Division One League Match, Benfica vs. Rangers FC (Sun Nov 05)


                              Benfica  |  Rangers FC
                              4-4-2 C  |  3-5-2 C
                   Matias Finkelstein  |  Steve Brown
                                       |
                         N_Winneke GK  |  GK Rafael
                           J_Foyth DF  |  DF K_Rekik
                          W_Samuel DF  |  DF Jerzinho_Jnr
                            D_Rose DF  |  DF Thiago_Luiz
                         P_Maldini DF  |  MF Jamie_Tartt
                         K_Commons MF  |  MF J_Barjonas
                      J_Mascherano MF  |  MF D_Cooper
                           Liziero MF  |  MF J_Baxter
                        S_Nakamoto MF  |  MF R_Russell
                           D_Suker FW  |  FW N_Pepe
                            T_Erak FW  |  FW Erling_Haland
                                       |
                          L_Yashin SUB |  SUB M_A_Stegen
                          W_Morgan SUB |  SUB F_Ricksen
                           Diego_T SUB |  SUB J_Serrano
                           A_Pirlo SUB |  SUB Turnbull
                         O_Sweemey SUB |  SUB T_McLean

Referee: F_De_Bleeckere (Belgium)


Min. 9  :(rfc) D_Cooper threads the through ball to Jamie_Tartt
          ...  Jamie_Tartt with the overhead !
          ...  It hits the sponsor hoarding
Min. 12 :(bfa) J_Mascherano runs with the ball to the corner flag
          ...  He plays the ball across to T_Erak
          ...  From long range T_Erak bends the ball towards goal!
          ...  But Rafael punches it away
          ...  He had to be brave to come for that one
Min. 17 :(bfa) T_Erak backtracks with the ball
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field
          ...  D_Suker gets on the end of it
          ...  Jerzinho_Jnr reads it well
          ...  This boy is a quality defender
          ...  The crowd sing his praises
Min. 17 :(rfc) The ball is passed in from D_Cooper, he finds N_Pepe
          ...  N_Pepe carves a shot towards goal !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Rifled into the top corner!
          ...  He runs off to the Rangers FC fans to celebrate!
          ...  That puts Rangers FC ahead!
          ...  Now can they hang onto it!
          ...  Benfica 0-1 Rangers FC ...
Min. 18 :(bfa) It looks as though Benfica is now playing A
Min. 18 :(bfa) Liziero plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  S_Nakamoto decides to go for goal instead!
          ...  S_Nakamoto controls the ball well!
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal!
          ...  Rafael makes a comfortable save
          ...  He wasn't troubled there
Min. 21 :(rfc) N_Pepe runs at J_Mascherano
          ...  He takes it past him
          ...  W_Samuel with a nasty foul
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
          ...  INDIRECT FREE KICK!
          ...  Jamie_Tartt hoists it forward
          ...  N_Pepe gets on the end of it
          ...  D_Rose with the block
Min. 21 :(bfa) S_Nakamoto off the woodwork.
          ...  J_Foyth picks up the deflection
          ...  J_Baxter with an awful challenge
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  He is warned by F_De_Bleeckere
          ...  It s just a warning
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  It s in a very dangerous position!
          ...  K_Commons drives it in
          ...  Rafael saves it
          ...  He got his body behind the ball there
Min. 23 :(bfa) D_Suker bursts forward
          ...  An audacious effort from D_Suker !
          ...  But he puts it wide
          ...  How did he manage to miss that?
Min. 24 :(bfa) J_Foyth sprints down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball across to J_Mascherano
          ...  J_Barjonas wins the ball
Min. 25 :(bfa) D_Suker plays a quick one-two with his team mate
          ...  He looks around for options
          ...  He moves forward with the ball
          ...  D_Suker hits a crisp volley!
          ...  It hits the bar
          ...  And goes over!
          ...  Rafael was beaten there!
Min. 26 :(bfa) K_Commons sprints down the flank
          ...  He threads the ball in to T_Erak
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by Thiago_Luiz
          ...  He timed it well
Min. 27 :(bfa) Liziero picks up a loose ball
          ...  Liziero with his head down lets it go !
