Elite Football League Match, Barcelona vs. Benfica (Mon Nov 28)


                            Barcelona  |  Benfica
                              5-4-1 A  |  4-4-2 A
                         Bryngar Myre  |  Steven Theobald
                                       |
                       Hugo_Lloris GK  |  GK E_Thorstvedt
                            B_Myre DF  |  DF J_Martinez
                       G_Wilkinson DF  |  DF C_Thomson
                            J_Myre DF  |  DF Yann_M_Vila
                      Ciaran_Clark DF  |  DF R_Tomassi
                         J_Miranda DF  |  MF H_Kiessling
                            R_Kopa MF  |  MF Zheng_Zhi
                         B_Spencer MF  |  MF J_Wilshere
                              Xavi MF  |  MF J_Bolm
                     Adnan_Januzaj MF  |  FW K_McInally
                          Odegaard FW  |  FW Nathan_Dyer
                                       |
                            Romero SUB |  SUB Tiribocchi
                            G_Bale SUB |  SUB T_Adams
                          Maradona SUB |  SUB J_Plasil
                            M_Hunt SUB |  SUB R_VD_Vaart
                            H_Kane SUB |  SUB E_Stranger

Referee: D_Skomina (Slovenia)


Min. 2  :(bfa) J_Wilshere is first to the loose ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to Zheng_Zhi
          ...  Zheng_Zhi hits the shot with the inside of the left foot!
          ...  It hits the side netting!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 4  :(bfa) J_Wilshere with an in swinging cross to Nathan_Dyer
          ...  Nathan_Dyer has slipped behind the defence!
          ...  He is one on one with Hugo_Lloris
          ...  He lobs it over Hugo_Lloris
          ...  GOAL!!
          ...  And Benfica are leading in the game now
          ...  Barcelona 0-1 Benfica ...
Min. 5  :(brc) R_Kopa gets to the by line
          ...  He looks up and lobs in a cross
          ...  Odegaard is unmarked
          ...  Yann_M_Vila reads it well
          ...  This boy is a quality defender
          ...  The crowd sing his praises
Min. 5  :(bfa) R_Tomassi takes advantage of a defensive mistake
          ...  Can he make them pay?
          ...  Ciaran_Clark with the tackle
          ...  He came to the rescue there!
Min. 9  :(bfa) R_Tomassi runs at the defence
          ...  He nutmegs Ciaran_Clark
          ...  He showed his class there
          ...  R_Tomassi has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He fires the ball goal ward!
          ...  It's well wide!
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 11 :(bfa) K_McInally beats J_Miranda
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  But G_Wilkinson wins the ball from behind
          ...  The crowd appeal but D_Skomina has none of it.
Min. 12 :(bfa) R_Tomassi is down clutching his leg
          ...  He is ok to carry on though
Min. 13 :(brc) Xavi runs forward
          ...  He nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind!
          ...  Xavi with a bomb of a shot !
          ...  It hits the post
          ...  And goes clear
Min. 13 :(bfa) J_Bolm reads the run of K_McInally
          ...  B_Spencer tackles cleanly
          ...  The linesman flags for the foul though! Unbelievable! It looked clean to me
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  It is well within shooting range!
          ...  K_McInally bends it in
          ...  It's going over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  And Hugo_Lloris reacts well to tip it over
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by J_Wilshere!
          ...  J_Bolm gets his head on it
          ...  It's going over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  And Hugo_Lloris reacts well to tip it over
