Elite Football League Match, Benfica vs. Marseille (Mon Nov 21)


                              Benfica  |  Marseille
                              4-4-2 A  |  5-3-2 E
                      Steven Theobald  |  Lee Shaw
                                       |
                      E_Thorstvedt GK  |  GK R_Higuita
                        J_Martinez DF  |  DF T_Taiwo
                         C_Thomson DF  |  DF L_Shawry
                           T_Adams DF  |  DF L_Koscielny
                       Yann_M_Vila DF  |  DF M_Smith
                       H_Kiessling MF  |  DF S_Byram
                        J_Wilshere MF  |  MF Y_Sankhare
                          J_Plasil MF  |  MF M_Dickinson
                            J_Bolm MF  |  MF Douglas_Costa
                        K_McInally FW  |  FW J_Digweed
                       Nathan_Dyer FW  |  FW Z_Zidane
                                       |
                        Tiribocchi SUB |  SUB H_Lloris
                         M_Zeffane SUB |  SUB M_Amoros
                         Zheng_Zhi SUB |  SUB J_Fleck
                        R_VD_Vaart SUB |  SUB F_Wood
                        E_Stranger SUB |  SUB Z_Ibrahimovic

Referee: M_Clattenurg (England)


Min. 2  :(msl) M_Smith steps over the ball
          ...  He nutmegs Yann_M_Vila
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery
          ...  Yann_M_Vila recovers to win the ball back
Min. 3  :(bfa) K_McInally with the dribble
          ...  He made that look easy
          ...  Z_Zidane with the tackle
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  M_Clattenurg wants a word
          ...  It's just a warning
Min. 4  :(bfa) Nathan_Dyer takes advantage of a mistake by T_Taiwo
          ...  Nathan_Dyer fires off a left-footed shot !
          ...  It's wide!
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 6  :(msl) M_Dickinson runs with the ball to the corner flag
          ...  He plays the ball across to J_Digweed
          ...  C_Thomson with a late tackle
          ...  He certainly didn't mean it
Min. 7  :(msl) Douglas_Costa feeds the ball through the middle
          ...  J_Digweed runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  C_Thomson slides in hard!
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 9  :(bfa) Nathan_Dyer has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past L_Shawry!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  T_Taiwo plays it back
          ...  R_Higuita slips!!
          ...  It goes just wide
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Plasil chips the ball in towards the back post!
          ...  R_Higuita makes the catch!
Min. 12 :(bfa) Yann_M_Vila plays in J_Plasil with a beautiful ball
          ...  Intercepted by M_Smith
Min. 14 :(msl) M_Dickinson is out on the right
          ...  He moves the ball left to M_Smith
          ...  M_Smith goes for the top corner !
          ...  E_Thorstvedt collects it comfortably
          ...  The shot never troubled him
Min. 15 :(bfa) C_Thomson kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate in space!
          ...  He plays the ball in to him!
          ...  K_McInally gets on the end of the pass
          ...  L_Koscielny forces him off the ball
Min. 16 :(bfa) The defender under hits the back pass!
          ...  Nathan_Dyer is through!
          ...  Nathan_Dyer hits the ball first time!
          ...  He could have let that bounce
          ...  R_Higuita gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  Fantastic reflex save by R_Higuita !!
Min. 17 :(msl) J_Digweed takes advantage of a mistake by T_Adams
          ...  Can he make them pay?
          ...  J_Digweed drives the ball low !
          ...  The net moves!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He runs towards the fans!
          ...  And slides on his knees!
          ...  Marseille go ahead in this match now!
          ...  Benfica 0-1 Marseille ...
Min. 21 :(bfa) J_Plasil is out on the left
          ...  He moves the ball right to C_Thomson
          ...  C_Thomson sees R_Higuita off his line !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Hammered into the top corner!
          ...  That's the equaliser!
          ...  Benfica 1-1 Marseille ...
