IWC Group 5, Benfica vs. Borussia Dortmund (Sun Mar 02)


                              Benfica  |  Borussia Dortmund
                          4-1-2-1-2 P  |  4-4-2 E
                         Steve McLeod  |  Drew Hill
                                       |
                         J_Moreira GK  |  GK T_Howard
                           Alcides DF  |  DF P_Konchesky
                            Luisão DF  |  DF Tal_B_Haim
                            D_Bush DF  |  DF G_Coughlan
                         W_Barrett DF  |  MF J_Rothen
                          P_Nedved MF  |  DF R_Hill_x05
                              Manu MF  |  MF J_Winter
                              Beto DM  |  MF P_Scholes
                         J_Coimbra AM  |  MF P_Halmosi
                         Mantorras FW  |  FW W_Xinxin
                        Karagounis FW  |  FW A_DiStefano
                                       |
                       J_Blanchard SUB |  SUB R_Weid'feller
                          P_Fyssas SUB |  SUB S_Rammel
                          P_Luccin SUB |  SUB H_Aljofree
                           Manduca SUB |  SUB M_Babic
                            Derlei SUB |  SUB F_Kanoute

Referee: M_McCurry (Scotland)


Min. 1  :(ben) Manu knocks it past G_Coughlan and runs onto it 
          ...  He leaves the defender standing 
          ...  R_Hill_x05 brings him down in the area 
          ...  There can only be one outcome surely! 
          ...  But M_McCurry waves play on!!! 
Min. 1  :(dor) R_Hill_x05 runs down the wing 
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space! 
          ...  He cuts the ball back 
          ...  W_Xinxin latches onto the pass 
          ...  He carves out some space 
          ...  W_Xinxin hits the shot with the outside of the left foot! 
          ...  Wide of goal 
Min. 11 :(dor) J_Winter knocks it forward 
          ...  Alcides slips 
          ...  W_Xinxin gets to it! 
          ...  W_Xinxin hits the shot with the outside of the right foot! 
          ...  But J_Moreira reaches the ball. Good save 
          ...  There was a foul on J_Moreira anyway 
Min. 20 :(ben) Manu with a flicked pass to Karagounis 
          ...  Karagounis with a graceful, looping effort ! 
          ...  But he somehow misses 
          ...  The Borussia Dortmund fans laugh at him 
Min. 23 :(ben) Manu looks for options 
          ...  He decides to go it alone 
          ...  G_Coughlan wins the ball 
Min. 23 :(dor) A_DiStefano loses W_Barrett 
          ...  A_DiStefano with the cheeky shot! 
          ...  But J_Moreira comes out and dives at his feet 
          ...  That's goalkeeping at its finest 
Min. 27 :(ben) Mantorras picks up the loose ball and runs forward with it 
          ...  Driven towards goal by Mantorras ! 
          ...  T_Howard with a great save 
          ...  He holds onto it as well! 
Min. 30 :(ben) Manu takes on the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to Mantorras 
          ...  G_Coughlan gets the foot in to win the ball 
Min. 31 :(dor) J_Rothen with a 50-yard pass to W_Xinxin 
          ...  W_Xinxin tries to beat J_Moreira from outside the area! 
          ...  J_Moreira with a great save 
          ...  He holds onto it as well! 
Min. 33 :(ben) J_Coimbra finds Mantorras with a ball over the defence 
          ...  Tal_B_Haim wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge 
Min. 34 :(ben) Manu brings the ball under control 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space! 
          ...  He plays the ball in to him! 
          ...  Karagounis gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  Tal_B_Haim read the danger and stops the pass 
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(dor) P_Konchesky with an inch perfect pass to W_Xinxin 
          ...  But P_Nedved clears the ball to safety 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Benfica 0-0 Borussia Dortmund

