Elite League Match, Barcelona vs. Benfica (Sun May 08)


                            Barcelona  |  Benfica
                              4-4-2 E  |  4-4-2 C
                           Andie Glen  |  Matias Finkelstein
                                       |
                          T_Conner GK  |  GK N_Winneke
                         J_Miranda DF  |  DF J_Foyth
                        A_Cissokho DF  |  DF M_Zeffane
                             Ramos DF  |  DF S_Mannaerts
                        Marco_Rojo DF  |  DF W_Samuel
                     Adnan_Januzaj MF  |  MF I_Marcone
                            R_Jack MF  |  MF K_Commons
                           S_Byrne MF  |  MF S_Nakamoto
                         E_Barreto MF  |  MF M_Verratti
                          K_Mbappe FW  |  FW Nathan_Dyer
                             H_Son FW  |  FW B_Dugnutt
                                       |
                         B_Freedle SUB |  SUB J_J_Jones
                          W_Fofana SUB |  SUB Exe_Palacios
                          Coutinho SUB |  SUB A_Pirlo
                       H_Fernandez SUB |  SUB T_Erak
                      P_B_E_Dybala SUB |  SUB T_Trezeguet

Referee: C_Cakir (Turkey)


Min. 2  :(brc) E_Barreto has a go!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  J_Miranda collects the loose ball!
          ...  J_Miranda with the spectacular bicycle kick!
          ...  It hits the bar and goes over
          ...  Well, sometimes they go in, sometimes they don't
Min. 3  :(brc) K_Mbappe 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!
          ...  K_Mbappe with the side footed shot!
          ...  N_Winneke catches the ball
Min. 7  :(bfa) B_Dugnutt runs at the defence
          ...  He nutmegs the defender
          ...  He showed his class there
          ...  A skilful effort from B_Dugnutt !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Hammered home!
          ...  And Benfica are leading in the game now
          ...  Barcelona 0-1 Benfica ...
Min. 8  :(brc) Barcelona restructured their strategy to A
Min. 8  :(bfa) Benfica switch to playing D
Min. 8  :(brc) Adnan_Januzaj looks up for support for support
          ...  He spots his team mate making a run now
          ...  He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now!
          ...  H_Son receives the pass and heads towards the goal
          ...  H_Son fires off a left-footed shot !
          ...  It hits the inside of the post
          ...  It falls right into N_Winneke's arms
          ...  Unlucky
Min. 14 :(brc) S_Byrne plays a long ball to H_Son
          ...  J_Foyth pulls on his shirt
          ...  He wins the ball
          ...  The defender got away with the foul there!
Min. 21 :(bfa) M_Verratti with a neat pass into B_Dugnutt
          ...  B_Dugnutt heads the ball towards goal !
          ...  T_Conner parries the shot
          ...  And the defender clears it!
Min. 26 :(brc) Adnan_Januzaj drives it forward to H_Son
          ...  H_Son with the crafty shot!
          ...  N_Winneke gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  Fantastic reflex save by N_Winneke !!
Min. 29 :(bfa) M_Verratti beats the defender
          ...  M_Verratti cracks a laser towards goal !
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it wide
Min. 33 :(brc) H_Son skips the challenge from the defender
          ...  But J_Foyth spotted the danger and cleans up the play
Min. 33 :(bfa) S_Nakamoto beats S_Byrne
          ...  He muscled him off the ball
          ...  But Adnan_Januzaj clears the danger
Min. 40 :(bfa) I_Marcone takes possession of the ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to K_Commons
          ...  Ramos leaves his foot in with the challenge!!
          ...  That's a bad foul!!
          ...  C_Cakir reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 42 :(bfa) M_Verratti picks out Nathan_Dyer with the cross
          ...  Marco_Rojo with a superb tackle!
          ...  He easily dispossessed him.
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Barcelona 0-1 Benfica

