Elite League Match, Real Madrid vs. Benfica (Sun Jul 08)


                          Real Madrid  |  Benfica
                          4-1-2-1-2 E  |  4-4-2 C
                      Gareth Williams  |  Matias Finkelstein
                                       |
                      Silvio_Proto GK  |  GK F_Foster
                      D_Kuzmanovic DF  |  DF T_Adams
                          J_Conroy DF  |  DF C_Thomson
                           K_Uddin DF  |  DF A_Van_Buuren
                        D_Carvajal DF  |  DF Yann_M_Vila
                       B_Abdoulaye DM  |  MF J_Plasil
                         L_Copland MF  |  MF Zheng_Zhi
                      Granit_Xhaka MF  |  MF P_Do_Shaw
                      J_Gandolfini AM  |  MF E_Knave
                         C_Arrache FW  |  FW Stefano
                       Matej_Vydra FW  |  FW Nathan_Dyer
                                       |
                           A_Zogbo SUB |  SUB P_Lenox
                         K_Tierney SUB |  SUB R_Tomassi
                        J_Flanagan SUB |  SUB J_Wilshere
                        P_McNamara SUB |  SUB J_Bolm
                            S_Mane SUB |  SUB T_Erak

Referee: A_Dali (Iran)


Min. 1  :(bfa) Benfica will now play A after the order comes from the dugout
Min. 2  :(bfa) J_Plasil is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He throws it to Nathan_Dyer
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over!
          ...  K_Uddin hits it out for a throw
Min. 6  :(rmd) Matej_Vydra brings the ball under control
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  J_Conroy gets on the end of the pass
          ...  J_Conroy with a powerful header !
          ...  F_Foster makes a comfortable save
          ...  He makes it look so easy
Min. 7  :(rmd) Matej_Vydra takes advantage of a mistake by A_Van_Buuren
          ...  It's a lucky break
          ...  T_Adams gets the foot in to win the ball
Min. 10 :(rmd) D_Kuzmanovic runs at the defence
          ...  He nutmegs C_Thomson
          ...  He showed his class there
          ...  T_Adams takes the player down!!
          ...  That's a poor tackle!
          ...  Shown a YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 15 :(rmd) B_Abdoulaye with a glorious 60-yard pass to C_Arrache
          ...  C_Arrache goes for goal !
          ...  Terrific shot
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide
          ...  That's unlucky!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  L_Copland chips the ball in towards the back post!
          ...  The ball comes to K_Uddin
          ...  He knocks it goalward
          ...  But F_Foster palms it away
          ...  He could have caught that!
Min. 17 :(rmd) J_Conroy with the dribble
          ...  He uses his pace to get free
          ...  J_Conroy controls the ball well!
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal!
          ...  F_Foster gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it over
Min. 19 :(rmd) J_Gandolfini takes possession of the ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to B_Abdoulaye
          ...  Yann_M_Vila reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 20 :(rmd) L_Copland beats T_Adams
          ...  He muscled him off the ball
          ...  But Yann_M_Vila wins the tackle
Min. 27 :(bfa) E_Knave bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to Stefano
          ...  D_Kuzmanovic wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by Zheng_Zhi!
          ...  It is cleared by B_Abdoulaye
Min. 28 :(bfa) Nathan_Dyer finds himself with plenty of time
          ...  A skilful effort from Nathan_Dyer !
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity
Min. 29 :(rmd) J_Gandolfini beats Yann_M_Vila
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  J_Gandolfini fires off a left-footed shot !
          ...  F_Foster with the acrobatic save
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras!
Min. 31 :(rmd) D_Carvajal makes himself available
          ...  An audacious effort from D_Carvajal !
          ...  F_Foster saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one
Min. 32 :(bfa) P_Do_Shaw finds C_Thomson in acres of space
          ...  C_Thomson controls the ball well!
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal!
          ...  It hits the sponsor hoarding
Min. 35 :(bfa) A_Van_Buuren has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past J_Gandolfini
          ...  He puts in C_Thomson!
          ...  But L_Copland clears the danger
Min. 38 :(rmd) L_Copland is closed down
          ...  He plays a quick pass under pressure
          ...  Matej_Vydra latches onto the ball
          ...  Matej_Vydra with a stunning strike !
          ...  But F_Foster tips it over
          ...  A_Dali has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Real Madrid 0-0 Benfica

