Division One League Match, Benfica vs. Valencia (Sun May 10)


                              Benfica  |  Valencia
                              4-4-2 P  |  4-4-2 C
                   Matias Finkelstein  |  Andie Glen
                                       |
                         N_Winneke GK  |  GK D_Van_Don_Bur
                       Yann_M_Vila DF  |  DF D_E_Boyata
                         R_Tomassi DF  |  DF E_Herbert
                           J_Foyth DF  |  DF A_Nouri
                         M_Zeffane DF  |  DF M_Salah
                            J_Bolm MF  |  MF T_Cruise
                         I_Marcone MF  |  MF M_Barry
                         K_Commons MF  |  MF B_Green
                         W_Dustice MF  |  MF M_Kikuchi
                            T_Erak FW  |  FW M_Bombarda
                         B_Dugnutt FW  |  FW D_Trezeguet
                                       |
                         J_J_Jones SUB |  SUB R_Ceni
                       S_Mannaerts SUB |  SUB B_Ivanovic
                           M_Perin SUB |  SUB L_Macleod
                           E_Knave SUB |  SUB H_Higuim
                       Nathan_Dyer SUB |  SUB W_Jose

Referee: O_Bundy (USA)


Min. 1  :(vla) E_Herbert knocks it past the defender and runs onto it
          ...  He leaves the defender standing
          ...  M_Zeffane beats him to the ball
Min. 4  :(bfa) B_Dugnutt brings the ball into the opposing area
          ...  D_Van_Don_Bur scythes the player down.
          ...  Like Joey Barton would!
          ...  Shown a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  O_Bundy couldn't have had a clearer view of it
          ...  B_Dugnutt places the ball on the spot!
          ...  D_Van_Don_Bur dives
          ...  GOAL!!
          ...  The keeper had no chance there!
          ...  That puts Benfica ahead!
          ...  Now can they hang onto it!
          ...  Benfica 1-0 Valencia...
Min. 5  :(vla) The assistant manager is out on the touchline shouting orders
          ...  It seems Valencia will now be playing A
Min. 7  :(vla) M_Kikuchi puts in D_Trezeguet
          ...  Yann_M_Vila cuts it out easily
          ...  He clears the ball up field
Min. 11 :(vla) T_Cruise knocks it past M_Zeffane and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by Yann_M_Vila
          ...  He timed it well
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  M_Barry chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  N_Winneke fists it away!
Min. 12 :(bfa) B_Dugnutt finds himself with plenty of time
          ...  B_Dugnutt with a thundering shot!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  D_Van_Don_Bur was well beaten there!
          ...  But it's been disallowed.
          ...  The reason is unclear!
          ...  The manager is fuming with the ref!
          ...  He is hurling abuse at him!
Min. 12 :(vla) T_Cruise pass splits open the defence
          ...  What a ball!
          ...  M_Salah is clean through!
          ...  M_Salah smashed the ball towards the bottom corner!
          ...  Terrific shot
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide
          ...  That's unlucky!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by B_Green
          ...  M_Barry with the header
          ...  But N_Winneke makes a superb stop down low.
Min. 15 :(vla) M_Salah lobs it over the defender
          ...  J_Foyth robs him of the ball
Min. 16 :(bfa) I_Marcone cut's in on the inside of the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to B_Dugnutt
          ...  B_Dugnutt with the cheeky shot!
          ...  It's going over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Benfica 2-0 Valencia ...
Min. 17 :(bfa) Benfica changed their strategy to play D
Min. 24 :(bfa) W_Dustice takes on the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to J_Bolm
          ...  Good sliding challenge from D_E_Boyata
Min. 25 :(vla) T_Cruise runs at J_Bolm
          ...  The defender slips and falls over
          ...  T_Cruise with the spectacular bicycle kick!
          ...  It grazes the bar
          ...  And goes over
          ...  Oh so close there!
Min. 28 :(bfa) B_Dugnutt runs at the defender
          ...  The ball rebounds off M_Barry back to him!
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward!
          ...  B_Dugnutt with a screamer of a shot !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He runs towards the bench
          ...  He jumps on a delighted Matias Finkelstein
          ...  It's his 3rd of the game!!
          ...  Benfica 3-0 Valencia ...
Min. 29 :(bfa) J_Bolm finds B_Dugnutt with a perfectly weighted pass
          ...  The ball hits E_Herbert in the face!
          ...  And goes clear!
Min. 30 :(vla) M_Bombarda makes the tackle
          ...  He gets to his feet quickly
          ...  He's beat the defender to the ball
          ...  M_Zeffane reads the situation well and wins the ball
          ...  But it goes out
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by B_Green!
          ...  M_Salah gets something on it!
          ...  N_Winneke gets his fingertips to it
          ...  It's pushed around the post to safety
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  M_Kikuchi hits it into the box!
          ...  W_Dustice gets up well
          ...  And he heads it away
Min. 31 :(bfa) K_Commons lays the ball back to B_Dugnutt
          ...  B_Dugnutt lobs D_Van_Don_Bur!
          ...  D_Van_Don_Bur saves it
          ...  Good goalkeeping
Min. 31 :(vla) D_E_Boyata is taking a throw in
          ...  He takes a couple of strides back
          ...  He throws the ball to E_Herbert
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from M_Zeffane
Min. 33 :(bfa) K_Commons reads the run of M_Zeffane
          ...  M_Barry with an awful challenge
          ...  O_Bundy calls him over
          ...  O_Bundy is taking his time with him!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 34 :(bfa) T_Erak nutmegs D_E_Boyata
          ...  The ball hits M_Kikuchi in the face!
          ...  And goes clear!
Min. 40 :(bfa) K_Commons cut's in on the inside of the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to B_Dugnutt
          ...  M_Salah intercepts the pass
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(bfa) T_Erak has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past D_E_Boyata!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  T_Erak attempts a chip!
          ...  He miskicks the ball
          ...  He's managed to put that out of the stadium

