Division One Reserve League Match, Benfica Res vs. Arsenal Res (Mon Dec 08)


                          Benfica Res  |  Arsenal Res
                          4-1-2-1-2 C  |  4-4-1-1 A
                   Matias Finkelstein  |  Adrian Dalmedo
                                       |
                          V_Barkas GK  |  GK K_Hein
                     Antonio_Silva DF  |  DF R_Calafiori
                        A_Carreras DF  |  DF J_Kiwior
                            Luisao DF  |  DF K_Tierney
                         L_Colwill DF  |  DF C_Mosquera
                       Felicissimo DM  |  MF K_Havertz
                      G_Prestianni MF  |  MF M_Merino
                            J_Rego MF  |  MF M_Rosiak
                        Florentino AM  |  MF M_Zubimendi
                         J_Alvarez FW  |  AM E_Nwaneri
                     A_Schjelderup FW  |  FW V_Gyokeres
                                       |
                           A_Trash SUB |  SUB W_Barton
                           S_Gomez SUB |  SUB J_Gower
                        Tom_Krauss SUB |  SUB M_Weaver
                      A_Tchouameni SUB |  SUB D_Manning
                      A_Di_Stefano SUB |  SUB E_Nketiah

Referee: B_McMaster (Northern_Ireland)


Min. 4  :(bfar) A_Schjelderup breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on K_Hein!
          ...  K_Havertz brings him down!
          ...  He could be off here!
          ...  B_McMaster reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  I think he was lucky to escape with a caution!
Min. 7  :(bfar) Florentino pushes it past R_Calafiori
          ...  Florentino hits the shot with the inside of the left foot!
          ...  Terrific shot
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide
          ...  That's unlucky!
Min. 9  :(arnr) M_Rosiak knocks the ball past the lunge of Luisao
          ...  Felicissimo body checks his opponent!!
          ...  That s a careless challenge!!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  It is in a good position!
          ...  M_Zubimendi hits it over the wall
          ...  V_Barkas with the acrobatic save
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras!
Min. 13 :(arnr) M_Merino with a well-controlled run
          ...  A cracking drive from M_Merino !
          ...  It's hit the bar
          ...  It bounces down
          ...  V_Barkas grabs it
          ...  No Goal!
          ...  Boo's surround the stadium!!!
Min. 18 :(bfar) Florentino takes advantage of a bad back pass from R_Calafiori
          ...  R_Calafiori reads the situation well and wins the ball
          ...  But it goes out
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Luisao hits it towards the far post!
          ...  K_Hein catches it!
Min. 18 :(arnr) M_Zubimendi with a 50-yard pass to M_Rosiak
          ...  M_Rosiak fires off a left-footed shot !
          ...  But he puts it well wide
          ...  That was a mishit effort!
Min. 19 :(bfar) Luisao turns past the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to A_Schjelderup
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  J_Kiwior belts it clear
Min. 22 :(bfar) A_Carreras puts in A_Schjelderup
          ...  A_Schjelderup with a blistering shot !
          ...  K_Hein can't get to it!
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar!
          ...  K_Hein makes a cocky smile
          ...  Did he know that was going over?
Min. 27 :(bfar) Antonio_Silva finds J_Alvarez in the box
          ...  J_Alvarez tries to lob the keeper !
          ...  K_Hein with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league
Min. 28 :(arnr) Curled in dangerously from K_Havertz to E_Nwaneri
          ...  A_Carreras read the danger and stops the pass
Min. 31 :(bfar) Curled in dangerously from J_Rego to J_Alvarez
          ...  J_Alvarez has time and space!
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!!!!
          ...  It's wide!
          ...  That was a dismal effort!
          ...  He should have buried that!
Min. 32 :(bfar) A_Schjelderup flicks it over K_Tierney's head
          ...  He showed some great skill there!
          ...  K_Havertz with a bad challenge
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
          ...  FREE KICK
          ...  It is deep inside there own half
          ...  G_Prestianni floats it forward
          ...  A_Schjelderup latches onto the end of it
          ...  A_Schjelderup curls it towards the top corner !
          ...  But K_Hein tips it over
          ...  B_McMaster has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 35 :(bfar) J_Rego lobs the ball over the defence
          ...  A_Schjelderup latches on to it
          ...  A_Schjelderup with the crafty shot!
          ...  K_Hein is beaten!
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  And goes clear
Min. 35 :(arnr) K_Havertz flicks it past Luisao
          ...  He runs forward
          ...  K_Havertz lobs V_Barkas!
          ...  He has put it over the bar!
          ...  He looks stunned by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 39 :(arnr) M_Merino with the towering header to K_Havertz
          ...  Florentino tries to clear it
          ...  He has miskicked it!!!
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  K_Havertz floats the ball in!
          ...  It is kicked away by A_Carreras
Min. 41 :(bfar) J_Rego volleys it forward. He finds Felicissimo
          ...  Felicissimo has time and space!
          ...  He shoots towards goal!
          ...  But he puts it wide
          ...  How did he manage to miss that?
Min. 42 :(bfar) G_Prestianni slides the ball across to A_Schjelderup
          ...  A_Schjelderup gets his head to the ball !
          ...  K_Hein with a great save
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Benfica Res 0-0 Arsenal Res

