Elite League Match, Schalke 04 vs. Benfica (Wed Sep 21)


                           Schalke 04  |  Benfica
                              4-3-3 N  |  4-1-3-2 C
                           Andy Banks  |  Matias Finkelstein
                                       |
                     Paulo_Argenti GK  |  GK N_Winneke
                              Dodo DF  |  DF M_Zeffane
                            T_Haas DF  |  DF S_Mannaerts
                     Klaus_Fichtel DF  |  DF W_Samuel
                          A_Davies DF  |  DF Exe_Palacios
                        K_Magennis MF  |  DM A_Pirlo
                            G_Hall MF  |  MF I_Marcone
                           N_Berti MF  |  MF K_Commons
                           Tatanka FW  |  MF M_Verratti
                           R_Field FW  |  FW Nathan_Dyer
                            V_Bayo FW  |  FW B_Dugnutt
                                       |
                            A_Hugo SUB |  SUB J_J_Jones
                        D_Epureanu SUB |  SUB A_Burdisso
                       S_Stallbaum SUB |  SUB S_Nakamoto
                          Casemiro SUB |  SUB T_Erak
                            A_Gray SUB |  SUB T_Trezeguet

Referee: F_Brych (Germany)


Min. 3  :(shk) V_Bayo runs at W_Samuel
          ...  The defender slips and falls over
          ...  V_Bayo strikes a wicked curler !
          ...  N_Winneke manages to turn it behind
Min. 5  :(shk) K_Magennis pass splits open the defence and finds V_Bayo
          ...  A_Pirlo gets in the way and wins the ball
Min. 5  :(bfa) W_Samuel hoists the ball across to B_Dugnutt
          ...  B_Dugnutt belts the ball towards goal!
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air
          ...  But Paulo_Argenti tips it behind
          ...  F_Brych has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 6  :(bfa) I_Marcone gets to the by line
          ...  He looks up and lobs in a cross
          ...  B_Dugnutt is unmarked
          ...  B_Dugnutt curls it towards the top corner !
          ...  Paulo_Argenti makes a great save
          ...  But he can't hold onto it!
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  S_Mannaerts chips the ball into the area!
          ...  Paulo_Argenti catches it!
Min. 7  :(shk) G_Hall holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to K_Magennis
          ...  B_Dugnutt takes the ball
          ...  OOOHHHH!!
          ...  He almost loses it straight away
          ...  But he hits it clear!
Min. 8  :(bfa) Nathan_Dyer with a perfectly timed run
          ...  Klaus_Fichtel with a nasty foul
          ...  FREE KICK
          ...  Just inside there own half
          ...  I_Marcone floats it forward
          ...  Nathan_Dyer latches onto the end of it
          ...  A left-footer by Nathan_Dyer !
          ...  He miskicks the ball
          ...  He's managed to put that out of the stadium
Min. 9  :(bfa) M_Zeffane spits at Klaus_Fichtel
          ...  F_Brych warned him
Min. 11 :(bfa) K_Commons drives it across the face of the goal B_Dugnutt
          ...  A cheeky lob from B_Dugnutt !
          ...  Paulo_Argenti gets his fingertips to it
          ...  It's pushed around the post to safety
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  A_Pirlo swings it in!
          ...  Nathan_Dyer gets his head on it
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  Wide !!
          ...  That was fortunate
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  K_Commons curls it into the box!
          ...  A_Pirlo loses his marker
          ...  He gets his head onto it!
          ...  Paulo_Argenti makes a great save
          ...  But he can't hold onto it!
Min. 11 :(shk) R_Field has time and space on the edge of the box
          ...  S_Mannaerts bundles the player over!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  He had to endure a strong lecture from F_Brych
Min. 12 :(bfa) S_Mannaerts knocks the ball past the defender
          ...  S_Mannaerts with the punt towards goal!
          ...  Paulo_Argenti tips it round the post
          ...  Good save
          ...  Corner not given!!
Min. 15 :(shk) N_Berti looks for options
          ...  He knocks the ball across to A_Davies
          ...  But W_Samuel sweeps up the threat
Min. 15 :(bfa) Nathan_Dyer with a throw in
          ...  He throws the ball across to B_Dugnutt
          ...  B_Dugnutt with the diving header !
          ...  He had to be brave there
          ...  Brilliant save from Paulo_Argenti
          ...  That must have impressed his national manager sitting in the stands
Min. 16 :(bfa) W_Samuel picks out B_Dugnutt with the cross
          ...  G_Hall gathers up the loose ball
Min. 18 :(shk) Klaus_Fichtel is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He throws it to Tatanka
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from Tatanka !
          ...  It goes wide for a goal kick
Min. 19 :(shk) N_Berti runs at the defender
          ...  The ball rebounds off M_Zeffane back to him!
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward!
          ...  I_Marcone muscles him off the ball
          ...  Looked like a good tackle but the referee has awarded them a free kick
Min. 25 :(bfa) K_Commons backtracks with the ball
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field
          ...  M_Verratti gets on the end of it
          ...  R_Field with an ugly foul
          ...  F_Brych will want to speak to him
          ...  F_Brych calls him for a talk
Min. 28 :(shk) N_Berti with a probing pass to Tatanka
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  W_Samuel hits it out for a throw
Min. 33 :(shk) K_Magennis looks around for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to Tatanka
          ...  W_Samuel reads it well
          ...  This boy is a quality defender
          ...  The crowd sing his praises
Min. 37 :(bfa) Exe_Palacios with a precise pass to Nathan_Dyer
          ...  Nathan_Dyer heads the ball towards goal !
          ...  Paulo_Argenti heads it away
          ...  He was showing off there!
Min. 37 :(shk) Klaus_Fichtel hits the ball through the heart of the defence
          ...  N_Berti latches onto it!
          ...  Exe_Palacios with an ugly foul
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
          ...  He's lucky it wasn't more
          ...  It's just a warning
Min. 38 :(shk) R_Field sidesteps his marker
          ...  R_Field chases it through, he must score !
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  He made that look harder than it was!!
Min. 38 :(bfa) A_Pirlo is first to the loose ball
          ...  A_Pirlo could have let it bounce!
          ...  The shot slips through Paulo_Argenti's hands
          ...  But Paulo_Argenti recovers to save!
          ...  He got away with that!
Min. 39 :(shk) V_Bayo nutmegs W_Samuel, he continues to run forward
          ...  V_Bayo has time and space!
          ...  He shoots towards goal!
          ...  He hits the side netting
          ...  There was some parts of the ground that thought that went in!
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(bfa) M_Verratti plays the early ball across the box to find A_Pirlo in space
          ...  Tatanka wins the ball
Min. 46 :(shk) G_Hall brings the ball under control
          ...  He sees a team mate in space!
          ...  He plays the ball in to him!
          ...  A_Davies gets on the end of the pass
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over!
          ...  W_Samuel hits it out for a throw
Min. 47 :(shk) K_Magennis puts in R_Field
          ...  R_Field hits a crisp volley!
          ...  It grazes the bar
          ...  And goes over
          ...  Oh so close there!
Min. 48 :(shk) R_Field gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He cuts inside S_Mannaerts!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  But W_Samuel sees the pass and cuts it out

