Elite FA Cup Group Stage Match 1, Benfica vs. Liverpool (Wed Aug 07)


                              Benfica  |  Liverpool
                            4-2-2-2 C  |  5-3-2 P
                   Matias Finkelstein  |  Mike McLeod
                                       |
                       P_Gazzaniga GK  |  GK Daniel_Fuzato
                            D_Rose DF  |  DF F_Baresi
                          W_Samuel DF  |  DF F_Alves
                         P_Maldini DF  |  DF J_Vallejo
                           K_Clark DF  |  DF M_Gorgon
                        A_Di_Maria MF  |  DF Nayef_Aguerd
                        P_McNamara MF  |  MF S_Petrov
                          A_Varela AM  |  MF P_Dicanio
                        A_Almendra AM  |  MF Jota
                            G_Cano FW  |  FW Demba_Ba
                           D_Suker FW  |  FW L_Guilherme
                                       |
                          L_Yashin SUB |  SUB D_Randolph
                          W_Morgan SUB |  SUB Luizao
                           Diego_T SUB |  SUB M_Kean
                         W_Dustice SUB |  SUB Ze_Roberto
                         O_Sweemey SUB |  SUB M_Skiba

Referee: S_Scharer (Switzerland)


Min. 2  :(bfa) A_Di_Maria controls it with ease
          ...  A_Di_Maria attempts the shot!
          ...  Daniel_Fuzato won't get to that!
          ...  Oooh it goes just over!!
Min. 3  :(lpl) S_Petrov looks around for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to Demba_Ba
          ...  Demba_Ba with the attempt at goal!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He jumps into the crowd!
          ...  The fans love him!!
          ...  Liverpool go in front now with that goal!
          ...  Benfica 0-1 Liverpool ...
Min. 12 :(lpl) Jota finds his way through
          ...  His quick turn fooled K_Clark
          ...  Jota shoots towards goal !
          ...  P_Gazzaniga heads it away
          ...  He was showing off there!
Min. 12 :(lpl) M_Gorgon is hurt
          ...  He's receiving some treatment now
          ...  But he looks unable to continue
Min. 12 :(lpl) Luizao will replace the useless M_Gorgon and will play DF
Min. 15 :(bfa) K_Clark drives the ball across field
          ...  It comes to D_Suker
          ...  D_Suker hits it
          ...  This one could go anywhere !
          ...  Daniel_Fuzato catches the ball
Min. 18 :(lpl) J_Vallejo with the towering header to L_Guilherme
          ...  L_Guilherme uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot!
          ...  But P_Gazzaniga hits it away
          ...  He could have held onto that!
Min. 24 :(lpl) S_Petrov reads the run of Jota
          ...  D_Suker with an over the top challenge
          ...  S_Scharer shows him a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on!
Min. 28 :(bfa) A_Di_Maria takes advantage of a defensive mistake
          ...  Can he make them pay?
          ...  J_Vallejo is called for the holding foul
          ...  He was a bit too close for comfort
          ...  S_Scharer called him over for a strong verbal warning
Min. 29 :(bfa) A_Di_Maria hits a hard pass to D_Suker
          ...  D_Suker sees Daniel_Fuzato off his line !
          ...  But Daniel_Fuzato punches it away
          ...  He had to be brave to come for that one
Min. 35 :(bfa) P_McNamara flicks it over F_Alves's head
          ...  He showed some great skill there!
          ...  P_McNamara swings in the shot!
          ...  Daniel_Fuzato guesses right
Min. 40 :(lpl) S_Petrov turns past the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to L_Guilherme
          ...  W_Samuel reads it well
          ...  This boy is a quality defender
          ...  The crowd sing his praises
Min. 42 :(bfa) A_Almendra plays a first time ball through the defence to D_Rose
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from F_Alves
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  A_Varela curls it into the box!
          ...  The ball finds its way to A_Almendra
          ...  He gets the shot away
          ...  Daniel_Fuzato with an amazing dive to the bottom left
          ...  How he got to that one I don't know !
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  A_Almendra crosses it in!
          ...  D_Suker with the header
          ...  OOOOOOHHHHHHHH
          ...  It grazes the post and goes wide
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 46 :(lpl) L_Guilherme makes the tackle
          ...  A_Varela cuts out the pass
          ...  That was close!