Min. 46 :(bfa) The defender under hits the back pass!
          ...  T_Adams is through!
          ...  But D_Kuzmanovic reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 50 :(rmd) J_Gandolfini nutmegs Yann_M_Vila, he continues to run forward
          ...  Yann_M_Vila recovers to win the ball back
Min. 50 :(rmd) K_Uddin sprints forward with the ball
          ...  A_Van_Buuren tugs on his opponent's shirt!!
          ...  A_Dali has stopped play
          ...  Well spotted by A_Dali!
          ...  He is warned by A_Dali
          ...  It's just a warning
          ...  INDIRECT FREE KICK!
          ...  L_Copland swings it in
          ...  Matej_Vydra takes control of it!
          ...  A_Van_Buuren gets the foot in to win the ball
          ...  It rolls out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Gandolfini chips the ball into the area!
          ...  F_Foster catches it!
Min. 51 :(rmd) Granit_Xhaka brings the ball under control
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  J_Conroy gets on the end of the pass
          ...  C_Thomson stands his ground and wins the tackle
Min. 53 :(bfa) J_Plasil with a measured ball to Stefano
          ...  Stefano attempts to drive it home!
          ...  But it whistles just past the post
Min. 54 :(rmd) Granit_Xhaka with the heel pass to Matej_Vydra
          ...  Matej_Vydra with an overhead kick !
          ...  He gets a connection
          ...  But F_Foster makes an easy save
Min. 56 :(rmd) J_Gandolfini has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past J_Plasil!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  J_Gandolfini hits the ball first time!
          ...  He could have let that bounce
          ...  F_Foster with the acrobatic save
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras!
Min. 58 :(bfa) C_Thomson moves out over to the edge of the pitch
          ...  He plays the ball through to Stefano
          ...  D_Kuzmanovic slides in hard!
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 60 :(rmd) J_Gandolfini finds the run of Matej_Vydra
          ...  Matej_Vydra has time and space!
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal
          ...  F_Foster tips it round the post
          ...  Good save
          ...  Corner not given!!
Min. 62 :(bfa) P_Do_Shaw reads the run of Zheng_Zhi
          ...  K_Uddin gets in the way and wins the ball
Min. 69 :(rmd) D_Carvajal with electric pace
          ...  He eases past C_Thomson
          ...  Launched towards the top corner by D_Carvajal !
          ...  It's going over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  But lands on the roof of the net !!
          ...  F_Foster looks relieved there!
Min. 71 :(bfa) P_Do_Shaw has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past K_Uddin
          ...  He puts in Stefano!
          ...  Matej_Vydra robs him of the ball
Min. 74 :(rmd) Granit_Xhaka backtracks with the ball
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field
          ...  C_Arrache gets on the end of it
          ...  C_Arrache tries to curl it into the bottom corner !
          ...  F_Foster parries the shot
          ...  And the defender clears it!
Min. 75 :(rmd) J_Gandolfini beats T_Adams
          ...  He muscled him off the ball
          ...  From long range J_Gandolfini bends the ball towards goal!
          ...  The fans get off there seats!
          ...  But it sails over !!
Min. 75 :(bfa) Stefano gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He slides the ball past the defender!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  Cleared by J_Conroy
Min. 76 :(bfa) There's going to be a change
          ...  R_Tomassi will come on for Yann_M_Vila and play DF
Min. 76 :(rmd) Granit_Xhaka with a neat pass into C_Arrache
          ...  C_Arrache looks to see where F_Foster is!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  It's well wide!
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 76 :(bfa) Nathan_Dyer pulls it back to Stefano
          ...  Stefano has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  But Silvio_Proto parries the shot
          ...  The defender manages to scramble the ball away
Min. 77 :(bfa) J_Wilshere replaces E_Knave to play as a MF
Min. 77 :(bfa) Stefano kicks B_Abdoulaye off the ball
          ...  The linesman is flagging
          ...  He's in trouble here!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  He deserved that! And was lucky it wasn't more!
Min. 78 :(bfa) T_Erak comes on for Stefano and will play FW to the delight of the fans
Min. 78 :(bfa) Zheng_Zhi plays it forward to R_Tomassi
          ...  R_Tomassi with the deft touch!
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal!
          ...  It hits the sponsor hoarding
Min. 79 :(rmd) K_Tierney is being prepared to come on
          ...  D_Kuzmanovic is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 79 :(bfa) Zheng_Zhi with a measured pass to Nathan_Dyer
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from J_Conroy
Min. 80 :(rmd) There's going to be a change
          ...  P_McNamara will come on for L_Copland and play MF
Min. 80 :(rmd) S_Mane comes on for Matej_Vydra and will play FW to the delight of the fans
Min. 85 :(rmd) P_McNamara with a superb first touch
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  J_Conroy gets on the end of the pass
          ...  C_Thomson seizes control of the ball
          ...  He hoists it forward
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(bfa) P_Do_Shaw has the ball
          ...  He knocks the ball past D_Carvajal
          ...  He puts in T_Erak!
          ...  A delicate chip from T_Erak !
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  Silvio_Proto dives desperately to try and save it!!
          ...  He can't get to it!
          ...  But it creeps just wide!!
          ...  The deflection had Silvio_Proto beaten!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  P_Do_Shaw plays it towards the near post!
          ...  Silvio_Proto easily catches it!
Min. 91 :(rmd) C_Arrache with the heel pass to K_Tierney
          ...  K_Tierney smashed the ball towards the bottom corner!
          ...  F_Foster with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1
Min. 92 :(rmd) P_McNamara kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate in space!
          ...  He plays the ball in to him!
          ...  K_Tierney gets on the end of the pass
          ...  R_Tomassi with the tackle
Min. 92 :(bfa) J_Plasil with the deft touch
          ...  He takes it past K_Tierney
          ...  He knocks it to T_Erak!
          ...  K_Tierney recovers to win the ball back
Min. 93 :(rmd) B_Abdoulaye nutmegs C_Thomson
          ...  B_Abdoulaye hits the shot!
          ...  It swerves a lot!
          ...  He has failed to hit the target!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 93 :(bfa) J_Wilshere with a precise pass to Nathan_Dyer
          ...  Nathan_Dyer with a powerful downward header!
          ...  Silvio_Proto tips it round the post
          ...  Good save
          ...  Corner not given!!
Min. 94 :(bfa) P_Do_Shaw beats the defender
          ...  D_Carvajal with the tackle

