Division One League Match, Benfica vs. Tottenham (Sun Jun 21)


                              Benfica  |  Tottenham
                              4-4-2 A  |  4-3-0-1-2 A
                   Matias Finkelstein  |  Levi Stephen
                                       |
                         N_Winneke GK  |  GK Carlos_Bravo
                       Yann_M_Vila DF  |  DF D_Epureanu
                         M_Zeffane DF  |  DF E_Plummer
                         R_Tomassi DF  |  DF John_McNamara
                             Nacho DF  |  DF S_Winzor
                         I_Marcone MF  |  DM P_Henrique
                         K_Commons MF  |  DM R_Morrison
                        S_Nakamoto MF  |  DM M_Laudrup
                         W_Dustice MF  |  AM R_Pires
                            T_Erak FW  |  FW Ricardinho
                         B_Dugnutt FW  |  FW D_Byrne
                                       |
                         J_J_Jones SUB |  SUB E_Manuel
                       S_Mannaerts SUB |  SUB Doriva
                           M_Perin SUB |  SUB Moreto
                            J_Bolm SUB |  SUB A_Oldridge
                       Nathan_Dyer SUB |  SUB S_McMahon

Referee: G_Poll (England)


Min. 2  :(tth) P_Henrique is closed down
          ...  He plays a quick pass
          ...  R_Pires latches onto the ball
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from Nacho
          ...  He could have easily caught the defender is he hadn't been careful
Min. 3  :(bfa) S_Nakamoto works the ball inside
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to B_Dugnutt
          ...  Launched towards the top corner by B_Dugnutt !
          ...  But Carlos_Bravo punches it away
Min. 5  :(tth) R_Pires beats one
          ...  Knocks it past a second
          ...  And finds P_Henrique
          ...  P_Henrique launches himself head first to connect with the low cross!
          ...  N_Winneke manages to turn it behind
Min. 9  :(tth) S_Winzor looks around for support
          ...  He knocks the ball across to D_Byrne
          ...  D_Byrne with a bicycle kick !
          ...  But N_Winneke just gets his fingers to that one
Min. 10 :(bfa) Nacho knocks it forward
          ...  John_McNamara slips
          ...  Yann_M_Vila gets to it!
          ...  Yann_M_Vila lobs Carlos_Bravo!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He runs to the corner and gives the away fans the middle finger
          ...  That's put Benfica in front!
          ...  Benfica 1-0 Tottenham ...
Min. 10 :(tth) M_Laudrup sprints down the wing
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space!
          ...  He puts in a square ball!
          ...  R_Pires runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  R_Pires with the strike !
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  N_Winneke is wrong footed!
          ...  It drifts just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  R_Morrison chips the ball in towards the back post!
          ...  Ricardinho gets his head on it
          ...  He has failed to hit the target!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He should have buried that!
Min. 11 :(tth) S_Winzor drives it forward to D_Byrne
          ...  R_Tomassi plays the back pass
          ...  N_Winneke can't get to it!!
          ...  It goes just wide!!
          ...  What a lucky escape!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  M_Laudrup swings it in!
          ...  R_Pires gets his head on it
          ...  Saved by N_Winneke
Min. 13 :(tth) P_Henrique pass splits open the defence
          ...  What a ball!
          ...  Ricardinho is clean through!
          ...  But M_Zeffane puts the ball out of play
Min. 16 :(bfa) M_Zeffane sprints down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball across to T_Erak
          ...  T_Erak curls the ball in on goal !
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!!!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  How did that find its way in?
          ...  But it's been disallowed. The reason is unclear
          ...  An angry fan runs onto the pitch!!
          ...  And the police get him!!
          ...  Disgraceful!!
Min. 20 :(tth) Ricardinho uses his feet well to turn on the ball
          ...  Ricardinho tries to beat N_Winneke from outside the area!
          ...  N_Winneke makes a difficult save
Min. 23 :(tth) R_Pires beats his marker
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free
          ...  R_Pires hits a great shot !
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  N_Winneke moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  It's beaten him!
          ...  But it thumps the post!!
          ...  And goes out!
Min. 24 :(tth) P_Henrique is all alone
          ...  the linesman keeps his flag down
          ...  P_Henrique has time and space!
          ...  He tries the lob!
          ...  N_Winneke gets his fingertips to it
          ...  He just manages to tip it over
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  R_Morrison hits it towards the far post!
          ...  N_Winneke fists it away!
Min. 27 :(bfa) I_Marcone moves out over to the edge of the pitch
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He plays the ball through to K_Commons
          ...  K_Commons with the header !
          ...  The fans behind the goal jump up!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Benfica 2-0 Tottenham ...
Min. 27 :(bfa) Benfica switch to playing D
Min. 27 :(tth) M_Laudrup hits in a wicked shot!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  D_Byrne latches onto it!
          ...  D_Byrne looks to see where N_Winneke is!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  N_Winneke parries the shot
          ...  And the defender clears it!
Min. 32 :(tth) M_Laudrup retreats under pressure
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field
          ...  D_Byrne gets on the end of it
          ...  D_Byrne with the chance !
          ...  N_Winneke parries it
Min. 35 :(bfa) M_Zeffane runs at the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to B_Dugnutt
          ...  R_Pires gets in the way of the ball and clears!
Min. 36 :(bfa) T_Erak jumps over John_McNamara's challenge
          ...  John_McNamara does well to get the tackle in
Min. 38 :(tth) D_Byrne with the mazy dribble
          ...  He takes it past the defender
          ...  But Yann_M_Vila clears the ball to safety
Min. 41 :(bfa) I_Marcone takes advantage of a mistake by S_Winzor
          ...  It's a lucky break
          ...  D_Epureanu with the tackle
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on

