FFO EFL2, Benfica vs. Lens (Fri Oct 25)


                              Benfica  |  Lens
                            4-2-1-3 P  |  4-1-3-2 C
                          Thom Hughes  |  Chris Spero
                                       |
                            Andrew GK  |  GK B_Samba
                          T_Kehrer DF  |  DF K_Danso
                         D_Jurasek DF  |  DF J_Gradit
                         S_Pavisic DF  |  DF T_Buchmann
                          R_Semedo DF  |  DF M_Haidara
                              Rafa MF  |  DM Y_Fofana
                         A_Golovin MF  |  MF A_Guevara
                         I_Muniain AM  |  MF I_Balde
                         P_Sarabia FW  |  MF J_McGinn
                          P_Schick FW  |  FW A_Oroz
                         A_Martial FW  |  FW S_Becker
                                       |
                           N_Kruth SUB |  SUB A_Bono
                          S_Rosted SUB |  SUB M_Roberts
                        K_Fujimoro SUB |  SUB S_Prcic
                         F_Aursnes SUB |  SUB Gocholshvili
                       C_Tengstedt SUB |  SUB A_Miranchuk




Min. 9  :(ben) A_Martial beats J_McGinn 
          ...  He mugged him off there with his dribbling skills 
          ...  Well intercepted by J_Gradit 
Min. 13 :(len) J_Gradit slips past his marker S_Pavisic 
          ...  The ball is whipped into J_McGinn 
          ...  J_McGinn with the goal bound shot! 
          ...  Andrew tips it round the post 
          ...  Good save 
          ...  Corner not given!! 
Min. 15 :(ben) P_Schick is out on the left 
          ...  He moves the ball right to A_Martial 
          ...  A_Martial has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He fires the ball goalward! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  What a great finish 
          ...  Benfica have snatched the lead! 
          ...  Benfica 1-0 Lens ...
Min. 16 :(ben) P_Sarabia turns well with the ball 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by S_Becker 
          ...  He timed it well 
Min. 16 :(len) J_McGinn runs at the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to S_Becker 
          ...  S_Becker with the goal bound shot! 
          ...  He miskicks the ball 
          ...  He's managed to put that out of the stadium 
Min. 21 :(len) M_Haidara jumps over Rafa's challenge 
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg 
          ...  He's clean through 
          ...  M_Haidara with the attempt at goal! 
          ...  The shot slips through Andrew's hands 
          ...  But goes wide! 
          ...  He got away with that! 
          ...  Goal kick given! 
          ...  That looked like a corner to me 
Min. 26 :(len) The ball is passed in from M_Haidara, he finds A_Oroz 
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from S_Pavisic 
Min. 28 :(len) S_Becker beats one 
          ...  Goes past the second 
          ...  He keeps going 
          ...  Fantastic skill!! 
          ...  D_Jurasek reads the situation well and wins the ball 
Min. 29 :(len) T_Buchmann cuts in on P_Schick's blind side 
          ...  But R_Semedo wins the ball with a sliding challenge 
Min. 30 :(len) Tactical Change by Lens 
          ...  Lens have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 30 :(ben) A_Golovin drives it across the face of the goal P_Schick 
          ...  P_Schick tries to lob the keeper! 
          ...  But B_Samba punches it away 
          ...  That's gone out for a throw in 
Min. 31 :(ben) S_Pavisic is taking a throw in 
          ...  He is taking a run up at it! 
          ...  He throws it long to A_Martial 
          ...  A_Martial with the shot! 
          ...  B_Samba is just going to watch it go over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  But goes just over!! 
          ...  B_Samba looks very relieved! 
Min. 31 :(len) J_McGinn hits in a shot! 
          ...  It hits the defender 
          ...  I_Balde collects the loose ball! 
          ...  I_Balde fires off a right-footed shot! 
          ...  Andrew catches the ball 
Min. 34 :(ben) D_Jurasek with a long pass to I_Muniain 
          ...  But M_Haidara spotted the danger and cleans up the play 
Min. 34 :(len) I_Balde beats D_Jurasek 
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free 
          ...  Rafa with an awful challenge 
          ...  He could be off here! 
          ...  The Referee reaches to his pocket! 
          ...  He jots down his name! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  I think he was lucky to escape with a caution! 
Min. 34 :(len) S_Becker sprints past S_Pavisic 
          ...  S_Becker with the drive! 
          ...  Andrew with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He gave the striker no chance 
Min. 36 :(ben) I_Muniain with a Cruyff turn 
          ...  I_Muniain hits the ball first time! 
          ...  But B_Samba comes out and dives at his feet 
          ...  That's goalkeeping at its finest 
Min. 39 :(len) A_Guevara with a measured pass to I_Balde 
          ...  I_Balde tries one from the edge of the box! 
          ...  But he somehow misses 
          ...  That was a woeful effort 
Min. 41 :(len) Y_Fofana holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to A_Oroz 
          ...  T_Kehrer reads the play well 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time
Min. 43 :(ben) P_Sarabia holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to A_Martial 
          ...  A_Martial with the chance! 
          ...  He hits the side netting 
Min. 43 :(len) I_Balde breaks free from Rafa 
          ...  S_Pavisic gets in the way of the ball and clears! 
Min. 45 :(ben) D_Jurasek runs at the heart of the defence 
          ...  M_Haidara takes the ball 
          ...  OOOHHHH!! 
          ...  He almost loses it straight away 
          ...  But he hits it clear! 

