Division One League Match, Benfica vs. Werder Bremen (Sun Sep 15)


                              Benfica  |  Werder Bremen
                              4-4-2 C  |  4-4-2 A
                   Matias Finkelstein  |  Harry Kleinjan
                                       |
                       P_Gazzaniga GK  |  GK R_Riou
                            D_Rose DF  |  DF M_Friedl
                          W_Morgan DF  |  DF Jerzinho_Jnr
                         P_Maldini DF  |  DF M_Veljkovic
                           K_Clark DF  |  DF A_Ibarguen
                        A_Di_Maria MF  |  MF Dunga
                        Joao_Mario MF  |  MF N_Valsic
                         W_Dustice MF  |  MF S_Berghuis
                        P_McNamara MF  |  MF A_Addey
                            G_Cano FW  |  FW L_Riva
                           D_Suker FW  |  FW Y_Osako
                                       |
                          L_Yashin SUB |  SUB T_Courtois
                          W_Samuel SUB |  SUB A_Carabali
                           Diego_T SUB |  SUB L_Bittencourt
                           E_Knave SUB |  SUB O_Kauper
                         O_Sweemey SUB |  SUB Del_Vecchio

Referee: F_Zwayer (Germany)


Min. 5  :(bfa) W_Morgan with a measured pass to D_Suker
          ...  Jerzinho_Jnr tackles cleanly
Min. 6  :(wbn) S_Berghuis hits a hard pass to N_Valsic
          ...  W_Dustice wins control of the ball with his hand!!
          ...  Play On!!
Min. 7  :(bfa) A_Di_Maria controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball out to the right!
          ...  D_Suker gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  M_Veljkovic knocks him to the floor
          ...  The fans are calling for a penalty!
          ...  But F_Zwayer just turns away!
Min. 9  :(bfa) P_McNamara backtracks with the ball
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field
          ...  G_Cano gets on the end of it
          ...  G_Cano keeps his head down as he hits the shot!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Fine finish !
          ...  Lets see if Benfica can hang onto that lead!
          ...  Benfica 1-0 Werder Bremen ...
Min. 10 :(bfa) Benfica will now play D after the order comes from the dugout
Min. 10 :(bfa) G_Cano is force to hold onto the ball
          ...  No one seems to be coming forward
          ...  He heads towards the goal alone!
          ...  M_Veljkovic read the danger and stops the pass
Min. 10 :(wbn) Dunga finds Y_Osako in acres of space
          ...  W_Morgan gets to the ball first
Min. 14 :(bfa) W_Morgan finds his way through
          ...  That was sheer effort
          ...  W_Morgan tries to beat R_Riou from outside the area!
          ...  But R_Riou with the difficult save
Min. 21 :(bfa) P_McNamara fires over a low cross to A_Di_Maria
          ...  A_Di_Maria fires a shot at goal !
          ...  But R_Riou just gets his fingers to that one
          ...  F_Zwayer has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 26 :(wbn) N_Valsic with a slide rule pass to A_Addey
          ...  P_Maldini with the tackle
          ...  That's got to be a yellow
          ...  F_Zwayer reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 37 :(wbn) The ball rolls free!
          ...  Y_Osako takes control of it on the half way line
          ...  He sprints past the defenders!!
          ...  D_Rose gets in the way of the ball and clears!
Min. 41 :(wbn) L_Riva looks for options
          ...  He decides to go it alone
          ...  P_McNamara is late with that one
          ...  He gets up and shakes the players hand
          ...  The ref shows him a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on!
Min. 42 :(bfa) W_Dustice with a simple pass to G_Cano
          ...  G_Cano blasts it at the goal !
          ...  R_Riou with the acrobatic save
          ...  Well saved
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 46 :(bfa) Joao_Mario with an excellent first touch
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  D_Suker gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  D_Suker swings in the shot!
          ...  He has failed to hit the target!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Benfica 1-0 Werder Bremen

