Elite League Match, Benfica vs. Sao Paulo FC (Mon Mar 02)


                              Benfica  |  Sao Paulo FC
                              4-4-2 A  |  4-2-1-3 A
                   Matias Finkelstein  |  James Houston
                                       |
                         N_Winneke GK  |  GK Dante_Silva
                       Yann_M_Vila DF  |  DF A_Pereira
                         R_Tomassi DF  |  DF Baresi
                           J_Foyth DF  |  DF A_Britton
                       S_Mannaerts DF  |  DF G_v_der_Wiel
                            J_Bolm MF  |  MF B_Bjorksson
                         I_Marcone MF  |  MF Li_Chung
                        S_Nakamoto MF  |  AM S_Gerrard
                         W_Dustice MF  |  FW J_Greaves
                       Nathan_Dyer FW  |  FW L_Massu
                         B_Dugnutt FW  |  FW D_Purvis
                                       |
                           A_Zogbo SUB |  SUB S_T_Perry
                         M_Zeffane SUB |  SUB A_Wan_Bissaka
                           M_Perin SUB |  SUB Shane_Botwin
                           E_Knave SUB |  SUB Raul_Hierra
                            T_Erak SUB |  SUB V_Bayo

Referee: D_Skomina (Slovenia)


Min. 4  :(bfa) J_Foyth is through on goal
          ...  The cross hits J_Foyth on the butt and rebounds towards goal !
          ...  But Dante_Silva smothers the ball.
Min. 4  :(sao) Li_Chung holds up the ball
          ...  He plays the ball to S_Gerrard
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  R_Tomassi belts it clear
Min. 5  :(sao) J_Greaves runs at the defence
          ...  He nutmegs the defender
          ...  He showed his class there
          ...  Launched towards the top corner by J_Greaves !
          ...  But N_Winneke palms it behind
          ...  D_Skomina has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 6  :(sao) L_Massu knocks the ball past the lunge of S_Nakamoto
          ...  I_Marcone muscles him off the ball
          ...  Looked like a good tackle but the referee has awarded them a free kick
Min. 9  :(sao) J_Greaves flicks it over the defender and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  But Yann_M_Vila comes away with the ball
          ...  Excellent defending there!
Min. 13 :(bfa) J_Bolm slides it through the middle to B_Dugnutt
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from B_Dugnutt !
          ...  Dante_Silva with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  He showed great Reflexes there
Min. 13 :(sao) A_Britton squares it to A_Pereira
          ...  Yann_M_Vila cleanly tackles him
          ...  He judged that well
Min. 14 :(sao) B_Bjorksson gets to the by line
          ...  He looks up and lobs in a cross
          ...  J_Greaves is unmarked
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from W_Dustice
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  D_Purvis hits it into the box!
          ...  N_Winneke easily claims the ball!
Min. 14 :(bfa) R_Tomassi with a pinpoint pass to Nathan_Dyer
          ...  S_Gerrard with an ugly foul
          ...  D_Skomina reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 19 :(bfa) Yann_M_Vila whips the ball across to B_Dugnutt
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from B_Dugnutt !
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  Dante_Silva moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Dante_Silva looks dejected!
          ...  And that takes his tally to 10 for the campaign!!
          ...  That's put Benfica in front!
          ...  Benfica 1-0 Sao Paulo FC ...
Min. 21 :(sao) D_Purvis beats his marker
          ...  He muscled him off the ball
          ...  D_Purvis with only one thing on his mind!
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal!
          ...  Wide of goal
Min. 24 :(bfa) J_Bolm cuts the ball back to B_Dugnutt
          ...  But A_Britton slid in
          ...  It was a well timed tackle and it had to be
Min. 26 :(bfa) J_Bolm looks around for some movement
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to Nathan_Dyer
          ...  Nathan_Dyer with the strike !
          ...  Dante_Silva watches it sail wide!
Min. 26 :(sao) Li_Chung with the nod to A_Pereira
          ...  J_Foyth gets the foot in to win the ball
Min. 27 :(bfa) I_Marcone with a penetrating pass to Nathan_Dyer
          ...  Nathan_Dyer goes for goal !
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  He made that look harder than it was!!
Min. 31 :(sao) L_Massu with the dribble
          ...  He skips through the tackle from Nathan_Dyer
          ...  L_Massu leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!!!
          ...  But the ball goes harmlessly wide
Min. 32 :(bfa) J_Bolm with the deft touch
          ...  He takes it past Baresi
          ...  He knocks it to R_Tomassi!
          ...  Baresi recovers to win the ball back
Min. 32 :(bfa) B_Dugnutt flicks it over the defenders head
          ...  He showed some great skill there!
          ...  L_Massu fouls badly
          ...  That looked malicious
          ...  D_Skomina will just give him a speaking to
Min. 34 :(sao) S_Gerrard cuts inside the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to L_Massu
          ...  L_Massu attempts a low drive!
          ...  He has failed to hit the target!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 36 :(sao) Li_Chung is taking a throw in
          ...  He takes a couple of strides back
          ...  He throws the ball to D_Purvis
          ...  D_Purvis fires off a left-footed shot !
          ...  N_Winneke saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one
Min. 38 :(bfa) S_Nakamoto with the nod to Nathan_Dyer
          ...  A skilful effort from Nathan_Dyer !
          ...  Dante_Silva claws it off the line
          ...  D_Skomina consults his assistant
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Benfica 2-0 Sao Paulo FC ...
Min. 39 :(sao) A_Pereira has space to run with the ball
          ...  A_Pereira drives the ball low !
          ...  The shot slips through N_Winneke's hands
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  He got away with that!
Min. 42 :(bfa) B_Dugnutt beats G_v_der_Wiel
          ...  He muscled him off the ball
          ...  A_Britton gets to the ball first
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(sao) Li_Chung drives it forward to S_Gerrard
          ...  S_Gerrard looks to see where N_Winneke is!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  But N_Winneke punches it away
          ...  That's gone out for a throw in
Min. 46 :(sao) S_Gerrard sidesteps J_Foyth
          ...  He was too quick for his marker
          ...  S_Gerrard has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He fires the ball goal ward!
          ...  It flies wide!
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!!

