Elite FA Cup Groups Match, Real Madrid vs. Benfica (Sun Sep 15)


                          Real Madrid  |  Benfica
                              4-4-2 A  |  5-4-1 C
                         Ahmed Alrawi  |  Steven Theobald
                                       |
                           L_Mulen GK  |  GK E_Thorstvedt
                        J_Martinez DF  |  DF J_Djourou
                        J_Charlton DF  |  DF Heraldo
                          A_Schulz DF  |  DF C_Thomson
                      D_Kuzmanovic DF  |  DF B_Bryn
                            Preety MF  |  DF M_Lindberg
                      M_Camoranesi MF  |  MF B_Zamora
                     M_Krohn_Dehli MF  |  MF D_Damjanovic
                           J_Fleck MF  |  MF A_Isaksson
                       J_T_Gavilán FW  |  MF P_Do_Shaw
                         C_Arrache FW  |  FW K_McInally
                                       |
                           A_Zogbo SUB |  SUB J_Moreau
                       P_Rodriguez SUB |  SUB Yann_M_Vila
                          S_Phelan SUB |  SUB B_Abdoulaye
                          Saddam_H SUB |  SUB Seitaridis
                         H_Postiga SUB |  SUB S_Morison

Referee: C_Tango (Wales)


Min. 1  :(rmd) J_T_Gavilán flicks it over B_Bryn and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  J_Djourou goes in with two feet!!
          ...  That's a terrible challenge!
          ...  C_Tango called him over for a strong verbal warning
          ...  FREE KICK
          ...  It is deep inside there own half
          ...  M_Camoranesi swings it in
          ...  C_Arrache takes control of it!
          ...  M_Lindberg anticipates the pass and cuts it out
Min. 7  :(rmd) M_Krohn_Dehli kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  J_T_Gavilán gets on the end of the pass
          ...  J_T_Gavilán drifts clear!
          ...  He is clean through!
          ...  He is one on one with E_Thorstvedt
          ...  He lobs it over E_Thorstvedt
          ...  GOAL!!
          ...  That puts Real Madrid ahead!
          ...  Now can they hang onto it!
          ...  Real Madrid 1-0 Benfica ...
Min. 7  :(bfa) B_Zamora gets to the by line and finds Heraldo with a beautiful cross
          ...  An audacious effort from Heraldo !
          ...  But L_Mulen comes out and dives at his feet
          ...  That's goalkeeping at its finest
Min. 8  :(rmd) M_Krohn_Dehli looks for options
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to J_Charlton
          ...  J_Charlton with a scorcher of a shot !
          ...  It floats over E_Thorstvedt
          ...  Its heading goal ward!
          ...  But floats just over
          ...  That was a great effort
Min. 11 :(rmd) M_Krohn_Dehli turns past the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to J_T_Gavilán
          ...  J_T_Gavilán with the crafty shot!
          ...  But E_Thorstvedt parries the ball
          ...  It's picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd
Min. 12 :(bfa) P_Do_Shaw with a real burst of pace
          ...  P_Do_Shaw with the chance !
          ...  It hits the outside of the post
          ...  And spins wide
Min. 13 :(bfa) D_Damjanovic with the dribble
          ...  J_Charlton is easily beaten
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  A_Schulz hits it out for a throw
Min. 14 :(bfa) J_Djourou takes advantage of a mistake by D_Kuzmanovic
          ...  It's a lucky break
          ...  D_Kuzmanovic recovers to win the ball back
Min. 16 :(rmd) M_Camoranesi brings the ball into the opposing area
          ...  J_T_Gavilán makes himself available
          ...  J_T_Gavilán hits the shot!
          ...  It swerves a lot!
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it wide
Min. 20 :(rmd) C_Arrache plays a quick one-two with his team mate
