FFO EFL1, Benfica vs. Real Sociedad (Mon Apr 13)


                              Benfica  |  Real Sociedad
                              4-4-2 N  |  3-2-2-1-2 E
                                    -  |  -
                                       |
                            Andrew GK  |  GK Kepa
                         E_Moretti DF  |  DF J_Okore
                        P_Jagielka DF  |  DF J_Cancelo
                     J_Vestergaard DF  |  DF M_Hermoso
                         H_Smolcic DF  |  DM L_Shaw
                           W_Ndidi MF  |  DM H_Diarra
                          K_Mainoo MF  |  MF J_Weigl
                          A_Correa MF  |  MF B_Kamara
                        B_Pedretti MF  |  AM M_Gruger
                          An_Silva FW  |  FW T_Abraham
                       Y_En_Nesyri FW  |  FW P_Goncalves
                                       |
                        S_Mandanda SUB |  SUB J_Lehmann
                          M_Planus SUB |  SUB K_Tsimikas
                           M_Bauer SUB |  SUB S_Vrsaljko
                         L_Martins SUB |  SUB Y_Bissouma
                       C_Tengstedt SUB |  SUB P_Tietz




Min. 1  :(ben) An_Silva spots his team mate making a run 
          ...  That's an excellent through ball to A_Correa! 
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by M_Hermoso 
          ...  He made it look easy 
          ...  But he can't keep it in 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  An_Silva flights it in! 
          ...  Kepa catches it! 
          ...  No problem for him! 
Min. 2  :(ben) H_Smolcic spots P_Jagielka who is in acres of space 
          ...  M_Gruger fouls badly 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  It's just a warning 
Min. 9  :(soc) J_Weigl with the dribble 
          ...  The defender is easily beaten 
          ...  J_Weigl hits a great drive! 
          ...  He has put it wide! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 10 :(soc) J_Weigl takes advantage of a mistake by P_Jagielka 
          ...  away from two, three, four. 
          ...  Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful. 
          ...  How good is he?! 
          ...  Now he crosses to T_Abraham! 
          ...  K_Mainoo seizes control of the ball 
          ...  He hoists it forward 
Min. 10 :(ben) K_Mainoo races into the box 
          ...  He sees W_Ndidi lose his man 
          ...  He cuts the ball back to him 
          ...  J_Weigl pulls the player to the ground!! 
          ...  That's a poor tackle! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He is in the book for that one 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on 
Min. 11 :(soc) P_Goncalves is taking a throw in 
          ...  He dries the ball on his shirt 
          ...  He throws the ball to M_Gruger 
          ...  An_Silva with a well timed tackle 
          ...  The Referee didn't like it though 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution! 
          ...  - looks bemused that it wasn't more! He wanted to see red! 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  They are lining up to take this one! 
          ...  Looks like a set piece from the training ground coming up! 
          ...  T_Abraham hits it hard 
          ...  Andrew collects it comfortably 
          ...  The shot never troubled him 
Min. 14 :(ben) Y_En_Nesyri flicks it over J_Cancelo's head 
          ...  He showed some great skill there! 
          ...  Y_En_Nesyri tries to chip the ball over the keeper! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  Kepa dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  And Kepa tips it wide! 
          ...  Great goalkeeping! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  An_Silva swings the ball in hard and fast towards the back post! 
          ...  Excellent keeping! 
Min. 16 :(ben) Y_En_Nesyri controls the ball with a deft piece of skill 
          ...  He plays the ball out to the left! 
          ...  P_Jagielka gets onto the end of the pass! 
          ...  P_Jagielka shapes up for a shot! 
          ...  Kepa is just going to watch it go over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  But goes just over!! 
          ...  Kepa looks very relieved! 
Min. 16 :(soc) M_Gruger with the first time flick to J_Okore 
          ...  J_Okore looks to see where Andrew is! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  Andrew heads it away 
          ...  He was showing off there! 
Min. 17 :(ben) An_Silva with a perfectly timed run 
          ...  A cracking drive from An_Silva! 
          ...  Terrific shot 
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender 
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide 
          ...  That's unlucky! 
Min. 18 :(ben) K_Mainoo pushes it past M_Hermoso 
          ...  K_Mainoo pounds a rocket on goal! 
          ...  Terrific shot 
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender 
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide 
          ...  That's unlucky! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  W_Ndidi with an outswinging corner into the box 
          ...  It is cleared by M_Hermoso 
Min. 19 :(soc) B_Kamara with a reverse pass to J_Cancelo 
          ...  What a shot from J_Cancelo! 
          ...  It could go anywhere 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  He starts to run the full length of the pitch! 
          ...  Let's see if Real Sociedad can hang onto that lead! 
          ...  Benfica 0-1 Real Sociedad ...
