Elite League Match, Benfica vs. Marseille (Sun Dec 12)


                              Benfica  |  Marseille
                              4-4-2 A  |  4-1-2-1-2 E
                   Matias Finkelstein  |  Daniel Perry
                                       |
                         N_Winneke GK  |  GK P_Assure
                         M_Zeffane DF  |  DF A_Ranocchia
                         R_Tomassi DF  |  DF H_Bellerin
                           J_Foyth DF  |  DF Mark_Robinson
                       S_Mannaerts DF  |  DF A_Rami
                         I_Marcone MF  |  DM R_Mendes
                         K_Commons MF  |  MF Didier
                         C_Ronaldo MF  |  MF A_Oko_Flex
                        M_Verratti MF  |  AM Bovan
                       Nathan_Dyer FW  |  FW Taliyah
                         B_Dugnutt FW  |  FW S_Bergwijn
                                       |
                          L_Yashin SUB |  SUB M_Stryjek
                      Exe_Palacios SUB |  SUB M_A_Nastasic
                        S_Nakamoto SUB |  SUB P_Viera
                            T_Erak SUB |  SUB Hans_Gruber
                       T_Trezeguet SUB |  SUB Dziekanowski

Referee: W_Collum (Scotland)


Min. 1  :(bfa) I_Marcone retreats under pressure
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field
          ...  C_Ronaldo gets on the end of it
          ...  C_Ronaldo hits it
          ...  This one could go anywhere !
          ...  But he's missed it!
          ...  He couldn't hit a cow's arse with a banjo
Min. 1  :(msl) R_Mendes looks for options
          ...  He knocks the ball across to Didier
          ...  Didier runs forward
          ...  He hits the shot!
          ...  But N_Winneke pulls out a save of the game
Min. 3  :(msl) Didier back heels to find A_Rami in space
          ...  R_Tomassi gets the foot in to win the ball
          ...  It rolls out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  R_Mendes plays it towards the near post!
          ...  It comes to S_Bergwijn
          ...  He fires it towards to goal
          ...  N_Winneke gets his fingertips to it
          ...  He just manages to tip it over
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  R_Mendes drives it into the box!
          ...  S_Bergwijn tries to place the shot!
          ...  But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  H_Bellerin lofts the ball in!
          ...  N_Winneke reads it well, and claims it!
Min. 4  :(msl) Bovan cuts inside the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to S_Bergwijn
          ...  S_Bergwijn fires a shot at goal !
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  But it thumps off the woodwork !!
          ...  And goes safely clear!
          ...  N_Winneke never had a chance!
Min. 5  :(bfa) K_Commons hits a hard pass to C_Ronaldo
          ...  C_Ronaldo hits a curling shot!
          ...  P_Assure gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  Fantastic reflex save by P_Assure !!
Min. 8  :(bfa) S_Mannaerts beats his marker
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker
          ...  "Play On!" Waves W_Collum
          ...  S_Mannaerts with an overhead kick !
          ...  He gets a connection
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But flies wide of the post!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  M_Verratti chips the ball into the area!
          ...  M_Zeffane gets a shot in
          ...  It floats over P_Assure
          ...  Its heading goal ward!
          ...  But floats just over
          ...  That was a great effort
Min. 18 :(bfa) B_Dugnutt finds himself in a good position
          ...  Mark_Robinson reads the situation well and wins the ball
          ...  But it goes out
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  M_Verratti chips the ball in towards the back post!
          ...  R_Mendes reads it
          ...  He clears the danger
Min. 19 :(msl) Taliyah knocks the ball past the lunge of J_Foyth
          ...  Taliyah rifles it at the goal !
          ...  N_Winneke makes a comfortable save
          ...  He makes it look so easy
Min. 20 :(msl) R_Mendes controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball out to the right!
          ...  H_Bellerin gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  H_Bellerin with a powerful header !
          ...  N_Winneke with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  He showed great Reflexes there
Min. 22 :(bfa) I_Marcone with an intelligent ball to Nathan_Dyer
          ...  Mark_Robinson rushes in with a clumsy tackle!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  What's W_Collum going to give?
