Elite FA Cup Group Match, Benfica vs. Feyenoord (Wed Aug 09)


                              Benfica  |  Feyenoord
                            4-1-3-2 C  |  4-3-1-2 N
                   Matias Finkelstein  |  Derek Purvis
                                       |
                         N_Winneke GK  |  GK Brad_Viner
                           J_Foyth DF  |  DF R_Zdravkov
                            D_Rose DF  |  DF Alex_Knight
                          W_Morgan DF  |  DF R_Carlos_Jnr
                         P_Maldini DF  |  DF John_Blackley
                           A_Pirlo DM  |  MF Dan_Wilson
                         K_Commons MF  |  MF T_Partey
                      J_Mascherano MF  |  MF E_DjembaDjemb
                        S_Nakamoto MF  |  AM Josh_Cullen
                           D_Suker FW  |  FW R_Field
                            T_Erak FW  |  FW Dean_Hoskins
                                       |
                          L_Yashin SUB |  SUB B_Amos
                          W_Samuel SUB |  SUB B_Chillwell
                           Diego_T SUB |  SUB T_Purcell
                           Liziero SUB |  SUB T_Henry
                         O_Sweemey SUB |  SUB T_Yeboah

Referee: K_Clark (Scotland)


Min. 7  :(bfa) J_Foyth plays a first time ball through the defence to D_Suker
          ...  Alex_Knight knocks him to the floor
          ...  The fans are calling for a penalty!
          ...  But K_Clark just turns away!
Min. 11 :(bfa) A_Pirlo finds D_Suker with a ball over the defence
          ...  A left-footer by D_Suker !
          ...  It hits the bar and goes over
          ...  Well, sometimes they go in, sometimes they don't
Min. 12 :(bfa) D_Suker beats Alex_Knight
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker
          ...  "Play On!" Waves K_Clark
          ...  D_Suker has a go!
          ...  But Brad_Viner makes a fine save
Min. 12 :(fyd) Dan_Wilson takes possession
          ...  Knocks it past D_Suker
          ...  He's through on goal
          ...  Dan_Wilson smashed the ball towards the bottom corner!
          ...  But N_Winneke tips it behind
          ...  K_Clark has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 14 :(bfa) K_Commons with a measured ball to T_Erak
          ...  T_Erak tries to place it in the corner !
          ...  Brad_Viner won't get to that!
          ...  Oooh it goes just over!!
Min. 14 :(fyd) Josh_Cullen runs at the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to Dean_Hoskins
          ...  Dean_Hoskins sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender !
          ...  N_Winneke makes a comfortable save
          ...  He makes it look so easy
Min. 15 :(bfa) K_Commons runs down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball across to S_Nakamoto
          ...  S_Nakamoto tries to chip the ball over the keeper !
          ...  But Brad_Viner punches it away
          ...  He had to be brave to come for that one
Min. 18 :(bfa) The defender under hits the back pass!
          ...  K_Commons is through!
          ...  John_Blackley takes the player out!!
          ...  The ref turns away!!
Min. 20 :(fyd) Dan_Wilson has the ball on the wing
          ...  He takes it past J_Mascherano
          ...  He knocks it to R_Field!
          ...  A_Pirlo cleanly tackles him
          ...  He judged that well
Min. 23 :(bfa) K_Commons holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to P_Maldini
          ...  R_Field wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge
Min. 27 :(bfa) P_Maldini is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate loosing his marker
          ...  He throws it to D_Suker
          ...  R_Carlos_Jnr wins the ball well
          ...  K_Clark has given a free kick
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll be off if he does that again
Min. 30 :(bfa) D_Suker loses his marker!
          ...  D_Suker goes for the top corner !
          ...  Brad_Viner with the acrobatic save
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras!
Min. 33 :(fyd) Dan_Wilson with a real burst of pace
          ...  He leaves the defender behind
          ...  D_Suker takes the player down!!
          ...  That s a poor tackle!
          ...  INDIRECT FREE KICK!
          ...  Josh_Cullen swings it in
          ...  Dean_Hoskins gets on the end of it
          ...  Dean_Hoskins with the crafty shot!
          ...  N_Winneke with a great save
          ...  He holds onto it as well!
Min. 37 :(bfa) D_Suker with the mazy dribble
          ...  He takes it past the defender
          ...  D_Suker tries to beat Brad_Viner!
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Look at the delight on his face!
          ...  Just look at the delight!!
          ...  Benfica go ahead in this match now!
          ...  Benfica 1-0 Feyenoord ...
Min. 38 :(bfa) Benfica changed their strategy to play L
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 47 :(bfa) T_Erak takes on R_Carlos_Jnr
          ...  He runs past him
          ...  T_Erak tries to place it in the corner !
          ...  It s going over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  And Brad_Viner reacts well to tip it over
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  W_Morgan crosses it in!
          ...  Brad_Viner comes out and claims it!
Min. 48 :(bfa) K_Commons drives the ball across field
          ...  It comes to S_Nakamoto
          ...  S_Nakamoto attempts a chip!
          ...  It floats over Brad_Viner
          ...  Its heading goal ward!
          ...  But floats just over
          ...  That was a great effort

