FFO EFL2, Villarreal vs. Benfica (Mon Apr 29)


                           Villarreal  |  Benfica
                            5-2-1-2 C  |  4-1-2-1-2 P
                      Matthew Bethell  |  Jason Fortune
                                       |
                       F_Jorgensen GK  |  GK Andrew
                           J_Galan DF  |  DF R_Semedo
                          M_Gabbia DF  |  DF N_Tavares
                           A_Mandi DF  |  DF D_Jurasek
                          A_Moreno DF  |  DF S_Rosted
                        J_Stanisic DF  |  DM F_Aursnes
                          K_Bielik MF  |  MF I_Muniain
                        S_Comesana MF  |  MF A_Golovin
                          D_Suarez AM  |  AM P_Sarabia
                           A_Rebic FW  |  FW J_Obikwu
                            Joselu FW  |  FW L_Jovic
                                       |
                       L_Canizares SUB |  SUB N_Kruth
                          M_Pineda SUB |  SUB L_Neto
                         K_Femenia SUB |  SUB F_Moura
                          B_Mendez SUB |  SUB Rafa
                           O_Burke SUB |  SUB A_Oroz




Min. 2  :(vil) Joselu skips the challenge from N_Tavares 
          ...  P_Sarabia pulls on his opponent's shirt!! 
          ...  You can't swap shirts until after the game! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
Min. 3  :(vil) K_Bielik drops his shoulder and takes it past the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to M_Gabbia 
          ...  The ball comes in high 
          ...  M_Gabbia beats the defender to the ball and heads it into his path 
          ...  He just has Andrew to beat 
          ...  He tries to beat Andrew 
          ...  Andrew pulls off a save!! 
Min. 5  :(ben) L_Jovic finds his way through 
          ...  They tried to play the offside trap 
          ...  Fine tackle by J_Stanisic 
          ...  He prevents the corner as well 
Min. 6  :(vil) K_Bielik looks for options 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to A_Rebic 
          ...  P_Sarabia brings him down in the area 
          ...  There can only be one outcome surely! 
          ...  But The Referee waves play on!! 
Min. 10 :(vil) A_Mandi is unmarked! 
          ...  N_Tavares takes the ball 
          ...  OOOHHHH!! 
          ...  He almost loses it straight away 
          ...  But he hits it clear! 
Min. 14 :(vil) K_Bielik pass splits open the defence 
          ...  What a ball! 
          ...  J_Stanisic is clean through! 
          ...  But F_Aursnes with the fine tackle 
Min. 17 :(ben) F_Aursnes gets lucky and beats J_Galan 
          ...  Now with the centre to J_Obikwu 
          ...  From long range J_Obikwu bends the ball towards goal! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
Min. 20 :(vil) J_Stanisic with a simple pass to K_Bielik 
          ...  But he loses control of it 
          ...  N_Tavares belts it clear 
Min. 21 :(vil) J_Galan is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He throws it to A_Rebic 
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by S_Rosted 
          ...  He had to get that one right! 
Min. 25 :(ben) F_Aursnes with a superb first touch 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  J_Obikwu gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  J_Obikwu with a terrific drive! 
          ...  It hammers off the bar and loops up high into the air 
          ...  The defenders out leap the attackers 
          ...  The ball is away and clear from the danger area 
Min. 27 :(vil) A_Mandi backtracks with the ball 
          ...  He hoofs the ball upfield 
          ...  A_Rebic gets on the end of it 
          ...  A_Rebic hits the shot with the outside of the left foot! 
          ...  Andrew just watches it float over the bar! 
Min. 30 :(vil) S_Comesana finds A_Rebic with a perfectly weighted pass 
          ...  A_Rebic with the 40 yard drive! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Right into the top corner! 
          ...  Villarreal take the lead! 
          ...  Villarreal 1-0 Benfica ...
Min. 30 :(ben) Tactical Change by Benfica 
          ...  Benfica have changed their playing style to C 
Min. 30 :(vil) S_Comesana runs at N_Tavares 
          ...  The defender slips and falls over 
          ...  D_Jurasek with an ugly foul 
Min. 34 :(ben) R_Semedo moves out wide 
          ...  He plays the ball through to A_Golovin 
          ...  D_Suarez with an ugly foul 
          ...  He got away with just a warning 
Min. 35 :(ben) P_Sarabia spots a team mate in space 
          ...  He plays a fantastic through ball to D_Jurasek! 
          ...  M_Gabbia clears with a diving header 
Min. 37 :(vil) J_Stanisic 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 A_Rebic 
          ...  A_Rebic tries the lob from 30 yards! 
          ...  But Andrew punches it away 
          ...  He commands his area so well 
Min. 38 :(ben) A_Golovin looks to play the ball out wide 
          ...  He plays the ball across to J_Obikwu 
          ...  A_Mandi fouls 
          ...  That was disgusting 
Min. 42 :(ben) I_Muniain plays it forward to F_Aursnes 
          ...  J_Stanisic plays it back 
          ...  F_Jorgensen slips!! 
          ...  It goes just wide 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  D_Jurasek dinks the ball into the area! 
          ...  F_Jorgensen jumps well to claim it! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time.

