TNT Sports Division One League Match, Benfica vs. Newcastle (Mon Dec 08)


                              Benfica  |  Newcastle
                          4-1-2-1-2 C  |  5-4-1 C
                   Matias Finkelstein  |  Tony Glendinning
                                       |
                       P_Gazzaniga GK  |  GK P_Shilton
                          W_Morgan DF  |  DF T_Haas
                             T_Lee DF  |  DF S_Botman
                             A_Bah DF  |  DF K_Fasan
                           R_Rojas DF  |  DF F_Benali
                          C_Medina DM  |  DF S_Lee
                        A_Di_Maria MF  |  MF L_Miley
                         Maldiniho MF  |  MF Ru_B_Perry
                        Joao_Neves AM  |  MF Senior
                     Patrik_Schick FW  |  MF S_Mayulu
                           D_Suker FW  |  FW C_Wilson
                                       |
                          A_Trubin SUB |  SUB S_Handanovic
                         P_Maldini SUB |  SUB F_Anjurin
                      Ji_Sung_Park SUB |  SUB F_Hierro
                          R_Gullit SUB |  SUB N_Solano
                          P_Minuti SUB |  SUB D_Baggio

Referee: P_Ilic (Serbia)


Min. 3  :(bfa) Joao_Neves runs with the ball to the corner flag
          ...  He plays the ball across to W_Morgan
          ...  W_Morgan has a dig at goal!
          ...  P_Shilton makes himself big
          ...  Superb Stop !
          ...  Well that one would have delighted him
Min. 8  :(bfa) D_Suker with a probing pass to W_Morgan
          ...  S_Botman gets the foot in to win the ball
Min. 11 :(bfa) A_Di_Maria flicks it over the defender and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by S_Lee
          ...  He made it look easy
Min. 14 :(bfa) Maldiniho plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  D_Suker decides to keep possession instead!
          ...  He runs towards the goal now!
          ...  D_Suker has a go!
          ...  P_Shilton with the save
          ...  He holds onto it as well!
Min. 16 :(nwt) S_Botman holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  He knocks the ball across to C_Wilson
          ...  A_Bah slides in hard!
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 17 :(bfa) Joao_Neves gets to the by line
          ...  He looks up and lobs in a cross
          ...  D_Suker is unmarked
          ...  D_Suker with a graceful, looping effort !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Rifled into the top corner!
          ...  That s given Benfica the lead!
          ...  Benfica 1-0 Newcastle ...
Min. 18 :(bfa) T_Lee is clutching his leg!
          ...  The Benfica physio rushes on
          ...  He isn't able to carry on!
Min. 18 :(bfa) P_Maldini is coming on for T_Lee and will play DF
Min. 19 :(bfa) P_Maldini with a superb first touch
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  A_Di_Maria gets on the end of the pass
          ...  A_Di_Maria aiming for the bottom corner !
          ...  P_Shilton with a great save
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1
Min. 20 :(nwt) Ru_B_Perry runs with the ball to the corner flag
          ...  He plays the ball across to C_Wilson
          ...  C_Wilson with the punt towards goal!
          ...  It hammers off the bar onto the line
          ...  The referee talks to his assistant
          ...  He waves play on
          ...  Goal not given there!
          ...  That looked like the wrong decision
Min. 21 :(nwt) L_Miley with the heel pass to C_Wilson
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by C_Medina
Min. 25 :(bfa) W_Morgan brings the ball into the opposing area
          ...  D_Suker makes himself available
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from S_Lee
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by Maldiniho!
          ...  Patrik_Schick makes a firm connection with his head
          ...  It hits the post!!
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it over
Min. 26 :(bfa) A_Di_Maria plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  Patrik_Schick decides to go for goal instead!
          ...  Good sliding challenge from S_Botman and it had to be
Min. 26 :(nwt) Senior with a precise pass to C_Wilson
          ...  C_Medina takes the ball and the player!!
          ...  But the ref waves play on!!
Min. 27 :(bfa) Patrik_Schick beats Ru_B_Perry
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  C_Wilson with the high feet
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!, he is in the book for that one
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  It s in a very dangerous position!
          ...  D_Suker drives it in
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  It looks like he enjoyed that one!!
          ...  He grabs the corner flag and pretends to sing!
          ...  Benfica 2-0 Newcastle ...
Min. 28 :(bfa) D_Suker with the dribble
          ...  He skips through the tackle from S_Botman
          ...  D_Suker has a go!
          ...  P_Shilton makes a great save
          ...  But he can't hold onto it!
          ...  He gathers it at the second attempt!
Min. 29 :(nwt) F_Benali with the flick on
          ...  He plays the ball across to C_Wilson
          ...  But A_Bah reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 34 :(nwt) K_Fasan runs into space
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by W_Morgan
Min. 35 :(bfa) Maldiniho takes on the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to A_Di_Maria
          ...  S_Botman wins the ball!
          ...  But he caught the player also!
          ...  The ref gives nothing!
Min. 36 :(nwt) F_Benali with a 40-yard pass to Ru_B_Perry
          ...  Cleared by P_Maldini
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(bfa) W_Morgan sprints down the wing
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space!
          ...  He puts in a square ball!
          ...  Patrik_Schick runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  T_Haas dives in two footed!!
          ...  Play On!!
Min. 46 :(nwt) S_Lee skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to K_Fasan
          ...  A_Bah slides in hard!
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 46 :(bfa) Patrik_Schick steps over the ball
          ...  He nutmegs S_Mayulu
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery
          ...  F_Benali is late with that one
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  Shown a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 47 :(bfa) Ji_Sung_Park takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace C_Medina
          ...  He'll play as a MF
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
Min. 47 :(bfa) D_Suker runs towards the goal
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  Ru_B_Perry belts it clear
Min. 47 :(nwt) L_Miley runs at the defender
          ...  The ball rebounds off the defender back to him!
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward!
          ...  P_Maldini steals the ball of off him
Min. 48 :(nwt) Senior takes control of the loose ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to C_Wilson
          ...  But P_Maldini wins the ball

