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Season 22 Archive: Elite League, Week 6

Santos FC 0 - 1 Benfica

Elite Football League Match, Santos FC vs. Benfica (Sun May 08)


                            Santos FC  |  Benfica
                              4-4-2 C  |  5-4-1 C
                           Glyn Rigby  |  Steven Theobald
                                       |
                        A_Marshall GK  |  GK E_Thorstvedt
                         T_Mowbray DF  |  DF J_Martinez
                           D_Moore DF  |  DF C_Thomson
                           Josimar DF  |  DF J_Djourou
                            R_Huth DF  |  DF Yann_M_Vila
                       Koki_Mizuno MF  |  DF R_Tomassi
                          J_Tessem MF  |  MF B_Zamora
                            Lee_Ho MF  |  MF B_Abdoulaye
                            Alexis MF  |  MF Zheng_Zhi
                     Stan_Matthews FW  |  MF J_Bolm
                        Arnautovic FW  |  FW K_McInally
                                       |
                          R_Wright SUB |  SUB J_Moreau
                       Beckenbauer SUB |  SUB M_Zeffane
                      G_McSheffrey SUB |  SUB R_Radinski
                         S_Marsden SUB |  SUB S_Perrotta
                               Bar SUB |  SUB Nathan_Dyer

Referee: W_Stark (Germany)


Min. 9  :(bfa) J_Bolm takes on the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to B_Zamora
          ...  What a shot from B_Zamora !
          ...  It could go anywhere
          ...  He miskicks the ball
          ...  He's managed to put that out of the stadium
Min. 10 :(bfa) B_Zamora crosses into the box, finding J_Djourou
          ...  But R_Huth spotted the danger and cleans up the play
Min. 11 :(sfc) J_Tessem gets to the by line and finds Arnautovic with a beautiful cross
          ...  But Yann_M_Vila will cut out the threat
Min. 12 :(bfa) Zheng_Zhi is unmarked!
          ...  Zheng_Zhi attempts to drive it home!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Rifled home!
          ...  Benfica have snatched the lead!
          ...  Santos FC 0-1 Benfica ...
Min. 17 :(sfc) Arnautovic knocks the ball past the lunge of B_Zamora
          ...  Arnautovic with the goal bound shot!
          ...  The shot slips through E_Thorstvedt's hands
          ...  But E_Thorstvedt recovers to save!
          ...  He got away with that!
Min. 18 :(bfa) J_Bolm slides it through the middle to K_McInally
          ...  K_McInally fires off a left-footed shot !
          ...  Terrific shot
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide
          ...  That's unlucky!
Min. 25 :(sfc) Alexis has it now
          ...  He takes on J_Djourou
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in T_Mowbray!
          ...  J_Bolm fouls badly
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
          ...  W_Stark wants a quiet word
Min. 30 :(bfa) K_McInally breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on A_Marshall!
          ...  Arnautovic brings him down!
          ...  He deserves punishment for that!
          ...  W_Stark calls him over
          ...  The ref is taking his time with him!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 32 :(bfa) Zheng_Zhi with a reverse pass to K_McInally
          ...  Josimar wins it well
          ...  Perfectly timed!
Min. 33 :(bfa) J_Bolm knocks the ball past Josimar
          ...  J_Bolm hits a great drive!
          ...  But A_Marshall tips it over
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Bolm curls it into the box!
          ...  Yann_M_Vila with the shot!
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  A_Marshall moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  It's beaten him!
          ...  But it thumps the post!!
          ...  And goes out!
Min. 34 :(bfa) B_Zamora sidesteps R_Huth
          ...  He was too quick for his marker
          ...  Josimar is late with that one
          ...  He gets up and shakes the players hand
          ...  He had to endure a strong lecture from W_Stark
Min. 34 :(bfa) J_Djourou kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  Yann_M_Vila gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  But Lee_Ho sees the pass and cuts it out
Min. 35 :(bfa) K_McInally with a fantastic turn that puts him through on goal
          ...  K_McInally with the side footed shot!
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!!!!
          ...  Unbelievable!!!
          ...  It's gone wide
Min. 38 :(sfc) Koki_Mizuno looks to play the ball out wide
          ...  He plays the ball across to Arnautovic
          ...  J_Martinez anticipates the pass and cuts it out
Min. 39 :(bfa) Zheng_Zhi runs at goal
          ...  He spots the run of J_Bolm
          ...  He's played him in
          ...  R_Huth clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play
          ...  The linesman is flagging
          ...  Throw in
Min. 40 :(sfc) It looks as though Santos FC is now playing P
Min. 40 :(sfc) Alexis looks around for some movement
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He hits the ball to Stan_Matthews
          ...  Stan_Matthews tries the lob from 30 yards !
          ...  E_Thorstvedt tips it round the post
          ...  Good save
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by Josimar
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of E_Thorstvedt
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(sfc) Koki_Mizuno swings at B_Abdoulaye
          ...  W_Stark has seen it!
          ...  RED CARD!!
          ...  W_Stark sends him off the pitch !!
          ...  He deserved to walk for that!!
Min. 46 :(bfa) C_Thomson breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on A_Marshall!
          ...  T_Mowbray brings him down!
          ...  W_Stark wants a quiet word
Min. 46 :(bfa) B_Zamora plays a first time ball through the defence to Yann_M_Vila
          ...  Josimar reads him well and hoofs it clear