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Benfica 3-0 Valencia

Min. 48 :(vla) D_Trezeguet times his run well
          ...  D_Trezeguet with the drive!
          ...  N_Winneke takes the ball off him
          ...  He was showing off there!
Min. 49 :(bfa) K_Commons off the woodwork.
          ...  B_Dugnutt picks up the deflection
          ...  But A_Nouri clears the danger
Min. 49 :(bfa) T_Erak moves forward
          ...  M_Bombarda is late with that one
          ...  He gets up and shakes the players hand
          ...  O_Bundy wants a word
          ...  It's just a warning
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  Just outside the box!
          ...  T_Erak drives it in
          ...  D_Van_Don_Bur catches the ball
Min. 50 :(vla) M_Bombarda takes advantage of a defensive mistake
          ...  That mistake could prove costly
          ...  T_Erak reads the play well
Min. 54 :(bfa) K_Commons pulls up
          ...  That looks like his knee gave in!
          ...  He won't be able to continue!
Min. 54 :(bfa) E_Knave is being brought on
          ...  K_Commons is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 55 :(bfa) S_Mannaerts replaces an unhappy R_Tomassi and will play as a DF
Min. 55 :(bfa) I_Marcone cuts inside the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to T_Erak
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from M_Barry
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by Yann_M_Vila!
          ...  D_Van_Don_Bur catches it!
Min. 55 :(vla) M_Barry sidesteps J_Bolm
          ...  That was too easy
          ...  T_Erak pulls on his opponent's shirt!!
          ...  O_Bundy has stopped play
          ...  Well spotted by O_Bundy!
          ...  O_Bundy tries to calm him down
Min. 58 :(vla) M_Kikuchi is closed down
          ...  He plays a quick pass under pressure
          ...  D_Trezeguet latches onto the ball
          ...  D_Trezeguet tries to catch the keeper out!
          ...  It's just over!
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 60 :(bfa) Nathan_Dyer is going to be brought on
          ...  B_Dugnutt is leaving the pitch
          ...  He hasn't had the best of games today
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 61 :(bfa) E_Knave puts in J_Foyth
          ...  J_Foyth goes for goal !
          ...  But he somehow misses
          ...  That was a woeful effort
Min. 62 :(bfa) T_Erak sprints past the defender
          ...  T_Cruise with a deliberate foul
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  He's in trouble!!
          ...  He could be sent off for that!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  He was lucky to get away with that!
Min. 63 :(vla) D_Trezeguet takes advantage of a mistake by Yann_M_Vila
          ...  Yann_M_Vila moves quickly to get the tackle in this time
Min. 64 :(vla) M_Barry sprints down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball across to D_Trezeguet
          ...  Yann_M_Vila leaves his foot in with the challenge!!
          ...  That's a bad foul!!
          ...  He gets away with that one
          ...  It's just a warning
Min. 65 :(bfa) Benfica altered their play to a P strategy
Min. 66 :(vla) B_Ivanovic comes on for E_Herbert and will play DF to the delight of the fans
Min. 66 :(vla) H_Higuim is being prepared to come on
          ...  T_Cruise is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 66 :(vla) W_Jose is coming on for M_Bombarda and will play FW
Min. 66 :(vla) H_Higuim holds up the ball
          ...  He plays the ball to D_Trezeguet
          ...  A vicious shot by D_Trezeguet !
          ...  N_Winneke gathers it comfortably
Min. 67 :(bfa) J_Bolm has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past M_Salah
