FFO EFL1, Benfica vs. Real Sociedad (Mon Aug 18)


                              Benfica  |  Real Sociedad
                            4-2-2-2 N  |  4-1-3-1-1 C
             Gary Windebank Caretaker  |  Todd Fortune Caretaker
                                       |
                            Andrew GK  |  GK Kepa
                         H_Smolcic DF  |  DF J_Okore
                          R_Semedo DF  |  DF M_Hermoso
                       R_Ferdinand DF  |  DF D_Furlong
                        R_Carvalho DF  |  DF S_Vrsaljko
                           W_Ndidi DM  |  DM L_Shaw
                          K_Mainoo DM  |  MF J_Weigl
                      O_Hargreaves MF  |  MF Y_Bissouma
                           M_Mount MF  |  MF B_Kamara
                       Y_En_Nesyri FW  |  AM D_Jota
                           D_Tadic FW  |  FW P_Goncalves
                                       |
                           N_Kruth SUB |  SUB K_Trapp
                           M_Bauer SUB |  SUB R_Parra
                          M_Planus SUB |  SUB R_Mahrez
                         F_Aursnes SUB |  SUB L_Maina
                         A_Johnson SUB |  SUB P_Tietz




Min. 2  :(soc) P_Goncalves looks around for support 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to J_Weigl 
          ...  J_Weigl drives it low! 
          ...  But Andrew punches it away 
          ...  He commands his area so well 
Min. 6  :(ben) M_Mount slows the ball down 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! 
          ...  D_Furlong is called for the holding foul 
          ...  He was pushing down on his man 
          ...  The Referee writes his name into the book 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 16 :(soc) S_Vrsaljko is all alone 
          ...  The linesman keeps his flag down 
          ...  S_Vrsaljko tries to place it in the corner! 
          ...  Andrew blocks the shot with his legs 
          ...  It goes clear! 
Min. 17 :(ben) R_Semedo hoofs it upfield to find D_Tadic 
          ...  J_Okore goes in with high feet!! 
          ...  That's a poor tackle! 
          ...  The Referee just wants to lecture him 
Min. 21 :(ben) K_Mainoo knocks it past the defender and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  K_Mainoo with a quick pass down the left wing. 
          ...  He gets up high for the header! 
          ...  It hits the post!! 
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH!! 
          ...  He's put it over 
Min. 23 :(ben) O_Hargreaves runs into space 
          ...  O_Hargreaves controls the ball well! 
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal! 
          ...  The ball is hit with topspin and moves through the air! 
          ...  Kepa moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  It's beaten him! 
          ...  But it thumps the post!! 
          ...  And into the net! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  No! It's disallowed! 
          ...  The linesman flags for offside 
Min. 26 :(ben) W_Ndidi hoists the ball across to M_Mount 
          ...  Cleaned up by M_Hermoso 
Min. 30 :(ben) Y_En_Nesyri gets possession in his own half 
          ...  Y_En_Nesyri swings in the shot! 
          ...  Kepa with the diving save 
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras! 
Min. 31 :(ben) Y_En_Nesyri jinks past M_Hermoso 
          ...  S_Vrsaljko with a bad challenge 
          ...  The Referee will want to speak to him 
          ...  It's a yellow, and rightly so 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 34 :(ben) D_Tadic with a superb first touch 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  M_Mount gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  M_Mount breaks clear! 
          ...  He just has Kepa to beat! 
          ...  Kepa makes his move 
          ...  He's lobbed him!! 
          ...  It bounces in front of goal! 
          ...  S_Vrsaljko somehow gets back to hack it off the line!! 
Min. 36 :(soc) M_Hermoso hits a hard pass to P_Goncalves 
          ...  P_Goncalves sights up the goal 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  Andrew catches the ball 
Min. 38 :(ben) M_Mount dribbles past L_Shaw 
          ...  It was as if the defender wasn't even there 
          ...  M_Mount has time and space on the edge of the box! 
          ...  He shoots towards goal! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  My grandmother could have scored that!! 
Min. 38 :(soc) D_Furlong looks around for some movement 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He hits the ball to J_Weigl 
          ...  J_Weigl smashed the ball towards the bottom corner! 
          ...  But Andrew punches it away 
          ...  He could have caught that! 
Min. 40 :(soc) P_Goncalves knocks it past the defender and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  P_Goncalves tries the lob from 30 yards! 
          ...  But Andrew punches it away 
          ...  He commands his area so well 
Min. 41 :(ben) W_Ndidi looks for options 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to M_Mount 
          ...  A well-placed shot from M_Mount! 
          ...  Kepa manages to turn it behind 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time.
Min. 46 :(ben) D_Tadic barges B_Kamara off the ball 
          ...  D_Tadic throws himself at the ball! 
          ...  He manages to reach the ball 
          ...  But it whistles just past the post 
Min. 46 :(soc) Y_Bissouma has broken through the defence! 
          ...  He is clean through on Andrew! 
