FFO EFL1, Benfica vs. Shakhtar Donetsk (Mon Aug 11)


                              Benfica  |  Shakhtar Donetsk
                          4-1-2-2-1 C  |  5-1-2-2 P
             Gary Windebank Caretaker  |  Steve Outten Caretaker
                                       |
                            Andrew GK  |  GK P_Gollini
                          R_Semedo DF  |  DF D_Raum
                         H_Smolcic DF  |  DF L_Ranieri
                       R_Ferdinand DF  |  DF R_Karsdorp
                        R_Carvalho DF  |  DF A_Sorensen
                          K_Mainoo DM  |  DF V_Bondar
                           W_Ndidi MF  |  MF H_Sudakov
                      O_Hargreaves MF  |  AM P_Sarabia
                           M_Mount AM  |  FW M_Rashford
                           D_Tadic AM  |  AM T_Rosicky
                       Y_En_Nesyri FW  |  FW J_Obikwu
                                       |
                           N_Kruth SUB |  SUB M_Serni
                          M_Planus SUB |  SUB C_Cauz
                           M_Bauer SUB |  SUB O_Zubkov
                         F_Aursnes SUB |  SUB L_Fabiano
                         A_Johnson SUB |  SUB G_Torrado




Min. 1  :(ben) Y_En_Nesyri slips past R_Karsdorp 
          ...  Y_En_Nesyri with his head down lets it go! 
          ...  He has failed to hit the target! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 3  :(ben) W_Ndidi 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 O_Hargreaves 
          ...  A delicate header from O_Hargreaves! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  He starts to run the full length of the pitch! 
          ...  Benfica have the advantage! 
          ...  Benfica 1-0 Shakhtar Donetsk ...
Min. 4  :(sha) Tactical Change by Shakhtar Donetsk 
          ...  Shakhtar Donetsk have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 6  :(sha) M_Rashford floats the ball in to find T_Rosicky 
          ...  T_Rosicky with the shot! 
          ...  Andrew blocks the shot with his legs 
          ...  And he gathers it! 
Min. 10 :(ben) Y_En_Nesyri with a smart turn 
          ...  Y_En_Nesyri hits the ball first time! 
          ...  The ball moves through the air! 
          ...  P_Gollini moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  P_Gollini catches it with style! 
Min. 13 :(ben) W_Ndidi gets to the byline 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He plays the ball through to D_Tadic 
          ...  D_Tadic with a graceful, looping effort! 
          ...  It hits the inside of the post 
          ...  It falls right into P_Gollini's arms 
          ...  Unlucky 
Min. 14 :(ben) W_Ndidi plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  M_Mount decides to go for goal instead! 
          ...  R_Karsdorp plays the back pass 
          ...  P_Gollini can't get to it!! 
          ...  It goes just wide!! 
          ...  Look at the relief on his face!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  R_Semedo drives it into the box! 
          ...  D_Raum gets up well 
          ...  And he clears the danger 
Min. 15 :(sha) T_Rosicky holds the ball up 
          ...  He sees J_Obikwu in space! 
          ...  J_Obikwu chases it through, he must score! 
          ...  The shot slips through Andrew's hands 
          ...  But goes wide! 
          ...  He got away with that! 
Min. 19 :(ben) O_Hargreaves bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to R_Ferdinand 
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from R_Karsdorp 
          ...  It goes out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  O_Hargreaves swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! 
          ...  Excellent keeping! 
Min. 21 :(sha) M_Rashford lobs the ball over the defence 
          ...  T_Rosicky latches on to it 
          ...  T_Rosicky sights up the goal 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  The fans behind the goal jump up! 
          ...  But it's gone just wide!! 
Min. 22 :(ben) Y_En_Nesyri with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He's clean through! 
          ...  V_Bondar reads it well 
          ...  He clears the danger 
Min. 22 :(sha) H_Sudakov looks around for some movement 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to L_Ranieri 
          ...  L_Ranieri goes for goal! 
          ...  Andrew gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  He pushes it on to the post 
          ...  The defender puts the ball behind 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Sorensen curls it into the box! 
          ...  Andrew comes out and claims it! 
Min. 25 :(ben) R_Ferdinand with an inch perfect pass to Y_En_Nesyri 
          ...  D_Raum wins control of the ball with his hand!! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 27 :(sha) L_Ranieri slips past his marker 
          ...  L_Ranieri hits the ball first time! 
          ...  He could have let that bounce 
          ...  Andrew with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He showed great reflexes there 
Min. 30 :(sha) H_Sudakov holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to P_Sarabia 
          ...  P_Sarabia hits a crisp volley! 
          ...  Andrew heads it away 
          ...  He was showing off there! 
Min. 33 :(ben) H_Smolcic sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  D_Tadic gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  D_Tadic attempts the shot! 
          ...  P_Gollini watches it sail safely wide! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time.
Min. 45 :(ben) K_Mainoo feeds the ball through the middle 
          ...  M_Mount runs onto it 
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender 
          ...  M_Mount with the spectacular bicycle kick! 
          ...  P_Gollini with a superb tip around the post 
          ...  When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  R_Ferdinand lofts the ball in! 
          ...  P_Gollini comes towards the ball 
          ...  But he's misjudged it! 
          ...  R_Carvalho swings a leg at it! 
          ...  It hits off a defender! 
          ...  P_Gollini is wrong footed! 
          ...  It drifts just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  W_Ndidi curls it into the box! 
          ...  P_Gollini comes towards the ball 
          ...  But he's misjudged it! 
          ...  D_Tadic swings a leg at it! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
Min. 48 :(ben) O_Hargreaves with a measured ball to Y_En_Nesyri 
          ...  V_Bondar with a two footed lunge! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 48 :(sha) R_Karsdorp is forced back with the ball 
          ...  He belts the ball upfield 
          ...  T_Rosicky latches onto the end of it 
          ...  T_Rosicky strikes a wicked curler! 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!! 
          ...  Unbelievable!! 
          ...  It's gone wide 
Min. 49 :(ben) Y_En_Nesyri has it on the edge of the box 
          ...  A left-footer by Y_En_Nesyri! 
          ...  P_Gollini parries it 
          ...  The defender clears it 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Benfica 1-0 Shakhtar Donetsk

