FFO EFL1, AC Milan vs. Benfica (Mon Oct 06)


                             AC Milan  |  Benfica
                          4-1-2-1-2 C  |  5-1-1-3 P
                      Cheyenne Hollis  |  Gary Windebank Caretaker
                                       |
                      M_ter_Stegen GK  |  GK Andrew
                       T_Hernandez DF  |  DF R_Semedo
                         P_Schuurs DF  |  DF R_Ferdinand
                       A_Romagnoli DF  |  DF R_Carvalho
                        V_Lindelof DF  |  DF M_Bauer
                      A_Tchouameni DM  |  DF K_Mainoo
                        G_Lo_Celso MF  |  DM W_Ndidi
                          H_Barnes AM  |  MF O_Hargreaves
                          P_Dybala FW  |  FW M_Mount
                       A_Griezmann FW  |  FW Y_En_Nesyri
                        P_Hojbjerg MF  |  FW A_Johnson
                                       |
                            L_Zima SUB |  SUB N_Kruth
                          G_Clichy SUB |  SUB M_Planus
                         E_Buendia SUB |  SUB F_Aursnes
                          A_Aleman SUB |  SUB L_Martins
                           S_Kalou SUB |  SUB D_Tadic




Min. 3  :(ben) R_Carvalho looks around for support 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to M_Mount 
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by V_Lindelof 
Min. 4  :(acm) P_Dybala beats his marker 
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free 
          ...  But K_Mainoo clears the danger 
Min. 4  :(ben) O_Hargreaves with an inch perfect pass to A_Johnson 
          ...  T_Hernandez dives in two footed!! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 6  :(acm) A_Tchouameni looks around for some movement 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to G_Lo_Celso 
          ...  G_Lo_Celso is clean through, he is one on one with Andrew 
          ...  He lobs it over Andrew 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  AC Milan go ahead in this match now! 
          ...  AC Milan 1-0 Benfica ...
Min. 7  :(acm) P_Hojbjerg takes control of the loose ball 
          ...  He plays the ball across to T_Hernandez 
          ...  R_Carvalho cuts out the pass 
          ...  That was close! 
Min. 8  :(acm) P_Dybala plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  H_Barnes decides to go for goal instead! 
          ...  W_Ndidi with the tackle 
          ...  He came to the rescue there! 
Min. 9  :(acm) A_Tchouameni runs down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball in to A_Griezmann 
          ...  A_Griezmann with a thundering shot! 
          ...  It grazes the bar 
          ...  And goes over 
          ...  Oh so close there! 
Min. 9  :(ben) O_Hargreaves hits in a shot! 
          ...  It hits the defender 
          ...  A_Johnson collects the loose ball! 
          ...  A_Johnson with a thundering shot! 
          ...  M_ter_Stegen makes a great save 
          ...  But he can't hold onto it! 
Min. 13 :(ben) A_Johnson cuts in on P_Schuurs's blind side 
          ...  A_Johnson attempts a chip! 
          ...  M_ter_Stegen gets his body behind the ball and saves 
          ...  Text book goalkeeping! 
Min. 14 :(acm) Curled in dangerously from T_Hernandez to P_Dybala 
          ...  R_Semedo steals the ball of off him 
Min. 15 :(ben) Y_En_Nesyri skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to K_Mainoo 
          ...  K_Mainoo tries to beat M_ter_Stegen! 
          ...  It hammers off the bar and loops up high into the air 
          ...  The defenders out leap the attackers 
          ...  The ball is away and clear from the danger area 
Min. 16 :(acm) P_Hojbjerg runs at the defence 
          ...  He nutmegs K_Mainoo 
          ...  He showed his class there 
          ...  P_Hojbjerg hits the shot with the outside of the left foot! 
          ...  Andrew claws it off the line 
          ...  The players are doing the square symbol demanding VAR! 
          ...  The Referee runs over to the half-way line to check VAR? 
          ...  He's given it! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  AC Milan 2-0 Benfica ...
Min. 17 :(ben) Tactical Change by Benfica 
          ...  Benfica have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 17 :(acm) V_Lindelof steps over the ball 
          ...  He nutmegs R_Ferdinand 
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery 
          ...  K_Mainoo forces him off the ball 
          ...  But it rolls out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  H_Barnes crosses it in! 
          ...  W_Ndidi clears the corner with a header away from the near post 
Min. 17 :(ben) W_Ndidi skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to Y_En_Nesyri 
          ...  A_Romagnoli beats him to the ball 
          ...  He's such a beast! 
