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Season 21 Archive: Elite League, Week 9
Marseille 1 - 0 Benfica
Elite Football League Match, Marseille vs. Benfica (Mon Nov 09)
Marseille | Benfica
4-4-2 A | 5-4-1 C
Lee Shaw | Steven Theobald
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R_Higuita GK | GK E_Thorstvedt
T_Taiwo DF | DF J_Djourou
L_Koscielny DF | DF C_Thomson
Sidnei DF | DF C_Azpilicueta
L_Shawry DF | DF Yann_M_Vila
J_Fleck MF | DF R_Tomassi
Diego MF | MF B_Zamora
Y_Sankhare MF | MF D_Damjanovic
Douglas_Costa MF | MF B_Abdoulaye
J_Digweed FW | MF Zheng_Zhi
Z_Zidane FW | FW K_McInally
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S_Given SUB | SUB J_Moreau
F_Le_Boeuf SUB | SUB P_Caddis
M_Dickinson SUB | SUB J_Bolm
N_Ben_Khalifa SUB | SUB D_Obua
N_Nalise SUB | SUB Nathan_Dyer
Referee: P_Dowd (England)
Min. 6 :(bfa) D_Damjanovic with a glorious 60-yard pass to Yann_M_Vila
... Sidnei with the tackle
... He left his foot in there!
... YELLOW CARD!!
... He'll have to watch himself now
Min. 7 :(msl) Z_Zidane pauses and waits for support
... He runs towards goal
... Z_Zidane hits the ball first time!
... E_Thorstvedt can't get to it!
... OH! It drifts wide!
... E_Thorstvedt has a smile on his face
... Did he know that was going wide?
Min. 7 :(bfa) B_Abdoulaye with the nod to D_Damjanovic
... L_Koscielny slides in hard!
... And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 8 :(bfa) K_McInally looks for options
... He decides to go it alone
... But he steps on the ball and falls over!
... L_Koscielny looks embarrassed to take the ball off him!
Min. 9 :(msl) J_Digweed pushes it past D_Damjanovic
... J_Digweed rifles it at the goal !
... But E_Thorstvedt just gets his fingers to that one
... P_Dowd has given a goal kick
... He's not having the best of days !
Min. 10 :(msl) Y_Sankhare is taking a throw in
... He is taking a run up at it!
... He throws it long to Z_Zidane
... Superbly timed tackle by C_Azpilicueta
... He made it look easy
... But he can't keep it in
... CORNER!
... Douglas_Costa drives it into the box!
... It comes to Z_Zidane
... He gets the shot away
... E_Thorstvedt heads it away
... He was showing off there!
Min. 12 :(bfa) J_Djourou runs at the defender
... He takes it past him
... J_Djourou leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!!!
... But R_Higuita punches it away
... He had to be brave to come for that one
Min. 15 :(msl) T_Taiwo pushes it past D_Damjanovic
... Yann_M_Vila wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge
... It goes out of play
... CORNER!
... Y_Sankhare plays it towards the near post!
... E_Thorstvedt easily catches it!
Min. 17 :(bfa) B_Abdoulaye spits at L_Shawry
... He could be off here!
... P_Dowd reaches to his pocket!
... He jots down his name!
... YELLOW CARD!!
... I think he was lucky to escape with a caution!
Min. 18 :(bfa) D_Damjanovic brings it under control
... He takes on T_Taiwo
... He gets past him!
... He puts in K_McInally!
... Sidnei wins the ball with a clear tackle
Min. 21 :(bfa) C_Azpilicueta finds his way through
... Sidnei with a late tackle
... Well to be fair he was looking for the foul
... His 2nd yellow this game ! Sent off !
Min. 27 :(bfa) C_Thomson with the dribble
... C_Thomson with the attempt at goal!
... The fans behind the goal jump up!
... R_Higuita acrobatically tips it over !!
... Great keeping!
... CORNER!
... B_Zamora plays it towards the near post!
... R_Higuita comes out and claims it!
Min. 28 :(bfa) J_Djourou spits at Douglas_Costa
... P_Dowd tells him to calm his game down a bit
Min. 30 :(bfa) R_Tomassi plays it to his team mate for a one-two
... B_Abdoulaye keeps possession instead!
... He runs towards the goal now!
