Elite FA Cup Group Match, Benfica vs. Werder Bremen (Fri Oct 23)


                              Benfica  |  Werder Bremen
                            3-1-4-2 E  |  5-3-2 N
                      Steven Theobald  |  Harry Kleinjan
                                       |
                      E_Thorstvedt GK  |  GK L_Bowazski
                         C_Thomson DF  |  DF K_Ramsteijn
                       Yann_M_Vila DF  |  DF J_Neeskens
                         R_Tomassi DF  |  DF C_Prandelli
                       B_Abdoulaye DM  |  DF P_Miranda
                          B_Zamora MF  |  DF M_Pavlovic
                            J_Bolm MF  |  MF D_Bentley
                            D_Obua MF  |  MF Asier_Munoz
                        S_Nakamoto MF  |  MF M_Canete
                       Nathan_Dyer FW  |  FW D_Berbatov
                         L_Fabiano FW  |  FW M_Kobylanski
                                       |
                          J_Moreau SUB |  SUB S_Mielitz
                         J_Djourou SUB |  SUB Ronaldo
                         P_Swanson SUB |  SUB C_Gemmell
                      D_Damjanovic SUB |  SUB J_Garcia
                        K_McInally SUB |  SUB Liedson

Referee: A_Barken (Norway)


Min. 7  :(wbn) K_Ramsteijn plays a quick one-two with his team mate
          ...  He looks around for options
          ...  He moves forward with the ball
          ...  B_Zamora tackles cleanly
Min. 11 :(bfa) B_Abdoulaye miskicks!
          ...  He finds L_Fabiano though
          ...  That was fortunate
          ...  But D_Bentley wins the ball with a sliding challenge
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  B_Zamora chips the ball into the area!
          ...  C_Thomson gets on the end of it
          ...  L_Bowazski with a superb tip over the bar
          ...  He showed great Reflexes there
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  B_Abdoulaye chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  C_Prandelli clears the danger
Min. 13 :(bfa) B_Zamora kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  Nathan_Dyer gets on the end of the pass
          ...  D_Bentley pulls on his opponent's shirt!!
          ...  A_Barken has stopped play
          ...  Well spotted by A_Barken!
          ...  A_Barken tries to calm him down
Min. 14 :(bfa) R_Tomassi moves out over to the edge of the pitch
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He plays the ball through to J_Bolm
          ...  J_Bolm is clean through, he is one on one with L_Bowazski
          ...  He rounds L_Bowazski
          ...  He thumps it towards the goal!
          ...  It goes over!!
Min. 14 :(bfa) J_Bolm with a probing pass to B_Abdoulaye
          ...  C_Prandelli with an ugly foul
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
          ...  A_Barken reaches to his pocket!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 22 :(wbn) M_Canete runs at the defence
          ...  He nutmegs B_Abdoulaye
          ...  He showed his class there
          ...  Yann_M_Vila forces him off the ball
          ...  But it rolls out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Asier_Munoz chips the ball into the area!
          ...  It is cleared by R_Tomassi
Min. 23 :(wbn) D_Bentley controls it well
          ...  He nutmegs C_Thomson
          ...  He puts in M_Kobylanski!
          ...  M_Kobylanski hits it
          ...  This one could go anywhere !
          ...  But he's missed it!
          ...  He couldn't hit a cow's arse with a banjo
Min. 24 :(wbn) M_Pavlovic holds the ball up
          ...  He sees D_Bentley in space!
          ...  D_Bentley with the strike !
          ...  But E_Thorstvedt hits it away
          ...  He could have held onto that!
Min. 26 :(bfa) D_Obua brings it under control
          ...  He takes on J_Neeskens
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in L_Fabiano!
          ...  D_Bentley reads the play well
Min. 27 :(wbn) K_Ramsteijn controls it well
          ...  He nutmegs R_Tomassi
          ...  He puts in C_Prandelli!
          ...  Yann_M_Vila clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play
          ...  The linesman is flagging
          ...  Throw in
Min. 28 :(wbn) D_Berbatov sidesteps C_Thomson
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  J_Bolm goes in stud's first
          ...  A_Barken will want to speak to him
          ...  The referee reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  RED CARD!!
