Division One League Match, Everton vs. Benfica (Sun Nov 17)


                              Everton  |  Benfica
                              4-4-2 A  |  4-1-2-1-2 C
                         John O Brien  |  Matias Finkelstein
                                       |
                        A_Bayindir GK  |  GK P_Gazzaniga
                           A_Nesta DF  |  DF W_Samuel
                          E_Ndicka DF  |  DF D_Rose
                            Y_Mina DF  |  DF P_Maldini
                         A_Rudiger DF  |  DF K_Clark
                       Y_Tielemans MF  |  DM C_Medina
                            D_Rice MF  |  MF Joao_Mario
                         N_Barella MF  |  MF W_Dustice
                      J_Bellingham MF  |  AM A_Almendra
                       L_Griffiths FW  |  FW G_Cano
                              Pele FW  |  FW D_Suker
                                       |
                        S_Mignolet SUB |  SUB L_Yashin
                          A_Hansen SUB |  SUB W_Morgan
                          E_Davids SUB |  SUB P_McNamara
                       B_Guimaraes SUB |  SUB E_Knave
                      A_Shevchenko SUB |  SUB R_Field

Referee: M_Beltrano (San_Marino)


Min. 1  :(bfa) Benfica will now play L
Min. 3  :(evn) Pele nutmegs the defender
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from P_Maldini
          ...  He could have easily caught the defender is he hadn't been careful
Min. 6  :(evn) N_Barella unselfishly heads the ball back to L_Griffiths
          ...  L_Griffiths goes for the top corner !
          ...  P_Gazzaniga with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  He gave the striker no chance
Min. 11 :(evn) N_Barella with a neat pass into J_Bellingham
          ...  J_Bellingham with the 40 yard drive !
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!!
          ...  P_Gazzaniga palms it behind !!
          ...  What a great save!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Bellingham chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  It is kicked away by D_Rose
Min. 12 :(bfa) C_Medina with a precise pass to G_Cano
          ...  A delicate header from G_Cano !
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  But it sails past the post !!
          ...  A_Bayindir never had a chance!
Min. 13 :(evn) J_Bellingham plays a long ball to L_Griffiths
          ...  D_Suker is late with that one
          ...  I think he was just trying to get to the ball
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!, he is in the book for that one
Min. 15 :(bfa) Joao_Mario with a smart pass to A_Almendra
          ...  But E_Ndicka puts the ball out of play
Min. 16 :(bfa) The defender slips and falls over!
          ...  G_Cano is through!
          ...  Y_Mina with an awful challenge
          ...  M_Beltrano called him over for a strong verbal warning
Min. 20 :(bfa) A_Almendra looks to play the ball out wide
          ...  He plays the ball across to G_Cano
          ...  E_Ndicka is forced to retreat
          ...  He knocks it back!
          ...  A_Bayindir misses it!
          ...  It creeps just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  W_Dustice lofts the ball in!
          ...  Joao_Mario makes a firm connection with his head
          ...  It grazes the post!
          ...  And hits the side netting
          ...  Goal Kick!
Min. 29 :(bfa) A_Almendra with a probing through ball D_Suker
          ...  Y_Mina leaves his foot in with the challenge!!
          ...  That s a bad foul!!
          ...  He gets a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 32 :(bfa) Joao_Mario with the kinky dribble
          ...  Joao_Mario tries to curl it into the bottom corner !
          ...  Wide of goal
Min. 40 :(evn) D_Rice works the ball inside
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to Pele
          ...  D_Rose stands his ground and wins the tackle
Min. 41 :(bfa) C_Medina holds the ball up
          ...  He sees G_Cano in space!
          ...  Y_Mina goes in studs first
          ...  His 2nd yellow this game ! Sent off !
          ...  The fans jeer him off!
Min. 41 :(evn) a big roar from the crowd as A_Hansen comes on for L_Griffiths to play DF
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(evn) J_Bellingham miskicks!
          ...  He finds Pele though
          ...  That was fortunate
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  W_Samuel hits it out for a throw
Min. 46 :(bfa) A_Almendra with the deft touch
          ...  He takes it past A_Hansen
          ...  He knocks it to G_Cano!
          ...  G_Cano with a powerful downward header!
          ...  But A_Bayindir reaches the ball. Good save
Min. 47 :(bfa) G_Cano sidesteps A_Nesta
          ...  He was too quick for his marker
          ...  A_Nesta moves quickly to get the tackle in this time
Min. 48 :(bfa) P_Maldini hoists the ball across to G_Cano
          ...  Y_Tielemans with an ugly foul
          ...  M_Beltrano will want to speak to him
          ...  He got away with just a warning

