TNT Sports Division One League Match, Benfica vs. Newcastle (Wed Jun 04)


                              Benfica  |  Newcastle
                            4-1-3-2 C  |  5-4-1 C
                   Matias Finkelstein  |  Tony Glendinning
                                       |
                       P_Gazzaniga GK  |  GK P_Shilton
                            D_Rose DF  |  DF P_Navarra
                          W_Morgan DF  |  DF S_Botman
                         P_Maldini DF  |  DF S_Lee
                             A_Bah DF  |  DF F_Shar
                         W_Dustice DM  |  DF Hansel
                        Joao_Mario MF  |  MF Ru_B_Perry
                        A_Di_Maria MF  |  MF F_De_Jong
                         C_Hikarra MF  |  MF T_Oluwayemi
                           D_Suker FW  |  MF Max_Puissance
                          P_Minuti FW  |  FW P_B_E_Dybala
                                       |
                          L_Yashin SUB |  SUB S_Handanovic
                           Diego_T SUB |  SUB P_Kachu
                          C_Romero SUB |  SUB K_Fasan
                        D_Maradona SUB |  SUB L_Miley
                      A_Di_Stefano SUB |  SUB C_Wilson

Referee: F_Lata (Albania)


Min. 1  :(bfa) D_Suker cuts inside S_Botman
          ...  He worked that well
          ...  S_Botman goes in hard to win the ball back
Min. 1  :(nwt) Max_Puissance cuts the ball back to P_B_E_Dybala
          ...  A_Bah with a nasty foul
          ...  That looked malicious
Min. 4  :(nwt) Max_Puissance leaves D_Rose standing
          ...  Max_Puissance attempts a chip!
          ...  The fans behind the goal jump up!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  That puts Newcastle ahead!
          ...  Now can they hang onto it!
          ...  Benfica 0-1 Newcastle ...
Min. 6  :(bfa) C_Hikarra leaps into the air
          ...  He wins the header
          ...  He heads it across to A_Di_Maria
          ...  A_Di_Maria tries one from the edge of the box !
          ...  P_Shilton won't get to that!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Pick that one out!!
          ...  All square, that should make things interesting!
          ...  Benfica 1-1 Newcastle ...
Min. 7  :(nwt) Ru_B_Perry takes advantage of a mistake by W_Morgan
          ...  W_Dustice pulls on his opponent s shirt!!
          ...  F_Lata has stopped play
          ...  Well spotted by F_Lata!
          ...  Shown a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 7  :(nwt) P_B_E_Dybala finds a hole in the defence
          ...  The defence was sleeping
          ...  He made a fantastic run though
          ...  A thundering drive by P_B_E_Dybala !
          ...  But P_Gazzaniga tips it over
          ...  F_Lata has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 11 :(nwt) S_Lee leaps into the air
          ...  He wins the header
          ...  He heads it across to F_De_Jong
          ...  But he stands on the ball and falls over!!
          ...  D_Rose picks up the loose ball and clears the danger
Min. 12 :(bfa) W_Dustice runs with the ball to the corner flag
          ...  He plays the ball across to P_Minuti
          ...  P_Minuti uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot!
          ...  P_Shilton guesses right
Min. 12 :(nwt) Max_Puissance controls it well
          ...  He nutmegs P_Maldini
          ...  He puts in Ru_B_Perry!
          ...  P_Maldini reacts to stop the move going any further
Min. 19 :(bfa) W_Dustice holds up the ball
          ...  He plays the ball to Joao_Mario
          ...  But P_Navarra barges him off the ball
Min. 24 :(bfa) C_Hikarra sprints down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball across to Joao_Mario
          ...  Joao_Mario hits it
          ...  This one could go anywhere !
          ...  P_Shilton gets his fingertips to it
          ...  It's pushed around the post to safety
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  A_Di_Maria curls it into the box!
          ...  S_Lee reads it well
          ...  And he knocks it away
Min. 25 :(nwt) T_Oluwayemi runs at the heart of the defence
          ...  A_Di_Maria slices it
          ...  P_Gazzaniga moves quickly!!
          ...  He can't get there!
          ...  It inches just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by S_Botman!
          ...  P_Gazzaniga comes out and claims it!
Min. 31 :(nwt) P_B_E_Dybala sprints past the defender
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by A_Bah
Min. 35 :(nwt) Ru_B_Perry crosses to P_Navarra
          ...  P_Navarra with the shot on net !