... But he steps on the ball and falls over!
... T_Taiwo looks embarrassed to take the ball off him!
Min. 37 :(bfa) K_McInally loses T_Taiwo
... A powerful header from K_McInally !
... It looks good
... R_Higuita gets his fingertips to it
... He pushes it on to the post
... The defender clears the loose ball
Min. 38 :(msl) Douglas_Costa nutmegs B_Abdoulaye, he continues to run forward
... B_Abdoulaye fouls badly
... That looked malicious
... The referee comes over to him
... Will he show him another yellow?
... He does! That's the end of the game for him, he is sent off!
Min. 38 :(bfa) J_Bolm is ready to come on to replace R_Tomassi
... Looks like he will play as a MF
Min. 39 :(bfa) J_Bolm holds the ball up
... He sees D_Damjanovic in space!
... T_Taiwo body checks his opponent!!
... That's a careless challenge!!
Min. 42 :(bfa) J_Djourou with a neat pass into K_McInally
... K_McInally carves a shot towards goal !
... R_Higuita saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(msl) J_Fleck with a first time pass
... J_Digweed runs onto it!
... J_Digweed hits the ball first time!
... But E_Thorstvedt tips it over
... P_Dowd has given a goal kick
... He's not having the best of days !
Min. 43 :(bfa) C_Thomson with a one-touch layoff to J_Bolm
... L_Koscielny brings him down in the area
... There can only be one outcome surely!
... But P_Dowd waves play on!!!
Min. 44 :(bfa) J_Djourou with a short pass to find B_Zamora
... L_Shawry reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 45 :(bfa) B_Zamora makes the tackle
... He gets to his feet quickly
... He's beat the defender to the ball
... Diego gets in the way and wins the ball
************* HALF TIME ****************
Half Time Score: Marseille 0-0 Benfica
Min. 47 :(msl) Diego plays it to his team mate for a one-two
... Z_Zidane decides to keep possession instead!
... He runs towards the goal now!
... C_Thomson wins control of the ball with his hand!!
... Play On!!
Min. 47 :(bfa) B_Zamora chips the ball over the defence and finds K_McInally
... K_McInally fires off a right-footed shot !
... R_Higuita gets his fingertips to it
... He pushes it on to the post
... The defender clears the loose ball
Min. 48 :(bfa) Zheng_Zhi is taking a throw in
... He sees a man in space!
... He throws it to Yann_M_Vila
... Yann_M_Vila with the diving header !
... He had to be brave there
... It's wide!
... 9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 50 :(bfa) Zheng_Zhi puts in K_McInally
... K_McInally drives the ball low !
... It hits the bar!!
... But he beats the defender to the rebound
... OHHHHHHHH !!
... He's put it wide
Min. 53 :(bfa) D_Damjanovic has the ball on the wing
... He knocks the ball past L_Shawry
... He puts in J_Bolm!
... J_Bolm sends it flying towards goal!
... The fans get off there seats!
... But it sails over !!
Min. 55 :(msl) J_Fleck with a 40-yard pass to Z_Zidane
... Yann_M_Vila cuts it out easily
... He clears the ball up field
Min. 55 :(bfa) Zheng_Zhi retreats under pressure
... He hits the ball up field
... C_Azpilicueta latches onto the end of it
... But he loses control of it
... Douglas_Costa takes possession
Min. 56 :(msl) Z_Zidane slows the ball down and waits for support
... A team mate overlaps him now
... He uses his team mates run as a decoy and heads towards the goal!
... J_Djourou intercepts the pass
Min. 56 :(bfa) J_Bolm looks to play the ball out wide
... He plays the ball across to K_McInally
... L_Koscielny goes in with the block tackle
... He comes out of it with the ball
... Great tackle!
Min. 57 :(bfa) K_McInally beats T_Taiwo
... L_Shawry with a bad challenge
... That looked malicious
... He gets a YELLOW CARD!!
... He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 58 :(bfa) J_Bolm runs at the defence
... He nutmegs L_Shawry
... He showed his class there
... J_Bolm gets his head to the ball !
... R_Higuita makes a difficult save
... CORNER!
... J_Bolm chips the ball into the area!
... K_McInally loses his marker
... He gets his head onto it!
