Division Two League Match, Benfica vs. Tottenham (Sun Sep 22)


                              Benfica  |  Tottenham
                            4-3-1-2 E  |  4-3-1-2 C
                      Steven Theobald  |  David Hull
                                       |
                      E_Thorstvedt GK  |  GK J_Cesar
                         J_Djourou DF  |  DF S_Stallbaum
                         C_Thomson DF  |  DF M_Smith
                            B_Bryn DF  |  DF P_Muller
                       Yann_M_Vila DF  |  DF B_McNeill
                       B_Abdoulaye MF  |  MF Ki_Sung_Yueng
                          B_Zamora MF  |  MF Jinky
                        A_Isaksson MF  |  MF G_Driver
                        Seitaridis AM  |  AM L_Talamonti
                        K_McInally FW  |  FW A_Anyukov
                         S_Morison FW  |  FW P_Di_Canio
                                       |
                          J_Moreau SUB |  SUB J_Hart
                           Heraldo SUB |  SUB A_Stubbs
                        M_Lindberg SUB |  SUB G_Rodriguez
                         P_Do_Shaw SUB |  SUB C_Keyworth
                         N_Jelavic SUB |  SUB S_Warwick

Referee: C_Richmond (Scotland)


Min. 2  :(tth) P_Di_Canio turns past J_Djourou
          ...  He has created space for himself now
          ...  B_Bryn with an awful challenge
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  He gets away with that one
          ...  It's just a warning
Min. 5  :(bfa) B_Abdoulaye with the deft touch
          ...  He takes it past P_Muller
          ...  He knocks it to K_McInally!
          ...  K_McInally rises above the defence to head the ball !
          ...  It hits the post
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  What a great effort!
          ...  That puts Benfica ahead!
          ...  Now can they hang onto it!
          ...  Benfica 1-0 Tottenham ...
Min. 6  :(bfa) B_Zamora with a glorious long pass to C_Thomson
          ...  C_Thomson tries to place it in the corner !
          ...  It sails over!
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 6  :(bfa) K_McInally runs at the defender
          ...  He takes it past him
          ...  M_Smith with a bad challenge
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  He gets away with that one
          ...  It's just a warning
          ...  Steven Theobald looks annoyed that there was no card there
Min. 9  :(tth) Jinky runs at the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to A_Anyukov
          ...  A_Anyukov could have let it bounce!
          ...  E_Thorstvedt saves it
          ...  He got his body behind the ball there
Min. 10 :(tth) G_Driver lobs the ball over the defence
          ...  A_Anyukov latches on to it
          ...  C_Thomson cuts it out easily
          ...  He clears the ball up field
Min. 11 :(tth) Ki_Sung_Yueng looks for options
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to G_Driver
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from B_Bryn
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  L_Talamonti chips the ball into the area!
          ...  E_Thorstvedt jumps well to claim it!
Min. 13 :(tth) Jinky looks for options
          ...  He knocks the ball across to P_Muller
          ...  P_Muller with a thundering drive!
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  He made that look harder than it was!!
Min. 15 :(bfa) C_Thomson with a real burst of pace
          ...  He leaves P_Muller behind
          ...  C_Thomson attempts to nutmeg J_Cesar!
          ...  It floats over J_Cesar
          ...  Its heading goal ward!
          ...  But floats just over
          ...  That was a great effort
Min. 20 :(bfa) S_Morison has it on the edge of the box
          ...  But B_McNeill spotted the danger and cleans up the play
Min. 20 :(tth) Ki_Sung_Yueng gets to the bye line
          ...  He puts it into the box
          ...  He finds L_Talamonti
          ...  Good sliding challenge from Yann_M_Vila and it had to be
Min. 22 :(bfa) Yann_M_Vila plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  K_McInally decides to keep possession instead!
          ...  He runs towards the goal now!
          ...  S_Stallbaum fouls badly
Min. 23 :(bfa) K_McInally beats G_Driver
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  B_McNeill gets the foot in to win the ball
          ...  It rolls out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  A_Isaksson curls it into the box!
          ...  B_Zamora with the shot!
          ...  J_Cesar parries it
          ...  The defender clears it
Min. 23 :(tth) L_Talamonti with the mazy dribble
