Division Two League Match, Chelsea vs. Benfica (Sun Oct 20)


                              Chelsea  |  Benfica
                              5-4-1 E  |  5-4-1 C
                         Dan Williams  |  Steven Theobald
                                       |
                        L_Bowazski GK  |  GK E_Thorstvedt
                      Alvaro_Rubio DF  |  DF Heraldo
                        M_Richards DF  |  DF C_Thomson
                        S_Pressley DF  |  DF B_Bryn
                          S_Pearce DF  |  DF Yann_M_Vila
                        G_Burdisso DF  |  DF M_Lindberg
                          P_Little MF  |  MF B_Zamora
                           M_Izzet MF  |  MF B_Abdoulaye
                          B_Stancu MF  |  MF D_Damjanovic
                        R_V_Persie MF  |  MF P_Do_Shaw
                               Bar FW  |  FW K_McInally
                                       |
                        P_Medhurst SUB |  SUB J_Moreau
                        A_Mariappa SUB |  SUB J_Djourou
                         D_Reciefe SUB |  SUB A_Isaksson
                         A_Buzsaky SUB |  SUB S_Morison
                       Gerd_Muller SUB |  SUB N_Jelavic

Referee: P_Dowd (England)


Min. 2  :(chs) B_Stancu passes the ball to Bar
          ...  Bar sees E_Thorstvedt off his line !
          ...  But E_Thorstvedt punches it away
          ...  He commands his area so well
Min. 3  :(bfa) M_Lindberg whips the ball across to K_McInally
          ...  K_McInally tries to chip the ball over the keeper !
          ...  L_Bowazski makes himself big and wins the ball
Min. 5  :(chs) P_Little holds up the ball
          ...  He plays the ball to Bar
          ...  Bar has a dig at goal!
          ...  Looks like it should be E_Thorstvedt's
          ...  Oh he's let it go through his legs
          ...  But drifts inches wide !!
          ...  E_Thorstvedt looks embarrassed!
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  R_V_Persie chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  E_Thorstvedt fists it away!
Min. 8  :(chs) S_Pressley controls it well
          ...  He nutmegs M_Lindberg
          ...  He puts in Bar!
          ...  Bar tries the lob from 30 yards !
          ...  It hits the post!!
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it over
Min. 12 :(bfa) Yann_M_Vila breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on L_Bowazski!
          ...  M_Richards brings him down!
          ...  The referee reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  RED CARD!!
          ...  I think he deserved that!
Min. 12 :(chs) A_Mariappa is coming on and R_V_Persie is being brought off
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play DF
Min. 13 :(chs) Alvaro_Rubio drives it forward to Bar
          ...  C_Thomson wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge
Min. 13 :(bfa) C_Thomson looks around for support
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to P_Do_Shaw
          ...  But Alvaro_Rubio wins the tackle
Min. 14 :(chs) A_Mariappa takes advantage of a defensive mistake
          ...  Can he make them pay?
          ...  A_Mariappa attempts to nutmeg E_Thorstvedt!
          ...  E_Thorstvedt with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1
Min. 14 :(bfa) B_Zamora with the flick on
          ...  He plays the ball across to K_McInally
          ...  A cracking drive from K_McInally !
          ...  But L_Bowazski tips it behind
          ...  P_Dowd has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 15 :(chs) B_Stancu cuts inside the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to Bar
          ...  Yann_M_Vila with a well timed tackle
          ...  P_Dowd didn't like it though
          ...  The ref shows him a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on!
Min. 16 :(bfa) P_Do_Shaw runs at the defender
          ...  The defender slips and falls over
          ...  P_Do_Shaw has time and space!
          ...  He shoots towards goal!
          ...  L_Bowazski can't get to it!
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar!
          ...  L_Bowazski makes a cocky smile
          ...  Did he know that was going over?
Min. 17 :(bfa) D_Damjanovic knocks it forward
          ...  P_Little slips
          ...  K_McInally gets to it!
          ...  K_McInally with only one thing on his mind!
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal!
