FFO EFL2, Benfica vs. Eintracht Frankfurt (Mon Oct 21)


                              Benfica  |  Eintracht Frankfurt
                            4-2-1-3 P  |  4-1-2-2-1 E
                          Thom Hughes  |  Jason Hopton
                                       |
                            Andrew GK  |  GK Kepa
                          T_Kehrer DF  |  DF N_Nkounkou
                         D_Jurasek DF  |  DF Tuta
                         S_Pavisic DF  |  DF H_Smolcic
                          R_Semedo DF  |  DF P_Max
                              Rafa MF  |  DM S_Rode
                         A_Golovin MF  |  MF D_Ozoh
                         I_Muniain AM  |  MF A_Knauff
                         P_Sarabia FW  |  AM R_Cherki
                          P_Schick FW  |  AM N_Fullkrug
                         A_Martial FW  |  FW Beto
                                       |
                           N_Kruth SUB |  SUB J_Ledesma
                          S_Rosted SUB |  SUB R_Koch
                        K_Fujimoro SUB |  SUB A_Buta
                         F_Aursnes SUB |  SUB B_Henrichs
                       C_Tengstedt SUB |  SUB J_Njinmah




Min. 2  :(ben) A_Martial with a short pass to find P_Schick 
          ...  N_Nkounkou cleanly tackles him 
          ...  He judged that well 
Min. 3  :(ben) Curled in dangerously from A_Golovin to A_Martial 
          ...  Tuta with an ugly foul 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  The ref is taking his time with him! 
          ...  He lets him off with a strong talking too 
Min. 4  :(ben) I_Muniain holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to A_Martial 
          ...  A_Martial with a stunning strike! 
          ...  But Kepa punches it away 
          ...  He could have caught that! 
Min. 4  :(frn) Andrew miskicks! 
          ...  R_Cherki is through! 
          ...  Rafa with a bad challenge 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
Min. 5  :(frn) R_Cherki steps over the ball 
          ...  He nutmegs I_Muniain 
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery 
          ...  R_Cherki tries to chip the ball over the keeper! 
          ...  It hits the bar 
          ...  And goes over! 
          ...  That shot was so poor it would make Ronny Rosenthal cringe! 
Min. 10 :(ben) A_Martial beats N_Nkounkou with absolute ease! 
          ...  A_Martial hits the shot! 
          ...  It swerves a lot! 
          ...  But he somehow misses 
          ...  The Eintracht Frankfurt fans laugh at him 
Min. 10 :(frn) D_Ozoh spots a team mate in space 
          ...  That's an excellent through ball to R_Cherki! 
          ...  Good sliding challenge from S_Pavisic 
Min. 14 :(ben) S_Pavisic looks for options 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to P_Sarabia 
          ...  But N_Nkounkou wins the ball from behind 
          ...  The crowd appeal but The Referee has none of it 
Min. 18 :(frn) N_Nkounkou has it now 
          ...  He takes on T_Kehrer 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He puts in D_Ozoh! 
          ...  D_Ozoh hits the ball on the bounce! 
          ...  It hits the bar 
          ...  And goes over! 
          ...  That shot was so poor it would make Ronny Rosenthal cringe! 
Min. 22 :(frn) N_Fullkrug is out on the right 
          ...  He moves the ball left to H_Smolcic 
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over! 
          ...  R_Semedo looks embarrassed to take the ball off him! 
Min. 24 :(frn) R_Cherki looks around for some movement 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to N_Fullkrug 
          ...  N_Fullkrug with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  Powerful header! 
          ...  But he puts it well wide 
          ...  That was a crappy effort! 
Min. 27 :(ben) P_Sarabia with a real burst of pace 
          ...  N_Nkounkou reads it well 
          ...  This boy is a quality defender 
          ...  The crowd sing his praises 
Min. 28 :(ben) R_Semedo looks around for support 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to P_Schick 
          ...  P_Schick with a little chip! 
          ...  But Kepa reaches the ball. Good save 
          ...  There was a foul on Kepa anyway 
Min. 28 :(frn) N_Nkounkou flights the ball to A_Knauff 
          ...  A_Knauff sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender! 
