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Season 20 Archive: Elite League, Week 18
Inter Milan 1 - 3 Benfica
Elite Football League Match, Inter Milan vs. Benfica (Sun Jun 14)
Inter Milan | Benfica
4-1-4-1 A | 4-5-1 E
Peter Griffin | Steven Theobald
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K_Ghost GK | GK E_Thorstvedt
Breno DF | DF C_Thomson
D_Sinclair DF | DF J_Djourou
P_Caddis DF | DF C_Barr
D_Majstorovic DF | DF B_Bryn
M_Valbuena DM | MF B_Zamora
R_Stokes MF | MF D_Damjanovic
B_Brolin MF | MF B_Abdoulaye
L_Clark MF | MF Zheng_Zhi
G_Sigurdsson MF | MF J_Bolm
Tone FW | FW K_McInally
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A_Capivara SUB | SUB J_Moreau
V_Mosthovoy SUB | SUB Yann_M_Vila
G_Angella SUB | SUB P_Do_Shaw
Nuri_Sahin SUB | SUB S_Morison
I_Gabilondo SUB | SUB A_Langlitz
Referee: P_Dowd (England)
Min. 1 :(bfa) D_Damjanovic with a precise ball to C_Thomson
... C_Thomson aims the cheeky shot at goal!
... GOAL !!
... What a cheeky finish!
... Benfica go ahead in this match now!
... Inter Milan 0-1 Benfica ...
Min. 2 :(bfa) B_Abdoulaye with a throw in
... He throws the ball across to K_McInally
... K_McInally hits the ball first time!
... He could have let that bounce
... But K_Ghost parries the ball
... It's picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd
Min. 3 :(irm) Tone with the dribble
... B_Bryn is easily beaten
... Tone with a thundering drive!
... E_Thorstvedt fists it away
... That was a good save!
Min. 3 :(bfa) J_Bolm with a throw in
... He throws the ball across to B_Zamora
... B_Zamora with the cheeky shot!
... K_Ghost parries it, he follows it up
... And K_Ghost recovers to save!!
Min. 4 :(bfa) B_Abdoulaye with a flicked pass to C_Barr
... C_Barr hits the shot with the inside of the right foot!
... It hits the sponsor hoarding
Min. 5 :(irm) M_Valbuena off the woodwork.
... Tone picks up the deflection
... A glorious effort by Tone !
... But E_Thorstvedt punches it away
... He took a knock there
... His manager is looking on anxiously
... He's ok to carry on
Min. 5 :(bfa) K_McInally finds the space intelligently
... K_McInally leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!!!
... K_Ghost gets his body behind the ball and saves
... Text book goalkeeping!
Min. 6 :(bfa) J_Bolm slides the ball across to K_McInally
... K_McInally with a thundering drive!
... It's well wide!
... 9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 8 :(irm) L_Clark with a penetrating pass to D_Sinclair
... But C_Barr will cut out the threat
Min. 9 :(bfa) Zheng_Zhi holds the ball up and waits for support
... He knocks the ball across to K_McInally
... But P_Caddis puts the ball out of play
Min. 10 :(irm) R_Stokes takes advantage of a mistake by J_Djourou
... He runs towards goal
... R_Stokes shoots towards goal !
... It takes a deflection!
... But goes wide!
... CORNER!
... R_Stokes plays it towards the near post!
... C_Thomson wins the ball
... And he heads it away
Min. 10 :(bfa) Zheng_Zhi volleys it forward. He finds D_Damjanovic
... D_Damjanovic attempts a chip!
... But K_Ghost smothers the ball.
Min. 11 :(bfa) Zheng_Zhi beats D_Sinclair
... It looked like he pushed his marker
... "Play On!" Waves P_Dowd
... Zheng_Zhi with the overhead !
... K_Ghost can't get to it!
... OH! It drifts wide!
... K_Ghost has a smile on his face
... Did he know that was going wide?
Min. 12 :(bfa) Zheng_Zhi with the towering header to C_Barr
... C_Barr fires off a left-footed shot !
... But K_Ghost tips it behind
... P_Dowd has given a goal kick
... He's not having the best of days !
Min. 16 :(bfa) K_McInally sidesteps D_Sinclair
... M_Valbuena fouls badly
... I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
... That will be a booking
... YELLOW CARD!!
... FREE KICK!
... It is well within shooting range!
... Zheng_Zhi passes to B_Bryn
... M_Valbuena gets in the way and wins the ball
Min. 21 :(irm) P_Caddis moves forward
... P_Caddis attempts to nutmeg E_Thorstvedt!
... But E_Thorstvedt with the difficult save
Min. 22 :(irm) Tone with the dribble
... J_Djourou is easily beaten
... C_Thomson rushes in with a poor tackle!!
