FFO EFL1, Benfica vs. Sporting Lisbon (Mon Jun 30) Benfica | Sporting Lisbon 5-2-2-1 A | 5-1-1-2-1 P Gary Windebank Caretaker | Matt Rose | Andrew GK | GK Unai_Simon R_Semedo DF | DF Morato R_Ferdinand DF | DF R_Araujo M_Planus DF | DF M_Olivera R_Carvalho DF | DF Fran_Garcia H_Smolcic DF | DF D_McNamara K_Mainoo DM | DM D_Frattesi W_Ndidi DM | MF M_Sabitzer O_Hargreaves MF | AM C_Jones F_Aursnes MF | AM Raphinha Y_En_Nesyri FW | FW T_Awoniyi | N_Kruth SUB | SUB J_Drommel M_Bauer SUB | SUB B_Davies D_Tadic SUB | SUB V_Kompany G_Hall SUB | SUB G_Kodua A_Johnson SUB | SUB A_Kalimuendo Min. 1 :(ben) Tactical Change by Benfica ... Benfica have changed their playing style to P Min. 1 :(lis) Raphinha turns past W_Ndidi ... He has some space now! ... R_Carvalho with the lunge!! ... And the whistle goes, that's a foul ... The Referee warned him Min. 3 :(ben) F_Aursnes loses his marker! ... F_Aursnes with a scorcher of a shot! ... It hits the bar ... And goes over! ... Unai_Simon was beaten there! Min. 4 :(ben) R_Ferdinand wins possession ... He plays the ball across to O_Hargreaves ... O_Hargreaves tries the shot! ... Unai_Simon is beaten! ... It hits the bar!! ... And goes clear Min. 5 :(ben) Y_En_Nesyri cuts inside his opponent ... He worked that well ... Y_En_Nesyri with a hard drive! What a hit son! What a hit! ... GOAL!! ... He runs towards the Benfica fans! ... That's given Benfica the advantage! ... Benfica 1-0 Sporting Lisbon ... Min. 16 :(lis) R_Araujo is closed down ... He plays a quick pass ... D_McNamara latches onto the ball ... D_McNamara with an overhead kick! ... He gets a connection ... Andrew collects it comfortably ... The shot never troubled him Min. 18 :(ben) Y_En_Nesyri with the diagonal pass to M_Planus ... R_Araujo gets the foot in to win the ball Min. 23 :(ben) R_Carvalho flicks the ball through ... R_Ferdinand runs onto it! ... M_Sabitzer with a deliberate foul ... That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment Min. 29 :(ben) R_Ferdinand is closed down ... He plays a quick pass under pressure ... K_Mainoo latches onto the ball ... K_Mainoo tries to chip the ball over the keeper! ... It hits the bar ... And goes over! ... Unai_Simon was beaten there! Min. 38 :(lis) Raphinha boots it towards T_Awoniyi ... R_Ferdinand wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge Min. 39 :(ben) Y_En_Nesyri dribbles past the defender ... It was as if he wasn't even there ... Y_En_Nesyri with only one thing on his mind! ... He hits the ball towards goal! ... Unai_Simon makes a great save ... But he can't hold onto it! Min. 41 :(lis) Morato plays in T_Awoniyi with a beautiful ball ... M_Planus gets in the way of the ball and clears! Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time. Min. 46 :(lis) Morato reads the run of D_Frattesi ... But R_Semedo slides in two footed! ... The Referee has a look but waves "Play On!" Min. 47 :(ben) F_Aursnes finds R_Ferdinand in acres of space ... C_Jones reads him well and hoofs it clear Min. 47 :(lis) Raphinha with electric pace ... He eases past the defender ... W_Ndidi with a clumsy challenge ... FREE KICK ... Fran_Garcia shapes to shoot ... He plays it to C_Jones instead ... C_Jones drives it low! ... GOAL!! ... The Sporting Lisbon fans go wild! ... Now they are back in the game! ... Benfica 1-1 Sporting Lisbon ... Min. 48 :(lis) Tactical Change by Sporting Lisbon ... Sporting Lisbon have changed their playing style to N ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Benfica 1-1 Sporting Lisbon Min. 46 :(ben) F_Aursnes sidesteps M_Olivera ... He's been running his marker ragged all game ... From long range F_Aursnes bends the ball towards goal! ... It goes wide! ... He made that look harder than it was!! Min. 47 :(ben) Y_En_Nesyri with the mazy dribble ... He takes it past M_Olivera ... M_Olivera recovers the situation to win the ball back Min. 47 :(lis) Raphinha runs with the ball to the corner flag ... He plays the ball across to M_Sabitzer ... M_Sabitzer flings a shot at goal! ... But Andrew punches it away ... He could have caught that! Min. 49 :(lis) Raphinha with a real burst of pace ... Raphinha uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot! ... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! ... But it sails past the post!! ... Andrew never had a chance! Min. 51 :(ben) Y_En_Nesyri takes advantage of a defensive mistake ... That mistake could prove costly ... Fine tackle by R_Araujo ... He prevents the corner as well Min. 52 :(ben) A defence splitting pass from F_Aursnes to M_Planus ... Raphinha knocks him to the floor ... The fans are calling for a penalty! ... But The Referee just turns away! Min. 52 :(lis) R_Araujo knocks it past M_Planus and runs onto it ... He showed great skill and pace there ... R_Araujo hits a great shot! ... Andrew with a superb tip around the post ... When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league ... CORNER! ... M_Sabitzer dinks the ball into the area! ... R_Semedo heads it away Min. 60 :(lis) Substitution by Sporting Lisbon ... COMING ON: V_Kompany ... COMING OFF: M_Sabitzer Min. 64 :(ben) K_Mainoo with the dribble ... D_Frattesi is easily beaten ... A glorious effort by K_Mainoo! ... The ball moves through the air! ... Unai_Simon moves quickly! ... Can he get to this? ... Unai_Simon catches it with style! Min. 66 :(lis) T_Awoniyi has space to run with the ball ... But R_Semedo comes away with the ball ... Excellent defending there! Min. 67 :(ben) Y_En_Nesyri finds O_Hargreaves in acres of space ... D_Frattesi wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge ... It goes out of play ... CORNER! ... W_Ndidi plays it towards the near post! ... M_Olivera reads the ball well and clears Min. 67 :(lis) T_Awoniyi is too quick for the defence ... A heafty challenge by R_Semedo ... Which leads to the ball going out for a corner ... CORNER! ... Fran_Garcia swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! ... Andrew reads it well, and claims it! Min. 69 :(ben) M_Planus is unmarked! ... M_Planus with the shot! ... It hits the side netting! