Elite Football League Match, Hearts vs. Benfica (Mon Sep 14)


                               Hearts  |  Benfica
                              4-4-2 C  |  4-4-2 P
                   Matias Finkelstein  |  Steven Theobald
                                       |
                       L_McCormick GK  |  GK E_Thorstvedt
                             L_Roy DF  |  DF C_Thomson
                       S_Van_Doorn DF  |  DF C_Azpilicueta
                        Raúl_Albil DF  |  DF Yann_M_Vila
                           I_Black DF  |  DF R_Tomassi
                         R_Castias MF  |  MF B_Zamora
                            Kelvin MF  |  MF B_Abdoulaye
                         R_Ekelund MF  |  MF Zheng_Zhi
                       Sven_Bender MF  |  MF J_Bolm
                            Amauri FW  |  FW K_McInally
                         D_Bunting FW  |  FW Nathan_Dyer
                                       |
                         P_Gulacsi SUB |  SUB J_Moreau
                          R_Meadow SUB |  SUB J_Djourou
                         I_Tiramek SUB |  SUB D_Damjanovic
                      Charlie_Adam SUB |  SUB D_Obua
                       G_Marilungo SUB |  SUB L_Fabiano

Referee: F_Brych (Germany)


Min. 2  :(bfa) K_McInally looks up
          ...  He swings the ball right towards J_Bolm
          ...  J_Bolm shapes up for a shot!
          ...  But L_McCormick makes a superb stop down low.
Min. 2  :(hts) Kelvin with a real burst of pace
          ...  He shows C_Azpilicueta a clean set of heals
          ...  B_Abdoulaye is late with that one
          ...  I think he was just trying to get to the ball
          ...  Shown a YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 3  :(hts) D_Bunting takes possession
          ...  He's got no outlet
          ...  He decides to go alone
          ...  But Yann_M_Vila slides in two footed.
          ...  F_Brych has a look but waves "Play On!"
Min. 3  :(bfa) J_Bolm runs down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball in to Nathan_Dyer
          ...  Nathan_Dyer keeps his head down as he hits the shot!
          ...  The net bulges!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He runs towards the fans!
          ...  And slides on his knees!
          ...  That's put Benfica ahead!
          ...  Hearts 0-1 Benfica ...
Min. 7  :(hts) R_Ekelund controls the ball immaculately
          ...  Leaves the defenders for dead
          ...  This looks like it could be a great chance
          ...  R_Ekelund smashed the ball towards the bottom corner!
          ...  But E_Thorstvedt gets down well to tip the ball wide
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Kelvin lofts the ball in!
          ...  E_Thorstvedt makes the catch!
Min. 8  :(hts) Sven_Bender jinks infield
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to R_Castias
          ...  But B_Zamora comes away with the ball
          ...  Excellent defending there!
Min. 10 :(bfa) Zheng_Zhi holds up the ball
          ...  He plays the ball to K_McInally
          ...  K_McInally hits the shot with the outside of the right foot!
          ...  Over the bar
Min. 11 :(hts) D_Bunting jumps over R_Tomassi's challenge
          ...  D_Bunting with the punt towards goal!
          ...  But E_Thorstvedt palms it behind
          ...  F_Brych has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 13 :(hts) L_Roy picks up the pass
          ...  Yann_M_Vila with the tackle
          ...  He left his foot in there!
Min. 14 :(hts) Kelvin is forced back with the ball
          ...  He belts the ball up field
          ...  Amauri latches onto the end of it
          ...  Amauri tries the lob from 30 yards !
          ...  Over the bar
Min. 16 :(hts) A defence splitting pass from Raúl_Albil to D_Bunting
          ...  D_Bunting bears down on goal!
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  Wide !!
          ...  That was fortunate
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  D_Bunting chips the ball into the area!
          ...  E_Thorstvedt fists it away!
Min. 25 :(hts) Sven_Bender runs down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball across to D_Bunting
          ...  D_Bunting with the cheeky shot!
