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Season 21 Archive: Elite League, Week 5

Benfica 1 - 1 Liverpool

Elite Football League Match, Benfica vs. Liverpool (Sat Oct 10)


                              Benfica  |  Liverpool
                              3-5-2 E  |  4-1-2-1-2 N
                      Steven Theobald  |  Mike McLeod
                                       |
                      E_Thorstvedt GK  |  GK T_Peterson
                         C_Thomson DF  |  DF O_Price
                         J_Djourou DF  |  DF L_Nyatanga
                     C_Azpilicueta DF  |  DF J_Paintsil
                          B_Zamora MF  |  DF T_Butcher
                      D_Damjanovic MF  |  DM R_Radinski
                       B_Abdoulaye MF  |  MF F_Zappa
                         Zheng_Zhi MF  |  MF L_Camp
                            J_Bolm MF  |  AM J_Henderson
                        K_McInally FW  |  FW A_Bagsy
                       Nathan_Dyer FW  |  FW Divock_Origi
                                       |
                          J_Moreau SUB |  SUB S_Kerr
                       Yann_M_Vila SUB |  SUB A_Brehme
                         P_Swanson SUB |  SUB Z_Junuzovic
                            D_Obua SUB |  SUB Gazeau
                         L_Fabiano SUB |  SUB Casiano_Silva

Referee: K_Ippi (Finland)