          ...  P_Gazzaniga falls over
          ...  He recovers to tip it onto the post!
          ...  But it hits his back!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Unlucky!
          ...  The Newcastle fans start to taunt him now!
          ...  That s put Newcastle ahead!
          ...  Benfica 1-2 Newcastle ...
Min. 37 :(nwt) P_Navarra is hurt
          ...  He's receiving some treatment now
          ...  But he looks unable to continue
Min. 37 :(nwt) P_Kachu takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace P_Navarra
          ...  He'll play as a DF
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
Min. 41 :(bfa) P_Minuti skips the challenge from Hansel
          ...  Good sliding challenge from F_Shar and it had to be
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Benfica 1-2 Newcastle

Min. 47 :(bfa) C_Romero is being prepared to come on
          ...  A_Bah is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play DF
Min. 48 :(bfa) There's going to be a change
          ...  Diego_T will come on for P_Maldini and play DF
Min. 54 :(bfa) A_Di_Maria gets to the bye line
          ...  He puts it into the box
          ...  He finds D_Suker
          ...  S_Lee slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in
Min. 56 :(bfa) C_Hikarra kills the ball dead
          ...  Beautiful turn
          ...  He could get a shot of here
          ...  C_Hikarra has time and space!
          ...  He tries the lob!
          ...  It sails over!
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 58 :(bfa) W_Dustice passes the ball to P_Minuti
          ...  But S_Botman will cut out the threat
Min. 59 :(bfa) C_Hikarra with a measured ball to P_Minuti
          ...  P_Minuti blasts it at the goal !
          ...  The fans get off there seats!
          ...  P_Shilton plucks the ball out of the air
          ...  Good goalkeeping there!
Min. 59 :(nwt) Max_Puissance leaves his marker standing
          ...  Intercepted by W_Morgan
Min. 62 :(bfa) Up goes the substitution board - D_Maradona on for Joao_Mario as a MF
Min. 63 :(bfa) D_Maradona hits a hard pass to D_Rose
          ...  D_Rose has time and space!
          ...  He tries the lob!
          ...  P_Shilton was lucky there
Min. 63 :(nwt) Max_Puissance makes the tackle
          ...  He gets to his feet quickly
          ...  He's beat the defender to the ball
          ...  Max_Puissance with the drive!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Rifled into the top corner!
          ...  He runs off to the Newcastle fans to celebrate!
          ...  Benfica 1-3 Newcastle ...
Min. 64 :(bfa) Benfica changed their strategy to play A
Min. 64 :(nwt) A defence splitting pass from Max_Puissance to Ru_B_Perry
          ...  P_Minuti with a nasty foul
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!! or f$k OFF!! cant make it out
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 66 :(bfa) The defender under hits the back pass!
          ...  D_Suker is through!
          ...  S_Botman bundles the player over!!
          ...  That s a foul!!
          ...  The ref looks across to his assistant!
          ...  Play on!
Min. 67 :(bfa) A_Di_Stefano is going to be brought on
          ...  P_Minuti is leaving the pitch
          ...  He hasn't had the best of games today
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 67 :(bfa) D_Maradona is taking a throw in
          ...  He is taking a run up at it!
          ...  He throws it long to A_Di_Maria
          ...  A_Di_Maria gets his head to the ball !
          ...  But P_Shilton punches it away
Min. 71 :(bfa) A_Di_Maria with a slide rule pass to C_Hikarra
          ...  C_Hikarra drives it low !
          ...  The fans get off there seats!
          ...  But it sails over !!
Min. 73 :(bfa) D_Suker spits at F_Shar
          ...  He received a good talking to from F_Lata
Min. 75 :(bfa) C_Hikarra looks around for some movement
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to D_Suker
          ...  D_Suker sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender !
          ...  It goes wide for a goal kick
Min. 77 :(nwt) T_Oluwayemi slides the ball across to P_B_E_Dybala
          ...  P_B_E_Dybala hits the shot!
          ...  It swerves a lot!
          ...  P_Gazzaniga parries it, he follows it up
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  The defence had gone walk about!
          ...  Benfica 1-4 Newcastle ...
