Division Two League Match, Hearts vs. Benfica (Mon Nov 05)


                               Hearts  |  Benfica
                            4-3-1-2 E  |  4-5-1 P
                         Daniel Perry  |  Steven Theobald
                                       |
                           S_Banks GK  |  GK E_Thorstvedt
                       S_Van_Doorn DF  |  DF J_Djourou
                        Raúl_Albil DF  |  DF M_Laursen
                         G_Ogararu DF  |  DF Fernando_Mera
                          A_Alrawi DF  |  DF Yann_M_Vila
                         S_Marsden MF  |  MF G_Hagi
                        R_Radinski MF  |  MF B_Zamora
                            R_Kopa MF  |  MF Di_Maria
                      G_McSheffrey AM  |  MF P_Do_Shaw
                          S_Larsen FW  |  MF R_Castias
                         D_Bunting FW  |  FW S_Morison
                                       |
                           A_Basso SUB |  SUB J_Moreira
                       G_Wilkinson SUB |  SUB R_Neilson
                          G_Simone SUB |  SUB B_Robson
                         C_Gemmell SUB |  SUB K_McInally
                         A_Johnson SUB |  SUB Y_Yiannicis

Referee: G_Dalglish (Scotland)


Min. 3  :(hts) R_Kopa kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  S_Marsden gets on the end of the pass
          ...  S_Marsden hits the shot with the outside of the right foot!
          ...  E_Thorstvedt with the save
          ...  He holds onto it as well!
Min. 3  :(bfa) Yann_M_Vila takes advantage of a mistake by S_Marsden
          ...  Can he make them pay?
          ...  Yann_M_Vila with the crafty shot!
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But flies wide of the post!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Fernando_Mera hits it into the box!
          ...  S_Banks reads it well, and claims it!
Min. 4  :(hts) R_Kopa looks around for some movement
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to S_Larsen
          ...  S_Larsen tries the shot !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Rifled into the top corner!
          ...  That's given Hearts the lead!
          ...  Hearts 1-0 Benfica ...
Min. 15 :(bfa) M_Laursen is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He throws it to S_Morison
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by A_Alrawi
          ...  He made it look easy
Min. 16 :(hts) S_Larsen beats J_Djourou
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  S_Larsen heads the ball towards goal !
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  But it sails past the post !!
          ...  E_Thorstvedt never had a chance!
Min. 16 :(bfa) G_Hagi with the dribble
          ...  This is a great chance
          ...  But S_Marsden slid in
          ...  It was a well timed tackle and it had to be
Min. 19 :(bfa) Yann_M_Vila volleys it forward. He finds S_Morison
          ...  A_Alrawi reads it well
          ...  This boy is a quality defender
          ...  The crowd sing his praises
Min. 23 :(bfa) G_Hagi with a pinpoint pass to S_Morison
          ...  A thundering drive by S_Morison !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  What a great finish
          ...  That's the equaliser!
          ...  Hearts 1-1 Benfica ...
Min. 24 :(hts) S_Marsden with a first time pass
          ...  S_Larsen runs onto it!
          ...  But J_Djourou wins the ball with a sliding challenge
Min. 26 :(hts) S_Marsden looks for options
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to D_Bunting
          ...  D_Bunting with the overhead !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He kicks the sponsor hoarding in delight!
          ...  That puts Hearts ahead!
          ...  Now can they hang onto it!
          ...  Hearts 2-1 Benfica ...
Min. 29 :(hts) R_Kopa hoists the ball across to S_Larsen
          ...  But M_Laursen slid in
          ...  It was a well timed tackle and it had to be
Min. 29 :(bfa) Di_Maria brings the ball under control
          ...  He sees a team mate in space!
          ...  He plays the ball in to him!
          ...  Fernando_Mera gets on the end of the pass
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by Raúl_Albil
          ...  He timed it well
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  B_Zamora curls it into the box!
          ...  The ball finds its way to R_Castias
          ...  He gets the shot away
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!!
          ...  S_Banks saves it !!
          ...  What a great save!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by Di_Maria!
          ...  A_Alrawi reads it
          ...  He clears the danger
Min. 31 :(hts) S_Marsden with a slick pass to S_Larsen
          ...  From long range S_Larsen bends the ball towards goal!
          ...  But E_Thorstvedt pulls out a save of the game
Min. 33 :(hts) R_Radinski holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to G_McSheffrey
          ...  J_Djourou reads the game well and cuts out the pass!
Min. 35 :(hts) Raúl_Albil with the dribble
          ...  He spots the run of his team-mate
          ...  He's decided to go alone
          ...  S_Morison with a terrible tackle
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 36 :(bfa) Yann_M_Vila with a 50-yard pass to Fernando_Mera
          ...  Fernando_Mera looks to see where S_Banks is!
          ...  He rifles in the shot!
          ...  S_Banks collects it comfortably
          ...  The shot never troubled him
Min. 39 :(bfa) M_Laursen holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to J_Djourou
          ...  J_Djourou with the shot !
          ...  But S_Banks dives to his left
          ...  I think S_Banks just got a hand on that one
          ...  G_Dalglish has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 39 :(hts) S_Larsen jumps over Fernando_Mera's challenge
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg
          ...  He's clean through
          ...  G_Hagi with the high feet
          ...  It's a yellow, and rightly so
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on