Min. 1  :(lpl) F_Zappa with an inch perfect pass to T_Butcher
          ...  Good sliding challenge from J_Djourou
Min. 2  :(bfa) Zheng_Zhi with the header on
          ...  He finds D_Damjanovic in space
          ...  A thundering drive by D_Damjanovic !
          ...  T_Peterson parries it, he follows it up
          ...  And T_Peterson recovers to save!!
Min. 3  :(lpl) T_Butcher sidesteps his marker
          ...  That was too easy
          ...  T_Butcher tries to lob the keeper !
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!!
          ...  E_Thorstvedt palms it behind !!
          ...  What a great save!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  L_Camp drives it into the box!
          ...  E_Thorstvedt catches it!
Min. 8  :(bfa) Zheng_Zhi is out on the right
          ...  He moves the ball left to Nathan_Dyer
          ...  Nathan_Dyer with a stunning strike !
          ...  But he somehow misses
          ...  That was a woeful effort
Min. 8  :(lpl) O_Price with a short pass to find J_Henderson
          ...  Cleared by K_McInally
Min. 9  :(lpl) R_Radinski has found himself in space
          ...  He looks up for his team mates
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  J_Henderson gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  J_Djourou takes the player out!!
          ...  The ref turns away!!
Min. 10 :(bfa) B_Abdoulaye with a probing pass to K_McInally
          ...  But O_Price wins the tackle cleanly
Min. 10 :(lpl) F_Zappa with the first time flick to A_Bagsy
          ...  A_Bagsy with a little chip!
          ...  He hits the side netting
Min. 13 :(bfa) B_Zamora holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to K_McInally
          ...  L_Nyatanga brings him down from behind!
          ...  But the ref gives nothing!
Min. 13 :(lpl) A_Bagsy beats his marker
          ...  He muscled him off the ball
          ...  A wicked drive by A_Bagsy !
          ...  E_Thorstvedt tips it over
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  F_Zappa hits it into the box!
          ...  E_Thorstvedt jumps well to claim it!
Min. 14 :(lpl) O_Price brings the ball under control
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  J_Henderson gets on the end of the pass
          ...  J_Djourou bundles the player over!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  K_Ippi gave him a strong warning
Min. 17 :(lpl) F_Zappa off the woodwork.
          ...  A_Bagsy picks up the deflection
          ...  A_Bagsy tries the lob from 30 yards !
          ...  E_Thorstvedt with a great save
          ...  He holds onto it as well!
Min. 18 :(bfa) Zheng_Zhi with a precise ball to Nathan_Dyer
          ...  Nathan_Dyer with a thundering drive!
          ...  T_Peterson saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one
Min. 18 :(lpl) The defender loses control of the ball!
          ...  A_Bagsy seizes control of it and thinks about the shot
          ...  D_Damjanovic with a bad challenge
          ...  That looked malicious
          ...  K_Ippi reaches to his pocket!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 20 :(lpl) J_Henderson leaves C_Azpilicueta standing
          ...  A wicked drive by J_Henderson !
          ...  E_Thorstvedt manages to turn it behind
Min. 25 :(bfa) B_Abdoulaye looks for options
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to C_Thomson
          ...  But T_Butcher sees the pass and cuts it out
Min. 28 :(lpl) A_Bagsy takes possession
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  B_Abdoulaye wins control of the ball with his hand!!
          ...  Play On!!
Min. 29 :(bfa) Zheng_Zhi gets to the by line and finds Nathan_Dyer with a beautiful cross
          ...  Nathan_Dyer hits the shot with the outside of the right foot!
          ...  But T_Peterson smothers the ball.
Min. 30 :(bfa) B_Abdoulaye times his run well
          ...  B_Abdoulaye with the 40 yard drive !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  That's put Benfica ahead!
          ...  Benfica 1-0 Liverpool ...
Min. 30 :(lpl) a big roar from the crowd as Casiano_Silva comes on for J_Henderson to play FW
Min. 30 :(lpl) The assistant manager is out on the touchline shouting orders
          ...  It seems Liverpool will now be playing C
Min. 30 :(lpl) Divock_Origi finds his way through
          ...  His quick turn fooled C_Thomson
          ...  C_Thomson reacts to stop the move going any further
Min. 31 :(bfa) K_McInally latches onto the ball
          ...  He has some space now
          ...  K_McInally attempts to nutmeg T_Peterson!
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Bolm chips the ball into the area!
          ...  T_Peterson makes the catch!
Min. 33 :(bfa) D_Damjanovic runs at the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to K_McInally
          ...  K_McInally with a graceful, looping effort !
          ...  It goes wide for a goal kick
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(bfa) C_Azpilicueta with a simple pass to J_Djourou
          ...  Divock_Origi with an awful challenge
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
          ...  He received a good talking to from K_Ippi
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  That could have been a penalty!
          ...  K_McInally hits it hard
          ...  It hits the outside of the post
          ...  And spins wide
Min. 44 :(bfa) D_Damjanovic races into the box
          ...  He sees Zheng_Zhi lose his man
          ...  He cuts the ball back to him
          ...  Zheng_Zhi strikes a wicked curler !
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!!!!
          ...  It's wide!
          ...  That was a dismal effort!
          ...  He should have buried that!
Min. 45 :(bfa) Yann_M_Vila is coming on for Zheng_Zhi and will play DF
Min. 45 :(bfa) B_Abdoulaye seems to have switched to a DM role
Min. 47 :(lpl) Casiano_Silva has found himself in space
          ...  He looks up for his team mates
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  J_Paintsil gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  J_Paintsil drives it low !
          ...  It comes back off the woodwork!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  That's pulled Liverpool level!
          ...  Benfica 1-1 Liverpool ...
Min. 48 :(bfa) Benfica altered their play to a A strategy
Min. 48 :(bfa) B_Abdoulaye will now play as MF
Min. 48 :(bfa) Nathan_Dyer takes advantage of a mistake by L_Nyatanga
          ...  Can he make them pay?
          ...  Nathan_Dyer has time and space!
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal
          ...  T_Peterson with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league