Min. 18 :(acm) P_Schuurs cuts in on the inside of the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to V_Lindelof 
          ...  V_Lindelof carves a shot towards goal! 
          ...  Andrew gets his fingertips to it 
Min. 19 :(acm) V_Lindelof knocks it forward 
          ...  M_Bauer slips 
          ...  P_Schuurs gets to it! 
          ...  R_Carvalho wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge 
Min. 20 :(ben) A_Johnson is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate loosing his marker 
          ...  He throws it to M_Mount 
          ...  M_Mount cracks a laser towards goal! 
          ...  But it clips the post and goes wide 
Min. 22 :(acm) P_Dybala holds up the ball 
          ...  He plays the ball to P_Hojbjerg 
          ...  P_Hojbjerg hits the shot with the outside of the left foot! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  Andrew tips it wide !! 
          ...  Great goalkeeping there! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  H_Barnes swings the ball in hard and fast towards the back post! 
          ...  A_Griezmann makes a firm connection with his head 
          ...  The shot deflects wide into the crowd!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  H_Barnes crosses it in! 
          ...  G_Lo_Celso gets something on it! 
          ...  Andrew gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he slots in the rebound 
          ...  No, it's wide!! 
          ...  That was terrible! 
Min. 23 :(ben) O_Hargreaves knocks it past A_Griezmann and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  O_Hargreaves with a bicycle kick! 
          ...  M_ter_Stegen with the save 
          ...  He holds onto it as well! 
Min. 29 :(acm) P_Dybala cuts inside R_Ferdinand 
          ...  He worked that well 
          ...  P_Dybala hits the ball first time! 
          ...  He could have let that bounce 
          ...  It hammers off the bar and loops up high into the air 
          ...  The defenders out leap the attackers 
          ...  The ball is away and clear from the danger area 
Min. 32 :(ben) O_Hargreaves controls the ball with a deft piece of skill 
          ...  He plays the ball out to the left! 
          ...  K_Mainoo gets onto the end of the pass! 
          ...  G_Lo_Celso with a pull on the shirt 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  It's just a warning 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  What a silly place to give away a free kick 
          ...  W_Ndidi bends it round the wall 
          ...  M_ter_Stegen tips it onto the post! 
          ...  But it deflects wide for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  K_Mainoo swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! 
          ...  A_Tchouameni belts it clear 
Min. 32 :(ben) M_Bauer has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He knocks the ball past G_Lo_Celso! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  M_Bauer goes for the top corner! 
          ...  But he puts it well wide 
          ...  The AC Milan fans taunt him! 
Min. 33 :(acm) G_Lo_Celso with the through ball to P_Hojbjerg 
          ...  W_Ndidi rushes in with a clumsy tackle!! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
          ...  What's The Referee going to give? 
          ...  Play on! 
Min. 35 :(ben) Y_En_Nesyri with an amazing show of skill to get past P_Schuurs 
          ...  He crosses to M_Bauer 
          ...  M_Bauer uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot! 
          ...  M_ter_Stegen gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he slots in the rebound 
          ...  No, it's wide!! 
          ...  That was terrible! 
Min. 40 :(acm) H_Barnes feeds the ball through the middle 
          ...  P_Dybala runs onto it 
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender 
          ...  A thundering drive by P_Dybala! 
          ...  Andrew has it covered 
          ...  It takes a bobble! 
          ...  Andrew is left flat-footed 
          ...  It's gone wide!! 
Min. 41 :(acm) V_Lindelof with the nod to A_Romagnoli 
          ...  A_Romagnoli swings in the shot! 
          ...  Andrew gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  He pushes it on to the post 
          ...  The defender hoofs the ball to safety 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time.
Min. 48 :(acm) T_Hernandez with a 40-yard pass to P_Dybala 
          ...  P_Dybala with a thundering drive! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But flies wide of the post! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Romagnoli curls it into the box! 
          ...  R_Ferdinand wins the ball 
          ...  And he clears the danger 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: AC Milan 2-0 Benfica

Min. 48 :(acm) T_Hernandez looks for options 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to H_Barnes 
          ...  But he loses control of it 
          ...  R_Ferdinand belts it clear 
Min. 49 :(ben) M_Mount skips the challenge from the defender 
          ...  M_Mount tries the lob from 30 yards! 
          ...  M_ter_Stegen manages to turn it behind 
Min. 50 :(ben) R_Carvalho spots his team mate making a run 
          ...  That's an excellent through ball to A_Johnson! 
