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Season 18 Archive: Division 1, Week 4
Barcelona 2 - 0 Benfica
Division One League Match, Barcelona vs. Benfica (Mon Mar 17)
Barcelona | Benfica
3-1-3-1-2 A | 4-4-1-1 C
Bryngar Myre | Steven Theobald
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Silvio_Proto GK | GK E_Thorstvedt
B_Myre DF | DF J_Djourou
S_Gronkjaer DF | DF S_Logan
J_Myre DF | DF B_Bryn
Gandolf DM | DF Yann_M_Vila
Joaquín MF | MF B_Zamora
M_Essien MF | MF D_Damjanovic
R_Kopa MF | MF B_Spencer
Saruman AM | MF P_Do_Shaw
Pele FW | AM Rabiu_Ibrahim
M_Hunt FW | FW K_McInally
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P_Shilton SUB | SUB J_Moreau
C_Obradovic SUB | SUB C_Thomson
S_Marlet SUB | SUB J_Tomkinson
P_Singh SUB | SUB B_Abdoulaye
Kinslye SUB | SUB S_Morison
Referee: A_Barken (Norway)
Min. 3 :(brc) J_Myre turns past S_Logan
... He has created space for himself now
... J_Myre with the shot !
... He hits the post
... He follows it up!
... But puts it wide!
... He'll be disappointed with that
Min. 6 :(brc) M_Hunt jumps over B_Bryn's challenge
... M_Hunt hits a great shot !
... GOAL !!
... Superb strike!
... His team mates join him in a celebration
... They dance around his shirt in delight!!
... Lets see if Barcelona can hang onto that lead!
... Barcelona 1-0 Benfica ...
Min. 6 :(bfa) D_Damjanovic brings the ball under control
... He sees a team mate leave his marker!
... He plays the ball across to him!
... K_McInally gets on the end of the pass
... S_Gronkjaer wins the ball!
... But he caught the player also!
... The ref gives nothing!
Min. 6 :(brc) M_Hunt breaks clear of the defence!
... He is clean through on E_Thorstvedt!
... B_Bryn brings him down!
... A_Barken calls him over!
... YELLOW CARD!
... He is lucky not to have seen red!
Min. 7 :(brc) Pele hits a hard pass to M_Hunt
... M_Hunt with the crafty shot!
... But he puts it over
... He can't be happy with that effort
Min. 7 :(bfa) B_Zamora beats S_Gronkjaer
... He muscled him off the ball
... B_Zamora with the shot on net !
... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
... Silvio_Proto tips it wide !!
... Great goalkeeping there!
... CORNER!
... P_Do_Shaw chips the ball into the area!
... Silvio_Proto easily claims the ball!
Min. 8 :(brc) Pele skips the challenge from J_Djourou
... J_Djourou moves quickly to get the tackle in this time
Min. 9 :(bfa) B_Zamora with a simple pass to K_McInally
... K_McInally with a blistering shot !
... But Silvio_Proto reaches the ball. Good save
... There was a foul on Silvio_Proto anyway
Min. 10 :(bfa) Rabiu_Ibrahim unselfishly lays the ball back to B_Zamora
... B_Zamora with the cheeky shot!
... Silvio_Proto is stranded!
... He can't get there in time!
... OH! It drifts just past the post
... Great strike!
... Deserved a goal really
Min. 13 :(brc) Pele knocks the ball past the defender
... Pele belts the ball towards goal!
... It swerves a lot in the air
... It goes wide!
... He has squandered a golden opportunity
Min. 14 :(bfa) K_McInally is first to the ball
... Excellent sliding challenge from J_Myre
... He could have easily caught the defender is he hadn't been careful
Min. 17 :(brc) Saruman is out on the left
... He moves the ball right to M_Hunt
... The cross hits M_Hunt on the butt and rebounds towards goal !
... E_Thorstvedt with a great save
... And he holds onto it as well!
Min. 17 :(bfa) B_Zamora with the heel pass to P_Do_Shaw
... P_Do_Shaw attempts the shot!
... But Silvio_Proto punches it away
... He had to be brave to come for that one
Min. 22 :(brc) Gandolf looks around for support
... He sees a man in space!
