FFO EFL2, Benfica vs. Sparta Prague (Fri Mar 15)


                              Benfica  |  Sparta Prague
                            4-3-1-2 P  |  4-2-1-1-2 N
                        Jason Fortune  |  Simon Hill Caretaker
                                       |
                            Andrew GK  |  GK A_Brignoli
                           L_Digne DF  |  DF A_Preciado
                          R_Semedo DF  |  DF A_Sorensen
                         D_Jurasek DF  |  DF L_Krejci
                            L_Neto DF  |  DF P_Vydra
                         I_Muniain MF  |  DM Q_Laci
                         F_Aursnes MF  |  DM K_Kairinene
                        K_Fujimoro MF  |  MF L_Sadilek
                         P_Sarabia AM  |  AM Douglas_Costa
                              Suso FW  |  FW L_Haraslin
                           A_Rebic FW  |  FW E_Ponce
                                       |
                           N_Kruth SUB |  SUB C_Stankovic
                           F_Moura SUB |  SUB J_Mejdr
                            J_Horn SUB |  SUB V_Birmancevic
                         T_Gouveia SUB |  SUB J_Pesek
                       C_Tengstedt SUB |  SUB J_Kuchta




Min. 1  :(spp) Tactical Change by Sparta Prague 
          ...  Sparta Prague have changed their playing style to C 
Min. 1  :(spp) K_Kairinene unselfishly heads the ball back to E_Ponce 
          ...  E_Ponce hits the ball first time! 
          ...  He could have let that bounce 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But hits the side netting! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Q_Laci crosses it in! 
          ...  Douglas_Costa tries to place the shot! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  Andrew dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  He can't get to it! 
          ...  But it creeps just wide!! 
          ...  The deflection had Andrew beaten! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Theres some shirt pulling going on in the box! 
          ...  A_Sorensen flights it in! 
          ...  Andrew jumps well to claim it! 
Min. 2  :(ben) F_Aursnes kills the ball dead 
          ...  Launched towards the top corner by F_Aursnes! 
          ...  But A_Brignoli punches it away 
          ...  He was lucky to get to that one 
Min. 8  :(ben) I_Muniain cuts inside K_Kairinene 
          ...  He worked that well 
          ...  He puts in A_Rebic! 
          ...  A_Rebic with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  a lovely cushioned header 
          ...  It hits off a defender! 
          ...  A_Brignoli is wrong footed! 
          ...  It drifts just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  K_Fujimoro plays it towards the near post! 
          ...  A_Brignoli easily catches it! 
Min. 8  :(spp) K_Kairinene is taking a throw in 
          ...  He dries the ball on his shirt 
          ...  He throws the ball to E_Ponce 
          ...  D_Jurasek pulls on his shirt 
          ...  He wins the ball 
          ...  The defender got away with the foul there! 
Min. 10 :(spp) Q_Laci nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully 
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind! 
          ...  Q_Laci with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  Powerful header! 
          ...  Brilliant save from Andrew 
Min. 11 :(ben) A_Rebic takes on the defender 
          ...  He runs past the defender 
          ...  A skilful effort from A_Rebic! 
          ...  It hits the bar 
          ...  And goes over! 
          ...  A_Brignoli was beaten there! 
Min. 15 :(spp) E_Ponce jumps over L_Digne's challenge 
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg 
          ...  He's clean through 
          ...  E_Ponce with only one thing on his mind! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  He jumps up and punches the air 
          ...  That's given Sparta Prague the lead! 
          ...  Benfica 0-1 Sparta Prague ...
Min. 16 :(ben) Tactical Change by Benfica 
          ...  Benfica have changed their playing style to C 
Min. 21 :(spp) Tactical Change by Sparta Prague 
          ...  Sparta Prague have changed their playing style to E 
Min. 22 :(spp) L_Sadilek sprints forward with the ball 
          ...  L_Sadilek smashed the ball towards the bottom corner! 
          ...  Andrew won't get to that! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Pick that one out!! 
          ...  Benfica 0-2 Sparta Prague ...
Min. 23 :(spp) L_Haraslin gets to the byline 
          ...  He centres the ball to Douglas_Costa 
          ...  Douglas_Costa hits the shot! 
          ...  It swerves a lot! 
          ...  But it clips the post and goes wide 
Min. 24 :(ben) P_Sarabia gets to the byline 
          ...  He centres the ball to Suso 
          ...  Suso sends it down the right wing and continues his run foward. 
          ...  cross comes back into him, he gets his head to the ball! 