... Terrific shot
... It takes a bounce of the defender
... The deflection takes it just wide
... That's unlucky!
... CORNER!
... C_Thomson chips the ball in towards the far post!
... R_Higuita easily catches it!
Min. 61 :(msl) L_Koscielny looks around for support
... He sees a man in space!
... He hits the ball up to Z_Zidane
... J_Djourou with the tackle
... He came to the rescue there!
Min. 61 :(bfa) D_Damjanovic brings the ball under control
... He sees a team mate in space!
... He plays the ball in to him!
... K_McInally gets on the end of the pass
... K_McInally from 20 yards !
... But R_Higuita just gets his fingers to that one
... P_Dowd has given a goal kick
... He's not having the best of days !
Min. 65 :(bfa) K_McInally cuts through the defence
... Douglas_Costa is called for the holding foul
... He won that header unfairly
... FREE KICK
... Just past the halfway line
... Yann_M_Vila knocks it forward
... B_Zamora gets on the end of it
... B_Zamora has time and space on the edge of the box!
... He shoots towards goal!
... It takes a deflection!
... But goes wide!
... CORNER!
... B_Zamora plays it into the danger area!
... R_Higuita fists it away!
Min. 66 :(msl) Z_Zidane flicks it past J_Bolm
... He runs forward
... C_Thomson wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge
Min. 68 :(bfa) Zheng_Zhi turns on a sixpence
... L_Shawry is called for the holding foul
... Well spotted by the referee
... FREE KICK!
... That could have been a penalty!
... D_Damjanovic drives it in
... The shot slips through R_Higuita's hands
... But goes wide!
... He got away with that!
... Goal kick given! That looked like a corner to me
Min. 70 :(msl) M_Dickinson comes on for J_Fleck and will play MF to the delight of the fans
Min. 70 :(bfa) Benfica switch to playing A
Min. 70 :(msl) Z_Zidane beats J_Djourou
... It looked like he pushed his marker
... "Play On!" Waves P_Dowd
... Z_Zidane hits the shot with the inside of the left foot!
... It's going over!
... It dips dramatically!!
... And E_Thorstvedt reacts well to tip it over
... CORNER!
... J_Digweed hits it into the box!
... E_Thorstvedt reads it well, and claims it!
Min. 72 :(msl) M_Dickinson holds the ball up and waits for support
... His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
... He knocks a through ball to Z_Zidane
... J_Djourou stands his ground and wins the tackle
Min. 75 :(bfa) K_McInally jumps over T_Taiwo's challenge
... L_Shawry with the tackle
... He did well to stop that attack!
Min. 78 :(bfa) P_Caddis is coming on for Yann_M_Vila and will play DF
Min. 78 :(bfa) Zheng_Zhi knocks it forward
... L_Koscielny slips
... C_Azpilicueta gets to it!
... Launched towards the top corner by C_Azpilicueta !
... But it whistles just past the post
Min. 79 :(bfa) Nathan_Dyer is going to be brought on
... K_McInally is leaving the pitch
... He hasn't had the best of games today
... Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 80 :(msl) a big roar from the crowd as N_Nalise comes on for J_Digweed to play FW
Min. 81 :(bfa) J_Bolm knocks the ball past L_Shawry
... J_Bolm lobs R_Higuita!
... But R_Higuita comes out and dives at his feet
... That's goalkeeping at its finest
Min. 82 :(msl) M_Dickinson skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to N_Nalise
... N_Nalise with the spectacular bicycle kick!
... E_Thorstvedt won't get to that!
... Oooh it goes just over!!
Min. 83 :(msl) Diego whips the ball across to Z_Zidane
... D_Damjanovic with the dive
... There's no room in the game for that!
... He gets away with that one
... It's just a warning
Min. 85 :(bfa) D_Damjanovic beats his marker
... He muscled him off the ball
... L_Shawry with the tackle
Min. 86 :(bfa) Nathan_Dyer miskicks!
... He finds Zheng_Zhi though
... That was fortunate
... Zheng_Zhi fires off a left-footed shot !
... It goes wide!
... He made that look harder than it was!!
Min. 87 :(msl) Y_Sankhare looks around for support
... His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
... He knocks a through ball to Z_Zidane
... J_Djourou wins control of the ball with his hand!!