... He hits the ball up to M_Hunt
... S_Logan intercepts the pass
Min. 22 :(bfa) Yann_M_Vila cuts through the defence
... B_Myre takes the players legs from beneath him!!
... That's a poor tackle!
... He gets a YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 22 :(bfa) B_Spencer times his run well
... B_Spencer with the attempt at goal!
... Silvio_Proto makes a great save
... But he can't hold onto it!
... He gathers it at the second attempt!
Min. 25 :(brc) Joaquín drives it across the face of the goal M_Hunt
... M_Hunt uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot!
... It takes a deflection!
... But flies wide of the post!
... CORNER!
... The corner is swung in by M_Hunt!
... E_Thorstvedt easily claims the ball!
Min. 26 :(bfa) K_McInally knocks the ball past the lunge of B_Myre
... The cross hits K_McInally on the butt and rebounds towards goal !
... But Silvio_Proto just gets his fingers to that one
Min. 28 :(brc) M_Essien finds his way through
... His quick turn fooled B_Spencer
... B_Bryn plays the back pass
... E_Thorstvedt can't get to it!!
... It goes just wide!!
... What a lucky escape!!
... CORNER!
... M_Essien floats the ball in!
... The ball comes to B_Myre
... He gets the shot away
... E_Thorstvedt with a fantastic point blank save
... When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league
Min. 29 :(brc) B_Myre picks out M_Essien with the cross
... M_Essien chases it through, he must score !
... It hits the bar and goes over
... Well, sometimes they go in, sometimes they don't
Min. 30 :(bfa) Benfica restructured their strategy to A
Min. 33 :(brc) Saruman 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 M_Essien
... M_Essien with a thundering volley!
... Brilliant save from E_Thorstvedt
... That must have impressed his national manager sitting in the stands
Min. 34 :(brc) Pele flicks it over K_McInally's head
... He showed some great skill there!
... P_Do_Shaw steals the ball of off him
Min. 34 :(bfa) Rabiu_Ibrahim controls the ball immaculately
... Leaves the defenders for dead
... This looks like it could be a great chance
... S_Gronkjaer cleanly tackles him
... He judged that well
Min. 35 :(brc) M_Essien jinks infield
... He sees a team mate making a run
... He plays the ball through to M_Hunt
... M_Hunt has time and space!
... He tries the lob!
... But he's put it wide
... How did he manage to miss that one?!?!?
Min. 38 :(brc) Pele steps over the ball
... He nutmegs the defender
... That a lovely piece of trickery
... Pele with the chance !
... It goes wide for a goal kick
Min. 38 :(bfa) B_Spencer runs at the defender
... He gets past him!
... He sees a team mate in space
... He passes it to K_McInally
... K_McInally with a bicycle kick !
... Silvio_Proto narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety
Min. 39 :(brc) M_Essien has a go!
... It hits the defender
... S_Gronkjaer collects the loose ball!
... S_Gronkjaer heads the ball towards goal !
... E_Thorstvedt collects it comfortably
... The shot never troubled him
Min. 40 :(bfa) K_McInally gets the ball on the wing
... He slides the ball past Gandolf!
... He has some space now!
... K_McInally unleashes a pile driver !
... But Silvio_Proto comes out and dives at his feet
... That's goalkeeping at its finest
Min. 42 :(brc) Gandolf with a probing through ball Pele
... Pele tries to curl it into the bottom corner !
... But E_Thorstvedt reaches the ball. Good save
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(brc) M_Essien reads the run of Saruman
... Saruman rifles it to the far post !
... The shot slips through E_Thorstvedt's hands
... GOAL !!
... What a terrible mistake
... Steven Theobald looks gutted
... Barcelona 2-0 Benfica ...
Min. 43 :(brc) It looks as though Barcelona is now playing L
Min. 43 :(bfa) Rabiu_Ibrahim with a pinpoint pass to P_Do_Shaw
... P_Do_Shaw hits it
... This one could go anywhere !
... Looks like it should be Silvio_Proto's
... Oh he's let it go through his legs
... But drifts inches wide !!
... Silvio_Proto looks embarrassed!
... He was relieved to see it go wide!
... Goal kick given, amazing decision there!
Min. 46 :(brc) J_Myre is first to the loose ball
... He plays the ball across to S_Gronkjaer
... S_Gronkjaer has time and space on the edge of the box!
