June Ridout Memorial Cup Group Stage Match, Benfica vs. Valencia (Wed Sep 17)


                              Benfica  |  Valencia
                          4-1-2-1-2 C  |  5-2-0-1-2 C
                   Matias Finkelstein  |  Steve Talbot
                                       |
                       P_Gazzaniga GK  |  GK E_Thorstvedt
                          W_Morgan DF  |  DF D_Carvajal
                         P_Maldini DF  |  DF Migueli
                             T_Lee DF  |  DF M_Salgado
                             A_Bah DF  |  DF M_Materazzi
                          C_Medina DM  |  DF E_Moretti
                        A_Di_Maria MF  |  DM S_Mannsverk
                         Maldiniho MF  |  DM M_Harrington
                          R_Gullit AM  |  AM Z_Zidane
                     Patrik_Schick FW  |  FW Tatanka
                           D_Suker FW  |  FW D_Villa
                                       |
                          L_Yashin SUB |  SUB V_Valdes
                           R_Rojas SUB |  SUB J_Todibo
                          C_Romero SUB |  SUB L_Bittencourt
                        Joao_Neves SUB |  SUB G_Diablo
                        D_Ferguson SUB |  SUB Yang_Hyun_Jun

Referee: P_Ilic (Serbia)


Min. 4  :(vla) M_Harrington holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to Tatanka
          ...  What a shot from Tatanka !
          ...  It could go anywhere
          ...  P_Gazzaniga with an amazing dive to the bottom left
          ...  How he got to that one I don't know !
Min. 5  :(vla) E_Moretti with an in swinging cross to D_Villa
          ...  T_Lee hits it out for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  M_Materazzi plays it towards the near post!
          ...  P_Gazzaniga makes the catch!
Min. 8  :(vla) S_Mannsverk feeds the ball through the middle
          ...  Tatanka runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  P_Maldini hits it out for a throw
Min. 10 :(vla) S_Mannsverk gets to the by line and finds D_Villa with a beautiful cross
          ...  P_Maldini plays it back
          ...  P_Gazzaniga slips!!
          ...  It goes just wide
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  E_Moretti curls it into the box!
          ...  P_Gazzaniga fists it away!
Min. 11 :(vla) D_Carvajal finds D_Villa on the edge of the box
          ...  But T_Lee wins the ball
Min. 13 :(vla) E_Moretti runs at A_Bah
          ...  He takes it past him
          ...  P_Maldini cuts out the pass
          ...  That was close!
Min. 16 :(bfa) Patrik_Schick knocks it past Migueli and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  M_Harrington brings him down from behind!
          ...  But the ref gives nothing!
Min. 26 :(vla) Z_Zidane with the towering header to Tatanka
          ...  Tatanka with a blistering shot !
          ...  P_Gazzaniga is stranded!
          ...  He can't get there in time!
          ...  OH! It drifts just past the post
          ...  Great strike!
          ...  Deserved a goal really
Min. 34 :(vla) E_Moretti with a burst of pace
          ...  A_Di_Maria with a deliberate foul
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  P_Ilic calls him over
          ...  P_Ilic is taking his time with him!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 36 :(vla) Z_Zidane with the nod to Tatanka
          ...  P_Maldini tackles cleanly
Min. 39 :(vla) Migueli hits the ball through the heart of the defence
          ...  Z_Zidane latches onto it!
          ...  T_Lee tackles cleanly
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(vla) Z_Zidane sidesteps his marker
          ...  Maldiniho is late with that one
          ...  I think he was just trying to get to the ball
          ...  P_Ilic wants a quiet word
Min. 44 :(bfa) A_Di_Maria 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
          ...  Tatanka dives it two footed!!
          ...  That s a terrible challenge!
          ...  P_Ilic called him over for a strong verbal warning
Min. 47 :(bfa) There's going to be a change
          ...  C_Romero will come on for P_Maldini and play DF

