FFO DBC, Coventry City vs. Benfica (Wed Sep 03)


                        Coventry City  |  Benfica
                          5-2-0-2-1 P  |  5-1-2-2 P
                        Will Schoolar  |  Gary Windebank Caretaker
                                       |
                           R_Adler GK  |  GK Andrew
                         C_Soyuncu DF  |  DF R_Semedo
                       M_van_Ewijk DF  |  DF H_Smolcic
                        T_Sakamoto DF  |  DF M_Bauer
                          B_Thomas DF  |  DF R_Carvalho
                          P_Schulz DF  |  DF R_Ferdinand
                         F_Neuhaus DM  |  DM K_Mainoo
                         L_Donovan AM  |  MF O_Hargreaves
                           D_Malen AM  |  MF M_Mount
                           B_Sheaf DM  |  FW Y_En_Nesyri
                          H_Wright FW  |  FW D_Tadic
                                       |
                       A_Manninger SUB |  SUB N_Kruth
                        L_Kitching SUB |  SUB M_Planus
                            J_Yobo SUB |  SUB F_Aursnes
                      E_Smith_Rowe SUB |  SUB L_Martins
                           C_OHare SUB |  SUB A_Johnson




Min. 2  :(cov) H_Wright takes on 3 men 
          ...  H_Wright hits the ball on the bounce! 
          ...  Andrew with a great save 
          ...  He holds onto it as well! 
Min. 3  :(cov) T_Sakamoto sprints down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball across to B_Sheaf 
          ...  R_Semedo with a bad challenge 
          ...  The Referee gave him a strong warning 
Min. 4  :(cov) Andrew with a terrible kick! 
          ...  L_Donovan is through! 
          ...  L_Donovan with the chance! 
          ...  It hits the side netting! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 6  :(cov) P_Schulz unselfishly heads the ball back to B_Thomas 
          ...  B_Thomas goes for goal! 
          ...  But Andrew makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He gave the striker no chance 
Min. 7  :(ben) H_Smolcic dribbles past the defender 
          ...  It was as if he wasn't even there 
          ...  D_Malen tugs on his opponent's shirt!! 
          ...  The Referee has stopped play 
          ...  Well spotted by The Referee! 
          ...  The Referee wants a word 
          ...  It's just a warning 
Min. 10 :(cov) D_Malen cuts inside M_Bauer 
          ...  He worked that well 
          ...  D_Malen goes for the top corner! 
          ...  But Andrew just gets his fingers to that one 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_van_Ewijk hits it into the box! 
          ...  Andrew comes towards the ball 
          ...  And he claims it with ease! 
Min. 12 :(cov) D_Malen threads the through ball to F_Neuhaus 
          ...  R_Carvalho intercepts the pass 
Min. 18 :(cov) H_Wright gets to the byline 
          ...  He puts it into the box 
          ...  He finds L_Donovan 
          ...  L_Donovan smashed the ball towards the bottom corner! 
          ...  But Andrew parries the ball 
          ...  It's picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd 
Min. 23 :(ben) Y_En_Nesyri sidesteps B_Thomas 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  Y_En_Nesyri flings a shot at goal! 
          ...  But R_Adler just gets his fingers to that one 
Min. 25 :(ben) D_Tadic finds Y_En_Nesyri in acres of space 
          ...  A delicate chip from Y_En_Nesyri! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH!! 
          ...  He's put it wide 
Min. 29 :(ben) M_Bauer has a go! 
          ...  It hits the defender 
          ...  Y_En_Nesyri collects the loose ball! 
          ...  C_Soyuncu anticipates the pass and cuts it out 
Min. 30 :(cov) M_van_Ewijk with the flick on 
          ...  He plays the ball across to T_Sakamoto 
          ...  R_Semedo gets to the ball first 
Min. 33 :(cov) L_Donovan holds the ball up 
          ...  He sees H_Wright in space! 
          ...  R_Ferdinand hits it out for a corner 
          ...  The fans behind the goal are throwing coins at the corner taker! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  P_Schulz plays it towards the near post! 
          ...  That's a poor one 
          ...  Far too easy for Andrew, who catches the ball 
Min. 35 :(cov) B_Thomas sprints down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball across to L_Donovan 
          ...  R_Carvalho takes the player down!! 