... Play On!!
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(msl) Y_Sankhare beats J_Djourou
... It looked like he pushed his marker
... "Play On!" Waves P_Dowd
... Y_Sankhare drives the ball low !
... It's way wide
... The Benfica fans behind the goal spread their arms out
Min. 89 :(msl) M_Dickinson 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!
... His team mate plays the through ball for him!
... C_Thomson hits it out for a corner
... CORNER!
... Diego hits it towards the far post!
... L_Shawry swings a leg at it!
... The shot slips through E_Thorstvedt's hands
... But goes wide!
... He got away with that!
... Goal kick given! That looked like a corner to me
Min. 90 :(msl) M_Dickinson beats one
... Knocks it past a second
... And finds N_Nalise
... A thundering drive by N_Nalise !
... GOAL !!
... He starts to run the full length of the pitch!
... That goal looks certain to be the winner!
... Marseille 1-0 Benfica ...
Min. 91 :(msl) Marseille's manager orders his side to play D
Min. 91 :(bfa) B_Zamora finds a hole in the defence
... B_Zamora with a graceful, looping effort !
... R_Higuita gathers it easily
************* FULL TIME ****************
Match Details
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Venue : Stade Veladrome
Attendance : 150,000
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Marseille Match Info
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Best player : R_Higuita (Man of the Match)
Scorers : N_Nalise (90)
Sent Off : Sidnei (21)
Booked : L_Shawry (57)
Injured : N/A
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Benfica Match Info
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Best player : J_Djourou
Scorers : N/A
Sent Off : B_Abdoulaye (38)
Booked : N/A
Injured : N/A
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Match Statistics
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Marseille | Benfica
Attempts on Goal : 9 | 17
Off target : 4 | 8
On target : 5 | 9
Possession : 40 | 60
Corners : 4 | 4
Red Cards : 1 | 1
Yellow Cards : 1 | 0
Subs Used : 2 | 3
Fouls : 12 | 6
Key Tackles : 11 | 10
Key Passes : 10 | 16
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Final Score : Marseille 1 - 0 Benfica
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Player Statistics - Marseille
Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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R_Higuita GK 39 2 2 2 34 | 93 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 0 0 0
T_Taiwo DF 2 30 4 4 31 | 93 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0
L_Koscielny DF 2 28 10 7 36 | 93 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 80 10 0
Sidnei DF 2 28 7 8 22 | 21 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 30 10 10
L_Shawry DF 2 28 8 7 15 | 93 0 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 98 -2 -1
J_Fleck MF 1 6 29 9 28 | 71 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0
Diego MF 1 6 29 6 27 | 93 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 0
Y_Sankhare MF 3 8 28 11 36 | 93 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 20 1
Douglas_Costa MF 2 8 27 10 42 | 93 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0
J_Digweed FW 1 8 9 28 19 | 81 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
Z_Zidane FW 2 8 8 28 34 | 93 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 20 20 31
S_Given GK 27 5 5 2 13 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
F_Le_Boeuf DF 2 25 10 7 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
M_Dickinson MF 2 15 26 7 28 | 22 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 45 0
N_Ben_Khalifa MF 1 11 26 11 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
N_Nalise FW 2 4 7 24 20 | 12 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 21
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 | 93 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0 0
J_Djourou DF 3 29 5 9 35 | 93 0 4 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 80 20 5
C_Thomson DF 2 28 12 6 25 | 93 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 40 -10 -15
C_Azpilicueta DF 2 28 9 9 13 | 93 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 -20 -19
Yann_M_Vila DF 2 27 13 8 22 | 79 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 40 0 1
R_Tomassi DF 1 26 8 7 37 | 38 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
B_Zamora MF 2 12 28 8 25 | 93 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 10 6
D_Damjanovic MF 3 8 28 10 42 | 93 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 40 1
B_Abdoulaye MF 2 15 27 7 39 | 38 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 -10 0 -10
Zheng_Zhi MF 1 9 27 8 42 | 93 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 40 1
K_McInally FW 2 6 5 29 27 | 80 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 22
J_Moreau GK 27 1 2 2 14 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
P_Caddis DF 2 25 12 8 28 | 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
J_Bolm MF 2 11 26 12 32 | 55 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 10 11
D_Obua MF 2 11 24 8 31 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nathan_Dyer FW 2 6 10 27 31 | 13 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
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Marseille | Benfica
4-4-2 A | 5-4-1 C
Lee Shaw | Steven Theobald
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R_Higuita GK | GK E_Thorstvedt
T_Taiwo DF | DF J_Djourou
L_Koscielny DF | DF C_Thomson
Sidnei DF | DF C_Azpilicueta
L_Shawry DF | DF Yann_M_Vila
J_Fleck MF | DF R_Tomassi
Diego MF | MF B_Zamora
Y_Sankhare MF | MF D_Damjanovic
Douglas_Costa MF | MF B_Abdoulaye
J_Digweed FW | MF Zheng_Zhi
Z_Zidane FW | FW K_McInally
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S_Given SUB | SUB J_Moreau
F_Le_Boeuf SUB | SUB P_Caddis
M_Dickinson SUB | SUB J_Bolm
N_Ben_Khalifa SUB | SUB D_Obua
N_Nalise SUB | SUB Nathan_Dyer
Referee: P_Dowd (England)
Min. 6 :(bfa) D_Damjanovic with a glorious 60-yard pass to Yann_M_Vila
... Sidnei with the tackle
... He left his foot in there!
