Division One League Match, Werder Bremen vs. Benfica (Sun Apr 25)


                        Werder Bremen  |  Benfica
                            4-3-1-2 E  |  4-4-2 C
                       Harry Kleinjan  |  Matias Finkelstein
                                       |
                        J_Pavlenka GK  |  GK N_Winneke
                        J_Ekstrand DF  |  DF M_Zeffane
                          F_Beijmo DF  |  DF J_Foyth
                     L_Augustinson DF  |  DF S_Mannaerts
                         Cece_Pepe DF  |  DF A_Burdisso
                           F_Kainz MF  |  MF J_Bolm
                        K_Moehwald MF  |  MF I_Marcone
                           P_Erras MF  |  MF K_Commons
                          J_Ledley AM  |  MF E_Knave
                        E_Bergkamp FW  |  FW Nathan_Dyer
                        E_Stranger FW  |  FW B_Dugnutt
                                       |
                        T_Courtois SUB |  SUB L_Yashin
                       E_Henderson SUB |  SUB M_Perin
                     Jose_Callejon SUB |  SUB S_Nakamoto
                            Calmac SUB |  SUB O_Marcentos
                            G_Weah SUB |  SUB T_Erak

Referee: C_V_Carballo (Spain)


Min. 2  :(bfa) K_Commons 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 B_Dugnutt
          ...  J_Ekstrand makes the challenge and clears the ball
Min. 4  :(bfa) S_Mannaerts takes advantage of a mistake by P_Erras
          ...  P_Erras reacts well to win the ball back
Min. 5  :(wbn) K_Moehwald wins possession
          ...  He plays the ball across to E_Stranger
          ...  But J_Bolm wins the ball with a sliding challenge
Min. 13 :(wbn) J_Ledley looks for options
          ...  He knocks the ball across to F_Kainz
          ...  F_Kainz drives it towards goal !
          ...  But N_Winneke punches it away
          ...  That's gone out for a throw in
Min. 17 :(bfa) B_Dugnutt turns well with ball
          ...  He has some space now
          ...  L_Augustinson with an ugly foul
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll be off if he does that again
Min. 17 :(bfa) Nathan_Dyer takes advantage of a mistake by Cece_Pepe
          ...  It's a lucky break
          ...  Nathan_Dyer with the punt towards goal!
          ...  J_Pavlenka manages to turn it behind
Min. 22 :(bfa) B_Dugnutt sidesteps L_Augustinson
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game
          ...  Cece_Pepe with the block
Min. 22 :(wbn) J_Ledley gets to the bye line
          ...  He puts it into the box
          ...  He finds E_Stranger
          ...  E_Knave rushes in with a clumsy tackle!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  That could have been a penalty!
          ...  E_Bergkamp bends it round the wall
          ...  OOOOOOHHHHHHHH
          ...  It grazes the post and goes wide
Min. 23 :(wbn) P_Erras with a smart pass to E_Bergkamp
          ...  E_Bergkamp has time and space!
          ...  He tries the lob!
          ...  N_Winneke can't get to it!
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar!
          ...  N_Winneke makes a cocky smile
          ...  Did he know that was going over?
Min. 24 :(bfa) S_Mannaerts sidesteps L_Augustinson
          ...  He was too quick for his marker
          ...  K_Moehwald gets in the way of the ball and clears!
Min. 26 :(wbn) F_Kainz loses I_Marcone
          ...  F_Kainz has a go!
          ...  But N_Winneke punches it away
          ...  He could have caught that!
Min. 26 :(bfa) J_Foyth finds his way through
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  F_Beijmo hits it out for a throw
Min. 28 :(bfa) Nathan_Dyer knocks the ball past J_Ekstrand
          ...  J_Ekstrand with an awful challenge
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
Min. 29 :(bfa) I_Marcone holds up the ball
          ...  He plays the ball to S_Mannaerts
          ...  S_Mannaerts swings in the shot!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  It looks like he enjoyed that one!!
          ...  He is dancing round the corner flag!
          ...  Lets see if Benfica can hang onto that lead!
          ...  Werder Bremen 0-1 Benfica ...
Min. 34 :(bfa) B_Dugnutt beats L_Augustinson
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  A left-footer by B_Dugnutt !
          ...  J_Pavlenka beats the ball away
Min. 37 :(wbn) Calmac is coming on and E_Bergkamp is being brought off
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play FW
Min. 37 :(wbn) Werder Bremen's manager orders his side to play N
Min. 42 :(wbn) J_Ledley loses J_Foyth
          ...  J_Foyth goes in hard to win the ball back
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(wbn) J_Ledley 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!
          ...  F_Beijmo receives the pass and heads towards the goal
          ...  I_Marcone with a nasty foul
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
          ...  He's lucky to be let off for that one
          ...  Matias Finkelstein looks relieved
          ...  Harry Kleinjan is far from happy with that decision
Min. 45 :(wbn) J_Ledley with a glorious long pass to F_Beijmo
          ...  F_Beijmo with the goal bound shot!
          ...  It's just over!
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 45 :(bfa) Nathan_Dyer takes advantage of a bad back pass from J_Ekstrand
          ...  Nathan_Dyer goes for goal !
          ...  But J_Pavlenka pulls out a save of the game
Min. 46 :(wbn) Calmac turns past B_Dugnutt
          ...  He has created space for himself now
          ...  Calmac tries to beat N_Winneke from outside the area!
          ...  But he puts it wide
          ...  That was a terrible attempt!

