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Season 24 Archive: Elite League, Week 1

Marseille 0 - 0 Benfica

Elite Football League Match, Marseille vs. Benfica (Tue Apr 18)


                            Marseille  |  Benfica
                              4-4-2 A  |  5-4-1 C
                             Lee Shaw  |  Steven Theobald
                                       |
                         R_Higuita GK  |  GK E_Thorstvedt
                          L_Shawry DF  |  DF J_Martinez
                           C_Berra DF  |  DF C_Thomson
                       L_Koscielny DF  |  DF T_Adams
                           S_Byram DF  |  DF Yann_M_Vila
                        Y_Sankhare MF  |  DF R_Tomassi
                           J_Fleck MF  |  MF H_Kiessling
                     Douglas_Costa MF  |  MF Zheng_Zhi
                         I_Perisic MF  |  MF J_Plasil
                       K_Huntelaar FW  |  MF J_Wilshere
                          Z_Zidane FW  |  FW M_Murphy
                                       |
                          H_Lloris SUB |  SUB Z_Alomerovic
                           J_Pedro SUB |  SUB M_Zeffane
                          A_Marcos SUB |  SUB J_Bolm
                       M_Dickinson SUB |  SUB Nathan_Dyer
                         J_Digweed SUB |  SUB D_Rortugal

Referee: M_Clattenurg (England)


Min. 1  :(bfa) Zheng_Zhi holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  He knocks the ball across to C_Thomson
          ...  C_Thomson uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot!
          ...  R_Higuita with the save
          ...  He holds onto it as well!
Min. 3  :(bfa) H_Kiessling with a first time pass
          ...  Zheng_Zhi runs onto it!
          ...  L_Shawry plays the back pass
          ...  R_Higuita can't get to it!!
          ...  It goes just wide!!
          ...  Look at the relief on his face!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Yann_M_Vila chips the ball into the area!
          ...  R_Higuita jumps well to claim it!
Min. 4  :(bfa) M_Murphy controls it with ease
          ...  But C_Berra will cut out the threat
Min. 5  :(bfa) J_Plasil plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  Zheng_Zhi decides to go for goal instead!
          ...  L_Shawry pulls on his shirt
          ...  He wins the ball
          ...  The defender got away with the foul there!
Min. 9  :(bfa) M_Murphy with the flick on
          ...  He plays the ball across to Zheng_Zhi
          ...  L_Shawry bundles the player over!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  The ref looks across to his assistant!
          ...  Play on!
Min. 10 :(msl) K_Huntelaar flicks it over C_Thomson's head
          ...  He showed some great skill there!
          ...  K_Huntelaar keeps his head down as he hits the shot!
          ...  But he's put it wide
          ...  How did he manage to miss that one?!?!?
Min. 11 :(bfa) C_Thomson plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  J_Plasil decides to keep possession instead!
          ...  He runs towards the goal now!
          ...  J_Plasil with a terrific drive !
          ...  R_Higuita tips it over his bar
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Zheng_Zhi hits it towards the far post!
          ...  R_Higuita makes the catch!
Min. 20 :(bfa) J_Wilshere sidesteps C_Berra
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  S_Byram with an awful challenge
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  M_Clattenurg calls him over!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
Min. 20 :(bfa) H_Kiessling knocks it past the defender and runs onto it
          ...  He leaves the defender standing
          ...  H_Kiessling tries to beat R_Higuita from outside the area!
          ...  But R_Higuita punches it away
          ...  He could have caught that!
Min. 25 :(msl) Z_Zidane flicks it past Zheng_Zhi
          ...  He runs forward
          ...  A delicate chip from Z_Zidane !
          ...  But E_Thorstvedt tips it over
          ...  M_Clattenurg has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 25 :(bfa) M_Murphy with the Cruyff turn
          ...  M_Murphy gets up high for the header !
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  But it sails past the post !!
          ...  R_Higuita never had a chance!
Min. 28 :(msl) Douglas_Costa slumps to the ground!
          ...  He isn't going to continue!
Min. 28 :(msl) There's going to be a change
          ...  A_Marcos will come on for Douglas_Costa and play MF
Min. 33 :(bfa) R_Tomassi takes possession
          ...  He's got no outlet
          ...  He decides to go alone
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by I_Perisic
          ...  He timed it well
Min. 34 :(bfa) Zheng_Zhi kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  T_Adams gets on the end of the pass
          ...  T_Adams has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He fires the ball goal ward!
          ...  R_Higuita tips it over
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Wilshere hits it into the box!
          ...  R_Higuita jumps well to claim it!
Min. 35 :(bfa) T_Adams runs forward
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind!
          ...  T_Adams shapes up for a shot!
          ...  The fans get off there seats!
          ...  But it sails over !!
Min. 40 :(bfa) M_Murphy runs forward
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind!
          ...  M_Murphy flings a shot at goal !
          ...  But R_Higuita tips it behind
          ...  M_Clattenurg has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 42 :(bfa) H_Kiessling with the diagonal pass M_Murphy
          ...  M_Murphy fires off a right-footed shot !
          ...  R_Higuita with an amazing dive to the bottom left
          ...  How he got to that one I don't know !
Min. 42 :(msl) Y_Sankhare 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!
          ...  Z_Zidane receives the pass and heads towards the goal
          ...  T_Adams with the tackle
          ...  That's got to be a yellow
          ...  Shown a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  FREE KICK
          ...  Just past the halfway line
          ...  I_Perisic hoists it forward
          ...  Z_Zidane gets on the end of it
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by M_Murphy
          ...  He made it look easy
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 45 :(msl) Z_Zidane sprints past T_Adams
          ...  Z_Zidane cracks a laser towards goal !
          ...  But E_Thorstvedt palms it behind
          ...  M_Clattenurg has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 46 :(msl) Z_Zidane beats his man
          ...  But T_Adams reads the situation well and wins the ball