... That's a foul!!
... RED CARD!!
... P_Dowd had no choice there!!
... Peter Griffin appluads the decision
Min. 22 :(bfa) Yann_M_Vila replaces J_Bolm and will play DF
Min. 23 :(irm) G_Sigurdsson knocks it past D_Damjanovic and runs onto it
... He showed great skill and pace there
... B_Abdoulaye takes the ball and the player!!
... But the ref waves play on!!
Min. 27 :(bfa) D_Damjanovic can't find space for the shot
... He slips it through to K_McInally
... P_Caddis fouls badly
... I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
... He gets away with that one
... It's just a warning
Min. 27 :(bfa) B_Abdoulaye slumps to the ground!
... He isn't going to continue!
Min. 27 :(bfa) a big roar from the crowd as P_Do_Shaw comes on for B_Abdoulaye to play MF
Min. 28 :(bfa) Zheng_Zhi with the dribble
... He spots the run of his team-mate
... He's decided to go alone
... P_Caddis rushes in with a poor tackle!!
... That's a foul!!
Min. 30 :(bfa) J_Djourou plays a first time ball through the defence to K_McInally
... K_McInally drives the ball low !
... K_Ghost has it covered
... It takes a bobble!
... K_Ghost is left flat-footed
... It's gone in
... GOAL !!
... Inter Milan 0-2 Benfica ...
Min. 32 :(bfa) Zheng_Zhi with electric pace
... He eases past P_Caddis
... Zheng_Zhi bears down on goal!
... K_Ghost with a fantastic point blank save
... When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league
Min. 37 :(bfa) P_Do_Shaw finds C_Barr with a perfectly weighted pass
... Cleared by M_Valbuena
Min. 41 :(irm) L_Clark with a real burst of pace
... L_Clark gets up high for the header !
... Looks like it should be E_Thorstvedt's
... Oh he's let it go through his legs
... But drifts inches wide !!
... E_Thorstvedt looks embarrassed!
... He was relieved to see it go wide!
... Goal kick given, amazing decision there!
Min. 41 :(bfa) B_Zamora turns past the defender
... He sees a team mate in space
... He passes it to K_McInally
... K_McInally with a terrific drive !
... K_Ghost with the acrobatic save
... He must have spotted the TV cameras!
Min. 42 :(irm) R_Stokes flicks it over Yann_M_Vila and runs onto it
... He showed great skill and pace there
... R_Stokes shoots towards goal !
... But E_Thorstvedt reaches the ball. Good save
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(bfa) D_Damjanovic drives the ball across field
... It comes to K_McInally
... K_McInally with a bicycle kick !
... But it puts it well wide
Min. 45 :(irm) Tone runs at B_Bryn
... The defender slips and falls over
... Tone shapes up for a shot!
... E_Thorstvedt falls over
... He recovers to tip it onto the post!
... But it hits his back!
... And goes wide!!
... E_Thorstvedt looks relieved!!
... CORNER!
... B_Brolin curls it into the box!
... Tone swings a leg at it!
... E_Thorstvedt parries it
... The defender clears it
Min. 46 :(bfa) K_McInally takes on 3 men
... D_Sinclair with a bad challenge
... P_Dowd calls him over!
... YELLOW CARD!
Min. 46 :(bfa) A defence splitting pass from B_Zamora to K_McInally
... Breno gets to the ball first
Min. 48 :(irm) L_Clark chips the ball over the defence and finds Tone
... Tone shapes up for a shot!
... E_Thorstvedt parries it
************* HALF TIME ****************
Half Time Score: Inter Milan 0-2 Benfica
Min. 46 :(irm) M_Valbuena with a pinpoint pass to Tone
... Tone curls the ball in on goal !
... E_Thorstvedt gets his fingertips to it
... He pushes it on to the post
... The defender clears the loose ball
Min. 49 :(irm) Tone nutmegs the defender
... J_Djourou rushes in with a poor tackle!!
... That's a foul!!
... He gets away with that one
... It's just a warning
Min. 50 :(bfa) C_Barr crosses to K_McInally
... A wicked drive by K_McInally !
... 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
Min. 51 :(irm) P_Caddis hoofs it up field to find Tone
... K_McInally fouls badly
... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
... P_Dowd shows him a YELLOW CARD!!
... He'll need to be careful from now on!
Min. 52 :(bfa) Zheng_Zhi cuts inside Breno
... He worked that well
... D_Sinclair read the danger and stops the pass
Min. 54 :(bfa) P_Do_Shaw finds a hole in the defence
... D_Majstorovic reads him well and hoofs it clear
Min. 55 :(bfa) K_McInally with the dribble
... He skips through the tackle from Breno
... Breno tries to clear it
... He has miskicked it!!!
