FFO EFL2, Schalke vs. Benfica (Mon Feb 19)


                              Schalke  |  Benfica
                          4-1-2-1-2 P  |  3-2-2-1-2 C
                        Emlyn Brennan  |  Jason Fortune
                                       |
                          M_Muller GK  |  GK Andrew
                        I_Martinez DF  |  DF L_Digne
                         C_Brunner DF  |  DF T_Araujo
                         C_Kouyate DF  |  DF D_Jurasek
                           J_Bryan DF  |  DM R_Semedo
                     R_Schalenberg DM  |  DM F_Aursnes
                        Z_Flemming MF  |  MF Rafa
                        G_Honeyman AM  |  MF D_Neres
                            L_Blas MF  |  AM P_Sarabia
                         M_Dembele FW  |  FW A_Rebic
                          A_Cabral FW  |  FW Suso
                                       |
                        J_Heekeren SUB |  SUB N_Kruth
                           T_Moore SUB |  SUB L_Neto
                         F_Beltran SUB |  SUB F_Moura
                            T_Mohr SUB |  SUB K_Fujimoro
                          S_Kozuki SUB |  SUB C_Tengstedt




Min. 1  :(sch) L_Blas kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  M_Dembele gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  M_Dembele rifles it at the goal! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  He grabs the corner flag and pretends to sing! 
          ...  That's put Schalke ahead! 
          ...  Schalke 1-0 Benfica ...
Min. 2  :(sch) Tactical Change by Schalke 
          ...  Schalke have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 2  :(ben) Tactical Change by Benfica 
          ...  Benfica have changed their playing style to E 
Min. 4  :(sch) L_Blas unselfishly heads the ball back to G_Honeyman 
          ...  G_Honeyman pounds a rocket on goal! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  Andrew tips it over !! 
          ...  Great keeping there! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  L_Blas hits it into the box! 
          ...  D_Jurasek reads it 
          ...  He clears the danger 
Min. 4  :(ben) Rafa works the ball inside 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to A_Rebic 
          ...  A_Rebic with a blistering shot! 
          ...  It's well wide! 
          ...  8 times out of 10 he would have scored that! 
Min. 5  :(sch) G_Honeyman is taking a throw in 
          ...  He takes a couple of strides back 
          ...  He throws the ball to L_Blas 
          ...  L_Blas flings a shot at goal! 
          ...  It hammers off the bar onto the line 
          ...  The Referee is signalling for VAR 
          ...  It's been given! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  The Schalke fans celebrate! 
          ...  Schalke 2-0 Benfica ...
Min. 8  :(ben) T_Araujo with a great first touch 
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by C_Brunner 
          ...  He had to get that one right! 
Min. 9  :(sch) L_Blas finds Z_Flemming with a perfectly weighted pass 
          ...  Z_Flemming swings in the shot! 
          ...  Andrew gathers it easily 
Min. 12 :(ben) R_Semedo with the diagonal pass to Suso 
          ...  Suso must beat M_Muller! 
          ...  M_Muller with a fantastic save 
          ...  His captain pats him on the back for that one 
Min. 14 :(sch) Z_Flemming gets to the byline 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He plays the ball through to I_Martinez 
          ...  D_Jurasek with the tackle 
          ...  Good God Almighty, what a tackle from hell! 
Min. 19 :(sch) M_Dembele gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He slides the ball past T_Araujo! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  M_Dembele has time and space! 
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
          ...  He found himself with no room to manoeuvre 
Min. 19 :(sch) C_Kouyate knocks the ball on and sprints past R_Semedo 
          ...  A delightful ball in to G_Honeyman 
          ...  L_Digne with a late tackle 
          ...  Well to be fair he was looking for the foul 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  Nerves jangling as the free kick is lined up 
          ...  A_Cabral with the outside of his boot 
          ...  Andrew was lucky there 
Min. 20 :(ben) P_Sarabia plays a great one-two 
          ...  He runs towards goal now 
          ...  P_Sarabia sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender! 
          ...  Looks like it should be M_Muller's 
          ...  But he elects to punch it rather than catch 
          ...  It loops out for a corner. 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Rafa drives it into the box! 
          ...  A_Rebic gets his head on it 
          ...  But M_Muller makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He gave the striker no chance 
Min. 21 :(sch) M_Dembele runs at the defender 
          ...  The ball rebounds off D_Jurasek back to him! 
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward! 
          ...  M_Dembele aims the cheeky shot at goal! 
