Elite FA Cup Group Stage Match, Barcelona vs. Benfica (Wed Dec 02)


                            Barcelona  |  Benfica
                              4-4-2 A  |  4-4-2 C
                         Bryngar Myre  |  Matias Finkelstein
                                       |
                          T_Conner GK  |  GK L_Yashin
                      Ciaran_Clark DF  |  DF R_Tomassi
                         J_Miranda DF  |  DF J_Foyth
                        Marco_Rojo DF  |  DF S_Mannaerts
                            I_Hart DF  |  DF M_Perin
                         B_Spencer MF  |  MF J_Bolm
                      Granit_Xhaka MF  |  MF I_Marcone
                     Adnan_Januzaj MF  |  MF S_Nakamoto
                              Xavi MF  |  MF W_Dustice
                             H_Son FW  |  FW Nathan_Dyer
                          K_Mbappe FW  |  FW B_Dugnutt
                                       |
                              Kepa SUB |  SUB N_Winneke
                       G_Wilkinson SUB |  SUB J_Forlin
                           A_Ramos SUB |  SUB K_Commons
                          Coutinho SUB |  SUB E_Knave
                      P_B_E_Dybala SUB |  SUB T_Erak

Referee: S_Farina (Italy)


Min. 2  :(bfa) W_Dustice has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past Ciaran_Clark
          ...  He puts in J_Bolm!
          ...  Ciaran_Clark reacts well to win the ball back
Min. 7  :(bfa) B_Dugnutt runs at Marco_Rojo
          ...  The defender slips and falls over
          ...  B_Dugnutt with a bicycle kick !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  T_Conner will be disappointed he did not save that!
          ...  That's put Benfica ahead!
          ...  Barcelona 0-1 Benfica ...
Min. 8  :(bfa) M_Perin gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He cuts inside Marco_Rojo!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  M_Perin carves a shot towards goal !
          ...  OOOOOOHHHHHHHH
          ...  It grazes the post and goes wide
Min. 9  :(brc) Xavi with the through ball to H_Son
          ...  S_Mannaerts wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Xavi chips the ball in towards the back post!
          ...  The ball comes to Adnan_Januzaj
          ...  He knocks it goalward
          ...  L_Yashin makes a fine save
Min. 11 :(bfa) Nathan_Dyer runs at Ciaran_Clark
          ...  The defender slips and falls over
          ...  J_Miranda wins it well
          ...  Perfectly timed!
Min. 14 :(brc) Granit_Xhaka with the first time pass to H_Son
          ...  I_Marcone knocks the ball back to L_Yashin
          ...  Ohhhh no!!
          ...  It's gone past L_Yashin!
          ...  And just creeps wide!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Granit_Xhaka drives it into the box!
          ...  H_Son loses his marker
          ...  He gets his head onto it!
          ...  L_Yashin with the save
          ...  He holds onto it as well!
Min. 15 :(brc) Xavi sidesteps R_Tomassi
          ...  He was too quick for his marker
          ...  S_Mannaerts dives in two footed!!
          ...  Play On!!
Min. 16 :(brc) Adnan_Januzaj takes on the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to J_Miranda
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by W_Dustice
          ...  He made it look easy
Min. 17 :(bfa) M_Perin 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 Nathan_Dyer
          ...  Nathan_Dyer with a low drive through the rain!
          ...  It grazes the bar
          ...  And goes over
          ...  Oh so close there!
Min. 18 :(bfa) M_Perin sidesteps J_Miranda
          ...  Marco_Rojo slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in
Min. 20 :(bfa) W_Dustice finds the run of S_Nakamoto
          ...  S_Nakamoto has time and space!
          ...  He tries the lob!
          ...  Saved by T_Conner
Min. 21 :(brc) Adnan_Januzaj has it now
          ...  He takes on M_Perin
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in H_Son!
          ...  M_Perin goes in hard to win the ball back
Min. 22 :(brc) Marco_Rojo makes the tackle
          ...  Marco_Rojo tries one from the edge of the box !
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  That was unfortunate
          ...  Barcelona are back on level terms now!
