Euro Premiership, Benfica vs. Lazio (Mon Nov 02)


                              Benfica  |  Lazio
                              5-3-2 P  |  4-4-2 E
                         Steve McLeod  |  Tom Caen
                                       |
                         J_Moreira GK  |  GK T_Torres
                           Alcides DF  |  DF G_Rayner
                            Luisão DF  |  DF J_Merriman
                            Sidnei DF  |  DF J_Teutch
                            D_Bush DF  |  DF Melli
                     M_Pereira_x09 DF  |  MF J_Barnwell
                              Beto MF  |  MF D_Bryan
                       Pamires_x13 MF  |  MF N_Bhuva
                          P_Nedved MF  |  MF T_Caen
                         Mantorras FW  |  FW R_Van_Zant
                        Karagounis FW  |  FW S_Del_Niro
                                       |
                       J_Blanchard SUB |  SUB B_Russell
                          P_Fyssas SUB |  SUB R_Sambora
                              Manu SUB |  SUB C_Donnelly
                           Dju_Dju SUB |  SUB JB_Jovi
                            Derlei SUB |  SUB A_Ringer

Referee: W_Young (England)


Min. 5  :(laz) S_Del_Niro sprints down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball in to R_Van_Zant 
          ...  M_Pereira_x09 gets the foot in to win the ball 
Min. 5  :(ben) Mantorras with the dribble 
          ...  T_Caen tackles from behind 
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment 
          ...  W_Young calls him for a talk 
          ...  It’s just a warning 
Min. 7  :(ben) Karagounis lobs it over J_Merriman 
          ...  Karagounis with a little chip! 
          ...  But the ball goes harmlessly wide 
Min. 8  :(laz) N_Bhuva moves out over to the edge of the pitch 
          ...  He plays the ball through to J_Teutch 
          ...  J_Teutch attempts a chip! 
          ...  The fans get off there seats! 
          ...  But it sails over !! 
Min. 11 :(ben) Sidnei with a 40-yard pass to Karagounis 
          ...  Karagounis cracks a laser towards goal ! 
          ...  T_Torres gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  Fantastic reflex save by T_Torres !! 
Min. 12 :(laz) R_Van_Zant is through on goal 
          ...  R_Van_Zant curls it towards the top corner ! 
          ...  But J_Moreira punches it away 
          ...  That's gone out for a corner kick 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Swung in by J_Barnwell 
          ...  P_Nedved gets up well 
          ...  And he heads it away 
Min. 17 :(laz) D_Bryan with a smart pass to J_Merriman 
          ...  But Sidnei wins the ball from behind 
          ...  The crowd appeal but W_Young has none of it. 
Min. 21 :(laz) D_Bryan finds J_Teutch with a perfectly weighted pass 
          ...  J_Teutch unleashes a pile driver ! 
          ...  It hammers off the bar onto the line 
          ...  W_Young talks to his assistant 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  That looked like the wrong decision 
          ...  The Lazio fans celebrate though! 
          ...  That’s given Lazio the advantage! 
          ...  Benfica 0-1 Lazio ...
Min. 28 :(ben) Karagounis leaves G_Rayner standing 
          ...  Karagounis attempts the shot! 
          ...  T_Torres gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  Fantastic reflex save by T_Torres !! 
Min. 34 :(ben) Sidnei cut's in on the inside of the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to Beto 
          ...  G_Rayner is late with that one 
          ...  He gets up and shakes the players hand 
          ...  W_Young calls him for a talk 
Min. 39 :(ben) D_Bush runs at the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to Mantorras 
          ...  Mantorras with a thundering shot! 
          ...  T_Torres with a great save 
          ...  He holds onto it as well! 
Min. 39 :(ben) Sidnei curls the ball out wide to P_Nedved 
          ...  S_Del_Niro with a late tackle 
          ...  Well to be fair he was looking for the foul 
          ...  W_Young calls him over 
          ...  He's told to calm down 
          ...  Tom Caen looks relieved 
          ...  INDIRECT FREE KICK! 
          ...  Beto plays it short to Mantorras 
          ...  Mantorras with a terrific drive ! 
          ...  T_Torres makes a good save 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Mantorras plays it towards the near post! 
          ...  T_Torres fists it away! 
Min. 40 :(laz) R_Van_Zant turns past Sidnei 
          ...  He has created space for himself now 
          ...  R_Van_Zant hits the shot! 
          ...  It swerves a lot! 
          ...  J_Moreira just watches it drift out of play! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(ben) Beto sidesteps G_Rayner 
          ...  He was too quick for his marker 
          ...  A thundering drive by Beto ! 
          ...  The net bulges! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  Benfica have squared things up with that goal! 
          ...  Benfica 1-1 Lazio ...
Min. 45 :(ben) Karagounis runs at the defender 
          ...  He takes it past him 
          ...  But J_Teutch wins the ball with a sliding challenge 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Beto hits it towards the far post! 
          ...  It is cleared by J_Merriman 
Min. 45 :(laz) D_Bryan has the ball 
          ...  He knocks the ball past Sidnei 
          ...  He puts in J_Barnwell! 
          ...  M_Pereira_x09 takes the ball and the player!! 
          ...  But the ref waves play on!! 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Benfica 1-1 Lazio

