EFA Cup 2nd Round, Benfica vs. Dynamo Kiev (Wed Apr 23)


                              Benfica  |  Dynamo Kiev
                          4-1-2-1-2 P  |  4-4-2 N
                         Steve McLeod  |  Anatoly Demyanenko
                                       |
                         J_Moreira GK  |  GK A_Warrington
                            Luisão DF  |  DF S_Foster
                           Alcides DF  |  DF N_Fenton
                            D_Bush DF  |  DF T_Ryan
                         W_Barrett DF  |  DF D_Mulligan
                          P_Nedved MF  |  MF M_Mclndoe
                         J_Coimbra AM  |  MF X_Xxxxxxx03
                              Beto MF  |  MF P_Green
                           Manduca DM  |  MF X_Xxxxxxx04
                         Mantorras FW  |  FW X_Xxxxxxx05
                        Karagounis FW  |  FW N_Roberts
                                       |
                       J_Blanchard SUB |  SUB I_Turner
                          P_Fyssas SUB |  SUB M_Albrighton
                          P_Luccin SUB |  SUB X_Xxxxxxx02
                              Manu SUB |  SUB N_Priet
                          M_Kallon SUB |  SUB F_TIerney

Referee: P_Jones (Wales)


Min. 1  :(ben) Beto squares it to J_Coimbra 
          ...  J_Coimbra sights up the goal 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  The ball moves through the air! 
          ...  A_Warrington moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  A_Warrington catches it with style! 
Min. 3  :(ben) Beto with a one-touch layoff to Karagounis 
          ...  Karagounis hits the shot with the outside of the left foot! 
          ...  But A_Warrington parries the ball 
          ...  It’s picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd 
Min. 4  :(ben) P_Nedved has it now 
          ...  He takes on T_Ryan 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He puts in Mantorras! 
          ...  T_Ryan reacts to stop the move going any further 
Min. 9  :(ben) Manduca sprints forward with the ball 
          ...  N_Fenton steals the ball of off him 
Min. 10 :(ben) Manduca sprints down the flank 
          ...  He threads the ball in to Mantorras 
          ...  Good sliding challenge from D_Mulligan 
Min. 16 :(dyn) T_Ryan curls the ball out wide to D_Mulligan 
          ...  P_Nedved with an awful challenge 
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball 
Min. 21 :(ben) D_Bush barges X_Xxxxxxx03 off the ball 
          ...  D_Bush with a thundering shot! 
          ...  But A_Warrington smothers the ball. 
Min. 22 :(ben) Manduca with a glorious 60-yard pass to Karagounis 
          ...  Karagounis looks to see where A_Warrington is! 
          ...  He rifles in the shot! 
          ...  The fans behind the goal jump up! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  Benfica go ahead in this match now! 
          ...  Benfica 1-0 Dynamo Kiev ...
Min. 30 :(dyn) M_Mclndoe works the ball inside 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to X_Xxxxxxx05 
          ...  Karagounis with a late tackle 
          ...  It looked worse than what it was 
          ...  He is surrounded by the Dynamo Kiev players 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!, he is in the book for that one 
Min. 31 :(ben) P_Nedved looks around for support 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to Mantorras 
          ...  D_Mulligan plays it back 
          ...  A_Warrington slips!! 
          ...  It goes just wide 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Alcides plays it into the danger area! 
          ...  A_Warrington easily claims the ball! 
Min. 42 :(ben) P_Nedved turns on a sixpence 
          ...  P_Nedved attempts to nutmeg A_Warrington! 
          ...  But he puts it over 
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(ben) Manduca with a precise pass to D_Bush 
          ...  D_Bush hits the shot with the inside of the right foot! 
          ...  But he's put it wide 
          ...  How did he manage to miss that one?!?!? 
Min. 44 :(dyn) X_Xxxxxxx05 breaks clear of the defence! 
          ...  He is clean through on J_Moreira! 
          ...  Karagounis brings him down! 
          ...  That's a terrible challenge 
          ...  The referee comes over 
          ...  And the ref shows him his 2nd yellow card now 
          ...  RED CARD! 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Benfica 1-0 Dynamo Kiev