... He shoots towards goal!
... It's gone over
... Well he must have left his shooting boots at home for that one
************* HALF TIME ****************
Half Time Score: Barcelona 2-0 Benfica
Min. 49 :(brc) Pele beats J_Djourou
... His quick feet took him past the defender
... J_Djourou reacts well to win the ball back
Min. 49 :(bfa) P_Do_Shaw pulls it back to B_Bryn
... S_Gronkjaer seizes control of the ball
... He hoists it forward
Min. 50 :(brc) C_Obradovic is coming on for B_Myre and will play DF
Min. 52 :(brc) M_Essien plays a long ball to M_Hunt
... M_Hunt with the deft touch!
... He hits the ball towards goal!
... But E_Thorstvedt reaches the ball. Good save
... There was a foul on E_Thorstvedt anyway
Min. 56 :(brc) M_Hunt turns on a sixpence
... Blocked by B_Bryn
Min. 59 :(brc) Saruman uses his feet well to turn on the ball
... A cracking drive from Saruman !
... E_Thorstvedt makes a great save
... And he manages to hold onto it as well!
Min. 60 :(bfa) a big roar from the crowd as C_Thomson comes on for J_Djourou to play DF
Min. 60 :(bfa) S_Morison is coming on for Rabiu_Ibrahim and playing FW
Min. 60 :(brc) Saruman moves out over to the edge of the pitch
... He sees a team mate in space
... He plays the ball through to Pele
... Pele bears down on goal!
... But E_Thorstvedt makes an easy save
Min. 61 :(bfa) K_McInally runs at the defence
... He nutmegs J_Myre
... He showed his class there
... K_McInally looks to see where Silvio_Proto is!
... He rifles in the shot!
... But Silvio_Proto makes a superb stop down low.
Min. 62 :(brc) Joaquín 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 Pele
... Pele goes for the top corner !
... E_Thorstvedt parries it, he follows it up
... He fires it over!!
Min. 62 :(brc) C_Obradovic looks in some pain. He'll have to come off
Min. 62 :(brc) P_Singh is being prepared to come on
... C_Obradovic is leaving the pitch
... Looks like the substitute will play DF
Min. 63 :(brc) M_Hunt with the dribble
... He skips through the tackle from C_Thomson
... M_Hunt with an overhead kick !
... He gets a connection
... But E_Thorstvedt parries the ball
... It's picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd
Min. 66 :(bfa) B_Zamora holds the ball up
... He sees K_McInally in space!
... K_McInally leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!!!
... It hits off a defender!
... But goes clear to safety!
Min. 68 :(bfa) B_Spencer is taking a throw in
... He sees a team mate making a run
... He throws it to S_Morison
... S_Morison with the chance !
... The fans get off there seats!
... But it sails over !!
Min. 69 :(bfa) K_McInally skips the challenge from M_Essien
... K_McInally strikes a wicked curler !
... But Silvio_Proto punches it away
... He took a knock there
... His manager is looking on anxiously
... He's ok to carry on
Min. 70 :(brc) S_Marlet is being prepared to come on
... Pele is leaving the pitch
... He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
... Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 70 :(bfa) B_Abdoulaye 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. 70 :(bfa) P_Do_Shaw looks for options
... His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
... He knocks a through ball to S_Morison
... Brilliantly taken away by S_Gronkjaer !!
... Any youngsters out there should be taking notes
Min. 74 :(brc) P_Singh punches B_Abdoulaye off the ball
... He's Butted him !
... A_Barken has stopped play
... The referee reaches to his pocket!
... He jots down his name!
... RED CARD!!
... I think he deserved that!
Min. 75 :(brc) R_Kopa drives it across the face of the goal M_Hunt
... M_Hunt attempts a lob!
... The shot takes a wicked deflection
... E_Thorstvedt dives desperately to try and save it!!
... He can't get to it!
... But it creeps just wide!!
... The deflection had E_Thorstvedt beaten!
... CORNER!
... M_Essien drives it into the box!
... It comes to M_Hunt
... He gets the shot away
... E_Thorstvedt with a fantastic point blank save
... He shows why he is the number 1
Min. 82 :(bfa) P_Do_Shaw volleys it forward. He finds D_Damjanovic
... D_Damjanovic is clean through!
