Division One League Match, Schalke 04 vs. Benfica (Sun Mar 14)


                           Schalke 04  |  Benfica
                            4-1-3-2 P  |  4-4-2 C
                           Andy Banks  |  Matias Finkelstein
                                       |
                        Ini_Kamoze GK  |  GK N_Winneke
                              Hugo DF  |  DF R_Tomassi
                        D_Epureanu DF  |  DF M_Zeffane
                            M_Madl DF  |  DF J_Foyth
                       P_Gualtieri DF  |  DF S_Mannaerts
                     Omar_Mascarel DM  |  MF J_Bolm
                       Leda_Cygnus MF  |  MF I_Marcone
                          Seb_Rudy MF  |  MF K_Commons
                             I_Spy MF  |  MF W_Dustice
                            N_Pepe FW  |  FW Nathan_Dyer
                            A_Gray FW  |  FW T_Erak
                                       |
                          L_Mckeon SUB |  SUB L_Yashin
                          R_Carlos SUB |  SUB M_Perin
                           T_Kroos SUB |  SUB S_Nakamoto
                        P_McNamara SUB |  SUB E_Knave
                          O_Ighalo SUB |  SUB B_Dugnutt

Referee: F_Brych (Germany)


Min. 2  :(shk) Leda_Cygnus runs with the ball to the corner flag
          ...  He plays the ball across to N_Pepe
          ...  R_Tomassi robs him of the ball
Min. 2  :(bfa) Nathan_Dyer sprints forward with the ball
          ...  M_Madl clears with a diving header
Min. 5  :(shk) Hugo with the dribble
          ...  W_Dustice is easily beaten
          ...  Hugo attempts to drive it home!
          ...  But the ball goes harmlessly wide
Min. 6  :(bfa) J_Foyth unselfishly lays the ball back to K_Commons
          ...  K_Commons launches himself head first to connect with the low cross!
          ...  Ini_Kamoze gathers it easily
Min. 11 :(shk) N_Pepe with a Cruyff turn
          ...  N_Pepe sends it flying towards goal!
          ...  N_Winneke with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1
Min. 13 :(shk) Omar_Mascarel gets to the by line and finds A_Gray with a beautiful cross
          ...  A_Gray keeps his head down as he hits the shot!
          ...  N_Winneke gathers it easily
Min. 16 :(shk) Leda_Cygnus wins possession
          ...  He plays the ball across to A_Gray
          ...  J_Foyth slides in hard!
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 18 :(shk) A_Gray skips the challenge from Nathan_Dyer
          ...  But J_Foyth reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 19 :(bfa) K_Commons finds himself in a good position
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by M_Madl
          ...  He timed it well
Min. 22 :(shk) N_Pepe with a well-controlled run
          ...  N_Pepe pounds a rocket on goal !
          ...  N_Winneke tips it round the post
          ...  Well saved
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  I_Spy hits it towards the far post!
          ...  It comes to Leda_Cygnus
          ...  He gets the shot away
          ...  N_Winneke dives towards his top let hand corner
          ...  He's pushed that one just around the goal
          ...  Super Stop !
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Omar_Mascarel floats the ball in!
          ...  The ball comes to Hugo
          ...  He knocks it goalward
          ...  But N_Winneke parries the shot
          ...  The defender manages to scramble the ball away
Min. 22 :(bfa) S_Mannaerts with a probing through ball Nathan_Dyer
          ...  Hugo with an awful challenge
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!, he is in the book for that one
Min. 24 :(shk) N_Pepe feeds the ball through the middle
          ...  A_Gray runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  A_Gray tries to beat N_Winneke!
          ...  N_Winneke with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1
Min. 24 :(bfa) K_Commons finds his way through
          ...  The offside trap didn't work
          ...  M_Madl tackles cleanly
Min. 25 :(shk) Hugo changes direction inside
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to N_Pepe
          ...  N_Pepe fires off a right-footed shot !
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  He made that look harder than it was!!
Min. 25 :(bfa) J_Foyth passes the ball to T_Erak
          ...  T_Erak with the spectacular bicycle kick!
          ...  Saved by Ini_Kamoze
Min. 26 :(shk) Leda_Cygnus with electric pace
          ...  He eases past M_Zeffane
          ...  Leda_Cygnus flicks the header toward the far post!
          ...  But he's put it wide
          ...  How did he manage to miss that one?!?!?
Min. 30 :(shk) Seb_Rudy races into the box
          ...  He sees Leda_Cygnus lose his man
          ...  He cuts the ball back to him
          ...  M_Zeffane clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play
          ...  The linesman is flagging
          ...  Throw in
Min. 32 :(bfa) Nathan_Dyer takes advantage of a mistake by M_Madl
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  Seb_Rudy with the dive
          ...  There's no room in the game for that!
          ...  The boy is unlucky to get a yellow
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 42 :(bfa) Nathan_Dyer is unmarked!
          ...  N_Pepe with a bad challenge
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!, he is in the book for that one
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 45 :(bfa) I_Marcone nutmegs D_Epureanu
          ...  I_Marcone strikes a wicked curler !
          ...  But Ini_Kamoze punches it away
          ...  He could have caught that!
Min. 46 :(bfa) R_Tomassi with a real burst of pace
          ...  He leaves Seb_Rudy behind
          ...  I_Spy with a perfectly timed tackle

