Elite League Match, Real Madrid vs. Santos FC (Sun Feb 21)


                          Real Madrid  |  Santos FC
                            5-2-1-2 E  |  4-1-3-2 C
                      Gareth Williams  |  Glyn Rigby
                                       |
                           J_Reina GK  |  GK Ederson
                         W_Lavezzi DF  |  DF Leonardo
                         K_Tierney DF  |  DF Henrique
                        D_Carvajal DF  |  DF F_de_Boer
                          A_Hanson DF  |  DF Agostini
                       Beckenbauer DF  |  DM Emerson_Jr
                       F_Ravanelli MF  |  MF Draxler
                           Platini MF  |  MF Socrates
                         H_Sanchez AM  |  MF Casemiro
                       Matej_Vydra FW  |  FW Bar
                         K_Benzema FW  |  FW Neymar_Jr
                                       |
                        Rock_Singh SUB |  SUB Leo
                           Marcelo SUB |  SUB Ni_Na_Lee
                     T_Alderweirel SUB |  SUB Luis_Garcia
                         Luis_Figo SUB |  SUB Enrique
                      E_Butragueno SUB |  SUB Bojan

Referee: S_Youri (Morrocco)


Min. 3  :(rmd) Platini with a throw in
          ...  He throws the ball across to K_Benzema
          ...  Socrates is called for the holding foul
          ...  Well spotted by the referee
Min. 5  :(sfc) Bar barges K_Tierney off the ball
          ...  Bar shapes up for a shot!
          ...  J_Reina with the acrobatic save
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras!
Min. 5  :(rmd) Platini with the deft touch
          ...  He takes it past Emerson_Jr
          ...  He knocks it to K_Tierney!
          ...  Emerson_Jr with a bad challenge
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  S_Youri wants a quiet word
Min. 7  :(sfc) Casemiro sidesteps his marker
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  Casemiro launches himself head first to connect with the low cross!
          ...  But J_Reina dives to his left
          ...  I think J_Reina just got a hand on that one
          ...  S_Youri has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 14 :(sfc) Bar sidesteps A_Hanson
          ...  That was too easy
          ...  W_Lavezzi clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play
          ...  The linesman is flagging
          ...  Throw in
Min. 20 :(rmd) W_Lavezzi volleys it forward. He finds K_Benzema
          ...  Draxler gets the foot in to win the ball
          ...  It rolls out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  K_Tierney swings it in!
          ...  Ederson reads it well, and claims it!
Min. 21 :(rmd) D_Carvajal with the dribble
          ...  Agostini is easily beaten
          ...  Emerson_Jr gets in the way and wins the ball
Min. 23 :(sfc) Bar pushes it past K_Tierney
          ...  H_Sanchez with a pull on the shirt
          ...  S_Youri gave him a strong warning
Min. 24 :(rmd) F_Ravanelli runs at the defence
          ...  He nutmegs the defender
          ...  He showed his class there
          ...  F_Ravanelli drives the shot in!
          ...  But he puts it wide
          ...  That was a terrible attempt!
Min. 25 :(rmd) F_Ravanelli controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball out to the right!
          ...  Matej_Vydra gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  But Leonardo wins the ball with a sliding challenge
Min. 28 :(sfc) Emerson_Jr with a neat pass into Bar
          ...  Bar is through on goal!
          ...  The flag stays down
          ...  He just has J_Reina to beat
          ...  He dinks it over J_Reina
          ...  K_Tierney gets back to hack it off the line!!
Min. 29 :(rmd) Matej_Vydra reads the run of H_Sanchez
          ...  But Leonardo slid in
          ...  It was a well timed tackle and it had to be
Min. 32 :(rmd) F_Ravanelli turns past the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to H_Sanchez
          ...  Henrique knocks him to the floor
          ...  The fans are calling for a penalty!
          ...  But S_Youri just turns away!
Min. 34 :(rmd) A defence splitting pass from F_Ravanelli to K_Benzema
          ...  K_Benzema heads the ball towards goal !
          ...  He has put it over the bar!
          ...  He looks stunned by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 35 :(sfc) Santos FC changed their strategy to play E
Min. 37 :(rmd) A_Hanson gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He slides the ball past Agostini!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  A_Hanson hits a crisp volley!
          ...  Ederson watches it sail safely wide!
Min. 37 :(sfc) Draxler turns past the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to Neymar_Jr
          ...  Neymar_Jr tries to curl it into the bottom corner !
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity
Min. 40 :(sfc) Socrates backtracks with the ball
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field
          ...  F_de_Boer gets on the end of it
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  W_Lavezzi belts it clear
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(rmd) Beckenbauer has found himself in space
          ...  He looks up for his team mates
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  H_Sanchez gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from Leonardo
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  D_Carvajal plays it into the danger area!
          ...  Ederson easily claims the ball!
Min. 45 :(sfc) Agostini hits the ball through the heart of the defence
          ...  F_de_Boer latches onto it!
          ...  A cheeky lob from F_de_Boer !
          ...  J_Reina parries it
          ...  The defender clears it
Min. 46 :(sfc) Draxler has a go!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  Neymar_Jr collects the loose ball!
          ...  Neymar_Jr tries the shot !
          ...  J_Reina has it covered
          ...  It takes a bobble!
          ...  J_Reina reacts well to save!!!
Min. 47 :(rmd) Matej_Vydra is too quick for the defence
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from Matej_Vydra !
          ...  Ederson with a fantastic save
          ...  His captain pats him on the back for that one

