Euro Premiership, Benfica vs. PSV (Sun Oct 18)


                              Benfica  |  PSV
                              5-3-2 C  |  4-4-2 A
                         Steve McLeod  |  Gordon Rosser
                                       |
                         J_Moreira GK  |  GK M_Patino
                           Alcides DF  |  DF M_Nicholas
                            Luisão DF  |  DF J_A_Suarez
                            Sidnei DF  |  DF C_McLlwain
                         W_Barrett DF  |  DF G_Davids_x07
                     M_Pereira_x09 DF  |  MF A_Bluenose
                              Beto MF  |  MF A_Boucaud
                         J_Coimbra MF  |  MF H_Zhou
                       Pamires_x13 MF  |  MF P_Gerrard_x16
                         Mantorras FW  |  FW A_Baumjohann
                        Karagounis FW  |  FW L_Rooney_x21
                                       |
                       J_Blanchard SUB |  SUB Mark_Ozzy
                            D_Bush SUB |  SUB S_Bacheos
                          P_Nedved SUB |  SUB J_Porto
                           Dju_Dju SUB |  SUB Pele
                            Derlei SUB |  SUB W_Laundon

Referee: C_Simon (Canada)


Min. 2  :(ben) W_Barrett lobs the ball over the defence 
          ...  Mantorras latches on to it 
          ...  Mantorras with only one thing on his mind! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  But M_Patino hits it away 
          ...  He could have held onto that! 
Min. 4  :(psv) H_Zhou with an intelligent ball to A_Bluenose 
          ...  A_Bluenose has slipped behind the defence! 
          ...  He is one on one with J_Moreira 
          ...  He tries to slide it past J_Moreira 
          ...  J_Moreira gets a foot to it !! 
Min. 11 :(psv) A_Boucaud has found himself in space 
          ...  He looks up for his team mates 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  A_Bluenose gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  J_Coimbra tackles from behind 
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!! 
          ...  He could be off!! 
          ...  C_Simon calls him over 
          ...  The ref is taking his time with him! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 12 :(ben) M_Pereira_x09 finds Sidnei on the edge of the box 
          ...  C_McLlwain plays the back pass 
          ...  M_Patino can't get to it!! 
          ...  It goes just wide!! 
          ...  What a lucky escape!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Coimbra swings it in! 
          ...  Pamires_x13 swings a leg at it! 
          ...  The ball moves through the air! 
          ...  M_Patino moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  M_Patino catches it with style! 
Min. 16 :(psv) H_Zhou with an inch perfect pass to A_Baumjohann 
          ...  J_Coimbra with a pull on the shirt 
Min. 21 :(ben) Mantorras flicks the ball through 
          ...  Pamires_x13 runs onto it! 
          ...  The defender is caught ball watching 
          ...  Pamires_x13 takes advantage and races towards the goal! 
          ...  Just M_Patino is between him and the goal 
          ...  He rounds M_Patino 
          ...  He taps it towards the goal! 
          ...  M_Patino manages to get to it !! 
Min. 21 :(ben) Karagounis is down clutching his leg 
          ...  He is ok to carry on though 
Min. 21 :(psv) A_Bluenose races into the box 
          ...  He sees J_A_Suarez lose his man 
          ...  He cuts the ball back to him 
          ...  Beto knocks him to the floor 
          ...  The fans are calling for a penalty! 
          ...  But C_Simon just turns away! 
Min. 22 :(ben) Pamires_x13 backtracks with the ball 
          ...  He hits the ball up field 
          ...  W_Barrett latches onto the end of it 
          ...  W_Barrett tries to chip the ball over M_Patino! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  But it sails past the post !! 
          ...  M_Patino never had a chance! 
Min. 23 :(ben) Sidnei cuts the ball back to Beto 
          ...  Beto with an overhead kick ! 
          ...  He gets a connection 
          ...  But M_Patino makes a superb stop down low. 
