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Season 26 Archive: Elite League, Week 12
Bayern Munich 2 - 3 Benfica
Elite League Match, Bayern Munich vs. Benfica (Thu Jul 12)
Bayern Munich | Benfica
4-4-2 A | 4-4-2 C
Scott Matthews | Matias Finkelstein
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D_Anderson GK | GK F_Foster
M_Tudgay DF | DF T_Adams
P_Sweeper DF | DF C_Thomson
D_Santon DF | DF A_Van_Buuren
Ni_Na_Lee DF | DF Yann_M_Vila
W_Sneijder MF | MF J_Plasil
M_Ozil MF | MF Zheng_Zhi
Douglas_Costa MF | MF P_Do_Shaw
R_Nainggolan MF | MF E_Knave
Messi FW | FW Stefano
Sheringham FW | FW Nathan_Dyer
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A_Hugo SUB | SUB P_Lenox
J_Charlton SUB | SUB R_Tomassi
Nacho SUB | SUB J_Wilshere
D_Damjanovic SUB | SUB J_Bolm
D_Purvis SUB | SUB T_Erak
Referee: G_Reddy (Republic_of_Ireland)
Min. 1 :(bfa) Benfica will now play A
Min. 1 :(bnm) Messi finds himself in acres of space
... Messi with the side footed shot!
... F_Foster with a great save
... He shows why he is the number 1
Min. 1 :(bfa) E_Knave skips the challenge from D_Santon
... E_Knave with the cheeky shot!
... D_Anderson with a great save
... He shows why he is the number 1
Min. 3 :(bnm) R_Nainggolan barges the defender off the ball
... R_Nainggolan with the 40 yard drive !
... F_Foster makes a fine save
Min. 3 :(bfa) Stefano can't keep control of it and loses possession!
... He goes in hard and wins it back!
... He creates some space for an opening!
... P_Sweeper with a deliberate foul
... That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
... G_Reddy ignores the protests for a card
... Scott Matthews looks relieved
Min. 4 :(bnm) M_Ozil has it now
... He takes on Yann_M_Vila
... He gets past him!
... He puts in Sheringham!
... Yann_M_Vila reads the situation well and wins the ball
... But it goes out
... CORNER!
... W_Sneijder chips the ball into the area!
... It is kicked away by A_Van_Buuren
Min. 5 :(bfa) A_Van_Buuren bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to Yann_M_Vila
... Yann_M_Vila hits the shot with the outside of the left foot!
... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
... GOAL !!
... Right into the top corner!
... Lets see if Benfica can hang onto that lead!
... Bayern Munich 0-1 Benfica ...
Min. 6 :(bfa) The Benfica manager told his side to change to a C strategy
Min. 6 :(bnm) W_Sneijder flicks the ball through
... Messi runs onto it!
... Messi with the goal bound shot!
... F_Foster parries it, he follows it up
... And F_Foster recovers to save!!
Min. 7 :(bfa) C_Thomson with an excellent first touch
... He sees a team mate making a run!
... He swings the ball in
... Stefano gets on the end of the pass
... He is in space!
... A glorious effort by Stefano !
... D_Anderson just watches it fly safely wide!
Min. 10 :(bfa) Zheng_Zhi nutmegs the defender
... Zheng_Zhi pounds a rocket on goal !
... D_Anderson is just going to watch it go over!
... It dips dramatically!!
... GOAL !!
... D_Anderson holds his head in his hands!
... Bayern Munich 0-2 Benfica ...
Min. 11 :(bfa) T_Adams takes control of the loose ball
... He plays the ball across to Nathan_Dyer
... Cleaned up by P_Sweeper
Min. 15 :(bfa) Stefano with the nutmeg
... He takes the ball forward
... Stefano has time and space!
... He tries the lob!
... He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!!
... But it sails past the post !!
... D_Anderson never had a chance!
Min. 17 :(bfa) Zheng_Zhi with a measured pass to Stefano
... Stefano hits the shot with the outside of the right foot!
... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
... But it thumps off the woodwork !!
... And goes safely clear!
... D_Anderson never had a chance!