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Benfica 2-0 Sao Paulo FC

Min. 46 :(sao) A_Pereira finds D_Purvis with a perfectly weighted pass
          ...  Yann_M_Vila with a nasty foul
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  That will be a booking
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  FREE KICK
          ...  It is deep inside there own half
          ...  L_Massu shapes to shoot
          ...  He plays it to J_Greaves instead
          ...  J_Greaves hits the shot with the outside of the right foot!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He starts to run the full length of the pitch!
          ...  Benfica 2-1 Sao Paulo FC ...
Min. 46 :(sao) B_Bjorksson lobs the ball over the defence
          ...  S_Gerrard latches on to it
          ...  R_Tomassi reads it well
          ...  This boy is a quality defender
          ...  The crowd sing his praises
Min. 48 :(bfa) Nathan_Dyer takes possession
          ...  But A_Pereira wins the ball with a sliding challenge
Min. 48 :(sao) Li_Chung finds the run of J_Greaves
          ...  J_Greaves cracks a laser towards goal !
          ...  N_Winneke gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it over
Min. 49 :(sao) L_Massu finds his way through
          ...  He sets up the shot
          ...  R_Tomassi with a bad challenge
          ...  D_Skomina will want to speak to him
          ...  INDIRECT FREE KICK!
          ...  S_Gerrard shapes to shoot
          ...  He plays it to D_Purvis instead
          ...  R_Tomassi brings him down from behind!
          ...  But the ref gives nothing!
Min. 51 :(bfa) J_Bolm drives it across the face of the goal B_Dugnutt
          ...  B_Dugnutt drives it towards goal !
          ...  But Dante_Silva is equal to it
Min. 55 :(sao) B_Bjorksson with an intelligent ball to S_Gerrard
          ...  S_Gerrard gets up high for the header !
          ...  He hits the side netting
          ...  There was some parts of the ground that thought that went in!
Min. 56 :(sao) Li_Chung with the deft touch
          ...  He takes it past J_Foyth
          ...  He knocks it to A_Britton!
          ...  A_Britton with a graceful, looping effort !
          ...  The fans get off there seats!
          ...  But it sails over !!
Min. 59 :(bfa) Nathan_Dyer kills the ball dead
          ...  Beautiful turn
          ...  He could get a shot of here
          ...  Nathan_Dyer sights up the goal
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  But he somehow misses
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort
Min. 65 :(bfa) Benfica changed their strategy to play D
Min. 68 :(sao) S_Gerrard turns past the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to B_Bjorksson
          ...  A great volley from B_Bjorksson !
          ...  The fans get off there seats!
          ...  But it sails over !!
Min. 72 :(bfa) J_Bolm watches his team-mates pull the defenders out of position
          ...  He decides to be greedy and run into the space
          ...  He's gone right through!
          ...  Baresi with a bad challenge
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll be off if he does that again
Min. 73 :(sao) B_Bjorksson looks around for some movement
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to L_Massu
          ...  L_Massu tries the shot !
          ...  N_Winneke has it covered
          ...  It takes a bobble!
          ...  N_Winneke reacts well to save!!!
Min. 75 :(bfa) M_Zeffane is going to be brought on
          ...  R_Tomassi is leaving the pitch
          ...  He hasn't had the best of games today
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 75 :(bfa) Up goes the substitution board - M_Perin on for I_Marcone as a MF
Min. 75 :(bfa) T_Erak comes on for W_Dustice and will play FW to the delight of the fans
Min. 75 :(sao) There's going to be a change
          ...  A_Wan_Bissaka will come on for Baresi and play DF
Min. 75 :(sao) Shane_Botwin will come on for Li_Chung and play MF
Min. 75 :(sao) V_Bayo is being prepared to come on
          ...  L_Massu is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 75 :(sao) B_Bjorksson moves out over to the edge of the pitch
          ...  He plays the ball through to D_Purvis
          ...  M_Perin with a reckless challenge
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  He's been sent off!!
          ...  RED CARD!!
Min. 80 :(sao) S_Gerrard moves out over to the edge of the pitch
          ...  He plays the ball through to V_Bayo
          ...  V_Bayo lobs N_Winneke!
          ...  But N_Winneke punches it away
          ...  That's gone out for a goal kick
          ...  It was clear to everyone that N_Winneke got a touch
Min. 82 :(bfa) N_Winneke spits at A_Pereira
          ...  D_Skomina calls him for a talk
          ...  It's just a warning
Min. 85 :(sao) B_Bjorksson holds up the ball
          ...  He plays the ball to J_Greaves
          ...  J_Greaves with a powerful header !
          ...  But he puts it wide
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(sao) S_Gerrard jumps over Yann_M_Vila's challenge
          ...  M_Zeffane with a deliberate foul
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
          ...  D_Skomina reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 90 :(bfa) Nathan_Dyer flicks the ball through
          ...  B_Dugnutt runs onto it!
          ...  B_Dugnutt is clean through!
          ...  He tries to take it round Dante_Silva
          ...  He tries to flick it past Dante_Silva
          ...  He's pushed it too far
          ...  He can't stop it going out!!
Min. 91 :(sao) B_Bjorksson gets to the by line and finds D_Purvis with a beautiful cross
          ...  J_Foyth slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in
Min. 94 :(bfa) T_Erak with the dribble
          ...  He skips through the tackle
          ...  But A_Britton slid in
          ...  It was a well timed tackle and it had to be

