FFO EFL1, Benfica vs. Sporting Lisbon (Mon Apr 27)


                              Benfica  |  Sporting Lisbon
                          4-2-0-2-2 C  |  4-1-2-3 P
                                    -  |  Jason Opundo
                                       |
                            Andrew GK  |  GK M_Di_Gregorio
                        P_Jagielka DF  |  DF J_Timber
                         E_Moretti DF  |  DF Fran_Garcia
                     A_Omobamidele DF  |  DF P_Kimpembe
                     J_Vestergaard DF  |  DF D_McNamara
                         F_Aursnes DM  |  DM M_Zubimendi
                          K_Mainoo DM  |  MF D_Frattesi
                         L_Martins AM  |  MF S_Feghouli
                           M_Mount AM  |  FW G_Guedes
                          An_Silva FW  |  FW L_Trossard
                          A_Correa FW  |  FW P_Neto
                                       |
                        S_Mandanda SUB |  SUB J_Drommel
                         H_Smolcic SUB |  SUB B_Davies
                          M_Planus SUB |  SUB A_Franco
                           W_Ndidi SUB |  SUB K_Doyle
                       Y_En_Nesyri SUB |  SUB J_Saviola




Min. 1  :(ben) M_Di_Gregorio with a terrible kick! 
          ...  M_Mount is through! 
          ...  M_Mount with the side footed shot! 
          ...  It hits the outside of the post 
          ...  And spins wide 
Min. 1  :(lis) G_Guedes cuts inside the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to J_Timber 
          ...  P_Jagielka scythes the player down! 
          ...  The Referee calls him for a talk 
          ...  It's just a warning 
Min. 2  :(lis) D_Frattesi with a reverse pass to P_Neto 
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by A_Omobamidele 
          ...  He made it look easy 
Min. 8  :(lis) G_Guedes looks for options 
          ...  He decides to go it alone 
          ...  G_Guedes launches himself head first to connect with the low cross! 
          ...  Andrew makes a difficult save 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  P_Kimpembe dinks the ball into the area! 
          ...  It comes to D_Frattesi 
          ...  He fires it towards to goal 
          ...  Andrew with a fantastic save 
          ...  His captain pats him on the back for that one 
Min. 9  :(lis) S_Feghouli lobs it over K_Mainoo 
          ...  A_Correa rushes in with a clumsy tackle!! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
          ...  The Referee called him over for a strong verbal warning 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  Nerves jangling as the free kick is lined up 
          ...  S_Feghouli with the curler 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But flies wide of the post! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  P_Neto flights it in! 
          ...  K_Mainoo heads it away 
Min. 17 :(lis) P_Neto with a fantastic turn that puts him through on goal 
          ...  P_Neto aims the cheeky shot at goal! 
          ...  But Andrew punches it away 
Min. 19 :(lis) P_Kimpembe looks for options 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to P_Neto 
          ...  P_Neto blasts it at the goal! 
          ...  Andrew gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH!! 
          ...  He's put it over 
Min. 22 :(ben) M_Mount kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  An_Silva gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  P_Kimpembe wins the ball 
Min. 22 :(lis) J_Timber looks around for some movement 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to D_Frattesi 
          ...  P_Jagielka scythes the player down! 
          ...  The Referee marches over with gusto! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He can't complain about that 
          ...  He's had too many warnings 
Min. 26 :(lis) D_Frattesi with an incisive pass to L_Trossard 
          ...  L_Trossard tries to lob the keeper! 
          ...  Andrew won't get to that! 
          ...  It clips the post! 
          ...  And goes wide! 
Min. 31 :(ben) M_Mount takes advantage of a mistake by P_Kimpembe 
          ...  M_Mount with a blistering shot! 
          ...  It hits the side netting! 
          ...  The fans thought that was a GOAL! 
          ...  But it's not 
          ...  Goal kick. 
Min. 31 :(lis) L_Trossard beats P_Jagielka 
          ...  He mugged him off there with his dribbling skills 
          ...  L_Trossard with his head down lets it go! 
          ...  Andrew with an amazing dive to the bottom left 
          ...  How he got to that one I don't know! 
Min. 34 :(ben) A_Correa with a precise pass to M_Mount 
          ...  J_Timber intercepts the opposition pass 
          ...  And he clears the ball behind goal 
          ...  He wasn't taking any risks there 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  The corner is swung in by P_Jagielka! 
          ...  Excellent keeping! 
Min. 34 :(lis) G_Guedes beats J_Vestergaard 
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker 
          ...  "Play On!" Waves The Referee 
          ...  G_Guedes strikes a wicked curler! 
          ...  The fans get off their seats! 
          ...  Andrew plucks the ball out of the air 
          ...  Good goalkeeping there! 
Min. 36 :(ben) M_Mount hits in a wicked shot! 
          ...  It hits the defender 
          ...  An_Silva latches onto it! 
          ...  But D_Frattesi wins the ball 
Min. 38 :(lis) L_Trossard is too quick for J_Vestergaard 
          ...  L_Trossard with a hard drive! What a hit son! What a hit! 
          ...  Andrew guesses right 
Min. 39 :(ben) M_Mount pass splits open the defence 
          ...  What a ball! 
          ...  An_Silva is clean through! 
          ...  An_Silva hits a great shot! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Terrific football and a well deserved goal 
          ...  That's given Benfica the advantage! 
          ...  Benfica 1-0 Sporting Lisbon ...
Min. 42 :(ben) A_Correa knocks it past J_Timber and runs onto it 
          ...  He leaves the defender standing 
          ...  A_Correa tries the lob from 30 yards! 
          ...  It's well wide! 
          ...  8 times out of 10 he would have scored that! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time
Min. 43 :(lis) P_Neto is taking a throw in 
          ...  He takes a couple of strides back 
          ...  He throws the ball to M_Zubimendi 
          ...  M_Zubimendi with a quick pass down the left wing. 
          ...  He gets up high for the header! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  He dives on the ground and his team mates follow him!! 
          ...  All square, that should make things interesting! 
          ...  Benfica 1-1 Sporting Lisbon ...

