Elite Football League Match, Schalke 04 vs. Benfica (Sun May 14)


                           Schalke 04  |  Benfica
                          4-1-3-1-1 E  |  4-4-2 A
                         Ian McNamara  |  Steven Theobald
                                       |
                        G_Pagliuca GK  |  GK E_Thorstvedt
                         Efe_Sodje DF  |  DF J_Martinez
                        F_Le_Boeuf DF  |  DF T_Adams
                          R_Klaven DF  |  DF Yann_M_Vila
                     Papakoli_Diop DF  |  DF R_Tomassi
                          J_Jurado DM  |  MF H_Kiessling
                        D_Atkinson MF  |  MF Zheng_Zhi
                          Mo_Diame MF  |  MF J_Wilshere
                           Robinho MF  |  MF J_Bolm
                        P_Coutinho AM  |  FW M_Murphy
                            Sansao FW  |  FW Nathan_Dyer
                                       |
                           G_Banks SUB |  SUB Z_Alomerovic
                         E_Herbert SUB |  SUB M_Zeffane
                           Adriano SUB |  SUB J_Plasil
                            Rocket SUB |  SUB R_VD_Vaart
                          N_Nalise SUB |  SUB D_Rortugal

Referee: S_Youri (Morrocco)


Min. 1  :(bfa) M_Murphy takes on the defender
          ...  He runs past the defender
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by Mo_Diame
          ...  He made it look easy
Min. 2  :(bfa) Zheng_Zhi is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate loosing his marker
          ...  He throws it to Nathan_Dyer
          ...  P_Coutinho slides in hard!
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 7  :(bfa) T_Adams knocks the ball past Efe_Sodje
          ...  T_Adams hits a crisp volley!
          ...  G_Pagliuca makes a fine save
Min. 9  :(bfa) R_Tomassi sidesteps Papakoli_Diop
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  A wicked drive by R_Tomassi !
          ...  G_Pagliuca can't get to it!
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar!
          ...  G_Pagliuca makes a cocky smile
          ...  Did he know that was going over?
Min. 10 :(bfa) R_Tomassi is out on the right
          ...  He moves the ball left to Zheng_Zhi
          ...  Zheng_Zhi with a thundering shot!
          ...  He has put it over the bar!
          ...  He looks stunned by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 11 :(shk) Robinho turns past the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to P_Coutinho
          ...  P_Coutinho runs forward
          ...  He hits the shot!
          ...  The fans behind the goal jump up!
          ...  But it's gone just wide !!
Min. 11 :(bfa) M_Murphy with a 50-yard pass to J_Wilshere
          ...  J_Wilshere hits the shot with the outside of the right foot!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He runs off and does a somersault
          ...  That puts Benfica ahead!
          ...  Now can they hang onto it!
          ...  Schalke 04 0-1 Benfica ...
Min. 12 :(shk) The assistant manager is out on the touchline shouting orders
          ...  It seems Schalke 04 will now be playing A
Min. 12 :(shk) Sansao makes himself available
          ...  Sansao rifles it at the goal !
          ...  E_Thorstvedt catches the ball
Min. 12 :(bfa) H_Kiessling looks for options
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to Nathan_Dyer
          ...  But Efe_Sodje slides in two footed.
          ...  S_Youri has a look but waves "Play On!"
Min. 14 :(bfa) H_Kiessling with a reverse pass to M_Murphy
          ...  But Efe_Sodje wins the ball
Min. 21 :(shk) P_Coutinho turns past J_Bolm
          ...  He has created space for himself now
          ...  J_Martinez tackles cleanly
Min. 22 :(bfa) Zheng_Zhi controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball into the middle!
          ...  M_Murphy gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by J_Jurado
          ...  He timed it well
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by H_Kiessling!
          ...  The danger is dealt with by Papakoli_Diop
Min. 25 :(shk) Robinho runs at the defence
          ...  Robinho with the deft touch!
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal!
          ...  He hits the post
          ...  He follows it up!
          ...  But puts it wide!
          ...  He'll be disappointed with that
Min. 28 :(bfa) J_Bolm kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate in space!