          ...  He's pulled it wide! 
Min. 29 :(ben) P_Schick barges S_Rode off the ball 
          ...  P_Schick hits it 
          ...  This one could go anywhere! 
          ...  Kepa won't get to that! 
          ...  It clips the post! 
          ...  And goes wide! 
Min. 30 :(ben) R_Semedo takes advantage of a mistake by Tuta 
          ...  He puts in I_Muniain! 
          ...  But he stands on the ball and falls over!! 
          ...  N_Nkounkou picks up the loose ball and clears the danger 
Min. 31 :(ben) P_Schick sidesteps D_Ozoh 
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game 
          ...  P_Schick launches himself head first to connect with the low cross! 
          ...  The ball moves through the air! 
          ...  Kepa moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  It's beaten him! 
          ...  But it thumps the post!! 
          ...  And goes out! 
Min. 37 :(ben) A_Martial takes advantage of a bad back pass 
          ...  A_Martial hits the ball first time! 
          ...  He could have let that bounce 
          ...  It hits the side netting! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 39 :(frn) R_Cherki takes advantage of a mistake by T_Kehrer 
          ...  He knocks the ball to Beto! 
          ...  Beto launches himself head first to connect with the low cross! 
          ...  Andrew beats the ball away 
Min. 40 :(frn) A defence splitting pass from R_Cherki to H_Smolcic 
          ...  A vicious shot by H_Smolcic! 
          ...  It hits the side netting! 
          ...  The fans thought that was a GOAL! 
          ...  But it's not 
          ...  Goal kick. 
Min. 41 :(frn) D_Ozoh crosses in from the wing, he finds Beto in the box 
          ...  Beto tries to chip the ball over Andrew! 
          ...  But Andrew punches it away 
          ...  That's gone out for a goal kick 
          ...  It was clear to everyone that Andrew got a touch 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time.
Min. 47 :(ben) Rafa drives it forward to A_Martial 
          ...  A_Martial hits a crisp volley! 
          ...  He has put it over the bar! 
          ...  He looks stunned by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Benfica 0-0 Eintracht Frankfurt

Min. 46 :(ben) A_Golovin with a one-touch layoff to P_Sarabia 
          ...  P_Sarabia shoots towards goal! 
          ...  But Kepa stops that one easily 
Min. 46 :(frn) R_Cherki jinks past S_Pavisic 
          ...  D_Jurasek reads it well 
          ...  He clears the danger 
Min. 49 :(ben) D_Jurasek runs at the defender 
          ...  He takes it past him 
          ...  A_Knauff fouls 
          ...  That was disgusting 
          ...  The Referee fumbles about in his pocket! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 50 :(ben) P_Sarabia retreats under pressure 
          ...  He hits the ball upfield 
          ...  S_Pavisic latches onto the end of it 
          ...  P_Max gathers up the loose ball 
Min. 50 :(frn) N_Fullkrug finds Beto with a perfectly weighted pass 
          ...  Beto hits the ball first time! 
          ...  Andrew with the acrobatic save 
          ...  Well saved 
Min. 53 :(ben) A_Golovin hoists the ball across to P_Schick 
          ...  P_Max wins control of the ball with his hand!! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 55 :(frn) N_Nkounkou kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  N_Fullkrug gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  N_Fullkrug goes for goal! 
          ...  But Andrew makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He gave the striker no chance 
Min. 60 :(ben) A_Martial 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! 
          ...  A heafty challenge by Tuta 
          ...  Which leads to the ball going out for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Rafa lofts the ball in! 
          ...  T_Kehrer gets his head on it 
          ...  Kepa makes a fine save 
Min. 61 :(frn) P_Max runs with the ball to the corner flag 
          ...  He plays the ball across to R_Cherki 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from P_Sarabia 
Min. 63 :(ben) R_Semedo steps over the ball 
          ...  He nutmegs N_Nkounkou 
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery 
          ...  R_Semedo with the shot on net! 
          ...  It floats over Kepa 
          ...  It's heading goalward! 