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Benfica 2-0 Newcastle

Min. 46 :(bfa) Patrik_Schick beats his marker
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  But T_Haas wins the ball
Min. 48 :(bfa) R_Rojas finds his way through
          ...  He bears down on goal
          ...  F_Benali fouls badly
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  P_Ilic wants a quiet word
Min. 59 :(nwt) S_Botman is injured. He's been stretchered off
Min. 59 :(nwt) F_Anjurin will replace S_Botman and play DF
Min. 62 :(bfa) R_Gullit is coming on for A_Di_Maria and will play MF
Min. 64 :(nwt) Senior gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He cuts inside A_Bah!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  P_Maldini with an ugly foul
          ...  P_Ilic will want to speak to him
          ...  That will be a booking
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  It is in a good position!
          ...  S_Mayulu shapes to shoot
          ...  He plays it to Ru_B_Perry instead
          ...  Ru_B_Perry with the strike !
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  P_Gazzaniga is wrong footed!
          ...  It drifts just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  F_Anjurin curls it into the box!
          ...  P_Gazzaniga easily catches it!
Min. 65 :(nwt) Ru_B_Perry has the ball on the wing
          ...  He takes it past A_Bah
          ...  He knocks it to S_Lee!
          ...  P_Maldini with the tackle
          ...  He left his foot in there!
          ...  He had to endure a strong lecture from P_Ilic
Min. 66 :(nwt) F_Benali lobs the ball over the defence
          ...  C_Wilson latches on to it
          ...  W_Morgan clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play
          ...  The linesman is flagging
          ...  Throw in
Min. 67 :(bfa) P_Minuti will come on for D_Suker and play FW
Min. 71 :(bfa) Maldiniho moves out over to the edge of the pitch
          ...  He plays the ball through to Joao_Neves
          ...  Ru_B_Perry with a well timed tackle
          ...  P_Ilic didn't like it though
Min. 76 :(bfa) The manager shouting something towards his players
          ...  It looks like he's turning things round a bit
          ...  Benfica will now play E
Min. 77 :(bfa) W_Morgan with an in swinging cross to P_Minuti
          ...  K_Fasan with a nasty foul
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! He is in the book for that one
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 78 :(nwt) S_Mayulu drops his shoulder and takes it past the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to C_Wilson
          ...  But R_Rojas with the fine tackle
Min. 79 :(bfa) W_Morgan finds a hole in the defence
          ...  The defence was sleeping
          ...  He made a fantastic run though
          ...  Good sliding challenge from S_Mayulu
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by P_Minuti
          ...  P_Shilton comes out and claims it!
Min. 79 :(nwt) S_Mayulu looks around for support
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to C_Wilson
          ...  Good sliding challenge from R_Rojas
Min. 80 :(nwt) N_Solano is being prepared to come on
          ...  L_Miley is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play MF
Min. 80 :(nwt) F_Hierro comes on for K_Fasan and will play DF to the delight of the fans
Min. 82 :(nwt) D_Baggio comes on for C_Wilson and takes up a FW role
Min. 83 :(nwt) S_Mayulu pulls it back to F_Anjurin
          ...  F_Anjurin with a blistering shot !
          ...  P_Gazzaniga gets up well to catch that one
Min. 84 :(nwt) Ru_B_Perry looks around for support
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to Senior
          ...  Patrik_Schick with a well timed tackle
          ...  P_Ilic didn't like it though
Min. 85 :(bfa) R_Rojas backtracks with the ball
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field
          ...  Maldiniho gets on the end of it
          ...  The ball comes in high
          ...  Maldiniho beats the defender to the ball and heads it into his path
          ...  He just has P_Shilton to beat
          ...  He tries to slide it past P_Shilton
          ...  P_Shilton pulls off a save !!
Min. 86 :(bfa) P_Minuti takes possession
          ...  Knocks it past F_Benali
          ...  He's through on goal
          ...  But F_Benali wins the ball with a sliding challenge
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Joao_Neves hits it into the box!
          ...  F_Anjurin reads it well
          ...  And he knocks it away
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(nwt) D_Baggio 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!
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  A_Bah takes possession
Min. 89 :(nwt) S_Lee kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  T_Haas gets on the end of the pass
          ...  W_Morgan wins control of the ball with his hand!!
          ...  Play On!!

