FFO EFL1, Real Sociedad vs. Benfica (Fri Nov 14)


                        Real Sociedad  |  Benfica
                            5-3-1-1 P  |  5-1-1-3 P
               Todd Fortune Caretaker  |  Gary Windebank Caretaker
                                       |
                              Kepa GK  |  GK Andrew
                           J_Okore DF  |  DF R_Semedo
                         A_Marusic DF  |  DF R_Ferdinand
                         D_Furlong DF  |  DF R_Carvalho
                          I_Martos DF  |  DF H_Smolcic
                        S_Vrsaljko DF  |  DF K_Mainoo
                           J_Weigl MF  |  DM W_Ndidi
                          B_Kamara MF  |  MF O_Hargreaves
                        Y_Bissouma MF  |  FW M_Mount
                          R_Mahrez AM  |  FW Y_En_Nesyri
                       P_Goncalves FW  |  FW A_Johnson
                                       |
                        S_Burchert SUB |  SUB N_Kruth
                        Y_Nakayama SUB |  SUB M_Bauer
                           R_Parra SUB |  SUB L_Martins
                           L_Maina SUB |  SUB F_Aursnes
                           I_Sainz SUB |  SUB C_Tengstedt




Min. 1  :(ben) Tactical Change by Benfica 
          ...  Benfica have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 1  :(ben) Y_En_Nesyri with the dribble 
          ...  But he loses control of it 
          ...  D_Furlong hits it out for a throw 
Min. 1  :(soc) P_Goncalves beats K_Mainoo 
          ...  He mugged him off there with his dribbling skills 
          ...  M_Mount with a bad challenge 
          ...  The Referee will want to speak to him 
          ...  The Referee wants to have a word with him 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 8  :(ben) A_Johnson with a glorious long pass to H_Smolcic 
          ...  But S_Vrsaljko wins the tackle 
Min. 16 :(soc) P_Goncalves controls the ball with ease 
          ...  P_Goncalves runs forward 
          ...  He hits the shot! 
          ...  It's well wide! 
          ...  8 times out of 10 he would have scored that! 
Min. 22 :(ben) Y_En_Nesyri drops his shoulder and takes it past the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to A_Johnson 
          ...  A great volley from A_Johnson! 
          ...  Kepa gathers it easily 
Min. 27 :(soc) Y_Bissouma brings the ball under control 
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  J_Weigl gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  R_Carvalho beats him to the ball 
          ...  He's such a beast! 
Min. 28 :(soc) Y_Bissouma lobs it over W_Ndidi 
          ...  R_Carvalho reads it well 
          ...  He clears the danger 
Min. 28 :(ben) R_Carvalho with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He shows the defender a clean set of heels 
          ...  R_Carvalho with the goal bound shot! 
          ...  He's dragged it wide!! 
Min. 30 :(soc) P_Goncalves pauses and waits for support 
          ...  He runs towards goal 
          ...  P_Goncalves pounds a rocket on goal! 
          ...  The shot deflects wide into the crowd!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  The corner is swung in by J_Okore! 
          ...  Andrew easily claims the ball! 
Min. 35 :(soc) B_Kamara crosses to S_Vrsaljko 
          ...  S_Vrsaljko keeps his head down as he hits the shot! 
          ...  Andrew gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he slots in the rebound 
          ...  He has put it wide!! 
          ...  He puts his hands on his head in despair! 
Min. 37 :(soc) J_Weigl pushes it past R_Ferdinand 
          ...  J_Weigl with the shot! 
          ...  Andrew is rooted to the spot! 
          ...  But the ball sails wide anyway! 
Min. 39 :(ben) O_Hargreaves sidesteps his marker 
          ...  He was too quick for his marker 
          ...  O_Hargreaves chases it through, he must score! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  Kepa dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  He can't get to it! 
          ...  But it creeps just wide!! 
          ...  The deflection had Kepa beaten! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Mount swings it in! 
          ...  Kepa jumps well to claim it! 
Min. 41 :(soc) B_Kamara brings the ball into the opposing area 
          ...  P_Goncalves makes himself available 
          ...  R_Ferdinand rushes in with a clumsy tackle!! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
          ...  The Referee just wants to lecture him 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  It's in a good position! 
          ...  A_Marusic swings it in 
          ...  R_Mahrez gets on the end of it 
          ...  R_Mahrez hits it 
          ...  This one could go anywhere! 
          ...  Andrew parries it 
          ...  It rolls out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  D_Furlong swings the ball in hard and fast towards the back post! 
          ...  That's a poor one 
          ...  R_Carvalho belts it clear 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time.