... YELLOW CARD!!
... He'll have to watch himself now
Min. 7 :(msl) Z_Zidane pauses and waits for support
... He runs towards goal
... Z_Zidane hits the ball first time!
... E_Thorstvedt can't get to it!
... OH! It drifts wide!
... E_Thorstvedt has a smile on his face
... Did he know that was going wide?
Min. 7 :(bfa) B_Abdoulaye with the nod to D_Damjanovic
... L_Koscielny slides in hard!
... And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 8 :(bfa) K_McInally looks for options
... He decides to go it alone
... But he steps on the ball and falls over!
... L_Koscielny looks embarrassed to take the ball off him!
Min. 9 :(msl) J_Digweed pushes it past D_Damjanovic
... J_Digweed rifles it at the goal !
... But E_Thorstvedt just gets his fingers to that one
... P_Dowd has given a goal kick
... He's not having the best of days !
Min. 10 :(msl) Y_Sankhare is taking a throw in
... He is taking a run up at it!
... He throws it long to Z_Zidane
... Superbly timed tackle by C_Azpilicueta
... He made it look easy
... But he can't keep it in
... CORNER!
... Douglas_Costa drives it into the box!
... It comes to Z_Zidane
... He gets the shot away
... E_Thorstvedt heads it away
... He was showing off there!
Min. 12 :(bfa) J_Djourou runs at the defender
... He takes it past him
... J_Djourou leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!!!
... But R_Higuita punches it away
... He had to be brave to come for that one
Min. 15 :(msl) T_Taiwo pushes it past D_Damjanovic
... Yann_M_Vila wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge
... It goes out of play
... CORNER!
... Y_Sankhare plays it towards the near post!
... E_Thorstvedt easily catches it!
Min. 17 :(bfa) B_Abdoulaye spits at L_Shawry
... He could be off here!
... P_Dowd reaches to his pocket!
... He jots down his name!
... YELLOW CARD!!
... I think he was lucky to escape with a caution!
Min. 18 :(bfa) D_Damjanovic brings it under control
... He takes on T_Taiwo
... He gets past him!
... He puts in K_McInally!
... Sidnei wins the ball with a clear tackle
Min. 21 :(bfa) C_Azpilicueta finds his way through
... Sidnei with a late tackle
... Well to be fair he was looking for the foul
... His 2nd yellow this game ! Sent off !
Min. 27 :(bfa) C_Thomson with the dribble
... C_Thomson with the attempt at goal!
... The fans behind the goal jump up!
... R_Higuita acrobatically tips it over !!
... Great keeping!
... CORNER!
... B_Zamora plays it towards the near post!
... R_Higuita comes out and claims it!
Min. 28 :(bfa) J_Djourou spits at Douglas_Costa
... P_Dowd tells him to calm his game down a bit
Min. 30 :(bfa) R_Tomassi plays it to his team mate for a one-two
... B_Abdoulaye keeps possession instead!
... He runs towards the goal now!
... But he steps on the ball and falls over!
