Division One League Match, Inter Milan vs. Benfica (Sun Oct 29)


                          Inter Milan  |  Benfica
                              4-4-2 C  |  4-4-2 C
                    Dragan Lobozinski  |  Matias Finkelstein
                                       |
                         S_T_Perry GK  |  GK N_Winneke
                           M_Motta DF  |  DF J_Foyth
                        P_Chielini DF  |  DF W_Samuel
                           B_Buomo DF  |  DF D_Rose
                      H_Ritramento DF  |  DF P_Maldini
                         P_Naldini MF  |  MF K_Commons
                     A_Postecoglou MF  |  MF J_Mascherano
                           I_Gruev MF  |  MF Liziero
                       E_Camavinga MF  |  MF S_Nakamoto
                        J_Cummings FW  |  FW D_Suker
                         M_Ducksch FW  |  FW T_Erak
                                       |
                          Z_Matteo SUB |  SUB L_Yashin
                            J_Stam SUB |  SUB W_Morgan
                            Sancho SUB |  SUB Diego_T
                       M_Marchisio SUB |  SUB A_Pirlo
                           S_Mario SUB |  SUB O_Sweemey

Referee: O_Hategan (Romania)


Min. 5  :(bfa) J_Mascherano pass splits open the defence and finds T_Erak
          ...  T_Erak with an overhead kick !
          ...  He gets a connection
          ...  S_T_Perry saves it
          ...  Good goalkeeping
Min. 10 :(bfa) J_Foyth drives it forward to T_Erak
          ...  But B_Buomo will cut out the threat
Min. 11 :(irm) The defender under hits the back pass!
          ...  I_Gruev is through!
          ...  I_Gruev controls the ball well!
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal!
          ...  N_Winneke makes the save
          ...  He hits the ball up field!
Min. 11 :(bfa) K_Commons looks around for support
          ...  He knocks the ball across to D_Suker
          ...  D_Suker hits the ball on the bounce !
          ...  He hits the side netting
          ...  There was some parts of the ground that thought that went in!
Min. 12 :(irm) A_Postecoglou retreats under pressure
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field
          ...  P_Naldini gets on the end of it
          ...  P_Naldini fires off a right-footed shot !
          ...  N_Winneke is stranded!
          ...  He can't get there in time!
          ...  OH! It drifts just past the post
          ...  Great strike!
          ...  Deserved a goal really
Min. 18 :(bfa) W_Samuel nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind!
          ...  P_Chielini reads the play well
Min. 23 :(irm) E_Camavinga looks around for some movement
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to M_Motta
          ...  W_Samuel beats him to the ball
Min. 24 :(irm) J_Cummings had to stretch to reach the pass
          ...  J_Foyth knocks him to the floor
          ...  The fans are calling for a penalty!
          ...  But O_Hategan just turns away!
Min. 27 :(irm) E_Camavinga with a glorious 60-yard pass to M_Ducksch
          ...  M_Ducksch tries to beat N_Winneke from outside the area!
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  N_Winneke tips it over !!
          ...  Great goalkeeping there!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  P_Naldini swings it in!
          ...  N_Winneke fists it away!
Min. 27 :(bfa) P_Maldini with an in swinging cross to D_Suker
          ...  H_Ritramento with an inch perfect tackle
          ...  The whistle has gone! Incredible!
          ...  O_Hategan tells him to calm his game down a bit
Min. 38 :(irm) P_Naldini has the ball on the wing
          ...  He takes it past Liziero
          ...  He knocks it to M_Ducksch!
          ...  W_Samuel takes the ball and the player!!
          ...  But the ref waves play on!!
Min. 41 :(irm) J_Cummings finds his way through
          ...  He bears down on goal
          ...  A powerful shot by J_Cummings !
          ...  N_Winneke narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety
Min. 41 :(bfa) T_Erak with the dribble
          ...  He uses his pace to get free
          ...  I_Gruev with a clumsy challenge
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(irm) I_Gruev takes advantage of a mistake by D_Rose
          ...  Can he make them pay?
          ...  I_Gruev bears down on goal!
          ...  N_Winneke blocks the shot with his legs
          ...  And he gathers it!
Min. 46 :(bfa) K_Commons backtracks with the ball
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field
          ...  S_Nakamoto gets on the end of it
          ...  S_Nakamoto fires off a right-footed shot !
          ...  S_T_Perry makes himself big
          ...  Superb Stop !
          ...  Well that one would have delighted him
Min. 46 :(irm) J_Cummings nutmegs the defender
          ...  S_Nakamoto goes in with high feet!!
          ...  That s a poor tackle!
          ...  O_Hategan will just give him a speaking to