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Santos FC 0-1 Benfica

Min. 48 :(sfc) T_Mowbray sidesteps his marker
          ...  That was too easy
          ...  C_Thomson with a deliberate foul
          ...  W_Stark will want to speak to him
Min. 50 :(sfc) Up goes the substitution board - Beckenbauer on for D_Moore as a DF
Min. 58 :(sfc) J_Tessem works the ball inside
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to Beckenbauer
          ...  But Yann_M_Vila with the fine tackle
Min. 60 :(sfc) G_McSheffrey comes on for J_Tessem and takes up a MF role
Min. 61 :(bfa) J_Bolm is taking a throw in
          ...  He is taking a run up at it!
          ...  He throws it long to B_Zamora
          ...  B_Zamora fires a shot at goal !
          ...  A_Marshall with an amazing dive to the bottom left
          ...  How he got to that one I don't know !
Min. 61 :(bfa) Zheng_Zhi spits at R_Huth
          ...  He could be off here!
          ...  W_Stark reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  I think he was lucky to escape with a caution!
Min. 64 :(bfa) B_Zamora plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  J_Djourou keeps possession instead!
          ...  He runs towards the goal now!
          ...  G_McSheffrey fouls badly
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
Min. 65 :(sfc) The Santos FC manager shouts at them from the touchline to play A
Min. 66 :(sfc) Arnautovic 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!
          ...  But C_Thomson sweeps up the threat
Min. 67 :(sfc) Stan_Matthews moves forward
          ...  Yann_M_Vila wins control of the ball with his hand!!
          ...  Play On!!
Min. 69 :(sfc) Arnautovic takes possession
          ...  Knocks it past Yann_M_Vila
          ...  He's through on goal
          ...  J_Martinez cleanly tackles him
          ...  He judged that well
Min. 70 :(sfc) Bar is ready to come on to replace Arnautovic
          ...  Looks like he will play as a FW
Min. 72 :(bfa) J_Djourou spits at G_McSheffrey
          ...  W_Stark ignores the protests for a card
          ...  Steven Theobald looks relieved
Min. 74 :(bfa) K_McInally sidesteps Beckenbauer
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  K_McInally uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot!
          ...  A_Marshall watches it sail safely wide!
Min. 74 :(sfc) Alexis flicks it over J_Martinez and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  C_Thomson with the tackle
          ...  W_Stark will want to speak to him
          ...  INDIRECT FREE KICK!
          ...  Lee_Ho shapes to shoot
          ...  He plays it to Bar instead
          ...  J_Bolm stands his ground and wins the tackle
Min. 75 :(bfa) The Benfica manager shouts at them from the touchline to play D
Min. 77 :(bfa) R_Radinski replaces an unhappy J_Bolm and will play as a MF
Min. 77 :(sfc) Alexis is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He throws it to Josimar
          ...  Josimar has time and space on the edge of the box!
          ...  He shoots towards goal!
          ...  E_Thorstvedt saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one
Min. 77 :(sfc) R_Huth has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past C_Thomson!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  K_McInally with a nasty foul
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
Min. 80 :(bfa) M_Zeffane is coming on for J_Djourou and will play DF
Min. 80 :(bfa) Yann_M_Vila unselfishly heads the ball back to K_McInally
          ...  K_McInally drives the shot in!
          ...  A_Marshall parries it
          ...  The defender clears it
Min. 81 :(bfa) Nathan_Dyer will come on for K_McInally and play FW
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 91 :(sfc) R_Huth runs at the defender
          ...  He takes it past him
          ...  Fine tackle by M_Zeffane
          ...  But he can't prevent the corner
Min. 91 :(bfa) M_Zeffane gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He slides the ball past Beckenbauer!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  Beckenbauer knocks the ball back to A_Marshall
          ...  Ohhhh no!!
          ...  It's gone past A_Marshall!
          ...  And just creeps wide!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Zheng_Zhi curls it into the box!
          ...  It comes to Nathan_Dyer
          ...  He fires it towards to goal
          ...  A_Marshall makes a fine save

