Elite FA Cup Group Stage Match 1, Benfica vs. Real Madrid (Wed Oct 01)


                              Benfica  |  Real Madrid
                          4-1-2-1-2 C  |  5-1-1-1-2 P
                   Matias Finkelstein  |  Garysean Wilson
                                       |
                       P_Gazzaniga GK  |  GK F_Forster
                          W_Morgan DF  |  DF R_Ayala
                         P_Maldini DF  |  DF S_Welsh
                             T_Lee DF  |  DF J_Zanetti
                             A_Bah DF  |  DF Cafu
                          C_Medina DM  |  DF Lee_Ho
                        A_Di_Maria MF  |  DM M_Langerak
                         Maldiniho MF  |  MF D_Baboescu
                        Joao_Neves AM  |  AM Rivera
                     Patrik_Schick FW  |  FW M_Jardel
                           D_Suker FW  |  FW M_Leonardo
                                       |
                          L_Yashin SUB |  SUB I_Ka
                          C_Romero SUB |  SUB G_Chiellini
                      Ji_Sung_Park SUB |  SUB Yannick_Tonye
                          R_Gullit SUB |  SUB Jarrod_Bowen
                        D_Ferguson SUB |  SUB C_Ronaldo

Referee: G_Maqedonci (Sweden)


Min. 1  :(bfa) D_Suker takes advantage of a mistake by J_Zanetti
          ...  Cafu bundles the player over!!
          ...  That s a foul!!
          ...  The ref looks across to his assistant!
          ...  Play on!
Min. 8  :(bfa) Curled in dangerously from A_Di_Maria to Patrik_Schick
          ...  S_Welsh with the tackle
          ...  He came to the rescue there!
Min. 10 :(bfa) P_Maldini is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He throws it to D_Suker
          ...  D_Suker gets up high for the header !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He is dancing round the corner flag!
          ...  Benfica go ahead in this match now!
          ...  Benfica 1-0 Real Madrid ...
Min. 10 :(rmd) Lee_Ho drives it forward to M_Jardel
          ...  Patrik_Schick wins the ball well
          ...  G_Maqedonci has given a free kick
          ...  G_Maqedonci reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 11 :(bfa) Joao_Neves crosses into the box, finding A_Di_Maria
          ...  J_Zanetti slides in hard!
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 14 :(bfa) W_Morgan whips the ball across to Patrik_Schick
          ...  J_Zanetti reads the game well and cuts out the pass!
Min. 17 :(bfa) D_Suker with the dribble
          ...  Cafu is easily beaten
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by S_Welsh
          ...  He timed it well
Min. 19 :(bfa) T_Lee lobs the ball over the defence
          ...  W_Morgan latches on to it
          ...  R_Ayala brings him down from behind!
          ...  But the ref gives nothing!
Min. 21 :(rmd) M_Langerak runs at the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to M_Jardel
          ...  D_Suker stands his ground and wins the tackle
Min. 31 :(bfa) T_Lee plays in D_Suker with a beautiful ball
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from M_Langerak
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  P_Maldini chips the ball in towards the back post!
          ...  F_Forster easily catches it!
Min. 36 :(bfa) Patrik_Schick sprints past the defender
          ...  A powerful header from Patrik_Schick !
          ...  It looks good
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He jumps into the crowd!
          ...  The fans love him!!
          ...  Benfica 2-0 Real Madrid ...
Min. 38 :(bfa) Patrik_Schick lobs it over Lee_Ho
          ...  But Cafu wins the ball with a sliding challenge
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  T_Lee curls it into the box!
          ...  F_Forster reads it well, and claims it!
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 47 :(bfa) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side.
          ...  Ji_Sung_Park will come on for Joao_Neves and play MF
Min. 47 :(bfa) Maldiniho picks up a loose ball
          ...  Maldiniho with a stunning strike !
          ...  But he somehow misses
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Benfica 2-0 Real Madrid

