FFO EFL1, Benfica vs. Rangers (Mon Aug 25)


                              Benfica  |  Rangers
                          5-2-1-1-1 C  |  4-4-2 E
             Gary Windebank Caretaker  |  Aaron Burrows
                                       |
                            Andrew GK  |  GK M_Svilar
                          R_Semedo DF  |  DF J_Tah
                     A_Omobamidele DF  |  DF P_Torres
                       R_Ferdinand DF  |  DF Bremer
                        R_Carvalho DF  |  DF E_Tapsoba
                         H_Smolcic DF  |  MF Y_Tielemans
                           W_Ndidi DM  |  MF M_Merino
                          K_Mainoo DM  |  MF O_Skipp
                      O_Hargreaves MF  |  MF Mar_Antonio
                           M_Mount AM  |  FW A_Hlozek
                       Y_En_Nesyri FW  |  FW M_Kean
                                       |
                           N_Kruth SUB |  SUB T_Koubek
                           M_Bauer SUB |  SUB W_Gallas
                           D_Tadic SUB |  SUB C_Barron
                         F_Aursnes SUB |  SUB G_Delvecchio
                         A_Johnson SUB |  SUB M_Zarate




Min. 1  :(ben) Y_En_Nesyri with a glorious 60-yard pass to K_Mainoo 
          ...  K_Mainoo looks to see where M_Svilar is! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  M_Svilar has it covered 
          ...  It takes a bobble! 
          ...  M_Svilar is left flat-footed 
          ...  It's gone wide!! 
Min. 4  :(ben) K_Mainoo gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He cuts inside P_Torres! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  P_Torres recovers to win the ball back. He's a real bundle of energy 
Min. 8  :(ben) R_Carvalho sidesteps his marker 
          ...  O_Skipp pulls on his shirt 
          ...  He wins the ball 
          ...  The defender got away with the foul there! 
Min. 12 :(ran) Y_Tielemans knocks it forward 
          ...  R_Carvalho slips 
          ...  Mar_Antonio gets to it! 
          ...  Mar_Antonio hits the ball on the bounce! 
          ...  Andrew blocks the shot with his legs 
          ...  It goes clear! 
Min. 15 :(ran) P_Torres plays a long ball to M_Merino 
          ...  M_Merino has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  It looks like he enjoyed that one!! 
          ...  He grabs the corner flag and pretends to sing! 
          ...  Let's see if Rangers can hang onto that lead! 
          ...  Benfica 0-1 Rangers ...
Min. 16 :(ben) Tactical Change by Benfica 
          ...  Benfica have changed their playing style to P 
Min. 17 :(ben) Y_En_Nesyri makes a run into space 
          ...  M_Kean cuts out the pass 
          ...  That was close! 
Min. 18 :(ben) O_Hargreaves with a 30-yard pass to Y_En_Nesyri 
          ...  But P_Torres barges him off the ball. Thou shalt not pass! 
Min. 19 :(ran) E_Tapsoba picks up a loose ball 
          ...  R_Carvalho fouls 
          ...  That was disgusting 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on 
Min. 20 :(ran) M_Merino looks for options 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to P_Torres 
          ...  But R_Carvalho slides in 
Min. 21 :(ben) K_Mainoo kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  Y_En_Nesyri gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  Cleared by J_Tah 
Min. 25 :(ben) R_Ferdinand crosses into the box, finding W_Ndidi 
          ...  W_Ndidi with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  Powerful downward header! 
          ...  M_Svilar with the save 
          ...  He holds onto it as well! 
Min. 26 :(ben) M_Mount with an intelligent ball to K_Mainoo 
          ...  K_Mainoo leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!! 
          ...  M_Svilar gets his body behind the ball and saves 
          ...  Text book goalkeeping! 
Min. 26 :(ran) Y_Tielemans takes advantage of a mistake by R_Semedo 
          ...  It's a lucky break 
          ...  Y_Tielemans with the punt towards goal! 
          ...  Andrew is just going to watch it go over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  But goes just over!! 
          ...  Andrew looks very relieved! 
Min. 27 :(ran) A_Hlozek with a great first touch 
          ...  A_Hlozek smashed the ball towards the bottom corner! 
          ...  Andrew makes a great save 
          ...  But he can't hold onto it! 
          ...  A defender hoofs it out for a corner! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Y_Tielemans hits it into the box! 
          ...  It comes to A_Hlozek 
          ...  He gets the shot away 
          ...  He watches the ball, volleys it sweetly! 