          ...  He just waves play on!
Min. 23 :(msl) S_Bergwijn with the nutmeg
          ...  He takes the ball forward
          ...  R_Tomassi tackles cleanly
Min. 25 :(bfa) R_Tomassi takes advantage of a mistake by A_Ranocchia
          ...  A_Oko_Flex beats him to the ball
Min. 28 :(bfa) K_Commons with a simple pass to Nathan_Dyer
          ...  Nathan_Dyer tries to catch the keeper out!
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 28 :(msl) A_Oko_Flex is forced back with the ball
          ...  He belts the ball up field
          ...  S_Bergwijn latches onto the end of it
          ...  S_Bergwijn attempts a lob!
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!!!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  What a great finish
          ...  The Marseille fans chant his name!
          ...  He has notched up his 10th of the season with that goal!!
          ...  Lets see if Marseille can hang onto that lead!
          ...  Benfica 0-1 Marseille ...
Min. 29 :(bfa) K_Commons sidesteps R_Mendes
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game
          ...  K_Commons tries the lob from 30 yards !
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!!!!
          ...  It's wide!
          ...  That was a dismal effort!
          ...  He should have buried that!
Min. 29 :(bfa) B_Dugnutt controls the ball immaculately
          ...  Leaves the defenders for dead
          ...  This looks like it could be a great chance
          ...  Bovan with the tackle
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  He's in trouble here!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
Min. 30 :(bfa) B_Dugnutt steps over the ball
          ...  He nutmegs S_Bergwijn
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery
          ...  B_Dugnutt attempts a lob!
          ...  P_Assure manages to turn it behind
Min. 32 :(bfa) K_Commons knocks it past A_Oko_Flex and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  Mark_Robinson beats him to the ball
Min. 32 :(bfa) S_Mannaerts beats A_Ranocchia
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker
          ...  "Play On!" Waves W_Collum
          ...  A_Oko_Flex pulls the player to the ground!!
          ...  That's a poor tackle!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  What a silly place to give away a free kick
          ...  K_Commons plays it short to R_Tomassi
          ...  Mark_Robinson with the tackle
          ...  He came to the rescue there!
Min. 36 :(bfa) B_Dugnutt finds a hole in the defence
          ...  The defence was sleeping
          ...  He made a fantastic run though
          ...  B_Dugnutt rifles it to the far post !
          ...  P_Assure with an amazing dive to the bottom left
          ...  How he got to that one I don't know !
Min. 37 :(msl) S_Bergwijn is force to hold onto the ball
          ...  No one seems to be coming forward
          ...  He heads towards the goal alone!
          ...  S_Bergwijn flicks the header toward the far post!
          ...  It grazes the bar
          ...  And goes over
          ...  Oh so close there!
Min. 37 :(bfa) C_Ronaldo gets to the bye line
          ...  He puts it into the box
          ...  He finds Nathan_Dyer
          ...  A_Ranocchia fouls badly
          ...  W_Collum will want to speak to him
Min. 38 :(bfa) Curled in dangerously from K_Commons to Nathan_Dyer
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from R_Mendes
          ...  He could have easily caught the defender is he hadn't been careful
Min. 38 :(msl) R_Mendes threads the through ball to Bovan
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from S_Mannaerts
          ...  He could have easily caught the defender is he hadn't been careful
Min. 39 :(bfa) C_Ronaldo turns past the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to Nathan_Dyer
          ...  Nathan_Dyer with the strike !
          ...  Looks like it should be P_Assure's
          ...  Oh he's let it go through his legs
          ...  But drifts inches wide !!
          ...  P_Assure looks embarrassed!
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  I_Marcone chips the ball in towards the back post!
          ...  It is cleared by H_Bellerin
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(msl) A_Rami takes possession
          ...  He has his back towards goal
          ...  He turns well
          ...  A_Rami tries to beat N_Winneke from outside the area!
          ...  N_Winneke just watches it drift out of play!
Min. 47 :(bfa) B_Dugnutt plays the early ball across the box to find Nathan_Dyer in space
          ...  But Mark_Robinson puts it in row Z!