          ...  It flies in!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Look at the delight on his face!!
          ...  Benfica are back on level terms now!
          ...  Benfica 1-1 Rangers FC ...
Min. 27 :(rfc) R_Russell 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!
          ...  Erling_Haland receives the pass and heads towards the goal
          ...  But P_Maldini puts it in row Z!
Min. 29 :(rfc) J_Barjonas with a 50-yard pass to Erling_Haland
          ...  J_Mascherano wins the ball with ease
          ...  F_De_Bleeckere saw something no-one else did
          ...  He gets a YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 31 :(rfc) Erling_Haland flicks it over P_Maldini's head
          ...  He showed some great skill there!
          ...  P_Maldini reacts to stop the move going any further
Min. 34 :(bfa) Liziero hits a hard pass to S_Nakamoto
          ...  S_Nakamoto with the deft touch!
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal!
          ...  He hits the side netting
          ...  There was some parts of the ground that thought that went in!
Min. 34 :(rfc) Erling_Haland barges S_Nakamoto off the ball
          ...  Erling_Haland with the punt towards goal!
          ...  But N_Winneke punches it away
          ...  He had to be brave to come for that one
Min. 37 :(rfc) J_Barjonas lobs the ball over the defence
          ...  N_Pepe latches on to it
          ...  But D_Rose barges him off the ball
Min. 38 :(rfc) J_Barjonas sidesteps P_Maldini
          ...  That was too easy
          ...  But W_Samuel reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 39 :(bfa) J_Mascherano is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He throws it long to S_Nakamoto
          ...  Cleared by N_Pepe
Min. 42 :(bfa) W_Samuel hits a hard pass to J_Mascherano
          ...  Thiago_Luiz pulls on his shirt
          ...  He wins the ball
          ...  The defender got away with the foul there!
Min. 42 :(rfc) J_Baxter with a slick pass to N_Pepe
          ...  The defender fails to control it
          ...  N_Pepe picks up the loose ball and runs towards goal
          ...  He is one on one with N_Winneke
          ...  He rounds N_Winneke
          ...  He thumps it towards the goal!
          ...  N_Winneke somehow manages to get to it !!
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(rfc) Erling_Haland flicks it over P_Maldini and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  Erling_Haland launches himself head first to connect with the low cross!
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!!!!
          ...  Unbelievable!!!
          ...  It's gone wide
Min. 44 :(rfc) R_Russell is down clutching his leg
          ...  He is ok to carry on though

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Benfica 1-1 Rangers FC

Min. 47 :(bfa) S_Nakamoto plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  Liziero keeps possession instead!
          ...  He runs towards the goal now!
          ...  Liziero with the header !
          ...  It floats over Rafael
          ...  Its heading goal ward!
          ...  But floats just over
          ...  That was a great effort
Min. 48 :(bfa) Liziero is taking a throw in
          ...  He dries the ball on his shirt
          ...  He throws the ball to T_Erak
          ...  T_Erak with a thundering volley!
          ...  The fans behind the goal jump up!
          ...  But it s gone just wide !!
Min. 51 :(rfc) R_Russell slides it through the middle to N_Pepe
          ...  But D_Rose reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 52 :(bfa) J_Mascherano with the diagonal pass D_Suker
          ...  D_Suker hits the ball first time!
          ...  The fans behind the goal jump up!
          ...  But it s gone just wide !!
Min. 53 :(bfa) J_Mascherano kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  T_Erak gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  T_Erak hits the shot with the outside of the left foot!
          ...  It's just over!
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 56 :(bfa) Liziero gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He cuts inside Jamie_Tartt!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  Jerzinho_Jnr tackles cleanly
Min. 57 :(rfc) J_Barjonas off the woodwork.
          ...  Thiago_Luiz picks up the deflection
          ...  Thiago_Luiz with the goal bound shot!
