FFO EFL2, Benfica vs. FC Porto (Mon Jan 29) Benfica | FC Porto 4-5-1 C | 5-3-2 C Jason Fortune | Dan Thompson | Andrew GK | GK K_Nakamura D_Jurasek DF | DF J_Mario L_Digne DF | DF F_Cardoso T_Araujo DF | DF Z_Sanusi R_Semedo DF | DF D_Carmo F_Aursnes MF | DF Marcano Rafa MF | MF I_Jaime P_Sarabia MF | MF A_Varela Suso MF | MF R_Baro D_Neres MF | FW M_Taremi A_Rebic FW | FW F_Navarro | N_Kruth SUB | SUB C_Ramos L_Neto SUB | SUB Wendell F_Moura SUB | SUB Galeno K_Fujimoro SUB | SUB M_Grujic C_Tengstedt SUB | SUB D_Loader Min. 3 :(ben) Rafa reads the run of T_Araujo ... Marcano with the tackle ... Good God Almighty, what a tackle from hell! Min. 3 :(fcp) R_Baro with a real burst of pace ... D_Jurasek can't catch up with him ... He's clean through! ... R_Baro cracks a laser towards goal! ... The fans behind the goal jump up! ... But it's gone just wide!! Min. 10 :(ben) D_Neres spots his team mate making a run ... He plays a fantastic through ball to D_Jurasek! ... But R_Baro slides in Min. 19 :(fcp) R_Baro with a smart pass to M_Taremi ... M_Taremi has time and space! ... He tries the lob! ... But he miskicks and puts it well off target ... The Benfica fans taunt him about that effort Min. 22 :(ben) L_Digne hits the ball through the heart of the defence ... D_Neres latches onto it! ... D_Neres hits it ... This one could go anywhere! ... It takes a deflection! ... But sails wide! ... CORNER! ... Rafa drives it into the box! ... J_Mario wins the ball ... And he heads it away Min. 24 :(ben) D_Neres curls the ball out wide to T_Araujo ... T_Araujo tries the shot! ... But it goes wide Min. 31 :(ben) P_Sarabia crosses into the box, finding Suso ... Suso hits the ball first time! ... It's beaten K_Nakamura ... It goes wide!! Min. 33 :(fcp) M_Taremi runs at R_Semedo ... He takes it past him ... T_Araujo bundles the player over!! ... That's a foul!! ... The ref looks across to his assistant! ... Play on! Min. 42 :(fcp) J_Mario looks around for some movement ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He hits the ball to M_Taremi ... Intercepted by D_Jurasek Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time. Min. 43 :(ben) Rafa beats R_Baro ... It looked like he pushed his marker ... "Play On!" Waves The Referee ... But F_Cardoso wins the ball from behind ... The crowd appeal but The Referee has none of it Min. 43 :(fcp) M_Taremi steps over the ball ... He nutmegs F_Aursnes ... That a lovely piece of trickery ... P_Sarabia with a nasty foul ... That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He is in the book for that one Min. 45 :(ben) D_Jurasek with a one-touch layoff to T_Araujo ... R_Baro reads the situation well and wins the ball ... But it goes out ... CORNER! ... F_Aursnes plays it into the danger area! ... A_Rebic gets his head on it ... But K_Nakamura reaches the ball. Good save Min. 49 :(ben) The defender underhits the back pass! ... Suso is through and closing innnnnnnnnn!! ... F_Cardoso knocks him to the floor ... The fans are calling for a penalty! ... But The Referee just turns away! Min. 49 :(fcp) I_Jaime gets to the byline and finds Z_Sanusi with a beautiful cross ... But he loses control of it ... D_Jurasek belts it clear ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Benfica 0-0 FC Porto Min. 50 :(ben) Rafa holds up the ball ... He plays the ball to F_Aursnes ... F_Aursnes flings a shot at goal! ... GOOOOAAAAAAL!! ... That was unstoppable! ... That's put Benfica into the lead! ... Benfica 1-0 FC Porto ... Min. 51 :(ben) L_Digne takes advantage of a mistake by J_Mario ... It's a lucky break ... A_Varela tackles cleanly ... The linesman flags for the foul though! ... Unbelievable! It looked clean to me ... He's lucky it wasn't more ... It's just a warning Min. 55 :(ben) L_Digne spots P_Sarabia who is in acres of space ... M_Taremi dives in two footed!! ... Play On!! Min. 57 :(ben) R_Semedo lobs it over R_Baro ... Superbly timed tackle by Z_Sanusi ... He made it look easy ... But he can't keep it in ... CORNER! ... F_Aursnes swings it in! ... J_Mario with the clearance Min. 65 :(fcp) M_Taremi barges L_Digne off the ball ... But Suso will cut out the threat Min. 67 :(ben) Rafa searches out A_Rebic ... A_Varela goes in with the block tackle ... He comes out of it with the ball ... Great tackle! Min. 68 :(ben) A_Rebic pushes it past D_Carmo ... A_Rebic with a stunning strike! ... K_Nakamura with the diving save ... He must have spotted the TV cameras! Min. 71 :(ben) A_Rebic breaks free from D_Carmo ... Well executed sliding challenge from A_Varela Min. 85 :(fcp) I_Jaime boots it towards F_Navarro ... D_Jurasek with the tackle ... The Referee will