Elite League Match, Benfica vs. Inter Milan (Sun Jun 10)


                              Benfica  |  Inter Milan
                              4-4-2 A  |  4-2-2-1-1 N
                   Matias Finkelstein  |  Dragan Lobozinski
                                       |
                          F_Foster GK  |  GK A_Peruzzi
                         C_Thomson DF  |  DF B_Moore
                       Yann_M_Vila DF  |  DF C_Kickaball
                      A_Van_Buuren DF  |  DF F_de_Boer
                         M_Zeffane DF  |  DF A_Ranocchia
                         Zheng_Zhi MF  |  DM A_Pirlo
                         P_Do_Shaw MF  |  DM D_DeRossi
                        J_Wilshere MF  |  MF L_Clark
                           E_Knave MF  |  MF G_Sigurdsson
                           Stefano FW  |  AM P_Nedved
                       Nathan_Dyer FW  |  FW F_Inzaghi
                                       |
                          S_Castro SUB |  SUB G_Ochoa
                           T_Adams SUB |  SUB J_Tavernier
                         R_Tomassi SUB |  SUB E_Francescoli
                            J_Bolm SUB |  SUB B_Matuidi
                            T_Erak SUB |  SUB I_Gabilondo

Referee: S_Youri (Morrocco)


Min. 1  :(bfa) The ball goes loose!
          ...  A_Van_Buuren seizes control of it and thinks about the shot
          ...  A_Van_Buuren with a screamer of a shot !
          ...  But A_Peruzzi reaches the ball. Good save
          ...  There was a foul on A_Peruzzi anyway
Min. 5  :(bfa) Stefano hoists the ball across to J_Wilshere
          ...  J_Wilshere hits a crisp volley!
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But hits the side netting!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  E_Knave curls it into the box!
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of A_Peruzzi
Min. 7  :(irm) C_Kickaball with the deft touch
          ...  He takes it past M_Zeffane
          ...  He knocks it to P_Nedved!
          ...  E_Knave goes in with high feet!!
          ...  That's a poor tackle!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll be off if he does that again
Min. 10 :(bfa) Stefano nutmegs A_Ranocchia, he continues to run forward
          ...  Stefano with only one thing on his mind!
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal!
          ...  It hits the bar and goes over
          ...  Well, sometimes they go in, sometimes they don't
Min. 12 :(bfa) Yann_M_Vila finds Nathan_Dyer in the box
          ...  Nathan_Dyer with the shot !
          ...  It floats over A_Peruzzi
          ...  Its heading goal ward!
          ...  But floats just over
          ...  That was a great effort
Min. 15 :(bfa) J_Wilshere with the nod to Stefano
          ...  F_de_Boer fouls badly
          ...  S_Youri will want to speak to him
          ...  INDIRECT FREE KICK!
          ...  E_Knave shapes to shoot
          ...  He plays it to Nathan_Dyer instead
          ...  Nathan_Dyer with the header !
          ...  A_Peruzzi makes himself big
          ...  Superb Stop !
          ...  Well that one would have delighted him
Min. 15 :(irm) G_Sigurdsson is in some pain
          ...  He's receiving some treatment now
          ...  But he looks unable to continue
Min. 15 :(irm) E_Francescoli is being prepared to come on
          ...  G_Sigurdsson is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play MF
Min. 20 :(irm) C_Kickaball finds F_Inzaghi in the box
          ...  F_Inzaghi has time and space!
          ...  He tries the lob!
          ...  F_Foster parries it, he follows it up
          ...  And F_Foster recovers to save!!
Min. 23 :(bfa) M_Zeffane beats his marker
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  M_Zeffane with the side footed shot!
          ...  A_Peruzzi with the acrobatic save
          ...  Well saved
Min. 24 :(bfa) P_Do_Shaw is first to the loose ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to J_Wilshere
          ...  F_de_Boer reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 25 :(bfa) E_Knave looks for options
          ...  He knocks the ball across to A_Van_Buuren
          ...  A_Van_Buuren tries to curl it into the bottom corner !
          ...  But A_Peruzzi is equal to it
Min. 34 :(bfa) E_Knave had to stretch to reach the pass
          ...  F_de_Boer takes the player down!!
          ...  PENALTY!!
          ...  No! The ref has given the free kick the other way!
          ...  Unbelievable!
Min. 36 :(irm) A_Pirlo runs down the flank
          ...  He threads the ball in to P_Nedved
          ...  P_Nedved has a go!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He rips off his shirt and spins it in the air
          ...  Inter Milan go ahead in this match now!
          ...  Benfica 0-1 Inter Milan ...
Min. 37 :(irm) The assistant manager is out on the touchline shouting orders
          ...  It seems Inter Milan will now be playing D
Min. 41 :(bfa) Nathan_Dyer brings the ball into the opposing area
          ...  Yann_M_Vila makes himself available
          ...  Yann_M_Vila hits the shot with the inside of the right foot!
          ...  A_Peruzzi gets his fingertips to it
Min. 42 :(bfa) E_Knave hits a hard pass to Nathan_Dyer
          ...  Nathan_Dyer must beat A_Peruzzi!
          ...  But A_Peruzzi tips it over
          ...  S_Youri has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 47 :(bfa) J_Wilshere has a go!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  E_Knave collects the loose ball!
          ...  L_Clark with an ugly foul
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! He is in the book for that one
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 48 :(irm) D_DeRossi holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  He knocks the ball across to L_Clark
          ...  A left-footer by L_Clark !
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  F_Foster never had a chance!
          ...  But it's been disallowed.
          ...  The linesman flagged for offside
          ...  He was miles on
Min. 48 :(bfa) Zheng_Zhi finds Stefano on the edge of the box
          ...  B_Moore with an awful challenge
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  S_Youri warns him

