Elite League Match, Bayern Munich vs. Benfica (Sun Jul 31)


                        Bayern Munich  |  Benfica
                            4-2-2-2 A  |  4-1-3-2 C
                         Chris Ridout  |  Matias Finkelstein
                                       |
                          C_Ridout GK  |  GK N_Winneke
                       A_Ranocchia DF  |  DF J_Foyth
                       Beckenbauer DF  |  DF S_Mannaerts
                             Ayala DF  |  DF W_Samuel
                           Maldini DF  |  DF N_Molina
                            Ribery MF  |  DM A_Pirlo
                       K_Porborsky MF  |  MF I_Marcone
                            Rivera AM  |  MF K_Commons
                      Kara_Dembele AM  |  MF S_Nakamoto
                        Sheringham FW  |  FW Nathan_Dyer
                          D_Baggio FW  |  FW B_Dugnutt
                                       |
                           G_Banks SUB |  SUB J_J_Jones
                           J_James SUB |  SUB A_Burdisso
                          W_Morgan SUB |  SUB M_Verratti
                       Amine_Harit SUB |  SUB T_Erak
                      Fabio_Vieira SUB |  SUB T_Trezeguet

Referee: W_Collum (Scotland)


Min. 3  :(bfa) I_Marcone hits a hard pass to Nathan_Dyer
          ...  Nathan_Dyer leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!!!
          ...  C_Ridout with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  He showed great Reflexes there
Min. 4  :(bfa) S_Nakamoto curls the ball out wide to B_Dugnutt
          ...  B_Dugnutt shapes up for a shot!
          ...  C_Ridout is stranded!
          ...  He can't get there in time!
          ...  OH! It drifts just past the post
          ...  Great strike!
          ...  Deserved a goal really
Min. 7  :(bfa) J_Foyth with the nutmeg
          ...  He takes the ball forward
          ...  J_Foyth throws himself at the ball !
          ...  He manages to reach the ball
          ...  It hits the post!!
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it over
Min. 7  :(bnm) K_Porborsky lobs it over A_Pirlo
          ...  K_Commons with an ugly foul
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
Min. 9  :(bnm) D_Baggio loses J_Foyth
          ...  D_Baggio has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He fires the ball goal ward!
          ...  N_Winneke fists it away
          ...  That was a good save!
Min. 10 :(bfa) I_Marcone jinks infield
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to B_Dugnutt
          ...  B_Dugnutt has time and space!
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Was that a smile we saw on his manager's face?
          ...  That's given Benfica the advantage!
          ...  Bayern Munich 0-1 Benfica ...
Min. 11 :(bnm) It looks as though Bayern Munich is now playing C
Min. 11 :(bfa) Benfica's manager orders his side to play L
Min. 11 :(bnm) Ribery with a glorious long pass to A_Ranocchia
          ...  A_Ranocchia with a thundering volley!
          ...  N_Winneke falls over
          ...  But N_Winneke is relieved to watch it go out of play!
Min. 13 :(bnm) D_Baggio unselfishly lays the ball back to A_Ranocchia
          ...  A_Ranocchia drifts clear!
          ...  He is clean through!
          ...  He is one on one with N_Winneke
          ...  He nutmegs N_Winneke
          ...  It hits the upright!!
          ...  N_Winneke recovers to save it !!
Min. 14 :(bfa) K_Commons feeds the ball through the middle
          ...  S_Nakamoto runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by A_Ranocchia
Min. 17 :(bfa) Nathan_Dyer runs at the defender
          ...  He takes it past him
          ...  Maldini with a nasty foul
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  RED CARD!!
          ...  Bayern Munich will have to play the rest of the game without him
Min. 17 :(bnm) J_James is being brought on
          ...  Sheringham is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 19 :(bnm) K_Porborsky takes advantage of a mistake by N_Molina
          ...  It's a lucky break
          ...  I_Marcone anticipates the pass and cuts it out
Min. 23 :(bnm) D_Baggio loses N_Molina
          ...  I_Marcone takes the ball and the player!!
          ...  But the ref waves play on!!
Min. 23 :(bnm) Rivera stops the ball and looks around for movement
          ...  A team mate overlaps him now
          ...  He uses his team mates run as a decoy and heads towards the goal!
          ...  I_Marcone is called for the holding foul
          ...  Looked like a fair jump
          ...  The referee got it wrong
          ...  He's warned for that one
          ...  Anymore like that and he will find himself in the book
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  It is within shooting distance!
          ...  J_James shapes to shoot
          ...  He plays it to D_Baggio instead
          ...  Cleared by S_Nakamoto
Min. 26 :(bfa) I_Marcone gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He cuts inside Beckenbauer!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by A_Ranocchia
          ...  He timed it well
Min. 29 :(bfa) W_Samuel nutmegs the defender
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  Beckenbauer hits it out for a throw
Min. 30 :(bfa) K_Commons takes possession
          ...  What can he do here?
          ...  What a shot from K_Commons !
          ...  It could go anywhere
          ...  C_Ridout makes the save
          ...  He hits the ball up field!
Min. 33 :(bnm) K_Porborsky squares it to D_Baggio
          ...  W_Samuel goes in with the block tackle
          ...  He comes out of it with the ball
          ...  Great tackle!
Min. 39 :(bfa) S_Nakamoto could get a shot on goal here
          ...  Ribery tackles cleanly
          ...  The linesman flags for the foul though! Unbelievable! It looked clean to me
Min. 42 :(bnm) Kara_Dembele gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He cuts inside W_Samuel!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  Kara_Dembele from 20 yards !
          ...  It grazes the bar
          ...  And goes over
          ...  Oh so close there!
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 45 :(bnm) Beckenbauer plays it forward to A_Ranocchia
          ...  A_Ranocchia with a low drive through the rain!
          ...  But he puts it wide
          ...  He found himself with no room to manoeuvre

