Elite FA Cup Group Match, Benfica vs. Santos FC (Wed Dec 01)


                              Benfica  |  Santos FC
                            4-3-1-2 A  |  4-1-3-2 D
                   Matias Finkelstein  |  Glyn Rigby
                                       |
                         N_Winneke GK  |  GK Leo
                         M_Zeffane DF  |  DF Leonardo
                         R_Tomassi DF  |  DF Agostini
                           J_Foyth DF  |  DF Ni_Na_Lee
                       S_Mannaerts DF  |  DF D_Walker
                         K_Commons MF  |  DM Emerson_Jr
                         C_Ronaldo MF  |  MF Draxler
                        M_Verratti MF  |  MF J_Litmanen
                        S_Nakamoto AM  |  MF Jairzinho
                       Nathan_Dyer FW  |  FW J_Greaves
                         B_Dugnutt FW  |  FW Bojan
                                       |
                          L_Yashin SUB |  SUB Banksey
                      Exe_Palacios SUB |  SUB T_Silva
                         I_Marcone SUB |  SUB Eusebio
                            T_Erak SUB |  SUB G_Lo_Celso
                       T_Trezeguet SUB |  SUB L_Suarez

Referee: O_Hategan (Romania)


Min. 2  :(bfa) The ball runs loose!
          ...  S_Nakamoto seizes control of it and thinks about the shot
          ...  S_Nakamoto goes for goal !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Hammered into the top corner!
          ...  He salutes the Benfica fans!!
          ...  Lets see if Benfica can hang onto that lead!
          ...  Benfica 1-0 Santos FC ...
Min. 2  :(sfc) Jairzinho holds up the ball
          ...  He plays the ball to Bojan
          ...  J_Foyth gets to the ball first
Min. 8  :(sfc) J_Litmanen spits at S_Nakamoto
          ...  He's in trouble here!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  He deserved that! And was lucky it wasn't more!
Min. 9  :(bfa) S_Nakamoto with a pinpoint pass to Nathan_Dyer
          ...  But Leonardo will cut out the threat
Min. 11 :(sfc) Draxler hits a hard pass to Bojan
          ...  S_Nakamoto with a nasty foul
          ...  O_Hategan will want to speak to him
          ...  O_Hategan reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 14 :(bfa) M_Verratti races into the box
          ...  He sees Nathan_Dyer lose his man
          ...  He cuts the ball back to him
          ...  Nathan_Dyer with the spectacular bicycle kick!
          ...  But Leo punches it away
          ...  He commands his area so well
Min. 14 :(sfc) Leonardo takes advantage of a mistake by M_Zeffane
          ...  Can he make them pay?
          ...  Leonardo with the shot !
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!!!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  How did that find its way in?
          ...  But it's been disallowed. The linesman raised his flag
          ...  That looked like a very bad decision
Min. 20 :(sfc) Draxler drives the ball across field
          ...  It comes to Agostini
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  M_Zeffane hits it out for a throw
Min. 21 :(bfa) J_Foyth plays in S_Nakamoto with a beautiful ball
          ...  S_Nakamoto drives it towards goal !
          ...  But Leo makes a superb stop down low
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  C_Ronaldo plays it into the danger area!
          ...  Agostini gets up well
          ...  And he clears the danger
Min. 24 :(bfa) K_Commons with a slick pass to Nathan_Dyer
          ...  But Emerson_Jr clears the danger
Min. 25 :(bfa) K_Commons is forced back with the ball
          ...  He belts the ball up field
          ...  S_Nakamoto latches onto the end of it
          ...  What a shot from S_Nakamoto !
          ...  It could go anywhere
          ...  Leo claws it off the line
          ...  O_Hategan consults his assistant
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Benfica 2-0 Santos FC ...
Min. 26 :(bfa) Benfica changed their strategy to play D
Min. 32 :(bfa) M_Zeffane finds B_Dugnutt with a perfectly weighted pass
          ...  Leonardo dives in two footed!!
          ...  Play On!!
Min. 33 :(bfa) K_Commons gets to the bye line
          ...  He puts it into the box
          ...  He finds Nathan_Dyer
          ...  Ni_Na_Lee cleanly tackles him
          ...  He judged that well
Min. 35 :(sfc) Santos FC will now play A
Min. 36 :(bfa) C_Ronaldo is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He throws it to B_Dugnutt
          ...  B_Dugnutt with the 40 yard drive !
          ...  But Leo just gets his fingers to that one
          ...  O_Hategan has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 48 :(bfa) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side.
          ...  T_Trezeguet will come on for B_Dugnutt and play FW