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Estadio da Luz
Attendance           : 131,000
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Benfica Match Info
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Best player          : B_Dugnutt (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : B_Dugnutt (19), Nathan_Dyer (38)
Sent Off             : M_Perin (75)
Booked               : Yann_M_Vila (46), M_Zeffane (89)
Injured              : N/A
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Sao Paulo FC Match Info
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Best player          : B_Bjorksson
Scorers              : J_Greaves (46)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : S_Gerrard (14), Baresi (72)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                              Benfica     |  Sao Paulo FC
Attempts on Goal     :           9        |       16
Off target           :           4        |       10
On target            :           5        |       6
Possession           :          53        |       47
Corners              :           0        |       1
Red Cards            :           1        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       2
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :          10        |       8
Key Tackles          :           8        |       5
Key Passes           :          10        |       18
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Final Score          : Benfica 2 - 1 Sao Paulo 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  34   2   2   3  20 |  95   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0   0
Yann_M_Vila    DF   2  34  14   8  22 |  95   0   2   1   1   0   0   1   0   0  38  23  -2
R_Tomassi      DF   1  32   8   7  37 |  76   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  60  10   0
J_Foyth        DF   1  31  13   7  42 |  95   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  40   0  10
S_Mannaerts    DF   2  29   9   5  12 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Bolm         MF   2  12  30  13  32 |  95   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0
I_Marcone      MF   3   6  29   6  32 |  76   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
S_Nakamoto     MF   3   4  27  16  32 |  95   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  20  45  20
W_Dustice      MF   1  12  25   6  42 |  76   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
Nathan_Dyer    FW   2   7  11  30  31 |  95   0   0   1   0   4   1   0   0   0   0  10  38
B_Dugnutt      FW   1   5   7  27  20 |  95   0   0   0   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0  56
A_Zogbo        GK  31   4   3   2  11 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Zeffane      DF   1  31  10   7  31 |  19   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  18  18  18
M_Perin        MF   3  25   8   9  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0 -10 -10 -10
E_Knave        MF   3   8  25  10  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Erak         FW   2   6   6  28  21 |  19   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Sao Paulo 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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Dante_Silva    GK  39   1   7   3  22 |  95   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  -5   0   0   0
A_Pereira      DF   2  32  13   8  14 |  95   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  10   1
Baresi         DF   1  32  11   8  21 |  76   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  18  -2  -2
A_Britton      DF   2  32  10   8  15 |  95   0   3   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  40 -10 -19
G_v_der_Wiel   DF   3  31   7   4  23 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Bjorksson    MF   2  11  32   7  31 |  95   0   0   7   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  70   1
Li_Chung       MF   3   8  31   7  11 |  76   0   0   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0
S_Gerrard      AM   2   6  29  18  21 |  95   0   0   3   0   3   0   1   0   0  -2  28  10
J_Greaves      FW   3   8   7  30  23 |  95   0   0   0   0   4   1   0   0   0 -20 -20  27
L_Massu        FW   1   7  11  29  13 |  76   0   0   0   1   3   0   0   0   0   0  15  12
D_Purvis       FW   2   7  10  29  21 |  95   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  11
S_T_Perry      GK  32   2   2   2  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Wan_Bissaka  DF   3  27   9   5  21 |  19   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Shane_Botwin   MF   2   7  29   9  20 |  19   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Raul_Hierra    MF   1   9  28   9  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
V_Bayo         FW   2  10   8  26  12 |  19   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
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