TNT Sports Division One League Match, Benfica vs. Tottenham (Sun Nov 23)


                              Benfica  |  Tottenham
                          4-1-2-1-2 C  |  4-4-2 A
                   Matias Finkelstein  |  Gary Kevany
                                       |
                       P_Gazzaniga GK  |  GK A_Boruc
                          W_Morgan DF  |  DF S_Howey
                         P_Maldini DF  |  DF A_Gilchrist
                             T_Lee DF  |  DF S_Cooper
                             A_Bah DF  |  DF F_Cannavaro
                          C_Medina DM  |  MF J_Murphy
                        A_Di_Maria MF  |  MF G_Mamardashvi
                         Maldiniho MF  |  MF M_Wieffer
                        Joao_Neves AM  |  MF Juninhio_Jnr
                     Patrik_Schick FW  |  FW C_Palmer
                           D_Suker FW  |  FW C_Nkunku
                                       |
                          A_Trubin SUB |  SUB B_Cairns
                           R_Rojas SUB |  SUB A_Salto
                          A_Varela SUB |  SUB G_Potter
                          R_Gullit SUB |  SUB C_Hurgoi
                          P_Minuti SUB |  SUB M_Mudryk

Referee: D_Orsato (Italy)


Min. 2  :(bfa) P_Maldini controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball into the middle!
          ...  A_Di_Maria gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  A_Di_Maria tries to curl it into the bottom corner !
          ...  A_Boruc with the diving save
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras!
Min. 3  :(bfa) Maldiniho gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He slides the ball past F_Cannavaro!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  G_Mamardashvi with an ugly foul
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
Min. 6  :(bfa) Patrik_Schick brings the ball into the opposing area
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from F_Cannavaro
          ...  He could have easily caught the defender is he hadn't been careful
Min. 7  :(tth) Juninhio_Jnr kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate in space!
          ...  He plays the ball in to him!
          ...  C_Nkunku gets on the end of the pass
          ...  C_Nkunku sees P_Gazzaniga off his line !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Rifled into the top corner!
          ...  That puts Tottenham ahead!
          ...  Now can they hang onto it!
          ...  Benfica 0-1 Tottenham ...
Min. 8  :(bfa) W_Morgan plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  Patrik_Schick keeps possession instead!
          ...  He runs towards the goal now!
          ...  A_Gilchrist reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 14 :(bfa) Maldiniho squares it to Patrik_Schick
          ...  A_Gilchrist wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Maldiniho chips the ball into the area!
          ...  C_Medina swings a leg at it!
          ...  He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort
Min. 14 :(tth) Juninhio_Jnr with the deft touch
          ...  He takes it past P_Maldini
          ...  He knocks it to S_Cooper!
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by C_Medina
Min. 16 :(tth) M_Wieffer with a real burst of pace
          ...  He leaves the defender behind
          ...  A thundering drive by M_Wieffer !
          ...  Terrific shot
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide
          ...  That's unlucky!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Juninhio_Jnr chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  W_Morgan gets up well
          ...  And he heads it away
Min. 17 :(tth) C_Nkunku turns past the defender
          ...  He has created space for himself now
          ...  T_Lee makes the challenge and clears the ball
Min. 19 :(bfa) A_Bah catches Juninhio_Jnr with an elbow!
          ...  D_Orsato warns him
Min. 26 :(tth) J_Murphy heads the ball back to C_Palmer
          ...  P_Maldini with the tackle
          ...  He came to the rescue there!
Min. 27 :(tth) The defender loses control of the ball!
          ...  C_Palmer seizes control of it and thinks about the shot
          ...  P_Maldini takes out the attacker
          ...  He looked to have fouled him there
Min. 28 :(bfa) Maldiniho gets to the bye line
          ...  He puts it into the box
          ...  He finds P_Maldini
          ...  P_Maldini hits a crisp volley!
          ...  A_Boruc takes the ball off him
          ...  He was showing off there!
Min. 29 :(bfa) Joao_Neves has a go!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  A_Di_Maria collects the loose ball!
          ...  A_Gilchrist takes the player out!!
          ...  The ref turns away!!
Min. 33 :(bfa) Maldiniho has it now
          ...  He takes on S_Howey
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in Joao_Neves!
          ...  A_Gilchrist with the tackle
Min. 36 :(tth) Juninhio_Jnr is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He throws it to C_Nkunku
          ...  But P_Maldini reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 39 :(bfa) Maldiniho hits in a wicked shot!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  A_Di_Maria latches onto it!
          ...  A skilful effort from A_Di_Maria !
          ...  A_Boruc is beaten!
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  And goes clear
Min. 42 :(tth) C_Palmer takes possession
          ...  What can he do here?
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  D_Suker takes possession
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 46 :(bfa) Maldiniho gets to the by line
          ...  He looks up and lobs in a cross
          ...  Patrik_Schick is unmarked
          ...  Patrik_Schick hits the shot with the outside of the right foot!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Fine finish !
          ...  He has notched up his 10th goal this season with that one!!
          ...  Benfica are back level!
          ...  Benfica 1-1 Tottenham ...
Min. 47 :(bfa) A_Varela comes on for Maldiniho and will play MF to the delight of the fans
Min. 48 :(bfa) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side.
          ...  R_Rojas will come on for T_Lee and play DF
Min. 49 :(tth) F_Cannavaro boots it towards C_Palmer
          ...  A_Bah steals the ball of off him