Min. 20 :(ben) W_Ndidi is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He throws it to Y_En_Nesyri 
          ...  Y_En_Nesyri hits the ball first time! 
          ...  He could have let that bounce 
          ...  Kepa makes a great save 
          ...  But he can't hold onto it! 
Min. 20 :(soc) P_Goncalves hoofs it upfield to find J_Okore 
          ...  Blocked by J_Vestergaard 
Min. 21 :(soc) P_Goncalves plays it long to M_Gruger 
          ...  But W_Ndidi reads the situation well and wins the ball 
Min. 22 :(ben) W_Ndidi volleys it forward. He finds H_Smolcic 
          ...  H_Smolcic with the drive! 
          ...  Kepa blocks the shot with his legs 
          ...  It goes clear! 
Min. 23 :(ben) K_Mainoo turns past the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to B_Pedretti 
          ...  B_Pedretti smashed the ball towards the bottom corner! 
          ...  But Kepa pulls out a save of the game 
Min. 25 :(soc) T_Abraham hoofs it upfield to find J_Okore 
          ...  J_Okore goes for goal! 
          ...  It hits the inside of the post 
          ...  It falls right into Andrew's arms 
          ...  Unlucky 
Min. 26 :(ben) B_Pedretti controls it with ease 
          ...  B_Pedretti with a thundering shot! 
          ...  It hits the outside of the post 
          ...  And spins wide 
Min. 26 :(soc) P_Goncalves slips past H_Smolcic 
          ...  E_Moretti takes the players legs from beneath him!! 
          ...  That's a poor tackle! 
          ...  FREE KICK 
          ...  This is very far out 
          ...  M_Gruger passes to M_Hermoso 
          ...  H_Smolcic forces him off the ball 
          ...  But it rolls out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  H_Diarra chips the ball in towards the far post! 
          ...  B_Pedretti gets up well 
          ...  And he heads it clear 
Min. 27 :(ben) W_Ndidi takes advantage of a mistake by M_Hermoso 
          ...  It's a lucky break 
          ...  W_Ndidi drives the shot in! 
          ...  It's way wide 
          ...  The Real Sociedad fans behind the goal spread their arms out 
Min. 31 :(ben) An_Silva watches his team-mates pull the defenders out of position 
          ...  He decides to be greedy and run into the space 
          ...  He's gone right through! 
          ...  An_Silva bears down on goal! 
          ...  Kepa with the save 
          ...  He holds onto it as well! 
Min. 32 :(ben) An_Silva with a long pass to Y_En_Nesyri 
          ...  Intercepted by M_Gruger 
Min. 33 :(soc) P_Goncalves latches onto the ball 
          ...  He has some space now 
          ...  P_Jagielka is late with that one 
          ...  I think he was just trying to get to the ball 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll be off if he does that again 
Min. 33 :(soc) M_Gruger takes possession 
          ...  He runs towards goal 
          ...  What a fantastic interception by H_Smolcic 
Min. 34 :(soc) M_Hermoso plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  T_Abraham keeps possession instead! 
          ...  He runs towards the goal now! 
          ...  T_Abraham beats the offside trap! 
          ...  He runs at Andrew 
          ...  Andrew makes his move 
          ...  Andrew catches the ball 
          ...  Good save 
Min. 35 :(soc) P_Goncalves flicks it past P_Jagielka 
          ...  He runs forward 
          ...  P_Goncalves with a bomb of a shot! 
          ...  Andrew saves it 
          ...  Good goalkeeping 
Min. 38 :(ben) Y_En_Nesyri has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He knocks the ball past J_Weigl! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  T_Abraham rushes in with a clumsy tackle!! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time.
Min. 44 :(soc) J_Weigl with the dribble 
          ...  He's clean through 
          ...  The fans are on their feet 
          ...  Y_En_Nesyri with the tackle 
          ...  The Referee will want to speak to him 
          ...  The Referee ignores the protests for a card 
          ...  - looks relieved 
Min. 44 :(soc) T_Abraham with a well-controlled run 
          ...  K_Mainoo takes out the attacker 
          ...  He looked to have fouled him there 
Min. 44 :(soc) L_Shaw falls badly 
          ...  He's clutching his shoulder 
          ...  He signals to the bench he can't carry on 
Min. 44 :(soc) Substitution by Real Sociedad 
          ...  COMING ON: Y_Bissouma 
          ...  COMING OFF: L_Shaw 
Min. 46 :(ben) P_Jagielka skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to Y_En_Nesyri 
          ...  Y_En_Nesyri runs forward 
          ...  He hits the shot! 
          ...  Kepa saves it 
          ...  He got his body behind the ball there 
Min. 47 :(ben) W_Ndidi spots his team mate making a run 
          ...  He finds Y_En_Nesyri with a lovely pass! 