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

Min. 47 :(ben) P_Sarabia dribbles past K_Danso 
          ...  It was as if the defender wasn't even there 
          ...  P_Sarabia attempts to nutmeg B_Samba! 
          ...  B_Samba has it covered 
          ...  It takes a bobble! 
          ...  B_Samba reacts well to save!! 
Min. 49 :(ben) T_Kehrer is out on the right 
          ...  He moves the ball left to A_Martial 
          ...  A_Martial blasts it at the goal! 
          ...  B_Samba with an easy save 
          ...  He just oozes confidence 
Min. 49 :(len) S_Becker cuts inside 
          ...  S_Becker has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  It floats over Andrew 
          ...  It's heading goalward! 
          ...  But floats just over 
          ...  That was a great effort 
Min. 51 :(len) A_Guevara holds the ball up 
          ...  He sees T_Buchmann in space! 
          ...  T_Buchmann smashed the ball towards the bottom corner! 
          ...  But Andrew punches it away 
Min. 55 :(ben) Rafa controls the ball with a deft piece of skill 
          ...  He plays the ball into the middle! 
          ...  P_Sarabia gets onto the end of the pass! 
          ...  M_Haidara with the dive 
          ...  There's no room in the game for that! 
          ...  The Referee tells him to calm his game down a bit 
          ...  FREE KICK 
          ...  I_Muniain swings it in 
          ...  P_Schick gets on the end of it 
          ...  But he loses control of it 
          ...  Y_Fofana hits it out for a throw 
Min. 56 :(ben) S_Pavisic chips the ball over the defence and finds A_Martial 
          ...  A_Martial fires off a right-footed shot! 
          ...  The net bulges! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  What a volley! 
          ...  What a finish. That is outrageous. 
          ...  Three words. Marco. Van. Basten 
          ...  Benfica 2-0 Lens ...
Min. 57 :(len) Tactical Change by Lens 
          ...  Lens have changed their playing style to C 
Min. 59 :(ben) A_Golovin with the nod to P_Sarabia 
          ...  P_Sarabia uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot! 
          ...  B_Samba makes himself big 
          ...  Superb Stop! 
          ...  Well that one would have delighted him 
Min. 60 :(len) Substitution by Lens 
          ...  COMING ON: Gocholshvili 
          ...  COMING OFF: S_Becker 
Min. 60 :(ben) P_Schick with the cross-field pass to A_Martial 
          ...  M_Haidara gets in the way of the ball and clears! 
Min. 62 :(ben) P_Sarabia takes control of the loose ball 
          ...  He plays the ball across to P_Schick 
          ...  A vicious shot by P_Schick! 
          ...  B_Samba with an amazing dive to the bottom left 
          ...  How he got to that one I don't know! 
Min. 65 :(len) Substitution by Lens 
          ...  COMING ON: S_Prcic 
          ...  COMING OFF: A_Guevara 
Min. 67 :(ben) A_Martial runs down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball across to I_Muniain 
          ...  Blocked by J_McGinn 
Min. 67 :(len) M_Haidara lobs the ball over the defence 
          ...  I_Balde latches on to it 
          ...  Driven towards goal by I_Balde! 
          ...  Andrew beats the ball away 
Min. 71 :(ben) A_Martial takes possession 
          ...  He's got no outlet 
          ...  He decides to go alone 
          ...  A_Martial tries to place it in the corner! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  The Lens fans are throwing missiles onto the pitch 
          ...  It's all getting a bit ugly 
          ...  There's no room for hooliganism in FFO! 
          ...  The fans responsible are being ejected by security 
          ...  The club will be fined for this by FFO HQ I'm sure 
          ...  That's his hat-trick! 
          ...  The Benfica players congratulate the hat trick hero! 
          ...  Benfica 3-0 Lens ...
Min. 78 :(len) S_Prcic backtracks with the ball 
          ...  He hits the ball upfield 
          ...  I_Balde latches onto the end of it 
          ...  I_Balde attempts a low drive! 
          ...  Andrew blocks the shot with his legs 
          ...  And he gathers it! 
Min. 83 :(len) S_Prcic gets to the byline and finds A_Oroz with a beautiful cross 
          ...  A_Oroz sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender! 
          ...  But he puts it well wide 
          ...  That was a crappy effort! 
Min. 83 :(ben) P_Schick dribbles past J_McGinn 
          ...  Y_Fofana with an ugly foul 
Min. 84 :(len) A_Oroz beats D_Jurasek with absolute ease! 
          ...  P_Sarabia bundles the player over!! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
          ...  The ref looks across to his assistant! 
          ...  Play on! 
Min. 87 :(ben) Rafa controls the ball with a deft piece of skill 
          ...  He plays the ball out to the right! 
          ...  P_Sarabia gets onto the end of the pass! 
          ...  S_Prcic with a pull on the shirt 
          ...  The Referee reaches to his pocket! 
          ...  He jots down his name! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time.
Min. 90 :(ben) I_Muniain looks to play the ball out wide 
          ...  He plays the ball across to A_Martial 
          ...  A skilful effort from A_Martial! 
          ...  It hits the inside of the post 
          ...  It falls right into B_Samba's arms 
          ...  He's spilt it! 
          ...  But he gathers it second time round! 
Min. 92 :(len) J_McGinn knocks the ball past D_Jurasek 
          ...  Now he crosses to K_Danso! 
          ...  K_Danso tries to chip the ball over Andrew! 
          ...  Andrew with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league 
Min. 93 :(len) I_Balde has a go! 
          ...  It hits the defender 
          ...  K_Danso collects the loose ball! 
          ...  S_Pavisic with an ugly foul 
          ...  That looked malicious 
          ...  It's a yellow, and rightly so 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 94 :(ben) I_Muniain nutmegs T_Buchmann, he continues to run forward 
          ...  J_McGinn with a bad challenge 
          ...  He had to endure a strong bollocking from The Referee 

