FFO EFL1, Benfica vs. Celtic (Mon Apr 20)


                              Benfica  |  Celtic
                          4-2-0-2-2 C  |  5-1-0-2-2 P
                                    -  |  Craig Bucknall
                                       |
                            Andrew GK  |  GK W_Falcone
                        P_Jagielka DF  |  DF L_Hernandez
                         E_Moretti DF  |  DF G_Mancini
                     A_Omobamidele DF  |  DF B_White
                     J_Vestergaard DF  |  DF J_Denayer
                           W_Ndidi DM  |  DF A_Wisdom
                          K_Mainoo DM  |  DM A_Z_Anguissa
                         L_Martins AM  |  AM R_Horta
                           M_Mount AM  |  AM P_Fornals
                          An_Silva FW  |  FW M_Salah
                          A_Correa FW  |  FW Joao_Pedro
                                       |
                        S_Mandanda SUB |  SUB G_Rulli
                          M_Planus SUB |  SUB N_Pareja
                        B_Pedretti SUB |  SUB W_Burger
                         F_Aursnes SUB |  SUB M_Sow
                       Y_En_Nesyri SUB |  SUB L_ONien




Min. 2  :(ben) M_Mount cuts inside his opponent 
          ...  He worked that well 
          ...  M_Mount with his head down lets it go! 
          ...  But he somehow misses 
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort 
Min. 4  :(cel) M_Salah gains control of the loose ball 
          ...  Driven towards goal by M_Salah! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  There was no way Andrew was going to catch that! 
          ...  That puts Celtic ahead! 
          ...  Now can they hang onto it? 
          ...  Benfica 0-1 Celtic ...
Min. 5  :(ben) Tactical Change by Benfica 
          ...  Benfica have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 5  :(cel) Tactical Change by Celtic 
          ...  Celtic have changed their playing style to C 
Min. 10 :(ben) L_Martins with a real burst of pace 
          ...  A_Z_Anguissa can't catch up with him 
          ...  He's clean through! 
          ...  A powerful shot by L_Martins! 
          ...  But W_Falcone stops that one easily 
Min. 11 :(cel) Joao_Pedro curls the ball out wide to B_White 
          ...  E_Moretti reads the situation well and wins the ball 
          ...  But it goes out 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  L_Hernandez floats the ball in! 
          ...  It is cleared by P_Jagielka 
Min. 14 :(cel) R_Horta runs at the defence 
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by K_Mainoo 
          ...  Nothing gets past him! 
Min. 15 :(cel) M_Salah flicks it over K_Mainoo and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  M_Salah controls the ball well! 
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal! 
          ...  It flies into Row Z! 
Min. 16 :(cel) L_Hernandez boots it towards R_Horta 
          ...  L_Martins goes in studs first 
          ...  The Celtic fans want him to be sent off! 
          ...  He's warned for that one 
          ...  Anymore like that and he'll receive a booking 
Min. 17 :(cel) L_Hernandez looks around for some movement 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to M_Salah 
          ...  M_Salah has a dig at goal! 
          ...  Andrew parries it, he follows it up 
          ...  And Andrew recovers to save!! 
Min. 20 :(cel) B_White hits the ball through the heart of the defence 
          ...  P_Fornals latches onto it! 
          ...  P_Fornals tries to chip the ball over the keeper! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  His players jump on top of him 
          ...  Benfica 0-2 Celtic ...
Min. 21 :(ben) Tactical Change by Benfica 
          ...  Benfica have changed their playing style to C 
Min. 21 :(ben) W_Ndidi with the deft touch 
          ...  He takes it past G_Mancini 
          ...  He knocks it to An_Silva! 
          ...  A_Z_Anguissa knocks him to the floor 
          ...  The fans are calling for a penalty! 
          ...  But The Referee just turns away! 
Min. 22 :(cel) A defence splitting pass from A_Wisdom to R_Horta 
          ...  R_Horta attempts a lob! 
          ...  Andrew makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He makes it look so easy 
Min. 23 :(ben) K_Mainoo spots L_Martins who is in acres of space 
          ...  Great challenge by G_Mancini 
          ...  But it goes out for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  K_Mainoo curls it into the box! 
          ...  W_Falcone comes towards the ball 
          ...  And he claims it with ease! 
