FFO EFL1, Fiorentina vs. Benfica (Fri Nov 28)


                           Fiorentina  |  Benfica
                            5-2-1-2 P  |  5-2-1-1-1 C
                        Jason Fortune  |  Gary Windebank Caretaker
                                       |
                      G_Mamardvili GK  |  GK Andrew
                           Gabriel DF  |  DF R_Semedo
                           R_James DF  |  DF R_Ferdinand
                             G_Zan DF  |  DF M_Planus
                       P_Estupinan DF  |  DF R_Carvalho
                          B_Wilmot DF  |  DF H_Smolcic
                          O_Denman MF  |  DM W_Ndidi
                       M_Locatelli MF  |  DM K_Mainoo
                            R_Leao AM  |  MF O_Hargreaves
                         R_Hojlund FW  |  AM M_Mount
                       Vinicius_Jr FW  |  FW Y_En_Nesyri
                                       |
                           D_Greif SUB |  SUB N_Kruth
                           E_Moore SUB |  SUB M_Bauer
                     A_Wan_Bissaka SUB |  SUB D_Tadic
                           O_Kokcu SUB |  SUB L_Martins
                          A_Licata SUB |  SUB A_Johnson




Min. 2  :(ben) O_Hargreaves with a great first touch 
          ...  O_Hargreaves attempts a lob! 
          ...  He hits the post 
          ...  He follows it up! 
          ...  But puts it wide! 
          ...  He'll be disappointed with that 
Min. 3  :(fio) Substitution by Fiorentina 
          ...  COMING ON: O_Kokcu 
          ...  COMING OFF: O_Denman 
Min. 3  :(ben) O_Hargreaves with a slick pass to M_Mount 
          ...  M_Mount tries to beat G_Mamardvili! 
          ...  G_Mamardvili parries it, he follows it up 
          ...  And G_Mamardvili recovers to save!! 
Min. 5  :(fio) R_Leao beats one 
          ...  Goes past the second 
          ...  He keeps going 
          ...  Fantastic skill!! 
          ...  R_Leao has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  It hits the inside of the post 
          ...  It falls right into Andrew's arms 
          ...  He's spilt it! 
          ...  But he gathers it second time round! 
Min. 6  :(ben) M_Mount plays a quick one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He heads towards the goal 
          ...  He slides it past the defender! 
          ...  A delicate chip from M_Mount! 
          ...  GOAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 
          ...  The crowd goes wild! 
          ...  That puts Benfica ahead! 
          ...  Now can they hang onto it? 
          ...  Fiorentina 0-1 Benfica ...
Min. 8  :(fio) R_Leao sprints forward with the ball 
          ...  H_Smolcic pulls on his opponent's shirt!! 
          ...  The Referee has stopped play 
          ...  Well spotted by The Referee! 
          ...  The Referee gave him a strong warning 
Min. 12 :(fio) Vinicius_Jr plays a quick one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He heads towards the goal 
          ...  He slides it past the defender! 
          ...  Fine tackle by H_Smolcic 
          ...  But he can't prevent the corner 
Min. 13 :(ben) M_Mount sprints past B_Wilmot 
          ...  It was as if the defender wasn't even there 
          ...  Vinicius_Jr with the high feet 
          ...  He's warned for that one 
          ...  Anymore like that and he will find himself in the book 
Min. 14 :(ben) O_Hargreaves bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to M_Mount 
          ...  A delicate chip from M_Mount! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH!! 
          ...  G_Mamardvili pushes it behind! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  R_Semedo plays it into the danger area! 
          ...  P_Estupinan wins the ball 
          ...  And he clears the danger 
Min. 15 :(ben) H_Smolcic plays it forward to M_Mount 
          ...  The ball hits P_Estupinan in the face! 
          ...  And goes clear! 
Min. 16 :(fio) R_James with a slide rule pass to Vinicius_Jr 
          ...  Vinicius_Jr hits the ball first time! 
          ...  He could have let that bounce 
          ...  But Andrew parries the ball 
          ...  It's picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd 
Min. 17 :(fio) R_Hojlund takes advantage of a mistake by H_Smolcic 
          ...  R_Hojlund blasts the ball towards goal! 
