Ramsey Wing Division Three, Real Madrid vs. Benfica (Sun Aug 01)


                          Real Madrid  |  Benfica
                              4-4-2 A  |  5-3-2 P
                       Kieran Strange  |  Steve McLeod
                                       |
                        M_Petkovic GK  |  GK Moretto
                          J_Rapley DF  |  DF Sidnei
                          G_Cahill DF  |  DF D_Luiz
                          G_Rosser DF  |  DF Alcides
                       M_Smith_x10 DF  |  DF M_Pereira
                             F_Ojo MF  |  DF C_Peixoto_x07
                           S_Nasri MF  |  MF P_Nedved
                         P_Gerrard MF  |  MF Beto
                     J_Toshack_x17 MF  |  MF J_Coimbra
                         M_Dembélé FW  |  FW Mantorras
                        I_Rush_x22 FW  |  FW Karagounis
                                       |
                          G_Burgos SUB |  SUB J_Blanchard
                        J_A_Suarez SUB |  SUB W_Barrett
                       S_Kyrgiakos SUB |  SUB Pamires
                          M_Wright SUB |  SUB Manu
                         K_Strange SUB |  SUB Y_Dabao

Referee: W_Higgins (Scotland)


Min. 2  :(rmd) J_Toshack_x17 has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He knocks the ball past Alcides 
          ...  He puts in M_Dembélé! 
          ...  M_Dembélé looks to see where Moretto is! 
          ...  He rifles in the shot! 
          ...  It hits the inside of the post 
          ...  It falls right into Moretto's arms 
          ...  Unlucky 
Min. 3  :(ben) M_Pereira gains possession 
          ...  M_Pereira sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender ! 
          ...  M_Petkovic saves, but he fumbles 
          ...  But he gathers at the second attempt! 
Min. 4  :(rmd) F_Ojo gets to the by line 
          ...  He looks up and lobs in a cross 
          ...  P_Gerrard is unmarked 
          ...  P_Gerrard with the attempt at goal! 
          ...  The net bulges! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  He runs towards the fans! 
          ...  And slides on his knees! 
          ...  Real Madrid go in front now with that goal! 
          ...  Real Madrid 1-0 Benfica ...
Min. 5  :(rmd) G_Rosser with the heel pass to M_Dembélé 
          ...  A powerful shot by M_Dembélé ! 
          ...  It’s going over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  Real Madrid 2-0 Benfica ...
Min. 5  :(ben) Beto changes direction inside 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to Mantorras 
          ...  Mantorras with his head down lets it go ! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But sails wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Karagounis chips the ball in towards the far post! 
          ...  M_Petkovic easily claims the ball! 
Min. 8  :(ben) Sidnei finds C_Peixoto_x07 on the edge of the box 
          ...  C_Peixoto_x07 with a blistering shot ! 
          ...  But M_Petkovic makes a superb stop down low. 
Min. 9  :(ben) Mantorras sidesteps G_Rosser 
          ...  That was too easy 
          ...  Launched towards the top corner by Mantorras ! 
          ...  But M_Petkovic punches it away 
          ...  He had to be brave to come for that one 
Min. 10 :(ben) P_Nedved is clutching his leg! 
          ...  The Benfica physio rushes on 
          ...  He isn't able to carry on! 
Min. 10 :(ben) a big roar from the crowd as Pamires comes on for P_Nedved to play MF 
Min. 12 :(ben) Mantorras steps over the ball 
          ...  He nutmegs the defender 
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery 
          ...  A cracking drive from Mantorras ! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  But it thumps off the woodwork !! 
          ...  And goes safely clear! 
          ...  M_Petkovic never had a chance! 
Min. 14 :(ben) Beto finds Alcides in acres of space 
          ...  But G_Cahill comes away with the ball 
          ...  Excellent defending there! 
Min. 17 :(rmd) S_Nasri with a probing through ball M_Dembélé 
          ...  Alcides tackles cleanly 
Min. 17 :(ben) M_Pereira sprints past G_Cahill 
          ...  J_Rapley gets the foot in to win the ball 
          ...  It rolls out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Pamires plays it into the danger area! 
          ...  M_Petkovic easily claims the ball! 
Min. 18 :(ben) Mantorras with a Cruyff turn 
          ...  But G_Rosser wins the ball from behind 
          ...  The crowd appeal but W_Higgins has none of it. 
Min. 19 :(rmd) P_Gerrard nutmegs Sidnei, he continues to run forward 
          ...  P_Gerrard with his head down lets it go ! 
