TNT Sports Division One League Match, Benfica vs. Juventus (Sun Aug 17)


                              Benfica  |  Juventus
                          4-1-2-1-2 C  |  5-4-1 C
                   Matias Finkelstein  |  Gareth Williams
                                       |
                       P_Gazzaniga GK  |  GK M_Balfor
                          W_Morgan DF  |  DF A_Sandro
                         P_Maldini DF  |  DF H_Kamara
                           R_Rojas DF  |  DF P_Kalulu
                             A_Bah DF  |  DF R_Bellanova
                          C_Medina DM  |  DF F_Dimarco
                        A_Di_Maria MF  |  MF A_Rabiot
                         W_Dustice MF  |  MF K_Thuram
                        Joao_Neves AM  |  MF M_Locatelli
                            G_Cano FW  |  MF J_Musiala
                           D_Suker FW  |  FW R_K_Muani
                                       |
                          L_Yashin SUB |  SUB I_McNamara
                             T_Lee SUB |  SUB T_Browning
                          C_Romero SUB |  SUB F_Gatti
                          A_Varela SUB |  SUB F_Miretti
                        D_Ferguson SUB |  SUB N_Zalewski

Referee: S_Scharer (Switzerland)


Min. 1  :(bfa) W_Morgan jinks infield
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to R_Rojas
          ...  R_Rojas with a thundering drive!
          ...  M_Balfor won't get to that!
          ...  It clips the post!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Excellent strike!!
          ...  And Benfica are leading in the game now
          ...  Benfica 1-0 Juventus ...
Min. 2  :(jvt) Juventus will now play A
Min. 4  :(bfa) D_Suker takes possession of the ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to Joao_Neves
          ...  Joao_Neves has time and space!
          ...  He tries the lob!
          ...  M_Balfor gets his fingertips to it
Min. 5  :(jvt) R_K_Muani is through on goal
          ...  R_K_Muani looks to see where P_Gazzaniga is!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  P_Gazzaniga dives towards his top let hand corner
          ...  He's pushed that one just around the goal
          ...  Super Stop !
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  H_Kamara lofts the ball in!
          ...  P_Gazzaniga fists it away!
Min. 5  :(bfa) G_Cano sidesteps his marker
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game
          ...  K_Thuram with a terrible tackle
          ...  He could be off here!
          ...  The referee reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  RED CARD!!
          ...  I think he was unlucky there, deserve a booking only!
Min. 6  :(bfa) C_Medina slides it through the middle to Joao_Neves
          ...  Joao_Neves looks to see where M_Balfor is!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  But the ball goes harmlessly wide
Min. 7  :(bfa) W_Dustice plays it forward to D_Suker
          ...  A_Sandro reads it well
          ...  This boy is a quality defender
          ...  The crowd sing his praises
Min. 7  :(jvt) M_Locatelli hits the ball through the heart of the defence
          ...  R_K_Muani latches onto it!
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  P_Maldini belts it clear
Min. 17 :(bfa) Joao_Neves brings the ball into the opposing area
          ...  G_Cano makes himself available
          ...  G_Cano leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  M_Balfor was well beaten there!
          ...  Benfica 2-0 Juventus ...
Min. 21 :(jvt) R_Bellanova takes possession
          ...  W_Morgan with the tackle
Min. 25 :(bfa) Joao_Neves latches onto the ball
          ...  He has some space now
          ...  But A_Sandro clears the ball to safety
Min. 27 :(bfa) G_Cano with the dribble
          ...  He made that look easy
          ...  But H_Kamara wins the ball
Min. 28 :(bfa) G_Cano runs at the defence
          ...  He nutmegs R_Bellanova
          ...  He showed his class there
          ...  G_Cano hits a curling shot!
          ...  It hits the inside of the post
          ...  It falls right into M_Balfor arms
          ...  He's spilt it!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He'll want to forget about that quickly!
          ...  Benfica 3-0 Juventus ...
Min. 28 :(jvt) P_Kalulu sidesteps P_Maldini
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  P_Kalulu drives it towards goal !
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  P_Gazzaniga dives desperately to try and save it!!
          ...  And P_Gazzaniga tips it wide!
          ...  Great goalkeeping!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  A_Rabiot drives it into the box!
          ...  C_Medina reads it well
          ...  And he knocks it away
Min. 32 :(bfa) W_Dustice spots W_Morgan who is in acres of space
          ...  But A_Sandro barges him off the ball
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 46 :(jvt) A_Rabiot pass splits open the defence and finds R_K_Muani
          ...  D_Suker is late with that one
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  S_Scharer wants a quiet word

