FFO EFL1, Benfica vs. Lazio (Fri May 22)


                              Benfica  |  Lazio
                          5-1-1-1-2 A  |  5-2-1-2 C
                            Andy Lowe  |  Andy Babbs
                                       |
                            Andrew GK  |  GK R_Owusu_Oduro
                         E_Moretti DF  |  DF R_Karsdorp
                        P_Jagielka DF  |  DF Murillo
                         H_Smolcic DF  |  DF P_Evra
                          M_Planus DF  |  DM A_Engels
                     J_Vestergaard DF  |  MF H_Elliott
                          K_Mainoo DM  |  FW J_Alvarez
                           M_Mount AM  |  DF J_P_van_Hecke
                           W_Ndidi MF  |  DF P_Ferreira
                       Y_En_Nesyri FW  |  DM A_Pirlo
                          An_Silva FW  |  FW J_Zirkzee
                                       |
                        S_Mandanda SUB |  SUB Eduardo
                           M_Bauer SUB |  SUB D_Sanderson
                        B_Pedretti SUB |  SUB T_Bischof
                         F_Aursnes SUB |  SUB F_Torres
                          A_Correa SUB |  SUB J_Taylor




Min. 2  :(ben) J_Vestergaard with the first time pass to H_Smolcic 
          ...  H_Smolcic with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  Powerful downward header! 
          ...  R_Owusu_Oduro makes a great save 
          ...  But he can't hold onto it! 
          ...  He gathers it at the second attempt! 
Min. 3  :(ben) Y_En_Nesyri retreats under pressure 
          ...  He hits the ball upfield 
          ...  An_Silva latches onto the end of it 
          ...  An_Silva hits it 
          ...  This one could go anywhere! 
          ...  R_Owusu_Oduro with the save 
          ...  He holds onto it as well! 
Min. 5  :(laz) R_Karsdorp beats J_Vestergaard 
          ...  A vicious shot by R_Karsdorp! 
          ...  Saved by Andrew 
Min. 7  :(laz) J_Zirkzee kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  J_Alvarez gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  J_Alvarez hits a great drive! 
          ...  Andrew makes a great save 
          ...  And he manages to hold onto it as well! 
Min. 9  :(ben) K_Mainoo makes himself available 
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by R_Karsdorp 
          ...  He had to get that one right! 
Min. 10 :(laz) J_P_van_Hecke 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 H_Elliott 
          ...  H_Elliott with a blistering shot! 
          ...  The fans behind the goal jump up! 
          ...  But it's gone just wide!! 
Min. 11 :(ben) Y_En_Nesyri had to stretch to reach the pass 
          ...  J_Zirkzee with the tackle 
          ...  The Referee will want to speak to him 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  M_Mount swings it in 
          ...  Y_En_Nesyri takes control of it! 
          ...  J_P_van_Hecke knocks him to the floor 
          ...  The fans are calling for a penalty! 
          ...  But The Referee just turns away! 
Min. 12 :(laz) A_Pirlo moves forward 
          ...  A_Pirlo attempts to nutmeg Andrew! 
          ...  Andrew parries the shot 
          ...  And the defender clears it! 
Min. 14 :(ben) An_Silva with the dribble 
          ...  He spots the run of his team-mate 
          ...  He's decided to go alone 
          ...  An_Silva belts the ball towards goal! 
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air 
          ...  It's going over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  And R_Owusu_Oduro reacts well to tip it over 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  K_Mainoo hits it towards the far post! 
          ...  Y_En_Nesyri gets something on it! 
          ...  But R_Owusu_Oduro reaches the ball. Good save 
Min. 20 :(ben) K_Mainoo pass splits open the defence 
          ...  What a ball! 
          ...  M_Mount is clean through! 
          ...  But he loses control of it 
          ...  J_P_van_Hecke takes possession 
Min. 20 :(laz) J_Zirkzee slips past E_Moretti 
          ...  J_Zirkzee with an overhead kick! 
          ...  He gets a connection 
          ...  Andrew is beaten! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Superb finish!! 
          ...  That's put Lazio into the lead! 
          ...  Benfica 0-1 Lazio ...
Min. 22 :(ben) M_Mount finds his way through 
          ...  But A_Engels puts the ball out of play 
Min. 24 :(ben) J_Vestergaard rises up for the header 
          ...  He flicks the ball on to E_Moretti 
          ...  E_Moretti runs forward 
          ...  He hits the shot! 
          ...  He miskicks the ball 
          ...  He's managed to put that out of the stadium 
Min. 24 :(ben) Y_En_Nesyri breaks clear of the defence! 
          ...  He is clean through on R_Owusu_Oduro! 
          ...  A_Engels brings him down! 
          ...  It looks like he could be sent off! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  That was very, very close to being a red let me assure you! 
          ...  FREE KICK 
          ...  Just past the halfway line. 
          ...  W_Ndidi plays it short to M_Mount 
          ...  R_Karsdorp hits it out for a corner 
          ...  No nonsense clearance! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  W_Ndidi crosses it in! 
          ...  J_P_van_Hecke reads it well 
          ...  And he knocks it away 
Min. 28 :(ben) An_Silva beats his marker 
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free 
          ...  Cleaned up by P_Evra 
Min. 30 :(ben) H_Smolcic floats the ball in to find E_Moretti 
          ...  A_Pirlo with the tackle 
          ...  Good God Almighty, what a tackle from hell! 
Min. 35 :(ben) E_Moretti with a slide rule pass to Y_En_Nesyri 
          ...  R_Karsdorp slides in hard! 
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw! 
Min. 36 :(laz) J_Zirkzee moves out over to the edge of the pitch 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He plays the ball through to A_Pirlo 
          ...  A_Pirlo drives the ball low! 
          ...  But Andrew punches it away 
          ...  He commands his area so well 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time.
Min. 45 :(ben) Substitution by Benfica 
          ...  COMING ON: B_Pedretti 
          ...  COMING OFF: M_Mount 

