Division One League Match, Benfica vs. Werder Bremen (Sun Jul 04)


                              Benfica  |  Werder Bremen
                              4-4-2 P  |  4-1-2-1-2 C
                   Matias Finkelstein  |  Harry Kleinjan
                                       |
                         N_Winneke GK  |  GK J_Pavlenka
                         M_Zeffane DF  |  DF J_Zanetti
                         R_Tomassi DF  |  DF J_Ekstrand
                           J_Foyth DF  |  DF L_Augustinson
                       S_Mannaerts DF  |  DF E_Henderson
                            J_Bolm MF  |  DM K_Moehwald
                         K_Commons MF  |  MF P_Erras
                        S_Nakamoto MF  |  MF L_Bittencourt
                         W_Dustice MF  |  AM J_Ledley
                         B_Dugnutt FW  |  FW E_Bergkamp
                            T_Erak FW  |  FW E_Stranger
                                       |
                          L_Yashin SUB |  SUB T_Courtois
                           M_Perin SUB |  SUB Cece_Pepe
                        A_Burdisso SUB |  SUB Jose_Callejon
                           E_Knave SUB |  SUB A_Addey
                           T_Henry SUB |  SUB N_Kapinga

Referee: F_Brych (Germany)


Min. 2  :(wbn) The ball is passed in from L_Augustinson, he finds E_Bergkamp
          ...  The defender fails to control it
          ...  E_Bergkamp picks up the loose ball and runs towards goal
          ...  He is one on one with N_Winneke
          ...  He tries to slide it past N_Winneke
          ...  N_Winneke pulls off a save !!
Min. 3  :(bfa) K_Commons finds S_Mannaerts with a perfectly weighted pass
          ...  E_Henderson wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Bolm curls it into the box!
          ...  T_Erak with the header
          ...  But J_Pavlenka punches it away
          ...  He had to be brave to come for that one
Min. 3  :(wbn) J_Ledley finds his way through
          ...  He lost his man too easily
          ...  W_Dustice with an ugly foul
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
          ...  F_Brych warns him
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  It is in a good position!
          ...  J_Ledley drives it in
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  N_Winneke is wrong footed!
          ...  It drifts just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by P_Erras
          ...  J_Zanetti gets his head on it
          ...  N_Winneke parries it
          ...  The defender clears it
Min. 6  :(bfa) A_Burdisso comes on for J_Bolm and will play MF to the delight of the fans
Min. 9  :(bfa) K_Commons hits in a wicked shot!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  S_Nakamoto latches onto it!
          ...  Fine tackle by J_Zanetti
          ...  But he can't prevent the corner
Min. 11 :(bfa) T_Erak sidesteps J_Ekstrand
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  K_Moehwald gathers up the loose ball
Min. 12 :(wbn) J_Zanetti tries to clear it
          ...  He has miskicked it!!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He has put it into his own net!!
          ...  Benfica 1-0 Werder Bremen ...
Min. 15 :(bfa) S_Nakamoto sprints down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball across to B_Dugnutt
          ...  B_Dugnutt rifles it to the far post !
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  J_Pavlenka dives desperately to try and save it!!
          ...  And J_Pavlenka tips it wide!
          ...  Great goalkeeping!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  W_Dustice floats the ball in!
          ...  K_Moehwald clears the danger
Min. 19 :(wbn) L_Bittencourt hits the ball through the heart of the defence
          ...  P_Erras latches onto it!
          ...  J_Foyth read the danger and stops the pass
Min. 20 :(bfa) R_Tomassi with a first time pass
          ...  T_Erak runs onto it!
          ...  L_Augustinson is late with that one
          ...  He gets up and shakes the players hand
          ...  F_Brych ignores the protests for a card
          ...  Harry Kleinjan looks relieved
Min. 22 :(bfa) J_Foyth pass splits open the defence and finds T_Erak
          ...  L_Augustinson plays the back pass
          ...  J_Pavlenka can't get to it!!
          ...  It goes just wide!!
          ...  What a lucky escape!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  K_Commons chips the ball into the area!
          ...  E_Henderson wins the ball
          ...  He belts it away
Min. 22 :(wbn) J_Ledley breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on N_Winneke!
          ...  K_Commons brings him down!
          ...  RED CARD!!
          ...  He's been hard done by for that!!
Min. 22 :(bfa) N_Winneke is rolling on the ground!
          ...  He isn't going to continue!
Min. 22 :(wbn) The Werder Bremen manager shouts at them from the touchline to play A
Min. 22 :(bfa) L_Yashin will replace the useless N_Winneke and will play GK
Min. 24 :(wbn) E_Bergkamp cuts inside R_Tomassi
          ...  He worked that well
          ...  B_Dugnutt fouls badly
          ...  F_Brych will want to speak to him
          ...  F_Brych warned him
Min. 32 :(bfa) T_Erak pushes it past E_Henderson
          ...  T_Erak hits the shot with the inside of the left foot!
          ...  J_Pavlenka with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  He showed great Reflexes there
Min. 35 :(bfa) W_Dustice leaps into the air
          ...  He wins the header
          ...  He heads it across to B_Dugnutt
          ...  Intercepted by L_Augustinson
Min. 37 :(wbn) Werder Bremen altered their play to a E strategy
Min. 37 :(bfa) B_Dugnutt controls it with ease
          ...  E_Henderson with the tackle
          ...  He came to the rescue there!
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 46 :(wbn) K_Moehwald sidesteps J_Foyth
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game
          ...  A_Burdisso had better start being careful if he continues to tackle like that
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  That could have been a penalty!
          ...  E_Stranger with the thundering drive
          ...  L_Yashin won't get to that!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Pick that one out!!
          ...  All square, that should make things interesting!
          ...  Benfica 1-1 Werder Bremen ...

