FFO EFL2, Benfica vs. FC Porto (Fri Aug 16)


                              Benfica  |  FC Porto
                              4-4-2 L  |  4-4-2 P
                         Liam Crowter  |  Dan Thompson
                                       |
                            Andrew GK  |  GK K_Nakamura
                          T_Kehrer DF  |  DF J_Mario
                          R_Semedo DF  |  DF F_Cardoso
                         D_Jurasek DF  |  DF D_Carmo
                         S_Pavisic DF  |  DF Z_Sanusi
                         P_Sarabia MF  |  MF A_Varela
                              Rafa MF  |  MF I_Jaime
                         I_Muniain MF  |  MF R_Baro
                         A_Golovin MF  |  MF A_Ilarramendi
                          P_Schick FW  |  FW M_Taremi
                            A_Oroz FW  |  FW F_Navarro
                                       |
                           N_Kruth SUB |  SUB C_Ramos
                            L_Neto SUB |  SUB Marcano
                          S_Rosted SUB |  SUB Pacheco
                         F_Aursnes SUB |  SUB Galeno
                       C_Tengstedt SUB |  SUB D_Loader




Min. 1  :(fcp) Z_Sanusi plays in F_Navarro with a beautiful ball 
          ...  Good sliding challenge from D_Jurasek 
Min. 4  :(fcp) F_Navarro steps over the ball 
          ...  He nutmegs T_Kehrer 
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery 
          ...  F_Navarro with the ball at his feet 
          ...  Is he going to have a crack? 
          ...  He is, you know... 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Ooooohh... Un-be-lievable ! 
          ...  What a goal... 
          ...  And FC Porto are leading in the game now 
          ...  Benfica 0-1 FC Porto ...
Min. 6  :(ben) Rafa races into the box 
          ...  He sees A_Oroz lose his man 
          ...  He cuts the ball back to him 
          ...  The defender fails to control it 
          ...  A_Oroz picks up the loose ball and runs towards goal 
          ...  He is one on one with K_Nakamura 
          ...  He dinks it over K_Nakamura 
          ...  K_Nakamura reacts well to save!! 
Min. 10 :(ben) Rafa is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He throws it to I_Muniain 
          ...  I_Muniain with an overhead kick! 
          ...  He gets a connection 
          ...  K_Nakamura is stranded! 
          ...  He can't get there in time! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Great strike! 
          ...  Now it's all square! 
          ...  Benfica 1-1 FC Porto ...
Min. 11 :(ben) S_Pavisic finds Rafa in acres of space 
          ...  Rafa with a stunning strike! 
          ...  But K_Nakamura punches it away 
          ...  He took a knock there 
          ...  His manager is looking on anxiously 
          ...  He's ok to carry on 
Min. 11 :(fcp) I_Jaime reads the run of M_Taremi 
          ...  M_Taremi uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot! 
          ...  But Andrew pulls out a save of the game 
Min. 13 :(ben) I_Muniain flicks it over A_Varela's head 
          ...  He showed some great skill there! 
          ...  I_Muniain with a graceful, looping effort! 
          ...  The Benfica fans get off their seats! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Benfica have taken the lead! 
          ...  Benfica 2-1 FC Porto ...
Min. 14 :(fcp) D_Carmo whips the ball across to F_Navarro 
          ...  F_Navarro with the shot! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!! 
Min. 20 :(ben) A_Oroz runs at the defence 
          ...  But D_Carmo wins the tackle 
Min. 20 :(fcp) I_Jaime moves out over to the edge of the pitch 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He plays the ball through to A_Ilarramendi 
          ...  A_Oroz with an inch perfect tackle 
          ...  The whistle has gone! Incredible! 
          ...  The Referee warns him 
Min. 20 :(fcp) A_Varela has found himself in space 
          ...  He looks up for his team mates 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  A_Ilarramendi gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  T_Kehrer robs him of the ball 
Min. 22 :(ben) Curled in dangerously from I_Muniain to P_Schick 
          ...  P_Schick attempts to drive it home! 
          ...  K_Nakamura with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He gave the striker no chance 
Min. 23 :(ben) Rafa flicks the ball through 
          ...  P_Schick runs onto it! 