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Benfica 0-1 Inter Milan

Min. 48 :(bfa) Stefano sidesteps B_Moore
          ...  Stefano smashed the ball towards the bottom corner!
          ...  A_Peruzzi has it covered
          ...  It takes a bobble!
          ...  A_Peruzzi reacts well to tip it wide!!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Yann_M_Vila chips the ball in towards the back post!
          ...  A_Peruzzi reads it well, and claims it!
Min. 52 :(irm) L_Clark rushes through the defence
          ...  L_Clark with a low drive through the rain!
          ...  It grazes the bar
          ...  And goes over
          ...  Oh so close there!
Min. 55 :(bfa) Yann_M_Vila gets to the by-line
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He plays the ball through to Zheng_Zhi
          ...  Zheng_Zhi curls it towards the top corner !
          ...  Looks like it should be A_Peruzzi's
          ...  Oh he's let it go through his legs
          ...  But drifts inches wide !!
          ...  A_Peruzzi looks embarrassed!
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide!
          ...  Goal kick given, amazing decision there!
Min. 57 :(bfa) J_Wilshere floats the ball in to find A_Van_Buuren
          ...  A_Van_Buuren tries to curl it into the bottom corner !
          ...  But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Zheng_Zhi plays it into the danger area!
          ...  A_Pirlo gets up well
          ...  And he heads it clear
Min. 60 :(bfa) T_Erak takes off his tracksuit
          ...  he'll replace E_Knave as AM
Min. 66 :(irm) A_Pirlo with the flick on
          ...  He plays the ball across to F_Inzaghi
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from F_Inzaghi !
          ...  He hits the side netting
Min. 75 :(bfa) J_Bolm takes off his tracksuit
          ...  he'll replace J_Wilshere as MF
Min. 76 :(bfa) There's going to be a change
          ...  T_Adams will come on for M_Zeffane and play DF
Min. 76 :(bfa) Zheng_Zhi brings the ball under control
          ...  He sees a team mate in space!
          ...  He plays the ball in to him!
          ...  Nathan_Dyer gets on the end of the pass
          ...  Nathan_Dyer with the cheeky shot!
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  Wide !!
          ...  That was fortunate
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Zheng_Zhi chips the ball into the area!
          ...  It is cleared by A_Pirlo
Min. 77 :(bfa) P_Do_Shaw backtracks with the ball
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field
          ...  T_Adams gets on the end of it
          ...  T_Adams hits the ball first time!
          ...  He miskicks the ball
          ...  He's managed to put that out of the stadium
Min. 77 :(irm) F_Inzaghi with the dribble
          ...  He uses his pace to get free
          ...  A_Van_Buuren anticipates the pass and cuts it out
Min. 78 :(bfa) J_Bolm threads the through ball to T_Erak
          ...  But C_Kickaball sees the pass and cuts it out
Min. 80 :(irm) I_Gabilondo replaces an unhappy L_Clark and will play as a FW
Min. 82 :(bfa) A_Peruzzi miss-kicks!
          ...  A_Van_Buuren is through!
          ...  A_Van_Buuren drives it low !
          ...  But A_Peruzzi punches it away
          ...  He took a knock there
          ...  His manager is looking on anxiously
          ...  He's ok to carry on
Min. 82 :(bfa) P_Do_Shaw brings it under control
          ...  He takes on F_Inzaghi
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in T_Erak!
          ...  A_Pirlo rushes in with a clumsy challenge!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  That could have been a penalty!
          ...  Nathan_Dyer hits it hard
          ...  It's going over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  And A_Peruzzi reacts well to tip it over
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Bolm lofts the ball in!
          ...  T_Erak gets to it!
          ...  But it puts it well wide
Min. 85 :(irm) J_Tavernier comes on for C_Kickaball and takes up a DF role
Min. 87 :(bfa) Zheng_Zhi plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  T_Erak decides to keep possession instead!
          ...  He runs towards the goal now!
          ...  T_Erak with the punt towards goal!
          ...  The shot slips through A_Peruzzi's hands
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  He got away with that!
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(bfa) Nathan_Dyer jumps over the defender's challenge
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg
          ...  He's clean through
          ...  P_Nedved with a deliberate foul
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
          ...  He got away with just a warning
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  Just outside the box!
          ...  Stefano with the thundering drive
          ...  A_Peruzzi parries it
          ...  It rolls out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Zheng_Zhi floats the ball in!
          ...  A_Ranocchia gets up well
          ...  And he clears the danger

