Division One League Match, Chelsea vs. Benfica (Thu Sep 26)


                              Chelsea  |  Benfica
                              4-4-2 P  |  4-4-2 A
                         Ian McNamara  |  Matias Finkelstein
                                       |
                       Hugo_Lloris GK  |  GK F_Foster
                       C_Metzelder DF  |  DF Yann_M_Vila
                        S_D_Gibson DF  |  DF R_Tomassi
                      J_A_Boumsong DF  |  DF J_Foyth
                            Varane DF  |  DF M_Zeffane
                          E_Lamela MF  |  MF J_Wilshere
                            H_Reed MF  |  MF J_Bolm
                         T_Cairney MF  |  MF W_Dustice
                           N_Piere MF  |  MF E_Knave
                         R_M_Perry FW  |  FW T_Erak
                        M_Rashford FW  |  FW B_Dugnutt
                                       |
                            J_Bond SUB |  SUB Z_Alomerovic
                        D_Williams SUB |  SUB S_Mannaerts
                         S_Mazzola SUB |  SUB S_Nakamoto
                       D_Trezeguet SUB |  SUB M_Verratti
                         D_Bunting SUB |  SUB Nathan_Dyer

Referee: J_Hunye (Hungary)


Min. 1  :(chs) T_Cairney holds up the ball
          ...  He plays the ball to R_M_Perry
          ...  Yann_M_Vila with a perfectly timed tackle
Min. 4  :(chs) N_Piere with a one-touch layoff to R_M_Perry
          ...  R_M_Perry controls the ball well!
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal!
          ...  It's gone over
          ...  Well he must have left his shooting boots at home for that one
Min. 5  :(chs) N_Piere with the deft touch
          ...  He takes it past J_Wilshere
          ...  He knocks it to M_Rashford!
          ...  M_Rashford hits the shot with the inside of the left foot!
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But flies wide of the post!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Varane plays it towards the near post!
          ...  F_Foster easily catches it!
Min. 7  :(chs) E_Lamela is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate loosing his marker
          ...  He throws it to R_M_Perry
          ...  R_M_Perry uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot!
          ...  It hammers off the bar onto the line
          ...  The referee talks to his assistant
          ...  He waves play on
          ...  Goal not given there!
          ...  That looked like the wrong decision
Min. 7  :(bfa) R_Tomassi with the flick on
          ...  He plays the ball across to W_Dustice
          ...  W_Dustice with his head down lets it go !
          ...  Hugo_Lloris makes a great save
          ...  And he manages to hold onto it as well!
Min. 8  :(chs) E_Lamela plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  M_Rashford decides to keep possession instead!
          ...  He runs towards the goal now!
          ...  The ball hits M_Zeffane in the face!
          ...  And goes clear!
Min. 9  :(bfa) J_Wilshere gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He slides the ball past J_A_Boumsong!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  A powerful shot by J_Wilshere !
          ...  It's wide!
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 11 :(bfa) J_Bolm takes advantage of a mistake by J_A_Boumsong
          ...  It's a lucky break
          ...  J_Bolm has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He fires the ball goal ward!
          ...  But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Yann_M_Vila plays it towards the near post!
          ...  Hugo_Lloris makes the catch!
Min. 16 :(chs) M_Rashford sprints past M_Zeffane
          ...  M_Rashford attempts a lob!
          ...  It's wide!
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 16 :(chs) E_Lamela runs with the ball to the corner flag
          ...  He plays the ball across to H_Reed
          ...  J_Foyth fouls badly
          ...  J_Hunye calls him over
          ...  J_Hunye is taking his time with him!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 19 :(chs) C_Metzelder sprints down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball in to R_M_Perry
          ...  R_Tomassi cuts it out easily
          ...  He clears the ball up field
Min. 20 :(bfa) R_Tomassi is unmarked!
          ...  R_M_Perry with a bad challenge
          ...  J_Hunye will want to speak to him
          ...  J_Hunye wants a quiet word
Min. 23 :(chs) T_Cairney with the deft touch
          ...  He takes it past M_Zeffane
          ...  He knocks it to S_D_Gibson!
          ...  S_D_Gibson with a thundering volley!
          ...  Saved by F_Foster
Min. 24 :(chs) H_Reed skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to M_Rashford
          ...  M_Rashford aims for the top right corner !
          ...  But the ball goes harmlessly wide
Min. 25 :(bfa) W_Dustice plays a clever one-two with his team mate
          ...  He heads towards the goal
          ...  He slides it past the defender!
          ...  H_Reed is late with that one
          ...  He gets up and shakes the players hand
          ...  He gets a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  Right on the edge of the box!
          ...  B_Dugnutt drives it under the wall
          ...  It hits the side netting!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 36 :(chs) C_Metzelder has found himself in space
          ...  He looks up for his team mates
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  J_A_Boumsong gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  J_A_Boumsong aiming for the bottom corner !
          ...  But F_Foster with the difficult save
Min. 40 :(bfa) B_Dugnutt makes the tackle
          ...  N_Piere with a nasty foul
Min. 40 :(bfa) Yann_M_Vila with a perfectly timed run
          ...  Yann_M_Vila with a powerful downward header!
          ...  Hugo_Lloris gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  Fantastic reflex save by Hugo_Lloris !!
Min. 40 :(chs) N_Piere finds his way through
          ...  His quick turn fooled R_Tomassi
          ...  T_Erak is late with that one
          ...  He gets up and shakes the players hand
          ...  He is ordered to cool off
          ...  INDIRECT FREE KICK!
          ...  N_Piere floats it forward
          ...  R_M_Perry latches onto the end of it
          ...  R_M_Perry with the drive!
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  Wide !!
          ...  That was fortunate
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  N_Piere drives it into the box!
          ...  F_Foster easily claims the ball!
Min. 41 :(chs) Varane finds R_M_Perry with a perfectly weighted pass
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by J_Foyth
          ...  He timed it well
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(bfa) T_Erak sprints past N_Piere
          ...  T_Erak curls it towards the top corner !
          ...  It's gone over
          ...  Well he must have left his shooting boots at home for that one

