FFO EFL1, Barcelona vs. Benfica (Mon May 11)


                            Barcelona  |  Benfica
                          5-1-0-2-2 A  |  4-1-2-1-2 C
                              HD King  |  Andy Lowe
                                       |
                         A_Padilla GK  |  GK Andrew
                             N_Ake DF  |  DF E_Moretti
                            N_Sule DF  |  DF P_Jagielka
                        D_Dumfries DF  |  DF H_Smolcic
                          B_Wilmot DF  |  DF J_Vestergaard
                        D_Llorente DF  |  DM K_Mainoo
                            A_Gray DM  |  MF M_Mount
                          C_Nkunku AM  |  MF B_Pedretti
                     C_D_Ketelaere AM  |  AM A_Correa
                         V_Osimhen FW  |  FW An_Silva
                         C_Bellamy FW  |  FW Y_En_Nesyri
                                       |
                            A_Bass SUB |  SUB S_Mandanda
                            I_Soto SUB |  SUB A_Omobamidele
                         D_Sanchex SUB |  SUB L_Martins
                      D_Szoboszlai SUB |  SUB F_Aursnes
                         D_Zakaria SUB |  SUB C_Tengstedt




Min. 3  :(bca) C_Nkunku pauses and waits for support 
          ...  He runs towards goal 
          ...  What a fantastic interception by J_Vestergaard 
          ...  He read that situation like a book! 
Min. 8  :(bca) C_D_Ketelaere works the ball inside 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to C_Bellamy 
          ...  A wicked drive by C_Bellamy! 
          ...  He hits the side netting 
          ...  Some parts of the ground thought that went in! 
Min. 9  :(bca) C_Bellamy beats his marker 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  C_Bellamy with the drive! 
          ...  But Andrew punches it away 
          ...  He could have caught that! 
Min. 12 :(bca) C_D_Ketelaere nutmegs the defender 
          ...  C_D_Ketelaere with a terrific drive! 
          ...  Andrew makes a great save 
          ...  And he manages to hold onto it as well! 
Min. 16 :(bca) D_Dumfries plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  V_Osimhen decides to go for goal instead! 
          ...  V_Osimhen hits it 
          ...  This one could go anywhere! 
          ...  But Andrew palms it away 
          ...  He could have caught that! 
Min. 21 :(bca) A_Gray looks around for support 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to C_D_Ketelaere 
          ...  J_Vestergaard dives in two footed!! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 22 :(bca) A_Gray beats H_Smolcic 
          ...  He showed great skill there 
          ...  M_Mount fouls badly 
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll be off if he does that again 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  They are lining up to take this one! 
          ...  Looks like a set piece from the training ground coming up! 
          ...  C_Bellamy drives it in 
          ...  It grazes the bar 
          ...  And goes over 
          ...  Oh so close there! 
Min. 25 :(bca) V_Osimhen sidesteps his marker 
          ...  He showed great skill there 
          ...  B_Pedretti hits it out for a corner 
          ...  Can they make this pay? 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Gray plays it into the danger area! 
          ...  P_Jagielka clears the danger 
Min. 29 :(bca) C_D_Ketelaere with a real burst of pace 
          ...  E_Moretti can't catch up with him 
          ...  He's clean through! 
          ...  E_Moretti reads the situation well and wins the ball 
          ...  But it goes out 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  V_Osimhen swings the ball in hard and fast towards the back post! 
          ...  That's a poor one 
          ...  E_Moretti belts it clear 
Min. 32 :(ben) A_Correa reads the run of Y_En_Nesyri 
          ...  Y_En_Nesyri with the punt towards goal! 
          ...  Looks like it should be A_Padilla's 
          ...  But he elects to punch it rather than catch 
          ...  It loops out for a corner. 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  P_Jagielka chips the ball in towards the far post! 
          ...  A_Padilla easily catches it! 
Min. 35 :(bca) A_Gray jinks infield 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to N_Ake 
          ...  N_Ake with the shot! 