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Academic Stadium
Attendance           : 130,000
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Santos FC Match Info
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Best player          : Alexis
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : Koki_Mizuno (44)
Booked               : Arnautovic (30)
Injured              : N/A
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Benfica Match Info
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Best player          : Yann_M_Vila (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Zheng_Zhi (12)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Zheng_Zhi (61)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             Santos FC    |     Benfica
Attempts on Goal     :           3        |       10
Off target           :           0        |       5
On target            :           3        |       5
Possession           :          33        |       67
Corners              :           1        |       2
Red Cards            :           1        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           9        |       11
Key Tackles          :           6        |       8
Key Passes           :           6        |       10
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Final Score          : Santos FC 0 - 1 Benfica
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Player Statistics - Santos FC
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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A_Marshall     GK  39   4   6   5  11 |  92   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0   0   0
T_Mowbray      DF   2  29   9   5  29 |  92   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Moore        DF   3  28  12  10  16 |  51   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Josimar        DF   2  27  13   7  23 |  92   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  40   0   5
R_Huth         DF   2  26  10   8  43 |  92   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
Koki_Mizuno    MF   1   7  30   6  28 |  44   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0 -10   0 -10
J_Tessem       MF   1   7  27  17  27 |  61   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20   0 -20
Lee_Ho         MF   1   3  27   5  32 |  92   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
Alexis         MF   3   9  23  13  12 |  92   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
Stan_Matthews  FW   1   8   5  31  31 |  92   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -15
Arnautovic     FW   1   6   5  24  11 |  71   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  -2   3
R_Wright       GK  27   2   2   2  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Beckenbauer    DF   2  25   8   7  21 |  41   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
G_McSheffrey   MF   1   7  28  18  37 |  31   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Marsden      MF   1   8  27   8  46 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Bar            FW   1   7   9  28  22 |  21   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 |  92   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0   0
J_Martinez     DF   1  33   3   4  23 |  92   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
C_Thomson      DF   2  29  12   6  25 |  92   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
J_Djourou      DF   3  29   5  10  35 |  81   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Yann_M_Vila    DF   2  27  13   8  22 |  92   0   3   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  60  10   1
R_Tomassi      DF   1  27   8   7  37 |  92   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Zamora       MF   2  12  29   8  25 |  92   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  20   6
B_Abdoulaye    MF   2  15  28   8  39 |  92   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Zheng_Zhi      MF   1   9  28   8  42 |  92   0   0   2   0   1   1   1   0   0  18  38  38
J_Bolm         MF   2  11  26  13  32 |  78   0   1   3   0   1   0   0   0   0  40  50  25
K_McInally     FW   2   6   5  30  27 |  82   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   8
J_Moreau       GK  27   1   2   2  14 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Zeffane      DF   1  25   9   7  31 |  11   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
R_Radinski     MF   1  11  25   6  29 |  14   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Perrotta     MF   2   8  24  18  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Nathan_Dyer    FW   2   6  11  27  31 |  10   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
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