          ...  He takes it past B_Bryn
          ...  A_Isaksson takes the player down!!
          ...  That's a poor tackle!
Min. 24 :(bfa) C_Thomson drives the ball across field
          ...  It comes to A_Isaksson
          ...  A_Isaksson with the punt towards goal!
          ...  He hits the side netting
          ...  There was some parts of the ground that thought that went in!
Min. 25 :(bfa) J_Djourou plays a quick one-two with his team mate
          ...  He heads towards the goal
          ...  He slides it past the defender!
          ...  J_Djourou drives it low !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Rifled into the top corner!
          ...  Benfica 2-0 Tottenham ...
Min. 25 :(tth) The Tottenham manager shouts at them from the touchline to play A
Min. 25 :(tth) Jinky hits the ball through the heart of the defence
          ...  A_Anyukov latches onto it!
          ...  S_Morison anticipates the pass and cuts it out
Min. 27 :(tth) G_Driver with a simple pass to Jinky
          ...  Jinky drives it low !
          ...  E_Thorstvedt has it covered
          ...  It takes a bobble!
          ...  E_Thorstvedt is left flat-footed
          ...  It's gone wide !!
Min. 30 :(bfa) Seitaridis looks around for support
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to B_Zamora
          ...  B_Zamora aiming for the bottom corner !
          ...  But he puts it over
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort
Min. 30 :(bfa) Seitaridis with a reverse pass to S_Morison
          ...  L_Talamonti with a nasty foul
          ...  He is ordered to cool off
Min. 32 :(bfa) A_Isaksson skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to S_Morison
          ...  S_Morison tries to lob the keeper !
          ...  But it whistles just past the post
Min. 33 :(tth) P_Di_Canio looks injured. He's been stretchered off
          ...  He isn't going to continue
Min. 33 :(tth) a big roar from the crowd as S_Warwick comes on for P_Di_Canio to play FW
Min. 34 :(bfa) K_McInally is too quick for the defence
          ...  K_McInally with a thundering shot!
          ...  But it whistles just past the post
Min. 36 :(bfa) A_Isaksson chests it down
          ...  A_Isaksson looks to see where J_Cesar is!
          ...  He rifles in the shot!
          ...  Brilliant save from J_Cesar
          ...  That must have impressed his national manager sitting in the stands
Min. 36 :(tth) A_Anyukov takes advantage of a mistake by Yann_M_Vila
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  A delicate header from A_Anyukov !
          ...  E_Thorstvedt heads it away
          ...  He was showing off there!
Min. 39 :(tth) Ki_Sung_Yueng plays it forward to A_Anyukov
          ...  C_Thomson slides in hard!
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 42 :(tth) A_Anyukov takes possession
          ...  Knocks it past C_Thomson
          ...  He's through on goal
          ...  A_Anyukov sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender !
          ...  But E_Thorstvedt punches it away
          ...  He was lucky to get to that one
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(bfa) B_Abdoulaye finds C_Thomson with a ball over the defence
          ...  C_Thomson attempts a chip!
          ...  J_Cesar watches it sail wide!
Min. 44 :(bfa) S_Morison with the dribble
          ...  He skips through the tackle from Jinky
          ...  An audacious effort from S_Morison !
          ...  But J_Cesar makes a superb stop down low
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  A_Isaksson swings it in!
          ...  P_Muller reads it well
          ...  And he knocks it away
Min. 45 :(tth) G_Driver with a slick pass to A_Anyukov
          ...  J_Djourou makes the challenge and clears the ball
          ...  But it drifts out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Ki_Sung_Yueng floats the ball in!
          ...  B_McNeill swings a leg at it!
          ...  E_Thorstvedt with the acrobatic save
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras!
Min. 46 :(bfa) Yann_M_Vila with a real burst of pace
          ...  He shows S_Stallbaum a clean set of heals
          ...  S_Stallbaum does well to get the tackle in
Min. 47 :(tth) S_Warwick with the dribble
          ...  He skips through the tackle from S_Morison
          ...  S_Warwick with a bicycle kick !
          ...  But the ball goes harmlessly wide
Min. 48 :(tth) Ki_Sung_Yueng runs at the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to A_Anyukov
          ...  A_Anyukov shoots towards goal !
          ...  But E_Thorstvedt punches it away