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

Min. 46 :(bfa) B_Dugnutt is out on the left
          ...  He moves the ball right to W_Dustice
          ...  A glorious effort by W_Dustice !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  His manager looks unmoved
          ...  And Benfica are leading in the game now
          ...  Benfica 2-1 Werder Bremen ...
Min. 46 :(wbn) E_Bergkamp runs at the defence
          ...  He nutmegs the defender
          ...  He showed his class there
          ...  E_Bergkamp fires the shot in!
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  Wide !!
          ...  That was fortunate
Min. 46 :(wbn) P_Erras kicks S_Nakamoto off the ball
          ...  Well spotted by F_Brych
          ...  He could be off here!
          ...  The referee reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  RED CARD!!
          ...  I think he was unlucky there, deserve a booking only!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  This is a good chance!
          ...  J_Foyth shapes to shoot
          ...  He plays it to B_Dugnutt instead
          ...  K_Moehwald goes in with the block tackle
          ...  He comes out of it with the ball
          ...  Great tackle!
Min. 48 :(wbn) L_Augustinson whips the ball across to E_Henderson
          ...  E_Henderson uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot!
          ...  L_Yashin tips it round the post
          ...  Good save
          ...  Corner not given!!
Min. 51 :(wbn) E_Stranger with the cross-field pass to E_Bergkamp
          ...  But M_Zeffane comes away with the ball
          ...  Excellent defending there!
Min. 52 :(bfa) B_Dugnutt takes a throw in
          ...  He throws the ball into T_Erak
          ...  K_Moehwald gets in the way and wins the ball
Min. 53 :(bfa) The defender under hits the back pass!
          ...  R_Tomassi is through!
          ...  E_Henderson takes the ball and the player!!
          ...  But the ref waves play on!!
Min. 55 :(bfa) M_Perin is coming on for M_Zeffane and playing DF
Min. 56 :(wbn) K_Moehwald lays the ball back to E_Stranger
          ...  Good sliding challenge from S_Mannaerts
Min. 59 :(bfa) T_Erak flicks it over J_Ekstrand's head
          ...  He showed some great skill there!
          ...  J_Zanetti lunges in with two feet!!
          ...  And play is brought to a halt by F_Brych
          ...  F_Brych tries to calm him down
Min. 60 :(wbn) Werder Bremen restructured their strategy to A
Min. 61 :(bfa) M_Perin holds the ball up
          ...  He sees B_Dugnutt in space!
          ...  B_Dugnutt launches himself head first to connect with the low cross!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Rifled home!
          ...  The Benfica fans go wild!
          ...  Benfica 3-1 Werder Bremen ...
Min. 62 :(bfa) Benfica made the switch to a D strategy
Min. 62 :(bfa) T_Erak with the mazy dribble
          ...  He takes it past E_Henderson
          ...  E_Henderson reacts well to win the ball back
Min. 71 :(wbn) K_Moehwald is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He throws it long to E_Stranger
          ...  W_Dustice is called for the holding foul
          ...  He won that header unfairly
          ...  The ref shows him a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on!
          ...  FREE KICK
          ...  This is very far out
          ...  J_Ledley swings it in
          ...  E_Stranger takes control of it!
          ...  A_Burdisso plays the back pass
          ...  L_Yashin can't get to it!!
          ...  It goes just wide!!
          ...  What a lucky escape!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  E_Henderson floats the ball in!
          ...  L_Yashin easily catches it!
Min. 73 :(bfa) S_Nakamoto moves out over to the edge of the pitch
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He plays the ball through to B_Dugnutt
          ...  B_Dugnutt with an overhead kick !
          ...  He gets a connection
          ...  The shot slips through J_Pavlenka's hands
          ...  But J_Pavlenka recovers to save!
          ...  He got away with that!
Min. 76 :(bfa) R_Tomassi holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to T_Erak
          ...  J_Ekstrand wins the ball!
          ...  But he caught the player also!
          ...  The ref gives nothing!
Min. 77 :(bfa) W_Dustice turns past the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to S_Nakamoto
          ...  J_Zanetti goes in studs first
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution!
          ...  Matias Finkelstein looks bemused that it wasn't more!
Min. 79 :(wbn) N_Kapinga is being prepared to come on
          ...  E_Bergkamp is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play FW
Min. 81 :(wbn) Cece_Pepe replaces J_Ekstrand to play as a DF
Min. 85 :(wbn) E_Stranger knocks it past the defender and runs onto it
          ...  He leaves the defender standing
          ...  R_Tomassi is called for the holding foul
          ...  He won that header unfairly
          ...  The ref shows him a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on!
          ...  The ref consults with his assistant!
          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  E_Stranger places the ball on the spot!
          ...  He sends L_Yashin the wrong way
          ...  Clinical Penalty
          ...  GOAL!!
          ...  Can Werder Bremen get back into the game now!
          ...  Benfica 3-2 Werder Bremen...
Min. 87 :(wbn) L_Bittencourt comes to collect the ball
          ...  Great turn!!!
          ...  Superb play
          ...  L_Bittencourt with a thundering volley!
          ...  L_Yashin with a great save
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 90 :(bfa) T_Erak nutmegs L_Augustinson, he continues to run forward
          ...  E_Henderson with the tackle
          ...  He came to the rescue there!

