TNT Sports Division One League Match, Tottenham vs. Benfica (Wed Feb 18)


                            Tottenham  |  Benfica
                              4-4-2 P  |  4-1-2-1-2 C
                          Gary Kevany  |  Matias Finkelstein
                                       |
                           A_Boruc GK  |  GK P_Gazzaniga
                        T_X_Ghiuri DF  |  DF W_Morgan
                           A_Salto DF  |  DF P_Maldini
                          J_Castro DF  |  DF T_Lee
                        W_Kambwala DF  |  DF R_Rojas
                              Zeuz MF  |  DM C_Medina
                         T_Andrews MF  |  MF A_Di_Maria
                          G_Potter MF  |  MF Maldiniho
                          C_Hurgoi MF  |  AM Joao_Neves
                          M_Mudryk FW  |  FW Patrik_Schick
                         S_Pafundi FW  |  FW D_Ferguson
                                       |
                          B_Cairns SUB |  SUB L_Yashin
                          N_Molina SUB |  SUB Diego_T
                           G_Bello SUB |  SUB R_Gullit
                      A_Pellegrino SUB |  SUB Ji_Sung_Park
                        D_Bergkamp SUB |  SUB P_Minuti

Referee: M_Kapraly (Hungary)


Min. 2  :(bfa) C_Medina holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to Patrik_Schick
          ...  Patrik_Schick attempts to drive it home!
          ...  But A_Boruc is equal to it
Min. 5  :(tth) G_Potter kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  S_Pafundi gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from W_Morgan
Min. 7  :(tth) G_Potter with the dribble
          ...  W_Morgan is easily beaten
          ...  G_Potter goes for goal !
          ...  P_Gazzaniga gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  Fantastic reflex save by P_Gazzaniga !!
Min. 8  :(bfa) D_Ferguson jumps over J_Castro's challenge
          ...  C_Hurgoi with an awful challenge
          ...  The ref shows him a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on!
Min. 10 :(bfa) R_Rojas with the cross-field pass to Patrik_Schick
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by T_X_Ghiuri
Min. 11 :(bfa) W_Morgan looks to play the ball out wide
          ...  He plays the ball across to A_Di_Maria
          ...  Zeuz leaves his foot in with the challenge!!
          ...  That s a bad foul!!
          ...  Shown a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
          ...  INDIRECT FREE KICK!
          ...  Maldiniho swings it in
          ...  D_Ferguson takes control of it!
          ...  A thundering drive by D_Ferguson !
          ...  A_Boruc tips it round the post
          ...  Good save
          ...  Corner not given!!
Min. 12 :(tth) C_Hurgoi whips the ball across to S_Pafundi
          ...  Launched towards the top corner by S_Pafundi !
          ...  P_Gazzaniga goes down well to save
Min. 13 :(tth) G_Potter controls it with ease
          ...  A_Di_Maria with an awful challenge
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  Shown a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 19 :(tth) G_Potter reads the run of S_Pafundi
          ...  R_Rojas with the lunge!!
          ...  And the whistle goes, that s a foul
          ...  M_Kapraly will just give him a speaking to
Min. 21 :(bfa) C_Medina flicks it past W_Kambwala
          ...  He runs forward
          ...  A thundering drive by C_Medina !
          ...  A_Boruc with the save
          ...  He holds onto it as well!
Min. 22 :(bfa) Patrik_Schick sidesteps his marker
          ...  Patrik_Schick fires off a left-footed shot !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  The crowd goes wild !
          ...  Benfica have snatched the lead!
          ...  Tottenham 0-1 Benfica ...
Min. 23 :(tth) Tottenham changed their strategy to play A
Min. 25 :(tth) T_Andrews brings it under control
          ...  He takes on R_Rojas
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in M_Mudryk!
          ...  R_Rojas with a late tackle
          ...  It looked worse than what it was
          ...  He is surrounded by the Tottenham players
          ...  M_Kapraly calls him over
          ...  M_Kapraly tells him he has had enough warnings
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 27 :(tth) M_Mudryk cuts inside R_Rojas
          ...  He worked that well
          ...  A delicate header from M_Mudryk !
