Elite League Cup Group Match, Tottenham vs. Benfica (Thu May 24)


                            Tottenham  |  Benfica
                            5-1-1-3 P  |  4-4-2 A
                         Levi Stephen  |  Matias Finkelstein
                                       |
                            R_Ceni GK  |  GK F_Foster
                          A_Wisdom DF  |  DF C_Thomson
                        A_R_Essien DF  |  DF Yann_M_Vila
                           E_Gabor DF  |  DF R_Tomassi
                        T_Manniman DF  |  DF M_Zeffane
                            Doriva DF  |  MF J_Plasil
                        C_McGregor DM  |  MF Zheng_Zhi
                           R_Pires MF  |  MF P_Do_Shaw
                            G_Weah FW  |  MF S_Nakamoto
                           J_Vardy FW  |  FW Stefano
                           Janssen FW  |  FW T_Erak
                                       |
                         C_Poenaru SUB |  SUB S_Castro
                      M_Saganowski SUB |  SUB T_Adams
                          D_McHale SUB |  SUB S_Mannaerts
                           R_Sharp SUB |  SUB E_Knave
                      Hugo_Sanchez SUB |  SUB Nathan_Dyer

Referee: B_Kuipers (Netherlands)


Min. 1  :(bfa) Benfica restructured their strategy to C
Min. 2  :(bfa) P_Do_Shaw with a real burst of pace
          ...  He leaves J_Vardy behind
          ...  Brilliantly taken away by Doriva !!
          ...  Any youngsters out there should be taking notes
Min. 10 :(bfa) J_Plasil beats C_McGregor
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  But Janssen wins the ball from behind
          ...  The crowd appeal but B_Kuipers has none of it.
Min. 11 :(bfa) T_Erak finds his way through
          ...  He sets up the shot
          ...  T_Erak fires a shot at goal !
          ...  But he puts it wide
Min. 12 :(tth) C_McGregor with a probing pass to Janssen
          ...  Janssen looks to see where F_Foster is!
          ...  He rifles in the shot!
          ...  F_Foster saves it
          ...  He got his body behind the ball there
Min. 12 :(bfa) T_Erak skips the challenge from A_Wisdom
          ...  Doriva read the danger and stops the pass
Min. 16 :(bfa) Zheng_Zhi nutmegs A_R_Essien
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from Zheng_Zhi !
          ...  R_Ceni with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league
Min. 17 :(tth) Janssen runs at the defender
          ...  The defender falls over
          ...  Janssen with the header !
          ...  But F_Foster pulls out a save of the game
Min. 29 :(tth) C_McGregor is taking a throw in
          ...  He dries the ball on his shirt
          ...  He throws the ball to G_Weah
          ...  Zheng_Zhi leaves his foot in with the challenge!!
          ...  That's a bad foul!!
          ...  He could be off here!
          ...  B_Kuipers reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  I think he was lucky to escape with a caution!
          ...  FREE KICK
          ...  Just past the halfway line
          ...  Janssen plays it short to G_Weah
          ...  G_Weah tries the lob from 30 yards !
          ...  F_Foster is beaten!
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  And goes clear
Min. 33 :(bfa) Stefano loses E_Gabor
          ...  Stefano attempts a lob!
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  Wide !!
          ...  That was fortunate
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by S_Nakamoto!
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of R_Ceni
Min. 40 :(bfa) T_Erak beats his marker
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free
          ...  T_Erak strikes a wicked curler !
          ...  But the ball goes harmlessly wide
Min. 42 :(tth) G_Weah takes advantage of a mistake by C_Thomson
          ...  Can he make them pay?
          ...  G_Weah has time and space!
          ...  He tries the lob!
          ...  F_Foster saves, but he fumbles
          ...  But he gathers at the second attempt!
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(tth) T_Manniman is taking a throw in
          ...  He dries the ball on his shirt
          ...  He throws the ball to Doriva
          ...  Doriva aims for the top right corner !
          ...  F_Foster saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one
Min. 43 :(bfa) Zheng_Zhi turns past Doriva
          ...  He has created space for himself now
          ...  Zheng_Zhi with a bomb of a shot !
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  R_Ceni dives desperately to try and save it!!
          ...  He can't get to it!
          ...  But it creeps just wide!!
          ...  The deflection had R_Ceni beaten!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  P_Do_Shaw curls it into the box!
          ...  A_Wisdom reads it well and clears the danger
Min. 45 :(tth) D_McHale comes on for G_Weah and will play DM to the delight of the fans
Min. 45 :(bfa) P_Do_Shaw is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He throws it long to Stefano
          ...  Stefano is clean through!
          ...  He tries to take it round R_Ceni
          ...  He rounds R_Ceni
          ...  He has been pushed wide!
          ...  He shoots from a tight angle
          ...  GOAL!!
          ...  Benfica go in front now with that goal!
          ...  Tottenham 0-1 Benfica ...
Min. 46 :(tth) Janssen can't keep control of it and loses possession!
          ...  He goes in hard and wins it back!
          ...  He creates some space for an opening!
          ...  Janssen aims the cheeky shot at goal!
          ...  F_Foster fists it away
          ...  That was a good save!
Min. 47 :(bfa) J_Plasil sprints down the wing
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space!
          ...  He puts in a square ball!
          ...  Stefano runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  A skilful effort from Stefano !
          ...  He hits the side netting
Min. 48 :(tth) R_Pires cuts inside Yann_M_Vila
          ...  He worked that well
          ...  R_Pires unleashes a pile driver !
          ...  It hits the outside of the post
          ...  And goes out

