Elite League Match, Santos FC vs. Benfica (Sun Nov 10)


                            Santos FC  |  Benfica
                            4-3-1-2 P  |  4-4-2 A
                           Glyn Rigby  |  Matias Finkelstein
                                       |
                           Ederson GK  |  GK N_Winneke
                            R_Huth DF  |  DF Yann_M_Vila
                             Oscar DF  |  DF R_Tomassi
                          Leonardo DF  |  DF J_Foyth
                          Agostini DF  |  DF M_Zeffane
                           Draxler MF  |  MF J_Wilshere
                          Socrates MF  |  MF I_Marcone
                          Casemiro MF  |  MF S_Nakamoto
                         O_Ruggeri AM  |  MF W_Dustice
                               Bar FW  |  FW Nathan_Dyer
                         Neymar_Jr FW  |  FW B_Dugnutt
                                       |
                         A_Begovic SUB |  SUB A_Zogbo
                         F_de_Boer SUB |  SUB S_Mannaerts
                         Ni_Na_Lee SUB |  SUB J_Bolm
                        Emerson_Jr SUB |  SUB E_Knave
                             Bojan SUB |  SUB T_Erak

Referee: P_Graham (Wales)


Min. 4  :(sfc) Draxler 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!
          ...  R_Huth receives the pass and heads towards the goal
          ...  R_Huth attempts a chip!
          ...  The shot deflects wide into the crowd!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Bar floats the ball in!
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of N_Winneke
Min. 6  :(sfc) Casemiro with a measured pass to R_Huth
          ...  R_Huth tries to place it in the corner !
          ...  N_Winneke gathers it easily
Min. 7  :(sfc) Neymar_Jr with electric pace
          ...  He eases past Yann_M_Vila
          ...  Neymar_Jr cracks a laser towards goal !
          ...  The fans get off there seats!
          ...  N_Winneke plucks the ball out of the air
          ...  Good goalkeeping there!
Min. 8  :(sfc) Casemiro floats the ball in to find Neymar_Jr
          ...  Fine tackle by I_Marcone
          ...  But he can't prevent the corner
Min. 11 :(sfc) Draxler with a throw in
          ...  He throws the ball across to Bar
          ...  Bar with the side footed shot!
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!!!!
          ...  Unbelievable!!!
          ...  It's gone wide
Min. 11 :(bfa) W_Dustice leaps into the air
          ...  He wins the header
          ...  He heads it across to Nathan_Dyer
          ...  But Oscar barges him off the ball
Min. 16 :(sfc) Casemiro miskicks!
          ...  He finds Bar though
          ...  That was fortunate
          ...  Yann_M_Vila with the tackle
Min. 16 :(bfa) S_Nakamoto takes on the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to B_Dugnutt
          ...  Driven towards goal by B_Dugnutt !
          ...  Looks like it should be Ederson's
          ...  Oh he's let it go through his legs
          ...  But drifts inches wide !!
          ...  Ederson looks embarrassed!
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by J_Wilshere!
          ...  It is cleared by Agostini
Min. 19 :(sfc) Oscar chests it down
          ...  J_Foyth wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Casemiro swings it in!
          ...  J_Foyth clears the danger
Min. 22 :(sfc) Draxler retreats under pressure
          ...  He hits the ball up field
          ...  Oscar latches onto the end of it
          ...  Oscar with the diving header !
          ...  He had to be brave there
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity
Min. 23 :(bfa) R_Tomassi gets to the by line
          ...  He looks up and lobs in a cross
          ...  Nathan_Dyer is unmarked
          ...  R_Huth gets to the ball first
Min. 24 :(sfc) Socrates with a short pass to find Neymar_Jr
          ...  Neymar_Jr hits the shot with the inside of the right foot!
          ...  But N_Winneke dives to his left
          ...  I think N_Winneke just got a hand on that one
          ...  P_Graham has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 24 :(bfa) S_Nakamoto beats Leonardo
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free
          ...  Leonardo recovers to win the ball back
Min. 28 :(bfa) J_Wilshere is first to the loose ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to B_Dugnutt
          ...  A delicate header from B_Dugnutt !
          ...  Ederson saves it
          ...  Good goalkeeping
Min. 30 :(bfa) Nathan_Dyer sidesteps Agostini
          ...  A vicious shot by Nathan_Dyer !
          ...  The shot slips through Ederson's hands
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  He got away with that!
          ...  Goal kick given! That looked like a corner to me
Min. 32 :(bfa) J_Foyth back heels to find Nathan_Dyer in space
          ...  Nathan_Dyer hits a crisp volley!
          ...  Ederson beats the ball away
Min. 32 :(sfc) The ball runs loose!
          ...  Neymar_Jr seizes control of it and thinks about the shot
          ...  M_Zeffane with the tackle
          ...  P_Graham will want to speak to him
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 35 :(sfc) It seems Santos FC are making a tactical change to E
Min. 38 :(bfa) J_Wilshere has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past Leonardo
          ...  He puts in R_Tomassi!
          ...  R_Tomassi sights up the goal
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  But it goes wide of the post
Min. 39 :(bfa) J_Foyth brings it under control
          ...  He takes on Agostini
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in B_Dugnutt!
          ...  B_Dugnutt tries one from the edge of the box !
          ...  Looks like it should be Ederson's
          ...  Oh he's let it go through his legs
          ...  But drifts inches wide !!
          ...  Ederson looks embarrassed!
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide!
          ...  Goal kick given, amazing decision there!
Min. 40 :(sfc) Socrates cuts the ball back to Neymar_Jr
          ...  Neymar_Jr attempts a chip!
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  Wide !!
          ...  That was fortunate
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Casemiro plays it into the danger area!
          ...  The ball comes to Bar
          ...  He knocks it goalward
          ...  N_Winneke just watches float over the bar!
Min. 40 :(bfa) Nathan_Dyer looks around for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to B_Dugnutt
          ...  Draxler with a superb tackle!
          ...  He easily dispossessed him.
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(sfc) Casemiro takes possession of the ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to Bar
          ...  Bar rises above the defence to head the ball !
          ...  But he somehow misses
          ...  That was a woeful effort
Min. 43 :(bfa) Yann_M_Vila runs forward
          ...  He nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind!
          ...  Leonardo rushes in with a clumsy tackle!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
Min. 44 :(bfa) I_Marcone wins possession
          ...  He plays the ball across to B_Dugnutt
          ...  B_Dugnutt lobs Ederson!
          ...  But Ederson hits it away
          ...  He could have held onto that!
Min. 46 :(sfc) Bar beats R_Tomassi
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  Bar aiming for the bottom corner !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He runs to the corner and gives the away fans the middle finger
          ...  Santos FC go in front now with that goal!
          ...  Santos FC 1-0 Benfica ...
Min. 46 :(bfa) B_Dugnutt kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  Nathan_Dyer gets on the end of the pass
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  R_Huth belts it clear
Min. 47 :(sfc) O_Ruggeri takes advantage of a mistake by Nathan_Dyer
          ...  It's a lucky break
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over!
          ...  M_Zeffane looks embarrassed to take the ball off him!

