FFO EFL2, Benfica vs. Marseille (Wed Oct 16)


                              Benfica  |  Marseille
                              4-4-2 T  |  5-4-1 P
                          Thom Hughes  |  Euan Neale
                                       |
                            Andrew GK  |  GK G_Bazunu
                          T_Kehrer DF  |  DF R_Guerreiro
                          R_Semedo DF  |  DF M_Hinteregger
                         S_Pavisic DF  |  DF C_C_Vickers
                            L_Neto DF  |  DF L_Olaza
                         P_Sarabia MF  |  DF M_Montero
                         I_Muniain MF  |  MF J_Brandt
                              Rafa MF  |  MF H_Lozano
                         A_Golovin MF  |  MF Zubimendi
                          P_Schick FW  |  MF M_Pjaca
                         A_Martial FW  |  FW M_Oyarzabal
                                       |
                           N_Kruth SUB |  SUB P_Bernardoni
                          S_Rosted SUB |  SUB J_Cabot
                           F_Moura SUB |  SUB S_Coleman
                         F_Aursnes SUB |  SUB S_Castillejo
                       C_Tengstedt SUB |  SUB V_Janssen




Min. 1  :(mrs) M_Pjaca passes the ball to H_Lozano 
          ...  L_Neto takes out the attacker 
          ...  He looked to have fouled him there 
Min. 6  :(mrs) H_Lozano gets to the byline 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He plays the ball through to M_Hinteregger 
          ...  M_Hinteregger attempts to nutmeg Andrew! 
          ...  The ball moves through the air! 
          ...  Andrew moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Andrew looks dejected! 
          ...  Thom Hughes is barking orders at his players! 
          ...  His team will have to come back from behind now 
          ...  Benfica 0-1 Marseille ...
Min. 9  :(mrs) M_Pjaca jumps over R_Semedo's challenge 
          ...  R_Semedo reacts to stop the move going any further 
Min. 12 :(mrs) L_Olaza squares up to I_Muniain 
          ...  He's kicked him behind the knee taking his knee out! 
          ...  It looks like he could be sent off! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  It could have been worse! 
Min. 14 :(mrs) J_Brandt is taking a throw in 
          ...  He takes a couple of strides back 
          ...  He throws the ball to C_C_Vickers 
          ...  C_C_Vickers with the 40 yard drive! 
          ...  Andrew saves, but he fumbles 
          ...  But he gathers at the second attempt! 
Min. 15 :(mrs) The ball is passed in from M_Pjaca, he finds R_Guerreiro 
          ...  R_Guerreiro with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  a lovely cushioned header 
          ...  Andrew makes a great save 
          ...  And he manages to hold onto it as well! 
Min. 16 :(ben) Rafa times his run well 
          ...  R_Guerreiro stands firm and knocks the player to the ground!! 
          ...  That's a rash challenge!! 
          ...  That will be a booking 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 18 :(mrs) M_Oyarzabal eases past L_Neto 
          ...  R_Semedo wins it well 
          ...  Perfectly timed! 
Min. 19 :(mrs) M_Oyarzabal turns past Rafa 
          ...  He has created space for himself now 
          ...  M_Oyarzabal hits it 
          ...  This one could go anywhere! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  Andrew tips it over !! 
          ...  Great goalkeeping there! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  H_Lozano with an inswinging corner into the box 
          ...  L_Olaza gets to it! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Andrew was well beaten there! 
          ...  Benfica 0-2 Marseille ...
Min. 20 :(ben) P_Schick finds a hole in the defence 
          ...  P_Schick drives the ball low! 
          ...  It clips the post!! 
          ...  The net bulges!! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Benfica 1-2 Marseille ...
Min. 25 :(mrs) M_Pjaca has the ball on the wing, a chance to show his pace 
          ...  He knocks the ball past S_Pavisic 
          ...  He puts in Zubimendi! 
          ...  L_Neto leaves his foot in with the challenge!! 
          ...  That's a bad foul!! 
Min. 25 :(mrs) A defence splitting pass from M_Pjaca to Zubimendi 
          ...  T_Kehrer slides in hard! 
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw! 
Min. 28 :(mrs) Zubimendi feeds the ball through the middle 
          ...  C_C_Vickers runs onto it 
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender 
          ...  C_C_Vickers with the goal bound shot! 