          ...  Barcelona 1-1 Benfica ...
Min. 22 :(bfa) Nathan_Dyer finds his way through
          ...  Ciaran_Clark gets in the way of the ball and clears!
Min. 26 :(brc) B_Spencer holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to K_Mbappe
          ...  A glorious effort by K_Mbappe !
          ...  The fans get off there seats!
          ...  L_Yashin plucks the ball out of the air
          ...  Good goalkeeping there!
Min. 29 :(bfa) J_Foyth with the header on
          ...  He finds Nathan_Dyer in space
          ...  Nathan_Dyer attempts a lob!
          ...  But T_Conner gets down well to tip the ball wide
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  I_Marcone chips the ball into the area!
          ...  J_Miranda gets up well
          ...  And he heads it away
Min. 31 :(brc) Granit_Xhaka picks up the pass
          ...  Granit_Xhaka with the strike !
          ...  But L_Yashin just gets his fingers to that one
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  B_Spencer plays it towards the near post!
          ...  It comes to H_Son
          ...  He fires it towards to goal
          ...  It hits off a defender!
          ...  L_Yashin is wrong footed!
          ...  It drifts just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Granit_Xhaka plays it towards the near post!
          ...  It comes to H_Son
          ...  He fires it towards to goal
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  What a well worked goal!
          ...  That's put Barcelona ahead!
          ...  Barcelona 2-1 Benfica ...
Min. 31 :(bfa) Benfica altered their play to a A strategy
Min. 31 :(bfa) W_Dustice hoofs it up field to find I_Marcone
          ...  Xavi with a reckless challenge
          ...  S_Farina will want to speak to him
          ...  S_Farina calls him over!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  He is lucky not to have seen red!
Min. 36 :(brc) Granit_Xhaka is forced back with the ball
          ...  He belts the ball up field
          ...  H_Son latches onto the end of it
          ...  H_Son chases it through, he must score !
          ...  L_Yashin is just going to watch it go over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  But goes just over !!
          ...  L_Yashin looks very relieved!
Min. 37 :(bfa) I_Marcone looks around for support
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to Nathan_Dyer
          ...  A left-footer by Nathan_Dyer !
          ...  The net bulges!
          ...  OH!! He has hit the side netting
          ...  Goal kick given
Min. 38 :(bfa) W_Dustice hoists the ball across to B_Dugnutt
          ...  B_Dugnutt belts the ball towards goal!
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air
          ...  T_Conner has it covered
          ...  It takes a bobble!
          ...  T_Conner reacts well to save!!!
Min. 39 :(brc) Granit_Xhaka hits a hard pass to J_Miranda
          ...  J_Miranda rises above the defence to head the ball !
          ...  L_Yashin gathers it comfortably
Min. 42 :(brc) Ciaran_Clark controls the ball with ease
          ...  Ciaran_Clark with the punt towards goal!
          ...  It sails over!
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 42 :(bfa) W_Dustice with a 50-yard pass to S_Nakamoto
          ...  I_Hart gets to the ball first
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(brc) Granit_Xhaka is out on the right
          ...  He moves the ball left to K_Mbappe
          ...  K_Mbappe attempts a low drive!
          ...  He has failed to hit the target!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He should have buried that!

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Barcelona 2-1 Benfica

Min. 46 :(brc) Adnan_Januzaj finds H_Son in the box
          ...  H_Son has time and space!
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal
          ...  But the ball goes harmlessly wide
Min. 46 :(bfa) B_Dugnutt knocks it past J_Miranda and runs onto it
          ...  He leaves the defender standing
          ...  B_Dugnutt attempts a chip!
          ...  But T_Conner makes a fine save
Min. 48 :(brc) K_Mbappe loses J_Bolm
          ...  Good sliding challenge from S_Mannaerts
Min. 50 :(brc) Barcelona will now play C
Min. 50 :(brc) H_Son sprints past the defender
          ...  H_Son aims the cheeky shot at goal!
