IWC Group 5, Benfica vs. Chicago Fire (Sun Sep 28)


                              Benfica  |  Chicago Fire
                          4-1-2-1-2 P  |  3-4-3 A
                         Steve McLeod  |  Matthew Bradley
                                       |
                           Moretto GK  |  GK D_Mahoney
                          P_Fyssas DF  |  DF L_Wilkie
                            Luisão DF  |  DF B_Soumare
                            D_Bush DF  |  DF J_S_Caballero
                         W_Barrett DF  |  MF D_White
                          P_Nedved MF  |  MF J_Mapp
                           Manduca DM  |  MF R_Castelen
                         J_Coimbra AM  |  MF Prince_Buaben
                              Manu MF  |  FW Mike_Hanke
                         Mantorras FW  |  FW W_Johnson
                        Karagounis FW  |  FW J_Hunyadi
                                       |
                       J_Blanchard SUB |  SUB M_Pickens
                           Santana SUB |  SUB L_Pause
                           Dju_Dju SUB |  SUB Kal_Cisse
                         A_Karadas SUB |  SUB R_Keevan
                          M_Kallon SUB |  SUB J_Moreno

Referee: M_Stadio (Austria)


Min. 1  :(chi) D_White with a precise pass to J_Hunyadi 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from P_Fyssas 
Min. 2  :(ben) Karagounis with a clever shimmy 
          ...  L_Wilkie gets to the ball first 
Min. 4  :(ben) Luisão sidesteps L_Wilkie 
          ...  He was too quick for his marker 
          ...  L_Wilkie goes in hard to win the ball back 
Min. 4  :(chi) W_Johnson beats P_Fyssas 
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker 
          ...  "Play On!" Waves M_Stadio 
          ...  W_Johnson with only one thing on his mind! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  But Moretto just gets his fingers to that one 
          ...  M_Stadio has given a goal kick 
          ...  He's not having the best of days ! 
Min. 5  :(ben) Karagounis is first to the loose ball 
          ...  Karagounis hits the ball on the bounce ! 
          ...  D_Mahoney makes a great save 
          ...  But he can't hold onto it! 
Min. 6  :(ben) J_Coimbra loses J_S_Caballero 
          ...  J_Coimbra tries to catch the keeper out! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  D_Mahoney was left standing 
          ...  Benfica go in front now with that goal! 
          ...  Benfica 1-0 Chicago Fire ...
Min. 11 :(ben) Karagounis plays a quick one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He runs towards goal now 
          ...  Karagounis drives the ball low ! 
          ...  But D_Mahoney tips it over 
          ...  M_Stadio has given a goal kick 
          ...  He's not having the best of days ! 
Min. 13 :(ben) Manduca looks for options 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to Mantorras 
          ...  Mantorras aiming for the bottom corner ! 
          ...  But D_Mahoney makes a superb stop down low. 
Min. 14 :(ben) P_Fyssas runs at the defender 
          ...  The ball rebounds off B_Soumare back to him! 
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward! 
          ...  R_Castelen scythes the player down. 
          ...  Psycho! 
Min. 15 :(chi) D_White is closed down 
          ...  He plays a quick pass under pressure 
          ...  L_Wilkie latches onto the ball 
          ...  L_Wilkie has time and space! 
          ...  He shoots towards goal! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !! 
          ...  He's put it wide 
Min. 17 :(ben) Luisão gains possession 
          ...  Good sliding challenge from L_Wilkie 
Min. 18 :(chi) B_Soumare races into the box 
          ...  He sees R_Castelen lose his man 
          ...  He cuts the ball back to him 
          ...  R_Castelen hits the shot! 
          ...  It swerves a lot! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But goes wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Mapp chips the ball into the area! 
          ...  B_Soumare gets his head on it 
          ...  He has put it over the bar! 
          ...  He looks stunned by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 19 :(ben) Luisão finds his way through 
          ...  The offside trap didn't work 
          ...  Luisão drives the ball low ! 
          ...  But D_Mahoney tips it behind 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Coimbra chips the ball into the area! 
