Division One League Match, Benfica vs. Tottenham (Wed Nov 15)


                              Benfica  |  Tottenham
                              4-4-2 C  |  5-3-2 N
                   Matias Finkelstein  |  Gary Kevany
                                       |
                         N_Winneke GK  |  GK Carlos_Bravo
                          W_Samuel DF  |  DF D_Georgesco
                            D_Rose DF  |  DF E_Plummer
                          W_Morgan DF  |  DF S_Howey
                         P_Maldini DF  |  DF T_Histelberg
                         K_Commons MF  |  DF A_Salto
                           Liziero MF  |  MF Omar_Mascarel
                           A_Pirlo MF  |  MF D_Baboescu
                      D_Steffanato MF  |  MF Juninhio_Jnr
                           D_Suker FW  |  FW M_Jordan
                            T_Erak FW  |  FW M_Mudryk
                                       |
                          L_Yashin SUB |  SUB D_Gogean
                           Diego_T SUB |  SUB R_Morrison
                        S_Nakamoto SUB |  SUB P_Gasgoingne
                           E_Knave SUB |  SUB N_Piere
                         O_Sweemey SUB |  SUB Janssen

Referee: M_Atkinson (England)


Min. 1  :(bfa) A_Pirlo retreats under pressure
          ...  He hits the ball up field
          ...  D_Suker latches onto the end of it
          ...  D_Suker fires off a left-footed shot !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He nutmegged Carlos_Bravo
          ...  Benfica have snatched the lead!
          ...  Benfica 1-0 Tottenham ...
Min. 1  :(tth) Tottenham will now play A
Min. 1  :(bfa) A_Pirlo looks around for support
          ...  He knocks the ball across to D_Suker
          ...  E_Plummer with a deliberate foul
          ...  M_Atkinson will want to speak to him
Min. 2  :(tth) M_Mudryk knocks the ball past the lunge of the defender
          ...  P_Maldini with a well timed tackle
          ...  M_Atkinson didn't like it though
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!, he is in the book for that one
Min. 6  :(tth) M_Jordan finds a hole in the defence
          ...  The defence was sleeping
          ...  He made a fantastic run though
          ...  M_Jordan aims the cheeky shot at goal!
          ...  N_Winneke makes a comfortable save
          ...  He makes it look so easy
Min. 7  :(tth) T_Histelberg with a glorious 60-yard pass to M_Mudryk
          ...  M_Mudryk flings a shot at goal !
          ...  It s going over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  But lands on the roof of the net !!
          ...  N_Winneke looks relieved there!
Min. 10 :(bfa) Liziero beats his marker
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker
          ...  "Play On!" Waves M_Atkinson
          ...  A delicate chip from Liziero !
          ...  But Carlos_Bravo punches it away
Min. 12 :(tth) Omar_Mascarel has the ball
          ...  He knocks the ball past P_Maldini
          ...  He puts in A_Salto!
          ...  A_Salto gets his head to the ball !
          ...  N_Winneke saves it
          ...  Good goalkeeping
Min. 13 :(bfa) D_Steffanato takes possession of the ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to T_Erak
          ...  T_Erak attempts the shot!
          ...  Carlos_Bravo parries the shot
          ...  And the defender clears it!
Min. 15 :(tth) Omar_Mascarel sprints down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball across to D_Baboescu
          ...  D_Baboescu hits the ball first time!
          ...  He could have let that bounce
          ...  Wide of goal
Min. 16 :(bfa) A_Pirlo gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He slides the ball past S_Howey!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  A_Pirlo looks to see where Carlos_Bravo is!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  It hits off a defender!
