Elite League Match, Barcelona vs. Benfica (Sun Jan 30)


                            Barcelona  |  Benfica
                              4-4-2 E  |  4-4-2 C
                           Andie Glen  |  Matias Finkelstein
                                       |
                          T_Conner GK  |  GK N_Winneke
                        A_Cissokho DF  |  DF R_Tomassi
                             Ramos DF  |  DF J_Foyth
                          A_Telles DF  |  DF M_Zeffane
                            D_Rose DF  |  DF A_Hanson
                     Adnan_Januzaj MF  |  MF I_Marcone
                         A_Lallana MF  |  MF K_Commons
                       A_Rodriguez MF  |  MF C_Ronaldo
                       B_Fernandes MF  |  MF S_Nakamoto
                          K_Mbappe FW  |  FW Nathan_Dyer
                             H_Son FW  |  FW B_Dugnutt
                                       |
                          C_Gordon SUB |  SUB L_Yashin
                         J_Miranda SUB |  SUB S_Mannaerts
                        Marco_Rojo SUB |  SUB M_Verratti
                         E_Barreto SUB |  SUB T_Erak
                         Neymar_Jr SUB |  SUB T_Trezeguet

Referee: B_Kuipers (Netherlands)


Min. 4  :(bfa) I_Marcone holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  He knocks the ball across to Nathan_Dyer
          ...  A_Rodriguez reads the situation well and wins the ball
          ...  But it goes out
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  I_Marcone crosses it in!
          ...  Nathan_Dyer loses his marker
          ...  He gets his head onto it!
          ...  T_Conner makes the save
          ...  He hits the ball up field!
Min. 5  :(brc) A_Lallana with an inch perfect pass to A_Telles
          ...  M_Zeffane stands his ground and wins the tackle
Min. 6  :(brc) B_Fernandes runs at the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to K_Mbappe
          ...  R_Tomassi seizes control of the ball
          ...  He hoists it forward
Min. 7  :(bfa) Nathan_Dyer turns past D_Rose
          ...  He has created space for himself now
          ...  Nathan_Dyer with the diving header !
          ...  He had to be brave there
          ...  But T_Conner smothers the ball.
Min. 9  :(brc) The ball is passed in from A_Rodriguez, he finds Adnan_Januzaj
          ...  Adnan_Januzaj with the 40 yard drive !
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  N_Winneke tips it wide !!
          ...  Great goalkeeping there!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  D_Rose floats the ball in!
          ...  N_Winneke makes the catch!
Min. 9  :(bfa) B_Dugnutt slides it through the middle to K_Commons
          ...  From long range K_Commons bends the ball towards goal!
          ...  The Benfica fans get off there seats!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  And Benfica are leading in the game now
          ...  Barcelona 0-1 Benfica ...
Min. 10 :(brc) Barcelona are switching their playing style to A
Min. 12 :(brc) K_Mbappe pushes it past K_Commons
          ...  A cracking drive from K_Mbappe !
          ...  The shot slips through N_Winneke's hands
          ...  But N_Winneke recovers to save!
          ...  He got away with that!
Min. 18 :(bfa) B_Dugnutt takes advantage of a defensive mistake
          ...  It's a lucky break
          ...  Ramos dives it two footed!!
          ...  That's a terrible challenge!
          ...  B_Kuipers calls him over!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  He is lucky not to have seen red!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  B_Kuipers signals that it is indirect
          ...  K_Commons swings it in
          ...  Nathan_Dyer gets on the end of it
          ...  But D_Rose slides in
Min. 21 :(brc) A_Rodriguez looks to play the ball out wide
          ...  He plays the ball across to A_Cissokho
          ...  J_Foyth goes in with the block tackle
          ...  He comes out of it with the ball
          ...  Great tackle!
Min. 26 :(brc) A_Rodriguez with the dribble
          ...  He made that look easy
          ...  A_Rodriguez blasts it at the goal !
          ...  N_Winneke gets his fingertips to it
          ...  He pushes it on to the post
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball
Min. 29 :(brc) A_Rodriguez finds his way through
          ...  He sets up the shot
          ...  M_Zeffane goes in with the block tackle
          ...  He comes out of it with the ball
          ...  Great tackle!
Min. 31 :(bfa) B_Dugnutt nutmegs B_Fernandes
          ...  B_Dugnutt has time and space!
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal
          ...  T_Conner can't get to it!
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar!
          ...  T_Conner makes a cocky smile
          ...  Did he know that was going over?
Min. 32 :(brc) A_Lallana whips the ball across to K_Mbappe
          ...  Nathan_Dyer with a superb challenge
          ...  The referee has given the free kick the other way!
          ...  He got away with just a warning
Min. 35 :(brc) D_Rose punches K_Commons off the ball
          ...  He is warned by B_Kuipers
          ...  It's just a warning
Min. 35 :(bfa) K_Commons hits in a wicked shot!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  Nathan_Dyer latches onto it!
          ...  H_Son cuts it out easily
          ...  He clears the ball up field
Min. 36 :(bfa) C_Ronaldo with the deft touch
          ...  He takes it past A_Cissokho
          ...  He knocks it to A_Hanson!
          ...  But A_Telles wins the ball with a sliding challenge
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Nathan_Dyer curls it into the box!
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of T_Conner
Min. 41 :(brc) A_Rodriguez puts in A_Telles
          ...  B_Dugnutt steals the ball of off him
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(brc) A_Cissokho runs at the heart of the defence
          ...  A_Cissokho rifles it to the far post !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  N_Winneke was well beaten there!
          ...  Barcelona are back level!
          ...  Barcelona 1-1 Benfica ...
Min. 45 :(brc) The Barcelona manager shouts at them from the touchline to play E
Min. 47 :(bfa) Nathan_Dyer knocks it past Ramos and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  Ramos moves quickly to get the tackle in this time
Min. 48 :(bfa) a big roar from the crowd as T_Trezeguet comes on for Nathan_Dyer to play FW

