Division One League Match, Everton vs. Benfica (Sun Feb 11)


                              Everton  |  Benfica
                              4-4-2 C  |  4-2-1-1-2 C
                         John O Brien  |  Matias Finkelstein
                                       |
                          C_Ridout GK  |  GK P_Gazzaniga
                         C_Soyuncu DF  |  DF D_Rose
                           A_Nesta DF  |  DF W_Samuel
                          E_Ndicka DF  |  DF P_Maldini
                            Y_Mina DF  |  DF Diego_T
                       Y_Tielemans MF  |  DM J_Mascherano
                            D_Rice MF  |  DM Liziero
                          L_Modric MF  |  MF A_Varela
                      J_Bellingham MF  |  AM S_Nakamoto
                        D_Ferguson FW  |  FW G_Cano
                              Pele FW  |  FW D_Suker
                                       |
                        S_Mignolet SUB |  SUB L_Yashin
                         A_Rudiger SUB |  SUB A_Burdisso
                         T_Cairney SUB |  SUB C_Romero
                       B_Guimaraes SUB |  SUB R_Webb
                      A_Shevchenko SUB |  SUB Cantona

Referee: B_Kuipers (Netherlands)


Min. 2  :(bfa) W_Samuel takes advantage of a mistake by E_Ndicka
          ...  Can he make them pay?
          ...  W_Samuel attempts a low drive!
          ...  C_Ridout saves, but he fumbles
          ...  But he gathers at the second attempt!
Min. 4  :(evn) D_Ferguson runs at the defence
          ...  He nutmegs P_Maldini
          ...  He showed his class there
          ...  D_Rose with a nasty foul
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
          ...  B_Kuipers calls him for a talk
          ...  It s just a warning
Min. 5  :(evn) D_Rice with a first time pass
          ...  Pele runs onto it!
          ...  But G_Cano puts it in row Z!
Min. 6  :(evn) D_Ferguson chests it down
          ...  W_Samuel wins control of the ball with his hand!!
          ...  Play On!!
Min. 7  :(evn) Y_Tielemans leaps into the air
          ...  He wins the header
          ...  He heads it across to D_Ferguson
          ...  D_Ferguson tries to catch the keeper out!
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!!
          ...  P_Gazzaniga palms it behind !!
          ...  What a great save!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Y_Tielemans plays it towards the near post!
          ...  D_Rose reads it well and clears the danger
Min. 14 :(bfa) D_Suker sidesteps J_Bellingham
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game
          ...  D_Suker fires off a right-footed shot !
          ...  C_Ridout gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  It's pushed behind !
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Liziero chips the ball in towards the back post!
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of C_Ridout
Min. 20 :(evn) J_Bellingham volleys it forward. He finds Pele
          ...  P_Maldini plays the back pass
          ...  P_Gazzaniga can't get to it!!
          ...  It goes just wide!!
          ...  What a lucky escape!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  D_Rice hits it into the box!
          ...  Diego_T reads it well and clears the danger
Min. 21 :(bfa) G_Cano lobs it over A_Nesta
          ...  E_Ndicka with an ugly foul
          ...  He is warned by B_Kuipers
          ...  It s just a warning
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  That could have been a penalty!
          ...  D_Suker drives it in
          ...  C_Ridout with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1
Min. 22 :(bfa) D_Suker pushes it past the defender
          ...  The ball hits Y_Mina in the face!
          ...  And goes clear!
Min. 23 :(bfa) P_Maldini with a neat pass into J_Mascherano
          ...  Intercepted by C_Soyuncu
Min. 24 :(bfa) S_Nakamoto spits at D_Rice
          ...  B_Kuipers calls him over!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  He is lucky not to have seen red!
Min. 25 :(evn) A_Nesta finds D_Ferguson with a ball over the defence
          ...  D_Ferguson with a stunning strike !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He starts to run the full length of the pitch!
          ...  And Everton are leading in the game now
          ...  Everton 1-0 Benfica ...