          ...  He puts in T_Erak!
          ...  T_Erak with a terrific drive !
          ...  D_Van_Don_Bur just watches float over the bar!
Min. 69 :(bfa) M_Zeffane floats the ball in to find Nathan_Dyer
          ...  Driven towards goal by Nathan_Dyer !
          ...  D_Van_Don_Bur parries it
          ...  The defender clears it
Min. 70 :(bfa) M_Zeffane gets to the by-line
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He plays the ball through to T_Erak
          ...  D_Trezeguet with a well timed tackle
          ...  O_Bundy didn't like it though
          ...  He gets a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  It is within shooting distance!
          ...  T_Erak hits it over the wall
          ...  But it goes wide of the post
Min. 71 :(bfa) S_Mannaerts plays the early ball across the box to find T_Erak in space
          ...  T_Erak is clean through!
          ...  D_Van_Don_Bur tries to make himself big
          ...  He slips it underneath D_Van_Don_Bur
          ...  He hits it towards goal!
          ...  wide!!
Min. 73 :(bfa) J_Bolm looks to play the ball out wide
          ...  He plays the ball across to T_Erak
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over!
          ...  B_Ivanovic looks embarrassed to take the ball off him!
Min. 75 :(bfa) E_Knave finds J_Bolm in the box
          ...  J_Bolm hits a great drive!
          ...  But he puts it well wide
          ...  That was a mishit effort!
Min. 78 :(bfa) W_Dustice runs down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball in to Nathan_Dyer
          ...  Nathan_Dyer attempts a chip!
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  D_Van_Don_Bur dives desperately to try and save it!!
          ...  He can't get to it!
          ...  But it creeps just wide!!
          ...  The deflection had D_Van_Don_Bur beaten!
Min. 82 :(bfa) E_Knave with a superb first touch
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  J_Bolm gets on the end of the pass
          ...  J_Bolm hits a curling shot!
          ...  D_Van_Don_Bur gets up well to catch that one
Min. 83 :(vla) D_Trezeguet breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through!
          ...  He rounds N_Winneke!
          ...  N_Winneke brings him down in the area!
          ...  He could be off here!
          ...  O_Bundy reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  I think he was lucky to escape with a caution!
          ...  PENALTY !! O_Bundy waves the players away
          ...  D_Trezeguet with the spot kick
          ...  He's converted it!!
          ...  GOAL!!
          ...  That's given Valencia a glimmer of hope!
          ...  Benfica 3-1 Valencia...
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(vla) A_Nouri takes possession
          ...  What can he do here?
          ...  J_Foyth gets in the way of the ball and clears!
Min. 89 :(bfa) J_Foyth moves out over to the edge of the pitch
          ...  He plays the ball through to T_Erak
          ...  From long range T_Erak bends the ball towards goal!
          ...  But D_Van_Don_Bur palms it behind
          ...  O_Bundy has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 90 :(bfa) Nathan_Dyer bursts forward
          ...  M_Salah clears with a diving header
Min. 91 :(bfa) E_Knave could get a shot on goal here
          ...  E_Knave tries to chip the ball over the keeper !
          ...  D_Van_Don_Bur claws it off the line
          ...  O_Bundy consults his assistant
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Benfica 4-1 Valencia ...
Min. 92 :(vla) H_Higuim crosses into the box, finding W_Jose
          ...  Yann_M_Vila clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play
          ...  The linesman is flagging
          ...  Throw in

