FFO DBC, Lazio vs. Benfica (Wed Oct 22)


                                Lazio  |  Benfica
                          4-1-0-2-3 C  |  5-1-1-2-1 L
                           Andy Babbs  |  Gary Windebank Caretaker
                                       |
                     R_Owusu_Oduro GK  |  GK Andrew
                     J_P_van_Hecke DF  |  DF R_Semedo
                          L_Baines DF  |  DF R_Ferdinand
                            P_Evra DF  |  DF R_Carvalho
                           S_Ramos DF  |  DF K_Mainoo
                          A_Engels DM  |  DF H_Smolcic
                        S_Cziommer AM  |  DM W_Ndidi
                          O_Gloukh AM  |  MF O_Hargreaves
                         H_Elliott FW  |  AM M_Mount
                         B_Johnson FW  |  AM D_Tadic
                         J_Alvarez FW  |  FW Y_En_Nesyri
                                       |
                          B_Labont SUB |  SUB N_Kruth
                       M_Materazzi SUB |  SUB M_Planus
                        M_Pfertzel SUB |  SUB M_Bauer
                          V_Sierro SUB |  SUB L_Martins
                          G_Garner SUB |  SUB A_Johnson




Min. 1  :(ben) K_Mainoo finds a hole in the defence 
          ...  K_Mainoo hits a great shot! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  It defies description! 
          ...  How about 'sensational'? 
          ...  How about 'superb'? 
          ...  Benfica have snatched the lead! 
          ...  Lazio 0-1 Benfica ...
Min. 2  :(ben) Tactical Change by Benfica 
          ...  Benfica have changed their playing style to N 
Min. 4  :(laz) H_Elliott skips the challenge from R_Ferdinand 
          ...  H_Elliott blasts it at the goal! 
          ...  He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort 
Min. 7  :(laz) S_Cziommer jinks infield 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to S_Ramos 
          ...  S_Ramos hits the ball first time! 
          ...  The net bulges! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  That's the equaliser! 
          ...  Lazio 1-1 Benfica ...
Min. 8  :(ben) D_Tadic can't keep control of it and loses possession! 
          ...  He goes in hard and wins it back! 
          ...  He creates some space for an opening! 
          ...  D_Tadic goes for the top corner! 
          ...  It sails over! 
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!! 
Min. 12 :(ben) H_Smolcic drives the ball across field 
          ...  It comes to K_Mainoo 
          ...  K_Mainoo curls it towards the top corner! 
          ...  It hits off a defender! 
          ...  R_Owusu_Oduro is wrong footed! 
          ...  It drifts just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  W_Ndidi swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! 
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of R_Owusu_Oduro 
          ...  Was there some shirt pulling going on in the box? 
          ...  The strikers are calling for VAR! 
          ...  We wait for the decision 
          ...  It looks like 
          ...  NO PENALTY 
Min. 13 :(laz) L_Baines with a 50-yard pass to A_Engels 
          ...  A delicate header from A_Engels! 
          ...  It hits the bar and goes over 
          ...  Well, it's kinda 50/50 
          ...  Sometimes they go in, sometimes they don't 
Min. 16 :(ben) O_Hargreaves with the mazy dribble 
          ...  He takes it past L_Baines 
          ...  H_Elliott with an ugly foul 
          ...  The Referee reaches to his pocket! 
          ...  He jots down his name! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 16 :(ben) M_Mount loses his marker! 
          ...  M_Mount with an overhead kick! 
          ...  He gets a connection 
          ...  R_Owusu_Oduro gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  And puts it over 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  W_Ndidi chips the ball in towards the far post! 
          ...  B_Johnson with the clearance 
Min. 18 :(laz) H_Elliott searches out O_Gloukh 
          ...  But R_Carvalho reads the situation well and wins the ball 
Min. 18 :(ben) O_Hargreaves changes direction inside 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to D_Tadic 
          ...  Good sliding challenge from J_P_van_Hecke and it had to be 
Min. 22 :(laz) J_P_van_Hecke plays a great one-two 
          ...  He runs towards goal now 
          ...  But R_Semedo puts the ball out of play 
Min. 23 :(laz) L_Baines spots a team mate in space 
          ...  He finds O_Gloukh with a lovely pass! 
          ...  D_Tadic with a bad challenge 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
Min. 24 :(laz) S_Cziommer finds himself with plenty of time 
          ...  R_Carvalho tries to clear it 
          ...  He has miskicked it!! 
          ...  It creeps just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  H_Elliott crosses it in! 
          ...  J_Alvarez gets to it! 
