Elite Football League Match, Manchester City vs. Benfica (Sun Aug 20)


                      Manchester City  |  Benfica
                              4-4-2 N  |  4-4-2 A
                           Care Taker  |  Steven Theobald
                                       |
                         S_Scuffet GK  |  GK E_Thorstvedt
                           M_Keown DF  |  DF J_Martinez
                           K_Rekik DF  |  DF C_Thomson
                        P_Zabaleta DF  |  DF R_Tomassi
                      M_A_Nastasic DF  |  DF M_Zeffane
                             Jinky MF  |  MF H_Kiessling
                      Y_Abdessadki MF  |  MF P_Do_Shaw
                          M_Scholl MF  |  MF J_Bolm
                         M_Benassi MF  |  MF R_VD_Vaart
                           G_Botti FW  |  FW M_Murphy
                            Frente FW  |  FW Nathan_Dyer
                                       |
                             P_Out SUB |  SUB Z_Alomerovic
                            W_Reid SUB |  SUB Yann_M_Vila
                            M_Rojo SUB |  SUB J_Plasil
                          D_Boyata SUB |  SUB J_Wilshere
                          Quintero SUB |  SUB Stefano

Referee: J_Eriksson (Sweden)


Min. 5  :(bfa) H_Kiessling holds the ball up
          ...  He sees M_Murphy in space!
          ...  Cleared by M_A_Nastasic
Min. 6  :(mnc) M_Benassi hits in a shot!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  G_Botti collects the loose ball!
          ...  G_Botti chases it through, he must score !
          ...  E_Thorstvedt with an amazing dive to the bottom left
          ...  How he got to that one I don't know !
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Frente drives it into the box!
          ...  E_Thorstvedt easily catches it!
Min. 8  :(bfa) J_Bolm wins possession
          ...  He plays the ball across to Nathan_Dyer
          ...  But Jinky slid in
          ...  It was a well timed tackle and it had to be
Min. 9  :(bfa) P_Do_Shaw back heels to find M_Murphy in space
          ...  G_Botti muscles him off the ball
          ...  Looked like a good tackle but the referee has awarded them a free kick
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution!
Min. 9  :(bfa) M_Zeffane with a 40-yard pass to Nathan_Dyer
          ...  Nathan_Dyer tries the lob from 30 yards !
          ...  S_Scuffet gets his fingertips to it
Min. 10 :(bfa) R_Tomassi knocks the ball past the lunge of the defender
          ...  M_Benassi with a perfectly timed tackle
Min. 11 :(bfa) H_Kiessling has it now
          ...  He takes on P_Zabaleta
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in J_Bolm!
          ...  J_Bolm cracks a laser towards goal !
          ...  But it puts it well wide
Min. 12 :(bfa) R_VD_Vaart turns past the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to M_Zeffane
          ...  M_A_Nastasic bundles the player over!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  The ref looks across to his assistant!
          ...  Play on!
Min. 15 :(mnc) Y_Abdessadki is closed down
          ...  He plays a quick pass under pressure
          ...  Frente latches onto the ball
          ...  Frente keeps his head down as he hits the shot!
          ...  But E_Thorstvedt parries the ball
          ...  It's picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd
Min. 17 :(bfa) J_Bolm lobs it over K_Rekik
          ...  M_Keown gets in the way and wins the ball
Min. 18 :(bfa) H_Kiessling gets to the by-line
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He plays the ball through to M_Murphy
          ...  A powerful shot by M_Murphy !
          ...  S_Scuffet is beaten!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Pick that one out!!
          ...  Lets see if Benfica can hang onto that lead!
          ...  Manchester City 0-1 Benfica ...
Min. 20 :(mnc) M_Benassi with the through ball to G_Botti
          ...  J_Martinez slides in hard!
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 22 :(bfa) R_VD_Vaart with a simple pass to P_Do_Shaw
          ...  P_Do_Shaw has a go!
          ...  S_Scuffet makes a great save
          ...  But he can't hold onto it!
Min. 27 :(mnc) G_Botti gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He slides the ball past R_Tomassi!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  But M_Zeffane wins the tackle cleanly
Min. 27 :(bfa) P_Do_Shaw holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  He knocks the ball across to Nathan_Dyer
          ...  A powerful header from Nathan_Dyer !
          ...  It looks good
          ...  But S_Scuffet palms it behind
          ...  J_Eriksson has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 28 :(bfa) H_Kiessling heads the ball back to M_Murphy
          ...  M_Murphy with a low drive through the rain!
          ...  He miskicks the ball
          ...  He's managed to put that out of the stadium
Min. 29 :(mnc) M_Benassi punches R_VD_Vaart off the ball
          ...  J_Eriksson warned him
Min. 30 :(mnc) The defender under hits the back pass!
          ...  Y_Abdessadki is through!
          ...  Y_Abdessadki has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He fires the ball goal ward!
          ...  E_Thorstvedt with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  He showed great Reflexes there
Min. 30 :(bfa) M_Zeffane runs at K_Rekik
          ...  He takes it past him
          ...  M_Zeffane tries the lob from 30 yards !
          ...  S_Scuffet parries it
          ...  The defender clears it
Min. 31 :(bfa) M_Murphy 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!
          ...  His team mate plays the through ball for him!
          ...  M_Murphy curls it towards the top corner !
          ...  But he puts it well wide
          ...  That was a mishit effort!
Min. 38 :(mnc) Frente knocks it past M_Zeffane and runs onto it
          ...  He leaves the defender standing
          ...  But R_Tomassi clears the danger
Min. 40 :(bfa) H_Kiessling cut's in on the inside of the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to J_Bolm
          ...  M_Benassi with a deliberate foul
          ...  That deserves a punishment
Min. 41 :(mnc) M_Scholl sidesteps M_Zeffane
          ...  That was too easy
          ...  M_Scholl sends it flying towards goal!
          ...  E_Thorstvedt fists it away
Min. 41 :(bfa) C_Thomson pass splits open the defence and finds H_Kiessling
          ...  P_Zabaleta wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 45 :(mnc) M_Scholl kills the ball dead
          ...  M_Scholl runs forward
          ...  He hits the shot!
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!!!!
          ...  It's wide!
          ...  That was a dismal effort!
          ...  He should have buried that!

