FFO EFL2, Wolfsburg vs. Benfica (Mon Feb 03)


                            Wolfsburg  |  Benfica
                            5-2-1-2 N  |  4-4-2 E
                         Jason Hopton  |  Thom Hughes
                                       |
                              Kepa GK  |  GK Andrew
                        N_Nkounkou DF  |  DF T_Kehrer
                         M_Tonetto DF  |  DF R_Semedo
                           W_Bouma DF  |  DF D_Jurasek
                         H_Smolcic DF  |  DF S_Pavisic
                         M_Wieffer DF  |  MF I_Muniain
                            D_Ozoh MF  |  MF P_Sarabia
                          S_Eguren MF  |  MF Rafa
                          A_Knauff AM  |  MF A_Golovin
                       Vinicius_Jr FW  |  FW P_Schick
                              Beto FW  |  FW A_Martial
                                       |
                         J_Ledesma SUB |  SUB N_Kruth
                            R_Koch SUB |  SUB M_Planus
                            A_Buta SUB |  SUB S_Rosted
                        B_Henrichs SUB |  SUB F_Aursnes
                         J_Njinmah SUB |  SUB A_Johnson




Min. 3  :(ben) P_Sarabia beats M_Wieffer 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  P_Sarabia tries the shot! 
          ...  Kepa makes a good save 
Min. 4  :(wlb) Vinicius_Jr finds a hole in the defence 
          ...  Vinicius_Jr with the deft touch! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  Looks like it should be easy for Andrew 
          ...  but he's made a hash of it 
          ...  It drifts inches wide!! 
          ...  Andrew looks embarrassed! 
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide! 
Min. 13 :(wlb) A_Knauff flicks it past D_Jurasek 
          ...  He runs forward 
          ...  A_Knauff with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  a lovely cushioned header 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But goes wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  N_Nkounkou lofts the ball in! 
          ...  Vinicius_Jr with the shot! 
          ...  Andrew with the acrobatic save 
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras! 
Min. 13 :(wlb) Vinicius_Jr gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He slides the ball past the defender! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  I_Muniain with the tackle 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge. 
          ...  That was Roy Keane on Alf-Inge Haland levels! 
Min. 16 :(ben) A_Golovin with the dribble 
          ...  He skips through the tackle 
          ...  A_Golovin tries to catch the keeper out! 
          ...  Kepa makes a fine save 
Min. 17 :(wlb) N_Nkounkou looks around for some movement 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to Vinicius_Jr 
          ...  Vinicius_Jr sends it down the right wing and continues his run foward. 
          ...  cross comes back into him, he gets his head to the ball! 
          ...  Andrew makes a great save 
          ...  And he manages to hold onto it as well! 
Min. 19 :(ben) R_Semedo hoofs it upfield to find P_Sarabia 
          ...  M_Tonetto hits it out for a corner 
          ...  Can they make this pay? 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  P_Sarabia lofts the ball in! 
          ...  Rafa swings a leg at it! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  That was unfortunate 
          ...  Jason Hopton is barking orders at his players! 
          ...  His team will have to come back from behind now 
          ...  Wolfsburg 0-1 Benfica ...
Min. 20 :(wlb) A_Knauff volleys it forward. He finds M_Tonetto 
          ...  M_Tonetto curls it towards the top corner! 
          ...  Andrew just watches it drift out of play! 
Min. 20 :(wlb) A_Knauff has broken clear! Just Andrew to beat! 
          ...  I_Muniain brings him down! 
          ...  He could be off here! 
          ...  The Referee reaches to his pocket! 
          ...  He jots down his name! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  I think he deserved that! Dirty git! 
          ...  FREE KICK 
          ...  Just past the halfway line. 
          ...  D_Ozoh knocks it forward 
          ...  W_Bouma gets on the end of it 
          ...  W_Bouma with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  a lovely cushioned header 
          ...  Andrew beats the ball away 
Min. 23 :(wlb) N_Nkounkou storms past his marker 
          ...  D_Jurasek reads the situation well and wins the ball 
Min. 24 :(wlb) S_Eguren looks around for support 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to Vinicius_Jr 
          ...  Vinicius_Jr with his head down lets it go! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But goes wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  D_Ozoh plays it towards the near post! 
          ...  Andrew comes towards the ball 
          ...  But he's misjudged it! 
          ...  N_Nkounkou swings a leg at it! 