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Benfica 0-0 Valencia

Min. 47 :(vla) S_Mannsverk with the deft touch
          ...  He takes it past W_Morgan
          ...  He knocks it to Tatanka!
          ...  Tatanka sees P_Gazzaniga off his line !
          ...  P_Gazzaniga falls over
          ...  He recovers to tip it onto the post!
          ...  But it hits his back!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Unlucky!
          ...  The Valencia fans start to taunt him now!
          ...  That s put Valencia in front!
          ...  Benfica 0-1 Valencia ...
Min. 48 :(bfa) a big roar from the crowd as R_Rojas comes on for A_Bah to play DF
Min. 49 :(vla) M_Materazzi backtracks with the ball
          ...  He hits the ball up field
          ...  M_Harrington latches onto the end of it
          ...  C_Romero seizes control of the ball
          ...  He hoists it forward
Min. 51 :(vla) S_Mannsverk with a first time pass
          ...  Tatanka runs onto it!
          ...  But R_Rojas slides in two footed.
          ...  P_Ilic has a look but waves "Play On!"
Min. 53 :(bfa) C_Medina plays a first time ball through the defence to D_Suker
          ...  Migueli wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  C_Medina chips the ball into the area!
          ...  It is kicked away by Migueli
Min. 55 :(vla) J_Todibo takes off his tracksuit
          ...  he'll replace Migueli as DF
Min. 56 :(bfa) C_Medina with the header on
          ...  He finds Patrik_Schick in space
          ...  Blocked by M_Materazzi
Min. 56 :(vla) D_Villa takes possession
          ...  Knocks it past T_Lee
          ...  He's through on goal
          ...  D_Villa aims the cheeky shot at goal!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  P_Gazzaniga was left standing
          ...  Benfica 0-2 Valencia ...
Min. 57 :(bfa) It looks as though Benfica is now playing A
Min. 60 :(vla) G_Diablo takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace Z_Zidane
          ...  He'll play as a AM
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
Min. 62 :(bfa) Joao_Neves is coming on and R_Gullit is being brought off
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play AM
Min. 66 :(vla) L_Bittencourt replaces an unhappy M_Harrington and will play as a AM
Min. 67 :(bfa) a big roar from the crowd as D_Ferguson comes on for Patrik_Schick to play FW
Min. 67 :(bfa) R_Rojas with an in swinging cross to D_Suker
          ...  But J_Todibo clears the danger
Min. 71 :(vla) Tatanka gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He slides the ball past the defender!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  R_Rojas with a late tackle
          ...  Well to be fair he was looking for the foul
          ...  Shown a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 73 :(vla) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side.
          ...  Yang_Hyun_Jun will come on for Tatanka and play FW
Min. 81 :(bfa) C_Medina with a glorious long pass to D_Suker
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by E_Moretti
          ...  He made it look easy
Min. 84 :(bfa) E_Thorstvedt miskicks!
          ...  C_Romero is takes control of the ball!
          ...  C_Romero with the header !
          ...  It hits the bar and goes over
          ...  Well, sometimes they go in, sometimes they don't
Min. 87 :(vla) L_Bittencourt is first to the loose ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to Yang_Hyun_Jun
          ...  Maldiniho rushes in with a poor tackle!!
          ...  That s a foul!!
          ...  P_Ilic calls him over
          ...  P_Ilic tells him he has had enough warnings
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 91 :(bfa) W_Morgan kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  A_Di_Maria gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  A_Di_Maria rifles it to the far post !
          ...  But E_Thorstvedt makes a fine save
Min. 91 :(vla) D_Villa nutmegs W_Morgan
          ...  D_Villa rifles it at the goal !
          ...  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

*************  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          : P_Maldini
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : A_Di_Maria (34), R_Rojas (71), Maldiniho (87)
Injured              : N/A
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Valencia Match Info
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Best player          : S_Mannsverk (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Tatanka (47), D_Villa (56)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                              Benfica     |   Valencia
Attempts on Goal     :           2        |       5
Off target           :           1        |       2
On target            :           1        |       3
Possession           :          50        |       50
Corners              :           1        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           3        |       0
Subs Used            :           4        |       4
Fouls                :          11        |       6
Key Tackles          :           9        |       5
Key Passes           :           6        |       12
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Final Score          : Benfica 0 - 2 Valencia
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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   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   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  33   8   4  33 |  47   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 100   0   0
T_Lee          DF   1  31  10   2  25 |  93   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  55 -20 -20
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   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  45   0
A_Di_Maria     MF   1   4  34  18  39 |  93   0   0   1   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  13   3
Maldiniho      MF   2   2  32   4  28 |  93   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
R_Gullit       AM   2   1  32  17  31 |  64   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Patrik_Schick  FW   1   3   4  34  38 |  69   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Suker        FW   1   7  13  31  31 |  93   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Yashin       GK  29   2   1   2  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Rojas        DF   2  32   5   3  34 |  43   0   1   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  23  13  -2
C_Romero       DF   1  27   1   2  34 |  46   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  25   0   0
Joao_Neves     AM   2   2  27  16  24 |  29   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Ferguson     FW   1   4   1  31  41 |  24   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -20

Player Statistics - Valencia
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  31   3   4   2  21 |  93   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0   0   0
D_Carvajal     DF   1  33   7   3  27 |  93   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  60  35  20
Migueli        DF   1  32   3   1  28 |  57   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  50  15   0
M_Salgado      DF   2  31   8   3  28 |  93   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Materazzi    DF   1  29  11   5  15 |  93   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  25  15   0
E_Moretti      DF   2  27  25   6  28 |  93   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  25  15   0
S_Mannsverk    DM   1  16  32  11  11 |  93   0   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  80   0
M_Harrington   DM   2  22  28   6  36 |  68   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  25  15   0
Z_Zidane       AM   1   3  29  21  28 |  62   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
Tatanka        FW   3   7  10  31  32 |  75   0   0   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  30
D_Villa        FW   2   5   2  27  27 |  93   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  25
V_Valdes       GK  30   2   5   2  46 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Todibo       DF   2  26   7   3  28 |  36   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  45  20  20
L_Bittencourt  AM   2   1  31  21  28 |  25   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0
G_Diablo       AM   1   2  26  23  36 |  31   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Yang_Hyun_Jun  FW   2   2   6  26  30 |  18   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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