FFO DBC, Newcastle United vs. Benfica (Wed Aug 27)


                     Newcastle United  |  Benfica
                              4-3-3 E  |  5-1-2-2 P
                         Nathan Prior  |  Gary Windebank Caretaker
                                       |
                       T_Strakosha GK  |  GK Andrew
                          J_Clauss DF  |  DF R_Semedo
                       Nuno_Santos DF  |  DF H_Smolcic
                       J_Tarkowski DF  |  DF M_Bauer
                           M_Helik DF  |  DF R_Carvalho
                           T_Kroos MF  |  DF R_Ferdinand
                       T_Reijnders MF  |  DM K_Mainoo
                       M_Taverneir MF  |  MF O_Hargreaves
                          D_Milito FW  |  MF M_Mount
                         L_De_Jong FW  |  FW Y_En_Nesyri
                     A_Gudmundsson FW  |  FW D_Tadic
                                       |
                         S_Herrera SUB |  SUB N_Kruth
                            R_Song SUB |  SUB M_Planus
                         Chiquinho SUB |  SUB F_Aursnes
                          J_Bacuna SUB |  SUB L_Martins
                           K_Moore SUB |  SUB A_Johnson




Min. 1  :(ben) K_Mainoo beats his marker 
          ...  He muscled him off the ball 
          ...  K_Mainoo with a thundering drive! 
          ...  The ball moves through the air with some crazy top spin! 
          ...  T_Strakosha moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  T_Strakosha tips it wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  R_Semedo plays it into the danger area! 
          ...  T_Strakosha fists it away! 
Min. 4  :(new) L_De_Jong nutmegs M_Bauer, he continues to run forward 
          ...  H_Smolcic takes the ball 
          ...  OOOHHHH!! 
          ...  He almost loses it straight away 
          ...  But he hits it clear! 
Min. 4  :(ben) K_Mainoo plays a long ball to Y_En_Nesyri 
          ...  Y_En_Nesyri attempts to drive it home! 
          ...  T_Strakosha has it covered 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  T_Strakosha is left flat-footed 
          ...  It's gone in 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Benfica have snatched the lead! 
          ...  Newcastle United 0-1 Benfica ...
Min. 6  :(ben) M_Mount with the dribble 
          ...  He's clean through 
          ...  The fans are on their feet 
          ...  M_Mount controls the ball well! 
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal! 
          ...  The shot slips through T_Strakosha's hands 
          ...  But T_Strakosha recovers to save! 
          ...  He got away with that! 
Min. 8  :(ben) K_Mainoo is spitting at Nuno_Santos 
          ...  He deserves punishment for that! 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  The ref is taking his time with him! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 13 :(ben) M_Mount threads the through ball to D_Tadic 
          ...  M_Helik with a superb challenge 
          ...  The referee has given the free kick the other way! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He is in the book for that one 
          ...  He's got to be careful now! 
Min. 17 :(new) M_Taverneir plays it forward to J_Clauss 
          ...  J_Clauss with a hard drive! What a hit son! What a hit! 
          ...  Terrific shot 
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender 
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide 
          ...  That's unlucky! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  T_Kroos with an outswinging corner into the box 
          ...  A_Gudmundsson swings a leg at it! 
          ...  The ball is hit with topspin and moves through the air! 
          ...  Andrew moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  It's beaten him! 
          ...  But it thumps the post!! 
          ...  And into the net! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Newcastle United have squared things up with that goal! 
          ...  Newcastle United 1-1 Benfica ...
Min. 19 :(ben) O_Hargreaves beats the defender 
          ...  An audacious effort from O_Hargreaves! 
          ...  It hits the inside of the post 
          ...  It falls right into T_Strakosha's arms 
          ...  But he recovers to save! 
Min. 20 :(ben) D_Tadic looks around for some movement 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to Y_En_Nesyri 
          ...  J_Tarkowski with a nasty foul 
          ...  The Referee will want to speak to him 
          ...  The Referee reaches to his pocket! 
          ...  He jots down his name! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 20 :(ben) K_Mainoo knocks the ball past J_Tarkowski 
          ...  Now he crosses to D_Tadic! 
          ...  D_Tadic sees T_Strakosha off his line! 
          ...  He miskicks the ball 
          ...  He's managed to put that out of the stadium 
Min. 22 :(new) M_Taverneir feeds the ball through the middle 
          ...  A_Gudmundsson runs onto it 
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender 
          ...  H_Smolcic goes in with the block tackle 
          ...  He comes out of it with the ball 
          ...  Great tackle! 
Min. 22 :(ben) M_Mount smashes the ball upfield 
          ...  O_Hargreaves latches onto the ball 
          ...  O_Hargreaves tries to chip the ball over the keeper! 
