FFO EFL2, Benfica vs. RB Leipzig (Mon May 19)


                              Benfica  |  RB Leipzig
                            5-2-1-2 A  |  4-4-2 T
                          Thom Hughes  |  -
                                       |
                            Andrew GK  |  GK M_Sarkic
                          R_Semedo DF  |  DF E_Laird
                         D_Jurasek DF  |  DF Caio_Henrique
                         S_Pavisic DF  |  DF L_Buchanan
                         C_Panucci DF  |  DF H_Westermann
                          M_Planus DF  |  MF R_Leonard
                           W_Ndidi MF  |  MF W_Odobert
                         F_Aursnes MF  |  MF E_Robson
                           D_Tadic AM  |  MF N_Jackson
                         A_Martial FW  |  FW J_Wilshere
                         A_Johnson FW  |  FW D_Sikan
                                       |
                           N_Kruth SUB |  SUB B_Labont
                     A_Omobamidele SUB |  SUB A_Traore
                         D_D_Rossi SUB |  SUB I_Paro
                         B_Cheyrou SUB |  SUB L_Cana
                       C_Tengstedt SUB |  SUB T_Chandler




Min. 1  :(ben) D_Tadic finds himself with plenty of time 
          ...  D_Tadic with a graceful, looping effort! 
          ...  M_Sarkic gathers it easily 
Min. 3  :(ben) A_Johnson beats his marker 
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker 
          ...  "Play On!" waves The Referee 
          ...  The ball hits L_Buchanan in the face! 
          ...  And goes clear! 
Min. 3  :(rbl) N_Jackson pushes it past C_Panucci 
          ...  N_Jackson with the spectacular bicycle kick! 
          ...  Andrew with a great save 
          ...  He holds onto it as well! 
Min. 5  :(ben) A_Martial takes advantage of a bad back pass 
          ...  A_Martial goes for the top corner! 
          ...  M_Sarkic with a great save 
          ...  He holds onto it as well! 
Min. 5  :(rbl) N_Jackson with a penetrating pass to W_Odobert 
          ...  W_Odobert cracks a laser towards goal! 
          ...  It hits off a defender! 
          ...  But goes clear to safety! 
Min. 6  :(ben) D_Tadic knocks the ball past H_Westermann 
          ...  D_Tadic with the ball at his feet 
          ...  Is he going to have a crack? 
          ...  He is, you know... 
          ...  But M_Sarkic just gets his fingers to that one 
Min. 7  :(ben) D_Tadic runs down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball across to R_Semedo 
          ...  R_Semedo has time and space! 
          ...  He tries the lob! 
          ...  M_Sarkic with an easy save 
          ...  He just oozes confidence 
Min. 7  :(rbl) H_Westermann runs down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball across to D_Sikan 
          ...  Well intercepted by D_Tadic 
Min. 8  :(rbl) J_Wilshere is rolling on the ground! 
          ...  No, he's back on his feet again! 
          ...  Looks like a little bit of play acting 
Min. 9  :(ben) D_Jurasek knocks the ball past the lunge of E_Laird 
          ...  D_Jurasek with the shot! 
          ...  But M_Sarkic punches it away 
          ...  That's gone out for a throw in 
Min. 13 :(ben) F_Aursnes slows the ball down and waits for support 
          ...  No one seems to be coming forward 
          ...  He heads towards the goal alone! 
          ...  F_Aursnes with a blistering shot! 
          ...  M_Sarkic beats the ball away 
Min. 17 :(ben) D_Tadic plays a quick one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He runs towards goal now 
          ...  D_Tadic hits it 
          ...  This one could go anywhere! 
          ...  The fans behind the goal jump up! 
          ...  But it's gone just wide!! 
Min. 22 :(ben) D_Tadic brings it under control 
          ...  He takes on E_Robson 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He puts in A_Martial! 
          ...  A_Martial hits the shot with the inside of the right foot! 
          ...  It hits the inside of the post 
          ...  It falls right into M_Sarkic's arms 
          ...  Unlucky 
Min. 23 :(rbl) W_Odobert finds his way through 
          ...  The offside trap didn't work 
          ...  W_Odobert attempts to drive it home! 
          ...  Andrew parries it, he follows it up 
          ...  He fires it over!! 
Min. 27 :(ben) R_Semedo with the deft touch 
          ...  He takes it past L_Buchanan 
          ...  He knocks it to A_Martial! 
          ...  A_Martial fires off a left-footed snap shot! 
          ...  But M_Sarkic tips it behind 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  C_Panucci hits it towards the far post! 