Min. 17 :(bnm) M_Ozil with a Cruyff turn
... Zheng_Zhi tackles cleanly
... The linesman flags for the foul though! Unbelievable! It looked clean to me
... He's lucky to be let off for that one
... Matias Finkelstein looks relieved
... Scott Matthews is far from happy with that decision
Min. 22 :(bfa) P_Do_Shaw squares it to Nathan_Dyer
... P_Sweeper reads the play well
Min. 27 :(bnm) R_Nainggolan finds the run of Messi
... But he steps on the ball and falls over!
... Yann_M_Vila looks embarrassed to take the ball off him!
Min. 27 :(bfa) E_Knave feeds the ball through the middle
... C_Thomson runs onto it
... He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
... D_Santon forces him off the ball
... But it rolls out of play
... CORNER!
... J_Plasil chips the ball in towards the far post!
... D_Anderson reads it well, and claims it!
Min. 28 :(bnm) R_Nainggolan with the cross-field pass to W_Sneijder
... Yann_M_Vila gets in the way and wins the ball
Min. 31 :(bnm) R_Nainggolan with the first time pass to D_Santon
... A cracking drive from D_Santon !
... But F_Foster just gets his fingers to that one
... G_Reddy has given a goal kick
... Unbelievable !
Min. 31 :(bfa) Nathan_Dyer beats D_Santon
... Nathan_Dyer hits the ball first time!
... But D_Anderson with the difficult save
Min. 34 :(bnm) Messi makes himself available
... Messi fires off a left-footed shot !
... F_Foster makes a difficult save
Min. 35 :(bfa) Stefano leaves his marker standing
... Ni_Na_Lee with an ugly foul
... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
... He gets away with that one
... It's just a warning
Min. 36 :(bfa) Yann_M_Vila cuts inside the defender
... He sees a team mate in space
... He passes it to Nathan_Dyer
... Nathan_Dyer tries to beat D_Anderson!
... It sails over!
... He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 37 :(bfa) J_Plasil looks to play the ball out wide
... He plays the ball across to Nathan_Dyer
... Nathan_Dyer drives the ball low !
... D_Anderson makes a fine save
Min. 38 :(bfa) E_Knave hoists the ball across to Zheng_Zhi
... Fine tackle by Ni_Na_Lee
... He prevents the corner as well
Min. 40 :(bnm) R_Nainggolan runs at the defence
... He nutmegs C_Thomson
... He showed his class there
... Yann_M_Vila forces him off the ball
... But it rolls out of play
... CORNER!
... Douglas_Costa chips the ball in towards the back post!
... M_Ozil gets on the end of it
... It takes a deflection!
... But goes wide!
... CORNER!
... Sheringham lofts the ball in!
... F_Foster makes the catch!
Min. 41 :(bnm) W_Sneijder holds the ball up
... He sees Sheringham in space!
... Sheringham sends it flying towards goal!
... It grazes the post!
... And hits the side netting
... Goal Kick!
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(bfa) Nathan_Dyer takes advantage of a mistake by P_Sweeper
... It's a lucky break
... D_Santon rushes in with a clumsy tackle!!
... That's a foul!!
... What's G_Reddy going to give?
... He just waves play on!
Min. 44 :(bnm) P_Sweeper has the ball on the wing
... He knocks the ball past A_Van_Buuren!
... He has some space now!
... P_Sweeper with the diving header !
... He had to be brave there
... It hits the bar
... And goes over!
... F_Foster was beaten there!
Min. 46 :(bnm) W_Sneijder looks for options
... His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
... He knocks a through ball to M_Ozil
... What a shot from M_Ozil !
... It could go anywhere
... F_Foster blocks the shot with his legs
... It goes clear!
Min. 47 :(bfa) Zheng_Zhi bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to Yann_M_Vila
... Yann_M_Vila controls the ball well!
... He hits the shot towards goal!
... D_Anderson with an easy save
... He just oozes confidence
Min. 48 :(bfa) Nathan_Dyer beats one
... Knocks it past a second
... And finds E_Knave
... A great volley from E_Knave !
... D_Anderson gets a hand to it!!
... But he slots in the rebound
... GOAL !!
... Bayern Munich 0-3 Benfica ...
************* HALF TIME ****************
Half Time Score: Bayern Munich 0-3 Benfica
Min. 47 :(bnm) Douglas_Costa with a neat pass into M_Ozil
... M_Ozil hits the ball first time!
... GOAL !!
... F_Foster was caught out there
... Bayern Munich 1-3 Benfica ...
Min. 51 :(bfa) J_Plasil runs at the defender
... He gets past him!