Min. 24 :(cel) M_Salah lobs it over the defender 
          ...  But E_Moretti comes away with the ball 
          ...  Excellent defending there! 
Min. 27 :(ben) P_Jagielka slips past his marker J_Denayer 
          ...  The ball is whipped into An_Silva 
          ...  Brilliantly taken away by R_Horta!! 
          ...  Any youngsters out there should be taking notes 
Min. 28 :(ben) A_Correa with a neat pass into M_Mount 
          ...  L_Hernandez slides in hard! 
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw! 
Min. 32 :(ben) K_Mainoo with an inch perfect pass to P_Jagielka 
          ...  P_Jagielka with a hard drive! What a hit son! What a hit! 
          ...  W_Falcone gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  He just manages to tip it over 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  The corner is swung in by M_Mount! 
          ...  B_White heads it away 
Min. 37 :(ben) An_Silva runs at the defender 
          ...  The ball rebounds off G_Mancini back to him! 
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward! 
          ...  G_Mancini does well to get the tackle in 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time.
Min. 48 :(cel) Joao_Pedro takes on P_Jagielka 
          ...  He runs past him 
          ...  J_Vestergaard wins the ball 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Benfica 0-2 Celtic

Min. 47 :(ben) M_Mount with a slide rule pass to An_Silva 
          ...  R_Horta with a pull on the shirt 
          ...  FREE KICK 
          ...  J_Vestergaard swings it in 
          ...  A_Correa takes control of it! 
          ...  But J_Denayer comes away with the ball 
          ...  Excellent defending there! 
Min. 50 :(ben) E_Moretti with a precise pass to M_Mount 
          ...  B_White gets to the ball first 
Min. 52 :(ben) A_Omobamidele controls the ball with a deft piece of skill 
          ...  He plays the ball into the middle! 
          ...  An_Silva gets onto the end of the pass! 
          ...  An_Silva with the crafty shot! 
          ...  W_Falcone watches it sail safely wide! 
Min. 52 :(cel) M_Salah looks around for support 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to A_Wisdom 
          ...  A_Wisdom hits the shot! 
          ...  It swerves a lot! 
          ...  Andrew parries it, he follows it up 
          ...  He fires it over!! 
Min. 55 :(ben) A_Correa is force to hold onto the ball 
          ...  No one seems to be coming forward 
          ...  He heads towards the goal alone! 
          ...  But he loses control of it 
          ...  B_White hits it out for a throw 
Min. 55 :(cel) P_Fornals spots his team mate making a run 
          ...  He finds Joao_Pedro with a lovely pass! 
          ...  Joao_Pedro aims the cheeky shot at goal! 
          ...  The shot deflects wide into the crowd!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  L_Hernandez swings the ball in hard and fast towards the back post! 
          ...  Andrew easily claims the ball! 
Min. 56 :(ben) W_Ndidi with an early cross to M_Mount 
          ...  A_Wisdom tries to clear it 
          ...  He has miskicked it!! 
          ...  It creeps just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  W_Ndidi dinks the ball into the area! 
          ...  B_White reads it well 
          ...  And he knocks it away 
Min. 57 :(ben) M_Mount with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He's clean through! 
          ...  R_Horta with a bad challenge 
          ...  The Referee reaches to his pocket! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 58 :(cel) P_Fornals can't keep control of it and loses possession! 
          ...  He goes in hard and wins it back! 
          ...  He creates some space for an opening! 
          ...  L_Martins is called for the holding foul 
          ...  He won that header unfairly 
          ...  The Referee reaches to his pocket! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  I think that's for persistant fouling 
Min. 60 :(ben) Substitution by Benfica 
          ...  COMING ON: F_Aursnes 
          ...  COMING OFF: W_Ndidi 
Min. 60 :(ben) Substitution by Benfica 
          ...  COMING ON: Y_En_Nesyri 
          ...  COMING OFF: A_Correa 
Min. 60 :(ben) F_Aursnes takes advantage of a defensive mistake 
          ...  He runs towards goal 
          ...  F_Aursnes has time and space! 
          ...  He tries the lob! 
          ...  It hits the inside of the post 
          ...  the balls hits W_Falcone and comes out 
          ...  the striker is on hand! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Easy tap in! That was a bit of a freak goal! 
          ...  Benfica 1-2 Celtic ...
