FFO EFL2, Benfica vs. Union Berlin (Fri Apr 04)


                              Benfica  |  Union Berlin
                          4-1-2-1-2 A  |  4-2-1-2-1 E
                          Thom Hughes  |  Andy Babbs
                                       |
                            Andrew GK  |  GK N_Pope
                          T_Kehrer DF  |  DF A_Theate
                         D_Jurasek DF  |  DF D_Leite
                         S_Pavisic DF  |  DF N_Burdisso
                          S_Rosted DF  |  DF L_King
                         D_D_Rossi DM  |  DM M_Faye
                         F_Aursnes MF  |  DM I_Camara
                         B_Cheyrou MF  |  MF A_Kral
                         P_Sarabia AM  |  AM D_Biondini
                         A_Martial FW  |  AM E_Nuamah
                         A_Johnson FW  |  FW S_Aguero
                                       |
                           N_Kruth SUB |  SUB N_Hedl
                          M_Planus SUB |  SUB P_Jaeckel
                         I_Muniain SUB |  SUB L_Tousart
                         A_Golovin SUB |  SUB M_Kaufmann
                       C_Tengstedt SUB |  SUB D_Fofana




Min. 1  :(uni) S_Aguero with a real burst of pace 
          ...  A glorious effort by S_Aguero! 
          ...  Andrew is stranded! 
          ...  He can't get there in time! 
          ...  OH! It drifts just past the post 
          ...  Great strike! 
          ...  Deserved a goal really 
Min. 2  :(ben) A_Johnson with the towering header to A_Martial 
          ...  A_Martial hits the ball first time! 
          ...  He could have let that bounce 
          ...  N_Pope is beaten! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  And goes clear 
Min. 3  :(ben) B_Cheyrou has the ball on the wing, a chance to show his pace 
          ...  He knocks the ball past L_King 
          ...  He puts in A_Martial! 
          ...  A_Martial with a stunning strike! 
          ...  That shot never looked like going in 
Min. 4  :(uni) E_Nuamah sidesteps his marker 
          ...  He was too quick for his marker 
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over! 
          ...  D_Jurasek looks embarrassed to take the ball off him! 
Min. 7  :(uni) D_Leite backtracks with the ball 
          ...  He hits the ball upfield 
          ...  S_Aguero latches onto the end of it 
          ...  S_Rosted seizes control of the ball 
          ...  He hoists it forward 
Min. 8  :(ben) S_Rosted is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate loosing his marker 
          ...  He throws it to D_D_Rossi 
          ...  D_D_Rossi curls the ball in on goal! 
          ...  The shot slips through N_Pope's hands 
          ...  But goes wide! 
          ...  He got away with that! 
Min. 9  :(ben) B_Cheyrou with an inch perfect pass to A_Martial 
          ...  A_Martial leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!! 
          ...  It hits the post 
          ...  And goes clear 
Min. 10 :(ben) A_Martial is through on goal 
          ...  A_Martial shapes up for a shot! 
          ...  N_Pope with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He showed great reflexes there 
Min. 13 :(ben) P_Sarabia hits the ball through the heart of the defence 
          ...  F_Aursnes latches onto it! 
          ...  F_Aursnes with a thundering volley! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  His manager looks unmoved 
          ...  That's given Benfica the advantage! 
          ...  Benfica 1-0 Union Berlin ...
Min. 13 :(ben) Tactical Change by Benfica 
          ...  Benfica have changed their playing style to P 
Min. 13 :(ben) D_Jurasek with a flicked pass to T_Kehrer 
          ...  S_Aguero with a late tackle 
          ...  He certainly didn't mean it 
          ...  The Referee writes his name in his little black book 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on! 
Min. 15 :(ben) A_Johnson slows the ball down and waits for support 
          ...  No one seems to be coming forward 
          ...  He heads towards the goal alone! 
          ...  N_Burdisso tackles cleanly 
Min. 18 :(ben) F_Aursnes looks for options 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to A_Johnson 
          ...  A_Johnson with a hard drive! What a hit son! What a hit! 