          ...  Over the bar 
Min. 19 :(ben) Alcides spots Pamires who is in acres of space 
          ...  J_Toshack_x17 with a late tackle 
          ...  He certainly didn't mean it 
          ...  W_Higgins calls him for a talk 
          ...  It’s just a warning 
Min. 22 :(rmd) J_Toshack_x17 runs down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball across to M_Dembélé 
          ...  M_Dembélé controls the ball well! 
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal! 
          ...  He miskicks the ball 
          ...  He's managed to put that out of the stadium 
Min. 22 :(ben) J_Coimbra moves out over to the edge of the pitch 
          ...  He plays the ball through to Mantorras 
          ...  Fine tackle by M_Smith_x10 
          ...  He prevents the corner as well 
Min. 24 :(rmd) M_Dembélé leaves his marker standing 
          ...  M_Dembélé drives the shot in! 
          ...  It's just over! 
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that! 
Min. 24 :(ben) M_Pereira sidesteps his marker 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  J_Rapley reads the game well and cuts out the pass! 
Min. 25 :(ben) Karagounis plays a quick one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He runs towards goal now 
          ...  F_Ojo with the dive 
          ...  There's no room in the game for that! 
          ...  That will be a booking 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 25 :(ben) M_Pereira has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He takes it past J_Rapley 
          ...  He knocks it to Karagounis! 
          ...  A powerful shot by Karagounis ! 
          ...  It's just over! 
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that! 
Min. 26 :(rmd) G_Cahill runs at the defence 
          ...  He nutmegs Mantorras 
          ...  He showed his class there 
          ...  M_Pereira anticipates the pass and cuts it out 
Min. 29 :(ben) J_Coimbra retreats under pressure 
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field 
          ...  Pamires gets on the end of it 
          ...  G_Rosser with the tackle 
          ...  He came to the rescue there! 
Min. 30 :(ben) Mantorras gets to the by line and finds M_Pereira with a beautiful cross 
          ...  But G_Cahill wins the ball 
Min. 33 :(rmd) P_Gerrard gets to the by line 
          ...  He looks up and lobs in a cross 
          ...  F_Ojo is unmarked 
          ...  Alcides with the tackle 
Min. 34 :(ben) Sidnei with a one-touch layoff to Mantorras 
          ...  I_Rush_x22 brings him down in the area 
          ...  There can only be one outcome surely! 
          ...  But W_Higgins waves play on!!! 
Min. 38 :(ben) The defender under hits the back pass! 
          ...  Karagounis is through! 
          ...  M_Smith_x10 had better start being careful if he continues to tackle like that 
          ...  The ref shows him a YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on! 
Min. 39 :(rmd) S_Nasri brings it under control 
          ...  He takes on Sidnei 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He puts in M_Dembélé! 
          ...  A powerful shot by M_Dembélé ! 
          ...  But it puts it well wide 
Min. 40 :(rmd) P_Gerrard is taking a throw in 
          ...  He takes a couple of strides back 
          ...  He throws the ball to J_Toshack_x17 
          ...  J_Toshack_x17 lobs Moretto! 
          ...  Moretto can't get to it! 
          ...  OH! It drifts wide! 
          ...  Moretto has a smile on his face 
          ...  Did he know that was going wide? 
Min. 40 :(rmd) M_Dembélé gains possession 
          ...  Beto with a late tackle 
          ...  He certainly didn't mean it 
          ...  He gets a YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on 
Min. 42 :(rmd) P_Gerrard brings the ball under control 
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  I_Rush_x22 gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  I_Rush_x22 sights up the goal 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  Moretto saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one 
Min. 42 :(ben) Beto gets to the bye line 
          ...  He puts it into the box 
          ...  He finds Mantorras 
          ...  Mantorras with the overhead ! 
          ...  But M_Petkovic just gets his fingers to that one 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Pereira chips the ball in towards the back post! 
          ...  M_Petkovic reads it well, and claims it! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(rmd) I_Rush_x22 sidesteps Sidnei 
          ...  I_Rush_x22 with the 40 yard drive ! 
          ...  It hits the inside of the post 
          ...  It falls right into Moretto's arms 
          ...  Unlucky 
Min. 45 :(ben) Y_Dabao is going to be brought on 
          ...  Karagounis is leaving the pitch 
          ...  He hasn't had the best of games today 
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW 
Min. 46 :(ben) Y_Dabao with the nutmeg 
          ...  He takes the ball forward 
          ...  G_Cahill is called for the holding foul 
          ...  Looked like a fair jump 
          ...  The referee got it wrong 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Real Madrid 2-0 Benfica

Min. 47 :(ben) M_Pereira takes control of the loose ball 
          ...  He plays the ball across to Y_Dabao 
          ...  But J_Rapley barges him off the ball 
Min. 53 :(ben) C_Peixoto_x07 gets to the by-line 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He plays the ball through to Alcides 
          ...  Alcides attempts to drive it home! 
