FFO DBC, Benfica vs. Lazio (Wed Oct 29)


                              Benfica  |  Lazio
                              5-3-2 P  |  5-3-2 C
             Gary Windebank Caretaker  |  Andy Babbs
                                       |
                            Andrew GK  |  GK R_Owusu_Oduro
                          R_Semedo DF  |  DF J_P_van_Hecke
                       R_Ferdinand DF  |  DF P_Evra
                         H_Smolcic DF  |  DF L_Baines
                        R_Carvalho DF  |  DF S_Ramos
                          K_Mainoo DF  |  DF M_Materazzi
                           W_Ndidi MF  |  MF A_Engels
                      O_Hargreaves MF  |  MF H_Elliott
                           M_Mount MF  |  MF S_Cziommer
                       Y_En_Nesyri FW  |  FW B_Johnson
                         A_Johnson FW  |  FW J_Alvarez
                                       |
                           N_Kruth SUB |  SUB B_Labont
                           M_Bauer SUB |  SUB M_Pfertzel
                          M_Planus SUB |  SUB D_Sanderson
                         F_Aursnes SUB |  SUB V_Sierro
                           D_Tadic SUB |  SUB G_Garner




Min. 3  :(laz) B_Johnson finds S_Cziommer with a perfectly weighted pass 
          ...  S_Cziommer has time and space! 
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!! 
          ...  It grazes the post and goes wide 
Min. 4  :(laz) S_Cziommer with a flashy move 
          ...  A_Johnson fouls badly 
          ...  That looked malicious 
          ...  The Referee fumbles about in his pocket! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 4  :(laz) L_Baines takes advantage of a mistake by R_Semedo 
          ...  away from two, three, four. 
          ...  Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful. 
          ...  How good is he?! 
          ...  Now he crosses to P_Evra! 
          ...  But R_Ferdinand sees the pass and cuts it out 
Min. 5  :(laz) J_Alvarez takes possession 
          ...  Knocks it past H_Smolcic 
          ...  He's through on goal 
          ...  J_Alvarez with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  a lovely cushioned header 
          ...  Andrew saves, but he fumbles 
          ...  But he gathers at the second attempt! 
Min. 10 :(laz) H_Elliott leaps into the air 
          ...  He wins the header 
          ...  He heads it across to J_Alvarez 
          ...  J_Alvarez with the side footed shot! 
          ...  Andrew with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He gave the striker no chance 
Min. 12 :(ben) Andrew is clutching his leg! 
          ...  The Benfica physio rushes on 
          ...  He isn't able to carry on! 
Min. 12 :(ben) Substitution by Benfica 
          ...  COMING ON: N_Kruth 
          ...  COMING OFF: Andrew 
Min. 14 :(laz) J_P_van_Hecke plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  H_Elliott decides to keep possession instead! 
          ...  He runs towards the goal now! 
          ...  H_Elliott hits the shot with the inside of the left foot! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  N_Kruth was caught out there 
          ...  That puts Lazio ahead! 
          ...  Now can they hang onto it? 
          ...  Benfica 0-1 Lazio ...
Min. 16 :(ben) W_Ndidi kills the ball dead 
          ...  Beautiful turn 
          ...  He could get a shot of here 
          ...  B_Johnson with the tackle 
          ...  That's got to be a yellow 
Min. 17 :(laz) J_Alvarez sprints down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball in to H_Elliott 
          ...  H_Elliott with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  a lovely cushioned header 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  N_Kruth dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  And N_Kruth tips it wide! 
          ...  Great goalkeeping! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  B_Johnson hits it towards the far post! 
          ...  N_Kruth thumps the ball away! 
Min. 19 :(ben) A_Johnson cuts through the defence 
          ...  Intercepted by S_Ramos 
Min. 24 :(laz) B_Johnson flicks it over H_Smolcic's head 
          ...  He showed some great skill there! 
          ...  B_Johnson aims for the top right corner! 
          ...  N_Kruth tips it round the post 
          ...  Good save 
          ...  Corner not given!! 
Min. 25 :(laz) H_Elliott runs down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball in to J_P_van_Hecke 
          ...  J_P_van_Hecke tries one from the edge of the box! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  But it sails past the post!! 
          ...  N_Kruth never had a chance! 
Min. 26 :(ben) Y_En_Nesyri with a 40-yard pass to R_Semedo 
          ...  R_Semedo could have let it bounce! 
