June Ridout Memorial Cup Group Match 3, Benfica vs. Everton (Wed Dec 07)


                              Benfica  |  Everton
                            4-2-2-2 C  |  4-4-2 A
                   Matias Finkelstein  |  John O Brien
                                       |
                         N_Winneke GK  |  GK G_Buffon
                       Beckenbauer DF  |  DF C_Soyuncu
                          W_Samuel DF  |  DF Y_Mina
                        G_Schurrle DF  |  DF A_Hansen
                      Exe_Palacios DF  |  DF S_Bruce
                           Liziero DM  |  MF T_Cairney
                           A_Pirlo DM  |  MF L_Modric
                         I_Marcone MF  |  MF B_Guimaraes
                         K_Commons MF  |  MF J_Bellingham
                       Ivica_Strok FW  |  FW M_Greenwood
                       T_Trezeguet FW  |  FW A_Shevchenko
                                       |
                          L_Yashin SUB |  SUB S_Mignolet
                          C_Romero SUB |  SUB A_Telles
                      J_Mascherano SUB |  SUB F_Lampard
                        S_Nakamoto SUB |  SUB Y_Tielemans
                            T_Erak SUB |  SUB D_Ferguson

Referee: D_Skomina (Slovenia)


Min. 1  :(evn) M_Greenwood takes on 3 men
          ...  W_Samuel gathers up the loose ball
Min. 3  :(bfa) T_Trezeguet is all alone
          ...  the linesman keeps his flag down
          ...  A vicious shot by T_Trezeguet !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  The crowd goes wild !
          ...  That's given Benfica the lead!
          ...  Benfica 1-0 Everton ...
Min. 4  :(bfa) Benfica altered their play to a L strategy
Min. 9  :(evn) T_Cairney is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate loosing his marker
          ...  He throws it to A_Shevchenko
          ...  A_Shevchenko with a thundering drive!
          ...  He miskicks the ball
          ...  He's managed to put that out of the stadium
Min. 11 :(bfa) T_Trezeguet runs at S_Bruce
          ...  The defender slips and falls over
          ...  knobbles the attacking player.
          ...  D_Skomina blows up for a foul
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 12 :(evn) J_Bellingham with a glorious 60-yard pass to A_Shevchenko
          ...  Good sliding challenge from W_Samuel and it had to be
Min. 15 :(evn) A_Shevchenko gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He cuts inside the defender!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  W_Samuel slices it
          ...  N_Winneke moves quickly!!
          ...  He can't get there!
          ...  It inches just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Bellingham hits it towards the far post!
          ...  N_Winneke easily catches it!
Min. 16 :(bfa) I_Marcone runs with pace at the defence
          ...  A_Hansen clears with a diving header
Min. 17 :(evn) T_Cairney with an incisive pass to M_Greenwood
          ...  M_Greenwood carves a shot towards goal !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  N_Winneke was caught out there
          ...  Now they are back in the game!
          ...  Benfica 1-1 Everton ...
Min. 23 :(evn) M_Greenwood cuts inside G_Schurrle
          ...  He worked that well
          ...  T_Trezeguet with a nasty foul
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!! or f$k OFF!! cant make it out
          ...  D_Skomina reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 27 :(bfa) The ball runs loose!
          ...  T_Trezeguet seizes control of it and thinks about the shot
          ...  But A_Hansen sweeps up the threat
Min. 28 :(bfa) K_Commons finds T_Trezeguet in the box
          ...  T_Trezeguet with a bomb of a shot !
          ...  But G_Buffon tips it behind
          ...  D_Skomina has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 33 :(evn) A defence splitting pass from T_Cairney to A_Shevchenko
          ...  A_Shevchenko with a stunning strike !
          ...  But N_Winneke tips it behind
          ...  D_Skomina has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 34 :(bfa) K_Commons with a neat pass into T_Trezeguet
          ...  Y_Mina with the block
Min. 35 :(evn) T_Cairney drives it forward to Y_Mina
          ...  Beckenbauer stands his ground and wins the tackle
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 45 :(evn) A_Shevchenko spits at K_Commons
          ...  D_Skomina calls him over!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  He is lucky not to have seen red!
Min. 46 :(evn) M_Greenwood with the Cruyff turn
          ...  W_Samuel reads him well and hoofs it clear
Min. 47 :(bfa) I_Marcone cuts the ball back to T_Trezeguet
          ...  But C_Soyuncu puts it in row Z!