... He tries to take it round Silvio_Proto
... He rounds Silvio_Proto
... He taps it towards the goal!
... It goes wide!!
Min. 85 :(bfa) K_McInally with the dribble
... He uses his pace to get free
... Joaquín muscles him off the ball
... Looked like a good tackle but the referee has awarded them a free kick
... He's in trouble!!
... He could be sent off for that!
... YELLOW CARD!
... He was lucky to get away with that!
Min. 86 :(brc) M_Essien hoists the ball across to Saruman
... The defender plays it back to E_Thorstvedt
... Saruman intercepts the back pass!
... He tries to dummy E_Thorstvedt
... He tries to flick it past E_Thorstvedt
... He's pushed it too far
... He can't stop it going out!!
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 91 :(brc) M_Hunt breaks clear of the defence!
... He is clean through on E_Thorstvedt!
... S_Logan brings him down!
... He could be off!!
... A_Barken calls him over
... The ref is taking his time with him!
... YELLOW CARD!!
************* FULL TIME ****************
Match Details
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Venue : Camp Nou
Attendance : 147,436
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Barcelona Match Info
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Best player : M_Hunt (Man of the Match)
Scorers : M_Hunt (6), Saruman (43)
Sent Off : P_Singh (74)
Booked : B_Myre (22), Joaquín (85)
Injured : C_Obradovic (62)
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Benfica Match Info
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Best player : K_McInally
Scorers : N/A
Sent Off : N/A
Booked : B_Bryn (6), S_Logan (91)
Injured : N/A
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Match Statistics
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Barcelona | Benfica
Attempts on Goal : 23 | 14
Off target : 11 | 5
On target : 12 | 9
Possession : 44 | 56
Corners : 3 | 1
Red Cards : 1 | 0
Yellow Cards : 2 | 2
Subs Used : 3 | 3
Fouls : 6 | 16
Key Tackles : 5 | 6
Key Passes : 16 | 12
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Final Score : Barcelona 2 - 0 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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Silvio_Proto GK 37 3 1 3 15 | 93 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 90 0 0 0
B_Myre DF 1 27 12 5 30 | 51 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 -2 10 6
S_Gronkjaer DF 2 25 7 7 12 | 93 0 4 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 100 0 9
J_Myre DF 2 24 8 7 39 | 93 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 15 12 1
Gandolf DM 2 18 25 8 19 | 93 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 0
Joaquín MF 2 1 35 1 39 | 93 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 22 -2
M_Essien MF 1 2 32 6 39 | 93 0 0 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 80 9
R_Kopa MF 2 13 25 7 23 | 93 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 32 20
Saruman AM 2 6 24 22 30 | 93 0 0 3 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 36 37
Pele FW 1 7 8 30 26 | 71 0 0 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 12 19
M_Hunt FW 2 8 7 30 33 | 93 0 0 0 0 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 64
P_Shilton GK 29 6 5 3 18 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
C_Obradovic DF 2 24 5 7 20 | 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 20
S_Marlet MF 2 7 25 8 22 | 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
P_Singh DF 3 9 18 11 41 | 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 -10 -10 -10
Kinslye FW 1 2 6 22 35 | 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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E_Thorstvedt GK 37 2 6 4 13 | 93 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 35 0 0 0
J_Djourou DF 3 26 5 9 35 | 61 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 0
S_Logan DF 3 25 10 7 36 | 93 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -7 -22 -22
B_Bryn DF 2 25 7 8 31 | 93 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 28 -2 -2
Yann_M_Vila DF 2 24 12 7 22 | 93 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
B_Zamora MF 2 11 26 8 25 | 93 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 36 9
D_Damjanovic MF 3 7 26 9 42 | 93 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 1
B_Spencer MF 1 10 25 11 31 | 71 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 24 8
P_Do_Shaw MF 2 8 25 8 25 | 93 0 1 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 15 36 9
Rabiu_Ibrahim AM 1 6 23 18 23 | 61 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -20 4 -20
K_McInally FW 2 6 5 27 27 | 93 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 49
J_Moreau GK 27 1 2 2 14 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
C_Thomson DF 2 25 11 6 25 | 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
J_Tomkinson DF 1 23 7 7 29 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
B_Abdoulaye MF 2 14 25 7 39 | 22 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0
S_Morison FW 1 2 7 26 36 | 32 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
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Barcelona | Benfica
3-1-3-1-2 A | 4-4-1-1 C
Bryngar Myre | Steven Theobald
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Silvio_Proto GK | GK E_Thorstvedt
B_Myre DF | DF J_Djourou
S_Gronkjaer DF | DF S_Logan
J_Myre DF | DF B_Bryn
Gandolf DM | DF Yann_M_Vila
Joaquín MF | MF B_Zamora
M_Essien MF | MF D_Damjanovic
R_Kopa MF | MF B_Spencer
Saruman AM | MF P_Do_Shaw
Pele FW | AM Rabiu_Ibrahim
M_Hunt FW | FW K_McInally
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P_Shilton SUB | SUB J_Moreau
C_Obradovic SUB | SUB C_Thomson
S_Marlet SUB | SUB J_Tomkinson
P_Singh SUB | SUB B_Abdoulaye
Kinslye SUB | SUB S_Morison
Referee: A_Barken (Norway)
Min. 3 :(brc) J_Myre turns past S_Logan
... He has created space for himself now
... J_Myre with the shot !