... He sees a team mate in space
... He passes it to T_Adams
... T_Adams beats the defender to the ball
... He beats a second defender
... He just has D_Anderson to beat!
... He rounds D_Anderson
... He has been pushed wide!
... He shoots from a tight angle
... It hits the post and goes out for a goal kick!!
Min. 53 :(bfa) J_Plasil takes control of the loose ball
... He plays the ball across to P_Do_Shaw
... P_Do_Shaw throws himself at the ball !
... He manages to reach the ball
... D_Anderson gets up well to catch that one
Min. 54 :(bnm) Douglas_Costa boots it towards Messi
... Messi with the goal bound shot!
... F_Foster with the diving save
... He must have spotted the TV cameras!
Min. 55 :(bnm) Douglas_Costa with the mazy dribble
... He takes it past A_Van_Buuren
... Douglas_Costa sees F_Foster off his line !
... GOAL !!
... He runs off and does a somersault
... Bayern Munich 2-3 Benfica ...
Min. 56 :(bnm) Messi knocks it past T_Adams and runs onto it
... He leaves the defender standing
... Messi has a dig at goal!
... But F_Foster punches it away
... He commands his area so well
Min. 58 :(bfa) E_Knave flicks it past Ni_Na_Lee
... He runs forward
... Messi goes in with the block tackle
... He comes out of it with the ball
... Great tackle!
Min. 59 :(bnm) W_Sneijder back heels to find Douglas_Costa in space
... Douglas_Costa rises above the defence to head the ball !
... The net bulges!
... OH!! He has hit the side netting
... Goal kick given
Min. 60 :(bnm) D_Santon hoofs it up field to find Sheringham
... Sheringham lobs F_Foster!
... It's gone over
... Well he must have left his shooting boots at home for that one
Min. 61 :(bfa) P_Do_Shaw turns past the defender
... He sees a team mate in space
... He passes it to Nathan_Dyer
... Nathan_Dyer looks to see where D_Anderson is!
... He rifles in the shot!
... The shot slips through D_Anderson's hands
... But D_Anderson recovers to save!
... He got away with that!
Min. 63 :(bnm) Douglas_Costa looks for options
... He sees a man in space!
... He hits the ball up to Sheringham
... Yann_M_Vila wins control of the ball with his hand!!
... Play On!!
Min. 63 :(bfa) Nathan_Dyer lobs it over Ni_Na_Lee
... M_Tudgay muscles him off the ball
... Looked like a good tackle but the referee has awarded them a free kick
... G_Reddy tells him to calm his game down a bit
Min. 65 :(bnm) J_Charlton is coming on for P_Sweeper and playing DF
Min. 65 :(bnm) D_Purvis replaces Sheringham and will play FW
Min. 65 :(bnm) D_Damjanovic is being prepared to come on
... Douglas_Costa is leaving the pitch
... He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
... Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 68 :(bfa) E_Knave runs at the defence
... He nutmegs M_Tudgay
... He showed his class there
... E_Knave with a screamer of a shot !
... OOOOHHHHH!!!!
... Unbelievable!!!
... It's gone wide
Min. 70 :(bfa) R_Tomassi replaces C_Thomson to play as a DF
Min. 70 :(bnm) M_Ozil kills the ball dead
... He sees a team mate making a run!
... He swings the ball in
... D_Purvis gets on the end of the pass
... He is in space!
... D_Purvis with a blistering shot !
... But he puts it wide
... How did he manage to miss that?
Min. 72 :(bfa) Nathan_Dyer nutmegs J_Charlton
... Messi makes the challenge and clears the ball
... But it drifts out of play
... CORNER!
... Zheng_Zhi hits it towards the far post!
... Ni_Na_Lee clears the danger
Min. 74 :(bfa) E_Knave looks around for some movement
... His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
... He hits the ball to Stefano
... D_Purvis wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge
Min. 77 :(bfa) a big roar from the crowd as J_Wilshere comes on for E_Knave to play MF
Min. 78 :(bfa) T_Erak takes off his tracksuit
... he'll replace Stefano as FW
Min. 78 :(bnm) D_Damjanovic controls it well
... He nutmegs T_Adams
... He puts in Messi!
... Messi has a go!
... It's just over!
... 9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 80 :(bfa) P_Do_Shaw has the ball on the wing
... He knocks the ball past D_Purvis!
