IWC Group 1, Benfica vs. Bradford City (Sun Oct 19)


                              Benfica  |  Bradford City
                              5-3-2 C  |  4-3-1-2 C
                         Steve McLeod  |  Matt Birch
                                       |
                           Moretto GK  |  GK Stanley_Menzo
                           Alcides DF  |  DF N_Doyle
                            Luisão DF  |  DF Simon_Ainge
                            D_Bush DF  |  DF L_Talamonti
                         W_Barrett DF  |  DF M_Piedrahita
                          P_Fyssas DF  |  AM Darren_Eadie
                           Dju_Dju MF  |  MF Hammer
                              Beto MF  |  MF Otman_Bakkal
                         J_Coimbra MF  |  MF W_Daly
                         Mantorras FW  |  FW Joe_Brown
                        Karagounis FW  |  FW Edinho
                                       |
                       J_Blanchard SUB |  SUB Matt_Convey
                         D_Navarro SUB |  SUB Pa_Modou_Kah
                              Manu SUB |  SUB F_Hidalgo
                          P_Luccin SUB |  SUB Bruffio
                            Derlei SUB |  SUB K_Vassiljev

Referee: N_Alexander (Northern_Ireland)


Min. 8  :(bra) Joe_Brown gains possession 
          ...  P_Fyssas with a bad challenge 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  N_Alexander reaches to his pocket! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 12 :(bra) M_Piedrahita beats Beto 
          ...  M_Piedrahita from 20 yards ! 
          ...  Moretto with the save 
          ...  He holds onto it as well! 
Min. 32 :(bra) Simon_Ainge changes direction inside 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to Darren_Eadie 
          ...  Darren_Eadie strikes a wicked curler ! 
          ...  But Moretto punches it away 
          ...  That's gone out for a corner kick 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  W_Daly chips the ball in towards the far post! 
          ...  L_Talamonti gets a shot in 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But goes wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Hammer chips the ball in towards the back post! 
          ...  Otman_Bakkal makes a firm connection with his head 
          ...  Moretto parries it 
          ...  It rolls out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  W_Daly plays it towards the near post! 
          ...  M_Piedrahita with the header 
          ...  It's hit the bar 
          ...  It bounces down 
          ...  Moretto grabs it 
          ...  No Goal! 
          ...  Boo's surround the stadium!!! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(ben) Dju_Dju with the nod to D_Bush 
          ...  Darren_Eadie forces him off the ball 
          ...  But it rolls out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Beto chips the ball in towards the back post! 
          ...  The ball finds its way to Luisão 
          ...  He gets the shot away 
          ...  But he somehow misses 
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort 
Min. 45 :(ben) Karagounis beats Hammer 
          ...  He muscled him off the ball 
          ...  Karagounis aiming for the bottom corner ! 
          ...  Stanley_Menzo gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  He pushes it on to the post 
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball 
Min. 46 :(bra) M_Piedrahita is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He throws it to Otman_Bakkal 
          ...  Otman_Bakkal gets his head to the ball ! 
          ...  But he got that all wrong 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Benfica 0-0 Bradford City

