June Ridout Memorial Cup Group Stage Match, Liverpool vs. Benfica (Wed Nov 10)


                            Liverpool  |  Benfica
                          4-1-1-2-2 A  |  4-4-2 C
                          Mike McLeod  |  Matias Finkelstein
                                       |
                          B_Roorda GK  |  GK N_Winneke
                       H_Norvdveit DF  |  DF M_Zeffane
                        T_Speedman DF  |  DF R_Tomassi
                           J_Terry DF  |  DF J_Foyth
                        A_Carabali DF  |  DF S_Mannaerts
                             J_Fox DM  |  MF I_Marcone
                           G_Carey MF  |  MF K_Commons
                            E_Huws AM  |  MF C_Ronaldo
                        Ze_Roberto AM  |  MF M_Verratti
                        G_Diangana FW  |  FW Nathan_Dyer
                         A_Okoflex FW  |  FW B_Dugnutt
                                       |
                         Fabianski SUB |  SUB L_Yashin
                           K_Zouma SUB |  SUB Exe_Palacios
                          Seb_Rudy SUB |  SUB W_Dustice
                          R_Aglene SUB |  SUB T_Erak
                        J_Lingaurd SUB |  SUB T_Trezeguet

Referee: J_Eriksson (Sweden)


Min. 2  :(bfa) I_Marcone can't find space for the shot
          ...  He slips it through to S_Mannaerts
          ...  A_Carabali slides in hard!
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 6  :(bfa) R_Tomassi sidesteps H_Norvdveit
          ...  That was too easy
          ...  J_Terry rushes in with a poor tackle!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
Min. 7  :(lpl) E_Huws pulls it back to G_Diangana
          ...  G_Diangana with a thundering shot!
          ...  N_Winneke with an amazing dive to the bottom left
          ...  How he got to that one I don't know !
Min. 9  :(bfa) C_Ronaldo is closed down
          ...  He plays a quick pass
          ...  Nathan_Dyer latches onto the ball
          ...  Nathan_Dyer has time and space!
          ...  He tries the lob!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  What a cheeky finish!
          ...  The Benfica fans sing his praises!
          ...  Benfica go ahead in this match now!
          ...  Liverpool 0-1 Benfica ...
Min. 10 :(bfa) I_Marcone turns past the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to K_Commons
          ...  K_Commons with a thundering shot!
          ...  But he puts it over
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort
Min. 11 :(lpl) T_Speedman watches his team-mates pull the defenders out of position
          ...  He decides to be greedy and run into the space
          ...  He's gone right through!
          ...  K_Commons fouls badly
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
Min. 12 :(bfa) I_Marcone plays a long ball to Nathan_Dyer
          ...  Nathan_Dyer bears down on goal!
          ...  It hits the outside of the post
          ...  And spins wide
Min. 12 :(lpl) T_Speedman drives it across the face of the goal G_Diangana
          ...  K_Commons had better start being careful if he continues to tackle like that
          ...  J_Eriksson just wants to lecture him
Min. 13 :(lpl) A_Okoflex sidesteps his marker
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  R_Tomassi is late with that one
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
Min. 16 :(lpl) J_Fox plays the early ball across the box to find J_Terry in space
          ...  M_Zeffane with a late tackle
          ...  It looked worse than what it was
          ...  He is surrounded by the Liverpool players
          ...  He's in trouble here!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
Min. 19 :(bfa) I_Marcone with an intelligent ball to Nathan_Dyer
          ...  Nathan_Dyer with a screamer of a shot !
          ...  But he miskicks and puts it well off target
          ...  The Liverpool fans taunt him about that effort
Min. 23 :(bfa) S_Mannaerts with a real burst of pace
          ...  He leaves T_Speedman behind
          ...  A_Okoflex with a deliberate foul
          ...  J_Eriksson will want to speak to him
          ...  He's in trouble!!
          ...  He could be sent off for that!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  He was lucky to get away with that!
Min. 24 :(lpl) J_Fox takes advantage of a bad back pass from M_Zeffane
          ...  J_Fox unleashes a pile driver !
          ...  N_Winneke gets his fingertips to it
          ...  He pushes it on to the post
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball
Min. 25 :(bfa) I_Marcone picks out Nathan_Dyer with the cross
          ...  Nathan_Dyer fires a shot at goal !
          ...  But B_Roorda palms it behind
          ...  J_Eriksson has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 26 :(lpl) Ze_Roberto with the cross-field pass to A_Okoflex
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  R_Tomassi takes possession
Min. 26 :(bfa) C_Ronaldo plays a long ball to M_Verratti
          ...  H_Norvdveit knocks the ball back to B_Roorda
          ...  Ohhhh no!!
          ...  It's gone past B_Roorda!
          ...  And just creeps wide!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  C_Ronaldo floats the ball in!
          ...  The ball comes to Nathan_Dyer
          ...  He gets the shot away
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  B_Dugnutt hits it into the box!
          ...  B_Roorda reads it well, and claims it!
Min. 27 :(bfa) M_Verratti with a real burst of pace
          ...  He leaves H_Norvdveit behind
          ...  M_Verratti has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He fires the ball goal ward!
          ...  Its sails over!
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity
Min. 29 :(bfa) C_Ronaldo knocks it forward
          ...  J_Fox slips
          ...  Nathan_Dyer gets to it!
          ...  J_Terry reads him well and hoofs it clear
Min. 33 :(lpl) E_Huws backtracks with the ball
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field
          ...  G_Diangana gets on the end of it
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from M_Zeffane
          ...  He could have easily caught the defender is he hadn't been careful
Min. 33 :(bfa) C_Ronaldo with the dribble
          ...  J_Terry is easily beaten
          ...  C_Ronaldo tries to beat B_Roorda from outside the area!
          ...  But B_Roorda reaches the ball. Good save
Min. 34 :(bfa) M_Verratti runs forward
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind!
          ...  M_Verratti with a bomb of a shot !
          ...  Wide of goal
Min. 35 :(bfa) I_Marcone looks for options
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to B_Dugnutt
          ...  H_Norvdveit forces him off the ball
Min. 36 :(bfa) R_Tomassi with the diagonal pass I_Marcone
          ...  I_Marcone aims for the top right corner !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  The Benfica fans go wild!
          ...  Liverpool 0-2 Benfica ...
Min. 37 :(bfa) Benfica are switching their playing style to D
Min. 37 :(lpl) Ze_Roberto with the nod to H_Norvdveit
          ...  H_Norvdveit with a powerful diving header!
          ...  N_Winneke won't get to that!
          ...  It clips the post!
          ...  And goes wide!
Min. 39 :(lpl) Ze_Roberto drives it across the face of the goal G_Diangana
          ...  Blocked by J_Foyth
Min. 39 :(bfa) Nathan_Dyer sidesteps H_Norvdveit
          ...  Nathan_Dyer gets up high for the header !
          ...  The fans behind the goal jump up!
          ...  But it's gone just wide !!
Min. 42 :(lpl) A_Okoflex takes advantage of a bad back pass from S_Mannaerts
          ...  S_Mannaerts moves quickly to get the tackle in this time
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Liverpool 0-2 Benfica