          ...  Looks like it should be an easy save for Andrew 
          ...  He's been nutmegged! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Andrew looks embarrassed! 
          ...  Barcelona go ahead in this match now! 
          ...  Barcelona 1-0 Benfica ...
Min. 40 :(ben) A_Correa beats N_Sule 
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from D_Llorente 
          ...  It goes out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  K_Mainoo curls it into the box! 
          ...  B_Wilmot heads it away 
Min. 42 :(bca) D_Dumfries heads the ball back to V_Osimhen 
          ...  B_Pedretti with a late tackle 
          ...  Well to be fair he was looking for the foul 
          ...  The Referee calls him for a talk 
          ...  He's going to let him off for that 
          ...  FREE KICK 
          ...  It is deep inside their own half. This will allow them to regroup 
          ...  A_Gray floats it forward 
          ...  C_Bellamy latches onto the end of it 
          ...  C_Bellamy sees A_Padilla off his line! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time
Min. 45 :(bca) V_Osimhen looks up 
          ...  He swings the ball right towards N_Ake 
          ...  N_Ake with a little chip! 
          ...  Andrew watches it sail wide! 
Min. 46 :(ben) A_Correa with a pinpoint pass to J_Vestergaard 
          ...  J_Vestergaard with the punt towards goal! 
          ...  A_Padilla heads it away 
          ...  He was showing off there! 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Barcelona 1-0 Benfica

Min. 46 :(ben) Y_En_Nesyri plays a first time ball through the defence to E_Moretti 
          ...  But C_Nkunku puts the ball out of play 
Min. 50 :(ben) H_Smolcic lobs the ball over the defence 
          ...  B_Pedretti latches on to it 
          ...  B_Pedretti is miles offside! 
          ...  The flag stays down 
          ...  A_Padilla tries to close down the angle 
          ...  He tries to slip it past A_Padilla Oooh you beauty! 
          ...  What a hit, son! 
          ...  What a hit! 
          ...  GOAL!!!!! 
          ...  Benfica have pulled level! 
          ...  Barcelona 1-1 Benfica ...
Min. 51 :(ben) H_Smolcic off the woodwork! 
          ...  Y_En_Nesyri picks up the deflection 
          ...  D_Dumfries tries to head the ball away from goal 
          ...  But it's looping towards his own net!! 
          ...  It goes just over!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  B_Pedretti swings the ball in hard and fast towards the back post! 
          ...  That's a poor one 
          ...  A_Padilla catches it with ease 
Min. 52 :(bca) V_Osimhen turns past P_Jagielka 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  Good sliding challenge from B_Pedretti and it had to be 
Min. 54 :(ben) H_Smolcic with a glorious long pass to M_Mount 
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by N_Sule 
Min. 55 :(bca) Substitution by Barcelona 
          ...  COMING ON: D_Zakaria 
          ...  COMING OFF: C_D_Ketelaere 
Min. 55 :(bca) C_Bellamy picks up the loose ball and runs forward with it 
          ...  K_Mainoo gets the foot in to win the ball 
          ...  It rolls out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  C_Nkunku with an inswinging corner into the box 
          ...  The ball comes to C_Bellamy 
          ...  He gets the shot away 
          ...  Andrew with a great save 
          ...  And he holds onto it as well! 
Min. 57 :(bca) Tactical Change by Barcelona 
          ...  Barcelona have changed their playing style to C 
Min. 58 :(ben) Tactical Change by Benfica 
          ...  Benfica have changed their playing style to E 
Min. 60 :(bca) Substitution by Barcelona 
          ...  COMING ON: D_Szoboszlai 
          ...  COMING OFF: C_Nkunku 
Min. 60 :(bca) Tactical Change by Barcelona 
          ...  C_Bellamy will now play as a AM 
Min. 60 :(bca) A_Gray is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate loosing his marker 
          ...  He throws it to D_Szoboszlai 
          ...  D_Szoboszlai swings in the shot! 