          ...  GOAL!!!! 
          ...  And what a goal!! 
          ...  His twitter account will be trending after that one! 
          ...  Benfica 0-2 Rangers ...
Min. 28 :(ben) Tactical Change by Benfica 
          ...  Benfica have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 32 :(ben) Y_En_Nesyri has plenty of time and space 
          ...  Good sliding challenge from J_Tah and it had to be 
Min. 32 :(ran) Mar_Antonio smashes the ball upfield 
          ...  E_Tapsoba latches onto the ball 
          ...  E_Tapsoba tries to place it in the corner! 
          ...  It's gone over 
          ...  Well he must have left his shooting boots at home for that one 
Min. 33 :(ran) M_Merino drives it forward to O_Skipp 
          ...  Launched towards the top corner by O_Skipp! 
          ...  The shot slips through Andrew's hands 
          ...  But Andrew recovers to save! 
          ...  He got away with that! 
Min. 34 :(ran) P_Torres brushes H_Smolcic aside and breaks free 
          ...  R_Semedo cleanly tackles him 
          ...  He judged that well 
Min. 35 :(ben) O_Hargreaves runs down the wing 
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space! 
          ...  He cuts the ball back 
          ...  Y_En_Nesyri latches onto the pass 
          ...  He carves out some space 
          ...  Y_En_Nesyri with a screamer of a shot! 
          ...  M_Svilar makes the save 
          ...  He hits the ball upfield! 
Min. 35 :(ran) Mar_Antonio with an incisive pass to M_Kean 
          ...  M_Kean with the crafty shot! 
          ...  Andrew parries it 
          ...  It rolls out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  O_Skipp floats the ball in! 
          ...  H_Smolcic gets up well 
          ...  And he heads it clear 
Min. 36 :(ran) A_Hlozek sidesteps his marker 
          ...  W_Ndidi with a late tackle 
          ...  It looked worse than what it was 
          ...  He is surrounded by the Rangers players 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  I think that might be a tad harsh 
Min. 37 :(ran) P_Torres runs at the defence 
          ...  He nutmegs R_Carvalho 
          ...  He showed his class there 
          ...  R_Carvalho reacts well to win the ball back 
Min. 39 :(ran) M_Merino takes possession of the ball 
          ...  He plays the ball across to Y_Tielemans 
          ...  Good sliding challenge from R_Semedo and it had to be 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time.
Min. 46 :(ran) M_Merino runs at the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to M_Kean 
          ...  M_Kean hits the shot! 
          ...  It swerves a lot! 
          ...  Andrew gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  Fantastic reflex save by <g1>!! 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Benfica 0-2 Rangers

Min. 46 :(ben) M_Mount runs at goal 
          ...  He spots the run of Y_En_Nesyri 
          ...  He's played him in 
          ...  Y_En_Nesyri has time and space on the edge of the box! 
          ...  He shoots towards goal! 
          ...  It's beaten M_Svilar 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Benfica 1-2 Rangers ...
Min. 47 :(ben) Tactical Change by Benfica 
          ...  Benfica have changed their playing style to P 
Min. 47 :(ran) Y_Tielemans passes the ball to Bremer 
          ...  Bremer plays it down the wing 
          ...  Cross comes in back to him, diving header! 
          ...  He had to be brave there 
          ...  Andrew gathers it comfortably 
Min. 48 :(ben) A_Omobamidele unselfishly lays the ball back to O_Hargreaves 
          ...  O_Hargreaves with the punt towards goal! 
          ...  M_Svilar with a superb tip over the bar 
          ...  He showed great reflexes there 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Y_En_Nesyri plays it towards the near post! 
          ...  That's a poor one 
          ...  M_Svilar catches it with ease 
Min. 50 :(ben) R_Semedo plays in Y_En_Nesyri with a beautiful ball 
          ...  A skilful effort from Y_En_Nesyri! 
          ...  M_Svilar heads it away 
          ...  He was showing off there! 
Min. 54 :(ben) M_Mount with a superb first touch 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  Y_En_Nesyri gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  Y_En_Nesyri with the drive! 
          ...  M_Svilar with the diving save 
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras! 
Min. 59 :(ran) The ball runs loose! 
          ...  Mar_Antonio seizes control of it and thinks about the shot 
          ...  R_Ferdinand goes in with high feet!! 
          ...  That's a poor tackle! 