... He hits the post
... He follows it up!
... But puts it wide!
... He'll be disappointed with that
Min. 6 :(brc) M_Hunt jumps over B_Bryn's challenge
... M_Hunt hits a great shot !
... GOAL !!
... Superb strike!
... His team mates join him in a celebration
... They dance around his shirt in delight!!
... Lets see if Barcelona can hang onto that lead!
... Barcelona 1-0 Benfica ...
Min. 6 :(bfa) D_Damjanovic brings the ball under control
... He sees a team mate leave his marker!
... He plays the ball across to him!
... K_McInally gets on the end of the pass
... S_Gronkjaer wins the ball!
... But he caught the player also!
... The ref gives nothing!
Min. 6 :(brc) M_Hunt breaks clear of the defence!
... He is clean through on E_Thorstvedt!
... B_Bryn brings him down!
... A_Barken calls him over!
... YELLOW CARD!
... He is lucky not to have seen red!
Min. 7 :(brc) Pele hits a hard pass to M_Hunt
... M_Hunt with the crafty shot!
... But he puts it over
... He can't be happy with that effort
Min. 7 :(bfa) B_Zamora beats S_Gronkjaer
... He muscled him off the ball
... B_Zamora with the shot on net !
... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
... Silvio_Proto tips it wide !!
... Great goalkeeping there!
... CORNER!
... P_Do_Shaw chips the ball into the area!
... Silvio_Proto easily claims the ball!
Min. 8 :(brc) Pele skips the challenge from J_Djourou
... J_Djourou moves quickly to get the tackle in this time
Min. 9 :(bfa) B_Zamora with a simple pass to K_McInally
... K_McInally with a blistering shot !
... But Silvio_Proto reaches the ball. Good save
... There was a foul on Silvio_Proto anyway
Min. 10 :(bfa) Rabiu_Ibrahim unselfishly lays the ball back to B_Zamora
... B_Zamora with the cheeky shot!
... Silvio_Proto is stranded!
... He can't get there in time!
... OH! It drifts just past the post
... Great strike!
... Deserved a goal really
Min. 13 :(brc) Pele knocks the ball past the defender
... Pele belts the ball towards goal!
... It swerves a lot in the air
... It goes wide!
... He has squandered a golden opportunity
Min. 14 :(bfa) K_McInally is first to the ball
... Excellent sliding challenge from J_Myre
... He could have easily caught the defender is he hadn't been careful
Min. 17 :(brc) Saruman is out on the left
... He moves the ball right to M_Hunt
... The cross hits M_Hunt on the butt and rebounds towards goal !
... E_Thorstvedt with a great save
... And he holds onto it as well!
Min. 17 :(bfa) B_Zamora with the heel pass to P_Do_Shaw
... P_Do_Shaw attempts the shot!
... But Silvio_Proto punches it away
... He had to be brave to come for that one
Min. 22 :(brc) Gandolf looks around for support
... He sees a man in space!
... He hits the ball up to M_Hunt
... S_Logan intercepts the pass
Min. 22 :(bfa) Yann_M_Vila cuts through the defence
... B_Myre takes the players legs from beneath him!!