          ...  That's a poor tackle! 
          ...  He's warned for that one 
          ...  Anymore like that and he will find himself in the book 
Min. 37 :(cov) P_Schulz sprints down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball in to B_Thomas 
          ...  B_Thomas fires off a left-footed snap shot! 
          ...  It goes wide for a goal kick 
Min. 38 :(cov) P_Schulz takes possession on the halfway line 
          ...  He runs forward with the ball 
          ...  He skips past the challenges 
          ...  R_Carvalho beats him to the ball 
          ...  He's such a beast! 
Min. 39 :(cov) L_Donovan runs down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball across to T_Sakamoto 
          ...  But R_Ferdinand clears the ball to safety 
Min. 41 :(cov) F_Neuhaus with a neat pass into T_Sakamoto 
          ...  T_Sakamoto with the header! 
          ...  Andrew with the acrobatic save 
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras! 
Min. 42 :(cov) L_Donovan sprints down the wing 
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space! 
          ...  He puts in a square ball! 
          ...  C_Soyuncu runs onto it 
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender 
          ...  H_Smolcic with a superb tackle! 
          ...  He easily dispossessed him 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time.
Min. 44 :(ben) M_Mount sprints past C_Soyuncu 
          ...  It was as if the defender wasn't even there 
          ...  M_Mount with the ball at his feet 
          ...  Is he going to have a crack? 
          ...  He is, you know... 
          ...  It's wide! 
          ...  9 times out of 10 he would have scored that! 
Min. 47 :(cov) F_Neuhaus holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to M_van_Ewijk 
          ...  R_Carvalho is called for the holding foul 
          ...  Looked like a fair jump 
          ...  The referee got it wrong 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Coventry City 0-0 Benfica

Min. 50 :(cov) T_Sakamoto hits in a wicked shot! 
          ...  It hits the defender 
          ...  B_Thomas latches onto it! 
          ...  B_Thomas tries to chip the ball over Andrew! 
          ...  Andrew with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league 
Min. 55 :(ben) Substitution by Benfica 
          ...  COMING ON: A_Johnson 
          ...  COMING OFF: D_Tadic 
Min. 55 :(ben) Substitution by Benfica 
          ...  COMING ON: M_Planus 
          ...  COMING OFF: M_Bauer 
Min. 60 :(cov) Substitution by Coventry City 
          ...  COMING ON: L_Kitching 
          ...  COMING OFF: C_Soyuncu 
Min. 61 :(ben) M_Mount 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! 
          ...  O_Hargreaves receives the pass and heads towards the goal 
          ...  L_Kitching anticipates the pass and cuts it out 
Min. 62 :(cov) L_Donovan picks out L_Kitching with the cross 
          ...  O_Hargreaves with the high feet 
          ...  The Referee writes his name in his little black book 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on! 
Min. 63 :(cov) Substitution by Coventry City 
          ...  COMING ON: J_Yobo 
          ...  COMING OFF: T_Sakamoto 
Min. 64 :(cov) Curled in dangerously from J_Yobo to L_Kitching 
          ...  R_Carvalho tries to clear it 
          ...  He has miskicked it!! 
          ...  It creeps just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  F_Neuhaus plays it towards the near post! 
          ...  Andrew comes towards the ball 
          ...  But he's misjudged it! 
          ...  D_Malen with the header 
          ...  Andrew makes a great save 
          ...  But he can't hold onto it! 
          ...  He gathers it at the second attempt! 
Min. 66 :(cov) Substitution by Coventry City 
          ...  COMING ON: E_Smith_Rowe 
          ...  COMING OFF: D_Malen 
Min. 71 :(cov) A defence splitting pass from H_Wright to F_Neuhaus 
          ...  F_Neuhaus drives it towards goal! 
          ...  But Andrew reaches the ball. Good save 
Min. 73 :(cov) F_Neuhaus flicks it over R_Semedo's head 
          ...  He showed some great skill there! 
          ...  F_Neuhaus belts the ball towards goal! 
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air 
          ...  He's pulled it wide! 
Min. 75 :(cov) E_Smith_Rowe runs down the flank 
          ...  He threads the ball in to M_van_Ewijk 
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over! 
          ...  H_Smolcic looks embarrassed to take the ball off him! 
