Division One Reserve League Match, Manchester City Res vs. Benfica Res (Mon Jan 02)


                  Manchester City Res  |  Benfica Res
                              4-4-2 A  |  4-1-2-1-2 E
                        Tony McCleary  |  Matias Finkelstein
                                       |
                     L_Marchegiani GK  |  GK V_Barkas
                     Joachim_Ander DF  |  DF C_Ried
                           M_Amini DF  |  DF N_Molina
                           J_Bruin DF  |  DF A_Sandez
                            T_Dale DF  |  DF Eefmamj_Jason
                          R_Hendry MF  |  DM C_Medina
                         J_Russell MF  |  MF J_Chicco
                     Shawn_Michael MF  |  MF D_Steffanato
                        R_Liverani MF  |  AM A_Varela
                              Figo FW  |  FW A_Di_Stefano
                         Sam_Jones FW  |  FW J_Alvarez
                                       |
                          Cloisten SUB |  SUB G_Roy
                           R_Teple SUB |  SUB R_Engo
                          Brodie_D SUB |  SUB A_Tackleberry
                         F_Parasca SUB |  SUB R_Lee
                            W_Zhao SUB |  SUB O_Sweemey

Referee: D_Skomina (Slovenia)


Min. 1  :(bfar) D_Steffanato sprints down the wing
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space!
          ...  He puts in a square ball!
          ...  A_Di_Stefano runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  A_Di_Stefano throws himself at the ball !
          ...  He manages to reach the ball
          ...  L_Marchegiani with a great save
          ...  He holds onto it as well!
Min. 2  :(mncr) Sam_Jones has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past A_Di_Stefano!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  The cross hits Sam_Jones on the butt and rebounds towards goal !
          ...  But he puts it wide
          ...  How did he manage to miss that?
Min. 4  :(mncr) R_Liverani jumps over the defender's challenge
          ...  R_Liverani aims the cheeky shot at goal!
          ...  But he somehow misses
          ...  That was a woeful effort
Min. 4  :(mncr) Sam_Jones breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on V_Barkas!
          ...  N_Molina brings him down!
          ...  He could be off!!
          ...  D_Skomina calls him over
          ...  The ref is taking his time with him!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 9  :(bfar) J_Alvarez takes advantage of a bad back pass from J_Bruin
          ...  J_Alvarez gets up high for the header !
          ...  L_Marchegiani gets his fingertips to it
          ...  He pushes it on to the post
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball
Min. 10 :(mncr) Figo beats his marker
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free
          ...  A well-placed shot from Figo !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  It was a top drawer goal
          ...  That's given Manchester City Res the lead!
          ...  Manchester City Res 1-0 Benfica Res ...
Min. 11 :(bfar) Benfica Res will now play A
Min. 14 :(mncr) M_Amini with the dribble
          ...  He skips through the tackle
          ...  M_Amini hits a curling shot!
          ...  But V_Barkas reaches the ball. Good save
Min. 15 :(mncr) M_Amini barges N_Molina off the ball
          ...  M_Amini unleashes a pile driver !
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity
Min. 15 :(bfar) J_Chicco sidesteps his marker
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game
          ...  M_Amini with a bad challenge
          ...  He is ordered to cool off
Min. 15 :(bfar) C_Medina works the ball inside
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to A_Varela
          ...  A delicate header from A_Varela !
          ...  L_Marchegiani has it covered
          ...  It takes a bobble!
          ...  L_Marchegiani is left flat-footed
          ...  It's gone wide !!
Min. 19 :(mncr) R_Liverani with a reverse pass to R_Hendry
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by C_Medina
Min. 19 :(bfar) J_Alvarez runs at the heart of the defence
          ...  Joachim_Ander forces him off the ball
          ...  But it rolls out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  C_Ried crosses it in!
          ...  L_Marchegiani fists it away!
Min. 21 :(mncr) Figo runs with pace at the defence
          ...  Figo tries to beat V_Barkas!
          ...  It hits the post!!
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it over
Min. 21 :(bfar) C_Ried plays it forward to A_Varela
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  J_Bruin takes possession
Min. 24 :(bfar) A_Di_Stefano beats his man
          ...  A_Di_Stefano with a screamer of a shot !
          ...  It hits the bar
          ...  And goes over!
          ...  L_Marchegiani was beaten there!
Min. 25 :(bfar) A_Varela hits in a shot!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  A_Di_Stefano collects the loose ball!
          ...  J_Bruin robs him of the ball
Min. 30 :(bfar) C_Ried squares it to J_Alvarez
          ...  Driven towards goal by J_Alvarez !
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it wide
Min. 32 :(mncr) R_Hendry slides it through the middle to Figo
          ...  J_Chicco wins the ball
Min. 34 :(mncr) Sam_Jones kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  R_Hendry gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  R_Hendry fires off a left-footed shot !
          ...  But it goes just over
Min. 35 :(mncr) R_Liverani flicks it over Eefmamj_Jason's head
          ...  He showed some great skill there!
          ...  A_Varela with a superb tackle!
          ...  He easily dispossessed him.
Min. 35 :(bfar) A_Di_Stefano jumps over the defender's challenge
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg
          ...  He's clean through
          ...  A_Di_Stefano swings in the shot!
          ...  L_Marchegiani fists it away
          ...  That was a good save!
Min. 38 :(bfar) D_Steffanato has it now
          ...  He takes on M_Amini
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in A_Di_Stefano!
          ...  A_Di_Stefano lobs L_Marchegiani!
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  L_Marchegiani dives desperately to try and save it!!
          ...  He can't get to it!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  The deflection beat L_Marchegiani!
          ...  All square, that should make things interesting!
          ...  Manchester City Res 1-1 Benfica Res ...
Min. 42 :(mncr) J_Russell skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to M_Amini
          ...  M_Amini tries to chip the ball over the keeper !
          ...  But V_Barkas punches it away
          ...  He could have caught that!
Min. 42 :(bfar) A_Varela looks up for support for support
          ...  He spots his team mate making a run now
          ...  He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now!
          ...  J_Alvarez receives the pass and heads towards the goal
          ...  The cross hits J_Alvarez on the butt and rebounds towards goal !
          ...  L_Marchegiani was lucky there
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(mncr) R_Hendry hits the ball through the heart of the defence
          ...  M_Amini latches onto it!
          ...  But N_Molina clears the ball to safety
Min. 48 :(mncr) Figo beats C_Medina
          ...  Figo sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender !
          ...  It's just over!
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that!