          ...  But N_Winneke punches it away
          ...  He was lucky to get to that one
Min. 59 :(bfa) S_Nakamoto backtracks with the ball
          ...  He hits the ball up field
          ...  T_Erak latches onto the end of it
          ...  T_Erak with the spectacular bicycle kick!
          ...  OOOOOOHHHHHHHH
          ...  It grazes the post and goes wide
Min. 60 :(bfa) W_Morgan takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace P_Maldini
          ...  He'll play as a DF
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
Min. 60 :(rfc) F_Ricksen will replace K_Rekik and play DF
Min. 60 :(rfc) Up goes the substitution board - J_Serrano on for Jamie_Tartt as a MF
Min. 60 :(rfc) N_Pepe cuts through the defence
          ...  J_Mascherano with a bad challenge
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
          ...  F_De_Bleeckere calls him for a talk
Min. 60 :(bfa) D_Suker lobs it over J_Barjonas
          ...  Erling_Haland with a nasty foul
          ...  He's lucky it wasn't more
          ...  It s just a warning
Min. 62 :(bfa) Diego_T comes on for W_Samuel and takes up a DF role
Min. 62 :(bfa) Liziero controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball out to the left!
          ...  D_Suker gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  D_Suker goes for goal !
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 63 :(bfa) A_Pirlo replaces J_Mascherano to play as a MF
Min. 63 :(bfa) D_Rose finds T_Erak in acres of space
          ...  J_Barjonas with the block
Min. 63 :(rfc) R_Russell is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate loosing his marker
          ...  He throws it to Erling_Haland
          ...  Good sliding challenge from W_Morgan
Min. 64 :(rfc) J_Baxter cuts inside his opponent
          ...  He worked that well
          ...  Diego_T brings him down from behind!
          ...  But the ref gives nothing!
Min. 65 :(rfc) D_Cooper with a one-touch layoff to N_Pepe
          ...  But D_Rose wins the tackle
Min. 70 :(rfc) N_Pepe with a real burst of pace
          ...  Diego_T slides in hard!
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 71 :(bfa) T_Erak runs at the defender
          ...  The ball rebounds off the defender back to him!
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward!
          ...  T_Erak aiming for the bottom corner !
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  T_Erak floats the ball in!
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of Rafael
Min. 72 :(bfa) A_Pirlo finds a hole in the defence
          ...  The defence was sleeping
          ...  He made a fantastic run though
          ...  Thiago_Luiz is forced to retreat
          ...  He knocks it back!
          ...  Rafael misses it!
          ...  It creeps just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by K_Commons
          ...  D_Suker loses his marker
          ...  He gets his head onto it!
          ...  Rafael makes himself big and wins the ball
Min. 74 :(bfa) K_Commons sprints down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball across to T_Erak
          ...  A wicked drive by T_Erak !
          ...  Saved by Rafael
Min. 74 :(rfc) N_Pepe finds his way through
          ...  That was sheer effort
          ...  N_Pepe hits the ball first time!
          ...  N_Winneke won't get to that!
          ...  Oooh it goes just over!!
Min. 75 :(rfc) T_McLean takes off his tracksuit
          ...  he'll replace Erling_Haland as FW
Min. 75 :(rfc) N_Pepe finds a hole in the defence
          ...  N_Pepe attempts to drive it home!
          ...  But he puts it wide
Min. 76 :(rfc) J_Barjonas chips the ball over the defence and finds T_McLean
          ...  J_Foyth with an ugly foul
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  F_De_Bleeckere calls him for a talk
          ...  It s just a warning
Min. 79 :(rfc) J_Baxter moves out wide
          ...  He plays the ball through to T_McLean
          ...  W_Morgan forces him off the ball
          ...  But it rolls out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by J_Baxter
          ...  N_Winneke reads it well, and claims it!
Min. 80 :(bfa) Liziero plays it forward to D_Suker
          ...  An audacious effort from D_Suker !
          ...  Rafael gets his body behind the ball and saves
          ...  Text book goalkeeping!
Min. 84 :(rfc) T_McLean skips the challenge from J_Foyth
          ...  T_McLean fires the shot in!