Min. 48 :(bfa) C_Romero comes on for A_Bah and takes up a DF role
Min. 50 :(rmd) Jarrod_Bowen is going to be brought on
          ...  Rivera is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play AM
Min. 50 :(bfa) F_Forster miskicks!
          ...  Patrik_Schick is takes control of the ball!
          ...  Patrik_Schick smashed the ball towards the bottom corner!
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  F_Forster dives desperately to try and save it!!
          ...  He can't get to it!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  The deflection beat F_Forster!
          ...  Benfica 3-0 Real Madrid ...
Min. 51 :(bfa) A_Di_Maria takes advantage of a defensive mistake
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from R_Ayala
Min. 52 :(bfa) C_Medina with a short pass to find P_Maldini
          ...  P_Maldini strikes a wicked curler !
          ...  The shot deflects wide into the crowd!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by P_Maldini
          ...  F_Forster reads it well, and claims it!
Min. 53 :(bfa) Ji_Sung_Park picks out D_Suker with the cross
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  D_Baboescu takes possession
Min. 53 :(bfa) C_Romero is rolling on the ground!
          ...  He gets up again
          ...  Looks like a little bit of play acting
Min. 55 :(bfa) D_Suker stops the ball and looks around for movement
          ...  A team mate overlaps him now
          ...  He uses his team mates run as a decoy and heads towards the goal!
          ...  D_Suker launches himself head first to connect with the low cross!
          ...  It hits the side netting!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 58 :(bfa) A_Di_Maria plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  W_Morgan keeps possession instead!
          ...  He runs towards the goal now!
          ...  Jarrod_Bowen tackles cleanly
          ...  The linesman flags for the foul though! Unbelievable! It looked clean to me
          ...  G_Maqedonci shows him a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on!
Min. 61 :(rmd) D_Baboescu brings it under control
          ...  He takes on P_Maldini
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in Jarrod_Bowen!
          ...  Jarrod_Bowen rifles it at the goal !
          ...  It hits the post!!
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it over
Min. 62 :(bfa) R_Gullit is being brought on
          ...  A_Di_Maria is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 65 :(bfa) It seems Benfica are making a tactical change to P
Min. 65 :(rmd) The Real Madrid manager told his side to change to a A strategy
Min. 67 :(bfa) D_Ferguson will come on for D_Suker and play FW
Min. 67 :(bfa) D_Ferguson nutmegs J_Zanetti, he continues to run forward
          ...  D_Ferguson drives it low !
          ...  It floats over F_Forster
          ...  Its heading goal ward!
          ...  But floats just over
          ...  That was a great effort
Min. 68 :(rmd) S_Welsh curls the ball out wide to M_Leonardo
          ...  M_Leonardo controls the ball well!
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal!
          ...  P_Gazzaniga won't get to that!
          ...  It clips the post!
          ...  And goes wide!
Min. 70 :(rmd) G_Chiellini will replace the useless Cafu and will play DF
Min. 70 :(rmd) Yannick_Tonye will come on for D_Baboescu and play AM
Min. 70 :(rmd) C_Ronaldo takes off his tracksuit
          ...  he'll replace M_Jardel as FW
Min. 70 :(bfa) R_Gullit jumps over R_Ayala's challenge
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg
          ...  He's clean through
          ...  R_Gullit has time and space on the edge of the box!
          ...  He shoots towards goal!
          ...  F_Forster makes a great save
          ...  But he can't hold onto it!
Min. 73 :(rmd) The ball is passed in from M_Langerak, he finds Yannick_Tonye
          ...  Yannick_Tonye with the punt towards goal!
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  P_Gazzaniga moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  P_Gazzaniga catches it with style!
Min. 74 :(rmd) M_Leonardo runs at the defence
          ...  He nutmegs the defender
          ...  He showed his class there
          ...  M_Leonardo with the cheeky shot!
          ...  P_Gazzaniga just watches it drift out of play!
Min. 78 :(bfa) R_Gullit brings the ball under control
          ...  He sees a team mate in space!
          ...  He plays the ball in to him!
          ...  Patrik_Schick gets on the end of the pass
          ...  The cross hits Patrik_Schick on the butt and rebounds towards goal !
          ...  F_Forster makes a great save
          ...  But he can't hold onto it!
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Patrik_Schick hits it towards the far post!
          ...  F_Forster catches it!
Min. 82 :(bfa) R_Gullit holds up the ball
          ...  He plays the ball to D_Ferguson
          ...  D_Ferguson shoots towards goal !
          ...  F_Forster saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one
Min. 82 :(rmd) C_Ronaldo with the dribble
          ...  This is a great chance
          ...  R_Gullit with a nasty foul
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  He gets away with that one
          ...  It s just a warning
          ...  Garysean Wilson looks annoyed that there was no card there
Min. 84 :(rmd) Yannick_Tonye controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball out to the left!
          ...  M_Langerak gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  C_Romero forces him off the ball
          ...  But it rolls out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by M_Langerak!
          ...  Jarrod_Bowen with the header
          ...  P_Gazzaniga won't get to that!
          ...  It clips the post!
          ...  And goes wide!
Min. 86 :(rmd) The ball runs loose!
          ...  M_Leonardo seizes control of it and thinks about the shot
          ...  M_Leonardo with the shot on net !
          ...  But P_Gazzaniga punches it away
          ...  That's gone out for a goal kick
          ...  It was clear to everyone that P_Gazzaniga got a touch
Min. 86 :(bfa) R_Gullit changes direction inside
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to D_Ferguson
          ...  R_Ayala with the dive
          ...  There's no room in the game for that!
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 90 :(rmd) C_Ronaldo breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on P_Gazzaniga!
          ...  D_Ferguson brings him down!
          ...  He could be off here!
          ...  G_Maqedonci reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  I think he deserved that!
Min. 91 :(bfa) D_Ferguson steps over the ball
          ...  He nutmegs the defender
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery
          ...  But J_Zanetti wins the ball with a sliding challenge

