FFO EFL1, Sevilla vs. Benfica (Mon Jul 14) Sevilla | Benfica 5-1-2-2 C | 5-1-1-1-2 A Alfredo Gandarlos | Gary Windebank Caretaker | J_Butez GK | GK Andrew V_van_Dijk DF | DF R_Semedo K_Trippier DF | DF R_Ferdinand K_Naismith DF | DF R_Carvalho J_Bernat DF | DF H_Smolcic A_Cresswell DF | DF M_Bauer Jorginho DM | DM W_Ndidi T_Partey MF | MF K_Mainoo S_Fofana MF | AM M_Mount C_Immobile FW | FW Y_En_Nesyri W_Jose FW | FW A_Johnson | A_Iturbe SUB | SUB N_Kruth M_Oddo SUB | SUB M_Planus S_Darder SUB | SUB A_Omobamidele K_Jakic SUB | SUB F_Aursnes G_Bale SUB | SUB D_Tadic Min. 1 :(sev) Tactical Change by Sevilla ... Sevilla have changed their playing style to L Min. 24 :(ben) A_Johnson jinks infield ... But W_Jose sees the pass and cuts it out Min. 36 :(ben) M_Bauer backtracks with the ball ... He hoofs the ball upfield ... R_Ferdinand gets on the end of it ... A great volley from R_Ferdinand! ... It hits the side netting! ... The fans thought that was a GOAL! ... But it's not ... Goal kick. Min. 37 :(ben) M_Mount runs at the defence ... He nutmegs J_Bernat ... He showed his class there ... C_Immobile with a pull on the shirt ... FREE KICK! ... The The Referee uses his vanishing spray to keep the wall in line ... M_Bauer swings it in ... Y_En_Nesyri takes control of it! ... A glorious effort by Y_En_Nesyri! ... But J_Butez parries the ball ... It's picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time. Min. 43 :(ben) A_Johnson takes advantage of a mistake by A_Cresswell ... Can he make them pay? ... A_Johnson with a graceful, looping effort! ... J_Butez can't get to it! ... OH! It drifts wide! ... J_Butez was worried by that one ... He wipes the sweat off his brow? Min. 49 :(sev) T_Partey curls the ball out wide to K_Trippier ... What a fantastic interception by A_Johnson Min. 49 :(ben) R_Carvalho with the towering header to M_Bauer ... M_Bauer is behind the defence! ... He just has to beat J_Butez ... J_Butez makes his move ... He's lobbed him!! ... It bounces in front of goal! ... And settles in the back of the net! ... GOAL!! ... That's put Benfica into the lead! ... Sevilla 0-1 Benfica ... ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Sevilla 0-1 Benfica Min. 46 :(sev) Tactical Change by Sevilla ... Sevilla have changed their playing style to C Min. 49 :(ben) Y_En_Nesyri plays a first time ball through the defence to R_Carvalho ... R_Carvalho must beat J_Butez! ... The ball moves through the air! ... J_Butez moves quickly! ... Can he get to this? ... It's beaten him! ... But it thumps the post!! ... And goes out! Min. 52 :(ben) R_Ferdinand fires over a low cross to K_Mainoo ... What a shot from K_Mainoo! ... It could go anywhere ... But it goes just over Min. 58 :(sev) C_Immobile sprints down the flank ... He threads the ball in to V_van_Dijk ... V_van_Dijk with a stunning strike! ... It's beaten Andrew ... It goes wide!! Min. 59 :(sev) W_Jose changes direction inside ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to J_Bernat ... Well intercepted by R_Semedo Min. 59 :(sev) A_Cresswell bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to W_Jose ... R_Semedo with a deliberate foul ... The Referee will want to speak to him ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He was lucky to escape with a caution! ... Alfredo Gandarlos looks bemused that it wasn't more! He wanted to see red! Min. 60 :(ben) Substitution by Benfica ... COMING ON: M_Planus ... COMING OFF: R_Semedo Min. 60 :(ben) Substitution by Benfica ... COMING ON: F_Aursnes ... COMING OFF: W_Ndidi Min. 60 :(ben) Substitution by Benfica ... COMING ON: A_Omobamidele ... COMING OFF: R_Carvalho Min. 60 :(ben) Y_En_Nesyri runs at the heart of the defence ... Y_En_Nesyri tries the shot! ... But J_Butez makes a superb stop down low Min. 61 :(ben) A_Johnson get's past W_Jose ... He's gonna worry them again ... A_Johnson from 20 yards! ... J_Butez tips it round the post ... Good save ... Corner not given!! Min. 64 :(ben) M_Planus finds M_Mount in acres of space ... M_Mount aims the cheeky shot at goal! ... J_Butez just watches it float over the bar! Min. 68 :(ben) M_Mount gets the ball on the wing ... He cuts inside J_Bernat! ... He has some space now! ... S_Fofana with a nasty foul ... The Referee reaches to his pocket! ... He jots down his name! ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 71 :(sev) T_Partey turns past H_Smolcic ... He has created space for himself now ... A delicate header from T_Partey! ... Andrew gets a hand to it!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH!! ... He's put it over Min. 71 :(ben) A_Johnson with a precise ball to H_Smolcic ... S_Fofana tugs on his opponent's shirt!! ... The Referee has stopped play ... Well spotted by The Referee! ... The Referee warns him Min. 76 :(ben) H_Smolcic loses V_van_Dijk ... V_van_Dijk reacts well to win the ball back Min. 78 :(sev) T_Partey runs down the flank ... He plays the ball in to Jorginho ... Jorginho tries to lob the keeper! ... It hammers off the post ... And out for a throw in Min. 79 :(sev) V_van_Dijk takes control of the loose ball ... He plays the ball across to S_Fofana ... But he steps on the ball and falls over! ... A_Omobamidele hits it out for a throw Min. 79 :(ben) F_Aursnes beats A_Cresswell ... He showed great skill there ... T_Partey wins the ball with ease ... The Referee saw something no-one else did ... He is fortunate to be given just a warning Min. 82 :(sev) T_Partey races into the box ... He sees K_Trippier lose his man ... He cuts the ball back to him ... Driven towards goal by K_Trippier! ... Andrew parries it Min. 85 :(sev) V_van_Dijk plays in C_Immobile with a beautiful ball ... C_Immobile with the shot on net! ... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! ... Andrew tips it wide !! ... Great goalkeeping there! ... CORNER! ... T_Partey plays it towards the near post! ... A_Omobamidele cleans up with a great clearance Min. 85 :(ben) Y_En_Nesyri with electric pace ... He eases past the defender ... V_van_Dijk leaves his foot in with the challenge!! ... That's a bad foul!! ... The Referee calls him over ... What's it going to be? ... Nothing. Just a ticking off! Min. 87 :(ben) M_Bauer jinks infield ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to Y_En_Nesyri ... What a shot from Y_En_Nesyri! ... It could go anywhere ... It floats over J_Butez ... It's heading goalward! ... But floats just over ... That was a great effort Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time. Min. 90 :(ben) A_Johnson finds his way through ... He bears down on goal ... W_Jose with an inch perfect tackle ... The whistle has gone! Incredible! Min. 93 :(sev) Jorginho holds the ball up and waits for support ... He knocks the ball across to W_Jose ... R_Ferdinand takes out the attacker ... He looked to have fouled him there ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Ramon Sanchez-Pizjuan ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sevilla Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : T_Partey Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : S_Fofana (68) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Benfica Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : M_Bauer (Man of the Match) Scorers : M_Bauer (49) Sent Off : N/A Booked : R_Semedo (59) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sevilla | Benfica Attempts on Goal : 5 | 10 Off target : 3 | 6 On target : 2 | 4 Possession : 54 | 46 Corners : 1 | 0 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 1 Subs Used : 0 | 3 Fouls : 10 | 10 Key Tackles : 2 | 5 Key Passes : 9 | 7 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Sevilla 0 - 1 Benfica ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Sevilla Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- J_Butez GK 24 1 1 1 28 | 97 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 0 0 V_van_Dijk DF 1 23 18 12 26 | 97 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 15 30 16 K_Trippier DF 1 21 16 11 25 | 97 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 K_Naismith DF 1 21 15 10 22 | 97 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Bernat DF 1 20 13 9 29 | 97 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Cresswell DF 1 21 13 9 22 | 97 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 Jorginho DM 1 16 20 14 30 | 97 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 14 T_Partey MF 1 9 21 14 24 | 97 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 36 14 S_Fofana MF 1 16 21 14 23 | 97 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 -2 -2 C_Immobile FW 1 1 12 21 29 | 97 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 21 9 W_Jose FW 1 5 13 23 19 | 97 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 33 20 0 A_Iturbe GK 21 1 1 1 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Oddo DF 1 18 15 7 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Darder MF 1 7 21 13 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K_Jakic MF 1 15 19 6 32 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 G_Bale FW 1 9 16 18 24 | 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Andrew GK 26 1 1 1 26 | 97 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 0 0 0 R_Semedo DF 1 20 18 8 22 | 64 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 16 -2 -2 R_Ferdinand DF 1 19 16 3 28 | 97 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 38 17 25 R_Carvalho DF 1 19 13 7 25 | 64 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 45 21 H_Smolcic DF 1 19 15 9 21 | 97 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Bauer DF 1 19 13 4 32 | 97 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 40 60 W_Ndidi DM 1 17 22 5 24 | 64 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K_Mainoo MF 1 17 20 14 22 | 97 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 M_Mount AM 1 2 22 19 27 | 97 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 Y_En_Nesyri FW 1 4 16 22 28 | 97 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 17 22 A_Johnson FW 1 3 17 19 30 | 97 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 35 16 20 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 | 33 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 A_Omobamidele DF 1 18 11 4 31 | 33 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 0 0 F_Aursnes DM 1 12 18 14 21 | 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Tadic FW 1 2 19 20 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1752506661 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40