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

Min. 46 :(evn) M_Greenwood with a clever shimmy
          ...  Exe_Palacios with an ugly foul
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  He gets a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
          ...  D_Skomina speaks with his assistant!
          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  A_Shevchenko places the ball on the spot!
          ...  N_Winneke saves it with ease!!
Min. 47 :(bfa) K_Commons with a measured ball to T_Trezeguet
          ...  A cracking drive from T_Trezeguet !
          ...  But it clips the post and goes wide
Min. 49 :(evn) B_Guimaraes looks in some pain
          ...  He'll try and run it off though
Min. 54 :(evn) M_Greenwood with a superb first touch
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  B_Guimaraes gets on the end of the pass
          ...  Beckenbauer wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by B_Guimaraes
          ...  N_Winneke fists it away!
Min. 55 :(bfa) C_Romero replaces an unhappy G_Schurrle and will play as a DF
Min. 55 :(bfa) Exe_Palacios pass splits open the defence
          ...  What a ball!
          ...  Liziero is clean through!
          ...  But S_Bruce wins the tackle
Min. 59 :(evn) T_Cairney kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  M_Greenwood gets on the end of the pass
          ...  I_Marcone bundles the player over!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  The ref looks across to his assistant!
          ...  Play on!
Min. 60 :(bfa) T_Erak is ready to come on to replace T_Trezeguet
          ...  Looks like he will play as a FW
Min. 65 :(bfa) S_Nakamoto takes off his tracksuit
          ...  he'll replace I_Marcone as MF
Min. 67 :(bfa) S_Nakamoto holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to A_Pirlo
          ...  A_Pirlo with the spectacular bicycle kick!
          ...  Terrific shot
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide
          ...  That's unlucky!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  K_Commons curls it into the box!
          ...  G_Buffon jumps well to claim it!
Min. 70 :(bfa) Benfica changed their strategy to play A
Min. 70 :(bfa) Ivica_Strok gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He cuts inside Y_Mina!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  Ivica_Strok fires the shot in!
          ...  G_Buffon with the acrobatic save
          ...  Well saved
Min. 70 :(evn) L_Modric boots it towards M_Greenwood
          ...  K_Commons with an over the top challenge
          ...  D_Skomina tries to calm him down
Min. 72 :(bfa) S_Nakamoto with the through ball to T_Erak
          ...  T_Erak drives it low !
          ...  G_Buffon with a great save
          ...  And he holds onto it as well!
Min. 73 :(evn) J_Bellingham cuts through the defence
          ...  W_Samuel gets to the ball first
Min. 74 :(bfa) C_Romero throws a punch
          ...  J_Bellingham slumps to the ground
          ...  The referee reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  RED CARD!!
          ...  I think he deserved that!
Min. 75 :(bfa) T_Erak flicks it over the defender and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  C_Soyuncu with the block
Min. 76 :(evn) L_Modric crosses to A_Shevchenko
          ...  Intercepted by W_Samuel
Min. 79 :(bfa) Ivica_Strok leaves Y_Mina standing
          ...  But C_Soyuncu clears the danger
Min. 80 :(bfa) The ball goes loose!
          ...  T_Erak seizes control of it and thinks about the shot
          ...  A_Hansen brings him down from behind!
          ...  But the ref gives nothing!
Min. 82 :(evn) A_Telles is coming on for C_Soyuncu and will play DF
Min. 82 :(evn) F_Lampard is being brought on
          ...  L_Modric is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play MF
Min. 82 :(evn) Y_Tielemans is being prepared to come on
          ...  J_Bellingham is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 82 :(evn) D_Ferguson is going to be brought on
          ...  M_Greenwood is leaving the pitch
          ...  He hasn't had the best of games today
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 84 :(bfa) S_Nakamoto finds a hole in the defence
          ...  The defence was sleeping
          ...  He made a fantastic run though
          ...  S_Nakamoto from 20 yards !
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  But it thumps off the woodwork !!
          ...  And goes safely clear!
          ...  G_Buffon never had a chance!
Min. 85 :(evn) B_Guimaraes jumps over Beckenbauer's challenge
          ...  B_Guimaraes attempts to nutmeg N_Winneke!
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  Wide !!
          ...  That was fortunate
Min. 87 :(evn) A_Shevchenko runs forward
          ...  He nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind!
          ...  Intercepted by Ivica_Strok
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(bfa) The defender under hits the back pass!
          ...  A_Pirlo is through!
          ...  A delicate chip from A_Pirlo !
          ...  But G_Buffon with the difficult save
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  A_Pirlo crosses it in!
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of G_Buffon
Min. 89 :(evn) B_Guimaraes whips the ball across to A_Shevchenko
          ...  A_Shevchenko hits a great shot !
          ...  But N_Winneke punches it away
          ...  He commands his area so well
Min. 91 :(bfa) S_Nakamoto skips the challenge from S_Bruce
          ...  S_Nakamoto with a little chip!
          ...  G_Buffon makes a difficult save
Min. 91 :(evn) D_Ferguson takes on 3 men
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from A_Pirlo
Min. 92 :(evn) F_Lampard brings it under control
          ...  He takes on Exe_Palacios
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in D_Ferguson!
          ...  D_Ferguson fires a shot at goal !
          ...  But it goes just over

