Elite League Match, Benfica vs. Celtic FC (Sun Jul 29)


                              Benfica  |  Celtic FC
                              4-4-2 C  |  5-2-1-2 N
                   Matias Finkelstein  |  Stuart Neilson
                                       |
                          F_Foster GK  |  GK T_Flowers
                           T_Adams DF  |  DF B_Howedes
                         C_Thomson DF  |  DF N_Wade
                       Yann_M_Vila DF  |  DF P_A_Cocu
                      A_Van_Buuren DF  |  DF Henrique
                        J_Wilshere MF  |  DF H_Bellerin
                          J_Plasil MF  |  MF K_Mizuno
                         Zheng_Zhi MF  |  MF C_Makelele
                           E_Knave MF  |  AM R_V_Persie
                           Stefano FW  |  FW P_McGowan
                       Nathan_Dyer FW  |  FW M_Phisbaena
                                       |
                           P_Lenox SUB |  SUB S_Assenjo
                         R_Tomassi SUB |  SUB K_Abrha
                       S_Mannaerts SUB |  SUB C_Kabasele
                            J_Bolm SUB |  SUB A_Ben_Hatira
                            T_Erak SUB |  SUB S_Chalmers

Referee: M_Clattenurg (England)


Min. 1  :(bfa) Benfica are switching their playing style to A
Min. 3  :(bfa) Stefano takes advantage of a mistake by H_Bellerin
          ...  It's a lucky break
          ...  But N_Wade slides in two footed.
          ...  M_Clattenurg has a look but waves "Play On!"
Min. 7  :(bfa) Nathan_Dyer jumps over the defender's challenge
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg
          ...  He's clean through
          ...  What a shot from Nathan_Dyer !
          ...  It could go anywhere
          ...  It hits the outside of the post
          ...  And goes out
Min. 7  :(cfc) R_V_Persie turns past the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to M_Phisbaena
          ...  M_Phisbaena with the goal bound shot!
          ...  F_Foster collects it comfortably
          ...  The shot never troubled him
Min. 10 :(bfa) J_Plasil controls it well
          ...  He nutmegs P_A_Cocu
          ...  He puts in Nathan_Dyer!
          ...  N_Wade is forced to retreat
          ...  He knocks it back!
          ...  T_Flowers misses it!
          ...  It creeps just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Wilshere chips the ball in towards the back post!
          ...  T_Flowers jumps well to claim it!
Min. 12 :(cfc) C_Makelele runs at the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to Henrique
          ...  Henrique with a terrific drive !
          ...  F_Foster gets his body behind the ball and saves
          ...  Text book goalkeeping!
Min. 16 :(bfa) E_Knave takes on the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to Nathan_Dyer
          ...  P_A_Cocu dives in two footed!!
          ...  Play On!!
Min. 18 :(bfa) A_Van_Buuren cuts inside the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to J_Wilshere
          ...  H_Bellerin reads him well and hoofs it clear
Min. 22 :(cfc) P_McGowan runs at the defence
          ...  He nutmegs C_Thomson
          ...  He showed his class there
          ...  P_McGowan keeps his head down as he hits the shot!
          ...  It's well wide!
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 23 :(bfa) E_Knave looks around for some movement
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to Nathan_Dyer
          ...  Nathan_Dyer beats the offside trap!
          ...  He is clean through
          ...  T_Flowers comes towards him
          ...  He rounds T_Flowers
          ...  He has been pushed wide!
          ...  He shoots from a tight angle
          ...  GOAL!!
          ...  That's given Benfica the lead!
          ...  Benfica 1-0 Celtic FC ...
Min. 24 :(bfa) The assistant manager is out on the touchline shouting orders
          ...  It seems Benfica will now be playing C
Min. 24 :(cfc) C_Makelele cuts inside the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to K_Mizuno
          ...  K_Mizuno hits the ball first time!
          ...  He could have let that bounce
          ...  F_Foster just watches it drift out of play!
Min. 25 :(cfc) P_McGowan with a measured ball to B_Howedes
          ...  E_Knave with a deliberate foul
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  M_Clattenurg refrained from booking him but had words
          ...  INDIRECT FREE KICK!
          ...  K_Mizuno knocks it forward
          ...  P_McGowan gets on the end of it
          ...  T_Adams beats him to the ball
Min. 29 :(cfc) M_Phisbaena beats T_Adams
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  T_Adams does well to get the tackle in
Min. 31 :(bfa) J_Plasil with a pinpoint pass to Stefano
          ...  H_Bellerin tackles cleanly
Min. 32 :(bfa) Zheng_Zhi has the ball
          ...  He knocks the ball past P_A_Cocu
          ...  He puts in Nathan_Dyer!
          ...  Nathan_Dyer with a terrific drive !
          ...  It hits the side netting!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 33 :(bfa) Stefano with the kinky dribble
          ...  K_Mizuno with the block
Min. 34 :(bfa) E_Knave has the ball on the wing
          ...  He takes it past H_Bellerin
          ...  He knocks it to J_Wilshere!
          ...  J_Wilshere strikes a wicked curler !
          ...  It hits the post!!
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it over
Min. 35 :(bfa) C_Thomson cuts inside the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to Stefano
          ...  Stefano goes for goal !
          ...  T_Flowers collects it comfortably
          ...  The shot never troubled him
Min. 37 :(bfa) J_Plasil takes possession of the ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to Stefano
          ...  C_Makelele anticipates the pass and cuts it out
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 46 :(cfc) M_Phisbaena brings the ball under control
          ...  He sees a team mate in space!
          ...  He plays the ball in to him!
          ...  R_V_Persie gets on the end of the pass
          ...  Nathan_Dyer goes in with high feet!!
          ...  That's a poor tackle!
          ...  It's a yellow, and rightly so
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Benfica 1-0 Celtic FC

