Elite Football League Match, Santos FC vs. Benfica (Sun Mar 08)


                            Santos FC  |  Benfica
                            4-1-4-1 E  |  5-4-1 C
                           Glyn Rigby  |  Steven Theobald
                                       |
                           L_Mulen GK  |  GK E_Thorstvedt
                         L_Alberto DF  |  DF C_Thomson
                           D_Moore DF  |  DF J_Djourou
                         T_Mowbray DF  |  DF C_Barr
                            R_Huth DF  |  DF Yann_M_Vila
                       R_Pletikosa DM  |  DF R_Tomassi
                     Ki_Sung_Yueng MF  |  MF B_Zamora
                       Koki_Mizuno MF  |  MF D_Damjanovic
                         S_Marsden MF  |  MF P_Do_Shaw
                              Zico MF  |  MF J_Bolm
                           Eusebio FW  |  FW K_McInally
                                       |
                               Rao SUB |  SUB J_Moreau
                           Maldini SUB |  SUB B_Bryn
                          Maradona SUB |  SUB Zheng_Zhi
                     Stan_Matthews SUB |  SUB S_Morison
                        Arnautovic SUB |  SUB A_Langlitz

Referee: M_Stadio (Austria)


Min. 2  :(bfa) P_Do_Shaw gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He cuts inside D_Moore!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  P_Do_Shaw with a little chip!
          ...  It floats over L_Mulen
          ...  Its heading goal ward!
          ...  But floats just over
          ...  That was a great effort
Min. 5  :(bfa) C_Thomson floats the ball in to find B_Zamora
          ...  But Eusebio puts the ball out of play
Min. 6  :(sfc) The defender slips and falls over!
          ...  Eusebio is through!
          ...  Eusebio lobs E_Thorstvedt!
          ...  But he's missed it!
          ...  He couldn't hit a cow's arse with a banjo
Min. 7  :(bfa) C_Thomson knocks the ball past L_Alberto
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from R_Huth
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Yann_M_Vila lofts the ball in!
          ...  L_Mulen reads it well, and claims it!
Min. 8  :(sfc) Zico whips the ball across to R_Pletikosa
          ...  C_Thomson with a clumsy challenge
          ...  Shown a YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 9  :(sfc) S_Marsden with the through ball to Ki_Sung_Yueng
          ...  R_Tomassi knocks him to the floor
          ...  The fans are calling for a penalty!
          ...  But M_Stadio just turns away!
Min. 9  :(bfa) L_Mulen miss-kicks!
          ...  B_Zamora is through!
          ...  B_Zamora with the side footed shot!
          ...  L_Mulen makes a fine save
Min. 14 :(sfc) S_Marsden is out on the left
          ...  He moves the ball right to Eusebio
          ...  A great volley from Eusebio !
          ...  But E_Thorstvedt just gets his fingers to that one
          ...  M_Stadio has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 17 :(bfa) J_Bolm moves forward
          ...  T_Mowbray gets in the way of the ball and clears!
Min. 18 :(bfa) P_Do_Shaw with a precise ball to C_Thomson
          ...  C_Thomson tries the lob from 30 yards !
          ...  But L_Mulen tips it behind
          ...  M_Stadio has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 22 :(sfc) Zico looks around for some movement
          ...  He knocks the ball across to Eusebio
          ...  Eusebio with a thundering drive!
          ...  It floats over E_Thorstvedt
          ...  Its heading goal ward!
          ...  But floats just over
          ...  That was a great effort
Min. 23 :(bfa) B_Zamora with a flicked pass to D_Damjanovic
          ...  D_Damjanovic with a little chip!
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  L_Mulen moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  It's beaten him!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  L_Mulen looks dejected!
          ...  That's put Benfica ahead!
          ...  Santos FC 0-1 Benfica ...
Min. 24 :(sfc) Koki_Mizuno with a first time pass
          ...  Zico runs onto it!
          ...  J_Djourou slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in
Min. 25 :(sfc) D_Moore controls the ball immaculately
          ...  Leaves the defenders for dead
          ...  This looks like it could be a great chance
          ...  But C_Thomson reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 26 :(sfc) R_Pletikosa feeds the ball through the middle
          ...  Zico runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  K_McInally cuts out the pass
          ...  That was close!