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

Min. 48 :(tth) C_Palmer sidesteps W_Morgan
          ...  Good sliding challenge from R_Rojas
Min. 49 :(bfa) D_Suker gains possession
          ...  F_Cannavaro wins the ball!
          ...  But he caught the player also!
          ...  The ref gives nothing!
Min. 50 :(tth) J_Murphy has it now
          ...  He takes on P_Maldini
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in A_Gilchrist!
          ...  A_Gilchrist aims for the top right corner !
          ...  But P_Gazzaniga pulls out a save of the game
Min. 52 :(bfa) C_Medina lobs the ball over the defence
          ...  D_Suker latches on to it
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by S_Cooper
          ...  He made it look easy
Min. 54 :(tth) J_Murphy breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on P_Gazzaniga!
          ...  A_Bah brings him down!
          ...  D_Orsato calls him over!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  He is lucky not to have seen red!
Min. 56 :(bfa) C_Medina looks around for support
          ...  He knocks the ball across to A_Di_Maria
          ...  But S_Howey clears the danger
Min. 62 :(bfa) R_Gullit comes on for C_Medina and takes up a MF role
Min. 63 :(bfa) R_Gullit looks around for some movement
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He hits the ball to A_Di_Maria
          ...  A_Di_Maria tries one from the edge of the box !
          ...  But A_Boruc smothers the ball.
Min. 64 :(bfa) A_Varela moves out over to the edge of the pitch
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He plays the ball through to A_Di_Maria
          ...  Launched towards the top corner by A_Di_Maria !
          ...  The fans get off there seats!
          ...  But it sails over !!
Min. 64 :(tth) G_Mamardashvi miskicks!
          ...  He finds C_Nkunku though
          ...  That was fortunate
          ...  W_Morgan gets the foot in to win the ball
Min. 65 :(bfa) D_Suker with the dribble
          ...  S_Cooper is easily beaten
          ...  D_Suker carves a shot towards goal !
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  Wide !!
          ...  That was fortunate
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  A_Di_Maria floats the ball in!
          ...  The ball comes to D_Suker
          ...  He knocks it goalward
          ...  A_Boruc parries it
Min. 67 :(bfa) P_Minuti will come on for Patrik_Schick and play FW
Min. 67 :(bfa) Joao_Neves drives the ball across field
          ...  It comes to P_Minuti
          ...  P_Minuti hits the shot with the inside of the right foot!
          ...  It hammers off the bar onto the line
          ...  The referee talks to his assistant
          ...  He waves play on
          ...  Goal not given there!
          ...  That looked like the wrong decision
Min. 68 :(bfa) R_Gullit plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  Joao_Neves keeps possession instead!
          ...  He runs towards the goal now!
          ...  A thundering drive by Joao_Neves !
          ...  A_Boruc with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  He gave the striker no chance
Min. 68 :(tth) C_Nkunku with a real burst of pace
          ...  He shows W_Morgan a clean set of heals
          ...  C_Nkunku hits a crisp volley!
          ...  P_Gazzaniga collects it comfortably
          ...  The shot never troubled him
Min. 69 :(bfa) R_Rojas finds A_Di_Maria with a perfectly weighted pass
          ...  A_Di_Maria tries to beat A_Boruc!
          ...  A_Boruc fists it away
          ...  That was a good save!
Min. 70 :(bfa) The Benfica manager shouts at them from the touchline to play A
Min. 71 :(tth) Juninhio_Jnr runs forward
          ...  He nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind!
          ...  R_Rojas wins the ball!
          ...  But he caught the player also!
          ...  The ref gives nothing!
Min. 76 :(bfa) Joao_Neves with an inch perfect pass to A_Varela
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from A_Gilchrist
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  P_Minuti chips the ball into the area!
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of A_Boruc
Min. 78 :(tth) M_Wieffer brings the ball under control
          ...  He sees a team mate in space!
          ...  He plays the ball in to him!
          ...  S_Cooper gets on the end of the pass
          ...  S_Cooper aims the cheeky shot at goal!
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  P_Gazzaniga moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  P_Gazzaniga looks dejected!
          ...  That must have sealed it!!
          ...  Benfica 1-2 Tottenham ...
Min. 79 :(bfa) R_Gullit with the mazy dribble
          ...  He takes it past F_Cannavaro
          ...  R_Gullit attempts a low drive!
          ...  But A_Boruc just gets his fingers to that one
          ...  D_Orsato has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 80 :(tth) J_Murphy controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball out to the right!
          ...  C_Palmer gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  W_Morgan takes the player out!!
          ...  The ref turns away!!
Min. 82 :(tth) J_Murphy with the through ball to C_Nkunku
          ...  P_Minuti with a deliberate foul
          ...  He should be jailed for that
          ...  D_Orsato warned him
Min. 82 :(tth) Juninhio_Jnr with a smart turn
          ...  P_Maldini makes the challenge and clears the ball
Min. 83 :(tth) Juninhio_Jnr with electric pace
          ...  He eases past P_Maldini
          ...  Driven towards goal by Juninhio_Jnr !
          ...  It hits the post
          ...  And goes clear
Min. 85 :(tth) G_Mamardashvi off the woodwork.
          ...  M_Wieffer picks up the deflection
          ...  R_Rojas knocks the ball back to P_Gazzaniga
          ...  Ohhhh no!!
          ...  It s gone past P_Gazzaniga!
          ...  And just creeps wide!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Murphy curls it into the box!
          ...  C_Nkunku with the header
          ...  P_Gazzaniga catches the ball
Min. 87 :(bfa) Joao_Neves is taking a throw in
          ...  He dries the ball on his shirt
          ...  He throws the ball to A_Di_Maria
          ...  A_Di_Maria flings a shot at goal !
          ...  A_Boruc can't get to it!
          ...  OH! It drifts wide!
          ...  A_Boruc has a smile on his face
          ...  Did he know that was going wide?
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 90 :(tth) Tottenham's manager orders his side to play D
Min. 91 :(bfa) P_Minuti beats F_Cannavaro
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  J_Murphy wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge
Min. 91 :(tth) G_Mamardashvi punches R_Gullit off the ball
          ...  The linesman is flagging
          ...  He could be off here!
          ...  D_Orsato reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  I think he was lucky to escape with a caution!