... It goes wide!
... CORNER!
... Zheng_Zhi crosses it in!
... K_Ghost fists it away!
Min. 57 :(irm) Tone gets the ball on the wing
... He slides the ball past Yann_M_Vila!
... He has some space now!
... Launched towards the top corner by Tone !
... It's hit the bar
... It bounces down
... E_Thorstvedt grabs it
... No Goal!
... Boo's surround the stadium!!!
Min. 58 :(irm) Breno has the ball on the wing
... He knocks the ball past C_Barr
... He puts in G_Sigurdsson!
... Yann_M_Vila clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play
... The linesman is flagging
... Throw in
Min. 60 :(irm) R_Stokes picks out Tone with the cross
... D_Damjanovic with a deliberate foul
... P_Dowd will want to speak to him
... P_Dowd will just give him a speaking to
Min. 61 :(irm) B_Brolin pulls it back to D_Majstorovic
... D_Majstorovic leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!!!
... It hits the bar!!
... But he picks up the rebound
... OHHHHHHHH !!
... He's put it wide
Min. 62 :(irm) Breno runs at C_Barr
... The defender slips and falls over
... Breno with the spectacular bicycle kick!
... But E_Thorstvedt punches it away
Min. 67 :(irm) L_Clark looks around for some movement
... He sees a man in space!
... He hits the ball up to Tone
... Tone runs forward
... He hits the shot!
... E_Thorstvedt with a great save
... He shows why he is the number 1
Min. 67 :(bfa) Zheng_Zhi spits at D_Sinclair
... He could be off here!
... P_Dowd reaches to his pocket!
... He jots down his name!
... YELLOW CARD!!
... I think he deserved that!
Min. 69 :(irm) Tone loses his marker!
... Tone keeps his head down as he hits the shot!
... It hits off a defender!
... E_Thorstvedt is wrong footed!
... It drifts just wide!
... CORNER!
... Tone hits it into the box!
... E_Thorstvedt easily claims the ball!
Min. 70 :(irm) G_Sigurdsson with a reverse pass to D_Majstorovic
... D_Majstorovic unleashes a pile driver !
... OOOOOOHHHHHHHH
... It grazes the post and goes wide
Min. 70 :(irm) R_Stokes gets to the by line
... He looks up and lobs in a cross
... Tone is unmarked
... J_Djourou fouls badly
... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
... P_Dowd calls him over
... P_Dowd tells him he has had enough warnings
... YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 72 :(irm) I_Gabilondo is going to be brought on
... Tone is leaving the pitch
... He applauds the crowd
... Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 73 :(bfa) D_Damjanovic unselfishly heads the ball back to K_McInally
... K_McInally carves a shot towards goal !
... It hits off a defender!
... K_Ghost is wrong footed!
... It drifts just wide!
... CORNER!
... Zheng_Zhi crosses it in!
... The ball comes to J_Djourou
... He knocks it goalward
... K_Ghost with a fantastic point blank save
... When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league
Min. 74 :(irm) I_Gabilondo sidesteps his marker
... A cheeky lob from I_Gabilondo !
... E_Thorstvedt with a great save
... And he holds onto it as well!
Min. 75 :(irm) Nuri_Sahin is being brought on
... B_Brolin is leaving the pitch
... Looks like the substitute will play MF
Min. 77 :(irm) I_Gabilondo runs at the defence
... I_Gabilondo with his head down lets it go !
... E_Thorstvedt is stranded!
... He can't get there in time!
... OH! It drifts just past the post
... Great strike!
... Deserved a goal really
Min. 78 :(irm) V_Mosthovoy is being brought on
... D_Sinclair is leaving the pitch
... Looks like the substitute will play DF
Min. 78 :(bfa) A_Langlitz is being prepared to come on
... K_McInally is leaving the pitch
... Looks like the substitute will play FW
Min. 78 :(irm) Breno runs at the defence
... He nutmegs B_Bryn
... He showed his class there
... Breno drives the ball low !
... The shot slips through E_Thorstvedt's hands
... GOAL !!
... What a terrible mistake
... Steven Theobald looks gutted
... That's given Inter Milan a lifeline!
... Inter Milan 1-2 Benfica ...
Min. 78 :(bfa) The manager shouting something towards his players
... It looks like he's turning things round a bit
... Benfica will now play D
Min. 78 :(irm) Nuri_Sahin with a glorious long pass to I_Gabilondo
... Zheng_Zhi tackles cleanly
... The linesman flags for the foul though! Unbelievable! It looked clean to me
... FREE KICK!