          ...  He plays the ball in to him!
          ...  R_Tomassi gets on the end of the pass
          ...  But Papakoli_Diop wins the tackle
Min. 29 :(bfa) J_Wilshere with a throw in
          ...  He throws the ball across to M_Murphy
          ...  M_Murphy uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  G_Pagliuca got his hand to it, but couldn't keep it out
          ...  Schalke 04 0-2 Benfica ...
Min. 32 :(shk) D_Atkinson with a short pass to find Robinho
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  R_Tomassi takes possession
Min. 34 :(bfa) H_Kiessling with an incisive pass to Nathan_Dyer
          ...  Nathan_Dyer tries one from the edge of the box !
          ...  G_Pagliuca can't get to it!
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar!
          ...  G_Pagliuca makes a cocky smile
          ...  Did he know that was going over?
Min. 35 :(bfa) Zheng_Zhi lays the ball back to Nathan_Dyer
          ...  A delicate header from Nathan_Dyer !
          ...  G_Pagliuca with a great save
          ...  He holds onto it as well!
Min. 37 :(bfa) J_Bolm with a penetrating pass to Nathan_Dyer
          ...  Nathan_Dyer with the header !
          ...  But G_Pagliuca punches it away
          ...  He had to be brave to come for that one
Min. 38 :(bfa) J_Bolm turns past the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to Yann_M_Vila
          ...  Yann_M_Vila has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  G_Pagliuca with an amazing dive to the bottom left
          ...  How he got to that one I don't know !
Min. 40 :(bfa) H_Kiessling heads the ball back to Nathan_Dyer
          ...  Nathan_Dyer attempts a chip!
          ...  But G_Pagliuca makes a fine save
Min. 41 :(bfa) M_Murphy takes advantage of a mistake by Efe_Sodje
          ...  That mistake could prove costly
          ...  M_Murphy with a blistering shot !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  His players jump on top of him
          ...  Schalke 04 0-3 Benfica ...
Min. 42 :(shk) F_Le_Boeuf with a flashy move
          ...  T_Adams gets the foot in to win the ball
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(bfa) J_Wilshere is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He throws it long to Zheng_Zhi
          ...  Papakoli_Diop hits it out for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Zheng_Zhi crosses it in!
          ...  Yann_M_Vila gets his head on it
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Schalke 04 0-3 Benfica

Min. 47 :(shk) R_Klaven has space to run with the ball
          ...  Yann_M_Vila reads it well
          ...  This boy is a quality defender
          ...  The crowd sing his praises
Min. 47 :(bfa) Zheng_Zhi nutmegs R_Klaven
          ...  Zheng_Zhi attempts to drive it home!
          ...  G_Pagliuca gets his fingertips to it
          ...  He pushes it on to the post
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball
Min. 48 :(shk) P_Coutinho looks up
          ...  He swings the ball right towards F_Le_Boeuf
          ...  F_Le_Boeuf attempts to nutmeg E_Thorstvedt!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He jumps into the crowd!
          ...  The fans love him!!
          ...  Schalke 04 1-3 Benfica ...
Min. 49 :(shk) Mo_Diame plays a first time ball through the defence to Robinho
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by J_Martinez
          ...  He timed it well
Min. 50 :(bfa) Zheng_Zhi with a precise ball to Nathan_Dyer
          ...  Nathan_Dyer belts the ball towards goal!
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air
          ...  Wide of goal
Min. 51 :(shk) Sansao finds his way through
          ...  His quick turn fooled R_Tomassi
          ...  Sansao hits the ball first time!
          ...  He could have let that bounce
          ...  E_Thorstvedt manages to turn it behind
Min. 51 :(bfa) J_Bolm holds up the ball
          ...  He plays the ball to Nathan_Dyer
          ...  The ball hits F_Le_Boeuf in the face!
          ...  And goes clear!
Min. 52 :(bfa) H_Kiessling takes on the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to J_Wilshere
          ...  What a shot from J_Wilshere !
          ...  It could go anywhere
          ...  G_Pagliuca is stranded!
          ...  He can't get there in time!
          ...  OH! It drifts just past the post
          ...  Great strike!