... He has some space now!
... P_Do_Shaw aiming for the bottom corner !
... Its sails over!
... He has squandered a golden opportunity
Min. 81 :(bfa) J_Wilshere drives it across the face of the goal P_Do_Shaw
... J_Charlton takes out the attacker
... He looked to have fouled him there
Min. 86 :(bnm) M_Ozil kills the ball dead
... He sees a team mate making a run!
... He plays the ball across to him!
... Messi gets on the end of the pass
... But Yann_M_Vila wins the tackle
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(bnm) D_Damjanovic runs down the flank
... He threads the ball in to R_Nainggolan
... R_Nainggolan smashed the ball towards the bottom corner!
... F_Foster tips it over
... CORNER!
... D_Damjanovic floats the ball in!
... The ball comes to Ni_Na_Lee
... He gets the shot away
... He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!!
... But it sails past the post !!
... F_Foster never had a chance!
Min. 89 :(bnm) D_Purvis with the dribble
... He skips through the tackle from A_Van_Buuren
... D_Purvis fires off a right-footed shot !
... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
... F_Foster tips it wide !!
... Great goalkeeping there!
... CORNER!
... J_Charlton floats the ball in!
... F_Foster fists it away!
************* FULL TIME ****************
Match Details
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Venue : The Allianz Arena
Attendance : 150,000
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Bayern Munich Match Info
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Best player : Douglas_Costa (Man of the Match)
Scorers : M_Ozil (47), Douglas_Costa (55)
Sent Off : N/A
Booked : N/A
Injured : N/A
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Benfica Match Info
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Best player : Yann_M_Vila
Scorers : Yann_M_Vila (5), Zheng_Zhi (10), E_Knave (48)
Sent Off : N/A
Booked : N/A
Injured : N/A
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Match Statistics
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Bayern Munich | Benfica
Attempts on Goal : 20 | 16
Off target : 8 | 7
On target : 12 | 9
Possession : 45 | 55
Corners : 5 | 2
Red Cards : 0 | 0
Yellow Cards : 0 | 0
Subs Used : 3 | 3
Fouls : 6 | 4
Key Tackles : 9 | 6
Key Passes : 16 | 16
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Final Score : Bayern Munich 2 - 3 Benfica
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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 | 95 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0
M_Tudgay DF 2 33 6 8 32 | 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
P_Sweeper DF 2 30 6 11 22 | 68 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 40 0 1
D_Santon DF 2 30 11 6 24 | 95 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 20 -10 -10
Ni_Na_Lee DF 3 27 8 7 41 | 95 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 40 0 1
W_Sneijder MF 2 8 31 9 23 | 95 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 0
M_Ozil MF 2 8 31 7 18 | 95 0 0 3 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 30 46
Douglas_Costa MF 2 8 30 11 42 | 68 0 0 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 45 36
R_Nainggolan MF 1 8 28 5 23 | 95 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 -20 10 0
Messi FW 1 10 8 32 18 | 95 0 2 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 40 0 51
Sheringham FW 2 6 8 29 21 | 68 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
A_Hugo GK 27 2 3 1 12 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
J_Charlton DF 2 37 14 8 18 | 27 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0
Nacho DF 3 29 7 4 32 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
D_Damjanovic MF 2 9 32 8 47 | 27 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0
D_Purvis FW 2 7 10 27 21 | 27 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 20 0 11
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 | 95 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 60 0 0 0
T_Adams DF 2 33 8 7 22 | 95 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 1
C_Thomson DF 2 32 13 7 25 | 73 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
A_Van_Buuren DF 2 31 12 8 25 | 95 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 20 25 0
Yann_M_Vila DF 2 31 14 8 22 | 95 0 6 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 120 10 45
J_Plasil MF 1 7 30 10 19 | 95 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0
Zheng_Zhi MF 1 9 30 8 42 | 95 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 20 35
P_Do_Shaw MF 2 9 30 9 25 | 95 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 20 11
E_Knave MF 3 7 23 10 21 | 80 0 0 3 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 30 46
Stefano FW 2 9 8 30 39 | 81 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
Nathan_Dyer FW 2 7 11 29 31 | 95 0 0 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 25 31
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 | 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
J_Wilshere MF 2 19 29 12 19 | 15 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 30 20
J_Bolm MF 2 11 28 13 32 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
T_Erak FW 2 6 6 27 21 | 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Bayern Munich | Benfica
4-4-2 A | 4-4-2 C
Scott Matthews | Matias Finkelstein
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D_Anderson GK | GK F_Foster
M_Tudgay DF | DF T_Adams
P_Sweeper DF | DF C_Thomson
D_Santon DF | DF A_Van_Buuren
Ni_Na_Lee DF | DF Yann_M_Vila
W_Sneijder MF | MF J_Plasil
M_Ozil MF | MF Zheng_Zhi
Douglas_Costa MF | MF P_Do_Shaw
R_Nainggolan MF | MF E_Knave
Messi FW | FW Stefano
Sheringham FW | FW Nathan_Dyer
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A_Hugo SUB | SUB P_Lenox
J_Charlton SUB | SUB R_Tomassi
Nacho SUB | SUB J_Wilshere
D_Damjanovic SUB | SUB J_Bolm
D_Purvis SUB | SUB T_Erak
Referee: G_Reddy (Republic_of_Ireland)
Min. 1 :(bfa) Benfica will now play A
Min. 1 :(bnm) Messi finds himself in acres of space
... Messi with the side footed shot!