          ...  The fans get off their seats! 
          ...  Andrew plucks the ball out of the air 
          ...  Good goalkeeping there! 
Min. 60 :(ben) K_Mainoo runs at A_Gray 
          ...  The defender slips and falls over 
          ...  D_Llorente pulls on his opponent's shirt!! 
          ...  You can't swap shirts until after the game! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
          ...  The Referee reaches to his pocket! 
          ...  He jots down his name! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 62 :(ben) A_Correa with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He leaves the defender behind 
          ...  D_Szoboszlai wins the ball with ease 
          ...  The Referee saw something no-one else did 
          ...  The Referee calls him over! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
Min. 62 :(ben) Y_En_Nesyri sprints past D_Llorente 
          ...  It was as if the defender wasn't even there 
          ...  Y_En_Nesyri with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  Powerful header! 
          ...  But A_Padilla makes a fine save 
          ...  Wow!! That was close! 
          ...  He had to be at his best to reach that one! 
Min. 67 :(bca) D_Szoboszlai holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to V_Osimhen 
          ...  The defender plays it back to Andrew 
          ...  But it's gone straight to V_Osimhen! 
          ...  He just has Andrew to beat! 
          ...  He tries to round past Andrew 
          ...  But he loses his balance and drags it wide!! 
          ...  Whenever I watch him play 
          ...  It looks like he's being controlled by an 11-year-old in the crowd on a PS4! 
Min. 67 :(ben) M_Mount crosses in from the wing, he finds A_Correa in the box 
          ...  A_Correa fires off a right-footed shot! 
          ...  A_Padilla saves it 
          ...  Good goalkeeping 
Min. 70 :(bca) V_Osimhen finds his way through 
          ...  His quick turn fooled the defender 
          ...  E_Moretti with the tackle 
Min. 70 :(ben) B_Pedretti holds up the ball 
          ...  He plays the ball through to J_Vestergaard 
          ...  J_Vestergaard with the side footed shot! 
          ...  Brilliant save from A_Padilla 
Min. 71 :(ben) E_Moretti is taking a throw in 
          ...  He takes a couple of strides back 
          ...  He throws the ball to Y_En_Nesyri 
          ...  But N_Ake puts it in row Z! 
Min. 73 :(ben) E_Moretti with a real burst of pace 
          ...  D_Dumfries tackles cleanly 
          ...  The linesman flags for the foul though! 
          ...  Unbelievable! It looked clean to me 
Min. 74 :(bca) D_Dumfries pauses and waits for support 
          ...  He runs towards goal 
          ...  P_Jagielka had better start being careful if he continues to tackle like that 
Min. 80 :(ben) Substitution by Benfica 
          ...  COMING ON: A_Omobamidele 
          ...  COMING OFF: A_Correa 
Min. 86 :(ben) M_Mount gets to the byline 
          ...  He puts it into the box 
          ...  He finds An_Silva 
          ...  An_Silva launches himself head first to connect with the low cross! 
          ...  Saved by A_Padilla 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 7 minutes of injury time.
Min. 88 :(bca) N_Sule unselfishly heads the ball back to D_Szoboszlai 
          ...  D_Szoboszlai curls it towards the top corner! 
          ...  But he's put it wide 
          ...  How did he manage to miss that one?!?!? 
Min. 89 :(ben) Y_En_Nesyri runs into space 
          ...  Y_En_Nesyri with a blistering shot! 
          ...  A_Padilla manages to turn it behind 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Omobamidele hits it towards the far post! 
          ...  A_Padilla thumps the ball away! 
Min. 94 :(bca) C_Bellamy has the ball 
          ...  He knocks the ball past J_Vestergaard 
          ...  He puts in D_Szoboszlai! 
          ...  K_Mainoo goes in with the block tackle 
          ...  He comes out of it with the ball 
          ...  Great tackle! 