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

Min. 52 :(bfa) K_Clark controls it well
          ...  He nutmegs E_Ndicka
          ...  He puts in Joao_Mario!
          ...  A_Nesta reads the situation well and wins the ball
          ...  But it goes out
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  C_Medina chips the ball in towards the back post!
          ...  A_Hansen reads it
          ...  He clears the danger
Min. 53 :(bfa) G_Cano runs forward
          ...  He nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind!
          ...  But A_Nesta wins the ball from behind
          ...  The crowd appeal but M_Beltrano has none of it.
Min. 57 :(evn) J_Bellingham takes control of the loose ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to Pele
          ...  W_Dustice knocks the ball back to P_Gazzaniga
          ...  Ohhhh no!!
          ...  It s gone past P_Gazzaniga!
          ...  And just creeps wide!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Bellingham curls it into the box!
          ...  W_Dustice gets up well
          ...  And he heads it away
Min. 60 :(bfa) W_Morgan is going to be brought on
          ...  W_Samuel is leaving the pitch
          ...  He hasn't had the best of games today
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 60 :(evn) A_Hansen with a pinpoint pass to Pele
          ...  K_Clark clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play
          ...  The linesman is flagging
          ...  Throw in
Min. 60 :(bfa) A_Almendra sidesteps E_Ndicka
          ...  A_Almendra pounds a rocket on goal !
          ...  But A_Bayindir parries the shot
          ...  The defender manages to scramble the ball away
Min. 63 :(bfa) P_McNamara is ready to come on to replace W_Dustice
          ...  Looks like he will play as a MF
Min. 64 :(bfa) Joao_Mario pulls it back to G_Cano
          ...  G_Cano launches himself head first to connect with the low cross!
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 67 :(bfa) Up goes the substitution board - R_Field on for G_Cano as a FW
Min. 71 :(evn) Y_Tielemans boots it towards Pele
          ...  D_Rose tries to clear it
          ...  He has miskicked it!!!
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Y_Tielemans drives it into the box!
          ...  W_Morgan belts it clear
Min. 72 :(evn) Y_Tielemans with a smart pass to Pele
          ...  P_Maldini cuts it out easily
          ...  He clears the ball up field
Min. 75 :(bfa) W_Morgan beats E_Ndicka
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  A_Hansen with a superb challenge
          ...  The referee has given the free kick the other way!
Min. 78 :(evn) A_Rudiger drops his shoulder and takes it past the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to A_Hansen
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from W_Morgan
Min. 82 :(evn) E_Davids is going to be brought on
          ...  Y_Tielemans is leaving the pitch
          ...  He hasn't had the best of games today
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 82 :(evn) B_Guimaraes will come on for D_Rice and play MF
Min. 82 :(evn) A_Shevchenko is coming on and J_Bellingham is being brought off
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play MF
Min. 87 :(evn) E_Davids moves out over to the edge of the pitch
          ...  He plays the ball through to A_Shevchenko
          ...  A_Shevchenko with a low drive through the rain!
          ...  It hits the side netting!
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 93 :(evn) N_Barella backtracks with the ball
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field
          ...  Pele gets on the end of it
          ...  R_Field pulls on his shirt
          ...  He wins the ball
          ...  The defender got away with the foul there!

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Goodison Park
Attendance           : 141,580
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Everton Match Info
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Best player          : A_Nesta (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : Y_Mina (41)
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Benfica Match Info
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Best player          : D_Rose
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : D_Suker (13)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                              Everton     |    Benfica
Attempts on Goal     :           3        |       6
Off target           :           1        |       4
On target            :           2        |       2
Possession           :          64        |       36
Corners              :           3        |       2
Red Cards            :           1        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       1
Subs Used            :           4        |       3
Fouls                :           9        |       5
Key Tackles          :           5        |       9
Key Passes           :          12        |       9
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Final Score          : Everton 0 - 0 Benfica
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Player Statistics - Everton
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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A_Bayindir     GK  35   5   2   3  22 |  98   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0   0   0
A_Nesta        DF   2  32   2   4  40 |  98   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
E_Ndicka       DF   1  31   6   3  31 |  98   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  80   0   0
Y_Mina         DF   1  31   3   4  31 |  41   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0 -10 -10 -10
A_Rudiger      DF   2  29   7   3  28 |  98   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Y_Tielemans    MF   1   1  33   1  29 |  86   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
D_Rice         MF   1   4  31   3  28 |  86   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
N_Barella      MF   1   2  31   1  27 |  98   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
J_Bellingham   MF   2   4  28   3  20 |  86   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  30   5
L_Griffiths    FW   2  11   5  32  31 |  41   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
Pele           FW   1   5   2  29  29 |  98   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Mignolet     GK  29   3   3   3  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Hansen       DF   2  28   3   5  14 |  57   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
E_Davids       MF   1   5  29   1  46 |  12   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
B_Guimaraes    MF   2   3  28   5  26 |  12   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Shevchenko   MF   2   1   2  29  30 |  12   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

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   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0   0   0
W_Samuel       DF   2  35   9   4  28 |  64   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
D_Rose         DF   1  34  12   8  22 |  98   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
P_Maldini      DF   2  32   7   4  33 |  98   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
K_Clark        DF   2  31   7   4  15 |  98   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  60  10   0
C_Medina       DM   2  21  24   1   9 |  98   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
Joao_Mario     MF   2   6  32  18  28 |  98   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
W_Dustice      MF   1  14  30   7  42 |  67   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
A_Almendra     AM   1   6  25  13  29 |  98   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  30   5
G_Cano         FW   2   1   4  33   9 |  71   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
D_Suker        FW   1   7  13  31  31 |  98   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
L_Yashin       GK  29   2   1   2  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
W_Morgan       DF   3  33  13   7  10 |  34   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
P_McNamara     MF   2   8  30   7  33 |  31   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Knave        MF   3   8  25  10  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Field        FW   3   7   7  28  22 |  27   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
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