          ...  P_Schick with the ball at his feet 
          ...  Is he going to have a crack? 
          ...  He is, you know... 
          ...  It hits the bar and goes over 
          ...  Well, it's kinda 50/50 
          ...  Sometimes they go in, sometimes they don't 
Min. 24 :(ben) D_Jurasek knocks the ball past the lunge of the defender 
          ...  But J_Mario puts the ball out of play 
Min. 27 :(ben) P_Schick with the Cruyff turn 
          ...  P_Schick hits a curling shot! 
          ...  The net bulges! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  He’s scored from 30 yards, he’ll be reliving that goal on Crouch’s podcast next weekend! 
          ...  Benfica 3-1 FC Porto ...
Min. 31 :(fcp) F_Cardoso turns past the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to R_Baro 
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from R_Baro! 
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! 
          ...  But it sails past the post!! 
          ...  Andrew never had a chance! 
Min. 34 :(ben) T_Kehrer floats the ball in to find P_Sarabia 
          ...  P_Sarabia with the chance! 
          ...  K_Nakamura makes a fine save 
Min. 36 :(ben) Rafa drives it forward to A_Golovin 
          ...  A_Golovin hits a curling shot! 
          ...  K_Nakamura makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He makes it look so easy 
Min. 38 :(fcp) The ball goes loose! 
          ...  I_Jaime gains possesion and thinks about the shot 
          ...  D_Jurasek with the tackle 
          ...  He left his foot in there! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He is in the book for that one 
Min. 39 :(ben) P_Sarabia with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He's clean through! 
          ...  P_Sarabia with a screamer of a shot! 
          ...  But K_Nakamura makes a superb stop down low 
Min. 40 :(fcp) A_Ilarramendi takes advantage of a mistake by T_Kehrer 
          ...  He puts in A_Varela! 
          ...  A_Varela unleashes a pile driver! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Benfica 3-2 FC Porto ...
Min. 42 :(ben) D_Jurasek looks around for some movement 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to P_Schick 
          ...  P_Schick with a quick pass down the left wing. 
          ...  He gets up high for the header! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  My grandmother could have scored that!! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time.
Min. 43 :(ben) I_Muniain with an inswinging cross to A_Oroz 
          ...  A_Oroz chases it through, he must score! 
          ...  But it goes wide 
Min. 44 :(fcp) F_Navarro knocks the ball past I_Muniain 
          ...  F_Navarro with only one thing on his mind! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  Andrew saves, but he can't keep hold of it 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Z_Sanusi hits it towards the far post! 
          ...  Andrew easily catches it! 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Benfica 3-2 FC Porto

Min. 47 :(fcp) A_Varela searches out A_Ilarramendi 
          ...  S_Pavisic with a bad challenge 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  What's it going to be? 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
Min. 49 :(fcp) A_Varela chips the ball forward to A_Ilarramendi 
          ...  I_Muniain with an awful challenge 
Min. 50 :(ben) R_Semedo gets to the byline 
          ...  He puts it into the box 
          ...  He finds A_Golovin 
          ...  A_Golovin cracks a laser towards goal! 
          ...  K_Nakamura parries it, he follows it up 
          ...  He fires it over!! 
Min. 52 :(ben) Rafa drives it forward to D_Jurasek 
          ...  Z_Sanusi slides in hard! 
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw! 
Min. 54 :(ben) P_Schick gets to the byline 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He plays the ball through to A_Oroz 
          ...  A_Oroz with only one thing on his mind! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  But he got that all wrong 
Min. 55 :(fcp) Substitution by FC Porto 
          ...  COMING ON: D_Loader 
          ...  COMING OFF: F_Navarro 
Min. 55 :(fcp) Substitution by FC Porto 
          ...  COMING ON: Galeno 
          ...  COMING OFF: A_Ilarramendi 
Min. 55 :(fcp) J_Mario flicks the ball on to Galeno 
          ...  Galeno drives it low! 