Min. 95 :(bca) V_Osimhen flicks it over P_Jagielka's head 
          ...  He showed some great skill there! 
          ...  V_Osimhen belts the ball towards goal! 
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air 
          ...  He hits the side netting 
          ...  Some parts of the ground thought that went in! 
Min. 95 :(ben) An_Silva has it now 
          ...  He takes on N_Sule 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He puts in A_Omobamidele! 
          ...  An audacious effort from A_Omobamidele! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But hits the side netting! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Y_En_Nesyri swings the ball in hard and fast towards the back post! 
          ...  Headed away by N_Ake 
Min. 96 :(ben) E_Moretti gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He slides the ball past the defender! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  E_Moretti with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  Powerful downward header! 
          ...  A_Padilla just watches it float over the bar! 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : Camp Nou
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Barcelona Match Info
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Best player          : A_Gray
Scorers              : N_Ake (35)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : , D_Llorente (60)D_Szoboszlai (62)
Injured              : N/A
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Benfica Match Info
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Best player          : B_Pedretti (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : B_Pedretti (50)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : M_Mount (22)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                               Barcelona  |    Benfica
Attempts on Goal     :          13        |       10
Off target           :           7        |       3
On target            :           6        |       7
Possession           :          51        |       49
Corners              :           3        |       5
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       1
Subs Used            :           2        |       1
Fouls                :          13        |       7
Key Tackles          :           7        |       10
Key Passes           :          10        |       11
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Final Score          : Barcelona 1 - 1 Benfica
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Player Statistics - Barcelona
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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A_Padilla      GK  28   1   1   1  21 |  98   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  62   0   0   0
N_Ake          DF   1  25  19  14  17 |  98   0   2   0   0   2   1   0   0   0  30   0  60
N_Sule         DF   1  24  18  14  29 |  98   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  16  18   0
D_Dumfries     DF   1  24  19   8  22 |  98   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  16  34   0
B_Wilmot       DF   1  23  16   6  21 |  98   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  17   0   0
D_Llorente     DF   1  23  20   8  26 |  98   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  15  -2  -2
A_Gray         DM   1  20  22   4  26 |  98   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0
C_Nkunku       AM   1  10  24  20  26 |  61   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0   0
C_D_Ketelaere  AM   1   6  21  24  22 |  56   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  15   8
V_Osimhen      FW   1   3  20  25  27 |  98   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  16  17
C_Bellamy      AM   1   5  17  21  28 |  98   0   0   1   0   5   0   0   0   0   0  19  49
A_Bass         GK  21   1   1   1  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
I_Soto         DF   1  20  14  15  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Sanchex      DF   1  15  13   6  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Szoboszlai   AM   1   4  23  20  24 |  37   0   0   1   0   2   0   1   0   0  -2  11  20
D_Zakaria      DM   1  20  23  11  26 |  42   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  28   1   1   1  26 |  98   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0   0   0
E_Moretti      DF   1  22  17  14  20 |  98   0   3   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  54  19  16
P_Jagielka     DF   1  22  16  10  29 |  98   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  18   0   0
H_Smolcic      DF   1  21  16   9  21 |  98   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  84   0
J_Vestergaard  DF   1  21  16  13  28 |  98   0   2   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  38   0  38
K_Mainoo       DM   1  19  22  15  22 |  98   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  42   0   0
M_Mount        MF   1   2  23  21  27 |  98   0   0   2   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  24  -2
B_Pedretti     MF   1  13  20   5  27 |  98   0   2   1   0   1   1   0   0   0  54  16  62
A_Correa       AM   1   5  22  23  26 |  81   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  28   9
An_Silva       FW   1   7  14  26  28 |  98   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  22   6
Y_En_Nesyri    FW   1   5  17  24  28 |  98   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  19  22
S_Mandanda     GK  23   1   1   1  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Omobamidele  DF   1  18  11   4  31 |  17   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  26
L_Martins      MF   1   6  19  13  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 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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