          ...  It hits the side netting! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 21 :(uni) S_Aguero with a fantastic turn that puts him through on goal 
          ...  T_Kehrer rushes in with a clumsy challenge!! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
          ...  He is ordered to cool off 
Min. 21 :(uni) M_Faye kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  L_King gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  Good sliding challenge from B_Cheyrou 
          ...  It goes out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  D_Biondini plays it towards the near post! 
          ...  Excellent keeping! 
Min. 22 :(ben) T_Kehrer spots his team mate making a run 
          ...  He finds A_Martial with a lovely pass! 
          ...  L_King anticipates the pass and cuts it out 
Min. 23 :(ben) S_Rosted runs at the defender 
          ...  The ball rebounds off A_Theate back to him! 
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward! 
          ...  S_Aguero is called for the holding foul 
          ...  Well spotted by the referee 
          ...  The Referee wants a word 
          ...  It's just a warning 
Min. 24 :(uni) Andrew with a terrible kick! 
          ...  E_Nuamah is through! 
          ...  D_Jurasek rushes in with a clumsy tackle!! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
          ...  The Referee calls him for a talk 
Min. 26 :(uni) N_Burdisso brings the ball under control 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space! 
          ...  He plays the ball in to him! 
          ...  L_King gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  L_King with the chance! 
          ...  Andrew gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  He just manages to tip it over 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  D_Biondini swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! 
          ...  Andrew fists it away! 
Min. 27 :(ben) S_Pavisic with a first time pass 
          ...  A_Johnson runs onto it! 
          ...  A_Johnson smashed the ball towards the bottom corner! 
          ...  N_Pope makes a great save 
          ...  But he can't hold onto it! 
Min. 28 :(ben) B_Cheyrou runs at the defence 
          ...  He nutmegs E_Nuamah 
          ...  He showed his class there 
          ...  B_Cheyrou flicks the header toward the far post! 
          ...  N_Pope can't get to it! 
          ...  OH! It drifts wide! 
          ...  N_Pope was worried by that one 
          ...  He wipes the sweat off his brow? 
Min. 29 :(ben) A_Martial feeds the ball through the middle 
          ...  F_Aursnes runs onto it 
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender 
          ...  D_Leite with an ugly foul 
          ...  He is fortunate to be given just a warning 
Min. 31 :(uni) M_Faye spots his team mate making a run 
          ...  That's an excellent through ball to E_Nuamah! 
          ...  A_Johnson with a deliberate foul 
          ...  That deserves a punishment 
          ...  The Referee writes his name in his little black book 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on! 
Min. 32 :(ben) F_Aursnes with a neat pass into S_Rosted 
          ...  But he stands on the ball and falls over!! 
          ...  I_Camara picks up the loose ball and clears the danger 
Min. 34 :(uni) M_Faye uses his feet well to turn on the ball 
          ...  A_Johnson rushes in with a poor tackle!! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
          ...  His 2nd yellow this game! 
          ...  RED CARD!! 
          ...  The fans jeer him off! 
Min. 34 :(uni) A_Kral can't find space for the shot 
          ...  He slips it through to E_Nuamah 
          ...  D_D_Rossi dives in two footed!! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 35 :(ben) S_Pavisic is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate loosing his marker 
          ...  He throws it to B_Cheyrou 
          ...  B_Cheyrou blasts it at the goal! 
          ...  Over the bar! 
Min. 39 :(ben) D_D_Rossi flights the ball to P_Sarabia 
          ...  An audacious effort from P_Sarabia! 
          ...  N_Pope with the diving save 
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras! 
Min. 40 :(uni) E_Nuamah whips the ball across to N_Burdisso 
          ...  N_Burdisso with the header! 
          ...  Andrew gathers it easily 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time.