Min. 47 :(ben) Mantorras breaks clear of the defence! 
          ...  He is clean through on Stanley_Menzo! 
          ...  L_Talamonti brings him down! 
          ...  He could be off here! 
          ...  N_Alexander reaches to his pocket! 
          ...  He jots down his name! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  I think he deserved that! 
Min. 51 :(ben) Beto leaps into the air 
          ...  He wins the header 
          ...  He heads it across to D_Bush 
          ...  D_Bush with the spectacular bicycle kick! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
          ...  That was a terrible attempt! 
Min. 54 :(ben) Karagounis sidesteps his marker 
          ...  A skilful effort from Karagounis ! 
          ...  The shot deflects wide into the crowd!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Dju_Dju plays it towards the near post! 
          ...  D_Bush loses his marker 
          ...  He gets his head onto it! 
          ...  Stanley_Menzo makes a difficult save 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Coimbra lofts the ball in! 
          ...  Stanley_Menzo easily catches it! 
Min. 54 :(bra) Darren_Eadie runs at D_Bush 
          ...  The defender slips and falls over 
          ...  Luisão with a bad challenge 
          ...  N_Alexander will want to speak to him 
Min. 63 :(bra) Bruffio comes on for Darren_Eadie and will play MF to the delight of the fans 
Min. 63 :(bra) W_Daly with an excellent first touch 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  Joe_Brown gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  Joe_Brown with a powerful header ! 
          ...  It's well wide! 
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that! 
Min. 67 :(bra) Edinho beats Alcides 
          ...  He showed great skill there 
          ...  Edinho tries the shot ! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  He jumps into the Bradford City crowd to celebrate!! 
          ...  Both he and the fans are delighted!! 
          ...  And Bradford City are leading in the game now 
          ...  Benfica 0-1 Bradford City ...
Min. 71 :(ben) J_Coimbra is on the ground motionless! 
          ...  He isn't going to continue! 
Min. 71 :(ben) Manu is being prepared to come on 
          ...  J_Coimbra is leaving the pitch 
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing 
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF 
Min. 75 :(ben) Manu finds P_Fyssas on the edge of the box 
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by N_Doyle 
          ...  He made it look easy 
          ...  But he can't keep it in 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Dju_Dju chips the ball into the area! 
          ...  Stanley_Menzo comes out and claims it! 
Min. 77 :(bra) W_Daly gets to the by line and finds Simon_Ainge with a beautiful cross 
          ...  Simon_Ainge attempts the shot! 
          ...  But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Otman_Bakkal chips the ball in towards the far post! 
          ...  Alcides heads it away 
Min. 78 :(ben) Dju_Dju breaks clear of the defence! 
          ...  He is clean through on Stanley_Menzo! 
          ...  Otman_Bakkal brings him down! 
          ...  He's been sent off!! 
          ...  RED CARD!! 
Min. 83 :(bra) There's going to be a change 
          ...  K_Vassiljev will come on for Simon_Ainge and play AM 
Min. 87 :(ben) Dju_Dju can't find space for the shot 
          ...  He slips it through to Beto 
          ...  Beto sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender ! 
          ...  Stanley_Menzo catches the ball 
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 92 :(bra) Bruffio chips the ball over the defence and finds Edinho 
          ...  P_Fyssas robs him of the ball 
Min. 93 :(ben) Mantorras unselfishly heads the ball back to Karagounis 
          ...  N_Doyle reads the play well 

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Estadio Da Luz
Attendance           : 120,000
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Benfica Match Info
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Best player          : Beto
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : P_Fyssas (8)
Injured              : J_Coimbra (71)
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Bradford City Match Info
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Best player          : M_Piedrahita (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Edinho (67)
Sent Off             : Otman_Bakkal (78)
Booked               : L_Talamonti (47)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                                 Benfica  |    Bradford City
Attempts on Goal     :           6        |       9
Off target           :           3        |       5
On target            :           3        |       4
Possession           :          42        |       58
Corners              :           4        |       4
Red Cards            :           0        |       1
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       1
Subs Used            :           1        |       2
Fouls                :           5        |       10
Key Tackles          :           1        |       3
Key Passes           :           5        |       5
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Final Score          : Benfica 0 - 1 Bradford City
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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 |  95   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  29   0   0   0
Alcides        DF   1  22  10   8  45 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  13   0   0
Luisão         DF   1  22   9   9  31 |  95   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0 -10 -10  -8
D_Bush         DF   1  21   8   7  28 |  95   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  14
W_Barrett      DF   1  20  12   9  24 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Fyssas       DF   1  19  11   7  30 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  12  -4  -4
Dju_Dju        MF   1   3  20   3  28 |  95   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  24   0
Beto           MF   1  10  20   9  36 |  95   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0 -10   2   2
J_Coimbra      MF   1   4  18  11  15 |  72   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Mantorras      FW   1   9   9  23  22 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
Karagounis     FW   1   8   8  20  17 |  95   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  14
J_Blanchard    GK  15   1   1   1  14 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Navarro      DF   1  16  11   7  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Manu           MF   1   7  18  10  17 |  23   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
P_Luccin       MF   1  12  17   5  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Derlei         FW   1   6   6  18  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Bradford City
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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Stanley_Menzo  GK  32   1   1   1  22 |  95   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  70   0   0   0
N_Doyle        DF   1  26  13   7  24 |  95   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  18   0   0
Simon_Ainge    DF   1  22  13   7  21 |  84   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  12   2
L_Talamonti    DF   1  22  14  14  32 |  95   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  46   6   8
M_Piedrahita   DF   2  21  16  12  36 |  95   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  12  14
Darren_Eadie   AM   2  17  17  15  32 |  64   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  18   0  12
Hammer         MF   1   6  28   9  29 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10  10  10
Otman_Bakkal   MF   1  10  26   7  38 |  79   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   1   0 -10 -10   4
W_Daly         MF   1  11  24   8  39 |  95   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  24   0
Joe_Brown      FW   1  10  10  26  24 |  95   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   2
Edinho         FW   1   9  11  25  20 |  95   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  32
Matt_Convey    GK  16   1   1   1  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Pa_Modou_Kah   DF   1  15  13   8  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
F_Hidalgo      DF   1  14  12   9  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Bruffio        MF   1   8  23   9  33 |  31   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
K_Vassiljev    AM   2   9  17  15  31 |  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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