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

Min. 47 :(hts) S_Marsden controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball out to the right!
          ...  R_Radinski gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  R_Radinski drives it towards goal !
          ...  But E_Thorstvedt punches it away
          ...  He commands his area so well
Min. 48 :(hts) S_Larsen runs at the defence
          ...  He nutmegs J_Djourou
          ...  He showed his class there
          ...  S_Larsen rifles it at the goal !
          ...  But E_Thorstvedt is equal to it
Min. 48 :(bfa) S_Morison takes on 3 men
          ...  S_Morison carves a shot towards goal !
          ...  S_Banks with the acrobatic save
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras!
Min. 49 :(bfa) P_Do_Shaw sidesteps Raúl_Albil
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  R_Kopa is called for the holding foul
          ...  He won that header unfairly
          ...  G_Dalglish calls him over
          ...  G_Dalglish is taking his time with him!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 51 :(hts) A_Alrawi uses his feet well to turn on the ball
          ...  A_Alrawi has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He fires the ball goal ward!
          ...  He miskicks the ball
          ...  He's managed to put that out of the stadium
Min. 55 :(hts) G_McSheffrey takes advantage of a mistake by Fernando_Mera
          ...  That mistake could prove costly
          ...  G_McSheffrey leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!!!
          ...  It hits the sponsor hoarding
Min. 56 :(hts) C_Gemmell is being prepared to come on
          ...  G_McSheffrey is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play AM
Min. 56 :(bfa) B_Zamora turns past the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to S_Morison
          ...  S_Marsden with a late tackle
          ...  Well to be fair he was looking for the foul
          ...  The boy is unlucky to get a yellow
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 58 :(bfa) G_Hagi gets to the bye line
          ...  He puts it into the box
          ...  He finds Fernando_Mera
          ...  A_Alrawi beats him to the ball
Min. 60 :(hts) G_Wilkinson takes off his tracksuit
          ...  he'll replace G_Ogararu as DF
Min. 60 :(hts) S_Marsden races into the box
          ...  He sees S_Larsen lose his man
          ...  He cuts the ball back to him
          ...  S_Larsen belts the ball towards goal!
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air
          ...  The fans get off there seats!
          ...  But it sails over !!
Min. 61 :(hts) A_Johnson is coming on for D_Bunting and will play FW
Min. 61 :(hts) A_Johnson flicks it past Yann_M_Vila
          ...  He runs forward
          ...  A_Johnson has a dig at goal!
          ...  But E_Thorstvedt pulls out a save of the game
Min. 62 :(bfa) Di_Maria looks to play the ball out wide
          ...  He plays the ball across to Fernando_Mera
          ...  R_Radinski tackles cleanly
Min. 63 :(bfa) Di_Maria whips the ball across to R_Castias
          ...  R_Castias tries to lob the keeper !
          ...  But S_Banks punches it away
          ...  He had to be brave to come for that one
Min. 64 :(hts) C_Gemmell nutmegs the defender, he continues to run forward
          ...  M_Laursen hits it out for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  R_Radinski hits it into the box!
          ...  E_Thorstvedt easily claims the ball!
Min. 65 :(hts) A_Alrawi finds C_Gemmell on the edge of the box
          ...  C_Gemmell with the side footed shot!
          ...  E_Thorstvedt turns it behind for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by S_Marsden
          ...  E_Thorstvedt reads it well, and claims it!
Min. 65 :(bfa) Di_Maria finds G_Hagi with a ball over the defence
          ...  Fine tackle by S_Van_Doorn
          ...  But he can't prevent the corner
Min. 66 :(bfa) B_Zamora is taking a throw in
          ...  He dries the ball on his shirt
          ...  He throws the ball to J_Djourou
          ...  J_Djourou tries to beat S_Banks!
          ...  But S_Banks punches it away
Min. 66 :(hts) R_Radinski gets to the by-line
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He plays the ball through to C_Gemmell
          ...  Fernando_Mera takes the player down!!
          ...  That's a poor tackle!
          ...  The ref shows him a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on!
Min. 70 :(bfa) K_McInally is being brought on
          ...  R_Castias is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 70 :(bfa) It looks as though Benfica is now playing A
Min. 71 :(bfa) R_Neilson is being prepared to come on
          ...  J_Djourou is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 75 :(bfa) Yann_M_Vila pass splits open the defence and finds K_McInally
          ...  K_McInally attempts a lob!
          ...  S_Banks makes a good save
Min. 75 :(hts) S_Marsden has it now
          ...  He takes on R_Neilson
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in A_Johnson!
          ...  Di_Maria muscles him off the ball
          ...  Looked like a good tackle but the referee has awarded them a free kick
          ...  That will be a booking
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  It is within shooting distance!
          ...  S_Marsden hoists it forward
          ...  A_Johnson gets on the end of it
          ...  A_Johnson hits the ball first time!
          ...  He could have let that bounce
          ...  E_Thorstvedt with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league
Min. 77 :(bfa) Y_Yiannicis is being prepared to come on
          ...  Fernando_Mera is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 79 :(hts) C_Gemmell miskicks!
          ...  He finds A_Johnson though
          ...  That was fortunate
          ...  A_Johnson aims the cheeky shot at goal!
          ...  It's beaten E_Thorstvedt
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Hearts 3-1 Benfica ...
Min. 80 :(hts) Hearts will now play D
Min. 80 :(bfa) R_Neilson with a probing through ball Y_Yiannicis
          ...  Y_Yiannicis with a powerful diving header!
          ...  Terrific shot
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide
          ...  That's unlucky!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  B_Zamora curls it into the box!
          ...  S_Banks easily catches it!
Min. 81 :(hts) Raúl_Albil with a real burst of pace
          ...  He leaves G_Hagi behind
          ...  Raúl_Albil throws himself at the ball !
          ...  He manages to reach the ball
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity
Min. 86 :(bfa) G_Hagi with an incisive pass to M_Laursen
          ...  But R_Radinski spotted the danger and cleans up the play
Min. 87 :(hts) A_Johnson knocks it past the defender and runs onto it
          ...  He leaves the defender standing
          ...  A_Johnson goes for goal !
          ...  But E_Thorstvedt comes out and dives at his feet
          ...  That's goalkeeping at its finest
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 91 :(hts) S_Larsen looks around for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to C_Gemmell
          ...  R_Neilson cuts it out easily
          ...  He clears the ball up field

