FFO EFL2, Sparta Prague vs. Benfica (Fri Apr 11)


                        Sparta Prague  |  Benfica
                          4-1-1-1-3 N  |  4-1-2-1-2 C
                        Emlyn Brennan  |  Thom Hughes
                                       |
                           A_Lopes GK  |  GK Andrew
                        M_Andersen DF  |  DF T_Kehrer
                         J_Headley DF  |  DF R_Semedo
                        L_Morgalla DF  |  DF D_Jurasek
                          M_Alonso DF  |  DF S_Pavisic
                           M_Nunex DM  |  DM D_D_Rossi
                         S_Canales AM  |  MF F_Aursnes
                       K_Kairinene MF  |  MF A_Golovin
                           D_Arize FW  |  AM P_Sarabia
                            R_Pepi FW  |  FW A_Martial
                          A_Dovbyk FW  |  FW A_Johnson
                                       |
                           G_Curci SUB |  SUB N_Kruth
                          M_Junuor SUB |  SUB M_Planus
                           M_Rynes SUB |  SUB I_Muniain
                            E_Bars SUB |  SUB B_Cheyrou
                        T_Martinez SUB |  SUB C_Tengstedt




Min. 1  :(spp) Tactical Change by Sparta Prague 
          ...  Sparta Prague have changed their playing style to P 
Min. 3  :(ben) D_Jurasek holds the ball up 
          ...  He sees A_Martial in space! 
          ...  S_Canales with the foul 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  The ref is taking his time with him! 
          ...  He lets him off with a strong talking too 
Min. 8  :(spp) A_Dovbyk turns past T_Kehrer 
          ...  He has created space for himself now 
          ...  T_Kehrer recovers to win the ball back. He's a real bundle of energy 
Min. 15 :(spp) A_Dovbyk plays a great one-two 
          ...  He continues to run forward now 
          ...  A_Dovbyk fires off a left-footed snap shot! 
          ...  The ball is hit with topspin and moves through the air! 
          ...  Andrew moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  It's beaten him! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Let's see if Sparta Prague can hang onto that lead! 
          ...  Sparta Prague 1-0 Benfica ...
Min. 16 :(ben) Tactical Change by Benfica 
          ...  D_D_Rossi will now play as a DF 
Min. 21 :(spp) Tactical Change by Sparta Prague 
          ...  Sparta Prague have changed their playing style to C 
Min. 24 :(ben) P_Sarabia lobs it over A_Dovbyk 
          ...  S_Canales dives in two footed!! 
          ...  That's a terrible challenge! 
          ...  The Referee yells at him to come over 
          ...  It's not the first time he's been called over today 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 24 :(ben) A_Martial sidesteps his marker 
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game 
          ...  What a challenge by M_Andersen 
          ...  The ball cannoning out of play for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  The corner is swung in by F_Aursnes! 
          ...  Headed away by D_Arize 
Min. 28 :(ben) S_Pavisic with an incisive pass to A_Martial 
          ...  A_Martial hits the shot with the outside of the right foot! 
          ...  A_Lopes gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  He pushes it on to the post 
          ...  The defender hoofs the ball to safety 
Min. 31 :(ben) D_Jurasek with a throw in 
          ...  He throws the ball across to A_Golovin 
          ...  A_Golovin with a graceful, looping effort! 
          ...  A_Lopes just watches it float over the bar! 
Min. 32 :(ben) The defender underhits the back pass! 
          ...  A_Martial is through! 
          ...  What a mistake by L_Morgalla! 
          ...  M_Nunex with a nasty foul 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He was unlucky to be booked for that 
Min. 33 :(ben) F_Aursnes plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  T_Kehrer decides to keep possession instead! 
          ...  He runs towards the goal now! 
          ...  But M_Andersen wins the ball from behind 
          ...  The crowd appeal but The Referee has none of it 
Min. 34 :(spp) S_Canales knocks the ball past the lunge of R_Semedo 
          ...  S_Canales has time and space! 
          ...  He shoots towards goal! 
          ...  But he somehow misses 
          ...  That was a woeful effort 
Min. 34 :(ben) P_Sarabia with a deep cross to F_Aursnes 
          ...  Good sliding challenge from L_Morgalla and it had to be 
Min. 37 :(spp) Tactical Change by Sparta Prague 
          ...  Sparta Prague have changed their playing style to P 
Min. 37 :(spp) K_Kairinene controls it well 
          ...  He nutmegs D_Jurasek 
          ...  He puts in R_Pepi! 