          ...  I think he deserved that!
Min. 28 :(bfa) D_Damjanovic takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace L_Fabiano
          ...  He'll play as a MF
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
          ...  A_Barken looks across to his assistant!
          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  D_Berbatov takes it
          ...  He's converted it!!
          ...  GOAL!!
          ...  That's given Werder Bremen the lead!
          ...  Benfica 0-1 Werder Bremen...
Min. 31 :(bfa) B_Abdoulaye with a real burst of pace
          ...  He leaves P_Miranda behind
          ...  D_Berbatov with a deliberate foul
          ...  That deserves a punishment
Min. 33 :(wbn) M_Canete is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He throws it long to K_Ramsteijn
          ...  K_Ramsteijn aims the cheeky shot at goal!
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  E_Thorstvedt is wrong footed!
          ...  It drifts just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  K_Ramsteijn drives it into the box!
          ...  E_Thorstvedt reads it well, and claims it!
Min. 34 :(bfa) D_Obua brings the ball into the opposing area
          ...  S_Nakamoto makes himself available
          ...  S_Nakamoto tries to place it in the corner !
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  L_Bowazski dives desperately to try and save it!!
          ...  He can't get to it!
          ...  But it creeps just wide!!
          ...  The deflection had L_Bowazski beaten!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  D_Damjanovic plays it towards the near post!
          ...  L_Bowazski reads it well, and claims it!
Min. 37 :(bfa) B_Abdoulaye takes advantage of a defensive mistake
          ...  J_Neeskens is forced to retreat
          ...  He knocks it back!
          ...  L_Bowazski misses it!
          ...  It creeps just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Yann_M_Vila drives it into the box!
          ...  L_Bowazski catches it!
Min. 38 :(wbn) K_Ramsteijn is forced to retreat
          ...  Ohhhh no!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He has put it into his own net!!
          ...  Benfica 1-1 Werder Bremen ...
Min. 39 :(bfa) C_Thomson feeds the ball through the middle
          ...  S_Nakamoto runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  A well-placed shot from S_Nakamoto !
          ...  L_Bowazski guesses right
Min. 40 :(wbn) Asier_Munoz floats the ball in to find M_Kobylanski
          ...  A powerful shot by M_Kobylanski !
          ...  E_Thorstvedt 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. 42 :(bfa) B_Zamora runs down the flank
          ...  He threads the ball in to B_Abdoulaye
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  D_Bentley belts it clear
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(bfa) D_Damjanovic is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He throws it long to S_Nakamoto
          ...  M_Pavlovic takes the ball
          ...  OOOHHHH!!
          ...  He almost loses it straight away
          ...  But he hits it clear!
Min. 45 :(bfa) Nathan_Dyer with a glorious 60-yard pass to C_Thomson
          ...  C_Thomson tries the lob from 30 yards !
          ...  L_Bowazski with an amazing dive to the bottom left
          ...  How he got to that one I don't know !
Min. 47 :(wbn) P_Miranda with a first time pass
          ...  D_Bentley runs onto it!
          ...  B_Zamora fouls badly
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution!
          ...  Harry Kleinjan looks bemused that it wasn't more!
          ...  FREE KICK
          ...  Just inside there own half
          ...  Asier_Munoz passes to M_Kobylanski
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  R_Tomassi belts it clear
Min. 47 :(wbn) D_Berbatov knocks it past R_Tomassi and runs onto it
          ...  He leaves the defender standing
          ...  Yann_M_Vila dives in two footed!!
          ...  Play On!!

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Benfica 1-1 Werder Bremen

Min. 48 :(wbn) M_Kobylanski loses his marker!
          ...  S_Nakamoto with a superb challenge
          ...  The referee has given the free kick the other way!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  This is a good chance!
          ...  D_Berbatov drives it under the wall
          ...  But he somehow misses
          ...  That was a woeful effort
Min. 48 :(wbn) D_Bentley has the ball on the wing
          ...  He takes it past S_Nakamoto
          ...  He knocks it to D_Berbatov!