          ...  But floats just over 
          ...  That was a great effort 
Min. 65 :(frn) Substitution by Eintracht Frankfurt 
          ...  COMING ON: R_Koch 
          ...  COMING OFF: P_Max 
Min. 65 :(frn) Substitution by Eintracht Frankfurt 
          ...  COMING ON: A_Buta 
          ...  COMING OFF: S_Rode 
Min. 67 :(ben) I_Muniain smashes the ball upfield 
          ...  A_Martial latches onto the ball 
          ...  A_Martial hits a curling shot! 
          ...  It floats over Kepa 
          ...  It's heading goalward! 
          ...  But floats just over 
          ...  That was a great effort 
Min. 68 :(ben) Rafa turns past the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to I_Muniain 
          ...  I_Muniain with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  Powerful downward header! 
          ...  Wide of goal. Even Simon Clark couldnt work his spin on that woeful effort 
Min. 68 :(frn) Andrew miskicks! 
          ...  N_Nkounkou is through! 
          ...  D_Jurasek robs him of the ball 
Min. 69 :(ben) T_Kehrer finds P_Sarabia on the edge of the box 
          ...  Intercepted by N_Nkounkou 
Min. 69 :(frn) D_Ozoh looks for options 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to A_Buta 
          ...  A_Buta sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender! 
          ...  Andrew saves it 
          ...  He got his body behind the ball there 
Min. 70 :(ben) T_Kehrer pushes it past H_Smolcic 
          ...  D_Ozoh knocks him to the floor 
          ...  The fans are calling for a penalty! 
          ...  But The Referee just turns away! 
Min. 70 :(frn) R_Cherki is first to the loose ball 
          ...  D_Jurasek pulls the player to the ground!! 
          ...  That's a poor tackle! 
Min. 71 :(frn) R_Cherki slides the ball across to A_Knauff 
          ...  R_Semedo wins the ball! 
          ...  But he caught the player also! 
          ...  The ref gives nothing! 
Min. 74 :(frn) A_Knauff looks for options 
          ...  He decides to go it alone 
          ...  A_Knauff has time and space on the edge of the box! 
          ...  He shoots towards goal! 
          ...  Andrew makes a fine save 
Min. 75 :(ben) I_Muniain nutmegs the defender 
          ...  I_Muniain tries to chip the ball over the keeper! 
          ...  But Kepa stops that one easily 
Min. 76 :(frn) D_Ozoh takes on the defender 
          ...  He runs past the defender 
          ...  But R_Semedo sees the pass and cuts it out 
Min. 78 :(ben) P_Schick takes on the defender 
          ...  He runs past the defender 
          ...  P_Schick could have let it bounce! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  He made that look harder than it was!! 
Min. 80 :(frn) Substitution by Eintracht Frankfurt 
          ...  COMING ON: B_Henrichs 
          ...  COMING OFF: H_Smolcic 
Min. 80 :(frn) Beto jinks past D_Jurasek 
          ...  Beto attempts to nutmeg Andrew! 
          ...  Andrew heads it away 
          ...  He was showing off there! 
Min. 81 :(frn) Beto has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He knocks the ball past A_Golovin! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  Beto has time and space on the edge of the box! 
          ...  He shoots towards goal! 
          ...  Andrew gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  He pushes it on to the post 
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball 
Min. 83 :(ben) A_Martial takes advantage of a mistake by Tuta 
          ...  He crosses to P_Sarabia 
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by N_Nkounkou 
          ...  He made it look easy 
Min. 83 :(frn) R_Cherki with the mazy dribble 
          ...  He takes it past the defender 
          ...  R_Cherki with the deft touch! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  Andrew gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  He pushes it on to the post 
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball 
Min. 86 :(ben) Rafa finds A_Martial on the edge of the box 
          ...  A_Martial blasts the ball towards goal! 
          ...  But he somehow misses 
          ...  That was a woeful effort 
Min. 86 :(ben) The ball is passed in from S_Pavisic, he finds A_Martial 
          ...  Tuta fouls badly 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time.
Min. 89 :(ben) I_Muniain with a first time pass 
          ...  A_Martial runs onto it! 
          ...  A_Martial with the side footed shot! 
          ...  It hits the sponsor hoarding 
Min. 89 :(frn) B_Henrichs cuts through the defence 
          ...  A great volley from B_Henrichs! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
          ...  How did he manage to miss that? 