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Manchester City Res 1-1 Benfica Res

Min. 46 :(mncr) Sam_Jones jumps over the defender's challenge
          ...  A_Varela with an ugly foul
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
          ...  That will be a booking
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 47 :(mncr) R_Hendry finds Sam_Jones with a perfectly weighted pass
          ...  Sam_Jones looks to see where V_Barkas is!
          ...  He rifles in the shot!
          ...  But V_Barkas reaches the ball. Good save
Min. 47 :(bfar) J_Chicco passes the ball to A_Di_Stefano
          ...  A_Di_Stefano chases it through, he must score !
          ...  But it goes wide
Min. 50 :(mncr) Joachim_Ander runs down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball across to Sam_Jones
          ...  Sam_Jones attempts a low drive!
          ...  V_Barkas gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  Fantastic reflex save by V_Barkas !!
Min. 51 :(mncr) J_Russell threads the through ball to M_Amini
          ...  N_Molina clears with a diving header
Min. 51 :(mncr) Joachim_Ander pass splits open the defence and finds Figo
          ...  J_Alvarez with a bad challenge
          ...  D_Skomina calls him for a talk
Min. 52 :(mncr) M_Amini has the ball
          ...  He knocks the ball past A_Sandez
          ...  He puts in T_Dale!
          ...  T_Dale has time and space!
          ...  He shoots towards goal!
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it wide
Min. 52 :(bfar) L_Marchegiani miskicks!
          ...  J_Alvarez is takes control of the ball!
          ...  J_Alvarez with a thundering volley!
          ...  But L_Marchegiani makes a fine save
Min. 53 :(bfar) A_Varela gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He slides the ball past the defender!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  A_Varela with a powerful downward header!
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  But it thumps off the woodwork !!
          ...  And goes safely clear!
          ...  L_Marchegiani never had a chance!
Min. 54 :(bfar) A_Varela knocks it past the defender and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  A_Varela aims the cheeky shot at goal!
          ...  But he puts it wide
          ...  He found himself with no room to manoeuvre
Min. 55 :(bfar) R_Engo takes off his tracksuit
          ...  he'll replace C_Ried as DF
Min. 55 :(mncr) R_Liverani knocks it forward
          ...  Eefmamj_Jason slips
          ...  Figo gets to it!
          ...  A_Sandez tries to clear it
          ...  He has miskicked it!!!
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Shawn_Michael drives it into the box!
          ...  The ball finds its way to M_Amini
          ...  He gets the shot away
          ...  V_Barkas parries it, he follows it up
          ...  And V_Barkas recovers to save!!
Min. 55 :(bfar) D_Steffanato with the heel pass to J_Chicco
          ...  Shawn_Michael goes in with high feet!!
          ...  That's a poor tackle!
          ...  He is fortunate to be given just a warning
Min. 60 :(bfar) O_Sweemey replaces A_Di_Stefano to play as a FW
Min. 61 :(bfar) A_Varela beats one
          ...  Goes past the second
          ...  He keeps going
          ...  fantastic skill!!
          ...  A delicate chip from A_Varela !
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  L_Marchegiani dives desperately to try and save it!!
          ...  He can't get to it!
          ...  But it creeps just wide!!
          ...  The deflection had L_Marchegiani beaten!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Chicco drives it into the box!
          ...  O_Sweemey gets his head on it
          ...  But L_Marchegiani palms it behind
          ...  D_Skomina has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 62 :(bfar) O_Sweemey runs at the defence
          ...  He nutmegs Joachim_Ander
          ...  He showed his class there
          ...  O_Sweemey drives it towards goal !
          ...  It hits the sponsor hoarding