          ...  It goes wide for a goal kick 
Min. 28 :(wlb) D_Ozoh with the through ball to Beto 
          ...  Beto curls the ball in on goal! 
          ...  Andrew blocks the shot with his legs 
          ...  It goes clear! 
Min. 37 :(wlb) A_Knauff plays a clever one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He heads towards the goal 
          ...  He slides it past the defender! 
          ...  A_Knauff with the ball at his feet 
          ...  Is he going to have a crack? 
          ...  He is, you know... 
          ...  But it goes wide of the post 
Min. 38 :(wlb) A_Knauff takes advantage of a defensive mistake 
          ...  It's a lucky break 
          ...  Rafa takes the player down!! 
          ...  That's a poor tackle! 
          ...  The Referee reaches to his pocket! 
          ...  He jots down his name! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 41 :(wlb) D_Ozoh plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  H_Smolcic keeps possession instead! 
          ...  He runs towards the goal now! 
          ...  H_Smolcic is through on goal! 
          ...  The defender was caught napping 
          ...  He just has Andrew to beat 
          ...  He tries to beat Andrew 
          ...  Andrew dives bravely at his feet!! 
Min. 42 :(ben) I_Muniain holds up the ball 
          ...  He plays the ball through to P_Schick 
          ...  Good sliding challenge from W_Bouma 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time.
Min. 45 :(ben) Substitution by Benfica 
          ...  COMING ON: M_Planus 
          ...  COMING OFF: S_Pavisic 
Min. 45 :(wlb) H_Smolcic sidesteps D_Jurasek 
          ...  R_Semedo anticipates the pass and cuts it out 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Wolfsburg 0-1 Benfica

Min. 48 :(ben) I_Muniain runs down the flank 
          ...  He threads the ball in to P_Schick 
          ...  Launched towards the top corner by P_Schick! 
          ...  Kepa makes himself big 
          ...  Superb Stop! 
          ...  Well that one would have delighted him 
Min. 52 :(wlb) M_Tonetto with a probing pass to Vinicius_Jr 
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by M_Planus 
          ...  He had to get that one right! 
Min. 56 :(wlb) A_Knauff finds his way through 
          ...  He bears down on goal 
          ...  But D_Jurasek wins the ball from behind 
          ...  The crowd appeal but The Referee has none of it 
Min. 60 :(wlb) Tactical Change by Wolfsburg 
          ...  Wolfsburg have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 60 :(wlb) Vinicius_Jr with the header on 
          ...  He finds A_Knauff in space 
          ...  A glorious effort by A_Knauff! 
          ...  It floats over Andrew 
          ...  It's heading goalward! 
          ...  But floats just over 
          ...  That was a great effort 
Min. 61 :(ben) M_Planus nutmegs the defender, he continues to run forward 
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from M_Planus! 
          ...  Kepa gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he slots in the rebound 
          ...  No, it's wide!! 
          ...  That was terrible! 
Min. 62 :(ben) P_Sarabia hits in a shot! 
          ...  It hits the defender 
          ...  A_Martial collects the loose ball! 
          ...  A_Martial tries to lob the keeper! 
          ...  GOAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 
          ...  The crowd goes wild! 
          ...  Wolfsburg 0-2 Benfica ...
Min. 65 :(wlb) Substitution by Wolfsburg 
          ...  COMING ON: R_Koch 
          ...  COMING OFF: H_Smolcic 
Min. 65 :(wlb) Substitution by Wolfsburg 
          ...  COMING ON: A_Buta 
          ...  COMING OFF: S_Eguren 
Min. 65 :(ben) Substitution by Benfica 
          ...  COMING ON: A_Johnson 
          ...  COMING OFF: A_Martial 
Min. 65 :(wlb) A_Knauff threads the through ball to Vinicius_Jr 
          ...  Vinicius_Jr with the header! 
          ...  It hits the post 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  What a great effort! 
          ...  Wolfsburg 1-2 Benfica ...
Min. 65 :(ben) D_Jurasek knocks the ball on and sprints past M_Wieffer 
          ...  A delightful ball in to Rafa 
          ...  Driven towards goal by Rafa! 
          ...  Kepa heads it away 
          ...  He was showing off there! 
Min. 66 :(wlb) W_Bouma is first to the loose ball 
          ...  He plays the ball across to A_Knauff 
          ...  A powerful shot by A_Knauff! 
          ...  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 
Min. 71 :(wlb) M_Wieffer retreats under pressure 
          ...  He hoofs the ball upfield 
          ...  N_Nkounkou gets on the end of it 
          ...  N_Nkounkou chases it through, he must score! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  That was unfortunate 
          ...  It's all to play for again! 