Min. 47 :(ben) The defender loses control of the ball! 
          ...  Mantorras seizes control of it and thinks about the shot 
          ...  Melli plays it back 
          ...  T_Torres slips!! 
          ...  It goes just wide 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  D_Bush plays it into the danger area! 
          ...  T_Torres comes out and claims it! 
Min. 50 :(laz) Lazio made the switch to a A strategy 
Min. 50 :(laz) J_Barnwell is out on the right 
          ...  He moves the ball left to G_Rayner 
          ...  G_Rayner with an overhead kick ! 
          ...  He gets a connection 
          ...  J_Moreira manages to turn it behind 
Min. 52 :(laz) S_Del_Niro beats Sidnei 
          ...  He muscled him off the ball 
          ...  Beto is called for the holding foul 
          ...  Well spotted by the referee 
          ...  W_Young refrained from booking him but had words 
          ...  INDIRECT FREE KICK! 
          ...  J_Barnwell floats it forward 
          ...  R_Van_Zant latches onto the end of it 
          ...  A well-placed shot from R_Van_Zant ! 
          ...  But he puts it over 
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort 
Min. 58 :(ben) Beto has found himself in space 
          ...  He looks up for his team mates 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  Karagounis gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  Karagounis with a powerful header ! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  Was that a smile we saw on his manager’s face? 
          ...  And Benfica are leading in the game now 
          ...  Benfica 2-1 Lazio ...
Min. 61 :(ben) Karagounis runs down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball across to Pamires_x13 
          ...  Pamires_x13 uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot! 
          ...  The ball moves through the air! 
          ...  T_Torres moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  It’s beaten him! 
          ...  But it thumps the post!! 
          ...  And goes out! 
Min. 64 :(laz) R_Van_Zant takes possession 
          ...  Knocks it past the defender 
          ...  He's through on goal 
          ...  R_Van_Zant heads the ball towards goal ! 
          ...  But it goes just over 
Min. 66 :(ben) Alcides looks around for support 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to Mantorras 
          ...  But J_Merriman wins the ball from behind 
          ...  The crowd appeal but W_Young has none of it. 
Min. 71 :(ben) The ball is passed in from P_Nedved, he finds Mantorras 
          ...  A skilful effort from Mantorras ! 
          ...  T_Torres makes himself big and wins the ball 
Min. 74 :(ben) Beto whips the ball across to Mantorras 
          ...  Mantorras with the diving header ! 
          ...  He had to be brave there 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !! 
          ...  He's put it wide 
Min. 80 :(ben) P_Nedved squares it to Karagounis 
          ...  G_Rayner reads the game well and cuts out the pass! 
Min. 80 :(laz) S_Del_Niro with a Cruyff turn 
          ...  S_Del_Niro with an overhead kick ! 
          ...  He gets a connection 
          ...  J_Moreira just watches it drift out of play! 
Min. 83 :(ben) Karagounis pushes it past J_Teutch 
          ...  A great volley from Karagounis ! 
          ...  Over the bar 
Min. 86 :(laz) D_Bryan dribbles it into the box 
          ...  Sidnei clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play 
          ...  The linesman is flagging 
          ...  Throw in 
Min. 87 :(ben) Karagounis takes advantage of a mistake by J_Teutch 
          ...  It's a lucky break 
          ...  Karagounis hits the ball first time! 
          ...  He could have let that bounce 
          ...  T_Torres narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(ben) Karagounis knocks it past the defender and runs onto it 
          ...  He leaves the defender standing 
          ...  Cleared by G_Rayner 
Min. 91 :(ben) Luisão finds Pamires_x13 in acres of space 
          ...  J_Merriman gets in the way of the ball and clears! 