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Inter Milan 0-0 Benfica

Min. 46 :(irm) E_Camavinga retreats under pressure
          ...  He hits the ball up field
          ...  J_Cummings latches onto the end of it
          ...  J_Cummings hits a curling shot!
          ...  N_Winneke gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it over
Min. 47 :(irm) P_Naldini looks for options
          ...  He decides to go it alone
          ...  Fine tackle by W_Samuel
          ...  He prevents the corner as well
Min. 48 :(bfa) J_Foyth spits at P_Chielini
          ...  O_Hategan will just give him a speaking to
Min. 50 :(irm) A_Postecoglou is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He throws it to J_Cummings
          ...  D_Rose reads the play well
Min. 52 :(irm) E_Camavinga curls the ball out wide to J_Cummings
          ...  P_Maldini beats him to the ball
Min. 52 :(bfa) T_Erak beats his marker
          ...  He muscled him off the ball
          ...  A powerful shot by T_Erak !
          ...  But he's missed it!
          ...  He couldn't hit a cow's arse with a banjo
Min. 54 :(bfa) W_Samuel squares it to D_Suker
          ...  D_Suker with a stunning strike !
          ...  S_T_Perry saves it
          ...  Good goalkeeping
Min. 56 :(bfa) J_Foyth sprints down the flank
          ...  He threads the ball in to T_Erak
          ...  B_Buomo tries to clear it
          ...  He has miskicked it!!!
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  S_Nakamoto plays it towards the near post!
          ...  T_Erak with the shot!
          ...  It hits the sponsor hoarding
Min. 56 :(irm) J_Cummings breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on N_Winneke!
          ...  D_Rose brings him down!
          ...  He deserves punishment for that!
          ...  O_Hategan calls him over
          ...  The ref is taking his time with him!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 59 :(irm) P_Naldini picks out J_Cummings with the cross
          ...  D_Rose reads the game well and cuts out the pass!
Min. 60 :(bfa) W_Morgan is coming on for P_Maldini and will play DF
Min. 60 :(bfa) T_Erak turns past H_Ritramento
          ...  He has created space for himself now
          ...  The cross hits T_Erak on the butt and rebounds towards goal !
          ...  But it puts it well wide
Min. 61 :(irm) J_Cummings with the dribble
          ...  W_Samuel is easily beaten
          ...  Liziero takes the player down!!
          ...  PENALTY!!
          ...  No! The ref has given the free kick the other way!
          ...  Unbelievable!
Min. 62 :(bfa) There's going to be a change
          ...  Diego_T will come on for W_Samuel and play DF
Min. 62 :(irm) E_Camavinga has the ball on the wing
          ...  He takes it past J_Foyth
          ...  He knocks it to P_Chielini!
          ...  P_Chielini with a powerful header !
          ...  It hits the outside of the post
          ...  And goes out
Min. 63 :(bfa) A_Pirlo comes on for J_Mascherano and takes up a MF role
Min. 65 :(irm) E_Camavinga brings it under control
          ...  He takes on Diego_T
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in M_Ducksch!
          ...  A_Pirlo gets to the ball first
Min. 65 :(bfa) D_Suker pass splits open the defence
          ...  What a ball!
          ...  S_Nakamoto is clean through!
          ...  S_Nakamoto fires off a left-footed shot !
          ...  The shot slips through S_T_Perry's hands
          ...  But S_T_Perry recovers to save!
          ...  He got away with that!
Min. 69 :(bfa) K_Commons holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to T_Erak
          ...  T_Erak with only one thing on his mind!
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal!
          ...  But S_T_Perry punches it away
          ...  He could have caught that!
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) D_Suker turns nicely onto the ball
          ...  D_Suker rises above the defence to head the ball !
          ...  It sails over!
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 73 :(irm) M_Motta finds his way through
          ...  His quick turn fooled Liziero
          ...  Launched towards the top corner by M_Motta !
          ...  It grazes the bar
          ...  And goes over
          ...  Oh so close there!
Min. 75 :(irm) Sancho is coming on for P_Naldini and will play MF
Min. 77 :(irm) There's going to be a change
          ...  M_Marchisio will come on for A_Postecoglou and play MF
Min. 79 :(bfa) Liziero with the diagonal pass D_Suker
          ...  H_Ritramento with a superb tackle!
          ...  He easily dispossessed him.
Min. 83 :(irm) S_Mario takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace J_Cummings
          ...  He'll play as a FW
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
Min. 84 :(irm) a big roar from the crowd as Z_Matteo comes on for M_Motta to play DF
Min. 84 :(irm) E_Camavinga plays it forward to P_Chielini
          ...  K_Commons fouls badly
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
Min. 85 :(irm) Up goes the substitution board - J_Stam on for P_Chielini as a DF
Min. 86 :(bfa) A_Pirlo holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to D_Suker
          ...  M_Marchisio stands firm and knocks the player to the ground!!
          ...  That s a rash challenge!!
          ...  O_Hategan tries to calm him down
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 91 :(bfa) T_Erak controls it with ease
          ...  T_Erak with the chance !
          ...  But it goes just over
Min. 93 :(bfa) A_Pirlo moves out over to the edge of the pitch
          ...  He plays the ball through to J_Foyth
          ...  J_Foyth sights up the goal
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  It hammers off the bar onto the line
          ...  The referee talks to his assistant
          ...  He waves play on
          ...  Goal not given there!
          ...  That looked like the wrong decision