Min. 46 :(bfar) Felicissimo sidesteps K_Tierney
          ...  That was too easy
          ...  K_Tierney recovers to win the ball back
Min. 47 :(bfar) J_Alvarez jumps over R_Calafiori's challenge
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg
          ...  He's clean through
          ...  J_Alvarez rifles it at the goal !
          ...  K_Hein gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  Fantastic reflex save by K_Hein !!
Min. 49 :(bfar) A_Trash will replace the useless V_Barkas and will play GK
Min. 49 :(bfar) Luisao sprints past J_Kiwior
          ...  R_Calafiori with a bad challenge
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 50 :(bfar) There's going to be a change
          ...  A_Di_Stefano will come on for A_Schjelderup and play FW
Min. 50 :(bfar) J_Rego runs down the wing
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space!
          ...  He cuts the ball back
          ...  G_Prestianni latches onto the pass
          ...  He carves out some space
          ...  G_Prestianni drives it towards goal !
          ...  But K_Hein just gets his fingers to that one
          ...  B_McMaster has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 51 :(bfar) J_Rego finds his way through
          ...  His quick turn fooled R_Calafiori
          ...  J_Rego with the shot !
          ...  He hits the post
          ...  He follows it up!
          ...  But puts it wide!
          ...  He'll be disappointed with that
Min. 51 :(arnr) V_Gyokeres flicks it past L_Colwill
          ...  He runs forward
          ...  V_Gyokeres aims for the top right corner !
          ...  But A_Trash palms it away
          ...  He could have caught that!
Min. 51 :(bfar) A_Carreras reads the run of G_Prestianni
          ...  E_Nwaneri with a deliberate foul
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
          ...  B_McMaster reaches to his pocket!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 52 :(bfar) Felicissimo with the cross-field pass to G_Prestianni
          ...  J_Kiwior gets the foot in to win the ball
Min. 53 :(bfar) Felicissimo is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He throws it long to A_Di_Stefano
          ...  A_Di_Stefano tries to catch the keeper out!
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But flies wide of the post!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  A_Di_Stefano swings it in!
          ...  K_Hein easily claims the ball!
Min. 53 :(arnr) K_Havertz sprints down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball in to V_Gyokeres
          ...  The defender is caught ball watching
          ...  V_Gyokeres takes advantage and races towards the goal!
          ...  Just A_Trash is between him and the goal
          ...  He dinks it over A_Trash
          ...  It goes over!!
Min. 54 :(bfar) J_Rego with the header on
          ...  He finds J_Alvarez in space
          ...  J_Alvarez has time and space!
          ...  He shoots towards goal!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  In off the post
          ...  And Benfica Res are leading in the game now
          ...  Benfica Res 1-0 Arsenal Res ...
Min. 55 :(bfar) S_Gomez is ready to come on to replace Luisao
          ...  Looks like he will play as a DF
Min. 55 :(bfar) Benfica Res are switching their playing style to E
Min. 55 :(arnr) M_Merino is out on the left
          ...  He moves the ball right to V_Gyokeres
          ...  V_Gyokeres attempts a low drive!
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But sails wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by K_Havertz!
          ...  C_Mosquera loses his marker
          ...  He gets his head onto it!
          ...  Terrific shot
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide
          ...  That's unlucky!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Kiwior chips the ball into the area!
          ...  A_Trash jumps well to claim it!
Min. 57 :(bfar) Antonio_Silva looks for options
          ...  He knocks the ball across to Felicissimo
          ...  K_Tierney clears with a diving header
Min. 60 :(bfar) Tom_Krauss is being brought on
          ...  Felicissimo is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 60 :(arnr) Curled in dangerously from M_Merino to M_Zubimendi
          ...  M_Zubimendi with a stunning strike !
          ...  A_Trash just watches it fly safely wide!
Min. 62 :(bfar) A_Di_Stefano leaves C_Mosquera standing
          ...  A_Di_Stefano with the drive!
          ...  The net bulges!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He runs towards the fans!
          ...  And slides on his knees!
          ...  Benfica Res 2-0 Arsenal Res ...
Min. 63 :(bfar) Florentino knocks the ball past R_Calafiori
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over!
          ...  J_Kiwior looks embarrassed to take the ball off him!
Min. 65 :(bfar) A_Tchouameni comes on for J_Rego and takes up a MF role
Min. 65 :(bfar) A_Di_Stefano has it now
          ...  He takes on R_Calafiori
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in A_Tchouameni!
          ...  A_Tchouameni tries to catch the keeper out!
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it wide
Min. 65 :(arnr) K_Havertz with a measured pass to M_Rosiak
          ...  M_Rosiak shapes up for a shot!
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But sails wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  E_Nwaneri plays it into the danger area!
          ...  M_Merino with the shot!
          ...  A_Trash won't get to that!
          ...  It clips the post!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Excellent strike!!
          ...  Benfica Res 2-1 Arsenal Res ...