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

Min. 47 :(bfa) D_Suker runs at J_Vallejo
          ...  The defender slips and falls over
          ...  But Luizao slides in
Min. 48 :(bfa) W_Samuel takes a throw in
          ...  He throws the ball into P_McNamara
          ...  P_McNamara curls the ball in on goal !
          ...  He hits the side netting
Min. 50 :(lpl) Luizao plays a long ball to S_Petrov
          ...  G_Cano fouls badly
          ...  That looked malicious
          ...  S_Scharer wants a word
          ...  It s just a warning
Min. 52 :(bfa) D_Suker finds his way through
          ...  His quick turn fooled the defender
          ...  Luizao is forced to retreat
          ...  He knocks it back!
          ...  Daniel_Fuzato misses it!
          ...  It creeps just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  P_McNamara lofts the ball in!
          ...  J_Vallejo wins the ball
          ...  And he clears the danger
Min. 52 :(lpl) Nayef_Aguerd chips the ball over the defence and finds S_Petrov
          ...  W_Samuel seizes control of the ball
          ...  He hoists it forward
Min. 54 :(bfa) D_Rose with the mazy dribble
          ...  He takes it past the defender
          ...  D_Rose chases it through, he must score !
          ...  It hits the bar
          ...  And goes over!
          ...  Daniel_Fuzato was beaten there!
Min. 54 :(lpl) S_Petrov kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  F_Baresi gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  But D_Rose puts the ball out of play
Min. 60 :(bfa) W_Morgan replaces K_Clark to play as a DF
Min. 62 :(lpl) Demba_Ba takes advantage of a bad back pass from D_Rose
          ...  A wicked drive by Demba_Ba !
          ...  It hits the post!!
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it over
Min. 63 :(bfa) W_Dustice is being brought on
          ...  A_Almendra is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play MF
Min. 63 :(bfa) P_Maldini has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past S_Petrov
          ...  He puts in D_Suker!
          ...  An audacious effort from D_Suker !
          ...  But Daniel_Fuzato makes a comfortable save
          ...  He gave the striker no chance
Min. 64 :(bfa) W_Dustice with the deft touch
          ...  He takes it past S_Petrov
          ...  He knocks it to D_Suker!
          ...  D_Suker must beat Daniel_Fuzato!
          ...  Daniel_Fuzato with a great save
          ...  And he holds onto it as well!
Min. 65 :(lpl) F_Baresi cuts inside the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to L_Guilherme
          ...  W_Samuel gets the foot in to win the ball
Min. 67 :(bfa) O_Sweemey is ready to come on to replace D_Suker
          ...  Looks like he will play as a FW
Min. 67 :(bfa) A_Di_Maria takes advantage of a mistake by F_Alves
          ...  That mistake could prove costly
          ...  A_Di_Maria with the shot on net !
          ...  Brilliant save from Daniel_Fuzato
          ...  That must have impressed his national manager sitting in the stands
Min. 67 :(lpl) F_Alves with the cross-field pass to L_Guilherme
          ...  W_Morgan tackles cleanly
Min. 69 :(bfa) G_Cano sidesteps F_Baresi
          ...  That was too easy
          ...  F_Baresi reacts well to win the ball back
Min. 70 :(bfa) Benfica will now play A
Min. 71 :(lpl) The assistant manager is out on the touchline shouting orders
          ...  It seems Liverpool will now be playing D
Min. 74 :(bfa) A_Di_Maria takes advantage of a mistake by F_Baresi
          ...  A delicate chip from A_Di_Maria !
          ...  Daniel_Fuzato parries it
Min. 75 :(lpl) M_Kean is being prepared to come on
          ...  S_Petrov is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play DM
Min. 75 :(lpl) a big roar from the crowd as Ze_Roberto comes on for Jota to play MF
Min. 75 :(bfa) A_Varela plays a quick one-two with his team mate
          ...  He heads towards the goal
          ...  He slides it past the defender!
          ...  F_Alves gets in the way and wins the ball
Min. 81 :(bfa) P_McNamara holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  He knocks the ball across to A_Varela
          ...  But F_Baresi slides in
Min. 82 :(lpl) L_Guilherme beats D_Rose
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  But P_Maldini barges him off the ball
Min. 84 :(bfa) A_Varela drives it across the face of the goal G_Cano
          ...  G_Cano fires off a right-footed shot !
          ...  Daniel_Fuzato falls over
          ...  But the ball sails wide anyway!
Min. 87 :(lpl) Demba_Ba with a clever shimmy
          ...  P_McNamara with an ugly foul
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 90 :(lpl) L_Guilherme drives the ball across field
          ...  It comes to Ze_Roberto
          ...  Ze_Roberto hits it
          ...  This one could go anywhere !
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!!

