Division One League Match, Inter Milan vs. Benfica (Mon Apr 14)


                          Inter Milan  |  Benfica
                              4-5-1 P  |  4-4-2 C
                        Peter Griffin  |  Steven Theobald
                                       |
                           K_Ghost GK  |  GK E_Thorstvedt
                      H_Westermann DF  |  DF C_Thomson
                       V_Mosthovoy DF  |  DF J_Djourou
                     D_Majstorovic DF  |  DF S_Logan
                           M_Flano DF  |  DF B_Bryn
                      A_Gunnarsson MF  |  MF B_Zamora
                        M_Valbuena MF  |  MF D_Damjanovic
                          R_Stokes MF  |  MF B_Abdoulaye
                          B_Brolin MF  |  MF B_Spencer
                           D_Platt MF  |  FW K_McInally
                              Tone FW  |  FW S_Morison
                                       |
                          R_Wright SUB |  SUB J_Moreau
                          P_Caddis SUB |  SUB Yann_M_Vila
                        Nuri_Sahin SUB |  SUB J_Tomkinson
                       I_Gabilondo SUB |  SUB P_Do_Shaw
                        P_Kluivert SUB |  SUB Rabiu_Ibrahim

Referee: G_Poll (England)


Min. 1  :(bfa) B_Abdoulaye kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  S_Morison gets on the end of the pass
          ...  S_Morison hits the ball first time!
          ...  He could have let that bounce
          ...  K_Ghost heads it away
          ...  He was showing off there!
Min. 4  :(irm) M_Valbuena has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past B_Bryn!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  D_Damjanovic rushes in with a poor tackle!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  G_Poll calls him for a talk
Min. 6  :(bfa) The defender slips and falls over!
          ...  B_Abdoulaye is through!
          ...  R_Stokes with an awful challenge
          ...  G_Poll calls him over!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
Min. 8  :(irm) Tone takes on C_Thomson
          ...  He runs past him
          ...  B_Spencer with a perfectly timed tackle
Min. 15 :(irm) B_Brolin with electric pace
          ...  He eases past S_Logan
          ...  D_Damjanovic takes the ball
          ...  OOOHHHH!!
          ...  He almost loses it straight away
          ...  But he hits it clear!
Min. 17 :(irm) D_Platt knocks the ball past C_Thomson
          ...  D_Platt pounds a rocket on goal !
          ...  E_Thorstvedt falls over
          ...  But E_Thorstvedt is relieved to watch it go out of play!
Min. 18 :(irm) V_Mosthovoy pass splits open the defence and finds D_Platt
          ...  D_Damjanovic wins the ball!
          ...  But he caught the player also!
          ...  The ref gives nothing!
Min. 18 :(bfa) B_Spencer plays a long ball to S_Morison
          ...  S_Morison goes for goal !
          ...  K_Ghost with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1
Min. 19 :(bfa) B_Zamora has the ball
          ...  He knocks the ball past H_Westermann
          ...  He puts in K_McInally!
          ...  Tone is called for the holding foul
          ...  He was pushing down on his man
Min. 20 :(irm) H_Westermann holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to A_Gunnarsson
          ...  A_Gunnarsson runs forward
          ...  He hits the shot!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  E_Thorstvedt was well beaten there!
          ...  That's put Inter Milan in front!
          ...  Inter Milan 1-0 Benfica ...
Min. 20 :(bfa) The manager shouting something towards his players
          ...  It looks like he's turning things round a bit
          ...  Benfica will now play A
Min. 20 :(bfa) S_Morison finds a hole in the defence
          ...  The defence was sleeping
          ...  He made a fantastic run though
          ...  M_Flano with a nasty foul
          ...  That looked malicious
          ...  He gets a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
          ...  FREE KICK
          ...  Just past the halfway line
          ...  B_Abdoulaye plays it short to S_Morison
          ...  S_Morison unleashes a pile driver !
          ...  But K_Ghost tips it over
          ...  G_Poll has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 21 :(bfa) K_McInally runs at the defence
          ...  He nutmegs M_Flano
          ...  He showed his class there
          ...  M_Valbuena with a superb tackle!
          ...  He easily dispossessed him.
Min. 23 :(irm) R_Stokes has it now
          ...  He takes on C_Thomson
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in V_Mosthovoy!
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from S_Logan
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Tone chips the ball in towards the back post!
          ...  E_Thorstvedt comes out and claims it!
Min. 28 :(bfa) B_Spencer with an in swinging cross to S_Morison
          ...  Tone with a nasty foul
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  They are lining up to take this one!
          ...  B_Zamora hoists it forward
          ...  K_McInally gets on the end of it
          ...  K_McInally with a powerful downward header!
          ...  But K_Ghost palms it behind
          ...  G_Poll has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 31 :(bfa) S_Morison beats H_Westermann
          ...  S_Morison aims for the top right corner !
          ...  K_Ghost with the acrobatic save
          ...  Well saved
Min. 33 :(irm) V_Mosthovoy plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  A_Gunnarsson decides to go for goal instead!
          ...  A_Gunnarsson with a bicycle kick !
          ...  But E_Thorstvedt makes a fine save
Min. 34 :(bfa) K_McInally is too quick for the defence
          ...  D_Majstorovic with a perfectly timed tackle
Min. 37 :(irm) B_Brolin bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to H_Westermann
          ...  A delicate chip from H_Westermann !
          ...  But E_Thorstvedt parries the ball
          ...  It's picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(bfa) B_Abdoulaye finds K_McInally with a ball over the defence
          ...  K_McInally tries the lob from 30 yards !
          ...  But K_Ghost tips it over
          ...  G_Poll has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 45 :(irm) A_Gunnarsson knocks it past B_Bryn and runs onto it
          ...  He leaves the defender standing
          ...  A_Gunnarsson has a go!
          ...  E_Thorstvedt tips it over his bar
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  B_Brolin hits it towards the far post!
          ...  E_Thorstvedt easily catches it!
Min. 45 :(bfa) D_Damjanovic back heels to find B_Abdoulaye in space
          ...  M_Flano wins control of the ball with his hand!!
          ...  Play On!!
Min. 46 :(bfa) B_Spencer drives it across the face of the goal B_Zamora
          ...  V_Mosthovoy with the block