Min. 46 :(sha) J_Obikwu holds the ball up and waits 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! 
          ...  J_Obikwu with a thundering volley! 
          ...  It hits the post!! 
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  That could be a game changer! 
          ...  Shakhtar Donetsk have pulled level! 
          ...  Benfica 1-1 Shakhtar Donetsk ...
Min. 47 :(sha) T_Rosicky looks around for support 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to J_Obikwu 
          ...  R_Ferdinand with a superb tackle! 
          ...  He easily dispossessed him 
Min. 50 :(ben) K_Mainoo knocks it past V_Bondar and runs onto it 
          ...  He leaves the defender standing 
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by D_Raum 
          ...  He made it look easy 
Min. 51 :(ben) H_Smolcic with a burst of pace 
          ...  But A_Sorensen wins the ball with a sliding challenge 
Min. 51 :(sha) L_Ranieri pass splits open the defence 
          ...  What a ball! 
          ...  P_Sarabia is clean through! 
          ...  R_Ferdinand takes the player out!! 
          ...  The ref turns away!! 
Min. 54 :(sha) Substitution by Shakhtar Donetsk 
          ...  COMING ON: G_Torrado 
          ...  COMING OFF: H_Sudakov 
Min. 54 :(sha) G_Torrado runs forward 
          ...  H_Smolcic pulls on his shirt 
          ...  He wins the ball 
          ...  The defender got away with the foul there! 
Min. 55 :(ben) Substitution by Benfica 
          ...  COMING ON: A_Johnson 
          ...  COMING OFF: D_Tadic 
Min. 55 :(ben) Substitution by Benfica 
          ...  COMING ON: M_Planus 
          ...  COMING OFF: R_Carvalho 
Min. 58 :(sha) Tactical Change by Shakhtar Donetsk 
          ...  Shakhtar Donetsk have changed their playing style to P 
Min. 59 :(ben) A_Johnson with a glorious 60-yard pass to M_Planus 
          ...  M_Planus hits the ball on the bounce! 
          ...  P_Gollini parries it 
          ...  The defender clears it 
Min. 60 :(ben) Tactical Change by Benfica 
          ...  Benfica have changed their playing style to E 
Min. 61 :(ben) W_Ndidi curls the ball out wide to A_Johnson 
          ...  A_Johnson tries to catch the keeper out! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  P_Gollini dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  He can't get to it! 
          ...  But it creeps just wide!! 
          ...  The deflection had P_Gollini beaten! 
Min. 62 :(sha) L_Ranieri with the dribble 
          ...  He uses his pace to get free 
          ...  But R_Semedo with the fine tackle 
Min. 65 :(ben) Substitution by Benfica 
          ...  COMING ON: M_Bauer 
          ...  COMING OFF: R_Ferdinand 
Min. 69 :(ben) M_Planus hits in a shot! 
          ...  It hits the defender 
          ...  M_Mount collects the loose ball! 
          ...  M_Mount flings a shot at goal! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
Min. 69 :(sha) L_Ranieri looks for options 
          ...  He decides to go it alone 
          ...  But R_Semedo sees the pass and cuts it out 
Min. 70 :(ben) M_Mount cuts inside the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to Y_En_Nesyri 
          ...  Y_En_Nesyri beats the offside trap! 
          ...  He looked offside to me 
          ...  P_Gollini comes towards him 
          ...  He dinks it over P_Gollini 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Benfica go ahead in this match now! 
          ...  Benfica 2-1 Shakhtar Donetsk ...
Min. 71 :(ben) Tactical Change by Benfica 
          ...  Benfica have changed their playing style to C 
Min. 71 :(sha) Tactical Change by Shakhtar Donetsk 
          ...  Shakhtar Donetsk have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 73 :(ben) Y_En_Nesyri is out on the left 
