June Ridout Memorial Cup Group Stage Match, Manchester City vs. Benfica (Wed Jul 19)


                      Manchester City  |  Benfica
                              4-5-1 P  |  4-2-2-1-1 L
                        Tony McCleary  |  Matias Finkelstein
                                       |
                         A_Zaratta GK  |  GK N_Winneke
                           C_Fuchs DF  |  DF J_Foyth
                     Bohte_Daisuke DF  |  DF D_Rose
                       D_Gallagher DF  |  DF W_Samuel
                     Mikio_Fujioka DF  |  DF W_Morgan
                         Aparichit MF  |  DM J_Mascherano
                       Leda_Cygnus MF  |  DM Liziero
                      Suz_Nakamoto MF  |  MF K_Commons
                       Seong_Gihun MF  |  MF A_Pirlo
                         C_Hikarra MF  |  AM S_Nakamoto
                           Taliyah FW  |  FW D_Suker
                                       |
                           G_Yates SUB |  SUB L_Yashin
                       J_Fitzwater SUB |  SUB P_Maldini
                          Seb_Rudy SUB |  SUB N_Molina
                        P_Augosuni SUB |  SUB A_Varela
                              Aoas SUB |  SUB J_Alvarez

Referee: W_Collum (Scotland)


Min. 3  :(bfa) A_Pirlo takes possession
          ...  Knocks it past Mikio_Fujioka
          ...  He's through on goal
          ...  Mikio_Fujioka reacts well to win the ball back
Min. 3  :(mnc) Taliyah cuts inside Liziero
          ...  He worked that well
          ...  J_Mascherano with an ugly foul
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
          ...  W_Collum shows him a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on!
Min. 4  :(bfa) K_Commons holds the ball up
          ...  He sees D_Suker in space!
          ...  But Bohte_Daisuke slid in
          ...  It was a well timed tackle and it had to be
Min. 8  :(bfa) J_Foyth changes direction inside
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to D_Suker
          ...  Bohte_Daisuke reads the play well
Min. 11 :(mnc) Aparichit with a 50-yard pass to Suz_Nakamoto
          ...  But he stands on the ball and falls over!!
          ...  D_Rose picks up the loose ball and clears the danger
Min. 12 :(mnc) Aparichit finds Taliyah in the box
          ...  Taliyah sends it flying towards goal!
          ...  N_Winneke has it covered
          ...  It takes a bobble!
          ...  N_Winneke is left flat-footed
          ...  It's gone wide !!
Min. 15 :(mnc) Leda_Cygnus is closed down
          ...  He plays a quick pass
          ...  Taliyah latches onto the ball
          ...  D_Suker with the tackle
          ...  He left his foot in there!
          ...  W_Collum reaches to his pocket!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 19 :(mnc) Seong_Gihun picks out Taliyah with the cross
          ...  Taliyah sights up the goal
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort
Min. 21 :(mnc) C_Hikarra has the ball
          ...  He knocks the ball past D_Rose
          ...  He puts in Aparichit!
          ...  A delicate chip from Aparichit !
          ...  N_Winneke parries it, he follows it up
          ...  He fires it over!!
Min. 26 :(mnc) Suz_Nakamoto finds Aparichit in the box
          ...  Aparichit with a terrific drive !
          ...  N_Winneke dives towards his top let hand corner
          ...  He's pushed that one just around the goal
          ...  Super Stop !
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  C_Hikarra hits it into the box!
          ...  N_Winneke reads it well, and claims it!
Min. 26 :(mnc) C_Hikarra finds the run of Taliyah
          ...  J_Foyth scythes the player down.
          ...  Like Joey Barton would!
          ...  W_Collum reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 28 :(mnc) A_Zaratta is in some pain
          ...  He's receiving some treatment now
          ...  But he looks unable to continue
Min. 28 :(mnc) G_Yates comes on for A_Zaratta and will play GK to the delight of the fans
Min. 34 :(bfa) D_Rose looks to play the ball out wide
          ...  He plays the ball across to J_Foyth
          ...  D_Gallagher with the tackle
          ...  He came to the rescue there!
Min. 34 :(mnc) Suz_Nakamoto holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to Aparichit
          ...  J_Mascherano with a terrible tackle
          ...  That's a terrible challenge
          ...  The referee comes over
          ...  And the ref shows him his 2nd yellow card now
          ...  RED CARD!
Min. 37 :(mnc) C_Fuchs with the through ball to Taliyah
          ...  Taliyah hits the ball on the bounce !
          ...  N_Winneke takes the ball off him
          ...  He was showing off there!
Min. 39 :(mnc) Seong_Gihun controls it well
          ...  He nutmegs W_Samuel
          ...  He puts in Suz_Nakamoto!
          ...  Suz_Nakamoto with the overhead !
          ...  But he got that all wrong
Min. 41 :(bfa) A_Pirlo is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He throws it to D_Suker
          ...  But D_Gallagher spotted the danger and cleans up the play
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(mnc) Leda_Cygnus slides the ball across to Mikio_Fujioka
          ...  Mikio_Fujioka with only one thing on his mind!
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal!
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  N_Winneke moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  It's beaten him!
          ...  But it thumps the post!!
          ...  And goes out!