Min. 26 :(bfa) B_Zamora chips the ball over the defence and finds K_McInally
          ...  L_Alberto muscles him off the ball
          ...  Looked like a good tackle but the referee has awarded them a free kick
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  Just outside the box!
          ...  C_Barr plays it short to K_McInally
          ...  L_Alberto slices it
          ...  L_Mulen moves quickly!!
          ...  He can't get there!
          ...  It inches just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  B_Zamora chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  P_Do_Shaw swings a leg at it!
          ...  L_Mulen gets up well to catch that one
Min. 26 :(bfa) K_McInally kills the ball dead
          ...  But Koki_Mizuno barges him off the ball
Min. 38 :(bfa) K_McInally with the mazy dribble
          ...  He takes it past Zico
          ...  Good sliding challenge from R_Pletikosa and it had to be
Min. 38 :(sfc) Eusebio beats his marker
          ...  B_Zamora tackles cleanly
          ...  The linesman flags for the foul though! Unbelievable! It looked clean to me
          ...  He gets a YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 39 :(bfa) C_Barr has a go!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  K_McInally collects the loose ball!
          ...  But R_Huth slides in two footed.
          ...  M_Stadio has a look but waves "Play On!"
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(sfc) R_Pletikosa pass splits open the defence
          ...  What a ball!
          ...  Eusebio is clean through!
          ...  Eusebio shoots towards goal !
          ...  It floats over E_Thorstvedt
          ...  Its heading goal ward!
          ...  But floats just over
          ...  That was a great effort
Min. 44 :(sfc) Koki_Mizuno with the heel pass to Eusebio
          ...  Eusebio with the attempt at goal!
          ...  But E_Thorstvedt punches it away
          ...  He could have caught that!
Min. 45 :(sfc) Santos FC's manager orders his side to play P
Min. 46 :(bfa) R_Tomassi is force to hold onto the ball
          ...  No one seems to be coming forward
          ...  He heads towards the goal alone!
          ...  A delicate chip from R_Tomassi !
          ...  L_Mulen goes down well to save
Min. 47 :(sfc) Curled in dangerously from T_Mowbray to S_Marsden
          ...  But C_Thomson wins the ball with a sliding challenge
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Ki_Sung_Yueng plays it into the danger area!
          ...  E_Thorstvedt catches it!
Min. 48 :(sfc) Eusebio runs at C_Barr
          ...  He takes it past him
          ...  Eusebio unleashes a pile driver !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  E_Thorstvedt shouts at his defenders
          ...  That's the equaliser!
          ...  Santos FC 1-1 Benfica ...
Min. 49 :(bfa) Yann_M_Vila holds up the ball
          ...  He plays the ball to K_McInally
          ...  K_McInally has time and space!
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal
          ...  It hits the post!!
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it over

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

Min. 47 :(sfc) L_Alberto has the ball on the wing
          ...  He takes it past Yann_M_Vila
          ...  He knocks it to Eusebio!
          ...  Eusebio chases it through, he must score !
          ...  But the ball goes harmlessly wide
Min. 52 :(bfa) Yann_M_Vila puts in P_Do_Shaw
          ...  Eusebio with an over the top challenge
          ...  He gets away with that one
          ...  It's just a warning
          ...  Steven Theobald looks annoyed that there was no card there
          ...  M_Stadio looks across to his assistant!
          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  K_McInally places the ball on the spot!
          ...  He's converted it!!
          ...  GOAL!!
          ...  Benfica go in front now with that goal!
          ...  Santos FC 1-2 Benfica...
Min. 53 :(sfc) Koki_Mizuno unselfishly lays the ball back to Eusebio
          ...  Eusebio with the cheeky shot!
          ...  But he's missed it!
          ...  He couldn't hit a cow's arse with a banjo
Min. 55 :(bfa) J_Bolm is taking a throw in
          ...  He dries the ball on his shirt
          ...  He throws the ball to P_Do_Shaw
          ...  T_Mowbray with an ugly foul
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  M_Stadio ignores the protests for a card
          ...  Glyn Rigby looks relieved
Min. 56 :(sfc) Eusebio beats his marker
          ...  Eusebio attempts to nutmeg E_Thorstvedt!