Min. 22 :(bfa) C_Thomson brings it under control
          ...  He takes on S_Byram
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in Nathan_Dyer!
          ...  Nathan_Dyer with a thundering volley!
          ...  R_Higuita saves it
          ...  He got his body behind the ball there
Min. 25 :(msl) Y_Sankhare hits a hard pass to M_Dickinson
          ...  T_Adams makes the challenge and clears the ball
Min. 27 :(bfa) Nathan_Dyer gets to the by-line
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He plays the ball through to J_Bolm
          ...  J_Bolm attempts a lob!
          ...  He hits the post
          ...  He follows it up!
          ...  But puts it wide!
          ...  He'll be disappointed with that
Min. 30 :(msl) S_Byram takes on 3 men
          ...  S_Byram gets up high for the header !
          ...  But he's put it wide
          ...  How did he manage to miss that one?!?!?
Min. 32 :(bfa) J_Wilshere drives the ball across field
          ...  It comes to T_Adams
          ...  T_Adams with his head down lets it go !
          ...  R_Higuita gets his fingertips to it
          ...  He pushes it on to the post
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball
Min. 34 :(msl) T_Taiwo controls it well
          ...  He nutmegs Yann_M_Vila
          ...  He puts in J_Digweed!
          ...  J_Digweed tries to chip the ball over the keeper !
          ...  E_Thorstvedt has it covered
          ...  It takes a bobble!
          ...  E_Thorstvedt is left flat-footed
          ...  It's gone wide !!
Min. 37 :(bfa) K_McInally takes possession on the halfway line
          ...  He runs forward with the ball
          ...  He skips past the challenges
          ...  K_McInally with a screamer of a shot !
          ...  Looks like it should be R_Higuita's
          ...  Oh he's let it go through his legs
          ...  But drifts inches wide !!
          ...  R_Higuita looks embarrassed!
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide!
          ...  Goal kick given, amazing decision there!
Min. 37 :(msl) Douglas_Costa runs forward
          ...  Nathan_Dyer with an ugly foul
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  He gets a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 37 :(msl) M_Dickinson with a simple pass to Z_Zidane
          ...  Z_Zidane with the crafty shot!
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  T_Taiwo chips the ball into the area!
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of E_Thorstvedt
Min. 39 :(msl) Z_Zidane takes possession
          ...  He's got no outlet
          ...  He decides to go alone
          ...  C_Thomson with a bad challenge
          ...  M_Clattenurg will want to speak to him
Min. 42 :(msl) M_Dickinson leaves J_Martinez standing
          ...  J_Wilshere slides in hard!
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(bfa) Nathan_Dyer spots K_McInally who is in acres of space
          ...  L_Shawry with the lunge!!
          ...  And the whistle goes, that's a foul

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

Min. 47 :(bfa) J_Plasil with a flashy move
          ...  Z_Zidane with a nasty foul
          ...  He gets a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 48 :(msl) M_Dickinson is rolling on the ground!
          ...  He isn't going to continue!
Min. 48 :(msl) J_Fleck comes on for M_Dickinson and will play MF to the delight of the fans
Min. 52 :(bfa) K_McInally sidesteps L_Koscielny
          ...  K_McInally with a little chip!
          ...  R_Higuita won't get to that!
          ...  Oooh it goes just over!!
Min. 52 :(msl) J_Fleck controls it well
          ...  He nutmegs T_Adams
          ...  He puts in L_Koscielny!
          ...  K_McInally scythes the player down.
          ...  Psycho!
          ...  He's in trouble!!
          ...  He could be sent off for that!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  He was lucky to get away with that!
Min. 54 :(msl) Douglas_Costa gets to the bye line
          ...  He puts it into the box
          ...  He finds J_Digweed
          ...  J_Digweed with the side footed shot!
          ...  But E_Thorstvedt tips it behind
          ...  M_Clattenurg has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 56 :(bfa) Yann_M_Vila controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball into the middle!