          ...  But goes clear to safety!
Min. 16 :(bfa) D_Rose brings it under control
          ...  He takes on S_Howey
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in T_Erak!
          ...  Carlos_Bravo with a nasty foul
          ...  M_Atkinson will want to speak to him
          ...  He's in trouble!!
          ...  He could be sent off for that!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  He was lucky to get away with that!
          ...  What s M_Atkinson going to give?
          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  That looked like it was outside the box VAR?!!
          ...  D_Suker places the ball on the spot!
          ...  Carlos_Bravo dives
          ...  GOAL!!
          ...  The keeper had no chance there!
          ...  Benfica 2-0 Tottenham...
Min. 19 :(tth) E_Plummer loses P_Maldini
          ...  W_Morgan wins the ball
Min. 20 :(tth) A_Salto runs down the wing
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space!
          ...  He cuts the ball back
          ...  Juninhio_Jnr latches onto the pass
          ...  He carves out some space
          ...  Juninhio_Jnr tries to beat N_Winneke from outside the area!
          ...  But he got that all wrong
Min. 24 :(tth) T_Histelberg with a precise pass to M_Jordan
          ...  M_Jordan attempts a chip!
          ...  N_Winneke makes the save
          ...  He hits the ball up field!
Min. 27 :(bfa) T_Erak runs at goal
          ...  He spots the run of K_Commons
          ...  He's played him in
          ...  K_Commons cracks a laser towards goal !
          ...  Carlos_Bravo makes a great save
          ...  And he manages to hold onto it as well!
Min. 28 :(tth) M_Jordan plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  M_Mudryk keeps possession instead!
          ...  He runs towards the goal now!
          ...  K_Commons leaves his foot in with the challenge!!
          ...  That s a bad foul!!
          ...  The ref shows him a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on!
Min. 30 :(bfa) T_Erak barges Omar_Mascarel off the ball
          ...  D_Georgesco with the dive
          ...  There's no room in the game for that!
Min. 37 :(tth) A_Salto takes advantage of a mistake by W_Morgan
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  W_Samuel hits it out for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  M_Jordan chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  N_Winneke fists it away!
Min. 40 :(bfa) K_Commons can't find space for the shot
          ...  He slips it through to D_Suker
          ...  Juninhio_Jnr cuts it out easily
          ...  He clears the ball up field
Min. 41 :(bfa) K_Commons with a slide rule pass to T_Erak
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from T_Erak !
          ...  Carlos_Bravo turns it behind for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  K_Commons chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  S_Howey reads it
          ...  He clears the danger
Min. 41 :(tth) D_Georgesco has found himself in space
          ...  He looks up for his team mates
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  M_Mudryk gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  Cleaned up by P_Maldini
Min. 42 :(bfa) K_Commons controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball out to the right!
          ...  T_Erak gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  T_Erak attempts a low drive!
          ...  It hits the inside of the post
          ...  It falls right into Carlos_Bravo's arms
          ...  Unlucky
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(tth) T_Histelberg has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past D_Rose
          ...  He puts in M_Mudryk!
          ...  D_Rose does well to get the tackle in