*************  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          : Patrik_Schick (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : D_Suker (10), Patrik_Schick (36,50)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Patrik_Schick (10), D_Ferguson (90)
Injured              : N/A
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Real Madrid Match Info
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Best player          : M_Langerak
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Jarrod_Bowen (58)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                              Benfica     |  Real Madrid
Attempts on Goal     :          10        |       6
Off target           :           4        |       4
On target            :           6        |       2
Possession           :          59        |       41
Corners              :           4        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       1
Subs Used            :           4        |       4
Fouls                :           9        |       7
Key Tackles          :           2        |       11
Key Passes           :          11        |       6
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Final Score          : Benfica 3 - 0 Real Madrid
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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 |  93   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0   0
W_Morgan       DF   3  34  13   7  10 |  93   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0
P_Maldini      DF   2  34   8   4  33 |  93   0   0   1   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  35   0
T_Lee          DF   1  32  10   2  25 |  93   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
A_Bah          DF   2  31   7   5  30 |  50   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Medina       DM   2  24  27   1   9 |  93   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  35  20
A_Di_Maria     MF   1   4  34  18  39 |  64   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
Maldiniho      MF   2   2  32   4  28 |  93   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Joao_Neves     AM   2   2  27  16  24 |  47   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0
Patrik_Schick  FW   1   3   4  34  38 |  93   0   0   0   0   3   2   1   0   0  -2  -2  53
D_Suker        FW   1   7  13  31  31 |  69   0   1   0   0   2   1   0   0   0  45  20  45
L_Yashin       GK  29   2   1   2  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Romero       DF   1  27   1   2  34 |  43   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  65   0   0
Ji_Sung_Park   MF   1   5  31   1  35 |  46   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0
R_Gullit       MF   2   1  32  17  31 |  29   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  30   5
D_Ferguson     FW   1   4   1  31  41 |  24   0   0   0   0   2   0   1   0   0  -2  -2   3

Player Statistics - Real Madrid
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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F_Forster      GK  32   5   2   2  38 |  93   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  55   0   0   0
R_Ayala        DF   1  32   7   4  18 |  93   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0   0
S_Welsh        DF   2  31   2   3  40 |  93   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  50  15   0
J_Zanetti      DF   2  31   2   3  45 |  93   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  55 -20 -20
Cafu           DF   1  31   1   1  30 |  72   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0   0
Lee_Ho         DF   1  29   8   5  28 |  93   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20  -5 -20
M_Langerak     DM   1  22  28  11  43 |  93   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  25  30   0
D_Baboescu     MF   1  17  32   6  27 |  72   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  25  15   0
Rivera         AM   1   1  31  22  26 |  52   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Jardel       FW   2   5   2  31  24 |  72   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Leonardo     FW   2   1   5  27  40 |  93   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
I_Ka           GK  22   2   5   4  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Chiellini    DF   1  29   8   1  28 |  21   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Yannick_Tonye  AM   2   7  27  25  30 |  21   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  15   5
Jarrod_Bowen   AM   1   9  27  21  26 |  41   0   0   0   0   2   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
C_Ronaldo      FW   1   3   2  30  31 |  21   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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