FFO EFL2, Sparta Prague vs. Benfica (Mon Jan 08)


                        Sparta Prague  |  Benfica
                          4-2-1-1-2 N  |  3-2-2-1-2 N
                 Simon Hill Caretaker  |  Jason Fortune
                                       |
                        A_Brignoli GK  |  GK Andrew
                           F_Panak DF  |  DF J_Victor
                        A_Sorensen DF  |  DF T_Araujo
                          L_Krejci DF  |  DF D_Jurasek
                           P_Vydra DF  |  DM L_Digne
                            Q_Laci DM  |  DM Florentino
                       K_Kairinene DM  |  MF D_Neres
                         L_Sadilek AM  |  MF F_Aursnes
                     V_Birmancevic MF  |  AM Rafa
                        L_Haraslin FW  |  FW A_Rebic
                           E_Ponce FW  |  FW Suso
                                       |
                       C_Stankovic SUB |  SUB N_Kruth
                          J_Zeleny SUB |  SUB L_Neto
                           J_Pesek SUB |  SUB F_Moura
                        A_Preciado SUB |  SUB K_Fujimoro
                          J_Kuchta SUB |  SUB C_Tengstedt




Min. 1  :(spp) Tactical Change by Sparta Prague 
          ...  Sparta Prague have changed their playing style to C 
Min. 7  :(spp) L_Sadilek with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He leaves T_Araujo behind 
          ...  A well-placed shot from L_Sadilek! 
          ...  Andrew can't get to it! 
          ...  OH! It drifts wide! 
          ...  Andrew was worried by that one 
          ...  He wipes the sweat off his brow? 
Min. 9  :(spp) V_Birmancevic has a go! 
          ...  It hits the defender 
          ...  L_Sadilek collects the loose ball! 
          ...  L_Sadilek with a terrific drive! 
          ...  Andrew parries it, he follows it up 
          ...  And Andrew recovers to save!! 
Min. 14 :(spp) E_Ponce beats J_Victor with absolute ease! 
          ...  E_Ponce rifles it at the goal! 
          ...  The fans behind the goal jump up! 
          ...  Andrew acrobatically tips it over!! 
          ...  Great keeping! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  K_Kairinene swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! 
          ...  It comes to E_Ponce 
          ...  He fires it towards to goal 
          ...  But it puts it well wide 
Min. 17 :(ben) Florentino takes advantage of a mistake by K_Kairinene 
          ...  Can he make them pay? 
          ...  Florentino with a graceful, looping effort! 
          ...  A_Brignoli makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He makes it look so easy 
Min. 22 :(ben) Suso with the dribble 
          ...  He spots the run of his team-mate 
          ...  He's decided to go alone 
          ...  E_Ponce scythes the player down! 
          ...  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! 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  This is a good chance! 
          ...  He's been taking tips from Juninho 
          ...  Can he show the techniques he's learned? 
          ...  A_Rebic hits it hard with some tremendous top spin 
          ...  Looks like it should be easy for A_Brignoli 
          ...  but he's made a hash of it 
          ...  It drifts inches wide!! 
          ...  A_Brignoli looks embarrassed! 
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide! 
Min. 25 :(ben) A_Rebic gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He slides the ball past P_Vydra! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  A_Rebic could have let it bounce! 
          ...  A_Brignoli falls over 
          ...  He recovers to tip it onto the post! 
          ...  But it deflects in! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Unlucky! 
          ...  The Benfica fans start to taunt him now! 
          ...  That puts Benfica ahead! 
          ...  Now can they hang onto it? 
          ...  Sparta Prague 0-1 Benfica ...
Min. 26 :(spp) L_Haraslin plays a quick one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He runs towards goal now 
          ...  L_Haraslin looks to see where Andrew is! 
          ...  He rifles in the shot! 
          ...  But he somehow misses 
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort 
Min. 27 :(ben) D_Jurasek feeds the ball to A_Rebic 
          ...  L_Krejci reads the play well 
Min. 30 :(ben) Rafa cuts in on K_Kairinene's blind side 
          ...  F_Panak gathers up the loose ball 
Min. 34 :(spp) V_Birmancevic with an intelligent ball to E_Ponce 
          ...  E_Ponce chases it through, he must score! 
          ...  Andrew won't get to that! 