          ...  It's going over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  And T_Strakosha reacts well to tip it over 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  D_Tadic with an inswinging corner into the box 
          ...  T_Strakosha easily catches it! 
Min. 24 :(ben) O_Hargreaves with a slide rule pass to D_Tadic 
          ...  D_Tadic hits a crisp volley! 
          ...  It hits the outside of the post 
          ...  And spins wide 
Min. 31 :(new) T_Kroos runs at the defender 
          ...  The ball rebounds off M_Bauer back to him! 
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward! 
          ...  T_Kroos with a terrific drive! 
          ...  Terrific shot 
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender 
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide 
          ...  That's unlucky! 
Min. 32 :(ben) D_Tadic moves out over to the edge of the pitch 
          ...  He plays the ball through to O_Hargreaves 
          ...  A_Gudmundsson with a clumsy challenge 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  And in a dangerous position as well! 
          ...  O_Hargreaves hits it hard with some tremendous top spin 
          ...  It's beaten T_Strakosha 
          ...  It goes wide!! 
Min. 33 :(new) A_Gudmundsson is out on the left 
          ...  He moves the ball right to J_Clauss 
          ...  J_Clauss pounds a rocket on goal! 
          ...  It hits the inside of the post 
          ...  It falls right into Andrew's arms 
          ...  He's spilt it! 
          ...  But he gathers it second time round! 
Min. 34 :(ben) M_Mount hoists the ball across to D_Tadic 
          ...  Nuno_Santos cuts out the pass 
          ...  That was close! 
Min. 35 :(ben) R_Carvalho takes advantage of a mistake by J_Clauss 
          ...  Can he make them pay? 
          ...  R_Carvalho attempts the shot! 
          ...  T_Strakosha gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  He just manages to tip it over 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  O_Hargreaves chips the ball in towards the far post! 
          ...  J_Tarkowski clears the corner with a header away from the near post 
Min. 36 :(new) T_Kroos with a precise pass to A_Gudmundsson 
          ...  K_Mainoo takes the players legs from beneath him!! 
          ...  That's a poor tackle! 
Min. 38 :(ben) R_Ferdinand gets to the byline and finds K_Mainoo with a beautiful cross 
          ...  K_Mainoo bears down on goal! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  What a finish! 
          ...  What a player! 
          ...  Benfica take the lead! 
          ...  Newcastle United 1-2 Benfica ...
Min. 40 :(new) A_Gudmundsson looks for options 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to L_De_Jong 
          ...  L_De_Jong shoots towards goal! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But goes wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  The corner is swung in by T_Kroos! 
          ...  M_Bauer gets up well 
          ...  And he heads it away 
Min. 41 :(new) T_Kroos turns past the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to L_De_Jong 
          ...  L_De_Jong looks to see where Andrew is! 
          ...  He rifles in the shot! 
          ...  The net bulges! 
          ...  OH!! He has hit the side netting 
          ...  Goal kick given 
Min. 41 :(ben) Y_En_Nesyri takes possession on the edge of the box 
          ...  Nuno_Santos tries to clear it 
          ...  He has miskicked it!! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  R_Carvalho with an outswinging corner into the box 
          ...  T_Strakosha makes the catch! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time
Min. 43 :(new) D_Milito finds T_Kroos with a ball over the defence 
          ...  R_Carvalho reads the game well and cuts out the pass! 
Min. 46 :(ben) O_Hargreaves takes possession 
          ...  He's got no outlet 
          ...  He decides to go alone 
          ...  J_Clauss clears with a diving header 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Newcastle United 1-2 Benfica

Min. 46 :(ben) O_Hargreaves with a pinpoint pass to Y_En_Nesyri 
          ...  Y_En_Nesyri with a little chip! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  The Benfica fans are ecstatic! 
          ...  Goosebumps and tears every time 
          ...  Newcastle United 1-3 Benfica ...
Min. 49 :(new) M_Taverneir with an inswinging cross to D_Milito 
          ...  D_Milito tries to chip the ball over Andrew! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Andrew has to pick the ball out of the net 
          ...  Newcastle United 2-3 Benfica ...
Min. 50 :(ben) H_Smolcic with a flicked pass to O_Hargreaves 
          ...  O_Hargreaves looks to see where T_Strakosha is! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  But T_Strakosha smothers the ball 
Min. 53 :(new) T_Reijnders beats his marker 
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker 
          ...  "Play On!" waves The Referee 
          ...  T_Reijnders with the ball at his feet 
          ...  Is he going to have a crack? 
          ...  He is, you know... 