... Right on the edge of the box!
... Nuri_Sahin swings it in
... M_Valbuena gets on the end of it
... M_Valbuena shoots towards goal !
... E_Thorstvedt parries it
... The defender clears it
Min. 81 :(bfa) P_Do_Shaw runs with the ball to the corner flag
... He plays the ball across to A_Langlitz
... D_Majstorovic gathers up the loose ball
Min. 83 :(bfa) Yann_M_Vila with the flick on
... He plays the ball across to C_Barr
... C_Barr rifles it at the goal !
... GOAL !!
... Hammered into the top corner!
... Inter Milan 1-3 Benfica ...
Min. 86 :(irm) I_Gabilondo skips the challenge from the defender
... I_Gabilondo has time and space!
... He tries the lob!
... Wide of goal
Min. 87 :(irm) L_Clark with a smart pass to M_Valbuena
... Launched towards the top corner by M_Valbuena !
... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
... E_Thorstvedt tips it over !!
... Great goalkeeping there!
... CORNER!
... M_Valbuena chips the ball in towards the far post!
... E_Thorstvedt fists it away!
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 91 :(irm) L_Clark with a superb first touch
... He sees a team mate making a run!
... He plays the ball across to him!
... I_Gabilondo gets on the end of the pass
... D_Damjanovic is called for the holding foul
... He was a bit too close for comfort
************* FULL TIME ****************
Match Details
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Venue : San Siro Stadium
Attendance : 85,000
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Inter Milan Match Info
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Best player : Tone (Man of the Match)
Scorers : Breno (78)
Sent Off : N/A
Booked : M_Valbuena (16), D_Sinclair (46)
Injured : N/A
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Benfica Match Info
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Best player : K_McInally
Scorers : C_Thomson (1), K_McInally (30), C_Barr (83)
Sent Off : C_Thomson (22)
Booked : K_McInally (51), Zheng_Zhi (67), J_Djourou (70)
Injured : B_Abdoulaye (27)
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Match Statistics
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Inter Milan | Benfica
Attempts on Goal : 22 | 17
Off target : 8 | 6
On target : 14 | 11
Possession : 52 | 48
Corners : 4 | 2
Red Cards : 0 | 1
Yellow Cards : 2 | 3
Subs Used : 3 | 3
Fouls : 8 | 12
Key Tackles : 8 | 3
Key Passes : 12 | 18
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Final Score : Inter Milan 1 - 3 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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K_Ghost GK 37 6 2 6 18 | 95 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 0 0
Breno DF 2 25 9 10 16 | 95 0 2 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 20 -10 5
D_Sinclair DF 3 25 8 7 41 | 82 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 18 -2 -2
P_Caddis DF 2 24 12 8 28 | 95 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 20 10 5
D_Majstorovic DF 2 24 5 5 47 | 95 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 40 0 2
M_Valbuena DM 2 11 27 10 45 | 95 0 2 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 18 -2 -12
R_Stokes MF 2 8 27 8 18 | 95 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 20 6
B_Brolin MF 1 3 26 4 31 | 79 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
L_Clark MF 2 6 25 15 37 | 95 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 40 1
G_Sigurdsson MF 2 7 25 13 30 | 95 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
Tone FW 2 7 8 28 31 | 76 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 37
A_Capivara GK 27 3 2 1 42 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
V_Mosthovoy DF 1 26 10 7 18 | 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
G_Angella DF 1 23 11 9 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nuri_Sahin MF 1 8 26 8 19 | 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
I_Gabilondo FW 2 6 8 25 29 | 19 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
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 | 95 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 65 0 0 0
C_Thomson DF 2 28 11 6 25 | 22 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 10 -10 10
J_Djourou DF 3 28 5 9 35 | 95 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 18 43 23
C_Barr DF 2 27 12 9 27 | 95 0 1 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 20 10 26
B_Bryn DF 2 26 7 8 31 | 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
B_Zamora MF 2 11 28 8 25 | 95 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 20 5
D_Damjanovic MF 3 8 28 10 42 | 95 0 0 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 55 5
B_Abdoulaye MF 2 14 27 7 39 | 27 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 0
Zheng_Zhi MF 1 9 27 8 42 | 95 0 0 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 18 48 24
J_Bolm MF 2 11 25 12 32 | 22 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0
K_McInally FW 2 6 5 29 27 | 82 0 0 0 0 8 1 1 0 0 -2 -2 37
J_Moreau GK 27 1 2 2 14 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yann_M_Vila DF 2 26 13 7 22 | 73 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 20 25 0
P_Do_Shaw MF 2 9 26 8 25 | 68 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0
S_Morison FW 1 2 7 27 36 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
A_Langlitz FW 3 7 10 24 32 | 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Inter Milan | Benfica
4-1-4-1 A | 4-5-1 E
Peter Griffin | Steven Theobald
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K_Ghost GK | GK E_Thorstvedt
Breno DF | DF C_Thomson
D_Sinclair DF | DF J_Djourou
P_Caddis DF | DF C_Barr
D_Majstorovic DF | DF B_Bryn
M_Valbuena DM | MF B_Zamora
R_Stokes MF | MF D_Damjanovic
B_Brolin MF | MF B_Abdoulaye
L_Clark MF | MF Zheng_Zhi
G_Sigurdsson MF | MF J_Bolm
Tone FW | FW K_McInally
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A_Capivara SUB | SUB J_Moreau
V_Mosthovoy SUB | SUB Yann_M_Vila
G_Angella SUB | SUB P_Do_Shaw
Nuri_Sahin SUB | SUB S_Morison
I_Gabilondo SUB | SUB A_Langlitz
Referee: P_Dowd (England)
Min. 1 :(bfa) D_Damjanovic with a precise ball to C_Thomson
... C_Thomson aims the cheeky shot at goal!
