Euro Div 3, Benfica vs. Lazio (Sun Aug 12)


                              Benfica  |  Lazio
                          4-1-2-1-2 C  |  3-1-3-3 A
                         Steve McLeod  |  Tom Caen
                                       |
                           Moretto GK  |  GK T_Torres
                             Felix DF  |  DF T_Dellas
                           Alcides DF  |  DF J_Merriman
                            Luisão DF  |  DF Melli
                         W_Barrett DF  |  DM x08
                           Dju_Dju MF  |  MF A_Novo
                              Beto DM  |  MF x16
                              Manu MF  |  MF J_Greening
                     J_Coimbra_x07 AM  |  FW G_Oberman
                         Mantorras FW  |  FW x22
                     Karagounisx21 FW  |  FW Y_Xu
                                       |
                         J_Moreira SUB |  SUB M_Hugo
                          P_Fyssas SUB |  SUB F_Costa
                           Manduca SUB |  SUB C_Donnelly
                          M_Kallon SUB |  SUB JB_Jovi
                         A_Karadas SUB |  SUB W_Younger

Referee: M_Daami (Turkey)


Min. 1  :(ben) Beto could get a shot on goal here 
          ...  But J_Merriman reads the situation well and wins the ball 
Min. 2  :(ben) Luisão has it now 
          ...  He takes on J_Merriman 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He puts in Karagounisx21! 
          ...  Karagounisx21 swings in the shot! 
          ...  It’s going over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  And T_Torres reacts well to tip it over 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Coimbra_x07 drives it into the box! 
          ...  T_Torres easily claims the ball! 
Min. 3  :(ben) Beto finds Luisão with a perfectly weighted pass 
          ...  Luisão fires off a left-footed shot ! 
          ...  It grazes the bar 
          ...  And goes over 
          ...  Oh so close there! 
Min. 4  :(ben) Beto leaps into the air 
          ...  He wins the header 
          ...  He heads it across to J_Coimbra_x07 
          ...  But T_Dellas slides in 
Min. 5  :(laz) A_Novo looks up 
          ...  He swings the ball right towards G_Oberman 
          ...  G_Oberman with the punt towards goal! 
          ...  But Moretto makes a fine save 
          ...  Wow!! That was close! 
          ...  He had to be at his best to reach that one! 
Min. 7  :(ben) W_Barrett retreats under pressure 
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field 
          ...  Beto gets on the end of it 
          ...  Beto carves a shot towards goal ! 
          ...  But T_Torres punches it away 
          ...  That's gone out for a goal kick 
          ...  It was clear to everyone that T_Torres got a touch 
Min. 8  :(laz) J_Greening gets to the bye line 
          ...  He puts it into the box 
          ...  He finds G_Oberman 
          ...  Launched towards the top corner by G_Oberman ! 
          ...  Moretto watches it sail safely wide! 
Min. 11 :(ben) Dju_Dju kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  Karagounisx21 gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  Karagounisx21 hits the ball on the bounce ! 
          ...  T_Torres makes himself big and wins the ball 
Min. 12 :(ben) T_Torres miss-kicks! 
          ...  Mantorras is through! 
          ...  A great volley from Mantorras ! 
          ...  But he's missed it! 
          ...  He couldn't hit a cow's arse with a banjo 
Min. 12 :(laz) A_Novo with a 40-yard pass to J_Merriman 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from W_Barrett 
          ...  He could have easily caught the defender is he hadn't been careful 
Min. 13 :(ben) Dju_Dju sprints down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball across to J_Coimbra_x07 
          ...  J_Coimbra_x07 blasts it at the goal ! 
          ...  It hits the outside of the post 
          ...  And spins wide 
Min. 13 :(laz) G_Oberman takes advantage of a bad back pass from Felix 
          ...  Felix reacts to stop the move going any further 
Min. 14 :(ben) Beto runs down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball across to J_Coimbra_x07 
          ...  J_Coimbra_x07 with a blistering shot ! 
          ...  But he puts it well wide 
          ...  That was a mishit effort! 
Min. 16 :(ben) Karagounisx21 back heels to find Alcides in space 
          ...  J_Merriman read the danger and stops the pass 
Min. 23 :(ben) Mantorras with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He leaves the defender behind 
          ...  Mantorras rifles it at the goal ! 
          ...  It's just over! 
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that! 
Min. 25 :(ben) Beto controls the ball with a deft piece of skill 
          ...  He plays the ball out to the left! 
          ...  J_Coimbra_x07 gets onto the end of the pass! 
          ...  J_Coimbra_x07 unleashes a pile driver ! 
          ...  T_Torres parries it, he follows it up 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  The defence had gone walk about! 
          ...  And Benfica are leading in the game now 
          ...  Benfica 1-0 Lazio ...
Min. 27 :(laz) J_Greening leaves Luisão standing 
          ...  Cleared by Felix 
Min. 32 :(ben) Manu turns past the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to Beto 
          ...  Beto curls it towards the top corner ! 
          ...  It hits off a defender! 
          ...  T_Torres is wrong footed! 
          ...  It drifts just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Luisão drives it into the box! 
          ...  T_Torres comes out and claims it! 
Min. 33 :(ben) Manu gets to the by line 
          ...  He looks up and lobs in a cross 
          ...  Luisão is unmarked 
          ...  Luisão sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender ! 
          ...  T_Torres fists it away 
Min. 33 :(ben) Mantorras beats T_Dellas 
          ...  x08 with an ugly foul 
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment 
          ...  He had to endure a strong lecture from M_Daami 
Min. 34 :(ben) J_Coimbra_x07 gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He slides the ball past T_Dellas! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  J_Coimbra_x07 tries to chip the ball over T_Torres! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  But it thumps off the woodwork !! 
          ...  And goes safely clear! 
          ...  T_Torres never had a chance! 
Min. 39 :(ben) Luisão gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He cuts inside the defender! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  Luisão fires a shot at goal ! 
          ...  But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Felix chips the ball into the area! 
          ...  T_Torres comes out and claims it! 
Min. 41 :(laz) Y_Xu runs at Luisão 
          ...  He takes it past him 
          ...  Luisão with a bad challenge 
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! He is in the book for that one 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on 
Min. 42 :(laz) J_Greening sidesteps his marker 
          ...  He showed great skill there 
          ...  J_Greening shapes up for a shot! 
          ...  But Moretto punches it away 
          ...  He took a knock there 
          ...  His manager is looking on anxiously 
          ...  He's ok to carry on 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 45 :(ben) Mantorras kills the ball dead 
          ...  Beautiful turn 
          ...  He could get a shot of here 
          ...  Mantorras fires off a right-footed shot ! 
          ...  T_Torres with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league 
Min. 46 :(ben) Beto with the deft touch 
          ...  He takes it past J_Merriman 
          ...  He knocks it to Manu! 
          ...  Manu lobs T_Torres! 
          ...  T_Torres parries it 
          ...  The defender clears it 
Min. 46 :(laz) Y_Xu is out on the left 
          ...  He moves the ball right to J_Greening 
          ...  The ball hits Luisão in the face! 
          ...  And goes clear! 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Benfica 1-0 Lazio