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Benfica 0-1 Marseille

Min. 48 :(bfa) T_Trezeguet is going to be brought on
          ...  Nathan_Dyer is leaving the pitch
          ...  He hasn't had the best of games today
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 49 :(bfa) K_Commons sidesteps H_Bellerin
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  A_Rami hits it out for a throw
Min. 49 :(msl) Didier takes possession
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  Didier with a thundering drive!
          ...  But N_Winneke reaches the ball. Good save
          ...  There was a foul on N_Winneke anyway
Min. 53 :(msl) Taliyah jumps over J_Foyth's challenge
          ...  T_Trezeguet with the tackle
          ...  W_Collum will want to speak to him
          ...  W_Collum will just give him a speaking to
Min. 60 :(bfa) Exe_Palacios will come on for M_Zeffane and play DF
Min. 60 :(msl) Marseille's manager orders his side to play D
Min. 60 :(bfa) K_Commons runs down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball across to B_Dugnutt
          ...  B_Dugnutt flings a shot at goal !
          ...  Looks like it should be P_Assure's
          ...  Oh he's let it go through his legs
          ...  But drifts inches wide !!
          ...  P_Assure looks embarrassed!
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide!
          ...  Goal kick given, amazing decision there!
Min. 60 :(msl) Taliyah cuts inside R_Tomassi
          ...  He worked that well
          ...  Taliyah has time and space!
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal
          ...  It hits off a defender!
          ...  N_Winneke is wrong footed!
          ...  It drifts just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  R_Mendes curls it into the box!
          ...  S_Bergwijn gets a shot in
          ...  He hits the side netting
          ...  There was some parts of the ground that thought that went in!
Min. 62 :(bfa) C_Ronaldo spots M_Verratti who is in acres of space
          ...  A_Rami with a pull on the shirt
Min. 63 :(msl) M_A_Nastasic replaces an unhappy H_Bellerin and will play as a DF
Min. 63 :(msl) A_Oko_Flex crosses into the box, finding S_Bergwijn
          ...  T_Trezeguet with a late tackle
          ...  Well to be fair he was looking for the foul
          ...  He's in trouble!!
          ...  He could be sent off for that!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  He was lucky to get away with that!
Min. 65 :(bfa) T_Erak replaces an unhappy M_Verratti and will play as a FW
Min. 66 :(bfa) T_Erak moves forward
          ...  A_Ranocchia with a pull on the shirt
          ...  He gets away with that one
          ...  It's just a warning
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  They are lining up to take this one!
          ...  T_Erak hits it hard
          ...  But P_Assure reaches the ball. Good save
Min. 68 :(msl) P_Viera is being prepared to come on
          ...  Bovan is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 70 :(msl) S_Bergwijn runs at R_Tomassi
          ...  The defender slips and falls over
          ...  S_Mannaerts takes the player down!!
          ...  PENALTY!!
          ...  No! The ref has given the free kick the other way!
          ...  Unbelievable!
Min. 72 :(bfa) T_Erak cuts through the defence
          ...  But M_A_Nastasic slides in two footed.
          ...  W_Collum has a look but waves "Play On!"
Min. 75 :(msl) Dziekanowski will come on for S_Bergwijn and play FW
Min. 76 :(msl) Taliyah takes advantage of a bad back pass
          ...  Taliyah sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender !
          ...  But N_Winneke stops that one easily
Min. 79 :(msl) Taliyah lobs it over J_Foyth
          ...  Taliyah with the deft touch!
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal!
          ...  But N_Winneke just gets his fingers to that one
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  P_Viera lofts the ball in!
          ...  A_Oko_Flex gets a shot in
          ...  It floats over N_Winneke
          ...  Its heading goal ward!
          ...  But floats just over
          ...  That was a great effort
Min. 83 :(msl) Didier gets to the bye line
          ...  He puts it into the box
          ...  He finds Taliyah
          ...  S_Mannaerts had better start being careful if he continues to tackle like that
          ...  That will be a booking
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 84 :(msl) Taliyah cuts inside Exe_Palacios
          ...  He worked that well
          ...  K_Commons with the tackle
          ...  W_Collum will want to speak to him
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll have to watch himself now
Min. 85 :(bfa) K_Commons passes the ball to T_Erak
          ...  A_Ranocchia with the tackle
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(msl) P_Viera punches R_Tomassi off the ball
          ...  He's Butted him !
          ...  W_Collum has stopped play
          ...  He received a good talking to from W_Collum
Min. 92 :(bfa) B_Dugnutt knocks the ball past R_Mendes
          ...  A_Rami with a perfectly timed tackle
Min. 92 :(msl) R_Mendes is taking a throw in
          ...  He takes a couple of strides back
          ...  He throws the ball to Taliyah
          ...  K_Commons bundles the player over!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  His 2nd yellow this game ! Sent off !
          ...  The fans chant pedophile pedophile pedophile to him!!