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Santos FC 1-0 Benfica

Min. 48 :(bfa) M_Zeffane looks around for some movement
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to Nathan_Dyer
          ...  Nathan_Dyer flicks the header toward the far post!
          ...  Ederson gets his fingertips to it
Min. 51 :(sfc) O_Ruggeri off the woodwork.
          ...  Bar picks up the deflection
          ...  Bar has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  N_Winneke beats the ball away
Min. 53 :(bfa) Yann_M_Vila with electric pace
          ...  He eases past Oscar
          ...  Socrates is called for the holding foul
          ...  He was pushing down on his man
          ...  Shown a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  Right on the edge of the box!
          ...  J_Wilshere passes to Nathan_Dyer
          ...  Casemiro slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in
Min. 55 :(sfc) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side.
          ...  F_de_Boer will come on for Leonardo and play DF
Min. 56 :(sfc) Draxler is hobbling. He's unable to continue
Min. 56 :(sfc) Emerson_Jr is coming on and Draxler is being brought off
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play MF
Min. 57 :(sfc) O_Ruggeri gains control of the loose ball
          ...  O_Ruggeri curls the ball in on goal !
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  He made that look harder than it was!!
Min. 59 :(sfc) Casemiro changes direction inside
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to Bar
          ...  Bar with the deft touch!
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal!
          ...  But he puts it wide
          ...  That was a terrible attempt!
Min. 59 :(sfc) Socrates flicks it past R_Tomassi
          ...  He runs forward
          ...  Yann_M_Vila stands firm and knocks the player to the ground!!
          ...  That's a rash challenge!!
          ...  P_Graham wants a quiet word
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  Just outside the box!
          ...  Bar knocks it forward
          ...  O_Ruggeri gets on the end of it
          ...  O_Ruggeri has a go!
          ...  N_Winneke collects it comfortably
          ...  The shot never troubled him
Min. 60 :(sfc) Bojan replaces Neymar_Jr to play as a FW
Min. 60 :(bfa) S_Mannaerts is going to be brought on
          ...  R_Tomassi is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 60 :(bfa) J_Wilshere plays it forward to Nathan_Dyer
          ...  Nathan_Dyer with the header !
          ...  But Ederson makes a fine save
          ...  Wow!! That was close!
          ...  He had to be at his best to reach that one!
Min. 61 :(sfc) Socrates beats S_Mannaerts
          ...  Socrates drives the ball low !
          ...  N_Winneke tips it round the post
          ...  Good save
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Emerson_Jr drives it into the box!
          ...  O_Ruggeri gets his head on it
          ...  N_Winneke makes a difficult save
Min. 65 :(sfc) Santos FC changed their strategy to play C
Min. 65 :(bfa) Benfica made the switch to a C strategy
Min. 67 :(sfc) Bar has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past the defender!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  Bar gets his head to the ball !
          ...  But it clips the post and goes wide
Min. 68 :(bfa) I_Marcone has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past F_de_Boer
          ...  He puts in B_Dugnutt!
          ...  A skilful effort from B_Dugnutt !
          ...  But Ederson parries the ball
          ...  It's picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd
Min. 70 :(sfc) Emerson_Jr sprints down the wing
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space!
          ...  He puts in a square ball!
          ...  Bojan runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  M_Zeffane cuts it out easily
          ...  He clears the ball up field
Min. 72 :(sfc) Bojan is taking a throw in
          ...  He is taking a run up at it!
          ...  He throws it long to O_Ruggeri
          ...  J_Wilshere with the dive
          ...  There's no room in the game for that!
          ...  P_Graham ignores the protests for a card
          ...  Matias Finkelstein looks relieved
Min. 74 :(sfc) Bar takes advantage of a bad back pass from Yann_M_Vila
          ...  W_Dustice beats him to the ball
Min. 74 :(bfa) S_Mannaerts with an incisive pass to Nathan_Dyer
          ...  Nathan_Dyer bears down on goal!
          ...  It flies wide!
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 77 :(sfc) Agostini turns past the defender
          ...  He has created space for himself now
          ...  J_Foyth is late with that one
          ...  He gets up and shakes the players hand
          ...  Shown a YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 82 :(bfa) J_Wilshere brings the ball under control
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  Nathan_Dyer gets on the end of the pass
          ...  Nathan_Dyer hits the ball first time!
          ...  He could have let that bounce
          ...  Over the bar
Min. 83 :(sfc) Bojan with the kinky dribble
