Elite Divisional Play Off 1st Leg Match, Everton vs. Benfica (Sun May 26)


                              Everton  |  Benfica
                              4-4-2 C  |  5-1-0-2-2 C
                         John O Brien  |  Matias Finkelstein
                                       |
                          C_Ridout GK  |  GK P_Gazzaniga
                         C_Soyuncu DF  |  DF D_Rose
                          A_Telles DF  |  DF P_Maldini
                           A_Nesta DF  |  DF Diego_T
                          E_Ndicka DF  |  DF A_Burdisso
                       Y_Tielemans MF  |  DF C_Romero
                            D_Rice MF  |  DM J_Mascherano
                          L_Modric MF  |  AM S_Nakamoto
                      J_Bellingham MF  |  AM A_Varela
                       L_Griffiths FW  |  FW G_Cano
                      A_Shevchenko FW  |  FW D_Suker
                                       |
                        S_Mignolet SUB |  SUB L_Yashin
                         A_Rudiger SUB |  SUB R_Engo
                        T_Cantwell SUB |  SUB A_Lallana
                       B_Guimaraes SUB |  SUB Cantona
                              Pele SUB |  SUB O_Sweemey

Referee: C_Cakir (Turkey)


Min. 2  :(evn) D_Rice controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball out to the left!
          ...  L_Griffiths gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  L_Griffiths hits the shot with the inside of the left foot!
          ...  But he's put it wide
          ...  How did he manage to miss that one?!?!?
Min. 2  :(bfa) G_Cano with electric pace
          ...  He eases past L_Modric
          ...  But C_Soyuncu wins the tackle cleanly
Min. 5  :(bfa) A_Varela holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  He knocks the ball across to D_Suker
          ...  But A_Nesta wins the tackle
Min. 6  :(bfa) A_Varela looks around for support
          ...  He knocks the ball across to D_Suker
          ...  But A_Nesta comes away with the ball
          ...  Excellent defending there!
Min. 9  :(evn) L_Modric looks up for support for support
          ...  He spots his team mate making a run now
          ...  He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now!
          ...  L_Griffiths receives the pass and heads towards the goal
          ...  Diego_T plays the back pass
          ...  P_Gazzaniga can't get to it!!
          ...  It goes just wide!!
          ...  What a lucky escape!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Bellingham floats the ball in!
          ...  The ball comes to L_Griffiths
          ...  He knocks it goalward
          ...  P_Gazzaniga parries it, he follows it up
          ...  He fires it over!!
Min. 9  :(bfa) D_Suker sidesteps A_Telles
          ...  That was too easy
          ...  C_Soyuncu with a perfectly timed tackle
Min. 12 :(bfa) D_Rose looks for options
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to S_Nakamoto
          ...  D_Rice rushes in with a poor tackle!!
          ...  That s a foul!!
          ...  It's a yellow, and rightly so
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 14 :(evn) Y_Tielemans finds the run of A_Telles
          ...  The defender plays it back to P_Gazzaniga
          ...  A_Telles intercepts the back pass!
          ...  He tries to dummy P_Gazzaniga
          ...  He slips it underneath P_Gazzaniga
          ...  He hits it towards goal!
          ...  GOAL!!
          ...  That s put Everton ahead!
          ...  Everton 1-0 Benfica ...
Min. 14 :(evn) Y_Tielemans has the ball
          ...  He knocks the ball past A_Burdisso
          ...  He puts in L_Griffiths!
          ...  J_Mascherano with a nasty foul
Min. 18 :(bfa) S_Nakamoto pass splits open the defence
          ...  What a ball!
          ...  D_Suker is clean through!
          ...  Y_Tielemans with a clumsy challenge
          ...  C_Cakir reaches to his pocket!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 20 :(evn) A_Telles sidesteps his marker
          ...  That was too easy
          ...  Diego_T rushes in with a clumsy tackle!!
          ...  That s a foul!!
          ...  What s C_Cakir going to give?
          ...  He just waves play on!