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

Min. 50 :(bfa) Exe_Palacios is going to be brought on
          ...  J_Foyth is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 50 :(sfc) Bojan is force to hold onto the ball
          ...  No one seems to be coming forward
          ...  He heads towards the goal alone!
          ...  Exe_Palacios goes in with high feet!!
          ...  That's a poor tackle!
          ...  He gets away with that one
          ...  It's just a warning
          ...  Glyn Rigby looks annoyed that there was no card there
Min. 50 :(sfc) J_Litmanen chips the ball over the defence and finds Leonardo
          ...  What a shot from Leonardo !
          ...  It could go anywhere
          ...  But he got that all wrong
Min. 52 :(bfa) T_Erak is going to be brought on
          ...  C_Ronaldo is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 53 :(bfa) M_Verratti kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate in space!
          ...  He plays the ball in to him!
          ...  T_Trezeguet gets on the end of the pass
          ...  Leonardo dives in two footed!!
          ...  Play On!!
Min. 53 :(sfc) Bojan with the mazy dribble
          ...  He takes it past S_Mannaerts
          ...  But M_Zeffane slides in two footed.
          ...  O_Hategan has a look but waves "Play On!"
Min. 55 :(sfc) T_Silva is being prepared to come on
          ...  Agostini is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 55 :(sfc) J_Greaves runs forward
          ...  He nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind!
          ...  J_Greaves hits the ball on the bounce !
          ...  But he puts it over
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort
Min. 56 :(sfc) J_Litmanen with the deft touch
          ...  He takes it past R_Tomassi
          ...  He knocks it to Emerson_Jr!
          ...  Exe_Palacios wins control of the ball with his hand!!
          ...  Play On!!
Min. 59 :(sfc) Jairzinho gains control of the loose ball
          ...  R_Tomassi scythes the player down.
          ...  Like Joey Barton would!
          ...  O_Hategan tells him to calm his game down a bit
Min. 60 :(sfc) J_Litmanen gains possession
          ...  But M_Verratti wins the tackle
Min. 64 :(sfc) Draxler lays the ball back to D_Walker
          ...  Nathan_Dyer is called for the holding foul
          ...  He was pushing down on his man
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 65 :(sfc) Eusebio is going to be brought on
          ...  Draxler is leaving the pitch
          ...  He hasn't had the best of games today
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 65 :(sfc) Emerson_Jr shifts into the MF position in a tactical change
Min. 65 :(sfc) Jairzinho finds Leonardo with a perfectly weighted pass
          ...  M_Zeffane clears with a diving header
Min. 67 :(sfc) J_Litmanen takes possession of the ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to Bojan
          ...  Exe_Palacios wins the ball with ease
          ...  O_Hategan saw something no-one else did
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 70 :(bfa) T_Erak is force to hold onto the ball
          ...  No one seems to be coming forward
          ...  He heads towards the goal alone!
          ...  Ni_Na_Lee with the tackle
Min. 70 :(sfc) N_Winneke miss-kicks!
          ...  J_Greaves is through!
          ...  T_Trezeguet with a bad challenge
          ...  That looked malicious
Min. 71 :(bfa) M_Zeffane with an intelligent ball to Nathan_Dyer
          ...  Nathan_Dyer attempts the shot!
          ...  Leo parries it, he follows it up
          ...  And Leo recovers to save!!
Min. 72 :(bfa) Nathan_Dyer turns on a sixpence
          ...  D_Walker forces him off the ball
          ...  But it rolls out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  K_Commons plays it towards the near post!
          ...  Leonardo wins the ball
          ...  And he clears the danger
Min. 75 :(sfc) L_Suarez will replace J_Greaves and play FW
Min. 76 :(sfc) T_Silva breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on N_Winneke!
          ...  S_Mannaerts brings him down!
          ...  He's in trouble here!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  He deserved that! And was lucky it wasn't more!
Min. 81 :(sfc) T_Silva hoists the ball across to Bojan
          ...  Bojan with the cheeky shot!
          ...  OOOOOOHHHHHHHH
          ...  It grazes the post and goes wide
Min. 86 :(bfa) M_Verratti unselfishly heads the ball back to T_Trezeguet
          ...  But T_Silva wins the ball with a sliding challenge
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(sfc) Emerson_Jr with a neat pass into L_Suarez
          ...  A great volley from L_Suarez !
