FFO DBC, Benfica vs. Portsmouth (Wed Aug 06)


                              Benfica  |  Portsmouth
                            5-1-3-1 P  |  5-1-2-2 P
             Gary Windebank Caretaker  |  Neil Kirby
                                       |
                            Andrew GK  |  GK Agirrezabala
                          R_Semedo DF  |  DF G_Di_Lorenzo
                         H_Smolcic DF  |  DF A_Grimaldo
                       R_Ferdinand DF  |  DF E_Can
                        R_Carvalho DF  |  DF L_Kelly
                          M_Planus DF  |  DF R_Bensebaini
                          K_Mainoo DM  |  DM A_Gray
                           W_Ndidi MF  |  MF M_Olise
                      O_Hargreaves MF  |  MF A_Berenguer
                           M_Mount MF  |  FW A_Correa
                       Y_En_Nesyri FW  |  FW S_Gimenez
                                       |
                           N_Kruth SUB |  SUB R_Descamps
                           M_Bauer SUB |  SUB C_Richards
                         F_Aursnes SUB |  SUB G_Alvarez
                           D_Tadic SUB |  SUB Elano
                         A_Johnson SUB |  SUB W_Rooney




Min. 1  :(ben) K_Mainoo flights the ball to Y_En_Nesyri 
          ...  Y_En_Nesyri hits the ball first time! 
          ...  He could have let that bounce 
          ...  Agirrezabala has it covered 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  Agirrezabala is left flat-footed 
          ...  It's gone in 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Benfica take the lead! 
          ...  Benfica 1-0 Portsmouth ...
Min. 1  :(por) Tactical Change by Portsmouth 
          ...  A_Berenguer will now play as a AM 
Min. 1  :(por) Tactical Change by Portsmouth 
          ...  A_Gray will now play as a MF 
Min. 1  :(por) L_Kelly kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  G_Di_Lorenzo gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  But W_Ndidi wins the ball with a sliding challenge 
Min. 3  :(por) L_Kelly with a byline cross to A_Correa 
          ...  W_Ndidi reads the game well and cuts out the pass! 
Min. 4  :(por) E_Can with a neat pass into S_Gimenez 
          ...  H_Smolcic with a nasty foul 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  What's it going to be? 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on! 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  It's in a good position! 
          ...  E_Can floats it forward 
          ...  S_Gimenez latches onto the end of it 
          ...  S_Gimenez bears down on goal! 
          ...  It floats over Andrew 
          ...  It's heading goalward! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  That was a great effort 
          ...  Gary Windebank Caretaker is furious! 
          ...  Portsmouth are back level! 
          ...  Benfica 1-1 Portsmouth ...
Min. 5  :(por) S_Gimenez with a clever shimmy 
          ...  S_Gimenez has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  Andrew has it covered 
          ...  It takes a bobble! 
          ...  Andrew reacts well to tip it wide!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Correa swings it in! 
          ...  The ball finds its way to E_Can 
          ...  He gets the shot away 
          ...  Andrew with the save 
          ...  He holds onto it as well! 
Min. 11 :(por) A_Grimaldo lobs the ball over the defence 
          ...  A_Gray latches on to it 
          ...  A_Gray fires off a right-footed shot! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Hammered home! 
          ...  gol-gol-gol-gol-gol-gol-goaaaaaaaall 
          ...  That puts Portsmouth ahead! 
          ...  Now can they hang onto it? 
          ...  Benfica 1-2 Portsmouth ...
Min. 14 :(ben) H_Smolcic stops the ball and looks around for movement 
          ...  A team mate overlaps him now 
          ...  He uses his team mates run as a decoy and heads towards the goal! 
          ...  G_Di_Lorenzo wins the ball well 
          ...  The Referee has given a free kick 
          ...  That will be a booking 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 16 :(ben) H_Smolcic flicks the ball on to W_Ndidi 
          ...  An audacious effort from W_Ndidi! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But flies wide of the post! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  R_Semedo chips the ball in towards the far post! 
          ...  Agirrezabala comes towards the ball 
          ...  And he claims it with ease! 
Min. 17 :(por) A_Correa finds E_Can in the box 
          ...  E_Can hits the shot with the inside of the left foot! 
          ...  Andrew was lucky there 
Min. 18 :(por) E_Can brings it under control 
          ...  He takes on R_Carvalho 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He puts in M_Olise! 
          ...  O_Hargreaves muscles him off the ball 
          ...  Looked like a good tackle but the referee has awarded them a free kick 
          ...  The Referee tells him to calm his game down a bit 
Min. 21 :(ben) Agirrezabala miskicks! 