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Benfica 1-1 Sporting Lisbon

Min. 48 :(lis) D_McNamara kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  Fran_Garcia gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  Fran_Garcia keeps his head down as he hits the shot! 
          ...  Andrew parries it, he follows it up 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  The defence had gone walk about! 
          ...  Sporting Lisbon go in front now with that goal! 
          ...  Benfica 1-2 Sporting Lisbon ...
Min. 49 :(ben) Tactical Change by Benfica 
          ...  Benfica have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 50 :(ben) L_Martins holds the ball up 
          ...  He sees E_Moretti in space! 
          ...  E_Moretti hits the shot! 
          ...  It swerves a lot! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  M_Di_Gregorio dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  He can't get to it! 
          ...  But it creeps just wide!! 
          ...  The deflection had M_Di_Gregorio beaten! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Vestergaard hits it towards the far post! 
          ...  Great catch from M_Di_Gregorio! 
Min. 53 :(ben) L_Martins works the ball inside 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to P_Jagielka 
          ...  But he loses control of it 
          ...  M_Zubimendi takes possession 
Min. 56 :(lis) D_Frattesi cuts in on the inside of the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to Fran_Garcia 
          ...  Fran_Garcia hits the shot with the inside of the right foot! 
          ...  It hits the outside of the post 
          ...  And spins wide 
Min. 57 :(lis) P_Neto finds his way through 
          ...  He bears down on goal 
          ...  J_Vestergaard wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge 
Min. 58 :(ben) E_Moretti with a 40-yard pass to M_Mount 
          ...  What a shot from M_Mount! 
          ...  It could go anywhere 
          ...  He has failed to hit the target! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 60 :(ben) Substitution by Benfica 
          ...  COMING ON: W_Ndidi 
          ...  COMING OFF: F_Aursnes 
Min. 60 :(ben) Substitution by Benfica 
          ...  COMING ON: Y_En_Nesyri 
          ...  COMING OFF: A_Correa 
Min. 61 :(lis) P_Neto gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He slides the ball past W_Ndidi! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  A skilful effort from P_Neto! 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  What a great finish 
          ...  The Sporting Lisbon fans chant his name! 
          ...  Benfica 1-3 Sporting Lisbon ...
Min. 62 :(ben) Tactical Change by Benfica 
          ...  Benfica have changed their playing style to C 
Min. 67 :(lis) D_McNamara jinks past the defender 
          ...  K_Mainoo anticipates the pass and cuts it out 
Min. 70 :(ben) P_Jagielka gets to the byline 
          ...  He puts it into the box 
          ...  He finds L_Martins 
          ...  L_Martins hits the shot with the outside of the right foot! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  M_Di_Gregorio dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  He can't get to it! 
          ...  But it creeps just wide!! 
          ...  The deflection had M_Di_Gregorio beaten! 
Min. 75 :(lis) P_Neto takes advantage of a defensive mistake 
          ...  He runs towards goal 
          ...  P_Neto tries to lob the keeper! 
          ...  That shot never looked like going in 
Min. 83 :(lis) D_Frattesi spots a team mate in space 
          ...  That's an excellent through ball to P_Kimpembe! 
          ...  P_Jagielka reads the situation well and wins the ball 
Min. 85 :(lis) G_Guedes runs into space 
          ...  J_Vestergaard goes in with the block tackle 
          ...  He comes out of it with the ball 
          ...  Great tackle! 
Min. 87 :(lis) P_Neto jinks past E_Moretti 
          ...  P_Neto with the shot on net! 
          ...  But Andrew palms it away 
          ...  He could have caught that! 
Min. 87 :(ben) W_Ndidi with an early cross to M_Mount 
          ...  M_Di_Gregorio with the tackle 
          ...  The Referee will want to speak to him 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  Nerves jangling as the free kick is lined up 
          ...  W_Ndidi with the curler 
          ...  M_Di_Gregorio makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He makes it look so easy 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 6 minutes of injury time.
Min. 89 :(lis) L_Trossard looks around for support 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to P_Kimpembe 
          ...  P_Kimpembe has time and space on the edge of the box! 
          ...  He shoots towards goal! 
          ...  Andrew watches it sail wide! 
Min. 92 :(ben) P_Jagielka with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He shows Fran_Garcia a clean set of heals 
          ...  Well intercepted by J_Timber 
Min. 93 :(lis) L_Trossard is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He throws it to P_Neto 
          ...  A cheeky lob from P_Neto! 
          ...  Andrew narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety 
Min. 94 :(lis) L_Trossard gets to the byline 
          ...  He looks up and lobs in a cross 
          ...  G_Guedes is unmarked 
          ...  G_Guedes with a hard drive! What a hit son! What a hit! 
          ...  The ball moves through the air! 
          ...  Andrew moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  Andrew catches it with style! 