Min. 45 :(soc) Substitution by Real Sociedad 
          ...  COMING ON: S_Burchert 
          ...  COMING OFF: I_Martos 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Real Sociedad 0-0 Benfica

Min. 46 :(ben) H_Smolcic flicks it past D_Furlong 
          ...  He runs forward 
          ...  H_Smolcic pounds a rocket on goal! 
          ...  Kepa parries it 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Swung in by A_Johnson 
          ...  It is cleared by A_Marusic 
Min. 52 :(ben) K_Mainoo looks around for some movement 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to A_Johnson 
          ...  But D_Furlong sees the pass and cuts it out 
Min. 53 :(soc) Y_Bissouma looks up 
          ...  He swings the ball right towards P_Goncalves 
          ...  A left-footer by P_Goncalves! 
          ...  Andrew takes the ball off him 
          ...  He was showing off there! 
Min. 54 :(ben) A_Johnson is first to the ball 
          ...  A_Johnson belts the ball towards goal! 
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air 
          ...  But Kepa hits it away 
          ...  He could have held onto that! 
Min. 56 :(ben) A_Johnson turns nicely onto the ball 
          ...  A_Johnson strikes a wicked curler! 
          ...  But Kepa makes a superb stop down low 
Min. 57 :(soc) Y_Bissouma takes advantage of a mistake by W_Ndidi 
          ...  That mistake could prove costly 
          ...  Y_Bissouma with the goal bound shot! 
          ...  Andrew gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH!! 
          ...  He's put it over 
Min. 58 :(soc) S_Vrsaljko sprints down the flank 
          ...  He threads the ball in to R_Mahrez 
          ...  But R_Semedo puts it in row Z! 
Min. 60 :(soc) B_Kamara holds up the ball 
          ...  He plays the ball through to P_Goncalves 
          ...  P_Goncalves flicks the header toward the far post! 
          ...  Andrew saves it 
          ...  He got his body behind the ball there 
Min. 61 :(soc) R_Mahrez gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He slides the ball past K_Mainoo! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  R_Mahrez with his head down lets it go! 
          ...  Andrew parries it 
          ...  The defender clears it 
Min. 62 :(ben) M_Mount steps over the ball 
          ...  He nutmegs J_Okore 
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery 
          ...  P_Goncalves knobbles the attacking player. 
          ...  The Referee blows up for a foul 
Min. 63 :(ben) R_Semedo is taking a throw in 
          ...  He is taking a run up at it! 
          ...  He throws it long to A_Johnson 
          ...  D_Furlong wins control of the ball with his hand!! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 65 :(ben) Substitution by Benfica 
          ...  COMING ON: C_Tengstedt 
          ...  COMING OFF: A_Johnson 
Min. 66 :(ben) Y_En_Nesyri takes possession 
          ...  He has his back towards goal 
          ...  He turns well 
          ...  J_Okore reads the play well 
Min. 67 :(soc) J_Weigl takes possession 
          ...  He runs towards goal 
          ...  W_Ndidi gets to the ball first 
Min. 69 :(ben) R_Carvalho sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  O_Hargreaves gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  O_Hargreaves plays it down the wing 
          ...  Cross comes in back to him, diving header! 
          ...  He had to be brave there 
          ...  It hits the outside of the post 
          ...  And goes out 
Min. 70 :(soc) Tactical Change by Real Sociedad 
          ...  Real Sociedad have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 70 :(soc) J_Okore looks for options 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to P_Goncalves 
          ...  Driven towards goal by P_Goncalves! 
          ...  Looks like it should be easy for Andrew 
          ...  but he's made a hash of it 
          ...  It drifts inches wide!! 
          ...  Andrew looks embarrassed! 
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide! 
Min. 72 :(soc) R_Mahrez knocks the ball on and sprints past C_Tengstedt 
          ...  A delightful ball in to S_Vrsaljko 
          ...  R_Carvalho reads the play well 
Min. 74 :(soc) J_Weigl knocks the ball on and sprints past H_Smolcic 
          ...  A delightful ball in to J_Okore 
          ...  J_Okore with the 40 yard drive! 
          ...  It hits off a defender! 
          ...  Andrew is wrong footed! 
          ...  It drifts just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Marusic flights it in! 
          ...  Andrew thumps the ball away! 
Min. 75 :(ben) W_Ndidi has it now 
          ...  He takes on S_Vrsaljko 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He puts in M_Mount! 
          ...  M_Mount belts the ball towards goal! 
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  Kepa dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  He can't get to it! 
          ...  But it creeps just wide!! 
          ...  The deflection had Kepa beaten! 
Min. 77 :(ben) R_Semedo runs towards the goal 
          ...  But A_Marusic sweeps up the threat 
Min. 78 :(soc) P_Goncalves flights the ball to S_Vrsaljko 
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by H_Smolcic 
Min. 79 :(ben) K_Mainoo looks for options 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to Y_En_Nesyri 
          ...  Y_En_Nesyri attempts a lob! 
