Euro Div 3, Benfica vs. PSV (Sun May 04) Benfica | PSV 4-1-2-1-2 P | 4-1-3-2 E Steve McLeod | Sam Bache | J_Moreira GK | GK T_Sorensen Luisão DF | DF S_Bacheos Alcides DF | DF J_A_Suarez D_Bush DF | DF C_McLlwain W_Barrett DF | DM C_Salcido P_Nedved MF | MF K_Thomson J_Coimbra AM | MF Pele Beto MF | MF Kal_Cisse Manduca DM | FW N_Griffiths Mantorras FW | FW A_Carroll Derlei FW | DF T_Bateson | J_Blanchard SUB | SUB W_Diuk P_Fyssas SUB | SUB B_Vidarsson P_Luccin SUB | SUB B_Ching Manu SUB | SUB L_Haliti M_Kallon SUB | SUB W_Laundon Referee: S_Youri (Morrocco) Min. 3 :(psv) Pele takes advantage of a mistake by Manduca ... He runs towards goal ... Pele tries to beat J_Moreira! ... J_Moreira with an amazing dive to the bottom left ... How he got to that one I don't know ! ... CORNER! ... J_A_Suarez chips the ball into the area! ... J_Moreira easily catches it! Min. 9 :(ben) P_Nedved is closed down ... He plays a quick pass under pressure ... Luisão latches onto the ball ... Blocked by S_Bacheos Min. 9 :(psv) K_Thomson heads the ball back to N_Griffiths ... N_Griffiths tries to curl it into the bottom corner ! ... J_Moreira makes a great save ... But he can't hold onto it! ... He gathers it at the second attempt! Min. 17 :(psv) Pele looks around for some movement ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He hits the ball to C_McLlwain ... Brilliantly taken away by Luisão !! ... Any youngsters out there should be taking notes Min. 21 :(ben) Derlei with a clever shimmy ... Derlei shapes up for a shot! ... But T_Sorensen tips it over ... S_Youri has given a goal kick ... He's not having the best of days ! Min. 24 :(psv) K_Thomson with a reverse pass to A_Carroll ... Alcides wins the ball! ... But he caught the player also! ... The ref gives nothing! Min. 28 :(ben) J_Coimbra with a glorious 60-yard pass to Derlei ... J_A_Suarez with the tackle ... He came to the rescue there! Min. 33 :(psv) Kal_Cisse sidesteps his marker ... That was too easy ... Kal_Cisse with the overhead ! ... He miskicks the ball ... He's managed to put that out of the stadium Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on Min. 44 :(ben) Manduca controls the ball with a deft piece of skill ... He plays the ball into the middle! ... Beto gets onto the end of the pass! ... Excellent sliding challenge from A_Carroll ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Benfica 0-0 PSV Min. 52 :(ben) J_Moreira is in some pain ... He's receiving some treatment now ... But he looks unable to continue Min. 52 :(ben) J_Blanchard will replace the useless J_Moreira and will play GK Min. 53 :(ben) P_Nedved plays a quick one-two with his team mate ... He runs towards goal now ... S_Bacheos fouls badly ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... He gets away with that one ... It’s just a warning ... Steve McLeod looks annoyed that there was no card there Min. 59 :(psv) C_Salcido boots it towards N_Griffiths ... Mantorras cuts it out easily ... He clears the ball up field Min. 61 :(psv) K_Thomson beats W_Barrett ... Alcides with a late tackle ... It looked worse than what it was ... He is surrounded by the PSV players ... FREE KICK! ... S_Youri signals that it is indirect ... Kal_Cisse shapes to shoot ... He plays it to S_Bacheos instead ... What a shot from S_Bacheos ! ... It could go anywhere ... It hits the side netting! ... He has squandered a golden opportunity Min. 68 :(ben) D_Bush moves out over to the edge of the pitch ... He plays the ball through to W_Barrett ... C_Salcido goes in with the block tackle ... He comes out of it with the ball ... Great tackle! Min. 79 :(psv) Pele brings it under control ... He takes on D_Bush ... He gets past him! ... He puts in K_Thomson! ... D_Bush recovers to win the ball back Min. 83 :(ben) Luisão with the dribble ... He skips through the tackle from N_Griffiths ... But he loses control of it ... Pele takes possession Min. 87 :(ben) W_Barrett hits a hard pass to J_Coimbra ... J_Coimbra is in acres of space! ... He looked offside to me ... He tries to round T_Sorensen ... He nutmegs T_Sorensen ... It hits the upright!! ... GOAL !! ... Yes!! ... That goal surely snatches the win! ... Benfica 1-0 PSV ... Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on Min. 88 :(psv) B_Ching is being prepared to come on ... C_Salcido is leaving the pitch ... Looks like the substitute will play FW Min. 88 :(psv) The PSV manager told his side to change to a A strategy Min. 88 :(ben) A defence splitting pass from P_Nedved to Beto ... Beto drives it towards goal ! ... The shot slips through T_Sorensen's hands ... But T_Sorensen recovers to save! ... He got away with that! Min. 90 :(psv) Pele has the ball on the wing ... He knocks the ball past Alcides ... He puts in A_Carroll! ... But Luisão puts it in row Z! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Estadio Da Luz Attendance : 65,729 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Benfica Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : W_Barrett (Man of the Match) Scorers : J_Coimbra (87) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : J_Moreira (52) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PSV Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : Pele Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Benfica | PSV Attempts on Goal : 3 | 4 Off target : 0 | 2 On target : 3 | 2 Possession : 49 | 51 Corners : 0 | 1 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 0 | 0 Subs Used : 1 | 1 Fouls : 8 | 9 Key Tackles : 5 | 5 Key Passes : 6 | 6 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Benfica 1 - 0 PSV ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Benfica Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- J_Moreira GK 23 1 1 1 15 | 55 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 86 0 0 0 Luisão DF 1 21 9 9 29 | 94 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 0 0 Alcides DF 1 21 10 7 44 | 94 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 64 0 0 D_Bush DF 1 21 7 7 25 | 94 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 15 0 W_Barrett DF 1 19 12 9 27 | 94 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 48 0 P_Nedved MF 1 6 20 10 28 | 94 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 40 10 J_Coimbra AM 1 3 18 11 18 | 94 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 15 39 Beto MF 1 9 20 9 38 | 94 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 Manduca DM 1 10 16 5 44 | 94 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 Mantorras FW 1 8 8 22 24 | 94 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 0 0 Derlei FW 1 6 6 18 27 | 94 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 10 10 15 J_Blanchard GK 15 1 1 1 13 | 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 P_Fyssas DF 1 19 11 7 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 P_Luccin MF 1 12 17 5 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Manu MF 1 6 18 9 16 | 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 - PSV Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- T_Sorensen GK 27 1 1 1 24 | 94 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 S_Bacheos DF 1 20 9 5 31 | 94 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 15 0 2 J_A_Suarez DF 1 21 8 7 24 | 94 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 0 C_McLlwain DF 1 20 7 9 30 | 94 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Salcido DM 2 18 16 13 20 | 91 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 15 0 K_Thomson MF 1 6 22 9 33 | 94 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 Pele MF 1 9 20 10 31 | 94 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 26 45 5 Kal_Cisse MF 1 7 19 10 25 | 94 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 N_Griffiths FW 1 9 9 23 25 | 94 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -10 -10 -5 A_Carroll FW 1 8 10 21 43 | 94 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 0 0 T_Bateson DF 1 19 8 3 25 | 94 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 W_Diuk DF 1 18 11 7 20 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B_Vidarsson MF 1 10 18 8 34 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B_Ching FW 1 9 11 19 22 | 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -10 -10 -10 L_Haliti FW 1 2 2 18 35 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 W_Laundon FW 1 8 9 17 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1209935306 Produced from ESMS+ v3.08