FFO EFL1, Benfica vs. Union Berlin (Fri Oct 31)


                              Benfica  |  Union Berlin
                          5-1-0-2-2 C  |  4-2-0-2-2 C
             Gary Windebank Caretaker  |  Lee Clark
                                       |
                            Andrew GK  |  GK N_Pope
                          R_Semedo DF  |  DF M_Faye
                       R_Ferdinand DF  |  DF W_Armitage
                        R_Carvalho DF  |  DF A_Theate
                         H_Smolcic DF  |  DF N_Burdisso
                          K_Mainoo DF  |  DM E_Cambiasso
                           W_Ndidi DM  |  DM Zubimendi
                      O_Hargreaves AM  |  AM A_Kral
                           M_Mount AM  |  AM E_Nuamah
                       Y_En_Nesyri FW  |  FW D_Fofana
                         A_Johnson FW  |  FW R_Keane
                                       |
                           N_Kruth SUB |  SUB N_Hedl
                           M_Bauer SUB |  SUB D_Leite
                          M_Planus SUB |  SUB M_Bentayg
                         L_Martins SUB |  SUB L_Dehl
                       C_Tengstedt SUB |  SUB M_Kaufmann




Min. 1  :(uni) Tactical Change by Union Berlin 
          ...  Union Berlin have changed their playing style to P 
Min. 2  :(ben) W_Ndidi takes possession 
          ...  W_Ndidi with a low drive through the rain! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But flies wide of the post! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  H_Smolcic floats the ball in! 
          ...  N_Pope comes out and claims it! 
Min. 4  :(uni) A_Kral looks around for support 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to E_Nuamah 
          ...  Launched towards the top corner by E_Nuamah! 
          ...  Andrew gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH!! 
          ...  He's put it over 
Min. 10 :(ben) A_Johnson runs at the defence 
          ...  He nutmegs W_Armitage 
          ...  He showed his class there 
          ...  A_Theate with the tackle 
          ...  He had to get that one right! 
Min. 10 :(uni) R_Keane with a burst of pace 
          ...  R_Keane tries to beat Andrew from outside the area! 
          ...  It hits off a defender! 
          ...  But goes clear to safety! 
Min. 11 :(uni) A_Theate spots a team mate in space 
          ...  That's an excellent through ball to Zubimendi! 
          ...  Zubimendi is through on goal! 
          ...  The flag stays down 
          ...  He just has Andrew to beat 
          ...  Andrew charges out of his area 
          ...  He's lobbed him!! 
          ...  Cleared off the line by K_Mainoo!! 
Min. 12 :(ben) M_Mount with the mazy dribble 
          ...  He takes it past M_Faye 
          ...  Zubimendi pulls on his shirt 
          ...  He wins the ball 
          ...  The defender got away with the foul there! 
Min. 15 :(ben) R_Carvalho flights the ball to Y_En_Nesyri 
          ...  E_Cambiasso robs him of the ball 
Min. 18 :(ben) R_Carvalho looks around for some movement 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to W_Ndidi 
          ...  A_Kral plays the back pass 
          ...  N_Pope can't get to it!! 
          ...  It goes just wide!! 
          ...  What a lucky escape!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  R_Carvalho drives it into the box! 
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of N_Pope 
          ...  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. 18 :(uni) D_Fofana takes advantage of a mistake by H_Smolcic 
          ...  It's a lucky break 
          ...  A great volley from D_Fofana! 
          ...  But Andrew just gets his fingers to that one 
Min. 19 :(ben) R_Carvalho gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He cuts inside N_Burdisso! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  N_Burdisso goes in hard to win the ball back. It's like men playing with children! 
Min. 20 :(ben) R_Ferdinand whips the ball across to W_Ndidi 
          ...  W_Armitage takes the ball and the player!! 
          ...  But the ref waves play on!! 
Min. 20 :(uni) E_Nuamah spots a team mate in space 
          ...  He plays a fantastic through ball to D_Fofana! 