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Werder Bremen 0-1 Benfica

Min. 50 :(bfa) Nathan_Dyer has the ball on the wing
          ...  He takes it past L_Augustinson
          ...  He knocks it to E_Knave!
          ...  E_Knave tries to beat J_Pavlenka from outside the area!
          ...  J_Pavlenka gets his fingertips to it
          ...  He pushes it on to the post
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball
Min. 51 :(bfa) J_Bolm brings the ball under control
          ...  He sees a team mate in space!
          ...  He plays the ball in to him!
          ...  K_Commons gets on the end of the pass
          ...  K_Moehwald with a perfectly timed tackle
Min. 52 :(wbn) J_Ledley lays the ball back to P_Erras
          ...  P_Erras curls the ball in on goal !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Runs off and slides on his knees!!
          ...  The fans go wild!
          ...  All square, that should make things interesting!
          ...  Werder Bremen 1-1 Benfica ...
Min. 53 :(wbn) E_Stranger nutmegs J_Foyth
          ...  J_Bolm with a clumsy challenge
          ...  C_V_Carballo gave him a strong warning
Min. 55 :(bfa) M_Perin is going to be brought on
          ...  J_Foyth is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 59 :(wbn) P_Erras controls it well
          ...  He nutmegs A_Burdisso
          ...  He puts in J_Ledley!
          ...  J_Ledley uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot!
          ...  But he's put it wide
          ...  How did he manage to miss that one?!?!?
Min. 60 :(bfa) T_Erak is coming on for B_Dugnutt and playing FW
Min. 60 :(bfa) Nathan_Dyer sprints past J_Ekstrand
          ...  Nathan_Dyer strikes a wicked curler !
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  Wide !!
          ...  That was fortunate
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by J_Bolm!
          ...  It is kicked away by Cece_Pepe
Min. 65 :(bfa) S_Nakamoto will come on for J_Bolm and play MF
Min. 66 :(wbn) P_Erras with a throw in
          ...  He throws the ball across to E_Stranger
          ...  M_Zeffane hits it out for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Calmac plays it towards the near post!
          ...  E_Stranger makes a firm connection with his head
          ...  N_Winneke won't get to that!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Pick that one out!!
          ...  That puts Werder Bremen ahead!
          ...  Now can they hang onto it!
          ...  Werder Bremen 2-1 Benfica ...
Min. 66 :(bfa) Benfica altered their play to a A strategy
Min. 66 :(bfa) T_Erak takes advantage of a mistake by K_Moehwald
          ...  T_Erak gets up high for the header !
          ...  It's beaten J_Pavlenka
          ...  It goes wide !!
Min. 67 :(bfa) M_Perin controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball out to the right!
          ...  A_Burdisso gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  A_Burdisso heads the ball towards goal !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He grabs the corner flag and pretends to sing!
          ...  Benfica are back level!
          ...  Werder Bremen 2-2 Benfica ...
Min. 67 :(wbn) K_Moehwald lobs the ball over the defence
          ...  Cece_Pepe latches on to it
          ...  K_Commons with a nasty foul
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!! or f$k OFF!! cant make it out
          ...  He's in trouble!!
          ...  He could be sent off for that!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  He was lucky to get away with that!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  It's in a very dangerous position!
          ...  P_Erras swings it in
          ...  E_Stranger takes control of it!
          ...  M_Perin wins the ball with a clear tackle
Min. 68 :(wbn) J_Ekstrand moves out over to the edge of the pitch
          ...  He plays the ball through to J_Ledley
          ...  M_Zeffane gets to the ball first
Min. 71 :(bfa) I_Marcone backtracks with the ball
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field
          ...  A_Burdisso gets on the end of it
          ...  A_Burdisso sees J_Pavlenka off his line !
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  J_Pavlenka pushes it behind !
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  E_Knave lofts the ball in!
          ...  J_Pavlenka fists it away!
Min. 77 :(wbn) P_Erras has the ball
          ...  He knocks the ball past S_Mannaerts
          ...  He puts in E_Stranger!
          ...  S_Mannaerts with the dive
          ...  There's no room in the game for that!
          ...  C_V_Carballo gave him a strong warning
Min. 81 :(bfa) M_Perin pushes it past the defender
          ...  F_Beijmo with an ugly foul
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
Min. 85 :(wbn) E_Stranger looks for options
          ...  He knocks the ball across to J_Ledley
          ...  J_Ledley curls it towards the top corner !
          ...  But the ball goes harmlessly wide
Min. 86 :(bfa) Nathan_Dyer with a precise ball to M_Zeffane
          ...  M_Zeffane with a thundering drive!
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  S_Nakamoto curls it into the box!
          ...  It comes to M_Perin
          ...  He fires it towards to goal
          ...  But J_Pavlenka punches it away
          ...  That's gone out for a throw in
Min. 87 :(bfa) Nathan_Dyer runs forward
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind!
          ...  Cece_Pepe brings him down in the area
          ...  There can only be one outcome surely!
          ...  But C_V_Carballo waves play on!!!
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(wbn) J_Ledley flicks the ball through
          ...  L_Augustinson runs onto it!
          ...  L_Augustinson drives it low !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He runs to the corner and gives the away fans the middle finger
          ...  Yes!!
          ...  That goal surely snatches the win!
          ...  Werder Bremen 3-2 Benfica ...
Min. 88 :(bfa) K_Commons curls the ball out wide to Nathan_Dyer
          ...  L_Augustinson read the danger and stops the pass
Min. 91 :(bfa) I_Marcone gets to the bye line
          ...  He puts it into the box
          ...  He finds K_Commons
          ...  J_Ekstrand takes the ball
          ...  OOOHHHH!!
          ...  He almost loses it straight away
          ...  But he hits it clear!
Min. 93 :(bfa) A_Burdisso takes advantage of a mistake by P_Erras
          ...  That mistake could prove costly
          ...  A_Burdisso aims the cheeky shot at goal!
          ...  Looks like it should be J_Pavlenka's
          ...  Oh he's let it go through his legs
          ...  But drifts inches wide !!
          ...  J_Pavlenka looks embarrassed!
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide!
          ...  Goal kick given, amazing decision there!
Min. 94 :(bfa) I_Marcone controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball into the middle!
          ...  T_Erak gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  T_Erak tries the lob from 30 yards !
          ...  It's gone over
          ...  Well he must have left his shooting boots at home for that one