          ...  M_Planus takes control of the ball! 
          ...  A_Gray pulls on his opponent's shirt!! 
          ...  The Referee has stopped play 
          ...  Well spotted by The Referee! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  I think that might be a tad harsh 
Min. 22 :(por) R_Bensebaini rises up for the header 
          ...  He flicks the ball on to S_Gimenez 
          ...  H_Smolcic leaves his foot in with the challenge!! 
          ...  That's a bad foul!! 
          ...  He got away with just a warning 
Min. 23 :(por) M_Olise with an incisive pass to S_Gimenez 
          ...  M_Mount leaves his foot in with the challenge!! 
          ...  That's a bad foul!! 
          ...  The Referee called him over for a strong verbal warning 
Min. 25 :(ben) M_Planus with a first time pass 
          ...  Y_En_Nesyri runs onto it! 
          ...  L_Kelly hits it out for a corner 
          ...  No nonsense clearance! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  R_Carvalho plays it into the danger area! 
          ...  Agirrezabala comes towards the ball 
          ...  Great catch! 
Min. 25 :(ben) K_Mainoo has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He knocks the ball past E_Can! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  A_Grimaldo fouls 
          ...  That was disgusting 
          ...  He's lucky it wasn't more 
          ...  It's just a warning 
Min. 27 :(por) A_Gray with a 30-yard pass to G_Di_Lorenzo 
          ...  R_Ferdinand is late with that one 
          ...  He gets up and shakes the players hand 
          ...  He had to endure a strong bollocking from The Referee 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  Here we go, a real chance of a goal 
          ...  A_Grimaldo passes to A_Correa 
          ...  What a challenge by M_Planus 
          ...  The ball cannoning out of play for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Grimaldo curls it into the box! 
          ...  Andrew comes towards the ball 
          ...  And he claims it with ease! 
Min. 28 :(ben) W_Ndidi fires over a low cross to Y_En_Nesyri 
          ...  Y_En_Nesyri with the drive! 
          ...  But it puts it well wide 
Min. 29 :(por) R_Bensebaini with a real burst of pace 
          ...  R_Carvalho with an ugly foul 
          ...  It's a yellow, and rightly so 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 35 :(por) E_Can with the dribble 
          ...  He uses his pace to get free 
          ...  H_Smolcic brings him down from behind! 
          ...  But the ref gives nothing! 
Min. 40 :(por) L_Kelly knocks the ball past the lunge of the defender 
          ...  L_Kelly must beat Andrew! 
          ...  Andrew can't get to it! 
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar! 
          ...  Andrew makes a cocky smile 
          ...  Did he know that was always going over? 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time.
Min. 43 :(por) A_Correa runs into space 
          ...  A_Correa with the punt towards goal! 
          ...  It's way wide 
          ...  The Benfica fans behind the goal spread their arms out 
Min. 44 :(ben) M_Mount flicks the ball on to R_Carvalho 
          ...  Brilliantly taken away by L_Kelly!! 
          ...  Any youngsters out there should be taking notes 
Min. 45 :(ben) K_Mainoo rushes through the defence 
          ...  K_Mainoo with the shot! 
          ...  Agirrezabala saves it 
          ...  He got his body behind the ball there 
Min. 45 :(por) A_Berenguer knocks the ball on and sprints past R_Semedo 
          ...  A delightful ball in to A_Correa 
          ...  A cheeky lob from A_Correa! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH!! 
          ...  He's put it wide 
Min. 46 :(por) L_Kelly turns past the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to S_Gimenez 
          ...  K_Mainoo gets to the ball first 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Benfica 1-2 Portsmouth

Min. 46 :(ben) R_Ferdinand has broken clear! Just Agirrezabala to beat! 
          ...  S_Gimenez brings him down! 
          ...  The Referee calls him over! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
          ...  He is lucky not to have seen red! 
Min. 52 :(por) A_Gray beats one 
          ...  Knocks it past a second 
          ...  And finds S_Gimenez 
          ...  H_Smolcic wins the ball with a clear tackle 
Min. 54 :(por) S_Gimenez curls the ball out wide to E_Can 
          ...  K_Mainoo with a nasty foul 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 55 :(por) A_Gray chips the ball forward to A_Berenguer 
          ...  A_Berenguer with a bomb of a shot! 
          ...  It's wide! 
          ...  9 times out of 10 he would have scored that! 