Min. 61 :(ben) Tactical Change by Benfica 
          ...  Benfica have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 61 :(cel) B_White with a measured ball to M_Salah 
          ...  M_Salah lobs Andrew! 
          ...  Andrew with an amazing dive to the bottom left 
          ...  How he got to that one I don't know! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Swung in by A_Wisdom 
          ...  Andrew catches it! 
          ...  No problem for him! 
Min. 63 :(cel) B_White with a neat pass into P_Fornals 
          ...  P_Fornals with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  Powerful downward header! 
          ...  It grazes the bar 
          ...  And goes over 
          ...  Oh so close there! 
Min. 64 :(cel) J_Denayer feeds the ball to Joao_Pedro 
          ...  P_Jagielka dives in two footed!! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 67 :(cel) P_Fornals takes advantage of a mistake by A_Omobamidele 
          ...  P_Fornals runs forward 
          ...  He hits the shot! 
          ...  It goes wide for a goal kick 
Min. 68 :(ben) L_Martins takes advantage of a mistake by Joao_Pedro 
          ...  It's a lucky break 
          ...  L_Martins from 20 yards! 
          ...  But he's put it wide 
          ...  How did he manage to miss that one?!?!? 
Min. 69 :(ben) P_Jagielka plays it long to An_Silva 
          ...  B_White reads it well 
          ...  This boy is a quality defender 
          ...  The crowd sing his praises 
Min. 70 :(ben) An_Silva turns past G_Mancini 
          ...  He has created space for himself now 
          ...  Launched towards the top corner by An_Silva! 
          ...  W_Falcone is just going to watch it go over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  And W_Falcone reacts well to palm it behind! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Y_En_Nesyri swings the ball in hard and fast towards the back post! 
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of W_Falcone 
          ...  Theres was some shirt pulling going on in the box for sure! 
          ...  The strikers are calling for VAR! 
          ...  We wait for the decision 
          ...  NO PENALTY 
Min. 70 :(cel) R_Horta can't keep control of it and loses possession! 
          ...  He goes in hard and wins it back! 
          ...  He creates some space for an opening! 
          ...  J_Vestergaard knocks him to the floor 
          ...  The fans are calling for a penalty! 
          ...  But The Referee just turns away! 
Min. 71 :(ben) An_Silva with a real burst of pace 
          ...  From long range An_Silva bends the ball towards goal! 
          ...  W_Falcone blocks the shot with his legs 
          ...  And he gathers it! 
Min. 71 :(ben) An_Silva beats his marker 
          ...  G_Mancini with a bad challenge 
          ...  The Referee will want to speak to him 
          ...  The Referee calls him for a talk 
          ...  He's going to let him off for that 
Min. 73 :(cel) M_Salah with the mazy dribble 
          ...  He takes it past L_Martins 
          ...  But P_Jagielka slid in 
          ...  It was a well timed tackle and it had to be 
Min. 77 :(cel) Joao_Pedro with a Cruyff turn 
          ...  Joao_Pedro rifles it to the far post! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  But it sails past the post!! 
          ...  Andrew never had a chance! 
Min. 78 :(ben) L_Martins turns past J_Denayer 
          ...  He has created space for himself now 
          ...  L_Martins tries one from the edge of the box! 
          ...  W_Falcone collects it comfortably 
          ...  The shot never troubled him 
Min. 79 :(ben) P_Jagielka is closed down 
          ...  He plays a quick pass 
          ...  Y_En_Nesyri latches onto the ball 
          ...  A delicate header from Y_En_Nesyri! 
          ...  W_Falcone can't get to it! 
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar! 
          ...  W_Falcone makes a cocky smile 
          ...  Did he know that was always going over? 
Min. 79 :(cel) B_White finds the run of Joao_Pedro 
          ...  Joao_Pedro hits the ball on the bounce! 
          ...  But Andrew pulls out a save of the game 
Min. 79 :(ben) Y_En_Nesyri beats his marker 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  A_Z_Anguissa with an ugly foul 
          ...  The Referee will want to speak to him 
          ...  He's in trouble here!! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
Min. 86 :(cel) R_Horta flicks it past the defender 
          ...  He runs forward 
          ...  E_Moretti with an ugly foul 
          ...  He's in trouble here!! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  That would have been a penalty just a yard closer to the goal! 