          ...  T_Hernandez clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play 
          ...  The linesman is flagging 
          ...  Throw in 
Min. 52 :(acm) P_Schuurs hoists the ball across to A_Griezmann 
          ...  Good sliding challenge from K_Mainoo 
Min. 53 :(acm) P_Schuurs sprints down the flank 
          ...  He threads the ball in to H_Barnes 
          ...  H_Barnes uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot! 
          ...  It hits off a defender! 
          ...  Andrew is wrong footed! 
          ...  It drifts just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Swung in by A_Romagnoli 
          ...  It is cleared by K_Mainoo 
Min. 56 :(acm) H_Barnes with an excellent first touch 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  A_Romagnoli gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  A_Romagnoli tries to beat Andrew from outside the area! 
          ...  But Andrew hits it away 
          ...  He could have held onto that! 
Min. 56 :(ben) M_Mount sidesteps P_Schuurs 
          ...  M_Mount with the shot on net! 
          ...  It hammers off the post 
          ...  And out for a throw in 
Min. 57 :(ben) Y_En_Nesyri sidesteps V_Lindelof 
          ...  That was too easy 
          ...  Y_En_Nesyri keeps his head down as he hits the shot! 
          ...  But M_ter_Stegen parries the ball 
          ...  It's picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd 
Min. 59 :(ben) M_Mount chips the ball over the defence and finds Y_En_Nesyri 
          ...  Y_En_Nesyri tries to curl it into the bottom corner! 
          ...  M_ter_Stegen fists it away 
          ...  That was a good save! 
Min. 60 :(acm) A_Tchouameni drops his shoulder and takes it past the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to P_Schuurs 
          ...  P_Schuurs hits the shot with the inside of the left foot! 
          ...  It's way wide 
          ...  The Benfica fans behind the goal spread their arms out 
Min. 62 :(acm) P_Hojbjerg finds the run of P_Schuurs 
          ...  But R_Semedo spotted the danger and cleans up the play 
Min. 64 :(acm) Andrew miskicks! 
          ...  G_Lo_Celso takes control of the ball! 
          ...  G_Lo_Celso aims the cheeky shot at goal! 
          ...  But Andrew smothers the ball 
Min. 68 :(acm) Substitution by AC Milan 
          ...  COMING ON: E_Buendia 
          ...  COMING OFF: P_Dybala 
Min. 68 :(acm) T_Hernandez is out on the left 
          ...  He moves the ball right to A_Tchouameni 
          ...  A_Tchouameni tries the lob from 30 yards! 
          ...  WELL WHAT CAN YOU SAY?! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Fantastic finish! 
          ...  AC Milan 3-0 Benfica ...
Min. 69 :(acm) Substitution by AC Milan 
          ...  COMING ON: S_Kalou 
          ...  COMING OFF: A_Griezmann 
Min. 72 :(ben) Substitution by Benfica 
          ...  COMING ON: F_Aursnes 
          ...  COMING OFF: W_Ndidi 
Min. 73 :(acm) Tactical Change by AC Milan 
          ...  AC Milan have changed their playing style to D 
Min. 73 :(acm) H_Barnes loses his marker 
          ...  R_Carvalho with a deliberate foul 
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment 
Min. 74 :(acm) E_Buendia takes possession of the ball 
          ...  He plays the ball across to A_Romagnoli 
          ...  R_Semedo with a perfectly timed tackle 
Min. 75 :(acm) Substitution by AC Milan 
          ...  COMING ON: G_Clichy 
          ...  COMING OFF: A_Romagnoli 
Min. 75 :(acm) Tactical Change by AC Milan 
          ...  H_Barnes will now play as a MF 
Min. 75 :(acm) G_Clichy pulls it back to P_Schuurs 
          ...  A wicked drive by P_Schuurs! 
          ...  Gooooooooooooool! 
          ...  Gooooooooooooool! 
          ...  Gooooooooooooooooooooooooooool 
          ...  I want to cry! 
          ...  Dear God! 
          ...  Long live football! 
          ...  Gooooooooooal! 
          ...  AC Milan 4-0 Benfica ...
Min. 78 :(acm) E_Buendia cuts inside the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to P_Hojbjerg 
          ...  K_Mainoo with a two footed lunge! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 79 :(acm) S_Kalou beats R_Ferdinand 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  Quick pass to the winger who crosses it in. 
          ...  A powerful header from S_Kalou! 
          ...  It looks good 
          ...  Andrew with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He gave the striker no chance 
Min. 80 :(acm) V_Lindelof leaves K_Mainoo standing 
          ...  R_Ferdinand reads it well 
          ...  He clears the danger 
Min. 86 :(ben) M_Mount leaves his marker standing 
          ...  M_Mount throws himself at the ball! 