          ...  A_Brignoli is just going to watch it go over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  A_Brignoli holds his head in his hands! 
          ...  Benfica 1-2 Sparta Prague ...
Min. 25 :(spp) P_Vydra beats his man 
          ...  P_Vydra with a quick pass down the left wing. 
          ...  He gets up high for the header! 
          ...  It's beaten Andrew 
          ...  It goes wide!! 
Min. 26 :(ben) L_Digne is out on the right 
          ...  He moves the ball left to A_Rebic 
          ...  A_Sorensen reads the play well 
Min. 27 :(ben) A_Rebic finds himself with plenty of time 
          ...  A_Rebic with a quick pass down the left wing. 
          ...  He gets up high for the header! 
          ...  A_Brignoli parries it, he follows it up 
          ...  He fires it over!! 
Min. 28 :(spp) E_Ponce controls the ball with a deft piece of skill 
          ...  He plays the ball into the middle! 
          ...  Douglas_Costa gets onto the end of the pass! 
          ...  Douglas_Costa plays it down the wing 
          ...  Cross comes in back to him, diving header! 
          ...  He had to be brave there 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
Min. 29 :(spp) A_Preciado jumps over the defender's challenge 
          ...  A_Preciado aims the cheeky shot at goal! 
          ...  But Andrew punches it away 
          ...  He took a knock there 
          ...  His manager is looking on anxiously 
          ...  He's ok to carry on 
Min. 36 :(ben) R_Semedo takes advantage of a mistake by K_Kairinene 
          ...  It's a lucky break 
          ...  R_Semedo fires a shot at goal! 
          ...  It hits the post!! 
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH!! 
          ...  He's put it over 
Min. 37 :(spp) Tactical Change by Sparta Prague 
          ...  Sparta Prague have changed their playing style to C 
Min. 37 :(ben) F_Aursnes with the dribble 
          ...  He skips through the tackle 
          ...  F_Aursnes attempts the shot! 
          ...  But A_Brignoli makes a fine save 
Min. 42 :(ben) R_Semedo puts in I_Muniain 
          ...  L_Sadilek fouls badly 
          ...  That looked malicious 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution! 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  What a silly place to give away a free kick 
          ...  Suso with the thundering drive 
          ...  Saved by A_Brignoli 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time.
Min. 44 :(ben) P_Sarabia with a smart pass to Suso 
          ...  E_Ponce with an ugly foul 
          ...  That looked malicious 
Min. 45 :(ben) L_Neto runs forward 
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind! 
          ...  L_Neto has time and space! 
          ...  He tries the lob! 
          ...  It's just over! 
          ...  9 times out of 10 he would have scored that! 
Min. 47 :(ben) Suso volleys it forward. He finds I_Muniain 
          ...  Great challenge by Douglas_Costa 
          ...  But it goes out for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Theres some shirt pulling going on in the box! 
          ...  Suso flights it in! 
          ...  A_Rebic tries to place the shot! 
          ...  But the ball goes harmlessly wide 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Benfica 1-2 Sparta Prague

Min. 46 :(ben) I_Muniain changes direction inside 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to Suso 
          ...  A_Sorensen intercepts the pass 
Min. 47 :(spp) L_Haraslin with an early cross to A_Preciado 
          ...  A_Preciado sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender! 
          ...  He's dragged it wide!! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 48 :(spp) L_Krejci takes advantage of a mistake by K_Fujimoro 
          ...  He crosses to E_Ponce 
          ...  E_Ponce attempts a chip! 
          ...  The shot slips through Andrew's hands 
          ...  But goes wide! 
          ...  He got away with that! 
          ...  Goal kick given! 
          ...  That looked like a corner to me 
Min. 50 :(spp) Q_Laci volleys it forward. He finds A_Sorensen 
          ...  A_Sorensen fires off a left-footed snap shot! 
          ...  It's beaten Andrew 
          ...  It goes wide!! 
Min. 52 :(ben) R_Semedo looks for options 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to P_Sarabia 
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from A_Sorensen 
Min. 52 :(spp) A_Sorensen controls it with ease 
          ...  A_Sorensen with only one thing on his mind! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
          ...  How did he manage to miss that? 
Min. 54 :(spp) Substitution by Sparta Prague 
          ...  COMING ON: J_Mejdr 
          ...  COMING OFF: L_Krejci 
Min. 55 :(ben) I_Muniain looks around for support 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to F_Aursnes 
          ...  Douglas_Costa is called for the holding foul 
          ...  Well spotted by the referee 
          ...  He's lucky it wasn't more 
          ...  It's just a warning 
Min. 56 :(ben) I_Muniain looks around for some movement 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He hits the ball to D_Jurasek 
          ...  A great volley from D_Jurasek! 