          ...  L_Yashin gets his fingertips to it
Min. 54 :(brc) Xavi reads the run of J_Miranda
          ...  M_Perin clears with a diving header
Min. 55 :(bfa) J_Forlin takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace S_Mannaerts
          ...  He'll play as a DF
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
Min. 55 :(brc) Xavi with a neat pass into Adnan_Januzaj
          ...  Adnan_Januzaj hits the ball on the bounce !
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!!!!
          ...  It's wide!
          ...  That was a dismal effort!
          ...  He should have buried that!
Min. 58 :(bfa) S_Nakamoto is closed down
          ...  He plays a quick pass under pressure
          ...  B_Dugnutt latches onto the ball
          ...  B_Dugnutt with the punt towards goal!
          ...  T_Conner with the acrobatic save
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras!
Min. 60 :(bfa) a big roar from the crowd as T_Erak comes on for B_Dugnutt to play FW
Min. 60 :(bfa) I_Marcone has the ball on the wing
          ...  He takes it past B_Spencer
          ...  He knocks it to T_Erak!
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by J_Miranda
Min. 61 :(brc) Granit_Xhaka crosses to K_Mbappe
          ...  A well-placed shot from K_Mbappe !
          ...  L_Yashin with the save
          ...  He holds onto it as well!
Min. 64 :(bfa) W_Dustice turns past Ciaran_Clark
          ...  He has created space for himself now
          ...  W_Dustice carves a shot towards goal !
          ...  It's gone over
          ...  Well he must have left his shooting boots at home for that one
Min. 65 :(bfa) K_Commons will come on for M_Perin and play MF
Min. 67 :(bfa) J_Bolm looks around for some movement
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to T_Erak
          ...  A glorious effort by T_Erak !
          ...  T_Conner parries it
Min. 68 :(brc) B_Spencer takes advantage of a bad back pass from W_Dustice
          ...  B_Spencer hits the shot!
          ...  It swerves a lot!
          ...  But L_Yashin stops that one easily
Min. 69 :(brc) I_Hart looks for options
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to Ciaran_Clark
          ...  Ciaran_Clark with the strike !
          ...  He has put it wide!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 70 :(brc) B_Spencer with a measured ball to K_Mbappe
          ...  K_Mbappe fires off a left-footed shot !
          ...  L_Yashin can't get to it!
          ...  OH! It drifts wide!
          ...  L_Yashin has a smile on his face
          ...  Did he know that was going wide?
Min. 71 :(bfa) J_Bolm turns past the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to T_Erak
          ...  B_Spencer forces him off the ball
          ...  But it rolls out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  I_Marcone hits it into the box!
          ...  It is cleared by B_Spencer
Min. 75 :(brc) G_Wilkinson comes on for J_Miranda and will play DF to the delight of the fans
Min. 75 :(brc) Coutinho takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace B_Spencer
          ...  He'll play as a MF
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
Min. 75 :(brc) A_Ramos is being prepared to come on
          ...  K_Mbappe is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play DF
Min. 76 :(bfa) J_Foyth is too quick for the defence
          ...  A cracking drive from J_Foyth !
          ...  T_Conner makes a fine save
Min. 79 :(brc) Adnan_Januzaj brings the ball under control
          ...  He sees a team mate in space!
          ...  He plays the ball in to him!
          ...  Ciaran_Clark gets on the end of the pass
          ...  A cheeky lob from Ciaran_Clark !
          ...  It hits the bar and goes over
          ...  Well, sometimes they go in, sometimes they don't
Min. 80 :(brc) Marco_Rojo with a one-touch layoff to H_Son
          ...  H_Son tries to catch the keeper out!
          ...  It hits off a defender!
          ...  L_Yashin is wrong footed!
          ...  It drifts just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Coutinho plays it into the danger area!
          ...  A_Ramos gets his head on it
          ...  But L_Yashin is equal to it
Min. 80 :(bfa) J_Bolm holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to S_Nakamoto
          ...  Marco_Rojo with an ugly foul
          ...  S_Farina will want to speak to him
Min. 81 :(brc) Granit_Xhaka retreats under pressure
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field
          ...  Xavi gets on the end of it
          ...  Xavi hits the shot with the outside of the left foot!
