Euro Div 3, Benfica vs. Lazio (Sun Mar 30)


                              Benfica  |  Lazio
                          4-1-2-1-2 E  |  5-3-2 L
                         Steve McLeod  |  Tom Caen
                                       |
                         J_Moreira GK  |  GK T_Torres
                          P_Fyssas DF  |  DF A_Tanner
                         D_Navarro DF  |  DF T_Dellas
                            D_Bush DF  |  DF J_Merriman
                         W_Barrett DF  |  DF M_Hugo
                          P_Nedved AM  |  DF Melli
                              Manu MF  |  MF J_Greening
                           Dju_Dju MF  |  MF A_Novo
                          P_Luccin DM  |  MF D_Bryan_x06
                         Mantorras FW  |  FW R_Van_Zant
                        Karagounis FW  |  FW S_Del_Niro
                                       |
                       J_Blanchard SUB |  SUB I_Artipoli
                         U_Laursen SUB |  SUB N_Bhuva
                           Manduca SUB |  SUB JB_Jovi
                            Derlei SUB |  SUB C_Donnelly
                          M_Kallon SUB |  SUB G_Oberman

Referee: U_Rennie (England)


Min. 7  :(ben) Mantorras takes advantage of a mistake by M_Hugo 
          ...  It's a lucky break 
          ...  Mantorras with a thundering drive! 
          ...  T_Torres parries it 
          ...  The defender clears it 
Min. 12 :(laz) A_Novo with the header on 
          ...  He finds T_Dellas in space 
          ...  P_Fyssas wins it well 
          ...  Perfectly timed! 
Min. 15 :(laz) D_Bryan_x06 controls the ball with a deft piece of skill 
          ...  He plays the ball into the middle! 
          ...  A_Novo gets onto the end of the pass! 
          ...  W_Barrett clears with a diving header 
Min. 21 :(laz) J_Merriman looks for options 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to S_Del_Niro 
          ...  S_Del_Niro rises above the defence to head the ball ! 
          ...  But J_Moreira palms it behind 
          ...  U_Rennie has given a goal kick 
          ...  Unbelievable ! 
Min. 35 :(ben) Mantorras flicks it over R_Van_Zant and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  But J_Merriman sweeps up the threat 
Min. 36 :(ben) D_Navarro sidesteps his marker 
          ...  He showed great skill there 
          ...  J_Merriman wins the ball 
Min. 37 :(ben) P_Nedved floats the ball in to find Manu 
          ...  T_Dellas reads the situation well and wins the ball 
          ...  But it goes out 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Swung in by W_Barrett 
          ...  T_Torres easily catches it! 
Min. 41 :(laz) J_Merriman finds the run of D_Bryan_x06 
          ...  Dju_Dju with an over the top challenge 
          ...  U_Rennie reaches to his pocket! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  It’s in a very dangerous position! 
          ...  J_Greening swings it in 
          ...  A_Novo gets on the end of it 
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from D_Bush 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 47 :(ben) Karagounis sprints forward with the ball 
          ...  J_Merriman with a well timed tackle 
          ...  U_Rennie didn't like it though 
          ...  U_Rennie calls him over 
          ...  U_Rennie is taking his time with him! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  INDIRECT FREE KICK! 
          ...  Manu hoists it forward 
          ...  D_Navarro gets on the end of it 
          ...  D_Navarro has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He fires the ball goal ward! 
          ...  But T_Torres with the difficult save 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  P_Nedved chips the ball into the area! 
          ...  The danger is dealt with by T_Dellas 