          ...  R_Pepi hits the ball on the bounce! 
          ...  The fans get off their seats! 
          ...  But it sails over!! 
Min. 40 :(ben) R_Semedo brings the ball under control 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space! 
          ...  He plays the ball in to him! 
          ...  P_Sarabia gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  K_Kairinene clears with a diving header 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time.

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Sparta Prague 1-0 Benfica

Min. 46 :(ben) A_Martial knocks the ball past the lunge of J_Headley 
          ...  A_Martial with a blistering shot! 
          ...  But A_Lopes punches it away 
          ...  He took a knock there 
          ...  His manager is looking on anxiously 
          ...  He's ok to carry on 
Min. 49 :(spp) M_Nunex has found himself in space 
          ...  He looks up for his team mates 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  M_Andersen gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  A_Golovin gets the foot in to win the ball 
Min. 51 :(spp) M_Nunex finds A_Dovbyk in the box 
          ...  A_Dovbyk hits the ball first time! 
          ...  It floats over Andrew 
          ...  It's heading goalward! 
          ...  But floats just over 
          ...  That was a great effort 
Min. 52 :(spp) A_Dovbyk sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  M_Nunex gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by S_Pavisic 
          ...  He timed it well 
Min. 54 :(spp) M_Nunex spots his team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays a fantastic through ball to S_Canales! 
          ...  S_Canales could have let it bounce! 
          ...  The ball moves through the air! 
          ...  Andrew moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  It's beaten him! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Andrew looks dejected! 
          ...  Sparta Prague 2-0 Benfica ...
Min. 54 :(ben) Tactical Change by Benfica 
          ...  Benfica have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 54 :(ben) A_Johnson crosses in from the wing, he finds A_Golovin in the box 
          ...  A_Golovin aims the cheeky shot at goal! 
          ...  A_Lopes guesses right 
Min. 59 :(spp) M_Andersen has a go! 
          ...  It hits the defender 
          ...  R_Pepi collects the loose ball! 
          ...  R_Pepi with a screamer of a shot! 
          ...  It hits the inside of the post 
          ...  It falls right into Andrew's arms 
          ...  He's spilt it! 
          ...  But he gathers it second time round! 
Min. 59 :(ben) D_Jurasek beats the defender 
          ...  D_Jurasek with a graceful, looping effort! 
          ...  It hits the outside of the post 
          ...  And spins wide 
Min. 60 :(spp) Substitution by Sparta Prague 
          ...  COMING ON: T_Martinez 
          ...  COMING OFF: D_Arize 
Min. 61 :(ben) D_D_Rossi with the dribble 
          ...  He uses his pace to get free 
          ...  D_D_Rossi hits a great shot! 
          ...  But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Theres some shirt pulling going on in the box! 
          ...  F_Aursnes flights it in! 
          ...  P_Sarabia gets to it! 
          ...  Looks like it should be A_Lopes's 
          ...  But he elects to punch it rather than catch 
          ...  It loops out for a corner. 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  R_Semedo with an inswinging corner into the box 
          ...  A_Lopes comes towards the ball 
          ...  But he's nowhere near it! 
          ...  P_Sarabia with the shot! 
          ...  A_Lopes is beaten! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  And goes clear 
Min. 62 :(spp) T_Martinez hits the ball through the heart of the defence 
          ...  A_Dovbyk latches onto it! 
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over! 
          ...  R_Semedo looks embarrassed to take the ball off him! 
Min. 62 :(spp) S_Canales spits at A_Martial 
          ...  Who does he think he is? El-Hadji Diouf? 
          ...  That's a terrible challenge 
          ...  The referee comes over 
          ...  And the ref shows him his 2nd yellow card now 
          ...  RED CARD!! 
Min. 64 :(ben) D_Jurasek rushes through the defence 
          ...  L_Morgalla with a nasty foul 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  He's in trouble here!! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
Min. 65 :(spp) Substitution by Sparta Prague 
          ...  COMING ON: M_Rynes 
          ...  COMING OFF: K_Kairinene 
Min. 65 :(spp) M_Nunex with an incisive pass to R_Pepi 
          ...  R_Pepi with a low drive through the rain! 
