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Division 1, Week 15
Schalke 04 2 - 3 Benfica
TNT Sports Division One League Match, Schalke 04 vs. Benfica (Sun Dec 21)
Schalke 04 | Benfica
4-2-3-1 A | 4-1-2-1-2 P
Peter Spall | Matias Finkelstein
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G_Bailey GK | GK P_Gazzaniga
Kamala DF | DF W_Morgan
M_Rojo DF | DF T_Lee
M_Salgado DF | DF A_Bah
Marc_Guehi DF | DF Diego_T
Endo MF | DM C_Medina
Volker_Mord MF | MF R_Gullit
Tomas_Kalas AM | MF Maldiniho
Eberechi_Eze AM | AM Joao_Neves
Francescoli AM | FW Patrik_Schick
C_Pizarro FW | FW D_Suker
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Thomas_Komins SUB | SUB A_Trubin
Thiago_Luiz SUB | SUB R_Rojas
Ander_Brugge SUB | SUB A_Di_Maria
Kansan_Murha SUB | SUB Ji_Sung_Park
N_Fuellkrug SUB | SUB P_Minuti
Referee: A_Taylor (England)
Min. 1 :(shk) Francescoli crosses into the box, finding C_Pizarro
... But C_Medina slid in
... It was a well timed tackle and it had to be
Min. 1 :(bfa) Patrik_Schick barges M_Salgado off the ball
... M_Rojo goes in with the block tackle
... He comes out of it with the ball
... Great tackle!
Min. 1 :(shk) Volker_Mord brings it under control
... He takes on D_Suker
... He gets past him!
... He puts in C_Pizarro!
... R_Gullit with an ugly foul
... That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
Min. 6 :(bfa) W_Morgan finds a hole in the defence
... The defence was sleeping
... He made a fantastic run though
... M_Salgado brings him down in the area
... There can only be one outcome surely!
... But A_Taylor waves play on!!!
Min. 11 :(shk) The ball is passed in from Volker_Mord, he finds Eberechi_Eze
... Good sliding challenge from Diego_T and it had to be
Min. 12 :(shk) C_Pizarro is first to the ball
... C_Pizarro attempts a chip!
... He has failed to hit the target!
... He looks horrified by that miss!
... He should have buried that!
Min. 18 :(shk) Eberechi_Eze spits at Diego_T
... A_Taylor refrained from booking him but had stern words
Min. 19 :(shk) Endo whips the ball across to M_Rojo
... M_Rojo aiming for the bottom corner !
... But P_Gazzaniga parries the ball
... It s picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd
Min. 21 :(bfa) Patrik_Schick gets the ball on the wing
... He cuts inside Marc_Guehi!
... He has some space now!
... Endo tackles cleanly
... The linesman flags for the foul though! Unbelievable! It looked clean to me
... He gets away with that one
... It s just a warning
... Matias Finkelstein looks annoyed that there was no card there
... FREE KICK!
... Right on the edge of the box!
... Patrik_Schick hits it hard
... G_Bailey gets a hand to it!!
... But he slots in the rebound
... GOAL !!
... That s given Benfica the advantage!
... Schalke 04 0-1 Benfica ...
Min. 22 :(bfa) Benfica restructured their strategy to A
Min. 26 :(shk) Volker_Mord gets to the by line and finds Tomas_Kalas with a beautiful cross
... C_Medina stands his ground and wins the tackle
Min. 26 :(bfa) Joao_Neves with a flicked pass to Patrik_Schick
... Patrik_Schick with a low drive through the rain!
... Saved by G_Bailey
Min. 30 :(shk) Endo runs at Diego_T
... The defender slips and falls over
... T_Lee cuts it out easily
... He clears the ball up field
Min. 31 :(shk) Volker_Mord drives it across the face of the goal C_Pizarro
... C_Pizarro with the chance !
... P_Gazzaniga parries the shot
... And the defender clears it!
Min. 31 :(bfa) Maldiniho is taking a throw in
... He is taking a run up at it!
... He throws it long to W_Morgan
... W_Morgan with a powerful downward header!
... But G_Bailey just gets his fingers to that one
... A_Taylor has given a goal kick
... He's not having the best of days !
Min. 32 :(shk) M_Rojo beats C_Medina
... His quick feet took him past the defender
... M_Rojo must beat P_Gazzaniga!
... P_Gazzaniga with the save
... He holds onto it as well!
Min. 37 :(shk) Francescoli finds his way through
... He sets up the shot
... Francescoli launches himself head first to connect with the low cross!
... GOAL !!
... P_Gazzaniga was caught out there
... Now they are back in the game!
... Schalke 04 1-1 Benfica ...
Min. 38 :(bfa) D_Suker with a real burst of pace
... D_Suker hits a crisp volley!