          ...  He moves the ball right to M_Mount 
          ...  M_Mount tries to beat P_Gollini from outside the area! 
          ...  But P_Gollini reaches the ball. Good save 
Min. 74 :(ben) M_Mount plays a long ball to H_Smolcic 
          ...  H_Smolcic tries to lob the keeper! 
          ...  P_Gollini just watches it fly safely wide! 
Min. 74 :(sha) M_Rashford spots L_Ranieri who is in acres of space 
          ...  Cleaned up by K_Mainoo 
Min. 75 :(ben) K_Mainoo with an amazing show of skill to get past A_Sorensen 
          ...  He crosses to A_Johnson 
          ...  Fine tackle by D_Raum 
          ...  He prevents the corner as well 
Min. 75 :(sha) R_Karsdorp is taking a throw in 
          ...  He takes a couple of strides back 
          ...  He throws the ball to T_Rosicky 
          ...  T_Rosicky has a dig at goal! 
          ...  Andrew has it covered 
          ...  It takes a bobble! 
          ...  Andrew reacts well to save!! 
Min. 77 :(ben) M_Mount kills the ball dead 
          ...  Beautiful turn 
          ...  He could get a shot of here 
          ...  M_Rashford with an ugly foul 
          ...  The Referee warns him 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  The Referee signals that it is indirect 
          ...  W_Ndidi floats it forward 
          ...  A_Johnson latches onto the end of it 
          ...  A_Johnson with only one thing on his mind! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  P_Gollini makes a difficult save 
Min. 77 :(sha) R_Karsdorp is in some pain 
          ...  It looks like he'll carry on though 
Min. 78 :(ben) Y_En_Nesyri watches his team-mates pull the defenders out of position 
          ...  He decides to be greedy and run into the space 
          ...  He's gone right through! 
          ...  Y_En_Nesyri with a bicycle kick! 
          ...  But P_Gollini reaches the ball. Good save 
Min. 79 :(ben) R_Semedo is hurt 
          ...  He's receiving some treatment now 
          ...  But I don't think he's going to continue 
          ...  They have made three substitutions already! 
          ...  They will have to play on with a man less! 
Min. 81 :(ben) K_Mainoo can't find space for the shot 
          ...  He slips it through to H_Smolcic 
          ...  M_Rashford dives in with both feet!! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 82 :(sha) J_Obikwu can't keep control of it and loses possession! 
          ...  He goes in hard and wins it back! 
          ...  He creates some space for an opening! 
          ...  J_Obikwu sends it flying towards goal! 
          ...  But Andrew punches it away 
          ...  That's gone out for a throw in 
Min. 83 :(ben) M_Mount barges L_Ranieri off the ball 
          ...  P_Sarabia stands firm and knocks the player to the ground!! 
          ...  That's a rash challenge!! 
Min. 86 :(ben) M_Planus with a reverse pass to Y_En_Nesyri 
          ...  Y_En_Nesyri with a hard drive! What a hit son! What a hit! 
          ...  He has failed to hit the target! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time.
Min. 89 :(ben) Y_En_Nesyri nutmegs R_Karsdorp, he continues to run forward 
          ...  D_Raum fouls badly 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
Min. 90 :(ben) A_Johnson gets possession in his own half 
          ...  A_Johnson with a stunning strike! 
          ...  P_Gollini gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he slots in the rebound 
          ...  He has put it wide!! 
          ...  He puts his hands on his head in despair! 
Min. 91 :(ben) W_Ndidi takes advantage of a mistake by G_Torrado 
          ...  He puts in A_Johnson! 
          ...  Good sliding challenge from A_Sorensen and it had to be 