          ...  He heads towards the goal
          ...  He slides it past the defender!
          ...  C_Arrache hits the shot with the outside of the left foot!
          ...  But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  M_Camoranesi curls it into the box!
          ...  The ball comes to J_T_Gavilán
          ...  He gets the shot away
          ...  It floats over E_Thorstvedt
          ...  Its heading goal ward!
          ...  But floats just over
          ...  That was a great effort
Min. 21 :(rmd) J_Fleck cuts inside the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to J_Charlton
          ...  J_Charlton tries the shot !
          ...  But he puts it well wide
          ...  The Benfica fans taunt him!
Min. 22 :(bfa) B_Zamora has the ball
          ...  He knocks the ball past J_Martinez
          ...  He puts in A_Isaksson!
          ...  M_Krohn_Dehli plays it back
          ...  L_Mulen slips!!
          ...  It goes just wide
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  A_Isaksson plays it towards the near post!
          ...  L_Mulen easily claims the ball!
Min. 23 :(rmd) J_Charlton with a reverse pass to C_Arrache
          ...  C_Arrache has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  But he puts it wide
          ...  That was a terrible attempt!
Min. 25 :(rmd) Real Madrid restructured their strategy to N
Min. 25 :(bfa) D_Damjanovic plays a first time ball through the defence to J_Djourou
          ...  D_Kuzmanovic goes in with the block tackle
          ...  He comes out of it with the ball
          ...  Great tackle!
Min. 26 :(rmd) Preety kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  C_Arrache gets on the end of the pass
          ...  B_Bryn takes the ball and the player!!
          ...  But the ref waves play on!!
Min. 31 :(bfa) B_Zamora is forced back with the ball
          ...  He belts the ball up field
          ...  B_Bryn latches onto the end of it
          ...  B_Bryn hits the shot with the outside of the right foot!
          ...  He miskicks the ball
          ...  He's managed to put that out of the stadium
Min. 32 :(bfa) C_Thomson with a probing pass to K_McInally
          ...  But he stands on the ball and falls over!!
          ...  J_Charlton picks up the loose ball and clears the danger
Min. 33 :(rmd) M_Camoranesi is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate loosing his marker
          ...  He throws it to J_Martinez
          ...  J_Martinez has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He fires the ball goal ward!
          ...  It hits the sponsor hoarding
Min. 33 :(rmd) J_T_Gavilán pauses and waits for support
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  D_Damjanovic with the foul
Min. 36 :(bfa) M_Lindberg runs with pace at the defence
          ...  What a shot from M_Lindberg !
          ...  It could go anywhere
          ...  It hits off a defender!
          ...  L_Mulen is wrong footed!
          ...  It drifts just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  P_Do_Shaw hits it towards the far post!
          ...  L_Mulen fists it away!
Min. 37 :(bfa) C_Thomson has space to run with the ball
          ...  A powerful shot by C_Thomson !
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But flies wide of the post!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  A_Isaksson crosses it in!
          ...  L_Mulen easily claims the ball!
Min. 39 :(bfa) A_Isaksson sprints down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball across to B_Zamora
          ...  But A_Schulz wins the tackle cleanly
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 48 :(rmd) Preety hits the ball through the heart of the defence
          ...  J_T_Gavilán latches onto it!
          ...  But B_Zamora spotted the danger and cleans up the play

