Division One League Match, Inter Milan vs. Benfica (Sun May 30)


                          Inter Milan  |  Benfica
                            4-1-3-2 C  |  4-4-2 C
                    Dragan Lobozinski  |  Matias Finkelstein
                                       |
                           S_Rossi GK  |  GK N_Winneke
                         G_Angella DF  |  DF M_Zeffane
                       Eirik_Silva DF  |  DF R_Tomassi
                         C_Panucci DF  |  DF J_Foyth
                       R_Carlos_Jr DF  |  DF S_Mannaerts
                         P_Naldini DM  |  MF J_Bolm
                            G_Zola MF  |  MF I_Marcone
                       D_Savicevic MF  |  MF K_Commons
                           G_Zolla MF  |  MF W_Dustice
                        J_Cummings FW  |  FW Nathan_Dyer
                           M_Cieco FW  |  FW B_Dugnutt
                                       |
                           G_Ochoa SUB |  SUB L_Yashin
                       J_Tavernier SUB |  SUB A_Burdisso
                         D_DeRossi SUB |  SUB S_Nakamoto
                       D_Stankovic SUB |  SUB E_Knave
                          Juanfran SUB |  SUB T_Erak

Referee: M_Clattenurg (England)


Min. 1  :(bfa) J_Foyth works the ball inside
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to B_Dugnutt
          ...  Cleared by R_Carlos_Jr
Min. 5  :(irm) G_Zolla is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He throws it long to G_Angella
          ...  G_Angella with an overhead kick !
          ...  He gets a connection
          ...  But N_Winneke makes a superb stop down low.
Min. 7  :(bfa) W_Dustice with a measured pass to B_Dugnutt
          ...  R_Carlos_Jr takes the ball and the player!!
          ...  But the ref waves play on!!
Min. 8  :(bfa) J_Foyth breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on S_Rossi!
          ...  M_Cieco brings him down!
          ...  RED CARD!!
          ...  He's off!!
Min. 8  :(irm) Juanfran will come on for G_Zola and play FW
Min. 8  :(bfa) Nathan_Dyer turns past G_Angella
          ...  He has created space for himself now
          ...  G_Zolla with the tackle
          ...  He came to the rescue there!
Min. 9  :(bfa) J_Bolm feeds the ball through the middle
          ...  Nathan_Dyer runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  Nathan_Dyer hits the shot with the outside of the left foot!
          ...  He miskicks the ball
          ...  He's managed to put that out of the stadium
Min. 13 :(irm) G_Zolla works the ball inside
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to R_Carlos_Jr
          ...  But he stands on the ball and falls over!!
          ...  J_Bolm picks up the loose ball and clears the danger
Min. 18 :(irm) G_Zolla is first to the loose ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to Juanfran
          ...  But R_Tomassi puts the ball out of play
Min. 21 :(irm) J_Cummings plays a quick one-two with his team mate
          ...  He looks around for options
          ...  He moves forward with the ball
          ...  I_Marcone rushes in with a poor tackle!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  Shown a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 22 :(bfa) J_Foyth takes advantage of a bad back pass from C_Panucci
          ...  J_Foyth runs forward
          ...  He hits the shot!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  S_Rossi got his hand to it, but couldn't keep it out
          ...  Benfica go in front now with that goal!
          ...  Inter Milan 0-1 Benfica ...
Min. 25 :(bfa) W_Dustice bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to J_Foyth
          ...  J_Foyth tries to chip the ball over the keeper !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He dives on the ground and his team mates follow him!!
          ...  Inter Milan 0-2 Benfica ...
Min. 26 :(bfa) Benfica altered their play to a D strategy
Min. 33 :(irm) P_Naldini finds Juanfran in acres of space
          ...  S_Mannaerts clears with a diving header
Min. 33 :(bfa) B_Dugnutt brings the ball into the opposing area
          ...  J_Cummings tackles cleanly
          ...  The linesman flags for the foul though! Unbelievable! It looked clean to me
          ...  M_Clattenurg calls him over
          ...  He's told to calm down
          ...  Dragan Lobozinski looks relieved
Min. 36 :(irm) The ball goes loose!
          ...  J_Cummings gains possesion and thinks about the shot
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  M_Zeffane hits it out for a throw
Min. 40 :(bfa) K_Commons plays it forward to Nathan_Dyer
          ...  R_Carlos_Jr is late with that one
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  He's in trouble here!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Inter Milan 0-2 Benfica