          ...  A_Brignoli makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He wasn't troubled there 
Min. 57 :(ben) P_Sarabia runs at the defender 
          ...  He takes it past him 
          ...  A_Sorensen with an ugly foul 
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  The ref is taking his time with him! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He's not happy with that! 
          ...  He's got to be careful now! 
Min. 58 :(spp) Substitution by Sparta Prague 
          ...  COMING ON: V_Birmancevic 
          ...  COMING OFF: Q_Laci 
Min. 59 :(ben) R_Semedo runs with pace at the defence 
          ...  P_Vydra hits it out for a corner 
          ...  The fans behind the goal are whipping up a frenzy 
          ...  Trying to rally their team and suck the ball into the net!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  F_Aursnes swings the ball in hard and fast towards the back post! 
          ...  P_Vydra wins the ball 
          ...  He belts it away 
Min. 59 :(spp) A_Preciado flicks it over L_Neto and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  A_Preciado hits the shot with the outside of the right foot! 
          ...  Andrew makes a difficult save 
Min. 60 :(ben) L_Digne holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to A_Rebic 
          ...  A_Rebic hits the shot with the inside of the right foot! 
          ...  It's gone over 
          ...  Well he must have left his shooting boots at home for that one 
Min. 61 :(spp) Douglas_Costa cuts in on L_Digne's blind side 
          ...  Douglas_Costa with a terrific drive! 
          ...  Andrew saves it 
          ...  He got his body behind the ball there 
Min. 62 :(spp) V_Birmancevic with a short pass to find P_Vydra 
          ...  Brilliantly taken away by L_Digne!! 
          ...  Any youngsters out there should be taking notes 
Min. 64 :(ben) P_Sarabia finds the run of Suso 
          ...  Suso has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He fires the ball goalward! 
          ...  But he miskicks and puts it well off target 
          ...  The Sparta Prague fans taunt him about that effort 
Min. 66 :(ben) L_Digne finds A_Rebic on the edge of the box 
          ...  A_Rebic attempts to drive it home! 
          ...  The net bulges! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  He’s scored from 30 yards, he’ll be reliving that goal on Crouch’s podcast next weekend! 
          ...  Now it's all square! 
          ...  Benfica 2-2 Sparta Prague ...
Min. 66 :(spp) E_Ponce sidesteps F_Aursnes 
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game 
          ...  R_Semedo takes the player out!! 
          ...  The ref turns away!! 
Min. 67 :(spp) A_Preciado is closed down 
          ...  He plays a quick pass 
          ...  L_Haraslin latches onto the ball 
          ...  L_Digne with a late tackle 
          ...  Well to be fair he was looking for the foul 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He is in the book for that one 
          ...  He's got to be careful now! 
Min. 68 :(spp) V_Birmancevic runs at the defence 
          ...  He nutmegs L_Digne 
          ...  He showed his class there 
          ...  V_Birmancevic drives it towards goal! 
          ...  But Andrew punches it away 
          ...  That's gone out for a throw in 
Min. 75 :(spp) Substitution by Sparta Prague 
          ...  COMING ON: J_Kuchta 
          ...  COMING OFF: L_Haraslin 
Min. 75 :(ben) F_Aursnes spots his team mate making a run 
          ...  He finds I_Muniain with a lovely pass! 
          ...  But J_Mejdr clears the ball to safety 
Min. 75 :(spp) K_Kairinene gets to the byline 
          ...  He looks up and lobs in a cross 
          ...  J_Kuchta is unmarked 
          ...  J_Kuchta tries to beat Andrew! 
          ...  It's well wide! 
          ...  8 times out of 10 he would have scored that! 
Min. 76 :(spp) The defender slips and falls over! 
          ...  E_Ponce is through! 
          ...  E_Ponce with the overhead! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  He receives the congratulations from his team-mates! 
          ...  Surely Sparta Prague have won the game now!! 
          ...  Benfica 2-3 Sparta Prague ...
Min. 77 :(ben) F_Aursnes picks up a loose ball 
          ...  F_Aursnes with the spectacular bicycle kick! 
          ...  A_Brignoli won't get to that! 
          ...  Oooh it goes just over!! 
Min. 78 :(ben) P_Sarabia looks up for support 
          ...  He spots his team mate making a run now 
          ...  He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now! 