          ...  K_McInally gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over!
          ...  L_Shawry looks embarrassed to take the ball off him!
Min. 57 :(bfa) J_Wilshere spits at Y_Sankhare
          ...  M_Clattenurg wants a word
          ...  It's just a warning
Min. 59 :(bfa) J_Plasil has it now
          ...  He takes on J_Digweed
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in K_McInally!
          ...  K_McInally with only one thing on his mind!
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal!
          ...  R_Higuita fists it away
Min. 60 :(bfa) J_Bolm finds a hole in the defence
          ...  The defence was sleeping
          ...  He made a fantastic run though
          ...  T_Taiwo steals the ball of off him
Min. 61 :(bfa) H_Kiessling is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He throws it to Nathan_Dyer
          ...  Nathan_Dyer attempts the shot!
          ...  R_Higuita makes a difficult save
Min. 62 :(msl) Douglas_Costa 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 J_Digweed
          ...  J_Digweed with the overhead !
          ...  But E_Thorstvedt punches it away
Min. 64 :(bfa) K_McInally takes possession
          ...  Knocks it past M_Smith
          ...  He's through on goal
          ...  K_McInally belts the ball towards goal!
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air
          ...  R_Higuita tips it round the post
          ...  Good save
          ...  Corner not given!!
Min. 67 :(bfa) Yann_M_Vila with a precise pass to K_McInally
          ...  K_McInally with a low drive through the rain!
          ...  But R_Higuita punches it away
          ...  He could have caught that!
Min. 71 :(msl) M_Smith with a 50-yard pass to Douglas_Costa
          ...  C_Thomson with a bad challenge
          ...  M_Clattenurg will want to speak to him
Min. 72 :(msl) Y_Sankhare takes control of the loose ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to L_Shawry
          ...  L_Shawry with a bomb of a shot !
          ...  But it clips the post and goes wide
Min. 73 :(bfa) K_McInally takes advantage of a mistake by L_Shawry
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  K_McInally with only one thing on his mind!
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  R_Higuita got his hand to it, but couldn't keep it out
          ...  Benfica go ahead in this match now!
          ...  Benfica 2-1 Marseille ...
Min. 74 :(bfa) M_Zeffane is going to be brought on
          ...  Nathan_Dyer is leaving the pitch
          ...  He hasn't had the best of games today
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 74 :(bfa) The assistant manager is out on the touchline shouting orders
          ...  It seems Benfica will now be playing D
Min. 74 :(msl) Marseille's manager orders his side to play A
Min. 74 :(bfa) C_Thomson brings the ball into the opposing area
          ...  C_Thomson hits a great shot !
          ...  It's gone over
          ...  Well he must have left his shooting boots at home for that one
Min. 75 :(bfa) J_Wilshere shifts into the DM position in a tactical change
Min. 75 :(bfa) J_Bolm runs forward
          ...  He nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind!
          ...  Douglas_Costa with an ugly foul
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
          ...  He gets a YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 76 :(msl) L_Shawry sprints down the wing
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space!
          ...  He puts in a square ball!
          ...  Douglas_Costa runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  Yann_M_Vila wins it well
          ...  Perfectly timed!
Min. 77 :(bfa) J_Bolm has the ball
          ...  He knocks the ball past L_Koscielny
          ...  He puts in J_Plasil!
          ...  S_Byram fouls badly
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
          ...  It's a yellow, and rightly so
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 78 :(bfa) Zheng_Zhi comes on for J_Bolm and takes up a MF role
Min. 79 :(bfa) R_VD_Vaart takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace J_Wilshere
          ...  He'll play as a MF
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
Min. 80 :(msl) M_Amoros is ready to come on to replace M_Smith
          ...  Looks like he will play as a DF
Min. 82 :(msl) F_Wood replaces Y_Sankhare to play as a MF
Min. 86 :(msl) Douglas_Costa has found himself in space
          ...  He looks up for his team mates
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  Z_Zidane gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  Zheng_Zhi is called for the holding foul
          ...  He was a bit too close for comfort
Min. 86 :(msl) J_Digweed finds his way through
          ...  J_Digweed with a low drive through the rain!