          ...  A_Johnson gets to it! 
          ...  The shot slips through M_Sarkic's hands 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  He buries his head in his hands! 
          ...  He has notched up his 10th goal this season with that one!! 
          ...  Benfica have snatched the lead! 
          ...  Benfica 1-0 RB Leipzig ...
Min. 28 :(ben) Tactical Change by Benfica 
          ...  Benfica have changed their playing style to P 
Min. 32 :(ben) C_Panucci looks around for support 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to A_Johnson 
          ...  A_Johnson lobs M_Sarkic! 
          ...  M_Sarkic just watches it drift out of play! 
Min. 35 :(ben) D_Jurasek heads the ball back to S_Pavisic 
          ...  Launched towards the top corner by S_Pavisic! 
          ...  But M_Sarkic is equal to it 
Min. 37 :(ben) W_Ndidi is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He throws it long to R_Semedo 
          ...  R_Semedo hits the shot! 
          ...  It swerves a lot! 
          ...  But he puts it over 
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort 
Min. 38 :(ben) W_Ndidi plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  A_Martial decides to go for goal instead! 
          ...  A_Martial has a dig at goal! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
          ...  How did he manage to miss that? 
Min. 39 :(ben) F_Aursnes get's past Caio_Henrique 
          ...  He's gonna worry them again 
          ...  F_Aursnes smashed the ball towards the bottom corner! 
          ...  But it goes just over 
Min. 39 :(rbl) N_Jackson takes advantage of a mistake by C_Panucci 
          ...  He runs towards goal 
          ...  A_Johnson with the dive 
          ...  There's no room in the game for that! 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  What's it going to be? 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time.
Min. 43 :(rbl) E_Robson pulls it back to J_Wilshere 
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by C_Panucci 
          ...  He made it look easy 
          ...  But he can't keep it in 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Wilshere dinks the ball into the area! 
          ...  Andrew catches it! 
Min. 44 :(ben) A_Johnson runs towards the goal 
          ...  A skilful effort from A_Johnson! 
          ...  It hits the bar and goes over 
          ...  Well, it's kinda 50/50 
          ...  Sometimes they go in, sometimes they don't 
Min. 46 :(ben) A_Martial gets lucky and beats E_Laird 
          ...  Now with the centre to A_Johnson 
          ...  A_Johnson has time and space! 
          ...  He shoots towards goal! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  M_Sarkic tips it over !! 
          ...  Great keeping there! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  W_Ndidi floats the ball in! 
          ...  A_Johnson gets something on it! 
          ...  He miskicks the ball 
          ...  He's managed to put that out of the stadium 
Min. 47 :(ben) D_Tadic plays a great one-two 
          ...  He runs towards goal now 
          ...  D_Tadic sends it flying towards goal! 
          ...  He hits the post 
          ...  He follows it up! 
          ...  But puts it wide! 
          ...  He'll be disappointed with that 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Benfica 1-0 RB Leipzig

Min. 46 :(ben) M_Planus plays the early ball across the box to find F_Aursnes in space 
          ...  F_Aursnes cracks a laser towards goal! 
          ...  But M_Sarkic palms it away 
          ...  He could have caught that! 
Min. 47 :(ben) M_Planus has found himself in space 
          ...  He looks up for his team mates 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  A_Martial gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  A powerful shot by A_Martial! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  M_Sarkic dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  And M_Sarkic tips it wide! 
          ...  Great goalkeeping! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  R_Semedo dinks the ball into the area! 
          ...  M_Sarkic comes towards the ball 
          ...  But he's nowhere near it! 
          ...  M_Planus with the shot! 
          ...  M_Sarkic makes himself big 
          ...  Superb Stop! 
          ...  Well that one would have delighted him 
Min. 49 :(ben) F_Aursnes beats his marker 
          ...  He showed great skill there 
          ...  F_Aursnes with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  Powerful downward header! 
          ...  M_Sarkic with the acrobatic save 
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras! 
Min. 50 :(ben) D_Jurasek takes advantage of a mistake by L_Buchanan 
          ...  Can he make them pay? 
          ...  D_Jurasek blasts the ball towards goal! 
          ...  But M_Sarkic punches it away 
          ...  That's gone out for a corner kick 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  F_Aursnes chips the ball in towards the far post! 
          ...  H_Westermann belts it clear 
Min. 51 :(ben) F_Aursnes with the first time pass to A_Johnson 
          ...  A_Johnson tries to chip the ball over the keeper! 
          ...  The fans behind the goal jump up! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Benfica 2-0 RB Leipzig ...
