FFO EFL1, Shakhtar Donetsk vs. Benfica (Fri Nov 07) Shakhtar Donetsk | Benfica 4-4-2 D | 5-2-2-1 A Hamza Siddiqui | Gary Windebank Caretaker | P_Gollini GK | GK Andrew D_Raum DF | DF R_Semedo L_Ranieri DF | DF R_Ferdinand V_Bondar DF | DF M_Bauer R_Karsdorp DF | DF R_Carvalho H_Sudakov MF | DF H_Smolcic P_Sarabia MF | DM K_Mainoo T_Rosicky MF | DM W_Ndidi G_Torrado MF | MF O_Hargreaves J_Obikwu FW | MF L_Martins M_Rashford FW | FW Y_En_Nesyri | M_Serni SUB | SUB N_Kruth A_Sorensen SUB | SUB A_Omobamidele C_Cauz SUB | SUB M_Mount S_Diarra SUB | SUB D_Tadic L_Fabiano SUB | SUB C_Tengstedt Min. 3 :(ben) L_Martins flicks it over the defender and runs onto it ... He showed great skill and pace there ... D_Raum anticipates the pass and cuts it out Min. 6 :(ben) L_Martins runs with the ball to the corner flag ... He plays the ball across to O_Hargreaves ... Wonderful sliding challenge by V_Bondar ... Nothing gets past him! Min. 10 :(ben) R_Carvalho jumps over L_Ranieri's challenge ... R_Carvalho aims for the top right corner! ... The ball moves through the air! ... P_Gollini moves quickly! ... Can he get to this? ... P_Gollini catches it with style! Min. 25 :(ben) O_Hargreaves finds himself with plenty of time ... Wonderful sliding challenge by D_Raum Min. 28 :(ben) K_Mainoo with a measured pass to Y_En_Nesyri ... L_Ranieri with the tackle Min. 30 :(ben) L_Martins gets the ball on the wing ... He cuts inside D_Raum! ... He has some space now! ... L_Martins tries the lob from 30 yards! ... P_Gollini is beaten! ... GOAL!! ... Superb finish!! ... Benfica go ahead in this match now! ... Shakhtar Donetsk 0-1 Benfica ... Min. 31 :(ben) Tactical Change by Benfica ... Benfica have changed their playing style to P Min. 33 :(sha) V_Bondar kills the ball dead ... K_Mainoo brings him down from behind! ... But the ref gives nothing! Min. 38 :(ben) O_Hargreaves finds K_Mainoo with a perfectly weighted pass ... K_Mainoo with the attempt at goal! ... P_Gollini makes a good save Min. 42 :(sha) M_Rashford picks up the loose ball and runs forward with it ... R_Ferdinand rushes in with a poor tackle!! ... That's a foul!! ... He is ordered to cool off Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time. Min. 43 :(sha) T_Rosicky has the ball on the wing ... He knocks the ball past R_Ferdinand! ... He has some space now! ... Wonderful sliding challenge by O_Hargreaves Min. 49 :(ben) O_Hargreaves knocks the ball past the lunge of L_Ranieri ... O_Hargreaves blasts it at the goal! ... P_Gollini gets up well to catch that one ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Shakhtar Donetsk 0-1 Benfica Min. 46 :(sha) D_Raum holds the ball up 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! ... H_Smolcic cleanly tackles him ... He judged that well Min. 49 :(sha) H_Sudakov retreats under pressure ... He hits the ball upfield ... M_Rashford latches onto the end of it ... R_Ferdinand slides in hard! ... And knocks the ball out for a throw! Min. 50 :(sha) T_Rosicky spots a team mate in space ... He finds M_Rashford with a lovely pass! ... R_Carvalho pulls on his opponent's shirt!! ... The Referee has stopped play ... Well spotted by The Referee! Min. 55 :(sha) Substitution by Shakhtar Donetsk ... COMING ON: A_Sorensen ... COMING OFF: R_Karsdorp Min. 58 :(ben) O_Hargreaves volleys it forward. He finds R_Carvalho ... But he loses control of it ... D_Raum hits it out for a throw Min. 60 :(ben) Substitution by Benfica ... COMING ON: C_Tengstedt ... COMING OFF: Y_En_Nesyri Min. 60 :(ben) Substitution by Benfica ... COMING ON: M_Mount ... COMING OFF: L_Martins Min. 63 :(ben) O_Hargreaves brings the ball under control ... He sees a team mate leave his marker! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... M_Bauer gets on the end of the pass ... A left-footer by M_Bauer! ... But he puts it wide Min. 65 :(sha) Substitution by Shakhtar Donetsk ... COMING ON: S_Diarra ... COMING OFF: G_Torrado Min. 67 :(sha) M_Rashford sidesteps W_Ndidi ... He's been running his marker ragged all game ... M_Rashford lobs Andrew! ... Andrew gets a hand to it!! ... But he slots in the rebound ... NO HE DOESN'T!! ... How on Earth did he put that wide? ... He was two yards out! Min. 68 :(sha) J_Obikwu with a clever shimmy ... J_Obikwu with the shot! ... But he puts it over ... He can't be happy with that effort Min. 70 :(sha) M_Rashford lays the ball back to J_Obikwu ... R_Ferdinand rushes in with a clumsy challenge!! ... That's a foul!! Min. 73 :(ben) C_Tengstedt drives it across the face of the goal R_Carvalho ... R_Carvalho plays it down the wing ... Cross comes in back to him, diving header! ... He had to be brave there ... P_Gollini can't get to it! ... OH! It has gone just over the bar! ... P_Gollini makes a knowing look ... Did he know that was going over? Min. 87 :(ben) C_Tengstedt has broken clear! Just the keeper to beat! ... He dinks it over P_Gollini ... A_Sorensen gets back to block it on the line!! ... But the ref's blown his whistle! He's spotted a handball! ... It looks like he could be sent off! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... That was very, very close to being a red let me assure you! ... Is The Referee going to give a penalty? ... He points to the spot! ... PENALTY!! ... M_Mount will take it ... P_Gollini with a comfortable save!! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Metalist Stadium ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Shakhtar Donetsk Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : D_Raum Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : A_Sorensen (87) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Benfica Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : L_Martins (Man of the Match) Scorers : L_Martins (30) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Shakhtar Donetsk | Benfica Attempts on Goal : 2 | 6 Off target : 2 | 2 On target : 0 | 4 Possession : 32 | 68 Corners : 0 | 0 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 0 Subs Used : 2 | 2 Fouls : 3 | 9 Key Tackles : 5 | 4 Key Passes : 1 | 6 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Shakhtar Donetsk 0 - 1 Benfica ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Shakhtar Donetsk Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- P_Gollini GK 28 1 1 1 24 | 95 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 D_Raum DF 1 23 19 7 26 | 95 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 45 0 0 L_Ranieri DF 1 21 18 12 28 | 95 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 V_Bondar DF 1 21 16 6 27 | 95 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 R_Karsdorp DF 1 21 19 14 24 | 59 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 H_Sudakov MF 1 16 22 16 30 | 95 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 P_Sarabia MF 1 5 21 20 25 | 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T_Rosicky MF 1 5 20 19 23 | 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 G_Torrado MF 1 12 18 9 31 | 69 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Obikwu FW 1 6 15 22 26 | 95 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 M_Rashford FW 1 8 18 22 28 | 95 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 M_Serni GK 21 1 1 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Sorensen DF 1 20 16 9 29 | 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 -2 -2 C_Cauz DF 1 16 13 10 20 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Diarra MF 1 9 16 14 24 | 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Fabiano FW 1 3 14 19 26 | 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 | 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 0 0 R_Semedo DF 1 21 18 8 22 | 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Ferdinand DF 1 20 16 3 28 | 95 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 0 M_Bauer DF 1 19 14 5 32 | 95 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 19 0 23 R_Carvalho DF 1 19 14 7 25 | 95 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 44 H_Smolcic DF 1 20 15 9 21 | 95 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 0 K_Mainoo DM 1 18 21 14 22 | 95 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 20 12 16 W_Ndidi DM 1 17 22 5 24 | 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 O_Hargreaves MF 1 11 20 16 26 | 95 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 27 39 14 L_Martins MF 1 5 18 12 28 | 64 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 15 44 Y_En_Nesyri FW 1 4 17 23 28 | 64 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 A_Omobamidele DF 1 18 11 4 31 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Mount MF 1 2 22 20 27 | 31 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 D_Tadic MF 1 2 19 20 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Tengstedt FW 1 8 12 15 27 | 31 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 0 1762536258 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40