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Season 26 Archive: Elite League, Week 20

Benfica 0 - 2 Barcelona

Elite League Match, Benfica vs. Barcelona (Sun Sep 02)


                              Benfica  |  Barcelona
                              4-4-2 T  |  4-4-1-1 A
                   Matias Finkelstein  |  Bryngar Myre
                                       |
                          F_Foster GK  |  GK M_Zetterer
                           T_Adams DF  |  DF G_Bale
                         C_Thomson DF  |  DF Ciaran_Clark
                      A_Van_Buuren DF  |  DF J_Miranda
                       Yann_M_Vila DF  |  DF Marco_Rojo
                         Zheng_Zhi MF  |  MF B_Spencer
                          J_Plasil MF  |  MF Xavi
                         P_Do_Shaw MF  |  MF Adnan_Januzaj
                        J_Wilshere MF  |  MF Robinho
                       Nathan_Dyer FW  |  AM Maradona
                            T_Erak FW  |  FW M_Hunt
                                       |
                           P_Lenox SUB |  SUB M_Adein
                         R_Tomassi SUB |  SUB G_Wilkinson
                         M_Zeffane SUB |  SUB D_Damjanovic
                            J_Bolm SUB |  SUB H_Son
                        S_Nakamoto SUB |  SUB Amauri

Referee: J_Underhill (Scotland)


