FFO EFL1, Borussia Dortmund vs. Benfica (Mon Mar 30)


                    Borussia Dortmund  |  Benfica
                            5-1-0-4 P  |  4-2-0-2-2 N
                          Chris Mason  |  Gary Windebank Caretaker
                                       |
                       F_Jorgensen GK  |  GK Andrew
                         J_Kimmich DF  |  DF M_Planus
                         L_Beraldo DF  |  DF E_Moretti
                          P_Kalulu DF  |  DF J_Vestergaard
                          J_Todibo DF  |  DF P_Jagielka
                          G_Heinze DF  |  DM W_Ndidi
                        N_Gonzalez DM  |  DM K_Mainoo
                         L_Paqueta FW  |  AM A_Correa
                            B_Saka FW  |  AM M_Mount
                           J_Duran FW  |  FW An_Silva
                         B_Barcola FW  |  FW Y_En_Nesyri
                                       |
                           J_Cesar SUB |  SUB S_Mandanda
                             D_Fox SUB |  SUB M_Bauer
                           L_Grimi SUB |  SUB H_Smolcic
                          C_Baleba SUB |  SUB B_Pedretti
                           L_Rajot SUB |  SUB C_Tengstedt




Min. 2  :(ben) M_Mount beats J_Todibo 
          ...  He mugged him off there with his dribbling skills 
          ...  N_Gonzalez with an ugly foul 
          ...  That looked malicious 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 5  :(ben) Y_En_Nesyri leaves P_Kalulu standing 
          ...  Y_En_Nesyri swings in the shot! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Runs off and slides on his knees!! 
          ...  The fans go wild! 
          ...  That's put Benfica ahead! 
          ...  Borussia Dortmund 0-1 Benfica ...
Min. 6  :(ben) Tactical Change by Benfica 
          ...  Benfica have changed their playing style to C 
Min. 8  :(ben) W_Ndidi with the flick on 
          ...  He plays the ball across to M_Mount 
          ...  M_Mount shapes up for a shot! 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!! 
          ...  It's wide! 
          ...  That was a dismal effort! 
          ...  He should have buried that! 
Min. 10 :(ben) M_Mount is too quick for J_Kimmich 
          ...  M_Mount attempts a low drive! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  The Benfica fans are delighted! 
          ...  Borussia Dortmund 0-2 Benfica ...
Min. 11 :(ben) Tactical Change by Benfica 
          ...  Benfica have changed their playing style to N 
Min. 11 :(dor) B_Barcola with electric pace 
          ...  He eases past J_Vestergaard 
          ...  B_Barcola keeps his head down as he hits the shot! 
          ...  Andrew has it covered 
          ...  It takes a bobble! 
          ...  Andrew is left flat-footed 
          ...  It's gone wide!! 
Min. 12 :(ben) Y_En_Nesyri turns past L_Beraldo 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  L_Beraldo with a poor challenge 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on 
Min. 14 :(dor) P_Kalulu finds his way through 
          ...  His quick turn fooled M_Planus 
          ...  A glorious effort by P_Kalulu! 
          ...  Andrew with the acrobatic save 
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras! 
Min. 22 :(dor) B_Saka backtracks with the ball 
          ...  He hits the ball upfield 
          ...  G_Heinze latches onto the end of it 
          ...  G_Heinze attempts a chip! 
          ...  Andrew with a superb tip over the bar 
          ...  He showed great reflexes there 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  G_Heinze plays it into the danger area! 
          ...  Andrew jumps well to claim it! 
Min. 23 :(dor) B_Barcola runs at the defence 
          ...  W_Ndidi with a superb challenge 
          ...  The referee has given the free kick the other way! 
          ...  He's in trouble!! 
          ...  He could be sent off for that! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
          ...  He was lucky to get away with that! 
Min. 25 :(dor) Tactical Change by Borussia Dortmund 
          ...  Borussia Dortmund have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 25 :(dor) Tactical Change by Borussia Dortmund 
          ...  L_Paqueta will now play as a AM 
Min. 25 :(dor) Tactical Change by Borussia Dortmund 
          ...  B_Saka will now play as a AM 
Min. 26 :(ben) E_Moretti with a reverse pass to P_Jagielka 
          ...  F_Jorgensen with the foul 
          ...  The Referee tells him to calm his game down a bit 
          ...  There are loud appeals for a penalty! 
          ...  PENALTY!! 
          ...  An_Silva is the man who takes it 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  That was a powerful strike right down the middle! 
          ...  Borussia Dortmund 0-3 Benfica...
