FFO EFL2, RB Leipzig vs. Benfica (Fri Feb 28)


                           RB Leipzig  |  Benfica
                            5-2-1-2 A  |  4-4-2 L
                                    -  |  Thom Hughes
                                       |
                          M_Sarkic GK  |  GK Andrew
                     Caio_Henrique DF  |  DF T_Kehrer
                           E_Laird DF  |  DF R_Semedo
                      H_Westermann DF  |  DF D_Jurasek
                          A_Traore DF  |  DF S_Pavisic
                         R_Leonard DF  |  MF I_Muniain
                         W_Odobert MF  |  MF Rafa
                        A_Farnerud MF  |  MF P_Sarabia
                        J_Wilshere AM  |  MF A_Golovin
                           L_Jovic FW  |  FW P_Schick
                         N_Jackson FW  |  FW A_Martial
                                       |
                          B_Labont SUB |  SUB N_Kruth
                        L_Buchanan SUB |  SUB M_Planus
                            I_Paro SUB |  SUB S_Rosted
                            L_Cana SUB |  SUB F_Aursnes
                           D_Sikan SUB |  SUB A_Johnson




Min. 3  :(rbl) L_Jovic flicks it over the defender and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  L_Jovic drives the ball low! 
          ...  But Andrew hits it away 
          ...  He could have held onto that! 
Min. 3  :(ben) Rafa with a smart pass to S_Pavisic 
          ...  S_Pavisic looks to see where M_Sarkic is! 
          ...  He rifles in the shot! 
          ...  M_Sarkic parries the shot 
          ...  And the defender clears it! 
Min. 4  :(ben) S_Pavisic puts in P_Sarabia 
          ...  P_Sarabia belts the ball towards goal! 
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air 
          ...  GOOOOOAL!! 
          ...  Hammered home! 
          ...  The Benfica fans chant his name! 
          ...  That's given Benfica the advantage! 
          ...  RB Leipzig 0-1 Benfica ...
Min. 5  :(rbl) Tactical Change by RB Leipzig 
          ...  RB Leipzig have changed their playing style to P 
Min. 6  :(rbl) A_Traore is clutching his leg! 
          ...  He's receiving some treatment now 
          ...  He looks like he will continue 
Min. 8  :(ben) A_Martial plays a quick one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He heads towards the goal 
          ...  He slides it past the defender! 
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by W_Odobert 
Min. 9  :(ben) T_Kehrer gets to the byline 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He plays the ball through to P_Schick 
          ...  E_Laird hits it out for a corner 
          ...  Will the quality of the ball be good? 
          ...  It has to beat the first defender! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  P_Schick chips the ball in towards the far post! 
          ...  M_Sarkic easily catches it! 
Min. 14 :(rbl) W_Odobert beats T_Kehrer 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  W_Odobert with his head down lets it go! 
          ...  Andrew saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one 
Min. 15 :(ben) T_Kehrer finds the run of A_Martial 
          ...  A_Traore with a nasty foul 
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment 
          ...  He's lucky it wasn't more 
          ...  It's just a warning 
Min. 16 :(rbl) J_Wilshere beats T_Kehrer with absolute ease! 
          ...  R_Semedo bundles the player over!! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
          ...  The ref looks across to his assistant! 
          ...  Play on! 
Min. 18 :(rbl) W_Odobert slips past Rafa 
          ...  T_Kehrer with the tackle 
          ...  He came to the rescue there! 
Min. 21 :(rbl) R_Leonard feeds the ball through the middle 
          ...  L_Jovic runs onto it 
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender 
          ...  A_Golovin rushes in with a clumsy tackle!! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
          ...  What's The Referee going to give? 
          ...  Play on! 
Min. 22 :(ben) S_Pavisic feeds the ball through the middle 
          ...  P_Schick runs onto it 
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender 
          ...  A_Farnerud with a deliberate foul 
          ...  The Referee will want to speak to him 
          ...  The Referee will just give him a speaking to 
Min. 23 :(rbl) J_Wilshere is first to the loose ball 
          ...  J_Wilshere flicks the header toward the far post! 
          ...  It flies wide! 
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!! 
Min. 25 :(rbl) N_Jackson has broken through the defence! 
          ...  He is clean through on Andrew! 
          ...  Rafa hacks him down! 
          ...  The Referee calls him over! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
          ...  He is lucky not to have seen red! 
Min. 26 :(rbl) E_Laird is closed down 
          ...  He plays a quick pass 
          ...  A_Farnerud latches onto the ball 
          ...  A_Farnerud looks to see where Andrew is! 
          ...  He rifles in the shot! 
          ...  The shot slips through Andrew's hands 
          ...  But Andrew recovers to save! 