Min. 90 :(ben) S_Pavisic takes a throw in 
          ...  He throws the ball into D_Jurasek 
          ...  B_Henrichs wins the ball! 
          ...  But he caught the player also! 
          ...  The ref gives nothing! 
Min. 91 :(ben) P_Sarabia plays in R_Semedo with a beautiful ball 
          ...  R_Semedo with only one thing on his mind! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  The shot slips through Kepa's hands 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  He buries his head in his hands! 
          ...  What a massive goal that is! 
          ...  Benfica have taken the lead with not long to go!! 
          ...  Benfica 1-0 Eintracht Frankfurt ...
Min. 92 :(frn) Tactical Change by Eintracht Frankfurt 
          ...  Eintracht Frankfurt have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 92 :(frn) Tactical Change by Eintracht Frankfurt 
          ...  N_Fullkrug will now play as a FW 
Min. 92 :(ben) A_Martial gets to the byline 
          ...  He centres the ball to P_Schick 
          ...  P_Schick sees Kepa off his line! 
          ...  What agility from Kepa 

*************  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          : R_Semedo (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : R_Semedo (91)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Eintracht Frankfurt Match Info
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Best player          : N_Nkounkou
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : A_Knauff (49)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                                 Benfica  |    Eintracht Frankfurt
Attempts on Goal     :          18        |       15
Off target           :          11        |       6
On target            :           7        |       9
Possession           :          57        |       43
Corners              :           1        |       0
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       1
Subs Used            :           0        |       3
Fouls                :           9        |       10
Key Tackles          :           7        |       11
Key Passes           :          19        |       13
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Final Score          : Benfica 1 - 0 Eintracht Frankfurt
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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  24   1   1   1  26 |  95   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  45   0   0   0
T_Kehrer       DF   1  20  15   7  22 |  95   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  13  19
D_Jurasek      DF   1  19  13  12  22 |  95   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  32   0   0
S_Pavisic      DF   1  17  16   8  24 |  95   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  18  24   0
R_Semedo       DF   1  20  17   8  22 |  95   0   3   2   0   2   1   0   0   0  58  22  59
Rafa           MF   1   3  20  15  28 |  95   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  24   0
A_Golovin      MF   1   7  20  15  29 |  95   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  24   0
I_Muniain      AM   1   4  21  17  28 |  95   0   0   3   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  21  17
P_Sarabia      FW   1   5  21  19  25 |  95   0   1   2   1   1   0   0   0   0  30  25   7
P_Schick       FW   1   7  13  22  28 |  95   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0  17
A_Martial      FW   1   4  14  21  28 |  95   0   0   3   0   7   0   0   0   0   0  42  29
N_Kruth        GK  18   1   1   1  31 |   0   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
K_Fujimoro     MF   1   2  15  11  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
F_Aursnes      MF   1  11  18  14  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 - Eintracht Frankfurt
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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Kepa           GK  24   1   1   1  20 |  95   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  14   0   0   0
N_Nkounkou     DF   1  19  14  12  29 |  95   0   6   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  96  42   0
Tuta           DF   1  19  13   5  30 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  16   0   0
H_Smolcic      DF   1  19  14   8  21 |  82   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  17
P_Max          DF   1  18  15   8  30 |  67   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  34  13   0
S_Rode         DM   1  13  19  10  20 |  67   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Ozoh         MF   1  12  18  12  22 |  95   0   1   3   0   1   0   0   0   0  23  30  13
A_Knauff       MF   1   9  19  15  26 |  95   0   0   0   0   2   0   1   0   0  -4  -4  17
R_Cherki       AM   1   6  21  20  22 |  95   0   0   4   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  28  11
N_Fullkrug     FW   1   7  13  20  30 |  95   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  30  11
Beto           FW   1   7  14  20  30 |  95   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0  30
J_Ledesma      GK  19   1   1   1  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Koch         DF   1  17  11   3  24 |  28   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Buta         MF   1   6  18  12  29 |  28   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  14
B_Henrichs     DF   1  15  10   6  22 |  13   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0  19
J_Njinmah      FW   1   2  10  15  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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