Elite, Real Madrid vs. Benfica (Mon Oct 03)


                          Real Madrid  |  Benfica
                            3-4-1-2 E  |  4-5-1 L
                         Ahmed Alrawi  |  Steven Theobald
                                       |
                           L_Mulen GK  |  GK T_Peterson
                        J_Martinez DF  |  DF H_Westermann
                           C_Berra DF  |  DF F_Corsten
                             L_Roy DF  |  DF K_Uddin
                          Saddam_H AM  |  DF S_Rolfes
                            Preety MF  |  MF M_Jankulovski
                     M_Krohn_Dehli MF  |  MF M_Arteta
                       R_Pletikosa MF  |  MF P_Do_Shaw
                     Ki_Sung_Yueng MF  |  MF I_Jesus
                       J_T_Gavilán FW  |  MF A_Johnson
                         H_Postiga FW  |  FW R_Wolford
                                       |
                            G_Goyo SUB |  SUB J_Moreira
                        J_Charlton SUB |  SUB Sidnei
                       P_Rodriguez SUB |  SUB S_Severin
                      M_Camoranesi SUB |  SUB B_Yaga
                     R_Acquafresca SUB |  SUB K_McInally

Referee: C_Tango (Wales)


Min. 2  :(rmd) M_Krohn_Dehli works the ball inside 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to J_T_Gavilán 
          ...  S_Rolfes reads the game well and cuts out the pass! 
Min. 3  :(rmd) R_Pletikosa with the dribble 
          ...  He's through on goal 
          ...  R_Pletikosa looks to see where T_Peterson is! 
          ...  He rifles in the shot! 
          ...  Saved by T_Peterson 
Min. 9  :(bfa) P_Do_Shaw turns past the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to H_Westermann 
          ...  But J_Martinez slid in 
          ...  It was a well timed tackle and it had to be 
Min. 11 :(bfa) H_Westermann moves out wide 
          ...  He plays the ball through to A_Johnson 
          ...  But M_Krohn_Dehli puts the ball out of play 
Min. 15 :(bfa) Benfica restructured their strategy to C 
Min. 19 :(rmd) H_Postiga knocks the ball past the lunge of H_Westermann 
          ...  F_Corsten scythes the player down. 
          ...  Psycho! 
Min. 20 :(rmd) M_Krohn_Dehli with a measured pass to J_T_Gavilán 
          ...  J_T_Gavilán tries to chip the ball over the keeper ! 
          ...  T_Peterson won't get to that! 
          ...  It clips the post! 
          ...  And goes wide! 
Min. 23 :(rmd) M_Krohn_Dehli with a short pass to find R_Pletikosa 
          ...  From long range R_Pletikosa bends the ball towards goal! 
          ...  The shot slips through T_Peterson's hands 
          ...  But goes wide! 
          ...  He got away with that! 
          ...  Goal kick given! That looked like a corner to me 
Min. 25 :(rmd) M_Krohn_Dehli chips the ball over the defence and finds H_Postiga 
          ...  H_Postiga hits the shot! 
          ...  It swerves a lot! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  He runs towards the Real Madrid fans! 
          ...  Real Madrid have snatched the lead! 
          ...  Real Madrid 1-0 Benfica ...
Min. 28 :(rmd) M_Krohn_Dehli with a probing through ball J_T_Gavilán 
          ...  F_Corsten reads the play well 
Min. 28 :(bfa) S_Rolfes flicks it past L_Roy 
          ...  He runs forward 
          ...  S_Rolfes hits the ball first time! 
          ...  But he somehow misses 
          ...  That was a woeful effort 
Min. 29 :(rmd) R_Pletikosa brings the ball under control 
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  Preety gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  Preety attempts a lob! 
          ...  T_Peterson makes himself big 
          ...  Superb Stop ! 
          ...  Well that one would have delighted him 
Min. 31 :(rmd) R_Pletikosa off the woodwork. 