          ...  R_Carvalho is called for the holding foul 
          ...  Looked like a fair jump 
          ...  The referee got it wrong 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  The Referee is taking his time with him! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 21 :(ben) A_Johnson with a 40-yard pass to M_Mount 
          ...  M_Mount with a thundering drive! 
          ...  The shot slips through N_Pope's hands 
          ...  But goes wide! 
          ...  He got away with that! 
          ...  Goal kick given! 
          ...  That looked like a corner to me 
Min. 24 :(uni) M_Faye takes advantage of a mistake by R_Ferdinand 
          ...  away from two, three, four. 
          ...  Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful. 
          ...  How good is he?! 
          ...  Now he crosses to A_Kral! 
          ...  A_Johnson with an ugly foul 
          ...  He's warned for that one 
          ...  Anymore like that and he will find himself in the book 
Min. 27 :(ben) A_Johnson finds the run of Y_En_Nesyri 
          ...  W_Armitage brings him down in the area 
          ...  There can only be one outcome surely! 
          ...  But The Referee waves play on!! 
Min. 31 :(uni) W_Armitage with a first time pass 
          ...  A_Kral runs onto it! 
          ...  A thundering drive by A_Kral! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  He jumps into the crowd! 
          ...  The fans love him!! 
          ...  Union Berlin take the lead! 
          ...  Benfica 0-1 Union Berlin ...
Min. 32 :(ben) Tactical Change by Benfica 
          ...  Benfica have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 32 :(uni) Tactical Change by Union Berlin 
          ...  A_Kral will now play as a MF 
Min. 32 :(ben) R_Ferdinand sprints down the wing 
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space! 
          ...  He puts in a square ball! 
          ...  A_Johnson runs onto it 
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender 
          ...  A_Johnson hits the ball first time! 
          ...  He miskicks the ball 
          ...  He's managed to put that out of the stadium 
Min. 33 :(ben) R_Semedo takes a throw in 
          ...  He throws the ball into K_Mainoo 
          ...  K_Mainoo hits a crisp volley! 
          ...  N_Pope guesses right 
Min. 35 :(ben) A_Johnson saunters past A_Theate 
          ...  Fine tackle by M_Faye 
          ...  He prevents the corner as well 
Min. 36 :(uni) N_Burdisso hoofs it upfield to find W_Armitage 
          ...  W_Armitage sees Andrew off his line! 
          ...  It sails over! 
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!! 
Min. 41 :(ben) R_Semedo passes the ball to Y_En_Nesyri 
          ...  Y_En_Nesyri with the attempt at goal! 
          ...  But N_Pope pulls out a save of the game 
Min. 42 :(uni) D_Fofana finds his way through 
          ...  He has tremendous pace 
          ...  D_Fofana must beat Andrew! 
          ...  It hits the inside of the post 
          ...  It falls right into Andrew's arms 
          ...  Unlucky 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time.
Min. 43 :(ben) Y_En_Nesyri squares it to M_Mount 
          ...  D_Fofana rushes in with a clumsy challenge!! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on 
Min. 45 :(uni) Zubimendi cuts inside the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to M_Faye 
          ...  M_Faye tries the lob from 30 yards! 
          ...  The shot slips through Andrew's hands 
          ...  But goes wide! 
          ...  He got away with that! 
Min. 46 :(ben) W_Ndidi squares it to Y_En_Nesyri 
          ...  Zubimendi reads it well 
          ...  This boy is a quality defender 
          ...  The crowd sing his praises 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Benfica 0-1 Union Berlin

Min. 47 :(ben) R_Semedo with an early cross to M_Mount 
          ...  M_Faye with the tackle 
Min. 49 :(uni) E_Nuamah jinks past R_Carvalho 
          ...  A cracking drive from E_Nuamah! 
          ...  What agility from Andrew 
Min. 53 :(ben) K_Mainoo has a go! 
          ...  It hits the defender 
          ...  Y_En_Nesyri collects the loose ball! 
          ...  A wicked drive by Y_En_Nesyri! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  The Union Berlin fans are throwing missiles onto the pitch 
          ...  It's all getting a bit ugly 
          ...  There's no room for hooliganism in FFO! 
