Division One League Match, Benfica vs. Tottenham (Mon May 13)


                              Benfica  |  Tottenham
                          4-1-1-2-2 C  |  4-2-1-1-2 C
                   Matias Finkelstein  |  Gary Kevany
                                       |
                       P_Gazzaniga GK  |  GK Carlos_Bravo
                            D_Rose DF  |  DF E_Plummer
                          W_Samuel DF  |  DF S_Howey
                         P_Maldini DF  |  DF T_Histelberg
                          C_Romero DF  |  DF A_Gilchrist
                           Liziero DM  |  DM D_Baboescu
                           E_Knave MF  |  DM R_Morrison
                        S_Nakamoto AM  |  MF Juninhio_Jnr
                          A_Varela AM  |  AM P_Gasgoingne
                            G_Cano FW  |  FW C_Nkunku
                           Cantona FW  |  FW M_Mudryk
                                       |
                          L_Yashin SUB |  SUB D_Gogean
                           Diego_T SUB |  SUB A_Salto
                        A_Burdisso SUB |  SUB R_Streeter
                      J_Mascherano SUB |  SUB N_Piere
                         O_Sweemey SUB |  SUB Janssen

Referee: C_Cakir (Turkey)


Min. 1  :(bfa) Benfica restructured their strategy to L
Min. 1  :(bfa) S_Nakamoto finds D_Rose in acres of space
          ...  D_Rose with the attempt at goal!
          ...  Carlos_Bravo gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he slots in the rebound
          ...  He has put it wide !!
          ...  He puts his hands on his head in despair!
Min. 2  :(tth) P_Gasgoingne skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to C_Nkunku
          ...  C_Nkunku with a low drive through the rain!
          ...  But P_Gazzaniga palms it behind
          ...  C_Cakir has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 5  :(bfa) A defence splitting pass from Liziero to D_Rose
          ...  S_Howey reads it well
          ...  This boy is a quality defender
          ...  The crowd sing his praises
Min. 8  :(tth) P_Gasgoingne looks for options
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to Juninhio_Jnr
          ...  Juninhio_Jnr tries to place it in the corner !
          ...  But P_Gazzaniga punches it away
          ...  That's gone out for a throw in
Min. 10 :(tth) D_Baboescu 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!
          ...  C_Nkunku receives the pass and heads towards the goal
          ...  A_Varela seizes control of the ball
          ...  He hoists it forward
Min. 17 :(bfa) G_Cano flicks it over A_Gilchrist's head
          ...  He showed some great skill there!
          ...  R_Morrison plays it back
          ...  Carlos_Bravo slips!!
          ...  It goes just wide
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  A_Varela hits it into the box!
          ...  M_Mudryk clears the danger
Min. 17 :(tth) R_Morrison runs at the defender
          ...  The ball rebounds off E_Knave back to him!
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward!
          ...  W_Samuel intercepts the pass
Min. 19 :(bfa) A_Varela with a pinpoint pass to S_Nakamoto
          ...  S_Nakamoto with the side footed shot!
          ...  But Carlos_Bravo parries the shot
          ...  The defender manages to scramble the ball away
Min. 19 :(tth) D_Baboescu has a go!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  Juninhio_Jnr collects the loose ball!
          ...  Cleared by P_Maldini
Min. 20 :(bfa) G_Cano takes possession
          ...  He has his back towards goal
          ...  He turns well
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by E_Plummer
          ...  He made it look easy
          ...  But he can't keep it in
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Cantona plays it towards the near post!
          ...  Carlos_Bravo jumps well to claim it!
Min. 24 :(bfa) Liziero knocks the ball past the lunge of R_Morrison
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by E_Plummer
          ...  He made it look easy
Min. 25 :(bfa) Cantona nutmegs A_Gilchrist
          ...  P_Gasgoingne plays the back pass
          ...  Carlos_Bravo can't get to it!!
          ...  It goes just wide!!
          ...  What a lucky escape!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  D_Rose plays it towards the near post!
          ...  Carlos_Bravo jumps well to claim it!
Min. 25 :(bfa) S_Nakamoto holds the ball up
          ...  He sees G_Cano in space!
          ...  T_Histelberg with the tackle
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  He's in trouble here!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  It s in a very dangerous position!
          ...  A_Varela passes to Cantona
          ...  R_Morrison with the tackle
          ...  He came to the rescue there!
Min. 29 :(tth) M_Mudryk sidesteps his marker
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  M_Mudryk with a bomb of a shot !
          ...  But P_Gazzaniga punches it away
          ...  That's gone out for a goal kick
          ...  It was clear to everyone that P_Gazzaniga got a touch
Min. 33 :(bfa) S_Nakamoto runs at the defender
          ...  The defender slips and falls over
          ...  But R_Morrison spotted the danger and cleans up the play
Min. 37 :(tth) E_Plummer runs at the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to Juninhio_Jnr
          ...  W_Samuel stands his ground and wins the tackle
Min. 38 :(bfa) G_Cano runs forward
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind!
          ...  R_Morrison makes the challenge and clears the ball
          ...  But it drifts out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  A_Varela curls it into the box!
          ...  Carlos_Bravo catches it!
Min. 39 :(bfa) S_Nakamoto boots it towards E_Knave
          ...  R_Morrison knocks him to the floor
          ...  The fans are calling for a penalty!
          ...  But C_Cakir just turns away!
Min. 41 :(bfa) G_Cano loses P_Gasgoingne
          ...  What a shot from G_Cano !
          ...  It could go anywhere
          ...  But he puts it over
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort
Min. 42 :(tth) C_Nkunku beats W_Samuel
          ...  C_Romero with a bad challenge
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(tth) C_Nkunku runs at the defender
          ...  The ball rebounds off P_Maldini back to him!
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward!
          ...  Cantona cuts it out easily
          ...  He clears the ball up field