          ...  L_Roy picks up the deflection 
          ...  But H_Westermann spotted the danger and cleans up the play 
Min. 33 :(rmd) M_Krohn_Dehli takes on the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to Ki_Sung_Yueng 
          ...  H_Westermann gets in the way and wins the ball 
Min. 33 :(rmd) Preety with a measured pass to L_Roy 
          ...  M_Arteta with a nasty foul 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  He's warned for that one 
          ...  Anymore like that and he will find himself in the book 
Min. 34 :(bfa) M_Arteta curls the ball out wide to F_Corsten 
          ...  F_Corsten with his head down lets it go ! 
          ...  But L_Mulen tips it behind 
          ...  C_Tango has given a goal kick 
          ...  He's not having the best of days ! 
Min. 35 :(rmd) R_Pletikosa runs forward 
          ...  R_Pletikosa with the 40 yard drive ! 
          ...  T_Peterson fists it away 
Min. 40 :(bfa) R_Wolford pauses and waits for support 
          ...  He runs towards goal 
          ...  M_Krohn_Dehli knobbles the attacking player. 
          ...  C_Tango blows up for a foul 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll have to watch himself now 
Min. 42 :(rmd) Preety plays in J_T_Gavilán with a beautiful ball 
          ...  J_T_Gavilán tries to catch the keeper out! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  He jumps into the Real Madrid crowd to celebrate!! 
          ...  Both he and the fans are delighted!! 
          ...  Real Madrid 2-0 Benfica ...
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(bfa) M_Jankulovski pulls it back to R_Wolford 
          ...  C_Berra wins the ball 
Min. 45 :(rmd) It appears Saddam_H is playing as a DM 
Min. 45 :(bfa) M_Arteta boots it towards P_Do_Shaw 
          ...  P_Do_Shaw with a stunning strike ! 
          ...  L_Mulen makes himself big 
          ...  Superb Stop ! 
          ...  Well that one would have delighted him 
Min. 48 :(rmd) Preety with the header on 
          ...  He finds R_Pletikosa in space 
          ...  R_Pletikosa tries to lob the keeper ! 
          ...  T_Peterson gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he slots in the rebound 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  Real Madrid 3-0 Benfica ...

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Real Madrid 3-0 Benfica

Min. 48 :(rmd) C_Berra gets to the by line 
          ...  He looks up and lobs in a cross 
          ...  M_Krohn_Dehli is unmarked 
          ...  M_Krohn_Dehli with a bicycle kick ! 
          ...  What agility from T_Peterson 
Min. 49 :(rmd) Preety with a probing pass to C_Berra 
          ...  C_Berra tries to beat T_Peterson from outside the area! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  T_Peterson got his hand to it, but couldn't keep it out 
          ...  But it's been disallowed. He was in an offside position 
Min. 50 :(bfa) R_Wolford with the dribble 
          ...  He uses his pace to get free 
          ...  C_Berra with the tackle 
Min. 51 :(rmd) C_Berra with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He leaves H_Westermann behind 
          ...  C_Berra rifles it at the goal ! 
          ...  T_Peterson is stranded! 
          ...  He can't get there in time! 
          ...  OH! It drifts just past the post 
          ...  Great strike! 
          ...  Deserved a goal really 
Min. 52 :(bfa) H_Westermann takes on the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to R_Wolford 
          ...  R_Wolford strikes a wicked curler ! 
          ...  But the ball goes harmlessly wide 
Min. 55 :(rmd) Preety retreats under pressure 
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field 
          ...  H_Postiga gets on the end of it 
          ...  F_Corsten with a perfectly timed tackle 
Min. 56 :(bfa) M_Jankulovski is forced back with the ball 
          ...  He belts the ball up field 
          ...  R_Wolford latches onto the end of it 
          ...  What a shot from R_Wolford ! 
          ...  It could go anywhere 
          ...  But L_Mulen with the difficult save 
Min. 63 :(rmd) J_T_Gavilán takes advantage of a defensive mistake 
          ...  That mistake could prove costly 
          ...  J_T_Gavilán tries one from the edge of the box ! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But goes wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Krohn_Dehli hits it towards the far post! 
          ...  Saddam_H gets his head on it 
          ...  He hits the side netting 
Min. 64 :(bfa) I_Jesus plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  R_Wolford decides to keep possession instead! 
          ...  He runs towards the goal now! 