          ...  The fans get off their seats! 
          ...  But it sails over!! 
Min. 18 :(fio) R_Leao drives it forward to B_Wilmot 
          ...  R_Semedo cuts out the pass 
          ...  That was close! 
Min. 19 :(fio) Vinicius_Jr leaves M_Planus standing 
          ...  R_Semedo body checks his opponent!! 
          ...  That's a careless challenge!! 
Min. 20 :(fio) Gabriel bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to R_Leao 
          ...  R_Leao with the crafty shot! 
          ...  But he's put it wide 
          ...  How did he manage to miss that one?!?!? 
Min. 21 :(fio) M_Locatelli is closed down 
          ...  He plays a quick pass under pressure 
          ...  Vinicius_Jr latches onto the ball 
          ...  Vinicius_Jr curls it towards the top corner! 
          ...  Saved by Andrew 
Min. 21 :(ben) Y_En_Nesyri has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He knocks the ball past G_Zan! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  Y_En_Nesyri attempts to drive it home! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!! 
Min. 23 :(fio) R_Leao finds G_Zan in the box 
          ...  G_Zan with a stunning strike! 
          ...  But Andrew pulls out a save of the game 
Min. 26 :(ben) M_Mount with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He leaves Gabriel behind 
          ...  But P_Estupinan clears the danger 
Min. 31 :(ben) M_Mount has broken through the defence! 
          ...  He is clean through on G_Mamardvili! 
          ...  R_Leao hacks him down! 
          ...  He could be off here! 
          ...  The Referee reaches to his pocket! 
          ...  He jots down his name! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  I think he was lucky to escape with a caution! 
Min. 35 :(fio) R_Hojlund is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He throws it to Vinicius_Jr 
          ...  Vinicius_Jr fires a shot at goal! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  Andrew dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  He can't get to it! 
          ...  But it creeps just wide!! 
          ...  The deflection had Andrew beaten! 
Min. 36 :(ben) R_Semedo holds up the ball 
          ...  He plays the ball to M_Mount 
          ...  G_Zan reads it well 
          ...  This boy is a quality defender 
          ...  The crowd sing his praises 
Min. 37 :(fio) B_Wilmot with the deft touch 
          ...  He takes it past W_Ndidi 
          ...  He knocks it to G_Zan! 
          ...  G_Zan with the cheeky shot! 
          ...  Andrew makes himself big 
          ...  Superb Stop! 
          ...  Well that one would have delighted him 
Min. 39 :(fio) R_James is taking a throw in 
          ...  He dries the ball on his shirt 
          ...  He throws the ball to M_Locatelli 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from O_Hargreaves 
          ...  It goes out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  R_James curls it into the box! 
          ...  R_Ferdinand wins the ball 
          ...  And he clears the danger 
Min. 39 :(fio) Gabriel plays a great one-two 
          ...  He runs towards goal now 
          ...  Andrew rushes in with a clumsy challenge!! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on 
          ...  PENALTY!! 
          ...  Vinicius_Jr stepped up to take it 
          ...  Andrew gets his fingertips to the ball 
          ...  But he can't keep it out!! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Now they are back in the game! 
          ...  Fiorentina 1-1 Benfica...
Min. 41 :(fio) O_Kokcu has plenty of time and space 
          ...  O_Kokcu hits the shot with the inside of the right foot! 
          ...  Andrew makes a fine save 
Min. 41 :(ben) O_Hargreaves plays a clever one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He heads towards the goal 
          ...  He slides it past the defender! 
          ...  G_Zan with the tackle 
          ...  He left his foot in there! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll be off if he does that again 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time.
Min. 46 :(fio) Gabriel unselfishly lays the ball back to R_Leao 
          ...  R_Leao looks to see where Andrew is! 
          ...  He rifles in the shot! 
          ...  It hits the outside of the post 
          ...  And goes out 
Min. 46 :(ben) M_Mount beats his marker 
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free 
          ...  A cheeky lob from M_Mount! 