Min. 48 :(ben) P_Nedved is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He throws it to Mantorras 
          ...  The defender fails to control it 
          ...  Mantorras picks up the loose ball and runs towards goal 
          ...  He is one on one with A_Warrington 
          ...  He nutmegs A_Warrington 
          ...  It hits the upright!! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  But it's been disallowed. 
          ...  The linesman raised his flag 
Min. 50 :(ben) Luisão with the deft touch 
          ...  He takes it past S_Foster 
          ...  He knocks it to Mantorras! 
          ...  Brilliantly taken away by T_Ryan !! 
          ...  Any youngsters out there should be taking notes 
Min. 63 :(ben) Mantorras is all alone 
          ...  the linesman keeps his flag down 
          ...  Mantorras bears down on goal! 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!!!! 
          ...  Unbelievable!!! 
          ...  It's gone wide 
Min. 65 :(ben) Alcides is out on the right 
          ...  He moves the ball left to Luisão 
          ...  Luisão tries to chip the ball over the keeper ! 
          ...  It hits the post 
          ...  And goes clear 
Min. 67 :(ben) W_Barrett jumps over N_Fenton's challenge 
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg 
          ...  He's clean through 
          ...  W_Barrett with the cheeky shot! 
          ...  It's wide! 
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that! 
Min. 71 :(dyn) X_Xxxxxxx03 with a glorious 60-yard pass to X_Xxxxxxx04 
          ...  X_Xxxxxxx04 could have let it bounce! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  J_Moreira dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  He can't get to it! 
          ...  But it creeps just wide!! 
          ...  The deflection had J_Moreira beaten! 
Min. 73 :(dyn) D_Mulligan sidesteps W_Barrett 
          ...  He was too quick for his marker 
          ...  D_Mulligan with an overhead kick ! 
          ...  He gets a connection 
          ...  J_Moreira manages to turn it behind 
Min. 77 :(ben) J_Coimbra sidesteps S_Foster 
          ...  From long range J_Coimbra bends the ball towards goal! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  But it thumps off the woodwork !! 
          ...  And goes safely clear! 
          ...  A_Warrington never had a chance! 
Min. 78 :(dyn) X_Xxxxxxx03 looks in some pain 
          ...  He'll try and run it off though 
Min. 79 :(ben) Luisão runs at goal 
          ...  He spots the run of Mantorras 
          ...  He's played him in 
          ...  T_Ryan wins control of the ball with his hand!! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 81 :(ben) D_Bush looks for options 
          ...  He decides to go it alone 
          ...  D_Bush sees A_Warrington off his line ! 
          ...  The ball moves through the air! 
          ...  A_Warrington moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  A_Warrington catches it with style! 
Min. 86 :(ben) Luisão sidesteps his marker 
          ...  He runs forward now 
          ...  N_Fenton seizes control of the ball 
          ...  He hoists it forward 
Min. 87 :(ben) P_Nedved pushes it past P_Green 
          ...  P_Nedved looks to see where A_Warrington is! 
          ...  He rifles in the shot! 
          ...  A_Warrington tips it over his bar 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  W_Barrett chips the ball into the area! 
          ...  A_Warrington fists it away! 
Min. 87 :(dyn) X_Xxxxxxx04 runs at Luisão 
          ...  The defender slips and falls over 
          ...  Beto fouls badly 
          ...  He's lucky it wasn't more 
          ...  It’s just a warning 
Min. 87 :(dyn) N_Roberts steps over the ball 
          ...  He nutmegs Luisão 
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery 
          ...  A well-placed shot from N_Roberts ! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But flies wide of the post! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  T_Ryan plays it towards the near post! 
          ...  J_Moreira reads it well, and claims it! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Estadio Da Luz
Attendance           : 61,201
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Benfica Match Info
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Best player          : Manduca (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Karagounis (22)
Sent Off             : Karagounis (44)
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Dynamo Kiev Match Info
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Best player          : D_Mulligan
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                                 Benfica  |    Dynamo Kiev
Attempts on Goal     :          13        |       3
Off target           :           6        |       2
On target            :           7        |       1
Possession           :          68        |       32
Corners              :           2        |       1
Red Cards            :           1        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       0
Subs Used            :           0        |       0
Fouls                :           8        |       8
Key Tackles          :           0        |       7
Key Passes           :          11        |       2
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Final Score          : Benfica 1 - 0 Dynamo Kiev
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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 |  94   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  74   0   0   0
Luisão         DF   1  21   8   9  29 |  94   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  30   2
Alcides        DF   1  21  10   7  44 |  94   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  50  15   0
D_Bush         DF   1  21   7   7  25 |  94   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0  10  10  22
W_Barrett      DF   1  19  12   9  27 |  94   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  10  10  12
P_Nedved       MF   1   6  20  10  28 |  94   0   0   3   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  45   7
J_Coimbra      AM   1   3  18  11  18 |  94   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   7
Beto           MF   1   9  19   9  38 |  94   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
Manduca        DM   1  10  16   5  44 |  94   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  74   0
Mantorras      FW   1   8   8  22  24 |  94   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   7
Karagounis     FW   1   8   8  19  19 |  44   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   1   0 -10 -10  26
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  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 - Dynamo Kiev
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_Warrington   GK  23   1   1   1  12 |  94   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  74   0   0   0
S_Foster       DF   1  17   4   4  30 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Fenton       DF   2  17   3   3  21 |  94   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  36   0   0
T_Ryan         DF   1  16   7   5  30 |  94   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  57   0   0
D_Mulligan     DF   1  16  10  10  36 |  94   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  28 -10  -5
M_Mclndoe      MF   2   6  19   6  27 |  94   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0
X_Xxxxxxx03    MF   1  15  16   9  30 |  94   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0
P_Green        MF   2   5  16   2  33 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
X_Xxxxxxx04    MF   2   9  16  15  30 |  94   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   2
X_Xxxxxxx05    FW   2   7  15  16  30 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -10 -10 -10
N_Roberts      FW   1   3   4  15  34 |  94   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   2
I_Turner       GK  20   1   1   1  15 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Albrighton   DF   1  16   5   3  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
X_Xxxxxxx02    DF   2  16  15   7  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Priet        MF   1  13  13  10  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
F_TIerney      FW   1  10  13  13  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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