Division One League Match, Marseille vs. Benfica (Sun Sep 13)


                            Marseille  |  Benfica
                              5-3-2 P  |  4-4-2 A
                         Daniel Perry  |  Matias Finkelstein
                                       |
                         C_Freamon GK  |  GK N_Winneke
                       B_Hangeland DF  |  DF Yann_M_Vila
                            A_Rami DF  |  DF R_Tomassi
                        J_Paintsil DF  |  DF J_Foyth
                            Aldair DF  |  DF M_Zeffane
                     Mark_Robinson DF  |  MF J_Bolm
                           P_Viera MF  |  MF I_Marcone
                           N_Kante MF  |  MF K_Commons
                       H_Fernandez MF  |  MF W_Dustice
                        Sheringham FW  |  FW B_Dugnutt
                            H_Kane FW  |  FW T_Erak
                                       |
                           Davinio SUB |  SUB L_Yashin
                             Bauer SUB |  SUB S_Mannaerts
                             Doria SUB |  SUB B_Bjorksson
                           S_Byrne SUB |  SUB S_Nakamoto
                      N_Ciccotelli SUB |  SUB Nathan_Dyer

Referee: B_Kuipers (Netherlands)


Min. 1  :(msl) Sheringham beats M_Zeffane
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker
          ...  "Play On!" Waves B_Kuipers
          ...  Yann_M_Vila takes the player out!!
          ...  The ref turns away!!
Min. 1  :(bfa) K_Commons with an excellent first touch
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  B_Dugnutt gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  Aldair knocks the ball back to C_Freamon
          ...  Ohhhh no!!
          ...  It's gone past C_Freamon!
          ...  And just creeps wide!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by J_Bolm
          ...  It is cleared by J_Paintsil
Min. 2  :(msl) N_Kante sprints down the flank
          ...  He threads the ball in to H_Fernandez
          ...  But I_Marcone spotted the danger and cleans up the play
Min. 3  :(bfa) B_Dugnutt with the dribble
          ...  He's through on goal
          ...  B_Dugnutt with the shot on net !
          ...  C_Freamon parries it, he follows it up
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  The defence had gone walk about!
          ...  Benfica go ahead in this match now!
          ...  Marseille 0-1 Benfica ...
Min. 12 :(msl) N_Kante finds the run of J_Paintsil
          ...  Yann_M_Vila brings him down from behind!
          ...  But the ref gives nothing!
Min. 12 :(bfa) I_Marcone hoofs it up field to find B_Dugnutt
          ...  A_Rami with a pull on the shirt
Min. 12 :(bfa) K_Commons takes a throw in
          ...  He throws the ball into T_Erak
          ...  But H_Fernandez clears the ball to safety
Min. 14 :(bfa) J_Bolm brings the ball under control
          ...  He sees a team mate in space!
          ...  He plays the ball in to him!
          ...  K_Commons gets on the end of the pass
          ...  Launched towards the top corner by K_Commons !
          ...  It hits the post
          ...  And goes clear
Min. 16 :(bfa) I_Marcone is out on the left
          ...  He moves the ball right to B_Dugnutt
          ...  B_Dugnutt tries to chip the ball over C_Freamon!
          ...  Looks like it should be C_Freamon's
          ...  Oh he's let it go through his legs
          ...  But drifts inches wide !!
          ...  C_Freamon looks embarrassed!
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide!
          ...  Goal kick given, amazing decision there!
Min. 17 :(bfa) W_Dustice sprints down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball across to B_Dugnutt
          ...  Fine tackle by N_Kante
          ...  He prevents the corner as well
Min. 22 :(msl) Aldair has it now
          ...  He takes on Yann_M_Vila
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in H_Kane!
          ...  Yann_M_Vila recovers to win the ball back
Min. 23 :(msl) H_Kane finds Sheringham in acres of space
          ...  The cross hits Sheringham on the butt and rebounds towards goal !
          ...  N_Winneke narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety
Min. 27 :(bfa) J_Bolm hits a hard pass to T_Erak
          ...  T_Erak hits the ball on the bounce !
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  C_Freamon never had a chance!
          ...  Marseille 0-2 Benfica ...
Min. 28 :(bfa) Benfica are switching their playing style to D
Min. 37 :(bfa) J_Bolm hits the ball through the heart of the defence
          ...  T_Erak latches onto it!
          ...  Cleared by Aldair
Min. 40 :(msl) H_Kane runs at the defence
          ...  I_Marcone goes in with high feet!!
          ...  That's a poor tackle!
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 46 :(msl) N_Kante retreats under pressure
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field
          ...  H_Kane gets on the end of it
          ...  Cleared by R_Tomassi
Min. 47 :(msl) P_Viera cuts the ball back to Mark_Robinson
          ...  Mark_Robinson with the cheeky shot!
          ...  But N_Winneke makes a fine save
Min. 47 :(bfa) I_Marcone leaves his marker standing
          ...  An audacious effort from I_Marcone !
          ...  C_Freamon has it covered
          ...  It takes a bobble!
          ...  C_Freamon reacts well to save!!!

