Division Two League Match, Newcastle vs. Benfica (Sun Dec 22)


                            Newcastle  |  Benfica
                              4-4-2 E  |  4-1-3-2 C
                     Tony Glendinning  |  Steven Theobald
                                       |
                       E_Van_d_Sar GK  |  GK E_Thorstvedt
                        R_Giovinco DF  |  DF J_Djourou
                       P_Chimbonda DF  |  DF Heraldo
                          X_Alonso DF  |  DF B_Bryn
                         Coloccini DF  |  DF Yann_M_Vila
                       M_Dickinson MF  |  DM B_Abdoulaye
                            P_Cocu MF  |  MF B_Zamora
                            G_Glen MF  |  MF D_Damjanovic
                            L_Camp MF  |  MF P_Do_Shaw
                           D_Flood FW  |  FW K_McInally
                         M_De_Cala FW  |  FW S_Morison
                                       |
                        M_Landreau SUB |  SUB J_Moreau
                          R_Meadow SUB |  SUB M_Lindberg
                           P_Alert SUB |  SUB A_Isaksson
                          L_Robert SUB |  SUB Seitaridis
                       M_Rasmussen SUB |  SUB N_Jelavic

Referee: P_Dowd (England)


Min. 1  :(nwt) It looks as though Newcastle is now playing C
Min. 6  :(nwt) D_Flood has the ball on the wing
          ...  He takes it past B_Abdoulaye
          ...  He knocks it to M_Dickinson!
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by Yann_M_Vila
          ...  He timed it well
Min. 9  :(bfa) P_Do_Shaw with a throw in
          ...  He throws the ball across to B_Bryn
          ...  B_Bryn attempts to drive it home!
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar falls over
          ...  He recovers to tip it onto the post!
          ...  But it hits his back!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Unlucky!
          ...  The Benfica fans start to taunt him now!
          ...  That's put Benfica in front!
          ...  Newcastle 0-1 Benfica ...
Min. 11 :(nwt) M_Dickinson gets to the bye line
          ...  He puts it into the box
          ...  He finds Coloccini
          ...  J_Djourou slices it
          ...  E_Thorstvedt moves quickly!!
          ...  He can't get there!
          ...  It inches just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by Coloccini
          ...  E_Thorstvedt easily catches it!
Min. 16 :(bfa) B_Abdoulaye plays it forward to P_Do_Shaw
          ...  G_Glen dives in two footed!!
          ...  Play On!!
Min. 20 :(bfa) S_Morison runs at the defender
          ...  The ball rebounds off X_Alonso back to him!
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward!
          ...  S_Morison swings in the shot!
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar catches the ball
Min. 22 :(bfa) P_Do_Shaw is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He throws it long to K_McInally
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from K_McInally !
          ...  OOOOOOHHHHHHHH
          ...  It grazes the post and goes wide
Min. 27 :(bfa) K_McInally beats the defender
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from P_Chimbonda
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Yann_M_Vila hits it towards the far post!
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar fists it away!
Min. 28 :(nwt) M_Dickinson drives the ball across field
          ...  It comes to L_Camp
          ...  L_Camp fires the shot in!
          ...  E_Thorstvedt is just going to watch it go over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  And E_Thorstvedt reacts well to palm it behind!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by L_Camp!
          ...  E_Thorstvedt comes out and claims it!
Min. 29 :(nwt) L_Camp controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball out to the left!
          ...  M_De_Cala gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  Yann_M_Vila pulls on his shirt
          ...  He wins the ball
          ...  The defender got away with the foul there!
Min. 30 :(nwt) M_De_Cala knocks it past Heraldo and runs onto it
          ...  He leaves the defender standing
          ...  M_De_Cala fires off a left-footed shot !
          ...  E_Thorstvedt parries it, he follows it up
          ...  And E_Thorstvedt recovers to save!!
Min. 31 :(nwt) R_Giovinco holds the ball up
          ...  He sees D_Flood in space!
          ...  But Heraldo slides in two footed.
          ...  P_Dowd has a look but waves "Play On!"
Min. 31 :(bfa) B_Bryn finds his way through
          ...  He lost his man too easily
          ...  M_Dickinson with a nasty foul
          ...  That looked malicious
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution!
Min. 31 :(bfa) B_Bryn kills the ball dead
          ...  B_Bryn with his head down lets it go !
          ...  It fly's into Row Z!
Min. 33 :(bfa) J_Djourou rushes through the defence
          ...  D_Flood with a late tackle
          ...  He certainly didn't mean it
          ...  P_Dowd shows him a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on!
Min. 35 :(nwt) G_Glen takes advantage of a mistake by J_Djourou
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  G_Glen bears down on goal!
          ...  But E_Thorstvedt makes a fine save
          ...  Wow!! That was close!
          ...  He had to be at his best to reach that one!
Min. 36 :(nwt) P_Cocu plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  L_Camp keeps possession instead!
          ...  He runs towards the goal now!
          ...  L_Camp with the drive!
          ...  But he's missed it!
          ...  He couldn't hit a cow's arse with a banjo
Min. 36 :(nwt) M_De_Cala leaves his marker standing
          ...  B_Abdoulaye with a bad challenge
          ...  P_Dowd will want to speak to him
          ...  P_Dowd wants a word
          ...  It's just a warning
Min. 37 :(nwt) M_De_Cala runs at the defender
          ...  The ball rebounds off B_Zamora back to him!
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward!
          ...  B_Bryn with an ugly foul
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
Min. 40 :(bfa) D_Damjanovic with an excellent first touch
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  K_McInally gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  But M_Dickinson clears the danger
Min. 41 :(bfa) B_Abdoulaye finds S_Morison in the box
          ...  S_Morison must beat E_Van_d_Sar!
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar catches the ball
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 47 :(nwt) R_Giovinco crosses into the box, finding L_Camp
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from Heraldo
          ...  He could have easily caught the defender is he hadn't been careful
Min. 47 :(bfa) B_Bryn with a precise ball to Yann_M_Vila
          ...  A thundering drive by Yann_M_Vila !
          ...  He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Newcastle 0-1 Benfica