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

Min. 47 :(bfa) J_Foyth feeds the ball through the middle
          ...  S_Nakamoto runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  S_Nakamoto sends it flying towards goal!
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!!!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  How did that find its way in?
          ...  Benfica 2-0 Feyenoord ...
Min. 48 :(bfa) S_Nakamoto beats John_Blackley
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  S_Nakamoto with the strike !
          ...  The fans get off there seats!
          ...  Brad_Viner plucks the ball out of the air
          ...  Good goalkeeping there!
Min. 48 :(fyd) Josh_Cullen moves out wide
          ...  He plays the ball through to John_Blackley
          ...  W_Morgan with the tackle
          ...  He did well to stop that attack!
Min. 51 :(bfa) T_Erak sidesteps his marker
          ...  He runs forward now
          ...  A powerful header from T_Erak !
          ...  It looks good
          ...  He hits the post
          ...  He follows it up!
          ...  But puts it wide!
          ...  He'll be disappointed with that
Min. 55 :(fyd) Up goes the substitution board - B_Chillwell on for John_Blackley as a DF
Min. 55 :(fyd) T_Purcell is coming on for Josh_Cullen and will play AM
Min. 55 :(fyd) T_Yeboah will come on for Dean_Hoskins and play FW
Min. 55 :(bfa) T_Erak loses his marker!
          ...  T_Erak tries to beat Brad_Viner from outside the area!
          ...  The fans get off there seats!
          ...  Brad_Viner plucks the ball out of the air
          ...  Good goalkeeping there!
Min. 56 :(fyd) Dan_Wilson drives it across the face of the goal T_Yeboah
          ...  W_Morgan takes out the attacker
          ...  He looked to have fouled him there
Min. 59 :(bfa) O_Sweemey is coming on and D_Suker is being brought off
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play FW
Min. 59 :(fyd) T_Partey plays a long ball to R_Field
          ...  R_Field attempts the shot!
          ...  But N_Winneke parries the ball
          ...  It s picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd
Min. 60 :(bfa) W_Samuel is coming on and J_Foyth is being brought off
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play DF
Min. 62 :(bfa) Diego_T is coming on for D_Rose and will play DF
Min. 63 :(bfa) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side.
          ...  Liziero will come on for S_Nakamoto and play MF
Min. 64 :(bfa) A_Pirlo backtracks with the ball
          ...  He hits the ball up field
          ...  O_Sweemey latches onto the end of it
          ...  O_Sweemey has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He fires the ball goal ward!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Brad_Viner got his hand to it, but couldn't keep it out
          ...  Benfica 3-0 Feyenoord ...
Min. 65 :(bfa) Benfica's manager orders his side to play P
Min. 69 :(bfa) K_Commons has the ball
          ...  He knocks the ball past R_Carlos_Jnr
          ...  He puts in T_Erak!
          ...  An audacious effort from T_Erak !
          ...  Wide of goal
Min. 69 :(fyd) E_DjembaDjemb takes a throw in
          ...  He throws the ball into T_Yeboah
          ...  T_Yeboah blasts it at the goal !
          ...  He has put it wide!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 71 :(bfa) O_Sweemey takes advantage of a defensive mistake
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  O_Sweemey uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot!
          ...  But he puts it wide
          ...  How did he manage to miss that?
Min. 73 :(bfa) T_Erak dribbles it into the box
          ...  The cross hits T_Erak on the butt and rebounds towards goal !
          ...  But Brad_Viner punches it away
          ...  He took a knock there
          ...  His manager is looking on anxiously
          ...  He's ok to carry on
Min. 77 :(fyd) R_Field has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past W_Morgan!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  W_Samuel with an ugly foul
Min. 80 :(fyd) Dan_Wilson looks around for some movement
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to T_Yeboah
          ...  T_Yeboah unleashes a pile driver !
          ...  But he got that all wrong
Min. 82 :(bfa) T_Erak has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past the defender!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  T_Erak hits the shot with the outside of the right foot!
          ...  But Brad_Viner punches it away
          ...  That's gone out for a throw in
Min. 83 :(fyd) T_Yeboah gets possession in his own half
          ...  P_Maldini is called for the holding foul
          ...  Well spotted by the referee
          ...  K_Clark tries to calm him down
Min. 86 :(bfa) P_Maldini looks around for some movement
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He hits the ball to Liziero
          ...  T_Purcell with a bad challenge
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(fyd) T_Purcell races into the box
          ...  He sees T_Yeboah lose his man
          ...  He cuts the ball back to him
          ...  Diego_T wins the ball with a clear tackle
Min. 91 :(bfa) T_Erak is rolling on the ground!
          ...  He isn't going to continue!
Min. 91 :(bfa) L_Yashin will come on for T_Erak and play FW