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Martinez crosses it in!
          ...  Hugo_Lloris fists it away!
Min. 13 :(bfa) H_Kiessling pulls it back to Nathan_Dyer
          ...  Ciaran_Clark takes the player out!!
          ...  The ref turns away!!
Min. 16 :(bfa) J_Wilshere is taking a throw in
          ...  He dries the ball on his shirt
          ...  He throws the ball to Nathan_Dyer
          ...  Nathan_Dyer has a dig at goal!
          ...  It's going over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  And Hugo_Lloris reacts well to tip it over
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Nathan_Dyer crosses it in!
          ...  Hugo_Lloris reads it well, and claims it!
Min. 17 :(brc) Odegaard loses R_Tomassi
          ...  Brilliantly taken away by C_Thomson !!
          ...  Any youngsters out there should be taking notes
Min. 18 :(brc) Odegaard slows the ball down and waits for support
          ...  He spots his team mate making a run now
          ...  He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now!
          ...  His team mate plays the through ball for him!
          ...  Odegaard hits a great drive!
          ...  E_Thorstvedt with the diving save
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras!
Min. 20 :(brc) Xavi slides the ball across to R_Kopa
          ...  R_Kopa attempts to drive it home!
          ...  E_Thorstvedt with a great save
          ...  And he holds onto it as well!
Min. 23 :(bfa) H_Kiessling is taking a throw in
          ...  He dries the ball on his shirt
          ...  He throws the ball to Nathan_Dyer
          ...  Ciaran_Clark reads it well
          ...  This boy is a quality defender
          ...  The crowd sing his praises
Min. 25 :(bfa) J_Wilshere pass splits open the defence
          ...  What a ball!
          ...  K_McInally is clean through!
          ...  J_Myre with an awful challenge
Min. 26 :(brc) R_Kopa nutmegs R_Tomassi
          ...  R_Kopa has time and space!
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  E_Thorstvedt moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  E_Thorstvedt catches it with style!
Min. 28 :(brc) R_Kopa is forced back with the ball
          ...  He belts the ball up field
          ...  B_Spencer latches onto the end of it
          ...  B_Spencer with a bicycle kick !
          ...  E_Thorstvedt saves, but he fumbles
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by Adnan_Januzaj
          ...  E_Thorstvedt catches it!
Min. 29 :(brc) Odegaard breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on E_Thorstvedt!
          ...  J_Bolm brings him down!
          ...  He could be off here!
          ...  The referee reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  RED CARD!!
          ...  I think he was unlucky there, deserve a booking only!
Min. 29 :(bfa) J_Plasil is being brought on
          ...  Nathan_Dyer is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 35 :(brc) Adnan_Januzaj runs at goal
          ...  He spots the run of Odegaard
          ...  He's played him in
          ...  K_McInally tugs on his opponent's shirt!!
          ...  D_Skomina has stopped play
          ...  Well spotted by D_Skomina!
Min. 36 :(brc) B_Spencer with a pinpoint pass to Odegaard
          ...  H_Kiessling wins the ball!
          ...  But he caught the player also!
          ...  The ref gives nothing!
Min. 40 :(brc) The assistant manager is out on the touchline shouting orders
          ...  It seems Barcelona will now be playing P
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(brc) B_Spencer with a throw in
          ...  He throws the ball across to Adnan_Januzaj
          ...  Yann_M_Vila wins the ball with a clear tackle