          ...  The net bulges!
          ...  OH!! He has hit the side netting
          ...  Goal kick given
Min. 18 :(chs) B_Stancu holds up the ball
          ...  He plays the ball to S_Pressley
          ...  S_Pressley blasts it at the goal !
          ...  But he got that all wrong
Min. 18 :(bfa) B_Abdoulaye breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on L_Bowazski!
          ...  G_Burdisso brings him down!
          ...  The referee reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  RED CARD!!
          ...  I think he deserved that!
Min. 20 :(bfa) B_Zamora looks for options
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to P_Do_Shaw
          ...  P_Do_Shaw with only one thing on his mind!
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal!
          ...  L_Bowazski with a great save
          ...  He holds onto it as well!
Min. 22 :(bfa) P_Do_Shaw runs down the wing
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space!
          ...  He cuts the ball back
          ...  Yann_M_Vila latches onto the pass
          ...  He carves out some space
          ...  Yann_M_Vila drives the ball low !
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  L_Bowazski dives desperately to try and save it!!
          ...  He can't get to it!
          ...  But it creeps just wide!!
          ...  The deflection had L_Bowazski beaten!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  P_Do_Shaw swings it in!
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of L_Bowazski
Min. 26 :(bfa) B_Abdoulaye brings it under control
          ...  He takes on A_Mariappa
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in K_McInally!
          ...  K_McInally rifles it to the far post !
          ...  L_Bowazski makes a fine save
Min. 27 :(chs) M_Izzet loses Heraldo
          ...  M_Izzet controls the ball well!
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal!
          ...  E_Thorstvedt gets his fingertips to it
          ...  He pushes it on to the post
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball
Min. 27 :(bfa) K_McInally beats his marker
          ...  S_Pressley gets to the ball first
Min. 32 :(bfa) P_Do_Shaw pulls it back to Heraldo
          ...  S_Pressley tackles cleanly
Min. 34 :(bfa) D_Damjanovic is closed down
          ...  He plays a quick pass
          ...  K_McInally latches onto the ball
          ...  Alvaro_Rubio pulls the player to the ground!!
          ...  That's a poor tackle!
          ...  He got away with just a warning
Min. 34 :(bfa) K_McInally backtracks with the ball
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field
          ...  Yann_M_Vila gets on the end of it
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from Alvaro_Rubio
          ...  He could have easily caught the defender is he hadn't been careful
Min. 36 :(chs) S_Pressley with a well-controlled run
          ...  S_Pressley hits the shot with the inside of the left foot!
          ...  E_Thorstvedt with a great save
          ...  And he holds onto it as well!
Min. 37 :(bfa) B_Bryn takes advantage of a mistake by S_Pearce
          ...  That mistake could prove costly
          ...  S_Pressley with a superb tackle!
          ...  He easily dispossessed him.
Min. 39 :(chs) B_Stancu runs down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball in to S_Pearce
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  B_Bryn belts it clear
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(bfa) D_Damjanovic slows the ball down and waits for support
          ...  A team mate overlaps him now
          ...  He uses his team mates run as a decoy and heads towards the goal!
          ...  But he stands on the ball and falls over!!
          ...  S_Pressley picks up the loose ball and clears the danger

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

Min. 46 :(bfa) Yann_M_Vila flicks the ball through
          ...  C_Thomson runs onto it!
          ...  C_Thomson has a go!
          ...  But it clips the post and goes wide
Min. 48 :(chs) Bar takes possession
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  B_Zamora with a nasty foul
          ...  P_Dowd will want to speak to him
Min. 49 :(bfa) B_Abdoulaye chips the ball over the defence and finds K_McInally
          ...  K_McInally with the 40 yard drive !
          ...  But he miskicks and puts it well off target
          ...  The Chelsea fans taunt him about that effort
Min. 50 :(bfa) Yann_M_Vila beats his marker
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  Yann_M_Vila with the header !