... F_Foster with a great save
... He shows why he is the number 1
Min. 1 :(bfa) E_Knave skips the challenge from D_Santon
... E_Knave with the cheeky shot!
... D_Anderson with a great save
... He shows why he is the number 1
Min. 3 :(bnm) R_Nainggolan barges the defender off the ball
... R_Nainggolan with the 40 yard drive !
... F_Foster makes a fine save
Min. 3 :(bfa) Stefano can't keep control of it and loses possession!
... He goes in hard and wins it back!
... He creates some space for an opening!
... P_Sweeper with a deliberate foul
... That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
... G_Reddy ignores the protests for a card
... Scott Matthews looks relieved
Min. 4 :(bnm) M_Ozil has it now
... He takes on Yann_M_Vila
... He gets past him!
... He puts in Sheringham!
... Yann_M_Vila reads the situation well and wins the ball
... But it goes out
... CORNER!
... W_Sneijder chips the ball into the area!
... It is kicked away by A_Van_Buuren
Min. 5 :(bfa) A_Van_Buuren bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to Yann_M_Vila
... Yann_M_Vila hits the shot with the outside of the left foot!
... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
... GOAL !!
... Right into the top corner!
... Lets see if Benfica can hang onto that lead!
... Bayern Munich 0-1 Benfica ...
Min. 6 :(bfa) The Benfica manager told his side to change to a C strategy
Min. 6 :(bnm) W_Sneijder flicks the ball through
... Messi runs onto it!
... Messi with the goal bound shot!
... F_Foster parries it, he follows it up
... And F_Foster recovers to save!!
Min. 7 :(bfa) C_Thomson with an excellent first touch
... He sees a team mate making a run!
... He swings the ball in
... Stefano gets on the end of the pass
... He is in space!
... A glorious effort by Stefano !
... D_Anderson just watches it fly safely wide!
Min. 10 :(bfa) Zheng_Zhi nutmegs the defender
... Zheng_Zhi pounds a rocket on goal !
... D_Anderson is just going to watch it go over!
... It dips dramatically!!
... GOAL !!
... D_Anderson holds his head in his hands!
... Bayern Munich 0-2 Benfica ...
Min. 11 :(bfa) T_Adams takes control of the loose ball
... He plays the ball across to Nathan_Dyer
... Cleaned up by P_Sweeper
Min. 15 :(bfa) Stefano with the nutmeg
... He takes the ball forward
... Stefano has time and space!
... He tries the lob!
... He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!!
... But it sails past the post !!
... D_Anderson never had a chance!
Min. 17 :(bfa) Zheng_Zhi with a measured pass to Stefano
... Stefano hits the shot with the outside of the right foot!
... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
... But it thumps off the woodwork !!
... And goes safely clear!
... D_Anderson never had a chance!
Min. 17 :(bnm) M_Ozil with a Cruyff turn
... Zheng_Zhi tackles cleanly
... The linesman flags for the foul though! Unbelievable! It looked clean to me
... He's lucky to be let off for that one
... Matias Finkelstein looks relieved
... Scott Matthews is far from happy with that decision
Min. 22 :(bfa) P_Do_Shaw squares it to Nathan_Dyer
... P_Sweeper reads the play well
Min. 27 :(bnm) R_Nainggolan finds the run of Messi
... But he steps on the ball and falls over!