          ...  It clips the post! 
          ...  And goes wide! 
Min. 36 :(ben) D_Jurasek saunters past P_Vydra 
          ...  D_Jurasek tries to chip the ball over the keeper! 
          ...  A_Brignoli fists it away 
Min. 38 :(spp) L_Sadilek takes on 3 men 
          ...  But F_Aursnes spotted the danger and cleans up the play 
Min. 39 :(spp) E_Ponce sidesteps L_Digne 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  E_Ponce sees Andrew off his line! 
          ...  Wide of goal. Even Simon Clark couldnt work his spin on that woeful effort 
Min. 40 :(ben) A_Rebic makes himself available 
          ...  F_Panak intercepts the pass 
Min. 42 :(spp) K_Kairinene with the cross-field pass to L_Haraslin 
          ...  T_Araujo cuts it out easily 
          ...  He clears the ball upfield 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time.
Min. 43 :(ben) D_Jurasek with electric pace 
          ...  He eases past Q_Laci 
          ...  F_Panak read the danger and stops the pass 
Min. 45 :(spp) Q_Laci takes on F_Aursnes 
          ...  He runs past him 
          ...  Florentino cuts out the pass 
          ...  That was close! 
Min. 46 :(ben) F_Aursnes leaves his marker standing 
          ...  F_Aursnes with the drive! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  A_Brignoli has to pick the ball out of the net 
          ...  Sparta Prague 0-2 Benfica ...
Min. 47 :(ben) Tactical Change by Benfica 
          ...  Benfica have changed their playing style to E 
Min. 47 :(spp) L_Krejci beats his marker 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  But D_Jurasek puts the ball out of play 
Min. 47 :(ben) D_Jurasek hits the ball through the heart of the defence 
          ...  T_Araujo latches onto it! 
          ...  A_Sorensen with a perfectly timed tackle 
Min. 48 :(spp) L_Krejci flights the ball to E_Ponce 
          ...  E_Ponce with the drive! 
          ...  It hits off a defender! 
          ...  Andrew is wrong footed! 
          ...  It drifts just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  The corner is swung in by L_Sadilek! 
          ...  T_Araujo belts it clear 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Sparta Prague 0-2 Benfica

Min. 47 :(ben) J_Victor brushes F_Panak aside and breaks free 
          ...  F_Panak redeems himself with a great tackle 
Min. 48 :(ben) A_Rebic knocks the ball past the lunge of F_Panak 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from K_Kairinene 
          ...  He had to time that one perfectly 
Min. 49 :(ben) F_Aursnes looks around for some movement 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to Suso 
          ...  Suso with only one thing on his mind! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  But A_Brignoli punches it away 
          ...  That's gone out for a throw in 
Min. 50 :(ben) T_Araujo picks out A_Rebic with the cross 
          ...  But L_Krejci wins the ball 
Min. 52 :(spp) L_Haraslin with the mazy dribble 
          ...  He takes it past J_Victor 
          ...  L_Haraslin goes for goal! 
          ...  But he's put it wide 
          ...  How did he manage to miss that one?!?!? 
Min. 55 :(spp) Substitution by Sparta Prague 
          ...  COMING ON: J_Pesek 
          ...  COMING OFF: V_Birmancevic 
Min. 55 :(spp) E_Ponce nutmegs the defender, he continues to run forward 
          ...  E_Ponce hits a great drive! 
          ...  It hammers off the post 
          ...  And out for a throw in 
Min. 55 :(spp) F_Panak with a 30-yard pass to L_Haraslin 
          ...  D_Jurasek wins the ball with ease 
          ...  The Referee saw something no-one else did 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  The Referee is taking his time with him! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  It's within shooting distance! 
          ...  L_Haraslin hits it hard with some tremendous top spin 
          ...  Andrew gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  He pushes it on to the post 
          ...  The defender hoofs the ball to safety 
Min. 58 :(ben) F_Aursnes has it now 
          ...  He takes on L_Sadilek 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He puts in ! 
          ...  L_Krejci wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge 
          ...  It goes out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  T_Araujo with an inswinging corner into the box 
          ...  A_Sorensen deals with the danger and clears 
Min. 59 :(ben) D_Jurasek nutmegs the defender, he continues to run forward 
          ...  A_Sorensen with a nasty foul 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He is in the book for that one 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on 
Min. 59 :(ben) T_Araujo sidesteps P_Vydra 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  T_Araujo bears down on goal! 