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Marseille 0-0 Benfica

Min. 50 :(msl) Z_Zidane has space to run with the ball
          ...  J_Wilshere gets in the way of the ball and clears!
Min. 52 :(msl) S_Byram has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past J_Martinez
          ...  He puts in A_Marcos!
          ...  J_Martinez goes in hard to win the ball back
Min. 55 :(msl) J_Fleck with a measured pass to Y_Sankhare
          ...  But T_Adams clears the danger
Min. 55 :(bfa) R_Tomassi hits in a shot!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  T_Adams collects the loose ball!
          ...  C_Berra knocks him to the floor
          ...  The fans are calling for a penalty!
          ...  But M_Clattenurg just turns away!
Min. 58 :(bfa) J_Plasil has found himself in space
          ...  He looks up for his team mates
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  M_Murphy gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  M_Murphy with a blistering shot !
          ...  R_Higuita heads it away
          ...  He was showing off there!
Min. 60 :(msl) K_Huntelaar barges the defender off the ball
          ...  T_Adams gets the foot in to win the ball
Min. 62 :(msl) Y_Sankhare with a 40-yard pass to K_Huntelaar
          ...  K_Huntelaar gets his head to the ball !
          ...  Looks like it should be E_Thorstvedt's
          ...  Oh he's let it go through his legs
          ...  But drifts inches wide !!
          ...  E_Thorstvedt looks embarrassed!
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Fleck lofts the ball in!
          ...  C_Thomson wins the ball
          ...  And he heads it away
Min. 63 :(bfa) M_Murphy beats S_Byram
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free
          ...  M_Murphy gets his head to the ball !
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  R_Higuita dives desperately to try and save it!!
          ...  He can't get to it!
          ...  But it creeps just wide!!
          ...  The deflection had R_Higuita beaten!
Min. 64 :(msl) I_Perisic takes possession
          ...  Knocks it past the defender
          ...  He's through on goal
          ...  Zheng_Zhi with the tackle
          ...  M_Clattenurg will want to speak to him
          ...  That will be a booking
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 65 :(msl) Z_Zidane sidesteps T_Adams
          ...  Z_Zidane with the shot on net !
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But sails wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Fleck crosses it in!
          ...  L_Koscielny gets his head on it
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But sails wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by Y_Sankhare!
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of E_Thorstvedt
Min. 66 :(bfa) H_Kiessling lashes out at J_Fleck
          ...  That was disgraceful!
          ...  RED CARD!!
          ...  He's off!!
Min. 66 :(bfa) J_Bolm is being brought on
          ...  R_Tomassi is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play MF
Min. 67 :(bfa) J_Plasil nutmegs L_Shawry, he continues to run forward
          ...  J_Plasil shapes up for a shot!
          ...  R_Higuita makes a great save
          ...  But he can't hold onto it!
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Plasil chips the ball into the area!
          ...  The ball finds its way to Yann_M_Vila
          ...  He gets the shot away
          ...  He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort
Min. 72 :(msl) K_Huntelaar runs at the defender
          ...  The ball rebounds off T_Adams back to him!
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward!
          ...  K_Huntelaar tries to chip the ball over E_Thorstvedt!
          ...  The net bulges!
          ...  OH!! He has hit the side netting
          ...  Goal kick given
Min. 74 :(bfa) M_Murphy has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past L_Koscielny!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  M_Murphy uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot!
          ...  It's wide!
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 75 :(bfa) Nathan_Dyer is being prepared to come on
          ...  Zheng_Zhi is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 75 :(bfa) Benfica will now play L after the order comes from the dugout
Min. 75 :(bfa) J_Bolm with a Cruyff turn
          ...  J_Bolm with the punt towards goal!
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  R_Higuita is wrong footed!
          ...  It drifts just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by J_Bolm
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of R_Higuita
Min. 76 :(bfa) D_Rortugal takes off his tracksuit
          ...  he'll replace J_Plasil as FW
Min. 79 :(bfa) J_Bolm runs down the flank
          ...  He threads the ball in to M_Murphy
          ...  M_Murphy with a screamer of a shot !
          ...  But he puts it wide
          ...  How did he manage to miss that?
Min. 80 :(msl) J_Pedro is being brought on
          ...  S_Byram is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 83 :(bfa) M_Murphy has found himself in space
          ...  He looks up for his team mates
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  Nathan_Dyer gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  L_Shawry steals the ball of off him
Min. 85 :(msl) J_Digweed is coming on for K_Huntelaar and playing FW
Min. 85 :(msl) A_Marcos flicks the ball through
          ...  Z_Zidane runs onto it!
          ...  Z_Zidane tries one from the edge of the box !