          ...  R_Owusu_Oduro with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He gave the striker no chance 
Min. 27 :(laz) M_Materazzi plays a long ball to B_Johnson 
          ...  B_Johnson with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  Powerful header! 
          ...  N_Kruth tips it round the post 
          ...  Good save 
          ...  Corner not given!! 
Min. 29 :(ben) W_Ndidi cuts inside the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to R_Semedo 
          ...  R_Semedo attempts a lob! 
          ...  It hits the sponsor hoarding 
Min. 31 :(ben) Y_En_Nesyri with a burst of pace 
          ...  Y_En_Nesyri with the header! 
          ...  R_Owusu_Oduro narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety 
Min. 31 :(laz) P_Evra spots H_Elliott who is in acres of space 
          ...  W_Ndidi is called for the holding foul 
          ...  He was pushing down on his man 
          ...  The Referee calls him for a talk 
          ...  He's going to let him off for that 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  The crowd expects from this range 
          ...  B_Johnson with the curler 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  N_Kruth dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  He can't get to it! 
          ...  But it creeps just wide!! 
          ...  The deflection had N_Kruth beaten! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  H_Elliott with an outswinging corner into the box 
          ...  R_Ferdinand reads it well and clears the danger 
Min. 31 :(laz) J_P_van_Hecke hoofs it upfield to find B_Johnson 
          ...  R_Semedo read the danger and stops the pass 
Min. 36 :(laz) B_Johnson beats the defender 
          ...  B_Johnson hits the shot! 
          ...  It swerves a lot! 
          ...  Terrific shot 
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender 
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide 
          ...  That's unlucky! 
Min. 40 :(laz) P_Evra beats his marker 
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free 
          ...  R_Carvalho clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play 
          ...  The linesman is flagging 
          ...  Throw in 
Min. 42 :(ben) M_Mount takes advantage of a mistake by A_Engels 
          ...  He crosses to R_Carvalho 
          ...  From long range R_Carvalho bends the ball towards goal! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  He scores! 
          ...  Can You Believe It? 
          ...  Benfica are back level! 
          ...  Benfica 1-1 Lazio ...
Min. 42 :(laz) B_Johnson beats his marker 
          ...  He showed great skill there 
          ...  O_Hargreaves beats him to the ball 
          ...  He's such a beast! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time.
Min. 44 :(laz) A_Engels retreats under pressure 
          ...  He hoofs the ball upfield 
          ...  J_Alvarez gets on the end of it 
          ...  J_Alvarez with the side footed shot! 
          ...  N_Kruth catches the ball 
Min. 45 :(laz) M_Materazzi finds his way through 
          ...  The offside trap didn't work 
          ...  But he loses control of it 
          ...  K_Mainoo hits it out for a throw 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Benfica 1-1 Lazio

Min. 46 :(laz) L_Baines spots his team mate making a run 
          ...  That's an excellent through ball to B_Johnson! 
          ...  M_Mount with a deliberate foul 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  The Referee calls him over! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
Min. 47 :(ben) Y_En_Nesyri sprints down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball in to A_Johnson 
          ...  A_Johnson with a stunning strike! 
          ...  But he somehow misses 
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort 
Min. 48 :(ben) Y_En_Nesyri knocks it past J_P_van_Hecke and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  Y_En_Nesyri hits the ball on the bounce! 
          ...  What agility from R_Owusu_Oduro 
Min. 49 :(laz) B_Johnson pushes it past R_Ferdinand 
          ...  B_Johnson tries to lob the keeper! 
          ...  N_Kruth is just going to watch it go over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  N_Kruth holds his head in his hands! 
          ...  That's put Lazio into the lead! 
          ...  Benfica 1-2 Lazio ...
Min. 51 :(ben) R_Semedo volleys it forward. He finds H_Smolcic 
          ...  But he stands on the ball and falls over!! 
          ...  J_P_van_Hecke picks up the loose ball and clears the danger 
Min. 52 :(ben) R_Semedo works the ball inside 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to M_Mount 
          ...  M_Mount cracks a laser towards goal! 
          ...  But R_Owusu_Oduro pulls out a save of the game 
Min. 53 :(ben) A_Johnson runs with the ball to the corner flag 
          ...  He plays the ball across to R_Semedo 
          ...  R_Semedo launches himself head first to connect with the low cross! 