          ...  The fans responsible are being ejected by security 
          ...  The club will be fined for this by FFO HQ I'm sure 
          ...  Lee Clark is shaking his head on the touchline 
          ...  Benfica have equalised! 
          ...  Benfica 1-1 Union Berlin ...
Min. 53 :(ben) Tactical Change by Benfica 
          ...  Benfica have changed their playing style to C 
Min. 53 :(uni) Tactical Change by Union Berlin 
          ...  A_Kral will now play as a AM 
Min. 53 :(uni) E_Cambiasso gets to the byline 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He plays the ball through to D_Fofana 
          ...  D_Fofana tries to chip the ball over the keeper! 
          ...  Andrew saves it 
          ...  He got his body behind the ball there 
Min. 57 :(ben) R_Semedo curls the ball out wide to M_Mount 
          ...  M_Mount looks to see where N_Pope is! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  N_Pope was lucky there 
Min. 59 :(uni) M_Faye sidesteps his marker 
          ...  He showed great skill there 
          ...  But H_Smolcic reads the situation well and wins the ball 
Min. 60 :(uni) Substitution by Union Berlin 
          ...  COMING ON: M_Bentayg 
          ...  COMING OFF: E_Cambiasso 
Min. 60 :(ben) W_Ndidi plays it forward to M_Mount 
          ...  N_Burdisso with a bad challenge 
Min. 61 :(uni) Zubimendi sidesteps his marker 
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game 
          ...  A vicious shot by Zubimendi! 
          ...  Andrew tips it round the post 
          ...  Good save 
          ...  Corner not given!! 
Min. 63 :(ben) R_Semedo spots his team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays a fantastic through ball to Y_En_Nesyri! 
          ...  M_Bentayg gets the foot in to win the ball 
Min. 67 :(uni) A_Theate sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  E_Nuamah gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  Y_En_Nesyri dives in two footed!! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 68 :(uni) Substitution by Union Berlin 
          ...  COMING ON: D_Leite 
          ...  COMING OFF: N_Burdisso 
Min. 68 :(ben) R_Carvalho has plenty of time and space 
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from R_Carvalho! 
          ...  It's hit the bar 
          ...  It bounces down 
          ...  N_Pope grabs it 
          ...  No Goal! 
          ...  Boos surround the stadium!! 
Min. 69 :(uni) E_Nuamah with a perfectly timed run 
          ...  A_Johnson with a bad challenge 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
Min. 71 :(ben) K_Mainoo hits the ball through the heart of the defence 
          ...  Y_En_Nesyri latches onto it! 
          ...  Y_En_Nesyri with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  Powerful downward header! 
          ...  The shot slips through N_Pope's hands 
          ...  But N_Pope recovers to save! 
          ...  He got away with that! 
Min. 75 :(ben) R_Ferdinand is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He throws it to R_Semedo 
          ...  W_Armitage with a superb tackle! 
          ...  He easily dispossessed him 
Min. 76 :(ben) R_Carvalho 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! 
          ...  A_Johnson receives the pass and heads towards the goal 
          ...  A_Johnson strikes a wicked curler! 
          ...  N_Pope with an amazing dive to the bottom left 
          ...  How he got to that one I don't know! 
Min. 84 :(ben) The ball is passed in from R_Semedo, he finds K_Mainoo 
          ...  K_Mainoo with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  Powerful header! 
          ...  But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Mount dinks the ball into the area! 
          ...  The ball finds its way to A_Johnson 
          ...  He gets the shot away 
          ...  N_Pope makes himself big 
          ...  Superb Stop! 
          ...  Well that one would have delighted him 
Min. 87 :(ben) M_Mount makes the tackle 
          ...  He gets to his feet quickly 
          ...  He's beat the defender to the ball 
          ...  N_Pope bundles the player over!! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
          ...  That will be a booking 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  FREE KICK 
          ...  This is very far out 
          ...  H_Smolcic swings it in 
          ...  O_Hargreaves takes control of it! 