Min. 2  :(brc) M_Hunt takes advantage of a bad back pass from A_Van_Buuren
          ...  M_Hunt keeps his head down as he hits the shot!
          ...  F_Foster just watches it fly safely wide!
Min. 3  :(brc) Xavi with the nod to Ciaran_Clark
          ...  Ciaran_Clark breaks clear!
          ...  He tries to take it round F_Foster
          ...  He nutmegs F_Foster
          ...  It hits the upright!!
          ...  F_Foster recovers to save it !!
Min. 4  :(brc) Maradona has it now
          ...  He takes on T_Adams
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in Marco_Rojo!
          ...  What a shot from Marco_Rojo !
          ...  It could go anywhere
          ...  F_Foster just watches it drift out of play!
Min. 6  :(brc) J_Miranda controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball out to the left!
          ...  M_Hunt gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  M_Hunt controls the ball well!
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal!
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  F_Foster pushes it behind !
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  G_Bale crosses it in!
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of F_Foster
Min. 7  :(brc) Ciaran_Clark looks around for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to Xavi
          ...  Xavi with a terrific drive !
          ...  Brilliant save from F_Foster
          ...  That must have impressed his national manager sitting in the stands
Min. 9  :(bfa) J_Wilshere pulls it back to Nathan_Dyer
          ...  Nathan_Dyer has time and space!
          ...  He tries the lob!
          ...  M_Zetterer just watches it drift out of play!
Min. 9  :(brc) Maradona takes possession of the ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to M_Hunt
          ...  M_Hunt has time and space!
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal
          ...  But it whistles just past the post
Min. 11 :(brc) Maradona stops the ball and looks around for movement
          ...  A team mate overlaps him now
          ...  He uses his team mates run as a decoy and heads towards the goal!
          ...  Maradona goes for goal !
          ...  F_Foster with the acrobatic save
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras!
Min. 13 :(brc) Adnan_Januzaj hoists the ball across to B_Spencer
          ...  B_Spencer aims the cheeky shot at goal!
          ...  F_Foster goes down well to save
Min. 16 :(bfa) Curled in dangerously from J_Wilshere to C_Thomson
          ...  Robinho with the tackle
          ...  He left his foot in there!
          ...  J_Underhill calls him for a talk
Min. 18 :(brc) J_Miranda takes advantage of a defensive mistake
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  J_Miranda sees F_Foster off his line !
          ...  It flies wide!
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 19 :(brc) Xavi heads the ball back to M_Hunt
          ...  A_Van_Buuren reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 21 :(bfa) Yann_M_Vila kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  T_Erak gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  T_Erak with a powerful diving header!
          ...  The shot slips through M_Zetterer's hands
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  He got away with that!
          ...  Goal kick given! That looked like a corner to me
Min. 21 :(brc) Robinho has the ball on the wing
          ...  He takes it past T_Adams
          ...  He knocks it to Xavi!
          ...  Xavi attempts a chip!
          ...  It fly's into Row Z!
Min. 22 :(bfa) Nathan_Dyer sidesteps G_Bale
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game
          ...  J_Miranda read the danger and stops the pass
Min. 23 :(bfa) Zheng_Zhi fires over a low cross to Nathan_Dyer
          ...  Nathan_Dyer rises above the defence to head the ball !
          ...  But he puts it over
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort
Min. 24 :(brc) Maradona has it now
          ...  He takes on A_Van_Buuren
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in M_Hunt!
          ...  But C_Thomson slides in two footed.
          ...  J_Underhill has a look but waves "Play On!"
Min. 26 :(brc) Marco_Rojo punches C_Thomson off the ball
          ...  Well spotted by J_Underhill
          ...  He could be off here!
          ...  J_Underhill reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  I think he deserved that!
Min. 30 :(bfa) J_Plasil brings it under control
          ...  He takes on Marco_Rojo
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in T_Erak!
          ...  But J_Miranda wins the ball
Min. 31 :(brc) Xavi with the mazy dribble
          ...  He takes it past the defender
          ...  Xavi chases it through, he must score !
          ...  The fans get off there seats!
          ...  But it sails over !!
Min. 32 :(brc) G_Bale runs down the flank
          ...  He threads the ball in to M_Hunt
          ...  M_Hunt shapes up for a shot!
          ...  F_Foster saves it
          ...  Good goalkeeping
Min. 34 :(brc) G_Bale takes control of the loose ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to M_Hunt
          ...  M_Hunt drives the ball low !
          ...  The shot slips through F_Foster's hands
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  He got away with that!
Min. 35 :(brc) Maradona finds the run of Marco_Rojo
          ...  Yann_M_Vila slides in to knock the ball out for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  B_Spencer floats the ball in!
          ...  M_Hunt loses his marker
          ...  He gets his head onto it!
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  F_Foster pushes it behind !
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Adnan_Januzaj chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of F_Foster
Min. 36 :(brc) M_Hunt turns well with ball
          ...  He has some space now
          ...  M_Hunt hits the shot!
          ...  It swerves a lot!
          ...  F_Foster with an amazing dive to the bottom left
          ...  How he got to that one I don't know !
Min. 38 :(bfa) J_Wilshere looks up
          ...  He swings the ball right towards Zheng_Zhi
          ...  But J_Miranda puts it in row Z!
Min. 40 :(bfa) Zheng_Zhi beats M_Hunt
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  Zheng_Zhi drives the ball low !
          ...  M_Zetterer parries it, he follows it up
          ...  And M_Zetterer recovers to save!!
Min. 41 :(brc) Robinho finds B_Spencer in acres of space
          ...  B_Spencer tries to catch the keeper out!
          ...  But the ball goes harmlessly wide
Min. 42 :(brc) Maradona picks out M_Hunt with the cross
          ...  M_Hunt sees F_Foster off his line !
          ...  F_Foster with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 45 :(brc) The defender loses control of the ball!
          ...  J_Miranda seizes control of it and thinks about the shot
          ...  J_Miranda has a go!
          ...  F_Foster parries it
          ...  The defender clears it
Min. 46 :(brc) M_Hunt breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on F_Foster!
          ...  Zheng_Zhi brings him down!
          ...  He could be off here!
          ...  The referee reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  RED CARD!!
          ...  I think he was unlucky there, deserve a booking only!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  Right on the edge of the box!
          ...  B_Spencer fires it towards the goal
          ...  But F_Foster punches it away
          ...  He commands his area so well
Min. 47 :(brc) Adnan_Januzaj with a precise pass to M_Hunt
          ...  M_Hunt sees F_Foster off his line !
          ...  F_Foster gets his fingertips to it
          ...  He just manages to tip it over
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Adnan_Januzaj lofts the ball in!
          ...  F_Foster comes out and claims it!
Min. 48 :(bfa) J_Wilshere plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  T_Erak decides to go for goal instead!
          ...  Marco_Rojo rushes in with a clumsy challenge!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
Min. 49 :(brc) B_Spencer hits in a wicked shot!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  Adnan_Januzaj latches onto it!
          ...  T_Erak with a deliberate foul
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll be off if he does that again
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  Xavi floats it forward
          ...  M_Hunt latches onto the end of it
          ...  M_Hunt hits a great drive!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  F_Foster was left standing
          ...  And that takes his tally to 20 for the campaign!!
          ...  That's given Barcelona the lead!
          ...  Benfica 0-1 Barcelona ...