          ...  Luisão gets to it! 
          ...  It hammers off the bar onto the line 
          ...  The referee talks to his assistant 
          ...  He waves play on 
          ...  Goal not given there! 
          ...  That looked like the wrong decision 
Min. 19 :(chi) D_White is out on the right 
          ...  He moves the ball left to W_Johnson 
          ...  P_Fyssas stands his ground and wins the tackle 
Min. 20 :(ben) J_Coimbra unselfishly lays the ball back to P_Nedved 
          ...  P_Nedved with a thundering shot! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  He pulls his shirt over his face in celebration! 
          ...  Benfica 2-0 Chicago Fire ...
Min. 21 :(ben) Benfica will now play C after the order comes from the dugout 
Min. 23 :(ben) Karagounis pauses and waits for support 
          ...  He runs towards goal 
          ...  D_White with an awful challenge 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution! 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  M_Stadio signals that it is indirect 
          ...  P_Nedved shapes to shoot 
          ...  He plays it to Mantorras instead 
          ...  Mantorras sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender ! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  But it sails past the post !! 
          ...  D_Mahoney never had a chance! 
Min. 26 :(ben) P_Fyssas plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  Manu decides to keep possession instead! 
          ...  He runs towards the goal now! 
          ...  Manu shoots towards goal ! 
          ...  D_Mahoney with an amazing dive to the bottom left 
          ...  How he got to that one I don't know ! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  P_Nedved drives it into the box! 
          ...  B_Soumare heads it away 
Min. 28 :(chi) R_Castelen looks around for support 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to D_White 
          ...  Luisão wins control of the ball with his hand!! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 30 :(chi) B_Soumare puts in R_Castelen 
          ...  P_Fyssas with a bad challenge 
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball 
Min. 32 :(ben) Mantorras takes advantage of a defensive mistake 
          ...  Can he make them pay? 
          ...  Mantorras with the spectacular bicycle kick! 
          ...  But D_Mahoney makes an easy save 
Min. 33 :(ben) Mantorras finds his way through 
          ...  His quick turn fooled the defender 
          ...  Mantorras tries to beat D_Mahoney! 
          ...  It hits the sponsor hoarding 
Min. 35 :(ben) J_Coimbra with a probing pass to Mantorras 
          ...  Mantorras with a thundering volley! 
          ...  D_Mahoney gets his body behind the ball and saves 
          ...  Text book goalkeeping! 
Min. 36 :(ben) Manduca hits in a shot! 
          ...  It hits the defender 
          ...  Karagounis collects the loose ball! 
          ...  Karagounis with a powerful diving header! 
          ...  D_Mahoney gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  He pushes it on to the post 
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball 
Min. 38 :(chi) The Chicago Fire manager told his side to change to a C strategy 
Min. 39 :(ben) Luisão plays a quick one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He runs towards goal now 
          ...  But B_Soumare barges him off the ball 
Min. 40 :(chi) J_Mapp changes direction inside 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to Prince_Buaben 
          ...  Prince_Buaben gets his head to the ball ! 
          ...  But he puts it well wide 
          ...  The Benfica fans taunt him! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 47 :(chi) L_Wilkie plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  J_S_Caballero keeps possession instead! 
          ...  He runs towards the goal now! 
          ...  Luisão knocks the ball back to Moretto 
          ...  Ohhhh no!! 
          ...  It’s gone past Moretto! 
          ...  And just creeps wide!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  D_White crosses it in! 
          ...  W_Johnson with the header 
          ...  Moretto saves, but he fumbles 
          ...  But he gathers at the second attempt! 
Min. 48 :(ben) D_Bush backtracks with the ball 
          ...  He hits the ball up field 
          ...  Mantorras latches onto the end of it 
          ...  Brilliantly taken away by L_Wilkie !! 
          ...  Any youngsters out there should be taking notes 
Min. 48 :(chi) D_White plays a long ball to J_Hunyadi 
          ...  Manu pulls on his opponent’s shirt!! 