          ...  But J_Cancelo wins the tackle cleanly 
Min. 48 :(soc) T_Abraham takes advantage of a defensive mistake 
          ...  Can he make them pay? 
          ...  A glorious effort by T_Abraham! 
          ...  It goes wide for a goal kick 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Benfica 0-1 Real Sociedad

Min. 47 :(soc) Y_Bissouma sidesteps H_Smolcic 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  A skilful effort from Y_Bissouma! 
          ...  But he puts it well wide 
          ...  The Benfica fans taunt him! 
Min. 51 :(soc) M_Hermoso fires over a low cross to H_Diarra 
          ...  H_Diarra with the shot on net! 
          ...  He has failed to hit the target! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He should have buried that! 
Min. 55 :(ben) Substitution by Benfica 
          ...  COMING ON: L_Martins 
          ...  COMING OFF: B_Pedretti 
Min. 55 :(ben) Substitution by Benfica 
          ...  COMING ON: M_Planus 
          ...  COMING OFF: H_Smolcic 
Min. 58 :(ben) A_Correa spots W_Ndidi who is in acres of space 
          ...  But J_Okore slides in two footed! 
          ...  The Referee has a look but waves "Play On!" 
Min. 60 :(ben) E_Moretti gains possession 
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from E_Moretti! 
          ...  But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  K_Mainoo hits it towards the far post! 
          ...  It comes to P_Jagielka 
          ...  He gets the shot away 
          ...  He's pulled it wide! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
Min. 61 :(soc) T_Abraham finds his way through 
          ...  His quick turn fooled the defender 
          ...  An_Silva with a late tackle 
          ...  He certainly didn't mean it 
          ...  The referee comes over to him 
          ...  Will he show him another yellow? 
          ...  He does! That's the end of the match for him! 
          ...  RED CARD!! 
Min. 62 :(ben) The defender slips up! 
          ...  L_Martins is through! 
          ...  L_Martins lobs Kepa! 
          ...  The shot slips through Kepa's hands 
          ...  But goes wide! 
          ...  He got away with that! 
Min. 62 :(soc) J_Weigl leaps into the air 
          ...  He wins the header 
          ...  He heads it across to B_Kamara 
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over! 
          ...  J_Vestergaard hits it out for a throw 
Min. 63 :(soc) P_Goncalves takes on W_Ndidi 
          ...  He runs past him 
          ...  P_Goncalves blasts it at the goal! 
          ...  The fans get off their seats! 
          ...  But it sails over!! 
Min. 66 :(ben) Y_En_Nesyri has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He knocks the ball past the defender! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  Y_En_Nesyri shapes up for a shot! 
          ...  Kepa with a fantastic save 
          ...  His captain pats him on the back for that one 
Min. 69 :(soc) H_Diarra with the mazy dribble 
          ...  He takes it past J_Vestergaard 
          ...  K_Mainoo takes out the attacker 
          ...  He looked to have fouled him there 
Min. 70 :(ben) L_Martins spots A_Correa who is in acres of space 
          ...  A_Correa fires off a right-footed shot! 
          ...  But he's put it wide 
          ...  How did he manage to miss that one?!?!? 
Min. 73 :(ben) K_Mainoo stops the ball and looks around for movement 
          ...  A team mate overlaps him now 
          ...  He uses his team mates run as a decoy and heads towards the goal! 
          ...  K_Mainoo with the crafty shot! 
          ...  He has failed to hit the target! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He should have buried that! 
Min. 74 :(ben) E_Moretti spots a team mate in space 
          ...  That's an excellent through ball to Y_En_Nesyri! 
          ...  Y_En_Nesyri drives it towards goal! 
          ...  It hits the bar and goes over 
          ...  Well, it's kinda 50/50 
          ...  Sometimes they go in, sometimes they don't 
Min. 79 :(soc) Y_Bissouma finds his way through 
          ...  They tried to play the offside trap 
          ...  M_Planus with the tackle 
          ...  Good God Almighty, what a tackle from hell! 
Min. 80 :(soc) J_Weigl floats the ball in to find H_Diarra 
          ...  M_Planus reads him well and hoofs it clear 
Min. 81 :(soc) M_Gruger with a real burst of pace 
          ...  M_Gruger flicks the header toward the far post! 
          ...  Andrew won't get to that! 
          ...  It clips the post! 
          ...  And goes wide! 
Min. 82 :(ben) A_Correa brushes M_Hermoso aside and breaks free 
          ...  M_Hermoso reacts well to win the ball back 
Min. 82 :(ben) P_Jagielka tries to clear it under pressure with a big clearance! 
          ...  He's miskicked it!! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  He has put it into his own net!! 
          ...  Hindsight being 20-20, was that the best decision? 