          ...  A_Theate beats him to the ball 
          ...  He's such a beast! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 6 minutes of injury time.
Min. 88 :(ben) Y_En_Nesyri spots a team mate in space 
          ...  He plays a fantastic through ball to M_Mount! 
          ...  M_Mount attempts to nutmeg N_Pope! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!! 
Min. 90 :(ben) A_Johnson off the woodwork! 
          ...  Y_En_Nesyri picks up the deflection 
          ...  Y_En_Nesyri pounds a rocket on goal! 
          ...  N_Pope parries it, he follows it up 
          ...  He fires it over!! 
Min. 94 :(uni) A_Kral chips the ball over the defence and finds M_Faye 
          ...  M_Faye hits a great drive! 
          ...  He has put it over the bar! 
          ...  He looks stunned by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 95 :(uni) M_Bentayg looks for options 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to E_Nuamah 
          ...  E_Nuamah attempts a low drive! 
          ...  Andrew parries it, he follows it up 
          ...  And Andrew recovers to save!! 

*************  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 (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Y_En_Nesyri (53)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : R_Carvalho (20)
Injured              : N/A
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Union Berlin Match Info
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Best player          : A_Kral
Scorers              : A_Kral (31)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : , D_Fofana (43)N_Pope (87)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                                 Benfica  |    Union Berlin
Attempts on Goal     :          14        |       13
Off target           :           7        |       6
On target            :           7        |       7
Possession           :          49        |       51
Corners              :           3        |       0
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       2
Subs Used            :           0        |       2
Fouls                :           5        |       8
Key Tackles          :           2        |       13
Key Passes           :          20        |       11
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Final Score          : Benfica 1 - 1 Union Berlin
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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 |  98   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0   0
R_Semedo       DF   1  21  18   8  22 |  98   0   0   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  90   0
R_Ferdinand    DF   1  20  16   3  28 |  98   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  51   0
R_Carvalho     DF   1  19  14   7  25 |  98   0   0   3   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  55  19
H_Smolcic      DF   1  20  15   9  21 |  98   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  18   0   0
K_Mainoo       DF   1  18  21  14  22 |  98   0   0   2   1   2   0   0   0   0   0  41  30
W_Ndidi        DM   1  17  22   5  24 |  98   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  11  23
O_Hargreaves   AM   1  11  20  16  26 |  98   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Mount        AM   1   2  22  20  27 |  98   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  26
Y_En_Nesyri    FW   1   4  17  23  28 |  98   0   1   2   0   4   1   0   0   0  34  32  41
A_Johnson      FW   1   3  17  20  30 |  98   0   0   3   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  48  28
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 |   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
L_Martins      MF   1   5  18  12  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Tengstedt    FW   1   8  12  15  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Union Berlin
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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N_Pope         GK  26   1   1   1  25 |  98   8   0   0   0   0   0   1   0  36   0   0   0
M_Faye         DF   1  20  17  14  30 |  98   0   2   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  36  16  28
W_Armitage     DF   1  21  15  13  26 |  98   0   3   1   1   1   0   0   0   0  51  41  15
A_Theate       DF   1  20  17   7  25 |  98   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  36  32   0
N_Burdisso     DF   1  20  16  12  23 |  70   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  18  17   0
E_Cambiasso    DM   1  13  20   4  24 |  62   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  25  13   0
Zubimendi      DM   1  16  21   7  28 |  98   0   2   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  44  12  46
A_Kral         AM   1  15  21  11  23 |  98   0   1   2   0   1   1   0   0   0  23  24  46
E_Nuamah       AM   1   8  21  18  24 |  98   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  12  34
D_Fofana       FW   1   9  15  22  26 |  98   0   0   0   0   3   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  20
R_Keane        FW   1   5  15  20  22 |  98   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   8
N_Hedl         GK  20   1   1   1   8 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Leite        DF   1  19  15   9  27 |  28   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Bentayg      DM   1  14  15   4  16 |  36   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  24  18   0
L_Dehl         AM   1   4  16  13  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Kaufmann     FW   1   8  11  15  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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