Euro Div 3, Benfica vs. Real Madrid (Sun Feb 17)


                              Benfica  |  Real Madrid
                          4-1-2-1-2 P  |  4-4-1-1 E
                         Steve McLeod  |  Nirav Bhuva
                                       |
                         J_Moreira GK  |  GK M_Baker_x03
                           Alcides DF  |  DF S_O_Hanlon
                            Luisão DF  |  DF M_Nicholas
                            D_Bush DF  |  DF P_Denvers
                         W_Barrett DF  |  DF P_Bardsley
                          P_Nedved MF  |  MF S_Deisler
                              Manu MF  |  MF S_Simao
                              Beto DM  |  MF P_Mitchell
                         J_Coimbra AM  |  MF K_Andrews
                         Mantorras FW  |  AM J_Johnson_x16
                        Karagounis FW  |  FW M_Sharapova18
                                       |
                       J_Blanchard SUB |  SUB D_L_Rodríguez
                          P_Fyssas SUB |  SUB Belletti
                          P_Luccin SUB |  SUB S_Clemence
                           Manduca SUB |  SUB J_Carew
                            Derlei SUB |  SUB J_Hastings

Referee: O_Ruiz (Brazil)


Min. 1  :(rmd) S_O_Hanlon chests it down 
          ...  S_O_Hanlon with a little chip! 
          ...  J_Moreira makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He wasn't troubled there 
Min. 3  :(ben) Mantorras runs forward 
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind! 
          ...  But M_Nicholas wins the ball with a sliding challenge 
Min. 4  :(ben) Karagounis skips the challenge from the defender 
          ...  Karagounis gets his head to the ball ! 
          ...  M_Baker_x03 parries it 
          ...  The defender clears it 
Min. 5  :(rmd) P_Mitchell brings the ball into the opposing area 
          ...  S_O_Hanlon makes himself available 
          ...  J_Coimbra is late with that one 
          ...  I think he was just trying to get to the ball 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  It is well within shooting range! 
          ...  S_Deisler hoists it forward 
          ...  M_Sharapova18 gets on the end of it 
          ...  Alcides knocks the ball back to J_Moreira 
          ...  Ohhhh no!! 
          ...  It’s gone past J_Moreira! 
          ...  And just creeps wide!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  K_Andrews plays it towards the near post! 
          ...  P_Bardsley with the shot! 
          ...  But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  S_Deisler curls it into the box! 
          ...  Karagounis reads it well and clears the danger 
Min. 10 :(ben) Beto breaks clear of the defence! 
          ...  He is clean through on M_Baker_x03! 
          ...  J_Johnson_x16 brings him down! 
          ...  He's in trouble here!! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
          ...  He deserved that! And was lucky it wasn't more! 
Min. 11 :(rmd) S_Simao gets to the by-line 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He plays the ball through to S_O_Hanlon 
          ...  S_O_Hanlon with his head down lets it go ! 
          ...  J_Moreira falls over 
          ...  But J_Moreira is relieved to watch it go out of play! 
Min. 16 :(ben) Karagounis has it on the edge of the box 
          ...  Karagounis shapes up for a shot! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !! 
          ...  He's put it wide 
Min. 23 :(ben) Alcides runs at the defence 
          ...  A well-placed shot from Alcides ! 
          ...  But it clips the post and goes wide 
Min. 25 :(rmd) S_Simao has found himself in space 
          ...  He looks up for his team mates 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  P_Denvers gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  P_Denvers hits a crisp volley! 
          ...  J_Moreira gets his body behind the ball and saves 
          ...  Text book goalkeeping! 
Min. 26 :(ben) Alcides is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He throws it long to J_Coimbra 
          ...  J_Coimbra aims for the top right corner ! 
          ...  It hits the side netting! 
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity 
Min. 30 :(ben) D_Bush with the first time flick to Mantorras 
          ...  Cleaned up by J_Johnson_x16 
Min. 33 :(rmd) J_Johnson_x16 kills the ball dead 
          ...  Driven towards goal by J_Johnson_x16 ! 
          ...  It's beaten J_Moreira 
          ...  It goes wide !! 
Min. 34 :(ben) Mantorras sidesteps S_Simao 
          ...  That was too easy 
          ...  A well-placed shot from Mantorras ! 
          ...  But M_Baker_x03 punches it away 
          ...  He was lucky to get to that one 
Min. 36 :(ben) Beto sprints past J_Johnson_x16 
          ...  Beto carves a shot towards goal ! 
          ...  It clips the post!! 
          ...  The net bulges !! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  That’s put Benfica ahead! 
          ...  Benfica 1-0 Real Madrid ...
Min. 39 :(rmd) S_Deisler hits in a shot! 
          ...  It hits the defender 
          ...  M_Nicholas collects the loose ball! 
          ...  M_Nicholas lobs J_Moreira! 
          ...  Its sails over! 
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity 
Min. 41 :(ben) P_Nedved knocks it forward 
          ...  S_O_Hanlon slips 
          ...  Mantorras gets to it! 
          ...  Mantorras fires off a left-footed shot ! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  He dives on the ground and his team mates follow him!! 
          ...  Benfica 2-0 Real Madrid ...
Min. 41 :(ben) The manager shouting something towards his players 
          ...  It looks like he's turning things round a bit 
          ...  Benfica will now play C 
Min. 41 :(rmd) S_Simao floats the ball in to find P_Bardsley 
          ...  P_Bardsley tries to place it in the corner ! 
          ...  J_Moreira falls over 
          ...  But J_Moreira is relieved to watch it go out of play! 
Min. 42 :(rmd) S_Simao plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  J_Johnson_x16 keeps possession instead! 
          ...  He runs towards the goal now! 
          ...  J_Johnson_x16 gets his head to the ball ! 
          ...  It hits off a defender! 
          ...  J_Moreira is wrong footed! 
          ...  It drifts just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  P_Mitchell drives it into the box! 
          ...  M_Nicholas gets something on it! 
          ...  J_Moreira makes a difficult save 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(rmd) S_Simao knocks the ball past W_Barrett 
          ...  S_Simao keeps his head down as he hits the shot! 
          ...  J_Moreira just watches float over the bar! 
Min. 44 :(ben) Alcides sprints past S_Deisler 
          ...  A great volley from Alcides ! 
          ...  It's just over! 
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that! 
Min. 46 :(rmd) S_Deisler moves out wide 
          ...  He plays the ball through to J_Johnson_x16 
          ...  Luisão dives in two footed!! 
          ...  Play On!! 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Benfica 2-0 Real Madrid