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Villarreal 1-0 Benfica

Min. 46 :(vil) K_Bielik with the first time pass to A_Rebic 
          ...  Fine tackle by D_Jurasek 
          ...  He prevents the corner as well 
Min. 48 :(vil) K_Bielik beats one 
          ...  Knocks it past a second 
          ...  And finds A_Moreno 
          ...  A_Moreno unleashes a pile driver! 
          ...  But he miskicks and puts it well off target 
          ...  The Benfica fans taunt him about that effort 
Min. 55 :(vil) S_Comesana gets to the byline and finds Joselu with a beautiful cross 
          ...  Joselu shapes up for a shot! 
          ...  Andrew gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he slots in the rebound 
          ...  He has put it wide!! 
          ...  He puts his hands on his head in despair! 
Min. 55 :(ben) R_Semedo holds the ball up 
          ...  He sees L_Jovic in space! 
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from J_Stanisic 
          ...  It goes out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  P_Sarabia drives it into the box! 
          ...  L_Jovic swings a leg at it! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  F_Jorgensen dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  He can't get to it! 
          ...  But it creeps just wide!! 
          ...  The deflection had F_Jorgensen beaten! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  D_Jurasek with an outswinging corner into the box 
          ...  F_Jorgensen comes out and claims it! 
Min. 60 :(vil) J_Galan spots a team mate in space 
          ...  That's an excellent through ball to Joselu! 
          ...  D_Jurasek with a perfectly timed tackle 
Min. 64 :(vil) Joselu runs at the defence 
          ...  He nutmegs P_Sarabia 
          ...  He showed his class there 
          ...  N_Tavares seizes control of the ball 
          ...  He hoists it forward 
Min. 64 :(ben) P_Sarabia hoists the ball across to J_Obikwu 
          ...  J_Obikwu goes for goal! 
          ...  F_Jorgensen is just going to watch it go over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  And F_Jorgensen reacts well to palm it behind! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Golovin plays it towards the near post! 
          ...  M_Gabbia cleans up with a great clearance 
Min. 65 :(vil) Substitution by Villarreal 
          ...  COMING ON: O_Burke 
          ...  COMING OFF: Joselu 
Min. 65 :(vil) Substitution by Villarreal 
          ...  COMING ON: M_Pineda 
          ...  COMING OFF: J_Stanisic 
Min. 66 :(vil) O_Burke flicks it past R_Semedo 
          ...  He runs forward 
          ...  O_Burke blasts it at the goal! 
          ...  But Andrew makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He gave the striker no chance 
Min. 71 :(ben) D_Jurasek cuts inside the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to P_Sarabia 
          ...  P_Sarabia with the crafty shot! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  That's a personal milestone for him! 
          ...  10 goals for this season! 
          ...  All square, that should make things interesting! 
          ...  Villarreal 1-1 Benfica ...
Min. 72 :(ben) L_Jovic spots a team mate in space 
          ...  He finds A_Golovin with a lovely pass! 
          ...  A_Golovin pounds a rocket on goal! 
          ...  Looks like it should be F_Jorgensen's 
          ...  But he elects to punch it rather than catch 
          ...  It loops out for a corner. 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  F_Aursnes swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! 
          ...  F_Jorgensen comes towards the ball 
          ...  But he's misjudged it! 
          ...  J_Obikwu swings a leg at it! 
          ...  F_Jorgensen beats the ball away 
Min. 73 :(vil) A_Mandi hits the ball through the heart of the defence 
          ...  A_Rebic latches onto it! 
          ...  A_Rebic launches himself head first to connect with the low cross! 
          ...  It hits the bar 
          ...  And goes over! 
          ...  Andrew was beaten there! 
Min. 73 :(vil) A_Moreno with a byline cross to D_Suarez 
          ...  L_Jovic goes in studs first 
          ...  The Referee called him over for a strong verbal warning 
Min. 80 :(vil) O_Burke lobs it over L_Jovic 
          ...  S_Rosted wins the ball 
Min. 80 :(ben) P_Sarabia cuts inside the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to L_Jovic 
          ...  L_Jovic with a low drive through the rain! 
          ...  But F_Jorgensen punches it away 
          ...  He took a knock there 
          ...  His manager is looking on anxiously 
          ...  He's ok to carry on 
Min. 81 :(ben) I_Muniain pass splits open the defence and finds A_Golovin 
          ...  A_Golovin tries to chip the ball over the keeper! 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  How did that find it's way in? 
          ...  But it's been disallowed! 
          ...  Don't ask me why, though! 
          ...  I didn't see anything wrong with that! 
Min. 83 :(ben) D_Jurasek has it now 
          ...  He takes on M_Gabbia 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He puts in L_Jovic! 
          ...  L_Jovic flicks the header toward the far post! 
          ...  F_Jorgensen gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  He pushes it on to the post 
          ...  The defender hoofs the ball to safety 
Min. 85 :(vil) A_Moreno pass splits open the defence 
          ...  What a ball! 
          ...  A_Rebic is clean through! 
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over! 
          ...  A_Golovin looks embarrassed to take the ball off him! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 7 minutes of injury time.