          ...  D_Berbatov gets up high for the header !
          ...  But he puts it over
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort
Min. 48 :(bfa) D_Damjanovic is closed down
          ...  He plays a quick pass
          ...  Nathan_Dyer latches onto the ball
          ...  D_Berbatov with a nasty foul
          ...  That looked malicious
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He was unlucky to be booked for that
Min. 50 :(wbn) Asier_Munoz looks up
          ...  He swings the ball right towards M_Pavlovic
          ...  Yann_M_Vila makes the challenge and clears the ball
Min. 53 :(bfa) S_Nakamoto backtracks with the ball
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field
          ...  Nathan_Dyer gets on the end of it
          ...  Nathan_Dyer with the attempt at goal!
          ...  He miskicks the ball
          ...  He's managed to put that out of the stadium
Min. 54 :(bfa) B_Abdoulaye flicks the ball through
          ...  Yann_M_Vila runs onto it!
          ...  C_Prandelli wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  D_Damjanovic crosses it in!
          ...  Nathan_Dyer gets a shot in
          ...  But he miskicks and puts it well off target
          ...  The Werder Bremen fans taunt him about that effort
Min. 58 :(bfa) Yann_M_Vila 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 B_Zamora
          ...  But C_Prandelli wins the ball from behind
          ...  The crowd appeal but A_Barken has none of it.
Min. 61 :(bfa) D_Obua looks up
          ...  He swings the ball right towards Nathan_Dyer
          ...  Nathan_Dyer with a blistering shot !
          ...  OOOOOOHHHHHHHH
          ...  It grazes the post and goes wide
Min. 61 :(wbn) J_Neeskens finds his way through
          ...  The offside trap didn't work
          ...  J_Neeskens with a blistering shot !
          ...  OOOOOOHHHHHHHH
          ...  It grazes the post and goes wide
Min. 65 :(wbn) D_Berbatov knocks the ball past R_Tomassi
          ...  B_Zamora with a pull on the shirt
          ...  His 2nd yellow this game ! Sent off !
          ...  The fans chant CHEERIO CHEERIO CHEERIO to him!!
Min. 68 :(bfa) S_Nakamoto hoists the ball across to R_Tomassi
          ...  K_Ramsteijn gets to the ball first
Min. 70 :(bfa) Benfica will now play A after the order comes from the dugout
Min. 70 :(bfa) S_Nakamoto is now playing as a AM
Min. 72 :(bfa) J_Djourou comes on for C_Thomson and will play DF to the delight of the fans
Min. 75 :(bfa) Nathan_Dyer runs forward
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind!
          ...  M_Pavlovic forces him off the ball
Min. 76 :(wbn) K_Ramsteijn has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past J_Djourou
          ...  He puts in M_Kobylanski!
          ...  M_Kobylanski with the goal bound shot!
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But flies wide of the post!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  P_Miranda hits it towards the far post!
          ...  E_Thorstvedt reads it well, and claims it!
Min. 77 :(bfa) P_Swanson is coming on for Yann_M_Vila and will play DF
Min. 80 :(bfa) D_Damjanovic with a one-touch layoff to Nathan_Dyer
          ...  Nathan_Dyer rises above the defence to head the ball !
          ...  L_Bowazski saves it
          ...  He got his body behind the ball there
Min. 81 :(wbn) D_Bentley with a measured pass to D_Berbatov
          ...  P_Swanson makes the challenge and clears the ball
          ...  But it drifts out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  M_Kobylanski swings it in!
          ...  E_Thorstvedt reads it well, and claims it!
Min. 82 :(bfa) Nathan_Dyer takes advantage of a mistake by M_Pavlovic
          ...  Nathan_Dyer has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He fires the ball goal ward!
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  L_Bowazski moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  It's beaten him!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  L_Bowazski looks dejected!
          ...  Have Benfica stolen the win late on with that goal?
          ...  Benfica 2-1 Werder Bremen ...