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Benfica 1-0 Union Berlin

Min. 49 :(ben) B_Cheyrou cuts inside the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to A_Martial 
          ...  Quick pass to the winger who crosses it in. 
          ...  A powerful header from A_Martial! 
          ...  It looks good 
          ...  But N_Pope palms it away 
          ...  He could have caught that! 
Min. 52 :(ben) A_Martial beats I_Camara 
          ...  He showed great skill there 
          ...  M_Faye leaves his foot in with the challenge!! 
          ...  That's a bad foul!! 
          ...  INDIRECT FREE KICK! 
          ...  B_Cheyrou floats it forward 
          ...  A_Martial latches onto the end of it 
          ...  A_Theate seizes control of the ball 
          ...  He hoists it forward 
Min. 53 :(uni) S_Aguero knocks it past S_Rosted and runs onto it 
          ...  He leaves the defender standing 
          ...  P_Sarabia fouls badly 
          ...  That looked malicious 
          ...  The Referee will just give him a speaking to 
Min. 61 :(ben) F_Aursnes with a pinpoint pass to P_Sarabia 
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by L_King 
          ...  He made it look easy 
          ...  But he can't keep it in 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  S_Pavisic hits it into the box! 
          ...  A_Theate gets up well 
          ...  And he heads it clear 
Min. 63 :(uni) L_King finds D_Biondini on the edge of the box 
          ...  D_Biondini with the crafty shot! 
          ...  Looks like it should be Andrew's 
          ...  But he elects to punch it rather than catch 
          ...  It loops out for a corner. 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  D_Biondini chips the ball in towards the far post! 
          ...  D_Jurasek clears the corner with a header away from the near post 
Min. 65 :(uni) A_Kral takes possession 
          ...  He runs towards goal 
          ...  A_Kral with the side footed shot! 
          ...  Andrew just watches it float over the bar! 
Min. 68 :(uni) D_Biondini with a penetrating pass to S_Aguero 
          ...  S_Aguero flings a shot at goal! 
          ...  But Andrew punches it away 
          ...  He had to be brave to come for that one 
Min. 74 :(ben) S_Rosted is out on the left 
          ...  He moves the ball right to P_Sarabia 
          ...  P_Sarabia belts the ball towards goal! 
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air 
          ...  But N_Pope parries the ball 
          ...  It's picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd 
Min. 75 :(ben) F_Aursnes is out on the left 
          ...  He moves the ball right to P_Sarabia 
          ...  N_Burdisso wins it well 
          ...  Perfectly timed! 
Min. 81 :(ben) The defender slips and falls over! 
          ...  A_Martial is through! 
          ...  A_Theate read the danger and stops the pass 
Min. 83 :(ben) F_Aursnes passes the ball to S_Pavisic 
          ...  S_Pavisic curls it towards the top corner! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
          ...  How did he manage to miss that? 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time

*************  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          : F_Aursnes (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : F_Aursnes (13)
Sent Off             : A_Johnson (34)
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Union Berlin Match Info
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Best player          : N_Burdisso
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : S_Aguero (13)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                                 Benfica  |    Union Berlin
Attempts on Goal     :          14        |       6
Off target           :           8        |       3
On target            :           6        |       3
Possession           :          55        |       45
Corners              :           1        |       3
Red Cards            :           1        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       1
Subs Used            :           0        |       0
Fouls                :           8        |       11
Key Tackles          :           5        |       8
Key Passes           :          18        |       8
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Final Score          : Benfica 1 - 0 Union Berlin
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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 |  95   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  29   0   0   0
T_Kehrer       DF   1  21  16   7  22 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  13   0
D_Jurasek      DF   1  20  13  13  22 |  95   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  32  16   0
S_Pavisic      DF   1  18  16   8  24 |  95   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  16  26  18
S_Rosted       DF   1  14  10   7  27 |  95   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  22  38   0
D_D_Rossi      DM   1  13  18   4  23 |  95   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  23  11  22
F_Aursnes      MF   1  11  18  14  21 |  95   0   0   5   0   1   1   0   0   0   0  55  32
B_Cheyrou      MF   1   5  18  12  28 |  95   0   1   3   0   2   0   0   0   0  31  33  28
P_Sarabia      AM   1   5  20  20  25 |  95   0   0   1   1   2   0   0   0   0   0  22  14
A_Martial      FW   1   4  14  21  28 |  95   0   0   1   0   5   0   0   0   0   0  15  27
A_Johnson      FW   1   3  16  19  30 |  34   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   1   0 -15  -2   0
N_Kruth        GK  19   1   1   1  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Planus       DF   1  18  12  11  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
I_Muniain      MF   1   4  21  17  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Golovin      MF   1   7  20  16  29 |   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 - Union Berlin
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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N_Pope         GK  25   1   1   1  25 |  95   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0   0   0
A_Theate       DF   1  19  16   6  25 |  95   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  51   0   0
D_Leite        DF   1  19  15   8  27 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  14   0
N_Burdisso     DF   1  18  14  11  23 |  95   0   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  36  15  16
L_King         DF   1  18  14   8  23 |  95   0   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  36  15  19
M_Faye         DM   1  18  16  13  30 |  95   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  26   0
I_Camara       DM   1  14  18   7  26 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  22   0   0
A_Kral         MF   1  14  20  10  23 |  95   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   9  16
D_Biondini     AM   1  14  17  13  22 |  95   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  12  13
E_Nuamah       AM   1   7  19  16  24 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
S_Aguero       FW   1   7  15  18  24 |  95   0   0   0   0   2   0   1   0   0  -4  -4  13
N_Hedl         GK  20   1   1   1   8 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Jaeckel      DF   1  15  12   6  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Tousart      MF   1  13  18  12  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Kaufmann     FW   1   8  11  14  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Fofana       FW   1   8  14  22  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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