Min. 46 :(bfa) A_Van_Buuren has the ball
          ...  He knocks the ball past N_Wade
          ...  He puts in T_Adams!
          ...  Fine tackle by H_Bellerin
          ...  He prevents the corner as well
Min. 47 :(bfa) C_Thomson finds the run of Stefano
          ...  Stefano with a thundering shot!
          ...  T_Flowers goes down well to save
Min. 51 :(bfa) E_Knave with a well-controlled run
          ...  E_Knave with the 40 yard drive !
          ...  T_Flowers with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  He gave the striker no chance
Min. 55 :(bfa) Zheng_Zhi with a first time pass
          ...  J_Wilshere runs onto it!
          ...  J_Wilshere with a bicycle kick !
          ...  It hits the bar and goes over
          ...  Well, sometimes they go in, sometimes they don't
Min. 62 :(cfc) K_Mizuno is closed down
          ...  He plays a quick pass
          ...  C_Makelele latches onto the ball
          ...  Zheng_Zhi with an ugly foul
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
          ...  The boy is unlucky to get a yellow
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 62 :(cfc) R_V_Persie looks up for support for support
          ...  He spots his team mate making a run now
          ...  He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now!
          ...  P_McGowan receives the pass and heads towards the goal
          ...  A_Van_Buuren reads it well
          ...  This boy is a quality defender
          ...  The crowd sing his praises
Min. 63 :(cfc) K_Mizuno brings the ball into the opposing area
          ...  M_Phisbaena makes himself available
          ...  Yann_M_Vila with the tackle
          ...  He came to the rescue there!
Min. 65 :(cfc) K_Abrha is being prepared to come on
          ...  B_Howedes is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play DF
Min. 65 :(cfc) P_A_Cocu runs at Nathan_Dyer
          ...  He takes it past him
          ...  C_Thomson gets to the ball first
Min. 68 :(bfa) Stefano nutmegs K_Abrha
          ...  Henrique knocks him to the floor
          ...  The fans are calling for a penalty!
          ...  But M_Clattenurg just turns away!
Min. 69 :(cfc) R_V_Persie beats one
          ...  Knocks it past a second
          ...  And finds Henrique
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over!
          ...  A_Van_Buuren looks embarrassed to take the ball off him!
Min. 70 :(bfa) R_Tomassi is ready to come on to replace C_Thomson
          ...  Looks like he will play as a DF
Min. 70 :(cfc) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side.
          ...  A_Ben_Hatira will come on for C_Makelele and play MF
Min. 70 :(bfa) Nathan_Dyer runs at the defender
          ...  He takes it past him
          ...  Nathan_Dyer with a thundering shot!
          ...  T_Flowers saves, but he fumbles
          ...  But he gathers at the second attempt!
Min. 72 :(cfc) K_Abrha sprints down the wing
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space!
          ...  He puts in a square ball!
          ...  M_Phisbaena runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  M_Phisbaena with a scorcher of a shot !
          ...  F_Foster can't get to it!
          ...  OH! It drifts wide!
          ...  F_Foster has a smile on his face
          ...  Did he know that was going wide?
Min. 77 :(bfa) S_Mannaerts is ready to come on to replace E_Knave
          ...  Looks like he will play as a MF
Min. 77 :(bfa) T_Adams with a glorious long pass to J_Plasil
          ...  A wicked drive by J_Plasil !
          ...  T_Flowers gathers it comfortably
Min. 78 :(bfa) T_Erak is coming on for Stefano and playing FW
Min. 80 :(cfc) S_Chalmers replaces M_Phisbaena to play as a FW
Min. 81 :(cfc) A_Ben_Hatira with a 40-yard pass to R_V_Persie
          ...  R_V_Persie throws himself at the ball !
          ...  He manages to reach the ball
          ...  F_Foster falls over
          ...  But the ball sails wide anyway!
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(bfa) Zheng_Zhi with the deft touch
          ...  He takes it past P_McGowan
          ...  He knocks it to T_Adams!
          ...  A powerful shot by T_Adams !
          ...  T_Flowers falls over
          ...  But the ball sails wide anyway!
Min. 91 :(cfc) R_V_Persie with the dribble
          ...  He skips through the tackle from T_Adams
          ...  R_Tomassi with a bad challenge
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
Min. 93 :(bfa) Nathan_Dyer sprints down the wing
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space!
          ...  He puts in a square ball!
          ...  J_Wilshere runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  But N_Wade puts the ball out of play