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Marseille 0-2 Benfica

Min. 46 :(bfa) B_Dugnutt cuts inside his opponent
          ...  He worked that well
          ...  But A_Rami slides in two footed.
          ...  B_Kuipers has a look but waves "Play On!"
Min. 50 :(msl) The Marseille manager told his side to change to a A strategy
Min. 51 :(msl) H_Fernandez with a probing through ball J_Paintsil
          ...  M_Zeffane goes in with the block tackle
          ...  He comes out of it with the ball
          ...  Great tackle!
Min. 52 :(msl) B_Hangeland looks around for some movement
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to H_Kane
          ...  H_Kane uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot!
          ...  But N_Winneke pulls out a save of the game
Min. 55 :(bfa) S_Mannaerts is coming on for R_Tomassi and will play DF
Min. 60 :(bfa) S_Nakamoto replaces B_Dugnutt to play as a MF
Min. 61 :(msl) N_Kante crosses to B_Hangeland
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by J_Foyth
          ...  He made it look easy
          ...  But he can't keep it in
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by P_Viera
          ...  The ball comes to B_Hangeland
          ...  He gets the shot away
          ...  Terrific shot
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide
          ...  That's unlucky!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  N_Kante curls it into the box!
          ...  The ball comes to J_Paintsil
          ...  He gets the shot away
          ...  It hits the bar
          ...  And goes over!
          ...  N_Winneke was beaten there!
Min. 65 :(bfa) B_Bjorksson is coming on and I_Marcone is being brought off
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play MF
Min. 70 :(bfa) J_Bolm retreats under pressure
          ...  He hits the ball up field
          ...  J_Foyth latches onto the end of it
          ...  P_Viera with a reckless challenge
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
          ...  He gets away with that one
          ...  It's just a warning
          ...  Matias Finkelstein looks annoyed that there was no card there
Min. 70 :(bfa) K_Commons plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  T_Erak decides to keep possession instead!
          ...  He runs towards the goal now!
          ...  T_Erak sights up the goal
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  But C_Freamon makes an easy save
Min. 72 :(msl) P_Viera backtracks with the ball
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field
          ...  H_Kane gets on the end of it
          ...  S_Mannaerts gets in the way and wins the ball
Min. 74 :(bfa) K_Commons with a precise ball to T_Erak
          ...  T_Erak with a thundering shot!
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  He made that look harder than it was!!
Min. 75 :(msl) There's going to be a change
          ...  S_Byrne will come on for H_Fernandez and play MF
Min. 75 :(msl) Bauer replaces B_Hangeland and will play DF
Min. 75 :(msl) P_Viera brings it under control
          ...  He takes on M_Zeffane
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in Sheringham!
          ...  J_Bolm takes the players legs from beneath him!!
          ...  That's a poor tackle!
          ...  B_Kuipers tries to calm him down
Min. 83 :(msl) Sheringham knocks it past the defender and runs onto it
          ...  He leaves the defender standing
          ...  M_Zeffane plays the back pass
          ...  N_Winneke can't get to it!!
          ...  It goes just wide!!
          ...  What a lucky escape!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  P_Viera floats the ball in!
          ...  Yann_M_Vila wins the ball
          ...  And he heads it away
Min. 84 :(msl) Sheringham nutmegs J_Foyth, he continues to run forward
          ...  But Yann_M_Vila sees the pass and cuts it out
Min. 85 :(msl) N_Ciccotelli will replace Sheringham and play FW
Min. 85 :(msl) Aldair beats his marker
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  B_Bjorksson takes the player out!!
          ...  The ref turns away!!
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Orange Veladrome
Attendance           : 150,000
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Marseille Match Info
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Best player          : N_Kante
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Benfica Match Info
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Best player          : Yann_M_Vila (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : B_Dugnutt (3), T_Erak (27)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             Marseille    |    Benfica
Attempts on Goal     :           5        |       7
Off target           :           2        |       3
On target            :           3        |       4
Possession           :          52        |       48
Corners              :           3        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       0
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           5        |       7
Key Tackles          :           5        |       11
Key Passes           :          11        |       10
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Final Score          : Marseille 0 - 2 Benfica
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Player Statistics - Marseille
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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C_Freamon      GK  28   1   3   1  33 |  95   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -30   0   0   0
B_Hangeland    DF   2  32  12   9  32 |  77   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
A_Rami         DF   3  31   5   7  20 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
J_Paintsil     DF   1  30  14   9  31 |  95   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
Aldair         DF   2  30   8   4  11 |  95   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
Mark_Robinson  DF   1  27   9   5  23 |  95   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
P_Viera        MF   3  10  32   8  41 |  95   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
N_Kante        MF   3   8  32   8  13 |  95   0   1   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  40   0
H_Fernandez    MF   1   8  29   8  32 |  77   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
Sheringham     FW   2   6   8  33  21 |  87   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
H_Kane         FW   1   8  10  32  33 |  95   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   5
Davinio        GK  28   1   4   1  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Bauer          DF   2  30  10   5  32 |  18   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Doria          DF   3  29   7   5  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Byrne        MF   1   7  30   7  21 |  18   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Ciccotelli   FW   1   6   8  25  31 |   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -20

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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N_Winneke      GK  35   2   2   3  20 |  95   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  55   0   0   0
Yann_M_Vila    DF   2  36  15   8  22 |  95   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 100   0   0
R_Tomassi      DF   1  33   9   7  37 |  57   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
J_Foyth        DF   1  32  13   7  42 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
M_Zeffane      DF   1  32  10   7  31 |  95   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
J_Bolm         MF   2  12  31  14  32 |  95   0   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  55   0
I_Marcone      MF   3   6  30   6  32 |  67   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  40  30  25
K_Commons      MF   1   8  28  10  32 |  95   0   0   4   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  40   0
W_Dustice      MF   1  12  26   6  42 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
B_Dugnutt      FW   1   5   7  28  20 |  62   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  30
T_Erak         FW   2   7   7  28  21 |  95   0   0   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  35
L_Yashin       GK  29   2   1   2  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Mannaerts    DF   2  30   9   5  12 |  38   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
B_Bjorksson    MF   2  11  33   7  31 |  28   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
S_Nakamoto     MF   3   5  27  16  32 |  33   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20  20
Nathan_Dyer    FW   2   7  11  31  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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