          ...  Andrew makes the save 
          ...  He hits the ball upfield! 
Min. 67 :(spp) L_Morgalla with a measured ball to T_Martinez 
          ...  D_Jurasek takes the player out!! 
          ...  The ref turns away!! 
Min. 67 :(ben) A_Johnson plays a long ball to A_Martial 
          ...  A_Martial attempts a low drive! 
          ...  Terrific shot 
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender 
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide 
          ...  That's unlucky! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  P_Sarabia plays it into the danger area! 
          ...  L_Morgalla gets up well 
          ...  And he heads it away 
Min. 69 :(ben) F_Aursnes with a smart pass to A_Johnson 
          ...  J_Headley forces him off the ball 
Min. 70 :(spp) Tactical Change by Sparta Prague 
          ...  Sparta Prague have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 70 :(spp) A_Dovbyk sidesteps D_Jurasek 
          ...  He showed great skill there 
          ...  A_Dovbyk with his head down lets it go! 
          ...  Andrew gets up well to catch that one 
Min. 70 :(ben) A defence splitting pass from F_Aursnes to P_Sarabia 
          ...  M_Rynes with a nasty foul 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
Min. 70 :(ben) A_Johnson with an amazing show of skill to get past M_Nunex 
          ...  He crosses to P_Sarabia 
          ...  P_Sarabia from 20 yards! 
          ...  It's way wide 
          ...  The Sparta Prague fans behind the goal spread their arms out 
Min. 71 :(ben) A_Martial reads the run of A_Johnson 
          ...  M_Andersen pulls on his shirt 
          ...  He wins the ball 
          ...  The defender got away with the foul there! 
Min. 71 :(ben) That's it for P_Sarabia 
          ...  He's pulled up and won't be able to continue! 
          ...  Looks like his hamstring! 
Min. 71 :(ben) Substitution by Benfica 
          ...  COMING ON: I_Muniain 
          ...  COMING OFF: P_Sarabia 
Min. 75 :(spp) A_Dovbyk has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He knocks the ball past S_Pavisic! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  A_Dovbyk with the crafty shot! 
          ...  Andrew gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  He just couldn't keep it out! 
          ...  Sparta Prague 3-0 Benfica ...
Min. 75 :(ben) A_Golovin curls the ball out wide to A_Johnson 
          ...  A_Dovbyk fouls badly 
          ...  The Referee will want to speak to him 
          ...  PENALTY! And I think it's correct 
          ...  A_Martial takes it 
          ...  He tries a cheeky Panenka chip over the keeper 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  A_Lopes looks embarrassed he dived too early 
          ...  Sparta Prague 3-1 Benfica...
Min. 79 :(spp) M_Nunex plays a clever one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He runs towards goal now 
          ...  M_Nunex rises above the defence to head the ball! 
          ...  Andrew won't get to that! 
          ...  It clips the post! 
          ...  And goes wide! 
Min. 80 :(ben) F_Aursnes jinks past the defender 
          ...  F_Aursnes throws himself at the ball! 
          ...  He manages to reach the ball 
          ...  But A_Lopes parries the shot 
          ...  The defender manages to scramble the ball away 
Min. 83 :(ben) A_Martial breaks free from M_Andersen 
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from A_Martial! 
          ...  A_Lopes saves, but he fumbles 
          ...  But he gathers at the second attempt! 
Min. 85 :(spp) M_Rynes can't find space for the shot 
          ...  He slips it through to T_Martinez 
          ...  T_Martinez hits the shot! 
          ...  It swerves a lot! 
          ...  It's going over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  But lands on the roof of the net!! 
          ...  Andrew looks relieved there! 
Min. 85 :(ben) I_Muniain with a smart pass to D_Jurasek 
          ...  D_Jurasek with a low drive through the rain! 
          ...  A_Lopes collects it comfortably 
          ...  The shot never troubled him 
Min. 86 :(ben) S_Pavisic is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He throws it to I_Muniain 
          ...  A wicked drive by I_Muniain! 
          ...  But he somehow misses 
          ...  The Sparta Prague fans laugh at him 
Min. 87 :(spp) L_Morgalla finds A_Dovbyk with a ball over the defence 
          ...  A_Dovbyk smashed the ball towards the bottom corner! 