          ...  R_Carvalho hacks him down! 
          ...  He could be off here! 
          ...  The Referee reaches to his pocket! 
          ...  He jots down his name! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  I think he deserved that! Dirty git! 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Benfica 0-0 Real Sociedad

Min. 46 :(ben) K_Mainoo kills the ball dead with a superb touch 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space! 
          ...  He plays the ball in to him! 
          ...  W_Ndidi gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  S_Vrsaljko tries to clear it 
          ...  He has miskicked it!! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  D_Tadic flights it in! 
          ...  M_Hermoso heads it away 
Min. 46 :(soc) Y_Bissouma with the dribble 
          ...  He skips through the tackle from R_Semedo 
          ...  R_Semedo recovers to win the ball back. He's a real bundle of energy 
Min. 48 :(ben) M_Mount finds his way through 
          ...  His quick turn fooled J_Okore 
          ...  J_Okore rushes in with a clumsy tackle!! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
          ...  The Referee reaches to his pocket! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  I think that's for persistant fouling 
Min. 49 :(ben) M_Mount looks for options 
          ...  He decides to go it alone 
          ...  M_Mount smashed the ball towards the bottom corner! 
          ...  But he got that all wrong 
Min. 49 :(ben) W_Ndidi with a flashy move 
          ...  B_Kamara with an ugly foul 
          ...  The Referee tells him to calm his game down a bit 
Min. 51 :(soc) L_Shaw finds his way through 
          ...  He has tremendous pace 
          ...  W_Ndidi knobbles the attacking player. 
          ...  The Referee blows up for a foul 
          ...  The Referee lectures him 
Min. 52 :(ben) O_Hargreaves looks to play the ball out wide 
          ...  He plays the ball across to D_Tadic 
          ...  S_Vrsaljko with a bad challenge 
          ...  That looked malicious 
          ...  What a stupid booking that was 
          ...  That's his second of the game! 
          ...  RED CARD!! 
Min. 53 :(ben) D_Tadic 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! 
          ...  D_Tadic drives it towards goal! 
          ...  The ball is hit with topspin and moves through the air! 
          ...  Kepa moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  It's beaten him! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Benfica have the advantage! 
          ...  Benfica 1-0 Real Sociedad ...
Min. 54 :(ben) Tactical Change by Benfica 
          ...  Benfica have changed their playing style to P 
Min. 54 :(soc) Tactical Change by Real Sociedad 
          ...  Real Sociedad have changed their playing style to L 
Min. 54 :(ben) W_Ndidi with a short pass to find R_Carvalho 
          ...  Quick pass to the winger who crosses it in. 
          ...  A powerful header from R_Carvalho! 
          ...  It looks good 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  Kepa dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  He can't get to it! 
          ...  But it creeps just wide!! 
          ...  The deflection had Kepa beaten! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  O_Hargreaves flights it in! 
          ...  Kepa comes towards the ball 
          ...  But he's misjudged it! 
          ...  K_Mainoo with the header 
          ...  Kepa takes the ball off him 
          ...  He was showing off there! 
Min. 56 :(ben) R_Carvalho backtracks with the ball 
          ...  He hoofs the ball upfield 
          ...  O_Hargreaves gets on the end of it 
          ...  O_Hargreaves with the cheeky shot! 
          ...  It hits the outside of the post 
          ...  And goes out 
Min. 56 :(soc) Y_Bissouma with the dribble 
          ...  Launched towards the top corner by Y_Bissouma! 
          ...  Andrew gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH!! 
          ...  He's put it over 
Min. 57 :(ben) Substitution by Benfica 
          ...  COMING ON: M_Planus 
          ...  COMING OFF: R_Carvalho 
Min. 58 :(ben) M_Mount flicks it over the defenders head 
          ...  He showed some great skill there! 
          ...  M_Mount with a terrific drive! 
          ...  But Kepa hits it away 
          ...  He could have held onto that! 
Min. 59 :(ben) M_Planus jinks past Y_Bissouma 
          ...  M_Planus with the drive! 
          ...  He has put it wide! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 60 :(ben) Substitution by Benfica 
          ...  COMING ON: A_Johnson 
          ...  COMING OFF: D_Tadic 
Min. 60 :(soc) D_Jota hoists the ball across to L_Shaw 
          ...  But he loses control of it 
          ...  K_Mainoo belts it clear 
Min. 61 :(ben) M_Planus with a first time pass 
          ...  Y_En_Nesyri runs onto it! 
          ...  J_Okore knocks him to the floor 
          ...  The fans are calling for a penalty! 
          ...  But The Referee just turns away! 
Min. 61 :(soc) M_Hermoso passes the ball to P_Goncalves 
          ...  P_Goncalves with a bicycle kick! 
          ...  Andrew saves, but he fumbles 
          ...  But he gathers at the second attempt! 
Min. 63 :(ben) Y_En_Nesyri takes advantage of a defensive mistake 
          ...  It's a lucky break 
          ...  Y_En_Nesyri uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot! 