          ...  Andrew beats the ball away 
Min. 24 :(ben) R_Ferdinand with an intelligent ball to Y_En_Nesyri 
          ...  A_Engels brings him down in the area 
          ...  There can only be one outcome surely! 
          ...  But The Referee waves play on!! 
Min. 25 :(laz) H_Elliott picks up the loose ball and runs forward with it 
          ...  Cleared by R_Carvalho 
Min. 25 :(laz) O_Gloukh runs at the heart of the defence 
          ...  R_Ferdinand body checks his opponent!! 
          ...  That's a careless challenge!! 
          ...  He's in trouble!! 
          ...  He could be sent off for that! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
          ...  He was lucky to get away with that! 
Min. 28 :(laz) J_Alvarez runs at the defence 
          ...  W_Ndidi pulls on his shirt 
          ...  He wins the ball 
          ...  The defender got away with the foul there! 
Min. 29 :(ben) R_Carvalho over hits his pass 
          ...  He finds M_Mount though 
          ...  That was fortunate 
          ...  A wicked drive by M_Mount! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  My grandmother could have scored that!! 
Min. 31 :(laz) J_P_van_Hecke cuts inside M_Mount 
          ...  He worked that well 
          ...  He puts in B_Johnson! 
          ...  B_Johnson with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  Powerful header! 
          ...  But Andrew makes a fine save 
Min. 32 :(ben) H_Smolcic hits in a wicked shot! 
          ...  It hits the defender 
          ...  Y_En_Nesyri latches onto it! 
          ...  A delicate header from Y_En_Nesyri! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH!! 
          ...  He's put it wide 
Min. 34 :(laz) O_Gloukh with the dribble 
          ...  The defender is easily beaten 
          ...  O_Gloukh with a quick pass down the left wing. 
          ...  He gets up high for the header! 
          ...  Andrew has it covered 
          ...  It takes a bobble! 
          ...  Andrew is left flat-footed 
          ...  It's gone wide!! 
Min. 35 :(laz) J_Alvarez flicks it over R_Ferdinand's head 
          ...  He showed some great skill there! 
          ...  A delicate chip from J_Alvarez! 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!! 
          ...  It's wide! 
          ...  That was a dismal effort! 
          ...  He should have buried that! 
Min. 38 :(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! 
          ...  His team mate plays the through ball for him! 
          ...  B_Johnson gathers up the loose ball 
Min. 40 :(ben) W_Ndidi unselfishly lays the ball back to M_Mount 
          ...  The defender fails to control it 
          ...  M_Mount picks up the loose ball and runs towards goal 
          ...  He is one on one with R_Owusu_Oduro 
          ...  He nutmegs R_Owusu_Oduro 
          ...  It hits the post!! 
          ...  And goes wide! 
Min. 42 :(ben) H_Smolcic retreats under pressure 
          ...  He hoofs the ball upfield 
          ...  K_Mainoo gets on the end of it 
          ...  K_Mainoo drives the shot in! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  R_Owusu_Oduro shouts at his defenders 
          ...  Benfica have taken the lead! 
          ...  Lazio 1-2 Benfica ...
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time.
Min. 43 :(laz) J_Alvarez sidesteps R_Carvalho 
          ...  He was too quick for his marker 
          ...  A heafty challenge by K_Mainoo 
          ...  Which leads to the ball going out for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Engels curls it into the box! 
          ...  S_Cziommer with the header 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Andrew shouts at his defenders 
          ...  All square, that should make things interesting! 
          ...  Lazio 2-2 Benfica ...
Min. 45 :(laz) H_Elliott sprints past R_Ferdinand 
          ...  But H_Smolcic puts it in row Z! 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Lazio 2-2 Benfica

Min. 50 :(laz) A_Engels with the nod to B_Johnson 
          ...  B_Johnson tries one from the edge of the box! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  He scores! 
          ...  Can You Believe It? 
          ...  Lazio have the advantage! 
          ...  Lazio 3-2 Benfica ...
Min. 51 :(ben) Tactical Change by Benfica 
          ...  Benfica have changed their playing style to L 
Min. 52 :(laz) J_Alvarez has found himself in space 
          ...  He looks up for his team mates 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  L_Baines gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  L_Baines pounds a rocket on goal! 
          ...  But Andrew tips it behind 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  B_Johnson plays it into the danger area! 
          ...  Andrew fists it away! 
Min. 55 :(ben) Substitution by Benfica 
          ...  COMING ON: M_Planus 
          ...  COMING OFF: R_Carvalho 
Min. 55 :(ben) M_Planus looks around for some movement 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to Y_En_Nesyri 
          ...  Y_En_Nesyri with the shot on net! 
