TNT Sports Division One League Match, Liverpool vs. Benfica (Sun Oct 12)


                            Liverpool  |  Benfica
                          4-1-3-1-1 P  |  4-1-2-1-2 C
                          Mike McLeod  |  Matias Finkelstein
                                       |
                         Fabianski GK  |  GK P_Gazzaniga
                          A_Mateju DF  |  DF W_Morgan
                     Maik_Nawrocki DF  |  DF P_Maldini
                          A_Pieper DF  |  DF T_Lee
                            Luizao DF  |  DF A_Bah
                             Rodri DM  |  DM C_Medina
                     L_Bittencourt MF  |  MF A_Di_Maria
                            D_Alli MF  |  MF Maldiniho
                          Thiago_S MF  |  AM Joao_Neves
                              Jota AM  |  FW Patrik_Schick
                         N_Fulkrug FW  |  FW D_Suker
                                       |
                     Daniel_Fuzato SUB |  SUB L_Yashin
                           F_Alves SUB |  SUB C_Romero
                         P_Dicanio SUB |  SUB Ji_Sung_Park
                          A_Irving SUB |  SUB R_Gullit
                          Demba_Ba SUB |  SUB D_Ferguson

Referee: M_Kapraly (Hungary)


Min. 5  :(bfa) Joao_Neves flicks it over Luizao and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  A_Pieper with an ugly foul
          ...  That looked malicious
          ...  The boy is unlucky to get a yellow
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 6  :(lpl) N_Fulkrug finds a hole in the defence
          ...  A powerful shot by N_Fulkrug !
          ...  P_Gazzaniga with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league
Min. 14 :(lpl) A_Mateju holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to N_Fulkrug
          ...  N_Fulkrug drives it towards goal !
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  P_Gazzaniga is wrong footed!
          ...  It drifts just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Thiago_S hits it towards the far post!
          ...  W_Morgan reads it well
          ...  And he knocks it away
Min. 15 :(lpl) D_Alli takes possession of the ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to L_Bittencourt
          ...  Good sliding challenge from P_Maldini
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  D_Alli chips the ball in towards the back post!
          ...  It is kicked away by A_Bah
Min. 21 :(bfa) W_Morgan gets to the by line and finds Maldiniho with a beautiful cross
          ...  Maldiniho uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Fabianski will be disappointed he did not save that!
          ...  That s given Benfica the advantage!
          ...  Liverpool 0-1 Benfica ...
Min. 23 :(lpl) A_Mateju runs down the wing
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space!
          ...  He cuts the ball back
          ...  Jota latches onto the pass
          ...  He carves out some space
          ...  A delicate header from Jota !
          ...  The net bulges!
          ...  OH!! He has hit the side netting
          ...  Goal kick given
Min. 25 :(lpl) Thiago_S brings it under control
          ...  He takes on A_Bah
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in Jota!
          ...  Jota with the attempt at goal!
          ...  P_Gazzaniga makes a great save
          ...  But he can't hold onto it!
Min. 34 :(lpl) Thiago_S fires over a low cross to N_Fulkrug
          ...  W_Morgan wins control of the ball with his hand!!
          ...  Play On!!
Min. 34 :(bfa) Patrik_Schick skips the challenge from A_Mateju
          ...  Patrik_Schick with a terrific drive !
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  He made that look harder than it was!!
Min. 35 :(bfa) Patrik_Schick controls it well
          ...  He nutmegs Rodri
          ...  He puts in A_Di_Maria!
          ...  N_Fulkrug bundles the player over!!
          ...  That s a foul!!
Min. 36 :(lpl) Jota with the dribble
          ...  He skips through the tackle from D_Suker
          ...  Jota with the shot on net !
          ...  The shot slips through P_Gazzaniga's hands
          ...  But P_Gazzaniga recovers to save!
          ...  He got away with that!
Min. 37 :(bfa) C_Medina finds the run of Patrik_Schick
          ...  Fine tackle by Maik_Nawrocki
          ...  He prevents the corner as well
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on