Min. 46 :(lpl) Ze_Roberto sprints down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball in to A_Okoflex
          ...  M_Zeffane makes the challenge and clears the ball
Min. 48 :(bfa) T_Trezeguet 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. 48 :(bfa) B_Dugnutt with a real burst of pace
          ...  He shows J_Terry a clean set of heals
          ...  T_Speedman goes in with high feet!!
          ...  That's a poor tackle!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! He is in the book for that one
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 49 :(lpl) H_Norvdveit finds E_Huws on the edge of the box
          ...  A great volley from E_Huws !
          ...  It grazes the bar
          ...  And goes over
          ...  Oh so close there!
Min. 50 :(bfa) Exe_Palacios is coming on and M_Zeffane is being brought off
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play DF
Min. 50 :(bfa) I_Marcone has it now
          ...  He takes on J_Terry
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in B_Dugnutt!
          ...  But T_Speedman wins the tackle
Min. 51 :(lpl) J_Terry is out on the left
          ...  He moves the ball right to J_Fox
          ...  S_Mannaerts gets the foot in to win the ball
Min. 52 :(bfa) There's going to be a change
          ...  T_Erak will come on for I_Marcone and play FW
Min. 61 :(lpl) Ze_Roberto takes possession
          ...  Knocks it past R_Tomassi
          ...  He's through on goal
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from S_Mannaerts
          ...  He could have easily caught the defender is he hadn't been careful
Min. 64 :(bfa) T_Trezeguet sidesteps his marker
          ...  A_Okoflex with a nasty foul
          ...  That looked malicious
          ...  He's already been booked once, he knows what's coming. RED CARD!
Min. 66 :(lpl) E_Huws with a short pass to find J_Terry
          ...  J_Terry hits the ball first time!
          ...  He could have let that bounce
          ...  The shot slips through N_Winneke's hands
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  He got away with that!
          ...  Goal kick given! That looked like a corner to me
Min. 67 :(bfa) B_Dugnutt takes on H_Norvdveit
          ...  He runs past him
          ...  A_Carabali bundles the player over!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  The ref looks across to his assistant!
          ...  Play on!
Min. 69 :(bfa) J_Foyth backtracks with the ball
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field
          ...  T_Erak gets on the end of it
          ...  But T_Speedman puts the ball out of play
Min. 70 :(lpl) R_Aglene replaces Ze_Roberto and will play AM
Min. 71 :(bfa) M_Verratti kicks J_Fox off the ball
          ...  The linesman is flagging
          ...  J_Eriksson calls him over!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  He is lucky not to have seen red!
Min. 75 :(lpl) J_Lingaurd is coming on for G_Diangana and playing FW
Min. 76 :(lpl) G_Carey uses his feet well to turn on the ball
          ...  C_Ronaldo rushes in with a poor tackle!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  He got away with just a warning
Min. 79 :(lpl) H_Norvdveit turns on a sixpence
          ...  A cracking drive from H_Norvdveit !
          ...  N_Winneke gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it over
Min. 80 :(lpl) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side.
          ...  K_Zouma will come on for H_Norvdveit and play DF
Min. 86 :(bfa) T_Erak runs at the defender
          ...  The ball rebounds off J_Fox back to him!
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward!
          ...  An audacious effort from T_Erak !
          ...  B_Roorda parries it, he follows it up
          ...  And B_Roorda recovers to save!!
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(lpl) R_Aglene brings the ball under control
          ...  He sees a team mate in space!
          ...  He plays the ball in to him!
          ...  J_Fox gets on the end of the pass
          ...  J_Foyth steals the ball of off him
Min. 89 :(bfa) C_Ronaldo picks out T_Erak with the cross
          ...  T_Speedman with a bad challenge
          ...  J_Eriksson will want to speak to him
          ...  That's his second booking !
          ...  He's sent off!
Min. 89 :(bfa) M_Verratti looks around for some movement
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to J_Foyth
          ...  J_Foyth has slipped behind the defence!
          ...  He is one on one with B_Roorda
          ...  He rounds B_Roorda
          ...  He taps it towards the goal!
          ...  K_Zouma rushes back to get to it
Min. 91 :(bfa) T_Erak has a go!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  B_Dugnutt collects the loose ball!
          ...  K_Zouma slides in to knock the ball out for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  M_Verratti chips the ball in towards the back post!
          ...  R_Tomassi gets something on it!
          ...  But B_Roorda palms it behind
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  C_Ronaldo chips the ball in towards the back post!
          ...  J_Terry reads it
          ...  He clears the danger
Min. 92 :(bfa) R_Tomassi drives it forward to T_Trezeguet
          ...  T_Trezeguet with the spectacular bicycle kick!
          ...  B_Roorda makes a good save
Min. 93 :(bfa) B_Dugnutt cuts inside J_Terry
          ...  He worked that well
          ...  B_Dugnutt hits the shot with the outside of the right foot!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  What a great finish
          ...  Liverpool 0-3 Benfica ...