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Bayern Munich 0-1 Benfica

Min. 50 :(bfa) I_Marcone with an incisive pass to Nathan_Dyer
          ...  Kara_Dembele with a late tackle
          ...  It looked worse than what it was
          ...  He is surrounded by the Benfica players
          ...  He gets a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 53 :(bnm) Ribery changes direction inside
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to K_Porborsky
          ...  B_Dugnutt with the tackle
Min. 53 :(bfa) A_Pirlo knocks it forward
          ...  J_James slips
          ...  Nathan_Dyer gets to it!
          ...  J_James reacts well to win the ball back
Min. 55 :(bfa) A_Burdisso replaces S_Mannaerts to play as a DF
Min. 56 :(bnm) Ayala is first to the loose ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to Rivera
          ...  But S_Nakamoto comes away with the ball
          ...  Excellent defending there!
Min. 59 :(bnm) D_Baggio is too quick for the defence
          ...  A_Burdisso rushes in with a clumsy challenge!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  He had to endure a strong lecture from W_Collum
Min. 60 :(bfa) T_Erak replaces S_Nakamoto to play as a FW
Min. 60 :(bfa) Up goes the substitution board - T_Trezeguet on for B_Dugnutt as a FW
Min. 65 :(bfa) M_Verratti will replace the useless I_Marcone and will play MF
Min. 68 :(bnm) The defender under hits the back pass!
          ...  D_Baggio is through!
          ...  D_Baggio sees N_Winneke off his line !
          ...  N_Winneke fists it away
          ...  That was a good save!
Min. 68 :(bfa) W_Samuel with the flick on
          ...  He plays the ball across to T_Erak
          ...  Ribery with a superb challenge
          ...  The referee has given the free kick the other way!
          ...  W_Collum ignores the protests for a card
          ...  Chris Ridout looks relieved
          ...  Surely not!
          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  W_Collum is a disgrace!!
          ...  Nathan_Dyer Places the ball on the spot
          ...  He sends C_Ridout the wrong way
          ...  Clinical Penalty
          ...  GOAL!!
          ...  Bayern Munich 0-2 Benfica...
Min. 69 :(bnm) Rivera jinks infield
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to D_Baggio
          ...  A_Pirlo plays it back
          ...  N_Winneke slips!!
          ...  It goes just wide
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by Ribery!
          ...  M_Verratti wins the ball
          ...  He belts it away
Min. 70 :(bnm) W_Morgan is coming on for Beckenbauer and playing DF
Min. 71 :(bfa) K_Commons with a reverse pass to Nathan_Dyer
          ...  Ayala with a superb tackle!
          ...  He easily dispossessed him.
Min. 74 :(bfa) A_Pirlo with a flashy move
          ...  Kara_Dembele is late with that one
          ...  He gets up and shakes the players hand
          ...  RED CARD!!
          ...  W_Collum had no choice there!!
          ...  Matias Finkelstein appluads the decision
Min. 75 :(bfa) Benfica changed their strategy to play E
Min. 78 :(bnm) Amine_Harit takes off his tracksuit
          ...  he'll replace Ribery as MF
Min. 80 :(bnm) Ayala with a measured pass to D_Baggio
          ...  A cracking drive from D_Baggio !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  What a cheeky finish!
          ...  But it's been disallowed. There was a foul on the defender
Min. 81 :(bfa) T_Erak jumps over the defender's challenge
          ...  J_James with a nasty foul
          ...  W_Collum will want to speak to him
          ...  W_Collum calls him for a talk
          ...  It's just a warning
Min. 82 :(bfa) K_Commons pulls it back to T_Trezeguet
          ...  W_Morgan with a superb tackle!
          ...  He easily dispossessed him.
Min. 84 :(bnm) Amine_Harit plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  Ayala decides to keep possession instead!
          ...  He runs towards the goal now!
          ...  N_Molina wins control of the ball with his hand!!
          ...  Play On!!
Min. 86 :(bnm) K_Porborsky brings it under control
          ...  He takes on J_Foyth
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in D_Baggio!
          ...  A delicate header from D_Baggio !
          ...  But N_Winneke tips it over
          ...  W_Collum has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(bnm) Rivera turns well with ball
          ...  He has some space now
          ...  Rivera belts the ball towards goal!
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air
          ...  But the ball goes harmlessly wide
Min. 94 :(bfa) A_Burdisso sidesteps his marker
          ...  He was too quick for his marker
          ...  D_Baggio with a late tackle
          ...  He certainly didn't mean it
          ...  He gets away with that one
          ...  It's just a warning