          ...  But E_Thorstvedt makes a superb stop down low
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Y_Sankhare chips the ball in towards the back post!
          ...  J_Fleck gets his head on it
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But flies wide of the post!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  A_Marcos chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  Z_Zidane gets a shot in
          ...  Looks like it should be E_Thorstvedt's
          ...  Oh he's let it go through his legs
          ...  But drifts inches wide !!
          ...  E_Thorstvedt looks embarrassed!
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by A_Marcos
          ...  E_Thorstvedt catches it!
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Stade Veladrome
Attendance           : 150,000
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Marseille Match Info
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Best player          : R_Higuita (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : S_Byram (20)
Injured              : Douglas_Costa (28)
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Benfica Match Info
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Best player          : M_Murphy
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : H_Kiessling (66)
Booked               : T_Adams (42), Zheng_Zhi (64)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             Marseille    |     Benfica
Attempts on Goal     :          10        |       15
Off target           :           7        |       7
On target            :           3        |       8
Possession           :          35        |       65
Corners              :           6        |       5
Red Cards            :           0        |       1
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       2
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :          10        |       12
Key Tackles          :           7        |       6
Key Passes           :           6        |       11
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Final Score          : Marseille 0 - 0 Benfica
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Player Statistics - Marseille
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_Higuita      GK  39   2   2   2  34 |  94  12   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 100   0   0   0
L_Shawry       DF   2  31   8   8  15 |  94   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  80   0   0
C_Berra        DF   2  31   6   6  32 |  94   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
L_Koscielny    DF   2  29  10   7  36 |  94   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  40   0   1
S_Byram        DF   3  29   8   6  32 |  83   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2   8  -2
Y_Sankhare     MF   3   8  30  11  36 |  94   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
J_Fleck        MF   1   6  30   9  28 |  94   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   1
Douglas_Costa  MF   2   8  29  11  42 |  28   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
I_Perisic      MF   1   9  29   6  11 |  94   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
K_Huntelaar    FW   2  10   8  32  37 |  88   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   3
Z_Zidane       FW   2   8   8  30  34 |  94   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0  17
H_Lloris       GK  26   2   3   1  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Pedro        DF   2  28   7   8  33 |  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Marcos       MF   2   7  28  16  32 |  66   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
M_Dickinson    MF   2  15  28   7  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Digweed      FW   1   8   9  29  19 |   6   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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E_Thorstvedt   GK  39   2   6   4  13 |  94   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  65   0   0   0
J_Martinez     DF   1  34   3   4  23 |  94   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
C_Thomson      DF   2  30  12   6  25 |  94   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  10   5
T_Adams        DF   2  30   7   7  22 |  94   0   3   0   0   2   0   1   0   0  58  -2   4
Yann_M_Vila    DF   2  28  13   8  22 |  94   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
R_Tomassi      DF   1  27   8   7  37 |  69   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
H_Kiessling    MF   4  12  31  10  31 |  69   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   1   0 -10  10  -5
Zheng_Zhi      MF   1   9  29   8  42 |  78   0   0   2   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  18  -2
J_Plasil       MF   1   7  29   9  19 |  79   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  20  10
J_Wilshere     MF   2  19  28  11  19 |  94   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
M_Murphy       FW   1  12  14  28  26 |  94   0   1   2   0   7   0   0   0   0  20  20  19
Z_Alomerovic   GK  28   1   1   1  14 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Zeffane      DF   1  27   9   7  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Bolm         MF   2  11  27  13  32 |  25   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   1
Nathan_Dyer    FW   2   7  11  28  31 |  16   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Rortugal     FW   3  10   9  28  21 |  15   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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