Min. 23 :(psv) A defence splitting pass from H_Zhou to A_Baumjohann 
          ...  A_Baumjohann drives the shot in! 
          ...  It's wide! 
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that! 
Min. 25 :(ben) Alcides takes advantage of a mistake by J_A_Suarez 
          ...  That mistake could prove costly 
          ...  Alcides with the shot ! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  But it sails past the post !! 
          ...  M_Patino never had a chance! 
Min. 26 :(psv) A_Bluenose puts in A_Boucaud 
          ...  The cross hits A_Boucaud on the butt and rebounds towards goal ! 
          ...  But he's put it wide 
          ...  How did he manage to miss that one?!?!? 
Min. 27 :(ben) Sidnei with a glorious long pass to Karagounis 
          ...  The defender is caught ball watching 
          ...  Karagounis takes advantage and races towards the goal! 
          ...  Just M_Patino is between him and the goal 
          ...  He slips it underneath M_Patino 
          ...  He hits it towards goal! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  That’s given Benfica the advantage! 
          ...  Benfica 1-0 PSV ...
Min. 29 :(ben) Luisão takes possession 
          ...  He's got no outlet 
          ...  He decides to go alone 
          ...  M_Nicholas reads the situation well and wins the ball 
Min. 33 :(ben) Pamires_x13 has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He takes it past C_McLlwain 
          ...  He knocks it to Karagounis! 
          ...  Karagounis sights up the goal 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  The Benfica fans get off there seats! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  Benfica 2-0 PSV ...
Min. 34 :(ben) Alcides with an inch perfect pass to Karagounis 
          ...  Good sliding challenge from G_Davids_x07 and it had to be 
Min. 36 :(ben) J_Coimbra hits in a wicked shot! 
          ...  It hits the defender 
          ...  Luisão latches onto it! 
          ...  A glorious effort by Luisão ! 
          ...  M_Patino just watches float over the bar! 
Min. 36 :(ben) J_Coimbra is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He throws it to Alcides 
          ...  C_McLlwain tackles cleanly 
          ...  The linesman flags for the foul though! Unbelievable! It looked clean to me 
Min. 38 :(ben) Karagounis takes on G_Davids_x07 
          ...  He runs past him 
          ...  Karagounis uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot! 
          ...  M_Patino is beaten! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  Superb finish!! 
          ...  It’s his 3rd of the game!! 
          ...  Benfica 3-0 PSV ...
Min. 40 :(psv) M_Nicholas crosses in from the wing, he finds A_Bluenose in the box 
          ...  Sidnei is called for the holding foul 
          ...  Looked like a fair jump 
          ...  The referee got it wrong 
          ...  C_Simon refrained from booking him but had words 
Min. 40 :(psv) A_Bluenose has the ball 
          ...  He knocks the ball past W_Barrett 
          ...  He puts in L_Rooney_x21! 
          ...  L_Rooney_x21 with the crafty shot! 
          ...  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! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Swung in by G_Davids_x07 
          ...  J_Moreira comes out and claims it! 
Min. 42 :(ben) W_Barrett sidesteps C_McLlwain 
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game 
          ...  W_Barrett cracks a laser towards goal ! 
          ...  M_Patino beats the ball away 
Min. 42 :(psv) L_Rooney_x21 picks out A_Baumjohann with the cross 
          ...  Good sliding challenge from Luisão and it had to be 
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 46 :(ben) Alcides with a 50-yard pass to W_Barrett 
          ...  W_Barrett tries the lob from 30 yards ! 
          ...  It hits the bar and goes over 
          ...  Well, sometimes they go in, sometimes they don't 
Min. 46 :(psv) A_Baumjohann sprints forward with the ball 
          ...  Pamires_x13 with a bad challenge 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  That will be a booking 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Benfica 3-0 PSV

Min. 47 :(ben) Beto holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to J_Coimbra 
          ...  A great volley from J_Coimbra ! 