          ...  It hits off a defender! 
          ...  A_Brignoli is wrong footed! 
          ...  It drifts just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  D_Neres lofts the ball in! 
          ...  F_Panak gets up well 
          ...  And he heads it clear 
Min. 60 :(spp) Tactical Change by Sparta Prague 
          ...  Sparta Prague have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 60 :(spp) J_Pesek leaps into the air 
          ...  He wins the header 
          ...  He heads it across to L_Krejci 
          ...  Fine tackle by L_Digne 
          ...  He prevents the corner as well 
Min. 61 :(spp) E_Ponce flicks it past D_Jurasek 
          ...  He runs forward 
          ...  A wicked drive by E_Ponce! 
          ...  But Andrew pulls out a save of the game 
Min. 61 :(ben) F_Aursnes slips past his marker 
          ...  F_Aursnes with a graceful, looping effort! 
          ...  It hammers off the post 
          ...  And out for a throw in 
Min. 63 :(spp) Substitution by Sparta Prague 
          ...  COMING ON: J_Zeleny 
          ...  COMING OFF: L_Krejci 
Min. 63 :(ben) Suso lobs the ball over the defence 
          ...  Rafa latches on to it 
          ...  A vicious shot by Rafa! 
          ...  A_Brignoli gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  Fantastic reflex save by <g1>!! 
Min. 67 :(spp) J_Pesek controls the ball with a deft piece of skill 
          ...  He plays the ball out to the right! 
          ...  E_Ponce gets onto the end of the pass! 
          ...  E_Ponce chases it through, he must score! 
          ...  Andrew fists it away 
Min. 67 :(ben) F_Aursnes runs at the defence 
          ...  He nutmegs F_Panak 
          ...  He showed his class there 
          ...  F_Aursnes tries one from the edge of the box! 
          ...  It flies in! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Look at the delight on his face!! 
          ...  Sparta Prague 0-3 Benfica ...
Min. 69 :(ben) J_Victor finds T_Araujo with a ball over the defence 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by Q_Laci 
          ...  He timed it well 
Min. 70 :(spp) Substitution by Sparta Prague 
          ...  COMING ON: J_Kuchta 
          ...  COMING OFF: L_Haraslin 
Min. 71 :(spp) J_Kuchta sprints past D_Jurasek 
          ...  J_Kuchta fires the shot in! 
          ...  Andrew takes the ball off him 
          ...  He was showing off there! 
Min. 72 :(ben) F_Aursnes shoves K_Kairinene in the chest!! 
          ...  He turned into Paolo Di Canio there! 
          ...  The Referee consults his linesman 
          ...  A second opinion is needed for that challenge 
          ...  VAR is being checked 
          ...  The ref is checking his ear-piece 
          ...  RED CARD! 
          ...  Maybe harsh, but he had to go - simple as that!! 
Min. 73 :(spp) J_Kuchta with a Cruyff turn 
          ...  J_Kuchta tries the shot! 
          ...  Andrew catches the ball 
Min. 74 :(spp) E_Ponce looks to play the ball out wide 
          ...  He plays the ball across to J_Pesek 
          ...  A delicate chip from J_Pesek! 
          ...  The shot slips through Andrew's hands 
          ...  But Andrew recovers to save! 
          ...  He got away with that! 
Min. 80 :(spp) Q_Laci with a simple pass to J_Kuchta 
          ...  J_Kuchta must beat Andrew! 
          ...  But Andrew with the difficult save 
Min. 83 :(spp) A_Sorensen with the heel pass to P_Vydra 
          ...  P_Vydra fires a shot at goal! 
          ...  Looks like it should be Andrew's 
          ...  But he elects to punch it rather than catch 
          ...  It loops out for a corner. 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Zeleny curls it into the box! 
          ...  Andrew thumps the ball away! 
Min. 84 :(spp) Q_Laci skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to L_Sadilek 
          ...  L_Sadilek with the spectacular bicycle kick! 
          ...  Andrew makes a great save 
          ...  But he can't hold onto it! 
          ...  He gathers it at the second attempt! 
Min. 87 :(spp) J_Kuchta flicks it past T_Araujo 
          ...  He runs forward 
          ...  J_Kuchta attempts the shot! 