          ...  But G_Mamardvili parries the ball 
          ...  It's picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Fiorentina 1-1 Benfica

Min. 46 :(fio) R_Leao finds his way through 
          ...  He bears down on goal 
          ...  R_Carvalho wins the ball with ease 
          ...  The Referee saw something no-one else did 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll have to watch himself now 
Min. 47 :(ben) W_Ndidi could get a shot on goal here 
          ...  M_Locatelli reads the game well and cuts out the pass! 
Min. 50 :(fio) Tactical Change by Fiorentina 
          ...  Fiorentina have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 57 :(ben) M_Mount dribbles past Gabriel 
          ...  B_Wilmot steals the ball of off him 
Min. 58 :(ben) M_Mount has plenty of time and space 
          ...  G_Zan takes out the attacker 
          ...  He looked to have fouled him there 
Min. 60 :(ben) Substitution by Benfica 
          ...  COMING ON: A_Johnson 
          ...  COMING OFF: Y_En_Nesyri 
Min. 61 :(ben) M_Mount takes advantage of a mistake by Gabriel 
          ...  R_James cuts it out easily 
          ...  He clears the ball upfield 
Min. 63 :(ben) M_Mount holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to R_Carvalho 
          ...  R_Carvalho with a screamer of a shot! 
          ...  But G_Mamardvili comes out and dives at his feet 
          ...  That's goalkeeping at its finest 
Min. 66 :(fio) R_Leao crosses to R_Hojlund 
          ...  R_Carvalho steals the ball of off him 
Min. 68 :(fio) P_Estupinan sidesteps H_Smolcic 
          ...  That was too easy 
          ...  P_Estupinan attempts a chip! 
          ...  Andrew catches the ball 
Min. 68 :(ben) A_Johnson pass splits open the defence 
          ...  What a ball! 
          ...  R_Semedo is clean through! 
          ...  Gabriel with an awful challenge 
          ...  The Referee reaches to his pocket! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 68 :(ben) O_Hargreaves has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He knocks the ball past P_Estupinan! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  O_Hargreaves sights up the goal 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  Wide!! 
          ...  That was fortunate 
Min. 75 :(ben) A_Johnson with an incisive pass to R_Carvalho 
          ...  R_Carvalho leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!! 
          ...  But G_Mamardvili punches it away 
          ...  He could have caught that! 
Min. 77 :(fio) P_Estupinan sidesteps R_Ferdinand 
          ...  He was too quick for his marker 
          ...  P_Estupinan tries to chip the ball over Andrew! 
          ...  Andrew won't get to that! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Superb finish!! 
          ...  Have Fiorentina stolen the win late on with that goal? 
          ...  Fiorentina 2-1 Benfica ...
Min. 78 :(ben) Tactical Change by Benfica 
          ...  Benfica have changed their playing style to P 
Min. 79 :(ben) W_Ndidi is closed down 
          ...  He plays a quick pass 
          ...  A_Johnson latches onto the ball 
          ...  A_Johnson with the drive! 
          ...  G_Mamardvili makes the save 
          ...  He hits the ball upfield! 
Min. 80 :(fio) O_Kokcu gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He slides the ball past the defender! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  O_Kokcu bears down on goal! 
          ...  But he's put it wide 
          ...  How did he manage to miss that one?!?!? 
Min. 80 :(ben) O_Hargreaves takes control of the loose ball 
          ...  He plays the ball across to A_Johnson 
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from B_Wilmot 
Min. 83 :(fio) O_Kokcu floats the ball in to find Vinicius_Jr 
          ...  R_Carvalho with a two footed lunge! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 84 :(fio) R_Leao leaves R_Carvalho standing 
          ...  R_Leao hits the shot! 
          ...  It swerves a lot! 
          ...  It hits off a defender! 
          ...  Andrew is wrong footed! 
          ...  It drifts just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  R_Hojlund plays it towards the near post! 
          ...  Andrew thumps the ball away! 
Min. 84 :(ben) H_Smolcic with the dribble 
          ...  He uses his pace to get free 
          ...  H_Smolcic bears down on goal! 
          ...  He hits the side netting 
Min. 85 :(ben) M_Mount with electric pace 
          ...  He eases past R_James 
          ...  M_Mount with the punt towards goal! 