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it wide
Min. 27 :(hts) Amauri has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past the defender!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from C_Azpilicueta
Min. 28 :(bfa) J_Bolm is closed down
          ...  He plays a quick pass under pressure
          ...  Nathan_Dyer latches onto the ball
          ...  Nathan_Dyer looks to see where L_McCormick is!
          ...  He rifles in the shot!
          ...  But he puts it wide
          ...  That was a terrible attempt!
Min. 29 :(bfa) R_Tomassi runs down the wing
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space!
          ...  He cuts the ball back
          ...  K_McInally latches onto the pass
          ...  He carves out some space
          ...  K_McInally flicks the header toward the far post!
          ...  L_McCormick collects it comfortably
          ...  The shot never troubled him
Min. 29 :(hts) L_Roy knocks it past Yann_M_Vila and runs onto it
          ...  He leaves the defender standing
          ...  E_Thorstvedt knobbles the attacking player.
          ...  F_Brych blows up for a foul
          ...  F_Brych gives a PENALTY !!
          ...  Amauri with the spot kick
          ...  He's converted it!!
          ...  GOAL!!
          ...  Equaliser, the crowd goes wild!
          ...  Hearts 1-1 Benfica...
Min. 35 :(bfa) K_McInally 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!
          ...  Raúl_Albil with a superb tackle!
          ...  He easily dispossessed him.
Min. 39 :(bfa) C_Azpilicueta has the ball
          ...  He knocks the ball past S_Van_Doorn
          ...  He puts in Nathan_Dyer!
          ...  Launched towards the top corner by Nathan_Dyer !
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  L_McCormick pushes it behind !
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Bolm hits it towards the far post!
          ...  L_McCormick makes the catch!
Min. 40 :(bfa) Yann_M_Vila squares it to Nathan_Dyer
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over!
          ...  Raúl_Albil hits it out for a throw
Min. 41 :(hts) Kelvin finds Amauri in the box
          ...  Amauri attempts to nutmeg E_Thorstvedt!
          ...  E_Thorstvedt just watches it drift out of play!
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(bfa) Nathan_Dyer flicks it over Raúl_Albil and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  I_Black intercepts the pass
Min. 44 :(bfa) K_McInally cuts inside his opponent
          ...  He worked that well
          ...  K_McInally has time and space!
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal
          ...  But L_McCormick makes an easy save
Min. 45 :(bfa) D_Damjanovic will come on for J_Bolm and play MF
Min. 45 :(bfa) The Benfica manager shouts at them from the touchline to play E
Min. 46 :(hts) Amauri with a burst of pace
          ...  Amauri has a dig at goal!
          ...  But E_Thorstvedt punches it away
          ...  That's gone out for a goal kick
          ...  It was clear to everyone that E_Thorstvedt got a touch
Min. 46 :(bfa) R_Tomassi with a simple pass to C_Thomson
          ...  A vicious shot by C_Thomson !
          ...  L_McCormick gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he slots in the rebound
          ...  He has put it wide !!
          ...  He puts his hands on his head in despair!
Min. 47 :(bfa) Zheng_Zhi has the ball on the wing
          ...  He takes it past S_Van_Doorn
          ...  He knocks it to K_McInally!
          ...  K_McInally tries to beat L_McCormick from outside the area!
          ...  Wide of goal

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Hearts 1-1 Benfica

Min. 47 :(hts) I_Black bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to Amauri
          ...  Amauri hits the shot!
          ...  It swerves a lot!
          ...  Saved by E_Thorstvedt
Min. 50 :(hts) R_Ekelund with a slide rule pass to Amauri
          ...  Amauri drives it towards goal !
          ...  E_Thorstvedt won't get to that!
          ...  It clips the post!
          ...  And goes wide!
Min. 51 :(hts) D_Bunting finds his way through
          ...  They tried to play the offside trap
          ...  D_Bunting with a thundering shot!
          ...  E_Thorstvedt fists it away
Min. 51 :(bfa) Yann_M_Vila cuts the ball back to Nathan_Dyer
          ...  Nathan_Dyer hits the shot with the outside of the left foot!
