TNT Sports Division One League Match, Liverpool vs. Benfica (Sun Apr 27)


                            Liverpool  |  Benfica
                              4-4-2 E  |  4-1-3-2 C
                          Mike McLeod  |  Matias Finkelstein
                                       |
                         Fabianski GK  |  GK P_Gazzaniga
                     Maik_Nawrocki DF  |  DF D_Rose
                          A_Pieper DF  |  DF W_Morgan
                            Luizao DF  |  DF P_Maldini
                        J_Drummond DF  |  DF A_Bah
                            D_Alli MF  |  DM W_Dustice
                          Lee_Kang MF  |  MF A_Di_Maria
                          Thiago_S MF  |  MF D_Maradona
                              Jota MF  |  MF C_Hikarra
                          Demba_Ba FW  |  FW G_Cano
                       L_Guilherme FW  |  FW D_Suker
                                       |
                     Daniel_Fuzato SUB |  SUB L_Yashin
                         J_Vallejo SUB |  SUB Diego_T
                            M_Kean SUB |  SUB C_Romero
                        Ze_Roberto SUB |  SUB Joao_Mario
                           M_Skiba SUB |  SUB P_Minuti

Referee: S_Scharer (Switzerland)


Min. 1  :(bfa) G_Cano beats Maik_Nawrocki
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker
          ...  "Play On!" Waves S_Scharer
          ...  G_Cano smashed the ball towards the bottom corner!
          ...  But Fabianski is equal to it
Min. 3  :(lpl) Lee_Kang runs at the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to L_Guilherme
          ...  C_Hikarra with an ugly foul
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll have to watch himself now
Min. 7  :(lpl) Thiago_S takes a throw in
          ...  He throws the ball into Jota
          ...  Jota with the header !
          ...  P_Gazzaniga is just going to watch it go over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  But goes just over !!
          ...  P_Gazzaniga looks very relieved!
Min. 8  :(lpl) Jota runs at goal
          ...  He spots the run of D_Alli
          ...  He's played him in
          ...  D_Alli looks to see where P_Gazzaniga is!
          ...  He rifles in the shot!
          ...  But P_Gazzaniga punches it away
          ...  He had to be brave to come for that one
Min. 11 :(lpl) J_Drummond plays the back pass
          ...  Fabianski can't get to it!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He has put it into his own net!!
          ...  Look at the despair on his face!!
          ...  Liverpool 0-1 Benfica ...
Min. 12 :(lpl) Liverpool's manager orders his side to play P
Min. 12 :(bfa) It seems Benfica are making a tactical change to D
Min. 16 :(bfa) A_Di_Maria jinks infield
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to G_Cano
          ...  G_Cano curls the ball in on goal !
          ...  Fabianski has it covered
          ...  It takes a bobble!
          ...  Fabianski is left flat-footed
          ...  It's gone wide !!
Min. 24 :(lpl) Luizao punches D_Suker off the ball
          ...  He's Butted him !
          ...  S_Scharer has stopped play
          ...  He could be off here!
          ...  S_Scharer reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  I think he was lucky to escape with a caution!
Min. 27 :(lpl) Demba_Ba runs at P_Maldini
          ...  He takes it past him
          ...  But D_Rose sees the pass and cuts it out
Min. 28 :(bfa) A_Di_Maria with a pinpoint pass to D_Suker
          ...  D_Suker hits a crisp volley!
          ...  But Fabianski tips it behind
          ...  S_Scharer has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 33 :(bfa) W_Dustice with the first time flick to G_Cano
          ...  From long range G_Cano bends the ball towards goal!
          ...  Fabianski saves it
          ...  Good goalkeeping
Min. 41 :(bfa) W_Dustice with the nod to D_Suker
          ...  Luizao read the danger and stops the pass
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 46 :(bfa) A_Di_Maria looks for options
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to G_Cano
          ...  Demba_Ba with a nasty foul
          ...  S_Scharer will want to speak to him
          ...  Shown a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 47 :(lpl) L_Guilherme takes advantage of a mistake by D_Rose
          ...  D_Rose with a bad challenge
          ...  S_Scharer will want to speak to him
          ...  It's a yellow, and rightly so
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Liverpool 0-1 Benfica

