FFO EFL1, Lens vs. Benfica (Mon Oct 20) Lens | Benfica 5-1-3-1 C | 5-1-0-2-2 A Chris Spero | Gary Windebank Caretaker | B_Samba GK | GK Andrew J_Gimenez DF | DF R_Semedo C_Gunter DF | DF R_Ferdinand F_Kostic DF | DF R_Carvalho T_Buchmann DF | DF H_Smolcic B_Sagna DF | DF K_Mainoo S_Lobotka DM | DM W_Ndidi N_de_Jong MF | AM O_Hargreaves A_Diouf MF | AM M_Mount I_Saibari MF | FW Y_En_Nesyri H_Boua_Die FW | FW A_Johnson | A_Schlager SUB | SUB N_Kruth M_Roberts SUB | SUB M_Bauer M_Bakker SUB | SUB M_Planus J_Stacey SUB | SUB L_Martins J_Larsson SUB | SUB C_Tengstedt Min. 4 :(ben) R_Semedo gets to the byline ... He centres the ball to M_Mount ... M_Mount with a thundering drive! ... But B_Samba punches it away ... He had to be brave to come for that one Min. 6 :(ben) R_Ferdinand is taking a throw in ... He sees a man in space! ... He throws it to K_Mainoo ... What a fantastic interception by J_Gimenez ... He read that situation like a book! Min. 8 :(ben) R_Carvalho with the deft touch ... He takes it past C_Gunter ... He knocks it to M_Mount! ... B_Sagna takes the ball ... OOOHHHH!! ... He almost loses it straight away ... But he hits it clear! Min. 14 :(ben) H_Smolcic looks in some pain, he's struggling out there ... I think Gary Windebank Caretaker is going to take him off Min. 14 :(ben) Substitution by Benfica ... COMING ON: M_Bauer ... COMING OFF: H_Smolcic Min. 16 :(len) H_Boua_Die holds the ball up and waits for support ... He knocks the ball across to F_Kostic ... W_Ndidi hits it out for a corner ... That was sent up into the top tier ... CORNER! ... T_Buchmann flights it in! ... Andrew comes towards the ball ... Great catch! Min. 17 :(len) T_Buchmann aims a left roundhouse kick at R_Ferdinand! ... Bruce Lee would've been proud of that! ... The Referee warned him Min. 20 :(ben) M_Mount finds A_Johnson in acres of space ... A heafty challenge by A_Diouf ... Which leads to the ball going out for a corner ... CORNER! ... O_Hargreaves lofts the ball in! ... Excellent keeping! Min. 25 :(len) Tactical Change by Lens ... Lens have changed their playing style to P Min. 26 :(len) I_Saibari takes possession ... He runs towards goal ... I_Saibari shoots towards goal! ... Andrew fists it away Min. 27 :(ben) O_Hargreaves controls the ball with a deft piece of skill ... He plays the ball out to the right! ... R_Ferdinand gets onto the end of the pass! ... B_Sagna wins the ball! ... But he caught the player also! ... The ref gives nothing! Min. 28 :(len) J_Gimenez times his run well ... M_Mount with a terrible tackle ... The Referee will just give him a speaking to Min. 37 :(len) N_de_Jong kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... H_Boua_Die gets on the end of the pass ... K_Mainoo takes out the attacker ... He looked to have fouled him there Min. 40 :(len) F_Kostic slips past his marker O_Hargreaves ... The ball is whipped into I_Saibari ... I_Saibari sends it down the right wing and continues his run foward. ... cross comes back into him, he gets his head to the ball! ... Andrew beats the ball away Min. 42 :(ben) R_Carvalho with a first time pass ... Y_En_Nesyri runs onto it! ... Y_En_Nesyri launches himself head first to connect with the low cross! ... But B_Samba with the difficult save Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time Min. 43 :(len) A_Diouf takes advantage of a mistake by R_Carvalho ... He runs towards goal ... What a fantastic interception by M_Bauer Min. 46 :(ben) O_Hargreaves heads the ball back to Y_En_Nesyri ... Y_En_Nesyri smashed the ball towards the bottom corner! ... The fans behind the goal jump up! ... B_Samba acrobatically tips it over!! ... Great keeping! ... CORNER! ... R_Carvalho curls it into the box! ... That's a poor one ... Far too easy for B_Samba, who catches the ball ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Lens 0-0 Benfica Min. 47 :(len) N_de_Jong finds T_Buchmann with a perfectly weighted pass ... K_Mainoo does well to intercept the ball Min. 54 :(ben) O_Hargreaves steps over the ball ... He nutmegs F_Kostic ... That a lovely piece of trickery ... O_Hargreaves with the attempt at goal! ... B_Samba parries the shot ... And the defender clears it! Min. 57 :(len) F_Kostic nutmegs R_Ferdinand, he continues to run forward ... F_Kostic hits a crisp volley! ... Andrew makes himself big and wins the ball Min. 62 :(ben) R_Ferdinand heads the ball back to Y_En_Nesyri ... Y_En_Nesyri with the header! ... But B_Samba smothers the ball Min. 67 :(len) T_Buchmann with the nod to H_Boua_Die ... H_Boua_Die rifles it at the goal! ... It's way wide ... The Benfica fans behind the goal spread their arms out Min. 75 :(len) Substitution by Lens ... COMING ON: J_Larsson ... COMING OFF: H_Boua_Die Min. 75 :(len) J_Gimenez takes advantage of a mistake by W_Ndidi ... Can he make them pay? ... J_Gimenez carves a shot towards goal! ... It hits the post!! ... But he beats the defender to the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH!! ... He's put it over Min. 76 :(len) I_Saibari takes possession of the ball ... He plays the ball across to J_Larsson ... W_Ndidi cuts it out easily ... He clears the ball upfield Min. 80 :(len) Substitution by Lens ... COMING ON: M_Bakker ... COMING OFF: B_Sagna Min. 83 :(len) F_Kostic with a real burst of pace ... He leaves K_Mainoo behind ... But R_Semedo reads the situation well and wins the ball Min. 84 :(ben) A_Johnson takes advantage of a mistake by C_Gunter ... He runs towards goal ... But he steps on the ball and falls over! ... T_Buchmann hits it out for a throw Min. 86 :(ben) R_Carvalho takes advantage of a mistake by N_de_Jong ... That mistake could prove costly ... F_Kostic brings him down from behind! ... But the ref gives nothing! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time. Min. 89 :(ben) Y_En_Nesyri has space to run with the ball ... Y_En_Nesyri attempts a lob! ... The shot slips through B_Samba's hands ... But B_Samba recovers to save! ... He got away with that! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Stade Bollaert-Delelis ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lens Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : B_Samba (Man of the Match) Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Benfica Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : Y_En_Nesyri Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : H_Smolcic (14) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lens | Benfica Attempts on Goal : 5 | 6 Off target : 2 | 0 On target : 3 | 6 Possession : 61 | 39 Corners : 1 | 2 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 0 | 0 Subs Used : 2 | 1 Fouls : 7 | 4 Key Tackles : 6 | 6 Key Passes : 6 | 8 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Lens 0 - 0 Benfica ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Lens Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- B_Samba GK 27 1 1 1 21 | 94 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 51 0 0 0 J_Gimenez DF 1 23 18 13 27 | 94 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 30 0 15 C_Gunter DF 1 23 16 8 32 | 94 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 F_Kostic DF 1 23 18 15 31 | 94 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 15 15 15 T_Buchmann DF 1 21 16 16 24 | 94 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 17 0 B_Sagna DF 1 19 16 7 22 | 81 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 38 0 0 S_Lobotka DM 1 17 22 8 21 | 94 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N_de_Jong MF 1 14 19 12 25 | 94 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 0 A_Diouf MF 1 8 21 17 21 | 94 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 0 I_Saibari MF 1 5 21 17 26 | 94 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 12 26 H_Boua_Die FW 1 5 14 19 27 | 76 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 19 9 A_Schlager GK 21 1 1 1 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Roberts DF 1 18 11 10 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Bakker DF 1 15 13 10 21 | 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Stacey MF 1 6 15 11 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Larsson FW 1 8 14 15 18 | 18 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Andrew GK 26 1 1 1 26 | 94 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 0 0 0 R_Semedo DF 1 21 18 8 22 | 94 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 15 0 R_Ferdinand DF 1 20 16 3 28 | 94 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 0 R_Carvalho DF 1 19 14 7 25 | 94 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 38 0 H_Smolcic DF 1 20 15 9 21 | 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 0 K_Mainoo DF 1 18 21 14 22 | 94 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 0 0 W_Ndidi DM 1 17 22 5 24 | 94 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 42 0 0 O_Hargreaves AM 1 11 20 16 26 | 94 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 26 14 M_Mount AM 1 2 22 20 27 | 94 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 10 Y_En_Nesyri FW 1 4 17 23 28 | 94 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 A_Johnson FW 1 3 17 20 30 | 94 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 | 80 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 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 1760977084 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40