Elite FA Cup Groups, Tottenham vs. Benfica (Wed Jun 20)


                            Tottenham  |  Benfica
                            5-2-0-3 P  |  4-4-2 C
                         Levi Stephen  |  Matias Finkelstein
                                       |
                            R_Ceni GK  |  GK F_Foster
                          A_Wisdom DF  |  DF T_Adams
                        A_R_Essien DF  |  DF C_Thomson
                           S_Howey DF  |  DF Yann_M_Vila
                            Doriva DF  |  DF M_Zeffane
                        T_Manniman DF  |  MF J_Plasil
                           E_Gabor DM  |  MF P_Do_Shaw
                          D_McHale DM  |  MF S_Nakamoto
                           R_Sharp FW  |  MF E_Knave
                            G_Weah FW  |  FW Stefano
                           J_Vardy FW  |  FW T_Erak
                                       |
                         C_Poenaru SUB |  SUB P_Lenox
                          W_Morgan SUB |  SUB A_Van_Buuren
                        C_McGregor SUB |  SUB R_Tomassi
                           R_Pires SUB |  SUB J_Bolm
                      Hugo_Sanchez SUB |  SUB Nathan_Dyer

Referee: S_Farina (Italy)


Min. 1  :(bfa) Benfica made the switch to a A strategy
Min. 7  :(tth) E_Gabor sidesteps his marker
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  E_Gabor attempts to nutmeg F_Foster!
          ...  F_Foster makes a difficult save
Min. 9  :(bfa) E_Knave is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He throws it long to Stefano
          ...  E_Gabor with a nasty foul
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
          ...  S_Farina tells him to calm his game down a bit
Min. 9  :(bfa) P_Do_Shaw loses E_Gabor
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  D_McHale belts it clear
Min. 11 :(tth) G_Weah cuts inside his opponent
          ...  He worked that well
          ...  G_Weah with only one thing on his mind!
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He puts his hands to his ears!!
          ...  He is winding the Benfica fans up!!
          ...  They greet the gesture with jeers!
          ...  That's put Tottenham in front!
          ...  Tottenham 1-0 Benfica ...
Min. 12 :(bfa) P_Do_Shaw with a one-touch layoff to S_Nakamoto
          ...  Cleaned up by S_Howey
Min. 13 :(tth) A_Wisdom finds T_Manniman with a ball over the defence
          ...  T_Manniman with the 40 yard drive !
          ...  But F_Foster punches it away
          ...  He had to be brave to come for that one
Min. 15 :(tth) A_Wisdom with a real burst of pace
          ...  He shows the defender a clean set of heals
          ...  A_Wisdom attempts a lob!
          ...  F_Foster saves, but he fumbles
          ...  But he gathers at the second attempt!
Min. 16 :(bfa) P_Do_Shaw with a glorious 60-yard pass to S_Nakamoto
          ...  Doriva wins the ball
Min. 17 :(tth) D_McHale chips the ball over the defence and finds G_Weah
          ...  The defender is caught ball watching
          ...  G_Weah takes advantage and races towards the goal!
          ...  Just F_Foster is between him and the goal
          ...  He tries to beat F_Foster
          ...  F_Foster dives on the ball !!
Min. 20 :(bfa) C_Thomson runs down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball across to J_Plasil
          ...  D_McHale steals the ball of off him
Min. 24 :(tth) J_Vardy finds G_Weah on the edge of the box
          ...  G_Weah belts the ball towards goal!
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air
          ...  It hits the post
          ...  And goes clear
Min. 26 :(tth) A_R_Essien back heels to find E_Gabor in space
          ...  The ball hits Yann_M_Vila in the face!
          ...  And goes clear!
Min. 26 :(bfa) M_Zeffane with an inch perfect pass to E_Knave
          ...  E_Knave leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!!!
          ...  But R_Ceni just gets his fingers to that one
Min. 27 :(tth) S_Howey controls the ball immaculately
          ...  Leaves the defenders for dead
          ...  This looks like it could be a great chance
          ...  S_Howey sees F_Foster off his line !
          ...  F_Foster with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1
Min. 27 :(bfa) E_Knave with the dribble
          ...  He skips through the tackle from A_Wisdom
          ...  D_McHale with a deliberate foul
          ...  S_Farina will want to speak to him
          ...  S_Farina calls him over
          ...  He's told to calm down
          ...  Levi Stephen looks relieved
Min. 29 :(tth) E_Gabor crosses to J_Vardy
          ...  M_Zeffane with an awful challenge
Min. 30 :(tth) A_Wisdom is taking a throw in
          ...  He dries the ball on his shirt
          ...  He throws the ball to J_Vardy
          ...  C_Thomson cuts out the pass
          ...  That was close!
Min. 31 :(bfa) J_Plasil hoists the ball across to S_Nakamoto
          ...  S_Nakamoto with the header !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He rips off his shirt and spins it in the air
          ...  Equaliser, the crowd goes wild!
          ...  Tottenham 1-1 Benfica ...
Min. 34 :(tth) S_Howey has the ball
          ...  He knocks the ball past C_Thomson
          ...  He puts in G_Weah!
          ...  C_Thomson reacts to stop the move going any further
Min. 37 :(tth) Doriva changes direction inside
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to G_Weah
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from Yann_M_Vila
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Doriva chips the ball into the area!
          ...  F_Foster comes out and claims it!
Min. 37 :(bfa) T_Erak finds the space intelligently
          ...  But Doriva wins the tackle cleanly
Min. 38 :(tth) G_Weah beats his marker
          ...  He muscled him off the ball
          ...  T_Adams wins it well
          ...  Perfectly timed!
Min. 40 :(tth) T_Manniman runs down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball in to G_Weah
          ...  G_Weah with a powerful downward header!
          ...  The shot slips through F_Foster's hands
          ...  But F_Foster recovers to save!
          ...  He got away with that!
Min. 40 :(bfa) P_Do_Shaw holds the ball up
          ...  He sees Stefano in space!
          ...  Stefano hits a curling shot!
          ...  It clips the post!!
          ...  The net bulges !!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Benfica have snatched the lead!
          ...  Tottenham 1-2 Benfica ...
Min. 41 :(bfa) Benfica altered their play to a C strategy
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(bfa) E_Knave with an intelligent ball to M_Zeffane
          ...  But A_R_Essien sweeps up the threat
Min. 45 :(tth) R_Pires is going to be brought on
          ...  J_Vardy is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 45 :(tth) Doriva has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past T_Adams
          ...  He puts in G_Weah!
          ...  G_Weah flings a shot at goal !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He is dancing round the corner flag!
          ...  Tottenham are back on level terms now!
          ...  Tottenham 2-2 Benfica ...
Min. 46 :(bfa) Benfica changed their strategy to play A
Min. 49 :(bfa) T_Erak has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past the defender!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  T_Erak tries to place it in the corner !
          ...  R_Ceni parries it
          ...  The defender clears it