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Benfica 2-0 Tottenham

Min. 48 :(bfa) K_McInally sidesteps M_Smith
          ...  Jinky with a late tackle
          ...  It looked worse than what it was
          ...  He is surrounded by the Benfica players
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 49 :(bfa) The defender under hits the back pass!
          ...  B_Bryn is through!
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  S_Stallbaum hits it out for a throw
Min. 49 :(tth) G_Driver heads the ball back to S_Warwick
          ...  Yann_M_Vila takes the ball and the player!!
          ...  But the ref waves play on!!
Min. 50 :(tth) A_Anyukov knocks it past the defender and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  A_Anyukov fires the shot in!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  His manager looks unmoved
          ...  Benfica 2-1 Tottenham ...
Min. 51 :(tth) Tottenham restructured their strategy to C
Min. 52 :(bfa) Yann_M_Vila pushes it past Jinky
          ...  S_Warwick with a nasty foul
          ...  That looked malicious
          ...  C_Richmond refrained from booking him but had words
Min. 55 :(tth) Ki_Sung_Yueng drops his shoulder and takes it past the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to M_Smith
          ...  J_Djourou with the tackle
          ...  C_Richmond will want to speak to him
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution!
Min. 58 :(bfa) The ball goes loose!
          ...  S_Morison gains possesion and thinks about the shot
          ...  But he stands on the ball and falls over!!
          ...  P_Muller picks up the loose ball and clears the danger
Min. 61 :(tth) Ki_Sung_Yueng finds his way through
          ...  He sets up the shot
          ...  A powerful header from Ki_Sung_Yueng !
          ...  It looks good
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But hits the side netting!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Ki_Sung_Yueng chips the ball in towards the back post!
          ...  The ball comes to M_Smith
          ...  He gets the shot away
          ...  It's going over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  And E_Thorstvedt reacts well to tip it over
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Jinky chips the ball in towards the back post!
          ...  S_Warwick tries to place the shot!
          ...  The fans get off there seats!
          ...  E_Thorstvedt plucks the ball out of the air
          ...  Good goalkeeping there!
Min. 62 :(tth) P_Muller with a glorious long pass to Ki_Sung_Yueng
          ...  Seitaridis with a nasty foul
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
          ...  C_Richmond tries to calm him down
Min. 63 :(bfa) K_McInally comes to collect the ball
          ...  Great turn!!!
          ...  Superb play
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  S_Stallbaum takes possession
Min. 66 :(bfa) S_Morison pushes it past S_Stallbaum
          ...  S_Morison attempts a lob!
          ...  The fans get off there seats!
          ...  But it sails over !!
Min. 67 :(tth) A_Anyukov times his run well
          ...  B_Bryn wins the ball
Min. 70 :(bfa) Heraldo is ready to come on to replace S_Morison
          ...  Looks like he will play as a DF
Min. 70 :(bfa) The assistant manager is out on the touchline shouting orders
          ...  It seems Benfica will now be playing D
Min. 70 :(bfa) Seitaridis changes position to fill a MF slot
Min. 70 :(tth) a big roar from the crowd as G_Rodriguez comes on for Ki_Sung_Yueng to play MF
Min. 70 :(tth) A_Stubbs will replace the useless S_Stallbaum and will play DF
Min. 71 :(bfa) M_Lindberg is going to be brought on
          ...  J_Djourou is leaving the pitch
          ...  He hasn't had the best of games today
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 72 :(bfa) Seitaridis drives it across the face of the goal C_Thomson
          ...  P_Muller robs him of the ball
Min. 74 :(bfa) N_Jelavic is being prepared to come on
          ...  K_McInally is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play FW
Min. 78 :(bfa) N_Jelavic runs towards the goal
          ...  N_Jelavic drives it low !
          ...  J_Cesar with a great save
          ...  And he holds onto it as well!
Min. 78 :(bfa) C_Thomson beats P_Muller
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  Jinky with the dive
          ...  There's no room in the game for that!
          ...  His 2nd yellow card, that's an early shower for him !
Min. 80 :(bfa) N_Jelavic pushes it past the defender
          ...  Fine tackle by S_Warwick
          ...  But he can't prevent the corner
Min. 84 :(bfa) B_Zamora brings the ball into the opposing area
          ...  B_Bryn makes himself available
          ...  B_Bryn with the deft touch!
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal!
          ...  J_Cesar guesses right
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 91 :(tth) A_Anyukov sidesteps his marker
          ...  Yann_M_Vila with a terrible tackle
          ...  C_Richmond reaches to his pocket!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 92 :(bfa) Seitaridis latches onto the ball
          ...  He has some space now
          ...  Seitaridis tries the shot !
          ...  J_Cesar gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  Fantastic save by J_Cesar to tip it wide!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  A_Isaksson chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  A_Stubbs clears the corner