Min. 47 :(lpl) Thiago_S volleys it forward. He finds L_Guilherme
          ...  But D_Rose wins the ball with a sliding challenge
Min. 54 :(bfa) D_Maradona jinks infield
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to D_Suker
          ...  J_Drummond wins it well
          ...  Perfectly timed!
Min. 56 :(lpl) L_Guilherme takes advantage of a mistake by P_Maldini
          ...  That mistake could prove costly
          ...  W_Morgan gets in the way and wins the ball
Min. 58 :(lpl) Jota knocks the ball past the lunge of W_Morgan
          ...  Good sliding challenge from D_Rose and it had to be
Min. 59 :(lpl) Lee_Kang with an intelligent ball to Demba_Ba
          ...  Demba_Ba tries the shot !
          ...  It hits the bar
          ...  And goes over!
          ...  P_Gazzaniga was beaten there!
Min. 60 :(bfa) Diego_T is coming on for D_Rose and playing DF
Min. 62 :(bfa) a big roar from the crowd as Joao_Mario comes on for W_Dustice to play MF
Min. 63 :(bfa) a big roar from the crowd as C_Romero comes on for W_Morgan to play DF
Min. 63 :(lpl) Thiago_S finds Jota with a perfectly weighted pass
          ...  Jota tries to place it in the corner !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Rifled into the top corner!
          ...  He runs off to the Liverpool fans to celebrate!
          ...  That s the equaliser!
          ...  Liverpool 1-1 Benfica ...
Min. 64 :(lpl) The assistant manager is out on the touchline shouting orders
          ...  It seems Liverpool will now be playing E
Min. 64 :(bfa) The Benfica manager told his side to change to a C strategy
Min. 65 :(lpl) M_Skiba will replace Demba_Ba and play FW
Min. 67 :(bfa) P_Minuti is being prepared to come on
          ...  D_Suker is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 68 :(bfa) G_Cano breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on Fabianski!
          ...  L_Guilherme brings him down!
          ...  S_Scharer calls him over!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  He is lucky not to have seen red!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  It is within shooting distance!
          ...  G_Cano drives it under the wall
          ...  Fabianski heads it away
          ...  He was showing off there!
Min. 70 :(lpl) Ze_Roberto will replace the useless Jota and will play AM
Min. 71 :(lpl) Lee_Kang pass splits open the defence
          ...  What a ball!
          ...  M_Skiba is clean through!
          ...  M_Skiba goes for goal !
          ...  But he puts it wide
          ...  That was a terrible attempt!
Min. 72 :(lpl) D_Alli is first to the loose ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to L_Guilherme
          ...  C_Romero gets to the ball first
Min. 72 :(bfa) G_Cano heads the ball back to P_Minuti
          ...  P_Minuti blasts it at the goal !
          ...  Fabianski saves it
          ...  He got his body behind the ball there
Min. 74 :(lpl) Ze_Roberto finds L_Guilherme in the box
          ...  L_Guilherme with the spectacular bicycle kick!
          ...  It's beaten P_Gazzaniga
          ...  It goes wide !!
Min. 78 :(bfa) A_Di_Maria looks around for some movement
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He hits the ball to P_Maldini
          ...  P_Maldini tries to place it in the corner !
          ...  The net bulges!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He runs towards the fans!
          ...  And slides on his knees!
          ...  What a time to score!!
          ...  That must be the winner
          ...  Liverpool 1-2 Benfica ...
Min. 80 :(lpl) J_Vallejo is going to be brought on
          ...  Maik_Nawrocki is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 81 :(lpl) D_Alli plays a long ball to L_Guilherme
          ...  L_Guilherme from 20 yards !
          ...  But P_Gazzaniga pulls out a save of the game
Min. 81 :(bfa) Joao_Mario with a flicked pass to G_Cano
          ...  Luizao wins control of the ball with his hand!!
          ...  Play On!!
Min. 82 :(bfa) G_Cano can't keep control of it and loses possession!
          ...  He goes in hard and wins it back!
          ...  He creates some space for an opening!
          ...  G_Cano keeps his head down as he hits the shot!
          ...  Fabianski guesses right
Min. 86 :(bfa) G_Cano sidesteps D_Alli
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game
          ...  G_Cano with the crafty shot!
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But hits the side netting!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  D_Maradona curls it into the box!
          ...  The ball comes to Diego_T
          ...  He gets the shot away
          ...  But Fabianski dives to his left
          ...  I think Fabianski just got a hand on that one
          ...  S_Scharer has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(lpl) L_Guilherme runs at the defender
          ...  He takes it past him
          ...  P_Maldini tackles cleanly
Min. 90 :(lpl) L_Guilherme cuts inside P_Maldini
          ...  He worked that well
          ...  P_Maldini goes in hard to win the ball back
Min. 90 :(bfa) Joao_Mario moves out over to the edge of the pitch
          ...  He plays the ball through to A_Di_Maria
          ...  A_Di_Maria sends it flying towards goal!
          ...  Brilliant save from Fabianski
          ...  That must have impressed his national manager sitting in the stands
Min. 94 :(bfa) C_Hikarra is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He throws it to P_Minuti
          ...  P_Minuti attempts to nutmeg Fabianski!
          ...  It hammers off the bar onto the line
          ...  S_Scharer talks to his assistant
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  That looked like the wrong decision
          ...  The Benfica fans celebrate though!
          ...  But it's been disallowed.
          ...  The linesman raised his flag