... It hits the bar!!
... But he picks up the rebound
... OHHHHHHHH !!
... He's put it wide
Min. 39 :(shk) Kamala with a flicked pass to Volker_Mord
... But W_Morgan wins the tackle
Min. 39 :(bfa) Joao_Neves takes advantage of a mistake by M_Rojo
... It's a lucky break
... Joao_Neves flings a shot at goal !
... G_Bailey gets his fingertips to it
... It's pushed around the post to safety
... CORNER!
... W_Morgan plays it towards the near post!
... G_Bailey jumps well to claim it!
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(bfa) Patrik_Schick beats M_Rojo
... His quick feet took him past the defender
... Eberechi_Eze with an awful challenge
... A_Taylor reaches to his pocket!
... YELLOW CARD!!
... PENALTY !! A_Taylor waves the Benfica players away
... Patrik_Schick with the spot kick
... He sends G_Bailey the wrong way
... Clinical Penalty
... GOAL!!
... That s given Benfica the lead!
... Schalke 04 1-2 Benfica...
Min. 43 :(bfa) Patrik_Schick with the dribble
... He skips through the tackle from M_Salgado
... Patrik_Schick launches himself head first to connect with the low cross!
... OOOOOOHHHHHHHH
... It grazes the post and goes wide
Min. 44 :(bfa) D_Suker nutmegs M_Salgado, he continues to run forward
... But M_Rojo spotted the danger and cleans up the play
Min. 45 :(bfa) Patrik_Schick with the dribble
... M_Rojo is easily beaten
... M_Rojo goes in hard to win the ball back
Min. 46 :(shk) Volker_Mord runs down the flank
... He threads the ball in to Eberechi_Eze
... Diego_T with a superb tackle!
... He easily dispossessed him.
************* HALF TIME ****************
Half Time Score: Schalke 04 1-2 Benfica
Min. 46 :(bfa) A_Bah gets to the by line
... He looks up and lobs in a cross
... D_Suker is unmarked
... A well-placed shot from D_Suker !
... But G_Bailey punches it away
... He had to be brave to come for that one
Min. 47 :(shk) C_Pizarro finds his way through
... His quick turn fooled the defender
... Well executed sliding challenge from T_Lee
Min. 50 :(bfa) Patrik_Schick finds Maldiniho with a ball over the defence
... Maldiniho tries one from the edge of the box !
... G_Bailey won't get to that!
... Oooh it goes just over!!
Min. 51 :(bfa) D_Suker pulls it back to C_Medina
... Kamala takes the player down!!
... PENALTY!!
... No! The ref has given the free kick the other way!
... Unbelievable!
Min. 53 :(bfa) C_Medina runs with the ball to the corner flag
... He plays the ball across to Patrik_Schick
... Patrik_Schick tries to place it in the corner !
... It's gone over
... Well he must have left his shooting boots at home for that one
Min. 55 :(bfa) R_Rojas is ready to come on to replace A_Bah
... Looks like he will play as a DF
Min. 56 :(shk) Tomas_Kalas turns past the defender
... He sees a team mate in space
... He passes it to C_Pizarro
... W_Morgan gets the foot in to win the ball
... It rolls out of play
... CORNER!
... Tomas_Kalas lofts the ball in!
... Eberechi_Eze tries to place the shot!
... It hits the bar and goes over
... Well, sometimes they go in, sometimes they don't
Min. 56 :(bfa) Joao_Neves flicks it over the defender and runs onto it
... He showed great skill and pace there
... Joao_Neves with a terrific drive !
... It goes wide!
... He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 59 :(bfa) R_Gullit looks around for support
... He sees a man in space!
... He hits the ball up to Patrik_Schick
... M_Rojo with the dive
... There's no room in the game for that!
... A_Taylor shows him a YELLOW CARD!!
... He'll need to be careful from now on!
Min. 59 :(bfa) R_Gullit finds Diego_T in acres of space
... A delicate chip from Diego_T !
... But it goes wide
Min. 60 :(bfa) A_Di_Maria is ready to come on to replace Maldiniho
... Looks like he will play as a MF
Min. 62 :(bfa) Joao_Neves is clutching his leg!
... He gets to his feet
... It looks like he will try to run it off
Min. 63 :(shk) Kamala controls it with ease
... A delicate chip from Kamala !
... P_Gazzaniga can't get to it!
... GOAL !!
... Look at the delight on his face!!
... Equaliser, the crowd goes wild!
... Schalke 04 2-2 Benfica ...
Min. 64 :(bfa) C_Medina pass splits open the defence
... What a ball!
... A_Di_Maria is clean through!