Min. 51 :(bfa) B_Zamora runs down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball in to J_Djourou
          ...  J_Djourou looks to see where E_Van_d_Sar is!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  But E_Van_d_Sar reaches the ball. Good save
Min. 53 :(nwt) P_Cocu hoofs it up field to find D_Flood
          ...  D_Flood launches himself head first to connect with the low cross!
          ...  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. 53 :(bfa) P_Do_Shaw looks for options
          ...  He knocks the ball across to S_Morison
          ...  But P_Chimbonda spotted the danger and cleans up the play
Min. 55 :(nwt) P_Chimbonda moves out wide
          ...  He plays the ball through to L_Camp
          ...  L_Camp sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender !
          ...  But E_Thorstvedt palms it behind
          ...  P_Dowd has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 58 :(nwt) M_De_Cala gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He cuts inside B_Zamora!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  M_De_Cala hits it
          ...  This one could go anywhere !
          ...  It's gone over
          ...  Well he must have left his shooting boots at home for that one
Min. 59 :(nwt) D_Flood kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  P_Chimbonda gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  P_Chimbonda hits the shot!
          ...  It swerves a lot!
          ...  E_Thorstvedt won't get to that!
          ...  It clips the post!
          ...  And goes wide!
Min. 62 :(bfa) S_Morison plays a great one-two
          ...  He continues to run forward now
          ...  D_Flood with the lunge!!
          ...  And the whistle goes, that's a foul
          ...  P_Dowd warns him
Min. 64 :(nwt) D_Flood runs at the defence
          ...  He nutmegs the defender
          ...  He showed his class there
          ...  J_Djourou with a nasty foul
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
Min. 65 :(nwt) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side.
          ...  M_Rasmussen will come on for P_Cocu and play FW
Min. 65 :(bfa) B_Zamora slides it through the middle to K_McInally
          ...  K_McInally with the chance !
          ...  But he puts it wide
          ...  How did he manage to miss that?
Min. 65 :(nwt) R_Giovinco knocks it past the defender and runs onto it
          ...  He leaves the defender standing
          ...  B_Abdoulaye with a superb challenge
          ...  P_Dowd has given the free kick the other way!
Min. 67 :(nwt) G_Glen cuts inside the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to M_De_Cala
          ...  But P_Do_Shaw slides in
Min. 69 :(nwt) M_Dickinson knocks it forward
          ...  J_Djourou slips
          ...  G_Glen gets to it!
          ...  G_Glen tries to chip the ball over the keeper !
          ...  E_Thorstvedt guesses right
Min. 70 :(nwt) R_Meadow is being prepared to come on
          ...  X_Alonso is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 70 :(bfa) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side.
          ...  M_Lindberg will come on for S_Morison and play DF
Min. 70 :(bfa) Benfica restructured their strategy to D
Min. 76 :(nwt) R_Meadow finds P_Chimbonda with a ball over the defence
          ...  Yann_M_Vila forces him off the ball
          ...  But it rolls out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  M_Dickinson lofts the ball in!
          ...  E_Thorstvedt easily claims the ball!
Min. 79 :(bfa) A_Isaksson is going to be brought on
          ...  D_Damjanovic is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 80 :(bfa) Seitaridis is coming on for B_Zamora and will play MF
Min. 80 :(bfa) Curled in dangerously from A_Isaksson to K_McInally
          ...  M_Rasmussen muscles him off the ball
          ...  Looked like a good tackle but the referee has awarded them a free kick
          ...  P_Dowd reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 81 :(nwt) Coloccini unselfishly heads the ball back to L_Camp
          ...  L_Camp shoots towards goal !
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 93 :(nwt) M_Dickinson with a probing through ball M_Rasmussen
          ...  Yann_M_Vila hits it out for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  L_Camp curls it into the box!
          ...  E_Thorstvedt makes the catch!