Min. 26 :(evn) Everton made the switch to a E strategy
Min. 28 :(bfa) Diego_T uses his feet well to turn on the ball
          ...  A powerful header from Diego_T !
          ...  It looks good
          ...  C_Ridout tips it over his bar
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Liziero drives it into the box!
          ...  C_Ridout easily claims the ball!
Min. 30 :(bfa) A_Varela looks around for some movement
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to S_Nakamoto
          ...  S_Nakamoto smashed the ball towards the bottom corner!
          ...  But C_Ridout tips it over
          ...  B_Kuipers has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 33 :(bfa) A_Varela holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  He knocks the ball across to S_Nakamoto
          ...  S_Nakamoto with a terrific drive !
          ...  It hits the inside of the post
          ...  It falls right into C_Ridout's arms
          ...  Unlucky
Min. 37 :(evn) D_Rice is forced back with the ball
          ...  He belts the ball up field
          ...  Y_Mina latches onto the end of it
          ...  Y_Mina belts the ball towards goal!
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air
          ...  P_Gazzaniga parries it
          ...  The defender clears it
Min. 37 :(bfa) G_Cano sidesteps Y_Mina
          ...  That was too easy
          ...  G_Cano strikes a wicked curler !
          ...  C_Ridout gathers it comfortably
Min. 37 :(bfa) D_Rose slumps to the ground!
          ...  He gets up again though
          ...  He signals to the bench he is ok to continue
Min. 41 :(evn) L_Modric plays the early ball across the box to find J_Bellingham in space
          ...  D_Rose slides in to knock the ball out for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  D_Rice swings it in!
          ...  The ball comes to D_Ferguson
          ...  He knocks it goalward
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But hits the side netting!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  L_Modric floats the ball in!
          ...  The ball comes to Y_Mina
          ...  He knocks it goalward
          ...  But P_Gazzaniga tips it over
          ...  B_Kuipers has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(evn) D_Rice gets to the bye line
          ...  He puts it into the box
          ...  He finds D_Ferguson
          ...  D_Ferguson has a dig at goal!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  P_Gazzaniga shouts at his defenders
          ...  Everton 2-0 Benfica ...
Min. 44 :(bfa) It looks as though Benfica is now playing A
Min. 44 :(evn) J_Bellingham plays the early ball across the box to find D_Ferguson in space
          ...  D_Rose with the tackle
          ...  He came to the rescue there!
Min. 46 :(bfa) S_Nakamoto floats the ball in to find D_Suker
          ...  C_Soyuncu is forced to retreat
          ...  He knocks it back!
          ...  C_Ridout misses it!
          ...  It creeps just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by A_Varela
          ...  C_Ridout makes the catch!

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Everton 2-0 Benfica

Min. 46 :(evn) Y_Mina sidesteps D_Rose
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  Y_Mina sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender !
          ...  But P_Gazzaniga punches it away
          ...  That's gone out for a goal kick
          ...  It was clear to everyone that P_Gazzaniga got a touch
Min. 46 :(bfa) G_Cano takes advantage of a mistake by C_Soyuncu
          ...  G_Cano hits the ball first time!
          ...  He could have let that bounce
          ...  C_Ridout gets up well to catch that one
Min. 47 :(bfa) A_Varela moves out over to the edge of the pitch
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He plays the ball through to Diego_T
          ...  Diego_T hits a curling shot!
          ...  C_Ridout is stranded!
          ...  He can't get there in time!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Great strike!
          ...  Everton 2-1 Benfica ...
Min. 50 :(evn) L_Modric has it now
          ...  He takes on D_Rose
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in Pele!
          ...  A glorious effort by Pele !
          ...  P_Gazzaniga is beaten!
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Superb finish!
          ...  Everton 3-1 Benfica ...
Min. 53 :(evn) D_Rice finds D_Ferguson with a perfectly weighted pass
          ...  Launched towards the top corner by D_Ferguson !
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!!!!
          ...  It's wide!
          ...  That was a dismal effort!
          ...  He should have buried that!
Min. 54 :(bfa) A_Varela with a slick pass to D_Suker
          ...  Good sliding challenge from A_Nesta
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  P_Maldini chips the ball into the area!