          ...  Probably not! 
          ...  Benfica 0-2 Real Sociedad ...
Min. 83 :(soc) Tactical Change by Real Sociedad 
          ...  H_Diarra will now play as a DF 
Min. 85 :(ben) P_Jagielka barges H_Diarra off the ball 
          ...  P_Jagielka with the deft touch! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  But Kepa makes a fine save 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time.
Min. 89 :(soc) T_Abraham looks for options 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to J_Weigl 
          ...  J_Weigl with a bicycle kick! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But sails wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  B_Kamara drives it into the box! 
          ...  Andrew comes towards the ball 
          ...  But he's misjudged it! 
          ...  M_Gruger swings a leg at it! 
          ...  It's beaten Andrew 
          ...  It goes wide!! 
Min. 90 :(ben) K_Mainoo with a first time pass 
          ...  Y_En_Nesyri runs onto it! 
          ...  Y_En_Nesyri with an overhead kick! 
          ...  He gets a connection 
          ...  Kepa dives towards his top let hand corner 
          ...  He's pushed that one just around the goal 
          ...  Super Stop! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  K_Mainoo hits it towards the far post! 
          ...  Kepa comes out and claims it! 
Min. 90 :(ben) K_Mainoo crosses in from the wing, he finds Y_En_Nesyri in the box 
          ...  J_Okore pulls on his opponent's shirt!! 
          ...  He's tried to take it off him! 
          ...  The Referee blows up for a foul 

*************  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          : Y_En_Nesyri
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : An_Silva (61)
Booked               : P_Jagielka (33)
Injured              : N/A
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Real Sociedad Match Info
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Best player          : Kepa (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : , J_Cancelo (19)P_Jagielka (82 og)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : J_Weigl (10), T_Abraham (38)
Injured              : L_Shaw (44)
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Match Statistics
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                                 Benfica  |    Real Sociedad
Attempts on Goal     :          20        |       14
Off target           :          11        |       9
On target            :           9        |       5
Possession           :          57        |       43
Corners              :           5        |       2
Red Cards            :           1        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       2
Subs Used            :           2        |       1
Fouls                :          11        |       7
Key Tackles          :          11        |       6
Key Passes           :          14        |       12
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Final Score          : Benfica 0 - 2 Real Sociedad
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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 |  95   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0   0   0
E_Moretti      DF   1  22  17  14  20 |  95   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  19  16
P_Jagielka     DF   1  22  16  10  29 |  95   0   0   1   0   3   0   1   0   0 -12   8  60
J_Vestergaard  DF   1  21  16  13  28 |  95   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  38   0   0
H_Smolcic      DF   1  21  15   9  21 |  58   0   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  38  21  23
W_Ndidi        MF   1  18  23   5  24 |  95   0   1   3   0   1   0   0   0   0  22  39  25
K_Mainoo       MF   1  19  22  15  22 |  95   0   3   3   0   2   0   0   0   0  63  42  30
A_Correa       MF   1   5  22  23  26 |  95   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  14   7
B_Pedretti     MF   1  13  20   5  27 |  58   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  27   0  52
An_Silva       FW   1   7  14  26  28 |  64   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   1   0 -12  32  -2
Y_En_Nesyri    FW   1   5  17  24  28 |  95   0   0   1   0   6   0   0   0   0   0  19  46
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 |  37   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
M_Bauer        DF   1  20  14   5  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Martins      MF   1   6  19  13  28 |  37   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  17  17
C_Tengstedt    FW   1   8  12  15  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

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  29   1   1   1  20 |  95  12   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  95   0   0   0
J_Okore        DF   1  24  16  15  23 |  95   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  16   0  32
J_Cancelo      DF   1  23  20   9  22 |  95   0   1   0   0   1   1   0   0   0  17   0  54
M_Hermoso      DF   1  24  19   5  24 |  95   0   3   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  64  34   0
L_Shaw         DM   1  22  20  14  28 |  44   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
H_Diarra       DF   1  18  22  13  21 |  95   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  17
J_Weigl        MF   1  16  24   9  24 |  95   0   0   3   0   2   0   1   0   0  -2  34  40
B_Kamara       MF   1  18  22  15  28 |  95   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  32   0
M_Gruger       AM   1  17  22  16  22 |  95   0   1   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  23  14  28
T_Abraham      FW   1   5  16  24  24 |  95   0   0   2   0   3   0   1   0   0  -2  38  20
P_Goncalves    FW   1   3  17  25  25 |  95   0   0   3   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  57  12
J_Lehmann      GK  24   1   1   1  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Tsimikas     DF   1  22  16  11  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Vrsaljko     DF   1  21  18  14  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Y_Bissouma     DM   1  16  22  13  31 |  51   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  17
P_Tietz        FW   1   7  13  17  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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