Elite FA Cup Semi Final Match, Real Madrid vs. Benfica (Tue Aug 02)


                          Real Madrid  |  Benfica
                              5-4-1 C  |  5-4-1 L
                         Ahmed Alrawi  |  Steven Theobald
                                       |
                        T_Sorensen GK  |  GK E_Thorstvedt
                        J_Charlton DF  |  DF J_Martinez
                          A_Schulz DF  |  DF J_Djourou
                      D_Kuzmanovic DF  |  DF L_Roy
                           T_Adams DF  |  DF C_Thomson
                         J_Zanetti DF  |  DF Yann_M_Vila
                            Preety MF  |  MF H_Kiessling
                     M_Krohn_Dehli MF  |  MF B_Zamora
                          Saddam_H MF  |  MF B_Abdoulaye
                           Saruman MF  |  MF Zheng_Zhi
                       J_T_Gavilán FW  |  FW K_McInally
                                       |
                      Silvio_Proto SUB |  SUB J_Moreau
                           C_Fuchs SUB |  SUB R_Tomassi
                          L_Thomas SUB |  SUB J_Bolm
                         C_Arrache SUB |  SUB S_Perrotta
                         D_Nelisse SUB |  SUB Nathan_Dyer

Referee: D_McDonald (Scotland)


Min. 1  :(rmd) M_Krohn_Dehli controls it well
          ...  He nutmegs Zheng_Zhi
          ...  He puts in J_T_Gavilán!
          ...  But C_Thomson wins the tackle
Min. 2  :(rmd) Saruman is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He throws it to J_Zanetti
          ...  Zheng_Zhi with a deliberate foul
          ...  That deserves a punishment
          ...  He received a good talking to from D_McDonald
Min. 5  :(bfa) B_Zamora can't keep control of it and loses possession!
          ...  He goes in hard and wins it back!
          ...  He creates some space for an opening!
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  J_Charlton takes possession
Min. 10 :(bfa) Benfica's manager orders his side to play C
Min. 11 :(bfa) H_Kiessling skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to Yann_M_Vila
          ...  J_Zanetti goes in with the block tackle
          ...  He comes out of it with the ball
          ...  Great tackle!
Min. 15 :(bfa) H_Kiessling fires over a low cross to K_McInally
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by A_Schulz
Min. 16 :(bfa) B_Abdoulaye unselfishly heads the ball back to K_McInally
          ...  K_McInally tries to beat T_Sorensen from outside the area!
          ...  He has failed to hit the target!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 19 :(bfa) K_McInally runs at the defender
          ...  The ball rebounds off the defender back to him!
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward!
          ...  But J_T_Gavilán slides in two footed.
          ...  D_McDonald has a look but waves "Play On!"
Min. 22 :(rmd) T_Adams spits at B_Abdoulaye
          ...  D_McDonald just wants to lecture him
Min. 29 :(rmd) Saddam_H has the ball on the wing
          ...  He takes it past J_Martinez
          ...  He knocks it to A_Schulz!
          ...  A_Schulz aims for the top right corner !
          ...  E_Thorstvedt with an amazing dive to the bottom left
          ...  How he got to that one I don't know !
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  M_Krohn_Dehli chips the ball in towards the back post!
          ...  E_Thorstvedt catches it!
Min. 29 :(bfa) H_Kiessling hoists the ball across to K_McInally
          ...  Saddam_H tackles cleanly
Min. 30 :(rmd) Real Madrid changed their strategy to play E
Min. 31 :(rmd) Saruman steps over the ball
          ...  He nutmegs K_McInally
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery
          ...  Saruman hits the shot with the inside of the right foot!
          ...  E_Thorstvedt just watches float over the bar!
Min. 34 :(rmd) Saruman is taking a throw in
          ...  He takes a couple of strides back
          ...  He throws the ball to Saddam_H
          ...  Saddam_H hits the shot with the outside of the left foot!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  E_Thorstvedt was caught out there
          ...  Lets see if Real Madrid can hang onto that lead!
          ...  Real Madrid 1-0 Benfica ...
Min. 35 :(rmd) Real Madrid's manager orders his side to play D
Min. 35 :(rmd) Saddam_H has changed his position on the pitch to a DM
Min. 35 :(bfa) Nathan_Dyer is going to be brought on
          ...  Yann_M_Vila is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 35 :(bfa) Benfica altered their play to a A strategy
Min. 36 :(bfa) H_Kiessling sprints down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball in to K_McInally
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  Saruman belts it clear
Min. 37 :(rmd) D_Kuzmanovic 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!
          ...  J_T_Gavilán receives the pass and heads towards the goal
          ...  B_Zamora tackles cleanly
Min. 38 :(bfa) K_McInally with the Cruyff turn
          ...  A_Schulz forces him off the ball
          ...  But it rolls out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  B_Zamora crosses it in!
          ...  J_Zanetti reads it well
          ...  And he knocks it away
Min. 39 :(rmd) Preety boots it towards J_T_Gavilán
          ...  From long range J_T_Gavilán bends the ball towards goal!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  It looks like he enjoyed that one!!
          ...  He is dancing round the corner flag!
          ...  Real Madrid 2-0 Benfica ...
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 46 :(rmd) Preety nutmegs the defender
          ...  J_Djourou reads it well
          ...  This boy is a quality defender
          ...  The crowd sing his praises
Min. 48 :(bfa) Zheng_Zhi steps over the ball
          ...  He nutmegs the defender
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  J_Zanetti takes possession
Min. 49 :(rmd) J_Charlton pushes it past the defender
          ...  Nathan_Dyer is called for the holding foul
          ...  He won that header unfairly
          ...  D_McDonald lectures him