Min. 60 :(ben) Substitution by Benfica 
          ...  COMING ON: M_Bauer 
          ...  COMING OFF: M_Planus 
Min. 60 :(ben) Substitution by Benfica 
          ...  COMING ON: D_Tadic 
          ...  COMING OFF: W_Ndidi 
Min. 62 :(por) A_Gray picks out A_Correa with the cross 
          ...  A_Correa drives the shot in! 
          ...  Andrew with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league 
Min. 63 :(ben) M_Mount with an excellent first touch 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  R_Ferdinand gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  A left-footer by R_Ferdinand! 
          ...  But he's missed it! 
          ...  It's unbelievable, Jeff! 
Min. 65 :(ben) Substitution by Benfica 
          ...  COMING ON: A_Johnson 
          ...  COMING OFF: Y_En_Nesyri 
Min. 65 :(por) G_Di_Lorenzo with a measured pass to S_Gimenez 
          ...  S_Gimenez attempts a chip! 
          ...  But it puts it well wide 
Min. 66 :(ben) A_Johnson with the dribble 
          ...  He skips through the tackle 
          ...  L_Kelly reads the situation well and wins the ball 
          ...  But it goes out 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  R_Semedo flights it in! 
          ...  M_Bauer loses his marker 
          ...  He gets his head onto it! 
          ...  But Agirrezabala smothers the ball 
Min. 67 :(por) A_Correa runs at the defence 
          ...  He nutmegs the defender 
          ...  He showed his class there 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from R_Semedo 
Min. 68 :(ben) D_Tadic sprints past A_Gray 
          ...  A_Grimaldo tries to clear it 
          ...  He has miskicked it!! 
          ...  It creeps just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  O_Hargreaves plays it into the danger area! 
          ...  Agirrezabala easily catches it! 
Min. 68 :(por) M_Olise hits in a wicked shot! 
          ...  It hits the defender 
          ...  S_Gimenez latches onto it! 
          ...  Fine tackle by M_Bauer 
          ...  But he can't prevent the corner 
Min. 69 :(ben) A_Johnson has the ball 
          ...  He knocks the ball past L_Kelly 
          ...  He puts in K_Mainoo! 
          ...  K_Mainoo sends it flying towards goal! 
          ...  Agirrezabala makes a difficult save 
Min. 70 :(ben) Tactical Change by Benfica 
          ...  Benfica have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 72 :(por) M_Olise crosses into the box, finding S_Gimenez 
          ...  S_Gimenez hits a crisp volley! 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!! 
          ...  It grazes the post and goes wide 
Min. 75 :(por) Substitution by Portsmouth 
          ...  COMING ON: C_Richards 
          ...  COMING OFF: R_Bensebaini 
Min. 75 :(por) Substitution by Portsmouth 
          ...  COMING ON: Elano 
          ...  COMING OFF: A_Berenguer 
Min. 76 :(ben) M_Bauer is taking a throw in 
          ...  He dries the ball on his shirt 
          ...  He throws the ball to D_Tadic 
          ...  D_Tadic fires off a left-footed snap shot! 
          ...  But it clips the post and goes wide 
Min. 77 :(por) Substitution by Portsmouth 
          ...  COMING ON: W_Rooney 
          ...  COMING OFF: S_Gimenez 
Min. 77 :(ben) M_Bauer with a simple pass to D_Tadic 
          ...  A well-placed shot from D_Tadic! 
          ...  Agirrezabala blocks the shot with his legs 
          ...  It goes clear! 
Min. 79 :(ben) A_Johnson with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He shows C_Richards a clean set of heals 
          ...  A_Gray gathers up the loose ball 
Min. 80 :(por) M_Olise is first to the ball 
          ...  O_Hargreaves tries to head the ball away from goal 
          ...  But it's looping towards his own net!! 
          ...  It goes just over!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  L_Kelly plays it into the danger area! 
          ...  Andrew comes towards the ball 
          ...  But he's misjudged it! 
          ...  E_Can with the header 
          ...  Andrew makes a great save 
          ...  But he can't hold onto it! 
Min. 85 :(por) W_Rooney cuts through the defence 
          ...  R_Ferdinand pulls on his opponent's shirt!! 
          ...  He's tried to take it off him! 
          ...  The Referee blows up for a foul 
          ...  The Referee beckons him over with his finger 
          ...  The Referee tells him he has had enough warnings 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 86 :(ben) M_Mount runs down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball across to K_Mainoo 
          ...  A_Grimaldo knocks him to the floor 
          ...  The fans are calling for a penalty! 