          ...  But he somehow misses
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort
Min. 51 :(chs) Bar spits at B_Abdoulaye
          ...  He received a good talking to from P_Dowd
Min. 51 :(bfa) Heraldo threads the through ball to M_Lindberg
          ...  M_Lindberg hits the ball first time!
          ...  He could have let that bounce
          ...  But he puts it over
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort
Min. 51 :(chs) M_Izzet cuts the ball back to S_Pearce
          ...  K_McInally with the tackle
          ...  That's got to be a yellow
          ...  P_Dowd warned him
Min. 52 :(bfa) P_Do_Shaw finds K_McInally in acres of space
          ...  K_McInally cracks a laser towards goal !
          ...  L_Bowazski just watches it fly safely wide!
Min. 53 :(bfa) B_Zamora knocks it past Bar and runs onto it
          ...  He leaves the defender standing
          ...  Alvaro_Rubio plays it back
          ...  L_Bowazski slips!!
          ...  It goes just wide
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by B_Abdoulaye!
          ...  Yann_M_Vila loses his marker
          ...  He gets his head onto it!
          ...  L_Bowazski parries it, he follows it up
          ...  He fires it over!!
Min. 56 :(chs) M_Izzet with the first time pass to Bar
          ...  Good sliding challenge from Yann_M_Vila and it had to be
Min. 56 :(bfa) C_Thomson beats A_Mariappa
          ...  He muscled him off the ball
          ...  C_Thomson aiming for the bottom corner !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  It flew past L_Bowazski
          ...  Benfica go in front now with that goal!
          ...  Chelsea 0-1 Benfica ...
Min. 60 :(chs) M_Izzet cuts the ball back to S_Pressley
          ...  S_Pressley has a dig at goal!
          ...  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!
          ...  A_Mariappa hits it into the box!
          ...  E_Thorstvedt jumps well to claim it!
Min. 60 :(bfa) P_Do_Shaw has the ball
          ...  He knocks the ball past S_Pearce
          ...  He puts in K_McInally!
          ...  But A_Mariappa sweeps up the threat
Min. 61 :(bfa) D_Damjanovic with a neat pass into P_Do_Shaw
          ...  Alvaro_Rubio robs him of the ball
Min. 63 :(chs) B_Stancu runs at the defence
          ...  He nutmegs B_Bryn
          ...  He showed his class there
          ...  Heraldo gathers up the loose ball
Min. 67 :(bfa) Heraldo controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball out to the left!
          ...  K_McInally gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  K_McInally tries to lob the keeper !
          ...  He miskicks the ball
          ...  He's managed to put that out of the stadium
Min. 68 :(bfa) P_Do_Shaw holds up the ball
          ...  He plays the ball to B_Bryn
          ...  S_Pressley makes the challenge and clears the ball
Min. 70 :(chs) Chelsea's manager orders his side to play A
Min. 70 :(bfa) It looks as though Benfica is now playing D
Min. 70 :(bfa) B_Abdoulaye seems to have switched to a DM role
Min. 71 :(bfa) S_Morison is being prepared to come on
          ...  K_McInally is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 72 :(bfa) J_Djourou is going to be brought on
          ...  C_Thomson is leaving the pitch
          ...  He hasn't had the best of games today
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 73 :(bfa) A_Isaksson is being brought on
          ...  B_Abdoulaye is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 74 :(chs) Bar sprints forward with the ball
          ...  J_Djourou cuts it out easily
          ...  He clears the ball up field
Min. 74 :(bfa) P_Do_Shaw steps over the ball
          ...  He nutmegs M_Izzet
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  S_Pressley takes possession
Min. 75 :(chs) Gerd_Muller is coming on for Bar and will play FW
Min. 76 :(chs) Alvaro_Rubio picks out Gerd_Muller with the cross
          ...  M_Lindberg scythes the player down.
          ...  Psycho!
          ...  P_Dowd reaches to his pocket!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 77 :(chs) S_Pearce knocks it past B_Bryn and runs onto it
          ...  He leaves the defender standing
          ...  P_Do_Shaw with a well timed tackle
          ...  P_Dowd didn't like it though
Min. 80 :(bfa) A_Isaksson controls it well
          ...  He nutmegs S_Pearce
          ...  He puts in S_Morison!