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Benfica 0-1 Barcelona

Min. 46 :(brc) The manager shouting something towards his players
          ...  It looks like he's turning things round a bit
          ...  Barcelona will now play C
Min. 46 :(brc) Xavi runs at goal
          ...  He spots the run of Maradona
          ...  He's played him in
          ...  Fine tackle by A_Van_Buuren
          ...  He prevents the corner as well
Min. 47 :(bfa) A_Van_Buuren with a precise pass to Yann_M_Vila
          ...  G_Bale steals the ball of off him
Min. 47 :(bfa) Yann_M_Vila plays it back
          ...  F_Foster slips!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He has put it into his own net!!
          ...  Benfica 0-2 Barcelona ...
Min. 48 :(brc) Ciaran_Clark with the towering header to Xavi
          ...  A wicked drive by Xavi !
          ...  F_Foster catches the ball
Min. 50 :(brc) M_Hunt flicks it over T_Adams and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  M_Hunt with a scorcher of a shot !
          ...  F_Foster is beaten!
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  And goes clear
Min. 52 :(bfa) Yann_M_Vila drives the ball across field
          ...  It comes to Nathan_Dyer
          ...  Xavi takes the players legs from beneath him!!
          ...  That's a poor tackle!
Min. 53 :(brc) Maradona runs at the defender
          ...  The ball rebounds off A_Van_Buuren back to him!
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward!
          ...  A wicked drive by Maradona !
          ...  F_Foster with an amazing dive to the bottom left
          ...  How he got to that one I don't know !
Min. 54 :(bfa) J_Plasil with a first time pass
          ...  Nathan_Dyer runs onto it!
          ...  But Xavi reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 58 :(brc) J_Miranda takes possession of the ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to G_Bale
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from Yann_M_Vila
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Robinho chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  F_Foster easily catches it!
Min. 59 :(brc) Maradona slides the ball across to M_Hunt
          ...  Yann_M_Vila takes the ball
          ...  OOOHHHH!!
          ...  He almost loses it straight away
          ...  But he hits it clear!
Min. 60 :(brc) M_Hunt takes possession of the ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to Adnan_Januzaj
          ...  Adnan_Januzaj attempts a chip!
          ...  But F_Foster makes a comfortable save
          ...  He gave the striker no chance
Min. 61 :(brc) J_Miranda hits a hard pass to M_Hunt
          ...  M_Hunt flicks the header toward the far post!
          ...  But F_Foster makes a comfortable save
          ...  He gave the striker no chance
Min. 63 :(brc) G_Bale takes possession
          ...  He looks up
          ...  He's in acres of space
          ...  G_Bale swings in the shot!
          ...  It hits the outside of the post
          ...  And goes out
Min. 66 :(bfa) J_Wilshere finds Nathan_Dyer in the box
          ...  Marco_Rojo reads it well
          ...  This boy is a quality defender
          ...  The crowd sing his praises
Min. 68 :(brc) B_Spencer lays the ball back to Maradona
          ...  Maradona cracks a laser towards goal !
          ...  F_Foster saves it
          ...  Good goalkeeping
Min. 70 :(brc) Robinho plays a first time ball through the defence to M_Hunt
          ...  P_Do_Shaw gets to the ball first
Min. 73 :(brc) Marco_Rojo cuts inside Yann_M_Vila
          ...  He worked that well
          ...  Marco_Rojo attempts a low drive!
          ...  But F_Foster makes a superb stop down low.
Min. 75 :(brc) G_Wilkinson replaces an unhappy Maradona and will play as a DF
Min. 75 :(brc) H_Son replaces M_Hunt to play as a FW
Min. 75 :(brc) J_Miranda takes advantage of a defensive mistake
          ...  A glorious effort by J_Miranda !
          ...  He has failed to hit the target!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 78 :(brc) J_Miranda with a short pass to find H_Son
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by Yann_M_Vila
          ...  He made it look easy
          ...  But he can't keep it in
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  B_Spencer crosses it in!
          ...  C_Thomson clears the danger
Min. 80 :(brc) D_Damjanovic is being brought on
          ...  B_Spencer is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play MF
Min. 80 :(brc) Adnan_Januzaj controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball out to the left!
          ...  H_Son gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  H_Son with an overhead kick !
          ...  He gets a connection
          ...  F_Foster parries it
          ...  The defender clears it
Min. 86 :(brc) D_Damjanovic with the flick on
          ...  He plays the ball across to Robinho
          ...  Robinho attempts a chip!
          ...  But he puts it well wide
          ...  That was a mishit effort!
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 90 :(brc) D_Damjanovic with the flick on
          ...  He plays the ball across to Ciaran_Clark
          ...  Ciaran_Clark belts the ball towards goal!
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air
          ...  F_Foster parries it
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Xavi drives it into the box!
          ...  H_Son loses his marker
          ...  He gets his head onto it!
          ...  But he somehow misses