... T_Taiwo looks embarrassed to take the ball off him!
Min. 37 :(bfa) K_McInally loses T_Taiwo
... A powerful header from K_McInally !
... It looks good
... R_Higuita gets his fingertips to it
... He pushes it on to the post
... The defender clears the loose ball
Min. 38 :(msl) Douglas_Costa nutmegs B_Abdoulaye, he continues to run forward
... B_Abdoulaye fouls badly
... That looked malicious
... The referee comes over to him
... Will he show him another yellow?
... He does! That's the end of the game for him, he is sent off!
Min. 38 :(bfa) J_Bolm is ready to come on to replace R_Tomassi
... Looks like he will play as a MF
Min. 39 :(bfa) J_Bolm holds the ball up
... He sees D_Damjanovic in space!
... T_Taiwo body checks his opponent!!
... That's a careless challenge!!
Min. 42 :(bfa) J_Djourou with a neat pass into K_McInally
... K_McInally carves a shot towards goal !
... R_Higuita saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(msl) J_Fleck with a first time pass
... J_Digweed runs onto it!
... J_Digweed hits the ball first time!
... But E_Thorstvedt tips it over
... P_Dowd has given a goal kick
... He's not having the best of days !
Min. 43 :(bfa) C_Thomson with a one-touch layoff to J_Bolm
... L_Koscielny brings him down in the area
... There can only be one outcome surely!
... But P_Dowd waves play on!!!
Min. 44 :(bfa) J_Djourou with a short pass to find B_Zamora
... L_Shawry reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 45 :(bfa) B_Zamora makes the tackle
... He gets to his feet quickly
... He's beat the defender to the ball
... Diego gets in the way and wins the ball
************* HALF TIME ****************
Half Time Score: Marseille 0-0 Benfica
Min. 47 :(msl) Diego plays it to his team mate for a one-two
... Z_Zidane decides to keep possession instead!
... He runs towards the goal now!
... C_Thomson wins control of the ball with his hand!!
... Play On!!
Min. 47 :(bfa) B_Zamora chips the ball over the defence and finds K_McInally
... K_McInally fires off a right-footed shot !
... R_Higuita gets his fingertips to it
... He pushes it on to the post
... The defender clears the loose ball
Min. 48 :(bfa) Zheng_Zhi is taking a throw in
... He sees a man in space!
... He throws it to Yann_M_Vila
... Yann_M_Vila with the diving header !
... He had to be brave there
... It's wide!
... 9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 50 :(bfa) Zheng_Zhi puts in K_McInally
... K_McInally drives the ball low !
... It hits the bar!!
... But he beats the defender to the rebound
... OHHHHHHHH !!
... He's put it wide
Min. 53 :(bfa) D_Damjanovic has the ball on the wing
... He knocks the ball past L_Shawry
... He puts in J_Bolm!
... J_Bolm sends it flying towards goal!
... The fans get off there seats!
... But it sails over !!
Min. 55 :(msl) J_Fleck with a 40-yard pass to Z_Zidane
... Yann_M_Vila cuts it out easily
... He clears the ball up field
Min. 55 :(bfa) Zheng_Zhi retreats under pressure
... He hits the ball up field
... C_Azpilicueta latches onto the end of it
... But he loses control of it
... Douglas_Costa takes possession
Min. 56 :(msl) Z_Zidane slows the ball down and waits for support
... A team mate overlaps him now
... He uses his team mates run as a decoy and heads towards the goal!
... J_Djourou intercepts the pass
Min. 56 :(bfa) J_Bolm looks to play the ball out wide
... He plays the ball across to K_McInally
... L_Koscielny goes in with the block tackle
... He comes out of it with the ball
... Great tackle!
Min. 57 :(bfa) K_McInally beats T_Taiwo
... L_Shawry with a bad challenge
... That looked malicious
... He gets a YELLOW CARD!!
... He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 58 :(bfa) J_Bolm runs at the defence
... He nutmegs L_Shawry
... He showed his class there
... J_Bolm gets his head to the ball !
... R_Higuita makes a difficult save
... CORNER!
... J_Bolm chips the ball into the area!
... K_McInally loses his marker
... He gets his head onto it!
... Terrific shot
... It takes a bounce of the defender
... The deflection takes it just wide
... That's unlucky!
