Elite League Match, Benfica vs. Bayern Munich (Wed Apr 25)


                              Benfica  |  Bayern Munich
                              4-4-2 C  |  5-3-2 D
                   Matias Finkelstein  |  Scott Matthews
                                       |
                          F_Foster GK  |  GK D_Anderson
                           T_Adams DF  |  DF J_Charlton
                         C_Thomson DF  |  DF M_Tudgay
                       Yann_M_Vila DF  |  DF D_Santon
                         R_Tomassi DF  |  DF Nacho
                          J_Plasil MF  |  DF Ni_Na_Lee
                         Zheng_Zhi MF  |  MF D_Damjanovic
                         P_Do_Shaw MF  |  MF W_Sneijder
                        J_Wilshere MF  |  MF Douglas_Costa
                           Stefano FW  |  FW Messi
                            T_Erak FW  |  FW Sheringham
                                       |
                          S_Castro SUB |  SUB A_Hugo
                         M_Zeffane SUB |  SUB P_Sweeper
                       S_Mannaerts SUB |  SUB M_Ozil
                        S_Nakamoto SUB |  SUB L_Carsley
                       Nathan_Dyer SUB |  SUB D_Purvis

Referee: B_Kuipers (Netherlands)


Min. 2  :(bfa) J_Wilshere with a 50-yard pass to Stefano
          ...  A wicked drive by Stefano !
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by P_Do_Shaw
          ...  M_Tudgay reads it well
          ...  And he knocks it away
Min. 8  :(bnm) J_Charlton with the dribble
          ...  T_Adams is easily beaten
          ...  T_Erak wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  W_Sneijder lofts the ball in!
          ...  Yann_M_Vila gets up well
          ...  And he heads it away
Min. 12 :(bnm) Sheringham sidesteps his marker
          ...  He runs forward now
          ...  T_Adams with the tackle
          ...  He left his foot in there!
Min. 13 :(bfa) C_Thomson puts in R_Tomassi
          ...  D_Santon with a deliberate foul
          ...  He should be jailed for that
          ...  He gets a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  It is within shooting distance!
          ...  T_Erak bends it round the wall
          ...  The shot slips through D_Anderson's hands
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  He got away with that!
Min. 16 :(bfa) Stefano flicks it over the defender and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  But Ni_Na_Lee slides in
Min. 16 :(bnm) Nacho looks injured. He's been stretchered off
          ...  He isn't going to continue
Min. 16 :(bnm) P_Sweeper takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace Nacho
          ...  He'll play as a DF
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
Min. 18 :(bfa) T_Adams flicks it over J_Charlton and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  M_Tudgay with a perfectly timed tackle
Min. 18 :(bnm) Sheringham finds the space intelligently
          ...  R_Tomassi dives in two footed!!
          ...  Play On!!
Min. 20 :(bnm) A defence splitting pass from D_Damjanovic to M_Tudgay
          ...  M_Tudgay drives the ball low !
          ...  But F_Foster reaches the ball. Good save
Min. 22 :(bnm) Douglas_Costa reads the run of Sheringham
          ...  Sheringham fires off a left-footed shot !
          ...  Wide of goal
Min. 23 :(bfa) Zheng_Zhi lobs the ball over the defence
          ...  J_Wilshere latches on to it
          ...  Good sliding challenge from D_Santon
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Zheng_Zhi drives it into the box!
          ...  D_Anderson makes the catch!
Min. 25 :(bnm) P_Sweeper plays the back pass
          ...  D_Anderson can't get to it!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  What a terrible mistake to make!!
          ...  Look at the fury on the managers face!!
          ...  Benfica 1-0 Bayern Munich ...
Min. 26 :(bnm) Bayern Munich will now play A
Min. 29 :(bnm) Ni_Na_Lee gets to the by line and finds W_Sneijder with a beautiful cross
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by C_Thomson
          ...  He timed it well
Min. 33 :(bfa) Zheng_Zhi sprints down the wing
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space!
          ...  He puts in a square ball!
          ...  T_Erak runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  The ball hits J_Charlton in the face!
          ...  And goes clear!
Min. 38 :(bnm) J_Charlton looks up
          ...  He swings the ball right towards Messi
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  Yann_M_Vila takes possession
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Benfica 1-0 Bayern Munich