          ...  He miskicks the ball 
          ...  He's managed to put that out of the stadium 
Min. 57 :(ben) Substitution by Benfica 
          ...  COMING ON: A_Johnson 
          ...  COMING OFF: D_Tadic 
Min. 60 :(laz) H_Elliott sprints down the flank 
          ...  He threads the ball in to S_Ramos 
          ...  S_Ramos sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender! 
          ...  Andrew makes the save 
          ...  He hits the ball upfield! 
Min. 60 :(ben) O_Hargreaves kills the ball dead with a superb touch 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space! 
          ...  He plays the ball in to him! 
          ...  M_Planus gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  J_P_van_Hecke with a superb tackle! 
          ...  He easily dispossessed him 
Min. 61 :(ben) M_Mount bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to A_Johnson 
          ...  A_Johnson curls it towards the top corner! 
          ...  The ball moves through the air! 
          ...  R_Owusu_Oduro moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  It's beaten him! 
          ...  But it thumps the post!! 
          ...  And goes out! 
Min. 66 :(ben) W_Ndidi with a glorious 60-yard pass to A_Johnson 
          ...  A_Johnson with the side footed shot! 
          ...  But R_Owusu_Oduro palms it away 
          ...  He could have caught that! 
Min. 67 :(laz) J_Alvarez sidesteps H_Smolcic 
          ...  He was too quick for his marker 
          ...  K_Mainoo with an inch perfect tackle 
          ...  The whistle has gone! Incredible! 
          ...  The Referee just wants to lecture him 
Min. 70 :(ben) Substitution by Benfica 
          ...  COMING ON: M_Bauer 
          ...  COMING OFF: K_Mainoo 
Min. 71 :(laz) O_Gloukh with the cross-field pass to B_Johnson 
          ...  W_Ndidi forces him off the ball 
          ...  But it rolls out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  The corner is swung in by J_Alvarez! 
          ...  It comes to A_Engels 
          ...  He fires it towards to goal 
          ...  Andrew gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he slots in the rebound 
          ...  No, it's wide!! 
          ...  That was terrible! 
Min. 72 :(laz) S_Cziommer controls it with ease 
          ...  R_Semedo hits it out for a corner 
          ...  That was sent up into the top tier 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Swung in by S_Cziommer 
          ...  Andrew comes towards the ball 
          ...  But he's misjudged it! 
          ...  L_Baines gets to it! 
          ...  But it goes wide of the post 
Min. 73 :(ben) A_Johnson with the dribble 
          ...  O_Gloukh is easily beaten 
          ...  J_P_van_Hecke with the tackle 
          ...  The Referee will want to speak to him 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  He lets him off with a strong warning 
Min. 78 :(ben) W_Ndidi hits the ball through the heart of the defence 
          ...  R_Semedo latches onto it! 
          ...  R_Semedo throws himself at the ball! 
          ...  He manages to reach the ball 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  R_Owusu_Oduro dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  He can't get to it! 
          ...  But it creeps just wide!! 
          ...  The deflection had R_Owusu_Oduro beaten! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Y_En_Nesyri hits it towards the far post! 
          ...  R_Owusu_Oduro reads it well, and claims it! 
Min. 80 :(laz) O_Gloukh with a first time pass 
          ...  H_Elliott runs onto it! 
          ...  M_Bauer brings him down in the area 
          ...  There can only be one outcome surely! 
          ...  But The Referee waves play on!! 
Min. 81 :(laz) A_Engels finds B_Johnson in acres of space 
          ...  Cleared by M_Planus 
Min. 83 :(laz) J_Alvarez runs at the defender 
          ...  The defender slips and falls over 
          ...  J_Alvarez fires off a right-footed shot! 
          ...  Andrew is stranded! 
          ...  He can't get there in time! 
          ...  OH! It drifts just past the post 
          ...  Great strike! 
          ...  Deserved a goal really 
Min. 86 :(laz) O_Gloukh breaks clear of the defence! 
          ...  He is clean through on Andrew! 
          ...  A_Johnson brings him down! 
          ...  The Referee consults his linesman 
          ...  Now he calls the player over 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
          ...  He is lucky not to have seen red really 
          ...  That looked to be a late tackle on the replays! 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  It's in a very dangerous position! 
          ...  H_Elliott with the outside of his boot 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  My grandmother could have scored that!! 
Min. 87 :(laz) H_Elliott takes advantage of a bad back pass from R_Ferdinand 
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over! 
          ...  R_Semedo looks embarrassed to take the ball off him! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 7 minutes of injury time.
