FFO EFL2, Rennes vs. Benfica (Mon Aug 05) Rennes | Benfica 4-4-2 L | 4-4-2 C Drew Hill | Liam Crowter | G_Lembet GK | GK Andrew F_Horsfall DF | DF T_Kehrer A_Truffert DF | DF D_Jurasek F_Mane DF | DF S_Pavisic W_Omari DF | DF L_Neto N_Matic MF | MF P_Sarabia B_Aaronson MF | MF Rafa J_Chotard MF | MF I_Muniain E_Le_Fee MF | MF A_Golovin A_Kalimuendo FW | FW P_Schick A_Gouiri FW | FW A_Oroz | M_Travers SUB | SUB N_Kruth L_Assignon SUB | SUB S_Rosted C_Wooh SUB | SUB F_Moura W_Taibi SUB | SUB F_Aursnes J_Correa SUB | SUB C_Tengstedt Min. 1 :(std) Tactical Change by Rennes ... Rennes have changed their playing style to P Min. 5 :(ben) P_Sarabia heads the ball back to P_Schick ... P_Schick carves a shot towards goal! ... G_Lembet with a fantastic point blank save ... He gave the striker no chance Min. 6 :(ben) P_Sarabia with a 50-yard pass to A_Oroz ... J_Chotard cleanly tackles him ... He judged that well Min. 8 :(std) F_Mane is first to the ball ... F_Mane with the attempt at goal! ... It floats over Andrew ... It's heading goalward! ... But floats just over ... That was a great effort Min. 11 :(std) N_Matic gets to the byline ... He puts it into the box ... He finds A_Kalimuendo ... A_Kalimuendo curls it towards the top corner! ... Andrew gets his body behind the ball and saves ... Text book goalkeeping! Min. 12 :(ben) S_Pavisic takes advantage of a defensive mistake ... S_Pavisic hits the shot with the outside of the left foot! ... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! ... G_Lembet tips it wide !! ... Great goalkeeping there! ... CORNER! ... Theres some shirt pulling going on in the box! ... P_Schick flights it in! ... A_Oroz gets a shot in ... He's pulled it wide! ... He looks horrified by that miss! Min. 13 :(std) A_Truffert squares it to A_Gouiri ... What a fantastic interception by D_Jurasek ... He read that situation like a book! Min. 14 :(std) A_Kalimuendo picks up the pass ... A_Kalimuendo attempts a chip! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... Andrew dives desperately to try and save it!! ... He can't get to it! ... GOAL!! ... The deflection beat Andrew! ... That puts Rennes ahead! ... Now can they hang onto it? ... Rennes 1-0 Benfica ... Min. 14 :(ben) T_Kehrer finds I_Muniain in acres of space ... I_Muniain aims for the top right corner! ... But G_Lembet palms it away ... He could have caught that! Min. 15 :(std) E_Le_Fee with a byline cross to N_Matic ... N_Matic tries to beat Andrew from outside the area! ... Andrew goes down well to save Min. 18 :(std) A_Gouiri controls the ball with a deft piece of skill ... He plays the ball out to the right! ... F_Mane gets onto the end of the pass! ... F_Mane rises above the defence to head the ball! ... It flies wide! ... He should have hit the target at least!! Min. 22 :(std) A_Truffert with the dribble ... He's through on goal ... But S_Pavisic reads the situation well and wins the ball Min. 25 :(std) E_Le_Fee drives it forward to A_Kalimuendo ... A_Kalimuendo chases it through, he must score! ... Andrew with a great save ... And he holds onto it as well! Min. 28 :(ben) D_Jurasek has plenty of time and space ... D_Jurasek attempts a low drive! ... But it goes wide of the post Min. 29 :(std) A_Kalimuendo spots a team mate in space ... That's an excellent through ball to A_Gouiri! ... A glorious effort by A_Gouiri! ... The shot slips through Andrew's hands ... GOAL!! ... He buries his head in his hands! ... Rennes 2-0 Benfica ... Min. 31 :(std) A_Truffert kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He swings the ball in ... A_Gouiri gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... A vicious shot by A_Gouiri! ... GOAL!! ... Andrew looks dejected ... Rennes 3-0 Benfica ... Min. 32 :(ben) P_Schick cuts through the defence ... P_Schick with the drive! ... GOAL!! ... What a great finish ... Rennes 3-1 Benfica ... Min. 34 :(std) J_Chotard has the ball on the wing, a chance to show his pace ... He knocks the ball past T_Kehrer ... He puts in F_Mane! ... F_Mane with the shot on net! ... The net moves! ... GOAL!! ... He runs towards the fans! ... And slides on his knees! ... Rennes 4-1 Benfica ... Min. 36 :(std) F_Mane makes the tackle ... L_Neto robs him of the ball Min. 37 :(std) N_Matic with a long pass to A_Gouiri ... A_Gouiri cracks a laser towards goal! ... The net bulges! ... OH!! He has hit the side netting ... Goal kick given Min. 39 :(std) E_Le_Fee with a deep cross to J_Chotard ... Rafa slides in hard! ... And knocks the ball out for a throw! Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time Min. 44 :(ben) P_Sarabia is taking a throw in ... He sees a team mate loosing his marker ... He throws it to A_Oroz ... Fine tackle by W_Omari ... But he can't prevent the corner Min. 45 :(ben) Substitution by Benfica ... COMING ON: S_Rosted ... COMING OFF: L_Neto Min. 45 :(std) A_Kalimuendo runs at the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate in space ... He passes it to A_Gouiri ... Excellent sliding challenge from D_Jurasek ... He could have easily caught the defender if he hadn't been careful Min. 45 :(ben) P_Schick knocks it past F_Horsfall and runs onto it ... He leaves the defender standing ... A_Truffert cleanly tackles him ... He judged that well Min. 46 :(std) A_Gouiri picks up a loose ball ... A_Gouiri with a stunning strike! ... OOOOHHHHH!! ... Unbelievable!! ... It's gone wide ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Rennes 4-1 Benfica Min. 49 :(std) B_Aaronson beats the defender ... I_Muniain tackles cleanly Min. 50 :(ben) Rafa gets to the byline ... He sees a team mate in space ... He plays the ball through to T_Kehrer ... F_Horsfall cleanly tackles him ... He judged that well Min. 52 :(std) F_Mane nutmegs the defender ... D_Jurasek with the tackle ... Good God Almighty, what a tackle from hell! Min. 52 :(ben) A_Oroz crosses in from the wing, he finds P_Schick in the box ... P_Schick hits the ball on the bounce! ... G_Lembet claws it off the line ... The players are doing the square symbol demanding VAR! ... The Referee runs over to the half-way line to check VAR? ... What's he going to give? ... GOAL!! ... Rennes 4-2 Benfica ... Min. 53 :(ben) Rafa loses his marker! ... Rafa with a thundering shot! ... GOAL!! ... Rennes 4-3 Benfica ... Min. 53 :(std) F_Mane 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! ... P_Sarabia body checks his opponent!! ... That's a careless challenge!! ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 55 :(std) W_Omari with an excellent first touch ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He swings the ball in ... A_Kalimuendo gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... But he steps on the ball and falls over! ... D_Jurasek hits it out for a throw Min. 55 :(ben) P_Sarabia retreats under pressure ... He hits the ball upfield ... S_Pavisic latches onto the end of it ... S_Pavisic flicks the header toward the far post! ... G_Lembet guesses right Min. 57 :(std) W_Omari controls the ball with a deft piece of skill ... He plays the ball out to the left! ... F_Horsfall gets onto the end of the pass! ... D_Jurasek anticipates the pass and cuts it out Min. 60 :(std) E_Le_Fee breaks free from T_Kehrer ... E_Le_Fee with a blistering shot! ... Andrew catches the ball Min. 61 :(std) F_Horsfall takes possession ... He has his back towards goal ... He turns well ... F_Horsfall rifles it to the far post! ... He's pulled it wide! ... He looks horrified by that miss! Min. 61 :(ben) A_Oroz saunters past B_Aaronson ... A_Oroz tries to chip the ball over G_Lembet! ... But G_Lembet makes a superb stop down low Min. 64 :(ben) A_Golovin stops the ball and looks around for movement ... A team mate overlaps him now ... He uses his team mates run as a decoy and heads towards the goal! ... A_Golovin tries to beat G_Lembet from outside the area! ... G_Lembet has it covered ... It takes a bobble! ... G_Lembet is left flat-footed ... It's gone wide!! Min. 65 :(std) Substitution by Rennes ... COMING ON: L_Assignon ... COMING OFF: F_Mane Min. 65 :(std) Substitution by Rennes ... COMING ON: W_Taibi ... COMING OFF: E_Le_Fee Min. 65 :(ben) Substitution by Benfica ... COMING ON: F_Aursnes ... COMING OFF: A_Golovin Min. 67 :(ben) A_Oroz with a real burst of pace ... L_Assignon can't catch up with him ... He's clean through! ... A_Oroz controls the ball well! ... He hits the shot towards goal! ... G_Lembet beats the ball away Min. 68 :(std) A_Kalimuendo plays it forward to J_Chotard ... A powerful shot by J_Chotard! ... But it clips the post and goes wide Min. 68 :(ben) S_Pavisic skips the challenge from W_Omari ... S_Pavisic hits the ball on the bounce! ... It takes a deflection! ... But flies wide of the post! ... CORNER! ... P_Schick with an outswinging corner into the box ... That's a poor one ... G_Lembet catches it with ease Min. 70 :(std) Substitution by Rennes ... COMING ON: J_Correa ... COMING OFF: A_Gouiri Min. 70 :(std) Tactical Change by Rennes ... Rennes have changed their playing style to D Min. 70 :(std) J_Chotard looks for options ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to J_Correa ... Brilliantly taken away by F_Aursnes!! ... Any youngsters out there should be taking notes Min. 72 :(std) W_Taibi cuts the ball back to J_Correa ... Launched towards the top corner by J_Correa! ... It goes wide! ... My grandmother could have scored that!! Min. 76 :(std) W_Taibi unselfishly heads the ball back to J_Correa ... D_Jurasek reads the situation well and wins the ball Min. 78 :(std) J_Correa get's past D_Jurasek ... He's gonna worry them again ... J_Correa curls the ball in on goal! ... Andrew is just going to watch it go over! ... It dips dramatically!! ... GOAL!! ... Andrew holds his head in his hands! ... Rennes 5-3 Benfica ... Min. 83 :(std) L_Assignon lobs the ball over the defence ... W_Taibi latches on to it ... W_Taibi