... GOAL !!
... What a cheeky finish!
... Benfica go ahead in this match now!
... Inter Milan 0-1 Benfica ...
Min. 2 :(bfa) B_Abdoulaye with a throw in
... He throws the ball across to K_McInally
... K_McInally hits the ball first time!
... He could have let that bounce
... But K_Ghost parries the ball
... It's picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd
Min. 3 :(irm) Tone with the dribble
... B_Bryn is easily beaten
... Tone with a thundering drive!
... E_Thorstvedt fists it away
... That was a good save!
Min. 3 :(bfa) J_Bolm with a throw in
... He throws the ball across to B_Zamora
... B_Zamora with the cheeky shot!
... K_Ghost parries it, he follows it up
... And K_Ghost recovers to save!!
Min. 4 :(bfa) B_Abdoulaye with a flicked pass to C_Barr
... C_Barr hits the shot with the inside of the right foot!
... It hits the sponsor hoarding
Min. 5 :(irm) M_Valbuena off the woodwork.
... Tone picks up the deflection
... A glorious effort by Tone !
... But E_Thorstvedt punches it away
... He took a knock there
... His manager is looking on anxiously
... He's ok to carry on
Min. 5 :(bfa) K_McInally finds the space intelligently
... K_McInally leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!!!
... K_Ghost gets his body behind the ball and saves
... Text book goalkeeping!
Min. 6 :(bfa) J_Bolm slides the ball across to K_McInally
... K_McInally with a thundering drive!
... It's well wide!
... 9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 8 :(irm) L_Clark with a penetrating pass to D_Sinclair
... But C_Barr will cut out the threat
Min. 9 :(bfa) Zheng_Zhi holds the ball up and waits for support
... He knocks the ball across to K_McInally
... But P_Caddis puts the ball out of play
Min. 10 :(irm) R_Stokes takes advantage of a mistake by J_Djourou
... He runs towards goal
... R_Stokes shoots towards goal !
... It takes a deflection!
... But goes wide!
... CORNER!
... R_Stokes plays it towards the near post!
... C_Thomson wins the ball
... And he heads it away
Min. 10 :(bfa) Zheng_Zhi volleys it forward. He finds D_Damjanovic
... D_Damjanovic attempts a chip!
... But K_Ghost smothers the ball.
Min. 11 :(bfa) Zheng_Zhi beats D_Sinclair
... It looked like he pushed his marker
... "Play On!" Waves P_Dowd
... Zheng_Zhi with the overhead !
... K_Ghost can't get to it!
... OH! It drifts wide!
... K_Ghost has a smile on his face
... Did he know that was going wide?
Min. 12 :(bfa) Zheng_Zhi with the towering header to C_Barr
... C_Barr fires off a left-footed shot !
... But K_Ghost tips it behind
... P_Dowd has given a goal kick
... He's not having the best of days !
Min. 16 :(bfa) K_McInally sidesteps D_Sinclair
... M_Valbuena fouls badly
... I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
... That will be a booking
... YELLOW CARD!!
... FREE KICK!
... It is well within shooting range!
... Zheng_Zhi passes to B_Bryn
... M_Valbuena gets in the way and wins the ball
Min. 21 :(irm) P_Caddis moves forward
... P_Caddis attempts to nutmeg E_Thorstvedt!
... But E_Thorstvedt with the difficult save
Min. 22 :(irm) Tone with the dribble
... J_Djourou is easily beaten
... C_Thomson rushes in with a poor tackle!!