          ...  Deserved a goal really
Min. 53 :(shk) Mo_Diame hits the ball through the heart of the defence
          ...  Sansao latches onto it!
          ...  R_Tomassi robs him of the ball
Min. 58 :(shk) D_Atkinson with an incisive pass to Papakoli_Diop
          ...  Yann_M_Vila wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge
Min. 60 :(shk) Papakoli_Diop reads the run of P_Coutinho
          ...  But J_Martinez wins the tackle cleanly
Min. 61 :(shk) The ball runs loose!
          ...  P_Coutinho seizes control of it and thinks about the shot
          ...  P_Coutinho tries the shot !
          ...  The fans get off there seats!
          ...  But it sails over !!
Min. 62 :(shk) Mo_Diame crosses in from the wing, he finds J_Jurado in the box
          ...  M_Murphy reads the game well and cuts out the pass!
Min. 63 :(shk) Mo_Diame floats the ball in to find P_Coutinho
          ...  H_Kiessling cleanly tackles him
          ...  He judged that well
Min. 66 :(shk) Sansao sidesteps J_Martinez
          ...  That was too easy
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from Sansao !
          ...  E_Thorstvedt catches the ball
Min. 67 :(bfa) Nathan_Dyer finds his way through
          ...  They tried to play the offside trap
          ...  Efe_Sodje with a pull on the shirt
          ...  S_Youri wants a quiet word
Min. 70 :(shk) E_Herbert is being brought on
          ...  Efe_Sodje is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 70 :(shk) a big roar from the crowd as Adriano comes on for D_Atkinson to play MF
Min. 70 :(shk) Rocket is going to be brought on
          ...  Mo_Diame is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 71 :(bfa) J_Wilshere controls it well
          ...  He nutmegs E_Herbert
          ...  He puts in Nathan_Dyer!
          ...  Nathan_Dyer beats the offside trap!
          ...  He runs at G_Pagliuca
          ...  He rounds G_Pagliuca
          ...  He has been pushed wide!
          ...  He shoots from a tight angle
          ...  It hits post!!
          ...  GOAL!!
          ...  Schalke 04 1-4 Benfica ...
Min. 73 :(shk) Adriano crosses in from the wing, he finds Papakoli_Diop in the box
          ...  A cheeky lob from Papakoli_Diop !
          ...  The shot slips through E_Thorstvedt's hands
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  He got away with that!
Min. 75 :(bfa) D_Rortugal takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace Nathan_Dyer
          ...  He'll play as a FW
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
Min. 76 :(bfa) M_Zeffane is being brought on
          ...  R_Tomassi is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play DF
Min. 77 :(bfa) J_Plasil will come on for J_Bolm and play MF
Min. 77 :(bfa) D_Rortugal sidesteps his marker
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  D_Rortugal hits a great drive!
          ...  G_Pagliuca parries it, he follows it up
          ...  He fires it over!!
Min. 79 :(bfa) D_Rortugal finds his way through
          ...  His quick turn fooled E_Herbert
          ...  D_Rortugal from 20 yards !
          ...  The net bulges!
          ...  OH!! He has hit the side netting
          ...  Goal kick given
Min. 80 :(bfa) D_Rortugal turns past F_Le_Boeuf
          ...  He has created space for himself now
          ...  A delicate header from D_Rortugal !
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!!!!
          ...  It's wide!
          ...  That was a dismal effort!
          ...  He should have buried that!
Min. 83 :(bfa) D_Rortugal sidesteps his marker
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game
          ...  A wicked drive by D_Rortugal !
          ...  But G_Pagliuca punches it away
          ...  That's gone out for a throw in
Min. 84 :(bfa) H_Kiessling finds M_Murphy with a ball over the defence
          ...  Adriano wins the ball with a clear tackle
Min. 87 :(bfa) M_Murphy with a glorious long pass to D_Rortugal
          ...  R_Klaven dives in two footed!!
          ...  Play On!!
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(bfa) H_Kiessling has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past F_Le_Boeuf
          ...  He puts in D_Rortugal!
          ...  D_Rortugal hits a great drive!
          ...  He has put it over the bar!