Min. 46 :(ben) J_Coimbra_x07 has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He knocks the ball past Melli! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  J_Coimbra_x07 aims the cheeky shot at goal! 
          ...  It hits off a defender! 
          ...  But goes clear to safety! 
Min. 49 :(ben) Beto looks to play the ball out wide 
          ...  He plays the ball across to Karagounisx21 
          ...  Karagounisx21 sees T_Torres off his line ! 
          ...  T_Torres makes a fine save 
Min. 49 :(laz) x08 slides it through the middle to T_Dellas 
          ...  T_Dellas tries to catch the keeper out! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But hits the side netting! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Merriman chips the ball in towards the back post! 
          ...  Moretto jumps well to claim it! 
Min. 52 :(laz) The defender slips and falls over! 
          ...  Y_Xu is through! 
          ...  Mantorras wins the ball 
Min. 55 :(ben) J_Coimbra_x07 cuts inside his opponent 
          ...  He worked that well 
          ...  J_Coimbra_x07 rifles it to the far post ! 
          ...  T_Torres with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1 
Min. 56 :(ben) Beto miskicks! 
          ...  He finds Mantorras though 
          ...  That was fortunate 
          ...  Mantorras with a powerful diving header! 
          ...  But T_Torres palms it behind 
          ...  M_Daami has given a goal kick 
          ...  He's not having the best of days ! 
Min. 58 :(ben) Felix finds his way through 
          ...  They tried to play the offside trap 
          ...  Felix swings in the shot! 
          ...  T_Torres makes the save 
          ...  He hits the ball up field! 
Min. 58 :(laz) x08 runs down the flank 
          ...  He threads the ball in to Y_Xu 
          ...  But Felix sweeps up the threat 
Min. 60 :(ben) Felix holds up the ball 
          ...  He plays the ball to Mantorras 
          ...  Mantorras with a powerful downward header! 
          ...  The fans behind the goal jump up! 
          ...  But it’s gone just wide !! 
Min. 60 :(laz) x22 with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He shows the defender a clean set of heals 
          ...  Alcides with a pull on the shirt 
          ...  M_Daami calls him over! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
Min. 61 :(ben) Beto skips the challenge from J_Merriman 
          ...  Beto with the header ! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  But it thumps off the woodwork !! 
          ...  And goes safely clear! 
          ...  T_Torres never had a chance! 
Min. 64 :(laz) x22 beats Felix 
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free 
          ...  W_Barrett makes the challenge and clears the ball 
Min. 65 :(laz) Y_Xu sprints down the wing 
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space! 
          ...  He puts in a square ball! 
          ...  J_Merriman runs onto it 
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender 
          ...  J_Merriman hits a great drive! 
          ...  It hits the side netting! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 69 :(ben) Karagounisx21 with electric pace 
          ...  He eases past J_Merriman 
          ...  Karagounisx21 has time and space on the edge of the box! 
          ...  He shoots towards goal! 
          ...  Its sails over! 
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity 
Min. 72 :(ben) Luisão nutmegs T_Dellas, he continues to run forward 
          ...  T_Dellas recovers to win the ball back 
Min. 74 :(laz) J_Merriman looks up 
          ...  He swings the ball right towards Y_Xu 
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over! 
          ...  Manu hits it out for a throw 
Min. 76 :(ben) Mantorras runs at J_Merriman 
          ...  The defender slips and falls over 
          ...  Mantorras hits a great drive! 
          ...  T_Torres has it covered 
          ...  It takes a bobble! 
          ...  T_Torres reacts well to save!!! 
Min. 82 :(laz) x22 knocks it past W_Barrett and runs onto it 
          ...  He leaves the defender standing 
          ...  But Felix sees the pass and cuts it out 
Min. 84 :(ben) Karagounisx21 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 Manu 
          ...  Manu uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot! 
          ...  The fans behind the goal jump up! 
          ...  But it’s gone just wide !! 
Min. 87 :(laz) J_Greening is all alone 
          ...  the linesman keeps his flag down 
          ...  J_Greening hits the shot with the outside of the right foot! 
          ...  But he puts it well wide 
          ...  That was a mishit effort! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(ben) Manu gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He slides the ball past Melli! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  Manu has a dig at goal! 
          ...  Looks like it should be T_Torres's 
          ...  Oh he's let it go through his legs 
          ...  But drifts inches wide !! 
          ...  T_Torres looks embarrassed! 
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Dju_Dju drives it into the box! 
          ...  x08 gets up well 
          ...  And he heads it clear 
Min. 92 :(ben) Felix squares it to Mantorras 
          ...  Mantorras attempts the shot! 
          ...  But T_Torres with the difficult save 