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

Min. 47 :(brc) J_Miranda picks out R_Kopa with the cross
          ...  R_Kopa with only one thing on his mind!
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal!
          ...  It fly's into Row Z!
Min. 51 :(brc) R_Kopa looks in some pain
          ...  He'll try and run it off though
Min. 56 :(brc) Xavi finds a hole in the defence
          ...  Xavi hits a great drive!
          ...  But he got that all wrong
Min. 60 :(bfa) J_Wilshere holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to J_Plasil
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over!
          ...  J_Myre looks embarrassed to take the ball off him!
Min. 63 :(bfa) K_McInally finds his way through
          ...  He bears down on goal
          ...  Odegaard leaves his foot in with the challenge!!
          ...  That's a bad foul!!
Min. 64 :(bfa) K_McInally breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on Hugo_Lloris!
          ...  B_Myre brings him down!
          ...  He could be off here!
          ...  The referee reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  RED CARD!!
          ...  I think he deserved that!
Min. 65 :(brc) It seems Barcelona are making a tactical change to A
Min. 70 :(brc) H_Kane is being brought on
          ...  G_Wilkinson is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 70 :(brc) M_Hunt is coming on for R_Kopa and playing FW
Min. 70 :(bfa) It seems Benfica are making a tactical change to D
Min. 70 :(bfa) J_Wilshere is now playing as a DM
Min. 72 :(bfa) Zheng_Zhi is out on the left
          ...  He moves the ball right to Yann_M_Vila
          ...  Yann_M_Vila hits the ball on the bounce !
          ...  Hugo_Lloris beats the ball away
Min. 74 :(brc) Odegaard turns nicely onto the ball
          ...  Zheng_Zhi rushes in with a poor tackle!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  D_Skomina just wants to lecture him
Min. 75 :(brc) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side.
          ...  G_Bale will come on for J_Miranda and play DF
Min. 78 :(brc) B_Spencer beats one
          ...  Knocks it past a second
          ...  And finds Odegaard
          ...  Odegaard has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  But E_Thorstvedt punches it away
          ...  He took a knock there
          ...  His manager is looking on anxiously
          ...  He's ok to carry on
Min. 80 :(bfa) a big roar from the crowd as R_VD_Vaart comes on for J_Wilshere to play MF
Min. 82 :(bfa) T_Adams will come on for R_Tomassi and play DF
Min. 86 :(bfa) R_VD_Vaart looks around for support
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to C_Thomson
          ...  C_Thomson with the side footed shot!
          ...  It hits the outside of the post
          ...  And spins wide
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Camp Nou
Attendance           : 150,000
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Barcelona Match Info
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Best player          : R_Kopa
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : B_Myre (64)
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Benfica Match Info
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Best player          : J_Wilshere (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Nathan_Dyer (4)
Sent Off             : J_Bolm (29)
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             Barcelona    |    Benfica
Attempts on Goal     :           8        |       8
Off target           :           3        |       3
On target            :           5        |       5
Possession           :          51        |       49
Corners              :           1        |       3
Red Cards            :           1        |       1
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       0
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :          12        |       8
Key Tackles          :           5        |       4
Key Passes           :           7        |       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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Hugo_Lloris    GK  28   3   2   3  13 |  93   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0   0
B_Myre         DF   1  32  13   6  30 |  65   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0 -10 -10 -10
G_Wilkinson    DF   1  28  10   7  31 |  71   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
J_Myre         DF   2  28   9   7  39 |  93   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
Ciaran_Clark   DF   2  28   8   8  24 |  93   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40 -20 -20
J_Miranda      DF   2  26  10   7  21 |  76   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
R_Kopa         MF   2  14  30   8  23 |  71   0   0   2   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  20  11
B_Spencer      MF   1  11  28  12  31 |  93   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  30   5
Xavi           MF   1   5  27   9  31 |  93   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  10   2
Adnan_Januzaj  MF   3  11  26  10  23 |  93   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Odegaard       FW   2   4   5  25  31 |  93   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -10
Romero         GK  39   2   5   1  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Bale         DF   2  30  11   7  42 |  17   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Maradona       MF   1  10  26  16  18 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Hunt         FW   2   9   7  34  33 |  22   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
H_Kane         FW   1   8  10  28  33 |  22   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  39   2   6   4  13 |  93   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  70   0   0   0
J_Martinez     DF   1  34   3   4  23 |  93   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Thomson      DF   2  30  12   6  25 |  93   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   1
Yann_M_Vila    DF   2  28  13   8  22 |  93   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  80   0   5
R_Tomassi      DF   1  27   8   7  37 |  83   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
H_Kiessling    MF   4  12  31  10  31 |  93   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  40  20
Zheng_Zhi      MF   1   9  29   8  42 |  93   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   1
J_Wilshere     DM   2  19  28  11  19 |  81   0   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  55   0
J_Bolm         MF   2  11  27  13  32 |  29   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   1   0 -10 -10  -5
K_McInally     FW   2   6   5  31  27 |  93   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
Nathan_Dyer    FW   2   6  11  27  31 |  29   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   0   0  20  20  45
Tiribocchi     GK  27   3   3   4  19 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Adams        DF   2  30   7   6  22 |  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Plasil       MF   1   7  28   9  19 |  64   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_VD_Vaart     MF   2  10  27   8  24 |  12   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
E_Stranger     FW   2   9   7  26  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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