          ...  He looks stunned by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 89 :(shk) R_Klaven controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball out to the left!
          ...  Rocket gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  J_Martinez plays the back pass
          ...  E_Thorstvedt can't get to it!!
          ...  It goes just wide!!
          ...  What a lucky escape!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Jurado hits it into the box!
          ...  J_Martinez gets up well
          ...  And he clears the danger
Min. 89 :(bfa) M_Murphy finds the space intelligently
          ...  M_Murphy with only one thing on his mind!
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal!
          ...  G_Pagliuca won't get to that!
          ...  It clips the post!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Excellent strike!!
          ...  But it's been disallowed. The reason is unclear
          ...  An angry fan runs onto the pitch!!
          ...  And the police get him!!
          ...  Disgraceful!!
Min. 91 :(bfa) J_Wilshere with a one-touch layoff to M_Murphy
          ...  Papakoli_Diop with a superb tackle!
          ...  He easily dispossessed him.

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Veltins Arena
Attendance           : 81,000
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Schalke 04 Match Info
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Best player          : P_Coutinho
Scorers              : F_Le_Boeuf (48)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Benfica Match Info
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Best player          : M_Murphy (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : J_Wilshere (11), M_Murphy (29,41), Nathan_Dyer (71)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             Schalke 04   |    Benfica
Attempts on Goal     :           8        |       22
Off target           :           4        |       10
On target            :           4        |       12
Possession           :          41        |       59
Corners              :           1        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       0
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           4        |       8
Key Tackles          :          11        |       11
Key Passes           :          11        |       22
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Final Score          : Schalke 04 1 - 4 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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G_Pagliuca     GK  32   5   5   2  23 |  95   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  -5   0   0   0
Efe_Sodje      DF   2  29   4   2  28 |  71   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20 -20 -20
F_Le_Boeuf     DF   2  27  10   7  22 |  95   0   1   0   0   1   1   0   0   0  20   0  20
R_Klaven       DF   3  27   9   8  22 |  95   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
Papakoli_Diop  DF   2  25  15   8  24 |  95   0   4   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  80  10   1
J_Jurado       DM   1  15  25   7  28 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
D_Atkinson     MF   2   9  26   8  22 |  71   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
Mo_Diame       MF   2  13  24   7  42 |  71   0   1   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  40   0
Robinho        MF   1   7  24   8  23 |  95   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   1
P_Coutinho     AM   2   7  24  15  31 |  95   0   1   1   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   5 -18
Sansao         FW   1   8   8  26  23 |  95   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  15
G_Banks        GK  27   3   1   3  12 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Herbert      DF   1  25   7  11  41 |  24   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Adriano        MF   1   8  24  12  43 |  24   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
Rocket         MF   2  10  24  10  33 |  24   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Nalise       FW   2   4   7  25  20 |   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 |  95   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0
J_Martinez     DF   1  35   3   4  23 |  95   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 100   0   0
T_Adams        DF   2  31   7   7  22 |  95   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  40  20  25
Yann_M_Vila    DF   2  29  13   8  22 |  95   0   2   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  40   0   6
R_Tomassi      DF   1  28   8   7  37 |  77   0   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  40  10   1
H_Kiessling    MF   4  12  31  10  31 |  95   0   1   7   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  70   0
Zheng_Zhi      MF   1   9  29   8  42 |  95   0   0   4   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  40   6
J_Wilshere     MF   2  19  28  11  19 |  95   0   0   4   2   2   1   0   0   0   0  70  21
J_Bolm         MF   2  11  28  13  32 |  78   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0
M_Murphy       FW   1  12  14  28  26 |  95   0   1   2   1   3   2   0   0   0  20  35  45
Nathan_Dyer    FW   2   7  11  28  31 |  76   0   0   0   0   6   1   0   0   0   0   0  37
Z_Alomerovic   GK  28   1   1   1  14 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Zeffane      DF   1  27   9   7  31 |  18   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Plasil       MF   1   7  29   9  19 |  17   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20  20
R_VD_Vaart     MF   2  10  27   8  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Rortugal     FW   3  10   9  28  21 |  19   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   9
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