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Estadio da Luz
Attendance           : 124,209
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Benfica Match Info
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Best player          : D_Suker (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : D_Suker (17,27)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : P_Maldini (64)
Injured              : T_Lee (18)
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Newcastle Match Info
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Best player          : S_Botman
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : C_Wilson (27), F_Benali (46), K_Fasan (77)
Injured              : S_Botman (59)
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Match Statistics
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                              Benfica     |   Newcastle
Attempts on Goal     :           8        |       3
Off target           :           1        |       2
On target            :           7        |       1
Possession           :          47        |       53
Corners              :           3        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       3
Subs Used            :           4        |       4
Fouls                :          15        |       12
Key Tackles          :          14        |       10
Key Passes           :          11        |       14
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Final Score          : Benfica 2 - 0 Newcastle
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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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P_Gazzaniga    GK  38   1   2   3  40 |  95   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0   0
W_Morgan       DF   3  35  13   7  10 |  95   0   3   3   0   1   0   0   0   0  75  45   5
T_Lee          DF   1  32  10   2  25 |  18   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20  20
A_Bah          DF   2  32   7   5  30 |  95   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 160  20  20
R_Rojas        DF   2  32   5   3  34 |  95   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  50  15   0
C_Medina       DM   2  24  28   1   9 |  47   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0   0
A_Di_Maria     MF   1   4  34  18  39 |  66   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  15   5
Maldiniho      MF   2   2  33   4  28 |  95   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  30   5
Joao_Neves     AM   2   2  27  16  24 |  95   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0
Patrik_Schick  FW   1   3   4  35  38 |  95   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Suker        FW   1   7  13  31  31 |  71   0   0   1   0   4   2   0   0   0   0  15  60
A_Trubin       GK  21   4   5   1  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Maldini      DF   2  34   8   4  33 |  77   0   3   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  73  13  -2
Ji_Sung_Park   MF   1   5  31   1  35 |  48   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Gullit       MF   2   1  33  17  31 |  29   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Minuti       FW   2   9  10  28  11 |  24   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Newcastle
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_Shilton      GK  38   1   5   2  28 |  95   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0   0   0
T_Haas         DF   2  35  14   8  11 |  95   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0   0
S_Botman       DF   2  33   9   3  12 |  63   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  75  15   0
K_Fasan        DF   3  32  12   7  13 |  84   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
F_Benali       DF   3  31  11  10  22 |  95   0   1   3   0   0   0   1   0   0  23  43  -2
S_Lee          DF   2  30  10   4  28 |  95   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  50  30   0
L_Miley        MF   2   1  34  12  27 |  84   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0
Ru_B_Perry     MF   2   9  30  20  21 |  95   0   1   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  25  30   0
Senior         MF   2   9  29  22  33 |  95   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
S_Mayulu       MF   2   6  29  14  32 |  95   0   1   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  25  45   0
C_Wilson       FW   1   4   2  34  28 |  86   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
S_Handanovic   GK  31   2   3   1  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
F_Anjurin      DF   1  28  10  11  11 |  32   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  25   0   5
F_Hierro       DF   1  27   2   5  23 |  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Solano       MF   1   9  27  20  38 |  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -20
D_Baggio       FW   2   8  10  31  21 |   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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