want to speak to him ... He's lucky it wasn't more ... It's just a warning Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 6 minutes of injury time. Min. 88 :(fcp) M_Taremi takes possession ... Knocks it past D_Jurasek ... He's through on goal ... A heafty challenge by D_Jurasek ... Which leads to the ball going out for a corner ... CORNER! ... The corner is swung in by F_Navarro! ... That's a poor one ... Andrew catches it with ease Min. 90 :(ben) P_Sarabia controls the ball with a deft piece of skill ... He plays the ball out to the right! ... L_Digne gets onto the end of the pass! ... Excellent sliding challenge by Z_Sanusi ... He timed it well Min. 90 :(fcp) D_Carmo knocks the ball past R_Semedo ... Now he crosses to A_Varela! ... A_Varela rises above the defence to head the ball! ... The fans get off their seats! ... But it sails over!! Min. 94 :(fcp) Z_Sanusi dribbles it into the box ... P_Sarabia with a nasty foul ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Estadio da Luz ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Benfica Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : D_Jurasek (Man of the Match) Scorers : F_Aursnes (50) Sent Off : N/A Booked : P_Sarabia (43) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FC Porto Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : R_Baro Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Benfica | FC Porto Attempts on Goal : 6 | 3 Off target : 3 | 3 On target : 3 | 0 Possession : 61 | 39 Corners : 3 | 1 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 0 Subs Used : 0 | 0 Fouls : 5 | 6 Key Tackles : 5 | 12 Key Passes : 10 | 5 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Benfica 1 - 0 FC Porto ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Benfica Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Andrew GK 22 1 1 1 26 | 100 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 D_Jurasek DF 1 17 12 11 22 | 100 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 51 14 0 L_Digne DF 1 20 15 11 27 | 100 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 22 0 T_Araujo DF 1 18 13 12 22 | 100 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 26 10 20 R_Semedo DF 1 18 16 7 22 | 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 F_Aursnes MF 1 10 17 13 21 | 100 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 26 Rafa MF 1 3 19 14 28 | 100 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 40 10 P_Sarabia MF 1 5 19 18 25 | 100 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 -5 9 -5 Suso MF 1 3 18 19 28 | 100 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 31 0 3 D_Neres MF 1 6 18 12 22 | 100 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 16 10 A_Rebic FW 1 6 12 20 24 | 100 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 N_Kruth GK 17 1 1 1 31 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Neto DF 1 14 10 8 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 F_Moura DF 1 13 11 6 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K_Fujimoro MF 1 2 15 11 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Tengstedt FW 1 8 12 15 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - FC Porto Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- K_Nakamura GK 22 1 1 1 28 | 100 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -12 0 0 0 J_Mario DF 1 19 14 8 20 | 100 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 12 0 F_Cardoso DF 1 19 13 2 20 | 100 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 0 Z_Sanusi DF 1 18 12 10 29 | 100 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 0 0 D_Carmo DF 1 18 13 5 20 | 100 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 Marcano DF 1 17 11 9 30 | 100 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 I_Jaime MF 1 5 19 13 26 | 100 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -10 4 -10 A_Varela MF 1 13 18 11 31 | 100 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 42 0 11 R_Baro MF 1 14 18 10 28 | 100 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 40 8 12 M_Taremi FW 1 6 11 20 30 | 100 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 28 0 2 F_Navarro FW 1 8 14 18 24 | 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Ramos GK 18 1 1 1 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Wendell DF 1 16 10 7 30 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Galeno MF 1 8 17 14 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Grujic MF 1 13 17 2 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Loader GK 1 6 13 17 31 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1706564577 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40