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

Min. 46 :(brc) K_Mbappe runs at A_Hanson
          ...  The defender slips and falls over
          ...  K_Mbappe with his head down lets it go !
          ...  N_Winneke tips it round the post
          ...  Good save
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by H_Son
          ...  N_Winneke easily catches it!
Min. 48 :(bfa) K_Commons takes advantage of a mistake by A_Rodriguez
          ...  That mistake could prove costly
          ...  K_Commons with a graceful, looping effort !
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  He made that look harder than it was!!
Min. 49 :(brc) K_Mbappe finds his way through
          ...  His quick turn fooled M_Zeffane
          ...  A_Hanson reads the play well
Min. 49 :(bfa) T_Trezeguet with the dribble
          ...  He made that look easy
          ...  K_Mbappe slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in
Min. 51 :(bfa) K_Commons with the header on
          ...  He finds T_Trezeguet in space
          ...  But A_Cissokho clears the danger
Min. 52 :(bfa) R_Tomassi finds A_Hanson with a perfectly weighted pass
          ...  A_Telles wins the ball
Min. 53 :(brc) Adnan_Januzaj leaps into the air
          ...  He wins the header
          ...  He heads it across to Ramos
          ...  Ramos blasts it at the goal !
          ...  N_Winneke can't get to it!
          ...  OH! It drifts wide!
          ...  N_Winneke has a smile on his face
          ...  Did he know that was going wide?
Min. 55 :(brc) J_Miranda comes on for Ramos and takes up a DF role
Min. 55 :(brc) E_Barreto is coming on for B_Fernandes and playing MF
Min. 58 :(brc) K_Mbappe beats M_Zeffane
          ...  He muscled him off the ball
          ...  C_Ronaldo slices it
          ...  N_Winneke moves quickly!!
          ...  He can't get there!
          ...  It inches just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Adnan_Januzaj chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  It comes to K_Mbappe
          ...  He fires it towards to goal
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  Wide !!
          ...  That was fortunate
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  K_Mbappe plays it into the danger area!
          ...  N_Winneke fists it away!
Min. 59 :(bfa) C_Ronaldo with the cross-field pass to J_Foyth
          ...  J_Foyth hits the shot!
          ...  It swerves a lot!
          ...  It's gone over
          ...  Well he must have left his shooting boots at home for that one
Min. 60 :(bfa) Up goes the substitution board - S_Mannaerts on for R_Tomassi as a DF
Min. 60 :(brc) A_Lallana runs at the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to K_Mbappe
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by A_Hanson
          ...  He timed it well
Min. 60 :(bfa) C_Ronaldo retreats under pressure
          ...  He hits the ball up field
          ...  T_Trezeguet latches onto the end of it
          ...  T_Trezeguet runs forward
          ...  He hits the shot!
          ...  T_Conner parries it
Min. 61 :(brc) E_Barreto takes possession
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  S_Mannaerts brings him down from behind!
          ...  But the ref gives nothing!
Min. 62 :(brc) A_Lallana hits in a wicked shot!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  Adnan_Januzaj latches onto it!
          ...  Adnan_Januzaj looks to see where N_Winneke is!
          ...  He rifles in the shot!
          ...  It's wide!
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 64 :(brc) A_Lallana looks up
          ...  He swings the ball right towards A_Telles
          ...  A_Telles throws himself at the ball !
          ...  He manages to reach the ball
          ...  N_Winneke with a great save
          ...  And he holds onto it as well!
Min. 65 :(brc) Neymar_Jr comes on for H_Son and will play FW to the delight of the fans
Min. 65 :(bfa) a big roar from the crowd as T_Erak comes on for I_Marcone to play FW
Min. 66 :(bfa) A defence splitting pass from J_Foyth to T_Trezeguet
          ...  T_Trezeguet with a bicycle kick !
          ...  T_Conner tips it over
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by S_Nakamoto!
          ...  A_Cissokho belts it clear
Min. 68 :(brc) A_Telles plays the back pass
          ...  T_Conner can't get to it!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  What a terrible mistake to make!!
          ...  Look at the fury on the managers face!!
          ...  Barcelona 1-2 Benfica ...
Min. 69 :(brc) The assistant manager is out on the touchline shouting orders
          ...  It seems Barcelona will now be playing A
Min. 69 :(bfa) Benfica changed their strategy to play D
Min. 69 :(bfa) K_Commons takes on the defender
          ...  He runs past the defender
          ...  K_Commons blasts it at the goal !
          ...  T_Conner gets his body behind the ball and saves
          ...  Text book goalkeeping!
Min. 73 :(brc) A_Rodriguez plays it forward to K_Mbappe
          ...  K_Mbappe drives it low !
          ...  But N_Winneke gets down well to tip the ball wide
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  E_Barreto plays it towards the near post!
          ...  M_Zeffane reads it well and clears the danger
