TNT Sports Division One League Match, Newcastle vs. Benfica (Sun Sep 07)


                            Newcastle  |  Benfica
                              5-4-1 A  |  4-1-2-1-2 C
                     Tony Glendinning  |  Matias Finkelstein
                                       |
                         P_Shilton GK  |  GK P_Gazzaniga
                           K_Fasan DF  |  DF W_Morgan
                          F_Benali DF  |  DF P_Maldini
                             S_Lee DF  |  DF R_Rojas
                            F_Shar DF  |  DF A_Bah
                            Hansel DF  |  DM C_Medina
                           L_Miley MF  |  MF A_Di_Maria
                       T_Oluwayemi MF  |  MF Maldiniho
                     Max_Puissance MF  |  AM Joao_Neves
                          P_Lennox MF  |  FW Patrik_Schick
                          C_Wilson FW  |  FW D_Suker
                                       |
                      S_Handanovic SUB |  SUB L_Yashin
                            T_Haas SUB |  SUB T_Lee
                          S_Botman SUB |  SUB C_Romero
                            J_Bell SUB |  SUB A_Varela
                          D_Baggio SUB |  SUB D_Ferguson

Referee: D_Kos (Poland)


Min. 3  :(nwt) K_Fasan brings it under control
          ...  He takes on W_Morgan
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in T_Oluwayemi!
          ...  T_Oluwayemi hits the shot with the outside of the left foot!
          ...  But P_Gazzaniga dives to his left
          ...  I think P_Gazzaniga just got a hand on that one
          ...  D_Kos has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 3  :(nwt) C_Wilson takes advantage of a mistake by A_Bah
          ...  A_Bah leaves his foot in with the challenge!!
          ...  That s a bad foul!!
          ...  D_Kos reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  They are lining up to take this one!
          ...  P_Lennox passes to T_Oluwayemi
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over!
          ...  W_Morgan hits it out for a throw
Min. 6  :(bfa) Patrik_Schick is first to the ball
          ...  Patrik_Schick rifles it at the goal !
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  But it thumps off the woodwork !!
          ...  And goes safely clear!
          ...  P_Shilton never had a chance!
Min. 9  :(bfa) A_Di_Maria knocks it past the defender and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  K_Fasan slides in to knock the ball out for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by R_Rojas
          ...  P_Shilton easily catches it!
Min. 10 :(bfa) Patrik_Schick loses his marker
          ...  K_Fasan with an ugly foul
          ...  That looked malicious
          ...  It's a yellow, and rightly so
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 17 :(bfa) D_Suker finds R_Rojas in the box
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by F_Shar
Min. 17 :(bfa) D_Suker pulls up
          ...  That looks like his hamstring went
          ...  He wont be able to continue!!
Min. 17 :(bfa) D_Ferguson is going to be brought on
          ...  D_Suker is leaving the pitch
          ...  He hasn't had the best of games today
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 20 :(nwt) P_Lennox puts in L_Miley
          ...  A_Bah wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  K_Fasan drives it into the box!
          ...  P_Gazzaniga comes out and claims it!
Min. 20 :(nwt) K_Fasan twists his ankle!
          ...  He isn't going to continue!
Min. 20 :(nwt) T_Haas replaces K_Fasan to play as a DF
Min. 22 :(nwt) C_Wilson gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He slides the ball past C_Medina!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  C_Wilson looks to see where P_Gazzaniga is!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  But P_Gazzaniga just gets his fingers to that one
          ...  D_Kos has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 24 :(bfa) A_Di_Maria gets to the by line and finds D_Ferguson with a beautiful cross
          ...  T_Haas wins the ball
Min. 36 :(nwt) T_Oluwayemi breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on P_Gazzaniga!
          ...  P_Maldini brings him down!
          ...  He could be off here!
          ...  D_Kos reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  I think he deserved that!
Min. 40 :(nwt) C_Wilson can't keep control of it and loses possession!
          ...  He goes in hard and wins it back!
          ...  He creates some space for an opening!
          ...  W_Morgan dives in two footed!!
          ...  Play On!!
Min. 40 :(bfa) A_Di_Maria reads the run of D_Ferguson
          ...  D_Ferguson tries to beat P_Shilton!
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  P_Shilton moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  P_Shilton tips it wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Maldiniho hits it into the box!
          ...  F_Benali reads it well
          ...  And he knocks it away
Min. 40 :(nwt) T_Oluwayemi skips the challenge from A_Bah
          ...  Patrik_Schick takes the player down!!
          ...  That s a poor tackle!
          ...  D_Kos wants a word
          ...  It s just a warning
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(nwt) T_Oluwayemi is through on goal
          ...  Fine tackle by W_Morgan
          ...  But he can't prevent the corner
Min. 47 :(bfa) There's going to be a change
          ...  C_Romero will come on for P_Maldini and play DF