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Real Madrid 2-0 Benfica

Min. 50 :(bfa) B_Abdoulaye crosses in from the wing, he finds L_Roy in the box
          ...  M_Krohn_Dehli with a superb challenge
          ...  The referee has given the free kick the other way!
Min. 50 :(rmd) Saruman beats J_Martinez
          ...  Zheng_Zhi with a two footed challenge!!
          ...  D_McDonald stops play
          ...  D_McDonald calls him over
          ...  D_McDonald tells him he has had enough warnings
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 55 :(bfa) H_Kiessling knocks it forward
          ...  Saddam_H slips
          ...  J_Martinez gets to it!
          ...  J_Zanetti clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play
          ...  The linesman is flagging
          ...  Throw in
Min. 60 :(rmd) Saruman runs forward
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind!
          ...  J_Djourou with a bad challenge
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
          ...  D_McDonald calls him for a talk
          ...  It's just a warning
Min. 61 :(bfa) Nathan_Dyer sidesteps his marker
          ...  He runs forward now
          ...  Saddam_H slides in to knock the ball out for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  L_Roy crosses it in!
          ...  T_Sorensen comes out and claims it!
Min. 66 :(bfa) K_McInally stops the ball and looks around for movement
          ...  A team mate overlaps him now
          ...  He uses his team mates run as a decoy and heads towards the goal!
          ...  K_McInally attempts to nutmeg T_Sorensen!
          ...  The shot slips through T_Sorensen's hands
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  He got away with that!
          ...  Goal kick given! That looked like a corner to me
Min. 70 :(bfa) There's going to be a change
          ...  S_Perrotta will come on for B_Abdoulaye and play AM
Min. 75 :(bfa) B_Zamora with a throw in
          ...  He throws the ball across to Nathan_Dyer
          ...  Nathan_Dyer with a stunning strike !
          ...  T_Sorensen makes a comfortable save
          ...  He wasn't troubled there
Min. 79 :(rmd) J_T_Gavilán steps over the ball
          ...  He nutmegs L_Roy
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery
          ...  L_Roy does well to get the tackle in
Min. 80 :(rmd) C_Fuchs is going to be brought on
          ...  A_Schulz is leaving the pitch
          ...  He hasn't had the best of games today
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 80 :(bfa) J_Bolm is going to be brought on
          ...  B_Zamora is leaving the pitch
          ...  He hasn't had the best of games today
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play AM
Min. 81 :(rmd) D_Nelisse replaces J_T_Gavilán and will play FW
Min. 82 :(rmd) C_Arrache comes on for Preety and will play MF to the delight of the fans
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(rmd) D_Kuzmanovic kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  D_Nelisse gets on the end of the pass
          ...  J_Djourou clears with a diving header
Min. 88 :(bfa) Nathan_Dyer gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He slides the ball past T_Adams!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from J_Charlton
          ...  He could have easily caught the defender is he hadn't been careful
Min. 89 :(rmd) D_Nelisse sidesteps S_Perrotta
          ...  He was too quick for his marker
          ...  S_Perrotta with the foul
          ...  He's in trouble here!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
Min. 91 :(bfa) H_Kiessling sprints down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball across to S_Perrotta
          ...  D_Nelisse with a deliberate foul
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
          ...  That will be a booking
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Ibrox Stadium
Attendance           : 146,005
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Real Madrid Match Info
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Best player          : Saddam_H (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Saddam_H (34), J_T_Gavilán (39)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : D_Nelisse (91)
Injured              : N/A