          ...  He gets away with that one 
          ...  It's just a warning 
          ...  Aaron Burrows looks annoyed that there was no card there 
Min. 60 :(ben) Substitution by Benfica 
          ...  COMING ON: M_Bauer 
          ...  COMING OFF: R_Semedo 
Min. 60 :(ben) Substitution by Benfica 
          ...  COMING ON: A_Johnson 
          ...  COMING OFF: Y_En_Nesyri 
Min. 60 :(ben) Substitution by Benfica 
          ...  COMING ON: F_Aursnes 
          ...  COMING OFF: K_Mainoo 
Min. 60 :(ben) R_Carvalho with a first time pass 
          ...  M_Mount runs onto it! 
          ...  M_Mount carves a shot towards goal! 
          ...  M_Svilar collects it comfortably 
          ...  The shot never troubled him 
Min. 65 :(ran) Substitution by Rangers 
          ...  COMING ON: G_Delvecchio 
          ...  COMING OFF: Mar_Antonio 
Min. 65 :(ran) Substitution by Rangers 
          ...  COMING ON: W_Gallas 
          ...  COMING OFF: E_Tapsoba 
Min. 65 :(ben) M_Bauer gets to the byline 
          ...  He centres the ball to R_Carvalho 
          ...  R_Carvalho with a hard drive! What a hit son! What a hit! 
          ...  M_Svilar with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league 
Min. 65 :(ran) M_Merino turns past the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to M_Kean 
          ...  M_Kean hits the shot with the inside of the left foot! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Right into the top corner! 
          ...  Benfica 1-3 Rangers ...
Min. 65 :(ben) Tactical Change by Benfica 
          ...  Benfica have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 65 :(ben) M_Mount moves forward 
          ...  P_Torres rushes in with a clumsy challenge!! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
Min. 66 :(ben) A_Johnson knocks it past W_Gallas and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  A_Johnson with the shot on net! 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!! 
          ...  It grazes the post and goes wide 
Min. 67 :(ben) A_Omobamidele rises up for the header 
          ...  He flicks the ball on to R_Carvalho 
          ...  R_Carvalho with a terrific drive! 
          ...  The shot deflects wide into the crowd!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  R_Ferdinand curls it into the box! 
          ...  M_Svilar fists it away! 
Min. 69 :(ben) A_Johnson gets to the byline 
          ...  He looks up and lobs in a cross 
          ...  W_Ndidi is unmarked 
          ...  Launched towards the top corner by W_Ndidi! 
          ...  M_Svilar with an amazing dive to the bottom left 
          ...  How he got to that one I don't know! 
Min. 70 :(ben) O_Hargreaves fires over a low cross to F_Aursnes 
          ...  W_Gallas with the dive 
          ...  There's no room in the game for that! 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  What's it going to be? 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on! 
Min. 71 :(ben) M_Bauer turns past the defender 
          ...  He has created space for himself now 
          ...  M_Bauer flicks the header toward the far post! 
          ...  M_Svilar with a great save 
          ...  And he holds onto it as well! 
Min. 72 :(ran) P_Torres eases past R_Ferdinand 
          ...  But H_Smolcic wins the tackle cleanly 
Min. 73 :(ben) M_Bauer holds the ball up 
          ...  He sees A_Johnson in space! 
          ...  A_Johnson curls the ball in on goal! 
          ...  M_Svilar makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He makes it look so easy 
Min. 73 :(ran) Curled in dangerously from Y_Tielemans to P_Torres 
          ...  P_Torres with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  Powerful downward header! 
          ...  The shot deflects wide into the crowd!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Merino dinks the ball into the area! 
          ...  M_Bauer clears the danger 
Min. 76 :(ben) A_Omobamidele moves out wide 
          ...  He plays the ball through to R_Carvalho 
          ...  J_Tah cleanly tackles him 
          ...  He judged that well 
Min. 78 :(ben) O_Hargreaves jinks past O_Skipp 
          ...  Launched towards the top corner by O_Hargreaves! 
          ...  M_Svilar with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He gave the striker no chance 
Min. 78 :(ran) O_Skipp finds A_Hlozek with a ball over the defence 
          ...  What a fantastic interception by A_Omobamidele 
          ...  He read that situation like a book! 
Min. 80 :(ben) A_Johnson finds his way through 
          ...  He sets up the shot 
          ...  P_Torres does well to intercept the ball 
Min. 81 :(ben) F_Aursnes finds his way through 
          ...  F_Aursnes carves a shot towards goal! 
