Elite FA Cup Group Match, Benfica vs. AS Roma (Mon Oct 15)


                              Benfica  |  AS Roma
                            3-1-4-2 P  |  4-3-3 P
                      Steven Theobald  |  Chris Ridout
                                       |
                      E_Thorstvedt GK  |  GK L_McCormick
                         J_Djourou DF  |  DF J_Esparza
                         R_Neilson DF  |  DF B_Smith
                       Yann_M_Vila DF  |  DF A_Britton
                       B_Abdoulaye DM  |  DF A_Kerzhakov
                            G_Hagi MF  |  MF Ludovic
                          B_Zamora MF  |  MF O_Bosingwa
                          Di_Maria MF  |  MF J_Wilshere
                         P_Do_Shaw MF  |  FW P_Nedved
                        K_McInally FW  |  FW Taliyah
                         S_Morison FW  |  FW A_Anyukov
                                       |
                         J_Moreira SUB |  SUB Kindonga
                         M_Laursen SUB |  SUB L_Amoruso
                     Fernando_Mera SUB |  SUB F_Corsten
                         R_Castias SUB |  SUB I_Tiramek
                       Y_Yiannicis SUB |  SUB T_Woods

Referee: K_Ippi (Finland)


Min. 2  :(bfa) K_McInally knocks it past B_Smith and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  K_McInally with a bicycle kick !
          ...  But L_McCormick just gets his fingers to that one
          ...  K_Ippi has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 3  :(bfa) G_Hagi turns past the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to S_Morison
          ...  A_Kerzhakov gathers up the loose ball
Min. 12 :(bfa) B_Abdoulaye looks around for support
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to B_Zamora
          ...  B_Zamora with the 40 yard drive !
          ...  But L_McCormick stops that one easily
Min. 16 :(bfa) K_McInally barges A_Britton off the ball
          ...  K_McInally with a graceful, looping effort !
          ...  It hits the outside of the post
          ...  And goes out
Min. 18 :(bfa) B_Abdoulaye finds Di_Maria in the box
          ...  Di_Maria fires off a right-footed shot !
          ...  L_McCormick is just going to watch it go over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  L_McCormick holds his head in his hands!
          ...  Benfica have snatched the lead!
          ...  Benfica 1-0 AS Roma ...
Min. 20 :(asr) Ludovic looks up
          ...  He swings the ball right towards P_Nedved
          ...  P_Nedved with a low drive through the rain!
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  E_Thorstvedt is wrong footed!
          ...  It drifts just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  O_Bosingwa chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  E_Thorstvedt catches it!
Min. 22 :(asr) P_Nedved with a real burst of pace
          ...  He leaves the defender behind
          ...  S_Morison with a late tackle
          ...  He certainly didn't mean it
Min. 23 :(asr) J_Wilshere chips the ball over the defence and finds A_Anyukov
          ...  A powerful header from A_Anyukov !
          ...  It looks good
          ...  E_Thorstvedt won't get to that!
          ...  Oooh it goes just over!!
Min. 25 :(bfa) G_Hagi finds the run of K_McInally
          ...  K_McInally with a powerful header !
          ...  L_McCormick makes a great save
          ...  But he can't hold onto it!
          ...  He gathers it at the second attempt!
Min. 25 :(asr) J_Wilshere beats his marker
          ...  He muscled him off the ball
          ...  But he stands on the ball and falls over!!
          ...  J_Djourou picks up the loose ball and clears the danger
Min. 26 :(bfa) G_Hagi floats the ball in to find B_Abdoulaye
          ...  J_Esparza cuts out the pass
          ...  That was close!
Min. 27 :(bfa) R_Neilson with a probing pass to K_McInally
          ...  A_Kerzhakov with the tackle
          ...  He came to the rescue there!
Min. 28 :(asr) O_Bosingwa kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate in space!
          ...  He plays the ball in to him!
          ...  P_Nedved gets on the end of the pass
          ...  J_Djourou knocks him to the floor
          ...  The fans are calling for a penalty!
          ...  But K_Ippi just turns away!
Min. 31 :(asr) Ludovic brings it under control
          ...  He takes on Yann_M_Vila
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in A_Anyukov!
          ...  A_Anyukov with the shot !
          ...  But it puts it well wide
Min. 34 :(bfa) Yann_M_Vila gets to the bye line
          ...  He puts it into the box
          ...  He finds Di_Maria
          ...  Di_Maria attempts to nutmeg L_McCormick!
          ...  L_McCormick blocks the shot with his legs
          ...  And he gathers it!
Min. 37 :(asr) P_Nedved breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on E_Thorstvedt!
          ...  S_Morison brings him down!
          ...  He deserves punishment for that!
          ...  K_Ippi calls him over
          ...  The ref is taking his time with him!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 39 :(asr) Taliyah bursts forward
          ...  Taliyah fires the shot in!
          ...  But E_Thorstvedt punches it away
          ...  He was lucky to get to that one
Min. 40 :(bfa) G_Hagi with the dribble
          ...  The defender is easily beaten
          ...  G_Hagi sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender !
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  L_McCormick tips it wide !!
          ...  Great goalkeeping there!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by P_Do_Shaw!
          ...  B_Smith reads it well and clears the danger
Min. 42 :(bfa) Di_Maria with a measured pass to P_Do_Shaw
          ...  B_Smith with the tackle
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(asr) A_Kerzhakov with a simple pass to P_Nedved
          ...  J_Djourou with the tackle
          ...  He did well to stop that attack!
Min. 45 :(asr) A_Anyukov plays a great one-two
          ...  He continues to run forward now
          ...  Yann_M_Vila with the tackle