Min. 27 :(ben) Tactical Change by Benfica 
          ...  Benfica have changed their playing style to C 
Min. 27 :(ben) M_Mount takes advantage of a mistake by J_Kimmich 
          ...  M_Mount hits a great shot! 
          ...  F_Jorgensen is beaten! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Pick that one out!! 
          ...  Borussia Dortmund 0-4 Benfica ...
Min. 28 :(ben) Tactical Change by Benfica 
          ...  Benfica have changed their playing style to P 
Min. 28 :(dor) L_Paqueta sidesteps E_Moretti 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  P_Jagielka wins the ball with a clear tackle 
Min. 29 :(dor) L_Beraldo gets to the byline 
          ...  He looks up and lobs in a cross 
          ...  B_Saka is unmarked 
          ...  W_Ndidi takes the ball 
          ...  OOOHHHH!! 
          ...  He almost loses it straight away 
          ...  But he hits it clear! 
Min. 32 :(ben) E_Moretti spots a team mate in space 
          ...  He finds A_Correa with a lovely pass! 
          ...  A_Correa sights up the goal 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  But F_Jorgensen punches it away 
          ...  He could have caught that! 
Min. 34 :(dor) L_Paqueta runs into space 
          ...  L_Paqueta hits a crisp volley! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  Andrew tips it over !! 
          ...  Great keeping there! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  B_Saka flights it in! 
          ...  P_Kalulu tries to place the shot! 
          ...  Andrew can't get to it! 
          ...  OH! It drifts wide! 
          ...  Andrew was worried by that one 
          ...  He wipes the sweat off his brow? 
Min. 34 :(ben) Y_En_Nesyri finds himself in acres of space 
          ...  G_Heinze forces him off the ball 
Min. 36 :(ben) M_Mount beats L_Beraldo 
          ...  But N_Gonzalez sweeps up the threat 
Min. 38 :(ben) J_Vestergaard cuts in on G_Heinze's blind side 
          ...  J_Vestergaard plays it down the wing 
          ...  Cross comes in back to him, diving header! 
          ...  He had to be brave there 
          ...  Saved by F_Jorgensen 
Min. 40 :(ben) An_Silva controls the ball immaculately 
          ...  Leaves the defenders for dead 
          ...  This looks like it could be a great chance 
          ...  N_Gonzalez with a poor challenge 
          ...  The Referee tells him to calm his game down a bit 
Min. 41 :(dor) J_Kimmich controls the ball with a deft piece of skill 
          ...  He plays the ball out to the right! 
          ...  L_Paqueta gets onto the end of the pass! 
          ...  L_Paqueta rifles it at the goal! 
          ...  Andrew fists it away 
          ...  That was a good save! 
Min. 41 :(ben) P_Jagielka looks around for some movement 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to M_Mount 
          ...  But B_Barcola wins the ball from behind 
          ...  The crowd appeal but The Referee has none of it 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time.
Min. 43 :(ben) M_Mount flicks it over the defenders head 
          ...  He showed some great skill there! 
          ...  L_Paqueta rushes in with a clumsy challenge!! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
          ...  The Referee wants a word 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 43 :(ben) A_Correa slides the ball across to J_Vestergaard 
          ...  N_Gonzalez hits it out for a corner 
          ...  The fans behind the goal are whipping up a frenzy 
          ...  Trying to rally their team and suck the ball into the net!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  The corner is swung in by An_Silva! 
          ...  F_Jorgensen catches it! 
          ...  No problem for him! 
Min. 45 :(dor) Tactical Change by Borussia Dortmund 
          ...  Borussia Dortmund have changed their playing style to P 
Min. 45 :(dor) Tactical Change by Borussia Dortmund 
          ...  L_Paqueta will now play as a FW 
Min. 45 :(dor) Tactical Change by Borussia Dortmund 
          ...  B_Saka will now play as a FW 
Min. 45 :(dor) J_Duran sidesteps E_Moretti 
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game 
          ...  J_Duran has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  Andrew can't get to it! 
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar! 
          ...  Andrew makes a knowing look 
          ...  Did he know that was going over? 
Min. 48 :(dor) G_Heinze with the header on 
          ...  He finds J_Duran in space 
          ...  M_Planus takes the players legs from beneath him!! 
          ...  That's a poor tackle! 
          ...  The Referee fumbles about in his pocket! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Borussia Dortmund 0-4 Benfica

Min. 48 :(ben) An_Silva is out on the left 
          ...  He moves the ball right to J_Vestergaard 
          ...  J_Vestergaard shoots towards goal! 
          ...  F_Jorgensen has it covered 
          ...  It takes a bobble! 
          ...  F_Jorgensen reacts well to save!! 
Min. 50 :(ben) An_Silva with a probing pass to K_Mainoo 
          ...  K_Mainoo attempts a lob! 
