Macclesfield 2 - 1 Torquay

Macclesfield   2 - 1   Torquay

Macclesfield 2-1 Torquay

Hamza Bencherif netted twice to give Macclesfield victory over Torquay.

Elliot Benyon put the visitors ahead with his 15-yard drive cannoning off defender Carl Tremarco to leave keeper Jon Brain stranded in the 51st minute.

But 10 minutes later Bencherif pounced on a rebound from Ben Wright's shot to fire into the roof of the net.

Bencherif then lashed a left-foot shot inside the near post, and he almost completed a hat-trick as the hosts finished strongly.

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Torquay United manager Paul Buckle told BBC Radio Devon:

"All that's in the paper's tomorrow is that we've been beaten again and we're on a horrendous run of results.

"The performances are there but today I can't believe it - we're one-nil up, in total control and in a crazy five minute spell we found ourselves 2-1 down."

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Saturday, 26 September 2009

League Two

Home Team	Score	Away Team	Time
Macclesfield	2 - 1	Torquay	R
(HT 0 - 0)
Bencherif 61 Bencherif 68		Benyon 51

Macclesfield

• 01 Brain
• 02 Reid
• 03 Tremarco
• 05 Brown
• 06 Morgan
• 07 Bell
• 09 Sinclair
• 17 Daniel yellow card (Brisley 89)
• 20 Bencherif
• 11 Wright (Sappleton 82)
• 23 Tipton (Rooney 58)

Substitutes

• 13 Veiga,
• 10 Reed,
• 16 Brisley,
• 08 Draper,
• 14 Rooney,
• 15 Bolland,
• 22 Sappleton

Torquay

• 30 Poke
• 04 Ellis
• 05 Robertson
• 06 Todd
• 16 Hodges
• 11 Wroe (Thompson 74)
• 14 Hargreaves
• 15 Carlisle yellow card
• 19 Stevens (Williams 74)
• 08 Sills
• 09 Benyon (Mills 74)

Substitutes

• 01 Bevan,
• 03 Nicholson,
• 07 Mansell,
• 12 Thompson,
• 32 Williams,
• 10 Rendell,
• 31 Mills