... Yann_M_Vila looks embarrassed to take the ball off him!
Min. 27 :(bfa) E_Knave feeds the ball through the middle
... C_Thomson runs onto it
... He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
... D_Santon forces him off the ball
... But it rolls out of play
... CORNER!
... J_Plasil chips the ball in towards the far post!
... D_Anderson reads it well, and claims it!
Min. 28 :(bnm) R_Nainggolan with the cross-field pass to W_Sneijder
... Yann_M_Vila gets in the way and wins the ball
Min. 31 :(bnm) R_Nainggolan with the first time pass to D_Santon
... A cracking drive from D_Santon !
... But F_Foster just gets his fingers to that one
... G_Reddy has given a goal kick
... Unbelievable !
Min. 31 :(bfa) Nathan_Dyer beats D_Santon
... Nathan_Dyer hits the ball first time!
... But D_Anderson with the difficult save
Min. 34 :(bnm) Messi makes himself available
... Messi fires off a left-footed shot !
... F_Foster makes a difficult save
Min. 35 :(bfa) Stefano leaves his marker standing
... Ni_Na_Lee with an ugly foul
... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
... He gets away with that one
... It's just a warning
Min. 36 :(bfa) Yann_M_Vila cuts inside the defender
... He sees a team mate in space
... He passes it to Nathan_Dyer
... Nathan_Dyer tries to beat D_Anderson!
... It sails over!
... He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 37 :(bfa) J_Plasil looks to play the ball out wide
... He plays the ball across to Nathan_Dyer
... Nathan_Dyer drives the ball low !
... D_Anderson makes a fine save
Min. 38 :(bfa) E_Knave hoists the ball across to Zheng_Zhi
... Fine tackle by Ni_Na_Lee
... He prevents the corner as well
Min. 40 :(bnm) R_Nainggolan runs at the defence
... He nutmegs C_Thomson
... He showed his class there
... Yann_M_Vila forces him off the ball
... But it rolls out of play
... CORNER!
... Douglas_Costa chips the ball in towards the back post!
... M_Ozil gets on the end of it
... It takes a deflection!
... But goes wide!
... CORNER!
... Sheringham lofts the ball in!
... F_Foster makes the catch!
Min. 41 :(bnm) W_Sneijder holds the ball up
... He sees Sheringham in space!
... Sheringham sends it flying towards goal!
... It grazes the post!
... And hits the side netting
... Goal Kick!
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(bfa) Nathan_Dyer takes advantage of a mistake by P_Sweeper
... It's a lucky break
... D_Santon rushes in with a clumsy tackle!!
... That's a foul!!
... What's G_Reddy going to give?
... He just waves play on!
Min. 44 :(bnm) P_Sweeper has the ball on the wing
... He knocks the ball past A_Van_Buuren!
... He has some space now!
... P_Sweeper with the diving header !
... He had to be brave there
... It hits the bar
... And goes over!
... F_Foster was beaten there!
Min. 46 :(bnm) W_Sneijder looks for options
... His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
... He knocks a through ball to M_Ozil
... What a shot from M_Ozil !
... It could go anywhere
... F_Foster blocks the shot with his legs
... It goes clear!
Min. 47 :(bfa) Zheng_Zhi bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to Yann_M_Vila
... Yann_M_Vila controls the ball well!
... He hits the shot towards goal!
... D_Anderson with an easy save
... He just oozes confidence
Min. 48 :(bfa) Nathan_Dyer beats one
... Knocks it past a second
... And finds E_Knave
... A great volley from E_Knave !
... D_Anderson gets a hand to it!!
... But he slots in the rebound
... GOAL !!
... Bayern Munich 0-3 Benfica ...
************* HALF TIME ****************
Half Time Score: Bayern Munich 0-3 Benfica
Min. 47 :(bnm) Douglas_Costa with a neat pass into M_Ozil
... M_Ozil hits the ball first time!
... GOAL !!
... F_Foster was caught out there
... Bayern Munich 1-3 Benfica ...
Min. 51 :(bfa) J_Plasil runs at the defender
... He gets past him!