... But Francescoli wins the tackle cleanly
Min. 64 :(shk) Tomas_Kalas has space to run with the ball
... R_Rojas fouls badly
... I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
... He is fortunate to be given just a warning
Min. 66 :(bfa) A_Di_Maria plays it to his team mate for a one-two
... D_Suker decides to keep possession instead!
... He runs towards the goal now!
... D_Suker belts the ball towards goal!
... It swerves a lot in the air
... It floats over G_Bailey
... Its heading goal ward!
... GOAL !!
... That was a great effort
... And Benfica are leading in the game now
... Schalke 04 2-3 Benfica ...
Min. 67 :(bfa) P_Minuti comes on for D_Suker and will play FW to the delight of the fans
Min. 67 :(bfa) Patrik_Schick with the dribble
... M_Salgado is easily beaten
... Patrik_Schick with a stunning strike !
... G_Bailey won't get to that!
... Oooh it goes just over!!
Min. 69 :(shk) Kamala with a real burst of pace
... He shows T_Lee a clean set of heals
... Kamala fires off a right-footed shot !
... P_Gazzaniga with a great save
... He shows why he is the number 1
Min. 69 :(bfa) A_Di_Maria leaves M_Salgado standing
... What a shot from A_Di_Maria !
... It could go anywhere
... But G_Bailey punches it away
... He was lucky to get to that one
Min. 71 :(shk) Kansan_Murha is being prepared to come on
... Endo is leaving the pitch
... He applauds the crowd
... Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 71 :(shk) Tomas_Kalas is closed down
... He plays a quick pass under pressure
... Eberechi_Eze latches onto the ball
... Eberechi_Eze is through on goal!
... The flag stays down
... He just has P_Gazzaniga to beat
... He rounds P_Gazzaniga
... He taps it towards the goal!
... It goes wide!!
Min. 73 :(shk) N_Fuellkrug comes on for C_Pizarro and will play FW to the delight of the fans
Min. 74 :(shk) Ander_Brugge is being brought on
... Kamala is leaving the pitch
... He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
... Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 74 :(bfa) A_Di_Maria with electric pace
... He eases past the defender
... A_Di_Maria with the deft touch!
... He hits the ball towards goal!
... But G_Bailey tips it behind
... A_Taylor has given a goal kick
... He's not having the best of days !
Min. 75 :(bfa) R_Gullit looks for options
... He knocks the ball across to W_Morgan
... W_Morgan hits the shot with the outside of the right foot!
... It floats over G_Bailey
... Its heading goal ward!
... But floats just over
... That was a great effort
Min. 76 :(shk) Volker_Mord plays a quick one-two with his team mate
... He runs towards goal now
... Volker_Mord tries to curl it into the bottom corner !
... P_Gazzaniga gathers it comfortably
Min. 78 :(shk) N_Fuellkrug finds his way through
... His quick turn fooled the defender
... N_Fuellkrug looks to see where P_Gazzaniga is!
... He rifles in the shot!
... It hits the bar
... And goes over!
... P_Gazzaniga was beaten there!
Min. 78 :(bfa) C_Medina beats Ander_Brugge
... He muscled him off the ball
... C_Medina has his eyes on the goal!
... He shoots!
... He hits the post
... He follows it up!
... But puts it wide!
... He'll be disappointed with that
Min. 79 :(bfa) Patrik_Schick runs at the heart of the defence
... Kansan_Murha reads the game well and cuts out the pass!
Min. 80 :(bfa) Joao_Neves heads the ball back to Patrik_Schick
... Ander_Brugge plays the back pass
... G_Bailey can't get to it!!
... It goes just wide!!
... What a lucky escape!!
... CORNER!
... P_Minuti floats the ball in!
... G_Bailey catches it!
Min. 82 :(shk) Tomas_Kalas plays in N_Fuellkrug with a beautiful ball
... W_Morgan takes the player out!!
... The ref turns away!!
Min. 83 :(shk) Tomas_Kalas reads the run of Francescoli
... W_Morgan brings him down from behind!
... But the ref gives nothing!
Min. 83 :(bfa) A_Di_Maria with a short pass to find Joao_Neves
... A glorious effort by Joao_Neves !
... It takes a deflection!
... But flies wide of the post!
... CORNER!
... A_Di_Maria chips the ball in towards the back post!
... Diego_T gets to it!
... G_Bailey blocks the shot with his legs
... And he gathers it!
Min. 84 :(shk) Ander_Brugge is taking a throw in
... He sees a team mate making a run
... He throws it to Eberechi_Eze
... Eberechi_Eze cracks a laser towards goal !
... But he puts it wide
... That was a terrible attempt!
Min. 87 :(shk) Volker_Mord runs with the ball to the corner flag
... He plays the ball across to N_Fuellkrug
... N_Fuellkrug attempts the shot!