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Real Madrid 0-0 Santos FC

Min. 48 :(rmd) K_Benzema runs at the defender
          ...  The defender slips and falls over
          ...  Intercepted by Agostini
Min. 48 :(sfc) Socrates cuts inside the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to Neymar_Jr
          ...  What a shot from Neymar_Jr !
          ...  It could go anywhere
          ...  But J_Reina punches it away
Min. 54 :(sfc) Socrates curls the ball out wide to Henrique
          ...  Henrique with the 40 yard drive !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Rifled into the top corner!
          ...  He runs off to the Santos FC fans to celebrate!
          ...  Santos FC go in front now with that goal!
          ...  Real Madrid 0-1 Santos FC ...
Min. 55 :(rmd) The Real Madrid manager shouts at them from the touchline to play A
Min. 55 :(rmd) H_Sanchez seems to have switched to a FW role
Min. 55 :(rmd) K_Benzema runs into space
          ...  Henrique reads the game well and cuts out the pass!
Min. 56 :(sfc) Socrates with a 50-yard pass to Bar
          ...  K_Tierney with a superb tackle!
          ...  He easily dispossessed him.
Min. 57 :(rmd) H_Sanchez takes advantage of a defensive mistake
          ...  That mistake could prove costly
          ...  H_Sanchez drives it towards goal !
          ...  It floats over Ederson
          ...  Its heading goal ward!
          ...  But floats just over
          ...  That was a great effort
Min. 57 :(rmd) Platini with a 50-yard pass to Matej_Vydra
          ...  Agostini with an ugly foul
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
Min. 59 :(sfc) Leonardo takes possession
          ...  What can he do here?
          ...  But D_Carvajal slid in
          ...  It was a well timed tackle and it had to be
Min. 60 :(sfc) Bojan takes off his tracksuit
          ...  he'll replace Bar as FW
Min. 60 :(rmd) K_Benzema beats Agostini
          ...  K_Benzema curls it towards the top corner !
          ...  Ederson makes a great save
          ...  And he manages to hold onto it as well!
Min. 61 :(rmd) F_Ravanelli finds H_Sanchez with a ball over the defence
          ...  H_Sanchez bears down on goal!
          ...  Ederson has it covered
          ...  It takes a bobble!
          ...  Ederson is left flat-footed
          ...  It's gone wide !!
Min. 63 :(rmd) K_Tierney beats Henrique
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free
          ...  K_Tierney with the drive!
          ...  It flies wide!
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 65 :(sfc) Ni_Na_Lee will replace Leonardo and play DF
Min. 65 :(sfc) Santos FC are switching their playing style to C
Min. 65 :(rmd) Platini with a one-touch layoff to K_Benzema
          ...  But F_de_Boer wins the ball
Min. 67 :(sfc) Casemiro with the mazy dribble
          ...  He takes it past Beckenbauer
          ...  D_Carvajal makes the challenge and clears the ball
Min. 69 :(sfc) Socrates is first to the loose ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to Neymar_Jr
          ...  Neymar_Jr rises above the defence to head the ball !
          ...  J_Reina was lucky there
Min. 70 :(sfc) Luis_Garcia is being prepared to come on
          ...  Draxler is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play MF
Min. 70 :(rmd) K_Tierney looks for options
          ...  He knocks the ball across to W_Lavezzi
          ...  W_Lavezzi hits the ball first time!
          ...  Ederson tips it round the post
          ...  Good save
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by Platini!
          ...  It is kicked away by Agostini
Min. 70 :(sfc) Ni_Na_Lee gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He slides the ball past D_Carvajal!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  Beckenbauer scythes the player down.
          ...  Like Joey Barton would!
          ...  S_Youri calls him over!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
Min. 70 :(sfc) Emerson_Jr works the ball inside
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to Neymar_Jr
          ...  But A_Hanson slides in two footed.
          ...  S_Youri has a look but waves "Play On!"
Min. 72 :(rmd) Matej_Vydra finds H_Sanchez in acres of space
          ...  Agostini with an inch perfect tackle
          ...  The whistle has gone! Incredible!
          ...  Shown a YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 73 :(rmd) Matej_Vydra gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He slides the ball past the defender!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  Matej_Vydra fires the shot in!
          ...  It floats over Ederson
          ...  Its heading goal ward!
          ...  But floats just over
          ...  That was a great effort
Min. 74 :(rmd) Marcelo takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace W_Lavezzi
          ...  He'll play as a DF
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
Min. 75 :(rmd) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side.
          ...  Luis_Figo will come on for H_Sanchez and play AM
Min. 77 :(rmd) F_Ravanelli takes on the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to Beckenbauer
          ...  A skilful effort from Beckenbauer !
          ...  Ederson falls over
          ...  But the ball sails wide anyway!
Min. 78 :(rmd) Platini with a probing through ball Matej_Vydra
          ...  Matej_Vydra aiming for the bottom corner !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Rifled into the top corner!
          ...  He runs off to the Real Madrid fans to celebrate!
          ...  And Real Madrid have squared it up late on!!
          ...  Real Madrid 1-1 Santos FC ...
Min. 79 :(rmd) The Real Madrid manager told his side to change to a E strategy
Min. 79 :(sfc) Santos FC altered their play to a A strategy
Min. 80 :(rmd) Platini with a measured ball to D_Carvajal
          ...  Bojan with an ugly foul
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
          ...  S_Youri shows him a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on!
Min. 81 :(rmd) T_Alderweirel replaces K_Tierney to play as a DF
Min. 85 :(rmd) Matej_Vydra unselfishly lays the ball back to K_Benzema
          ...  K_Benzema attempts to drive it home!
          ...  Ederson won't get to that!
          ...  It clips the post!
          ...  And goes wide!
Min. 87 :(sfc) Henrique is taking a throw in
          ...  He dries the ball on his shirt
          ...  He throws the ball to Agostini
          ...  K_Benzema with a pull on the shirt
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(rmd) Luis_Figo finds the run of Matej_Vydra
          ...  Matej_Vydra tries to chip the ball over the keeper !
          ...  But Ederson makes an easy save
Min. 88 :(sfc) Luis_Garcia finds Bojan on the edge of the box
          ...  But T_Alderweirel wins the tackle
Min. 90 :(sfc) Socrates with the cross-field pass to Neymar_Jr
          ...  Platini takes out the attacker
          ...  He looked to have fouled him there
Min. 92 :(sfc) Casemiro changes direction inside
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to Bojan
          ...  Bojan rifles it to the far post !
          ...  He hits the side netting