          ...  He got away with that! 
Min. 28 :(rbl) A_Farnerud looks up for support 
          ...  He spots his team mate making a run now 
          ...  He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now! 
          ...  L_Jovic receives the pass and heads towards the goal 
          ...  Rafa hits it out for a corner 
          ...  The fans behind the goal are whipping up a frenzy 
          ...  Trying to rally their team and suck the ball into the net!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  W_Odobert swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! 
          ...  A_Traore makes a firm connection with his head 
          ...  Andrew with an amazing dive to the bottom left 
          ...  How he got to that one I don't know! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Farnerud plays it towards the near post! 
          ...  N_Jackson gets something on it! 
          ...  GOOOOOAL!! 
          ...  Hammered home! 
          ...  The RB Leipzig fans chant his name! 
          ...  RB Leipzig have squared things up with that goal! 
          ...  RB Leipzig 1-1 Benfica ...
Min. 35 :(rbl) Tactical Change by RB Leipzig 
          ...  RB Leipzig have changed their playing style to C 
Min. 35 :(ben) A_Golovin brings the ball under control 
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  P_Schick gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  P_Schick with the cheeky shot! 
          ...  But M_Sarkic smothers the ball 
Min. 36 :(ben) D_Jurasek gets to the byline 
          ...  He centres the ball to A_Martial 
          ...  But he loses control of it 
          ...  Caio_Henrique belts it clear 
Min. 38 :(rbl) E_Laird finds the space intelligently 
          ...  But S_Pavisic reads the situation well and wins the ball 
Min. 41 :(rbl) A_Traore moves out over to the edge of the pitch 
          ...  He plays the ball through to J_Wilshere 
          ...  J_Wilshere hits the ball on the bounce! 
          ...  The net moves! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  He runs towards the fans! 
          ...  And slides on his knees! 
          ...  RB Leipzig go ahead in this match now! 
          ...  RB Leipzig 2-1 Benfica ...
Min. 42 :(rbl) Tactical Change by RB Leipzig 
          ...  RB Leipzig have changed their playing style to P 
Min. 42 :(rbl) N_Jackson has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He knocks the ball past T_Kehrer! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  N_Jackson with a scorcher of a shot! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
          ...  He found himself with no room to manoeuvre 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time
Min. 44 :(rbl) Caio_Henrique with the diagonal pass to L_Jovic 
          ...  D_Jurasek brings him down from behind! 
          ...  But the ref gives nothing! 
Min. 45 :(ben) Substitution by Benfica 
          ...  COMING ON: M_Planus 
          ...  COMING OFF: S_Pavisic 
Min. 45 :(ben) A_Martial dribbles it into the box 
          ...  A_Farnerud with a bad challenge 
          ...  That looked malicious 
Min. 46 :(ben) I_Muniain with an inswinging cross to D_Jurasek 
          ...  J_Wilshere with a superb challenge 
          ...  The Referee has given the free kick the other way! 
Min. 46 :(ben) A_Martial looks around for some movement 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to R_Semedo 
          ...  Caio_Henrique anticipates the pass and cuts it out 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: RB Leipzig 2-1 Benfica

Min. 50 :(rbl) L_Jovic knocks the ball past the lunge of R_Semedo 
          ...  T_Kehrer plays the back pass 
          ...  Andrew can't get to it!! 
          ...  It goes just wide!! 
          ...  Look at the relief on his face!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Traore swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! 
          ...  Andrew easily catches it! 
Min. 51 :(rbl) N_Jackson brings it under control 
          ...  He takes on P_Sarabia 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He puts in H_Westermann! 
          ...  H_Westermann with a blistering shot! 
          ...  Andrew saves it 
          ...  Good goalkeeping 
Min. 51 :(ben) I_Muniain lobs the ball over the defence 
          ...  Rafa latches on to it 
          ...  But A_Traore wins the ball from behind 
          ...  The crowd appeal but The Referee has none of it 
Min. 53 :(ben) Rafa with a one-touch layoff to P_Sarabia 
          ...  W_Odobert with the tackle 
          ...  He was very late there! 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  It's just a warning 
Min. 56 :(ben) D_Jurasek runs with the ball to the corner flag 
          ...  He plays the ball across to A_Golovin 
          ...  A_Golovin with a thundering shot! 
          ...  M_Sarkic makes himself big 
          ...  Superb Stop! 
          ...  Well that one would have delighted him 
Min. 58 :(ben) Rafa brushes H_Westermann aside and breaks free 
          ...  Rafa with a thundering shot! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  M_Sarkic tips it over !! 
          ...  Great keeping there! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Golovin chips the ball in towards the far post! 