Min. 22 :(bfa) D_Rose looks up
          ...  He swings the ball right towards C_Romero
          ...  L_Griffiths with the tackle
          ...  C_Cakir will want to speak to him
          ...  He gets a YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 23 :(evn) D_Rice lays the ball back to L_Griffiths
          ...  L_Griffiths with the side footed shot!
          ...  P_Gazzaniga gathers it comfortably
Min. 24 :(evn) L_Griffiths takes advantage of a mistake by A_Burdisso
          ...  L_Griffiths lobs P_Gazzaniga!
          ...  But P_Gazzaniga punches it away
          ...  He could have caught that!
Min. 25 :(evn) Y_Tielemans with a probing through ball A_Shevchenko
          ...  P_Gazzaniga is called for the holding foul
          ...  He was pushing down on his man
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution!
          ...  John O Brien looks bemused that it wasn't more!
          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  L_Griffiths is the man who's going to take the kick
          ...  P_Gazzaniga dives
          ...  GOAL!!
          ...  The keeper had no chance there!
          ...  Everton 2-0 Benfica...
Min. 26 :(bfa) Benfica will now play A
Min. 29 :(bfa) G_Cano has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past the defender!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  G_Cano with a powerful downward header!
          ...  But he somehow misses
          ...  That was a woeful effort
Min. 31 :(evn) J_Bellingham with a probing pass to L_Griffiths
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from C_Romero
          ...  He could have easily caught the defender is he hadn't been careful
Min. 32 :(bfa) D_Suker sidesteps D_Rice
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game
          ...  D_Suker keeps his head down as he hits the shot!
          ...  C_Ridout won't get to that!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Superb finish!!!
          ...  Everton 2-1 Benfica ...
Min. 35 :(evn) D_Rice with the flick on
          ...  He plays the ball across to C_Soyuncu
          ...  A_Burdisso rushes in with a clumsy tackle!!
          ...  That s a foul!!
          ...  What s C_Cakir going to give?
          ...  He just waves play on!
Min. 35 :(bfa) A_Varela takes possession on the edge of the box
          ...  A_Nesta slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in
Min. 36 :(bfa) J_Mascherano plays in G_Cano with a beautiful ball
          ...  A_Shevchenko fouls badly
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll have to watch himself now
Min. 38 :(evn) A_Telles with a reverse pass to L_Griffiths
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by D_Rose
          ...  He made it look easy
Min. 41 :(evn) Y_Tielemans with the deft touch
          ...  He takes it past D_Rose
          ...  He knocks it to L_Griffiths!
          ...  Diego_T slices it
          ...  P_Gazzaniga moves quickly!!
          ...  He can't get there!
          ...  It inches just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  D_Rice chips the ball into the area!
          ...  A_Shevchenko gets a shot in
          ...  P_Gazzaniga falls over
          ...  He recovers to tip it onto the post!
          ...  But it hits his back!
          ...  And goes wide!!
          ...  P_Gazzaniga looks relieved!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  L_Modric chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  J_Bellingham with the shot!
          ...  It s going over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  And P_Gazzaniga reacts well to tip it over
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  L_Modric lofts the ball in!
          ...  D_Rose reads it
          ...  He clears the danger
Min. 42 :(evn) D_Rice turns well with ball
          ...  He has some space now
          ...  D_Rice attempts to nutmeg P_Gazzaniga!
          ...  P_Gazzaniga was lucky there
Min. 42 :(bfa) J_Mascherano flicks it past E_Ndicka
          ...  He runs forward
          ...  D_Rice is late with that one
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  His 2nd yellow this game ! Sent off !
          ...  He knew he had to be careful after the first one, and this time he had to walk!
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 47 :(evn) A_Telles takes advantage of a mistake by D_Rose
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  S_Nakamoto brings him down in the area
          ...  There can only be one outcome surely!
          ...  But C_Cakir waves play on!!!