          ...  Andrew gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  Fantastic reflex save by <g1>!! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 7 minutes of injury time.
Min. 88 :(spp) L_Sadilek knocks it forward 
          ...  T_Araujo slips 
          ...  J_Zeleny gets to it! 
          ...  Suso robs him of the ball 
Min. 89 :(spp) The ball runs loose! 
          ...  J_Pesek seizes control of it and thinks about the shot 
          ...  J_Pesek with the shot on net! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity 
Min. 90 :(spp) F_Panak spits at D_Jurasek 
          ...  Who does he think he is? El-Hadji Diouf? 
          ...  He could be in big trouble! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  That's a surprise, I think he should've gone! 
          ...  The ref must have got a nice Christmas present 
Min. 91 :(spp) L_Sadilek leaves T_Araujo standing 
          ...  L_Sadilek unleashes a pile driver! 
          ...  He's pulled it wide! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
Min. 95 :(spp) L_Sadilek slips past his marker J_Victor 
          ...  The ball is whipped into E_Ponce 
          ...  E_Ponce tries to chip the ball over the keeper! 
          ...  But Andrew reaches the ball. Good save 
Min. 97 :(spp) L_Sadilek has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He knocks the ball past T_Araujo! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  But Suso slid in 
          ...  It was a well timed tackle and it had to be 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : Generali Arena
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Sparta Prague Match Info
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Best player          : E_Ponce
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : E_Ponce (22), A_Sorensen (59), F_Panak (90)
Injured              : N/A
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Benfica Match Info
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Best player          : Andrew (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : A_Rebic (25), F_Aursnes (46,67)
Sent Off             : F_Aursnes (72)
Booked               : D_Jurasek (55)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                           Sparta Prague  |    Benfica
Attempts on Goal     :          23        |       10
Off target           :          11        |       3
On target            :          12        |       7
Possession           :          48        |       52
Corners              :           3        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       1
Yellow Cards         :           3        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       0
Fouls                :           9        |       8
Key Tackles          :          12        |       8
Key Passes           :          14        |       7
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Final Score          : Sparta Prague 0 - 3 Benfica
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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 | 101   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -10   0   0   0
F_Panak        DF   1  18  13   8  28 | 101   0   5   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  75   8  -5
A_Sorensen     DF   1  17  14   7  29 | 101   0   2   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  29   7  -5
L_Krejci       DF   1  16  13  11  21 |  67   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  54  13   0
P_Vydra        DF   1  17  13   9  26 | 101   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0 -10 -10   3
Q_Laci         DM   1  14  16   9  28 | 101   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20   0
K_Kairinene    DM   1  13  18   9  24 | 101   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  21  16   0
L_Sadilek      AM   1   8  17  12  22 | 101   0   0   2   0   4   0   0   0   0   0  18  44
V_Birmancevic  MF   1   6  17  11  31 |  59   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  18   0
L_Haraslin     FW   1   2  14  17  24 |  74   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  17
E_Ponce        FW   1   3  13  17  21 | 101   0   0   1   0   9   0   1   0   0  -5   8  48
C_Stankovic    GK  19   1   1   1  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Zeleny       DF   1  16  11   6  30 |  34   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Pesek        AM   1   3  17  14  27 |  42   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  18  18
A_Preciado     DM   1  15  12  10  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Kuchta       FW   1   8  11  16  22 |  27   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0 -10 -10  22

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 | 101  13   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  68   0   0   0
J_Victor       DF   1  18  14   4  25 | 101   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
T_Araujo       DF   1  17  13  12  22 | 101   0   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  45  13  10
D_Jurasek      DF   1  17  12  11  22 | 101   0   1   2   0   1   0   1   0   0  12  23   8
L_Digne        DM   1  20  14  11  27 | 101   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  14   0   0
Florentino     DM   1  14  18  10  25 | 101   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  30  10  24
D_Neres        MF   1   6  18  12  22 | 101   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
F_Aursnes      MF   1  10  17  13  21 |  76   0   1   2   0   3   2   0   1   0   4  -2  41
Rafa           AM   1   3  19  14  28 | 101   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
A_Rebic        FW   1   6  12  20  24 | 101   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  14
Suso           FW   1   3  18  19  28 | 101   0   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  62   8   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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