          ...  It comes to P_Sarabia 
          ...  He fires it towards to goal 
          ...  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. 59 :(rbl) E_Laird flicks the ball through 
          ...  N_Jackson runs onto it! 
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by D_Jurasek 
          ...  He made it look easy 
          ...  But he can't keep it in 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  H_Westermann hits it towards the far post! 
          ...  Andrew comes towards the ball 
          ...  And he claims it with ease! 
Min. 59 :(rbl) A_Farnerud with a first time pass 
          ...  N_Jackson runs onto it! 
          ...  Rafa rushes in with a crazy challenge!! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
          ...  He's lucky to be let off for that one 
          ...  Thom Hughes looks relieved 
          ...  - is far from happy with that decision 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  The crowd expects from this range 
          ...  N_Jackson hits it hard with some tremendous top spin 
          ...  Andrew gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH!! 
          ...  He's put it over 
Min. 60 :(rbl) W_Odobert with a 50-yard pass to A_Farnerud 
          ...  Brilliantly taken away by D_Jurasek!! 
          ...  Any youngsters out there should be taking notes 
Min. 61 :(rbl) E_Laird takes advantage of a mistake by Rafa 
          ...  It's a lucky break 
          ...  But he loses control of it 
          ...  A_Golovin takes possession 
Min. 63 :(rbl) H_Westermann sprints down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball across to L_Jovic 
          ...  L_Jovic hits the shot! 
          ...  It swerves a lot! 
          ...  Andrew is just going to watch it go over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  And Andrew reacts well to palm it behind! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  R_Leonard hits it into the box! 
          ...  Andrew comes towards the ball 
          ...  But he's misjudged it! 
          ...  A_Traore swings a leg at it! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  Andrew tips it over !! 
          ...  Great keeping there! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Farnerud hits it into the box! 
          ...  That's a poor one 
          ...  Andrew catches it with ease 
Min. 65 :(ben) Substitution by Benfica 
          ...  COMING ON: A_Johnson 
          ...  COMING OFF: A_Martial 
Min. 67 :(rbl) N_Jackson crosses in from the wing, he finds H_Westermann in the box 
          ...  From long range H_Westermann bends the ball towards goal! 
          ...  It hits the bar and goes over 
          ...  Well, it's kinda 50/50 
          ...  Sometimes they go in, sometimes they don't 
Min. 69 :(ben) A_Johnson searches out M_Planus 
          ...  M_Planus breaks free from the last defender! 
          ...  He just has to beat M_Sarkic now! 
          ...  He rounds M_Sarkic 
          ...  He has been pushed wide! 
          ...  He shoots from a tight angle 
          ...  It hits the post!! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  That's got Benfica back level! 
          ...  RB Leipzig 2-2 Benfica ...
Min. 72 :(rbl) J_Wilshere wins possession 
          ...  He plays the ball across to N_Jackson 
          ...  A cheeky lob from N_Jackson! 
          ...  It flies into Row Z! 
Min. 72 :(ben) D_Jurasek pass splits open the defence 
          ...  What a ball! 
          ...  T_Kehrer is clean through! 
          ...  T_Kehrer with a hard drive! What a hit son! What a hit! 
          ...  It hits the bar 
          ...  And goes over! 
          ...  That shot was so poor it would make Ronny Rosenthal cringe! 
Min. 73 :(rbl) J_Wilshere is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He throws it to N_Jackson 
          ...  N_Jackson with the goal bound shot! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
          ...  That was a terrible attempt! 
Min. 75 :(ben) P_Schick breaks free from W_Odobert 
          ...  Brilliantly taken away by E_Laird!! 
          ...  Any youngsters out there should be taking notes 
Min. 78 :(rbl) Caio_Henrique with a superb first touch 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  R_Leonard gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  What a fantastic interception by T_Kehrer 
          ...  He read that situation like a book! 
Min. 85 :(ben) R_Semedo with a glorious 60-yard pass to P_Sarabia 
          ...  P_Sarabia with the shot on net! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  M_Sarkic is wrong footed! 
          ...  It drifts just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Golovin swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! 
          ...  R_Semedo gets on the end of it 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!! 
          ...  It's wide! 
          ...  That was a dismal effort! 
          ...  He should have buried that! 
Min. 85 :(rbl) E_Laird jumps over the defender's challenge 
          ...  T_Kehrer with a clumsy challenge 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll have to watch himself now 
          ...  FREE KICK 
          ...  Just inside their own half 
          ...  E_Laird hoists it forward 
          ...  N_Jackson gets on the end of it 
          ...  R_Semedo tries to clear it 
          ...  He has miskicked it!! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Wilshere dinks the ball into the area! 
          ...  Andrew reads it well, and claims it! 