... That's a poor tackle!
... He gets a YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 22 :(bfa) B_Spencer times his run well
... B_Spencer with the attempt at goal!
... Silvio_Proto makes a great save
... But he can't hold onto it!
... He gathers it at the second attempt!
Min. 25 :(brc) Joaquín drives it across the face of the goal M_Hunt
... M_Hunt uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot!
... It takes a deflection!
... But flies wide of the post!
... CORNER!
... The corner is swung in by M_Hunt!
... E_Thorstvedt easily claims the ball!
Min. 26 :(bfa) K_McInally knocks the ball past the lunge of B_Myre
... The cross hits K_McInally on the butt and rebounds towards goal !
... But Silvio_Proto just gets his fingers to that one
Min. 28 :(brc) M_Essien finds his way through
... His quick turn fooled B_Spencer
... B_Bryn plays the back pass
... E_Thorstvedt can't get to it!!
... It goes just wide!!
... What a lucky escape!!
... CORNER!
... M_Essien floats the ball in!
... The ball comes to B_Myre
... He gets the shot away
... E_Thorstvedt with a fantastic point blank save
... When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league
Min. 29 :(brc) B_Myre picks out M_Essien with the cross
... M_Essien chases it through, he must score !
... It hits the bar and goes over
... Well, sometimes they go in, sometimes they don't
Min. 30 :(bfa) Benfica restructured their strategy to A
Min. 33 :(brc) Saruman 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 M_Essien
... M_Essien with a thundering volley!
... Brilliant save from E_Thorstvedt
... That must have impressed his national manager sitting in the stands
Min. 34 :(brc) Pele flicks it over K_McInally's head
... He showed some great skill there!
... P_Do_Shaw steals the ball of off him
Min. 34 :(bfa) Rabiu_Ibrahim controls the ball immaculately
... Leaves the defenders for dead
... This looks like it could be a great chance
... S_Gronkjaer cleanly tackles him
... He judged that well
Min. 35 :(brc) M_Essien jinks infield
... He sees a team mate making a run
... He plays the ball through to M_Hunt
... M_Hunt has time and space!
... He tries the lob!
... But he's put it wide
... How did he manage to miss that one?!?!?
Min. 38 :(brc) Pele steps over the ball
... He nutmegs the defender
... That a lovely piece of trickery
... Pele with the chance !
... It goes wide for a goal kick
Min. 38 :(bfa) B_Spencer runs at the defender
... He gets past him!
... He sees a team mate in space
... He passes it to K_McInally
... K_McInally with a bicycle kick !
... Silvio_Proto narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety
Min. 39 :(brc) M_Essien has a go!
... It hits the defender
... S_Gronkjaer collects the loose ball!
... S_Gronkjaer heads the ball towards goal !
... E_Thorstvedt collects it comfortably
... The shot never troubled him
Min. 40 :(bfa) K_McInally gets the ball on the wing
... He slides the ball past Gandolf!
... He has some space now!
... K_McInally unleashes a pile driver !
... But Silvio_Proto comes out and dives at his feet
... That's goalkeeping at its finest
Min. 42 :(brc) Gandolf with a probing through ball Pele
... Pele tries to curl it into the bottom corner !
... But E_Thorstvedt reaches the ball. Good save
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(brc) M_Essien reads the run of Saruman
... Saruman rifles it to the far post !
... The shot slips through E_Thorstvedt's hands
... GOAL !!
... What a terrible mistake
... Steven Theobald looks gutted
... Barcelona 2-0 Benfica ...
Min. 43 :(brc) It looks as though Barcelona is now playing L
Min. 43 :(bfa) Rabiu_Ibrahim with a pinpoint pass to P_Do_Shaw
... P_Do_Shaw hits it
... This one could go anywhere !
... Looks like it should be Silvio_Proto's
... Oh he's let it go through his legs
... But drifts inches wide !!
... Silvio_Proto looks embarrassed!
... He was relieved to see it go wide!
... Goal kick given, amazing decision there!
Min. 46 :(brc) J_Myre is first to the loose ball
... He plays the ball across to S_Gronkjaer
... S_Gronkjaer has time and space on the edge of the box!
... He shoots towards goal!