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

Min. 48 :(bfa) C_Thomson has a go!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  Yann_M_Vila collects the loose ball!
          ...  Yann_M_Vila with the crafty shot!
          ...  He has failed to hit the target!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He should have buried that!
Min. 49 :(bfa) Zheng_Zhi with the first time pass to S_Nakamoto
          ...  S_Nakamoto blasts it at the goal !
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But hits the side netting!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Stefano drives it into the box!
          ...  R_Ceni reads it well, and claims it!
Min. 50 :(tth) Hugo_Sanchez is being prepared to come on
          ...  Janssen is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 50 :(bfa) M_Zeffane cuts inside the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to R_Tomassi
          ...  R_Pires tugs on his opponent's shirt!!
          ...  B_Kuipers has stopped play
          ...  Well spotted by B_Kuipers!
          ...  He gets a YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 51 :(bfa) R_Ceni miskicks!
          ...  Stefano is takes control of the ball!
          ...  Stefano aims for the top right corner !
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  R_Ceni never had a chance!
          ...  But it's been disallowed.
          ...  A foul on the keeper
          ...  You have to say that was harsh
Min. 52 :(tth) A_R_Essien with a reverse pass to J_Vardy
          ...  J_Vardy with a screamer of a shot !
          ...  F_Foster parries it
Min. 54 :(bfa) J_Plasil with the header on
          ...  He finds T_Erak in space
          ...  T_Erak drives the shot in!
          ...  He hits the side netting
Min. 55 :(tth) R_Sharp is being prepared to come on
          ...  J_Vardy is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 58 :(bfa) Stefano controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball into the middle!
          ...  J_Plasil gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  J_Plasil hits the ball on the bounce !
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity
Min. 62 :(tth) A_R_Essien looks around for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to D_McHale
          ...  T_Erak cuts it out easily
          ...  He clears the ball up field
Min. 63 :(tth) E_Gabor barges the defender off the ball
          ...  E_Gabor with a bicycle kick !
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!!!!
          ...  Unbelievable!!!
          ...  It's gone wide
Min. 64 :(tth) A_R_Essien finds R_Sharp with a perfectly weighted pass
          ...  Yann_M_Vila takes out the attacker
          ...  He looked to have fouled him there
Min. 66 :(bfa) T_Erak finds his way through
          ...  His quick turn fooled E_Gabor
          ...  T_Erak with the cheeky shot!
          ...  R_Ceni can't get to it!
          ...  OH! It drifts wide!
          ...  R_Ceni has a smile on his face
          ...  Did he know that was going wide?
Min. 68 :(bfa) C_Thomson with the mazy dribble
          ...  He takes it past Hugo_Sanchez
          ...  Doriva with a late tackle
          ...  Well to be fair he was looking for the foul
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He was unlucky to be booked for that
Min. 68 :(tth) Doriva fires over a low cross to R_Sharp
          ...  Zheng_Zhi wins the ball with ease
          ...  B_Kuipers saw something no-one else did
          ...  The referee comes over to him
          ...  Will he show him another yellow?
          ...  He does! That's the end of the game for him, he is sent off!
Min. 70 :(bfa) T_Adams is coming on for Yann_M_Vila and will play DF
Min. 70 :(bfa) Benfica will now play D after the order comes from the dugout
Min. 71 :(tth) Hugo_Sanchez takes advantage of a mistake by R_Tomassi
          ...  Hugo_Sanchez lobs F_Foster!
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But sails wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by E_Gabor
          ...  C_Thomson heads it away
Min. 74 :(tth) R_Sharp leaves C_Thomson standing
          ...  R_Sharp sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender !
          ...  It sails over!
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 77 :(bfa) S_Mannaerts replaces an unhappy S_Nakamoto and will play as a MF
Min. 78 :(bfa) There's going to be a change
          ...  Nathan_Dyer will come on for Stefano and play FW
Min. 78 :(tth) Hugo_Sanchez with a fantastic turn that puts him through on goal
          ...  Hugo_Sanchez sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender !
          ...  It hits the post!!
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it over
Min. 80 :(tth) R_Sharp with a slide rule pass to Doriva
          ...  Cleared by M_Zeffane
Min. 80 :(bfa) R_Tomassi flicks the ball through
          ...  Nathan_Dyer runs onto it!
          ...  A_R_Essien with a late tackle
          ...  It looked worse than what it was
          ...  He is surrounded by the Benfica players
          ...  He got away with just a warning
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  It's in a very dangerous position!
          ...  J_Plasil bends it in
          ...  But it goes just over
Min. 80 :(bfa) T_Erak lobs it over A_R_Essien
          ...  But A_Wisdom clears the danger
Min. 82 :(tth) Doriva knocks it past R_Tomassi and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  Doriva fires the shot in!
          ...  F_Foster makes the save
          ...  He hits the ball up field!
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 91 :(tth) Hugo_Sanchez turns past C_Thomson
          ...  He has created space for himself now
          ...  P_Do_Shaw gets in the way of the ball and clears!