          ...  Wolfsburg 2-2 Benfica ...
Min. 71 :(ben) I_Muniain with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He shows the defender a clean set of heels 
          ...  I_Muniain unleashes a pile driver! 
          ...  It hammers off the post 
          ...  And out for a throw in 
Min. 72 :(wlb) M_Wieffer with the nutmeg 
          ...  He takes the ball forward 
          ...  M_Planus with the tackle 
          ...  He had to get that one right! 
Min. 72 :(ben) P_Schick searches out Rafa 
          ...  W_Bouma tackles cleanly 
Min. 73 :(wlb) A_Knauff sidesteps his marker 
          ...  He was too quick for his marker 
          ...  A_Knauff fires a shot at goal! 
          ...  He's dragged it wide!! 
Min. 74 :(wlb) Vinicius_Jr chips the ball forward to A_Buta 
          ...  A_Buta lobs Andrew! 
          ...  It hits the sponsor hoarding 
Min. 78 :(ben) P_Schick takes advantage of a mistake by W_Bouma 
          ...  He runs towards goal 
          ...  Vinicius_Jr with the tackle 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge. 
          ...  That was Roy Keane on Alf-Inge Haland levels! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution! 
          ...  FREE KICK 
          ...  Just past the halfway line. 
          ...  D_Jurasek shapes to shoot 
          ...  He plays it to A_Johnson instead 
          ...  A_Johnson must beat Andrew! 
          ...  Terrific shot 
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender 
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide 
          ...  That's unlucky! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Rafa swings it in! 
          ...  M_Tonetto with the clearance 
Min. 82 :(wlb) W_Bouma jinks through the defence 
          ...  A well-placed shot from W_Bouma! 
          ...  Andrew gathers it comfortably 
Min. 82 :(ben) A_Golovin plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  P_Schick decides to go for goal instead! 
          ...  P_Schick belts the ball towards goal! 
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air 
          ...  It hits the sponsor hoarding 
Min. 83 :(ben) A_Golovin squares up to his marker 
          ...  He spits at R_Koch 
          ...  Right in his face! 
          ...  He's warned for that one 
          ...  Anymore like that and he will find himself in the book 
Min. 84 :(ben) P_Sarabia searches out A_Golovin 
          ...  But N_Nkounkou reads the situation well and wins the ball 
Min. 85 :(wlb) Substitution by Wolfsburg 
          ...  COMING ON: B_Henrichs 
          ...  COMING OFF: M_Tonetto 
Min. 85 :(wlb) Vinicius_Jr sidesteps P_Sarabia 
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game 
          ...  Vinicius_Jr tries one from the edge of the box! 
          ...  Andrew has it covered 
          ...  It takes a bobble! 
          ...  Andrew is left flat-footed 
          ...  It's gone wide!! 
Min. 85 :(ben) P_Sarabia moves out wide 
          ...  He plays the ball through to A_Golovin 
          ...  Launched towards the top corner by A_Golovin! 
          ...  He has failed to hit the target! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He should have buried that! 
Min. 87 :(wlb) B_Henrichs holds up the ball 
          ...  He plays the ball to D_Ozoh 
          ...  D_Ozoh sights up the goal 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  Terrific shot 
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender 
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide 
          ...  That's unlucky! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  R_Koch swings the ball in hard and fast towards the back post! 
          ...  That's a poor one 
          ...  Far too easy for Andrew, who catches the ball 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time.
Min. 88 :(wlb) Vinicius_Jr takes possession 
          ...  Knocks it past the defender 
          ...  He's through on goal 
          ...  Vinicius_Jr smashed the ball towards the bottom corner! 
          ...  Andrew heads it away 
          ...  He was showing off there! 
Min. 88 :(ben) P_Schick breaks clear of the defence! 
          ...  He is clean through on Kepa! 
          ...  A_Buta brings him down! 
          ...  He could be in big trouble! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  That's a surprise, I think he should've gone! 
          ...  The ref must have got a nice Christmas present 
Min. 88 :(ben) A_Golovin knocks the ball past M_Wieffer 
          ...  Now he crosses to M_Planus! 
          ...  M_Planus rises above the defence to head the ball! 
          ...  Kepa tips it over his bar 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Theres some shirt pulling going on in the box! 
          ...  Rafa flights it in! 