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

Min. 47 :(lpl) A_Bagsy beats one
          ...  Goes past the second
          ...  He keeps going
          ...  fantastic skill!!
          ...  B_Zamora slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in
Min. 52 :(lpl) Casiano_Silva cut's in on the inside of the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to A_Bagsy
          ...  An audacious effort from A_Bagsy !
          ...  But E_Thorstvedt tips it behind
          ...  K_Ippi has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 60 :(lpl) Z_Junuzovic takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace O_Price
          ...  He'll play as a DF
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
Min. 60 :(lpl) a big roar from the crowd as Gazeau comes on for R_Radinski to play DM
Min. 62 :(bfa) B_Abdoulaye runs at the defence
          ...  F_Zappa seizes control of the ball
          ...  He hoists it forward
Min. 68 :(lpl) Casiano_Silva sidesteps C_Azpilicueta
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  But C_Thomson puts the ball out of play
Min. 71 :(bfa) J_Bolm turns past the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to Nathan_Dyer
          ...  A powerful header from Nathan_Dyer !
          ...  It looks good
          ...  But T_Peterson palms it away
          ...  He could have caught that!
Min. 73 :(lpl) F_Zappa 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!
          ...  Casiano_Silva receives the pass and heads towards the goal
          ...  C_Thomson gets the foot in to win the ball
Min. 74 :(bfa) B_Zamora kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  K_McInally gets on the end of the pass
          ...  K_McInally drives the shot in!
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  D_Damjanovic crosses it in!
          ...  K_McInally gets his head on it
          ...  T_Peterson with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  He gave the striker no chance
Min. 75 :(bfa) L_Fabiano is going to be brought on
          ...  B_Abdoulaye is leaving the pitch
          ...  He hasn't had the best of games today
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 75 :(lpl) The assistant manager is out on the touchline shouting orders
          ...  It seems Liverpool will now be playing A
Min. 76 :(lpl) L_Camp lobs it over Yann_M_Vila
          ...  L_Camp aiming for the bottom corner !
          ...  But he puts it wide
          ...  That was a terrible attempt!
Min. 77 :(bfa) K_McInally knocks the ball past the lunge of J_Paintsil
          ...  K_McInally attempts to drive it home!
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it wide
Min. 77 :(lpl) L_Camp plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  F_Zappa decides to go for goal instead!
          ...  B_Zamora read the danger and stops the pass
Min. 78 :(bfa) D_Obua is being prepared to come on
          ...  J_Bolm is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 81 :(bfa) B_Zamora controls it well
          ...  He nutmegs T_Butcher
          ...  He puts in K_McInally!
          ...  A delicate chip from K_McInally !
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  T_Peterson dives desperately to try and save it!!
          ...  He can't get to it!
          ...  But it creeps just wide!!
          ...  The deflection had T_Peterson beaten!
Min. 82 :(lpl) J_Paintsil with the diagonal pass Z_Junuzovic
          ...  Z_Junuzovic with a little chip!
          ...  It's wide!
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 84 :(bfa) B_Zamora reads the run of K_McInally
          ...  A glorious effort by K_McInally !
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!!
          ...  T_Peterson palms it behind !!
          ...  What a great save!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Nathan_Dyer swings it in!
          ...  T_Peterson reads it well, and claims it!
Min. 85 :(bfa) L_Fabiano has it now
          ...  He takes on J_Paintsil
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in Nathan_Dyer!
          ...  T_Butcher with the block
Min. 87 :(lpl) J_Paintsil has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past J_Djourou
          ...  He puts in L_Camp!
          ...  L_Camp with a powerful header !
          ...  He has failed to hit the target!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He should have buried that!
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(bfa) D_Obua gets to the by-line
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He plays the ball through to Nathan_Dyer
          ...  Intercepted by T_Butcher
Min. 89 :(bfa) D_Obua with a glorious 60-yard pass to L_Fabiano
          ...  L_Fabiano curls it towards the top corner !
          ...  But it goes wide of the post
Min. 90 :(bfa) B_Zamora pass splits open the defence and finds L_Fabiano
          ...  L_Fabiano rises above the defence to head the ball !
          ...  T_Peterson saves it
          ...  He got his body behind the ball there
Min. 90 :(lpl) Casiano_Silva runs with pace at the defence
          ...  Nathan_Dyer with the tackle
          ...  He came to the rescue there!
Min. 91 :(lpl) The ball goes loose!
          ...  Divock_Origi gains possesion and thinks about the shot
          ...  Nathan_Dyer fouls badly
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
          ...  K_Ippi shows him a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on!
Min. 92 :(bfa) Nathan_Dyer finds his way through
          ...  He lost his man too easily
          ...  Nathan_Dyer tries to catch the keeper out!
          ...  T_Peterson saves, but he fumbles
          ...  But he gathers at the second attempt!
Min. 92 :(lpl) F_Zappa with the flick on
          ...  He plays the ball across to Divock_Origi
          ...  A thundering drive by Divock_Origi !
          ...  He hits the post
          ...  He follows it up!
          ...  But puts it wide!
          ...  He'll be disappointed with that