          ...  L_McCormick is beaten!
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  And goes clear
Min. 52 :(hts) S_Van_Doorn unselfishly heads the ball back to R_Ekelund
          ...  R_Ekelund hits a crisp volley!
          ...  E_Thorstvedt gets his fingertips to it
Min. 54 :(bfa) B_Abdoulaye moves out over to the edge of the pitch
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He plays the ball through to K_McInally
          ...  K_McInally with the shot !
          ...  L_McCormick with an amazing dive to the bottom left
          ...  How he got to that one I don't know !
Min. 55 :(hts) S_Van_Doorn gets to the by-line
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He plays the ball through to Sven_Bender
          ...  C_Thomson takes the player out!!
          ...  The ref turns away!!
Min. 57 :(bfa) C_Thomson sprints down the wing
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space!
          ...  He puts in a square ball!
          ...  Nathan_Dyer runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  D_Bunting plays the back pass
          ...  L_McCormick can't get to it!!
          ...  It goes just wide!!
          ...  What a lucky escape!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by B_Zamora
          ...  The danger is dealt with by I_Black
Min. 61 :(bfa) Nathan_Dyer with the dribble
          ...  S_Van_Doorn is easily beaten
          ...  I_Black with a nasty foul
          ...  It's a yellow, and rightly so
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  FREE KICK
          ...  C_Azpilicueta passes to K_McInally
          ...  An audacious effort from K_McInally !
          ...  L_McCormick falls over
          ...  But L_McCormick is relieved to watch it go out of play!
Min. 62 :(bfa) B_Abdoulaye floats the ball in to find Nathan_Dyer
          ...  Nathan_Dyer has time and space!
          ...  He tries the lob!
          ...  L_McCormick with an easy save
          ...  He just oozes confidence
Min. 63 :(hts) D_Bunting sidesteps Yann_M_Vila
          ...  D_Bunting sights up the goal
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  E_Thorstvedt saves it
          ...  He got his body behind the ball there
Min. 67 :(bfa) Zheng_Zhi turns on a sixpence
          ...  Zheng_Zhi drives it towards goal !
          ...  It's wide!
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 69 :(hts) Sven_Bender controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball into the middle!
          ...  R_Ekelund gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  R_Ekelund tries the lob from 30 yards !
          ...  E_Thorstvedt tips it over
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  R_Ekelund chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of E_Thorstvedt
Min. 70 :(bfa) L_Fabiano replaces Zheng_Zhi and will play FW
Min. 70 :(bfa) The manager shouting something towards his players
          ...  It looks like he's turning things round a bit
          ...  Benfica will now play A
Min. 71 :(bfa) L_Fabiano takes advantage of a bad back pass
          ...  L_Fabiano aims for the top right corner !
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity
Min. 73 :(bfa) D_Damjanovic runs down the wing
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space!
          ...  He cuts the ball back
          ...  L_Fabiano latches onto the pass
          ...  He carves out some space
          ...  L_Fabiano attempts a lob!
          ...  L_McCormick watches it sail wide!
Min. 74 :(hts) Sven_Bender plays a quick one-two with his team mate
          ...  He runs towards goal now
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over!
          ...  R_Tomassi hits it out for a throw
Min. 75 :(bfa) J_Djourou replaces C_Thomson and will play DF
Min. 77 :(bfa) D_Damjanovic looks for options
          ...  He knocks the ball across to K_McInally
          ...  Fine tackle by S_Van_Doorn
          ...  But he can't prevent the corner
Min. 80 :(hts) L_Roy is through on goal
          ...  L_Roy with the crafty shot!
          ...  But he got that all wrong
Min. 83 :(hts) Kelvin puts in Sven_Bender
          ...  D_Damjanovic with an ugly foul
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  It's a yellow, and rightly so
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  FREE KICK
          ...  This is very far out
          ...  Kelvin hoists it forward
          ...  D_Bunting gets on the end of it
          ...  D_Bunting with the overhead !