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Tottenham 2-2 Benfica

Min. 47 :(tth) A_R_Essien looks around for some movement
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to R_Pires
          ...  R_Pires flings a shot at goal !
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it wide
Min. 50 :(tth) C_McGregor is being prepared to come on
          ...  R_Sharp is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play MF
Min. 60 :(tth) A_Wisdom throws a punch
          ...  T_Adams slumps to the ground
          ...  He deserves punishment for that!
          ...  S_Farina calls him over
          ...  The ref is taking his time with him!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 61 :(tth) Doriva changes direction inside
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to G_Weah
          ...  But C_Thomson slides in
Min. 62 :(tth) A_R_Essien looks around for support
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to E_Gabor
          ...  E_Gabor with a graceful, looping effort !
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  He made that look harder than it was!!
Min. 62 :(bfa) C_Thomson with a fantastic turn that puts him through on goal
          ...  D_McHale with a terrible tackle
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  T_Adams floats it forward
          ...  T_Erak latches onto the end of it
          ...  T_Erak belts the ball towards goal!
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air
          ...  R_Ceni dives towards his top let hand corner
          ...  He's pushed that one just around the goal
          ...  Super Stop !
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by P_Do_Shaw
          ...  J_Plasil loses his marker
          ...  He gets his head onto it!
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But flies wide of the post!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  P_Do_Shaw hits it towards the far post!
          ...  M_Zeffane with the header
          ...  It's well wide!
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 65 :(tth) A_Wisdom loses Yann_M_Vila
          ...  But M_Zeffane clears the danger
Min. 65 :(bfa) Yann_M_Vila 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!
          ...  M_Zeffane receives the pass and heads towards the goal
          ...  M_Zeffane controls the ball well!
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal!
          ...  R_Ceni just watches it drift out of play!
Min. 72 :(tth) Doriva has the ball on the wing
          ...  He takes it past C_Thomson
          ...  He knocks it to D_McHale!
          ...  D_McHale tries to place it in the corner !
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it wide
Min. 74 :(tth) S_Howey hoists the ball across to G_Weah
          ...  G_Weah with the overhead !
          ...  F_Foster collects it comfortably
          ...  The shot never troubled him
Min. 74 :(bfa) P_Do_Shaw is closed down
          ...  He plays a quick pass
          ...  Stefano latches onto the ball
          ...  A_Wisdom goes in studs first
Min. 75 :(tth) T_Manniman comes up lame after the wicked challenge.
          ...  He's unable to continue
Min. 75 :(tth) W_Morgan is ready to come on to replace T_Manniman
          ...  Looks like he will play as a DF
Min. 76 :(bfa) A_Van_Buuren is going to be brought on
          ...  M_Zeffane is leaving the pitch
          ...  He hasn't had the best of games today
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 77 :(bfa) R_Tomassi comes on for E_Knave and will play MF to the delight of the fans
Min. 77 :(tth) A_Wisdom has a go!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  W_Morgan collects the loose ball!
          ...  W_Morgan flicks the header toward the far post!
          ...  The fans get off there seats!
          ...  But it sails over !!
Min. 77 :(bfa) P_Do_Shaw finds T_Erak with a perfectly weighted pass
          ...  C_McGregor takes the ball
          ...  OOOHHHH!!
          ...  He almost loses it straight away
          ...  But he hits it clear!
Min. 78 :(bfa) Nathan_Dyer is going to be brought on
          ...  Stefano is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 87 :(tth) D_McHale looks around for some movement
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He hits the ball to R_Pires
          ...  R_Pires blasts it at the goal !
          ...  F_Foster tips it round the post
          ...  Good save
          ...  Corner not given!!
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on