          ...  He manages to reach the ball 
          ...  M_ter_Stegen beats the ball away 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 7 minutes of injury time.
Min. 89 :(acm) G_Lo_Celso latches onto the ball 
          ...  He has some space now 
          ...  G_Lo_Celso hits a great drive! 
          ...  Andrew parries it, he follows it up 
          ...  And Andrew recovers to save!! 
Min. 89 :(ben) A_Johnson plays a first time ball through the defence to M_Mount 
          ...  P_Schuurs pulls on his shirt 
          ...  He wins the ball 
          ...  The defender got away with the foul there! 
Min. 92 :(ben) The defender slips and falls over! 
          ...  A_Johnson is through! 
          ...  A_Johnson with only one thing on his mind! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
Min. 94 :(ben) K_Mainoo pulls it back to M_Mount 
          ...  M_Mount has time and space! 
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal 
          ...  M_ter_Stegen falls over 
          ...  He recovers to tip it onto the post! 
          ...  But it deflects in! 
          ...  And goes wide!! 
          ...  M_ter_Stegen looks relieved!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Y_En_Nesyri with an inswinging corner into the box 
          ...  M_ter_Stegen comes towards the ball 
          ...  Great catch! 
Min. 96 :(ben) O_Hargreaves lays the ball back to Y_En_Nesyri 
          ...  Y_En_Nesyri bears down on goal! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH!! 
          ...  He's put it wide 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : San Siro
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AC Milan Match Info
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Best player          : T_Hernandez (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : G_Lo_Celso (6), P_Hojbjerg (16), A_Tchouameni (68), P_Schuurs (75)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Benfica Match Info
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Best player          : W_Ndidi
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                                AC Milan  |    Benfica
Attempts on Goal     :          19        |       16
Off target           :           8        |       7
On target            :          11        |       9
Possession           :          56        |       44
Corners              :           5        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       0
Subs Used            :           3        |       1
Fouls                :           7        |       7
Key Tackles          :           6        |       16
Key Passes           :          22        |       13
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Final Score          : AC Milan 4 - 0 Benfica
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Player Statistics - AC Milan
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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M_ter_Stegen   GK  27   1   1   1  30 | 100  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  61   0   0   0
T_Hernandez    DF   1  26  17  14  31 | 100   0   2   4   1   0   0   0   0   0  24  85   0
P_Schuurs      DF   1  23  17  10  22 | 100   0   1   3   0   2   1   0   0   0  15  48  66
A_Romagnoli    DF   1  24  17  15  23 |  78   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  14   0  30
V_Lindelof     DF   1  23  18  10  19 | 100   0   1   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  30  30  20
A_Tchouameni   DM   1  18  22   5  26 | 100   0   1   3   1   1   1   0   0   0  20  49  58
G_Lo_Celso     MF   1   4  23  16  24 | 100   0   0   1   0   4   1   0   0   0   0  10  76
H_Barnes       MF   1   6  23  22  26 | 100   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   6
P_Dybala       FW   1   5  15  24  23 |  71   0   0   2   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  36  12
A_Griezmann    FW   1   2  14  24  27 |  72   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   8
P_Hojbjerg     MF   1   5  21  14  28 | 100   0   0   2   0   2   1   0   0   0   0  24  56
L_Zima         GK  17   1   1   1  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Clichy       DF   1  18  16   9  27 |  22   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  39   0
E_Buendia      MF   1   5  18  15  21 |  29   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
A_Aleman       AM   1   6  16  19  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Kalou        FW   1   8  14  19  21 |  28   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  11

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 | 100   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0
R_Semedo       DF   1  21  18   8  22 | 100   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  51   0   0
R_Ferdinand    DF   1  20  16   3  28 | 100   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  54   0   0
R_Carvalho     DF   1  19  14   7  25 | 100   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  38  38   0
M_Bauer        DF   1  19  14   5  32 | 100   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  46
K_Mainoo       DF   1  18  21  14  22 | 100   0   5   1   0   1   0   0   0   0 100  12  14
W_Ndidi        DM   1  17  22   5  24 |  75   0   3   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  63  11  25
O_Hargreaves   MF   1  11  20  16  26 | 100   0   0   4   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  52  14
M_Mount        FW   1   2  22  20  27 | 100   0   0   1   0   5   0   0   0   0   0  11  46
Y_En_Nesyri    FW   1   4  17  23  28 | 100   0   0   2   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  32  19
A_Johnson      FW   1   3  17  20  30 | 100   0   0   2   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  32  28
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 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
F_Aursnes      DM   1  12  18  14  21 |  25   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
D_Tadic        FW   1   2  19  20  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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