          ...  R_Owusu_Oduro saves it 
          ...  He got his body behind the ball there 
Min. 54 :(laz) H_Elliott beats one 
          ...  Knocks it past a second 
          ...  And finds L_Baines 
          ...  L_Baines sights up the goal 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  The fans get off their seats! 
          ...  But it sails over!! 
Min. 55 :(laz) S_Cziommer holds the ball up 
          ...  He sees B_Johnson in space! 
          ...  B_Johnson carves a shot towards goal! 
          ...  It's going over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  But lands on the roof of the net!! 
          ...  N_Kruth looks relieved there! 
Min. 58 :(laz) A defence splitting pass from H_Elliott to J_Alvarez 
          ...  K_Mainoo intercepts the pass 
Min. 60 :(ben) Substitution by Benfica 
          ...  COMING ON: M_Planus 
          ...  COMING OFF: R_Carvalho 
Min. 60 :(ben) Substitution by Benfica 
          ...  COMING ON: D_Tadic 
          ...  COMING OFF: W_Ndidi 
Min. 61 :(ben) A_Johnson beats his marker 
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free 
          ...  A_Johnson hits the shot! 
          ...  It swerves a lot! 
          ...  R_Owusu_Oduro takes the ball off him 
          ...  He was showing off there! 
Min. 61 :(laz) H_Elliott is first to the loose ball 
          ...  He plays the ball across to J_Alvarez 
          ...  R_Ferdinand knocks him to the floor 
          ...  The fans are calling for a penalty! 
          ...  But The Referee just turns away! 
Min. 62 :(ben) R_Semedo gets to the byline 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He plays the ball through to M_Planus 
          ...  M_Planus rifles it to the far post! 
          ...  But it whistles just past the post 
Min. 64 :(ben) D_Tadic plays a quick one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He runs towards goal now 
          ...  D_Tadic drives it towards goal! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  Wide!! 
          ...  That was fortunate 
Min. 67 :(ben) Y_En_Nesyri with a fantastic turn that puts him through on goal 
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by A_Engels 
          ...  He had to get that one right! 
Min. 69 :(ben) Y_En_Nesyri dribbles past P_Evra 
          ...  It was as if the defender wasn't even there 
          ...  J_P_van_Hecke anticipates the pass and cuts it out 
Min. 70 :(ben) Tactical Change by Benfica 
          ...  Benfica have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 70 :(ben) M_Mount eases past J_P_van_Hecke 
          ...  A skilful effort from M_Mount! 
          ...  R_Owusu_Oduro just watches it drift out of play! 
Min. 71 :(ben) K_Mainoo chips the ball forward to O_Hargreaves 
          ...  P_Evra rushes in with a clumsy tackle!! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
          ...  What's The Referee going to give? 
          ...  Play on! 
Min. 77 :(laz) L_Baines cuts inside 
          ...  A vicious shot by L_Baines! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  He starts to run the full length of the pitch! 
          ...  Benfica 1-3 Lazio ...
Min. 78 :(laz) J_Alvarez backtracks with the ball 
          ...  He hits the ball upfield 
          ...  M_Materazzi latches onto the end of it 
          ...  R_Semedo tries to clear it 
          ...  He has miskicked it!! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  S_Ramos with an inswinging corner into the box 
          ...  M_Planus reads the ball well and clears 
Min. 79 :(laz) L_Baines takes a throw in 
          ...  He throws the ball into B_Johnson 
          ...  B_Johnson keeps his head down as he hits the shot! 
          ...  It's way wide 
          ...  The Benfica fans behind the goal spread their arms out 
Min. 81 :(ben) A_Johnson takes possession 
          ...  Knocks it past M_Materazzi 
          ...  He's through on goal 
          ...  J_P_van_Hecke hits it out for a corner 
          ...  Exellent clearance from the defender 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  K_Mainoo curls it into the box! 
          ...  R_Semedo loses his marker 
          ...  He gets his head onto it! 
          ...  It hits the outside of the post 
          ...  And goes out 
Min. 83 :(ben) D_Tadic takes advantage of a mistake by A_Engels 
          ...  He knocks the ball to K_Mainoo! 
          ...  J_P_van_Hecke brings him down from behind! 
          ...  But the ref gives nothing! 
Min. 85 :(ben) K_Mainoo pass splits open the defence and finds Y_En_Nesyri 
          ...  Y_En_Nesyri tries one from the edge of the box! 