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Allianz Arena
Attendance           : 100,000
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Bayern Munich Match Info
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Best player          : D_Baggio
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : Maldini (17), Kara_Dembele (74)
Booked               :
Injured              : N/A
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Benfica Match Info
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Best player          : I_Marcone (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : B_Dugnutt (10), Nathan_Dyer (68 pen)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                           Bayern Munich  |    Benfica
Attempts on Goal     :           9        |       6
Off target           :           3        |       2
On target            :           6        |       4
Possession           :          61        |       39
Corners              :           1        |       0
Red Cards            :           2        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       0
Subs Used            :           3        |       4
Fouls                :          14        |       13
Key Tackles          :           6        |       8
Key Passes           :          10        |       9
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Final Score          : Bayern Munich 0 - 2 Benfica
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Player Statistics - Bayern Munich
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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C_Ridout       GK  38   4   4   4  47 |  96   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -10   0   0   0
A_Ranocchia    DF   3  34  12  10  30 |  96   0   2   0   0   3   0   0   0   0  40   0  10
Beckenbauer    DF   2  34  10   8  21 |  72   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
Ayala          DF   2  33  13   5  11 |  96   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20   0
Maldini        DF   2  33  10   8  41 |  17   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0 -10 -10 -10
Ribery         MF   1   8  33  11  33 |  80   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
K_Porborsky    MF   2   7  30   9  21 |  96   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20   0 -20
Rivera         AM   1   1  27  21  26 |  96   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Kara_Dembele   AM   2   7  26  21  42 |  76   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   1   0 -10 -10 -10
Sheringham     FW   2   7   9  35  21 |  17   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Baggio       FW   2   7  10  29  21 |  96   0   0   1   0   4   0   0   0   0 -20 -10   0
G_Banks        GK  29   3   1   3  12 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_James        DF   2  29  22   1  28 |  79   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
W_Morgan       DF   3  29  12   7  10 |  24   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
Amine_Harit    MF   2  10  29  18  28 |  16   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Fabio_Vieira   MF   1   2  29   1  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

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  38   2   2   3  20 |  96   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  65   0   0   0
J_Foyth        DF   1  36  14   7  42 |  96   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Mannaerts    DF   2  33  10   5  12 |  57   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
W_Samuel       DF   2  31   8   4  28 |  96   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
N_Molina       DF   2  21   6   1  40 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  20  20
A_Pirlo        DM   1  14  29   8  11 |  96   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
I_Marcone      MF   3   7  33   7  32 |  67   0   2   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  40  50   0
K_Commons      MF   1   8  31  11  32 |  96   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  50  25
S_Nakamoto     MF   3   5  29  17  32 |  62   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
Nathan_Dyer    FW   2   7  12  33  31 |  96   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  30
B_Dugnutt      FW   1   6   7  29  20 |  62   0   1   0   0   2   1   0   0   0  20   0  25
J_J_Jones      GK  29   1   5   3  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Burdisso     DF   2  25   6   8  31 |  39   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Verratti     MF   1  10  29  14  20 |  29   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
T_Erak         FW   2   7   7  29  21 |  34   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Trezeguet    FW   2   1   1  26  38 |  34   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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