          ...  M_Petkovic won't get to that! 
          ...  It clips the post! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  Excellent strike!! 
          ...  Real Madrid 2-1 Benfica ...
Min. 56 :(ben) Beto with a measured pass to Mantorras 
          ...  Mantorras hits the ball on the bounce ! 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!!!! 
          ...  It's wide! 
          ...  That was a dismal effort! 
          ...  He should have buried that! 
Min. 56 :(rmd) P_Gerrard volleys it forward. He finds M_Dembélé 
          ...  Mantorras with a nasty foul 
          ...  That looked malicious 
          ...  He is ordered to cool off 
Min. 57 :(ben) Pamires looks around for some movement 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to D_Luiz 
          ...  D_Luiz with a powerful diving header! 
          ...  He has put it wide! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 58 :(rmd) F_Ojo holds the ball up 
          ...  He sees S_Nasri in space! 
          ...  Mantorras slices it 
          ...  Moretto moves quickly!! 
          ...  He can't get there! 
          ...  It inches just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  S_Nasri curls it into the box! 
          ...  Y_Dabao gets up well 
          ...  And he heads it away 
Min. 58 :(ben) Alcides with a measured pass to J_Coimbra 
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from J_Coimbra ! 
          ...  Looks like it should be M_Petkovic's 
          ...  Oh he's let it go through his legs 
          ...  But drifts inches wide !! 
          ...  M_Petkovic looks embarrassed! 
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide! 
          ...  Goal kick given, amazing decision there! 
Min. 61 :(ben) Y_Dabao loses G_Cahill 
          ...  G_Cahill reacts to stop the move going any further 
Min. 62 :(rmd) P_Gerrard gets to the bye line 
          ...  He puts it into the box 
          ...  He finds M_Dembélé 
          ...  M_Dembélé with a screamer of a shot ! 
          ...  Moretto falls over 
          ...  But Moretto is relieved to watch it go out of play! 
Min. 64 :(rmd) M_Dembélé with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He shows M_Pereira a clean set of heals 
          ...  M_Dembélé attempts to nutmeg Moretto! 
          ...  Moretto fists it away 
          ...  That was a good save! 
Min. 64 :(ben) D_Luiz changes direction inside 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to Mantorras 
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by G_Rosser 
Min. 67 :(rmd) J_Toshack_x17 runs down the flank 
          ...  He threads the ball in to M_Dembélé 
          ...  C_Peixoto_x07 pulls on his shirt 
          ...  He wins the ball 
          ...  The defender got away with the foul there! 
Min. 67 :(ben) Y_Dabao moves out wide 
          ...  He plays the ball through to J_Coimbra 
          ...  But G_Rosser wins the tackle cleanly 
Min. 68 :(ben) Sidnei controls it well 
          ...  He nutmegs J_Rapley 
          ...  He puts in Beto! 
          ...  J_Toshack_x17 gathers up the loose ball 
Min. 69 :(rmd) F_Ojo with the first time flick to M_Dembélé 
          ...  But he loses control of it 
          ...  Alcides belts it clear 
Min. 70 :(rmd) I_Rush_x22 nutmegs M_Pereira 
          ...  I_Rush_x22 hits the shot with the outside of the left foot! 
          ...  Moretto just watches it fly safely wide! 
Min. 70 :(ben) J_Coimbra bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to Mantorras 
          ...  Good sliding challenge from G_Cahill and it had to be 
Min. 71 :(ben) Beto has it now 
          ...  He takes on M_Smith_x10 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He puts in Mantorras! 
          ...  Mantorras with the cheeky shot! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  It looks like he enjoyed that one!! 
          ...  He grabs the corner flag and pretends to sing! 
          ...  Benfica are back on level terms now! 
          ...  Real Madrid 2-2 Benfica ...
Min. 72 :(ben) C_Peixoto_x07 with a well-controlled run 
          ...  J_Rapley knocks him to the floor 
          ...  The fans are calling for a penalty! 
          ...  But W_Higgins just turns away! 
Min. 73 :(rmd) F_Ojo hits the ball through the heart of the defence 
          ...  I_Rush_x22 latches onto it! 
          ...  Sidnei fouls badly 
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!! 
          ...  W_Higgins calls him over 
          ...  W_Higgins is taking his time with him! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 80 :(rmd) M_Dembélé with the first time pass to I_Rush_x22 
          ...  A vicious shot by I_Rush_x22 ! 