          ...  But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Mount swings the ball in hard and fast towards the back post! 
          ...  Y_En_Nesyri rises above his marker and heads it towards goal! 
          ...  R_Owusu_Oduro gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  It's pushed around the post to safety 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Mount plays it into the danger area! 
          ...  S_Ramos clears the danger 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time.
Min. 91 :(ben) D_Tadic hits a hard pass to Y_En_Nesyri 
          ...  Y_En_Nesyri sends it down the right wing and continues his run foward. 
          ...  cross comes back into him, he gets his head to the ball! 
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! 
          ...  R_Owusu_Oduro saves it!! 
          ...  What a great save! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  D_Tadic hits it towards the far post! 
          ...  R_Owusu_Oduro catches it! 
Min. 92 :(laz) S_Cziommer with the nutmeg 
          ...  He takes the ball forward 
          ...  S_Cziommer sends it down the right wing and continues his run foward. 
          ...  cross comes back into him, he gets his head to the ball! 
          ...  He hits the side netting 

*************  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          : Y_En_Nesyri
Scorers              : R_Carvalho (42)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : A_Johnson (4), M_Mount (46)
Injured              : Andrew (12)
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Lazio Match Info
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Best player          : H_Elliott (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : , H_Elliott (14), B_Johnson (49)L_Baines (77)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                                 Benfica  |    Lazio
Attempts on Goal     :          16        |       17
Off target           :           7        |       8
On target            :           9        |       9
Possession           :          47        |       53
Corners              :           4        |       3
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       0
Subs Used            :           3        |       0
Fouls                :           7        |       6
Key Tackles          :          10        |       8
Key Passes           :          12        |       17
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Final Score          : Benfica 1 - 3 Lazio
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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 |  12   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0   0   0
R_Semedo       DF   1  21  18   8  22 |  98   0   2   3   0   4   0   0   0   0  34  45  84
R_Ferdinand    DF   1  20  16   3  28 |  98   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  54   0   0
H_Smolcic      DF   1  20  15   9  21 |  98   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Carvalho     DF   1  19  14   7  25 |  64   0   1   0   0   1   1   0   0   0  19   0  54
K_Mainoo       DF   1  18  21  14  22 |  98   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  24   0
W_Ndidi        MF   1  17  22   5  24 |  64   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  11   0
O_Hargreaves   MF   1  11  20  16  26 |  98   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  27   0   0
M_Mount        MF   1   2  22  20  27 |  98   0   0   1   1   2   0   1   0   0  -2  25  16
Y_En_Nesyri    FW   1   4  17  23  28 |  98   0   0   2   0   5   0   0   0   0   0  32  33
A_Johnson      FW   1   3  17  20  30 |  98   0   0   1   0   2   0   1   0   0  -2  14  16
N_Kruth        GK  19   1   1   1  31 |  86   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  35   0   0   0
M_Bauer        DF   1  19  14   5  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Planus       DF   1  19  13  12  27 |  34   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  19   0  16
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 |  34   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  28   8

Player Statistics - Lazio
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_Owusu_Oduro  GK  27   1   1   1  22 |  98   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  35   0   0   0
J_P_van_Hecke  DF   1  23  18  15  31 |  98   0   4   2   1   1   0   0   0   0  60  50  13
P_Evra         DF   1  20  17  11  22 |  98   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  18  16   0
L_Baines       DF   1  20  15  14  28 |  98   0   0   3   0   2   1   0   0   0   0  54  54
S_Ramos        DF   1  19  16  13  31 |  98   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  38   0   0
M_Materazzi    DF   1  19  15   4  21 |  98   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  18   0
A_Engels       MF   1  19  22   5  23 |  98   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  19  11   0
H_Elliott      MF   1  13  22  21  26 |  98   0   0   5   0   2   1   0   0   0   0  55  35
S_Cziommer     MF   1   4  19  16  31 |  98   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  14  24
B_Johnson      FW   1   4  16  22  24 |  98   0   0   1   0   7   1   0   0   0   0  17  64
J_Alvarez      FW   1   3  19  23  28 |  98   0   0   2   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  28  21
B_Labont       GK  22   1   1   1  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Pfertzel     DF   1  18  13   9  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Sanderson    DF   1  16  11   8  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
V_Sierro       MF   1   6  15  12  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Garner       FW   1   9  14  16  16 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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