          ...  But Andrew smothers the ball 
Min. 56 :(fcp) R_Baro kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  M_Taremi gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  Good sliding challenge from D_Jurasek and it had to be 
Min. 57 :(ben) A_Golovin rises up for the header 
          ...  He flicks the ball on to P_Schick 
          ...  R_Baro with the tackle 
          ...  That's got to be a yellow 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
          ...  He can't complain about that 
Min. 61 :(fcp) J_Mario drives it forward to D_Loader 
          ...  D_Loader tries to curl it into the bottom corner! 
          ...  Andrew tips it onto the post! 
          ...  But it deflects wide for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  I_Jaime with an inswinging corner into the box 
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of Andrew 
Min. 62 :(ben) A_Golovin with a smart turn 
          ...  A_Golovin aims for the top right corner! 
          ...  K_Nakamura has it covered 
          ...  It takes a bobble! 
          ...  K_Nakamura is left flat-footed 
          ...  It's gone wide!! 
Min. 64 :(fcp) J_Mario sidesteps his marker 
          ...  That was too easy 
          ...  J_Mario has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  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! 
Min. 65 :(ben) Substitution by Benfica 
          ...  COMING ON: F_Aursnes 
          ...  COMING OFF: A_Golovin 
Min. 65 :(ben) Substitution by Benfica 
          ...  COMING ON: L_Neto 
          ...  COMING OFF: S_Pavisic 
Min. 67 :(ben) P_Schick pulls it back to F_Aursnes 
          ...  F_Aursnes sends it flying towards goal! 
          ...  K_Nakamura falls over 
          ...  But K_Nakamura is relieved to watch it go out of play! 
Min. 70 :(fcp) M_Taremi kills the ball dead 
          ...  R_Semedo with a terrible tackle 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  The Referee signals that it is indirect 
          ...  Galeno swings it in 
          ...  D_Loader gets on the end of it 
          ...  But D_Jurasek clears the ball to safety 
Min. 70 :(fcp) R_Baro skips the challenge from L_Neto 
          ...  R_Baro sights up the goal 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  Andrew gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  Fantastic reflex save by <g1>!! 
Min. 72 :(ben) P_Schick kills the ball dead 
          ...  P_Schick sights up the goal 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  K_Nakamura can't get to it! 
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar! 
          ...  K_Nakamura makes a cocky smile 
          ...  Did he know that was always going over? 
Min. 73 :(fcp) I_Jaime plays a long ball to J_Mario 
          ...  J_Mario with the drive! 
          ...  He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort 
Min. 76 :(fcp) F_Cardoso with a first time pass 
          ...  M_Taremi runs onto it! 
          ...  M_Taremi flicks the header toward the far post! 
          ...  He has put it over the bar! 
          ...  He looks stunned by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 77 :(fcp) D_Loader sidesteps R_Semedo 
          ...  He was too quick for his marker 
          ...  T_Kehrer rushes in with a clumsy tackle!! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
          ...  What's The Referee going to give? 
          ...  Play on! 
Min. 78 :(fcp) A_Varela kills the ball dead 
          ...  Beautiful turn 
          ...  He could get a shot of here 
          ...  But D_Jurasek slid in 
          ...  It was a well timed tackle and it had to be 
Min. 79 :(fcp) M_Taremi sidesteps D_Jurasek 
          ...  He showed great skill there 
          ...  M_Taremi hits a curling shot! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Rifled into the top corner! 
          ...  An equaliser late in the game!! 
          ...  Liam Crowter looks gutted 
          ...  Benfica 3-3 FC Porto ...
Min. 84 :(fcp) R_Baro cuts inside T_Kehrer 
          ...  He worked that well 
          ...  He puts in D_Loader! 
          ...  T_Kehrer redeems himself with a great tackle 
Min. 85 :(fcp) D_Loader with a 30-yard pass to R_Baro 
          ...  F_Aursnes with a perfectly timed tackle 
Min. 86 :(ben) D_Jurasek volleys it forward. He finds P_Sarabia 
          ...  P_Sarabia with only one thing on his mind! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  It hits the side netting! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 5 minutes of injury time.
Min. 88 :(fcp) Galeno searches out M_Taremi 
          ...  D_Jurasek takes the ball 
          ...  OOOHHHH!! 
          ...  He almost loses it straight away 
          ...  But he hits it clear! 
Min. 91 :(ben) Rafa reads the run of P_Schick 
          ...  P_Schick hits it 
          ...  This one could go anywhere! 