drives the shot in! ... It takes a deflection! ... Andrew is wrong footed! ... It drifts just wide! ... CORNER! ... N_Matic lofts the ball in! ... S_Pavisic gets up well ... And he heads it clear Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 7 minutes of injury time. Min. 88 :(ben) P_Schick takes advantage of a mistake by W_Omari ... He runs towards goal ... F_Horsfall had better start being careful if he continues to tackle like that ... The Referee calls him for a talk ... He's going to let him off for that Min. 90 :(ben) P_Schick with the dribble ... The defender is easily beaten ... P_Schick with the shot on net! ... But G_Lembet parries the shot ... The defender manages to scramble the ball away Min. 91 :(ben) T_Kehrer drives it forward to S_Rosted ... Fine tackle by N_Matic ... But he can't prevent the corner Min. 94 :(std) J_Correa jumps over the defender's challenge ... I_Muniain reads the situation well and wins the ball Min. 95 :(ben) S_Rosted with a first time pass ... S_Pavisic runs onto it! ... Fine tackle by B_Aaronson ... But he can't prevent the corner ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Roazhon Park ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rennes Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : A_Kalimuendo (Man of the Match) Scorers : A_Kalimuendo (14), A_Gouiri (29,31), F_Mane (34), J_Correa (78) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Benfica Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : P_Schick Scorers : P_Schick (32,52), Rafa (53) Sent Off : N/A Booked : P_Sarabia (53) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rennes | Benfica Attempts on Goal : 17 | 14 Off target : 8 | 4 On target : 9 | 10 Possession : 40 | 60 Corners : 1 | 2 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 0 | 1 Subs Used : 3 | 2 Fouls : 5 | 4 Key Tackles : 6 | 13 Key Passes : 18 | 9 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Rennes 5 - 3 Benfica ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Rennes Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- G_Lembet GK 24 1 1 1 24 | 98 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 F_Horsfall DF 1 19 14 9 28 | 98 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 16 0 16 A_Truffert DF 1 20 12 13 30 | 98 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 15 52 0 F_Mane DF 1 18 14 11 26 | 66 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 64 W_Omari DF 1 19 14 4 22 | 98 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 28 0 N_Matic MF 1 14 19 10 25 | 98 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 21 18 16 B_Aaronson MF 1 4 19 14 31 | 98 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 31 0 0 J_Chotard MF 1 13 18 7 26 | 98 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 22 34 18 E_Le_Fee MF 1 5 17 12 31 | 66 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 33 14 A_Kalimuendo FW 1 5 13 19 23 | 98 0 0 3 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 64 34 A_Gouiri FW 1 2 14 19 24 | 71 0 0 1 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 14 52 M_Travers GK 21 1 1 1 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Assignon DF 1 15 14 10 24 | 32 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 C_Wooh DF 1 16 11 8 30 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 W_Taibi MF 1 5 16 12 29 | 32 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 24 13 J_Correa FW 1 6 14 18 24 | 27 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 29 Player Statistics - Benfica Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Andrew GK 23 1 1 1 26 | 98 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -30 0 0 0 T_Kehrer DF 1 20 15 6 22 | 98 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 D_Jurasek DF 1 19 13 12 22 | 98 0 6 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 96 0 13 S_Pavisic DF 1 17 15 8 24 | 98 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 36 0 53 L_Neto DF 1 14 10 8 25 | 45 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 0 0 P_Sarabia MF 1 5 21 19 25 | 98 0 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 -4 24 -4 Rafa MF 1 3 20 14 28 | 98 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 32 8 30 I_Muniain MF 1 4 20 16 28 | 98 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 62 0 10 A_Golovin MF 1 7 19 15 29 | 66 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 P_Schick FW 1 7 13 22 28 | 98 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 36 A_Oroz FW 1 8 13 19 24 | 98 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 34 20 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 | 53 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 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 17 14 21 | 32 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 0 0 C_Tengstedt FW 1 8 12 15 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1722869384 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40