          ...  The shot deflects wide into the crowd!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Beto chips the ball in towards the far post! 
          ...  M_Patino fists it away! 
Min. 48 :(ben) Pamires_x13 is forced back with the ball 
          ...  He belts the ball up field 
          ...  M_Pereira_x09 latches onto the end of it 
          ...  A left-footer by M_Pereira_x09 ! 
          ...  M_Patino gets his body behind the ball and saves 
          ...  Text book goalkeeping! 
Min. 52 :(ben) Mantorras flicks it over the defenders head 
          ...  He showed some great skill there! 
          ...  Mantorras with the cheeky shot! 
          ...  It's wide! 
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that! 
Min. 57 :(ben) Beto holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to Luisão 
          ...  Luisão aims the cheeky shot at goal! 
          ...  M_Patino gets his body behind the ball and saves 
          ...  Text book goalkeeping! 
Min. 61 :(psv) J_A_Suarez holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to M_Nicholas 
          ...  M_Nicholas from 20 yards ! 
          ...  But it goes just over 
Min. 62 :(ben) Beto slows the ball down and waits for support 
          ...  He spots his team mate making a run now 
          ...  He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now! 
          ...  His team mate plays the through ball for him! 
          ...  A_Bluenose dives in two footed!! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 64 :(ben) J_Coimbra looks for options 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to Karagounis 
          ...  C_McLlwain plays the back pass 
          ...  M_Patino can't get to it!! 
          ...  It goes just wide!! 
          ...  What a lucky escape!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Swung in by Luisão 
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of M_Patino 
Min. 71 :(ben) Karagounis flicks it past M_Nicholas 
          ...  He runs forward 
          ...  G_Davids_x07 gathers up the loose ball 
Min. 71 :(ben) Pamires_x13 with a measured pass to Sidnei 
          ...  A_Bluenose with a well timed tackle 
          ...  C_Simon didn't like it though 
Min. 74 :(ben) J_Coimbra beats G_Davids_x07 
          ...  J_A_Suarez knocks him to the floor 
          ...  The fans are calling for a penalty! 
          ...  But C_Simon just turns away! 
Min. 75 :(ben) Beto controls the ball with a deft piece of skill 
          ...  He plays the ball into the middle! 
          ...  Luisão gets onto the end of the pass! 
          ...  M_Nicholas tackles cleanly 
Min. 75 :(psv) A_Boucaud with an inch perfect pass to A_Baumjohann 
          ...  But M_Pereira_x09 will cut out the threat 
Min. 76 :(ben) W_Barrett runs down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball in to Luisão 
          ...  Luisão unleashes a pile driver ! 
          ...  But M_Patino palms it away 
          ...  He could have caught that! 
Min. 78 :(ben) Beto turns past the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to Pamires_x13 
          ...  A skilful effort from Pamires_x13 ! 
          ...  But he's put it wide 
          ...  How did he manage to miss that one?!?!? 
Min. 81 :(ben) W_Barrett is out on the right 
          ...  He moves the ball left to Alcides 
          ...  A great volley from Alcides ! 
          ...  M_Patino saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one 
Min. 82 :(psv) A_Bluenose knocks the ball past W_Barrett 
          ...  A_Bluenose attempts a lob! 
          ...  J_Moreira with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He gave the striker no chance 
Min. 84 :(ben) M_Pereira_x09 with the header on 
          ...  He finds Mantorras in space 
          ...  Mantorras pounds a rocket on goal ! 
          ...  M_Patino with the acrobatic save 
          ...  Well saved 
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(ben) Karagounis slows the ball down and waits for support 
          ...  No one seems to be coming forward 
          ...  He heads towards the goal alone! 
          ...  M_Nicholas gets in the way and wins the ball 
Min. 89 :(ben) J_Coimbra gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He slides the ball past G_Davids_x07! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  P_Gerrard_x16 with an ugly foul 
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball 
          ...  He's lucky it wasn't more 
          ...  It’s just a warning 
Min. 90 :(ben) The ball runs loose! 