Min. 53 :(ben) Alcides moves out over to the edge of the pitch 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He plays the ball through to Karagounis 
          ...  M_Nicholas wins control of the ball with his hand!! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 61 :(rmd) S_Simao with the heel pass to M_Sharapova18 
          ...  M_Sharapova18 sees J_Moreira off his line ! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity 
Min. 63 :(rmd) M_Sharapova18 sidesteps D_Bush 
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game 
          ...  Karagounis goes in stud's first 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  RED CARD!! 
          ...  O_Ruiz had no choice there!! 
          ...  Nirav Bhuva appluads the decision 
Min. 67 :(rmd) P_Denvers drives the ball across field 
          ...  It comes to M_Sharapova18 
          ...  But he loses control of it 
          ...  Alcides hits it out for a throw 
Min. 69 :(rmd) P_Bardsley has it now 
          ...  He takes on Alcides 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He puts in J_Johnson_x16! 
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over! 
          ...  D_Bush hits it out for a throw 
Min. 70 :(rmd) There's going to be a change 
          ...  J_Carew will come on for K_Andrews and play FW 
Min. 72 :(rmd) It appears J_Johnson_x16 is playing as a MF 
Min. 74 :(rmd) S_Simao looks around for support 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to J_Carew 
          ...  J_Carew looks to see where J_Moreira is! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  It's way wide 
          ...  The Benfica fans behind the goal spread their arms out 
Min. 77 :(rmd) S_Simao takes possession 
          ...  But he stands on the ball and falls over!! 
          ...  Alcides picks up the loose ball and clears the danger 
Min. 82 :(ben) P_Nedved drops his shoulder and takes it past the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to J_Coimbra 
          ...  J_Coimbra swings in the shot! 
          ...  But M_Baker_x03 punches it away 
          ...  He had to be brave to come for that one 
Min. 86 :(rmd) Real Madrid changed their strategy to play C 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Estadio Da Luz
Attendance           : 70,401
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Benfica Match Info
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Best player          : Alcides (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Beto (36), Mantorras (41)
Sent Off             : Karagounis (63)
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Real Madrid Match Info
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Best player          : S_Simao
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : J_Johnson_x16 (10)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                                 Benfica  |    Real Madrid
Attempts on Goal     :           9        |       12
Off target           :           4        |       7
On target            :           5        |       5
Possession           :          46        |       54
Corners              :           0        |       3
Red Cards            :           1        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       1
Subs Used            :           0        |       1
Fouls                :           9        |       11
Key Tackles          :           5        |       3
Key Passes           :           5        |       10
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Final Score          : Benfica 2 - 0 Real Madrid
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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  22   1   1   1  15 |  96   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 115   0   0   0
Alcides        DF   1  21  10   7  44 |  96   0   3   2   0   2   0   0   0   0  42  30   4
Luisão         DF   1  21   8   9  29 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  14   0   0
D_Bush         DF   1  20   7   6  25 |  96   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  65  15   0
W_Barrett      DF   1  19  11   9  27 |  96   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Nedved       MF   1   6  20  10  28 |  96   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  55   0
Manu           MF   1   6  18   9  16 |  96   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Beto           DM   1   9  19   9  38 |  96   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  41
J_Coimbra      AM   1   3  18  11  18 |  96   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  10  10  17
Mantorras      FW   1   8   8  22  24 |  96   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   0   0  10  10  43
Karagounis     FW   1   8   8  19  19 |  66   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   1   0  17 -10  -3
J_Blanchard    GK  15   1   1   1  13 |   0   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  16   5  23 |   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

Player Statistics - Real Madrid
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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M_Baker_x03    GK  17   1   1   1  32 |  96   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  34   0   0   0
S_O_Hanlon     DF   1  23  10   7  30 |  96   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
M_Nicholas     DF   1  22  10   8  22 |  96   0   2   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  26   0   7
P_Denvers      DF   1  21   9   7  20 |  96   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  15   5
P_Bardsley     DF   1  21   9   7  31 |  96   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0 -10   5  -3
S_Deisler      MF   1  12  26   7  27 |  96   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
S_Simao        MF   1   9  22   9  26 |  96   0   0   6   0   1   0   0   0   0 -10  80  -8
P_Mitchell     MF   1   7  20   8  21 |  96   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Andrews      MF   1   7  18   8  23 |  73   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Johnson_x16  MF   1   9  11   9  38 |  96   0   1   0   0   2   0   1   0   0  22  -4   0
M_Sharapova18  FW   1   9   9  11  16 |  96   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   2
D_L_Rodríguez  GK  27   1   1   1  36 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Belletti       DF   1  19  13   8  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Clemence     MF   1   4  17   4  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Carew        FW   1   5   7  22  48 |  23   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   2
J_Hastings     FW   1   6   7  18  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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