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort
Min. 91 :(brc) H_Son with a clever shimmy
          ...  Launched towards the top corner by H_Son !
          ...  F_Foster with a superb tip around the post
          ...  When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  D_Damjanovic drives it into the box!
          ...  A_Van_Buuren belts it clear
Min. 92 :(brc) J_Miranda flicks the ball through
          ...  G_Wilkinson runs onto it!
          ...  G_Wilkinson hits the shot with the inside of the right foot!
          ...  But he puts it wide
          ...  How did he manage to miss that?
Min. 93 :(brc) Adnan_Januzaj wins possession
          ...  He plays the ball across to H_Son
          ...  C_Thomson with a nasty foul
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now 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          : F_Foster
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : Zheng_Zhi (46)
Booked               : T_Erak (49), C_Thomson (93)
Injured              : N/A
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Barcelona Match Info
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Best player          : M_Hunt (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Yann_M_Vila (47 og), M_Hunt (49)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Marco_Rojo (26)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                              Benfica     |    Barcelona
Attempts on Goal     :           4        |       36
Off target           :           3        |       14
On target            :           1        |       22
Possession           :          18        |       82
Corners              :           0        |       8
Red Cards            :           1        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       1
Subs Used            :           0        |       3
Fouls                :           6        |       9
Key Tackles          :           8        |       6
Key Passes           :           9        |       30
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Final Score          : Benfica 0 - 2 Barcelona
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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 |  98  25   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 105   0   0   0
T_Adams        DF   2  33   8   7  22 |  98   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Thomson      DF   2  32  13   7  25 |  98   0   2   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  38  -2  -2
A_Van_Buuren   DF   2  31  12   8  25 |  98   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  60  10   0
Yann_M_Vila    DF   2  31  14   8  22 |  98   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40 -30 -20
Zheng_Zhi      MF   1   9  31   8  42 |  46   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   1   0 -10   0   0
J_Plasil       MF   1   7  30  10  19 |  98   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
P_Do_Shaw      MF   2   9  30   9  25 |  98   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
J_Wilshere     MF   2  19  30  12  19 |  98   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0
Nathan_Dyer    FW   2   7  11  29  31 |  98   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2
T_Erak         FW   2   6   6  27  21 |  98   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   0   0 -22 -22 -21
P_Lenox        GK  22   1   2   3  12 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Tomassi      DF   1  29   8   7  37 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Zeffane      DF   1  28  10   7  31 |   0   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
S_Nakamoto     FW   3   4  26  16  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Barcelona
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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M_Zetterer     GK  39   3   3   3  32 |  98   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  45   0   0   0
G_Bale         DF   2  33  12   7  42 |  98   0   1   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  20   1
Ciaran_Clark   DF   2  30   9   8  24 |  98   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0  20  40  40
J_Miranda      DF   2  28  11   7  21 |  98   0   3   5   0   3   0   0   0   0  60  50  12
Marco_Rojo     DF   1  26  10   7  30 |  98   0   1   0   0   2   0   1   0   0  58  -2   9
B_Spencer      MF   1  12  30  13  31 |  84   0   0   2   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  20  21
Xavi           MF   1   5  29   9  31 |  98   0   1   3   1   4   0   0   0   0  20  45  22
Adnan_Januzaj  MF   3  12  28  10  23 |  98   0   0   4   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  40  10
Robinho        MF   1   7  26   8  23 |  98   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  30   1
Maradona       AM   1  11  27  17  18 |  79   0   0   6   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  60  30
M_Hunt         FW   2   9   8  36  33 |  79   0   0   1   0  12   1   0   0   0   0  10 109
M_Adein        GK  29   3   2   1  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Wilkinson    DF   1  31  10   8  31 |  19   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
D_Damjanovic   MF   2   9  32   8  47 |  14   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  40  20
H_Son          FW   2   9  11  29  20 |  19   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  21
Amauri         FW   2   7   8  28  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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