... It's gone over
... Well he must have left his shooting boots at home for that one
************* HALF TIME ****************
Half Time Score: Barcelona 2-0 Benfica
Min. 49 :(brc) Pele beats J_Djourou
... His quick feet took him past the defender
... J_Djourou reacts well to win the ball back
Min. 49 :(bfa) P_Do_Shaw pulls it back to B_Bryn
... S_Gronkjaer seizes control of the ball
... He hoists it forward
Min. 50 :(brc) C_Obradovic is coming on for B_Myre and will play DF
Min. 52 :(brc) M_Essien plays a long ball to M_Hunt
... M_Hunt with the deft touch!
... He hits the ball towards goal!
... But E_Thorstvedt reaches the ball. Good save
... There was a foul on E_Thorstvedt anyway
Min. 56 :(brc) M_Hunt turns on a sixpence
... Blocked by B_Bryn
Min. 59 :(brc) Saruman uses his feet well to turn on the ball
... A cracking drive from Saruman !
... E_Thorstvedt makes a great save
... And he manages to hold onto it as well!
Min. 60 :(bfa) a big roar from the crowd as C_Thomson comes on for J_Djourou to play DF
Min. 60 :(bfa) S_Morison is coming on for Rabiu_Ibrahim and playing FW
Min. 60 :(brc) Saruman moves out over to the edge of the pitch
... He sees a team mate in space
... He plays the ball through to Pele
... Pele bears down on goal!
... But E_Thorstvedt makes an easy save
Min. 61 :(bfa) K_McInally runs at the defence
... He nutmegs J_Myre
... He showed his class there
... K_McInally looks to see where Silvio_Proto is!
... He rifles in the shot!
... But Silvio_Proto makes a superb stop down low.
Min. 62 :(brc) Joaquín 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 Pele
... Pele goes for the top corner !
... E_Thorstvedt parries it, he follows it up
... He fires it over!!
Min. 62 :(brc) C_Obradovic looks in some pain. He'll have to come off
Min. 62 :(brc) P_Singh is being prepared to come on
... C_Obradovic is leaving the pitch
... Looks like the substitute will play DF
Min. 63 :(brc) M_Hunt with the dribble
... He skips through the tackle from C_Thomson
... M_Hunt with an overhead kick !
... He gets a connection
... But E_Thorstvedt parries the ball
... It's picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd
Min. 66 :(bfa) B_Zamora holds the ball up
... He sees K_McInally in space!
... K_McInally leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!!!
... It hits off a defender!
... But goes clear to safety!
Min. 68 :(bfa) B_Spencer is taking a throw in
... He sees a team mate making a run
... He throws it to S_Morison
... S_Morison with the chance !
... The fans get off there seats!
... But it sails over !!
Min. 69 :(bfa) K_McInally skips the challenge from M_Essien
... K_McInally strikes a wicked curler !
... But Silvio_Proto punches it away
... He took a knock there
... His manager is looking on anxiously
... He's ok to carry on
Min. 70 :(brc) S_Marlet is being prepared to come on
... Pele is leaving the pitch
... He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
... Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 70 :(bfa) B_Abdoulaye 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. 70 :(bfa) P_Do_Shaw looks for options
... His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
... He knocks a through ball to S_Morison
... Brilliantly taken away by S_Gronkjaer !!
... Any youngsters out there should be taking notes
Min. 74 :(brc) P_Singh punches B_Abdoulaye off the ball
... He's Butted him !
... A_Barken has stopped play
... The referee reaches to his pocket!
... He jots down his name!
... RED CARD!!
... I think he deserved that!
Min. 75 :(brc) R_Kopa drives it across the face of the goal M_Hunt
... M_Hunt attempts a lob!
... The shot takes a wicked deflection
... E_Thorstvedt dives desperately to try and save it!!
... He can't get to it!
... But it creeps just wide!!
... The deflection had E_Thorstvedt beaten!
... CORNER!
... M_Essien drives it into the box!
... It comes to M_Hunt
... He gets the shot away
... E_Thorstvedt with a fantastic point blank save
... He shows why he is the number 1
Min. 82 :(bfa) P_Do_Shaw volleys it forward. He finds D_Damjanovic
... D_Damjanovic is clean through!
... He tries to take it round Silvio_Proto
... He rounds Silvio_Proto
... He taps it towards the goal!