*************  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          : A_Martial (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : A_Martial (15,56,71)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Rafa (34), S_Pavisic (93)
Injured              : N/A
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Lens Match Info
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Best player          : J_McGinn
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : S_Prcic (87)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                                 Benfica  |    Lens
Attempts on Goal     :          12        |       12
Off target           :           3        |       5
On target            :           9        |       7
Possession           :          44        |       56
Corners              :           0        |       0
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       1
Subs Used            :           0        |       2
Fouls                :           3        |       7
Key Tackles          :           6        |       7
Key Passes           :          14        |       12
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Final Score          : Benfica 3 - 0 Lens
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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   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  37   0   0   0
T_Kehrer       DF   1  20  15   7  22 |  95   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  15  13   0
D_Jurasek      DF   1  19  13  12  22 |  95   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  16  15   0
S_Pavisic      DF   1  17  16   8  24 |  95   0   2   2   1   0   0   1   0   0  48  36  -4
R_Semedo       DF   1  20  17   8  22 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0
Rafa           MF   1   3  20  15  28 |  95   0   0   2   0   0   0   1   0   0  -4  12  -4
A_Golovin      MF   1   7  20  15  29 |  95   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  16   0
I_Muniain      AM   1   4  21  17  28 |  95   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   7   9
P_Sarabia      FW   1   5  21  19  25 |  95   0   1   2   0   2   0   0   0   0  30  14  14
P_Schick       FW   1   7  13  22  28 |  95   0   0   2   1   2   0   0   0   0   0  49   8
A_Martial      FW   1   4  14  21  28 |  95   0   0   1   0   7   3   0   0   0   0  14  65
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 - Lens
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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B_Samba        GK  24   1   1   1  21 |  95   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  -6   0   0   0
K_Danso        DF   1  19  15  12  28 |  95   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  14
J_Gradit       DF   1  19  14   9  24 |  95   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  16  14   0
T_Buchmann     DF   1  18  14  14  24 |  95   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  12
M_Haidara      DF   1  19  14   3  27 |  95   0   3   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  48  28  22
Y_Fofana       DM   1  16  20   3  22 |  95   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  19   8   0
A_Guevara      MF   1  13  18   8  23 |  66   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
I_Balde        MF   1   7  18  16  31 |  95   0   0   1   0   4   0   0   0   0   0  10  39
J_McGinn       MF   1  13  21  19  30 |  95   0   1   3   0   1   0   0   0   0  22  21   7
A_Oroz         FW   1   8  13  20  24 |  95   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
S_Becker       FW   1   8  14  19  29 |  61   0   1   0   0   3   0   0   0   0  27   0  19
A_Bono         GK  18   1   1   1  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Roberts      DF   1  19  12  11  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Prcic        MF   1  12  16   7  28 |  29   0   0   2   0   0   0   1   0   0  -4  20  -4
Gocholshvili   DM   1  16  15   8  28 |  34   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Miranchuk    FW   1   6  11  17  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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