Min. 66 :(bfar) A_Tchouameni turns past the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to A_Di_Stefano
          ...  A_Di_Stefano with the header !
          ...  Brilliant save from K_Hein
          ...  That must have impressed his national manager sitting in the stands
Min. 66 :(arnr) E_Nwaneri runs down the flank
          ...  He threads the ball in to K_Havertz
          ...  K_Havertz is through on goal!
          ...  The flag stays down
          ...  He just has A_Trash to beat
          ...  He tries to slide it past A_Trash
          ...  He has put it wide!!
Min. 69 :(bfar) A_Tchouameni plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  J_Alvarez decides to go for goal instead!
          ...  J_Alvarez attempts a chip!
          ...  K_Hein beats the ball away
Min. 69 :(arnr) K_Havertz squares it to V_Gyokeres
          ...  V_Gyokeres with only one thing on his mind!
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal!
          ...  A_Trash gathers it easily
Min. 71 :(bfar) A_Di_Stefano had to stretch to reach the pass
          ...  A_Di_Stefano sights up the goal
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  It hammers off the bar onto the line
          ...  The referee talks to his assistant
          ...  He waves play on
          ...  Goal not given there!
          ...  That looked like the wrong decision
Min. 72 :(arnr) K_Havertz turns past the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to M_Merino
          ...  But Antonio_Silva slid in
          ...  It was a well timed tackle and it had to be
Min. 73 :(arnr) M_Merino breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on A_Trash!
          ...  J_Alvarez brings him down!
          ...  He could be off here!
          ...  B_McMaster reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  I think he was lucky to escape with a caution!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  It is within shooting distance!
          ...  M_Rosiak swings it in
          ...  V_Gyokeres gets on the end of it
          ...  V_Gyokeres tries to lob the keeper !
          ...  A_Trash parries it, he follows it up
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  The defence had gone walk about!
          ...  Equaliser, the crowd goes wild!
          ...  Benfica Res 2-2 Arsenal Res ...
Min. 74 :(bfar) It seems Benfica Res are making a tactical change to A
Min. 74 :(bfar) A_Tchouameni runs at the defence
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from A_Tchouameni !
          ...  K_Hein parries it
Min. 74 :(arnr) M_Rosiak beats the defender
          ...  But Tom_Krauss comes away with the ball
          ...  Excellent defending there!
Min. 75 :(arnr) W_Barton is ready to come on to replace K_Tierney
          ...  Looks like he will play as a DF
Min. 76 :(bfar) G_Prestianni finds his way through
          ...  They tried to play the offside trap
          ...  K_Hein is late with that one
          ...  He gets up and shakes the players hand
          ...  B_McMaster tries to calm him down
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  Just outside the box!
          ...  Tom_Krauss swings it in
          ...  A_Di_Stefano takes control of it!
          ...  R_Calafiori cuts out the pass
          ...  That was close!
Min. 80 :(arnr) D_Manning is ready to come on to replace K_Havertz
          ...  Looks like he will play as a MF
Min. 80 :(arnr) M_Weaver is being prepared to come on
          ...  M_Rosiak is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play MF
Min. 80 :(arnr) J_Gower replaces an unhappy M_Zubimendi and will play as a MF
Min. 80 :(arnr) E_Nketiah will replace V_Gyokeres and play FW
Min. 83 :(arnr) D_Manning knocks the ball past the lunge of Antonio_Silva
          ...  G_Prestianni with a late tackle
          ...  It looked worse than what it was
          ...  He is surrounded by the Arsenal Res players
          ...  He gets a YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 84 :(arnr) W_Barton bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to E_Nketiah
          ...  E_Nketiah gets up high for the header !
          ...  A_Trash with the diving save
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras!
Min. 85 :(arnr) M_Merino sidesteps his marker
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  M_Merino heads the ball towards goal !
          ...  It hits the side netting!
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(bfar) A_Tchouameni cut's in on the inside of the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to J_Alvarez
          ...  J_Alvarez cracks a laser towards goal !
          ...  But K_Hein comes out and dives at his feet
          ...  That's goalkeeping at its finest
Min. 91 :(arnr) C_Mosquera plays the back pass
          ...  K_Hein can't get to it!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He has put it into his own net!!
          ...  Look at the despair on his face!!
          ...  Benfica Res 3-2 Arsenal Res ...
Min. 92 :(arnr) M_Weaver passes the ball to R_Calafiori
          ...  R_Calafiori with the cheeky shot!
          ...  It hammers off the bar onto the line
          ...  The referee talks to his assistant
          ...  He waves play on
          ...  Goal not given there!
          ...  That looked like the wrong decision
Min. 93 :(bfar) Antonio_Silva hits in a wicked shot!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  A_Di_Stefano latches onto it!
          ...  E_Nketiah with an ugly foul
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  B_McMaster calls him over
          ...  He's told to calm down
          ...  Adrian Dalmedo looks relieved