          ...  K_Nakamura gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH!! 
          ...  It's pushed behind! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Oroz flights it in! 
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of K_Nakamura 
          ...  Theres was some shirt pulling going on in the box for sure! 
          ...  The strikers are calling for VAR! 
          ...  We wait for the decision 
          ...  NO PENALTY 
Min. 92 :(ben) R_Semedo flights the ball to P_Sarabia 
          ...  P_Sarabia fires off a left-footed snap shot! 
          ...  Terrific shot 
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender 
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide 
          ...  That's unlucky! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  P_Sarabia curls it into the box! 
          ...  The ball comes to D_Jurasek 
          ...  He knocks it goalward 
          ...  K_Nakamura just watches it fly safely wide! 
Min. 92 :(fcp) Galeno looks around for some movement 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to M_Taremi 
          ...  What a shot from M_Taremi! 
          ...  It could go anywhere 
          ...  Andrew makes a difficult save 

*************  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          : I_Muniain (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : I_Muniain (10,13), P_Schick (27)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : D_Jurasek (38), S_Pavisic (47)
Injured              : N/A
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FC Porto Match Info
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Best player          : M_Taremi
Scorers              : F_Navarro (4), A_Varela (40), M_Taremi (79)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : R_Baro (57)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                                 Benfica  |    FC Porto
Attempts on Goal     :          21        |       14
Off target           :          10        |       5
On target            :          11        |       9
Possession           :          37        |       63
Corners              :           2        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       1
Subs Used            :           2        |       2
Fouls                :           9        |       7
Key Tackles          :           9        |       3
Key Passes           :          17        |       17
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Final Score          : Benfica 3 - 3 FC Porto
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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  23   1   1   1  26 |  98   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0   0   0
T_Kehrer       DF   1  20  15   6  22 |  98   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  45  13   0
R_Semedo       DF   1  19  17   7  22 |  98   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  22   0
D_Jurasek      DF   1  19  13  12  22 |  98   0   5   2   0   1   0   1   0   0  76  26   9
S_Pavisic      DF   1  17  16   8  24 |  68   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  -4   8  -4
P_Sarabia      MF   1   5  21  19  25 |  98   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  26
Rafa           MF   1   3  20  14  28 |  98   0   0   6   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  60  12
I_Muniain      MF   1   4  20  17  28 |  98   0   0   2   0   2   2   0   0   0   0  16  48
A_Golovin      MF   1   7  20  15  29 |  68   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   8  31
P_Schick       FW   1   7  13  22  28 |  98   0   0   2   0   6   1   0   0   0   0  30  31
A_Oroz         FW   1   8  13  20  24 |  98   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  16
N_Kruth        GK  18   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 |  30   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Rosted       DF   1  14  10   7  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
F_Aursnes      MF   1  11  17  14  21 |  30   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  24   0  12
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
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K_Nakamura     GK  23   1   1   1  28 |  98   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0   0
J_Mario        DF   1  20  15   9  20 |  98   0   1   2   0   2   0   0   0   0  15  26  32
F_Cardoso      DF   1  20  14   3  20 |  98   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  28   0
D_Carmo        DF   1  19  14   6  20 |  98   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  16  14   0
Z_Sanusi       DF   1  18  13  11  29 |  98   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  17  15   0
A_Varela       MF   1  14  20  12  31 |  98   0   0   2   0   1   1   0   0   0   0  16  34
I_Jaime        MF   1   5  19  14  26 |  98   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  27   0
R_Baro         MF   1  15  19  11  28 |  98   0   0   2   0   2   0   1   0   0  -4  14  25
A_Ilarramendi  MF   1   4  18  17  25 |  58   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  24   0
M_Taremi       FW   1   6  11  20  30 |  98   0   0   0   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0  35
F_Navarro      FW   1   8  15  19  24 |  58   0   0   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  33
C_Ramos        GK  18   1   1   1  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Marcano        DF   1  17  11   9  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Pacheco        DF   1  16   8   4  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Galeno         MF   1   8  17  14  25 |  40   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  22  12
D_Loader       FW   1   7  14  18  31 |  40   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  14   8
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