Min. 46 :(irm) P_Naldini with the dribble
          ...  This is a great chance
          ...  P_Naldini rises above the defence to head the ball !
          ...  But N_Winneke punches it away
Min. 48 :(irm) Juanfran finds his way through
          ...  That was sheer effort
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by S_Mannaerts
          ...  He timed it well
Min. 48 :(irm) Juanfran beats W_Dustice
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free
          ...  J_Foyth with an ugly foul
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
          ...  M_Clattenurg calls him over!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
Min. 49 :(irm) D_Savicevic plays it forward to J_Cummings
          ...  S_Mannaerts pulls on his shirt
          ...  He wins the ball
          ...  The defender got away with the foul there!
Min. 50 :(bfa) M_Zeffane runs at the defender
          ...  He takes it past him
          ...  D_Savicevic with an ugly foul
          ...  That looked malicious
          ...  M_Clattenurg tells him to calm his game down a bit
Min. 50 :(bfa) J_Bolm brings the ball under control
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  B_Dugnutt gets on the end of the pass
          ...  G_Zolla wins the ball with a clear tackle
Min. 53 :(irm) Juanfran slows the ball down and waits for support
          ...  He spots his team mate making a run now
          ...  He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now!
          ...  His team mate plays the through ball for him!
          ...  M_Zeffane with the tackle
          ...  He did well to stop that attack!
Min. 55 :(bfa) A_Burdisso replaces R_Tomassi and will play DF
Min. 56 :(irm) D_Savicevic plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  J_Cummings decides to keep possession instead!
          ...  He runs towards the goal now!
          ...  But W_Dustice clears the danger
Min. 60 :(bfa) T_Erak takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace Nathan_Dyer
          ...  He'll play as a FW
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
Min. 61 :(bfa) J_Bolm takes advantage of a mistake by G_Angella
          ...  That mistake could prove costly
          ...  Juanfran with an ugly foul
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
          ...  He's lucky it wasn't more
          ...  It's just a warning
Min. 63 :(irm) P_Naldini beats J_Foyth
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free
          ...  J_Foyth goes in hard to win the ball back
Min. 65 :(bfa) S_Nakamoto is going to be brought on
          ...  W_Dustice is leaving the pitch
          ...  He hasn't had the best of games today
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 70 :(bfa) S_Nakamoto beats P_Naldini
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker
          ...  "Play On!" Waves M_Clattenurg
          ...  S_Nakamoto throws himself at the ball !
          ...  He manages to reach the ball
          ...  S_Rossi parries it, he follows it up
          ...  He fires it over!!
Min. 71 :(irm) Eirik_Silva runs down the wing
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space!
          ...  He cuts the ball back
          ...  J_Cummings latches onto the pass
          ...  He carves out some space
          ...  But M_Zeffane puts the ball out of play
Min. 73 :(irm) D_Savicevic unselfishly heads the ball back to Eirik_Silva
          ...  Good sliding challenge from M_Zeffane and it had to be
Min. 73 :(bfa) S_Nakamoto drives it forward to T_Erak
          ...  T_Erak hits the shot with the outside of the right foot!
          ...  But S_Rossi stops that one easily
Min. 74 :(irm) J_Cummings finds his way through
          ...  They tried to play the offside trap
          ...  S_Nakamoto scythes the player down.
          ...  Like Joey Barton would!
          ...  He received a good talking to from M_Clattenurg
Min. 75 :(irm) D_Savicevic with the through ball to C_Panucci
          ...  A_Burdisso with the tackle
          ...  He did well to stop that attack!
Min. 75 :(bfa) K_Commons beats one
          ...  Knocks it past a second
          ...  And finds B_Dugnutt
          ...  A great volley from B_Dugnutt !
          ...  But he puts it well wide
          ...  The Inter Milan fans taunt him!
Min. 77 :(irm) G_Angella squares it to D_Savicevic
          ...  S_Mannaerts clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play
          ...  The linesman is flagging
          ...  Throw in
Min. 80 :(irm) Juanfran steps over the ball
          ...  He nutmegs S_Mannaerts
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery
          ...  Good sliding challenge from M_Zeffane and it had to be
Min. 83 :(irm) D_Savicevic finds J_Cummings in acres of space
          ...  A_Burdisso plays it back
          ...  N_Winneke slips!!
          ...  It goes just wide
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  G_Zolla lofts the ball in!
          ...  S_Mannaerts clears the danger
Min. 84 :(irm) J_Tavernier is being prepared to come on
          ...  G_Angella is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play DF
Min. 85 :(irm) D_DeRossi is being brought on
          ...  P_Naldini is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play MF
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 91 :(irm) Juanfran finds a hole in the defence
          ...  K_Commons rushes in with a poor tackle!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  M_Clattenurg signals that it is indirect
          ...  D_Savicevic swings it in
          ...  Juanfran gets on the end of it
          ...  Driven towards goal by Juanfran !
          ...  But N_Winneke palms it away
          ...  He could have caught that!