          ...  E_Thorstvedt with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  He showed great Reflexes there
Min. 86 :(hts) D_Bunting has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past R_Tomassi!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  R_Tomassi reacts well to win the ball back
Min. 86 :(bfa) B_Zamora finds D_Damjanovic with a ball over the defence
          ...  But Raúl_Albil puts it in row Z!
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(hts) Amauri leaves Yann_M_Vila standing
          ...  Amauri has a go!
          ...  E_Thorstvedt makes the save
          ...  He hits the ball up field!
Min. 92 :(bfa) The defender under hits the back pass!
          ...  L_Fabiano is through!
          ...  L_Fabiano keeps his head down as he hits the shot!
          ...  He hits the post
          ...  He follows it up!
          ...  But puts it wide!
          ...  He'll be disappointed with that

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Tynecastle Park
Attendance           : 50,000
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Hearts Match Info
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Best player          : Amauri (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Amauri (29 pen)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : I_Black (61)
Injured              : N/A
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Benfica Match Info
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Best player          : Nathan_Dyer
Scorers              : Nathan_Dyer (3)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : B_Abdoulaye (2), D_Damjanovic (83)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                              Hearts      |     Benfica
Attempts on Goal     :          17        |       17
Off target           :           6        |       9
On target            :          11        |       8
Possession           :          50        |       50
Corners              :           3        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       2
Subs Used            :           0        |       3
Fouls                :          10        |       12
Key Tackles          :           6        |       6
Key Passes           :          11        |       16
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Final Score          : Hearts 1 - 1 Benfica
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Player Statistics - Hearts
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_McCormick    GK  36   2   3   2  17 |  94   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0   0   0
L_Roy          DF   3  28   7   9  29 |  94   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
S_Van_Doorn    DF   1  27  12   5  26 |  94   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20   0
Raúl_Albil     DF   2  26  10   6  35 |  94   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  60  10   0
I_Black        DF   1  21   8   6  38 |  94   0   2   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  38   8  -2
R_Castias      MF   2   8  26   9  29 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Kelvin         MF   2   6  24  12  36 |  94   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
R_Ekelund      MF   1  12  23  13  28 |  94   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  10  15
Sven_Bender    MF   2  10  23  11  43 |  94   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
Amauri         FW   2   6   8  26  29 |  94   0   0   0   0   6   1   0   0   0   0   0  38
D_Bunting      FW   1   2   8  26  31 |  94   0   1   0   0   6   0   0   0   0  20   0  22
P_Gulacsi      GK  23   2   3   3  33 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Meadow       DF   2  23  13   8  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
I_Tiramek      MF   1   8  24  12  36 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Charlie_Adam   MF   1   7  23   9  40 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Marilungo    FW   2   5   8  24  29 |   0   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 |  94  13   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  55   0   0   0
C_Thomson      DF   2  28  11   6  25 |  77   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  10   1
C_Azpilicueta  DF   2  27   9   9  13 |  94   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
Yann_M_Vila    DF   2  26  13   7  22 |  94   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20   0
R_Tomassi      DF   1  25   8   7  37 |  94   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  20   0
B_Zamora       MF   2  11  28   8  25 |  94   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
B_Abdoulaye    MF   2  15  27   7  39 |  94   0   0   2   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  18  -2
Zheng_Zhi      MF   1   9  27   8  42 |  72   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   1
J_Bolm         MF   2  11  25  12  32 |  45   0   0   2   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  35   5
K_McInally     FW   2   6   5  29  27 |  94   0   0   1   0   6   0   0   0   0   0  10  22
Nathan_Dyer    FW   2   6  10  26  31 |  94   0   0   0   0   5   1   0   0   0   0   0  32
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  28   5   9  35 |  17   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Damjanovic   MF   3   8  28  10  42 |  49   0   0   2   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  18  -2
D_Obua         MF   2  11  24   8  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Fabiano      FW   1   4  10  25  18 |  22   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   3
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