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


Match Details
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Venue                : White Hart Lane
Attendance           : 75,000
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Tottenham Match Info
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Best player          : G_Weah (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : G_Weah (11,45)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : A_Wisdom (60)
Injured              : T_Manniman (75)
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Benfica Match Info
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Best player          : P_Do_Shaw
Scorers              : S_Nakamoto (31), Stefano (40)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                            Tottenham     |    Benfica
Attempts on Goal     :          15        |       8
Off target           :           5        |       3
On target            :          10        |       5
Possession           :          58        |       42
Corners              :           1        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       0
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :          13        |       8
Key Tackles          :           7        |       7
Key Passes           :          16        |       10
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Final Score          : Tottenham 2 - 2 Benfica
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Player Statistics - Tottenham
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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R_Ceni         GK  33   2   2   7  30 |  96   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  -5   0   0   0
A_Wisdom       DF   2  27  22   8  34 |  96   0   0   3   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  28   8
A_R_Essien     DF   1  23  20   1  23 |  96   0   1   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  30   0
S_Howey        DF   2  22  19   5  36 |  96   0   1   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  20  10
Doriva         DF   2  21  23  10  21 |  96   0   2   4   1   0   0   0   0   0  40  60   0
T_Manniman     DF   2  18  23   5  25 |  79   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10  10
E_Gabor        DM   2  18  25   5  21 |  96   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  11
D_McHale       DM   2  16  23  12  28 |  96   0   2   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  40  20   1
R_Sharp        FW   3   6  10  25  22 |  54   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Weah         FW   1   9   7  25  22 |  96   0   0   0   0   6   2   0   0   0   0   0 101
J_Vardy        FW   1   6   7  24  30 |  45   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
C_Poenaru      GK  20   2   3   3  33 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
W_Morgan       DF   3  24  11   6  10 |  17   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
C_McGregor     MF   3  14  24   8  23 |  42   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
R_Pires        FW   3   9  25  17  31 |  51   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  11
Hugo_Sanchez   FW   2   9  16  23  27 |   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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F_Foster       GK  39   2   4   4  16 |  96   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0   0   0
T_Adams        DF   2  33   8   7  22 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
C_Thomson      DF   2  32  12   7  25 |  96   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  60  10   0
Yann_M_Vila    DF   2  30  14   8  22 |  96   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
M_Zeffane      DF   1  28  10   7  31 |  80   0   1   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  20  10   2
J_Plasil       MF   1   7  30  10  19 |  96   0   0   1   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  30   1
P_Do_Shaw      MF   2   9  30   9  25 |  96   0   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0
S_Nakamoto     MF   3   4  26  16  32 |  96   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  35
E_Knave        MF   3   7  23  10  21 |  81   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20  10
Stefano        FW   2   9   8  30  39 |  82   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  35
T_Erak         FW   2   6   6  27  21 |  96   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20
P_Lenox        GK  22   1   2   3  12 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Van_Buuren   DF   2  31  12   8  25 |  16   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Tomassi      MF   1  29   8   7  37 |  15   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Bolm         MF   2  11  28  13  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Nathan_Dyer    FW   2   7  11  29  31 |  14   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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