... OOOOOOHHHHHHHH
... It grazes the post and goes wide
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(shk) Kansan_Murha leaps into the air
... He wins the header
... He heads it across to N_Fuellkrug
... N_Fuellkrug with the spectacular bicycle kick!
... P_Gazzaniga with the diving save
... He must have spotted the TV cameras!
Min. 89 :(bfa) A_Di_Maria sprints down the flank
... He plays the ball across to P_Minuti
... P_Minuti swings in the shot!
... G_Bailey won't get to that!
... It clips the post!
... And goes wide!
Min. 91 :(bfa) R_Gullit kills the ball dead
... He sees a team mate making a run!
... He swings the ball in
... Patrik_Schick gets on the end of the pass
... He is in space!
... Patrik_Schick tries to curl it into the bottom corner !
... It takes a deflection!
... But sails wide!
... CORNER!
... A_Di_Maria lofts the ball in!
... Ander_Brugge clears the corner
Min. 92 :(shk) Kansan_Murha with a slick pass to Tomas_Kalas
... But T_Lee wins the tackle
Min. 93 :(shk) Kansan_Murha hits in a wicked shot!
... It hits the defender
... N_Fuellkrug latches onto it!
... A cheeky lob from N_Fuellkrug !
... P_Gazzaniga just watches it fly safely wide!
Min. 93 :(bfa) R_Gullit sprints forward with the ball
... R_Gullit looks to see where G_Bailey is!
... He rifles in the shot!
... G_Bailey gathers it comfortably
************* FULL TIME ****************
Match Details
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Venue : Veltins Arena
Attendance : 138,027
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Schalke 04 Match Info
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Best player : Francescoli
Scorers : Francescoli (37), Kamala (63)
Sent Off : N/A
Booked : Eberechi_Eze (43), M_Rojo (59)
Injured : N/A
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Benfica Match Info
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Best player : Patrik_Schick (Man of the Match)
Scorers : Patrik_Schick (21,43 pen), D_Suker (66)
Sent Off : N/A
Booked : N/A
Injured : N/A
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Match Statistics
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Schalke 04 | Benfica
Attempts on Goal : 15 | 23
Off target : 7 | 12
On target : 8 | 11
Possession : 47 | 53
Corners : 1 | 4
Red Cards : 0 | 0
Yellow Cards : 2 | 0
Subs Used : 3 | 3
Fouls : 8 | 9
Key Tackles : 8 | 11
Key Passes : 16 | 15
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Final Score : Schalke 04 2 - 3 Benfica
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Player Statistics - Schalke 04
Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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G_Bailey GK 37 1 5 5 9 | 95 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 65 0 0 0
Kamala DF 3 33 7 11 21 | 75 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 25 15 30
M_Rojo DF 1 33 8 4 27 | 95 0 3 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 73 -2 8
M_Salgado DF 2 32 8 3 28 | 95 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 0 0
Marc_Guehi DF 1 32 2 2 8 | 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Endo MF 1 19 32 5 26 | 72 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0
Volker_Mord MF 1 14 30 5 28 | 95 0 0 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 75 5
Tomas_Kalas AM 1 3 32 15 37 | 95 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 60 0
Eberechi_Eze AM 1 6 31 18 21 | 95 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 -2 -2 -2
Francescoli AM 3 8 28 18 21 | 95 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 25 15 25
C_Pizarro FW 2 5 4 31 14 | 74 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -20 -20 -15
Thomas_Komins GK 30 2 4 3 14 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thiago_Luiz DF 2 32 1 1 33 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ander_Brugge DF 1 30 9 2 22 | 20 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 50 15 0
Kansan_Murha MF 2 11 30 2 18 | 23 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 45 0
N_Fuellkrug FW 1 1 3 29 42 | 21 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
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 38 1 2 3 40 | 95 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50 0 0 0
W_Morgan DF 3 35 13 7 10 | 95 0 4 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 100 0 5
T_Lee DF 1 32 10 2 25 | 95 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 75 0 0
A_Bah DF 2 32 7 5 30 | 56 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 35 20
Diego_T DF 2 28 5 5 29 | 95 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 50 0 5
C_Medina DM 2 24 28 1 9 | 95 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 50 30 0
R_Gullit MF 2 1 33 17 31 | 95 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 60 5
Maldiniho MF 2 2 33 4 28 | 61 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 15 0
Joao_Neves AM 2 2 27 16 24 | 95 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 20 50 25
Patrik_Schick FW 1 3 4 35 38 | 95 0 0 1 0 6 2 0 0 0 0 15 55
D_Suker FW 1 7 13 31 31 | 68 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 15 30
A_Trubin GK 21 4 5 1 30 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
R_Rojas DF 2 32 5 3 34 | 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
A_Di_Maria MF 1 4 34 18 39 | 34 0 0 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 65 10
Ji_Sung_Park MF 1 5 31 1 35 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
P_Minuti FW 2 9 10 28 11 | 27 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Schalke 04 | Benfica
4-2-3-1 A | 4-1-2-1-2 P
Peter Spall | Matias Finkelstein
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G_Bailey GK | GK P_Gazzaniga
Kamala DF | DF W_Morgan
M_Rojo DF | DF T_Lee
M_Salgado DF | DF A_Bah
Marc_Guehi DF | DF Diego_T
Endo MF | DM C_Medina
Volker_Mord MF | MF R_Gullit
Tomas_Kalas AM | MF Maldiniho
Eberechi_Eze AM | AM Joao_Neves
Francescoli AM | FW Patrik_Schick
C_Pizarro FW | FW D_Suker
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Thomas_Komins SUB | SUB A_Trubin
Thiago_Luiz SUB | SUB R_Rojas
Ander_Brugge SUB | SUB A_Di_Maria
Kansan_Murha SUB | SUB Ji_Sung_Park
N_Fuellkrug SUB | SUB P_Minuti
Referee: A_Taylor (England)
Min. 1 :(shk) Francescoli crosses into the box, finding C_Pizarro
... But C_Medina slid in
... It was a well timed tackle and it had to be
Min. 1 :(bfa) Patrik_Schick barges M_Salgado off the ball
... M_Rojo goes in with the block tackle
... He comes out of it with the ball
... Great tackle!