          ...  But he somehow misses 
          ...  That was a woeful effort 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time.
Min. 88 :(ben) A_Golovin loses his marker! 
          ...  A_Golovin smashed the ball towards the bottom corner! 
          ...  A_Lopes makes a great save 
          ...  And he manages to hold onto it as well! 
Min. 90 :(spp) M_Nunex is unmarked! 
          ...  M_Nunex has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  Andrew catches the ball 
Min. 90 :(ben) A_Martial with an inch perfect pass to I_Muniain 
          ...  I_Muniain shoots towards goal! 
          ...  Over the bar! 
Min. 92 :(ben) A_Martial with a fantastic turn that puts him through on goal 
          ...  M_Rynes is called for the holding foul 
          ...  He was a bit too close for comfort 
Min. 93 :(spp) M_Rynes sprints down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball in to R_Pepi 
          ...  R_Semedo tries to head the ball away from goal 
          ...  But it's looping towards his own net!! 
          ...  It goes just over!! 
          ...  He's a lucky boy!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Headley crosses it in! 
          ...  That's a poor one 
          ...  Andrew catches it with ease 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : Generali Arena
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Sparta Prague Match Info
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Best player          : A_Dovbyk (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : A_Dovbyk (15,75), S_Canales (54)
Sent Off             : S_Canales (62)
Booked               : M_Nunex (32), L_Morgalla (64)
Injured              : N/A
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Benfica Match Info
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Best player          : A_Martial
Scorers              : A_Martial (75 pen)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : P_Sarabia (71)
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Match Statistics
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                           Sparta Prague  |    Benfica
Attempts on Goal     :          13        |       17
Off target           :           7        |       9
On target            :           6        |       8
Possession           :          47        |       53
Corners              :           1        |       4
Red Cards            :           1        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       0
Subs Used            :           2        |       1
Fouls                :          14        |       4
Key Tackles          :           8        |       6
Key Passes           :          12        |       14
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Final Score          : Sparta Prague 3 - 1 Benfica
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Player Statistics - Sparta Prague
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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A_Lopes        GK  25   1   1   1  28 |  97   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  18   0   0   0
M_Andersen     DF   1  20  12   8  25 |  97   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  48  17   0
J_Headley      DF   1  19  14   7  27 |  97   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  17   0   0
L_Morgalla     DF   1  19  17   3  26 |  97   0   2   2   0   0   0   1   0   0  30  20  -4
M_Alonso       DF   1  21  15   4  29 |  97   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Nunex        DM   1  14  19  11  22 |  97   0   0   4   1   2   0   1   0   0  -4  50  27
S_Canales      AM   1   4  21  20  21 |  65   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   1   0 -15 -15  11
K_Kairinene    MF   1  14  19  10  24 |  68   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  22  10   0
D_Arize        FW   1   5  13  17  22 |  63   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  31   0   0
R_Pepi         FW   1   3  13  21  30 |  97   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  16
A_Dovbyk       FW   1   4  17  23  24 |  97   0   0   1   0   5   2   0   0   0   0  12  38
G_Curci        GK  21   1   1   1  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Junuor       DF   1  19  12   7  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Rynes        MF   1   5  15  12  27 |  29   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  28   0
E_Bars         MF   1   8  18  13  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Martinez     FW   1   2  12  16  27 |  34   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  17  10

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 |  97   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -14   0   0   0
T_Kehrer       DF   1  21  16   7  22 |  97   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0
R_Semedo       DF   1  20  18   8  22 |  97   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  32  11   0
D_Jurasek      DF   1  20  13  13  22 |  97   0   1   2   0   2   0   0   0   0  16  32  27
S_Pavisic      DF   1  18  16   8  24 |  97   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  18  26   0
D_D_Rossi      DF   1  14  18   4  23 |  97   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  22
F_Aursnes      MF   1  11  18  14  21 |  97   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  22  13
A_Golovin      MF   1   7  20  16  29 |  97   0   1   0   0   3   0   0   0   0  29   0  32
P_Sarabia      AM   1   5  20  20  25 |  74   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   9  18
A_Martial      FW   1   4  14  21  28 |  97   0   0   2   0   5   1   0   0   0   0  30  41
A_Johnson      FW   1   3  16  19  30 |  97   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  39   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      AM   1   4  21  17  28 |  23   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   8  18
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
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