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Manchester City 0-0 Benfica

Min. 49 :(bfa) D_Suker takes possession
          ...  C_Fuchs cuts it out easily
          ...  He clears the ball up field
Min. 50 :(mnc) Aparichit sidesteps D_Rose
          ...  That was too easy
          ...  Aparichit with a stunning strike !
          ...  N_Winneke turns it behind for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  C_Fuchs chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  N_Winneke catches it!
Min. 58 :(mnc) Leda_Cygnus nutmegs W_Samuel, he continues to run forward
          ...  S_Nakamoto takes out the attacker
          ...  He looked to have fouled him there
Min. 59 :(bfa) Up goes the substitution board - J_Alvarez on for S_Nakamoto as a FW
Min. 59 :(mnc) Leda_Cygnus with the dribble
          ...  He skips through the tackle from J_Foyth
          ...  Leda_Cygnus uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot!
          ...  It hits off a defender!
          ...  But goes clear to safety!
Min. 60 :(bfa) P_Maldini will replace D_Rose and play DF
Min. 60 :(mnc) Taliyah finds his way through
          ...  He bent his run well
          ...  A_Pirlo takes the ball and the player!!
          ...  But the ref waves play on!!
Min. 61 :(mnc) Leda_Cygnus takes a throw in
          ...  He throws the ball into Seong_Gihun
          ...  But J_Foyth slides in
Min. 63 :(bfa) A_Varela will replace the useless Liziero and will play MF
Min. 68 :(mnc) Mikio_Fujioka sidesteps A_Pirlo
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by K_Commons
Min. 70 :(mnc) Seb_Rudy will come on for Leda_Cygnus and play MF
Min. 70 :(bfa) It looks as though Benfica is now playing A
Min. 72 :(mnc) Taliyah finds his way through
          ...  He has tremendous pace
          ...  W_Samuel robs him of the ball
Min. 75 :(mnc) Seong_Gihun is taking a throw in
          ...  He is taking a run up at it!
          ...  He throws it long to Aparichit
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by J_Foyth
Min. 80 :(mnc) J_Fitzwater comes on for D_Gallagher and will play DF to the delight of the fans
Min. 80 :(mnc) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side.
          ...  Aoas will come on for Taliyah and play FW
Min. 80 :(mnc) Seb_Rudy looks around for support
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to Suz_Nakamoto
          ...  J_Foyth knocks him to the floor
          ...  The fans are calling for a penalty!
          ...  But W_Collum just turns away!
Min. 80 :(bfa) J_Foyth with the dribble
          ...  He skips through the tackle
          ...  Seong_Gihun tries to clear it
          ...  He has miskicked it!!!
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  K_Commons crosses it in!
          ...  W_Samuel gets his head on it
          ...  But he puts it wide
          ...  That was a terrible attempt!
Min. 81 :(mnc) C_Hikarra finds Aoas with a perfectly weighted pass
          ...  Aoas aims for the top right corner !
          ...  He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort
Min. 84 :(bfa) W_Samuel runs forward
          ...  He nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind!
          ...  J_Fitzwater takes the player out!!
          ...  The ref turns away!!
Min. 86 :(mnc) Aparichit runs down the wing
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space!
          ...  He cuts the ball back
          ...  Aoas latches onto the pass
          ...  He carves out some space
          ...  P_Maldini with the block
Min. 87 :(mnc) Seb_Rudy picks out Aoas with the cross
          ...  Aoas hits the shot with the outside of the right foot!
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  N_Winneke dives desperately to try and save it!!
          ...  He can't get to it!
          ...  But it creeps just wide!!
          ...  The deflection had N_Winneke beaten!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  C_Hikarra hits it into the box!
          ...  N_Winneke makes the catch!
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(mnc) Suz_Nakamoto with a throw in
          ...  He throws the ball across to Mikio_Fujioka
          ...  Mikio_Fujioka with the deft touch!
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal!
          ...  N_Winneke saves it
          ...  He got his body behind the ball there
Min. 89 :(mnc) Aoas nutmegs A_Pirlo
          ...  Good sliding challenge from P_Maldini
Min. 89 :(bfa) J_Alvarez runs down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball in to D_Suker
          ...  D_Suker with the shot on net !
          ...  G_Yates collects it comfortably
          ...  The shot never troubled him
Min. 91 :(mnc) Seong_Gihun looks for options
          ...  He knocks the ball across to Aparichit
          ...  Aparichit has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He fires the ball goal ward!
          ...  But N_Winneke makes a superb stop down low.
Min. 92 :(mnc) Aoas with a clever shimmy
          ...  Aoas attempts to nutmeg N_Winneke!
          ...  But he puts it wide
          ...  How did he manage to miss that?
Min. 93 :(mnc) C_Fuchs hits the ball through the heart of the defence
          ...  Aoas latches onto it!
          ...  Aoas hits a curling shot!
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But hits the side netting!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Bohte_Daisuke lofts the ball in!
          ...  N_Winneke makes the catch!
Min. 93 :(bfa) D_Suker hoofs it up field to find W_Morgan
          ...  C_Hikarra tries to clear it
          ...  He has miskicked it!!!
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  W_Morgan floats the ball in!
          ...  G_Yates jumps well to claim it!