          ...  He hits the side netting 
Min. 55 :(ben) Substitution by Benfica 
          ...  COMING ON: A_Johnson 
          ...  COMING OFF: D_Tadic 
Min. 55 :(ben) Substitution by Benfica 
          ...  COMING ON: M_Planus 
          ...  COMING OFF: M_Bauer 
Min. 56 :(ben) A_Johnson hits the ball through the heart of the defence 
          ...  Y_En_Nesyri latches onto it! 
          ...  Y_En_Nesyri beats the offside trap! 
          ...  He is clean through 
          ...  T_Strakosha comes towards him 
          ...  T_Strakosha charges out of his area 
          ...  He's lobbed him!! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  That's his hat-trick! 
          ...  He runs towards Gary Windebank Caretaker! 
          ...  Newcastle United 2-4 Benfica ...
Min. 57 :(new) M_Taverneir runs down the wing 
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space! 
          ...  He cuts the ball back 
          ...  L_De_Jong latches onto the pass 
          ...  He carves out some space 
          ...  A skilful effort from L_De_Jong! 
          ...  But Andrew pulls out a save of the game 
Min. 58 :(ben) H_Smolcic gets to the byline 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He plays the ball through to R_Semedo 
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from R_Semedo! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Newcastle United 2-5 Benfica ...
Min. 59 :(ben) O_Hargreaves with the mazy dribble 
          ...  He takes it past J_Tarkowski 
          ...  A_Gudmundsson rushes in with a clumsy tackle!! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  The crowd expects from this range 
          ...  Y_En_Nesyri with the outside of his boot 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  He jumps into the crowd! 
          ...  The fans love him!! 
          ...  Newcastle United 2-6 Benfica ...
Min. 60 :(new) Substitution by Newcastle United 
          ...  COMING ON: Chiquinho 
          ...  COMING OFF: M_Helik 
Min. 61 :(ben) A_Johnson has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He knocks the ball past J_Clauss! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  But T_Kroos reads the situation well and wins the ball 
Min. 63 :(ben) M_Planus with the majestic dribble 
          ...  M_Planus with the shot! 
          ...  It hits the bar 
          ...  And goes over! 
          ...  T_Strakosha was beaten there! 
Min. 65 :(new) Substitution by Newcastle United 
          ...  COMING ON: K_Moore 
          ...  COMING OFF: L_De_Jong 
Min. 65 :(ben) R_Carvalho gets to the byline 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He plays the ball through to M_Planus 
          ...  M_Planus rifles it to the far post! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  He nutmegged T_Strakosha 
          ...  Newcastle United 2-7 Benfica ...
Min. 68 :(new) A_Gudmundsson with a glorious 60-yard pass to K_Moore 
          ...  M_Planus bundles the player over!! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He is in the book for that one 
Min. 69 :(ben) K_Mainoo has found himself in space 
          ...  He looks up for his team mates 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  A_Johnson gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  Nuno_Santos with the dive 
          ...  There's no room in the game for that! 
          ...  The Referee calls him for a talk 
          ...  He's going to let him off for that 
          ...  Oh no he isn't! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He's told him he's going to keep an eye on him now! 
Min. 70 :(new) Substitution by Newcastle United 
          ...  COMING ON: J_Bacuna 
          ...  COMING OFF: T_Reijnders 
Min. 71 :(ben) K_Mainoo has the ball on the wing, a chance to show his pace 
          ...  He knocks the ball past K_Moore 
          ...  He puts in M_Mount! 
          ...  M_Mount with a quick pass down the left wing. 
          ...  He gets up high for the header! 
          ...  But he somehow misses 
          ...  The Newcastle United fans laugh at him 
Min. 75 :(ben) M_Planus whips the ball across to Y_En_Nesyri 
          ...  Y_En_Nesyri attempts a lob! 
          ...  He's pulled it wide! 
Min. 85 :(new) D_Milito with the dribble 
          ...  He skips through the tackle from R_Semedo 
          ...  H_Smolcic stands his ground and wins the tackle 
Min. 86 :(ben) K_Mainoo is forced back with the ball 
          ...  He belts the ball upfield 
          ...  R_Semedo latches onto the end of it 
          ...  R_Semedo is miles offside! 
          ...  The flag stays down 
          ...  T_Strakosha tries to close down the angle 
          ...  He nutmegs T_Strakosha 
          ...  T_Strakosha does well to save it!! 
Min. 87 :(new) Nuno_Santos takes on 3 men 
          ...  Brilliantly taken away by K_Mainoo!! 
          ...  Any youngsters out there should be taking notes 
Min. 87 :(ben) M_Mount crosses in from the wing, he finds R_Carvalho in the box 
          ...  A heafty challenge by J_Bacuna 
          ...  Which leads to the ball going out for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Y_En_Nesyri swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! 