          ...  But F_Jorgensen punches it away 
          ...  He was lucky to get to that one 
Min. 51 :(dor) L_Beraldo cuts the ball back to L_Paqueta 
          ...  L_Paqueta beats the defender to the ball 
          ...  He beats a second defender 
          ...  He just has Andrew to beat! 
          ...  He lobs it over Andrew 
          ...  It goes over!! 
          ...  He'll have to be a master of spin to explain that one to his manager! 
Min. 51 :(ben) M_Planus finds his way through 
          ...  His quick turn fooled J_Todibo 
          ...  M_Planus tries the lob from 30 yards! 
          ...  F_Jorgensen with the acrobatic save 
          ...  Well saved 
Min. 54 :(dor) B_Saka sidesteps K_Mainoo 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from M_Mount 
Min. 55 :(dor) Substitution by Borussia Dortmund 
          ...  COMING ON: D_Fox 
          ...  COMING OFF: G_Heinze 
Min. 55 :(dor) Substitution by Borussia Dortmund 
          ...  COMING ON: C_Baleba 
          ...  COMING OFF: N_Gonzalez 
Min. 55 :(dor) C_Baleba pushes it past J_Vestergaard 
          ...  C_Baleba with the attempt at goal! 
          ...  But Andrew hits it away 
          ...  He could have held onto that! 
Min. 56 :(dor) B_Saka unselfishly lays the ball back to J_Kimmich 
          ...  J_Kimmich goes for the top corner! 
          ...  Brilliant save from Andrew 
Min. 57 :(dor) A defence splitting pass from D_Fox to C_Baleba 
          ...  C_Baleba with the goal bound shot! 
          ...  The net bulges! 
          ...  OH!! He has hit the side netting 
          ...  Goal kick given 
Min. 58 :(dor) J_Kimmich takes advantage of a bad back pass from E_Moretti 
          ...  A delicate chip from J_Kimmich! 
          ...  Terrific shot 
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender 
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide 
          ...  That's unlucky! 
Min. 59 :(dor) L_Paqueta gets to the byline 
          ...  He puts it into the box 
          ...  He finds D_Fox 
          ...  D_Fox beats the offside trap! 
          ...  He is clean through 
          ...  He just has to beat Andrew 
          ...  He nutmegs Andrew 
          ...  GOAL!! Hello... Hello! 
          ...  Here we go! 
          ...  Borussia Dortmund 1-4 Benfica ...
Min. 60 :(ben) Substitution by Benfica 
          ...  COMING ON: M_Bauer 
          ...  COMING OFF: J_Vestergaard 
Min. 60 :(ben) Substitution by Benfica 
          ...  COMING ON: B_Pedretti 
          ...  COMING OFF: W_Ndidi 
Min. 60 :(ben) Tactical Change by Benfica 
          ...  Benfica have changed their playing style to C 
Min. 61 :(dor) L_Paqueta finds his way through 
          ...  That was sheer effort 
          ...  L_Paqueta tries the lob from 30 yards! 
          ...  Andrew with a great save 
          ...  He holds onto it as well! 
Min. 68 :(dor) J_Duran has broken clear! Just Andrew to beat! 
          ...  M_Mount brings him down! 
          ...  The Referee consults his linesman 
          ...  Now he calls the player over 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
          ...  He is lucky not to have seen red really 
          ...  That looked to be a late tackle on the replays! 
Min. 70 :(dor) Tactical Change by Borussia Dortmund 
          ...  Borussia Dortmund have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 70 :(dor) Tactical Change by Borussia Dortmund 
          ...  L_Paqueta will now play as a AM 
Min. 70 :(dor) Tactical Change by Borussia Dortmund 
          ...  B_Saka will now play as a AM 
Min. 70 :(ben) Substitution by Benfica 
          ...  COMING ON: C_Tengstedt 
          ...  COMING OFF: Y_En_Nesyri 
Min. 74 :(dor) L_Beraldo brings the ball into the opposing area 
          ...  J_Duran makes himself available 
          ...  J_Duran with a terrific drive! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  He runs to the corner and dives on his belly 
          ...  Borussia Dortmund 2-4 Benfica ...
Min. 75 :(ben) Tactical Change by Benfica 
          ...  Benfica have changed their playing style to N 
Min. 76 :(ben) An_Silva with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He leaves B_Saka behind 
          ...  L_Beraldo is late with that one 
          ...  He gets up and shakes the players hand 
Min. 80 :(dor) Substitution by Borussia Dortmund 
          ...  COMING ON: L_Grimi 
          ...  COMING OFF: P_Kalulu 
Min. 82 :(dor) J_Kimmich slides the ball across to B_Saka 
          ...  B_Saka has a dig at goal! 