... He sees a team mate in space
... He passes it to T_Adams
... T_Adams beats the defender to the ball
... He beats a second defender
... He just has D_Anderson to beat!
... He rounds D_Anderson
... He has been pushed wide!
... He shoots from a tight angle
... It hits the post and goes out for a goal kick!!
Min. 53 :(bfa) J_Plasil takes control of the loose ball
... He plays the ball across to P_Do_Shaw
... P_Do_Shaw throws himself at the ball !
... He manages to reach the ball
... D_Anderson gets up well to catch that one
Min. 54 :(bnm) Douglas_Costa boots it towards Messi
... Messi with the goal bound shot!
... F_Foster with the diving save
... He must have spotted the TV cameras!
Min. 55 :(bnm) Douglas_Costa with the mazy dribble
... He takes it past A_Van_Buuren
... Douglas_Costa sees F_Foster off his line !
... GOAL !!
... He runs off and does a somersault
... Bayern Munich 2-3 Benfica ...
Min. 56 :(bnm) Messi knocks it past T_Adams and runs onto it
... He leaves the defender standing
... Messi has a dig at goal!
... But F_Foster punches it away
... He commands his area so well
Min. 58 :(bfa) E_Knave flicks it past Ni_Na_Lee
... He runs forward
... Messi goes in with the block tackle
... He comes out of it with the ball
... Great tackle!
Min. 59 :(bnm) W_Sneijder back heels to find Douglas_Costa in space
... Douglas_Costa rises above the defence to head the ball !
... The net bulges!
... OH!! He has hit the side netting
... Goal kick given
Min. 60 :(bnm) D_Santon hoofs it up field to find Sheringham
... Sheringham lobs F_Foster!
... It's gone over
... Well he must have left his shooting boots at home for that one
Min. 61 :(bfa) P_Do_Shaw turns past the defender
... He sees a team mate in space
... He passes it to Nathan_Dyer
... Nathan_Dyer looks to see where D_Anderson is!
... He rifles in the shot!
... The shot slips through D_Anderson's hands
... But D_Anderson recovers to save!
... He got away with that!
Min. 63 :(bnm) Douglas_Costa looks for options
... He sees a man in space!
... He hits the ball up to Sheringham
... Yann_M_Vila wins control of the ball with his hand!!
... Play On!!
Min. 63 :(bfa) Nathan_Dyer lobs it over Ni_Na_Lee
... M_Tudgay muscles him off the ball
... Looked like a good tackle but the referee has awarded them a free kick
... G_Reddy tells him to calm his game down a bit
Min. 65 :(bnm) J_Charlton is coming on for P_Sweeper and playing DF
Min. 65 :(bnm) D_Purvis replaces Sheringham and will play FW
Min. 65 :(bnm) D_Damjanovic is being prepared to come on
... Douglas_Costa is leaving the pitch
... He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
... Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 68 :(bfa) E_Knave runs at the defence
... He nutmegs M_Tudgay
... He showed his class there
... E_Knave with a screamer of a shot !
... OOOOHHHHH!!!!
... Unbelievable!!!
... It's gone wide
Min. 70 :(bfa) R_Tomassi replaces C_Thomson to play as a DF
Min. 70 :(bnm) M_Ozil kills the ball dead
... He sees a team mate making a run!
... He swings the ball in
... D_Purvis gets on the end of the pass
... He is in space!
... D_Purvis with a blistering shot !
... But he puts it wide
... How did he manage to miss that?
Min. 72 :(bfa) Nathan_Dyer nutmegs J_Charlton
... Messi makes the challenge and clears the ball
... But it drifts out of play
... CORNER!
... Zheng_Zhi hits it towards the far post!
... Ni_Na_Lee clears the danger
Min. 74 :(bfa) E_Knave looks around for some movement
... His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
... He hits the ball to Stefano
... D_Purvis wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge
Min. 77 :(bfa) a big roar from the crowd as J_Wilshere comes on for E_Knave to play MF
Min. 78 :(bfa) T_Erak takes off his tracksuit
... he'll replace Stefano as FW
Min. 78 :(bnm) D_Damjanovic controls it well
... He nutmegs T_Adams
... He puts in Messi!
... Messi has a go!
... It's just over!
... 9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 80 :(bfa) P_Do_Shaw has the ball on the wing
... He knocks the ball past D_Purvis!
... He has some space now!