          ...  But Kepa just gets his fingers to that one 
Min. 80 :(soc) B_Kamara cuts in on R_Ferdinand's blind side 
          ...  B_Kamara drives the shot in! 
          ...  The fans get off their seats! 
          ...  Andrew plucks the ball out of the air 
          ...  Good goalkeeping there! 
Min. 84 :(ben) R_Carvalho has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He knocks the ball past S_Vrsaljko! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  S_Vrsaljko recovers the situation to win the ball back 
Min. 87 :(ben) M_Mount slips past his marker S_Vrsaljko 
          ...  The ball is whipped into O_Hargreaves 
          ...  O_Hargreaves with the shot on net! 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!! 
          ...  It's wide! 
          ...  That was a dismal effort! 
          ...  He should have buried that! 
Min. 87 :(soc) Y_Bissouma skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to S_Vrsaljko 
          ...  C_Tengstedt with a nasty foul 
          ...  That looked malicious 
          ...  The Referee calls him for a talk 
          ...  He's going to let him off for that 
          ...  Oh no he isn't! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He's told him he's going to keep an eye on him now! 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  Here we go, a real chance of a goal 
          ...  B_Kamara hoists it forward 
          ...  Y_Bissouma gets on the end of it 
          ...  Y_Bissouma tries to lob the keeper! 
          ...  Andrew parries it 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 5 minutes of injury time.
Min. 90 :(soc) Y_Bissouma eases past O_Hargreaves 
          ...  Y_Bissouma throws himself at the ball! 
          ...  He manages to reach the ball 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  But it thumps off the woodwork!! 
          ...  And goes safely clear! 
          ...  Andrew never had a chance! 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : Reale Arena
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Real Sociedad Match Info
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Best player          : S_Vrsaljko
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Benfica Match Info
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Best player          : R_Carvalho (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : M_Mount (1), C_Tengstedt (87)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                           Real Sociedad  |    Benfica
Attempts on Goal     :          14        |       10
Off target           :           8        |       5
On target            :           6        |       5
Possession           :          57        |       43
Corners              :           3        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       2
Subs Used            :           1        |       1
Fouls                :           9        |       8
Key Tackles          :           8        |       7
Key Passes           :          11        |       8
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Final Score          : Real Sociedad 0 - 0 Benfica
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Player Statistics - Real Sociedad
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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Kepa           GK  28   1   1   1  20 |  97   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  34   0   0   0
J_Okore        DF   1  23  16  14  23 |  97   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  15  17  14
A_Marusic      DF   1  22  14  12  24 |  97   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  32   0   0
D_Furlong      DF   1  22  16   8  25 |  97   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  48   0   0
I_Martos       DF   1  14  11   9  21 |  45   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  24   0   0
S_Vrsaljko     DF   1  22  18  14  26 |  97   0   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  32  15  14
J_Weigl        MF   1  16  23   9  24 |  97   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10  19
B_Kamara       MF   1  17  22  14  28 |  97   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  33  16
Y_Bissouma     MF   1  16  21  13  31 |  97   0   0   3   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  36  47
R_Mahrez       AM   1   1  21  21  22 |  97   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  12  18
P_Goncalves    FW   1   3  16  23  25 |  97   0   0   1   0   5   0   0   0   0   0  17  29
S_Burchert     DF  21   1   1   1  19 |  52   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Y_Nakayama     DF   1  17  14   8  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Parra        DF   1  15  13   4  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Maina        MF   1   4  18  15  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
I_Sainz        FW   1   7  16  20  20 |   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 |  97   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0   0
R_Semedo       DF   1  21  18   8  22 |  97   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  17  15   0
R_Ferdinand    DF   1  20  16   3  28 |  97   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  18   0   0
R_Carvalho     DF   1  19  14   8  25 |  97   0   4   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  76  19  20
H_Smolcic      DF   1  20  15   9  21 |  97   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  18   0  21
K_Mainoo       DF   1  18  21  14  22 |  97   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  24   0
W_Ndidi        DM   1  18  22   5  24 |  97   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  11   0
O_Hargreaves   MF   1  12  20  16  26 |  97   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  36
M_Mount        FW   1   2  22  20  27 |  97   0   0   1   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2   9   6
Y_En_Nesyri    FW   1   4  17  23  28 |  97   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  16   7
A_Johnson      FW   1   3  17  20  30 |  67   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  16  30
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
L_Martins      MF   1   5  18  12  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
F_Aursnes      MF   1  12  18  14  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Tengstedt    FW   1   8  12  15  27 |  30   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
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