          ...  He has failed to hit the target!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Estadio da Luz
Attendance           : 130,985
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Benfica Match Info
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Best player          : S_Nakamoto (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : S_Nakamoto (2,25)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : S_Nakamoto (11), Nathan_Dyer (64), Exe_Palacios (67), S_Mannaerts (76)
Injured              : N/A
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Santos FC Match Info
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Best player          : Leonardo
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : J_Litmanen (8)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                              Benfica     |   Santos FC
Attempts on Goal     :           6        |       5
Off target           :           0        |       4
On target            :           6        |       1
Possession           :          48        |       52
Corners              :           2        |       0
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           4        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :          14        |       7
Key Tackles          :           6        |       8
Key Passes           :          11        |       10
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Final Score          : Benfica 2 - 0 Santos 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  37   2   2   3  20 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0   0
M_Zeffane      DF   1  35  10   7  31 |  94   0   3   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  60  20   0
R_Tomassi      DF   1  35   9   7  37 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Foyth        DF   1  34  14   7  42 |  53   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
S_Mannaerts    DF   2  32  10   5  12 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  18  18  18
K_Commons      MF   1   8  30  11  32 |  94   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0
C_Ronaldo      MF   3   7  30   9  21 |  55   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
M_Verratti     MF   1   9  28  12  20 |  94   0   1   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  50  20
S_Nakamoto     AM   3   5  28  17  32 |  94   0   0   1   0   3   2   1   0   0  -2   8  53
Nathan_Dyer    FW   2   7  12  32  31 |  94   0   0   0   0   2   0   1   0   0  -2  -2   8
B_Dugnutt      FW   1   5   7  29  20 |  48   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
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 |  41   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  58  -2  -2
I_Marcone      MF   3   7  32   7  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Erak         FW   2   7   7  29  21 |  39   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Trezeguet    FW   2   1   1  25  38 |  46   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Santos 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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Leo            GK  28   2   2   2  23 |  94   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Leonardo       DF   2  35  11  11  22 |  94   0   4   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  60 -20 -15
Agostini       DF   2  32  13  10  41 |  58   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
Ni_Na_Lee      DF   3  32   9   7  41 |  94   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
D_Walker       DF   2  32   9   7  43 |  94   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
Emerson_Jr     MF   3  20  30  12  21 |  94   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
Draxler        MF   1   9  37   8  31 |  68   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
J_Litmanen     MF   3   9  33   7  22 |  94   0   0   3   0   0   0   1   0   0 -22   8 -22
Jairzinho      MF   1   9  31  12  23 |  94   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
J_Greaves      FW   3   9   7  32  23 |  78   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Bojan          FW   2   7  10  31  12 |  94   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Banksey        GK  23   1   2   3  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Silva        DF   1  34  11  10  42 |  36   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
Eusebio        MF   1   5  30  11  21 |  26   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Lo_Celso     MF   2  10  27   9  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Suarez       FW   2  10   6  26  34 |  16   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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