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


Match Details
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Venue                : San Siro Stadium
Attendance           : 132,862
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Inter Milan Match Info
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Best player          : G_Zolla
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : M_Cieco (8)
Booked               : R_Carlos_Jr (40)
Injured              : N/A
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Benfica Match Info
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Best player          : J_Foyth (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : J_Foyth (22,25)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : I_Marcone (21), J_Foyth (48), K_Commons (91)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             Inter Milan  |    Benfica
Attempts on Goal     :           3        |       6
Off target           :           0        |       3
On target            :           3        |       3
Possession           :          43        |       57
Corners              :           1        |       0
Red Cards            :           1        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       3
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           7        |       8
Key Tackles          :           4        |       15
Key Passes           :          11        |       8
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Final Score          : Inter Milan 0 - 2 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_Rossi        GK  35   5   4   1  10 |  93   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -15   0   0   0
G_Angella      DF   1  31  13  11  21 |  85   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   5
Eirik_Silva    DF   3  31   7   9  13 |  93   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
C_Panucci      DF   3  29  11   5  31 |  93   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -20
R_Carlos_Jr    DF   3  29   6   5  41 |  93   0   2   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  38  -2  -2
P_Naldini      DM   1   4  29   9  20 |  86   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0 -20 -10 -15
G_Zola         MF   2  11  30   4  13 |   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Savicevic    MF   1   9  30   9  21 |  93   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0
G_Zolla        MF   2  23  29   1  14 |  93   0   2   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  30   0
J_Cummings     FW   3   5   9  30  32 |  93   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Cieco        FW   1  12   1  28  32 |   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0 -10 -10 -10
G_Ochoa        GK  29   2   3   3  42 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Tavernier    DF   3  30  12   7  33 |   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_DeRossi      MF   3  11  28   4  21 |   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Stankovic    MF   2   1  28   1  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Juanfran       FW   3   7   7  28  31 |  85   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5

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  35   2   2   3  20 |  93   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  55   0   0   0
M_Zeffane      DF   1  34  10   7  31 |  93   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 100   0   0
R_Tomassi      DF   1  34   9   7  37 |  56   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
J_Foyth        DF   1  33  13   7  42 |  93   0   1   1   0   2   2   1   0   0  38  28  58
S_Mannaerts    DF   2  31  10   5  12 |  93   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 140   0   0
J_Bolm         MF   2  12  32  14  32 |  93   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20   0
I_Marcone      MF   3   6  31   6  32 |  93   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  18  18  18
K_Commons      MF   1   8  29  11  32 |  93   0   0   2   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  18  -2
W_Dustice      MF   1  13  27   6  42 |  66   0   1   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  20  30   0
Nathan_Dyer    FW   2   7  12  31  31 |  61   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Dugnutt      FW   1   5   7  28  20 |  93   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Yashin       GK  29   2   1   2  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Burdisso     DF   2  25   6   8  31 |  37   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
S_Nakamoto     MF   3   5  28  17  32 |  27   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
E_Knave        MF   3   8  25  10  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Erak         FW   2   7   7  28  21 |  32   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
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