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Estadio Da Luz
Attendance           : 68,771
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Benfica Match Info
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Best player          : Beto (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : J_Coimbra_x07 (25)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Luisão (41), Alcides (60)
Injured              : N/A
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Lazio Match Info
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Best player          : T_Torres
Scorers              : N/A
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     :          27        |       6
Off target           :          14        |       4
On target            :          13        |       2
Possession           :          68        |       32
Corners              :           4        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       0
Subs Used            :           0        |       0
Fouls                :           4        |       9
Key Tackles          :           9        |       4
Key Passes           :          17        |       8
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Final Score          : Benfica 1 - 0 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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Moretto        GK  21   1   1   1  23 |  97   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  92   0   0   0
Felix          DF   1  21  11   4  27 |  97   0   4   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  56  30   5
Alcides        DF   1  21   9   7  41 |  97   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   6   6   6
Luisão         DF   1  21   8   8  32 |  97   0   1   1   0   3   0   1   0   0  20  21  15
W_Barrett      DF   1  19  11   9  27 |  97   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  82  15   0
Dju_Dju        MF   1   3  19   3  26 |  97   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
Beto           DM   1   9  18   9  36 |  97   0   0   7   1   3   0   0   0   0   0 132   9
Manu           MF   1   6  17   9  17 |  97   0   1   2   0   3   0   0   0   0  29  30   9
J_Coimbra_x07  AM   1   3  10  10  21 |  97   0   0   0   0   6   1   0   0   0   0   0  53
Mantorras      FW   1   8   8  21  25 |  97   0   1   0   0   7   0   0   0   0  27   0  26
Karagounisx21  FW   1   7   7  10  19 |  97   0   0   2   0   4   0   0   0   0   0  30  17
J_Moreira      GK  22   1   1   1  12 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Fyssas       DF   1  19  10   7  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Manduca        MF   1  10  16   5  42 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Kallon       FW   1   3  10  18  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Karadas      FW   1   6   9  15  21 |   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  22   1   1   1  33 |  97  15   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 185   0   0   0
T_Dellas       DF   1  20   8   7  36 |  97   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  30   0   2
J_Merriman     DF   1  19  10   9  35 |  97   0   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  22   5  -8
Melli          DF   1  18   9   7  25 |  97   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
x08            DM   1  11  10   4  32 |  97   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  24  30   0
A_Novo         MF   1   6  19   7  24 |  97   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
x16            MF   1   9  11   9  46 |  97   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Greening     MF   1  10  19   8  20 |  97   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0 -10   5  -3
G_Oberman      FW   1   4   2  19  26 |  97   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   7
x22            FW   1   4   9  10  20 |  97   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Y_Xu           FW   1   4   4  18  19 |  97   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
M_Hugo         DF   1  18  10   5  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
F_Costa        DF   1  17   8   7  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Donnelly     MF   1   7  17   8  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
JB_Jovi        MF   1   7  16   7  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
W_Younger      FW   1   8  12  14  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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