          ...  A_Rebic receives the pass and heads towards the goal 
          ...  A_Rebic flings a shot at goal! 
          ...  He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort 
Min. 79 :(ben) Suso storms past his marker 
          ...  Douglas_Costa with an ugly foul 
          ...  The Referee will want to speak to him 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He is in the book for that one 
          ...  He's got to be careful now! 
Min. 82 :(ben) L_Neto flicks the ball on to P_Sarabia 
          ...  A well-placed shot from P_Sarabia! 
          ...  But the ball goes harmlessly wide 
Min. 86 :(spp) J_Mejdr finds V_Birmancevic on the edge of the box 
          ...  V_Birmancevic hits the ball first time! 
          ...  Andrew won't get to that! 
          ...  Oooh it goes just over!! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time.
Min. 88 :(spp) J_Kuchta dribbles it into the box 
          ...  A great volley from J_Kuchta! 
          ...  Andrew tips it round the post 
          ...  Good save 
          ...  Corner not given!! 
Min. 92 :(spp) Douglas_Costa jinks past I_Muniain 
          ...  Douglas_Costa with the goal bound shot! 
          ...  It flies wide! 
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!! 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : Estadio da Luz
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Benfica Match Info
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Best player          : Suso
Scorers              : Suso (24), A_Rebic (66)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : L_Digne (67)
Injured              : N/A
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Sparta Prague Match Info
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Best player          : E_Ponce (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : E_Ponce (15,76), L_Sadilek (22)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : L_Sadilek (42), A_Sorensen (57), Douglas_Costa (79)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                                 Benfica  |    Sparta Prague
Attempts on Goal     :          17        |       21
Off target           :          11        |       12
On target            :           6        |       9
Possession           :          46        |       54
Corners              :           3        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       3
Subs Used            :           0        |       3
Fouls                :           7        |       11
Key Tackles          :           3        |       7
Key Passes           :          15        |       11
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Final Score          : Benfica 2 - 3 Sparta Prague
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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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Andrew         GK  22   1   1   1  26 |  96   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -12   0   0   0
L_Digne        DF   1  21  15  11  27 |  96   0   1   3   1   0   0   1   0   0  -2  31 -15
R_Semedo       DF   1  18  16   7  22 |  96   0   1   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  16  20  15
D_Jurasek      DF   1  18  12  11  22 |  96   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  16   0  13
L_Neto         DF   1  14  10   8  25 |  96   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  16  14
I_Muniain      MF   1   4  20  16  28 |  96   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  24   0
F_Aursnes      MF   1  11  18  13  21 |  96   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   8  31
K_Fujimoro     MF   1   2  15  11  24 |  96   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Sarabia      AM   1   5  19  18  25 |  96   0   0   3   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  30   4
Suso           FW   1   3  19  19  28 |  96   0   0   1   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   7  22
A_Rebic        FW   1   6  12  21  24 |  96   0   0   0   0   7   1   0   0   0   0   0  16
N_Kruth        GK  17   1   1   1  31 |   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
J_Horn         DF   1  12   7   2  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Gouveia      MF   1   6  14  11  21 |   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 - Sparta Prague
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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A_Brignoli     GK  21   1   1   1  23 |  96   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0
A_Preciado     DF   1  15  12  10  31 |  96   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  14  40
A_Sorensen     DF   1  18  15   7  29 |  96   0   3   0   0   2   0   1   0   0  43  -5  25
L_Krejci       DF   1  16  13  11  21 |  56   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  13   0
P_Vydra        DF   1  17  14   9  26 |  96   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  44  10  23
Q_Laci         DM   1  14  17   9  28 |  60   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  10  19  25
K_Kairinene    DM   1  13  18   9  24 |  96   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  24   0
L_Sadilek      MF   1   8  18  12  22 |  96   0   0   0   0   1   1   1   0   0  -5  -5  23
Douglas_Costa  AM   1   4  19  14  23 |  96   0   1   0   0   5   0   1   0   0  25  -5  37
L_Haraslin     FW   1   2  14  18  24 |  77   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  24   0
E_Ponce        FW   1   3  13  19  21 |  96   0   0   1   0   4   2   0   0   0   0  13  34
C_Stankovic    GK  19   1   1   1  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Mejdr        DF   1  14  13   6  27 |  40   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  13   0
V_Birmancevic  AM   1   6  17  11  31 |  36   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   9  24
J_Pesek        MF   1   3  17  14  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Kuchta       FW   1   8  11  16  22 |  19   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  14
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