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Estadio da Luz
Attendance           : 82,953
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Benfica Match Info
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Best player          : B_Abdoulaye
Scorers              : K_McInally (5), J_Djourou (25)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : J_Djourou (55), Yann_M_Vila (91)
Injured              : N/A
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Tottenham Match Info
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Best player          : A_Anyukov (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : A_Anyukov (50)
Sent Off             : Jinky (78)
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : P_Di_Canio (33)
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Match Statistics
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                              Benfica     |    Tottenham
Attempts on Goal     :          16        |       12
Off target           :           8        |       4
On target            :           8        |       8
Possession           :          54        |       46
Corners              :           3        |       4
Red Cards            :           0        |       1
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       0
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :          12        |       9
Key Tackles          :           8        |       8
Key Passes           :           9        |       13
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Final Score          : Benfica 2 - 1 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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E_Thorstvedt   GK  36   2   6   4  13 |  98   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0   0   0
J_Djourou      DF   3  26   4   9  35 |  75   0   1   0   0   1   1   1   0   0  13  -2  26
C_Thomson      DF   2  25  11   6  25 |  98   0   2   1   0   3   0   0   0   0  30  12   3
B_Bryn         DF   2  25   7   8  31 |  98   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  30   0   8
Yann_M_Vila    DF   2  23  12   7  22 |  98   0   2   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  28  -2  -2
B_Abdoulaye    MF   2  14  25   7  39 |  98   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  44   0
B_Zamora       MF   2  11  25   8  25 |  98   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  24   9
A_Isaksson     MF   1   8  24   4  31 |  98   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  12   9
Seitaridis     MF   2   8  22  16  27 |  98   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  36   8
K_McInally     FW   2   6   5  27  27 |  78   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  29
S_Morison      FW   1   2   6  26  36 |  74   0   1   0   0   3   0   0   0   0  15   0  10
J_Moreau       GK  27   1   2   2  14 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Heraldo        DF   1  25  13   7  11 |  24   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20  20
M_Lindberg     DF   1  24   8   8  42 |  23   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Do_Shaw      MF   2   8  24   8  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Jelavic      FW   2   6   7  25  35 |  20   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   8

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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J_Cesar        GK  35   4   4   3  10 |  98   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0   0   0
S_Stallbaum    DF   3  26   7   7  36 |  74   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  45   0   0
M_Smith        DF   3  24  10   6  34 |  98   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   8
P_Muller       DF   1  24   3   4  23 |  98   0   3   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  45  12   1
B_McNeill      DF   2  22  10  10  31 |  98   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  30   0   8
Ki_Sung_Yueng  MF   1   7  26  11  26 |  74   0   0   5   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  60   1
Jinky          MF   3   7  24   7  41 |  82   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   1   0 -10  26  -9
G_Driver       MF   1  10  23   5  25 |  98   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  48   0
L_Talamonti    AM   1   8  23  15  19 |  98   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Anyukov      FW   1   8   4  24  35 |  98   0   0   0   0   5   1   0   0   0   0   0  60
P_Di_Canio     FW   1   8   5  23  32 |  33   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -20
J_Hart         GK  19   3   3   3  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Stubbs       DF   2  24   6   5  23 |  24   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0
G_Rodriguez    MF   1  21   9   9  37 |  24   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Keyworth     MF   2  11  23   7  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Warwick      FW   2   8   8  23  24 |  65   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  -5 -20 -11
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