Division One League Match, Benfica vs. Everton (Sun Sep 01)


                              Benfica  |  Everton
                              5-3-2 C  |  4-4-2 E
                   Matias Finkelstein  |  John O Brien
                                       |
                       P_Gazzaniga GK  |  GK A_Bayindir
                            D_Rose DF  |  DF A_Nesta
                          W_Morgan DF  |  DF A_Rudiger
                         P_Maldini DF  |  DF A_Masina
                           K_Clark DF  |  DF S_Bruce
                          C_Romero DF  |  MF D_Rice
                        Joao_Mario MF  |  MF T_Cantwell
                         W_Dustice MF  |  MF N_Barella
                        P_McNamara MF  |  MF J_Bellingham
                            G_Cano FW  |  FW Pele
                           D_Suker FW  |  FW A_Shevchenko
                                       |
                          L_Yashin SUB |  SUB S_Mignolet
                          W_Samuel SUB |  SUB Y_Mina
                           Diego_T SUB |  SUB Y_Tielemans
                           E_Knave SUB |  SUB B_Guimaraes
                         O_Sweemey SUB |  SUB L_Griffiths

Referee: M_Oliver (England)


Min. 1  :(evn) N_Barella boots it towards Pele
          ...  P_McNamara with a bad challenge
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution!
          ...  John O Brien looks bemused that it wasn't more!
Min. 1  :(evn) D_Rice 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!
          ...  A_Shevchenko receives the pass and heads towards the goal
          ...  A_Shevchenko tries one from the edge of the box !
          ...  But P_Gazzaniga palms it behind
          ...  M_Oliver has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 4  :(evn) T_Cantwell holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to D_Rice
          ...  D_Rice with the strike !
          ...  P_Gazzaniga watches it sail safely wide!
Min. 7  :(bfa) D_Suker sprints down the wing
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space!
          ...  He puts in a square ball!
          ...  W_Morgan runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  From long range W_Morgan bends the ball towards goal!
          ...  A_Bayindir makes himself big
          ...  Superb Stop !
          ...  Well that one would have delighted him
Min. 8  :(bfa) P_Maldini with the header on
          ...  He finds G_Cano in space
          ...  But A_Rudiger wins the tackle
Min. 13 :(evn) N_Barella is closed down
          ...  He plays a quick pass
          ...  T_Cantwell latches onto the ball
          ...  W_Dustice with the dive
          ...  There's no room in the game for that!
          ...  It's a yellow, and rightly so
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  It is within shooting distance!
          ...  Pele bends it round the wall
          ...  P_Gazzaniga is just going to watch it go over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  And P_Gazzaniga reacts well to palm it behind!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  D_Rice swings it in!
          ...  A_Rudiger loses his marker
          ...  He gets his head onto it!
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But hits the side netting!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by T_Cantwell!
          ...  It is kicked away by P_Maldini
Min. 13 :(evn) N_Barella with a probing pass to Pele
          ...  Pele is clean through!
          ...  He rounds P_Gazzaniga
          ...  He rounds P_Gazzaniga
          ...  He thumps it towards the goal!
          ...  P_Gazzaniga somehow manages to get to it !!
Min. 14 :(bfa) G_Cano finds himself with plenty of time
          ...  G_Cano hits a crisp volley!
          ...  But he somehow misses
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort
Min. 15 :(bfa) W_Dustice drives the ball across field
          ...  It comes to G_Cano
          ...  A well-placed shot from G_Cano !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He jumps into the Benfica crowd to celebrate!!
          ...  Both he and the fans are delighted!!
          ...  That s given Benfica the advantage!
          ...  Benfica 1-0 Everton ...
Min. 16 :(bfa) It looks as though Benfica is now playing D
Min. 16 :(evn) The assistant manager is out on the touchline shouting orders
          ...  It seems Everton will now be playing A
Min. 20 :(bfa) P_McNamara backtracks with the ball
          ...  He hits the ball up field
          ...  G_Cano latches onto the end of it
          ...  S_Bruce takes out the attacker
          ...  He looked to have fouled him there
Min. 24 :(bfa) W_Morgan holds up the ball
          ...  He plays the ball to G_Cano
          ...  But A_Nesta with the fine tackle
Min. 28 :(evn) D_Rice finds the run of Pele
          ...  Pele gets his head to the ball !
          ...  P_Gazzaniga catches the ball
Min. 37 :(bfa) Joao_Mario with a reverse pass to G_Cano
          ...  G_Cano attempts to nutmeg A_Bayindir!
          ...  A_Bayindir with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league
Min. 41 :(bfa) Joao_Mario holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to D_Suker
          ...  D_Suker aiming for the bottom corner !
          ...  It hits the side netting!
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(bfa) P_McNamara plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  W_Dustice decides to go for goal instead!
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by A_Masina