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

Min. 47 :(bfa) Ji_Sung_Park is being prepared to come on
          ...  Maldiniho is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 48 :(bfa) C_Romero is being brought on
          ...  A_Bah is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play DF
Min. 48 :(lpl) D_Alli feeds the ball through the middle
          ...  N_Fulkrug runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  T_Lee slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in
Min. 49 :(lpl) Jota finds his way through
          ...  That was sheer effort
          ...  T_Lee anticipates the pass and cuts it out
Min. 50 :(lpl) L_Bittencourt knocks it forward
          ...  W_Morgan slips
          ...  D_Alli gets to it!
          ...  W_Morgan goes in hard to win the ball back
Min. 50 :(bfa) Joao_Neves changes direction inside
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to P_Maldini
          ...  P_Maldini leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!!!
          ...  He miskicks the ball
          ...  He's managed to put that out of the stadium
Min. 51 :(lpl) N_Fulkrug slows the ball down and waits for support
          ...  A team mate overlaps him now
          ...  He uses his team mates run as a decoy and heads towards the goal!
          ...  A thundering drive by N_Fulkrug !
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!!
          ...  But it sails past the post !!
          ...  P_Gazzaniga never had a chance!
Min. 52 :(lpl) D_Alli with a short pass to find L_Bittencourt
          ...  L_Bittencourt with a powerful diving header!
          ...  But P_Gazzaniga palms it behind
          ...  M_Kapraly has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 56 :(lpl) D_Alli plays a long ball to Jota
          ...  T_Lee gets the foot in to win the ball
Min. 59 :(lpl) L_Bittencourt nutmegs T_Lee, he continues to run forward
          ...  L_Bittencourt fires a shot at goal !
          ...  It clips the post!!
          ...  The net bulges !!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Now they are back in the game!
          ...  Liverpool 1-1 Benfica ...
Min. 59 :(bfa) C_Romero slows the ball down and waits for support
          ...  A team mate overlaps him now
          ...  He uses his team mates run as a decoy and heads towards the goal!
          ...  C_Romero aiming for the bottom corner !
          ...  Fabianski with the diving save
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras!
Min. 60 :(bfa) Ji_Sung_Park 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
          ...  D_Suker tries to beat Fabianski from outside the area!
          ...  But Fabianski smothers the ball.
Min. 61 :(lpl) A_Pieper cuts inside the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to A_Mateju
          ...  The ball hits C_Medina in the face!
          ...  And goes clear!
Min. 61 :(bfa) Ji_Sung_Park with a simple pass to T_Lee
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over!
          ...  A_Mateju hits it out for a throw
Min. 62 :(bfa) R_Gullit replaces A_Di_Maria and will play MF
Min. 62 :(bfa) D_Suker finds his way through
          ...  He has tremendous pace
          ...  L_Bittencourt with the tackle
          ...  He left his foot in there!
          ...  M_Kapraly shows him a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on!
Min. 65 :(lpl) Demba_Ba is being brought on
          ...  N_Fulkrug is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play FW
Min. 66 :(lpl) Thiago_S with the heel pass to Demba_Ba
          ...  W_Morgan wins the ball!
          ...  But he caught the player also!
          ...  The ref gives nothing!
Min. 67 :(lpl) F_Alves takes off his tracksuit
          ...  he'll replace A_Mateju as DF
Min. 67 :(bfa) D_Ferguson is being brought on
          ...  D_Suker is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play FW
Min. 70 :(lpl) A_Irving is coming on and Jota is being brought off
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play AM
Min. 70 :(bfa) Benfica's manager orders his side to play A
Min. 74 :(lpl) Demba_Ba lobs it over P_Maldini
          ...  C_Medina with the tackle
          ...  He did well to stop that attack!
Min. 76 :(lpl) L_Bittencourt takes a throw in
          ...  He throws the ball into Luizao
          ...  Luizao carves a shot towards goal !
          ...  It hits the outside of the post
          ...  And goes out
Min. 78 :(bfa) Joao_Neves with a probing pass to T_Lee
          ...  Thiago_S intercepts the pass
Min. 79 :(bfa) D_Ferguson with electric pace
          ...  He eases past A_Pieper
          ...  Luizao slides in hard!
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 82 :(bfa) Joao_Neves steps over the ball
          ...  He nutmegs Maik_Nawrocki
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery
          ...  Joao_Neves with the crafty shot!
          ...  It's well wide!
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 83 :(lpl) A_Irving slides the ball across to L_Bittencourt
          ...  L_Bittencourt runs forward
          ...  He hits the shot!
          ...  What agility from P_Gazzaniga
Min. 85 :(lpl) D_Alli turns past C_Romero
          ...  He has created space for himself now
          ...  C_Romero rushes in with a clumsy tackle!!
          ...  That s a foul!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll be off if he does that again
          ...  FREE KICK
          ...  This is very far out
          ...  L_Bittencourt hoists it forward
          ...  Demba_Ba gets on the end of it
          ...  Demba_Ba fires off a left-footed shot !
          ...  P_Gazzaniga makes a great save
          ...  But he can't hold onto it!
Min. 86 :(bfa) Ji_Sung_Park with the header on
          ...  He finds D_Ferguson in space
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  Maik_Nawrocki takes possession
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(lpl) D_Alli with the first time pass to Demba_Ba
          ...  Demba_Ba attempts the shot!
          ...  It fly's into Row Z!
Min. 88 :(bfa) Joao_Neves takes on A_Pieper
          ...  He runs past him
          ...  Luizao plays the back pass
          ...  Fabianski can't get to it!!
          ...  It goes just wide!!
          ...  Look at the relief on his face!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  C_Medina hits it towards the far post!
          ...  A_Pieper wins the ball
          ...  And he clears the danger