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Newcastle 0-0 Benfica

Min. 46 :(nwt) T_Haas with a precise ball to C_Wilson
          ...  C_Wilson beats the offside trap!
          ...  He runs at P_Gazzaniga
          ...  He rounds P_Gazzaniga
          ...  He taps it towards the goal!
          ...  P_Gazzaniga manages to get to it !!
Min. 46 :(bfa) Joao_Neves is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He throws it long to Patrik_Schick
          ...  Patrik_Schick uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot!
          ...  Terrific shot
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide
          ...  That's unlucky!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  A_Di_Maria chips the ball into the area!
          ...  D_Ferguson swings a leg at it!
          ...  P_Shilton gets his fingertips to it
          ...  He just manages to tip it over
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  A_Di_Maria lofts the ball in!
          ...  The ball comes to Patrik_Schick
          ...  He knocks it goalward
          ...  P_Shilton just watches it fly safely wide!
Min. 47 :(nwt) T_Haas looks for options
          ...  He knocks the ball across to C_Wilson
          ...  C_Wilson gets his head to the ball !
          ...  Saved by P_Gazzaniga
Min. 48 :(bfa) T_Lee comes on for W_Morgan and will play DF to the delight of the fans
Min. 52 :(bfa) Patrik_Schick plays a quick one-two with his team mate
          ...  He looks around for options
          ...  He moves forward with the ball
          ...  Patrik_Schick drives it towards goal !
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  P_Shilton dives desperately to try and save it!!
          ...  He can't get to it!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  The deflection beat P_Shilton!
          ...  That s put Benfica ahead!
          ...  Newcastle 0-1 Benfica ...
Min. 53 :(bfa) Joao_Neves sidesteps T_Haas
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game
          ...  Joao_Neves swings in the shot!
          ...  P_Shilton makes the save
          ...  He hits the ball up field!
Min. 54 :(nwt) Max_Puissance finds T_Haas on the edge of the box
          ...  C_Romero fouls badly
          ...  He gets away with that one
          ...  It s just a warning
          ...  Tony Glendinning looks annoyed that there was no card there
Min. 60 :(nwt) C_Wilson beats his man
          ...  Patrik_Schick slices it
          ...  P_Gazzaniga moves quickly!!
          ...  He can't get there!
          ...  It inches just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by T_Haas
          ...  P_Gazzaniga jumps well to claim it!
Min. 62 :(bfa) A_Varela will replace C_Medina and play MF
Min. 62 :(bfa) Maldiniho passes the ball to D_Ferguson
          ...  But S_Lee clears the ball to safety
Min. 68 :(nwt) C_Wilson finds a hole in the defence
          ...  A_Varela gets the foot in to win the ball
          ...  It rolls out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  P_Lennox swings it in!
          ...  P_Gazzaniga catches it!
Min. 71 :(bfa) Maldiniho looks around for some movement
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to C_Romero
          ...  C_Romero with the punt towards goal!
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!!
          ...  But it sails past the post !!
          ...  P_Shilton never had a chance!
Min. 77 :(bfa) A_Varela is closed down
          ...  He plays a quick pass
          ...  A_Di_Maria latches onto the ball
          ...  T_Haas pulls on his shirt
          ...  He wins the ball
          ...  The defender got away with the foul there!
Min. 80 :(nwt) J_Bell will come on for L_Miley and play MF
Min. 80 :(nwt) S_Botman will replace the useless S_Lee and will play DF
Min. 80 :(bfa) D_Ferguson punches J_Bell off the ball
          ...  The linesman is flagging
          ...  D_Kos ignores the protests for a card
          ...  Matias Finkelstein looks relieved
Min. 81 :(nwt) C_Wilson knocks it past the defender and runs onto it
          ...  He leaves the defender standing
          ...  Patrik_Schick fouls badly
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  He gets a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 82 :(nwt) D_Baggio comes on for C_Wilson and takes up a FW role
Min. 84 :(nwt) F_Benali is in some pain
          ...  He's receiving some treatment now
          ...  But he looks unable to continue
Min. 84 :(nwt) S_Handanovic is ready to come on to replace F_Benali
          ...  Looks like he will play as a DF
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on