          ...  But E_Thorstvedt just gets his fingers to that one
Min. 87 :(msl) F_Wood looks around for some movement
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to J_Digweed
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by Zheng_Zhi
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 93 :(msl) J_Digweed knocks the ball past the lunge of J_Martinez
          ...  K_McInally with an inch perfect tackle
          ...  The whistle has gone! Incredible!

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Estadio da Luz
Attendance           : 124,000
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Benfica Match Info
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Best player          : K_McInally
Scorers              : C_Thomson (21), K_McInally (73)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Nathan_Dyer (37), K_McInally (52)
Injured              : N/A
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Marseille Match Info
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Best player          : J_Digweed (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : J_Digweed (17)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Z_Zidane (47), Douglas_Costa (75), S_Byram (77)
Injured              : M_Dickinson (48)
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Match Statistics
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                              Benfica     |   Marseille
Attempts on Goal     :          14        |       9
Off target           :           5        |       4
On target            :           9        |       5
Possession           :          51        |       49
Corners              :           1        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       3
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :          11        |       10
Key Tackles          :           6        |       5
Key Passes           :          11        |       11
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Final Score          : Benfica 2 - 1 Marseille
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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 |  94   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0   0
J_Martinez     DF   1  34   3   4  23 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Thomson      DF   2  30  12   6  25 |  94   0   1   2   0   2   1   0   0   0  20  20  21
T_Adams        DF   2  30   7   6  22 |  94   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   5
Yann_M_Vila    DF   2  28  13   8  22 |  94   0   2   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  30   0
H_Kiessling    MF   4  12  31  10  31 |  94   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
J_Wilshere     DM   2  19  28  11  19 |  80   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
J_Plasil       MF   1   7  28   9  19 |  94   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  20  55  20
J_Bolm         MF   2  11  27  13  32 |  79   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   1
K_McInally     FW   2   6   5  31  27 |  94   0   0   0   0   6   1   1   0   0  -2  -2  35
Nathan_Dyer    FW   2   6  11  27  31 |  75   0   0   1   0   4   0   1   0   0  -2   8  14
Tiribocchi     GK  27   3   3   4  19 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Zeffane      DF   1  26   9   7  31 |  19   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Zheng_Zhi      MF   1   9  29   8  42 |  15   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
R_VD_Vaart     MF   2  10  27   8  24 |  14   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20  20
E_Stranger     FW   2   9   7  26  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Marseille
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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R_Higuita      GK  39   2   2   2  34 |  94   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Taiwo        DF   2  32   4   4  31 |  94   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
L_Shawry       DF   2  30   8   8  15 |  94   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  10   1
L_Koscielny    DF   2  29  10   7  36 |  94   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
M_Smith        DF   3  28  11   6  34 |  81   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   5
S_Byram        DF   3  28   8   6  32 |  94   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -1
Y_Sankhare     MF   3   8  30  11  36 |  83   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
M_Dickinson    MF   2  15  28   7  28 |  49   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20   0 -20
Douglas_Costa  MF   2   8  28  11  42 |  94   0   0   3   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  28  -2
J_Digweed      FW   1   8   9  29  19 |  94   0   0   0   0   5   1   0   0   0   0   0  36
Z_Zidane       FW   2   8   8  29  34 |  94   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -1
H_Lloris       GK  26   2   3   1  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Amoros       DF   2  26   9   7  42 |  13   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Fleck        MF   1   6  30   9  28 |  45   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
F_Wood         MF   1  12  27   7  41 |  11   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Z_Ibrahimovic  FW   1   4   4  26  35 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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