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Estadio da Luz
Attendance           : 130,774
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Benfica Match Info
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Best player          : B_Dugnutt
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : K_Commons (92)
Booked               : T_Trezeguet (63), S_Mannaerts (83)
Injured              : N/A
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Marseille Match Info
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Best player          : Mark_Robinson (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : S_Bergwijn (28)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Bovan (29)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             Benfica      |    Marseille
Attempts on Goal     :          11        |       15
Off target           :           7        |       7
On target            :           4        |       8
Possession           :          44        |       56
Corners              :           3        |       5
Red Cards            :           1        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :          11        |       10
Key Tackles          :           4        |       11
Key Passes           :           9        |       9
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Final Score          : Benfica 0 - 1 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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N_Winneke      GK  37   2   2   3  20 |  95   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0   0   0
M_Zeffane      DF   1  35  10   7  31 |  62   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -20
R_Tomassi      DF   1  35   9   7  37 |  95   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
J_Foyth        DF   1  34  14   7  42 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Mannaerts    DF   2  32  10   5  12 |  95   0   2   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  38  -2  -2
I_Marcone      MF   3   7  32   7  32 |  95   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
K_Commons      MF   1   8  30  11  32 |  94   0   0   5   0   1   0   0   1   0 -10  40 -10
C_Ronaldo      MF   3   7  30   9  21 |  95   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0 -20 -10 -15
M_Verratti     MF   1   9  28  12  20 |  67   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Nathan_Dyer    FW   2   7  12  32  31 |  50   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Dugnutt      FW   1   5   7  29  20 |  95   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  10  10
L_Yashin       GK  29   2   1   2  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Exe_Palacios   DF   1  28   7   5  28 |  33   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Nakamoto     MF   3   5  28  17  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Erak         FW   2   7   7  29  21 |  28   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
T_Trezeguet    FW   2   1   1  25  38 |  45   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2

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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P_Assure       GK  34   1   1   3  40 |  95   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0   0
A_Ranocchia    DF   3  33  11  10  30 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
H_Bellerin     DF   1  33  11  11  23 |  65   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   5
Mark_Robinson  DF   1  33  10   5  23 |  95   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 140   0   0
A_Rami         DF   3  33   5   7  20 |  95   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
R_Mendes       DM   1  23  32   1  30 |  95   0   2   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  40   0
Didier         MF   3   7  33   9  33 |  95   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  20  10
A_Oko_Flex     MF   3  16  27  10  23 |  95   0   1   2   1   1   0   0   0   0  40  60  20
Bovan          AM   3  10  31  13  43 |  70   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  18  28  18
Taliyah        FW   2   7   8  33  11 |  95   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  15
S_Bergwijn     FW   3  10   8  32  10 |  77   0   0   0   0   6   1   0   0   0   0   0  30
M_Stryjek      GK  31   4   1   2  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_A_Nastasic   DF   1  32   2   2  45 |  30   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
P_Viera        MF   3  11  33   8  41 |  25   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Hans_Gruber    MF   2   6  27   4  41 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Dziekanowski   FW   1   1   1  30  13 |  18   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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