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Schalke 04 0-0 Benfica

Min. 47 :(bfa) W_Dustice kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  M_Zeffane gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  M_Zeffane uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot!
          ...  It hits the outside of the post
          ...  And spins wide
Min. 47 :(shk) I_Spy controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball into the middle!
          ...  A_Gray gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  K_Commons with a nasty foul
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  He is ordered to cool off
Min. 48 :(shk) The defender slips and falls over!
          ...  N_Pepe is through!
          ...  But R_Tomassi puts it in row Z!
Min. 49 :(bfa) T_Erak loses Omar_Mascarel
          ...  T_Erak with a powerful diving header!
          ...  But he puts it over
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort
Min. 50 :(bfa) K_Commons has the ball on the wing
          ...  He takes it past M_Madl
          ...  He knocks it to W_Dustice!
          ...  A left-footer by W_Dustice !
          ...  But he puts it over
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort
Min. 51 :(bfa) K_Commons with the flick on
          ...  He plays the ball across to J_Bolm
          ...  N_Pepe fouls badly
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
          ...  What a stupid booking that was
          ...  That's his second of the game !
          ...  He heads of towards the changing rooms
Min. 51 :(shk) O_Ighalo replaces Omar_Mascarel and will play FW
Min. 55 :(bfa) There's going to be a change
          ...  M_Perin will come on for M_Zeffane and play DF
Min. 55 :(shk) Leda_Cygnus brings the ball under control
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  A_Gray gets on the end of the pass
          ...  But Nathan_Dyer spotted the danger and cleans up the play
Min. 57 :(bfa) J_Bolm pulls it back to Nathan_Dyer
          ...  But M_Madl clears the ball to safety
Min. 60 :(bfa) B_Dugnutt will come on for T_Erak and play FW
Min. 60 :(bfa) S_Mannaerts slides it through the middle to J_Foyth
          ...  J_Foyth rifles it to the far post !
          ...  But Ini_Kamoze just gets his fingers to that one
Min. 65 :(bfa) There's going to be a change
          ...  S_Nakamoto will come on for J_Bolm and play MF
Min. 69 :(shk) R_Carlos will replace the useless D_Epureanu and will play DF
Min. 69 :(shk) Hugo is closed down
          ...  He plays a quick pass under pressure
          ...  A_Gray latches onto the ball
          ...  A_Gray has time and space!
          ...  He shoots towards goal!
          ...  He hits the side netting
          ...  There was some parts of the ground that thought that went in!
Min. 69 :(bfa) M_Perin with a first time pass
          ...  Nathan_Dyer runs onto it!
          ...  Nathan_Dyer aims for the top right corner !
          ...  Ini_Kamoze gets his fingertips to it
          ...  He pushes it on to the post
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball
Min. 70 :(shk) Up goes the substitution board - T_Kroos on for A_Gray as a AM
Min. 70 :(bfa) Benfica altered their play to a A strategy
Min. 70 :(shk) O_Ighalo takes on 3 men
          ...  R_Tomassi takes the ball
          ...  OOOHHHH!!
          ...  He almost loses it straight away
          ...  But he hits it clear!
Min. 72 :(shk) I_Spy runs at goal
          ...  He spots the run of O_Ighalo
          ...  He's played him in
          ...  O_Ighalo attempts a chip!
          ...  It floats over N_Winneke
          ...  Its heading goal ward!
          ...  But floats just over
          ...  That was a great effort
Min. 76 :(bfa) B_Dugnutt takes advantage of a mistake by R_Carlos
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  R_Carlos stands firm and knocks the player to the ground!!
          ...  That's a rash challenge!!
          ...  He got away with just a warning
Min. 77 :(bfa) K_Commons knocks it past M_Madl and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  K_Commons hits a great shot !
          ...  But Ini_Kamoze parries the ball
          ...  It's picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd
Min. 78 :(shk) P_Gualtieri with the flick on
          ...  He plays the ball across to O_Ighalo
          ...  O_Ighalo with the diving header !
          ...  He had to be brave there
          ...  He has failed to hit the target!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He should have buried that!
Min. 79 :(shk) T_Kroos plays a quick one-two with his team mate
          ...  He looks around for options
          ...  He moves forward with the ball
          ...  S_Nakamoto with an ugly foul
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
          ...  F_Brych gave him a strong warning
          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  It will be O_Ighalo to take it
          ...  He sends N_Winneke the wrong way
          ...  Clinical Penalty
          ...  GOAL!!
          ...  That goal looks certain to be the winner!
          ...  Schalke 04 1-0 Benfica...
Min. 80 :(shk) It seems Schalke 04 are making a tactical change to L
Min. 82 :(shk) T_Kroos has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past S_Mannaerts!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  I_Marcone tackles cleanly
          ...  The linesman flags for the foul though! Unbelievable! It looked clean to me
          ...  F_Brych calls him for a talk
          ...  F_Brych gives a PENALTY !!
          ...  That's a scandalous decision!
          ...  O_Ighalo takes it
          ...  He sends N_Winneke the wrong way
          ...  But it has gone wide!!
          ...  Shocking miss!!
Min. 83 :(shk) Seb_Rudy curls the ball out wide to O_Ighalo
          ...  B_Dugnutt wins the ball with ease
          ...  F_Brych saw something no-one else did
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution!
Min. 85 :(bfa) M_Perin runs at the defence
          ...  He nutmegs Leda_Cygnus
          ...  He showed his class there
          ...  M_Perin drives the shot in!
          ...  But he puts it wide
          ...  He found himself with no room to manoeuvre
Min. 87 :(shk) I_Spy pass splits open the defence
          ...  What a ball!
          ...  T_Kroos is clean through!
          ...  T_Kroos sights up the goal
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  Brilliant save from N_Winneke
          ...  That must have impressed his national manager sitting in the stands
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 90 :(shk) P_Gualtieri nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind!
          ...  R_Tomassi with a perfectly timed tackle
Min. 90 :(bfa) Nathan_Dyer with a real burst of pace
          ...  He shows P_Gualtieri a clean set of heals
          ...  R_Carlos is forced to retreat
          ...  He knocks it back!
          ...  Ini_Kamoze misses it!
          ...  It creeps just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by I_Marcone!
          ...  It comes to M_Perin
          ...  He gets the shot away
          ...  Ini_Kamoze with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  He gave the striker no chance

