FFO EFL2, Benfica vs. Wolfsburg (Mon Apr 21)


                              Benfica  |  Wolfsburg
                              5-2-3 C  |  5-2-1-2 N
                          Thom Hughes  |  Jason Hopton
                                       |
                            Andrew GK  |  GK Kepa
                          R_Semedo DF  |  DF M_Tonetto
                         D_Jurasek DF  |  DF W_Bouma
                         S_Pavisic DF  |  DF H_Smolcic
                         C_Panucci DF  |  DF N_Nkounkou
                          M_Planus DF  |  DF M_Wieffer
                         A_Golovin MF  |  MF D_Ozoh
                         F_Aursnes MF  |  MF S_Eguren
                           D_Tadic FW  |  AM A_Knauff
                         A_Martial FW  |  FW Vinicius_Jr
                         A_Johnson FW  |  FW Beto
                                       |
                           N_Kruth SUB |  SUB J_Ledesma
                     A_Omobamidele SUB |  SUB R_Koch
                         B_Cheyrou SUB |  SUB A_Buta
                         P_Sarabia SUB |  SUB X_Schlager
                       C_Tengstedt SUB |  SUB J_Njinmah




Min. 1  :(ben) S_Pavisic with a 50-yard pass to D_Tadic 
          ...  Blocked by D_Ozoh 
Min. 5  :(wlb) M_Tonetto tries to clear it under pressure with a big clearance! 
          ...  He's miskicked it!! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  He has put it into his own net!! 
          ...  Hindsight being 20-20, was that the best decision? 
          ...  Probably not! 
          ...  Benfica 1-0 Wolfsburg ...
Min. 6  :(ben) Tactical Change by Benfica 
          ...  Benfica have changed their playing style to P 
Min. 7  :(wlb) S_Eguren with the mazy dribble 
          ...  He takes it past C_Panucci 
          ...  M_Planus with a deliberate foul 
          ...  The Referee will want to speak to him 
Min. 10 :(ben) S_Pavisic with a glorious 60-yard pass to A_Martial 
          ...  A_Martial looks to see where Kepa is! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort 
Min. 15 :(ben) A_Johnson takes advantage of a mistake by M_Tonetto 
          ...  He crosses to F_Aursnes 
          ...  H_Smolcic hits it out for a corner 
          ...  No nonsense clearance! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  D_Tadic lofts the ball in! 
          ...  Kepa catches it! 
          ...  No problem for him! 
Min. 23 :(ben) A_Johnson hits the ball through the heart of the defence 
          ...  A_Martial latches onto it! 
          ...  S_Eguren intercepts the pass 
Min. 25 :(wlb) S_Eguren with the heel pass to A_Knauff 
          ...  A_Knauff uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
          ...  He found himself with no room to manoeuvre 
Min. 29 :(wlb) A_Knauff beats D_Jurasek 
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker 
          ...  "Play On!" Waves The Referee 
          ...  A_Knauff drives it towards goal! 
          ...  Andrew is just going to watch it go over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  But goes just over!! 
          ...  Andrew looks very relieved! 
Min. 30 :(ben) D_Tadic sidesteps A_Knauff 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  D_Tadic with the shot! 
          ...  The net bulges! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  What a volley! 
          ...  What a finish. That is outrageous. 
          ...  Three words. Marco. Van. Basten 
          ...  Benfica 2-0 Wolfsburg ...
Min. 31 :(wlb) Tactical Change by Wolfsburg 
          ...  Wolfsburg have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 31 :(wlb) Tactical Change by Wolfsburg 
          ...  D_Ozoh will now play as a DM 
Min. 31 :(wlb) Tactical Change by Wolfsburg 
          ...  A_Knauff will now play as a MF 
Min. 34 :(ben) A_Martial gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He slides the ball past N_Nkounkou! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  N_Nkounkou does well to get the tackle in 
Min. 36 :(ben) D_Jurasek looks for options 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to A_Martial 
          ...  A_Martial hits the ball first time! 
          ...  He could have let that bounce 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  Wide!! 
          ...  That was fortunate 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  S_Pavisic with an inswinging corner into the box 
          ...  Excellent keeping! 
Min. 37 :(ben) A_Martial looks for options 
          ...  He decides to go it alone 
          ...  Good sliding challenge from W_Bouma 
Min. 42 :(ben) D_Tadic plays it long to A_Johnson 
          ...  A_Johnson aims the cheeky shot at goal! 
          ...  It hits the inside of the post 
          ...  It falls right into Kepa's arms 
          ...  He's spilt it! 
          ...  But he gathers it second time round! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time.