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

Min. 48 :(laz) R_Van_Zant jumps over the defender's challenge 
          ...  Manu with a reckless challenge 
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball 
          ...  He is ordered to cool off 
Min. 59 :(ben) D_Navarro puts in Mantorras 
          ...  Mantorras with the attempt at goal! 
          ...  T_Torres makes a difficult save 
Min. 70 :(laz) G_Oberman is being brought on 
          ...  Melli is leaving the pitch 
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play FW 
Min. 74 :(ben) Manu with a smart pass to Karagounis 
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over! 
          ...  A_Tanner hits it out for a throw 
Min. 74 :(ben) Manu with a simple pass to Karagounis 
          ...  T_Torres fouls badly 
          ...  That looked malicious 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  They are lining up to take this one! 
          ...  P_Nedved passes to Karagounis 
          ...  T_Dellas slices it 
          ...  T_Torres moves quickly!! 
          ...  He can't get there! 
          ...  It inches just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Dju_Dju lofts the ball in! 
          ...  A_Tanner wins the ball 
          ...  And he heads it away 
Min. 75 :(laz) Lazio switch to playing A 
Min. 79 :(laz) T_Dellas pulls it back to R_Van_Zant 
          ...  R_Van_Zant tries to chip the ball over J_Moreira! 
          ...  But it clips the post and goes wide 
Min. 80 :(laz) G_Oberman with electric pace 
          ...  He eases past D_Navarro 
          ...  D_Navarro moves quickly to get the tackle in this time 
Min. 82 :(laz) J_Greening with the deft touch 
          ...  He takes it past Dju_Dju 
          ...  He knocks it to S_Del_Niro! 
          ...  S_Del_Niro with the drive! 
          ...  But it puts it well wide 
Min. 83 :(ben) Karagounis gains possession 
          ...  D_Bryan_x06 slides in to knock the ball out for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  P_Fyssas hits it towards the far post! 
          ...  T_Torres easily claims the ball! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(ben) D_Navarro skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to Manu 
          ...  R_Van_Zant rushes in with a clumsy tackle!! 
          ...  That’s a foul!! 
          ...  What’s U_Rennie going to give? 
          ...  He just waves play on! 

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Estadio Da Luz
Attendance           : 69,874
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Benfica Match Info
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Best player          : D_Navarro
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Dju_Dju (41)
Injured              : N/A
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Lazio Match Info
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Best player          : T_Dellas (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : J_Merriman (47)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                                 Benfica  |    Lazio
Attempts on Goal     :           3        |       3
Off target           :           0        |       2
On target            :           3        |       1
Possession           :          61        |       39
Corners              :           4        |       0
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       1
Subs Used            :           0        |       1
Fouls                :           7        |       16
Key Tackles          :           4        |       7
Key Passes           :           4        |       6
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Final Score          : Benfica 0 - 0 Lazio
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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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J_Moreira      GK  23   1   1   1  15 |  96   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  62   0   0   0
P_Fyssas       DF   1  19  11   7  27 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  66   0   0
D_Navarro      DF   1  16  11   7  28 |  96   0   1   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  19  30   5
D_Bush         DF   1  20   7   6  25 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0
W_Barrett      DF   1  19  11   9  27 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  16   0   0
P_Nedved       AM   1   6  20  10  28 |  96   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0
Manu           MF   1   6  18   9  16 |  96   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0
Dju_Dju        MF   1   3  20   3  27 |  96   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -4  -4  -4
P_Luccin       DM   1  12  16   5  23 |  96   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Mantorras      FW   1   8   8  22  24 |  96   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
Karagounis     FW   1   8   8  19  19 |  96   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Blanchard    GK  15   1   1   1  13 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
U_Laursen      DF   1  13   8   6  17 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Manduca        MF   1  10  16   5  44 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Derlei         FW   1   6   6  18  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Kallon       FW   1   3  10  18  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Lazio
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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T_Torres       GK  24   1   1   1  36 |  96   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 105   0   0   0
A_Tanner       DF   1  20  11   7  35 |  96   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0   0
T_Dellas       DF   1  20   8   7  33 |  96   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  95  15   0
J_Merriman     DF   1  19  10   9  33 |  96   0   2   2   0   0   0   1   0   0  28  26  -4
M_Hugo         DF   1  19  10   5  21 |  96   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Melli          DF   1  19  10   7  25 |  72   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Greening     MF   1  10  20   9  20 |  96   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0
A_Novo         MF   1   6  19   7  21 |  96   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0
D_Bryan_x06    MF   1   8  11   8  27 |  96   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  27  15   0
R_Van_Zant     FW   1  10   7  20  40 |  96   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  25   0   2
S_Del_Niro     FW   1   4   9  17  17 |  96   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   7
I_Artipoli     DF   1  18  10   4  33 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Bhuva        MF   1   5  19   8  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
JB_Jovi        MF   1   7  17   7  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Donnelly     MF   1   7  17   8  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Oberman      FW   1   4   2  19  23 |  24   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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