          ...  But he's put it wide 
          ...  How did he manage to miss that one?!?!? 
Min. 84 :(dor) C_Baleba is first to the loose ball 
          ...  He plays the ball across to J_Duran 
          ...  From long range J_Duran bends the ball towards goal! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  That was sheer delightful football!! 
          ...  Borussia Dortmund now want the game to restart quickly 
          ...  They're not quite finished yet! 
          ...  Borussia Dortmund 3-4 Benfica ...
Min. 85 :(ben) Tactical Change by Benfica 
          ...  Benfica have changed their playing style to C 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time.
Min. 90 :(ben) A_Correa has space to run with the ball 
          ...  A_Correa with a low drive through the rain! 
          ...  Over the bar! 
Min. 91 :(ben) C_Tengstedt sidesteps L_Grimi 
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game 
          ...  But he loses control of it 
          ...  J_Kimmich belts it clear 
Min. 94 :(dor) J_Kimmich takes advantage of a mistake by M_Planus 
          ...  It's a lucky break 
          ...  J_Kimmich rifles it to the far post! 
          ...  But Andrew makes an easy save 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : Signal Iduna Park
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Borussia Dortmund Match Info
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Best player          : J_Duran
Scorers              : , D_Fox (59)J_Duran (74,84)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N_Gonzalez (2), L_Beraldo (12), L_Paqueta (43)
Injured              : N/A
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Benfica Match Info
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Best player          : M_Mount (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : , Y_En_Nesyri (5), M_Mount (10,27)An_Silva (26 pen)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : W_Ndidi (23), M_Planus (48), M_Mount (68)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                       Borussia Dortmund  |    Benfica
Attempts on Goal     :          18        |       11
Off target           :           7        |       2
On target            :          11        |       9
Possession           :          55        |       45
Corners              :           2        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           3        |       3
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :          10        |       15
Key Tackles          :           5        |       3
Key Passes           :          11        |       7
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Final Score          : Borussia Dortmund 3 - 4 Benfica
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Player Statistics - Borussia Dortmund
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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F_Jorgensen    GK  28   1   1   1  24 |  97   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   8   0   0   0
J_Kimmich      DF   1  25  21  15  26 |  97   0   1   2   0   3   0   0   0   0  15  30  49
L_Beraldo      DF   1  23  20  15  25 |  97   0   0   3   1   0   0   1   0   0  -2  66  -2
P_Kalulu       DF   1  23  20   8  21 |  83   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  46
J_Todibo       DF   1  23  19   6  25 |  97   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Heinze       DF   1  20  17  12  28 |  58   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  19  20
N_Gonzalez     DM   1  19  24  10  28 |  58   0   2   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  40  -2  -2
L_Paqueta      AM   1   4  23  22  30 |  97   0   0   1   1   4   0   1   0   0  -2  28  36
B_Saka         AM   1   3  24  23  22 |  97   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  24   7
J_Duran        FW   1   5  21  25  27 |  97   0   0   0   0   3   2   0   0   0   0   0  49
B_Barcola      FW   1   4  22  26  22 |  97   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  36   0   4
J_Cesar        GK  22   1   1   1  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Fox          DF   1  21  17   6  28 |  39   0   0   1   0   1   1   0   0   0   0  19  60
L_Grimi        DF   1  18  15   7  23 |  14   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Baleba       DM   1  19  23   4  22 |  39   0   0   1   1   2   0   0   0   0   0  30  54
L_Rajot        MF   1   3  15  10  28 |   0   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 |  97   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  42   0   0   0
M_Planus       DF   1  20  14  13  27 |  97   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  17
E_Moretti      DF   1  21  17  13  20 |  97   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  38   0
J_Vestergaard  DF   1  21  16  13  28 |  63   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  38
P_Jagielka     DF   1  22  16  10  29 |  97   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  18  20   0
W_Ndidi        DM   1  18  23   5  24 |  63   0   1   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  20  11  -2
K_Mainoo       DM   1  19  22  15  22 |  97   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  17
A_Correa       AM   1   5  22  23  26 |  97   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  14  16
M_Mount        AM   1   2  23  21  27 |  97   0   1   0   0   3   2   1   0   0  36  -2  67
An_Silva       FW   1   7  14  25  28 |  97   0   0   2   0   1   1   0   0   0   0  44  22
Y_En_Nesyri    FW   1   4  17  24  28 |  73   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  24
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 |  34   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
B_Pedretti     DM   1  13  20   5  27 |  34   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Tengstedt    FW   1   8  12  15  27 |  24   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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