... That's a foul!!
... RED CARD!!
... P_Dowd had no choice there!!
... Peter Griffin appluads the decision
Min. 22 :(bfa) Yann_M_Vila replaces J_Bolm and will play DF
Min. 23 :(irm) G_Sigurdsson knocks it past D_Damjanovic and runs onto it
... He showed great skill and pace there
... B_Abdoulaye takes the ball and the player!!
... But the ref waves play on!!
Min. 27 :(bfa) D_Damjanovic can't find space for the shot
... He slips it through to K_McInally
... P_Caddis fouls badly
... I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
... He gets away with that one
... It's just a warning
Min. 27 :(bfa) B_Abdoulaye slumps to the ground!
... He isn't going to continue!
Min. 27 :(bfa) a big roar from the crowd as P_Do_Shaw comes on for B_Abdoulaye to play MF
Min. 28 :(bfa) Zheng_Zhi with the dribble
... He spots the run of his team-mate
... He's decided to go alone
... P_Caddis rushes in with a poor tackle!!
... That's a foul!!
Min. 30 :(bfa) J_Djourou plays a first time ball through the defence to K_McInally
... K_McInally drives the ball low !
... K_Ghost has it covered
... It takes a bobble!
... K_Ghost is left flat-footed
... It's gone in
... GOAL !!
... Inter Milan 0-2 Benfica ...
Min. 32 :(bfa) Zheng_Zhi with electric pace
... He eases past P_Caddis
... Zheng_Zhi bears down on goal!
... K_Ghost with a fantastic point blank save
... When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league
Min. 37 :(bfa) P_Do_Shaw finds C_Barr with a perfectly weighted pass
... Cleared by M_Valbuena
Min. 41 :(irm) L_Clark with a real burst of pace
... L_Clark gets up high for the header !
... Looks like it should be E_Thorstvedt's
... Oh he's let it go through his legs
... But drifts inches wide !!
... E_Thorstvedt looks embarrassed!
... He was relieved to see it go wide!
... Goal kick given, amazing decision there!
Min. 41 :(bfa) B_Zamora turns past the defender
... He sees a team mate in space
... He passes it to K_McInally
... K_McInally with a terrific drive !
... K_Ghost with the acrobatic save
... He must have spotted the TV cameras!
Min. 42 :(irm) R_Stokes flicks it over Yann_M_Vila and runs onto it
... He showed great skill and pace there
... R_Stokes shoots towards goal !
... But E_Thorstvedt reaches the ball. Good save
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(bfa) D_Damjanovic drives the ball across field
... It comes to K_McInally
... K_McInally with a bicycle kick !
... But it puts it well wide
Min. 45 :(irm) Tone runs at B_Bryn
... The defender slips and falls over
... Tone shapes up for a shot!
... E_Thorstvedt falls over
... He recovers to tip it onto the post!
... But it hits his back!
... And goes wide!!
... E_Thorstvedt looks relieved!!
... CORNER!
... B_Brolin curls it into the box!
... Tone swings a leg at it!
... E_Thorstvedt parries it
... The defender clears it
Min. 46 :(bfa) K_McInally takes on 3 men
... D_Sinclair with a bad challenge
... P_Dowd calls him over!
... YELLOW CARD!
Min. 46 :(bfa) A defence splitting pass from B_Zamora to K_McInally
... Breno gets to the ball first
Min. 48 :(irm) L_Clark chips the ball over the defence and finds Tone
... Tone shapes up for a shot!
... E_Thorstvedt parries it
************* HALF TIME ****************
Half Time Score: Inter Milan 0-2 Benfica
Min. 46 :(irm) M_Valbuena with a pinpoint pass to Tone
... Tone curls the ball in on goal !
... E_Thorstvedt gets his fingertips to it
... He pushes it on to the post
... The defender clears the loose ball
Min. 49 :(irm) Tone nutmegs the defender
... J_Djourou rushes in with a poor tackle!!
... That's a foul!!
... He gets away with that one
... It's just a warning
Min. 50 :(bfa) C_Barr crosses to K_McInally
... A wicked drive by K_McInally !
... 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
Min. 51 :(irm) P_Caddis hoofs it up field to find Tone
... K_McInally fouls badly
... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
... P_Dowd shows him a YELLOW CARD!!
... He'll need to be careful from now on!
Min. 52 :(bfa) Zheng_Zhi cuts inside Breno
... He worked that well
... D_Sinclair read the danger and stops the pass
Min. 54 :(bfa) P_Do_Shaw finds a hole in the defence
... D_Majstorovic reads him well and hoofs it clear
Min. 55 :(bfa) K_McInally with the dribble
... He skips through the tackle from Breno
... Breno tries to clear it
... He has miskicked it!!!