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Veltins Arena
Attendance           : 100,000
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Schalke 04 Match Info
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Best player          : M_Madl (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : O_Ighalo (79 pen)
Sent Off             : N_Pepe (51)
Booked               : Hugo (22), Seb_Rudy (32)
Injured              : N/A
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Benfica Match Info
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Best player          : K_Commons
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : B_Dugnutt (83)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                            Schalke 04    |    Benfica
Attempts on Goal     :          14        |       11
Off target           :           6        |       4
On target            :           8        |       7
Possession           :          46        |       54
Corners              :           2        |       1
Red Cards            :           1        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :          10        |       7
Key Tackles          :           6        |       8
Key Passes           :          13        |       9
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Final Score          : Schalke 04 1 - 0 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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Ini_Kamoze     GK  36   4   3   1  30 |  92   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  75   0   0   0
Hugo           DF   2  30  13   9  42 |  92   0   0   2   0   2   0   1   0   0  -2  18   3
D_Epureanu     DF   1  29   8   8  33 |  70   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20  20
M_Madl         DF   3  28   9   7  22 |  92   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 120   0   0
P_Gualtieri    DF   2  27   6   8  44 |  92   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Omar_Mascarel  DM   1  19  27   1  28 |  52   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Leda_Cygnus    MF   1   9  28  19  22 |  92   0   0   3   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  30   5
Seb_Rudy       MF   1   8  28   1  37 |  92   0   0   2   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  18  -2
I_Spy          MF   2   8  26   5  12 |  92   0   1   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  50  20
N_Pepe         FW   3   8  10  28  33 |  52   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   1   0 -10   0   0
A_Gray         FW   3   7   9  27  32 |  71   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
L_Mckeon       GK  28   1   7   5  33 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Carlos       DF   3  29  12   6  11 |  22   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
T_Kroos        AM   3   8  27  21  30 |  21   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
P_McNamara     MF   2   8  27   7  33 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
O_Ighalo       FW   1   9   8  26  21 |  40   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  25

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 |  92   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0   0   0
R_Tomassi      DF   1  34   9   7  37 |  92   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  80   0   0
M_Zeffane      DF   1  33  10   7  31 |  56   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
J_Foyth        DF   1  32  13   7  42 |  92   0   2   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  40  20   5
S_Mannaerts    DF   2  31  10   5  12 |  92   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
J_Bolm         MF   2  12  31  14  32 |  66   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
I_Marcone      MF   3   6  31   6  32 |  92   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
K_Commons      MF   1   8  29  10  32 |  92   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  20  10
W_Dustice      MF   1  13  26   6  42 |  92   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Nathan_Dyer    FW   2   7  12  31  31 |  92   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   5
T_Erak         FW   2   7   7  28  21 |  61   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
L_Yashin       GK  29   2   1   2  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Perin        DF   3  25   8   9  32 |  36   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0 -20 -10 -15
S_Nakamoto     MF   3   5  28  16  32 |  26   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Knave        MF   3   8  25  10  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Dugnutt      FW   1   5   7  28  20 |  31   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0 -22 -22 -22
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