          ...  The cross hits Bojan on the butt and rebounds towards goal !
          ...  It hits the side netting!
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity
Min. 87 :(bfa) W_Dustice has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past Oscar
          ...  He puts in B_Dugnutt!
          ...  B_Dugnutt unleashes a pile driver !
          ...  Ederson makes a good save
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Estadio Urbano Caldeira
Attendance           : 150,000
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Santos FC Match Info
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Best player          : Bar (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Bar (46)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Socrates (53)
Injured              : Draxler (56)
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Benfica Match Info
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Best player          : B_Dugnutt
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : M_Zeffane (32), J_Foyth (77)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                            Santos FC     |    Benfica
Attempts on Goal     :          18        |       13
Off target           :          10        |       6
On target            :           8        |       7
Possession           :          52        |       48
Corners              :           4        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       2
Subs Used            :           3        |       1
Fouls                :           7        |       13
Key Tackles          :           6        |       6
Key Passes           :          13        |       16
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Final Score          : Santos FC 1 - 0 Benfica
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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  38   5   5   3  23 |  94   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  95   0   0   0
R_Huth         DF   2  32  11   9  43 |  94   0   2   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  40   0  11
Oscar          DF   2  32   8  10  31 |  94   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  80  20  21
Leonardo       DF   2  31  11  11  22 |  58   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
Agostini       DF   2  29  12  10  41 |  94   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
Draxler        MF   1   9  32   8  31 |  59   0   1   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  30   0
Socrates       MF   1   6  31   8  12 |  94   0   0   2   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  18   8
Casemiro       MF   3   7  30   5  11 |  94   0   1   5   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  50   0
O_Ruggeri      AM   1   9  27  22  19 |  94   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  10  21
Bar            FW   1   7  10  34  22 |  94   0   0   0   0   7   1   0   0   0   0   0  50
Neymar_Jr      FW   1   9   7  31  20 |  63   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  21
A_Begovic      GK  22   3   2   1  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
F_de_Boer      DF   2  30   8   7  27 |  36   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Ni_Na_Lee      DF   3  28   8   7  41 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Emerson_Jr     MF   3  19  27  11  21 |  35   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Bojan          FW   2   7  10  29  12 |  31   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   1

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  33   2   2   3  20 |  94   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0   0   0
Yann_M_Vila    DF   2  33  14   8  22 |  94   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
R_Tomassi      DF   1  31   8   7  37 |  63   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   1
J_Foyth        DF   1  30  13   6  42 |  94   0   2   2   0   0   0   1   0   0  38  18  -2
M_Zeffane      DF   1  30  10   7  31 |  94   0   2   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  38   8  -2
J_Wilshere     MF   2  20  31  12  19 |  94   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20  20 -20
I_Marcone      MF   3   6  29   6  32 |  94   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20
S_Nakamoto     MF   3   5  26  16  32 |  94   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
W_Dustice      MF   1  12  25   6  42 |  94   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20   0
Nathan_Dyer    FW   2   7  11  30  31 |  94   0   0   1   0   6   0   0   0   0   0  10  33
B_Dugnutt      FW   1   5   7  26  20 |  94   0   0   1   0   6   0   0   0   0   0  10  42
A_Zogbo        GK  31   4   3   2  11 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Mannaerts    DF   2  29   9   5  12 |  31   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
J_Bolm         MF   2  11  29  13  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Knave        MF   3   8  25  10  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Erak         FW   2   6   6  27  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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