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


Match Details
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Venue                : Estadio da Luz
Attendance           : 123,873
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Benfica Match Info
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Best player          : Maldiniho (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Patrik_Schick (46)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : A_Bah (54)
Injured              : N/A
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Tottenham Match Info
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Best player          : C_Nkunku
Scorers              : C_Nkunku (7), S_Cooper (78)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : G_Mamardashvi (91)
Injured              : N/A
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Match Statistics
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                              Benfica     |   Tottenham
Attempts on Goal     :          14        |       7
Off target           :           6        |       2
On target            :           8        |       5
Possession           :          59        |       41
Corners              :           3        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       1
Subs Used            :           4        |       0
Fouls                :          13        |       8
Key Tackles          :          13        |       10
Key Passes           :          17        |       11
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Final Score          : Benfica 1 - 2 Tottenham
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


Player Statistics - Benfica
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
P_Gazzaniga    GK  38   1   2   3  40 |  97   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0   0
W_Morgan       DF   3  35  13   7  10 |  97   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  75  15   0
P_Maldini      DF   2  34   8   4  33 |  97   0   4   1   0   1   0   0   0   0 100  15   5
T_Lee          DF   1  32  10   2  25 |  48   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0   0
A_Bah          DF   2  32   7   5  30 |  97   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  23  -2  -2
C_Medina       DM   2  24  28   1   9 |  66   0   1   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  25  30   0
A_Di_Maria     MF   1   4  34  18  39 |  97   0   0   0   0   6   0   0   0   0 -20 -20  -5
Maldiniho      MF   2   2  33   4  28 |  47   0   0   5   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  95   0
Joao_Neves     AM   2   2  27  16  24 |  97   0   0   4   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  60   5
Patrik_Schick  FW   1   3   4  35  38 |  71   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  25
D_Suker        FW   1   7  13  31  31 |  97   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  25   0   5
A_Trubin       GK  21   4   5   1  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Rojas        DF   2  32   5   3  34 |  49   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  55  -5 -20
A_Varela       MF   1  10  27  18  30 |  50   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0
R_Gullit       MF   2   1  32  17  31 |  31   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  30   5
P_Minuti       FW   2   9  10  28  11 |  26   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Tottenham
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A_Boruc        GK  36   5   1   1  25 |  97   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  75   0   0   0
S_Howey        DF   2  34   1   3  27 |  97   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0   0
A_Gilchrist    DF   2  30   1   5  20 |  97   0   5   0   0   1   0   0   0   0 125   0   5
S_Cooper       DF   3  29   9   9  32 |  97   0   1   0   0   1   1   0   0   0  25   0  25
F_Cannavaro    DF   1  29   6   1  16 |  97   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  50  15   0
J_Murphy       MF   1   9  32  11  26 |  97   0   1   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  25  60   0
G_Mamardashvi  MF   2   5  32   4  30 |  97   0   0   2   0   0   0   1   0   0  18  48  18
M_Wieffer      MF   1   2  32   1  25 |  97   0   0   1   1   1   0   0   0   0  20  55  20
Juninhio_Jnr   MF   1   5  31  17  32 |  97   0   0   3   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  65   0
C_Palmer       FW   1   2   5  35  34 |  97   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Nkunku       FW   2   1   1  33  28 |  97   0   0   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  35
B_Cairns       GK  25   1   2   3  41 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Salto        DF   2  27  11   5  11 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Potter       MF   2   8  27  18  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Hurgoi       MF   2  18  27   1  46 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Mudryk       FW   2   5   4  29  14 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
1763922107 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35