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Chelsea 0-0 Benfica

Min. 50 :(bfa) S_Mannaerts takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace Yann_M_Vila
          ...  He'll play as a DF
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
Min. 52 :(bfa) B_Dugnutt with a real burst of pace
          ...  He shows J_A_Boumsong a clean set of heals
          ...  C_Metzelder had better start being careful if he continues to tackle like that
Min. 54 :(bfa) T_Erak makes the tackle
          ...  A left-footer by T_Erak !
          ...  Hugo_Lloris makes the save
          ...  He hits the ball up field!
Min. 55 :(bfa) S_Nakamoto is coming on and E_Knave is being brought off
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play MF
Min. 55 :(bfa) W_Dustice with the diagonal pass B_Dugnutt
          ...  C_Metzelder plays the back pass
          ...  Hugo_Lloris can't get to it!!
          ...  It goes just wide!!
          ...  What a lucky escape!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  E_Knave plays it into the danger area!
          ...  Hugo_Lloris comes out and claims it!
Min. 56 :(chs) N_Piere squares it to R_M_Perry
          ...  R_M_Perry drives it towards goal !
          ...  But F_Foster punches it away
          ...  He could have caught that!
Min. 58 :(bfa) a big roar from the crowd as Nathan_Dyer comes on for B_Dugnutt to play FW
Min. 59 :(chs) T_Cairney takes on 3 men
          ...  T_Cairney hits the shot with the outside of the right foot!
          ...  F_Foster saves, but he fumbles
          ...  But he gathers at the second attempt!
Min. 67 :(bfa) T_Erak takes advantage of a mistake by S_D_Gibson
          ...  It's a lucky break
          ...  T_Erak controls the ball well!
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He puts his hands to his ears!!
          ...  He is winding the Chelsea fans up!!
          ...  They greet the gesture with jeers!
          ...  Lets see if Benfica can hang onto that lead!
          ...  Chelsea 0-1 Benfica ...
Min. 67 :(chs) Chelsea are switching their playing style to A
Min. 67 :(bfa) Benfica will now play D
Min. 67 :(chs) H_Reed has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past J_Bolm!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  Nathan_Dyer is called for the holding foul
          ...  Looked like a fair jump
          ...  The referee got it wrong
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll have to watch himself now
Min. 70 :(chs) D_Williams is being prepared to come on
          ...  Varane is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play DF
Min. 70 :(chs) S_Mazzola is going to be brought on
          ...  H_Reed is leaving the pitch
          ...  He hasn't had the best of games today
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 70 :(chs) D_Bunting is being prepared to come on
          ...  M_Rashford is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 73 :(chs) D_Bunting lobs it over M_Zeffane
          ...  D_Bunting drives the ball low !
          ...  F_Foster gets his body behind the ball and saves
          ...  Text book goalkeeping!
Min. 73 :(bfa) Nathan_Dyer steps over the ball
          ...  He nutmegs the defender
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery
          ...  Nathan_Dyer with a blistering shot !
          ...  But he puts it over
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort
Min. 76 :(bfa) J_Bolm looks injured. He's been stretchered off
          ...  He isn't going to continue
          ...  And they have used all three of their substitutions
Min. 79 :(chs) R_M_Perry takes possession
          ...  Knocks it past S_Mannaerts
          ...  He's through on goal
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by J_Foyth
          ...  He made it look easy
Min. 79 :(bfa) W_Dustice has found himself in space
          ...  He looks up for his team mates
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  S_Nakamoto gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  S_Mazzola robs him of the ball
Min. 84 :(chs) D_Bunting makes himself available
          ...  T_Erak fouls
          ...  That was disgusting
          ...  He gets a YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 86 :(chs) S_Mazzola moves out wide
          ...  He plays the ball through to C_Metzelder
          ...  C_Metzelder attempts to drive it home!
          ...  F_Foster can't get to it!
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar!
          ...  F_Foster makes a cocky smile
          ...  Did he know that was going over?
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 93 :(bfa) T_Erak with a real burst of pace
          ...  He leaves C_Metzelder behind
          ...  T_Erak tries to curl it into the bottom corner !
          ...  He hits the side netting