Ref: SwarbrickAtt: 1745

MACCLESFIELD

TORQUAY

Possession

• Macclesfield 43%
• Torquay 57%

Shots on target

• Macclesfield 7
• Torquay 8

Shots off target

• Macclesfield 8
• Torquay 2

Corners

• Macclesfield 8
• Torquay 3

Fouls

• Macclesfield 6
• Torquay 12

• Final Result
• Full Time
• 90:00+4:51 The referee blows his whistle to end the game.
• 90:00+3:54 Reneil Sappleton decides to take a short corner.
• 87:59 Substitution Colin Daniel goes off and Shaun Brisley comes on.
• 87:59 Danny Mills gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Paul Morgan. Free kick taken by Jon Brain.
• 86:55 Chris Todd takes a shot. Save by Jon Brain.
• 84:33 Free kick awarded for a foul by John Rooney on Chris Hargreaves. Direct free kick taken by Lee Hodges.
• 83:50 Inswinging corner taken left-footed by Lee Hodges from the right by-line, clearance made by John Rooney.
• 83:36 Tim Sills takes a shot. Save by Jon Brain.
• 82:25 Hamza Bencherif takes a shot. Save by Michael Poke. Inswinging corner taken right-footed by Lee Bell from the left by-line, Michael Poke makes a save.
• 81:52 Unfair challenge on Izak Reid by Marvin Williams results in a free kick. Lee Bell takes the direct free kick.
• 81:12 Substitution Reneil Sappleton comes on in place of Ben Wright.
• 79:33 Inswinging corner taken by Lee Hodges, Hamza Bencherif makes a clearance.
• 78:48 Effort from the edge of the area by John Rooney goes wide of the right-hand upright.
• 78:08 Tim Sills takes a shot. Jon Brain makes a save.
• 77:54 Wayne Carlisle takes a shot. Blocked by Hamza Bencherif.
• 74:53 Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Chris Hargreaves by Lee Bell. Wayne Carlisle takes the direct free kick.
• 73:16 Substitution Marvin Williams on for Danny Stevens.
• 73:16 Substitution Elliot Benyon goes off and Danny Mills comes on.
• 73:16 Substitution Tyrone Thompson replaces Nicky Wroe.
• 71:27 Lee Hodges gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on John Rooney. Free kick taken by Lee Bell.
• 68:52 Outswinging corner taken by Nathaniel Brown from the right by-line, Nathaniel Brown takes a shot. Michael Poke makes a save.
• 67:02 GOAL - Hamza Bencherif:Macclesfield 2 - 1 Torquay Hamza Bencherif fires in a goal from deep inside the penalty box to the bottom left corner of the goal. Macclesfield 2-1 Torquay.
• 66:08 Chris Hargreaves challenges Hamza Bencherif unfairly and gives away a free kick. Free kick taken by Lee Bell.
• 64:29 Outswinging corner taken right-footed by Lee Bell from the right by-line.
• 63:24 Shot from 12 yards from John Rooney. Blocked by Paul Morgan.
• 63:08 John Rooney takes a shot. Mark Ellis gets a block in.
• 60:53 GOAL - Hamza Bencherif:Macclesfield 1 - 1 Torquay A goal is scored by Hamza Bencherif from inside the box to the top left corner of the goal. Macclesfield 1-1 Torquay.
• 59:25 Mark Ellis fouled by Hamza Bencherif, the ref awards a free kick. Free kick taken by Mark Ellis.
• 58:17 Free kick awarded for a foul by Tim Sills on Nathaniel Brown. Free kick taken by Carl Tremarco.
• 57:31 Substitution John Rooney is brought on as a substitute for Mathew Tipton.
• 56:33 Outswinging corner taken by Lee Bell, clearance made by Mark Ellis.
• 55:54 Free kick awarded for a foul by Elliot Benyon on Paul Morgan. Jon Brain takes the free kick.
• 53:33 Unfair challenge on Mathew Tipton by Nicky Wroe results in a free kick. Free kick taken by Lee Bell.
• 51:54 Hamza Bencherif takes a shot. Michael Poke makes a save.
• 50:07 The assist for the goal came from Danny Stevens.
• 50:07 GOAL - Elliot Benyon:Macclesfield 0 - 1 Torquay Elliot Benyon grabs a goal from inside the area to the bottom right corner of the goal. Macclesfield 0-1 Torquay.
• 46:43 Effort on goal by Izak Reid from just inside the area clears the bar.
• 46:00 Booking Wayne Carlisle receives a yellow card for unsporting behaviour.
• 45:51 Wayne Carlisle gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Colin Daniel. Lee Bell takes the free kick.
• 45:29 The assistant referee signals for offside against Mathew Tipton. Free kick taken by Mark Ellis.
• 45:01 The match restarts for the second half.
• Half Time
• 45:00+2:08 It is the end of the first-half.
• 45:00+1:26 Foul by Tim Sills on Nathaniel Brown, free kick awarded. Free kick taken by Jon Brain.
• 44:15 The referee blows for offside. Free kick taken by Jon Brain.
• 41:04 Lee Bell takes the outswinging corner, Mark Ellis manages to make a clearance.
• 35:50 Free kick awarded for a foul by Chris Hargreaves on Colin Daniel. Lee Bell restarts play with the free kick.
• 34:37 Shot by Mathew Tipton from outside the area goes high over the crossbar.
• 33:42 Inswinging corner taken left-footed by Lee Hodges from the right by-line, Header from deep inside the area by Chris Todd goes harmlessly over the crossbar.
• 33:27 Mark Ellis takes a shot. Blocked by Paul Morgan.
• 32:44 Nathaniel Brown gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Tim Sills. Wayne Carlisle takes the free kick.
• 30:32 Emile Sinclair concedes a free kick for a foul on Danny Stevens. Direct free kick taken by Lee Hodges.
• 29:37 Booking Colin Daniel receives a yellow card.
• 28:22 Hamza Bencherif takes a shot from long range which goes wide of the right-hand upright.
• 27:54 Elliot Benyon is flagged offside by the assistant referee. Indirect free kick taken by Jon Brain.
• 25:35 Corner from the right by-line taken by Lee Bell, Nathaniel Brown takes a shot.
• 24:24 Ben Wright fouled by Chris Todd, the ref awards a free kick. Free kick taken by Lee Bell.
• 20:39 Handball decision goes against Mathew Tipton. Lee Hodges restarts play with the free kick.
• 18:44 Carl Tremarco is adjudged to have handled the ball. Chris Todd takes the free kick.
• 17:10 Outswinging corner taken right-footed by Lee Bell from the right by-line to the near post. Effort from long distance by Izak Reid goes wide right of the target.
• 15:44 Ben Wright has shot on goal from a long way out that goes wide left.
• 15:03 Mark Ellis fouled by Mathew Tipton, the ref awards a free kick. Free kick taken by Lee Hodges.
• 7:35 Danny Stevens takes a shot. Blocked by Nathaniel Brown.
• 6:59 Effort on goal by Emile Sinclair from just inside the penalty area goes harmlessly over the target.
• 5:40 Effort on goal by Elliot Benyon from just inside the penalty box goes harmlessly over the target.
• 1:16 Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Emile Sinclair by Lee Hodges. Free kick taken by Lee Bell.
• 0:55 Elliot Benyon takes a shot. Jon Brain makes a save.
• 0:00 The referee gets the game started.

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