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Real Madrid 1-0 Benfica

Min. 47 :(bfa) A_Isaksson with a measured ball to B_Bryn
          ...  B_Bryn with the overhead !
          ...  L_Mulen catches the ball
Min. 50 :(bfa) S_Morison takes off his tracksuit
          ...  he'll replace A_Isaksson as FW
Min. 52 :(rmd) D_Kuzmanovic brings it under control
          ...  He takes on C_Thomson
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in C_Arrache!
          ...  K_McInally tugs on his opponent's shirt!!
          ...  C_Tango has stopped play
          ...  Well spotted by C_Tango!
          ...  C_Tango tries to calm him down
Min. 53 :(bfa) B_Bryn hoists the ball across to K_McInally
          ...  K_McInally with a low drive through the rain!
          ...  Looks like it should be L_Mulen's
          ...  Oh he's let it go through his legs
          ...  But drifts inches wide !!
          ...  L_Mulen looks embarrassed!
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  P_Do_Shaw chips the ball in towards the back post!
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of L_Mulen
Min. 56 :(rmd) D_Kuzmanovic lays the ball back to C_Arrache
          ...  C_Arrache hits the ball on the bounce !
          ...  It hits the post!!
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it over
Min. 58 :(rmd) M_Krohn_Dehli has found himself in space
          ...  He looks up for his team mates
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  J_T_Gavilán gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  A powerful header from J_T_Gavilán !
          ...  It looks good
          ...  It hits the outside of the post
          ...  And goes out
Min. 59 :(bfa) M_Lindberg controls the ball with ease
          ...  M_Lindberg with the strike !
          ...  L_Mulen saves it
          ...  He got his body behind the ball there
Min. 60 :(bfa) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side.
          ...  Seitaridis will come on for B_Zamora and play AM
Min. 62 :(rmd) C_Arrache watches his team-mates pull the defenders out of position
          ...  He decides to be greedy and run into the space
          ...  He's gone right through!
          ...  J_Djourou tugs on his opponent's shirt!!
          ...  C_Tango has stopped play
          ...  Well spotted by C_Tango!
          ...  C_Tango calls him over
          ...  C_Tango tells him he has had enough warnings
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  FREE KICK
          ...  J_Fleck swings it in
          ...  J_T_Gavilán takes control of it!
          ...  J_T_Gavilán with the attempt at goal!
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  E_Thorstvedt pushes it behind !
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  M_Krohn_Dehli hits it into the box!
          ...  The ball finds its way to C_Arrache
          ...  He gets the shot away
          ...  E_Thorstvedt with an easy save
          ...  He just oozes confidence
Min. 65 :(bfa) S_Morison flicks it over J_Charlton's head
          ...  He showed some great skill there!
          ...  S_Morison rises above the defence to head the ball !
          ...  But L_Mulen punches it away
Min. 66 :(rmd) M_Camoranesi takes control of the loose ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to C_Arrache
          ...  B_Bryn tugs on his opponent's shirt!!
          ...  C_Tango has stopped play
          ...  Well spotted by C_Tango!
          ...  C_Tango reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 67 :(bfa) P_Do_Shaw has the ball on the wing
          ...  He takes it past A_Schulz
          ...  He knocks it to B_Bryn!
          ...  B_Bryn chases it through, he must score !
          ...  But he's missed it!
          ...  He couldn't hit a cow's arse with a banjo
Min. 68 :(rmd) J_Fleck with the header on
          ...  He finds C_Arrache in space
          ...  Good sliding challenge from C_Thomson
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Fleck plays it towards the near post!
          ...  J_T_Gavilán makes a firm connection with his head
          ...  It hits the outside of the post
          ...  And spins wide
Min. 70 :(bfa) Benfica are switching their playing style to A
Min. 70 :(bfa) P_Do_Shaw with an incisive pass to S_Morison
          ...  S_Morison hits a curling shot!
          ...  But L_Mulen punches it away
          ...  He was lucky to get to that one
Min. 71 :(bfa) Yann_M_Vila is being prepared to come on
          ...  C_Thomson is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play DF
Min. 77 :(bfa) Seitaridis with the first time flick to D_Damjanovic
          ...  J_Charlton with a nasty foul
          ...  C_Tango will want to speak to him
Min. 79 :(rmd) H_Postiga replaces J_T_Gavilán to play as a FW
Min. 79 :(bfa) K_McInally beats C_Arrache
          ...  He muscled him off the ball
          ...  K_McInally goes for goal !
          ...  L_Mulen with the save
          ...  He holds onto it as well!
Min. 80 :(rmd) P_Rodriguez comes on for J_Martinez and takes up a DF role
Min. 82 :(rmd) S_Phelan takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace Preety
          ...  He'll play as a MF
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 92 :(bfa) M_Lindberg with a simple pass to D_Damjanovic
          ...  D_Damjanovic sends it flying towards goal!
          ...  The shot slips through L_Mulen's hands
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  He got away with that!
          ...  Goal kick given! That looked like a corner to me
Min. 94 :(rmd) A_Schulz with an in swinging cross to J_Charlton
          ...  J_Charlton has time and space!
          ...  He shoots towards goal!
          ...  But E_Thorstvedt reaches the ball. Good save
Min. 94 :(rmd) S_Phelan takes advantage of a bad back pass from Heraldo
          ...  D_Damjanovic with a bad challenge
          ...  C_Tango will want to speak to him
          ...  FREE KICK
          ...  It is deep inside there own half
          ...  J_Fleck swings it in
          ...  C_Arrache gets on the end of it
          ...  C_Arrache with a thundering shot!
          ...  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!
          ...  M_Camoranesi lofts the ball in!
          ...  H_Postiga with the header
          ...  The fans behind the goal jump up!
          ...  E_Thorstvedt acrobatically tips it over !!
          ...  Great keeping!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by S_Phelan!
          ...  E_Thorstvedt jumps well to claim it!