          ...  C_Ridout fists it away!
Min. 59 :(evn) D_Ferguson breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on P_Gazzaniga!
          ...  D_Suker brings him down!
          ...  RED CARD!!
          ...  B_Kuipers had no choice there!!
          ...  John O Brien appluads the decision
Min. 60 :(bfa) A_Burdisso is coming on for D_Rose and will play DF
Min. 60 :(bfa) S_Nakamoto holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to G_Cano
          ...  G_Cano with the cheeky shot!
          ...  But C_Ridout dives to his left
          ...  I think C_Ridout just got a hand on that one
          ...  B_Kuipers has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 61 :(evn) Y_Mina sidesteps Liziero
          ...  Diego_T brings him down in the area
          ...  There can only be one outcome surely!
          ...  But B_Kuipers waves play on!!!
Min. 62 :(bfa) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side.
          ...  R_Webb will come on for J_Mascherano and play DM
Min. 62 :(evn) D_Ferguson beats his marker
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker
          ...  "Play On!" Waves B_Kuipers
          ...  D_Ferguson with the header !
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  P_Gazzaniga moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  P_Gazzaniga catches it with style!
Min. 62 :(bfa) S_Nakamoto plays in Diego_T with a beautiful ball
          ...  Diego_T drives the shot in!
          ...  He has put it over the bar!
          ...  He looks stunned by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 62 :(evn) D_Ferguson beats W_Samuel
          ...  He muscled him off the ball
          ...  R_Webb is called for the holding foul
          ...  Looked like a fair jump
          ...  The referee got it wrong
          ...  He had to endure a strong lecture from B_Kuipers
Min. 73 :(bfa) C_Romero is being brought on
          ...  W_Samuel is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 73 :(bfa) R_Webb kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  S_Nakamoto gets on the end of the pass
          ...  S_Nakamoto with a bicycle kick !
          ...  C_Ridout has it covered
          ...  It takes a bobble!
          ...  C_Ridout reacts well to tip it wide!!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  A_Varela lofts the ball in!
          ...  C_Ridout easily catches it!
Min. 74 :(bfa) S_Nakamoto runs at A_Nesta
          ...  He takes it past him
          ...  D_Ferguson with an inch perfect tackle
          ...  The whistle has gone! Incredible!
          ...  He's lucky to be let off for that one
          ...  John O Brien looks relieved
          ...  Matias Finkelstein is far from happy with that decision
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  B_Kuipers signals that it is indirect
          ...  S_Nakamoto knocks it forward
          ...  G_Cano gets on the end of it
          ...  G_Cano drives the shot in!
          ...  It hits the post
          ...  And goes clear
Min. 76 :(evn) J_Bellingham backtracks with the ball
          ...  He hits the ball up field
          ...  D_Ferguson latches onto the end of it
          ...  D_Ferguson tries the shot !
          ...  The shot slips through P_Gazzaniga's hands
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  He got away with that!
          ...  Goal kick given! That looked like a corner to me
Min. 76 :(bfa) A_Varela takes possession on the edge of the box
          ...  A_Varela curls the ball in on goal !
          ...  He has put it over the bar!
          ...  He looks stunned by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 79 :(bfa) P_Maldini latches onto the ball
          ...  He has some space now
          ...  C_Soyuncu with a superb challenge
          ...  The referee has given the free kick the other way!
          ...  He's lucky to be let off for that one
          ...  John O Brien looks relieved
          ...  Matias Finkelstein is far from happy with that decision
Min. 82 :(evn) A_Rudiger is coming on and C_Soyuncu is being brought off
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play DF
Min. 82 :(evn) T_Cairney is coming on and Y_Tielemans is being brought off
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play MF
Min. 82 :(evn) B_Guimaraes is ready to come on to replace J_Bellingham
          ...  Looks like he will play as a MF
Min. 82 :(evn) There's going to be a change
          ...  A_Shevchenko will come on for D_Ferguson and play FW
Min. 83 :(evn) T_Cairney controls it well
          ...  He nutmegs P_Maldini
          ...  He puts in B_Guimaraes!