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


Match Details
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Venue                : City Of Manchester Stadium
Attendance           : 142,859
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Manchester City Match Info
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Best player          : Aparichit
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : A_Zaratta (28)
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Benfica Match Info
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Best player          : N_Winneke (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : J_Mascherano (34)
Booked               : D_Suker (15), J_Foyth (26)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                         Manchester City  |    Benfica
Attempts on Goal     :          15        |       2
Off target           :          10        |       1
On target            :           5        |       1
Possession           :          66        |       34
Corners              :           4        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       1
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       2
Subs Used            :           4        |       3
Fouls                :           9        |       9
Key Tackles          :           9        |       10
Key Passes           :          20        |       6
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Final Score          : Manchester City 0 - 0 Benfica
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Player Statistics - Manchester City
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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A_Zaratta      GK  35   3   3   1  21 |  28   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Fuchs        DF   2  37   9  10  32 |  95   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20   0
Bohte_Daisuke  DF   1  36  11   6  31 |  95   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
D_Gallagher    DF   1  36   9  10  43 |  82   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
Mikio_Fujioka  DF   2  36   8  10  41 |  95   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  20   0   5
Aparichit      MF   3   5  32  19  12 |  95   0   0   3   0   4   0   0   0   0   0  30  15
Leda_Cygnus    MF   1   9  31  20  22 |  72   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
Suz_Nakamoto   MF   1   1  30  23  33 |  95   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
Seong_Gihun    MF   1  19  29   3  28 |  95   0   1   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  40   0
C_Hikarra      MF   1   3  29   2  28 |  95   0   1   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  30   0
Taliyah        FW   2   7   8  35  11 |  82   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
G_Yates        GK  29   2   1   1  31 |  67   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0   0   0
J_Fitzwater    DF   2  29   4   4  28 |  13   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
Seb_Rudy       MF   1   8  30   1  37 |  23   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
P_Augosuni     MF   2   4  27   4  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Aoas           FW   1   4   2  29  31 |  13   0   0   0   0   4   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 |  95   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  85   0   0   0
J_Foyth        DF   1  37  14   7  42 |  95   0   3   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  58   8  -2
D_Rose         DF   1  32  11   8  22 |  62   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
W_Samuel       DF   2  32   8   4  28 |  95   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
W_Morgan       DF   3  30  12   7  10 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
J_Mascherano   DM   1  15  31   8  47 |  34   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0 -10 -10 -10
Liziero        DM   1  19  30   5  23 |  65   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Commons      MF   1   9  32  11  32 |  95   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
A_Pirlo        MF   1  14  30   8  11 |  95   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
S_Nakamoto     AM   3   5  29  17  32 |  61   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
D_Suker        FW   1   6  13  30  31 |  95   0   0   1   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2   8   3
L_Yashin       GK  29   2   1   2  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Maldini      DF   2  30   7   4  33 |  33   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
N_Molina       DF   2  23   6   1  40 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Varela       MF   1   9  23  16  30 |  30   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Alvarez      FW   2   4   4  22  30 |  34   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
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