          ...  Pamires_x13 seizes control of it and thinks about the shot 
          ...  Pamires_x13 with the overhead ! 
          ...  M_Patino can't get to it! 
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar! 
          ...  M_Patino makes a cocky smile 
          ...  Did he know that was going over? 
Min. 91 :(psv) A_Boucaud hoists the ball across to M_Nicholas 
          ...  Luisão with a two footed challenge!! 
          ...  C_Simon stops play 
          ...  C_Simon called him over for a strong verbal warning 
Min. 92 :(ben) Pamires_x13 is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He throws it long to J_Coimbra 
          ...  J_Coimbra drives it towards goal ! 
          ...  M_Patino collects it comfortably 
          ...  The shot never troubled him 

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Estadio Da Luz
Attendance           : 64,849
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Benfica Match Info
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Best player          : Karagounis (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Karagounis (27,33,38)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : J_Coimbra (11), Pamires_x13 (46)
Injured              : N/A
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PSV Match Info
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Best player          : A_Bluenose
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                                 Benfica  |    PSV
Attempts on Goal     :          22        |       6
Off target           :           8        |       4
On target            :          14        |       2
Possession           :          62        |       38
Corners              :           3        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       0
Subs Used            :           0        |       0
Fouls                :           7        |       7
Key Tackles          :           3        |       9
Key Passes           :          20        |       11
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Final Score          : Benfica 3 - 0 PSV
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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 |  95   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  65   0   0   0
Alcides        DF   1  22  11   8  39 |  95   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  64  10
Luisão         DF   1  22   9   9  33 |  95   0   1   0   0   3   0   0   0   0  48   0  18
Sidnei         DF   1  22  10   6  24 |  95   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  30 136  30
W_Barrett      DF   1  21  13   9  29 |  95   0   0   3   0   3   0   0   0   0  30 120  42
M_Pereira_x09  DF   1  14  11   7  22 |  95   0   1   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  21  64   8
Beto           MF   1  10  21  10  35 |  95   0   1   4   0   1   0   0   0   0  25  88   8
J_Coimbra      MF   1   4  20  12  16 |  95   0   0   2   0   2   0   1   0   0  -4  42   6
Pamires_x13    MF   1   9  15  10  23 |  95   0   0   4   1   4   0   1   0   0  -4 143  16
Mantorras      FW   1   9   9  24  25 |  95   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  34  18
Karagounis     FW   1   9   9  22  16 |  95   0   0   0   0   3   3   0   0   0   0   0  78
J_Blanchard    GK  12   1   1   1  12 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Bush         DF   1  21   8   7  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Nedved       MF   1   6  22  11  28 |   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 - PSV
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_Patino       GK  27   1   1   1  13 |  95  13   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0
M_Nicholas     DF   1  23  11   9  23 |  95   0   3   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  36  32   2
J_A_Suarez     DF   1  21   9   8  22 |  95   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0 -16   4 -30
C_McLlwain     DF   1  21   7   9  34 |  95   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  28   0   0
G_Davids_x07   DF   1  15  10   7  13 |  95   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10 -30 -30
A_Bluenose     MF   1   7  23  13  31 |  95   0   1   3   0   2   0   0   0   0  28  60  16
A_Boucaud      MF   1  10  22   5  42 |  95   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  63   2
H_Zhou         MF   1   8  20   9  27 |  95   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  46   0
P_Gerrard_x16  MF   1   8  14   8  36 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Baumjohann   FW   1   6  13  22  20 |  95   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   2
L_Rooney_x21   FW   1   8   8  13  20 |  95   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  35   2
Mark_Ozzy      GK  17   1   1   1  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Bacheos      DF   1  21  10   5  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Porto        DF   1  16  10   7  39 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Pele           MF   1   9  21  10  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
W_Laundon      FW   1   8   9  18  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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