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

Min. 49 :(evn) A_Shevchenko beats C_Romero
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free
          ...  Joao_Mario scythes the player down.
          ...  Like Joey Barton would!
          ...  He's lucky to be let off for that one
          ...  Matias Finkelstein looks relieved
          ...  John O Brien is far from happy with that decision
Min. 51 :(bfa) A defence splitting pass from Joao_Mario to G_Cano
          ...  A_Nesta is late with that one
          ...  I think he was just trying to get to the ball
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll be off if he does that again
Min. 54 :(bfa) P_McNamara with a 50-yard pass to D_Suker
          ...  But A_Masina slides in two footed.
          ...  M_Oliver has a look but waves "Play On!"
Min. 59 :(bfa) Joao_Mario floats the ball in to find G_Cano
          ...  Good sliding challenge from A_Nesta and it had to be
Min. 60 :(bfa) W_Samuel is being prepared to come on
          ...  K_Clark is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 63 :(bfa) Up goes the substitution board - E_Knave on for P_McNamara as a MF
Min. 63 :(evn) Pele makes the tackle
          ...  He gets to his feet quickly
          ...  He's beat the defender to the ball
          ...  C_Romero brings him down in the area
          ...  There can only be one outcome surely!
          ...  But M_Oliver waves play on!!!
Min. 64 :(bfa) D_Suker bursts forward
          ...  D_Rice fouls badly
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  M_Oliver calls him over
          ...  M_Oliver is taking his time with him!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 65 :(evn) D_Rice back heels to find Pele in space
          ...  The defence has gone to sleep
          ...  Pele is all alone
          ...  P_Gazzaniga comes towards him
          ...  He dinks it over P_Gazzaniga
          ...  It goes wide!!
Min. 66 :(bfa) W_Dustice is taking a throw in
          ...  He dries the ball on his shirt
          ...  He throws the ball to Joao_Mario
          ...  Pele leaves his foot in with the challenge!!
          ...  That s a bad foul!!
          ...  He's lucky to be let off for that one
          ...  John O Brien looks relieved
          ...  Matias Finkelstein is far from happy with that decision
Min. 67 :(bfa) O_Sweemey comes on for G_Cano and takes up a FW role
Min. 69 :(bfa) D_Suker is first to the ball
          ...  D_Suker sees A_Bayindir off his line !
          ...  But he puts it wide
Min. 71 :(evn) D_Rice controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball out to the left!
          ...  Pele gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  W_Dustice slices it
          ...  P_Gazzaniga moves quickly!!
          ...  He can't get there!
          ...  It inches just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  D_Rice hits it into the box!
          ...  It is cleared by W_Samuel
Min. 71 :(bfa) W_Morgan with a measured ball to D_Suker
          ...  J_Bellingham with an ugly foul
          ...  M_Oliver will want to speak to him
          ...  He gets away with that one
          ...  It s just a warning
          ...  Matias Finkelstein looks annoyed that there was no card there
Min. 72 :(bfa) D_Suker finds himself in a good position
          ...  D_Suker has time and space!
          ...  He tries the lob!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He pulls his shirt over his face in celebration!
          ...  But it's been disallowed.
          ...  Nobody knows why
          ...  The referee turns the players away
          ...  The fans chant "The referee's a wanker!!"
Min. 73 :(evn) A_Shevchenko breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on P_Gazzaniga!
          ...  O_Sweemey brings him down!
          ...  RED CARD!!
          ...  M_Oliver had no choice there!!
          ...  John O Brien appluads the decision
Min. 74 :(bfa) W_Dustice cuts the ball back to D_Suker
          ...  S_Bruce reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 77 :(bfa) D_Suker takes advantage of a mistake by A_Nesta
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  A_Rudiger slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in
Min. 78 :(bfa) P_Gazzaniga is hurt
          ...  He's receiving some treatment now
          ...  He looks like he will continue
Min. 79 :(evn) D_Rice plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  A_Shevchenko keeps possession instead!
          ...  He runs towards the goal now!
          ...  A_Shevchenko gets up high for the header !
          ...  Over the bar
Min. 82 :(evn) Y_Mina is coming on for A_Nesta and playing DF
Min. 82 :(evn) Y_Tielemans comes on for D_Rice and will play MF to the delight of the fans
Min. 82 :(evn) B_Guimaraes is coming on and J_Bellingham is being brought off
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play MF
Min. 82 :(evn) L_Griffiths takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace Pele
          ...  He'll play as a FW
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
Min. 84 :(evn) The ball is passed in from T_Cantwell, he finds L_Griffiths
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from P_Maldini
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Y_Tielemans chips the ball in towards the back post!
          ...  B_Guimaraes tries to place the shot!
          ...  P_Gazzaniga gets the finger tips to it
          ...  And puts it over
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  S_Bruce floats the ball in!