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Santiago Bernabeu
Attendance           : 150,000
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Real Madrid Match Info
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Best player          : J_Conroy
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Benfica Match Info
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Best player          : F_Foster (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : T_Adams (10), Stefano (77)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                            Real Madrid   |    Benfica
Attempts on Goal     :          16        |       7
Off target           :           6        |       5
On target            :          10        |       2
Possession           :          63        |       37
Corners              :           2        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       2
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           5        |       10
Key Tackles          :          11        |       8
Key Passes           :          12        |       14
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Final Score          : Real Madrid 0 - 0 Benfica
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Player Statistics - Real Madrid
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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Silvio_Proto   GK  39   3   1   3  15 |  95   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  55   0   0   0
D_Kuzmanovic   DF   2  34   9   7  40 |  80   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
J_Conroy       DF   2  32  13  10  21 |  95   0   2   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  40   0  11
K_Uddin        DF   2  30  13   7  40 |  95   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  80   0  10
D_Carvajal     DF   1  28   8  10  32 |  95   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  20   0  11
B_Abdoulaye    DM   2  16  30   8  39 |  95   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  10   1
L_Copland      MF   1   8  31   6  21 |  81   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
Granit_Xhaka   MF   1  10  30   7  21 |  95   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0
J_Gandolfini   AM   3   9  27  19  12 |  95   0   0   2   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  20  21
C_Arrache      FW   2  10   6  36  34 |  95   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  10  12
Matej_Vydra    FW   1  10   7  29  13 |  81   0   1   1   0   3   0   0   0   0  20  10  30
A_Zogbo        GK  31   4   3   2  11 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Tierney      DF   3  30  11   7  32 |  15   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0  10
J_Flanagan     DF   2  23   8   5  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_McNamara     MF   2   7  24   7  33 |  14   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
S_Mane         FW   2   6   7  24  30 |  14   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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F_Foster       GK  39   2   4   4  16 |  95  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  95   0   0   0
T_Adams        DF   2  33   8   7  22 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  18  -2  -2
C_Thomson      DF   2  32  12   7  25 |  95   0   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  80  10   1
A_Van_Buuren   DF   2  31  12   8  25 |  95   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
Yann_M_Vila    DF   2  31  14   8  22 |  77   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
J_Plasil       MF   1   7  30  10  19 |  95   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
Zheng_Zhi      MF   1   9  30   8  42 |  95   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
P_Do_Shaw      MF   2   9  30   9  25 |  95   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0
E_Knave        MF   3   7  23  10  21 |  78   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Stefano        FW   2   9   8  30  39 |  79   0   0   0   0   2   0   1   0   0  -2  -2   9
Nathan_Dyer    FW   2   7  11  29  31 |  95   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  10  11
P_Lenox        GK  22   1   2   3  12 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Tomassi      DF   1  29   8   7  37 |  18   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   1
J_Wilshere     MF   2  19  29  12  19 |  17   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
J_Bolm         MF   2  11  28  13  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Erak         FW   2   6   6  27  21 |  16   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
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