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Inter Milan 1-0 Benfica

Min. 46 :(irm) A_Gunnarsson knocks it past the defender and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  A_Gunnarsson with the crafty shot!
          ...  But E_Thorstvedt just gets his fingers to that one
          ...  G_Poll has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 46 :(bfa) B_Zamora has it now
          ...  He takes on M_Flano
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in J_Djourou!
          ...  M_Flano goes in hard to win the ball back
Min. 46 :(irm) A_Gunnarsson with the dribble
          ...  He skips through the tackle from B_Bryn
          ...  B_Abdoulaye is late with that one
          ...  He gets up and shakes the players hand
          ...  G_Poll calls him over!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
Min. 50 :(bfa) B_Zamora looks around for support
          ...  He knocks the ball across to S_Morison
          ...  S_Morison with a bomb of a shot !
          ...  It's gone over
          ...  Well he must have left his shooting boots at home for that one
Min. 51 :(irm) D_Majstorovic with a 40-yard pass to Tone
          ...  Tone hits the ball first time!
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it wide
Min. 52 :(irm) D_Platt changes direction inside
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to Tone
          ...  Tone has a go!
          ...  E_Thorstvedt heads it away
          ...  He was showing off there!
Min. 57 :(irm) A_Gunnarsson hits the ball through the heart of the defence
          ...  R_Stokes latches onto it!
          ...  An audacious effort from R_Stokes !
          ...  He has failed to hit the target!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He should have buried that!
Min. 58 :(irm) D_Majstorovic picks up the loose ball and runs forward with it
          ...  S_Logan gets in the way and wins the ball
Min. 59 :(bfa) K_McInally brings the ball into the opposing area
          ...  Good sliding challenge from M_Flano
Min. 60 :(bfa) Rabiu_Ibrahim is coming on for B_Abdoulaye and will play AM
Min. 63 :(irm) Tone takes advantage of a defensive mistake
          ...  That mistake could prove costly
          ...  Tone aims for the top right corner !
          ...  E_Thorstvedt goes down well to save
Min. 63 :(bfa) K_McInally can't keep control of it and loses possession!
          ...  He goes in hard and wins it back!
          ...  He creates some space for an opening!
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  H_Westermann takes possession
Min. 64 :(irm) M_Valbuena takes possession on the halfway line
          ...  He runs forward with the ball
          ...  He skips past the challenges
          ...  M_Valbuena tries to beat E_Thorstvedt from outside the area!
          ...  But he somehow misses
          ...  That was a woeful effort
Min. 65 :(irm) I_Gabilondo is going to be brought on
          ...  Tone is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 67 :(bfa) K_McInally has space to run with the ball
          ...  A_Gunnarsson takes the players legs from beneath him!!
          ...  That's a poor tackle!
          ...  He had to endure a strong lecture from G_Poll
Min. 67 :(irm) A_Gunnarsson controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball into the middle!
          ...  D_Platt gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  D_Damjanovic with a pull on the shirt
Min. 68 :(bfa) B_Zamora gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He cuts inside V_Mosthovoy!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  B_Zamora goes for goal !
          ...  The shot slips through K_Ghost's hands
          ...  But K_Ghost recovers to save!
          ...  He got away with that!
Min. 69 :(irm) M_Valbuena controls it well
          ...  He nutmegs C_Thomson
          ...  He puts in I_Gabilondo!