Min. 46 :(ben) R_Semedo with a pinpoint pass to A_Johnson 
          ...  A_Johnson tries to place it in the corner! 
          ...  It's gone over 
          ...  Well he must have left his shooting boots at home for that one 
Min. 47 :(ben) D_Tadic puts in A_Johnson 
          ...  A_Johnson is clean through! 
          ...  He just has Kepa to beat! 
          ...  He tries to beat Kepa 
          ...  Kepa dives bravely at his feet!! 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Benfica 2-0 Wolfsburg

Min. 50 :(ben) A_Golovin retreats under pressure 
          ...  He hits the ball upfield 
          ...  D_Tadic latches onto the end of it 
          ...  M_Wieffer with a two footed lunge! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 51 :(ben) D_Jurasek with a perfectly timed run 
          ...  D_Jurasek aims the cheeky shot at goal! 
          ...  Kepa with a great save 
          ...  He holds onto it as well! 
Min. 56 :(ben) A_Johnson jumps over W_Bouma's challenge 
          ...  A_Johnson has time and space! 
          ...  He tries the lob! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But hits the side netting! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Golovin swings the ball in hard and fast towards the back post! 
          ...  The ball finds its way to D_Tadic 
          ...  He gets the shot away 
          ...  But Kepa reaches the ball. Good save 
Min. 57 :(ben) M_Planus turns past S_Eguren 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  Well intercepted by M_Tonetto 
Min. 59 :(ben) A_Golovin spots his team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays a fantastic through ball to A_Martial! 
          ...  D_Ozoh takes the players legs from beneath him!! 
          ...  That's a poor tackle! 
          ...  The Referee warns him 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  Nerves jangling as the free kick is lined up 
          ...  A_Golovin runs up straight 
          ...  And hits it hard with a massive toe-bunger! 
          ...  Kepa parries it 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Johnson swings the ball in hard and fast towards the back post! 
          ...  M_Wieffer deals with the danger and clears 
Min. 61 :(ben) A_Golovin kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  D_Tadic gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  D_Tadic flings a shot at goal! 
          ...  Looks like it should be Kepa's 
          ...  But he elects to punch it rather than catch 
          ...  It loops out for a corner. 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  R_Semedo lofts the ball in! 
          ...  The ball comes to A_Golovin 
          ...  He knocks it goalward 
          ...  Kepa with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He gave the striker no chance 
Min. 63 :(ben) D_Jurasek jinks past H_Smolcic 
          ...  H_Smolcic with a late tackle 
          ...  Well to be fair he was looking for the foul 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He is in the book for that one 
          ...  He's got to be careful now! 
Min. 66 :(wlb) Beto sidesteps A_Johnson 
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game 
          ...  Beto sights up the goal 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  Looks like it should be Andrew's 
          ...  But he elects to punch it rather than catch 
          ...  It loops out for a corner. 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Theres some shirt pulling going on in the box! 
          ...  A_Knauff flights it in! 
          ...  A_Golovin with the clearance 
Min. 67 :(wlb) D_Ozoh runs at the defender 
          ...  The ball rebounds off the defender back to him! 
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward! 
          ...  D_Ozoh with an overhead kick! 
          ...  He gets a connection 
          ...  Andrew with an amazing dive to the bottom left 
          ...  How he got to that one I don't know! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Beto with an outswinging corner into the box 
          ...  W_Bouma loses his marker 
          ...  He gets his head onto it! 
          ...  But Andrew parries the ball 
          ...  It's picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd 
Min. 70 :(ben) A_Martial has the ball 
          ...  He knocks the ball past N_Nkounkou 
          ...  He puts in A_Johnson! 
          ...  But W_Bouma sweeps up the threat 
Min. 72 :(ben) S_Pavisic gets possession in his own half 
          ...  S_Pavisic hits a great drive! 
          ...  It hits the post!! 
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH!! 
          ...  He's put it over 
Min. 75 :(wlb) Beto with the towering header to Vinicius_Jr 
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from S_Pavisic 
Min. 76 :(ben) S_Pavisic brings it under control 
          ...  He takes on H_Smolcic 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He puts in A_Johnson! 
          ...  H_Smolcic moves quickly to get the tackle in this time 
Min. 76 :(wlb) Vinicius_Jr knocks the ball on and sprints past R_Semedo 
          ...  A delightful ball in to S_Eguren 
          ...  S_Eguren is clean through! 
          ...  He rounds Andrew 
          ...  He tries to beat Andrew 
          ...  Andrew dives bravely at his feet!! 