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Schalke 04 0-0 Benfica

Min. 47 :(shk) G_Hall plays a first time ball through the defence to Tatanka
          ...  But S_Mannaerts wins the ball with a sliding challenge
Min. 52 :(shk) V_Bayo has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past M_Zeffane!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  S_Mannaerts takes the player out!!
          ...  The ref turns away!!
Min. 55 :(bfa) A_Burdisso is coming on and Exe_Palacios is being brought off
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play DF
Min. 60 :(bfa) T_Trezeguet is going to be brought on
          ...  B_Dugnutt is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 65 :(bfa) There's going to be a change
          ...  T_Erak will come on for I_Marcone and play MF
Min. 70 :(shk) A_Gray is coming on and Tatanka is being brought off
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play FW
Min. 70 :(bfa) The Benfica manager told his side to change to a A strategy
Min. 70 :(bfa) M_Verratti retreats under pressure
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field
          ...  A_Burdisso gets on the end of it
          ...  Klaus_Fichtel rushes in with a clumsy tackle!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  What's F_Brych going to give?
          ...  He just waves play on!
Min. 71 :(shk) D_Epureanu is coming on for T_Haas and will play DF
Min. 71 :(shk) Klaus_Fichtel holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to V_Bayo
          ...  M_Zeffane reads the game well and cuts out the pass!
Min. 72 :(shk) S_Stallbaum is going to be brought on
          ...  Dodo is leaving the pitch
          ...  He hasn't had the best of games today
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 73 :(shk) Klaus_Fichtel is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He throws it to A_Gray
          ...  A_Gray is in acres of space!
          ...  He looked offside to me
          ...  He tries to round N_Winneke
          ...  He rounds N_Winneke
          ...  He has been pushed wide!
          ...  He shoots from a tight angle
          ...  It hits post!!
          ...  A_Pirlo clears the danger!!
Min. 74 :(shk) A_Davies loses Nathan_Dyer
          ...  A left-footer by A_Davies !
          ...  It's beaten N_Winneke
          ...  It goes wide !!
Min. 75 :(shk) Casemiro will replace G_Hall and play MF
Min. 77 :(shk) A_Gray with the dribble
          ...  He's through on goal
          ...  M_Verratti goes in with high feet!!
          ...  That's a poor tackle!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll be off if he does that again
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  Right on the edge of the box!
          ...  A_Gray bends it round the wall
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  But it thumps off the woodwork !!
          ...  And goes safely clear!
          ...  N_Winneke never had a chance!
Min. 78 :(shk) Casemiro has the ball on the wing
          ...  He takes it past M_Zeffane
          ...  He knocks it to A_Gray!
          ...  A_Gray aiming for the bottom corner !
          ...  N_Winneke with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  He showed great Reflexes there
Min. 78 :(bfa) A_Burdisso beats D_Epureanu
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free
          ...  A_Burdisso rises above the defence to head the ball !
          ...  Paulo_Argenti gets up well to catch that one
Min. 82 :(bfa) The defender slips and falls over!
          ...  Nathan_Dyer is through!
          ...  S_Stallbaum wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge
Min. 83 :(shk) S_Stallbaum looks around for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to R_Field
          ...  R_Field keeps his head down as he hits the shot!
          ...  He hits the side netting
Min. 84 :(bfa) W_Samuel with a superb first touch
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  T_Trezeguet gets on the end of the pass
          ...  S_Stallbaum takes the ball
          ...  OOOHHHH!!
          ...  He almost loses it straight away
          ...  But he hits it clear!
Min. 85 :(bfa) The defender under hits the back pass!
          ...  M_Verratti is through!
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by Klaus_Fichtel
          ...  He timed it well
Min. 86 :(shk) A_Gray takes advantage of a mistake by W_Samuel
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  A_Gray with the diving header !
          ...  He had to be brave there
          ...  The shot deflects wide into the crowd!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  K_Magennis swings it in!
          ...  N_Winneke easily claims the ball!
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 91 :(bfa) M_Verratti pass splits open the defence
          ...  What a ball!
          ...  M_Zeffane is clean through!
          ...  But A_Davies with the fine tackle