Min. 83 :(bfa) The manager shouting something towards his players
          ...  It looks like he's turning things round a bit
          ...  Benfica will now play C
Min. 83 :(bfa) S_Nakamoto moves in a MF position
Min. 83 :(wbn) The Werder Bremen manager shouts at them from the touchline to play A
Min. 87 :(wbn) M_Kobylanski takes possession
          ...  He has his back towards goal
          ...  He turns well
          ...  M_Kobylanski attempts a low drive!
          ...  E_Thorstvedt is just going to watch it go over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  But goes just over !!
          ...  E_Thorstvedt looks very relieved!
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 90 :(bfa) R_Tomassi plays a clever one-two with his team mate
          ...  He heads towards the goal
          ...  He slides it past the defender!
          ...  R_Tomassi with a screamer of a shot !
          ...  It hits the post!!
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it over
Min. 92 :(wbn) D_Bentley races into the box
          ...  He sees M_Kobylanski lose his man
          ...  He cuts the ball back to him
          ...  Nathan_Dyer with a deliberate foul
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Estadio da Luz
Attendance           : 118,574
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Benfica Match Info
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Best player          : Nathan_Dyer (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : K_Ramsteijn (38 og), Nathan_Dyer (82)
Sent Off             : J_Bolm (28), B_Zamora (65)
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Werder Bremen Match Info
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Best player          : D_Bentley
Scorers              : D_Berbatov (28 pen)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : C_Prandelli (14), D_Berbatov (48)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                              Benfica     |  Werder Bremen
Attempts on Goal     :          11        |       10
Off target           :           6        |       8
On target            :           5        |       2
Possession           :          46        |       54
Corners              :           5        |       4
Red Cards            :           2        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       2
Subs Used            :           3        |       0
Fouls                :           9        |       9
Key Tackles          :           7        |       9
Key Passes           :          17        |       10
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Final Score          : Benfica 2 - 1 Werder Bremen
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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  39   2   6   4  13 |  95   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0   0   0
C_Thomson      DF   2  28  12   6  25 |  74   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  10  10
Yann_M_Vila    DF   2  26  13   8  22 |  79   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  80  10   0
R_Tomassi      DF   1  26   8   7  37 |  95   0   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  40  10   1
B_Abdoulaye    DM   2  15  27   7  39 |  95   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
B_Zamora       MF   2  12  28   8  25 |  67   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   1   0  10  10 -10
J_Bolm         MF   2  11  26  12  32 |  28   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   1   0 -10   0  -9
D_Obua         MF   2  11  24   8  31 |  95   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
S_Nakamoto     MF   3   4  23  15  32 |  95   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0  20  40  26
Nathan_Dyer    FW   2   6  10  27  31 |  95   0   0   1   0   5   1   0   0   0   0  10  28
L_Fabiano      FW   1   4  10  25  18 |  28   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Moreau       GK  27   1   2   2  14 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Djourou      DF   3  28   5   9  35 |  21   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Swanson      DF   2  24  10   6  25 |  16   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
D_Damjanovic   MF   3   8  28  10  42 |  67   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
K_McInally     FW   2   6   5  29  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Werder Bremen
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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L_Bowazski     GK  37   5   4   6  15 |  95   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0   0   0
K_Ramsteijn    DF   1  26  11  10  42 |  95   0   1   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
J_Neeskens     DF   1  25   9   6  29 |  95   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   1
C_Prandelli    DF   1  24  11   7  29 |  95   0   3   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  58  -2  -2
P_Miranda      DF   2  24   9   7  36 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
M_Pavlovic     DF   3  23   5   7  22 |  95   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
D_Bentley      MF   3  16  25   9  36 |  95   0   3   3   0   1   0   0   0   0  60  30   5
Asier_Munoz    MF   1   9  25   3  21 |  95   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20   0 -20
M_Canete       MF   2   5  24   5  19 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
D_Berbatov     FW   2   8   7  25  37 |  95   0   0   0   0   2   1   1   0   0  -2  -2  20
M_Kobylanski   FW   2   6   8  23  22 |  95   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -16
S_Mielitz      GK  27   3   3   3  14 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Ronaldo        DF   2  27  12   9  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Gemmell      MF   3   8  25  12  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Garcia       MF   2   9  23   9  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Liedson        FW   2   9   5  23  38 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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