... CORNER!
... C_Thomson chips the ball in towards the far post!
... R_Higuita easily catches it!
Min. 61 :(msl) L_Koscielny looks around for support
... He sees a man in space!
... He hits the ball up to Z_Zidane
... J_Djourou with the tackle
... He came to the rescue there!
Min. 61 :(bfa) D_Damjanovic brings the ball under control
... He sees a team mate in space!
... He plays the ball in to him!
... K_McInally gets on the end of the pass
... K_McInally from 20 yards !
... But R_Higuita just gets his fingers to that one
... P_Dowd has given a goal kick
... He's not having the best of days !
Min. 65 :(bfa) K_McInally cuts through the defence
... Douglas_Costa is called for the holding foul
... He won that header unfairly
... FREE KICK
... Just past the halfway line
... Yann_M_Vila knocks it forward
... B_Zamora gets on the end of it
... B_Zamora has time and space on the edge of the box!
... He shoots towards goal!
... It takes a deflection!
... But goes wide!
... CORNER!
... B_Zamora plays it into the danger area!
... R_Higuita fists it away!
Min. 66 :(msl) Z_Zidane flicks it past J_Bolm
... He runs forward
... C_Thomson wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge
Min. 68 :(bfa) Zheng_Zhi turns on a sixpence
... L_Shawry is called for the holding foul
... Well spotted by the referee
... FREE KICK!
... That could have been a penalty!
... D_Damjanovic drives it in
... The shot slips through R_Higuita's hands
... But goes wide!
... He got away with that!
... Goal kick given! That looked like a corner to me
Min. 70 :(msl) M_Dickinson comes on for J_Fleck and will play MF to the delight of the fans
Min. 70 :(bfa) Benfica switch to playing A
Min. 70 :(msl) Z_Zidane beats J_Djourou
... It looked like he pushed his marker
... "Play On!" Waves P_Dowd
... Z_Zidane hits the shot with the inside of the left foot!
... It's going over!
... It dips dramatically!!
... And E_Thorstvedt reacts well to tip it over
... CORNER!
... J_Digweed hits it into the box!
... E_Thorstvedt reads it well, and claims it!
Min. 72 :(msl) M_Dickinson holds the ball up and waits for support
... His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
... He knocks a through ball to Z_Zidane
... J_Djourou stands his ground and wins the tackle
Min. 75 :(bfa) K_McInally jumps over T_Taiwo's challenge
... L_Shawry with the tackle
... He did well to stop that attack!
Min. 78 :(bfa) P_Caddis is coming on for Yann_M_Vila and will play DF
Min. 78 :(bfa) Zheng_Zhi knocks it forward
... L_Koscielny slips
... C_Azpilicueta gets to it!
... Launched towards the top corner by C_Azpilicueta !
... But it whistles just past the post
Min. 79 :(bfa) Nathan_Dyer is going to be brought on
... K_McInally is leaving the pitch
... He hasn't had the best of games today
... Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 80 :(msl) a big roar from the crowd as N_Nalise comes on for J_Digweed to play FW
Min. 81 :(bfa) J_Bolm knocks the ball past L_Shawry
... J_Bolm lobs R_Higuita!
... But R_Higuita comes out and dives at his feet
... That's goalkeeping at its finest
Min. 82 :(msl) M_Dickinson skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to N_Nalise
... N_Nalise with the spectacular bicycle kick!
... E_Thorstvedt won't get to that!
... Oooh it goes just over!!
Min. 83 :(msl) Diego whips the ball across to Z_Zidane
... D_Damjanovic with the dive
... There's no room in the game for that!
... He gets away with that one
... It's just a warning
Min. 85 :(bfa) D_Damjanovic beats his marker
... He muscled him off the ball
... L_Shawry with the tackle
Min. 86 :(bfa) Nathan_Dyer miskicks!
... He finds Zheng_Zhi though
... That was fortunate
... Zheng_Zhi fires off a left-footed shot !
... It goes wide!
... He made that look harder than it was!!
Min. 87 :(msl) Y_Sankhare looks around for support
... His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
... He knocks a through ball to Z_Zidane
... J_Djourou wins control of the ball with his hand!!
... Play On!!