Min. 46 :(bfa) S_Nakamoto with an inch perfect pass to Nathan_Dyer
          ...  A_Cissokho anticipates the pass and cuts it out
Min. 48 :(bfa) T_Trezeguet is coming on for Nathan_Dyer and will play FW
Min. 53 :(brc) E_Barreto leaps into the air
          ...  He wins the header
          ...  He heads it across to K_Mbappe
          ...  M_Zeffane robs him of the ball
Min. 53 :(bfa) K_Commons with a penetrating pass to B_Dugnutt
          ...  B_Dugnutt hits a great shot !
          ...  T_Conner gets his body behind the ball and saves
          ...  Text book goalkeeping!
Min. 55 :(brc) W_Fofana is being prepared to come on
          ...  Ramos is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 55 :(brc) Coutinho takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace S_Byrne
          ...  He'll play as a MF
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
Min. 55 :(brc) H_Fernandez is coming on for E_Barreto and will play MF
Min. 55 :(bfa) Up goes the substitution board - T_Erak on for B_Dugnutt as a FW
Min. 60 :(bfa) Exe_Palacios comes on for M_Zeffane and will play DF to the delight of the fans
Min. 60 :(brc) Coutinho sidesteps M_Verratti
          ...  That was too easy
          ...  Coutinho with the shot !
          ...  N_Winneke blocks the shot with his legs
          ...  And he gathers it!
Min. 61 :(bfa) M_Verratti takes possession
          ...  What can he do here?
          ...  H_Fernandez with a clumsy challenge
          ...  RED CARD!!
          ...  Barcelona will have to play the rest of the game without him
Min. 65 :(brc) P_B_E_Dybala takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace K_Mbappe
          ...  He'll play as a FW
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
Min. 65 :(bfa) A_Pirlo is ready to come on to replace K_Commons
          ...  Looks like he will play as a MF
Min. 73 :(brc) Coutinho with the deft touch
          ...  He takes it past J_Foyth
          ...  He knocks it to R_Jack!
          ...  R_Jack with a terrific drive !
          ...  It hits the inside of the post
          ...  It falls right into N_Winneke's arms
          ...  Unlucky
Min. 74 :(bfa) I_Marcone looks around for some movement
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to T_Erak
          ...  H_Son pulls the player to the ground!!
          ...  That's a poor tackle!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!, he is in the book for that one
Min. 80 :(brc) R_Jack flicks the ball through
          ...  P_B_E_Dybala runs onto it!
          ...  S_Mannaerts gets in the way of the ball and clears!
Min. 81 :(brc) R_Jack is forced back with the ball
          ...  He belts the ball up field
          ...  H_Son latches onto the end of it
          ...  But J_Foyth barges him off the ball
Min. 82 :(brc) H_Son takes on 3 men
          ...  H_Son gets his head to the ball !
          ...  It flies wide!
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 86 :(bfa) Exe_Palacios with a measured pass to T_Erak
          ...  W_Fofana intercepts the pass
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(brc) H_Son leaves T_Trezeguet standing
          ...  H_Son keeps his head down as he hits the shot!
          ...  He hits the side netting
          ...  There was some parts of the ground that thought that went in!
Min. 88 :(bfa) M_Verratti miskicks!
          ...  He finds T_Erak though
          ...  That was fortunate
          ...  T_Erak heads the ball towards goal !
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 89 :(brc) R_Jack drives the ball across field
          ...  It comes to Coutinho
          ...  But Exe_Palacios will cut out the threat
Min. 91 :(brc) Adnan_Januzaj has the ball on the wing
          ...  He takes it past W_Samuel
          ...  He knocks it to Coutinho!
          ...  But Exe_Palacios comes away with the ball
          ...  Excellent defending there!
Min. 91 :(bfa) M_Verratti latches onto the ball
          ...  He has some space now
          ...  M_Verratti curls it towards the top corner !
          ...  But it goes wide

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Camp Nou
Attendance           : 142,315
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Barcelona Match Info
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Best player          : Adnan_Januzaj
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : H_Fernandez (61)
Booked               : Ramos (40), H_Son (74)
Injured              : N/A
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Benfica Match Info
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Best player          : B_Dugnutt (Man of the Match)
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     :           8        |       6
Off target           :           5        |       3
On target            :           3        |       3
Possession           :          55        |       45
Corners              :           0        |       0
Red Cards            :           1        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       0
Subs Used            :           4        |       4
Fouls                :           8        |       6
Key Tackles          :           4        |       7
Key Passes           :          10        |       8
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Final Score          : Barcelona 0 - 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  39   3   3   2  32 |  94   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20   0   0   0
J_Miranda      DF   2  34  12   8  21 |  94   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Cissokho     DF   2  34  12   7  12 |  94   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
Ramos          DF   1  33   8   8  22 |  57   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0 -22 -22 -22
Marco_Rojo     DF   1  32  11   7  30 |  94   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
Adnan_Januzaj  MF   3  13  33  11  23 |  94   0   1   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  30   0
R_Jack         MF   3   8  33  12  22 |  94   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
S_Byrne        MF   1   8  32   8  21 |  57   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
E_Barreto      MF   1  10  31  10  33 |  57   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
K_Mbappe       FW   2   8   8  37  12 |  67   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
H_Son          FW   2   9  12  35  20 |  94   0   0   0   0   4   0   1   0   0  -2  -2   3
B_Freedle      GK  30   3   3   3  11 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
W_Fofana       DF   2  30   3   8  27 |  37   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
Coutinho       MF   3   7  31   9  21 |  37   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   5
H_Fernandez    MF   1   8  30   8  32 |   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0 -10 -10 -10
P_B_E_Dybala   FW   2   7   9  33  22 |  27   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 |  94   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  55   0   0   0
J_Foyth        DF   1  35  14   7  42 |  94   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 100   0   0
M_Zeffane      DF   1  35  11   7  31 |  62   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  20  20
S_Mannaerts    DF   2  33  10   5  12 |  94   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
W_Samuel       DF   2  30   8   4  28 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
I_Marcone      MF   3   7  32   7  32 |  94   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
K_Commons      MF   1   8  31  11  32 |  67   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
S_Nakamoto     MF   3   5  29  17  32 |  94   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  30  20
M_Verratti     MF   1  10  29  14  20 |  94   0   0   3   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
Nathan_Dyer    FW   2   7  12  32  31 |  50   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Dugnutt      FW   1   6   7  29  20 |  57   0   0   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  35
J_J_Jones      GK  29   1   5   3  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Exe_Palacios   DF   1  28   7   5  28 |  32   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
A_Pirlo        MF   1  14  29   8  11 |  27   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Erak         FW   2   7   7  29  21 |  37   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Trezeguet    FW   2   1   1  26  38 |  44   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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