          ...  P_Gazzaniga easily catches it!
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 91 :(bfa) D_Rose is taking a throw in
          ...  He takes a couple of strides back
          ...  He throws the ball to Joao_Mario
          ...  But S_Bruce puts it in row Z!
Min. 93 :(evn) N_Barella finds the run of Y_Mina
          ...  E_Knave bundles the player over!!
          ...  That s a foul!!
          ...  M_Oliver calls him over!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Estadio da Luz
Attendance           : 128,346
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Benfica Match Info
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Best player          : W_Dustice (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : G_Cano (15)
Sent Off             : O_Sweemey (73)
Booked               : P_McNamara (1), W_Dustice (13), E_Knave (93)
Injured              : N/A
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Everton Match Info
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Best player          : D_Rice
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : A_Nesta (51), D_Rice (64)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                              Benfica     |    Everton
Attempts on Goal     :           7        |       9
Off target           :           3        |       4
On target            :           4        |       5
Possession           :          58        |       42
Corners              :           0        |       5
Red Cards            :           1        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           3        |       2
Subs Used            :           3        |       4
Fouls                :          12        |       12
Key Tackles          :           3        |       9
Key Passes           :          15        |       11
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Final Score          : Benfica 1 - 0 Everton
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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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P_Gazzaniga    GK  35   1   2   3  40 |  95   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  70   0   0   0
D_Rose         DF   1  34  12   8  22 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
W_Morgan       DF   3  33  13   7  10 |  95   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  40  25
P_Maldini      DF   2  32   7   4  33 |  95   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  80  10   0
K_Clark        DF   2  31   7   4  15 |  62   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Romero       DF   1  26   1   2  34 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
Joao_Mario     MF   2   6  32  18  28 |  95   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0
W_Dustice      MF   1  14  30   7  42 |  95   0   1   3   1   0   0   1   0   0  18  48  -2
P_McNamara     MF   2   8  30   7  33 |  65   0   0   3   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  28  -2
G_Cano         FW   2   1   4  32   9 |  69   0   0   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  30
D_Suker        FW   1   7  13  31  31 |  95   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  10   5
L_Yashin       GK  29   2   1   2  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
W_Samuel       DF   2  34   9   4  28 |  33   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  20  20
Diego_T        DF   2  27   5   5  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Knave        MF   3   8  25  10  21 |  30   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
O_Sweemey      FW   3   6  10  24  32 |   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0 -10 -10 -10

Player Statistics - Everton
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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A_Bayindir     GK  35   5   2   3  22 |  95   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Nesta        DF   2  32   2   4  40 |  84   0   2   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  38  -2  -2
A_Rudiger      DF   2  29   7   3  28 |  95   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
A_Masina       DF   2  28   2   2  32 |  95   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20 -20 -20
S_Bruce        DF   2  27   2   4  28 |  95   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
D_Rice         MF   1   4  31   3  28 |  84   0   0   5   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  48  -2
T_Cantwell     MF   2   5  30   1  24 |  95   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
N_Barella      MF   1   2  30   1  27 |  95   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0
J_Bellingham   MF   2   4  27   3  20 |  84   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Pele           FW   1   5   2  29  29 |  84   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  15
A_Shevchenko   FW   2   1   2  29  30 |  95   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
S_Mignolet     GK  29   3   3   3  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Y_Mina         DF   1  30   3   4  31 |  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Y_Tielemans    MF   1   1  32   1  29 |  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -20
B_Guimaraes    MF   2   3  28   5  26 |  11   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
L_Griffiths    FW   2  11   5  32  31 |  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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