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Benfica 2-0 Tottenham

Min. 46 :(tth) Juninhio_Jnr runs at the defender
          ...  The ball rebounds off T_Erak back to him!
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward!
          ...  D_Steffanato wins the ball with a clear tackle
Min. 47 :(tth) Juninhio_Jnr changes direction inside
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to D_Baboescu
          ...  Liziero wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge
Min. 49 :(bfa) K_Commons has the ball
          ...  He knocks the ball past D_Georgesco
          ...  He puts in D_Rose!
          ...  D_Rose sends it flying towards goal!
          ...  Carlos_Bravo won't get to that!
          ...  It clips the post!
          ...  And goes wide!
Min. 50 :(bfa) K_Commons beats his marker
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free
          ...  K_Commons with the header !
          ...  Carlos_Bravo with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  He showed great Reflexes there
Min. 52 :(tth) M_Mudryk takes advantage of a mistake by A_Pirlo
          ...  That mistake could prove costly
          ...  M_Mudryk with the overhead !
          ...  But N_Winneke pulls out a save of the game
Min. 55 :(bfa) O_Sweemey is being prepared to come on
          ...  T_Erak is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 55 :(tth) Juninhio_Jnr drives the ball across field
          ...  It comes to M_Mudryk
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  W_Samuel hits it out for a throw
Min. 57 :(tth) M_Jordan could get a shot on goal here
          ...  D_Rose wins control of the ball with his hand!!
          ...  Play On!!
Min. 58 :(bfa) D_Suker runs at D_Georgesco
          ...  He takes it past him
          ...  D_Suker has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He fires the ball goal ward!
          ...  The net bulges!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He kisses his shirt!!
          ...  He shows his love for the club!!
          ...  The fans cheer him and chant his name!!
          ...  And that makes it a hat trick!
          ...  Benfica 3-0 Tottenham ...
Min. 60 :(bfa) Diego_T is coming on and P_Maldini is being brought off
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play DF
Min. 60 :(tth) a big roar from the crowd as P_Gasgoingne comes on for Juninhio_Jnr to play MF
Min. 61 :(bfa) D_Suker takes advantage of a mistake by E_Plummer
          ...  P_Gasgoingne goes in studs first
          ...  That will be a booking
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 62 :(bfa) S_Nakamoto takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace D_Rose
          ...  He'll play as a DF
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
Min. 63 :(bfa) E_Knave replaces an unhappy Liziero and will play as a MF
Min. 65 :(bfa) It looks as though Benfica is now playing P
Min. 66 :(bfa) D_Suker runs at the defence
          ...  He nutmegs T_Histelberg
          ...  He showed his class there
          ...  A thundering drive by D_Suker !
          ...  But he somehow misses
          ...  The Tottenham fans laugh at him
Min. 67 :(bfa) K_Commons holds up the ball
          ...  He plays the ball to O_Sweemey
          ...  O_Sweemey attempts a low drive!
          ...  Looks like it should be Carlos_Bravo's
          ...  Oh he's let it go through his legs
          ...  But drifts inches wide !!
          ...  Carlos_Bravo looks embarrassed!
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  E_Knave drives it into the box!
          ...  D_Georgesco clears the danger
Min. 69 :(bfa) O_Sweemey flicks it past M_Jordan
          ...  He runs forward
          ...  E_Plummer rushes in with a clumsy tackle!!
          ...  That s a foul!!
          ...  What s M_Atkinson going to give?
          ...  He just waves play on!
Min. 71 :(bfa) D_Suker has it on the edge of the box
          ...  From long range D_Suker bends the ball towards goal!
          ...  Carlos_Bravo fists it away
          ...  That was a good save!
Min. 75 :(bfa) O_Sweemey with the dribble
          ...  He's through on goal
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  T_Histelberg takes possession
Min. 76 :(bfa) W_Morgan lays the ball back to D_Suker
          ...  S_Howey knocks him to the floor
          ...  The fans are calling for a penalty!
          ...  But M_Atkinson just turns away!
Min. 78 :(bfa) D_Steffanato barges T_Histelberg off the ball
          ...  D_Steffanato with a terrific drive !
          ...  But Carlos_Bravo makes a comfortable save
          ...  He gave the striker no chance
Min. 84 :(bfa) Diego_T 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!
          ...  D_Suker receives the pass and heads towards the goal
          ...  But he stands on the ball and falls over!!
          ...  T_Histelberg picks up the loose ball and clears the danger
Min. 84 :(tth) M_Jordan plays a quick one-two with his team mate
          ...  He looks around for options
          ...  He moves forward with the ball
          ...  K_Commons with a deliberate foul
          ...  He should be jailed for that
          ...  He is warned by M_Atkinson
          ...  It s just a warning
Min. 86 :(bfa) O_Sweemey with a real burst of pace
          ...  He shows T_Histelberg a clean set of heals
          ...  D_Georgesco with an ugly foul
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
          ...  He's lucky it wasn't more
          ...  It s just a warning
Min. 87 :(bfa) O_Sweemey lobs it over T_Histelberg
          ...  O_Sweemey with a bicycle kick !
          ...  Carlos_Bravo has it covered
          ...  It takes a bobble!
          ...  Carlos_Bravo reacts well to tip it wide!!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  E_Knave swings it in!
          ...  Carlos_Bravo easily catches it!
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(bfa) O_Sweemey brings it under control
          ...  He takes on A_Salto
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in D_Suker!
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from D_Georgesco
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  W_Morgan swings it in!
          ...  Carlos_Bravo comes out and claims it!
Min. 89 :(tth) M_Mudryk is unmarked!
          ...  D_Steffanato with a deliberate foul
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
          ...  He gets a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  It s in a very dangerous position!
          ...  P_Gasgoingne hoists it forward
          ...  M_Mudryk gets on the end of it
          ...  A thundering drive by M_Mudryk !
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  Wide !!
          ...  That was fortunate
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  A_Salto hits it into the box!
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of N_Winneke
Min. 93 :(tth) P_Gasgoingne back heels to find M_Mudryk in space
          ...  M_Mudryk with a graceful, looping effort !
          ...  OOOOOOHHHHHHHH
          ...  It grazes the post and goes wide