          ...  B_Guimaraes hits the shot!
          ...  It swerves a lot!
          ...  P_Gazzaniga heads it away
          ...  He was showing off there!
Min. 84 :(evn) T_Cairney looks around for some movement
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to Pele
          ...  But P_Maldini wins the tackle
Min. 86 :(evn) L_Modric hits the ball through the heart of the defence
          ...  B_Guimaraes latches onto it!
          ...  But A_Burdisso clears the danger
Min. 86 :(bfa) Liziero with a real burst of pace
          ...  He shows the defender a clean set of heals
          ...  Liziero strikes a wicked curler !
          ...  But C_Ridout tips it behind
          ...  B_Kuipers has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Goodison Park
Attendance           : 143,184
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Everton Match Info
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Best player          : D_Ferguson (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : D_Ferguson (25,43), Pele (50)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Benfica Match Info
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Best player          : A_Varela
Scorers              : Diego_T (47)
Sent Off             : D_Suker (59)
Booked               : S_Nakamoto (24)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             Everton      |    Benfica
Attempts on Goal     :          12        |       15
Off target           :           3        |       4
On target            :           9        |       11
Possession           :          46        |       54
Corners              :           4        |       5
Red Cards            :           0        |       1
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       1
Subs Used            :           4        |       3
Fouls                :          13        |       10
Key Tackles          :           4        |       8
Key Passes           :          14        |       9
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Final Score          : Everton 3 - 1 Benfica
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Player Statistics - Everton
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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C_Ridout       GK  39   4   4   4  47 |  93  15   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  85   0   0   0
C_Soyuncu      DF   2  37   1   2  34 |  84   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
A_Nesta        DF   2  31   2   4  40 |  93   0   1   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  20  30   0
E_Ndicka       DF   1  29   6   3  31 |  93   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20  20
Y_Mina         DF   1  29   3   4  31 |  93   0   1   0   0   3   0   0   0   0  20   0  15
Y_Tielemans    MF   1   1  31   1  29 |  84   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
D_Rice         MF   1   4  30   3  28 |  93   0   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0
L_Modric       MF   2   3  30   2  23 |  93   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0
J_Bellingham   MF   2   4  27   3  20 |  84   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
D_Ferguson     FW   1   4   1  30  41 |  84   0   0   0   0   7   2   0   0   0   0   0  60
Pele           FW   1   5   2  28  29 |  93   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  25
S_Mignolet     GK  29   3   3   3  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Rudiger      DF   2  28   7   3  28 |   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Cairney      MF   2   8  29   8  21 |   9   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
B_Guimaraes    MF   2   3  28   5  26 |   9   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
A_Shevchenko   FW   2   1   2  29  30 |   9   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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P_Gazzaniga    GK  34   1   2   3  40 |  93   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20   0   0   0
D_Rose         DF   1  33  12   8  22 |  62   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
W_Samuel       DF   2  33   8   4  28 |  75   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   5
P_Maldini      DF   2  31   7   4  33 |  93   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
Diego_T        DF   2  27   5   5  29 |  93   0   2   0   0   3   1   0   0   0  40   0  30
J_Mascherano   DM   1  15  31   8  47 |  64   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Liziero        DM   1  19  30   5  23 |  93   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
A_Varela       MF   1   9  25  16  30 |  93   0   0   4   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  60   0
S_Nakamoto     AM   3   5  30  17  32 |  93   0   0   3   0   3   0   1   0   0 -22   8 -12
G_Cano         FW   2   1   4  32   9 |  93   0   1   0   0   4   0   0   0   0  20   0  15
D_Suker        FW   1   7  13  30  31 |  61   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   1   0 -10 -10   0
L_Yashin       GK  29   2   1   2  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Burdisso     DF   2  26   6   8  31 |  31   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
C_Romero       DF   1  26   1   2  34 |  18   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Webb         DM   1  13  25   2  38 |  29   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Cantona        FW   1   5   9  30  13 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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