0 0
B_Bryn DF 2 25 7 8 31 | 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 -10 -10 -10
B_Zamora MF 2 11 26 8 25 | 80 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 24 0
D_Damjanovic MF 3 7 26 9 42 | 78 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 22 -2
B_Abdoulaye MF 2 14 25 7 39 | 95 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 34 -2
B_Spencer MF 1 10 25 11 31 | 95 0 2 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 28 46 -2
K_McInally FW 2 6 5 27 27 | 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
S_Morison FW 1 2 7 26 36 | 95 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 49
J_Moreau GK 27 1 2 2 14 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
J_Tomkinson DF 1 23 7 7 29 | 92 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 0
P_Do_Shaw MF 2 8 25 8 25 | 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 -2 -2
Rabiu_Ibrahim MF 1 6 23 18 23 | 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
N_Jelavic FW 2 6 7 25 35 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Player Statistics - Marseille
Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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R_Higuita GK 38 2 2 2 34 | 95 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 80 0 0 0
G_Halford DF 1 27 8 3 35 | 95 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 12 0
T_Taiwo DF 2 27 4 3 31 | 73 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 0
L_Shawry DF 2 26 8 7 15 | 95 0 1 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 15 24 10
Y_Kaboul DF 1 23 6 2 31 | 95 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 30 0 8
J_Fleck MF 1 5 27 8 28 | 95 0 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 15 48 1
Y_Sankhare MF 3 8 26 11 36 | 95 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 24 9
A_Marcos MF 2 7 25 15 32 | 95 0 0 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 60 12
N_Ben_Khalifa MF 1 11 25 11 25 | 95 0 0 6 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 72 17
Douglas_Costa MF 2 7 25 10 42 | 76 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 36 10
J_Digweed FW 1 7 8 27 19 | 81 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 15 0 32
S_Given GK 27 5 5 2 13 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
L_Koscielny DF 2 25 10 7 36 | 22 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 8
D_Obua MF 2 11 23 8 31 | 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yeboah FW 1 6 6 25 31 | 14 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 12 9
M_Jacques FW 2 7 8 17 30 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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