... It goes wide!
... CORNER!
... Zheng_Zhi crosses it in!
... K_Ghost fists it away!
Min. 57 :(irm) Tone gets the ball on the wing
... He slides the ball past Yann_M_Vila!
... He has some space now!
... Launched towards the top corner by Tone !
... It's hit the bar
... It bounces down
... E_Thorstvedt grabs it
... No Goal!
... Boo's surround the stadium!!!
Min. 58 :(irm) Breno has the ball on the wing
... He knocks the ball past C_Barr
... He puts in G_Sigurdsson!
... Yann_M_Vila clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play
... The linesman is flagging
... Throw in
Min. 60 :(irm) R_Stokes picks out Tone with the cross
... D_Damjanovic with a deliberate foul
... P_Dowd will want to speak to him
... P_Dowd will just give him a speaking to
Min. 61 :(irm) B_Brolin pulls it back to D_Majstorovic
... D_Majstorovic leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!!!
... It hits the bar!!
... But he picks up the rebound
... OHHHHHHHH !!
... He's put it wide
Min. 62 :(irm) Breno runs at C_Barr
... The defender slips and falls over
... Breno with the spectacular bicycle kick!
... But E_Thorstvedt punches it away
Min. 67 :(irm) L_Clark looks around for some movement
... He sees a man in space!
... He hits the ball up to Tone
... Tone runs forward
... He hits the shot!
... E_Thorstvedt with a great save
... He shows why he is the number 1
Min. 67 :(bfa) Zheng_Zhi spits at D_Sinclair
... He could be off here!
... P_Dowd reaches to his pocket!
... He jots down his name!
... YELLOW CARD!!
... I think he deserved that!
Min. 69 :(irm) Tone loses his marker!
... Tone keeps his head down as he hits the shot!
... It hits off a defender!
... E_Thorstvedt is wrong footed!
... It drifts just wide!
... CORNER!
... Tone hits it into the box!
... E_Thorstvedt easily claims the ball!
Min. 70 :(irm) G_Sigurdsson with a reverse pass to D_Majstorovic
... D_Majstorovic unleashes a pile driver !
... OOOOOOHHHHHHHH
... It grazes the post and goes wide
Min. 70 :(irm) R_Stokes gets to the by line
... He looks up and lobs in a cross
... Tone is unmarked
... J_Djourou fouls badly
... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
... P_Dowd calls him over
... P_Dowd tells him he has had enough warnings
... YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 72 :(irm) I_Gabilondo is going to be brought on
... Tone is leaving the pitch
... He applauds the crowd
... Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 73 :(bfa) D_Damjanovic unselfishly heads the ball back to K_McInally
... K_McInally carves a shot towards goal !
... It hits off a defender!
... K_Ghost is wrong footed!
... It drifts just wide!
... CORNER!
... Zheng_Zhi crosses it in!
... The ball comes to J_Djourou
... He knocks it goalward
... K_Ghost with a fantastic point blank save
... When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league
Min. 74 :(irm) I_Gabilondo sidesteps his marker
... A cheeky lob from I_Gabilondo !
... E_Thorstvedt with a great save
... And he holds onto it as well!
Min. 75 :(irm) Nuri_Sahin is being brought on
... B_Brolin is leaving the pitch
... Looks like the substitute will play MF
Min. 77 :(irm) I_Gabilondo runs at the defence
... I_Gabilondo with his head down lets it go !
... E_Thorstvedt is stranded!
... He can't get there in time!
... OH! It drifts just past the post
... Great strike!
... Deserved a goal really
Min. 78 :(irm) V_Mosthovoy is being brought on
... D_Sinclair is leaving the pitch
... Looks like the substitute will play DF
Min. 78 :(bfa) A_Langlitz is being prepared to come on
... K_McInally is leaving the pitch
... Looks like the substitute will play FW
Min. 78 :(irm) Breno runs at the defence
... He nutmegs B_Bryn
... He showed his class there
... Breno drives the ball low !
... The shot slips through E_Thorstvedt's hands
... GOAL !!
... What a terrible mistake
... Steven Theobald looks gutted
... That's given Inter Milan a lifeline!
... Inter Milan 1-2 Benfica ...
Min. 78 :(bfa) The manager shouting something towards his players
... It looks like he's turning things round a bit
... Benfica will now play D
Min. 78 :(irm) Nuri_Sahin with a glorious long pass to I_Gabilondo
... Zheng_Zhi tackles cleanly
... The linesman flags for the foul though! Unbelievable! It looked clean to me
... FREE KICK!
... Right on the edge of the box!