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Santiago Bernabeu
Attendance           : 146,691
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Real Madrid Match Info
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Best player          : M_Krohn_Dehli (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : J_T_Gavilán (7)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Benfica Match Info
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Best player          : B_Zamora
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : J_Djourou (62), B_Bryn (66)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             Real Madrid  |     Benfica
Attempts on Goal     :          17        |       13
Off target           :          11        |       7
On target            :           6        |       6
Possession           :          47        |       53
Corners              :           5        |       4
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       2
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           8        |       8
Key Tackles          :           6        |       4
Key Passes           :          15        |       11
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Final Score          : Real Madrid 1 - 0 Benfica
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Player Statistics - Real Madrid
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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L_Mulen        GK  39   4   6   3  10 |  98  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Martinez     DF   1  29   3   4  23 |  84   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  40   0   1
J_Charlton     DF   2  28  11   7  18 |  98   0   1   1   0   3   0   0   0   0  15  12  10
A_Schulz       DF   1  26  11  10  20 |  98   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  30  12   0
D_Kuzmanovic   DF   2  26   8   7  40 |  98   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  30  24   0
Preety         MF   1   9  32   5  28 |  86   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  44  20
M_Camoranesi   MF   1   4  30   9  34 |  98   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  36   0
M_Krohn_Dehli  MF   2   9  27  11  27 |  98   0   1   4   1   0   0   0   0   0  35  88  20
J_Fleck        MF   1   5  26   8  28 |  98   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  24   0
J_T_Gavilán    FW   1   3   9  32  39 |  83   0   0   0   0   7   1   0   0   0   0   0  48
C_Arrache      FW   2   9   5  30  34 |  98   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0  12
A_Zogbo        GK  29   4   3   2  11 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Rodriguez    DF   2  26   8   9  28 |  14   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Phelan       MF   3   6  26  20  36 |  12   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Saddam_H       AM   2  18  23  22  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
H_Postiga      FW   1   1   1  30  24 |  15   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   8

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  36   2   6   4  13 |  98   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0   0
J_Djourou      DF   3  26   4   9  35 |  98   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
Heraldo        DF   1  25  13   7  11 |  98   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   8
C_Thomson      DF   2  25  11   6  25 |  75   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  15  12   1
B_Bryn         DF   2  25   7   8  31 |  98   0   1   1   0   3   0   1   0   0  13  10   8
M_Lindberg     DF   1  24   8   8  42 |  98   0   1   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  15  12   9
B_Zamora       MF   2  11  25   8  25 |  64   0   1   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  15  36   0
D_Damjanovic   MF   3   7  25   9  42 |  98   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  12   1
A_Isaksson     MF   1   8  24   4  31 |  54   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  24   0
P_Do_Shaw      MF   2   8  24   8  25 |  98   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0 -20   4 -19
K_McInally     FW   2   6   5  27  27 |  98   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   9
J_Moreau       GK  27   1   2   2  14 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Yann_M_Vila    DF   2  23  12   7  22 |  23   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Abdoulaye    DM   2  14  25   7  39 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Seitaridis     AM   2   8  22  16  27 |  34   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -20
S_Morison      FW   1   2   6  26  36 |  44   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  16
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