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Estadio Da Luz
Attendance           : 69,958
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Benfica Match Info
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Best player          : Beto (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Beto (44), Karagounis (58)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Lazio Match Info
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Best player          : D_Bryan
Scorers              : J_Teutch (21)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                                 Benfica  |    Lazio
Attempts on Goal     :          12        |       8
Off target           :           4        |       5
On target            :           8        |       3
Possession           :          54        |       46
Corners              :           3        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       0
Subs Used            :           0        |       0
Fouls                :           6        |       9
Key Tackles          :           4        |       6
Key Passes           :          11        |       6
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Final Score          : Benfica 2 - 1 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  24   1   1   1  13 |  96   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0   0
Alcides        DF   1  23  11   8  39 |  96   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  32   0
Luisão         DF   1  22   9   9  33 |  96   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  30  64  30
Sidnei         DF   1  23  10   6  24 |  96   0   2   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  24  99   0
D_Bush         DF   1  21   8   7  25 |  96   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  35   0
M_Pereira_x09  DF   1  14  11   7  22 |  96   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  42   0   0
Beto           MF   1  10  22  10  35 |  96   0   0   2   1   1   1   0   0   0   0  70  38
Pamires_x13    MF   1   9  16  10  23 |  96   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   2
P_Nedved       MF   1   6  22  11  28 |  96   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  29  42   0
Mantorras      FW   1   9   9  24  25 |  96   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  26
Karagounis     FW   1   9   9  22  16 |  96   0   0   1   0   6   1   0   0   0   0  34  54
J_Blanchard    GK  12   1   1   1  12 |   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
Manu           MF   1   7  19  10  19 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Dju_Dju        MF   1   3  21   3  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Derlei         FW   1   7   7  19  27 |   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  25   1   1   1  39 |  96   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -18   0   0   0
G_Rayner       DF   1  22  12   3  43 |  96   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  26   0   8
J_Merriman     DF   1  21  11   9  30 |  96   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  42   0   0
J_Teutch       DF   1  21  10   6  23 |  96   0   1   0   0   2   1   0   0   0  14   0  44
Melli          DF   1  20  11   7  24 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0
J_Barnwell     MF   1   8  21   9  27 |  96   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  22   0
D_Bryan        MF   1   9  20  10  28 |  96   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  99   0
N_Bhuva        MF   1   6  20   9  17 |  96   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  23   0
T_Caen         MF   1   8  18   9  24 |  96   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -30 -30 -30
R_Van_Zant     FW   1  10   7  21  41 |  96   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  14
S_Del_Niro     FW   1   6  11  19  17 |  96   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  32   2
B_Russell      GK  14   1   1   1  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Sambora      DF   1  17  11   7  35 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Donnelly     MF   1   7  18   8  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
JB_Jovi        MF   1   8  18   8  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Ringer       FW   1   6   6  16  18 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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