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



Match Details
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Venue                : Estadio da Luz
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Benfica Match Info
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Best player          : Y_En_Nesyri (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : O_Hargreaves (3), Y_En_Nesyri (70)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : R_Semedo (79)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Shakhtar Donetsk Match Info
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Best player          : J_Obikwu
Scorers              : J_Obikwu (46)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : D_Raum (89)
Injured              : N/A
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Match Statistics
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                 Benfica  |    Shakhtar Donetsk
Attempts on Goal     :          19        |       10
Off target           :          10        |       3
On target            :           9        |       7
Possession           :          59        |       41
Corners              :           4        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       1
Fouls                :           9        |       8
Key Tackles          :           6        |       11
Key Passes           :          18        |       10
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Final Score          : Benfica 2 - 1 Shakhtar Donetsk
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


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  26   1   1   1  26 |  96   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  32   0   0   0
R_Semedo       DF   1  20  18   8  22 |  83   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  36   0   0
H_Smolcic      DF   1  20  15   9  21 |  96   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  18  18  19
R_Ferdinand    DF   1  19  16   3  28 |  69   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  38  17   0
R_Carvalho     DF   1  19  14   7  25 |  59   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  21
K_Mainoo       DM   1  17  20  14  22 |  96   0   1   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  21  39   0
W_Ndidi        MF   1  17  22   5  24 |  96   0   0   5   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  71   0
O_Hargreaves   MF   1  11  19  16  26 |  96   0   0   2   0   1   1   0   0   0   0  28  36
M_Mount        AM   1   2  22  20  27 |  96   0   0   2   1   3   0   0   0   0   0  38  28
D_Tadic        AM   1   2  19  20  25 |  59   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  24
Y_En_Nesyri    FW   1   4  16  22  28 |  96   0   0   1   0   6   1   0   0   0   0  17  60
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 |  37   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  40  18
M_Bauer        DF   1  19  13   5  32 |  27   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
F_Aursnes      MF   1  12  18  14  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Johnson      FW   1   3  17  19  30 |  37   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  16  29

Player Statistics - Shakhtar Donetsk
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
P_Gollini      GK  27   1   1   1  24 |  96   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0   0
D_Raum         DF   1  22  18   7  26 |  96   0   4   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  62  -2  -2
L_Ranieri      DF   1  21  17  11  28 |  96   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  16  38
R_Karsdorp     DF   1  20  18  14  24 |  96   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  36  30   0
A_Sorensen     DF   1  20  16   9  29 |  96   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  36   0   0
V_Bondar       DF   1  21  16   6  27 |  96   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  34   0   0
H_Sudakov      MF   1  15  22  15  30 |  58   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  22   0
P_Sarabia      AM   1   5  20  20  25 |  96   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
M_Rashford     FW   1   8  17  21  28 |  96   0   1   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  30  48   0
T_Rosicky      AM   1   5  20  18  23 |  96   0   0   2   0   4   0   0   0   0   0  26  44
J_Obikwu       FW   1   6  15  21  26 |  96   0   0   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  42
M_Serni        GK  21   1   1   1  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Cauz         DF   1  16  13   9  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
O_Zubkov       MF   1   6  14  13  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Fabiano      FW   1   3  14  18  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Torrado      FW   1  12  18   8  31 |  38   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
1754935825 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40