          ...  Wide of goal 
Min. 83 :(rmd) J_Toshack_x17 pushes it past Sidnei 
          ...  J_Toshack_x17 with the deft touch! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  Moretto is beaten! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  And goes clear 
Min. 86 :(ben) Beto with the deft touch 
          ...  He takes it past M_Smith_x10 
          ...  He knocks it to Mantorras! 
          ...  Mantorras curls the ball in on goal ! 
          ...  The shot slips through M_Petkovic's hands 
          ...  But M_Petkovic recovers to save! 
          ...  He got away with that! 
Min. 87 :(rmd) S_Nasri plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  M_Dembélé decides to go for goal instead! 
          ...  M_Dembélé with an overhead kick ! 
          ...  He gets a connection 
          ...  Moretto just watches float over the bar! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 90 :(ben) Mantorras takes possession 
          ...  Mantorras aims for the top right corner ! 
          ...  It's well wide! 
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that! 

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Santiago Bernebau
Attendance           : 69,805
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Real Madrid Match Info
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Best player          : P_Gerrard
Scorers              : P_Gerrard (4), M_Dembélé (5)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : F_Ojo (25), M_Smith_x10 (38)
Injured              : N/A
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Benfica Match Info
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Best player          : Mantorras (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Alcides (53), Mantorras (71)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Beto (40), Sidnei (73)
Injured              : P_Nedved (10)
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Match Statistics
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                             Real Madrid  |    Benfica
Attempts on Goal     :          16        |       14
Off target           :          11        |       7
On target            :           5        |       7
Possession           :          49        |       51
Corners              :           1        |       3
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       2
Subs Used            :           0        |       2
Fouls                :          11        |       5
Key Tackles          :          15        |       6
Key Passes           :          17        |       21
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Final Score          : Real Madrid 2 - 2 Benfica
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Player Statistics - Real Madrid
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_Petkovic     GK  27   1   1   1   6 |  92   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  16   0   0   0
J_Rapley       DF   1  28  12   8  18 |  92   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  48   0   0
G_Cahill       DF   1  25  11   7  31 |  92   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
G_Rosser       DF   1  24  11   7  24 |  92   0   4   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  64  53   0
M_Smith_x10    DF   1  14  10   8  41 |  92   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  22  -4  -4
F_Ojo          MF   1   7  26  10  25 |  92   0   0   4   1   0   0   1   0   0  -4  46  -4
S_Nasri        MF   1   9  26   9  37 |  92   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  27   0
P_Gerrard      MF   1   9  22   9  34 |  92   0   0   5   0   2   1   0   0   0   0  65  41
J_Toshack_x17  MF   1   6  14   9  19 |  92   0   1   3   0   2   0   0   0   0  34  63   4
M_Dembélé      FW   2  11  10  23  14 |  92   0   0   1   0   8   1   0   0   0   0  25  51
I_Rush_x22     FW   1   6  11  13  20 |  92   0   1   0   0   4   0   0   0   0  34   0  14
G_Burgos       GK   9   1   1   1  13 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_A_Suarez     DF   1  22   9   8  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Kyrgiakos    DF   1  20  11  10  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Wright       MF   1   9  22  13  18 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Strange      FW   1   6  11  20  16 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

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  26   1   1   1  30 |  92   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -16   0   0   0
Sidnei         DF   1  24  11   7  24 |  92   0   0   3   0   0   0   1   0   0  -4  68  -4
D_Luiz         DF   1  21  11  10  35 |  92   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  24   2
Alcides        DF   1  23  12   8  41 |  92   0   3   2   0   1   1   0   0   0  51  46  40
M_Pereira      DF   1  21  12   7  20 |  92   0   1   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  19  46   8
C_Peixoto_x07  DF   1  13  11   6  22 |  92   0   1   1   1   1   0   0   0   0  27  53   8
P_Nedved       MF   1   6  23  11  24 |  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Beto           MF   1  10  23  10  37 |  92   0   0   6   1   0   0   1   0   0  -4  85  -4
J_Coimbra      MF   1   4  21  12  16 |  92   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  42   2
Mantorras      FW   1   9  10  25  26 |  92   0   1   1   0   8   1   0   0   0  31  25  55
Karagounis     FW   1  10  10  23  17 |  45   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   2
J_Blanchard    GK  12   1   1   1  14 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
W_Barrett      DF   1  21  14   9  34 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Pamires        MF   1   9  21  10  20 |  82   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  14   0
Manu           MF   1   7  20  10  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Y_Dabao        FW   1  10  10  21  24 |  47   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  30  25   0
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