Elite League Match, Benfica vs. Santos FC (Wed Jan 29)


                              Benfica  |  Santos FC
                              4-4-2 C  |  4-1-3-2 P
                   Matias Finkelstein  |  Glyn Rigby
                                       |
                         N_Winneke GK  |  GK Ederson
                       Yann_M_Vila DF  |  DF R_Huth
                           J_Foyth DF  |  DF Oscar
                         M_Zeffane DF  |  DF Agostini
                       S_Mannaerts DF  |  DF Ni_Na_Lee
                            J_Bolm MF  |  DM Emerson_Jr
                         I_Marcone MF  |  MF Draxler
                        S_Nakamoto MF  |  MF Socrates
                           E_Knave MF  |  MF Luis_Garcia
                       Nathan_Dyer FW  |  FW Bar
                         B_Dugnutt FW  |  FW Neymar_Jr
                                       |
                           A_Zogbo SUB |  SUB A_Begovic
                         R_Tomassi SUB |  SUB Leonardo
                         W_Dustice SUB |  SUB Casemiro
                           P_Sousa SUB |  SUB O_Ruggeri
                            T_Erak SUB |  SUB Bojan

Referee: K_Clark (Scotland)


Min. 1  :(bfa) I_Marcone with the deft touch
          ...  He takes it past Ni_Na_Lee
          ...  He knocks it to J_Bolm!
          ...  R_Huth forces him off the ball
          ...  But it rolls out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  I_Marcone crosses it in!
          ...  Agostini reads it well and clears the danger
Min. 2  :(bfa) S_Nakamoto with a real burst of pace
          ...  He shows R_Huth a clean set of heals
          ...  S_Nakamoto with a thundering volley!
          ...  Ederson won't get to that!
          ...  It clips the post!
          ...  And goes wide!
Min. 7  :(bfa) Nathan_Dyer with an in swinging cross to S_Nakamoto
          ...  S_Nakamoto attempts the shot!
          ...  It grazes the bar
          ...  And goes over
          ...  Oh so close there!
Min. 10 :(sfc) Neymar_Jr with the dribble
          ...  He skips through the tackle from M_Zeffane
          ...  But Yann_M_Vila slides in
Min. 13 :(bfa) Nathan_Dyer with the dribble
          ...  He's clean through
          ...  The fans are on their feet
          ...  Ni_Na_Lee with a nasty foul
          ...  That looked malicious
Min. 14 :(sfc) Agostini takes advantage of a bad back pass from S_Mannaerts
          ...  I_Marcone with a pull on the shirt
          ...  K_Clark calls him over!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
Min. 17 :(sfc) Draxler comes to collect the ball
          ...  Great turn!!!
          ...  Superb play
          ...  S_Mannaerts reads him well and hoofs it clear
Min. 18 :(sfc) Draxler beats one
          ...  Knocks it past a second
          ...  And finds Agostini
          ...  Agostini shapes up for a shot!
          ...  But N_Winneke with the difficult save
Min. 20 :(bfa) Yann_M_Vila has time and space on the edge of the box
          ...  But R_Huth clears the danger
Min. 23 :(sfc) Agostini with the cross-field pass to Luis_Garcia
          ...  A vicious shot by Luis_Garcia !
          ...  N_Winneke watches it sail safely wide!
Min. 25 :(bfa) A defence splitting pass from E_Knave to Nathan_Dyer
          ...  Ni_Na_Lee takes out the attacker
          ...  He looked to have fouled him there
Min. 28 :(bfa) Nathan_Dyer pushes it past Ni_Na_Lee
          ...  Agostini makes the challenge and clears the ball
          ...  But it drifts out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Yann_M_Vila floats the ball in!
          ...  Ederson fists it away!
Min. 29 :(sfc) Luis_Garcia runs down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball in to Neymar_Jr
          ...  Launched towards the top corner by Neymar_Jr !
          ...  But N_Winneke punches it away
Min. 30 :(bfa) E_Knave feeds the ball through the middle
          ...  Nathan_Dyer runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  Bar takes the players legs from beneath him!!
          ...  That's a poor tackle!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  Just outside the box!
          ...  B_Dugnutt fires it towards the goal
          ...  The shot slips through Ederson's hands
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  What a terrible mistake
          ...  Benfica have snatched the lead!
          ...  Benfica 1-0 Santos FC ...
Min. 35 :(sfc) Santos FC restructured their strategy to A
Min. 35 :(sfc) Emerson_Jr moves to MF
Min. 38 :(sfc) Draxler backtracks with the ball
          ...  He hits the ball up field
          ...  Bar latches onto the end of it
          ...  S_Mannaerts wins it well
          ...  Perfectly timed!
Min. 41 :(bfa) I_Marcone holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  He knocks the ball across to J_Foyth
          ...  J_Foyth carves a shot towards goal !
          ...  Ederson makes the save
          ...  He hits the ball up field!
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 47 :(bfa) M_Zeffane threads the through ball to B_Dugnutt
          ...  B_Dugnutt hits a great shot !
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  Wide !!
          ...  That was fortunate
Min. 49 :(sfc) Emerson_Jr races into the box
          ...  He sees Socrates lose his man
          ...  He cuts the ball back to him
          ...  Socrates hits the shot with the outside of the left foot!
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  But it sails past the post !!
          ...  N_Winneke never had a chance!