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


Match Details
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Venue                : St James Park
Attendance           : 73,723
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Newcastle Match Info
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Best player          : G_Glen
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : M_Dickinson (31), D_Flood (33), M_Rasmussen (80)
Injured              : N/A
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Benfica Match Info
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Best player          : B_Bryn (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : B_Bryn (9)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             Newcastle    |    Benfica
Attempts on Goal     :          10        |       8
Off target           :           5        |       4
On target            :           5        |       4
Possession           :          42        |       58
Corners              :           4        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           3        |       0
Subs Used            :           2        |       3
Fouls                :           7        |       12
Key Tackles          :           4        |       8
Key Passes           :          15        |       10
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Final Score          : Newcastle 0 - 1 Benfica
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Player Statistics - Newcastle
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_Van_d_Sar    GK  32   5   5   7  14 |  98   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -10   0   0   0
R_Giovinco     DF   2  23  11  10  35 |  98   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  24   0
P_Chimbonda    DF   3  23   9   7  29 |  98   0   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  30  12   1
X_Alonso       DF   2  19  14  12  21 |  74   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Coloccini      DF   2  19  10  11  20 |  98   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
M_Dickinson    MF   2  14  24   6  28 |  98   0   1   4   0   0   0   1   0   0  13  46  -2
P_Cocu         MF   3  10  23  10  25 |  69   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  24   0
G_Glen         MF   2   6  22  12  29 |  98   0   1   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  15  12  16
L_Camp         MF   3  11  22  10  27 |  98   0   0   1   0   4   0   0   0   0   0  12  18
D_Flood        FW   2   9  10  22  15 |  98   0   0   2   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  22  -1
M_De_Cala      FW   2   9   6  22  45 |  98   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -11
M_Landreau     GK  27   6   2   2  14 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Meadow       DF   2  21  12   8  31 |  24   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
P_Alert        DF   2  21  10  10  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Robert       MF   1  11  22  10  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Rasmussen    FW   2   5  11  23  37 |  29   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2

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  36   2   6   4  13 |  98   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  85   0   0   0
J_Djourou      DF   3  26   5   9  35 |  98   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  35  20  28
Heraldo        DF   1  25  13   7  11 |  98   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  50  20  20
B_Bryn         DF   2  25   7   8  31 |  98   0   0   1   0   2   1   0   0   0   0  12  29
Yann_M_Vila    DF   2  24  12   7  22 |  98   0   4   0   0   1   0   0   0   0 100   0   1
B_Abdoulaye    DM   2  14  25   7  39 |  98   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  24   0
B_Zamora       MF   2  11  26   8  25 |  84   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  24   0
D_Damjanovic   MF   3   7  26   9  42 |  83   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
P_Do_Shaw      MF   2   8  25   8  25 |  98   0   1   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  15  56   0
K_McInally     FW   2   6   5  27  27 |  98   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2
S_Morison      FW   1   2   7  26  36 |  74   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  16
J_Moreau       GK  27   1   2   2  14 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Lindberg     DF   1  24   8   8  42 |  24   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Isaksson     MF   1   8  25   4  31 |  15   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
Seitaridis     MF   2   8  23  16  27 |  14   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Jelavic      FW   2   6   7  25  35 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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