Min. 78 :(bfa) W_Dustice retreats under pressure
          ...  He hits the ball up field
          ...  A_Di_Stefano latches onto the end of it
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  P_Kachu takes possession
Min. 79 :(bfa) C_Hikarra with the cross-field pass to A_Di_Stefano
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from Hansel
Min. 80 :(nwt) L_Miley will come on for Ru_B_Perry and play MF
Min. 80 :(nwt) K_Fasan is being brought on
          ...  S_Lee is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play DF
Min. 82 :(nwt) C_Wilson is being prepared to come on
          ...  P_B_E_Dybala is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play FW
Min. 84 :(nwt) T_Oluwayemi looks around for support
          ...  He knocks the ball across to C_Wilson
          ...  C_Wilson sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender !
          ...  But the ball goes harmlessly wide
Min. 84 :(bfa) A_Di_Maria holds up the ball
          ...  He plays the ball to C_Hikarra
          ...  T_Oluwayemi had better start being careful if he continues to tackle like that
Min. 85 :(bfa) C_Hikarra 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 D_Rose
          ...  Hansel with a clumsy challenge
          ...  F_Lata warned him
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 91 :(nwt) L_Miley has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past W_Morgan
          ...  He puts in C_Wilson!
          ...  C_Wilson with the strike !
          ...  P_Gazzaniga saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Estadio da Luz
Attendance           : 127,174
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Benfica Match Info
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Best player          : C_Hikarra
Scorers              : A_Di_Maria (6)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : W_Dustice (7), P_Minuti (64)
Injured              : N/A
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Newcastle Match Info
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Best player          : Max_Puissance (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Max_Puissance (4,63), P_Navarra (35), P_B_E_Dybala (77)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : P_Navarra (37)
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Match Statistics
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                              Benfica     |   Newcastle
Attempts on Goal     :           9        |       7
Off target           :           3        |       1
On target            :           6        |       6
Possession           :          52        |       48
Corners              :           1        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       0
Subs Used            :           4        |       4
Fouls                :           7        |       7
Key Tackles          :           5        |       8
Key Passes           :          14        |       7
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Final Score          : Benfica 1 - 4 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  36   1   2   3  40 |  94   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0   0   0
D_Rose         DF   1  36  12   8  22 |  94   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  25   0   5
W_Morgan       DF   3  34  13   7  10 |  94   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0   0
P_Maldini      DF   2  33   8   4  33 |  49   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0   0
A_Bah          DF   2  31   7   5  30 |  48   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0   0
W_Dustice      DM   1  14  32   7  42 |  94   0   0   4   0   0   0   1   0   0 -22  38 -22
Joao_Mario     MF   2   6  33  18  28 |  63   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
A_Di_Maria     MF   1   4  33  18  39 |  94   0   1   2   0   2   1   0   0   0  25  30  30
C_Hikarra      MF   1   4  32   3  28 |  94   0   0   6   1   2   0   0   0   0   0 110   0
D_Suker        FW   1   7  13  31  31 |  94   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -20
P_Minuti       FW   2   9  10  28  11 |  68   0   0   0   0   2   0   1   0   0  -2  -2   8
L_Yashin       GK  29   2   1   2  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Diego_T        DF   2  28   5   5  29 |  45   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Romero       DF   1  27   1   2  34 |  46   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Maradona     MF   2  12  33   1  16 |  31   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
A_Di_Stefano   FW   2   1   5  24  39 |  26   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  36   1   5   2  28 |  94   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  45   0   0   0
P_Navarra      DF   1  32   6   9  22 |  37   0   1   0   0   1   1   0   0   0  25   0  25
S_Botman       DF   2  32   9   3  12 |  94   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  95  20  20
S_Lee          DF   2  30  10   4  28 |  81   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  50  15   0
F_Shar         DF   2  30   5   2  28 |  94   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0   0
Hansel         DF   2  28   1   1  19 |  94   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0   0
Ru_B_Perry     MF   2   9  30  19  21 |  81   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  35   0
F_De_Jong      MF   1   1  27  19  44 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20  20
T_Oluwayemi    MF   2   8  27  18  22 |  94   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0
Max_Puissance  MF   2   2  27  18  26 |  94   0   0   2   0   2   2   0   0   0   0  30  50
P_B_E_Dybala   FW   2   7  10  37  22 |  83   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  30
S_Handanovic   GK  31   2   3   1  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Kachu        DF   3  32  14  11  31 |  57   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0   0
K_Fasan        DF   3  31  12   7  13 |  13   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Miley        MF   2   1  33  12  27 |  13   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0
C_Wilson       FW   1   4   2  33  28 |  11   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
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