          ...  What agility from G_Mamardvili 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time.
Min. 88 :(fio) O_Kokcu plays it long to R_Leao 
          ...  R_Leao attempts a lob! 
          ...  Andrew fists it away 
Min. 91 :(fio) R_Hojlund takes possession 
          ...  He looks up 
          ...  He's in acres of space 
          ...  A wicked drive by R_Hojlund! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  He runs off and does a somersault 
          ...  Fiorentina 3-1 Benfica ...
Min. 92 :(ben) Tactical Change by Benfica 
          ...  Benfica have changed their playing style to C 
Min. 92 :(fio) R_Leao 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_Hojlund receives the pass and heads towards the goal 
          ...  M_Planus with an ugly foul 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : Stadio Artemio Franchi
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Fiorentina Match Info
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Best player          : P_Estupinan
Scorers              : Vinicius_Jr (39 pen), P_Estupinan (77), R_Hojlund (91)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : R_Leao (31), G_Zan (41), Gabriel (68)
Injured              : N/A
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Benfica Match Info
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Best player          : M_Mount (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : M_Mount (6)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : , Andrew (39)R_Carvalho (46)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                              Fiorentina  |    Benfica
Attempts on Goal     :          17        |       12
Off target           :           7        |       4
On target            :          10        |       8
Possession           :          48        |       52
Corners              :           2        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           3        |       2
Subs Used            :           1        |       1
Fouls                :           9        |       12
Key Tackles          :           9        |       6
Key Passes           :          12        |       9
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Final Score          : Fiorentina 3 - 1 Benfica
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Player Statistics - Fiorentina
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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G_Mamardvili   GK  27   1   1   1  25 |  96   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0   0   0
Gabriel        DF   1  23  21   6  27 |  96   0   0   2   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  22  -2
R_James        DF   1  24  20  10  25 |  96   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  14  26   0
G_Zan          DF   1  18  12  11  31 |  96   0   2   0   0   2   0   1   0   0  38  -2  36
P_Estupinan    DF   1  23  21  16  27 |  96   0   3   0   0   2   1   0   0   0  45   0  50
B_Wilmot       DF   1  22  15   6  21 |  96   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  32  18   0
O_Denman       MF   1   5  15  12  29 |   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Locatelli    MF   1  20  24  17  27 |  96   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  18   9   0
R_Leao         AM   1   4  24  23  22 |  96   0   0   3   0   5   0   1   0   0  -2  25  25
R_Hojlund      FW   1   8  19  24  29 |  96   0   0   1   0   2   1   0   0   0   0  14  24
Vinicius_Jr    FW   1   2  19  25  22 |  96   0   0   0   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0  31
D_Greif        GK  18   1   1   1  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Moore        DF   1  15  10   5  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Wan_Bissaka  DF   1  24  19  14  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
O_Kokcu        MF   1  16  24  11  25 |  93   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  18  36
A_Licata       FW   1   5  15  17  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

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 |  96   8   0   0   0   0   0   1   0  16   0   0   0
R_Semedo       DF   1  21  18   8  22 |  96   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  17  15   0
R_Ferdinand    DF   1  20  17   3  28 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  18   0   0
M_Planus       DF   1  19  13  12  27 |  96   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Carvalho     DF   1  20  14   8  25 |  96   0   2   0   0   2   0   1   0   0  34  -2  42
H_Smolcic      DF   1  20  15   9  21 |  96   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  18  18  19
W_Ndidi        DM   1  18  22   5  24 |  96   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  11   0
K_Mainoo       DM   1  18  21  14  22 |  96   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
O_Hargreaves   MF   1  12  20  16  26 |  96   0   1   3   0   2   0   0   0   0  26  39  24
M_Mount        AM   1   2  23  21  27 |  96   0   0   1   0   5   1   0   0   0   0  10  62
Y_En_Nesyri    FW   1   4  17  23  28 |  64   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
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
D_Tadic        MF   1   2  19  20  25 |   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
A_Johnson      FW   1   3  17  20  30 |  32   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  32  10
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