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Estadio da Luz
Attendance           : 129,933
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Benfica Match Info
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Best player          : Nathan_Dyer
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : E_Knave (7)
Injured              : N/A
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Inter Milan Match Info
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Best player          : A_Peruzzi (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : P_Nedved (36)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : L_Clark (47)
Injured              : G_Sigurdsson (15)
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Match Statistics
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                             Benfica      |  Inter Milan
Attempts on Goal     :          19        |       5
Off target           :           9        |       2
On target            :          10        |       3
Possession           :          49        |       51
Corners              :           6        |       0
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :          11        |       10
Key Tackles          :           1        |       3
Key Passes           :          14        |       5
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Final Score          : Benfica 0 - 1 Inter Milan
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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 |  96   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  -5   0   0   0
C_Thomson      DF   2  32  12   7  25 |  96   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Yann_M_Vila    DF   2  30  14   8  22 |  96   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0 -20   0 -10
A_Van_Buuren   DF   2  30  12   8  25 |  96   0   1   0   0   4   0   0   0   0  20   0  31
M_Zeffane      DF   1  28  10   7  31 |  80   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
Zheng_Zhi      MF   1   9  30   8  42 |  96   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  30   1
P_Do_Shaw      MF   2   9  30   9  25 |  96   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
J_Wilshere     MF   2  19  29  12  19 |  79   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   1
E_Knave        MF   3   7  23  10  21 |  64   0   0   2   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  18  -2
Stefano        FW   2   9   8  30  39 |  96   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  10  21
Nathan_Dyer    FW   2   7  11  29  31 |  96   0   0   1   0   5   0   0   0   0   0  10  32
S_Castro       GK  15   3   4   4  12 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Adams        DF   2  33   8   7  22 |  16   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
R_Tomassi      DF   1  29   8   7  37 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Bolm         MF   2  11  28  13  32 |  17   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -10 -20
T_Erak         AM   2   6   6  27  21 |  32   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2

Player Statistics - Inter Milan
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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A_Peruzzi      GK  37   2   7   3  22 |  96  12   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 100   0   0   0
B_Moore        DF   2  31  13  11  20 |  96   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20  20
C_Kickaball    DF   1  29   7  10  32 |  89   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  60  20   0
F_de_Boer      DF   2  29   7   7  27 |  96   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60  20  20
A_Ranocchia    DF   3  28  10   9  30 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
A_Pirlo        DM   1  12  26   7  11 |  96   0   2   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  40  35   0
D_DeRossi      DM   3  10  26   4  21 |  96   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
L_Clark        MF   2   7  27  16  37 |  84   0   0   0   0   2   0   1   0   0  -2  -2   9
G_Sigurdsson   MF   2   7  27  14  30 |  15   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Nedved       AM   1   7  25  23  17 |  96   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  35
F_Inzaghi      FW   1   9   6  28  43 |  96   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  11
G_Ochoa        GK  27   2   3   3  42 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Tavernier    DF   3  27  11   7  33 |   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Francescoli  MF   1   4  26   5  23 |  81   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Matuidi      MF   1   6  25  16  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
I_Gabilondo    FW   2   7   8  27  29 |  12   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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