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Benfica 1-0 Santos FC

Min. 46 :(sfc) Bar runs towards the goal
          ...  Bar tries to lob the keeper !
          ...  N_Winneke has it covered
          ...  It takes a bobble!
          ...  N_Winneke is left flat-footed
          ...  It's gone in
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  That's pulled Santos FC level!
          ...  Benfica 1-1 Santos FC ...
Min. 48 :(sfc) Bar gets to the by line and finds Oscar with a beautiful cross
          ...  E_Knave wins the ball with ease
          ...  K_Clark saw something no-one else did
Min. 51 :(bfa) J_Bolm bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to S_Mannaerts
          ...  S_Mannaerts has time and space!
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal
          ...  He hits the side netting
Min. 53 :(sfc) Luis_Garcia controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball out to the left!
          ...  Bar gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  Bar smashed the ball towards the bottom corner!
          ...  It hits off a defender!
          ...  N_Winneke is wrong footed!
          ...  It drifts just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Draxler crosses it in!
          ...  M_Zeffane wins the ball
          ...  He belts it away
Min. 54 :(bfa) S_Nakamoto flicks it over Ni_Na_Lee's head
          ...  He showed some great skill there!
          ...  S_Nakamoto aims for the top right corner !
          ...  But Ederson punches it away
          ...  He commands his area so well
Min. 55 :(sfc) Leonardo is coming on for Oscar and playing DF
Min. 56 :(sfc) Luis_Garcia with a simple pass to Socrates
          ...  Socrates blasts it at the goal !
          ...  N_Winneke narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety
Min. 59 :(bfa) B_Dugnutt takes possession on the halfway line
          ...  He runs forward with the ball
          ...  He skips past the challenges
          ...  A great volley from B_Dugnutt !
          ...  Ederson with an easy save
          ...  He just oozes confidence
Min. 60 :(bfa) R_Tomassi will come on for J_Foyth and play DF
Min. 60 :(sfc) Bojan is ready to come on to replace Bar
          ...  Looks like he will play as a FW
Min. 62 :(bfa) W_Dustice replaces S_Nakamoto to play as a MF
Min. 62 :(bfa) W_Dustice beats one
          ...  Knocks it past a second
          ...  And finds R_Tomassi
          ...  R_Tomassi from 20 yards !
          ...  But he somehow misses
          ...  That was a woeful effort
Min. 65 :(bfa) T_Erak is going to be brought on
          ...  Nathan_Dyer is leaving the pitch
          ...  He hasn't had the best of games today
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 65 :(sfc) O_Ruggeri replaces Draxler and will play MF
Min. 65 :(sfc) Neymar_Jr with the kinky dribble
          ...  Neymar_Jr hits it
          ...  This one could go anywhere !
          ...  N_Winneke just watches it drift out of play!
Min. 67 :(bfa) J_Bolm is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate loosing his marker
          ...  He throws it to T_Erak
          ...  Ni_Na_Lee clears with a diving header
Min. 68 :(bfa) W_Dustice fires over a low cross to T_Erak
          ...  T_Erak attempts to nutmeg Ederson!
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Right into the top corner!
          ...  That puts Benfica ahead!
          ...  Now can they hang onto it!
          ...  Benfica 2-1 Santos FC ...
Min. 68 :(bfa) It seems Benfica are making a tactical change to D
Min. 68 :(sfc) Emerson_Jr with the mazy dribble
          ...  He takes it past the defender
          ...  W_Dustice reads him well and hoofs it clear
Min. 69 :(sfc) Bojan sprints past S_Mannaerts
          ...  Bojan hits the ball first time!
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  He made that look harder than it was!!
Min. 70 :(bfa) W_Dustice takes advantage of a mistake by Ni_Na_Lee
          ...  It's a lucky break
          ...  Agostini knobbles the attacking player.
          ...  K_Clark blows up for a foul
          ...  The ref shows him a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on!
Min. 72 :(sfc) Bojan cuts inside I_Marcone
          ...  He worked that well
          ...  J_Bolm with the tackle
          ...  That's got to be a yellow
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll have to watch himself now
Min. 74 :(bfa) I_Marcone kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  B_Dugnutt gets on the end of the pass
          ...  B_Dugnutt curls it towards the top corner !
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  He made that look harder than it was!!
Min. 77 :(bfa) E_Knave finds the space intelligently
          ...  E_Knave with the chance !
          ...  Ederson saves it
          ...  Good goalkeeping
Min. 80 :(bfa) T_Erak slides it through the middle to B_Dugnutt
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by Agostini
          ...  He made it look easy
Min. 81 :(bfa) W_Dustice holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to J_Bolm
          ...  A powerful header from J_Bolm !
          ...  It looks good
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Benfica 3-1 Santos FC ...
Min. 83 :(sfc) Bojan knocks it past R_Tomassi and runs onto it
          ...  He leaves the defender standing
          ...  R_Tomassi makes the challenge and clears the ball
          ...  But it drifts out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by O_Ruggeri!
          ...  M_Zeffane wins the ball
          ...  And he heads it away
Min. 85 :(bfa) W_Dustice has the ball on the wing
          ...  He takes it past R_Huth
          ...  He knocks it to B_Dugnutt!
          ...  B_Dugnutt with the chance !
          ...  Ederson falls over
          ...  He recovers to tip it onto the post!
          ...  But it hits his back!
          ...  And goes wide!!
          ...  Ederson looks relieved!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  S_Mannaerts plays it into the danger area!
          ...  Ederson comes out and claims it!
Min. 86 :(bfa) I_Marcone brings it under control
          ...  He takes on Neymar_Jr
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in W_Dustice!
          ...  R_Huth plays the back pass
          ...  Ederson can't get to it!!
          ...  It goes just wide!!
          ...  What a lucky escape!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  E_Knave hits it towards the far post!
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of Ederson
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on