          ...  But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Xavi swings it in!
          ...  J_Forlin clears the corner
Min. 83 :(brc) Granit_Xhaka sprints down the flank
          ...  He threads the ball in to G_Wilkinson
          ...  G_Wilkinson with the spectacular bicycle kick!
          ...  L_Yashin gets his fingertips to it
          ...  He pushes it on to the post
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball
Min. 86 :(bfa) S_Nakamoto is clutching his leg!
          ...  He gets to his feet
          ...  It looks like he will try to run it off
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 91 :(brc) H_Son jumps over J_Forlin's challenge
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg
          ...  He's clean through
          ...  H_Son with the goal bound shot!
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  L_Yashin is wrong footed!
          ...  It drifts just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Adnan_Januzaj lofts the ball in!
          ...  I_Hart gets something on it!
          ...  He has put it over the bar!
          ...  He looks stunned by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Camp Nou
Attendance           : 142,003
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Barcelona Match Info
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Best player          : Granit_Xhaka (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Marco_Rojo (22), H_Son (31)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Xavi (31)
Injured              : N/A
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Benfica Match Info
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Best player          : B_Dugnutt
Scorers              : B_Dugnutt (7)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                            Barcelona     |    Benfica
Attempts on Goal     :          25        |       12
Off target           :          13        |       4
On target            :          12        |       8
Possession           :          56        |       44
Corners              :           7        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       0
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :          11        |       9
Key Tackles          :           7        |       7
Key Passes           :          18        |       12
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Final Score          : Barcelona 2 - 1 Benfica
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Player Statistics - Barcelona
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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T_Conner       GK  36   3   3   2  32 |  92   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0   0   0
Ciaran_Clark   DF   2  34   9   9  24 |  92   0   2   0   0   3   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
J_Miranda      DF   2  32  11   8  21 |  76   0   3   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  60   0   5
Marco_Rojo     DF   1  29  11   7  30 |  92   0   1   1   0   1   1   0   0   0  20  10  25
I_Hart         DF   3  28   7   6  23 |  92   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
B_Spencer      MF   1  13  33  14  31 |  76   0   2   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  60  40  25
Granit_Xhaka   MF   1  11  33   8  21 |  92   0   0   7   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  85   5
Adnan_Januzaj  MF   3  12  31  11  23 |  92   0   0   4   0   2   0   0   0   0  20  60  25
Xavi           MF   1   5  31  10  31 |  92   0   0   3   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  28  -2
H_Son          FW   2   9  11  33  20 |  92   0   0   0   0   8   1   0   0   0   0   0  35
K_Mbappe       FW   2   8   7  33  12 |  76   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
Kepa           GK  33   5   1   4  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Wilkinson    DF   1  35  11   8  31 |  16   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
A_Ramos        DF   2  28   9   8  41 |  16   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
Coutinho       MF   3   7  29   9  21 |  16   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_B_E_Dybala   FW   2   6   8  27  22 |   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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L_Yashin       GK  29   2   1   2  22 |  92  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0   0   0
R_Tomassi      DF   1  33   9   7  37 |  92   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Foyth        DF   1  32  13   7  42 |  92   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   5
S_Mannaerts    DF   2  30   9   5  12 |  56   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
M_Perin        DF   3  25   8   9  32 |  66   0   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
J_Bolm         MF   2  12  31  14  32 |  92   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
I_Marcone      MF   3   6  30   6  32 |  92   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20   0
S_Nakamoto     MF   3   5  27  16  32 |  92   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   5
W_Dustice      MF   1  12  26   6  42 |  92   0   1   5   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  30 -20
Nathan_Dyer    FW   2   7  12  31  31 |  92   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
B_Dugnutt      FW   1   5   7  28  20 |  61   0   0   0   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0  40
N_Winneke      GK  35   2   2   3  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Forlin       DF   1  20   9   5  32 |  36   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
K_Commons      MF   1   8  28  10  32 |  26   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -20
E_Knave        MF   3   8  25  10  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Erak         FW   2   7   7  28  21 |  31   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
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