Elite FA Cup Quarter Final Match, Tottenham vs. Benfica (Thu Dec 13)


                            Tottenham  |  Benfica
                              4-4-2 C  |  5-1-3-1 D
                        Steff Warwick  |  Steven Theobald
                                       |
                           J_César GK  |  GK E_Thorstvedt
                       S_Stallbaum DF  |  DF R_Neilson
                           T_Motta DF  |  DF M_Laursen
                          P_Müller DF  |  DF M_Lindberg
                           M_Smith DF  |  DF Fernando_Mera
                     Ki_Sung_Yueng MF  |  DF Yann_M_Vila
                         S_Arrache MF  |  DM B_Abdoulaye
                        F_J_Torres MF  |  MF G_Hagi
                         V_Wanyama MF  |  MF Di_Maria
                            D_Prso FW  |  MF P_Do_Shaw
                           A_Bagsy FW  |  FW K_McInally
                                       |
                            J_Hart SUB |  SUB J_Moreau
                          A_Stubbs SUB |  SUB R_Tomassi
                           Saruman SUB |  SUB B_Zamora
                       L_Talamonti SUB |  SUB R_Castias
                         F_Fonseca SUB |  SUB S_Morison

Referee: D_McDonald (Scotland)


Min. 1  :(bfa) B_Abdoulaye spits at M_Smith
          ...  He could be off here!
          ...  D_McDonald reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  I think he deserved that!
Min. 2  :(bfa) M_Lindberg uses his feet well to turn on the ball
          ...  M_Lindberg with a powerful header !
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  But it thumps off the woodwork !!
          ...  And goes safely clear!
          ...  J_César never had a chance!
Min. 8  :(bfa) K_McInally takes on T_Motta
          ...  He runs past him
          ...  D_Prso with an ugly foul
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
Min. 12 :(tth) Ki_Sung_Yueng has the ball on the wing
          ...  He takes it past R_Neilson
          ...  He knocks it to F_J_Torres!
          ...  But M_Laursen puts the ball out of play
Min. 19 :(bfa) P_Do_Shaw takes possession on the halfway line
          ...  He runs forward with the ball
          ...  He skips past the challenges
          ...  T_Motta knobbles the attacking player.
          ...  D_McDonald blows up for a foul
          ...  It's a yellow, and rightly so
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 21 :(bfa) K_McInally sidesteps T_Motta
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  M_Smith robs him of the ball
Min. 24 :(bfa) P_Do_Shaw plays it forward to Yann_M_Vila
          ...  Yann_M_Vila with his head down lets it go !
          ...  But J_César makes a comfortable save
          ...  He gave the striker no chance
Min. 31 :(tth) F_J_Torres plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  D_Prso decides to keep possession instead!
          ...  He runs towards the goal now!
          ...  Fernando_Mera with a bad challenge
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
          ...  He received a good talking to from D_McDonald
Min. 33 :(tth) M_Smith with a smart pass to A_Bagsy
          ...  Fernando_Mera knocks him to the floor
          ...  The fans are calling for a penalty!
          ...  But D_McDonald just turns away!
Min. 33 :(bfa) P_Do_Shaw works the ball inside
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to B_Abdoulaye
          ...  S_Stallbaum plays the back pass
          ...  J_César can't get to it!!
          ...  It goes just wide!!
          ...  Look at the relief on his face!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  G_Hagi drives it into the box!
          ...  J_César comes out and claims it!
Min. 36 :(bfa) G_Hagi beats S_Stallbaum
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  S_Stallbaum with a terrible tackle
          ...  He's in trouble!!
          ...  He could be sent off for that!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  He was lucky to get away with that!
Min. 40 :(bfa) R_Neilson spits at Ki_Sung_Yueng
          ...  He's in trouble here!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  He deserved that! And was lucky it wasn't more!
Min. 41 :(bfa) G_Hagi with a slick pass to K_McInally
          ...  K_McInally hits the shot with the outside of the right foot!
          ...  But he puts it well wide
          ...  The Tottenham fans taunt him!
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(bfa) J_César miss-kicks!
          ...  M_Lindberg is through!
          ...  S_Stallbaum 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. 43 :(tth) M_Smith back heels to find F_J_Torres in space
          ...  M_Laursen with an awful challenge
          ...  D_McDonald called him over for a strong verbal warning
Min. 47 :(bfa) Di_Maria drives the ball across field
          ...  It comes to R_Neilson
          ...  T_Motta wins the ball!
          ...  But he caught the player also!
          ...  The ref gives nothing!

