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Season 31 Archive: June Ridout Memorial Cup Match 1

Sunderland 1 - 0 Benfica

June Ridout Memorial Cup Group Stage, Sunderland vs. Benfica (Wed Nov 04)


                           Sunderland  |  Benfica
                              5-3-2 C  |  4-4-2 L
                         John Gemmell  |  Matias Finkelstein
                                       |
                          T_McGill GK  |  GK L_Yashin
                         B_Weinman DF  |  DF R_Tomassi
                        E_Richards DF  |  DF J_Foyth
                              Boli DF  |  DF M_Zeffane
                           D_Jones DF  |  DF S_Mannaerts
                          S_Cooper DF  |  MF J_Bolm
                         S_Sidwell MF  |  MF I_Marcone
                        H_Kagamoti MF  |  MF K_Commons
                              Atsu MF  |  MF W_Dustice
                           J_Vardy FW  |  FW Nathan_Dyer
                           Janssen FW  |  FW B_Dugnutt
                                       |
                        R_Clemance SUB |  SUB N_Winneke
                          D_Aitken SUB |  SUB M_Perin
                      Kim_Sin_Jung SUB |  SUB E_Knave
                      D_Boerrigter SUB |  SUB S_Nakamoto
                        D_Burdisso SUB |  SUB T_Erak

Referee: F_De_Bleeckere (Belgium)


Min. 1  :(bfa) J_Bolm drives it across the face of the goal Nathan_Dyer
          ...  E_Richards with a nasty foul
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
          ...  F_De_Bleeckere ignores the protests for a card
          ...  John Gemmell looks relieved
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  What a silly place to give away a free kick
          ...  Nathan_Dyer bends it round the wall
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But hits the side netting!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  S_Mannaerts lofts the ball in!
          ...  T_McGill makes the catch!
Min. 1  :(bfa) Nathan_Dyer brings it under control
          ...  He takes on Boli
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in R_Tomassi!
          ...  B_Weinman forces him off the ball
          ...  But it rolls out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  S_Mannaerts plays it towards the near post!
          ...  T_McGill catches it!
Min. 2  :(sun) Janssen runs at the heart of the defence
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  S_Mannaerts takes possession
Min. 2  :(bfa) B_Dugnutt heads the ball back to Nathan_Dyer
          ...  J_Vardy with an awful challenge
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  F_De_Bleeckere reaches to his pocket!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 2  :(bfa) I_Marcone with a simple pass to B_Dugnutt
          ...  E_Richards gets to the ball first
Min. 7  :(bfa) W_Dustice passes the ball to J_Bolm
          ...  Atsu fouls badly
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!, he is in the book for that one
Min. 7  :(sun) B_Weinman looks for options
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to J_Vardy
          ...  S_Mannaerts is called for the holding foul
          ...  He was pushing down on his man
          ...  F_De_Bleeckere calls him over
          ...  F_De_Bleeckere is taking his time with him!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 13 :(sun) H_Kagamoti finds himself in acres of space
          ...  K_Commons with an ugly foul
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  F_De_Bleeckere signals that it is indirect
          ...  Atsu hoists it forward
          ...  Janssen gets on the end of it
          ...  Janssen tries to beat T_McGill!
          ...  Terrific shot
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide
          ...  That's unlucky!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  H_Kagamoti plays it into the danger area!
          ...  J_Foyth heads it away
Min. 14 :(sun) Janssen breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on L_Yashin!
          ...  J_Bolm brings him down!
          ...  He could be off!!
          ...  F_De_Bleeckere calls him over
          ...  The ref is taking his time with him!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 17 :(sun) S_Sidwell threads the through ball to H_Kagamoti
          ...  But I_Marcone wins the ball with a sliding challenge
Min. 24 :(sun) S_Sidwell runs forward
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind!
          ...  But J_Foyth wins the tackle
Min. 24 :(bfa) J_Bolm takes advantage of a mistake by S_Sidwell
          ...  It's a lucky break
          ...  Boli with a nasty foul
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!! or f$k OFF!! cant make it out
          ...  F_De_Bleeckere called him over for a strong verbal warning
Min. 26 :(sun) H_Kagamoti with an intelligent ball to S_Cooper
          ...  S_Cooper strikes a wicked curler !
          ...  L_Yashin makes a fine save
Min. 28 :(sun) B_Weinman has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past R_Tomassi
          ...  He puts in J_Vardy!
          ...  But M_Zeffane slides in two footed.
          ...  F_De_Bleeckere has a look but waves "Play On!"
Min. 30 :(sun) S_Sidwell flicks it past the defender
          ...  He runs forward
          ...  But M_Zeffane slides in two footed.
          ...  F_De_Bleeckere has a look but waves "Play On!"
Min. 35 :(sun) Atsu cut's in on the inside of the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to J_Vardy
          ...  J_Vardy with the shot on net !
          ...  But he puts it wide
          ...  That was a terrible attempt!
Min. 36 :(sun) J_Vardy gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He slides the ball past M_Zeffane!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  J_Bolm with a superb challenge
          ...  The referee has given the free kick the other way!
          ...  F_De_Bleeckere wants a word
          ...  It's just a warning
Min. 38 :(sun) E_Richards with the heel pass to J_Vardy
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by S_Mannaerts
Min. 39 :(bfa) I_Marcone looks around for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to J_Foyth
          ...  S_Cooper muscles him off the ball
          ...  Looked like a good tackle but the referee has awarded them a free kick
          ...  He's in trouble!!
          ...  He could be sent off for that!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  He was lucky to get away with that!
Min. 42 :(sun) Boli hits in a shot!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  J_Vardy collects the loose ball!
          ...  J_Bolm with a late tackle
          ...  He certainly didn't mean it
          ...  F_De_Bleeckere calls him over
          ...  F_De_Bleeckere tells him he has had enough warnings
          ...  He has already been booked also!
          ...  F_De_Bleeckere shows him his second yellow!!
          ...  RED CARD!!
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 46 :(sun) B_Weinman jumps over R_Tomassi's challenge
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg
          ...  He's clean through
          ...  J_Foyth takes the ball and the player!!
          ...  But the ref waves play on!!