          ...  S_Logan gets to the ball first
Min. 70 :(irm) Nuri_Sahin is going to be brought on
          ...  R_Stokes is leaving the pitch
          ...  He hasn't had the best of games today
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 70 :(irm) D_Platt with electric pace
          ...  He eases past B_Bryn
          ...  D_Platt fires off a right-footed shot !
          ...  E_Thorstvedt gets his fingertips to it
          ...  He pushes it on to the post
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball
Min. 70 :(irm) I_Gabilondo picks up a loose ball
          ...  S_Logan scythes the player down.
          ...  Psycho!
          ...  G_Poll called him over for a strong verbal warning
Min. 71 :(bfa) Yann_M_Vila is being prepared to come on
          ...  C_Thomson is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 73 :(irm) M_Valbuena sprints forward with the ball
          ...  M_Valbuena with a bomb of a shot !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  What a cheeky finish!
          ...  Inter Milan 2-0 Benfica ...
Min. 74 :(irm) A_Gunnarsson controls it well
          ...  He nutmegs Yann_M_Vila
          ...  He puts in M_Valbuena!
          ...  But J_Djourou wins the ball with a sliding challenge
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  A_Gunnarsson chips the ball into the area!
          ...  E_Thorstvedt jumps well to claim it!
Min. 75 :(bfa) a big roar from the crowd as J_Tomkinson comes on for S_Logan to play DF
Min. 76 :(irm) P_Caddis takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace D_Majstorovic
          ...  He'll play as a DF
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
Min. 76 :(irm) M_Flano with the nutmeg
          ...  He takes the ball forward
          ...  Yann_M_Vila slices it
          ...  E_Thorstvedt moves quickly!!
          ...  He can't get there!
          ...  It inches just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  A_Gunnarsson chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  J_Djourou gets up well
          ...  And he heads it clear
Min. 80 :(irm) I_Gabilondo takes advantage of a mistake by Yann_M_Vila
          ...  Can he make them pay?
          ...  I_Gabilondo launches himself head first to connect with the low cross!
          ...  But it puts it well wide
Min. 82 :(irm) A_Gunnarsson curls the ball out wide to I_Gabilondo
          ...  I_Gabilondo with a bicycle kick !
          ...  E_Thorstvedt gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he slots in the rebound
          ...  He has put it wide !!
          ...  He puts his hands on his head in despair!
Min. 83 :(bfa) D_Damjanovic is first to the loose ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to K_McInally
          ...  A_Gunnarsson with an ugly foul
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  G_Poll calls him over
          ...  G_Poll tells him he has had enough warnings
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 83 :(bfa) B_Zamora runs down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball in to J_Tomkinson
          ...  P_Caddis slides in hard!
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 85 :(bfa) B_Bryn is forced to retreat
          ...  Ohhhh no!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He has put it into his own net!!
          ...  Inter Milan 3-0 Benfica ...
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(bfa) J_Tomkinson beats B_Brolin
          ...  H_Westermann wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge
Min. 92 :(irm) M_Valbuena finds I_Gabilondo in the box
          ...  I_Gabilondo keeps his head down as he hits the shot!
          ...  E_Thorstvedt can't get to it!
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar!
          ...  E_Thorstvedt makes a cocky smile
          ...  Did he know that was going over?