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Benfica 1-0 AS Roma

Min. 47 :(asr) O_Bosingwa holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to A_Anyukov
          ...  A_Anyukov attempts the shot!
          ...  But it clips the post and goes wide
Min. 50 :(bfa) R_Neilson has space to run with the ball
          ...  R_Neilson with the attempt at goal!
          ...  L_McCormick just watches it fly safely wide!
Min. 50 :(asr) J_Wilshere hoists the ball across to P_Nedved
          ...  P_Nedved with the cheeky shot!
          ...  But E_Thorstvedt reaches the ball. Good save
          ...  There was a foul on E_Thorstvedt anyway
Min. 52 :(bfa) R_Neilson cuts inside the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to B_Abdoulaye
          ...  B_Abdoulaye hits it
          ...  This one could go anywhere !
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  He made that look harder than it was!!
Min. 54 :(bfa) B_Zamora controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball out to the right!
          ...  J_Djourou gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  B_Smith cleanly tackles him
          ...  He judged that well
Min. 61 :(bfa) S_Morison with a real burst of pace
          ...  He shows the defender a clean set of heals
          ...  Intercepted by A_Britton
Min. 70 :(bfa) Fernando_Mera comes on for S_Morison and will play DF to the delight of the fans
Min. 70 :(bfa) It seems Benfica are making a tactical change to D
Min. 71 :(asr) There's going to be a change
          ...  T_Woods will come on for A_Anyukov and play MF
Min. 71 :(bfa) B_Abdoulaye with the diagonal pass K_McInally
          ...  K_McInally drives it towards goal !
          ...  But L_McCormick parries the ball
          ...  It's picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd
Min. 72 :(asr) I_Tiramek is being brought on
          ...  Ludovic is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 73 :(asr) F_Corsten is coming on for J_Esparza and playing DF
Min. 76 :(bfa) R_Castias takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace B_Zamora
          ...  He'll play as a MF
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
Min. 77 :(bfa) M_Laursen is being prepared to come on
          ...  Di_Maria is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play DF
Min. 77 :(bfa) G_Hagi looks for options
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to K_McInally
          ...  F_Corsten plays the back pass
          ...  L_McCormick can't get to it!!
          ...  It goes just wide!!
          ...  What a lucky escape!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  G_Hagi plays it towards the near post!
          ...  B_Smith clears the danger
Min. 78 :(asr) I_Tiramek cuts the ball back to A_Britton
          ...  Yann_M_Vila stands his ground and wins the tackle
Min. 79 :(bfa) R_Castias takes on the defender
          ...  He runs past the defender
          ...  B_Smith makes the challenge and clears the ball
Min. 80 :(bfa) R_Castias with a neat pass into Yann_M_Vila
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by J_Wilshere
          ...  He made it look easy
Min. 83 :(asr) B_Smith with the mazy run
          ...  R_Neilson pulls the player to the ground!!
          ...  That's a poor tackle!
          ...  He's lucky it wasn't more
          ...  It's just a warning
Min. 87 :(bfa) G_Hagi changes direction inside
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to B_Abdoulaye
          ...  I_Tiramek with a clumsy challenge
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll have to watch himself now
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Estadio da Luz
Attendance           : 77,381
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Benfica Match Info
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Best player          : Di_Maria (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Di_Maria (18)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : S_Morison (37)
Injured              : N/A
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AS Roma Match Info
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Best player          : B_Smith