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Manchester City 0-1 Benfica

Min. 49 :(bfa) R_VD_Vaart plays a first time ball through the defence to Nathan_Dyer
          ...  M_Benassi with a late tackle
          ...  He certainly didn't mean it
          ...  He's in trouble!!
          ...  He could be sent off for that!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  He was lucky to get away with that!
Min. 51 :(mnc) G_Botti nutmegs C_Thomson, he continues to run forward
          ...  J_Martinez with the tackle
Min. 54 :(bfa) R_VD_Vaart sprints down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball in to M_Murphy
          ...  M_Murphy with the cheeky shot!
          ...  But he puts it wide
          ...  How did he manage to miss that?
Min. 57 :(bfa) H_Kiessling 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 J_Martinez
          ...  M_Scholl with the tackle
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  It's a yellow, and rightly so
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 60 :(bfa) J_Bolm runs with the ball to the corner flag
          ...  He plays the ball across to M_Murphy
          ...  M_Keown read the danger and stops the pass
Min. 61 :(bfa) Nathan_Dyer sidesteps his marker
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  Nathan_Dyer heads the ball towards goal !
          ...  S_Scuffet with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  He gave the striker no chance
Min. 66 :(bfa) H_Kiessling flicks it over the defender and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  But M_Benassi with the fine tackle
Min. 67 :(bfa) H_Kiessling finds his way through
          ...  He has tremendous pace
          ...  H_Kiessling with a graceful, looping effort !
          ...  S_Scuffet makes a great save
          ...  And he manages to hold onto it as well!
Min. 70 :(bfa) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side.
          ...  Yann_M_Vila will come on for Nathan_Dyer and play DF
Min. 71 :(mnc) Jinky knocks it forward
          ...  P_Do_Shaw slips
          ...  G_Botti gets to it!
          ...  G_Botti blasts it at the goal !
          ...  But E_Thorstvedt punches it away
          ...  That's gone out for a goal kick
          ...  It was clear to everyone that E_Thorstvedt got a touch
Min. 72 :(mnc) M_Rojo will replace K_Rekik and play DF
Min. 72 :(mnc) M_Scholl with the nod to Frente
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  M_Zeffane hits it out for a throw
Min. 74 :(bfa) P_Do_Shaw knocks it past M_Benassi and runs onto it
          ...  He leaves the defender standing
          ...  Good sliding challenge from Frente
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by P_Do_Shaw
          ...  R_VD_Vaart loses his marker
          ...  He gets his head onto it!
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But sails wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  P_Do_Shaw chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  It is kicked away by Jinky
Min. 75 :(mnc) Quintero replaces M_Benassi to play as a MF
Min. 75 :(bfa) There's going to be a change
          ...  J_Wilshere will come on for J_Bolm and play DM
Min. 76 :(bfa) There's going to be a change
          ...  J_Plasil will come on for R_VD_Vaart and play MF
Min. 77 :(mnc) Y_Abdessadki finds the run of G_Botti
          ...  G_Botti attempts the shot!
          ...  E_Thorstvedt watches it sail wide!
Min. 77 :(bfa) P_Do_Shaw with a measured pass to M_Murphy
          ...  Launched towards the top corner by M_Murphy !
          ...  S_Scuffet with an easy save
          ...  He just oozes confidence
Min. 80 :(bfa) The Benfica manager told his side to change to a D strategy
Min. 83 :(bfa) P_Do_Shaw with a first time pass
          ...  M_Murphy runs onto it!
          ...  M_Murphy with a low drive through the rain!
          ...  Saved by S_Scuffet
Min. 85 :(mnc) G_Botti gains possession
          ...  R_Tomassi cuts it out easily
          ...  He clears the ball up field
Min. 87 :(bfa) M_Murphy finds his way through
          ...  He has tremendous pace
          ...  Jinky with a pull on the shirt
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll have to watch himself now
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(bfa) J_Wilshere finds the run of M_Murphy
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over!
          ...  P_Zabaleta hits it out for a throw
Min. 88 :(mnc) M_Keown sidesteps C_Thomson
          ...  E_Thorstvedt with an ugly foul
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
          ...  J_Eriksson reaches to his pocket!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  J_Eriksson points to the spot!
          ...  G_Botti is the man who takes it
          ...  E_Thorstvedt tips it wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Y_Abdessadki plays it towards the near post!
          ...  P_Do_Shaw wins the ball
          ...  And he clears the danger
Min. 89 :(bfa) P_Do_Shaw cuts the ball back to M_Murphy
          ...  M_Keown knocks the ball back to S_Scuffet
          ...  Ohhhh no!!
          ...  It's gone past S_Scuffet!
          ...  And just creeps wide!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  P_Do_Shaw hits it into the box!
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of S_Scuffet
Min. 92 :(mnc) M_Keown has it on the edge of the box
          ...  J_Martinez is called for the holding foul
          ...  Well spotted by the referee
          ...  He gets away with that one
          ...  It's just a warning
Min. 94 :(bfa) Yann_M_Vila plays the back pass
          ...  E_Thorstvedt can't get to it!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  What a terrible mistake to make!!
          ...  Look at the fury on the managers face!!
          ...  Manchester City 1-1 Benfica ...