          ...  But he got that all wrong
Min. 29 :(tth) S_Pafundi takes on 3 men
          ...  S_Pafundi must beat P_Gazzaniga!
          ...  P_Gazzaniga parries it
Min. 30 :(bfa) D_Ferguson gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He slides the ball past the defender!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  T_X_Ghiuri knobbles the attacking player.
          ...  M_Kapraly blows up for a foul
          ...  M_Kapraly calls him for a talk
Min. 32 :(bfa) D_Ferguson sidesteps T_X_Ghiuri
          ...  But M_Mudryk with the fine tackle
Min. 36 :(tth) C_Hurgoi with the flick on
          ...  He plays the ball across to M_Mudryk
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  T_Lee hits it out for a throw
Min. 37 :(bfa) C_Medina runs at goal
          ...  He spots the run of Joao_Neves
          ...  He's played him in
          ...  Joao_Neves fires off a right-footed shot !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  A_Boruc looks dejected
          ...  Tottenham 0-2 Benfica ...
Min. 40 :(bfa) A_Di_Maria takes possession on the halfway line
          ...  He runs forward with the ball
          ...  He skips past the challenges
          ...  A_Di_Maria pounds a rocket on goal !
          ...  But A_Boruc reaches the ball. Good save
          ...  There was a foul on A_Boruc anyway
Min. 41 :(bfa) D_Ferguson slows the ball down and waits for support
          ...  No one seems to be coming forward
          ...  He heads towards the goal alone!
          ...  T_Andrews with an ugly foul
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll have to watch himself now
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  M_Kapraly signals that it is indirect
          ...  W_Morgan shapes to shoot
          ...  He plays it to Patrik_Schick instead
          ...  W_Kambwala wins the ball
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(bfa) T_Lee with a slick pass to Joao_Neves
          ...  A wicked drive by Joao_Neves !
          ...  A_Boruc makes a comfortable save
          ...  He makes it look so easy
Min. 47 :(bfa) Joao_Neves finds his way through
          ...  His quick turn fooled J_Castro
          ...  M_Mudryk clears with a diving header
Min. 47 :(tth) W_Kambwala looks to play the ball out wide
          ...  He plays the ball across to S_Pafundi
          ...  D_Ferguson with a clumsy challenge

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Tottenham 0-2 Benfica

Min. 46 :(tth) M_Mudryk has space to run with the ball
          ...  T_Lee with a superb tackle!
          ...  He easily dispossessed him.
Min. 50 :(tth) G_Potter runs at the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to Zeuz
          ...  Zeuz hits the ball first time!
          ...  But P_Gazzaniga makes a fine save
          ...  Wow!! That was close!
          ...  He had to be at his best to reach that one!
Min. 50 :(tth) G_Potter takes possession on the edge of the box
          ...  Joao_Neves rushes in with a clumsy challenge!!
          ...  That s a foul!!
          ...  Shown a YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 52 :(tth) C_Hurgoi with a slide rule pass to S_Pafundi
          ...  S_Pafundi looks to see where P_Gazzaniga is!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  It hits the side netting!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 52 :(bfa) A_Di_Maria steps over the ball
          ...  He nutmegs the defender
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery
          ...  A_Di_Maria hits a great shot !
          ...  But A_Boruc smothers the ball.
Min. 53 :(tth) A_Salto with a glorious 60-yard pass to M_Mudryk
          ...  W_Morgan plays it back
          ...  P_Gazzaniga slips!!
          ...  It goes just wide
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  C_Hurgoi chips the ball in towards the back post!
          ...  P_Gazzaniga reads it well, and claims it!
Min. 53 :(bfa) C_Medina drives it forward to A_Di_Maria
          ...  A_Di_Maria sends it flying towards goal!
          ...  A_Boruc beats the ball away
Min. 55 :(bfa) P_Maldini hits in a shot!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  Patrik_Schick collects the loose ball!
          ...  Patrik_Schick carves a shot towards goal !
          ...  He has failed to hit the target!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He should have buried that!
Min. 56 :(bfa) Joao_Neves with a short pass to find D_Ferguson
          ...  J_Castro gets the foot in to win the ball
          ...  It rolls out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  C_Medina chips the ball into the area!