          ...  M_Stadio has stopped play 
          ...  Well spotted by M_Stadio! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He was unlucky to be booked for that 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Benfica 2-0 Chicago Fire

Min. 46 :(ben) Karagounis runs at the defence 
          ...  He nutmegs the defender 
          ...  He showed his class there 
          ...  A cracking drive from Karagounis ! 
          ...  It's way wide 
          ...  The Chicago Fire fans behind the goal spread their arms out 
Min. 46 :(chi) R_Castelen with the diagonal pass D_White 
          ...  P_Nedved takes the players legs from beneath him!! 
          ...  That’s a poor tackle! 
          ...  M_Stadio warned him 
Min. 47 :(ben) Mantorras sidesteps his marker 
          ...  He showed great skill there 
          ...  L_Wilkie brings him down from behind! 
          ...  But the ref gives nothing! 
Min. 49 :(ben) W_Barrett finds a hole in the defence 
          ...  The defence was sleeping 
          ...  He made a fantastic run though 
          ...  L_Wilkie gets in the way and wins the ball 
Min. 54 :(chi) R_Castelen flicks it over the defender and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  R_Castelen with a terrific drive ! 
          ...  But it clips the post and goes wide 
Min. 55 :(ben) Manu looks around for some movement 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to Karagounis 
          ...  But he stands on the ball and falls over!! 
          ...  B_Soumare picks up the loose ball and clears the danger 
Min. 57 :(ben) W_Barrett fires over a low cross to J_Coimbra 
          ...  J_Coimbra blasts it at the goal ! 
          ...  Looks like it should be D_Mahoney's 
          ...  Oh he's let it go through his legs 
          ...  But drifts inches wide !! 
          ...  D_Mahoney looks embarrassed! 
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide! 
          ...  Goal kick given, amazing decision there! 
Min. 57 :(chi) J_Hunyadi jumps over P_Fyssas's challenge 
          ...  Cleaned up by Manu 
Min. 62 :(chi) D_White spits at Luisão 
          ...  That's a terrible challenge 
          ...  The referee comes over 
          ...  And the ref shows him his 2nd yellow card now 
          ...  RED CARD! 
Min. 62 :(chi) Up goes the substitution board - L_Pause on for W_Johnson as a DF 
Min. 71 :(ben) Manduca plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  J_Coimbra decides to keep possession instead! 
          ...  He runs towards the goal now! 
          ...  J_Mapp fouls 
          ...  That was disgusting 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll be off if he does that again 
Min. 73 :(ben) W_Barrett hoofs it up field to find J_Coimbra 
          ...  But R_Castelen wins the ball with a sliding challenge 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  P_Fyssas plays it into the danger area! 
          ...  D_Mahoney fists it away! 
Min. 75 :(chi) Kal_Cisse replaces R_Castelen and will play MF 
Min. 78 :(chi) Kal_Cisse finds L_Pause in the box 
          ...  L_Pause with a powerful diving header! 
          ...  It hits the bar and goes over 
          ...  Well, sometimes they go in, sometimes they don't 
Min. 78 :(ben) D_Bush loses L_Pause 
          ...  Prince_Buaben with a bad challenge 
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!! 
          ...  The boy is unlucky to get a yellow 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 79 :(ben) Manduca with an in swinging cross to Mantorras 
          ...  Mantorras gets up high for the header ! 
          ...  D_Mahoney gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  Fantastic save by D_Mahoney to tip it wide!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  P_Fyssas floats the ball in! 
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of D_Mahoney 
Min. 79 :(chi) L_Wilkie passes the ball to Mike_Hanke 
          ...  The cross hits Mike_Hanke on the butt and rebounds towards goal ! 
          ...  It floats over Moretto 
          ...  Its heading goal ward! 
          ...  But floats just over 
          ...  That was a great effort 
Min. 80 :(ben) Manu with the dribble 
          ...  He skips through the tackle 
          ...  But he loses control of it 
          ...  B_Soumare belts it clear 
Min. 81 :(ben) J_Coimbra finds Manu on the edge of the box 
          ...  Manu with a bomb of a shot ! 