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Weser Stadium
Attendance           : 100,000
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Werder Bremen Match Info
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Best player          : J_Ledley (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : P_Erras (52), E_Stranger (66), L_Augustinson (88)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : L_Augustinson (17)
Injured              : N/A
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Benfica Match Info
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Best player          : I_Marcone
Scorers              : S_Mannaerts (29), A_Burdisso (67)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : K_Commons (67)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                          Werder Bremen   |     Benfica
Attempts on Goal     :          11        |       13
Off target           :           6        |       5
On target            :           5        |       8
Possession           :          51        |       49
Corners              :           1        |       3
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       1
Subs Used            :           1        |       3
Fouls                :           8        |       7
Key Tackles          :           9        |       5
Key Passes           :          13        |       10
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Final Score          : Werder Bremen 3 - 2 Benfica
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Player Statistics - Werder Bremen
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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J_Pavlenka     GK  34   3   1   2  21 |  95   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0   0
J_Ekstrand     DF   1  31  12   7  22 |  95   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
F_Beijmo       DF   3  30  13   8  22 |  95   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
L_Augustinson  DF   2  30   7   6  23 |  95   0   1   0   0   1   1   1   0   0  38  18  38
Cece_Pepe      DF   2  28   6   7  22 |  95   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  80  20  20
F_Kainz        MF   3   6  30  15  33 |  95   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
K_Moehwald     MF   1  20  29  12  28 |  95   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  20   0
P_Erras        MF   2  17  28   1  25 |  95   0   1   4   0   1   1   0   0   0  20  40  20
J_Ledley       AM   1   7  29  17  30 |  95   0   0   5   2   2   0   0   0   0   0  70   0
E_Bergkamp     FW   3  11   6  30  34 |  37   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Stranger     FW   2  10   8  30  20 |  95   0   0   1   0   1   1   0   0   0   0  10  20
T_Courtois     GK  29   1   2   3  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Henderson    DF   2  27   9   7  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Jose_Callejon  MF   3   5  28   8  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Calmac         FW   2   7  27  10  30 |  58   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
G_Weah         FW   1   9   7  27  22 |   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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N_Winneke      GK  35   2   2   3  20 |  95   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20   0   0   0
M_Zeffane      DF   1  33  10   7  31 |  95   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
J_Foyth        DF   1  32  13   7  42 |  56   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20
S_Mannaerts    DF   2  31  10   5  12 |  95   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  20
A_Burdisso     DF   2  25   6   8  31 |  95   0   0   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  25
J_Bolm         MF   2  12  32  14  32 |  66   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
I_Marcone      MF   3   6  31   6  32 |  95   0   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0
K_Commons      MF   1   8  29  10  32 |  95   0   0   2   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  18  -2
E_Knave        MF   3   8  25  10  21 |  95   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
Nathan_Dyer    FW   2   7  12  31  31 |  95   0   0   2   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  20  10
B_Dugnutt      FW   1   5   7  28  20 |  61   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
L_Yashin       GK  29   2   1   2  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Perin        DF   3  25   8   9  32 |  39   0   1   1   1   1   0   0   0   0  20  20   5
S_Nakamoto     MF   3   5  28  16  32 |  29   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
O_Marcentos    MF   3   8  25   7  13 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Erak         FW   2   7   7  28  21 |  34   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -20
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