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



Match Details
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Venue                : Estadio da Luz
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Benfica Res Match Info
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Best player          : J_Alvarez (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : J_Alvarez (54), A_Di_Stefano (62), C_Mosquera (91 og)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : J_Alvarez (73), G_Prestianni (83)
Injured              : N/A
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Arsenal Res Match Info
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Best player          : M_Merino
Scorers              : M_Merino (65), V_Gyokeres (73)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : K_Havertz (4), R_Calafiori (49), E_Nwaneri (51)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                           Benfica Res    |   Arsenal Res
Attempts on Goal     :          20        |       17
Off target           :           9        |       11
On target            :          11        |       6
Possession           :          47        |       53
Corners              :           2        |       4
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       3
Subs Used            :           5        |       5
Fouls                :          10        |       15
Key Tackles          :           4        |       7
Key Passes           :          18        |       12
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Final Score          : Benfica Res 3 - 2 Arsenal Res
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Player Statistics - Benfica Res
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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V_Barkas       GK  29   2   2   4  28 |  50   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0   0   0
Antonio_Silva  DF   1  25  10   2  41 |  94   0   1   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  25  45   0
A_Carreras     DF   2  25   5   4  37 |  94   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  50  30   0
Luisao         DF   2  24  10   5  47 |  56   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0
L_Colwill      DF   2  21   5   1  40 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Felicissimo    DM   2  11  22   7  28 |  61   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
G_Prestianni   MF   1   3  22  16  27 |  94   0   0   1   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  13   3
J_Rego         MF   1   1  22   3  35 |  66   0   0   5   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  95   0
Florentino     AM   1   9  21  13  46 |  94   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  25   0   0
J_Alvarez      FW   2   4   4  24  30 |  94   0   0   0   0   6   1   1   0   0  -2  -2  43
A_Schjelderup  FW   2   2   2  24  31 |  51   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0  20  20  30
A_Trash        GK  20   4   1   1  15 |  44   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0   0   0
S_Gomez        DF   2  25   9   9  23 |  38   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20  20
Tom_Krauss     MF   1  14  26   4  48 |  33   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0   0
A_Tchouameni   MF   2  14  25   7  31 |  28   0   0   3   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  45   5
A_Di_Stefano   FW   2   1   5  25  39 |  43   0   0   1   0   4   1   0   0   0   0  15  30

Player Statistics - Arsenal Res
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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K_Hein         GK  25   1   4   4  39 |  94  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  95   0   0   0
R_Calafiori    DF   2  26   8   4  30 |  94   0   2   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  48  -2  -2
J_Kiwior       DF   2  25   9   6  19 |  94   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  75   0   0
K_Tierney      DF   1  25   4   5  27 |  76   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0   0
C_Mosquera     DF   2  22   5   3  33 |  94   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0 -20 -20   0
K_Havertz      MF   2   5  26  15  27 |  81   0   0   5   0   2   0   1   0   0 -22  53 -22
M_Merino       MF   1   3  24  21  18 |  94   0   0   3   0   3   1   0   0   0   0  45  25
M_Rosiak       MF   2   3  22  20  24 |  81   0   0   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
M_Zubimendi    MF   1   5  22   4  28 |  81   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  15   5
E_Nwaneri      AM   1   6  25  14  43 |  94   0   0   1   1   0   0   1   0   0  -2  33  -2
V_Gyokeres     FW   1   3   1  23  12 |  81   0   0   0   0   5   1   0   0   0   0   0  35
W_Barton       DF   1  25  10   6  23 |  18   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20  -5 -20
J_Gower        MF   1  11  26   4  28 |  13   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Weaver       MF   1  18  25   1  29 |  13   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0
D_Manning      MF   1  11  25   4  26 |  13   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Nketiah      FW   1   2   6  25  43 |  13   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
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