          ...  It hits the post 
          ...  And goes clear 
Min. 29 :(ben) A_Golovin with a flicked pass to I_Muniain 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from C_C_Vickers 
          ...  He could have easily caught the defender if he hadn't been careful 
Min. 30 :(mrs) M_Pjaca lobs the ball over the defence 
          ...  H_Lozano latches on to it 
          ...  H_Lozano tries to beat Andrew from outside the area! 
          ...  Andrew beats the ball away 
Min. 33 :(mrs) C_C_Vickers breaks free from R_Semedo 
          ...  S_Pavisic is late with that one 
          ...  I think he was just trying to get to the ball 
          ...  Surely a penalty! 
          ...  The Referee consults his assistant!! 
          ...  PENALTY!! 
          ...  M_Oyarzabal is the man who takes it 
          ...  He sends Andrew the wrong way with a shimmy John Aldridge style 
          ...  GOAL! 
          ...  He made it look easy. 
          ...  Benfica 1-3 Marseille...
Min. 33 :(mrs) H_Lozano turns past the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to M_Pjaca 
          ...  L_Neto read the danger and stops the pass 
Min. 34 :(mrs) M_Oyarzabal runs at the defender 
          ...  The defender slips and falls over 
          ...  M_Oyarzabal attempts a chip! 
          ...  But Andrew punches it away 
          ...  That's gone out for a throw in 
Min. 36 :(mrs) J_Brandt skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to M_Oyarzabal 
          ...  L_Neto dives in with both feet!! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 39 :(mrs) J_Brandt is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He throws it to M_Oyarzabal 
          ...  What a shot from M_Oyarzabal! 
          ...  It could go anywhere 
          ...  It hits the side netting! 
          ...  The fans thought that was a GOAL! 
          ...  But it's not 
          ...  Goal kick. 
Min. 41 :(ben) P_Schick cuts inside M_Montero 
          ...  He worked that well 
          ...  C_C_Vickers wins the ball with a clear tackle 
Min. 41 :(mrs) Zubimendi with a 50-yard pass to M_Oyarzabal 
          ...  M_Oyarzabal fires off a right-footed shot! 
          ...  Andrew makes the save 
          ...  He hits the ball upfield! 
Min. 42 :(mrs) H_Lozano runs down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball across to Zubimendi 
          ...  S_Pavisic body checks his opponent!! 
          ...  That's a careless challenge!! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time
Min. 44 :(mrs) H_Lozano squares it to M_Oyarzabal 
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over! 
          ...  Rafa hits it out for a throw 
Min. 45 :(mrs) R_Guerreiro nutmegs I_Muniain, he continues to run forward 
          ...  R_Guerreiro with a stunning strike! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  He does a celebratory dance with his team-mates! 
          ...  Benfica 1-4 Marseille ...

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Benfica 1-4 Marseille

Min. 46 :(mrs) R_Guerreiro kills the ball dead 
          ...  Beautiful turn 
          ...  He could get a shot of here 
          ...  R_Guerreiro hits a great drive! 
          ...  But he somehow misses 
          ...  That was a woeful effort 
Min. 47 :(ben) P_Schick looks for options 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to R_Semedo 
          ...  M_Hinteregger with a superb challenge 
          ...  The referee has given the free kick the other way! 
Min. 49 :(mrs) M_Oyarzabal plays a clever one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He heads towards the goal 
          ...  He slides it past the defender! 
          ...  M_Oyarzabal aims for the top right corner! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Andrew shouts at his defenders 
          ...  Benfica 1-5 Marseille ...
Min. 49 :(ben) Rafa with a glorious 60-yard pass to P_Sarabia 
          ...  M_Montero tackles cleanly 
          ...  The linesman flags for the foul though! 
          ...  Unbelievable! It looked clean to me 
          ...  The Referee wants to have a word with him 
Min. 52 :(ben) L_Neto spits at M_Hinteregger 
          ...  Who does he think he is? El-Hadji Diouf? 
          ...  He could be off here! 
          ...  The Referee reaches to his pocket! 
          ...  He jots down his name! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  I think he deserved that! Dirty git! 
Min. 52 :(mrs) J_Brandt gets to the byline 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He plays the ball through to C_C_Vickers 
          ...  L_Neto wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge 
          ...  It goes out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  L_Olaza hits it towards the far post! 
          ...  Andrew catches it! 
          ...  No problem for him! 
Min. 52 :(mrs) M_Pjaca is rolling on the ground! 
          ...  He isn't going to continue! 
Min. 52 :(mrs) Substitution by Marseille 
          ...  COMING ON: S_Castillejo 
          ...  COMING OFF: M_Pjaca 
Min. 54 :(mrs) H_Lozano kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  M_Oyarzabal gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  M_Oyarzabal runs forward 
          ...  He hits the shot! 