Min. 46 :(bfa) W_Morgan hits in a shot!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  K_Clark collects the loose ball!
          ...  K_Clark goes for the top corner !
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  R_Riou moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  It s beaten him!
          ...  But it thumps the post!!
          ...  And goes out!
Min. 48 :(wbn) N_Valsic fires over a low cross to L_Riva
          ...  But K_Clark slid in
          ...  It was a well timed tackle and it had to be
Min. 48 :(bfa) D_Suker turns on a sixpence
          ...  L_Riva with a nasty foul
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  F_Zwayer ignores the protests for a card
          ...  Harry Kleinjan looks relieved
Min. 50 :(bfa) W_Dustice heads the ball back to G_Cano
          ...  But A_Ibarguen wins the ball from behind
          ...  The crowd appeal but F_Zwayer has none of it.
Min. 52 :(bfa) G_Cano sidesteps M_Veljkovic
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  L_Riva slides in to knock the ball out for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  W_Dustice curls it into the box!
          ...  M_Friedl gets up well
          ...  And he heads it away
Min. 60 :(bfa) W_Samuel replaces an unhappy K_Clark and will play as a DF
Min. 60 :(wbn) It appears N_Valsic is playing as a AM
Min. 63 :(bfa) E_Knave is coming on and W_Dustice is being brought off
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play MF
Min. 64 :(bfa) Joao_Mario makes the tackle
          ...  Jerzinho_Jnr reads the game well and cuts out the pass!
Min. 67 :(bfa) O_Sweemey will come on for D_Suker and play FW
Min. 67 :(bfa) A_Di_Maria dribbles it into the box
          ...  But M_Friedl slid in
          ...  It was a well timed tackle and it had to be
Min. 69 :(bfa) E_Knave with the first time pass to G_Cano
          ...  A powerful header from G_Cano !
          ...  It looks good
          ...  But he somehow misses
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort
Min. 72 :(bfa) Joao_Mario gets to the by line and finds G_Cano with a beautiful cross
          ...  G_Cano sights up the goal
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  R_Riou with a great save
          ...  And he holds onto it as well!
Min. 72 :(wbn) S_Berghuis moves out wide
          ...  He plays the ball through to L_Riva
          ...  But W_Samuel sweeps up the threat
Min. 74 :(wbn) A_Ibarguen is too quick for the defence
          ...  A_Ibarguen with the deft touch!
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal!
          ...  P_Gazzaniga makes himself big and wins the ball
Min. 75 :(wbn) A_Carabali is coming on and A_Ibarguen is being brought off
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play DF
Min. 75 :(wbn) L_Bittencourt comes on for A_Addey and will play MF to the delight of the fans
Min. 75 :(wbn) Del_Vecchio is being brought on
          ...  Y_Osako is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 79 :(wbn) L_Riva breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on P_Gazzaniga!
          ...  W_Morgan brings him down!
          ...  RED CARD!!
          ...  F_Zwayer had no choice there!!
          ...  Harry Kleinjan appluads the decision
Min. 80 :(bfa) D_Rose rushes through the defence
          ...  D_Rose hits a crisp volley!
          ...  It grazes the post!
          ...  And hits the side netting
          ...  Goal Kick!
Min. 81 :(bfa) E_Knave hits a hard pass to O_Sweemey
          ...  O_Sweemey aiming for the bottom corner !
          ...  R_Riou makes himself big and wins the ball
Min. 84 :(bfa) E_Knave with the diagonal pass G_Cano
          ...  A_Carabali hits it out for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Joao_Mario floats the ball in!
          ...  It comes to D_Rose
          ...  He fires it towards to goal
          ...  The shot deflects wide into the crowd!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  A_Di_Maria hits it into the box!
          ...  A_Carabali gets up well
          ...  And he heads it away
Min. 85 :(bfa) O_Sweemey takes advantage of a mistake by A_Carabali
          ...  That mistake could prove costly
          ...  O_Sweemey tries to lob the keeper !
          ...  R_Riou with a great save
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1
Min. 87 :(bfa) E_Knave with a probing through ball G_Cano
          ...  G_Cano with a graceful, looping effort !
          ...  R_Riou goes down well to save
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(wbn) Dunga pushes it past W_Samuel
          ...  W_Samuel reacts well to win the ball back
Min. 90 :(bfa) Joao_Mario hits the ball through the heart of the defence
          ...  G_Cano latches onto it!
          ...  G_Cano attempts a lob!
          ...  R_Riou is just going to watch it go over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  And R_Riou reacts well to palm it behind!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  A_Di_Maria chips the ball into the area!
          ...  G_Cano gets something on it!
          ...  But R_Riou with the difficult save

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Estadio da Luz
Attendance           : 119,787
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Benfica Match Info
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Best player          : G_Cano (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : G_Cano (9)
Sent Off             : W_Morgan (79)
Booked               : P_Maldini (26), P_McNamara (41)
Injured              : N/A
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Werder Bremen Match Info
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Best player          : R_Riou
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             Benfica      | Werder Bremen
Attempts on Goal     :          15        |       1
Off target           :           5        |       0
On target            :          10        |       1
Possession           :          64        |       36
Corners              :           4        |       0
Red Cards            :           1        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       0
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           7        |       6
Key Tackles          :           6        |       8
Key Passes           :          14        |       5
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Final Score          : Benfica 1 - 0 Werder Bremen
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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  35   1   2   3  40 |  98   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  45   0   0   0
D_Rose         DF   1  34  12   8  22 |  98   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
W_Morgan       DF   3  33  13   7  10 |  83   0   1   2   0   1   0   0   1   0  30  30  15
P_Maldini      DF   2  32   7   4  33 |  98   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
K_Clark        DF   2  31   7   4  15 |  64   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
A_Di_Maria     MF   1   4  33  18  39 |  98   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   5
Joao_Mario     MF   2   6  32  18  28 |  98   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
W_Dustice      MF   1  14  30   7  42 |  67   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20   0
P_McNamara     MF   2   8  30   7  33 |  98   0   0   2   1   0   0   1   0   0  -2  38  -2
G_Cano         FW   2   1   4  32   9 |  98   0   0   0   0   7   1   0   0   0  20  20  70
D_Suker        FW   1   7  13  31  31 |  71   0   0   0   0   1   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
W_Samuel       DF   2  34   9   4  28 |  34   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
Diego_T        DF   2  27   5   5  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Knave        MF   3   8  25  10  21 |  31   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0
O_Sweemey      FW   3   6  10  24  32 |  27   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  10

Player Statistics - Werder Bremen
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_Riou         GK  30   2   1   1  33 |  98   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0   0
M_Friedl       DF   1  31   9   5  28 |  98   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
Jerzinho_Jnr   DF   1  30   7   1  17 |  98   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20 -20 -20
M_Veljkovic    DF   1  29   8   1  41 |  98   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
A_Ibarguen     DF   2  28   1  19  29 |  79   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   5
Dunga          MF   2  13  29   6  23 |  98   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
N_Valsic       AM   2   8  28  18  29 |  98   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
S_Berghuis     MF   2   4  27  17  20 |  98   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
A_Addey        MF   2  11  27  10  32 |  79   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Riva         FW   1  10   6  30  42 |  98   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
Y_Osako        FW   2   1   5  30  31 |  79   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Courtois     GK  30   1   2   3  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Carabali     DF   1  28  11   7  33 |  19   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
L_Bittencourt  MF   2   1  29  20  28 |  19   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
O_Kauper       MF   2   4  26  10  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Del_Vecchio    FW   3   5   8  26  20 |  19   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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