Min. 1 :(shk) Volker_Mord brings it under control
... He takes on D_Suker
... He gets past him!
... He puts in C_Pizarro!
... R_Gullit with an ugly foul
... That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
Min. 6 :(bfa) W_Morgan finds a hole in the defence
... The defence was sleeping
... He made a fantastic run though
... M_Salgado brings him down in the area
... There can only be one outcome surely!
... But A_Taylor waves play on!!!
Min. 11 :(shk) The ball is passed in from Volker_Mord, he finds Eberechi_Eze
... Good sliding challenge from Diego_T and it had to be
Min. 12 :(shk) C_Pizarro is first to the ball
... C_Pizarro attempts a chip!
... He has failed to hit the target!
... He looks horrified by that miss!
... He should have buried that!
Min. 18 :(shk) Eberechi_Eze spits at Diego_T
... A_Taylor refrained from booking him but had stern words
Min. 19 :(shk) Endo whips the ball across to M_Rojo
... M_Rojo aiming for the bottom corner !
... But P_Gazzaniga parries the ball
... It s picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd
Min. 21 :(bfa) Patrik_Schick gets the ball on the wing
... He cuts inside Marc_Guehi!
... He has some space now!
... Endo tackles cleanly
... The linesman flags for the foul though! Unbelievable! It looked clean to me
... He gets away with that one
... It s just a warning
... Matias Finkelstein looks annoyed that there was no card there
... FREE KICK!
... Right on the edge of the box!
... Patrik_Schick hits it hard
... G_Bailey gets a hand to it!!
... But he slots in the rebound
... GOAL !!
... That s given Benfica the advantage!
... Schalke 04 0-1 Benfica ...
Min. 22 :(bfa) Benfica restructured their strategy to A
Min. 26 :(shk) Volker_Mord gets to the by line and finds Tomas_Kalas with a beautiful cross
... C_Medina stands his ground and wins the tackle
Min. 26 :(bfa) Joao_Neves with a flicked pass to Patrik_Schick
... Patrik_Schick with a low drive through the rain!
... Saved by G_Bailey
Min. 30 :(shk) Endo runs at Diego_T
... The defender slips and falls over
... T_Lee cuts it out easily
... He clears the ball up field
Min. 31 :(shk) Volker_Mord drives it across the face of the goal C_Pizarro
... C_Pizarro with the chance !
... P_Gazzaniga parries the shot
... And the defender clears it!
Min. 31 :(bfa) Maldiniho is taking a throw in
... He is taking a run up at it!
... He throws it long to W_Morgan
... W_Morgan with a powerful downward header!
... But G_Bailey just gets his fingers to that one
... A_Taylor has given a goal kick
... He's not having the best of days !
Min. 32 :(shk) M_Rojo beats C_Medina
... His quick feet took him past the defender
... M_Rojo must beat P_Gazzaniga!
... P_Gazzaniga with the save
... He holds onto it as well!
Min. 37 :(shk) Francescoli finds his way through
... He sets up the shot
... Francescoli launches himself head first to connect with the low cross!
... GOAL !!
... P_Gazzaniga was caught out there
... Now they are back in the game!
... Schalke 04 1-1 Benfica ...
Min. 38 :(bfa) D_Suker with a real burst of pace
... D_Suker hits a crisp volley!
... It hits the bar!!
... But he picks up the rebound
... OHHHHHHHH !!