          ...  It's hit the bar 
          ...  It bounces down 
          ...  Andrew grabs it 
          ...  No Goal! 
          ...  Boos surround the stadium!! 
Min. 23 :(sch) Z_Flemming takes advantage of a mistake by L_Digne 
          ...  He crosses to J_Bryan 
          ...  J_Bryan sends it flying towards goal! 
          ...  But Andrew punches it away 
          ...  He commands his area so well 
Min. 24 :(ben) Suso runs at goal 
          ...  He spots the run of P_Sarabia 
          ...  He's played him in 
          ...  Z_Flemming anticipates the pass and cuts it out 
Min. 25 :(sch) G_Honeyman with the mazy dribble 
          ...  He takes it past L_Digne 
          ...  G_Honeyman tries to chip the ball over the keeper! 
          ...  It clips the post!! 
          ...  The net bulges!! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Schalke 3-0 Benfica ...
Min. 25 :(ben) R_Semedo holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  He spots his team mate making a run now 
          ...  He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now! 
          ...  His team mate plays the through ball for him! 
          ...  R_Semedo looks to see where M_Muller is! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  M_Muller makes the save 
          ...  He hits the ball upfield! 
Min. 27 :(sch) A_Cabral skips the challenge from D_Jurasek 
          ...  R_Semedo takes the ball 
          ...  OOOHHHH!! 
          ...  He almost loses it straight away 
          ...  But he hits it clear! 
Min. 27 :(ben) D_Neres with a long pass to P_Sarabia 
          ...  Z_Flemming is called for the holding foul 
          ...  He was a bit too close for comfort 
          ...  The Referee gave him a strong warning 
Min. 27 :(ben) Rafa runs with pace at the defence 
          ...  But A_Cabral clears the danger 
Min. 30 :(sch) G_Honeyman takes advantage of a mistake by D_Jurasek 
          ...  away from two, three, four. 
          ...  Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful. 
          ...  How good is he?! 
          ...  Now he crosses to Z_Flemming! 
          ...  Z_Flemming hits it 
          ...  This one could go anywhere! 
          ...  But Andrew punches it away 
          ...  He took a knock there 
          ...  His manager is looking on anxiously 
          ...  He's ok to carry on 
Min. 31 :(sch) M_Dembele with the dribble 
          ...  The defender is easily beaten 
          ...  M_Dembele rifles it to the far post! 
          ...  Andrew goes down well to save 
Min. 31 :(ben) D_Neres jumps over the defender's challenge 
          ...  D_Neres with a low drive through the rain! 
          ...  M_Muller tips it over his bar 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  D_Neres swings the ball in hard and fast towards the back post! 
          ...  P_Sarabia loses his marker 
          ...  He gets his head onto it! 
          ...  M_Muller parries it, he follows it up 
          ...  He fires it over!! 
Min. 32 :(sch) Z_Flemming runs at L_Digne 
          ...  He takes it past him 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from R_Semedo 
          ...  He could have easily caught the defender if he hadn't been careful 
Min. 35 :(sch) L_Blas whips the ball across to G_Honeyman 
          ...  G_Honeyman tries to chip the ball over Andrew! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  Wide!! 
          ...  That was fortunate 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  L_Blas crosses it in! 
          ...  I_Martinez rises above his marker and heads it towards goal! 
          ...  It's way wide 
          ...  The Benfica fans behind the goal spread their arms out 
Min. 35 :(ben) Rafa runs at the defender 
          ...  The defender slips and falls over 
          ...  Rafa sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender! 
          ...  But M_Muller makes an easy save 
Min. 40 :(sch) A_Cabral takes possession of the ball 
          ...  He plays the ball across to M_Dembele 
          ...  Quick pass to the winger who crosses it in. 
          ...  A powerful header from M_Dembele! 
          ...  It looks good 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But sails wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Bryan lofts the ball in! 
          ...  Andrew comes towards the ball 
          ...  Great catch! 
Min. 40 :(ben) A_Rebic takes advantage of a mistake by J_Bryan 
          ...  That mistake could prove costly 
          ...  A delicate chip from A_Rebic! 
          ...  M_Muller with a great save 
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1 
Min. 42 :(ben) Suso looks around for some movement 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He hits the ball to A_Rebic 
          ...  A_Rebic carves a shot towards goal! 
          ...  The ball moves through the air! 
          ...  M_Muller moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  It's beaten him! 
          ...  But it thumps the post!! 