Min. 86 :(rbl) J_Wilshere jinks infield 
          ...  J_Wilshere tries to beat Andrew! 
          ...  Andrew with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league 
Min. 87 :(ben) P_Sarabia is unmarked! 
          ...  A_Traore slices it 
          ...  M_Sarkic moves quickly!! 
          ...  He can't get there! 
          ...  It inches just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  I_Muniain swings it in! 
          ...  Caio_Henrique reads it well and clears the danger 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time.
Min. 88 :(ben) M_Planus with a glorious 60-yard pass to P_Schick 
          ...  P_Schick with the 40 yard drive! 
          ...  He's dragged it wide!! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 91 :(rbl) L_Jovic beats M_Planus 
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker 
          ...  "Play On!" Waves The Referee 
          ...  A_Johnson with a clumsy challenge 
          ...  He gets away with that one 
          ...  It's just a warning 
          ...  - looks annoyed that there was no card there 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  The Referee signals that it is indirect 
          ...  A_Farnerud swings it in 
          ...  J_Wilshere gets on the end of it 
          ...  J_Wilshere with the chance! 
          ...  The fans behind the goal jump up! 
          ...  But it's gone just wide!! 
Min. 92 :(rbl) W_Odobert beats one 
          ...  Goes past the second 
          ...  He keeps going 
          ...  Fantastic skill!! 
          ...  W_Odobert with a bicycle kick! 
          ...  The shot slips through Andrew's hands 
          ...  But goes wide! 
          ...  He got away with that! 
          ...  Goal kick given! 
          ...  That looked like a corner to me 

*************  FULL TIME  ****************



Match Details
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Venue                : Red Bull Arena
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RB Leipzig Match Info
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Best player          : J_Wilshere (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : N_Jackson (28), J_Wilshere (41)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Benfica Match Info
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Best player          : S_Pavisic
Scorers              : P_Sarabia (4), M_Planus (69)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Rafa (25), T_Kehrer (85)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                              RB Leipzig  |    Benfica
Attempts on Goal     :          18        |       11
Off target           :           8        |       4
On target            :          10        |       7
Possession           :          60        |       40
Corners              :           7        |       4
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       2
Subs Used            :           0        |       2
Fouls                :          10        |       11
Key Tackles          :           8        |       12
Key Passes           :          14        |       15
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Final Score          : RB Leipzig 2 - 2 Benfica
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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 |  95   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0   0   0
Caio_Henrique  DF   1  20  16   3  25 |  95   0   3   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  48  26   0
E_Laird        DF   1  20  17  10  23 |  95   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  32  24   0
H_Westermann   DF   1  18  14   9  28 |  95   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  15  35
A_Traore       DF   1  18  16   6  25 |  95   0   2   1   1   2   0   0   0   0  36  30  42
R_Leonard      DF   1  14  18   8  27 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  11   0
W_Odobert      MF   1   8  18  15  29 |  95   0   1   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  28  11  23
A_Farnerud     MF   1   3  17  15  29 |  95   0   0   2   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  40  12
J_Wilshere     AM   1   3  17  18  24 |  95   0   0   2   0   4   1   0   0   0   0  24  49
L_Jovic        FW   1   6  18  22  24 |  95   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
N_Jackson      FW   1   4  17  22  26 |  95   0   0   2   0   5   1   0   0   0   0  24  32
B_Labont       GK  21   1   1   1  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Buchanan     DF   1  18  13   5  28 |   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  14  17   5  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Sikan        FW   1   6  13  15  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

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 |  95  12   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0   0
T_Kehrer       DF   1  21  16   7  22 |  95   0   3   2   0   1   0   1   0   0  41  22  15
R_Semedo       DF   1  20  18   8  22 |  95   0   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  32  11  18
D_Jurasek      DF   1  19  13  12  22 |  95   0   3   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  51  48   0
S_Pavisic      DF   1  18  16   8  24 |  45   0   1   2   1   1   0   0   0   0  18  43  19
I_Muniain      MF   1   4  21  17  28 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   8   0
Rafa           MF   1   3  21  15  28 |  95   0   1   2   0   1   0   1   0   0  29  12   8
P_Sarabia      MF   1   5  20  20  25 |  95   0   0   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  33
A_Golovin      MF   1   7  20  16  29 |  95   0   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  58   9  11
P_Schick       FW   1   7  14  23  28 |  95   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   7
A_Martial      FW   1   4  14  21  28 |  66   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0
N_Kruth        GK  18   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 |  50   0   0   1   0   1   1   0   0   0   0  17  38
S_Rosted       DF   1  14  10   7  27 |   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
A_Johnson      FW   1   3  16  19  30 |  29   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
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