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Tynecastle Park
Attendance           : 35,000
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Hearts Match Info
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Best player          : S_Marsden (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : S_Larsen (4), D_Bunting (26), A_Johnson (79)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : R_Kopa (49), S_Marsden (56)
Injured              : N/A
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Benfica Match Info
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Best player          : G_Hagi
Scorers              : S_Morison (23)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : S_Morison (35), G_Hagi (39), Fernando_Mera (66), Di_Maria (75)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                                  Hearts  |    Benfica
Attempts on Goal     :          16        |       10
Off target           :           5        |       2
On target            :          11        |       8
Possession           :          51        |       49
Corners              :           2        |       4
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       4
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           7        |       11
Key Tackles          :           8        |       5
Key Passes           :          14        |       15
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Final Score          : Hearts 3 - 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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S_Banks        GK  36   5   1   4  11 |  95   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  35   0   0   0
S_Van_Doorn    DF   1  24  11   5  26 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  35  20  20
Raúl_Albil     DF   2  23  10   6  35 |  95   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  15   0   1
G_Ogararu      DF   2  23  11   1  20 |  64   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Alrawi       DF   1  23   3   3  28 |  95   0   4   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  60  12   1
S_Marsden      MF   1   8  24   8  46 |  95   0   1   6   1   1   0   1   0   0  13  90   6
R_Radinski     MF   1  11  23   6  29 |  95   0   2   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  50  44  28
R_Kopa         MF   2  12  23   7  23 |  95   0   0   3   1   0   0   1   0   0  -2  54  -2
G_McSheffrey   AM   1   6  24  16  37 |  60   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
S_Larsen       FW   1   6   3  24  28 |  95   0   0   1   0   5   1   0   0   0   0  12  46
D_Bunting      FW   1   2   8  24  31 |  65   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  28
A_Basso        GK  16   5   5   2  14 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Wilkinson    DF   1  22   8   6  31 |  31   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Simone       DF   2  21   8   4  37 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Gemmell      AM   3   8  22  11  28 |  35   0   0   1   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  32   8
A_Johnson      FW   1   3  11  25  31 |  30   0   0   0   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0  52

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  34   2   6   4  13 |  95  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0   0
J_Djourou      DF   3  25   4   9  35 |  75   0   2   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  30   0  16
M_Laursen      DF   2  24   8   6  30 |  95   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  30  24   0
Fernando_Mera  DF   4  23   8   7  27 |  81   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  -2   6
Yann_M_Vila    DF   2  23  11   7  22 |  95   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  36   1
G_Hagi         MF   2   5  26  10  30 |  95   0   0   3   1   0   0   1   0   0  -2  54  -2
B_Zamora       MF   2  11  25   8  25 |  95   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  24   0
Di_Maria       MF   1   6  24   5  37 |  95   0   0   4   0   0   0   1   0   0 -22  26 -22
P_Do_Shaw      MF   2   8  24   8  25 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Castias      MF   2   8  23   9  29 |  74   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  16
S_Morison      FW   1   2   6  25  36 |  95   0   0   0   0   2   1   1   0   0  -2  -2  34
J_Moreira      GK  23   2   2   1  11 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Neilson      DF   1  25  12   2  29 |  20   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  -5  -8 -20
B_Robson       MF   2   9  23   8  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_McInally     FW   2   5   4  25  27 |  21   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   8
Y_Yiannicis    FW   1   3   6  22  24 |  14   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
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