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Everton 2-1 Benfica

Min. 47 :(evn) L_Griffiths with a fantastic turn that puts him through on goal
          ...  Diego_T fouls badly
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
Min. 49 :(bfa) S_Nakamoto takes possession
          ...  Knocks it past E_Ndicka
          ...  He's through on goal
          ...  L_Modric with the tackle
          ...  That's got to be a yellow
          ...  He's lucky it wasn't more
          ...  It s just a warning
Min. 49 :(bfa) D_Suker takes advantage of a mistake by A_Telles
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  D_Suker has a go!
          ...  OOOOOOHHHHHHHH
          ...  It grazes the post and goes wide
Min. 51 :(evn) A_Shevchenko beats his marker
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  Diego_T clears with a diving header
Min. 52 :(bfa) S_Nakamoto with the kinky dribble
          ...  S_Nakamoto looks to see where C_Ridout is!
          ...  He rifles in the shot!
          ...  But it goes wide of the post
Min. 54 :(bfa) D_Suker plays a great one-two
          ...  He continues to run forward now
          ...  D_Suker bears down on goal!
          ...  C_Ridout won't get to that!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Pick that one out!!
          ...  Now they are back in the game!
          ...  Everton 2-2 Benfica ...
Min. 55 :(bfa) Benfica altered their play to a C strategy
Min. 58 :(bfa) J_Mascherano takes advantage of a mistake by C_Soyuncu
          ...  That mistake could prove costly
          ...  C_Soyuncu with an ugly foul
          ...  That looked malicious
          ...  He's warned for that one
          ...  Anymore like that and he will find himself in the book
Min. 59 :(bfa) A_Varela has the ball
          ...  He knocks the ball past A_Telles
          ...  He puts in G_Cano!
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by E_Ndicka
Min. 60 :(bfa) R_Engo is coming on and A_Burdisso is being brought off
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play DF
Min. 60 :(evn) Y_Tielemans sprints down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball across to A_Telles
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over!
          ...  P_Maldini hits it out for a throw
Min. 63 :(bfa) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side.
          ...  Cantona will come on for J_Mascherano and play MF
Min. 66 :(evn) Y_Tielemans floats the ball in to find A_Telles
          ...  C_Romero brings him down from behind!
          ...  But the ref gives nothing!
Min. 67 :(bfa) O_Sweemey takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace D_Suker
          ...  He'll play as a FW
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
Min. 71 :(bfa) O_Sweemey looks for options
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to S_Nakamoto
          ...  But E_Ndicka with the fine tackle
Min. 72 :(evn) A_Shevchenko finds his way through
          ...  His quick turn fooled the defender
          ...  Diego_T fouls badly
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
Min. 73 :(evn) L_Modric brings it under control
          ...  He takes on D_Rose
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in L_Griffiths!
          ...  P_Maldini brings him down in the area
          ...  There can only be one outcome surely!
          ...  But C_Cakir waves play on!!!
Min. 75 :(evn) L_Griffiths pushes it past P_Maldini
          ...  C_Romero with an inch perfect tackle
          ...  The whistle has gone! Incredible!
          ...  C_Cakir refrained from booking him but had stern words
Min. 78 :(evn) L_Modric skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to L_Griffiths
          ...  S_Nakamoto muscles him off the ball
          ...  Looked like a good tackle but the referee has awarded them a free kick
          ...  C_Cakir shows him a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on!
Min. 82 :(evn) A_Rudiger is going to be brought on
          ...  C_Soyuncu is leaving the pitch
          ...  He hasn't had the best of games today
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 82 :(evn) T_Cantwell takes off his tracksuit
          ...  he'll replace Y_Tielemans as MF
Min. 82 :(evn) B_Guimaraes is coming on for J_Bellingham and playing MF
Min. 82 :(evn) Pele is going to be brought on
          ...  L_Griffiths is leaving the pitch
          ...  He hasn't had the best of games today
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 82 :(evn) L_Modric curls the ball out wide to Pele
          ...  P_Maldini gets in the way and wins the ball
Min. 83 :(bfa) O_Sweemey with a precise pass to C_Romero
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over!