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Anfield
Attendance           : 75,000
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Liverpool Match Info
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Best player          : L_Bittencourt (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : L_Bittencourt (59)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : A_Pieper (5), L_Bittencourt (62)
Injured              : N/A
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Benfica Match Info
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Best player          : W_Morgan
Scorers              : Maldiniho (21)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : C_Romero (85)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             Liverpool    |    Benfica
Attempts on Goal     :          12        |       6
Off target           :           5        |       3
On target            :           7        |       3
Possession           :          55        |       45
Corners              :           2        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       4
Fouls                :           8        |       9
Key Tackles          :           6        |       9
Key Passes           :          14        |       7
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Final Score          : Liverpool 1 - 1 Benfica
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Player Statistics - Liverpool
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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Fabianski      GK  37   5   1   1  29 |  92   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0   0
A_Mateju       DF   2  32   9   8  30 |  68   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  25  30   0
Maik_Nawrocki  DF   1  32   8   2  42 |  92   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0   0
A_Pieper       DF   2  31   6   1  33 |  92   0   1   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  23  13  -2
Luizao         DF   2  31   3   5  38 |  92   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  50   0   0
Rodri          DM   1  18  27   8  20 |  92   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Bittencourt  MF   2   1  31  21  28 |  92   0   0   2   0   3   1   1   0   0  -2  28  33
D_Alli         MF   1   9  31  14  21 |  92   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  75   0
Thiago_S       MF   2  10  31   8  29 |  92   0   1   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  25  45   0
Jota           AM   2   4  28  24  18 |  71   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
N_Fulkrug      FW   2   3   1  34  29 |  66   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
Daniel_Fuzato  GK  30   2   5   5  11 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
F_Alves        DF   2  28  16   1  38 |  24   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Dicanio      MF   2  10  28   1  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Irving       AM   2   4  29  18  38 |  21   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0
Demba_Ba       FW   2   5   1  31  17 |  26   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   5

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  38   1   2   3  40 |  92   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  55   0   0   0
W_Morgan       DF   3  34  13   7  10 |  92   0   4   1   1   0   0   0   0   0 100  35   0
P_Maldini      DF   2  34   8   4  33 |  92   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  25   0   0
T_Lee          DF   1  32  10   2  25 |  92   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  75   0   0
A_Bah          DF   2  31   7   5  30 |  49   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0   0
C_Medina       DM   2  24  27   1   9 |  92   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  50  15   0
A_Di_Maria     MF   1   4  34  18  39 |  63   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Maldiniho      MF   2   2  32   4  28 |  48   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  25
Joao_Neves     AM   2   2  27  16  24 |  92   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
Patrik_Schick  FW   1   3   4  34  38 |  92   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Suker        FW   1   7  13  31  31 |  68   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
C_Romero       DF   1  27   1   2  34 |  43   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  -2   3
Ji_Sung_Park   MF   1   5  31   1  35 |  44   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  45   0
R_Gullit       MF   2   1  32  17  31 |  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   0   0   0
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