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Benfica Match Info
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Best player          : H_Kiessling
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Zheng_Zhi (50), S_Perrotta (89)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                            Real Madrid   |    Benfica
Attempts on Goal     :           4        |       3
Off target           :           1        |       2
On target            :           3        |       1
Possession           :          57        |       43
Corners              :           1        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       2
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :          16        |       14
Key Tackles          :          11        |       5
Key Passes           :           7        |       8
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Final Score          : Real Madrid 2 - 0 Benfica
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Player Statistics - Real Madrid
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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T_Sorensen     GK  39   4   4   1  15 |  96   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0   0   0
J_Charlton     DF   2  34  13   8  18 |  96   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
A_Schulz       DF   1  31  12  10  20 |  84   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  80   0   5
D_Kuzmanovic   DF   2  30   8   7  40 |  96   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
T_Adams        DF   2  30   7   6  22 |  96   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20  20
J_Zanetti      DF   1  26  11   9  41 |  96   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  80   0   0
Preety         MF   1  10  38   6  28 |  86   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0
M_Krohn_Dehli  MF   2  10  31  12  27 |  96   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Saddam_H       DM   2  19  27  24  27 |  96   0   2   1   0   1   1   0   0   0  60  30  40
Saruman        MF   2   7  26  23  30 |  96   0   1   2   1   1   0   0   0   0  20  35   1
J_T_Gavilán    FW   1   4  10  37  39 |  85   0   1   0   0   1   1   0   0   0  20   0  20
Silvio_Proto   GK  39   3   1   3  15 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Fuchs        DF   2  25   8   9  32 |  12   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Thomas       MF   1   7  29   7  18 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Arrache      MF   2  10   5  34  34 |  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Nelisse      FW   4   7   6  31  42 |  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2

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 |  96   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -10   0   0   0
J_Martinez     DF   1  33   3   4  23 |  96   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Djourou      DF   3  30   5  10  35 |  96   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20 -20 -20
L_Roy          DF   3  30   7   9  29 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
C_Thomson      DF   2  29  12   6  25 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
Yann_M_Vila    DF   2  28  13   8  22 |  35   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
H_Kiessling    MF   4  11  30  10  31 |  96   0   0   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0
B_Zamora       MF   2  12  29   9  25 |  84   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
B_Abdoulaye    MF   2  15  28   8  39 |  74   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Zheng_Zhi      MF   1   9  28   8  42 |  96   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
K_McInally     FW   2   6   5  30  27 |  96   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2
J_Moreau       GK  27   1   2   2  14 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Tomassi      DF   1  27   8   7  37 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Bolm         AM   2  11  27  13  32 |  12   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Perrotta     AM   2   9  24  18  27 |  22   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
Nathan_Dyer    FW   2   6  11  27  31 |  61   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -15
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