Min. 65 :(bfar) R_Lee is coming on and C_Medina is being brought off
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play MF
Min. 73 :(mncr) Shawn_Michael with the through ball to Joachim_Ander
          ...  Joachim_Ander with a little chip!
          ...  V_Barkas with an easy save
          ...  He just oozes confidence
Min. 73 :(bfar) A_Varela with a flicked pass to J_Alvarez
          ...  But Joachim_Ander reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 75 :(mncr) R_Teple takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace T_Dale
          ...  He'll play as a DF
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
Min. 75 :(mncr) F_Parasca is coming on and Shawn_Michael is being brought off
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play MF
Min. 75 :(mncr) Brodie_D is going to be brought on
          ...  F_Parasca is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 76 :(mncr) R_Teple with a Cruyff turn
          ...  Cleared by O_Sweemey
Min. 76 :(bfar) N_Molina slides the ball across to O_Sweemey
          ...  R_Teple wins the ball with a clear tackle
Min. 77 :(mncr) J_Russell sprints down the flank
          ...  He threads the ball in to M_Amini
          ...  M_Amini is in acres of space!
          ...  He looked offside to me
          ...  He tries to round V_Barkas
          ...  He lobs it over V_Barkas
          ...  GOAL!!
          ...  Have Manchester City Res stolen the win late on with that goal?
          ...  Manchester City Res 2-1 Benfica Res ...
Min. 79 :(mncr) M_Amini kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  J_Russell gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  J_Russell with the goal bound shot!
          ...  V_Barkas with a superb tip around the post
          ...  When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  R_Hendry chips the ball into the area!
          ...  Sam_Jones makes a firm connection with his head
          ...  But he puts it wide
          ...  How did he manage to miss that?
Min. 79 :(bfar) R_Lee spots A_Varela who is in acres of space
          ...  A_Varela aims for the top right corner !
          ...  L_Marchegiani tips it round the post
          ...  Good save
          ...  Corner not given!!
Min. 80 :(mncr) W_Zhao replaces Sam_Jones and will play FW
Min. 80 :(mncr) R_Hendry off the woodwork.
          ...  R_Teple picks up the deflection
          ...  R_Teple with the chance !
          ...  V_Barkas has it covered
          ...  It takes a bobble!
          ...  V_Barkas is left flat-footed
          ...  It's gone wide !!
Min. 83 :(bfar) D_Steffanato turns past the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to J_Alvarez
          ...  J_Alvarez flicks the header toward the far post!
          ...  L_Marchegiani parries it
Min. 84 :(bfar) D_Steffanato is taking a throw in
          ...  He is taking a run up at it!
          ...  He throws it long to Eefmamj_Jason
          ...  Eefmamj_Jason curls the ball in on goal !
          ...  It sails over!
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 85 :(mncr) M_Amini is first to the loose ball
          ...  M_Amini tries to chip the ball over V_Barkas!
          ...  V_Barkas beats the ball away
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(bfar) J_Alvarez loses M_Amini
          ...  Cleaned up by R_Teple
Min. 89 :(mncr) W_Zhao nutmegs Eefmamj_Jason, he continues to run forward
          ...  But N_Molina puts it in row Z!
Min. 91 :(mncr) W_Zhao runs at N_Molina
          ...  The defender slips and falls over
          ...  W_Zhao hits the shot!
          ...  It swerves a lot!
          ...  V_Barkas makes a fine save
Min. 93 :(mncr) W_Zhao slows the ball down and waits for support
          ...  No one seems to be coming forward
          ...  He heads towards the goal alone!
          ...  W_Zhao aims the cheeky shot at goal!
          ...  V_Barkas won't get to that!
          ...  It clips the post!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Excellent strike!!
          ...  Manchester City Res 3-1 Benfica Res ...