          ...  But The Referee just turns away! 
Min. 86 :(por) W_Rooney beats his marker 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  W_Rooney with a bicycle kick! 
          ...  But he somehow misses 
          ...  The Benfica fans laugh at him 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time.
Min. 89 :(por) G_Di_Lorenzo has the ball on the wing, a chance to show his pace 
          ...  He knocks the ball past H_Smolcic 
          ...  He puts in Elano! 
          ...  M_Bauer cleanly tackles him 
          ...  He judged that well 
Min. 91 :(ben) M_Bauer cuts through the defence 
          ...  M_Bauer with a terrific drive! 
          ...  Agirrezabala tips it round the post 
          ...  Good save 
          ...  Corner not given!! 
Min. 92 :(ben) R_Ferdinand gets to the byline and finds O_Hargreaves with a beautiful cross 
          ...  O_Hargreaves throws himself at the ball! 
          ...  He manages to reach the ball 
          ...  It hits the side netting! 
          ...  The fans thought that was a GOAL! 
          ...  But it's not 
          ...  Goal kick. 

*************  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          : K_Mainoo
Scorers              : Y_En_Nesyri (1)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : , H_Smolcic (4), R_Carvalho (29), K_Mainoo (54)R_Ferdinand (85)
Injured              : N/A
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Portsmouth Match Info
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Best player          : A_Gray (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : S_Gimenez (4), A_Gray (11)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : G_Di_Lorenzo (14), A_Gray (21), S_Gimenez (46)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                                 Benfica  |    Portsmouth
Attempts on Goal     :          11        |       14
Off target           :           5        |       7
On target            :           6        |       7
Possession           :          47        |       53
Corners              :           4        |       3
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           4        |       3
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           9        |       9
Key Tackles          :          10        |       6
Key Passes           :          11        |       19
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Final Score          : Benfica 1 - 2 Portsmouth
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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  26   1   1   1  26 |  94   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  16   0   0   0
R_Semedo       DF   1  20  18   8  22 |  94   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  18   0   0
H_Smolcic      DF   1  20  15   9  21 |  94   0   2   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  34  16  -2
R_Ferdinand    DF   1  19  16   3  28 |  94   0   0   1   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  15  23
R_Carvalho     DF   1  19  14   7  25 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
M_Planus       DF   1  19  13  12  27 |  62   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  19  20   0
K_Mainoo       DM   1  17  20  14  22 |  94   0   1   1   1   2   0   1   0   0  19  29  30
W_Ndidi        MF   1  17  22   5  24 |  62   0   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  42  11  23
O_Hargreaves   MF   1  11  19  16  26 |  94   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  27   0  12
M_Mount        MF   1   2  22  20  27 |  94   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  33   0
Y_En_Nesyri    FW   1   4  16  22  28 |  67   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  30
N_Kruth        GK  19   1   1   1  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Bauer        DF   1  19  13   5  32 |  32   0   2   2   0   2   0   0   0   0  38  40  50
F_Aursnes      MF   1  12  18  14  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Tadic        FW   1   2  19  20  25 |  32   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  18
A_Johnson      FW   1   3  17  19  30 |  27   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  16   0

Player Statistics - Portsmouth
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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Agirrezabala   GK  26   1   1   1  22 |  94   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  38   0   0   0
G_Di_Lorenzo   DF   1  23  20  15  25 |  94   0   0   2   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  24  -2
A_Grimaldo     DF   1  22  17  12  31 |  94   0   2   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  32  37   0
E_Can          DF   1  22  21  15  25 |  94   0   0   2   1   3   0   0   0   0   0  41  45
L_Kelly        DF   1  22  16  12  23 |  94   0   3   3   0   1   0   0   0   0  48  51  16
R_Bensebaini   DF   1  22  17   4  24 |  77   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  16   0
A_Gray         MF   1  18  20   3  26 |  94   0   1   4   0   1   1   1   0   0  18  50  60
M_Olise        MF   1   4  22  21  24 |  94   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  33   0
A_Berenguer    AM   1   4  21  20  25 |  77   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  12   8
A_Correa       FW   1   5  22  23  26 |  94   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  11  17
S_Gimenez      FW   1   4  20  24  28 |  79   0   0   1   0   4   1   1   0   0  -2  11  32
R_Descamps     GK  19   1   1   1  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Richards     DF   1  19  12   4  31 |  17   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Alvarez      DF   1  17  14   6  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Elano          AM   1  10  19  16  26 |  17   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
W_Rooney       FW   1   7  16  19  21 |  15   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   9
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