          ...  And goes out! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time.
Min. 46 :(sch) C_Brunner gets to the byline 
          ...  He centres the ball to L_Blas 
          ...  L_Blas controls the ball well! 
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal! 
          ...  He's pulled it wide! 
Min. 49 :(sch) A_Cabral gets to the byline 
          ...  He puts it into the box 
          ...  He finds M_Dembele 
          ...  A glorious effort by M_Dembele! 
          ...  That shot never looked like going in 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Schalke 3-0 Benfica

Min. 46 :(sch) M_Dembele with an inswinging cross to A_Cabral 
          ...  A_Cabral with the header! 
          ...  Andrew has it covered 
          ...  It takes a bobble! 
          ...  Andrew is left flat-footed 
          ...  It's gone wide!! 
Min. 47 :(sch) L_Blas slips past his marker 
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by T_Araujo 
          ...  He made it look easy 
Min. 49 :(sch) C_Kouyate takes advantage of a mistake by T_Araujo 
          ...  He runs towards goal 
          ...  C_Kouyate with the shot! 
          ...  It's just over! 
          ...  9 times out of 10 he would have scored that! 
Min. 50 :(sch) Substitution by Schalke 
          ...  COMING ON: T_Mohr 
          ...  COMING OFF: Z_Flemming 
Min. 50 :(sch) Substitution by Schalke 
          ...  COMING ON: F_Beltran 
          ...  COMING OFF: A_Cabral 
Min. 50 :(sch) Substitution by Schalke 
          ...  COMING ON: T_Moore 
          ...  COMING OFF: L_Blas 
Min. 51 :(sch) G_Honeyman knocks it past L_Digne and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  D_Jurasek takes the ball 
          ...  OOOHHHH!! 
          ...  He almost loses it straight away 
          ...  But he hits it clear! 
Min. 53 :(ben) A_Rebic takes possession 
          ...  What a shot from A_Rebic! 
          ...  It could go anywhere 
          ...  It's going over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Schalke 3-1 Benfica ...
Min. 57 :(ben) Rafa with the first time pass to A_Rebic 
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by C_Brunner 
          ...  He had to get that one right! 
Min. 58 :(sch) M_Dembele is force to hold onto the ball 
          ...  No one seems to be coming forward 
          ...  He heads towards the goal alone! 
          ...  M_Dembele with the side footed shot! 
          ...  But Andrew with the difficult save 
Min. 61 :(sch) C_Brunner runs at goal 
          ...  He spots the run of G_Honeyman 
          ...  He's played him in 
          ...  G_Honeyman with a quick pass down the left wing. 
          ...  He gets up high for the header! 
          ...  Andrew with the acrobatic save 
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras! 
Min. 63 :(sch) C_Brunner finds his way through 
          ...  He has tremendous pace 
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from T_Araujo 
Min. 66 :(ben) F_Aursnes controls the ball with a deft piece of skill 
          ...  He plays the ball out to the left! 
          ...  A_Rebic gets onto the end of the pass! 
          ...  A_Rebic could have let it bounce! 
          ...  The fans behind the goal jump up! 
          ...  M_Muller acrobatically tips it over!! 
          ...  Great keeping! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Rafa swings it in! 
          ...  The ball comes to P_Sarabia 
          ...  He knocks it goalward 
          ...  M_Muller with a great save 
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1 
Min. 70 :(sch) F_Beltran runs with the ball to the corner flag 
          ...  He plays the ball across to T_Mohr 
          ...  T_Mohr with the shot on net! 
          ...  Andrew makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He makes it look so easy 
Min. 72 :(sch) T_Mohr cuts in on the inside of the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to F_Beltran 
          ...  F_Beltran with a blistering shot! 
          ...  Andrew makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He wasn't troubled there 
Min. 76 :(ben) P_Sarabia is force to hold onto the ball 
          ...  No one seems to be coming forward 
          ...  He heads towards the goal alone! 
          ...  P_Sarabia carves a shot towards goal! 
          ...  But M_Muller punches it away 
          ...  That's gone out for a throw in 
Min. 79 :(ben) P_Sarabia beats C_Kouyate 
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free 
          ...  R_Schalenberg takes out the attacker 
          ...  He looked to have fouled him there 
Min. 82 :(sch) C_Brunner knocks the ball past L_Digne 
          ...  Now he crosses to T_Mohr! 
          ...  T_Mohr cracks a laser towards goal! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But flies wide of the post! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  T_Mohr swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! 