          ...  R_Pletikosa takes out the attacker 
          ...  He looked to have fouled him there 
Min. 65 :(bfa) M_Arteta with a measured ball to I_Jesus 
          ...  The ball hits C_Berra in the face! 
          ...  And goes clear! 
Min. 66 :(bfa) R_Wolford brings the ball into the opposing area 
          ...  J_Martinez is called for the holding foul 
          ...  Well spotted by the referee 
          ...  C_Tango reaches to his pocket! 
          ...  He jots down his name! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 67 :(rmd) J_T_Gavilán finds his way through 
          ...  The offside trap didn't work 
          ...  J_T_Gavilán tries to beat T_Peterson from outside the area! 
          ...  But the ball goes harmlessly wide 
Min. 70 :(bfa) K_McInally replaces I_Jesus and will play FW 
Min. 70 :(bfa) B_Yaga replaces M_Jankulovski to play as a MF 
Min. 70 :(bfa) Benfica made the switch to a A strategy 
Min. 70 :(bfa) A_Johnson changes position to fill a AM slot 
Min. 71 :(rmd) M_Krohn_Dehli has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He takes it past K_McInally 
          ...  He knocks it to J_T_Gavilán! 
          ...  J_T_Gavilán hits the shot with the inside of the left foot! 
          ...  T_Peterson gets the finger tips to it 
          ...  And puts it over 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Preety floats the ball in! 
          ...  S_Rolfes wins the ball 
          ...  And he heads it away 
Min. 74 :(rmd) M_Krohn_Dehli gets to the by line 
          ...  He looks up and lobs in a cross 
          ...  H_Postiga is unmarked 
          ...  H_Postiga aiming for the bottom corner ! 
          ...  The net moves! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  He runs towards the fans! 
          ...  And slides on his knees! 
          ...  Real Madrid 4-0 Benfica ...
Min. 74 :(bfa) R_Wolford with the dribble 
          ...  He made that look easy 
          ...  R_Wolford with a scorcher of a shot ! 
          ...  It's well wide! 
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that! 
Min. 75 :(rmd) P_Rodriguez is coming on and J_T_Gavilán is being brought off 
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play DF 
Min. 75 :(rmd) R_Pletikosa looks around for support 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to Ki_Sung_Yueng 
          ...  Driven towards goal by Ki_Sung_Yueng ! 
          ...  T_Peterson beats the ball away 
Min. 75 :(bfa) F_Corsten controls it well 
          ...  He nutmegs L_Roy 
          ...  He puts in R_Wolford! 
          ...  The defence has gone to sleep 
          ...  R_Wolford is all alone 
          ...  L_Mulen comes towards him 
          ...  He lobs it over L_Mulen 
          ...  It goes over!! 
Min. 78 :(bfa) K_McInally finds his way through 
          ...  K_McInally must beat L_Mulen! 
          ...  But it goes just over 
Min. 79 :(rmd) H_Postiga has it on the edge of the box 
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by H_Westermann 
Min. 80 :(rmd) M_Camoranesi is being prepared to come on 
          ...  R_Pletikosa is leaving the pitch 
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing 
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF 
Min. 81 :(rmd) a big roar from the crowd as J_Charlton comes on for L_Roy to play DF 
Min. 82 :(rmd) Preety whips the ball across to H_Postiga 
          ...  F_Corsten robs him of the ball 
Min. 83 :(rmd) Saddam_H hits in a wicked shot! 
          ...  It hits the defender 
          ...  H_Postiga latches onto it! 
          ...  H_Postiga chases it through, he must score ! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  It looks like he enjoyed that one!! 
          ...  He grabs the corner flag and pretends to sing! 
          ...  He has completed his hat trick!! 
          ...  The defenders have been run ragged! 
          ...  Real Madrid 5-0 Benfica ...
Min. 84 :(bfa) R_Wolford has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He knocks the ball past C_Berra! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  C_Berra recovers to win the ball back 
Min. 86 :(bfa) Sidnei is going to be brought on 
          ...  K_Uddin is leaving the pitch 
          ...  He applauds the crowd 
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF 
Min. 87 :(rmd) M_Krohn_Dehli with a 50-yard pass to H_Postiga 
          ...  H_Postiga with the punt towards goal! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  He runs off and does a somersault 
          ...  Real Madrid 6-0 Benfica ...