Min. 46 :(ben) Beto with a flicked pass to Alcides 
          ...  Alcides attempts to drive it home! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  Hammered into the top corner! 
          ...  That puts Benfica ahead! 
          ...  Now can they hang onto it! 
          ...  Benfica 1-0 Borussia Dortmund ...
Min. 53 :(ben) P_Nedved punches P_Scholes off the ball 
          ...  The linesman is flagging 
          ...  He's in trouble here!! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
          ...  He deserved that! And was lucky it wasn't more! 
Min. 57 :(ben) Mantorras with the dribble 
          ...  P_Scholes is easily beaten 
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from Mantorras ! 
          ...  But T_Howard punches it away 
Min. 58 :(ben) Mantorras is force to hold onto the ball 
          ...  No one seems to be coming forward 
          ...  He heads towards the goal alone! 
          ...  Mantorras goes for goal ! 
          ...  It hits the post 
          ...  And goes clear 
Min. 61 :(dor) W_Xinxin breaks clear of the defence! 
          ...  He is clean through! 
          ...  He rounds J_Moreira! 
          ...  J_Moreira brings him down in the area! 
          ...  He could be off here! 
          ...  M_McCurry reaches to his pocket! 
          ...  He jots down his name! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  I think he was lucky to escape with a caution! 
          ...  What’s M_McCurry going to give? 
          ...  PENALTY !! 
          ...  It looked like a penalty from here!! 
          ...  W_Xinxin places the ball on the spot! 
          ...  He sends J_Moreira the wrong way 
          ...  Clinical Penalty 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  All square, that should make things interesting! 
          ...  Benfica 1-1 Borussia Dortmund...
Min. 61 :(dor) J_Rothen with a measured ball to A_DiStefano 
          ...  A_DiStefano drives the shot in! 
          ...  J_Moreira with a great save 
          ...  And he holds onto it as well! 
Min. 64 :(ben) Mantorras unselfishly heads the ball back to Beto 
          ...  Beto aims the cheeky shot at goal! 
          ...  The shot slips through T_Howard's hands 
          ...  But T_Howard recovers to save! 
          ...  He got away with that! 
Min. 65 :(ben) D_Bush plays the early ball across the box to find Alcides in space 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from R_Hill_x05 
Min. 69 :(ben) D_Bush beats his marker 
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free 
          ...  D_Bush has time and space! 
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal 
          ...  T_Howard beats the ball away 
Min. 71 :(dor) P_Scholes kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space! 
          ...  He plays the ball in to him! 
          ...  A_DiStefano gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  A_DiStefano with a powerful diving header! 
          ...  But J_Moreira pulls out a save of the game 
Min. 73 :(ben) Beto drives it across the face of the goal D_Bush 
          ...  D_Bush sends it flying towards goal! 
          ...  But T_Howard makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He gave the striker no chance 
Min. 75 :(ben) Karagounis takes on 3 men 
          ...  P_Konchesky forces him off the ball 
Min. 76 :(ben) Karagounis turns past G_Coughlan 
          ...  He has created space for himself now 
          ...  A well-placed shot from Karagounis ! 
          ...  But he miskicks and puts it well off target 
          ...  The Borussia Dortmund fans taunt him about that effort 
Min. 78 :(dor) P_Scholes swings an elbow 
          ...  He caught P_Nedved full in the face 
          ...  M_McCurry calls him for a talk 
          ...  It’s just a warning 
Min. 81 :(dor) P_Scholes with a slide rule pass to J_Rothen 
          ...  J_Rothen with the spectacular bicycle kick! 
          ...  J_Moreira is beaten! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  And goes clear 
Min. 82 :(ben) Karagounis pauses and waits for support 
          ...  He runs towards goal 
          ...  Tal_B_Haim wins the ball well 
          ...  M_McCurry has given a free kick 
          ...  FREE KICK 
          ...  This is very far out 
          ...  Beto floats it forward 
          ...  Karagounis latches onto the end of it 
          ...  Karagounis rifles it at the goal ! 
          ...  It fly's into Row Z! 
Min. 84 :(dor) P_Halmosi back heels to find W_Xinxin in space 
          ...  W_Xinxin from 20 yards ! 
          ...  J_Moreira watches it sail wide! 
Min. 84 :(ben) Mantorras jumps over the defender's challenge 
          ...  J_Winter fouls badly 
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! He is in the book for that one 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on 
Min. 87 :(ben) Beto retreats under pressure 
          ...  He hits the ball up field 
          ...  Karagounis latches onto the end of it 
          ...  But G_Coughlan spotted the danger and cleans up the play 
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(ben) Mantorras runs at the defence 
          ...  Mantorras has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  T_Howard makes a great save 
          ...  But he can't hold onto it! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  W_Barrett chips the ball into the area! 
          ...  T_Howard easily claims the ball! 
Min. 89 :(ben) The defender under hits the back pass! 
          ...  W_Barrett is through! 
          ...  P_Halmosi with the tackle 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  Shown a YELLOW CARD!! 

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Estadio Da Luz
Attendance           : 120,000
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Benfica Match Info
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Best player          : Beto
Scorers              : Alcides (46)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : P_Nedved (53), J_Moreira (61)
Injured              : N/A
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Borussia Dortmund Match Info
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Best player          : W_Xinxin (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : W_Xinxin (61 pen)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : J_Winter (84), P_Halmosi (89)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                                 Benfica  |    Borussia Dortmund
Attempts on Goal     :          11        |       9
Off target           :           4        |       3
On target            :           7        |       6
Possession           :          52        |       48
Corners              :           1        |       0
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       2
Subs Used            :           0        |       0
Fouls                :          10        |       14
Key Tackles          :           1        |       8
Key Passes           :           9        |       8
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Final Score          : Benfica 1 - 1 Borussia Dortmund
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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 |  94   5   0   0   0   0   0   1   0  51   0   0   0
Alcides        DF   1  21  10   7  44 |  94   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  43
Luisão         DF   1  21   8   9  29 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Bush         DF   1  20   7   6  25 |  94   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  15  10
W_Barrett      DF   1  19  11   9  27 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Nedved       MF   1   6  20  10  28 |  94   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  25  -4  -4
Manu           MF   1   6  18   9  16 |  94   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  45   0
Beto           DM   1   9  19   9  38 |  94   0   0   3   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  71   5
J_Coimbra      AM   1   3  18  11  18 |  94   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0
Mantorras      FW   1   8   8  22  24 |  94   0   0   1   0   4   0   0   0   0   0  15  17
Karagounis     FW   1   8   8  19  19 |  94   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   6
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 - Borussia Dortmund
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_Howard       GK  28   1   1   1  31 |  94   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  39   0   0   0
P_Konchesky    DF   2  21   5   4  16 |  94   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  14  15   0
Tal_B_Haim     DF   1  18  10   4  15 |  94   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  34   0   0
G_Coughlan     DF   1  17   9   4  21 |  94   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  54   0   0
J_Rothen       MF   1   9  21   8  36 |  94   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  30   2
R_Hill_x05     DF   1  13  10   7  40 |  94   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  44  15   0
J_Winter       MF   1   9  22  12  30 |  94   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  -4  11  -4
P_Scholes      MF   1  10  21  11  41 |  94   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
P_Halmosi      MF   1   7  21   8  25 |  94   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  -4  11  -4
W_Xinxin       FW   1   5   5  23  37 |  94   0   0   0   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0  41
A_DiStefano    FW   1   6  10  20  20 |  94   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  15
R_Weid'feller  GK  14   1   1   1  19 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Rammel       DF   1  16   8   6  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
H_Aljofree     DF   1  15   7   8  33 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Babic        MF   1   9  15   8  37 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
F_Kanoute      FW   2   6   9  19  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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