          ...  Great catch from Andrew! 
Min. 83 :(ben) P_Sarabia is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He throws it long to Suso 
          ...  I_Martinez cuts it out easily 
          ...  He clears the ball upfield 
Min. 85 :(sch) M_Dembele has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He takes it past D_Jurasek 
          ...  He knocks it to J_Bryan! 
          ...  Launched towards the top corner by J_Bryan! 
          ...  Andrew makes a fine save 
Min. 85 :(ben) A_Rebic sprints past C_Brunner 
          ...  It was as if the defender wasn't even there 
          ...  F_Beltran brings him down in the area 
          ...  There can only be one outcome surely! 
          ...  But The Referee waves play on!! 
Min. 86 :(sch) M_Dembele saunters past D_Jurasek 
          ...  M_Dembele with the crafty shot! 
          ...  Andrew with an amazing dive to the bottom left 
          ...  How he got to that one I don't know! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  F_Beltran with an inswinging corner into the box 
          ...  It is kicked away by R_Semedo 
Min. 86 :(ben) A_Rebic flicks it over T_Moore's head 
          ...  He showed some great skill there! 
          ...  J_Bryan read the danger and stops the pass 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time
Min. 91 :(sch) F_Beltran with a reverse pass to T_Moore 
          ...  But he stands on the ball and falls over!! 
          ...  D_Neres picks up the loose ball and clears the danger 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : Veltins-Arena
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Schalke Match Info
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Best player          : G_Honeyman (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : M_Dembele (1), L_Blas (5), G_Honeyman (25)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Benfica Match Info
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Best player          : A_Rebic
Scorers              : A_Rebic (53)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                                 Schalke  |    Benfica
Attempts on Goal     :          25        |       14
Off target           :          10        |       4
On target            :          15        |       10
Possession           :          50        |       50
Corners              :           5        |       3
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       0
Subs Used            :           3        |       0
Fouls                :           8        |       4
Key Tackles          :           8        |       9
Key Passes           :          18        |       8
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Final Score          : Schalke 3 - 1 Benfica
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Player Statistics - Schalke
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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M_Muller       GK  21   1   1   1  31 |  95   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  35   0   0   0
I_Martinez     DF   1  18  13  10  23 |  95   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  16   0  12
C_Brunner      DF   1  17  14  10  30 |  95   0   2   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  34  36   0
C_Kouyate      DF   1  17  10   4  27 |  95   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  18
J_Bryan        DF   1  17  13   4  27 |  95   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  17   0  40
R_Schalenberg  DM   1  13  18  10  27 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  31  10  10
Z_Flemming     MF   1   5  18  14  29 |  54   0   1   2   0   2   0   0   0   0  29  16  20
G_Honeyman     AM   1   3  17  12  22 |  95   0   0   2   1   4   1   0   0   0   0  29  62
L_Blas         MF   1   3  17  12  24 |  54   0   0   4   1   2   1   0   0   0   0  47  38
M_Dembele      FW   1   1  12  20  29 |  95   0   0   2   0   8   1   0   0   0  10  38  42
A_Cabral       FW   1   5  13  18  20 |  54   0   1   2   0   2   0   0   0   0  29  26  10
J_Heekeren     GK  18   1   1   1  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Moore        DF   1  15  11   3  30 |  41   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
F_Beltran      MF   1  10  15   5  25 |  41   0   1   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  24  22  19
T_Mohr         MF   1   4  16  11  23 |  41   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  10  24
S_Kozuki       FW   1   8  13  14  20 |   0   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  22   1   1   1  26 |  95  14   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  16   0   0   0
L_Digne        DF   1  20  15  11  27 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -10 -10 -10
T_Araujo       DF   1  18  13  13  22 |  95   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  32   0   0
D_Jurasek      DF   1  17  12  11  22 |  95   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  51   0   0
R_Semedo       DM   1  18  16   7  22 |  95   0   3   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  48  10  17
F_Aursnes      DM   1  10  17  13  21 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   9   0
Rafa           MF   1   3  20  14  28 |  95   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  12  10
D_Neres        MF   1   6  18  12  22 |  95   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  28   8  12
P_Sarabia      AM   1   5  19  18  25 |  95   0   0   1   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   7  20
A_Rebic        FW   1   6  12  20  24 |  95   0   0   0   0   6   1   0   0   0   0   0  28
Suso           FW   1   3  19  19  28 |  95   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  14   5
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
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