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Estadio da Luz
Attendance           : 116,123
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Benfica Match Info
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Best player          : D_Suker
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : D_Suker (24)
Injured              : N/A
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Liverpool Match Info
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Best player          : S_Petrov (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Demba_Ba (3)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : M_Gorgon (12)
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Match Statistics
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                             Benfica      |   Liverpool
Attempts on Goal     :          13        |       5
Off target           :           5        |       2
On target            :           8        |       3
Possession           :          54        |       46
Corners              :           3        |       0
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       0
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :          17        |       6
Key Tackles          :           7        |       6
Key Passes           :           8        |       10
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Final Score          : Benfica 0 - 1 Liverpool
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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 |  92   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Rose         DF   1  34  12   8  22 |  92   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
W_Samuel       DF   2  34   8   4  28 |  92   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  60  10   0
P_Maldini      DF   2  32   8   4  33 |  92   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -10 -20
K_Clark        DF   2  31   7   4  15 |  61   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
A_Di_Maria     MF   1   4  33  18  39 |  92   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  10  10
P_McNamara     MF   2   8  30   7  33 |  92   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  10   5
A_Varela       AM   1  10  26  18  30 |  92   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
A_Almendra     AM   1   6  25  13  29 |  64   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   5
G_Cano         FW   2   1   4  32   9 |  92   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -20
D_Suker        FW   1   7  13  31  31 |  68   0   0   0   0   5   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  18
L_Yashin       GK  29   2   1   2  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
W_Morgan       DF   3  32  13   7  10 |  31   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
Diego_T        DF   2  27   5   5  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
W_Dustice      MF   1  14  30   7  42 |  28   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
O_Sweemey      FW   3   6  10  24  32 |  24   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Liverpool
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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Daniel_Fuzato  GK  29   2   5   5  11 |  92   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 100   0   0   0
F_Baresi       DF   3  30  10   8  30 |  92   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
F_Alves        DF   2  27  15   1  38 |  92   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0 100  30  20
J_Vallejo      DF   2  27  13   7  41 |  92   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
M_Gorgon       DF   2  27  10   7  32 |  12   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Nayef_Aguerd   DF   2  25  10   4  28 |  92   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
S_Petrov       MF   1  19  28   9  14 |  76   0   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0
P_Dicanio      MF   2  10  27   1  20 |  92   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Jota           MF   2   4  26  23  18 |  76   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
Demba_Ba       FW   2   5   1  29  17 |  92   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  25
L_Guilherme    FW   2   3   3  28  43 |  92   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   5
D_Randolph     GK  24   1   5   5  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Luizao         DF   2  29   2   5  38 |  80   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
M_Kean         DM   2   5  27   2  29 |  16   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Ze_Roberto     MF   1  11  27  17  11 |  16   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Skiba        FW   1   8   9  27  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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