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

Min. 56 :(ben) H_Smolcic with the Cruyff turn 
          ...  H_Smolcic runs forward 
          ...  He hits the shot! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  R_Owusu_Oduro dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  He can't get to it! 
          ...  But it creeps just wide!! 
          ...  The deflection had R_Owusu_Oduro beaten! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Y_En_Nesyri swings it in! 
          ...  R_Owusu_Oduro comes out and claims it! 
Min. 56 :(laz) Murillo kills the ball dead with a superb touch 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space! 
          ...  He plays the ball in to him! 
          ...  R_Karsdorp gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  R_Karsdorp tries one from the edge of the box! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
Min. 57 :(ben) K_Mainoo sprints down the wing 
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space! 
          ...  He puts in a square ball! 
          ...  Y_En_Nesyri runs onto it 
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender 
          ...  What a challenge by J_P_van_Hecke 
          ...  The ball cannoning out of play for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Vestergaard chips the ball in towards the far post! 
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of R_Owusu_Oduro 
          ...  Was there some shirt pulling going on in the box? 
          ...  The strikers are calling for VAR! 
          ...  We wait for the decision 
          ...  It looks like 
          ...  NO PENALTY 
Min. 60 :(laz) Substitution by Lazio 
          ...  COMING ON: J_Taylor 
          ...  COMING OFF: J_Zirkzee 
Min. 61 :(laz) J_Alvarez takes advantage of a mistake by P_Jagielka 
          ...  J_Alvarez with a bicycle kick! 
          ...  Andrew with the acrobatic save 
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras! 
Min. 63 :(ben) H_Smolcic brings it under control 
          ...  He takes on A_Engels 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He puts in E_Moretti! 
          ...  But he loses control of it 
          ...  A_Pirlo belts it clear 
Min. 65 :(ben) K_Mainoo drives the ball across field 
          ...  It comes to Y_En_Nesyri 
          ...  A_Engels takes the ball 
          ...  OOOHHHH!! 
          ...  He almost loses it straight away 
          ...  But he hits it clear! 
Min. 68 :(ben) W_Ndidi moves out over to the edge of the pitch 
          ...  He plays the ball through to M_Planus 
          ...  A_Engels goes in with the block tackle 
          ...  He comes out of it with the ball 
          ...  Great tackle! 
Min. 78 :(ben) An_Silva looks to play the ball out wide 
          ...  He plays the ball across to H_Smolcic 
          ...  H_Smolcic hits the ball first time! 
          ...  It floats over R_Owusu_Oduro 
          ...  It's heading goalward! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  That was a great effort 
          ...  WOW!! 
          ...  Benfica have equalised! 
          ...  Andy Babbs must be kicking himself he didn't park the bus now! 
          ...  Benfica 1-1 Lazio ...
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time.

*************  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          : An_Silva (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : H_Smolcic (78)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Lazio Match Info
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Best player          : J_Zirkzee
Scorers              : J_Zirkzee (20)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : A_Engels (24)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                                 Benfica  |    Lazio
Attempts on Goal     :           7        |       8
Off target           :           2        |       2
On target            :           5        |       6
Possession           :          39        |       61
Corners              :           4        |       0
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       1
Subs Used            :           1        |       1
Fouls                :           4        |       4
Key Tackles          :           0        |       13
Key Passes           :          11        |       4
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Final Score          : Benfica 1 - 1 Lazio
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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 |  94   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0   0   0
E_Moretti      DF   1  22  17  14  20 |  94   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  19  16
P_Jagielka     DF   1  22  16  10  29 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
H_Smolcic      DF   1  21  16  10  21 |  94   0   0   2   0   3   1   0   0   0   0  40  94
M_Planus       DF   1  20  14  13  27 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Vestergaard  DF   1  21  16  13  28 |  94   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0
K_Mainoo       DM   1  19  22  15  22 |  94   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  42   0
M_Mount        AM   1   2  23  21  27 |  45   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
W_Ndidi        MF   1  18  23   5  24 |  94   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  13   0
Y_En_Nesyri    FW   1   5  17  24  28 |  94   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  19   8
An_Silva       FW   1   7  14  26  28 |  94   0   0   1   1   2   0   0   0   0   0  48  12
S_Mandanda     GK  23   1   1   1  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Bauer        DF   1  20  14   5  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Pedretti     AM   1  13  20   5  27 |  49   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
A_Correa       FW   1   5  22  23  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Lazio
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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R_Owusu_Oduro  GK  30   1   1   1  22 |  94   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  26   0   0   0
R_Karsdorp     DF   1  21  19  14  24 |  94   0   3   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  57   0  34
Murillo        DF   1  23  21   5  28 |  94   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0
P_Evra         DF   1  21  18  12  22 |  94   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  19   0   0
A_Engels       DM   1  20  23   6  23 |  94   0   3   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  58  -2  -2
H_Elliott      MF   1  13  23  22  26 |  94   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   8
J_Alvarez      FW   1   3  20  25  28 |  94   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  14
J_P_van_Hecke  DF   1  24  19  16  31 |  94   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  64  17   0
P_Ferreira     DF   1  19  15  11  26 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Pirlo        DM   1  15  21  16  29 |  94   0   2   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  50   0  32
J_Zirkzee      FW   1   3  20  24  27 |  62   0   0   2   0   1   1   0   0   0   0  32  24
Eduardo        GK  23   1   1   1  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Sanderson    DF   1  16  11   8  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Bischof      MF   1   8  23  21  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
F_Torres       MF   1  10  15  21  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Taylor       FW   1   4  10  15  29 |  32   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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