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 90 :(rmd) Preety has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He takes it past F_Corsten 
          ...  He knocks it to M_Krohn_Dehli! 
          ...  M_Arteta fouls badly 
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution! 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  This is a good chance! 
          ...  Preety floats it forward 
          ...  M_Krohn_Dehli latches onto the end of it 
          ...  M_Krohn_Dehli drives it towards goal ! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But goes wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Camoranesi plays it into the danger area! 
          ...  F_Corsten reads it well and clears the danger 
Min. 93 :(rmd) Preety has the ball 
          ...  He knocks the ball past A_Johnson 
          ...  He puts in H_Postiga! 
          ...  H_Postiga chases it through, he must score ! 
          ...  T_Peterson with a fantastic save 
          ...  His captain pats him on the back for that one 

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Santiago Bernabeu
Attendance           : 124,704
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Real Madrid Match Info
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Best player          : H_Postiga (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : H_Postiga (25,74,83,87), J_T_Gavilán (42), R_Pletikosa (48)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : M_Krohn_Dehli (40), J_Martinez (66)
Injured              : N/A
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Benfica Match Info
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Best player          : M_Arteta
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : M_Arteta (90)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             Real Madrid  |    Benfica
Attempts on Goal     :          21        |       8
Off target           :           7        |       5
On target            :          14        |       3
Possession           :          64        |       36
Corners              :           3        |       0
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           9        |       8
Key Tackles          :           7        |       7
Key Passes           :          22        |       10
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Final Score          : Real Madrid 6 - 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  36   4   6   3  10 |  96   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  75   0   0   0
J_Martinez     DF   1  27   3   4  23 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  23  -2  -2
C_Berra        DF   2  24   5   6  32 |  96   0   4   1   0   2   0   0   0   0 100  12   8
L_Roy          DF   3  24   6   8  29 |  84   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Saddam_H       DM   2  17  22  21  27 |  96   0   0   1   1   1   0   0   0   0  20  52  20
Preety         MF   1   9  27   5  28 |  96   0   0   8   2   1   0   0   0   0   0 136   8
M_Krohn_Dehli  MF   2   9  25  11  27 |  96   0   1   9   3   2   0   1   0   0  23 166   6
R_Pletikosa    MF   3   9  24   7  40 |  83   0   1   3   0   4   1   0   0   0  25  36  44
Ki_Sung_Yueng  MF   1   6  24  11  26 |  96   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   8
J_T_Gavilán    FW   1   3   9  30  39 |  78   0   0   0   0   5   1   0   0   0   0   0  36
H_Postiga      FW   1   1   1  28  24 |  96   0   0   0   0   5   4   0   0   0   0   0 120
G_Goyo         GK  26   5   5   2  15 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Charlton     DF   2  26  10   7  18 |  12   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
P_Rodriguez    DF   2  24   7   9  28 |  18   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Camoranesi   MF   1   4  28   9  34 |  13   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Acquafresca  FW   1   6   8  21  36 |   0   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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T_Peterson     GK  30   1   2   1  10 |  96   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -25   0   0   0
H_Westermann   DF   2  24   4   3  27 |  96   0   3   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  55   4 -20
F_Corsten      DF   2  23   8   5  28 |  96   0   4   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  80  -8 -12
K_Uddin        DF   2  22  10   6  40 |  89   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Rolfes       DF   2  23   5   8  34 |  96   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  50   0   0
M_Jankulovski  MF   2   4  28   1  27 |  73   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  24   0
M_Arteta       MF   1   8  24   7  38 |  96   0   0   3   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  34  -2
P_Do_Shaw      MF   2   8  23   7  25 |  96   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  12   8
I_Jesus        MF   2   6  22   6  25 |  73   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
A_Johnson      AM   2   5  21  16  27 |  96   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Wolford      FW   1   1   2  23   8 |  96   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   8
J_Moreira      GK  23   2   2   1  11 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Sidnei         DF   2  22   6   7  22 |   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Severin      MF   2   3  22   2  36 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Yaga         MF   2   8  20   7  35 |  23   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_McInally     FW   2   5   4  24  27 |  23   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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