          ...  But he somehow misses 
          ...  The Rangers fans laugh at him 
Min. 85 :(ben) F_Aursnes takes on 3 men 
          ...  F_Aursnes drives the shot in! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But sails wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  F_Aursnes hits it into the box! 
          ...  M_Svilar catches it! 
          ...  No problem for him! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 5 minutes of injury time.
Min. 89 :(ben) F_Aursnes sidesteps Bremer 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by J_Tah 
          ...  He timed it well 
Min. 94 :(ran) Bremer with a glorious long pass to J_Tah 
          ...  J_Tah goes for the top corner! 
          ...  Andrew tips it round the post 
          ...  Good save 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Merino floats the ball in! 
          ...  Andrew comes towards the ball 
          ...  And he claims it with ease! 
Min. 95 :(ben) R_Ferdinand threads the through ball to M_Mount 
          ...  A glorious effort by M_Mount! 
          ...  It hits the bar 
          ...  And goes over! 
          ...  That shot was so poor it would make Ronny Rosenthal cringe! 
Min. 95 :(ran) Curled in dangerously from G_Delvecchio to Bremer 
          ...  A glorious effort by Bremer! 
          ...  Andrew with a fantastic save 
          ...  His captain pats him on the back for that one 

*************  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              : Y_En_Nesyri (46)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : R_Carvalho (19), W_Ndidi (36)
Injured              : N/A
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Rangers Match Info
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Best player          : M_Merino (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : M_Merino (15), A_Hlozek (27), M_Kean (65)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : W_Gallas (70)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                                 Benfica  |    Rangers
Attempts on Goal     :          19        |       14
Off target           :           6        |       3
On target            :          13        |       11
Possession           :          52        |       48
Corners              :           3        |       4
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       2
Fouls                :           6        |       12
Key Tackles          :           8        |       9
Key Passes           :          18        |       14
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Final Score          : Benfica 1 - 3 Rangers
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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 |  97   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  24   0   0   0
R_Semedo       DF   1  21  18   8  22 |  62   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  34  15   0
A_Omobamidele  DF   1  18  11   4  31 |  97   0   1   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  66   0
R_Ferdinand    DF   1  19  16   3  28 |  97   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  34   0
R_Carvalho     DF   1  19  14   7  25 |  97   0   2   1   0   2   0   1   0   0  36  17  42
H_Smolcic      DF   1  20  15   9  21 |  97   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  36   0   0
W_Ndidi        DM   1  17  22   5  24 |  97   0   0   0   0   2   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  48
K_Mainoo       DM   1  18  20  14  22 |  62   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  13  30
O_Hargreaves   MF   1  11  20  16  26 |  97   0   0   3   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  39  28
M_Mount        AM   1   2  22  20  27 |  97   0   0   3   1   2   0   0   0   0   0  49  18
Y_En_Nesyri    FW   1   4  17  23  28 |  62   0   0   1   0   4   1   0   0   0   0  16  43
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  14   5  32 |  35   0   1   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  19  38  25
D_Tadic        MF   1   2  19  20  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
F_Aursnes      DM   1  12  18  14  21 |  35   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  28
A_Johnson      FW   1   3  17  19  30 |  35   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  16  20

Player Statistics - Rangers
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_Svilar       GK  27   1   1   1  22 |  97  15   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  65   0   0   0
J_Tah          DF   1  23  14  12  26 |  97   0   4   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  60   0  18
P_Torres       DF   1  23  14  12  29 |  97   0   3   1   1   1   0   0   0   0  45  43  16
Bremer         DF   1  23  17   8  20 |  97   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  16  44
E_Tapsoba      DF   1  22  16  10  22 |  67   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  18
Y_Tielemans    MF   1   6  22  17  27 |  97   0   0   3   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  49  11
M_Merino       MF   1   8  22  19  29 |  97   0   0   5   1   1   1   0   0   0   0  71  30
O_Skipp        MF   1  18  21  12  26 |  97   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  12  18
Mar_Antonio    MF   1  15  21  14  21 |  67   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  24  16
A_Hlozek       FW   1   9  18  23  27 |  97   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  29
M_Kean         FW   1   5  15  23  28 |  97   0   1   0   0   3   1   0   0   0  33   0  36
T_Koubek       GK  21   1   1   1  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
W_Gallas       DF   1  19  15   8  22 |  30   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
C_Barron       DF   1  16  18   7  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Delvecchio   MF   1   4  18  13  27 |  30   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0
M_Zarate       FW   1   3  13  18  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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