... It goes wide!!
Min. 85 :(bfa) K_McInally with the dribble
... He uses his pace to get free
... Joaquín muscles him off the ball
... Looked like a good tackle but the referee has awarded them a free kick
... He's in trouble!!
... He could be sent off for that!
... YELLOW CARD!
... He was lucky to get away with that!
Min. 86 :(brc) M_Essien hoists the ball across to Saruman
... The defender plays it back to E_Thorstvedt
... Saruman intercepts the back pass!
... He tries to dummy E_Thorstvedt
... He tries to flick it past E_Thorstvedt
... He's pushed it too far
... He can't stop it going out!!
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 91 :(brc) M_Hunt breaks clear of the defence!
... He is clean through on E_Thorstvedt!
... S_Logan brings him down!
... He could be off!!
... A_Barken calls him over
... The ref is taking his time with him!
... YELLOW CARD!!
************* FULL TIME ****************
Match Details
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Venue : Camp Nou
Attendance : 147,436
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Barcelona Match Info
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Best player : M_Hunt (Man of the Match)
Scorers : M_Hunt (6), Saruman (43)
Sent Off : P_Singh (74)
Booked : B_Myre (22), Joaquín (85)
Injured : C_Obradovic (62)
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Benfica Match Info
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Best player : K_McInally
Scorers : N/A
Sent Off : N/A
Booked : B_Bryn (6), S_Logan (91)
Injured : N/A
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Match Statistics
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Barcelona | Benfica
Attempts on Goal : 23 | 14
Off target : 11 | 5
On target : 12 | 9
Possession : 44 | 56
Corners : 3 | 1
Red Cards : 1 | 0
Yellow Cards : 2 | 2
Subs Used : 3 | 3
Fouls : 6 | 16
Key Tackles : 5 | 6
Key Passes : 16 | 12
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Final Score : Barcelona 2 - 0 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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Silvio_Proto GK 37 3 1 3 15 | 93 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 90 0 0 0
B_Myre DF 1 27 12 5 30 | 51 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 -2 10 6
S_Gronkjaer DF 2 25 7 7 12 | 93 0 4 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 100 0 9
J_Myre DF 2 24 8 7 39 | 93 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 15 12 1
Gandolf DM 2 18 25 8 19 | 93 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 0
Joaquín MF 2 1 35 1 39 | 93 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 22 -2
M_Essien MF 1 2 32 6 39 | 93 0 0 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 80 9
R_Kopa MF 2 13 25 7 23 | 93 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 32 20
Saruman AM 2 6 24 22 30 | 93 0 0 3 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 36 37
Pele FW 1 7 8 30 26 | 71 0 0 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 12 19
M_Hunt FW 2 8 7 30 33 | 93 0 0 0 0 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 64
P_Shilton GK 29 6 5 3 18 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
C_Obradovic DF 2 24 5 7 20 | 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 20
S_Marlet MF 2 7 25 8 22 | 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
P_Singh DF 3 9 18 11 41 | 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 -10 -10 -10
Kinslye FW 1 2 6 22 35 | 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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E_Thorstvedt GK 37 2 6 4 13 | 93 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 35 0 0 0
J_Djourou DF 3 26 5 9 35 | 61 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 0
S_Logan DF 3 25 10 7 36 | 93 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -7 -22 -22
B_Bryn DF 2 25 7 8 31 | 93 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 28 -2 -2
Yann_M_Vila DF 2 24 12 7 22 | 93 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
B_Zamora MF 2 11 26 8 25 | 93 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 36 9
D_Damjanovic MF 3 7 26 9 42 | 93 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 1
B_Spencer MF 1 10 25 11 31 | 71 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 24 8
P_Do_Shaw MF 2 8 25 8 25 | 93 0 1 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 15 36 9
Rabiu_Ibrahim AM 1 6 23 18 23 | 61 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -20 4 -20
K_McInally FW 2 6 5 27 27 | 93 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 49
J_Moreau GK 27 1 2 2 14 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
C_Thomson DF 2 25 11 6 25 | 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
J_Tomkinson DF 1 23 7 7 29 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
B_Abdoulaye MF 2 14 25 7 39 | 22 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0
S_Morison FW 1 2 7 26 36 | 32 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
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