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Estadio da Luz
Attendance           : 121,720
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Benfica Match Info
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Best player          : D_Suker (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : D_Suker (1,16 pen,58)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : P_Maldini (2), K_Commons (28), D_Steffanato (89)
Injured              : N/A
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Tottenham Match Info
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Best player          : M_Jordan
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Carlos_Bravo (16), P_Gasgoingne (61)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             Benfica      |   Tottenham
Attempts on Goal     :          16        |       9
Off target           :           5        |       5
On target            :          11        |       4
Possession           :          64        |       36
Corners              :           4        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           3        |       2
Subs Used            :           4        |       1
Fouls                :           9        |       12
Key Tackles          :           8        |       6
Key Passes           :          12        |       11
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Final Score          : Benfica 3 - 0 Tottenham
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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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N_Winneke      GK  39   2   2   3  20 |  95   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  70   0   0   0
W_Samuel       DF   2  33   8   4  28 |  95   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
D_Rose         DF   1  32  11   8  22 |  64   0   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
W_Morgan       DF   3  31  12   7  10 |  95   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
P_Maldini      DF   2  31   7   4  33 |  62   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  18  -2  -2
K_Commons      MF   1   9  32  11  32 |  95   0   0   5   0   2   0   1   0   0  -2  48   8
Liziero        MF   1  19  30   5  23 |  65   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   5
A_Pirlo        MF   1  15  30   8  11 |  95   0   0   1   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
D_Steffanato   MF   2   7  24   1  33 |  95   0   1   1   0   1   0   1   0   0  38  28  23
D_Suker        FW   1   7  13  30  31 |  95   0   0   0   0   4   3   0   0   0  20  20 100
T_Erak         FW   2   7   7  29  21 |  57   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  10  10
L_Yashin       GK  29   2   1   2  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Diego_T        DF   2  27   5   5  29 |  33   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
S_Nakamoto     DF   3   5  30  17  32 |  31   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Knave        MF   3   8  25  10  21 |  30   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
O_Sweemey      FW   3   6  10  24  32 |  38   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  10   5

Player Statistics - Tottenham
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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Carlos_Bravo   GK  35   1   2   3  21 |  95  10   0   0   0   0   0   1   0  18   0   0   0
D_Georgesco    DF   1  32  24   8  25 |  95   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
E_Plummer      DF   1  30  13  12  22 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
S_Howey        DF   2  30   1   3  27 |  95   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20 -20 -20
T_Histelberg   DF   1  29  22   3  31 |  95   0   2   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  30   0
A_Salto        DF   2  26  11   5  11 |  95   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   5
Omar_Mascarel  MF   1  21  29   1  28 |  95   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
D_Baboescu     MF   1  16  29   6  27 |  95   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Juninhio_Jnr   MF   1   5  28  17  32 |  62   0   1   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  20   0
M_Jordan       FW   1   1  24  32  36 |  95   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  10  10
M_Mudryk       FW   2   5   4  29  14 |  95   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -15
D_Gogean       GK  23   1   1   1  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Morrison     MF   3  20  27  11  11 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Gasgoingne   MF   1  17  27   3  29 |  33   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2   8  -2
N_Piere        MF   1   7  26   7  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Janssen        FW   2   7   7  26  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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