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Stadio Giuseppe Meazza
Attendance           : 144,705
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Inter Milan Match Info
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Best player          : E_Camavinga
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Benfica Match Info
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Best player          : J_Foyth (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : D_Rose (56)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                            Inter Milan   |     Benfica
Attempts on Goal     :           8        |       12
Off target           :           4        |       7
On target            :           4        |       5
Possession           :          39        |       61
Corners              :           1        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       1
Subs Used            :           5        |       3
Fouls                :          12        |       11
Key Tackles          :           4        |       9
Key Passes           :          10        |       12
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Final Score          : Inter Milan 0 - 0 Benfica
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Player Statistics - Inter Milan
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_T_Perry      GK  39   2   2   2  22 |  96   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  65   0   0   0
M_Motta        DF   1  34   9   7  32 |  86   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Chielini     DF   2  32   6   5  29 |  87   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
B_Buomo        DF   2  29   8   2  17 |  96   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
H_Ritramento   DF   1  29   5   5  28 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
P_Naldini      MF   1   4  31   9  20 |  77   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
A_Postecoglou  MF   2   6  30   1  23 |  79   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
I_Gruev        MF   1   3  30   4  30 |  96   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
E_Camavinga    MF   2   1  29   1  18 |  96   0   0   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0
J_Cummings     FW   3   5   9  32  32 |  85   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
M_Ducksch      FW   2   4   5  29  27 |  96   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
Z_Matteo       DF   2  29   5   3  40 |  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Stam         DF   2  28   7   1  28 |   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Sancho         MF   2   8  28  12  30 |  19   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Marchisio    MF   1   1  28   1  32 |  17   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Mario        FW   1   2   1  28  29 |  11   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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N_Winneke      GK  39   2   2   3  20 |  96   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  65   0   0   0
J_Foyth        DF   1  37  15   7  42 |  96   0   1   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  60  20   0
W_Samuel       DF   2  33   8   4  28 |  64   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  60  10   0
D_Rose         DF   1  32  11   8  22 |  96   0   2   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  38  -2  -2
P_Maldini      DF   2  31   7   4  33 |  62   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
K_Commons      MF   1   9  32  11  32 |  96   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
J_Mascherano   MF   1  15  31   8  47 |  65   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Liziero        MF   1  19  30   5  23 |  96   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
S_Nakamoto     MF   3   5  30  17  32 |  96   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
D_Suker        FW   1   7  13  30  31 |  96   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  10   5
T_Erak         FW   2   7   7  29  21 |  96   0   0   0   0   6   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
L_Yashin       GK  29   2   1   2  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
W_Morgan       DF   3  31  12   7  10 |  34   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Diego_T        DF   2  26   5   5  29 |  32   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Pirlo        MF   1  15  30   8  11 |  31   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20   0
O_Sweemey      FW   3   6  10  24  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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