          ...  Joao_Neves gets his head on it
          ...  A_Boruc has it covered
          ...  It takes a bobble!
          ...  A_Boruc reacts well to save!!!
Min. 57 :(tth) M_Mudryk jumps over R_Rojas's challenge
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg
          ...  He's clean through
          ...  P_Maldini wins the ball with a clear tackle
Min. 60 :(bfa) Ji_Sung_Park will replace R_Rojas and play MF
Min. 60 :(bfa) R_Gullit will replace the useless Maldiniho and will play AM
Min. 61 :(tth) A_Salto unselfishly heads the ball back to M_Mudryk
          ...  M_Mudryk drives it towards goal !
          ...  It's way wide
          ...  The Benfica fans behind the goal spread their arms out
Min. 64 :(tth) A_Salto is taking a throw in
          ...  He is taking a run up at it!
          ...  He throws it long to T_Andrews
          ...  T_Andrews tries to curl it into the bottom corner !
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  P_Gazzaniga moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  P_Gazzaniga catches it with style!
Min. 67 :(bfa) Joao_Neves looks around for some movement
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He hits the ball to W_Morgan
          ...  W_Morgan heads the ball towards goal !
          ...  It hits the inside of the post
          ...  It falls right into A_Boruc's arms
          ...  Unlucky
Min. 68 :(tth) Zeuz runs at goal
          ...  He spots the run of S_Pafundi
          ...  He's played him in
          ...  Good sliding challenge from T_Lee and it had to be
Min. 69 :(bfa) R_Gullit sidesteps J_Castro
          ...  A well-placed shot from R_Gullit !
          ...  But A_Boruc palms it behind
          ...  M_Kapraly has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 70 :(bfa) The Benfica manager told his side to change to a D strategy
Min. 70 :(tth) S_Pafundi takes advantage of a mistake by W_Morgan
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  S_Pafundi has time and space!
          ...  He shoots towards goal!
          ...  It fly's into Row Z!
Min. 71 :(bfa) R_Gullit jinks infield
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to D_Ferguson
          ...  M_Mudryk pulls on his shirt
          ...  He wins the ball
          ...  The defender got away with the foul there!
Min. 72 :(bfa) C_Medina with the towering header to D_Ferguson
          ...  D_Ferguson aims for the top right corner !
          ...  A_Boruc saves it
          ...  He got his body behind the ball there
Min. 75 :(bfa) Diego_T is ready to come on to replace T_Lee
          ...  Looks like he will play as a DF
Min. 75 :(bfa) P_Minuti is being brought on
          ...  Patrik_Schick is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 76 :(bfa) R_Gullit knocks the ball past W_Kambwala
          ...  R_Gullit smashed the ball towards the bottom corner!
          ...  A_Boruc with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  He gave the striker no chance
Min. 77 :(tth) Zeuz runs down the wing
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space!
          ...  He cuts the ball back
          ...  M_Mudryk latches onto the pass
          ...  He carves out some space
          ...  M_Mudryk curls it towards the top corner !
          ...  But P_Gazzaniga smothers the ball.
Min. 77 :(tth) Zeuz feeds the ball through the middle
          ...  M_Mudryk runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  P_Maldini with a nasty foul
          ...  M_Kapraly will want to speak to him
Min. 78 :(bfa) Curled in dangerously from Ji_Sung_Park to D_Ferguson
          ...  D_Ferguson tries the lob from 30 yards !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  What a cheeky finish!
          ...  The Benfica fans sing his praises!
          ...  Tottenham 0-3 Benfica ...
Min. 82 :(tth) C_Hurgoi turns past the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to M_Mudryk
          ...  M_Mudryk tries to catch the keeper out!
          ...  P_Gazzaniga guesses right
Min. 85 :(bfa) R_Gullit runs down the wing
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space!
          ...  He cuts the ball back
          ...  Diego_T latches onto the pass
          ...  He carves out some space
          ...  T_X_Ghiuri tackles cleanly
Min. 87 :(bfa) P_Minuti plays in Joao_Neves with a beautiful ball
          ...  Joao_Neves with a powerful downward header!