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


Match Details
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Venue                : San Siro Stadium
Attendance           : 78,292
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Inter Milan Match Info
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Best player          : A_Gunnarsson (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : A_Gunnarsson (20), M_Valbuena (73), B_Bryn (85 og)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : R_Stokes (6), M_Flano (20), A_Gunnarsson (83)
Injured              : N/A
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Benfica Match Info
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Best player          : S_Morison
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : B_Abdoulaye (46)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                            Inter Milan   |     Benfica
Attempts on Goal     :          16        |       8
Off target           :           6        |       1
On target            :          10        |       7
Possession           :          56        |       44
Corners              :           4        |       0
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           3        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           9        |       19
Key Tackles          :           9        |       8
Key Passes           :          12        |       9
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Final Score          : Inter Milan 3 - 0 Benfica
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Player Statistics - Inter Milan
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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K_Ghost        GK  34   6   2   6  18 |  94   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  75   0   0   0
H_Westermann   DF   2  27   5   3  27 |  94   0   2   1   1   1   0   0   0   0  30  32   8
V_Mosthovoy    DF   1  25  10   7  18 |  94   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  15  24   0
D_Majstorovic  DF   2  24   5   5  47 |  78   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  35  32  20
M_Flano        DF   1  23   5   1  33 |  94   0   3   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  83  -2  -2
A_Gunnarsson   MF   2   8  26  17  34 |  94   0   0   3   0   4   1   1   0   0  -2  34  50
M_Valbuena     MF   2  11  26  10  45 |  94   0   1   2   0   2   1   0   0   0  15  24  29
R_Stokes       MF   2   8  26   8  18 |  72   0   0   1   0   1   0   1   0   0  18  30  19
B_Brolin       MF   1   3  25   4  31 |  94   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
D_Platt        MF   1   3  24  10  25 |  94   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  12  16
Tone           FW   2   7   8  27  31 |  67   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  17
R_Wright       GK  27   1   2   1  12 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Caddis       DF   2  23  12   8  28 |  16   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0
Nuri_Sahin     MF   1   8  25   8  19 |  22   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
I_Gabilondo    FW   2   6   8  25  29 |  27   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   3
P_Kluivert     FW   3   6   6  23  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   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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E_Thorstvedt   GK  37   2   6   4  13 |  94  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0   0   0
C_Thomson      DF   2  26  11   6  25 |  73   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Djourou      DF   3  26   5   9  35 |  94   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0   0
S_Logan        DF   3  25  10   7  36 |  77   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  45   0   0
B_Bryn         DF   2  25   7   8  31 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20   0
B_Zamora       MF   2  11  26   8  25 |  94   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  36   8
D_Damjanovic   MF   3   7  26   9  42 |  94   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  30  24   0
B_Abdoulaye    MF   2  14  25   7  39 |  62   0   0   2   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  22  -2
B_Spencer      MF   1  10  25  11  31 |  94   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  15  24   0
K_McInally     FW   2   6   5  27  27 |  94   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0 -20 -20  -4
S_Morison      FW   1   2   7  26  36 |  94   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0  33
J_Moreau       GK  27   1   2   2  14 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Yann_M_Vila    DF   2  24  12   7  22 |  21   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0
J_Tomkinson    DF   1  23   7   7  29 |  17   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Do_Shaw      MF   2   8  25   8  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Rabiu_Ibrahim  AM   1   6  23  18  23 |  32   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -20
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