          ...  R_Horta swings it in 
          ...  P_Fornals takes control of it! 
          ...  P_Fornals sees W_Falcone off his line! 
          ...  But Andrew punches it away 
          ...  He was lucky to get to that one 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time.
Min. 88 :(ben) E_Moretti cuts inside A_Wisdom 
          ...  He worked that well 
          ...  He puts in P_Jagielka! 
          ...  P_Jagielka with a thundering volley! 
          ...  It sails over! 
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!! 
Min. 90 :(cel) R_Horta with an intelligent ball to M_Salah 
          ...  A left-footer by M_Salah! 
          ...  What agility from Andrew 
Min. 91 :(ben) M_Mount unselfishly heads the ball back to P_Jagielka 
          ...  P_Jagielka with the ball at his feet 
          ...  Is he going to have a crack? 
          ...  He is, you know... 
          ...  The shot slips through W_Falcone's hands 
          ...  But W_Falcone recovers to save! 
          ...  He got away with that! 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : Estadio da Luz
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Benfica Match Info
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Best player          : P_Jagielka
Scorers              : F_Aursnes (60)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : , L_Martins (58)E_Moretti (86)
Injured              : N/A
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Celtic Match Info
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Best player          : B_White (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : , M_Salah (4)P_Fornals (20)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : R_Horta (57), A_Z_Anguissa (79)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                                 Benfica  |    Celtic
Attempts on Goal     :          12        |       14
Off target           :           5        |       6
On target            :           7        |       8
Possession           :          42        |       58
Corners              :           4        |       3
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       2
Subs Used            :           2        |       0
Fouls                :           5        |       10
Key Tackles          :           8        |       12
Key Passes           :          12        |       12
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Final Score          : Benfica 1 - 2 Celtic
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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 |  96   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  44   0   0   0
P_Jagielka     DF   1  22  16  10  29 |  96   0   3   3   0   3   0   0   0   0  54  60  64
E_Moretti      DF   1  22  17  14  20 |  96   0   2   2   0   0   0   1   0   0  34  36  -2
A_Omobamidele  DF   1  18  11   4  31 |  96   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0
J_Vestergaard  DF   1  21  16  13  28 |  96   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  38   0   0
W_Ndidi        DM   1  18  23   5  24 |  64   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  26   0
K_Mainoo       DM   1  19  22  15  22 |  96   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  21  28   0
L_Martins      AM   1   6  19  13  28 |  96   0   0   0   0   3   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  53
M_Mount        AM   1   2  23  21  27 |  96   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  13   9
An_Silva       FW   1   7  14  26  28 |  96   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  16
A_Correa       FW   1   5  22  23  26 |  64   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  14   0
S_Mandanda     GK  23   1   1   1  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Planus       DF   1  20  14  13  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Pedretti     MF   1  13  20   5  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
F_Aursnes      DM   1  12  18  14  21 |  32   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  44
Y_En_Nesyri    FW   1   5  17  24  28 |  32   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   6

Player Statistics - Celtic
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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W_Falcone      GK  28   1   1   1  30 |  96   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  54   0   0   0
L_Hernandez    DF   1  24  20   7  24 |  96   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  16  32   0
G_Mancini      DF   1  24  19   5  22 |  96   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  32   0   0
B_White        DF   1  23  20  10  25 |  96   0   5   4   1   0   0   0   0   0  85  84   0
J_Denayer      DF   1  23  17  10  26 |  96   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  17  19   0
A_Wisdom       DF   1  21  16  12  23 |  96   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  19  20  18
A_Z_Anguissa   DM   1  20  24   6  28 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  18  -2  -2
R_Horta        AM   1   3  22  22  25 |  96   0   1   1   0   1   0   1   0   0  35  12   8
P_Fornals      AM   1   2  23  21  23 |  96   0   0   1   0   4   1   0   0   0   0  13  59
M_Salah        FW   1   3  21  26  28 |  96   0   0   1   0   5   1   0   0   0   0  15  42
Joao_Pedro     FW   1   9  18  24  28 |  96   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  18  20
G_Rulli        GK  20   1   1   1  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Pareja       DF   1  18  14   4  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
W_Burger       MF   1  14  21   8  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Sow          FW   1   5  13  17  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_ONien        DF   1  16  11   4  36 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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