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(msl) Y_Sankhare beats J_Djourou
... It looked like he pushed his marker
... "Play On!" Waves P_Dowd
... Y_Sankhare drives the ball low !
... It's way wide
... The Benfica fans behind the goal spread their arms out
Min. 89 :(msl) M_Dickinson 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!
... His team mate plays the through ball for him!
... C_Thomson hits it out for a corner
... CORNER!
... Diego hits it towards the far post!
... L_Shawry swings a leg at it!
... The shot slips through E_Thorstvedt's hands
... But goes wide!
... He got away with that!
... Goal kick given! That looked like a corner to me
Min. 90 :(msl) M_Dickinson beats one
... Knocks it past a second
... And finds N_Nalise
... A thundering drive by N_Nalise !
... GOAL !!
... He starts to run the full length of the pitch!
... That goal looks certain to be the winner!
... Marseille 1-0 Benfica ...
Min. 91 :(msl) Marseille's manager orders his side to play D
Min. 91 :(bfa) B_Zamora finds a hole in the defence
... B_Zamora with a graceful, looping effort !
... R_Higuita gathers it easily
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Match Details
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Venue : Stade Veladrome
Attendance : 150,000
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Marseille Match Info
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Best player : R_Higuita (Man of the Match)
Scorers : N_Nalise (90)
Sent Off : Sidnei (21)
Booked : L_Shawry (57)
Injured : N/A
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Benfica Match Info
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Best player : J_Djourou
Scorers : N/A
Sent Off : B_Abdoulaye (38)
Booked : N/A
Injured : N/A
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Match Statistics
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Marseille | Benfica
Attempts on Goal : 9 | 17
Off target : 4 | 8
On target : 5 | 9
Possession : 40 | 60
Corners : 4 | 4
Red Cards : 1 | 1
Yellow Cards : 1 | 0
Subs Used : 2 | 3
Fouls : 12 | 6
Key Tackles : 11 | 10
Key Passes : 10 | 16
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Final Score : Marseille 1 - 0 Benfica
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Player Statistics - Marseille
Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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R_Higuita GK 39 2 2 2 34 | 93 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 0 0 0
T_Taiwo DF 2 30 4 4 31 | 93 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0
L_Koscielny DF 2 28 10 7 36 | 93 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 80 10 0
Sidnei DF 2 28 7 8 22 | 21 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 30 10 10
L_Shawry DF 2 28 8 7 15 | 93 0 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 98 -2 -1
J_Fleck MF 1 6 29 9 28 | 71 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0
Diego MF 1 6 29 6 27 | 93 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 0
Y_Sankhare MF 3 8 28 11 36 | 93 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 20 1
Douglas_Costa MF 2 8 27 10 42 | 93 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0
J_Digweed FW 1 8 9 28 19 | 81 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
Z_Zidane FW 2 8 8 28 34 | 93 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 20 20 31
S_Given GK 27 5 5 2 13 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
F_Le_Boeuf DF 2 25 10 7 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
M_Dickinson MF 2 15 26 7 28 | 22 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 45 0
N_Ben_Khalifa MF 1 11 26 11 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
N_Nalise FW 2 4 7 24 20 | 12 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 21
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 | 93 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0 0
J_Djourou DF 3 29 5 9 35 | 93 0 4 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 80 20 5
C_Thomson DF 2 28 12 6 25 | 93 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 40 -10 -15
C_Azpilicueta DF 2 28 9 9 13 | 93 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 -20 -19
Yann_M_Vila DF 2 27 13 8 22 | 79 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 40 0 1
R_Tomassi DF 1 26 8 7 37 | 38 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
B_Zamora MF 2 12 28 8 25 | 93 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 10 6
D_Damjanovic MF 3 8 28 10 42 | 93 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 40 1
B_Abdoulaye MF 2 15 27 7 39 | 38 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 -10 0 -10
Zheng_Zhi MF 1 9 27 8 42 | 93 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 40 1
K_McInally FW 2 6 5 29 27 | 80 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 22
J_Moreau GK 27 1 2 2 14 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
P_Caddis DF 2 25 12 8 28 | 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
J_Bolm MF 2 11 26 12 32 | 55 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 10 11
D_Obua MF 2 11 24 8 31 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nathan_Dyer FW 2 6 10 27 31 | 13 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
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