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


Match Details
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Venue                : City Of Manchester Stadium
Attendance           : 112,000
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Manchester City Match Info
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Best player          : M_Benassi
Scorers              : Yann_M_Vila (94 og)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : G_Botti (9), M_Benassi (49), M_Scholl (57), Jinky (87)
Injured              : N/A
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Benfica Match Info
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Best player          : H_Kiessling (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : M_Murphy (18)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : E_Thorstvedt (88)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                          Manchester City |     Benfica
Attempts on Goal     :           7        |       14
Off target           :           2        |       5
On target            :           5        |       9
Possession           :          40        |       60
Corners              :           2        |       3
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           4        |       1
Subs Used            :           2        |       3
Fouls                :          10        |       8
Key Tackles          :          11        |       6
Key Passes           :           6        |       19
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Final Score          : Manchester City 1 - 1 Benfica
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Player Statistics - Manchester City
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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S_Scuffet      GK  39   5   1   4  41 |  95   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  35   0   0   0
M_Keown        DF   3  26  12   7  21 |  95   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
K_Rekik        DF   1  26   7   2  12 |  73   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Zabaleta     DF   2  25   4   1  27 |  95   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
M_A_Nastasic   DF   1  25   2   2  45 |  95   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
Jinky          MF   3   8  28   8  41 |  95   0   2   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  38   8  -2
Y_Abdessadki   MF   2   8  28   8  29 |  95   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   5
M_Scholl       MF   2  10  27  10  22 |  95   0   0   1   0   2   0   1   0   0  -2   8   4
M_Benassi      MF   2  11  18   9  25 |  76   0   2   2   0   0   0   1   0   0  38  18  -2
G_Botti        FW   1   8   9  27  32 |  95   0   0   0   0   3   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  14
Frente         FW   1   6   7  18  32 |  95   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   5
P_Out          GK  12   5   4   7  14 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
W_Reid         DF   2  25   6   9  41 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Rojo         DF   1  24   6   8  20 |  22   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Boyata       DF   2  23   6  10  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Quintero       MF   2   9  20  16  41 |  19   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  39   2   6   4  13 |  95   7   0   0   0   0   0   1   0  23   0   0   0
J_Martinez     DF   1  35   3   4  23 |  95   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
C_Thomson      DF   2  31  12   6  25 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
R_Tomassi      DF   1  28   8   7  37 |  95   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
M_Zeffane      DF   1  27   9   7  31 |  95   0   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  40  10   5
H_Kiessling    MF   4  12  31  10  31 |  95   0   0   5   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  65   5
P_Do_Shaw      MF   2   9  29   8  25 |  95   0   1   5   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  50   5
J_Bolm         MF   2  11  28  13  32 |  76   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   1
R_VD_Vaart     MF   2  10  27   8  24 |  77   0   0   4   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  40   1
M_Murphy       FW   1  12  14  29  26 |  95   0   0   0   0   6   1   0   0   0   0   0  33
Nathan_Dyer    FW   2   7  11  28  31 |  71   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  15
Z_Alomerovic   GK  28   1   1   1  14 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Yann_M_Vila    DF   2  29  14   8  22 |  24   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20   0
J_Plasil       MF   1   7  29  10  19 |  18   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Wilshere     DM   2  19  28  11  19 |  19   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Stefano        FW   2   9   8  29  39 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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