Min. 52 :(ben) Tactical Change by Benfica 
          ...  Benfica have changed their playing style to C 
Min. 52 :(ben) W_Ndidi moves out over to the edge of the pitch 
          ...  He plays the ball through to A_Martial 
          ...  A_Martial tries to chip the ball over M_Sarkic! 
          ...  It hits the inside of the post 
          ...  It falls right into M_Sarkic's arms 
          ...  But he recovers to save! 
Min. 53 :(ben) D_Jurasek takes possession 
          ...  What can he do here? 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from H_Westermann 
          ...  He could have easily caught the defender if he hadn't been careful 
Min. 54 :(ben) D_Tadic takes advantage of a mistake by E_Laird 
          ...  away from two, three, four. 
          ...  Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful. 
          ...  How good is he?! 
          ...  Now he crosses to A_Martial! 
          ...  A_Martial hits the shot with the outside of the left foot! 
          ...  M_Sarkic with the diving save 
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras! 
Min. 55 :(ben) S_Pavisic feeds the ball to R_Semedo 
          ...  R_Semedo fires off a right-footed shot! 
          ...  M_Sarkic with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He gave the striker no chance 
Min. 57 :(ben) W_Ndidi with the nod to F_Aursnes 
          ...  A well-placed shot from F_Aursnes! 
          ...  M_Sarkic just watches it drift out of play! 
Min. 61 :(ben) F_Aursnes boots it towards A_Johnson 
          ...  E_Laird makes the challenge and clears the ball 
Min. 62 :(ben) A_Johnson turns on a sixpence 
          ...  A_Johnson aims for the top right corner! 
          ...  M_Sarkic tips it round the post 
          ...  Well saved 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  D_Tadic plays it into the danger area! 
          ...  R_Semedo rises above his marker and heads it towards goal! 
          ...  It hits the post!! 
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH!! 
          ...  He's put it over 
Min. 63 :(ben) D_Tadic beats his marker 
          ...  D_Tadic keeps his head down as he hits the shot! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  Wide!! 
          ...  That was fortunate 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  The corner is swung in by M_Planus! 
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of M_Sarkic 
Min. 63 :(ben) A_Johnson squares up to his marker 
          ...  He spits at D_Sikan 
          ...  Right in his face! 
          ...  The Referee tells him to calm his game down a bit 
Min. 64 :(ben) The ball goes loose! 
          ...  D_Tadic gains possesion and thinks about the shot 
          ...  L_Buchanan cuts out the pass 
          ...  That was close! 
Min. 67 :(ben) F_Aursnes controls it well 
          ...  He nutmegs H_Westermann 
          ...  He puts in A_Johnson! 
          ...  H_Westermann recovers the situation to win the ball back 
Min. 71 :(ben) D_Tadic plays a quick one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He runs towards goal now 
          ...  D_Tadic could have let it bounce! 
          ...  He has failed to hit the target! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He should have buried that! 
Min. 74 :(ben) M_Planus with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He shows E_Laird a clean set of heals 
          ...  M_Planus fires a shot at goal! 
          ...  M_Sarkic with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1 
Min. 75 :(ben) R_Semedo lobs the ball over the defence 
          ...  A_Martial latches on to it 
          ...  A_Martial plays it down the wing 
          ...  Cross comes in back to him, diving header! 
          ...  He had to be brave there 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  YOU BEAUTY! 
          ...  Benfica 3-0 RB Leipzig ...
Min. 76 :(ben) C_Panucci has the ball 
          ...  He knocks the ball past R_Leonard 
          ...  He puts in A_Martial! 
          ...  H_Westermann with the tackle 
          ...  He had to get that one right! 
Min. 78 :(ben) R_Semedo with a precise ball to D_Tadic 
          ...  D_Tadic uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  M_Sarkic is wrong footed! 
          ...  It drifts just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  R_Semedo swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! 
          ...  H_Westermann heads it away 
Min. 80 :(rbl) E_Laird with a throw in 
          ...  He throws the ball across to H_Westermann 
          ...  H_Westermann with a bicycle kick! 
          ...  Andrew parries it 
          ...  The defender clears it 
Min. 82 :(rbl) R_Leonard knocks it past the defender and runs onto it 
          ...  He leaves the defender standing 
          ...  R_Leonard attempts to drive it home! 
          ...  But Andrew reaches the ball. Good save 
Min. 83 :(ben) M_Planus spots his team mate making a run 
          ...  He finds D_Tadic with a lovely pass! 