Min. 77 :(ben) D_Tadic plays a great one-two 
          ...  He continues to run forward now 
          ...  Fine tackle by M_Wieffer 
          ...  But he can't prevent the corner 
Min. 78 :(wlb) Vinicius_Jr beats the defender 
          ...  Vinicius_Jr from 20 yards! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  He made that look harder than it was!! 
Min. 81 :(ben) D_Jurasek beats D_Ozoh 
          ...  He mugged him off there with his dribbling skills 
          ...  D_Jurasek smashed the ball towards the bottom corner! 
          ...  Kepa is just going to watch it go over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Kepa holds his head in his hands! 
          ...  Benfica 3-0 Wolfsburg ...
Min. 82 :(ben) Tactical Change by Benfica 
          ...  Benfica have changed their playing style to C 
Min. 85 :(wlb) Substitution by Wolfsburg 
          ...  COMING ON: X_Schlager 
          ...  COMING OFF: S_Eguren 
Min. 85 :(wlb) Substitution by Wolfsburg 
          ...  COMING ON: J_Njinmah 
          ...  COMING OFF: Beto 
Min. 86 :(ben) F_Aursnes with a great first touch 
          ...  D_Ozoh gets the foot in to win the ball 
Min. 86 :(wlb) Vinicius_Jr with the dribble 
          ...  S_Pavisic with an awful challenge 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time.
Min. 91 :(wlb) D_Ozoh hits the ball through the heart of the defence 
          ...  H_Smolcic latches onto it! 
          ...  H_Smolcic attempts a low drive! 
          ...  He has put it over the bar! 
          ...  He looks stunned by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 92 :(ben) C_Panucci crosses into the box, finding D_Jurasek 
          ...  M_Wieffer seizes control of the ball 
          ...  He hoists it forward 

*************  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          : D_Jurasek (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : M_Tonetto (5 og), D_Tadic (30), D_Jurasek (81)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : S_Pavisic (86)
Injured              : N/A
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Wolfsburg Match Info
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Best player          : D_Ozoh
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : H_Smolcic (63)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                                 Benfica  |    Wolfsburg
Attempts on Goal     :          14        |       8
Off target           :           7        |       5
On target            :           7        |       3
Possession           :          52        |       48
Corners              :           5        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       1
Subs Used            :           0        |       2
Fouls                :           8        |       7
Key Tackles          :           2        |       13
Key Passes           :          14        |       4
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Final Score          : Benfica 3 - 0 Wolfsburg
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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 |  94   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  21   0   0   0
R_Semedo       DF   1  20  18   8  22 |  94   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  11   0
D_Jurasek      DF   1  20  13  13  22 |  94   0   0   1   0   2   1   0   0   0  14  16  48
S_Pavisic      DF   1  18  16   8  24 |  94   0   1   3   0   1   0   1   0   0  14  35  14
C_Panucci      DF   1  18  14   6  20 |  94   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0
M_Planus       DF   1  18  12  11  27 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Golovin      MF   1   8  20  16  29 |  94   0   1   3   0   2   0   0   0   0  28  27  22
F_Aursnes      MF   1  11  18  14  21 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Tadic        FW   1   3  20  20  25 |  94   0   0   2   0   3   1   0   0   0   0  18  33
A_Martial      FW   1   4  14  22  28 |  94   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  15   8
A_Johnson      FW   1   3  16  19  30 |  94   0   0   2   0   4   0   0   0   0   0  26  29
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
B_Cheyrou      MF   1   5  18  12  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Sarabia      MF   1   5  20  20  25 |   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 - Wolfsburg
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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Kepa           GK  25   1   1   1  20 |  94   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  -2   0   0   0
M_Tonetto      DF   1  19  15   3  24 |  94   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   7 -10   0
W_Bouma        DF   1  18  12   9  26 |  94   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  36   0  18
H_Smolcic      DF   1  19  14   9  21 |  94   0   2   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  30  -4  13
N_Nkounkou     DF   1  20  15  13  29 |  94   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  16   0   0
M_Wieffer      DF   1  18  20   5  27 |  94   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  72   0   0
D_Ozoh         DM   1  12  20  13  22 |  94   0   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  48   9  14
S_Eguren       MF   1  12  18  13  25 |  87   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  24  11  14
A_Knauff       MF   1   9  20  17  26 |  94   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  18
Vinicius_Jr    FW   1   2  18  24  22 |  94   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  11   2
Beto           FW   1   8  14  21  30 |  87   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  15   5
J_Ledesma      GK  19   1   1   1  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Koch         DF   1  17  12   3  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Buta         MF   1   6  18  13  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
X_Schlager     MF   1  13  15   8  24 |   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Njinmah      FW   1   2  10  15  30 |   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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