          ...  But the ball goes harmlessly wide 
Min. 55 :(mrs) Substitution by Marseille 
          ...  COMING ON: J_Cabot 
          ...  COMING OFF: M_Montero 
Min. 58 :(mrs) J_Brandt runs forward 
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind! 
          ...  P_Schick fouls badly 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  He gets away with that one 
          ...  It's just a warning 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  And in a dangerous position as well! 
          ...  M_Hinteregger with the curler 
          ...  Andrew makes a difficult save 
Min. 60 :(mrs) Zubimendi get's past R_Semedo 
          ...  He's gonna worry them again 
          ...  Zubimendi with a bicycle kick! 
          ...  Terrific shot 
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender 
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide 
          ...  That's unlucky! 
Min. 61 :(mrs) J_Brandt feeds the ball through the middle 
          ...  J_Cabot runs onto it 
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender 
          ...  S_Pavisic clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play 
          ...  The linesman is flagging 
          ...  Throw in 
Min. 64 :(mrs) M_Oyarzabal with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He leaves the defender behind 
          ...  M_Oyarzabal tries to curl it into the bottom corner! 
          ...  Andrew has it covered 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  Andrew is left flat-footed 
          ...  It's gone in 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  The Video Assistant Referees has been consulted! 
          ...  It's been disallowed! 
          ...  VAR has declared a clear and obvious error from The Referee in awarding that goal 
          ...  Euan Neale is fuming but you can't argue with VAR 
Min. 65 :(mrs) Substitution by Marseille 
          ...  COMING ON: V_Janssen 
          ...  COMING OFF: M_Oyarzabal 
Min. 66 :(ben) A_Golovin looks around for some movement 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to A_Martial 
          ...  J_Cabot rushes in with a clumsy tackle!! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
          ...  What's The Referee going to give? 
          ...  Play on! 
Min. 68 :(mrs) H_Lozano has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He knocks the ball past A_Golovin! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  H_Lozano strikes a wicked curler! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But hits the side netting! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  H_Lozano dinks the ball into the area! 
          ...  S_Castillejo tries to place the shot! 
          ...  It hits the sponsor hoarding 
Min. 70 :(mrs) H_Lozano flights the ball to J_Brandt 
          ...  J_Brandt with the crafty shot! 
          ...  Andrew with the save 
          ...  He holds onto it as well! 
Min. 71 :(ben) P_Sarabia get's past M_Hinteregger 
          ...  He's gonna worry them again 
          ...  P_Sarabia hits the ball first time! 
          ...  But G_Bazunu makes a superb stop down low 
Min. 72 :(ben) P_Schick flicks it past the defender 
          ...  He runs forward 
          ...  P_Schick hits the shot with the outside of the left foot! 
          ...  He's dragged it wide!! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 72 :(mrs) J_Cabot could get a shot on goal here 
          ...  What a fantastic interception by S_Pavisic 
Min. 73 :(mrs) L_Olaza gets to the byline 
          ...  He centres the ball to V_Janssen 
          ...  But T_Kehrer wins the ball with a sliding challenge 
Min. 75 :(mrs) C_C_Vickers fires over a low cross to V_Janssen 
          ...  T_Kehrer is late with that one 
          ...  I think he was just trying to get to the ball 
          ...  He gets away with that one 
          ...  It's just a warning 
          ...  Euan Neale looks annoyed that there was no card there 
Min. 76 :(mrs) V_Janssen with a long pass to H_Lozano 
          ...  H_Lozano carves a shot towards goal! 
          ...  Andrew drops the shot! 
          ...  And it's gone in! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Butterfingers! 
          ...  Benfica 1-6 Marseille ...
Min. 79 :(mrs) S_Castillejo sidesteps T_Kehrer 
          ...  He showed great skill there 
          ...  S_Castillejo with a thundering volley! 
          ...  He's pulled it wide! 
Min. 81 :(mrs) V_Janssen controls the ball with a deft piece of skill 
          ...  He plays the ball into the middle! 
          ...  J_Cabot gets onto the end of the pass! 
          ...  J_Cabot with the punt towards goal! 
          ...  Andrew with an easy save 
          ...  He just oozes confidence 
Min. 82 :(mrs) J_Cabot with an excellent first touch 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  J_Brandt gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  J_Brandt aims the cheeky shot at goal! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  He runs to the corner and dives on his belly 
          ...  Benfica 1-7 Marseille ...