          ...  M_Mount tries to place the shot! 
          ...  But T_Strakosha parries the shot 
          ...  The defender manages to scramble the ball away 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 7 minutes of injury time.
Min. 89 :(ben) H_Smolcic jumps over J_Bacuna's challenge 
          ...  H_Smolcic tries to beat T_Strakosha from outside the area! 
          ...  T_Strakosha gathers it easily 
Min. 92 :(ben) A_Johnson skips the challenge from the defender 
          ...  A_Johnson drives it low! 
          ...  T_Strakosha with a great save 
          ...  He holds onto it as well! 
Min. 95 :(ben) R_Semedo is taking a throw in 
          ...  He takes a couple of strides back 
          ...  He throws the ball to A_Johnson 
          ...  A_Johnson blasts it at the goal! 
          ...  T_Strakosha makes a good save 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : St James Park
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Newcastle United Match Info
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Best player          : M_Taverneir
Scorers              : A_Gudmundsson (17), D_Milito (49)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : , M_Helik (13), J_Tarkowski (20), A_Gudmundsson (59)Nuno_Santos (69)
Injured              : N/A
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Benfica Match Info
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Best player          : Y_En_Nesyri (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Y_En_Nesyri (4,46,56,59), K_Mainoo (38), R_Semedo (58), M_Planus (65)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : K_Mainoo (8), M_Planus (68)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                        Newcastle United  |    Benfica
Attempts on Goal     :           9        |       24
Off target           :           6        |       7
On target            :           3        |       17
Possession           :          39        |       61
Corners              :           2        |       5
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           4        |       2
Subs Used            :           3        |       2
Fouls                :           7        |       7
Key Tackles          :           6        |       6
Key Passes           :           9        |       19
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Final Score          : Newcastle United 2 - 7 Benfica
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Player Statistics - Newcastle United
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_Strakosha    GK  27   1   1   1  24 |  98  13   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  -5   0   0   0
J_Clauss       DF   1  23  18  15  26 |  98   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  15   0  26
Nuno_Santos    DF   1  22  16  12  25 |  98   0   2   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  30  -2  -2
J_Tarkowski    DF   1  22  14  11  30 |  98   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  14  -2  -2
M_Helik        DF   1  20  15  14  29 |  61   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
T_Kroos        MF   1  15  22  15  22 |  98   0   1   1   1   1   0   0   0   0  23  27  13
T_Reijnders    MF   1   3  20  17  27 |  71   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  11
M_Taverneir    MF   1   7  21  16  22 |  98   0   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  65   0
D_Milito       FW   1   6  16  20  31 |  98   0   0   1   0   1   1   0   0   0   0  17  28
L_De_Jong      FW   1   6  11  20  24 |  66   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  26
A_Gudmundsson  FW   1   6  17  22  22 |  98   0   0   3   0   1   1   1   0   0  -2  46  22
S_Herrera      GK  17   1   1   1  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Song         DF   1  19  13   5  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Chiquinho      DF   1   8  17  13  26 |  37   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Bacuna       MF   1  12  20   9  25 |  27   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  26   0   0
K_Moore        FW   1   5  16  18  24 |  32   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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Andrew         GK  26   1   1   1  26 |  98   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -14   0   0   0
R_Semedo       DF   1  21  18   8  22 |  98   0   0   1   0   2   1   0   0   0   0  15  74
H_Smolcic      DF   1  20  15   9  21 |  98   0   3   2   1   1   0   0   0   0  54  59  21
M_Bauer        DF   1  19  14   5  32 |  56   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  19   0   0
R_Carvalho     DF   1  19  14   7  25 |  98   0   1   1   1   1   0   0   0   0  19  43  23
R_Ferdinand    DF   1  19  16   3  28 |  98   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  39   0
K_Mainoo       DM   1  18  20  14  22 |  98   0   1   5   1   2   1   1   0   0  18  81  54
O_Hargreaves   MF   1  11  20  16  26 |  98   0   0   2   1   4   0   0   0   0   0  44  52
M_Mount        MF   1   2  22  20  27 |  98   0   0   4   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  44  28
Y_En_Nesyri    FW   1   4  17  23  28 |  98   0   0   0   0   5   4   0   0   0   0   0  93
D_Tadic        FW   1   2  19  20  25 |  56   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  14  16
N_Kruth        GK  19   1   1   1  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Planus       DF   1  19  13  12  27 |  42   0   0   1   0   2   1   1   0   0  -2  18  58
F_Aursnes      MF   1  12  18  14  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Martins      MF   1   5  18  12  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Johnson      FW   1   3  17  19  30 |  42   0   0   1   1   2   0   0   0   0   0  37  22
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