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Santiago Bernabeu
Attendance           : 148,644
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Real Madrid Match Info
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Best player          : Matej_Vydra (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Matej_Vydra (78)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Beckenbauer (70)
Injured              : N/A
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Santos FC Match Info
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Best player          : Socrates
Scorers              : Henrique (54)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Agostini (72), Bojan (80)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                           Real Madrid    |    Santos FC
Attempts on Goal     :          14        |       10
Off target           :           9        |       2
On target            :           5        |       8
Possession           :          42        |       58
Corners              :           3        |       0
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       2
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           6        |       8
Key Tackles          :           8        |       9
Key Passes           :          16        |       13
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Final Score          : Real Madrid 1 - 1 Santos FC
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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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J_Reina        GK  39   2   3   1  18 |  96   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0   0
W_Lavezzi      DF   2  37  15   7  45 |  77   0   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  40  10   5
K_Tierney      DF   3  34  12   7  32 |  84   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
D_Carvajal     DF   1  32   9  10  32 |  96   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
A_Hanson       DF   2  31   9  10  22 |  96   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
Beckenbauer    DF   2  31   9   8  21 |  96   0   0   1   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2   8  -2
F_Ravanelli    MF   3  12  34   9  21 |  96   0   0   5   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  50   0
Platini        MF   3   4  31   7  32 |  96   0   1   4   1   0   0   0   0   0  20  55   0
H_Sanchez      FW   2   6   6  28  31 |  78   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Matej_Vydra    FW   1  11   8  33  13 |  96   0   0   3   0   4   1   0   0   0   0  30  35
K_Benzema      FW   3   7   6  31  23 |  96   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
Rock_Singh     GK  29   2   3   2  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Marcelo        DF   1  31   9   7  21 |  19   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Alderweirel  DF   1  30   8   9  31 |  12   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
Luis_Figo      AM   1   5  27   7  33 |  18   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
E_Butragueno   FW   1   6   4  24  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Santos FC
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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Ederson        GK  39   5   5   3  23 |  96   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0   0
Leonardo       DF   2  34  11  11  22 |  68   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
Henrique       DF   1  33  12   9  29 |  96   0   2   0   0   1   1   0   0   0  40   0  25
F_de_Boer      DF   2  32   8   8  27 |  96   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   5
Agostini       DF   2  31  13  10  41 |  96   0   2   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  38   8  -2
Emerson_Jr     DM   3  20  29  11  21 |  96   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20   0
Draxler        MF   1   9  35   8  31 |  73   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20   0
Socrates       MF   1   6  33   9  12 |  96   0   0   6   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  75   0
Casemiro       MF   3   8  32   6  11 |  96   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   5
Bar            FW   1   8  11  37  22 |  63   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
Neymar_Jr      FW   1   9   8  34  20 |  96   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  15
Leo            GK  28   2   2   2  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Ni_Na_Lee      DF   3  31   9   7  41 |  28   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Luis_Garcia    MF   2   8  32   6  11 |  23   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Enrique        MF   1   1  28  17  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Bojan          FW   2   7  10  31  12 |  33   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
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