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

Min. 47 :(tth) Ricardinho has it now
          ...  He takes on Yann_M_Vila
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in D_Byrne!
          ...  Nacho bundles the player over!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  The ref looks across to his assistant!
          ...  Play on!
Min. 49 :(bfa) K_Commons brings it under control
          ...  He takes on John_McNamara
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in T_Erak!
          ...  T_Erak has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  But Carlos_Bravo makes a fine save
          ...  Wow!! That was close!
          ...  He had to be at his best to reach that one!
Min. 52 :(tth) John_McNamara knocks it past the defender and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  M_Zeffane gathers up the loose ball
Min. 55 :(bfa) S_Mannaerts is being prepared to come on
          ...  M_Zeffane is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 55 :(tth) Doriva is going to be brought on
          ...  M_Laudrup is leaving the pitch
          ...  He hasn't had the best of games today
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 55 :(tth) S_Winzor gets to the by line and finds Doriva with a beautiful cross
          ...  But W_Dustice clears the ball to safety
Min. 60 :(bfa) Nathan_Dyer is being prepared to come on
          ...  T_Erak is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play FW
Min. 60 :(tth) Up goes the substitution board - Moreto on for D_Byrne as a DM
Min. 64 :(bfa) B_Dugnutt beats his marker
          ...  He muscled him off the ball
          ...  E_Plummer wins the ball
Min. 65 :(tth) S_McMahon will replace the useless R_Morrison and will play AM
Min. 70 :(bfa) M_Perin is ready to come on to replace W_Dustice
          ...  Looks like he will play as a MF
Min. 71 :(bfa) Nathan_Dyer jumps over the defender's challenge
          ...  Nathan_Dyer attempts the shot!
          ...  It hits the inside of the post
          ...  It falls right into Carlos_Bravo arms
          ...  He's spilt it!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He'll want to forget about that quickly!
          ...  Benfica 3-0 Tottenham ...
Min. 72 :(bfa) Benfica altered their play to a P strategy
Min. 75 :(tth) Ricardinho plays a quick one-two with his team mate
          ...  He runs towards goal now
          ...  Good sliding challenge from Yann_M_Vila
Min. 82 :(tth) R_Pires with a one-touch layoff to Ricardinho
          ...  Cleaned up by Yann_M_Vila
Min. 84 :(bfa) Nathan_Dyer takes possession on the halfway line
          ...  He runs forward with the ball
          ...  He skips past the challenges
          ...  E_Plummer tackles cleanly
Min. 85 :(bfa) Nathan_Dyer beats John_McNamara
          ...  Fine tackle by S_Winzor
          ...  But he can't prevent the corner
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(tth) R_Pires runs with pace at the defence
          ...  R_Pires aiming for the bottom corner !
          ...  N_Winneke saves, but he fumbles
          ...  But he gathers at the second attempt!
Min. 93 :(tth) Ricardinho gains control of the loose ball
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  Nacho belts it clear
Min. 94 :(tth) Ricardinho runs into space
          ...  K_Commons is called for the holding foul
          ...  He was pushing down on his man
          ...  It's a yellow, and rightly so
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Estadio da Luz
Attendance           : 120,020
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Benfica Match Info
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Best player          : Yann_M_Vila (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Yann_M_Vila (10), K_Commons (27), Nathan_Dyer (71)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : K_Commons (94)
Injured              : N/A
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Tottenham Match Info
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Best player          : R_Pires