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Benfica 3-0 Juventus

Min. 47 :(bfa) There's going to be a change
          ...  C_Romero will come on for P_Maldini and play DF
Min. 48 :(bfa) T_Lee replaces an unhappy W_Morgan and will play as a DF
Min. 48 :(jvt) J_Musiala with a 50-yard pass to R_K_Muani
          ...  R_K_Muani uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot!
          ...  P_Gazzaniga parries it, he follows it up
          ...  And P_Gazzaniga recovers to save!!
Min. 49 :(bfa) D_Suker beats one
          ...  Goes past the second
          ...  He keeps going
          ...  fantastic skill!!
          ...  A_Sandro takes the ball and the player!!
          ...  But the ref waves play on!!
Min. 55 :(bfa) C_Romero runs with pace at the defence
          ...  Cleared by A_Sandro
Min. 60 :(bfa) Joao_Neves with a clever shimmy
          ...  H_Kamara knobbles the attacking player.
          ...  S_Scharer blows up for a foul
Min. 62 :(bfa) A_Varela is ready to come on to replace C_Medina
          ...  Looks like he will play as a MF
Min. 65 :(bfa) The assistant manager is out on the touchline shouting orders
          ...  It seems Benfica will now be playing P
Min. 67 :(bfa) D_Ferguson takes off his tracksuit
          ...  he'll replace D_Suker as FW
Min. 68 :(bfa) W_Dustice bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to D_Ferguson
          ...  D_Ferguson has time and space on the edge of the box!
          ...  He shoots towards goal!
          ...  M_Balfor takes the ball off him
          ...  He was showing off there!
Min. 70 :(bfa) G_Cano takes on 3 men
          ...  G_Cano hits the ball on the bounce !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  It looks like he enjoyed that one!!
          ...  He grabs the corner flag and pretends to sing!
          ...  It s his 3rd of the game!!
          ...  Benfica 4-0 Juventus ...
Min. 70 :(jvt) J_Musiala with a probing through ball R_K_Muani
          ...  Fine tackle by R_Rojas
          ...  He prevents the corner as well
Min. 74 :(jvt) T_Browning comes on for A_Sandro and will play DF to the delight of the fans
Min. 74 :(bfa) G_Cano has it on the edge of the box
          ...  G_Cano with a screamer of a shot !
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity
Min. 75 :(bfa) Benfica will now play A
Min. 75 :(bfa) G_Cano with the dribble
          ...  P_Kalulu is easily beaten
          ...  G_Cano with a screamer of a shot !
          ...  It's well wide!
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 79 :(bfa) G_Cano brings the ball under control
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  Joao_Neves gets on the end of the pass
          ...  H_Kamara anticipates the pass and cuts it out
Min. 79 :(jvt) M_Locatelli moves out wide
          ...  He plays the ball through to R_K_Muani
          ...  R_K_Muani curls the ball in on goal !
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!!
          ...  P_Gazzaniga palms it behind !!
          ...  What a great save!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  A_Rabiot plays it into the danger area!
          ...  C_Romero belts it clear
Min. 81 :(jvt) N_Zalewski replaces R_K_Muani to play as a FW
Min. 82 :(jvt) M_Locatelli reads the run of P_Kalulu
          ...  P_Kalulu beats the offside trap!
          ...  He looked offside to me
          ...  P_Gazzaniga comes towards him
          ...  He lobs it over P_Gazzaniga
          ...  It goes wide!!
Min. 83 :(jvt) F_Gatti is being brought on
          ...  H_Kamara is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play DF
Min. 83 :(jvt) F_Miretti is going to be brought on
          ...  A_Rabiot is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 85 :(bfa) A_Varela backtracks with the ball
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field
          ...  D_Ferguson gets on the end of it
          ...  D_Ferguson drives the ball low !
          ...  It's well wide!
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on

*************  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          : G_Cano (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : R_Rojas (1), G_Cano (17,28,70)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Juventus Match Info
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Best player          : R_K_Muani
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : K_Thuram (5)
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             Benfica      |    Juventus
Attempts on Goal     :          10        |       5
Off target           :           4        |       1
On target            :           6        |       4
Possession           :          57        |       43
Corners              :           0        |       3
Red Cards            :           0        |       1
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       0
Subs Used            :           4        |       4
Fouls                :           8        |       7
Key Tackles          :           3        |       7
Key Passes           :           9        |       6
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Final Score          : Benfica 4 - 0 Juventus
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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  37   1   2   3  40 |  94   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  90   0   0   0
W_Morgan       DF   3  34  13   7  10 |  49   0   1   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  25  35   0
P_Maldini      DF   2  33   8   4  33 |  48   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0   0
R_Rojas        DF   2  32   5   3  34 |  94   0   1   0   0   1   1   0   0   0  25   0  25
A_Bah          DF   2  31   7   5  30 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20  20
C_Medina       DM   2  24  27   1   9 |  63   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  25  15   0
A_Di_Maria     MF   1   4  34  18  39 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
W_Dustice      MF   1  14  32   7  42 |  94   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  45   0
Joao_Neves     AM   2   2  27  16  24 |  94   0   0   1   1   2   0   0   0   0   0  35   5
G_Cano         FW   2   1   4  33   9 |  94   0   0   1   0   5   3   0   0   0   0  15  75
D_Suker        FW   1   7  13  31  31 |  68   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0
L_Yashin       GK  29   2   1   2  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Lee          DF   1  31  10   2  25 |  45   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Romero       DF   1  27   1   2  34 |  46   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  65   0   0
A_Varela       MF   1  10  27  18  30 |  31   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  35  20
D_Ferguson     FW   1   4   1  31  41 |  26   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   5

Player Statistics - Juventus
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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M_Balfor       GK  39   1   1   2  32 |  94   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Sandro       DF   2  34   6   2  25 |  75   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 125   0   0
H_Kamara       DF   2  34   5   2  29 |  84   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0   0
P_Kalulu       DF   1  31   4   4  41 |  94   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
R_Bellanova    DF   2  29   3   5  26 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
F_Dimarco      DF   1  29   3   1  27 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Rabiot       MF   1   4  37   4  28 |  84   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0
K_Thuram       MF   2   5  33   3  15 |   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0 -10 -10 -10
M_Locatelli    MF   2   2  33   5  39 |  94   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20  25 -20
J_Musiala      MF   1   3  31  17   9 |  94   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
R_K_Muani      FW   1   3   5  32  40 |  82   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  15
I_McNamara     GK  21   1   1   2  13 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Browning     DF   2  33   4   4  36 |  19   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
F_Gatti        DF   2  28   9   4  48 |  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -20
F_Miretti      MF   2   5  28   4  27 |  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Zalewski     FW   2   1   5  30  33 |  12   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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