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Anfield
Attendance           : 70,000
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Liverpool Match Info
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Best player          : Ze_Roberto
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : A_Okoflex (64), T_Speedman (89)
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Benfica Match Info
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Best player          : I_Marcone (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Nathan_Dyer (9), I_Marcone (36), B_Dugnutt (93)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : M_Zeffane (16), M_Verratti (71)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             Liverpool    |     Benfica
Attempts on Goal     :           6        |       16
Off target           :           4        |       7
On target            :           2        |       9
Possession           :          42        |       58
Corners              :           0        |       4
Red Cards            :           2        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       2
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :          10        |       14
Key Tackles          :           8        |       8
Key Passes           :          12        |       16
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Final Score          : Liverpool 0 - 3 Benfica
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Player Statistics - Liverpool
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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B_Roorda       GK  36   4   5   2  29 |  95   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
H_Norvdveit    DF   3  26  13  11  11 |  82   0   2   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
T_Speedman     DF   3  26  13  10  21 |  91   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   1   0  10 -20 -30
J_Terry        DF   1  25  11  10  33 |  95   0   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
A_Carabali     DF   1  25  11   7  33 |  95   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20 -20 -20
J_Fox          DM   1  15  25  10  21 |  95   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   5
G_Carey        MF   1   4  25  16  30 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Huws         AM   2   7  26  19  38 |  95   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
Ze_Roberto     AM   1  11  25  17  11 |  72   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0
G_Diangana     FW   2   6  10  25  43 |  77   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
A_Okoflex      FW   2   1   2  24  36 |  66   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0 -10 -10 -10
Fabianski      GK  31   3   1   5  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Zouma        DF   1  27   7   3  38 |  13   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
Seb_Rudy       MF   1   8  29   1  37 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Aglene       AM   3   8  26  10  22 |  23   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
J_Lingaurd     FW   1   5  11  26  29 |  18   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  36   2   2   3  20 |  95   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0   0   0
M_Zeffane      DF   1  35  10   7  31 |  52   0   2   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  38  -2  -2
R_Tomassi      DF   1  35   9   7  37 |  95   0   1   2   1   1   0   0   0   0  20  40   5
J_Foyth        DF   1  34  14   7  42 |  95   0   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  40  10   5
S_Mannaerts    DF   2  32  10   5  12 |  95   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
I_Marcone      MF   3   7  32   7  32 |  54   0   0   7   0   1   1   0   0   0   0  70  25
K_Commons      MF   1   8  30  11  32 |  95   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  20  20
C_Ronaldo      MF   3   7  30   9  21 |  95   0   0   4   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  60   5
M_Verratti     MF   1   9  28  12  20 |  95   0   0   1   0   2   0   1   0   0  -2   8  -2
Nathan_Dyer    FW   2   7  12  32  31 |  50   0   0   0   0   6   1   0   0   0   0   0  30
B_Dugnutt      FW   1   5   7  29  20 |  95   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  25
L_Yashin       GK  29   2   1   2  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Exe_Palacios   DF   1  28   7   5  28 |  43   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60  20  20
W_Dustice      MF   1  13  27   7  42 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Erak         FW   2   7   7  29  21 |  41   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   5
T_Trezeguet    FW   2   1   1  25  38 |  45   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
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