Min. 58 :(bnm) P_Sweeper has it now
          ...  He takes on C_Thomson
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in Messi!
          ...  But Yann_M_Vila slid in
          ...  It was a well timed tackle and it had to be
Min. 59 :(bfa) R_Tomassi nutmegs J_Charlton
          ...  M_Tudgay clears with a diving header
Min. 59 :(bnm) D_Santon with an inch perfect pass to J_Charlton
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from Yann_M_Vila
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Charlton chips the ball into the area!
          ...  F_Foster easily claims the ball!
Min. 65 :(bnm) M_Ozil is going to be brought on
          ...  Douglas_Costa is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 65 :(bnm) L_Carsley is coming on and W_Sneijder is being brought off
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play MF
Min. 66 :(bnm) M_Ozil runs down the wing
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space!
          ...  He cuts the ball back
          ...  Messi latches onto the pass
          ...  He carves out some space
          ...  J_Plasil with a well timed tackle
          ...  B_Kuipers didn't like it though
          ...  He's lucky it wasn't more
          ...  It's just a warning
Min. 70 :(bfa) M_Zeffane will replace the useless R_Tomassi and will play DF
Min. 70 :(bfa) Benfica restructured their strategy to D
Min. 72 :(bfa) J_Plasil beats one
          ...  Knocks it past a second
          ...  And finds T_Erak
          ...  J_Charlton with the tackle
          ...  He did well to stop that attack!
Min. 77 :(bfa) S_Mannaerts comes on for P_Do_Shaw and will play MF to the delight of the fans
Min. 77 :(bfa) S_Mannaerts controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball out to the left!
          ...  T_Erak gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  But D_Santon wins the tackle
Min. 78 :(bfa) S_Nakamoto is being prepared to come on
          ...  Stefano is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play MF
Min. 78 :(bfa) J_Plasil with the kinky dribble
          ...  D_Damjanovic with the tackle
          ...  He left his foot in there!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution!
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Estadio da Luz
Attendance           : 131,000
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Benfica Match Info
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Best player          : Yann_M_Vila (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : P_Sweeper (25 og)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Bayern Munich Match Info
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Best player          : M_Tudgay
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : D_Santon (13), D_Damjanovic (78)
Injured              : Nacho (16)
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Match Statistics
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                              Benfica     |  Bayern Munich
Attempts on Goal     :           2        |       2
Off target           :           2        |       1
On target            :           0        |       1
Possession           :          56        |       44
Corners              :           2        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       2
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           5        |       8
Key Tackles          :           6        |       7
Key Passes           :           6        |       7
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Final Score          : Benfica 1 - 0 Bayern Munich
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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 |  94   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0   0   0
T_Adams        DF   2  32   8   7  22 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
C_Thomson      DF   2  31  12   6  25 |  94   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
Yann_M_Vila    DF   2  30  14   8  22 |  94   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  80   0   0
R_Tomassi      DF   1  29   8   7  37 |  72   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
J_Plasil       MF   1   7  30  10  19 |  94   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Zheng_Zhi      MF   1   9  30   8  42 |  94   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
P_Do_Shaw      MF   2   9  30   9  25 |  79   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20  20
J_Wilshere     MF   2  19  29  12  19 |  94   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Stefano        FW   2   9   8  29  39 |  80   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
T_Erak         FW   2   6   6  26  21 |  94   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   1
S_Castro       GK  15   3   4   4  12 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Zeffane      DF   1  28   9   7  31 |  22   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20  20
S_Mannaerts    MF   2  27   9   5  12 |  15   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
S_Nakamoto     MF   3   4  26  16  32 |  14   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Nathan_Dyer    FW   2   7  11  28  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Bayern Munich
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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D_Anderson     GK  39   4   1   5  19 |  94   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  -5   0   0   0
J_Charlton     DF   2  37  14   8  18 |  94   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
M_Tudgay       DF   2  33   6   8  32 |  94   0   3   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  60   0  10
D_Santon       DF   2  29  11   6  24 |  94   0   2   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  38   8  -2
Nacho          DF   3  29   7   4  32 |  16   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Ni_Na_Lee      DF   3  27   8   7  41 |  94   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -10 -20
D_Damjanovic   MF   2   9  32   8  47 |  94   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   0 -22 -12 -22
W_Sneijder     MF   2   8  31   9  23 |  67   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Douglas_Costa  MF   2   8  30  11  42 |  67   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Messi          FW   1   9   8  32  18 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Sheringham     FW   2   6   8  29  21 |  94   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
A_Hugo         GK  27   2   3   1  12 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Sweeper      DF   2  30   6  11  22 |  78   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -10   0
M_Ozil         MF   2   8  30   7  18 |  27   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
L_Carsley      MF   2   5  29  11  40 |  27   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Purvis       FW   2   7  10  27  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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