          ...  The Rangers FC fans get off there seats!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Yes!!
          ...  That goal surely snatches the win!
          ...  Benfica 1-2 Rangers FC ...
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 90 :(bfa) A_Pirlo feeds the ball through the middle
          ...  K_Commons runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  Thiago_Luiz gets the foot in to win the ball
          ...  It rolls out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Liziero chips the ball in towards the back post!
          ...  W_Morgan gets something on it!
          ...  Rafael is just going to watch it go over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  And Rafael reacts well to palm it behind!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  D_Rose swings it in!
          ...  Rafael fists it away!
Min. 91 :(bfa) D_Suker sidesteps Jerzinho_Jnr
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  F_Ricksen wins the ball well
          ...  F_De_Bleeckere has given a free kick
          ...  F_De_Bleeckere tells him to calm his game down a bit
Min. 92 :(bfa) S_Nakamoto beats Jerzinho_Jnr
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  S_Nakamoto could have let it bounce!
          ...  Rafael with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Estadio da Luz
Attendance           : 130,133
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Benfica Match Info
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Best player          : Liziero (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Liziero (27)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : J_Mascherano (29)
Injured              : N/A
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Rangers FC Match Info
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Best player          : N_Pepe
Scorers              : N_Pepe (17), T_McLean (84)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             Benfica      |   Rangers FC
Attempts on Goal     :          19        |       9
Off target           :          10        |       4
On target            :           9        |       5
Possession           :          55        |       45
Corners              :           4        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       0
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :          10        |       11
Key Tackles          :          11        |       9
Key Passes           :          19        |       12
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Final Score          : Benfica 1 - 2 Rangers FC
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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  39   2   2   3  20 |  98   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Foyth        DF   1  37  15   7  42 |  98   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -10 -20
W_Samuel       DF   2  33   8   4  28 |  66   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
D_Rose         DF   1  32  11   8  22 |  98   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  80  10   0
P_Maldini      DF   2  31   7   4  33 |  64   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
K_Commons      MF   1   9  32  11  32 |  98   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0 -20   0 -15
J_Mascherano   MF   1  15  31   8  47 |  67   0   0   4   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  38  -2
Liziero        MF   1  19  30   5  23 |  98   0   0   5   0   2   1   0   0   0   0  50  25
S_Nakamoto     MF   3   5  30  17  32 |  98   0   0   3   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  30  10
D_Suker        FW   1   7  13  30  31 |  98   0   0   0   0   6   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
T_Erak         FW   2   7   7  29  21 |  98   0   0   1   0   6   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
W_Morgan       DF   3  31  12   7  10 |  34   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  40   0   5
Diego_T        DF   2  26   5   5  29 |  32   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
A_Pirlo        MF   1  15  30   8  11 |  31   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
O_Sweemey      FW   3   6  10  24  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Rangers FC
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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Rafael         GK  38   2   2   2  20 |  98  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0   0
K_Rekik        DF   1  36   8   2  12 |  64   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Jerzinho_Jnr   DF   1  29   7   1  17 |  98   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
Thiago_Luiz    DF   2  29   1   1  33 |  98   0   4   0   0   1   0   0   0   0 100  20  25
Jamie_Tartt    MF   1   8  29  14  14 |  64   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Barjonas     MF   2  16  28   6  14 |  98   0   2   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  40   0
D_Cooper       MF   2   3  28   5  32 |  98   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0
J_Baxter       MF   1   5  28   5  34 |  98   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
R_Russell      MF   2   4  27   4  34 |  98   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  50  20
N_Pepe         FW   3   8  10  29  33 |  98   0   1   0   0   4   1   0   0   0  20   0  30
Erling_Haland  FW   3   8  10  29  12 |  79   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
M_A_Stegen     GK  29   2   2   1  11 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
F_Ricksen      DF   2  32   9   7  33 |  34   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Serrano      MF   1  32   1   1  30 |  34   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Turnbull       MF   1   1  27   1  40 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_McLean       FW   2   3   1  28  31 |  19   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  25
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