Min. 88 :(laz) J_Alvarez with the dribble 
          ...  He skips through the tackle from R_Ferdinand 
          ...  M_Bauer forces him off the ball 
          ...  But it rolls out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  S_Ramos with an inswinging corner into the box 
          ...  The danger is dealt with by M_Planus 
Min. 89 :(ben) M_Mount gets to the byline 
          ...  He looks up and lobs in a cross 
          ...  Y_En_Nesyri is unmarked 
          ...  A cheeky lob from Y_En_Nesyri! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  Wide!! 
          ...  That was fortunate 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  O_Hargreaves flights it in! 
          ...  M_Planus tries to place the shot! 
          ...  But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  R_Semedo swings it in! 
          ...  M_Mount gets a shot in 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  R_Owusu_Oduro dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  He can't get to it! 
          ...  But it creeps just wide!! 
          ...  The deflection had R_Owusu_Oduro beaten! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Mount lofts the ball in! 
          ...  The ball comes to R_Semedo 
          ...  He knocks it goalward 
          ...  But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Bauer lofts the ball in! 
          ...  R_Owusu_Oduro comes towards the ball 
          ...  Great catch! 
Min. 93 :(ben) M_Mount brings it under control 
          ...  He takes on L_Baines 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He puts in Y_En_Nesyri! 
          ...  Y_En_Nesyri throws himself at the ball! 
          ...  He manages to reach the ball 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  R_Owusu_Oduro dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  He can't get to it! 
          ...  But it creeps just wide!! 
          ...  The deflection had R_Owusu_Oduro beaten! 
Min. 97 :(laz) S_Cziommer squares up to his marker 
          ...  He spits at M_Planus 
          ...  Right in his face! 
          ...  The Referee tells him to calm his game down a bit 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : Stadio Olimpico
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Lazio Match Info
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Best player          : A_Engels (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : S_Ramos (7), S_Cziommer (43), B_Johnson (50)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : H_Elliott (16)
Injured              : N/A
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Benfica Match Info
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Best player          : K_Mainoo
Scorers              : K_Mainoo (1,42)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : , R_Ferdinand (25)A_Johnson (86)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                                   Lazio  |    Benfica
Attempts on Goal     :          15        |       17
Off target           :           8        |       13
On target            :           7        |       4
Possession           :          39        |       61
Corners              :           6        |       7
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       2
Subs Used            :           0        |       3
Fouls                :           9        |       13
Key Tackles          :           5        |       14
Key Passes           :          10        |       14
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Final Score          : Lazio 3 - 2 Benfica
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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 |  99   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0
J_P_van_Hecke  DF   1  23  18  15  31 |  99   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  30  15   0
L_Baines       DF   1  20  15  14  28 |  99   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  18  30
P_Evra         DF   1  20  17  11  22 |  99   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Ramos        DF   1  19  16  13  31 |  99   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  59
A_Engels       DM   1  19  21   5  23 |  99   0   1   2   2   2   0   0   0   0  19  58  46
S_Cziommer     AM   1   4  19  16  31 |  99   0   0   1   1   1   1   0   0   0   0  33  36
O_Gloukh       AM   1   8  22  20  23 |  99   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  22   8
H_Elliott      FW   1  13  22  21  26 |  99   0   0   2   0   2   0   1   0   0  -2  20  12
B_Johnson      FW   1   4  16  22  24 |  99   0   2   0   0   2   1   0   0   0  68   0  32
J_Alvarez      FW   1   3  19  23  28 |  99   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  14  17
B_Labont       GK  22   1   1   1  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Materazzi    DF   1  19  15   4  21 |   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
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

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 |  99   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Semedo       DF   1  21  18   8  22 |  99   0   3   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  51   0  40
R_Ferdinand    DF   1  20  16   3  28 |  99   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  15  -2
R_Carvalho     DF   1  19  14   7  25 |  57   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  57  19   0
K_Mainoo       DF   1  18  21  14  22 |  72   0   1   0   0   3   2   0   0   0  20   0  94
H_Smolcic      DF   1  20  15   9  21 |  99   0   1   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  18  77   0
W_Ndidi        DM   1  17  22   5  24 |  99   0   2   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  42  33   0
O_Hargreaves   MF   1  11  20  16  26 |  99   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  26   0
M_Mount        AM   1   2  22  20  27 |  99   0   0   3   0   4   0   0   0   0   0  33  34
D_Tadic        AM   1   2  19  20  25 |  59   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   8
Y_En_Nesyri    FW   1   4  17  23  28 |  99   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  20
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 |  42   0   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  38  20  16
M_Bauer        DF   1  19  14   5  32 |  27   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  38   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 |  40   0   0   0   0   2   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  16
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