... He's put it wide
Min. 39 :(shk) Kamala with a flicked pass to Volker_Mord
... But W_Morgan wins the tackle
Min. 39 :(bfa) Joao_Neves takes advantage of a mistake by M_Rojo
... It's a lucky break
... Joao_Neves flings a shot at goal !
... G_Bailey gets his fingertips to it
... It's pushed around the post to safety
... CORNER!
... W_Morgan plays it towards the near post!
... G_Bailey jumps well to claim it!
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(bfa) Patrik_Schick beats M_Rojo
... His quick feet took him past the defender
... Eberechi_Eze with an awful challenge
... A_Taylor reaches to his pocket!
... YELLOW CARD!!
... PENALTY !! A_Taylor waves the Benfica players away
... Patrik_Schick with the spot kick
... He sends G_Bailey the wrong way
... Clinical Penalty
... GOAL!!
... That s given Benfica the lead!
... Schalke 04 1-2 Benfica...
Min. 43 :(bfa) Patrik_Schick with the dribble
... He skips through the tackle from M_Salgado
... Patrik_Schick launches himself head first to connect with the low cross!
... OOOOOOHHHHHHHH
... It grazes the post and goes wide
Min. 44 :(bfa) D_Suker nutmegs M_Salgado, he continues to run forward
... But M_Rojo spotted the danger and cleans up the play
Min. 45 :(bfa) Patrik_Schick with the dribble
... M_Rojo is easily beaten
... M_Rojo goes in hard to win the ball back
Min. 46 :(shk) Volker_Mord runs down the flank
... He threads the ball in to Eberechi_Eze
... Diego_T with a superb tackle!
... He easily dispossessed him.
************* HALF TIME ****************
Half Time Score: Schalke 04 1-2 Benfica
Min. 46 :(bfa) A_Bah gets to the by line
... He looks up and lobs in a cross
... D_Suker is unmarked
... A well-placed shot from D_Suker !
... But G_Bailey punches it away
... He had to be brave to come for that one
Min. 47 :(shk) C_Pizarro finds his way through
... His quick turn fooled the defender
... Well executed sliding challenge from T_Lee
Min. 50 :(bfa) Patrik_Schick finds Maldiniho with a ball over the defence
... Maldiniho tries one from the edge of the box !
... G_Bailey won't get to that!
... Oooh it goes just over!!
Min. 51 :(bfa) D_Suker pulls it back to C_Medina
... Kamala takes the player down!!
... PENALTY!!
... No! The ref has given the free kick the other way!
... Unbelievable!
Min. 53 :(bfa) C_Medina runs with the ball to the corner flag
... He plays the ball across to Patrik_Schick
... Patrik_Schick tries to place it in the corner !
... It's gone over
... Well he must have left his shooting boots at home for that one
Min. 55 :(bfa) R_Rojas is ready to come on to replace A_Bah
... Looks like he will play as a DF
Min. 56 :(shk) Tomas_Kalas turns past the defender
... He sees a team mate in space
... He passes it to C_Pizarro
... W_Morgan gets the foot in to win the ball
... It rolls out of play
... CORNER!
... Tomas_Kalas lofts the ball in!
... Eberechi_Eze tries to place the shot!
... It hits the bar and goes over
... Well, sometimes they go in, sometimes they don't
Min. 56 :(bfa) Joao_Neves flicks it over the defender and runs onto it
... He showed great skill and pace there
... Joao_Neves with a terrific drive !
... It goes wide!
... He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 59 :(bfa) R_Gullit looks around for support
... He sees a man in space!
... He hits the ball up to Patrik_Schick
... M_Rojo with the dive
... There's no room in the game for that!
... A_Taylor shows him a YELLOW CARD!!
... He'll need to be careful from now on!
Min. 59 :(bfa) R_Gullit finds Diego_T in acres of space
... A delicate chip from Diego_T !
... But it goes wide
Min. 60 :(bfa) A_Di_Maria is ready to come on to replace Maldiniho
... Looks like he will play as a MF
Min. 62 :(bfa) Joao_Neves is clutching his leg!
... He gets to his feet
... It looks like he will try to run it off
Min. 63 :(shk) Kamala controls it with ease
... A delicate chip from Kamala !
... P_Gazzaniga can't get to it!
... GOAL !!
... Look at the delight on his face!!
... Equaliser, the crowd goes wild!
... Schalke 04 2-2 Benfica ...
Min. 64 :(bfa) C_Medina pass splits open the defence
... What a ball!
... A_Di_Maria is clean through!
... But Francescoli wins the tackle cleanly
Min. 64 :(shk) Tomas_Kalas has space to run with the ball
... R_Rojas fouls badly
... I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
... He is fortunate to be given just a warning
Min. 66 :(bfa) A_Di_Maria plays it to his team mate for a one-two
... D_Suker decides to keep possession instead!