          ...  S_Pearce reacts to stop the move going any further
Min. 82 :(chs) P_Little drives it forward to Gerd_Muller
          ...  J_Djourou wins the ball with a clear tackle
Min. 86 :(chs) A_Mariappa with a 40-yard pass to Gerd_Muller
          ...  B_Bryn with an awful challenge
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  He's in trouble!!
          ...  He could be sent off for that!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  He was lucky to get away with that!
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 90 :(chs) Gerd_Muller sprints past Heraldo
          ...  Yann_M_Vila takes the ball
          ...  OOOHHHH!!
          ...  He almost loses it straight away
          ...  But he hits it clear!

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Stamford Bridge
Attendance           : 45,000
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Chelsea Match Info
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Best player          : S_Pressley (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : M_Richards (12), G_Burdisso (18)
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Benfica Match Info
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Best player          : C_Thomson
Scorers              : C_Thomson (56)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Yann_M_Vila (15), M_Lindberg (76), B_Bryn (86)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                               Chelsea    |     Benfica
Attempts on Goal     :           8        |       15
Off target           :           4        |       10
On target            :           4        |       5
Possession           :          36        |       64
Corners              :           2        |       2
Red Cards            :           2        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       3
Subs Used            :           2        |       3
Fouls                :          11        |       11
Key Tackles          :          12        |       7
Key Passes           :          13        |       19
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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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L_Bowazski     GK  32   5   4   6  15 |  95   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  -5   0   0   0
Alvaro_Rubio   DF   2  22   8  10  36 |  95   0   4   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  60  24   0
M_Richards     DF   2  22   9   5  45 |  12   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0 -10 -10 -10
S_Pressley     DF   2  22   8   6  39 |  95   0   6   1   0   3   0   0   0   0  90  12  10
S_Pearce       DF   1  21   6   9  18 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0
G_Burdisso     DF   2  21   5   8  39 |  18   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0 -10 -10 -10
P_Little       MF   2   3  24   2  38 |  95   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  24   0
M_Izzet        MF   2  10  23   7  25 |  95   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  36   8
B_Stancu       MF   2   6  22  16  34 |  95   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  48   0
R_V_Persie     MF   2   8  22  12  31 |  12   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Bar            FW   1   6   8  24  22 |  77   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -10
P_Medhurst     GK  22   2   2   4  17 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Mariappa     DF   2  21   9   8  31 |  83   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  15  12   8
D_Reciefe      DF   1  20   7   4  33 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Buzsaky      MF   2   6  22   4  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Gerd_Muller    FW   2   7   6  23  27 |  18   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  36   2   6   4  13 |  95   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  70   0   0   0
Heraldo        DF   1  25  13   7  11 |  95   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  15  24   0
C_Thomson      DF   2  25  11   6  25 |  74   0   1   1   0   2   1   0   0   0  15  12  29
B_Bryn         DF   2  25   7   8  31 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  33  18  18
Yann_M_Vila    DF   2  24  12   7  22 |  95   0   2   1   0   3   0   1   0   0  28  10   1
M_Lindberg     DF   1  24   8   8  42 |  95   0   0   1   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  10  -1
B_Zamora       MF   2  11  26   8  25 |  95   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  44  20
B_Abdoulaye    DM   2  14  25   7  39 |  75   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  24   0
D_Damjanovic   MF   3   7  25   9  42 |  95   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  36   0
P_Do_Shaw      MF   2   8  24   8  25 |  95   0   0   5   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  60   9
K_McInally     FW   2   6   5  27  27 |  73   0   0   1   0   7   0   0   0   0   0  12  28
J_Moreau       GK  27   1   2   2  14 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Djourou      DF   3  26   4   9  35 |  21   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  70   0   0
A_Isaksson     MF   1   8  25   4  31 |  20   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
S_Morison      FW   1   2   6  26  36 |  22   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Jelavic      FW   2   6   7  25  35 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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