*************  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          : W_Dustice (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : B_Dugnutt (30), T_Erak (68), J_Bolm (81)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : I_Marcone (14), J_Bolm (72)
Injured              : N/A
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Santos FC Match Info
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Best player          : Bar
Scorers              : Bar (46)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Agostini (70)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                              Benfica     |    Santos FC
Attempts on Goal     :          14        |       9
Off target           :           6        |       5
On target            :           8        |       4
Possession           :          57        |       43
Corners              :           4        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :          10        |       5
Key Tackles          :           5        |       7
Key Passes           :          14        |       7
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Final Score          : Benfica 3 - 1 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  33   2   2   3  20 |  95   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0   0   0
Yann_M_Vila    DF   2  34  14   8  22 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
J_Foyth        DF   1  31  13   7  42 |  64   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
M_Zeffane      DF   1  31  10   7  31 |  95   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
S_Mannaerts    DF   2  29   9   5  12 |  95   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  40   0   1
J_Bolm         MF   2  12  30  13  32 |  95   0   0   2   0   1   1   1   0   0  -2  18  33
I_Marcone      MF   3   6  29   6  32 |  95   0   0   4   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  38  -2
S_Nakamoto     MF   3   5  27  16  32 |  66   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  12
E_Knave        MF   3   8  25  10  21 |  95   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10  10
Nathan_Dyer    FW   2   7  11  30  31 |  69   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
B_Dugnutt      FW   1   5   7  27  20 |  95   0   0   0   0   5   1   0   0   0   0   0  57
A_Zogbo        GK  31   4   3   2  11 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Tomassi      DF   1  32   8   7  37 |  31   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   1
W_Dustice      MF   1  12  25   6  42 |  29   0   1   4   2   0   0   0   0   0  20  70   0
P_Sousa        MF   1   9  25   9  43 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Erak         FW   2   6   6  27  21 |  26   0   0   1   0   1   1   0   0   0  20  30  55

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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Ederson        GK  39   5   5   3  23 |  95   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0   0   0
R_Huth         DF   2  32  11   9  43 |  95   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
Oscar          DF   2  32   8  10  31 |  59   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Agostini       DF   2  29  12  10  41 |  95   0   3   1   0   1   0   1   0   0  58   8   8
Ni_Na_Lee      DF   3  29   9   7  41 |  95   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
Emerson_Jr     MF   3  19  27  11  21 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -10 -20
Draxler        MF   1   9  33   8  31 |  69   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
Socrates       MF   1   6  31   8  12 |  95   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  11
Luis_Garcia    MF   2   8  30   6  11 |  95   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  30   1
Bar            FW   1   8  10  35  22 |  64   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  36
Neymar_Jr      FW   1   9   7  32  20 |  95   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0 -20 -20  -9
A_Begovic      GK  22   3   2   1  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Leonardo       DF   2  31  11  11  22 |  36   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Casemiro       MF   3   7  30   5  11 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
O_Ruggeri      MF   1   9  27  23  19 |  26   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Bojan          FW   2   7  10  30  12 |  31   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
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