... He runs towards the goal now!
... D_Suker belts the ball towards goal!
... It swerves a lot in the air
... It floats over G_Bailey
... Its heading goal ward!
... GOAL !!
... That was a great effort
... And Benfica are leading in the game now
... Schalke 04 2-3 Benfica ...
Min. 67 :(bfa) P_Minuti comes on for D_Suker and will play FW to the delight of the fans
Min. 67 :(bfa) Patrik_Schick with the dribble
... M_Salgado is easily beaten
... Patrik_Schick with a stunning strike !
... G_Bailey won't get to that!
... Oooh it goes just over!!
Min. 69 :(shk) Kamala with a real burst of pace
... He shows T_Lee a clean set of heals
... Kamala fires off a right-footed shot !
... P_Gazzaniga with a great save
... He shows why he is the number 1
Min. 69 :(bfa) A_Di_Maria leaves M_Salgado standing
... What a shot from A_Di_Maria !
... It could go anywhere
... But G_Bailey punches it away
... He was lucky to get to that one
Min. 71 :(shk) Kansan_Murha is being prepared to come on
... Endo is leaving the pitch
... He applauds the crowd
... Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 71 :(shk) Tomas_Kalas is closed down
... He plays a quick pass under pressure
... Eberechi_Eze latches onto the ball
... Eberechi_Eze is through on goal!
... The flag stays down
... He just has P_Gazzaniga to beat
... He rounds P_Gazzaniga
... He taps it towards the goal!
... It goes wide!!
Min. 73 :(shk) N_Fuellkrug comes on for C_Pizarro and will play FW to the delight of the fans
Min. 74 :(shk) Ander_Brugge is being brought on
... Kamala is leaving the pitch
... He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
... Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 74 :(bfa) A_Di_Maria with electric pace
... He eases past the defender
... A_Di_Maria with the deft touch!
... He hits the ball towards goal!
... But G_Bailey tips it behind
... A_Taylor has given a goal kick
... He's not having the best of days !
Min. 75 :(bfa) R_Gullit looks for options
... He knocks the ball across to W_Morgan
... W_Morgan hits the shot with the outside of the right foot!
... It floats over G_Bailey
... Its heading goal ward!
... But floats just over
... That was a great effort
Min. 76 :(shk) Volker_Mord plays a quick one-two with his team mate
... He runs towards goal now
... Volker_Mord tries to curl it into the bottom corner !
... P_Gazzaniga gathers it comfortably
Min. 78 :(shk) N_Fuellkrug finds his way through
... His quick turn fooled the defender
... N_Fuellkrug looks to see where P_Gazzaniga is!
... He rifles in the shot!
... It hits the bar
... And goes over!
... P_Gazzaniga was beaten there!
Min. 78 :(bfa) C_Medina beats Ander_Brugge
... He muscled him off the ball
... C_Medina has his eyes on the goal!
... He shoots!
... He hits the post
... He follows it up!
... But puts it wide!
... He'll be disappointed with that
Min. 79 :(bfa) Patrik_Schick runs at the heart of the defence
... Kansan_Murha reads the game well and cuts out the pass!
Min. 80 :(bfa) Joao_Neves heads the ball back to Patrik_Schick
... Ander_Brugge plays the back pass
... G_Bailey can't get to it!!
... It goes just wide!!
... What a lucky escape!!
... CORNER!
... P_Minuti floats the ball in!
... G_Bailey catches it!
Min. 82 :(shk) Tomas_Kalas plays in N_Fuellkrug with a beautiful ball
... W_Morgan takes the player out!!
... The ref turns away!!
Min. 83 :(shk) Tomas_Kalas reads the run of Francescoli
... W_Morgan brings him down from behind!
... But the ref gives nothing!
Min. 83 :(bfa) A_Di_Maria with a short pass to find Joao_Neves
... A glorious effort by Joao_Neves !
... It takes a deflection!
... But flies wide of the post!
... CORNER!
... A_Di_Maria chips the ball in towards the back post!
... Diego_T gets to it!
... G_Bailey blocks the shot with his legs
... And he gathers it!
Min. 84 :(shk) Ander_Brugge is taking a throw in
... He sees a team mate making a run
... He throws it to Eberechi_Eze
... Eberechi_Eze cracks a laser towards goal !
... But he puts it wide
... That was a terrible attempt!
Min. 87 :(shk) Volker_Mord runs with the ball to the corner flag
... He plays the ball across to N_Fuellkrug
... N_Fuellkrug attempts the shot!
... OOOOOOHHHHHHHH
... It grazes the post and goes wide
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(shk) Kansan_Murha leaps into the air
... He wins the header
... He heads it across to N_Fuellkrug
... N_Fuellkrug with the spectacular bicycle kick!