          ...  E_Thorstvedt with the diving save
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras!
Min. 57 :(bfa) B_Zamora sprints down the wing
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space!
          ...  He puts in a square ball!
          ...  J_Bolm runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  J_Bolm hits the shot with the outside of the right foot!
          ...  L_Mulen fists it away
Min. 61 :(sfc) Koki_Mizuno punches P_Do_Shaw off the ball
          ...  The linesman is flagging
          ...  The referee reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  RED CARD!!
          ...  I think he deserved that!
Min. 63 :(bfa) C_Thomson beats D_Moore
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker
          ...  "Play On!" Waves M_Stadio
          ...  T_Mowbray with a bad challenge
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  M_Stadio calls him over!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
Min. 64 :(sfc) Ki_Sung_Yueng is all alone
          ...  the linesman keeps his flag down
          ...  Cleaned up by Yann_M_Vila
Min. 65 :(sfc) Maradona is being prepared to come on
          ...  Ki_Sung_Yueng is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play MF
Min. 65 :(sfc) It looks as though Santos FC is now playing A
Min. 66 :(sfc) Maradona is forced back with the ball
          ...  He belts the ball up field
          ...  Eusebio latches onto the end of it
          ...  Eusebio with the cheeky shot!
          ...  But E_Thorstvedt reaches the ball. Good save
          ...  There was a foul on E_Thorstvedt anyway
Min. 66 :(bfa) B_Zamora with a first time pass
          ...  Yann_M_Vila runs onto it!
          ...  Yann_M_Vila hits it
          ...  This one could go anywhere !
          ...  He has put it over the bar!
          ...  He looks stunned by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 66 :(sfc) L_Alberto is unmarked!
          ...  K_McInally with an ugly foul
          ...  M_Stadio will want to speak to him
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution!
Min. 69 :(sfc) R_Huth takes possession
          ...  He has his back towards goal
          ...  He turns well
          ...  C_Barr slices it
          ...  E_Thorstvedt moves quickly!!
          ...  He can't get there!
          ...  It inches just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  S_Marsden drives it into the box!
          ...  E_Thorstvedt comes out and claims it!
Min. 70 :(sfc) Stan_Matthews is being prepared to come on
          ...  R_Pletikosa is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 70 :(bfa) B_Bryn is being prepared to come on
          ...  J_Bolm is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 70 :(bfa) The assistant manager is out on the touchline shouting orders
          ...  It seems Benfica will now be playing D
Min. 70 :(bfa) P_Do_Shaw kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate in space!
          ...  He plays the ball in to him!
          ...  D_Damjanovic gets on the end of the pass
          ...  D_Moore with the tackle
          ...  He did well to stop that attack!
Min. 73 :(bfa) C_Thomson is forced back with the ball
          ...  He belts the ball up field
          ...  K_McInally latches onto the end of it
          ...  R_Huth stands his ground and wins the tackle
Min. 75 :(sfc) Maldini comes on for L_Alberto and takes up a DF role
Min. 75 :(bfa) L_Mulen miskicks!
          ...  K_McInally is takes control of the ball!
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by D_Moore
          ...  He timed it well
Min. 77 :(bfa) There's going to be a change
          ...  Zheng_Zhi will come on for D_Damjanovic and play MF
Min. 79 :(bfa) A_Langlitz is being prepared to come on
          ...  K_McInally is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 80 :(sfc) Zico finds Maradona on the edge of the box
          ...  Maradona throws himself at the ball !
          ...  He manages to reach the ball
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  E_Thorstvedt will be disappointed he did not save that!
          ...  But it's been disallowed.
          ...  He was offside by 2-3 yards
Min. 80 :(bfa) Zheng_Zhi kicks R_Huth off the ball
          ...  RED CARD!!
          ...  He's off!!
Min. 81 :(bfa) B_Bryn beats Maldini
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  A skilful effort from B_Bryn !
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  Wide !!