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Estadio da Luz
Attendance           : 125,101
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Benfica Match Info
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Best player          : B_Dugnutt (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : B_Dugnutt (4 pen,16,28), E_Knave (91)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N_Winneke (83)
Injured              : K_Commons (54)
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Valencia Match Info
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Best player          : D_Trezeguet
Scorers              : D_Trezeguet (83 pen)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : D_Van_Don_Bur (4), M_Barry (33), T_Cruise (62), D_Trezeguet (70)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             Benfica      |    Valencia
Attempts on Goal     :          17        |       8
Off target           :           7        |       3
On target            :          10        |       5
Possession           :          56        |       44
Corners              :           1        |       4
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       4
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :          10        |       9
Key Tackles          :          10        |       8
Key Passes           :          18        |       7
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Final Score          : Benfica 4 - 1 Valencia
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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   5   0   0   0   0   0   1   0  13   0   0   0
Yann_M_Vila    DF   2  35  14   8  22 |  95   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 100  20  20
R_Tomassi      DF   1  32   9   7  37 |  58   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Foyth        DF   1  31  13   7  42 |  95   0   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
M_Zeffane      DF   1  31  10   7  31 |  95   0   3   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  60  20   0
J_Bolm         MF   2  12  30  13  32 |  95   0   0   3   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  30   5
I_Marcone      MF   3   6  30   6  32 |  95   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  35   0
K_Commons      MF   1   8  28  10  32 |  57   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0
W_Dustice      MF   1  12  26   6  42 |  95   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20   0
T_Erak         FW   2   6   6  28  21 |  95   0   1   0   0   6   0   0   0   0  40  20  30
B_Dugnutt      FW   1   5   7  27  20 |  63   0   0   0   0   4   3   0   0   0   0   0 100
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 |  37   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
M_Perin        DF   3  25   8   9  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Knave        MF   3   8  25  10  21 |  38   0   0   3   0   1   1   0   0   0   0  30  30
Nathan_Dyer    FW   2   7  11  30  31 |  32   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   5

Player Statistics - Valencia
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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D_Van_Don_Bur  GK  35   2   7   5  23 |  95   6   0   0   0   0   0   1   0 -12   0   0   0
D_E_Boyata     DF   2  30  11   9  11 |  95   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
E_Herbert      DF   1  29   7  11  41 |  69   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
A_Nouri        DF   1  28  12   6  21 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20
M_Salah        DF   2  28   8   8  22 |  95   0   2   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  40   0   5
T_Cruise       MF   2  10  29   9  39 |  69   0   0   1   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2   8  -2
M_Barry        MF   2  17  28   7  32 |  95   0   1   1   0   1   0   1   0   0  18   8   3
B_Green        MF   2  16  28   6  30 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Kikuchi      MF   1  15  28   9  30 |  95   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20   0
M_Bombarda     FW   2   7   5  29  22 |  69   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -20
D_Trezeguet    FW   3   7  10  28  21 |  95   0   0   0   0   3   1   1   0   0  -2  -2  38
R_Ceni         GK  36   2   2   7  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Ivanovic     DF   3  30  11   7  22 |  26   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
L_Macleod      MF   2   9  28  11  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
H_Higuim       MF   2   7  27  10  42 |  26   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
W_Jose         FW   3   8   9  29  10 |  26   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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