... Nuri_Sahin swings it in
... M_Valbuena gets on the end of it
... M_Valbuena shoots towards goal !
... E_Thorstvedt parries it
... The defender clears it
Min. 81 :(bfa) P_Do_Shaw runs with the ball to the corner flag
... He plays the ball across to A_Langlitz
... D_Majstorovic gathers up the loose ball
Min. 83 :(bfa) Yann_M_Vila with the flick on
... He plays the ball across to C_Barr
... C_Barr rifles it at the goal !
... GOAL !!
... Hammered into the top corner!
... Inter Milan 1-3 Benfica ...
Min. 86 :(irm) I_Gabilondo skips the challenge from the defender
... I_Gabilondo has time and space!
... He tries the lob!
... Wide of goal
Min. 87 :(irm) L_Clark with a smart pass to M_Valbuena
... Launched towards the top corner by M_Valbuena !
... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
... E_Thorstvedt tips it over !!
... Great goalkeeping there!
... CORNER!
... M_Valbuena chips the ball in towards the far post!
... E_Thorstvedt fists it away!
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 91 :(irm) L_Clark with a superb first touch
... He sees a team mate making a run!
... He plays the ball across to him!
... I_Gabilondo gets on the end of the pass
... D_Damjanovic is called for the holding foul
... He was a bit too close for comfort
************* FULL TIME ****************
Match Details
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Venue : San Siro Stadium
Attendance : 85,000
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Inter Milan Match Info
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Best player : Tone (Man of the Match)
Scorers : Breno (78)
Sent Off : N/A
Booked : M_Valbuena (16), D_Sinclair (46)
Injured : N/A
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Benfica Match Info
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Best player : K_McInally
Scorers : C_Thomson (1), K_McInally (30), C_Barr (83)
Sent Off : C_Thomson (22)
Booked : K_McInally (51), Zheng_Zhi (67), J_Djourou (70)
Injured : B_Abdoulaye (27)
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Match Statistics
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Inter Milan | Benfica
Attempts on Goal : 22 | 17
Off target : 8 | 6
On target : 14 | 11
Possession : 52 | 48
Corners : 4 | 2
Red Cards : 0 | 1
Yellow Cards : 2 | 3
Subs Used : 3 | 3
Fouls : 8 | 12
Key Tackles : 8 | 3
Key Passes : 12 | 18
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Final Score : Inter Milan 1 - 3 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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K_Ghost GK 37 6 2 6 18 | 95 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 0 0
Breno DF 2 25 9 10 16 | 95 0 2 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 20 -10 5
D_Sinclair DF 3 25 8 7 41 | 82 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 18 -2 -2
P_Caddis DF 2 24 12 8 28 | 95 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 20 10 5
D_Majstorovic DF 2 24 5 5 47 | 95 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 40 0 2
M_Valbuena DM 2 11 27 10 45 | 95 0 2 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 18 -2 -12
R_Stokes MF 2 8 27 8 18 | 95 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 20 6
B_Brolin MF 1 3 26 4 31 | 79 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
L_Clark MF 2 6 25 15 37 | 95 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 40 1
G_Sigurdsson MF 2 7 25 13 30 | 95 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
Tone FW 2 7 8 28 31 | 76 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 37
A_Capivara GK 27 3 2 1 42 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
V_Mosthovoy DF 1 26 10 7 18 | 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
G_Angella DF 1 23 11 9 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nuri_Sahin MF 1 8 26 8 19 | 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
I_Gabilondo FW 2 6 8 25 29 | 19 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
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 | 95 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 65 0 0 0
C_Thomson DF 2 28 11 6 25 | 22 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 10 -10 10
J_Djourou DF 3 28 5 9 35 | 95 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 18 43 23
C_Barr DF 2 27 12 9 27 | 95 0 1 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 20 10 26
B_Bryn DF 2 26 7 8 31 | 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
B_Zamora MF 2 11 28 8 25 | 95 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 20 5
D_Damjanovic MF 3 8 28 10 42 | 95 0 0 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 55 5
B_Abdoulaye MF 2 14 27 7 39 | 27 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 0
Zheng_Zhi MF 1 9 27 8 42 | 95 0 0 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 18 48 24
J_Bolm MF 2 11 25 12 32 | 22 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0
K_McInally FW 2 6 5 29 27 | 82 0 0 0 0 8 1 1 0 0 -2 -2 37
J_Moreau GK 27 1 2 2 14 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yann_M_Vila DF 2 26 13 7 22 | 73 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 20 25 0
P_Do_Shaw MF 2 9 26 8 25 | 68 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0
S_Morison FW 1 2 7 27 36 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
A_Langlitz FW 3 7 10 24 32 | 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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