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



Match Details
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Venue                : Estadio de la Ceramica
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Villarreal Match Info
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Best player          : A_Rebic
Scorers              : A_Rebic (30)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Benfica Match Info
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Best player          : P_Sarabia (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : P_Sarabia (71)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                              Villarreal  |    Benfica
Attempts on Goal     :           8        |       10
Off target           :           4        |       4
On target            :           4        |       6
Possession           :          54        |       46
Corners              :           0        |       5
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       0
Subs Used            :           2        |       0
Fouls                :           9        |       12
Key Tackles          :           5        |       10
Key Passes           :          15        |       12
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Final Score          : Villarreal 1 - 1 Benfica
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Player Statistics - Villarreal
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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F_Jorgensen    GK  23   1   1   1  21 | 101   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   8   0   0   0
J_Galan        DF   1  21  14   8  30 | 101   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  24   0
M_Gabbia       DF   1  20  14   5  25 | 101   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  28   0  19
A_Mandi        DF   1  18  12   9  20 | 101   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  28   0
A_Moreno       DF   1  17  14   6  26 | 101   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  24  16
J_Stanisic     DF   1  17  14   4  23 |  69   0   3   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  51  24   0
K_Bielik       MF   1  12  19  10  21 | 101   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  35   0
S_Comesana     MF   1  12  18  10  25 | 101   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  26   0
D_Suarez       AM   1   6  18  14  21 | 101   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Rebic        FW   1   6  13  21  24 | 101   0   0   0   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0  15
Joselu         FW   1   5  13  21  27 |  69   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
L_Canizares    GK  19   1   1   1  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Pineda       DF   1  15  13   3  26 |  32   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Femenia      DF   1  15  11   8  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Mendez       MF   1   2  14  11  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
O_Burke        FW   1   4  13  19  24 |  32   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5

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  23   1   1   1  26 | 101   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  -1   0   0   0
R_Semedo       DF   1  19  17   7  22 | 101   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  18   0
N_Tavares      DF   1  19  13   5  25 | 101   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  45   0   0
D_Jurasek      DF   1  18  12  11  22 | 101   0   2   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  32  44   0
S_Rosted       DF   1  14  10   7  27 | 101   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
F_Aursnes      DM   1  11  18  14  21 | 101   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  23  16   0
I_Muniain      MF   1   4  20  16  28 | 101   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
A_Golovin      MF   1   7  19  15  29 | 101   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  27   0  16
P_Sarabia      AM   1   5  19  19  25 | 101   0   1   3   0   1   1   0   0   0  29  21  14
J_Obikwu       FW   1   5  13  18  26 | 101   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  20
L_Jovic        FW   1   6  17  21  24 | 101   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   9   7
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
Rafa           MF   1   3  20  14  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Oroz         FW   1   8  13  19  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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