Min. 77 :(ben) M_Mount gets to the byline 
          ...  He puts it into the box 
          ...  He finds H_Smolcic 
          ...  H_Smolcic with only one thing on his mind! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  Wide!! 
          ...  That was fortunate 
Min. 80 :(ben) M_Planus takes advantage of a mistake by B_Sheaf 
          ...  He runs towards goal 
          ...  M_Planus with a stunning strike! 
          ...  He has failed to hit the target! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He should have buried that! 
Min. 80 :(ben) K_Mainoo spits at J_Yobo 
          ...  Who does he think he is? El-Hadji Diouf? 
          ...  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! 
Min. 86 :(ben) O_Hargreaves finds his way through 
          ...  He sets up the shot 
          ...  J_Yobo gets in the way of the ball and clears! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time.
Min. 88 :(cov) F_Neuhaus looks up 
          ...  He swings the ball right towards E_Smith_Rowe 
          ...  R_Carvalho with an ugly foul 
          ...  That looked malicious 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  He's told to calm down 
          ...  Gary Windebank Caretaker looks relieved 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  It's within shooting distance! 
          ...  H_Wright hits it over the wall 
          ...  Andrew won't get to that! 
          ...  It clips the post! 
          ...  And goes wide! 
Min. 90 :(ben) O_Hargreaves gains control of the loose ball 
          ...  H_Wright steals the ball of off him 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : Coventry Building Society Arena
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Coventry City Match Info
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Best player          : B_Thomas
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Benfica Match Info
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Best player          : Andrew (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : , R_Carvalho (47), O_Hargreaves (62)K_Mainoo (80)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                           Coventry City  |    Benfica
Attempts on Goal     :          12        |       5
Off target           :           4        |       4
On target            :           8        |       1
Possession           :          53        |       47
Corners              :           3        |       0
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       3
Subs Used            :           3        |       2
Fouls                :          10        |       11
Key Tackles          :           4        |       8
Key Passes           :          18        |       4
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Final Score          : Coventry City 0 - 0 Benfica
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Player Statistics - Coventry City
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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R_Adler        GK  23   1   1   1  25 |  96   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  24   0   0   0
C_Soyuncu      DF   1  22  15  10  23 |  62   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  32   0   0
M_van_Ewijk    DF   1  21  16   7  31 |  96   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  17   0
T_Sakamoto     DF   1  20  15  10  29 |  65   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  36  20
B_Thomas       DF   1  20  14  12  24 |  96   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  19  52
P_Schulz       DF   1  20  15   5  26 |  96   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  36   0
F_Neuhaus      DM   1  14  21  11  28 |  96   0   0   3   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  36  36
L_Donovan      AM   1   9  18  20  24 |  96   0   0   4   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  60  18
D_Malen        AM   1   5  17  20  25 |  68   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  16  20
B_Sheaf        DM   1  16  20   7  23 |  96   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
H_Wright       FW   1   5  15  22  31 |  96   0   1   2   0   2   0   0   0   0  33  36  14
A_Manninger    GK  21   1   1   1  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Kitching     DF   1  19  15  12  25 |  34   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  19   0   0
J_Yobo         DF   1  19  14  12  21 |  31   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  19  19   0
E_Smith_Rowe   AM   1  14  21  13  26 |  28   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
C_OHare        FW   1   5  21  17  23 |   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  26   1   1   1  26 |  96  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  72   0   0   0
R_Semedo       DF   1  21  18   8  22 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  34   0   0
H_Smolcic      DF   1  20  15   9  21 |  96   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  36   0  19
M_Bauer        DF   1  19  14   5  32 |  57   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  19   0
R_Carvalho     DF   1  19  14   7  25 |  96   0   3   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  55  -2  -2
R_Ferdinand    DF   1  19  16   3  28 |  96   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  38   0   0
K_Mainoo       DM   1  18  21  14  22 |  96   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
O_Hargreaves   MF   1  11  20  16  26 |  96   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
M_Mount        MF   1   2  22  20  27 |  96   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  22   8
Y_En_Nesyri    FW   1   4  17  23  28 |  96   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  12
D_Tadic        FW   1   2  19  20  25 |  57   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  14   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  19  13  12  27 |  39   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  16
F_Aursnes      MF   1  12  18  14  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Martins      MF   1   5  18  12  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Johnson      FW   1   3  17  20  30 |  39   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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