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Estadio da Luz
Attendance           : 131,000
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Benfica Match Info
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Best player          : E_Knave (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Nathan_Dyer (23)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Nathan_Dyer (46), Zheng_Zhi (62)
Injured              : N/A
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Celtic FC Match Info
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Best player          : K_Mizuno
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             Benfica      |   Celtic FC
Attempts on Goal     :          11        |       6
Off target           :           5        |       4
On target            :           6        |       2
Possession           :          61        |       39
Corners              :           1        |       0
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       0
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           6        |       5
Key Tackles          :           6        |       10
Key Passes           :          15        |       11
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Final Score          : Benfica 1 - 0 Celtic FC
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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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F_Foster       GK  39   2   4   4  16 |  95   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  70   0   0   0
T_Adams        DF   2  33   8   7  22 |  95   0   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  40  10   1
C_Thomson      DF   2  32  13   7  25 |  71   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20   0
Yann_M_Vila    DF   2  31  14   8  22 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
A_Van_Buuren   DF   2  31  12   8  25 |  95   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  80  20   0
J_Wilshere     MF   2  19  30  12  19 |  95   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  20  20  22
J_Plasil       MF   1   7  30  10  19 |  95   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  30  10
Zheng_Zhi      MF   1   9  30   8  42 |  95   0   0   3   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  28  -2
E_Knave        MF   3   7  23  10  21 |  78   0   0   3   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  45  10
Stefano        FW   2   9   8  30  39 |  79   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20
Nathan_Dyer    FW   2   7  11  29  31 |  95   0   0   1   0   4   1   1   0   0  -2   8  45
P_Lenox        GK  22   1   2   3  12 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Tomassi      DF   1  29   8   7  37 |  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   0   0   0
J_Bolm         MF   2  11  28  13  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Erak         FW   2   6   6  27  21 |  16   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Celtic FC
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_Flowers      GK  39   2   2   1  27 |  95   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0   0
B_Howedes      DF   2  32  11   8  23 |  66   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Wade         DF   2  31   9   6  25 |  95   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
P_A_Cocu       DF   2  30   7  11  30 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
Henrique       DF   1  28  11   8  29 |  95   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0  10
H_Bellerin     DF   1  27  10  10  23 |  95   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
K_Mizuno       MF   1   8  32  10  28 |  95   0   1   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  20   1
C_Makelele     MF   2  12  29  10  30 |  71   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20   0
R_V_Persie     AM   2   9  28  13  31 |  95   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  30   1
P_McGowan      FW   2   9   8  34  16 |  95   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0 -20 -10 -19
M_Phisbaena    FW   2   9  13  33  32 |  81   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  10  11
S_Assenjo      GK  28   3   3   4  34 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Abrha        DF   1  29   9   6  33 |  29   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -10 -20
C_Kabasele     DF   3  28   8   6  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Ben_Hatira   MF   2   6  30   8  40 |  24   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
S_Chalmers     FW   1   8   8  25  32 |  14   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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