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Benfica 0-0 Tottenham

Min. 51 :(bfa) Liziero with a throw in
          ...  He throws the ball across to G_Cano
          ...  G_Cano has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  But it goes wide
Min. 51 :(tth) T_Histelberg with the flick on
          ...  He plays the ball across to S_Howey
          ...  But C_Romero puts it in row Z!
Min. 60 :(bfa) There's going to be a change
          ...  Diego_T will come on for C_Romero and play DF
Min. 60 :(tth) R_Streeter is coming on for P_Gasgoingne and will play MF
Min. 63 :(bfa) J_Mascherano is being prepared to come on
          ...  E_Knave is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 67 :(bfa) O_Sweemey takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace Cantona
          ...  He'll play as a FW
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
Min. 68 :(tth) A_Gilchrist lobs it over W_Samuel
          ...  D_Rose hits it out for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  T_Histelberg crosses it in!
          ...  D_Rose wins the ball
          ...  He belts it away
Min. 71 :(tth) D_Baboescu with the deft touch
          ...  He takes it past P_Maldini
          ...  He knocks it to A_Gilchrist!
          ...  Good sliding challenge from W_Samuel
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(bfa) G_Cano with a well-controlled run
          ...  R_Morrison takes the player out!!
          ...  The ref turns away!!
Min. 92 :(bfa) G_Cano pushes it past R_Morrison
          ...  A_Gilchrist with the foul

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Estadio da Luz
Attendance           : 123,165
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Benfica Match Info
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Best player          : W_Samuel
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : C_Romero (42)
Injured              : N/A
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Tottenham Match Info
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Best player          : R_Morrison (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : T_Histelberg (25)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                              Benfica     |   Tottenham
Attempts on Goal     :           4        |       3
Off target           :           3        |       0
On target            :           1        |       3
Possession           :          51        |       49
Corners              :           4        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       1
Fouls                :           4        |       6
Key Tackles          :           8        |       10
Key Passes           :           6        |       7
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Final Score          : Benfica 0 - 0 Tottenham
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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  35   1   2   3  40 |  94   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  55   0   0   0
D_Rose         DF   1  34  12   8  22 |  94   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  80   0   0
W_Samuel       DF   2  34   8   4  28 |  94   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
P_Maldini      DF   2  32   7   4  33 |  94   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
C_Romero       DF   1  26   1   2  34 |  62   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  18  -2  -2
Liziero        DM   1  20  31   5  23 |  94   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
E_Knave        MF   3   8  25  10  21 |  65   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Nakamoto     AM   3   5  30  17  32 |  94   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  30   5
A_Varela       AM   1  10  25  17  30 |  94   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
G_Cano         FW   2   1   4  32   9 |  94   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Cantona        FW   1   5   9  30  13 |  69   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
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  27   5   5  29 |  32   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Burdisso     DF   2  26   6   8  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Mascherano   MF   1  16  32   8  47 |  29   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
O_Sweemey      FW   3   6  10  24  32 |  25   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Tottenham
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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Carlos_Bravo   GK  37   1   2   3  21 |  94   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0   0
E_Plummer      DF   1  31  13  12  22 |  94   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
S_Howey        DF   2  31   1   3  27 |  94   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
T_Histelberg   DF   1  30  23   3  31 |  94   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2   8  -2
A_Gilchrist    DF   2  27   1   5  20 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
D_Baboescu     DM   1  16  30   6  27 |  94   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
R_Morrison     DM   3  20  27  11  11 |  94   0   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 120   0   0
Juninhio_Jnr   MF   1   5  29  17  32 |  94   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
P_Gasgoingne   AM   1  17  27   3  29 |  62   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20   0
C_Nkunku       FW   2   1   1  31  28 |  94   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
M_Mudryk       FW   2   5   4  29  14 |  94   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   5
D_Gogean       GK  23   1   1   1  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Salto        DF   2  26  11   5  11 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Streeter     MF   2  25   9   7  22 |  32   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Piere        DM   1   7  26   7  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Janssen        FW   2   7   7  26  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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