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                              Benfica     |    Tottenham
Attempts on Goal     :           6        |       11
Off target           :           0        |       3
On target            :           6        |       8
Possession           :          54        |       46
Corners              :           0        |       3
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       0
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           7        |       4
Key Tackles          :          10        |       6
Key Passes           :           6        |       11
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Final Score          : Benfica 3 - 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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N_Winneke      GK  34   2   2   3  20 |  95   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  85   0   0   0
Yann_M_Vila    DF   2  35  15   8  22 |  95   0   3   0   0   1   1   0   0   0 100   0  30
M_Zeffane      DF   1  32  10   7  31 |  56   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  20   0
R_Tomassi      DF   1  32   9   7  37 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
Nacho          DF   3  32   7   4  32 |  95   0   3   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  60  25   0
I_Marcone      MF   3   6  30   6  32 |  95   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0
K_Commons      MF   1   8  28  10  32 |  95   0   0   1   0   1   1   1   0   0  -2   8  28
S_Nakamoto     MF   3   4  27  16  32 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  30  20
W_Dustice      MF   1  12  26   6  42 |  71   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
T_Erak         FW   2   6   7  28  21 |  61   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
B_Dugnutt      FW   1   5   7  28  20 |  95   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
J_J_Jones      GK  29   1   5   3  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Mannaerts    DF   2  29   9   5  12 |  39   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20  20
M_Perin        MF   3  25   8   9  32 |  24   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Bolm         MF   2  12  31  13  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Nathan_Dyer    FW   2   7  11  30  31 |  34   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  30

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  30   1   2   3  21 |  95   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20   0   0   0
D_Epureanu     DF   1  28   8   8  33 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
E_Plummer      DF   1  26  11  11  22 |  95   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
John_McNamara  DF   1  26   9  10  22 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
S_Winzor       DF   3  21  26  11  22 |  95   0   1   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10 -20
P_Henrique     DM   1  19  26   7  18 |  95   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0 -20   0 -10
R_Morrison     DM   3  18  25  10  11 |  66   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Laudrup      DM   2  14  25   7  22 |  56   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
R_Pires        AM   3   9  27  18  31 |  95   0   1   2   0   4   0   0   0   0  20  20  10
Ricardinho     FW   3   5  12  29  40 |  95   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  10   5
D_Byrne        FW   1   6  12  25  42 |  61   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  15
E_Manuel       GK  27   1   2   1  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Doriva         DF   2  23  24  10  21 |  39   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Moreto         DM   2  19  24   9  12 |  34   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Oldridge     FW   1   8  25  18  17 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_McMahon      AM   3   7  25  18  31 |  29   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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