*************  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          : M_Mount
Scorers              : An_Silva (39)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : P_Jagielka (22)
Injured              : N/A
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Sporting Lisbon Match Info
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Best player          : P_Neto (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : , M_Zubimendi (43), Fran_Garcia (48)P_Neto (61)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                                 Benfica  |    Sporting Lisbon
Attempts on Goal     :           8        |       18
Off target           :           6        |       6
On target            :           2        |       12
Possession           :          39        |       61
Corners              :           2        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       0
Subs Used            :           2        |       0
Fouls                :           9        |       3
Key Tackles          :           6        |       5
Key Passes           :           8        |       12
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Final Score          : Benfica 1 - 3 Sporting Lisbon
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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 |  97   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  42   0   0   0
P_Jagielka     DF   1  22  16  10  29 |  97   0   1   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  16  18  -2
E_Moretti      DF   1  22  17  14  20 |  97   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  19  16
A_Omobamidele  DF   1  18  11   4  31 |  97   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  22   0   0
J_Vestergaard  DF   1  21  16  13  28 |  97   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  38   0   0
F_Aursnes      DM   1  12  18  14  21 |  61   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Mainoo       DM   1  19  22  15  22 |  97   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  42   0   0
L_Martins      AM   1   6  19  13  28 |  97   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  34  17
M_Mount        AM   1   2  23  21  27 |  97   0   0   3   1   3   0   0   0   0   0  56  27
An_Silva       FW   1   7  14  26  28 |  97   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  20
A_Correa       FW   1   5  22  23  26 |  61   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  14   7
S_Mandanda     GK  23   1   1   1  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
H_Smolcic      DF   1  21  15   9  21 |   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
W_Ndidi        DM   1  18  23   5  24 |  36   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  27
Y_En_Nesyri    FW   1   5  17  24  28 |  36   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Sporting Lisbon
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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M_Di_Gregorio  GK  29   1   1   1  28 |  97   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  11   0   0   0
J_Timber       DF   1  24  20   7  27 |  97   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  32  16   0
Fran_Garcia    DF   1  23  20   6  25 |  97   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  84
P_Kimpembe     DF   1  24  22  16  23 |  97   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  16  14  14
D_McNamara     DF   1  21  17  10  29 |  97   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  42   0
M_Zubimendi    DM   1  20  22  13  27 |  97   0   1   0   0   1   1   0   0   0  20   0  46
D_Frattesi     MF   1  19  23  15  27 |  97   0   1   4   0   1   0   0   0   0  21  52  17
S_Feghouli     MF   1   3  19  15  25 |  97   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  15
G_Guedes       FW   1   7  17  25  27 |  97   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  19  21
L_Trossard     FW   1  11  25  23  24 |  97   0   0   3   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  33  25
P_Neto         FW   1  11  24  20  26 |  97   0   0   1   1   6   1   0   0   0   0  28  88
J_Drommel      GK  19   1   1   1  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Davies       DF   1  20  13   6  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Franco       MF   1   3  15  11  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Doyle        FW   1   3  12  17  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Saviola      FW   1  11  16  20  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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