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Estadio da Luz
Attendance           : 125,792
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Benfica Match Info
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Best player          : B_Dugnutt (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : J_Zanetti (12 og), W_Dustice (46), B_Dugnutt (61)
Sent Off             : K_Commons (22)
Booked               : W_Dustice (71), R_Tomassi (85)
Injured              : N_Winneke (22)
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Werder Bremen Match Info
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Best player          : E_Stranger
Scorers              : E_Stranger (46,85 pen)
Sent Off             : P_Erras (46)
Booked               : J_Zanetti (77)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                              Benfica     | Werder Bremen
Attempts on Goal     :           6        |       8
Off target           :           0        |       2
On target            :           6        |       6
Possession           :          40        |       60
Corners              :           3        |       2
Red Cards            :           1        |       1
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       2
Fouls                :          14        |       10
Key Tackles          :           4        |       12
Key Passes           :          13        |       6
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Final Score          : Benfica 3 - 2 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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N_Winneke      GK  36   2   2   3  20 |  22   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0   0   0
M_Zeffane      DF   1  34  10   7  31 |  56   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
R_Tomassi      DF   1  34   9   7  37 |  93   0   0   2   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  18  -2
J_Foyth        DF   1  33  13   7  42 |  93   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
S_Mannaerts    DF   2  31  10   5  12 |  93   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
J_Bolm         MF   2  12  32  14  32 |   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Commons      MF   1   8  29  11  32 |  22   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   1   0 -10  10 -10
S_Nakamoto     MF   3   5  28  17  32 |  93   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
W_Dustice      MF   1  13  27   6  42 |  93   0   0   2   0   1   1   1   0   0  18  38  43
B_Dugnutt      FW   1   5   7  28  20 |  93   0   0   2   1   3   1   0   0   0   0  40  35
T_Erak         FW   2   7   7  28  21 |  93   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
L_Yashin       GK  29   2   1   2  22 |  71   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  -5   0   0   0
M_Perin        DF   3  26   8   9  32 |  37   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
A_Burdisso     MF   2  25   6   8  31 |  87   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  20  20
E_Knave        MF   3   8  25  10  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Henry        FW   1   7  11  25  21 |   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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J_Pavlenka     GK  34   3   1   2  21 |  93   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -10   0   0   0
J_Zanetti      DF   1  33  12  10  41 |  93   0   1   0   0   1   0   1   0   0 -22 -42 -17
J_Ekstrand     DF   1  32  12   7  22 |  82   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
L_Augustinson  DF   2  30   7   6  23 |  93   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  20   0
E_Henderson    DF   2  27   9   7  21 |  93   0   6   0   0   1   0   0   0   0 120   0   5
K_Moehwald     DM   1  21  29  12  28 |  93   0   4   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  80  20   0
P_Erras        MF   2  17  28   1  25 |  47   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0 -10 -10 -10
L_Bittencourt  MF   2   1  27  19  28 |  93   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   5
J_Ledley       AM   1   6  29  17  30 |  93   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Bergkamp     FW   3  11   6  31  34 |  80   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
E_Stranger     FW   2  10   8  30  20 |  93   0   0   1   0   1   2   0   0   0   0  10  50
T_Courtois     GK  29   1   2   3  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Cece_Pepe      DF   2  28   6   7  22 |  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Jose_Callejon  MF   3   5  28   8  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Addey        MF   2  11  26  10  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Kapinga      FW   3  10   9  25  42 |  13   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -20
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