          ...  E_Ndicka hits it out for a throw
Min. 84 :(evn) A_Shevchenko finds himself in acres of space
          ...  A_Shevchenko with a powerful header !
          ...  P_Gazzaniga takes the ball off him
          ...  He was showing off there!
Min. 86 :(evn) T_Cantwell with the nod to A_Shevchenko
          ...  A_Shevchenko hits it
          ...  This one could go anywhere !
          ...  P_Gazzaniga was lucky there
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(evn) E_Ndicka breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on P_Gazzaniga!
          ...  Diego_T 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. 91 :(evn) T_Cantwell nutmegs P_Maldini, he continues to run forward
          ...  O_Sweemey with the tackle
          ...  He left his foot in there!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!, he is in the book for that one

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Goodison Park
Attendance           : 143,758
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Everton Match Info
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Best player          : Y_Tielemans
Scorers              : A_Telles (14), L_Griffiths (25 pen)
Sent Off             : D_Rice (42)
Booked               : Y_Tielemans (18), L_Griffiths (22), A_Shevchenko (36)
Injured              : N/A
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Benfica Match Info
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Best player          : D_Suker (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : D_Suker (32,54)
Sent Off             : Diego_T (88)
Booked               : P_Gazzaniga (25), S_Nakamoto (78), O_Sweemey (91)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             Everton      |    Benfica
Attempts on Goal     :          11        |       5
Off target           :           2        |       3
On target            :           9        |       2
Possession           :          61        |       39
Corners              :           4        |       0
Red Cards            :           1        |       1
Yellow Cards         :           3        |       3
Subs Used            :           4        |       3
Fouls                :          14        |       11
Key Tackles          :           8        |       12
Key Passes           :          15        |       9
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Final Score          : Everton 2 - 2 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   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20   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_Telles       DF   2  34  18  12  21 |  93   0   0   1   0   1   1   0   0   0   0  10  25
A_Nesta        DF   2  31   2   4  40 |  93   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
E_Ndicka       DF   1  30   6   3  31 |  93   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
Y_Tielemans    MF   1   1  32   1  29 |  84   0   0   5   1   0   0   1   0   0  -2  68  -2
D_Rice         MF   1   4  30   3  28 |  42   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   1   0 -10  20  -5
L_Modric       MF   2   3  30   2  23 |  93   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0
J_Bellingham   MF   2   4  27   3  20 |  84   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   5
L_Griffiths    FW   2  11   5  31  31 |  84   0   0   0   0   4   1   1   0   0  -2  -2  33
A_Shevchenko   FW   2   1   2  29  30 |  93   0   0   0   0   3   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  13
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_Cantwell     MF   2   5  30   1  24 |   9   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
B_Guimaraes    MF   2   3  28   5  26 |   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Pele           FW   1   5   2  28  29 |   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  35   1   2   3  40 |  93   7   0   0   0   0   0   1   0  13   0   0   0
D_Rose         DF   1  34  12   8  22 |  93   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  20   0
P_Maldini      DF   2  32   7   4  33 |  93   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
Diego_T        DF   2  27   5   5  29 |  90   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   1   0  70 -10 -10
A_Burdisso     DF   2  26   6   8  31 |  62   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
C_Romero       DF   1  26   1   2  34 |  93   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
J_Mascherano   DM   1  16  32   8  47 |  65   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
S_Nakamoto     AM   3   5  30  17  32 |  93   0   1   1   0   1   0   1   0   0  18   8  -2
A_Varela       AM   1  10  25  18  30 |  93   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
G_Cano         FW   2   1   4  32   9 |  93   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Suker        FW   1   7  13  31  31 |  69   0   0   0   0   3   2   0   0   0   0   0  50
L_Yashin       GK  29   2   1   2  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Engo         DF   2  25  10   1  45 |  31   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Lallana      MF   3  11  32   9  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Cantona        MF   1   5   9  30  13 |  28   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
O_Sweemey      FW   3   6  10  24  32 |  24   0   0   2   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  18  -2
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