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Estadio da Luz
Attendance           : 118,513
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Benfica Match Info
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Best player          : B_Abdoulaye (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : B_Abdoulaye (30)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : D_Damjanovic (18), Nathan_Dyer (91)
Injured              : N/A
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Liverpool Match Info
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Best player          : F_Zappa
Scorers              : J_Paintsil (47)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                              Benfica     |    Liverpool
Attempts on Goal     :          19        |       11
Off target           :           9        |       5
On target            :          10        |       6
Possession           :          62        |       38
Corners              :           3        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       0
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :          11        |       4
Key Tackles          :          10        |       6
Key Passes           :          18        |       13
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Final Score          : Benfica 1 - 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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E_Thorstvedt   GK  39   2   6   4  13 |  95   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0   0   0
C_Thomson      DF   2  28  12   6  25 |  95   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
J_Djourou      DF   3  28   5   9  35 |  95   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
C_Azpilicueta  DF   2  27   9   9  13 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
B_Zamora       MF   2  12  28   8  25 |  95   0   2   5   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  50   0
D_Damjanovic   MF   3   8  28  10  42 |  95   0   0   2   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  18   3
B_Abdoulaye    MF   2  15  27   7  39 |  78   0   1   2   0   1   1   0   0   0  20  20  20
Zheng_Zhi      MF   1   9  27   8  42 |  45   0   0   4   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  40   1
J_Bolm         MF   2  11  26  12  32 |  81   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
K_McInally     FW   2   6   5  29  27 |  95   0   1   0   0   8   0   0   0   0  20   0  16
Nathan_Dyer    FW   2   6  10  27  31 |  95   0   1   0   0   6   0   1   0   0  18  -2  24
J_Moreau       GK  27   1   2   2  14 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Yann_M_Vila    DF   2  26  13   8  22 |  50   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Swanson      DF   2  24  10   6  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Obua         MF   2  11  24   8  31 |  14   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
L_Fabiano      FW   1   4  10  25  18 |  17   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  10   6

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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T_Peterson     GK  36   1   2   1  10 |  95  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  45   0   0   0
O_Price        DF   2  24  11   7  26 |  63   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20   0
L_Nyatanga     DF   2  23  14   7  29 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
J_Paintsil     DF   1  23  12   9  31 |  95   0   0   2   0   1   1   0   0   0   0  20  20
T_Butcher      DF   2  23   8   7  23 |  95   0   3   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  60   0   5
R_Radinski     DM   1  11  25   6  29 |  63   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
F_Zappa        MF   1   6  27   2  19 |  95   0   1   5   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  50   0
L_Camp         MF   3  11  23  10  27 |  95   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  10   2
J_Henderson    AM   2   7  24  10  30 |  30   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
A_Bagsy        FW   1   8   4  26  15 |  95   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  16
Divock_Origi   FW   1   5   9  23  33 |  95   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
S_Kerr         GK  27   3   2   2  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Brehme       DF   1  23   7   8  35 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Z_Junuzovic    DF   2  11  23   8  32 |  32   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
Gazeau         DM   1   4  24   7  29 |  32   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Casiano_Silva  FW   1   6   7  24  33 |  65   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  35   0
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