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Sunderland 0-0 Benfica

Min. 49 :(sun) Janssen with electric pace
          ...  He eases past M_Zeffane
          ...  J_Foyth hits it out for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  H_Kagamoti chips the ball in towards the back post!
          ...  It is cleared by R_Tomassi
Min. 49 :(bfa) S_Mannaerts takes advantage of a mistake by E_Richards
          ...  Can he make them pay?
          ...  S_Cooper with a deliberate foul
          ...  He should be jailed for that
          ...  F_De_Bleeckere called him over for a strong verbal warning
Min. 55 :(bfa) M_Perin is being prepared to come on
          ...  R_Tomassi is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 56 :(sun) H_Kagamoti feeds the ball through the middle
          ...  J_Vardy runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  J_Vardy rifles it to the far post !
          ...  L_Yashin has it covered
          ...  It takes a bobble!
          ...  L_Yashin reacts well to save!!!
Min. 60 :(sun) D_Boerrigter replaces H_Kagamoti to play as a MF
Min. 60 :(bfa) S_Nakamoto comes on for Nathan_Dyer and will play MF to the delight of the fans
Min. 62 :(sun) S_Sidwell beats M_Zeffane
          ...  But S_Mannaerts slides in
Min. 65 :(bfa) Up goes the substitution board - E_Knave on for I_Marcone as a MF
Min. 70 :(sun) Kim_Sin_Jung will replace the useless E_Richards and will play DF
Min. 70 :(bfa) Benfica are switching their playing style to A
Min. 71 :(bfa) M_Zeffane puts in E_Knave
          ...  E_Knave tries to curl it into the bottom corner !
          ...  It hits the post
          ...  And goes clear
Min. 71 :(sun) J_Vardy is first to the ball
          ...  M_Zeffane with an awful challenge
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution!
          ...  John Gemmell looks bemused that it wasn't more!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  F_De_Bleeckere signals that it is indirect
          ...  S_Sidwell shapes to shoot
          ...  He plays it to Janssen instead
          ...  Janssen goes for goal !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  His players jump on top of him
          ...  That puts Sunderland ahead!
          ...  Now can they hang onto it!
          ...  Sunderland 1-0 Benfica ...
Min. 72 :(bfa) K_Commons flicks it over J_Vardy and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  K_Commons hits the ball on the bounce !
          ...  T_McGill falls over
          ...  But T_McGill is relieved to watch it go out of play!
Min. 74 :(sun) Janssen beats M_Perin
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free
          ...  M_Perin moves quickly to get the tackle in this time
Min. 83 :(bfa) J_Foyth with a pinpoint pass to M_Zeffane
          ...  Janssen is late with that one
          ...  He gets up and shakes the players hand
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 85 :(sun) D_Boerrigter with a glorious 60-yard pass to Boli
          ...  Boli pounds a rocket on goal !
          ...  But L_Yashin tips it over
          ...  F_De_Bleeckere has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 86 :(sun) The defender under hits the back pass!
          ...  J_Vardy is through!
          ...  M_Zeffane with a bad challenge
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(sun) D_Jones backtracks with the ball
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field
          ...  Boli gets on the end of it
          ...  J_Foyth clears with a diving header
Min. 89 :(bfa) M_Perin brings it under control
          ...  He takes on B_Weinman
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in S_Nakamoto!
          ...  A cheeky lob from S_Nakamoto !
          ...  Wide of goal