          ...  Kepa with the diving save 
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras! 
Min. 65 :(ben) K_Mainoo 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! 
          ...  Y_En_Nesyri receives the pass and heads towards the goal 
          ...  Blocked by Y_Bissouma 
Min. 65 :(ben) The ball is passed in from O_Hargreaves, he finds Y_En_Nesyri 
          ...  Y_Bissouma with the hard two footed tackle!! 
          ...  The Referee halts play 
          ...  He's in trouble here!! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
          ...  He deserved that! And was lucky it wasn't more! 
          ...  INDIRECT FREE KICK! 
          ...  O_Hargreaves swings it in 
          ...  Y_En_Nesyri gets on the end of it 
          ...  Y_En_Nesyri attempts a chip! 
          ...  But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Johnson with an inswinging corner into the box 
          ...  Kepa comes towards the ball 
          ...  Great catch! 
Min. 70 :(ben) Substitution by Benfica 
          ...  COMING ON: M_Bauer 
          ...  COMING OFF: H_Smolcic 
Min. 74 :(ben) M_Mount holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to A_Johnson 
          ...  M_Hermoso tries to clear it 
          ...  He has miskicked it!! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  K_Mainoo curls it into the box! 
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of Kepa 
          ...  Theres was some shirt pulling going on in the box for sure! 
          ...  The strikers are calling for VAR! 
          ...  We wait for the decision 
          ...  NO PENALTY 
Min. 75 :(soc) Substitution by Real Sociedad 
          ...  COMING ON: L_Maina 
          ...  COMING OFF: Y_Bissouma 
Min. 85 :(ben) O_Hargreaves beats B_Kamara 
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free 
          ...  J_Okore reads it well 
          ...  This boy is a quality defender 
          ...  The crowd sing his praises 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time.
Min. 91 :(ben) W_Ndidi searches out M_Mount 
          ...  M_Mount tries to lob the keeper! 
          ...  It's going over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  But lands on the roof of the net!! 
          ...  Kepa looks relieved there! 

*************  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          : D_Tadic (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : D_Tadic (53)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : R_Carvalho (46)
Injured              : N/A
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Real Sociedad Match Info
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Best player          : P_Goncalves
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : S_Vrsaljko (52)
Booked               : D_Furlong (6), , J_Okore (48)Y_Bissouma (65)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                                 Benfica  |    Real Sociedad
Attempts on Goal     :          17        |       7
Off target           :           9        |       1
On target            :           8        |       6
Possession           :          58        |       42
Corners              :           4        |       0
Red Cards            :           0        |       1
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       3
Subs Used            :           3        |       1
Fouls                :           6        |       12
Key Tackles          :           2        |       7
Key Passes           :          13        |       5
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Final Score          : Benfica 1 - 0 Real Sociedad
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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 |  94   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  48   0   0   0
H_Smolcic      DF   1  20  15   9  21 |  72   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  18   0   0
R_Semedo       DF   1  20  18   8  22 |  94   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  18  15   0
R_Ferdinand    DF   1  19  16   3  28 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Carvalho     DF   1  19  14   7  25 |  59   0   0   1   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  17  19
W_Ndidi        DM   1  17  22   5  24 |  94   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  44   0
K_Mainoo       DM   1  18  20  14  22 |  94   0   1   2   0   2   0   0   0   0  20  26  30
O_Hargreaves   MF   1  11  20  16  26 |  94   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  26  26
M_Mount        MF   1   2  22  20  27 |  94   0   0   1   0   6   0   0   0   0   0  11  54
Y_En_Nesyri    FW   1   4  17  22  28 |  94   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  22
D_Tadic        FW   1   2  19  20  25 |  62   0   0   1   0   2   1   0   0   0   0  14  36
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   5  32 |  22   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Planus       DF   1  19  13  12  27 |  35   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20  16
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 |  32   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Real Sociedad
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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Kepa           GK  27   1   1   1  20 |  94   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0   0   0
J_Okore        DF   1  23  15  13  23 |  94   0   2   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  28  -2  -2
M_Hermoso      DF   1  23  18   5  24 |  94   0   3   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  45  30   0
D_Furlong      DF   1  22  16   8  25 |  94   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  15  -2
S_Vrsaljko     DF   1  21  18  14  26 |  54   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   1   0   5 -12   4
L_Shaw         DM   1  21  19  14  28 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Weigl        MF   1  16  23   8  24 |  94   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  44
Y_Bissouma     MF   1  16  21  12  31 |  77   0   1   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  20  -2  14
B_Kamara       MF   1  17  21  14  28 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Jota         AM   1   5  17  22  26 |  94   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  16   0
P_Goncalves    FW   1   3  16  23  25 |  94   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  17  21
K_Trapp        GK  24   1   1   1  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Parra        DF   1  15  13   4  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Mahrez       MF   1   1  21  21  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Maina        MF   1   4  18  15  28 |  17   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Tietz        FW   1   7  13  17  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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