*************  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          : T_Trezeguet
Scorers              : T_Trezeguet (3)
Sent Off             : C_Romero (74)
Booked               : T_Trezeguet (23), Exe_Palacios (46)
Injured              : N/A
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Everton Match Info
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Best player          : T_Cairney (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : M_Greenwood (17)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : A_Shevchenko (45)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                              Benfica     |    Everton
Attempts on Goal     :           9        |       6
Off target           :           3        |       3
On target            :           6        |       3
Possession           :          39        |       61
Corners              :           2        |       2
Red Cards            :           1        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       2
Subs Used            :           3        |       4
Fouls                :           7        |       12
Key Tackles          :          11        |       8
Key Passes           :           7        |       12
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Final Score          : Benfica 1 - 1 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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N_Winneke      GK  39   2   2   3  20 |  94   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0   0
Beckenbauer    DF   2  34  10   8  21 |  94   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
W_Samuel       DF   2  31   8   4  28 |  94   0   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 120   0   0
G_Schurrle     DF   2  31   4   1  18 |  57   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Exe_Palacios   DF   1  29   7   5  28 |  94   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2   8  -2
Liziero        DM   1  19  29   5  23 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Pirlo        DM   1  14  29   8  11 |  94   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  20   0   5
I_Marcone      MF   3   7  33   7  32 |  67   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
K_Commons      MF   1   8  31  11  32 |  94   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
Ivica_Strok    FW   3   9   8  33  32 |  94   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   5
T_Trezeguet    FW   2   1   1  26  38 |  62   0   0   0   0   3   1   1   0   0  -2  -2  28
L_Yashin       GK  29   2   1   2  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Romero       DF   1  25   1   2  34 |  19   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0 -10 -10 -10
J_Mascherano   MF   1  15  30   8  47 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Nakamoto     MF   3   5  29  17  32 |  27   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  20   5
T_Erak         FW   2   7   7  29  21 |  32   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5

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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G_Buffon       GK  39   2   3   1  22 |  94   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0   0   0
C_Soyuncu      DF   2  34   1   2  34 |  84   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
Y_Mina         DF   1  28   3   4  31 |  94   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
A_Hansen       DF   2  27   3   5  14 |  94   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
S_Bruce        DF   2  26   2   4  28 |  94   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
T_Cairney      MF   2   8  28   8  21 |  94   0   0   5   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  70   0
L_Modric       MF   2   3  28   2  23 |  84   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
B_Guimaraes    MF   2   3  27   5  26 |  94   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
J_Bellingham   MF   2   4  25   3  20 |  84   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
M_Greenwood    FW   2   9   9  30  22 |  84   0   0   1   0   1   1   0   0   0   0  10  25
A_Shevchenko   FW   2   1   2  28  30 |  94   0   0   0   0   3   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  13
S_Mignolet     GK  29   3   3   3  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Telles       DF   2  31  17  12  21 |  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
F_Lampard      MF   1  11  34   6  23 |  10   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Y_Tielemans    MF   1   1  30   1  29 |  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Ferguson     FW   1   4   1  29  41 |  10   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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