... P_Do_Shaw aiming for the bottom corner !
... Its sails over!
... He has squandered a golden opportunity
Min. 81 :(bfa) J_Wilshere drives it across the face of the goal P_Do_Shaw
... J_Charlton takes out the attacker
... He looked to have fouled him there
Min. 86 :(bnm) M_Ozil kills the ball dead
... He sees a team mate making a run!
... He plays the ball across to him!
... Messi gets on the end of the pass
... But Yann_M_Vila wins the tackle
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(bnm) D_Damjanovic runs down the flank
... He threads the ball in to R_Nainggolan
... R_Nainggolan smashed the ball towards the bottom corner!
... F_Foster tips it over
... CORNER!
... D_Damjanovic floats the ball in!
... The ball comes to Ni_Na_Lee
... He gets the shot away
... He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!!
... But it sails past the post !!
... F_Foster never had a chance!
Min. 89 :(bnm) D_Purvis with the dribble
... He skips through the tackle from A_Van_Buuren
... D_Purvis fires off a right-footed shot !
... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
... F_Foster tips it wide !!
... Great goalkeeping there!
... CORNER!
... J_Charlton floats the ball in!
... F_Foster fists it away!
************* FULL TIME ****************
Match Details
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Venue : The Allianz Arena
Attendance : 150,000
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Bayern Munich Match Info
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Best player : Douglas_Costa (Man of the Match)
Scorers : M_Ozil (47), Douglas_Costa (55)
Sent Off : N/A
Booked : N/A
Injured : N/A
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Benfica Match Info
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Best player : Yann_M_Vila
Scorers : Yann_M_Vila (5), Zheng_Zhi (10), E_Knave (48)
Sent Off : N/A
Booked : N/A
Injured : N/A
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Match Statistics
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Bayern Munich | Benfica
Attempts on Goal : 20 | 16
Off target : 8 | 7
On target : 12 | 9
Possession : 45 | 55
Corners : 5 | 2
Red Cards : 0 | 0
Yellow Cards : 0 | 0
Subs Used : 3 | 3
Fouls : 6 | 4
Key Tackles : 9 | 6
Key Passes : 16 | 16
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Final Score : Bayern Munich 2 - 3 Benfica
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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 | 95 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0
M_Tudgay DF 2 33 6 8 32 | 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
P_Sweeper DF 2 30 6 11 22 | 68 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 40 0 1
D_Santon DF 2 30 11 6 24 | 95 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 20 -10 -10
Ni_Na_Lee DF 3 27 8 7 41 | 95 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 40 0 1
W_Sneijder MF 2 8 31 9 23 | 95 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 0
M_Ozil MF 2 8 31 7 18 | 95 0 0 3 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 30 46
Douglas_Costa MF 2 8 30 11 42 | 68 0 0 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 45 36
R_Nainggolan MF 1 8 28 5 23 | 95 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 -20 10 0
Messi FW 1 10 8 32 18 | 95 0 2 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 40 0 51
Sheringham FW 2 6 8 29 21 | 68 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
A_Hugo GK 27 2 3 1 12 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
J_Charlton DF 2 37 14 8 18 | 27 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0
Nacho DF 3 29 7 4 32 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
D_Damjanovic MF 2 9 32 8 47 | 27 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0
D_Purvis FW 2 7 10 27 21 | 27 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 20 0 11
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 | 95 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 60 0 0 0
T_Adams DF 2 33 8 7 22 | 95 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 1
C_Thomson DF 2 32 13 7 25 | 73 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
A_Van_Buuren DF 2 31 12 8 25 | 95 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 20 25 0
Yann_M_Vila DF 2 31 14 8 22 | 95 0 6 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 120 10 45
J_Plasil MF 1 7 30 10 19 | 95 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0
Zheng_Zhi MF 1 9 30 8 42 | 95 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 20 35
P_Do_Shaw MF 2 9 30 9 25 | 95 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 20 11
E_Knave MF 3 7 23 10 21 | 80 0 0 3 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 30 46
Stefano FW 2 9 8 30 39 | 81 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
Nathan_Dyer FW 2 7 11 29 31 | 95 0 0 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 25 31
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 | 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
J_Wilshere MF 2 19 29 12 19 | 15 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 30 20
J_Bolm MF 2 11 28 13 32 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
T_Erak FW 2 6 6 27 21 | 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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