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

Min. 48 :(tth) A_Stubbs comes on for P_Müller and takes up a DF role
Min. 50 :(tth) Saruman replaces an unhappy S_Arrache and will play as a MF
Min. 55 :(tth) There's going to be a change
          ...  L_Talamonti will come on for V_Wanyama and play MF
Min. 56 :(tth) L_Talamonti runs down the flank
          ...  He threads the ball in to Saruman
          ...  Saruman shapes up for a shot!
          ...  He miskicks the ball
          ...  He's managed to put that out of the stadium
Min. 58 :(tth) A_Bagsy watches his team-mates pull the defenders out of position
          ...  He decides to be greedy and run into the space
          ...  He's gone right through!
          ...  Yann_M_Vila body checks his opponent!!
          ...  That's a careless challenge!!
          ...  D_McDonald reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 60 :(bfa) B_Zamora is coming on for G_Hagi and playing MF
Min. 67 :(bfa) M_Lindberg brings the ball under control
          ...  He sees a team mate in space!
          ...  He plays the ball in to him!
          ...  M_Laursen gets on the end of the pass
          ...  A_Bagsy reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 69 :(tth) Ki_Sung_Yueng with a pinpoint pass to A_Bagsy
          ...  M_Lindberg robs him of the ball
Min. 70 :(bfa) Di_Maria drives it across the face of the goal K_McInally
          ...  S_Stallbaum is late with that one
          ...  He gets up and shakes the players hand
          ...  D_McDonald calls him over
          ...  D_McDonald tells him he has had enough warnings
          ...  He has already been booked also!
          ...  D_McDonald shows him his second yellow!!
          ...  RED CARD!!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  They are lining up to take this one!
          ...  K_McInally drives it in
          ...  J_César tips it over his bar
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  B_Zamora lofts the ball in!
          ...  J_César makes the catch!
Min. 76 :(tth) L_Talamonti takes advantage of a mistake by Yann_M_Vila
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  But R_Neilson spotted the danger and cleans up the play
Min. 79 :(tth) Ki_Sung_Yueng finds D_Prso with a ball over the defence
          ...  R_Neilson fouls badly
          ...  D_McDonald will want to speak to him
Min. 80 :(bfa) a big roar from the crowd as S_Morison comes on for K_McInally to play FW
Min. 81 :(bfa) R_Castias is being brought on
          ...  Di_Maria is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play MF
Min. 84 :(tth) F_J_Torres has a go!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  M_Smith collects the loose ball!
          ...  But M_Lindberg clears the ball to safety
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 90 :(tth) Saruman chips the ball over the defence and finds D_Prso
          ...  D_Prso bears down on goal!
          ...  It floats over E_Thorstvedt
          ...  Its heading goal ward!
          ...  But floats just over
          ...  That was a great effort
Min. 91 :(tth) L_Talamonti backtracks with the ball
          ...  He hits the ball up field
          ...  M_Smith latches onto the end of it
          ...  M_Smith with a bicycle kick !
          ...  It hammers off the bar onto the line
          ...  The referee talks to his assistant
          ...  He waves play on
          ...  Goal not given there!
          ...  That looked like the wrong decision

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


Match Details
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Venue                : White Hart Lane
Attendance           : 52,438
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Tottenham Match Info
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Best player          : M_Smith
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : S_Stallbaum (70)
Booked               : T_Motta (19)
Injured              : N/A
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Benfica Match Info
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Best player          : M_Lindberg (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : B_Abdoulaye (1), R_Neilson (40), Yann_M_Vila (58)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             Tottenham    |    Benfica
Attempts on Goal     :           3        |       4
Off target           :           3        |       2
On target            :           0        |       2
Possession           :          51        |       49
Corners              :           0        |       2
Red Cards            :           1        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       3
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :          12        |       14
Key Tackles          :           4        |       5
Key Passes           :           9        |       6
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Final Score          : Tottenham 0 - 0 Benfica
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Player Statistics - Tottenham
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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J_César        GK  34   4   4   3  10 |  94   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0   0
S_Stallbaum    DF   3  25   7   7  36 |  72   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   5 -10 -10
T_Motta        DF   2  24   5   4  35 |  94   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  13  -2  -2
P_Müller       DF   1  24   3   4  23 |  50   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Smith        DF   3  24  10   5  34 |  94   0   1   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  15  24   1
Ki_Sung_Yueng  MF   1   7  25  11  26 |  94   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  24   0
S_Arrache      MF   1   6  24   8  38 |  52   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
F_J_Torres     MF   3   8  23  11  23 |  94   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  24   0
V_Wanyama      MF   1   6  22  16  19 |  57   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Prso         FW   1   1   4  25  24 |  94   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
A_Bagsy        FW   1   7   4  24  15 |  94   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0
J_Hart         GK  19   3   3   3  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Stubbs       DF   2  23   6   5  23 |  44   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
Saruman        MF   2   6  23  21  30 |  42   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  12   1
L_Talamonti    MF   1   8  22  14  19 |  37   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  24   0
F_Fonseca      FW   1   5   1  23  37 |   0   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  34   2   6   4  13 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0   0
R_Neilson      DF   1  25  12   2  29 |  94   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  13  -2  -2
M_Laursen      DF   2  24   8   6  30 |  94   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0
M_Lindberg     DF   1  24   8   8  42 |  94   0   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  70  12   1
Fernando_Mera  DF   4  24   8   7  27 |  94   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0
Yann_M_Vila    DF   2  23  12   7  22 |  94   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  -2   6
B_Abdoulaye    DM   2  14  23   7  39 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
G_Hagi         MF   2   5  26  10  30 |  62   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
Di_Maria       MF   1   6  24   5  37 |  83   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  24   0
P_Do_Shaw      MF   2   8  24   8  25 |  94   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  24   0
K_McInally     FW   2   6   4  26  27 |  82   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   9
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  21   7   6  37 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Zamora       MF   2  11  25   8  25 |  32   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Castias      MF   2   8  23   9  29 |  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Morison      FW   1   2   6  25  36 |  12   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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