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 69 :(lis) Fran_Garcia looks around for some movement ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to T_Awoniyi ... M_Planus knocks him to the floor ... The fans are calling for a penalty! ... But The Referee just turns away! Min. 70 :(lis) Substitution by Sporting Lisbon ... COMING ON: G_Kodua ... COMING OFF: C_Jones Min. 71 :(lis) Raphinha jinks infield ... W_Ndidi plays the back pass ... Andrew can't get to it!! ... It goes just wide!! ... What a lucky escape!! ... CORNER! ... G_Kodua flights it in! ... K_Mainoo gets up well ... And he clears the danger Min. 75 :(lis) M_Olivera curls the ball out wide to D_McNamara ... R_Carvalho bundles the player over!! ... That's a foul!! ... The ref looks across to his assistant! ... Play on! Min. 83 :(lis) M_Olivera 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! ... R_Araujo receives the pass and heads towards the goal ... But M_Planus comes away with the ball ... Excellent defending there! Min. 87 :(lis) D_Frattesi gets to the byline and finds G_Kodua with a beautiful cross ... G_Kodua with the drive! ... It goes wide! ... My grandmother could have scored that!! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time. ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Estadio da Luz ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Benfica Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : Y_En_Nesyri (Man of the Match) Scorers : Y_En_Nesyri (5) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sporting Lisbon Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : C_Jones Scorers : C_Jones (47) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Benfica | Sporting Lisbon Attempts on Goal : 8 | 6 Off target : 5 | 2 On target : 3 | 4 Possession : 56 | 44 Corners : 1 | 3 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 0 | 0 Subs Used : 0 | 2 Fouls : 6 | 6 Key Tackles : 11 | 7 Key Passes : 6 | 9 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Benfica 1 - 1 Sporting Lisbon ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Benfica Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Andrew GK 25 1 1 1 26 | 95 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 0 0 R_Semedo DF 1 20 18 8 22 | 95 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 72 0 0 R_Ferdinand DF 1 19 16 3 28 | 95 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 34 0 M_Planus DF 1 19 13 12 27 | 95 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 57 0 16 R_Carvalho DF 1 19 13 7 25 | 95 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 0 0 H_Smolcic DF 1 19 15 9 21 | 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K_Mainoo DM 1 17 20 13 22 | 95 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 21 0 32 W_Ndidi DM 1 17 22 4 24 | 95 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 0 0 O_Hargreaves MF 1 11 19 15 26 | 95 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 F_Aursnes MF 1 12 18 14 21 | 95 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 30 28 Y_En_Nesyri FW 1 4 16 22 28 | 95 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 34 32 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 4 32 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Tadic MF 1 2 19 19 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 G_Hall MF 1 6 20 17 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Johnson FW 1 3 17 19 30 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Sporting Lisbon Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Unai_Simon GK 26 1 1 1 25 | 95 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 Morato DF 1 22 15 10 21 | 95 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 0 R_Araujo DF 1 22 17 14 27 | 95 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 32 16 16 M_Olivera DF 1 21 17 16 28 | 95 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 32 0 Fran_Garcia DF 1 21 18 5 25 | 95 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 35 0 D_McNamara DF 1 20 16 9 29 | 95 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 D_Frattesi DM 1 17 22 14 27 | 95 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 11 0 M_Sabitzer MF 1 1 22 18 23 | 63 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 C_Jones AM 1 12 21 19 25 | 73 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 26 0 30 Raphinha AM 1 9 22 22 27 | 95 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 29 22 6 T_Awoniyi FW 1 3 14 22 22 | 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Drommel GK 19 1 1 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B_Davies DF 1 19 13 6 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 V_Kompany MF 1 18 12 9 29 | 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 G_Kodua AM 1 2 18 13 20 | 22 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 A_Kalimuendo FW 1 5 14 20 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1751299279 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40