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


Match Details
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Venue                : St James Park
Attendance           : 110,000
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Newcastle Match Info
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Best player          : C_Wilson
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : K_Fasan (10)
Injured              : K_Fasan (20), F_Benali (84)
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Benfica Match Info
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Best player          : Patrik_Schick (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Patrik_Schick (52)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : A_Bah (3), P_Maldini (36), Patrik_Schick (81)
Injured              : D_Suker (17)
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Match Statistics
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                             Newcastle    |    Benfica
Attempts on Goal     :           4        |       8
Off target           :           0        |       4
On target            :           4        |       4
Possession           :          48        |       52
Corners              :           3        |       4
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       3
Subs Used            :           5        |       4
Fouls                :           4        |       13
Key Tackles          :           5        |       6
Key Passes           :           5        |       7
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Final Score          : Newcastle 0 - 1 Benfica
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Player Statistics - Newcastle
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_Shilton      GK  36   1   5   2  28 |  95   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  35   0   0   0
K_Fasan        DF   3  32  12   7  13 |  20   0   1   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  23  13  -2
F_Benali       DF   3  30  11  10  22 |  86   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0   0
S_Lee          DF   2  30  10   4  28 |  82   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0   0
F_Shar         DF   2  30   5   2  28 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0   0
Hansel         DF   2  29   1   1  19 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Miley        MF   2   1  33  12  27 |  82   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -20
T_Oluwayemi    MF   2   8  27  18  22 |  95   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
Max_Puissance  MF   2   2  27  18  26 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0
P_Lennox       MF   2   9  27  14  40 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0
C_Wilson       FW   1   4   2  33  28 |  84   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  15
S_Handanovic   DF  31   2   3   1  31 |   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Haas         DF   2  34  14   8  11 |  75   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  50  30   0
S_Botman       DF   2  33   9   3  12 |  13   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -20
J_Bell         MF   1   1  33  13  36 |  13   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Baggio       FW   2   8  10  30  21 |  11   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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P_Gazzaniga    GK  37   1   2   3  40 |  95   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 110   0   0   0
W_Morgan       DF   3  34  13   7  10 |  50   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  75   0   0
P_Maldini      DF   2  33   8   4  33 |  47   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  38  -2  -2
R_Rojas        DF   2  32   5   3  34 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Bah          DF   2  31   7   5  30 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  23  -2  -2
C_Medina       DM   2  24  27   1   9 |  64   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Di_Maria     MF   1   4  34  18  39 |  95   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
Maldiniho      MF   2   2  32   4  28 |  95   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  50  20
Joao_Neves     AM   2   2  27  16  24 |  95   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  15   5
Patrik_Schick  FW   1   3   4  34  38 |  95   0   1   0   0   4   1   1   0   0  23  -2  23
D_Suker        FW   1   7  13  31  31 |  17   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0
L_Yashin       GK  29   2   1   2  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Lee          DF   1  31  10   2  25 |  45   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20  20
C_Romero       DF   1  27   1   2  34 |  48   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Varela       MF   1  10  27  18  30 |  31   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  25  15   0
D_Ferguson     FW   1   4   1  31  41 |  78   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
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