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Stamford Bridge
Attendance           : 92,000
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Chelsea Match Info
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Best player          : T_Cairney
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : H_Reed (25)
Injured              : N/A
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Benfica Match Info
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Best player          : T_Erak (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : T_Erak (67)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : J_Foyth (16), Nathan_Dyer (67), T_Erak (84)
Injured              : J_Bolm (76)
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Match Statistics
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                             Chelsea      |     Benfica
Attempts on Goal     :          12        |       10
Off target           :           7        |       6
On target            :           5        |       4
Possession           :          52        |       48
Corners              :           2        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       3
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           9        |       12
Key Tackles          :           2        |       5
Key Passes           :          13        |       3
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Final Score          : Chelsea 0 - 1 Benfica
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Player Statistics - Chelsea
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  33   3   2   3  13 |  94   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0   0
C_Metzelder    DF   2  28   8   9  30 |  94   0   1   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  20   1
S_D_Gibson     DF   1  26  11   8  12 |  94   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
J_A_Boumsong   DF   2  25   9  10  20 |  94   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
Varane         DF   2  25   9   6  10 |  71   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
E_Lamela       MF   1   8  25  10  32 |  94   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
H_Reed         MF   1   5  25   9  33 |  71   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   0 -22 -12 -22
T_Cairney      MF   2   8  25   8  21 |  94   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   5
N_Piere        MF   1   6  25   7  30 |  94   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
R_M_Perry      FW   1   9  11  26  30 |  94   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -12
M_Rashford     FW   2   7   9  25  23 |  71   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   3
J_Bond         GK  27   3   3   3  42 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Williams     DF   1  25   5   6  32 |  23   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Mazzola      MF   2  10  26   7  33 |  23   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
D_Trezeguet    FW   3   7  10  28  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Bunting      FW   1   2   8  27  31 |  23   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5

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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F_Foster       GK  39   2   4   4  16 |  94   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  75   0   0   0
Yann_M_Vila    DF   2  33  14   8  22 |  51   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   5
R_Tomassi      DF   1  31   8   7  37 |  94   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
J_Foyth        DF   1  30  13   6  42 |  94   0   2   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  58  18  18
M_Zeffane      DF   1  30  10   7  31 |  94   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
J_Wilshere     MF   2  20  31  12  19 |  94   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
J_Bolm         MF   2  11  29  13  32 |  77   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
W_Dustice      MF   1  12  24   6  42 |  94   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   5
E_Knave        MF   3   8  24  10  21 |  56   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Erak         FW   2   6   6  27  21 |  94   0   0   0   0   4   1   1   0   0  -2  -2  35
B_Dugnutt      FW   1   5   7  25  20 |  59   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
Z_Alomerovic   GK  29   1   1   1  14 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Mannaerts    DF   2  28   9   5  12 |  43   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Nakamoto     MF   3   4  26  16  32 |  38   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20  20
M_Verratti     MF   2   2  26   2  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Nathan_Dyer    FW   2   7  11  30  31 |  35   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -1
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