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Veltins Arena
Attendance           : 143,395
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Schalke 04 Match Info
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Best player          : Klaus_Fichtel
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          : W_Samuel (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : M_Verratti (77)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                            Schalke 04    |     Benfica
Attempts on Goal     :          11        |       11
Off target           :           8        |       2
On target            :           3        |       9
Possession           :          40        |       60
Corners              :           1        |       3
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       1
Subs Used            :           4        |       3
Fouls                :           6        |       12
Key Tackles          :           7        |       10
Key Passes           :          14        |       11
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Final Score          : Schalke 04 0 - 0 Benfica
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Player Statistics - Schalke 04
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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Paulo_Argenti  GK  38   4   5   1  29 |  97  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  90   0   0   0
Dodo           DF   3  31   5   7  33 |  75   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Haas         DF   2  29  13   8  11 |  74   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Klaus_Fichtel  DF   2  28  22   5  41 |  97   0   2   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  40   0
A_Davies       DF   1  27   9   6  30 |  97   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
K_Magennis     MF   3   4  29   6  30 |  97   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
G_Hall         MF   2  23  28   7  29 |  78   0   1   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  30   0
N_Berti        MF   1   5  25   9  23 |  97   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
Tatanka        FW   3   7   9  29  32 |  73   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
R_Field        FW   3   6   6  27  22 |  97   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
V_Bayo         FW   2  10   8  26  12 |  97   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
A_Hugo         GK  29   2   3   1  12 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Epureanu     DF   1  31   9   9  33 |  23   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
S_Stallbaum    DF   1  30  17  17  47 |  22   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
Casemiro       MF   2  23  29   1  31 |  19   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
A_Gray         FW   3   7  10  29  32 |  24   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  10

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  38   2   2   3  20 |  97   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  55   0   0   0
M_Zeffane      DF   1  36  11   7  31 |  97   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
S_Mannaerts    DF   2  33  10   5  12 |  97   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  80   0   5
W_Samuel       DF   2  31   8   4  28 |  97   0   5   3   0   0   0   0   0   0 100  30   0
Exe_Palacios   DF   1  29   7   5  28 |  58   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
A_Pirlo        DM   1  14  29   8  11 |  97   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  20   0  10
I_Marcone      MF   3   7  33   7  32 |  68   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
K_Commons      MF   1   8  31  11  32 |  97   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
M_Verratti     MF   1  10  29  14  20 |  97   0   0   3   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  28  -2
Nathan_Dyer    FW   2   7  12  33  31 |  97   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  10   5
B_Dugnutt      FW   1   6   7  29  20 |  63   0   1   0   0   4   0   0   0   0  20   0  20
J_J_Jones      GK  29   1   5   3  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Burdisso     DF   2  25   6   8  31 |  39   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
S_Nakamoto     MF   3   5  29  17  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Erak         MF   2   7   7  29  21 |  29   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Trezeguet    FW   2   1   1  26  38 |  34   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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