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


Match Details
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Venue                : Anfield
Attendance           : 75,000
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Liverpool Match Info
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Best player          : Thiago_S
Scorers              : Jota (63)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Luizao (24), Demba_Ba (46), L_Guilherme (68)
Injured              : N/A
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Benfica Match Info
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Best player          : A_Di_Maria (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : J_Drummond (11 og), P_Maldini (78)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : C_Hikarra (3), D_Rose (47)
Injured              : N/A
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Match Statistics
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                             Liverpool    |     Benfica
Attempts on Goal     :           7        |       12
Off target           :           4        |       2
On target            :           3        |       10
Possession           :          44        |       56
Corners              :           0        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           3        |       2
Subs Used            :           3        |       4
Fouls                :           8        |       6
Key Tackles          :           3        |       7
Key Passes           :          10        |       11
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Final Score          : Liverpool 1 - 2 Benfica
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


Player Statistics - Liverpool
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Fabianski      GK  35   5   1   1  29 |  97   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  70   0   0   0
Maik_Nawrocki  DF   1  32   8   2  42 |  83   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Pieper       DF   2  30   6   1  33 |  97   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Luizao         DF   2  30   3   5  38 |  97   0   2   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  48  -2  -2
J_Drummond     DF   2  28  19   1  27 |  97   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -15 -40 -20
D_Alli         MF   1   9  30  14  21 |  97   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0 -20  10 -15
Lee_Kang       MF   3  12  30  12  31 |  97   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  45   0
Thiago_S       MF   2  10  30   8  29 |  97   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  65   0
Jota           MF   2   4  27  23  18 |  73   0   0   1   0   2   1   0   0   0   0  15  25
Demba_Ba       FW   2   5   1  30  17 |  68   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
L_Guilherme    FW   2   3   3  29  43 |  97   0   0   0   0   2   0   1   0   0  -2  -2   3
Daniel_Fuzato  GK  30   2   5   5  11 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Vallejo      DF   2  28  13   7  41 |  14   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Kean         MF   2   5  27   2  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Ze_Roberto     AM   1  11  28  17  11 |  24   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0
M_Skiba        FW   1   8   9  28  32 |  29   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
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
P_Gazzaniga    GK  36   1   2   3  40 |  97   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0   0
D_Rose         DF   1  36  12   8  22 |  63   0   3   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  73  -2  -2
W_Morgan       DF   3  34  13   7  10 |  66   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0   0
P_Maldini      DF   2  33   8   4  33 |  97   0   2   0   0   1   1   0   0   0  50   0  25
A_Bah          DF   2  31   7   5  30 |  97   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
W_Dustice      DM   1  14  31   7  42 |  65   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
A_Di_Maria     MF   1   4  33  18  39 |  97   0   0   4   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  80   5
D_Maradona     MF   2  12  33   1  16 |  97   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0
C_Hikarra      MF   1   4  32   3  28 |  97   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  18  33  18
G_Cano         FW   2   1   4  33   9 |  97   0   0   1   0   6   0   0   0   0  20  35  40
D_Suker        FW   1   7  13  31  31 |  70   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
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  28   5   5  29 |  34   0   0   0   0   1