Min. 84 :(mrs) The defender underhits the back pass! 
          ...  V_Janssen is through! 
          ...  What a mistake by Rafa! 
          ...  V_Janssen attempts to drive it home! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Andrew looks dejected 
          ...  Benfica 1-8 Marseille ...
Min. 87 :(mrs) Zubimendi sprints down the wing 
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space! 
          ...  He puts in a square ball! 
          ...  H_Lozano runs onto it 
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender 
          ...  H_Lozano with the side footed shot! 
          ...  The shot slips through Andrew's hands 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  What a terrible mistake 
          ...  Benfica 1-9 Marseille ...
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time.
Min. 89 :(ben) A_Martial is closed down 
          ...  He plays a quick pass under pressure 
          ...  T_Kehrer latches onto the ball 
          ...  T_Kehrer sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender! 
          ...  G_Bazunu collects it comfortably 
          ...  The shot never troubled him 
Min. 90 :(mrs) Zubimendi loses his marker 
          ...  Zubimendi with the shot on net! 
          ...  That shot never looked like going in 
Min. 92 :(mrs) J_Cabot runs forward 
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind! 
          ...  I_Muniain does well to intercept the ball 

*************  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          : P_Schick
Scorers              : P_Schick (20)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : L_Neto (52)
Injured              : N/A
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Marseille Match Info
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Best player          : H_Lozano (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : M_Hinteregger (6), L_Olaza (19), M_Oyarzabal (33 pen,49), R_Guerreiro (45), H_Lozano (76,87), J_Brandt (82), V_Janssen (84)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : L_Olaza (12), R_Guerreiro (16)
Injured              : M_Pjaca (52)
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Match Statistics
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                                 Benfica  |    Marseille
Attempts on Goal     :           4        |       28
Off target           :           1        |       9
On target            :           3        |       19
Possession           :          22        |       78
Corners              :           0        |       3
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       2
Subs Used            :           0        |       3
Fouls                :          10        |       12
Key Tackles          :          12        |       3
Key Passes           :           4        |       22
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Final Score          : Benfica 1 - 9 Marseille
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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 |  94  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -50   0   0   0
T_Kehrer       DF   1  20  15   7  22 |  94   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  30   0  19
R_Semedo       DF   1  19  17   8  22 |  94   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  32   0   0
S_Pavisic      DF   1  17  16   8  24 |  94   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  36   0   0
L_Neto         DF   1  14  10   9  25 |  94   0   4   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  80  -4  -4
P_Sarabia      MF   1   5  21  19  25 |  94   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   7
I_Muniain      MF   1   4  21  17  28 |  94   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  31   0   0
Rafa           MF   1   3  20  15  28 |  94   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  32   8   0
A_Golovin      MF   1   7  20  15  29 |  94   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  16   0
P_Schick       FW   1   7  13  22  28 |  94   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  17
A_Martial      FW   1   4  14  21  28 |  94   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  14   0
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
F_Moura        DF   1  13  11   6  26 |   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 - Marseille
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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G_Bazunu       GK  24   1   1   1  26 |  94   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  -2   0   0   0
R_Guerreiro    DF   1  22  11  11  31 |  94   0   0   0   0   3   1   1   0   0  -4  -4  61
M_Hinteregger  DF   1  22  12   9  28 |  94   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  57
C_C_Vickers    DF   1  22  14  10  25 |  94   0   2   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  26  14  31
L_Olaza        DF   1  21  11  11  28 |  94   0   0   1   0   1   1   1   0   0  -4  13  32
M_Montero      DF   1  17  13   2  30 |  56   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Brandt       MF   1   9  22  19  22 |  94   0   0   5   0   2   1   0   0   0   0  30  27
H_Lozano       MF   1   5  21  16  27 |  94   0   0   5   2   4   2   0   0   0   0  57  71
Zubimendi      MF   1  14  20   6  28 |  94   0   0   3   1   2   0   0   0   0   0  36  38
M_Pjaca        MF   1   2  19  15  26 |  53   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  36   0
M_Oyarzabal    FW   1   2  16  22  27 |  66   0   0   0   0   8   2   0   0   0   0   0  50
P_Bernardoni   GK  17   1   1   1  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Cabot        DF   1  16  12   9  24 |  38   0   1   1   1   1   0   0   0   0  19  36  17
S_Coleman      DF   1  15  11   6  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Castillejo   MF   1   1  14  21  28 |  41   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   8
V_Janssen      FW   1   7  14  18  26 |  28   0   0   2   1   1   1   0   0   0   0  46  22
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