          ...  That was fortunate
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  B_Zamora crosses it in!
          ...  L_Mulen jumps well to claim it!
Min. 82 :(sfc) Maradona holds up the ball
          ...  He plays the ball to S_Marsden
          ...  J_Djourou read the danger and stops the pass
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 92 :(bfa) B_Zamora with the Cruyff turn
          ...  T_Mowbray tackles cleanly
          ...  The linesman flags for the foul though! Unbelievable! It looked clean to me
Min. 92 :(bfa) A_Langlitz with the kinky dribble
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by T_Mowbray
          ...  He made it look easy
          ...  But he can't keep it in
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  B_Zamora floats the ball in!
          ...  L_Mulen easily catches it!

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Academic Stadium
Attendance           : 130,000
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Santos FC Match Info
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Best player          : Eusebio (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Eusebio (48)
Sent Off             : Koki_Mizuno (61)
Booked               : T_Mowbray (63)
Injured              : N/A
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Benfica Match Info
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Best player          : B_Zamora
Scorers              : D_Damjanovic (23), K_McInally (52 pen)
Sent Off             : Zheng_Zhi (80)
Booked               : C_Thomson (8), B_Zamora (38), K_McInally (66)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             Santos FC    |     Benfica
Attempts on Goal     :          11        |       11
Off target           :           5        |       4
On target            :           6        |       7
Possession           :          49        |       51
Corners              :           2        |       4
Red Cards            :           1        |       1
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       3
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :          14        |       15
Key Tackles          :          11        |       8
Key Passes           :          15        |       12
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Final Score          : Santos FC 1 - 2 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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L_Mulen        GK  39   4   6   3   1 |  97   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0   0
L_Alberto      DF   2  30  13   8  28 |  79   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
D_Moore        DF   3  27  12  10  16 |  97   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
T_Mowbray      DF   2  27   9   5  29 |  97   0   2   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  38   8  -2
R_Huth         DF   2  25  10   8  43 |  97   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40 -10 -20
R_Pletikosa    DM   3  10  27   8  40 |  74   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20   0
Ki_Sung_Yueng  MF   1   7  28  11  26 |  69   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -20
Koki_Mizuno    MF   1   7  28   6  28 |  65   0   1   3   0   0   0   0   1   0  10  20 -10
S_Marsden      MF   1   8  26   8  46 |  97   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
Zico           MF   1   9  25  11  23 |  97   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
Eusebio        FW   2   7   2  32  39 |  97   0   1   0   0  10   1   0   0   0  20   0  45
Rao            GK  27   3   3   3  19 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Maldini        DF   2  23   8   7  41 |  18   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Maradona       MF   1  10  24  16  18 |  28   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   5
Stan_Matthews  FW   1   8   5  30  31 |  23   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Arnautovic     FW   1   6   4  23  11 |   0   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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E_Thorstvedt   GK  39   2   6   4  13 |  97   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0   0
C_Thomson      DF   2  27  11   6  25 |  97   0   2   2   0   1   0   1   0   0  38  18   3
J_Djourou      DF   3  27   5   9  35 |  97   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
C_Barr         DF   2  26  12   9  27 |  97   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
Yann_M_Vila    DF   2  25  13   7  22 |  97   0   1   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  20   1
R_Tomassi      DF   1  25   8   7  37 |  97   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   5
B_Zamora       MF   2  11  27   8  25 |  97   0   0   3   1   1   0   1   0   0  -2  43   3
D_Damjanovic   MF   3   8  27  10  42 |  81   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  20
P_Do_Shaw      MF   2   9  26   8  25 |  97   0   0   3   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  30   6
J_Bolm         MF   2  11  25  12  32 |  74   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   5
K_McInally     FW   2   6   5  28  27 |  83   0   1   0   0   1   1   1   0   0  18  -2  19
J_Moreau       GK  27   1   2   2  14 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Bryn         DF   2  26   7   8  31 |  23   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  20  21
Zheng_Zhi      MF   1   9  26   8  42 |   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0  10  10  10
S_Morison      FW   1   2   7  27  36 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Langlitz     FW   3   7  10  24  32 |  14   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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