Min. 78 :(bfa) M_Zeffane with the cross-field pass to K_Commons
          ...  A_Cissokho tries to clear it
          ...  He has miskicked it!!!
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by J_Foyth!
          ...  T_Conner fists it away!
Min. 83 :(brc) A_Rodriguez hits in a wicked shot!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  K_Mbappe latches onto it!
          ...  A_Hanson plays the back pass
          ...  N_Winneke can't get to it!!
          ...  It goes just wide!!
          ...  What a lucky escape!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Adnan_Januzaj plays it towards the near post!
          ...  S_Mannaerts wins the ball
          ...  He belts it away
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Camp Nou
Attendance           : 144,599
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Barcelona Match Info
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Best player          : A_Rodriguez
Scorers              : A_Cissokho (44)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Ramos (18)
Injured              : N/A
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Benfica Match Info
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Best player          : K_Commons (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : K_Commons (9), A_Telles (68 og)
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     :          10        |       9
Off target           :           3        |       3
On target            :           7        |       6
Possession           :          51        |       49
Corners              :           6        |       4
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       0
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :          12        |       9
Key Tackles          :           9        |       10
Key Passes           :          12        |       10
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Final Score          : Barcelona 1 - 2 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  39   3   3   2  32 |  95   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0   0
A_Cissokho     DF   2  33  12   7  12 |  95   0   3   0   0   1   1   0   0   0  60   0  25
Ramos          DF   1  32   8   8  22 |  59   0   1   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  18  -2  -2
A_Telles       DF   2  30  17  12  21 |  95   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20 -20   5
D_Rose         DF   1  30  11   7  22 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
Adnan_Januzaj  MF   3  13  33  11  23 |  95   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  10   5
A_Lallana      MF   3  11  30   9  21 |  95   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0
A_Rodriguez    MF   1   8  29  21  44 |  95   0   1   5   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  50   5
B_Fernandes    MF   3  10  28   6  31 |  59   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
K_Mbappe       FW   2   8   8  37  12 |  95   0   1   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0 -20  -5
H_Son          FW   2   9  12  35  20 |  69   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
C_Gordon       GK  33   4   1   5  11 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Miranda      DF   2  34  12   8  21 |  36   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Marco_Rojo     DF   1  31  11   7  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Barreto      MF   1  10  31  10  33 |  36   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -20
Neymar_Jr      FW   1   9   8  35  20 |  26   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  37   2   2   3  20 |  95   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  35   0   0   0
R_Tomassi      DF   1  36   9   7  37 |  64   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
J_Foyth        DF   1  35  14   7  42 |  95   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  40  30  20
M_Zeffane      DF   1  35  10   7  31 |  95   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  60  10   0
A_Hanson       DF   2  32   9  10  22 |  95   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
I_Marcone      MF   3   7  32   7  32 |  69   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
K_Commons      MF   1   8  31  11  32 |  95   0   0   2   0   3   1   0   0   0   0  20  30
C_Ronaldo      MF   3   7  31   9  21 |  95   0   1   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  30   0
S_Nakamoto     MF   3   5  28  17  32 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Nathan_Dyer    FW   2   7  12  32  31 |  48   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
B_Dugnutt      FW   1   5   7  29  20 |  95   0   1   1   1   1   0   0   0   0  40  50  20
L_Yashin       GK  29   2   1   2  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Mannaerts    DF   2  32  10   5  12 |  31   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
M_Verratti     MF   1  10  28  13  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Erak         FW   2   7   7  29  21 |  26   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Trezeguet    FW   2   1   1  25  38 |  47   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
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