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



Match Details
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Venue                : City Of Manchester Stadium
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Manchester City Res Match Info
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Best player          : M_Amini (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Figo (10), M_Amini (77), W_Zhao (93)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Benfica Res Match Info
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Best player          : D_Steffanato
Scorers              : A_Di_Stefano (38)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N_Molina (4), A_Varela (46)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                      Manchester City Res |   Benfica Res
Attempts on Goal     :          21        |       18
Off target           :           9        |       9
On target            :          12        |       9
Possession           :          48        |       52
Corners              :           2        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       2
Subs Used            :           4        |       3
Fouls                :           6        |       7
Key Tackles          :           6        |       8
Key Passes           :          15        |       14
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Final Score          : Manchester City Res 3 - 1 Benfica Res
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Player Statistics - Manchester City Res
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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L_Marchegiani  GK  25   3   2   3  31 |  98   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  55   0   0   0
Joachim_Ander  DF   1  24   9   4  22 |  98   0   2   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  40  20   5
M_Amini        DF   1  23  11  10  22 |  98   0   0   2   0   6   1   0   0   0   0  20  45
J_Bruin        DF   2  21   6   5  21 |  98   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
T_Dale         DF   2  19   7   8  22 |  79   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Hendry       MF   3   7  23   8  40 |  98   0   0   4   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  40   0
J_Russell      MF   2   7  21   8  21 |  98   0   0   3   1   1   0   0   0   0  20  70  25
Shawn_Michael  MF   3   6  19   7  31 |  79   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
R_Liverani     MF   1   7  18   8  11 |  98   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
Figo           FW   2   6   4  22  10 |  98   0   0   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  25
Sam_Jones      FW   1   1   3  19  33 |  84   0   0   1   0   4   0   0   0   0   0  10  10
Cloisten       GK  19   3   3   1  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Teple        DF   2  24   7   6  32 |  19   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
Brodie_D       MF   2  23  11   6  40 |  19   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
F_Parasca      MF   2  15  21   8  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
W_Zhao         FW   2   6   6  23  21 |  14   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  30

Player Statistics - Benfica Res
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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V_Barkas       GK  23   2   2   4  28 |  98   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0   0
C_Ried         DF   2  23   8  10  21 |  59   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
N_Molina       DF   2  22   6   1  40 |  98   0   3   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  58   8  -2
A_Sandez       DF   2  22   2   4  38 |  98   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
Eefmamj_Jason  DF   2  22   3   1  26 |  98   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Medina       DM   2  19  20   1   9 |  69   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -10 -20
J_Chicco       MF   2  17  23   6  42 |  98   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
D_Steffanato   MF   2   7  23   1  33 |  98   0   0   5   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  70   0
A_Varela       AM   1   9  22  16  30 |  98   0   1   3   0   5   0   1   0   0  18  28   3
A_Di_Stefano   FW   2   1   5  22  39 |  64   0   0   0   0   5   1   0   0   0   0   0  35
J_Alvarez      FW   2   4   4  21  30 |  98   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0  20
G_Roy          GK  26   1   1   1  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Engo         DF   2  24   9   1  45 |  39   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Tackleberry  DF   1  18   2   1  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Lee          MF   2  10  19   6  22 |  29   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
O_Sweemey      FW   3   6  10  24  32 |  34   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -15
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