          ...  D_Tadic hits a great drive! 
          ...  But M_Sarkic punches it away 
          ...  That's gone out for a goal kick 
          ...  It was clear to everyone that M_Sarkic got a touch 
Min. 83 :(ben) F_Aursnes beats E_Laird 
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker 
          ...  "Play On!" Waves The Referee 
          ...  N_Jackson is late with that one 
          ...  I think he was just trying to get to the ball 
          ...  He had to endure a strong bollocking from The Referee 
Min. 84 :(ben) D_Jurasek takes advantage of a mistake by R_Leonard 
          ...  He knocks the ball to A_Johnson! 
          ...  A_Johnson hits the shot! 
          ...  It swerves a lot! 
          ...  It hits the bar 
          ...  And goes over! 
          ...  That shot was so poor it would make Ronny Rosenthal cringe! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time.
Min. 88 :(ben) A_Martial with a reverse pass to M_Planus 
          ...  M_Planus with a thundering volley! 
          ...  It hits the bar and goes over 
          ...  Well, it's kinda 50/50 
          ...  Sometimes they go in, sometimes they don't 
Min. 89 :(ben) R_Semedo with the flick on 
          ...  He plays the ball across to F_Aursnes 
          ...  F_Aursnes with the cheeky shot! 
          ...  It's beaten M_Sarkic 
          ...  It goes wide!! 
Min. 91 :(ben) A_Johnson retreats under pressure 
          ...  He hoofs the ball upfield 
          ...  A_Martial gets on the end of it 
          ...  Good sliding challenge from E_Laird and it had to be 

*************  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_Johnson (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : A_Johnson (27,51), A_Martial (75)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : A_Johnson (39)
Injured              : N/A
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RB Leipzig Match Info
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Best player          : M_Sarkic
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                                 Benfica  |    RB Leipzig
Attempts on Goal     :          40        |       5
Off target           :          18        |       2
On target            :          22        |       3
Possession           :          68        |       32
Corners              :           7        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       0
Subs Used            :           0        |       0
Fouls                :           5        |       5
Key Tackles          :           2        |       9
Key Passes           :          25        |       4
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Final Score          : Benfica 3 - 0 RB Leipzig
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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  25   1   1   1  26 |  96   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0   0   0
R_Semedo       DF   1  20  18   8  22 |  96   0   0   4   1   4   0   0   0   0   0  59  74
D_Jurasek      DF   1  20  13  13  22 |  96   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  32  28
S_Pavisic      DF   1  18  16   8  24 |  96   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  13  19
C_Panucci      DF   1  18  14   6  20 |  96   0   1   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  18  49   0
M_Planus       DF   1  18  12  11  27 |  96   0   0   3   0   3   0   0   0   0  16  51  47
W_Ndidi        MF   1  17  22   4  24 |  96   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  28   0
F_Aursnes      MF   1  12  18  14  21 |  96   0   0   3   1   6   0   0   0   0   0  48  75
D_Tadic        AM   1   3  20  21  25 |  96   0   1   3   0   8   0   0   0   0  33  27  43
A_Martial      FW   1   4  14  22  28 |  96   0   0   2   0   8   1   0   0   0   0  30  48
A_Johnson      FW   1   3  16  19  30 |  96   0   0   1   0   8   2   1   0   0  -4   9  84
N_Kruth        GK  19   1   1   1  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Omobamidele  DF   1  18  11   4  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_D_Rossi      MF   1  14  18   4  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Cheyrou      MF   1   5  18  12  28 |   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 - RB Leipzig
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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M_Sarkic       GK  24   1   1   1  27 |  96  20   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  70   0   0   0
E_Laird        DF   1  21  17  11  23 |  96   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  30  12   0
Caio_Henrique  DF   1  21  16   3  25 |  96   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Buchanan     DF   1  19  13   6  28 |  96   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  34   0   0
H_Westermann   DF   1  18  14   9  28 |  96   0   5   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  90  15  18
R_Leonard      MF   1  14  18   8  27 |  96   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  19
W_Odobert      MF   1   8  18  15  29 |  96   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  22
E_Robson       MF   1  12  18   7  18 |  96   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  11   0
N_Jackson      MF   1   4  18  23  26 |  96   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  11   4
J_Wilshere     FW   1   3  17  18  24 |  96   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Sikan        FW   1   6  13  15  22 |  96   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Labont       GK  21   1   1   1  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Traore       DF   1  18  16   6  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
I_Paro         DF   1  16  14   4  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Cana         MF   1  15  17   6  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Chandler     FW   1   5  14  12  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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