          ...  But A_Boruc hits it away
          ...  He could have held onto that!
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(bfa) D_Ferguson sidesteps his marker
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  D_Ferguson tries to chip the ball over A_Boruc!
          ...  A_Boruc just watches float over the bar!
Min. 89 :(tth) C_Hurgoi has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past Diego_T
          ...  He puts in S_Pafundi!
          ...  S_Pafundi hits the shot with the inside of the left foot!
          ...  P_Gazzaniga is just going to watch it go over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  But goes just over !!
          ...  P_Gazzaniga looks very relieved!
Min. 91 :(tth) T_Andrews with the through ball to M_Mudryk
          ...  But W_Morgan spotted the danger and cleans up the play

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Graham Brown Memorial Stadium
Attendance           : 105,000
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Tottenham Match Info
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Best player          : M_Mudryk
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : C_Hurgoi (8), Zeuz (11), T_Andrews (41)
Injured              : N/A
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Benfica Match Info
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Best player          : Joao_Neves (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Patrik_Schick (22), Joao_Neves (37), D_Ferguson (78)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : A_Di_Maria (13), R_Rojas (25), Joao_Neves (50)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                            Tottenham     |    Benfica
Attempts on Goal     :          12        |       18
Off target           :           5        |       3
On target            :           7        |       15
Possession           :          35        |       65
Corners              :           1        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           3        |       3
Subs Used            :           0        |       4
Fouls                :          16        |       12
Key Tackles          :           7        |       7
Key Passes           :          15        |       14
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Final Score          : Tottenham 0 - 3 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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A_Boruc        GK  38   5   1   1  25 |  94  12   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 105   0   0   0
T_X_Ghiuri     DF   1  27  12   7  30 |  94   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0   0
A_Salto        DF   2  27  11   5  11 |  94   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20  25 -20
J_Castro       DF   1  27   9   7  13 |  94   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0   0
W_Kambwala     DF   2  27   7   1  36 |  94   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   5 -20 -20
Zeuz           MF   1   1  30  16  29 |  94   0   0   2   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  28   3
T_Andrews      MF   1  17  28   8  41 |  94   0   0   2   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  28   3
G_Potter       MF   2   8  27  18  20 |  94   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  45   5
C_Hurgoi       MF   2  18  27   1  46 |  94   0   0   5   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  73  -2
M_Mudryk       FW   2   5   4  29  14 |  94   0   3   0   0   4   0   0   0   0  75   0  10
S_Pafundi      FW   1   3   6  27  28 |  94   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
B_Cairns       GK  25   1   2   3  41 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Molina       DF   2  27   7   1  40 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Bello        MF   2   2  27   5  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Pellegrino   MF   2   1  27   4  19 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Bergkamp     FW   1   4   1  27  25 |   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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P_Gazzaniga    GK  38   1   2   3  40 |  94   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 120   0   0   0
W_Morgan       DF   3  36  13   7  10 |  94   0   3   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  75  15   0
P_Maldini      DF   2  34   8   4  33 |  94   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  65  15   0
T_Lee          DF   1  32  10   2  25 |  78   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  75  15   0
R_Rojas        DF   2  32   5   3  34 |  63   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  13  -2
C_Medina       DM   2  25  28   1   9 |  94   0   0   4   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  80   5
A_Di_Maria     MF   1   4  34  18  39 |  94   0   0   0   0   3   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  13
Maldiniho      MF   2   2  33   4  28 |  63   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Joao_Neves     AM   2   2  27  16  24 |  94   0   0   2   0   4   1   1   0   0  18  48  58
Patrik_Schick  FW   1   3   4  36  38 |  78   0   0   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  30
D_Ferguson     FW   1   4   1  31  41 |  94   0   0   0   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0  35
L_Yashin       GK  30   2   1   2  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Diego_T        DF   2  28   5   5  29 |  16   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Gullit       AM   2   1  33  17  31 |  31   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  30  10
Ji_Sung_Park   MF   1   5  32   1  35 |  31   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  20  55  20
P_Minuti       FW   2   9  10  28  11 |  16   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0
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