... P_Gazzaniga with the diving save
... He must have spotted the TV cameras!
Min. 89 :(bfa) A_Di_Maria sprints down the flank
... He plays the ball across to P_Minuti
... P_Minuti swings in the shot!
... G_Bailey won't get to that!
... It clips the post!
... And goes wide!
Min. 91 :(bfa) R_Gullit kills the ball dead
... He sees a team mate making a run!
... He swings the ball in
... Patrik_Schick gets on the end of the pass
... He is in space!
... Patrik_Schick tries to curl it into the bottom corner !
... It takes a deflection!
... But sails wide!
... CORNER!
... A_Di_Maria lofts the ball in!
... Ander_Brugge clears the corner
Min. 92 :(shk) Kansan_Murha with a slick pass to Tomas_Kalas
... But T_Lee wins the tackle
Min. 93 :(shk) Kansan_Murha hits in a wicked shot!
... It hits the defender
... N_Fuellkrug latches onto it!
... A cheeky lob from N_Fuellkrug !
... P_Gazzaniga just watches it fly safely wide!
Min. 93 :(bfa) R_Gullit sprints forward with the ball
... R_Gullit looks to see where G_Bailey is!
... He rifles in the shot!
... G_Bailey gathers it comfortably
************* FULL TIME ****************
Match Details
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Venue : Veltins Arena
Attendance : 138,027
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Schalke 04 Match Info
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Best player : Francescoli
Scorers : Francescoli (37), Kamala (63)
Sent Off : N/A
Booked : Eberechi_Eze (43), M_Rojo (59)
Injured : N/A
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Benfica Match Info
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Best player : Patrik_Schick (Man of the Match)
Scorers : Patrik_Schick (21,43 pen), D_Suker (66)
Sent Off : N/A
Booked : N/A
Injured : N/A
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Match Statistics
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Schalke 04 | Benfica
Attempts on Goal : 15 | 23
Off target : 7 | 12
On target : 8 | 11
Possession : 47 | 53
Corners : 1 | 4
Red Cards : 0 | 0
Yellow Cards : 2 | 0
Subs Used : 3 | 3
Fouls : 8 | 9
Key Tackles : 8 | 11
Key Passes : 16 | 15
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Final Score : Schalke 04 2 - 3 Benfica
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Player Statistics - Schalke 04
Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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G_Bailey GK 37 1 5 5 9 | 95 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 65 0 0 0
Kamala DF 3 33 7 11 21 | 75 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 25 15 30
M_Rojo DF 1 33 8 4 27 | 95 0 3 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 73 -2 8
M_Salgado DF 2 32 8 3 28 | 95 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 0 0
Marc_Guehi DF 1 32 2 2 8 | 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Endo MF 1 19 32 5 26 | 72 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0
Volker_Mord MF 1 14 30 5 28 | 95 0 0 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 75 5
Tomas_Kalas AM 1 3 32 15 37 | 95 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 60 0
Eberechi_Eze AM 1 6 31 18 21 | 95 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 -2 -2 -2
Francescoli AM 3 8 28 18 21 | 95 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 25 15 25
C_Pizarro FW 2 5 4 31 14 | 74 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -20 -20 -15
Thomas_Komins GK 30 2 4 3 14 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thiago_Luiz DF 2 32 1 1 33 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ander_Brugge DF 1 30 9 2 22 | 20 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 50 15 0
Kansan_Murha MF 2 11 30 2 18 | 23 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 45 0
N_Fuellkrug FW 1 1 3 29 42 | 21 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
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 38 1 2 3 40 | 95 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50 0 0 0
W_Morgan DF 3 35 13 7 10 | 95 0 4 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 100 0 5
T_Lee DF 1 32 10 2 25 | 95 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 75 0 0
A_Bah DF 2 32 7 5 30 | 56 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 35 20
Diego_T DF 2 28 5 5 29 | 95 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 50 0 5
C_Medina DM 2 24 28 1 9 | 95 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 50 30 0
R_Gullit MF 2 1 33 17 31 | 95 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 60 5
Maldiniho MF 2 2 33 4 28 | 61 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 15 0
Joao_Neves AM 2 2 27 16 24 | 95 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 20 50 25
Patrik_Schick FW 1 3 4 35 38 | 95 0 0 1 0 6 2 0 0 0 0 15 55
D_Suker FW 1 7 13 31 31 | 68 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 15 30
A_Trubin GK 21 4 5 1 30 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
R_Rojas DF 2 32 5 3 34 | 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
A_Di_Maria MF 1 4 34 18 39 | 34 0 0 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 65 10
Ji_Sung_Park MF 1 5 31 1 35 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
P_Minuti FW 2 9 10 28 11 | 27 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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