          ...  D_Mahoney gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  He pushes it on to the post 
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball 
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(chi) Prince_Buaben off the woodwork. 
          ...  Mike_Hanke picks up the deflection 
          ...  Mike_Hanke rifles it at the goal ! 
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  Look at the delight on his face! 
          ...  Just look at the delight!! 
          ...  That puts Chicago Fire back in with a shout! 
          ...  Benfica 2-1 Chicago Fire ...
Min. 90 :(ben) Karagounis bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to Mantorras 
          ...  Mantorras looks to see where D_Mahoney is! 
          ...  He rifles in the shot! 
          ...  But D_Mahoney palms it behind 
          ...  M_Stadio has given a goal kick 
          ...  Unbelievable ! 

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Estadio Da Luz
Attendance           : 118,955
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Benfica Match Info
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Best player          : J_Coimbra (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : J_Coimbra (6), P_Nedved (20)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Manu (48)
Injured              : N/A
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Chicago Fire Match Info
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Best player          : L_Wilkie
Scorers              : Mike_Hanke (88)
Sent Off             : D_White (62)
Booked               : J_Mapp (71), Prince_Buaben (78)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                                 Benfica  |    Chicago Fire
Attempts on Goal     :          18        |       10
Off target           :           5        |       7
On target            :          13        |       3
Possession           :          65        |       35
Corners              :           4        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       1
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       2
Subs Used            :           0        |       2
Fouls                :           8        |       9
Key Tackles          :           5        |       10
Key Passes           :          13        |       12
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Final Score          : Benfica 2 - 1 Chicago Fire
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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  25   1   1   1  26 |  96   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  26   0   0   0
P_Fyssas       DF   1  19  11   7  30 |  96   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  32  12   0
Luisão         DF   1  22   9   9  31 |  96   0   2   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  26   0  14
D_Bush         DF   1  21   7   7  28 |  96   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
W_Barrett      DF   1  20  12   9  24 |  96   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  10  34  10
P_Nedved       MF   1   6  21  10  28 |  96   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  47
Manduca        DM   1  10  17   5  46 |  96   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  48   0
J_Coimbra      AM   1   3  18  11  15 |  96   0   0   3   1   2   1   0   0   0   0  48  48
Manu           MF   1   7  18   9  17 |  96   0   1   1   0   2   0   1   0   0  24   8  20
Mantorras      FW   1   9   9  22  22 |  96   0   0   0   0   7   0   0   0   0   0   0  64
Karagounis     FW   1   8   8  20  17 |  96   0   0   1   0   4   0   0   0   0   0  12  38
J_Blanchard    GK  15   1   1   1  14 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Santana        DF   1  10   9  17  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Dju_Dju        MF   1   3  20   3  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Karadas      FW   1   6   9  15  23 |   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

Player Statistics - Chicago Fire
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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D_Mahoney      GK  28   1   1   1  25 |  96  13   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 110   0   0   0
L_Wilkie       DF   1  21  10   8  38 |  96   0   6   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  84  24   2
B_Soumare      DF   1  20  12   9  27 |  96   0   4   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  60  12   2
J_S_Caballero  DF   1  21  12   7  32 |  96   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_White        MF   1   9  25  10  26 |  66   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   1   0 -20  28 -20
J_Mapp         MF   1  14  23   8  21 |  96   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   0 -14  -2 -14
R_Castelen     MF   1   9  24   9  32 |  79   0   1   2   0   2   0   0   0   0  26  24   4
Prince_Buaben  MF   1   9  22   9  28 |  96   0   0   1   1   1   0   1   0   0  -4  16  -2
Mike_Hanke     FW   1   2   8  23  34 |  96   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  36
W_Johnson      FW   1   6   8  21  29 |  66   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  24
J_Hunyadi      FW   1  10   9  19  30 |  96   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Pickens      GK  21   1   1   1  34 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Pause        DF   1  20  10   8  27 |  30   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   2
Kal_Cisse      MF   1   7  19  10  25 |  17   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
R_Keevan       DF   1  19  12   9  15 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Moreno       FW   1   5   6  20  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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