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


Match Details
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Venue                : White Hart Lane
Attendance           : 75,000
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Tottenham Match Info
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Best player          : Janssen
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : R_Pires (50), Doriva (68)
Injured              : N/A
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Benfica Match Info
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Best player          : Stefano (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Stefano (45)
Sent Off             : Zheng_Zhi (68)
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             Tottenham    |    Benfica
Attempts on Goal     :          13        |       14
Off target           :           6        |       11
On target            :           7        |       3
Possession           :          51        |       49
Corners              :           1        |       3
Red Cards            :           0        |       1
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       0
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :          10        |       8
Key Tackles          :           4        |       4
Key Passes           :           8        |       8
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Final Score          : Tottenham 0 - 1 Benfica
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Player Statistics - Tottenham
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_Ceni         GK  33   2   2   7  30 |  97   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0
A_Wisdom       DF   2  27  22   8  34 |  97   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20 -20 -20
A_R_Essien     DF   1  23  20   1  23 |  97   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
E_Gabor        DF   2  18  25   5  21 |  97   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
T_Manniman     DF   2  18  23   5  25 |  97   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Doriva         DF   2  21  22  10  21 |  97   0   2   1   0   2   0   1   0   0  38   8  18
C_McGregor     DM   3  14  24   8  23 |  97   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
R_Pires        MF   3   9  25  17  31 |  97   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -1
G_Weah         FW   1   9   7  25  22 |  45   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  11
J_Vardy        FW   1   6   7  24  30 |  58   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
Janssen        FW   2   7   6  23  32 |  53   0   1   0   0   3   0   0   0   0  20   0  30
C_Poenaru      GK  20   2   3   3  33 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Saganowski   DF   1  10  25   7  19 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_McHale       DM   2  16  23  12  28 |  52   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Sharp        FW   3   6  10  25  22 |  39   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   1
Hugo_Sanchez   FW   2   9  16  23  27 |  44   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -18

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 |  97   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  75   0   0   0
C_Thomson      DF   2  32  12   7  25 |  97   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  60  10   0
Yann_M_Vila    DF   2  30  14   8  22 |  73   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  40  20  21
R_Tomassi      DF   1  29   8   7  37 |  97   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
M_Zeffane      DF   1  28  10   7  31 |  97   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
J_Plasil       MF   1   7  30  10  19 |  97   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  20   2
Zheng_Zhi      MF   1   9  30   8  42 |  71   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   1   0 -10   0   1
P_Do_Shaw      MF   2   9  30   9  25 |  97   0   1   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  20  30   0
S_Nakamoto     MF   3   4  26  16  32 |  80   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
Stefano        FW   2   9   8  30  39 |  81   0   0   1   0   4   1   0   0   0   0  10  47
T_Erak         FW   2   6   6  26  21 |  97   0   1   0   0   4   0   0   0   0  20   0   4
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 |  24   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Mannaerts    MF   2  27   9   5  12 |  17   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20  20
E_Knave        MF   3   7  23  10  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Nathan_Dyer    FW   2   7  11  29  31 |  16   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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