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : I_Tiramek (87)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                                 Benfica  |    AS Roma
Attempts on Goal     :          10        |       6
Off target           :           3        |       4
On target            :           7        |       2
Possession           :          54        |       46
Corners              :           2        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :          10        |       14
Key Tackles          :           5        |       9
Key Passes           :          14        |       8
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Final Score          : Benfica 1 - 0 AS Roma
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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  34   2   6   4  13 |  94   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  55   0   0   0
J_Djourou      DF   3  25   4   9  35 |  94   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  45   0   0
R_Neilson      DF   1  25  12   2  29 |  94   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  24   1
Yann_M_Vila    DF   2  22  11   7  22 |  94   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  70  12   0
B_Abdoulaye    DM   2  14  22   7  39 |  94   0   0   3   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  56   1
G_Hagi         MF   2   5  26  10  30 |  94   0   0   5   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  60   8
B_Zamora       MF   2  11  24   8  25 |  78   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  12   8
Di_Maria       MF   1   6  24   5  37 |  79   0   0   1   0   2   1   0   0   0   0  12  36
P_Do_Shaw      MF   2   8  24   8  25 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_McInally     FW   2   5   4  25  27 |  94   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0  20  20  45
S_Morison      FW   1   2   6  25  36 |  72   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
J_Moreira      GK  23   2   2   1  11 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Laursen      DF   2  24   8   6  30 |  15   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20  20
Fernando_Mera  DF   4  23   8   7  27 |  22   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Castias      MF   2   8  23   9  29 |  16   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
Y_Yiannicis    FW   1   3   6  22  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - AS Roma
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_McCormick    GK  31   2   3   2  17 |  94   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0   0
J_Esparza      DF   1  26   6   3  20 |  75   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0
B_Smith        DF   1  25  11   1  31 |  94   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  75   0   0
A_Britton      DF   2  22   8   7  15 |  94   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0
A_Kerzhakov    DF   1  21  10   7  42 |  94   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  30  12   0
Ludovic        MF   2   1  24   1  25 |  74   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20   4 -20
O_Bosingwa     MF   4   7  23  16  47 |  94   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  24   0
J_Wilshere     MF   2  16  23  10  19 |  94   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  15  24   0
P_Nedved       FW   1   6  20  19  17 |  94   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   9
Taliyah        FW   2   6   6  24  44 |  94   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   8
A_Anyukov      FW   1   8   4  23  35 |  73   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   3
Kindonga       GK  23   5   6   5  17 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Amoruso      DF   1  25  10   7  42 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
F_Corsten      DF   2  24   8   5  28 |  19   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0
I_Tiramek      MF   1   8  23  11  36 |  20   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  10  -2
T_Woods        MF   1   9  23   1  26 |  21   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -20
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