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Stadium Of Light
Attendance           : 100,000
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Sunderland Match Info
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Best player          : B_Weinman (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Janssen (71)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : J_Vardy (2), Atsu (7), S_Cooper (39), Janssen (83)
Injured              : N/A
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Benfica Match Info
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Best player          : J_Foyth
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : J_Bolm (42)
Booked               : S_Mannaerts (7), M_Zeffane (71)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                            Sunderland    |    Benfica
Attempts on Goal     :           6        |       4
Off target           :           2        |       3
On target            :           4        |       1
Possession           :          62        |       38
Corners              :           2        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       1
Yellow Cards         :           4        |       2
Subs Used            :           2        |       3
Fouls                :          11        |       15
Key Tackles          :           2        |       11
Key Passes           :          10        |       9
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Final Score          : Sunderland 1 - 0 Benfica
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Player Statistics - Sunderland
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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T_McGill       GK  31   2   3   1  31 |  93   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  75   0   0   0
B_Weinman      DF   2  30   8  11  30 |  93   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20   0
E_Richards     DF   2  27  14   5  32 |  72   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
Boli           DF   2  26  11   7  32 |  93   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   5
D_Jones        DF   3  25  11   9  22 |  93   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  30  20
S_Cooper       DF   3  25   8   9  32 |  93   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  38  -2   3
S_Sidwell      MF   2   7  27   8  11 |  93   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0
H_Kagamoti     MF   2   7  26  13  32 |  62   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
Atsu           MF   1  10  26  12  18 |  93   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2   8  -2
J_Vardy        FW   1   7   8  26  30 |  93   0   0   0   0   2   0   1   0   0  -2  -2   3
Janssen        FW   2   7   6  25  32 |  93   0   0   0   0   2   1   1   0   0  -2  -2  23
R_Clemance     GK  15   3   3   1  40 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Aitken       DF   1  26   9   6  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Kim_Sin_Jung   DF   2  26   8   8  12 |  21   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Boerrigter   MF   2   9  26  12  32 |  31   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
D_Burdisso     FW   3   6   5  25  32 |   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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L_Yashin       GK  29   2   1   2  22 |  93   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0
R_Tomassi      DF   1  33   9   7  37 |  57   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
J_Foyth        DF   1  32  13   7  42 |  93   0   5   1   0   0   0   0   0   0 100  10   0
M_Zeffane      DF   1  32  10   7  31 |  93   0   2   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  38   8  -2
S_Mannaerts    DF   2  30   9   5  12 |  93   0   3   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  58  -2  -2
J_Bolm         MF   2  12  31  14  32 |  42   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0 -10   0 -10
I_Marcone      MF   3   6  30   6  32 |  67   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20
K_Commons      MF   1   8  28  10  32 |  93   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
W_Dustice      MF   1  12  26   6  42 |  93   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Nathan_Dyer    FW   2   7  11  31  31 |  62   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
B_Dugnutt      FW   1   5   7  28  20 |  93   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -10 -20
N_Winneke      GK  35   2   2   3  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Perin        DF   3  25   8   9  32 |  36   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
E_Knave        MF   3   8  25  10  21 |  26   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Nakamoto     MF   3   5  27  16  32 |  31   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Erak         FW   2   7   7  28  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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