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Estadio da Luz
Attendance           : 120,282
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Benfica Match Info
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Best player          : S_Nakamoto (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : D_Suker (37), S_Nakamoto (47), O_Sweemey (64)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : T_Erak (91)
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Feyenoord Match Info
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Best player          : Dan_Wilson
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : R_Carlos_Jnr (27)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             Benfica      |   Feyenoord
Attempts on Goal     :          17        |       6
Off target           :           6        |       2
On target            :          11        |       4
Possession           :          67        |       33
Corners              :           1        |       0
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       1
Subs Used            :           5        |       3
Fouls                :          11        |       5
Key Tackles          :           4        |       3
Key Passes           :          10        |       8
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Final Score          : Benfica 3 - 0 Feyenoord
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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 |  96   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0   0
J_Foyth        DF   1  37  14   7  42 |  64   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  40  40   0
D_Rose         DF   1  32  11   8  22 |  66   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
W_Morgan       DF   3  31  12   7  10 |  96   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
P_Maldini      DF   2  30   7   4  33 |  96   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
A_Pirlo        DM   1  14  30   8  11 |  96   0   1   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  20  40   0
K_Commons      MF   1   9  32  11  32 |  96   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0
J_Mascherano   MF   1  15  31   8  47 |  96   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20  20
S_Nakamoto     MF   3   5  29  17  32 |  67   0   0   0   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0  35
D_Suker        FW   1   6  13  30  31 |  63   0   0   0   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0  35
T_Erak         FW   2   7   7  29  21 |  95   0   0   0   0   7   0   0   0   0   0   0  20
L_Yashin       FW  29   2   1   2  22 |   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
W_Samuel       DF   2  32   8   4  28 |  32   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20  20
Diego_T        DF   2  26   5   5  29 |  30   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
Liziero        MF   1  19  30   5  23 |  29   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
O_Sweemey      FW   3   6  10  24  32 |  33   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  25

Player Statistics - Feyenoord
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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Brad_Viner     GK  31   3   3   2  23 |  96   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0   0
R_Zdravkov     DF   3  28   6   9  20 |  96   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Alex_Knight    DF   1  26   4   4  26 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
R_Carlos_Jnr   DF   1  25   9   8  43 |  96   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
John_Blackley  DF   2  25   1   5  35 |  59   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
Dan_Wilson     MF   1   8  28  16  18 |  96   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  30   5
T_Partey       MF   1   3  28   1  28 |  96   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -10 -20
E_DjembaDjemb  MF   2   7  25   7  32 |  96   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -10 -20
Josh_Cullen    AM   1  10  26  18  32 |  59   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
R_Field        FW   3   6   6  28  22 |  96   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   5
Dean_Hoskins   FW   1   3   3  27  26 |  59   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
B_Amos         GK  24   1   5   2  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Chillwell    DF   2  28  13   8  31 |  37   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Purcell      AM   3  13  26   7  22 |  37   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
T_Henry        FW   1   8  12  25  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Yeboah       FW   2   8   8  25  23 |  37   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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