          ...  It is kicked away by W_Bouma 
Min. 89 :(wlb) A_Knauff feeds the ball to Beto 
          ...  Beto with the drive! 
          ...  Andrew tips it round the post 
          ...  Good save 
          ...  Corner not given!! 
Min. 89 :(ben) R_Semedo retreats under pressure 
          ...  He hits the ball upfield 
          ...  P_Sarabia latches onto the end of it 
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over! 
          ...  R_Koch hits it out for a throw 
Min. 90 :(ben) D_Jurasek makes a run into space 
          ...  What a shot from D_Jurasek! 
          ...  It could go anywhere 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But goes wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  P_Sarabia curls it into the box! 
          ...  Kepa easily catches it! 
Min. 91 :(ben) P_Schick dribbles past B_Henrichs 
          ...  It was as if the defender wasn't even there 
          ...  W_Bouma with an inch perfect tackle 
          ...  The whistle has gone! Incredible! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 93 :(wlb) B_Henrichs moves out over to the edge of the pitch 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He plays the ball through to Beto 
          ...  Beto with the strike! 
          ...  Andrew heads it away 
          ...  He was showing off there! 
Min. 94 :(wlb) W_Bouma plays a long ball to A_Buta 
          ...  A_Buta attempts a chip! 
          ...  The shot slips through Andrew's hands 
          ...  But Andrew recovers to save! 
          ...  He got away with that! 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : Volkswagen Arena
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Wolfsburg Match Info
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Best player          : Vinicius_Jr
Scorers              : Vinicius_Jr (65), N_Nkounkou (71)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Vinicius_Jr (78), A_Buta (88), W_Bouma (91)
Injured              : N/A
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Benfica Match Info
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Best player          : P_Sarabia (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Rafa (19), A_Martial (62)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : I_Muniain (20), Rafa (38)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                               Wolfsburg  |    Benfica
Attempts on Goal     :          24        |       13
Off target           :          12        |       6
On target            :          12        |       7
Possession           :          62        |       38
Corners              :           3        |       4
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           3        |       2
Subs Used            :           3        |       2
Fouls                :           9        |       11
Key Tackles          :           7        |       5
Key Passes           :          15        |       11
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Final Score          : Wolfsburg 2 - 2 Benfica
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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 |  96   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0
N_Nkounkou     DF   1  20  14  13  29 |  96   0   1   1   0   2   1   0   0   0  16  15  47
M_Tonetto      DF   1  19  15   3  24 |  87   0   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  34  14  23
W_Bouma        DF   1  18  12   8  26 |  96   0   3   2   0   2   0   1   0   0  50  30  34
H_Smolcic      DF   1  19  14   8  21 |  67   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  19
M_Wieffer      DF   1  18  20   5  27 |  96   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  22   0
D_Ozoh         MF   1  12  19  13  22 |  96   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20  13
S_Eguren       MF   1  11  18  13  25 |  67   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  11   0
A_Knauff       AM   1   9  20  16  26 |  96   0   0   3   1   5   0   0   0   0   0  40  50
Vinicius_Jr    FW   1   2  18  24  22 |  96   0   0   2   0   7   1   1   0   0  -4  18  23
Beto           FW   1   7  14  20  30 |  96   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  21
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 |  29   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  19   0   0
A_Buta         MF   1   6  18  12  29 |  29   0   0   0   0   2   0   1   0   0  -4  -4  25
B_Henrichs     DF   1  15  10   6  22 |   9   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  38   0
J_Njinmah      FW   1   2  10  15  30 |   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 |  96  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  35   0   0   0
T_Kehrer       DF   1  20  16   7  22 |  96   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Semedo       DF   1  20  17   8  22 |  96   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  16  24   0
D_Jurasek      DF   1  19  13  12  22 |  96   0   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  34  16  14
S_Pavisic      DF   1  18  16   8  24 |  45   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
I_Muniain      MF   1   4  21  17  28 |  96   0   0   2   0   1   0   1   0   0  -4  12   5
P_Sarabia      MF   1   5  20  20  25 |  96   0   0   3   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  53   7
Rafa           MF   1   3  20  15  28 |  96   0   0   0   0   2   1   1   0   0  -4  -4  38
A_Golovin      MF   1   7  20  15  29 |  96   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  18  23
P_Schick       FW   1   7  14  23  28 |  96   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  15   7
A_Martial      FW   1   4  14  21  28 |  67   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  18
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 |  51   0   2   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  36   0  31
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   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   7
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