FFO EFL1, Juventus vs. Benfica (Fri May 08)


                             Juventus  |  Benfica
                          5-1-1-1-2 A  |  4-1-2-1-2 L
                          Peter Spall  |  Andy Lowe
                                       |
                     M_Carnesecchi GK  |  GK Andrew
                        J_Gvardiol DF  |  DF E_Moretti
                       Nuno_Mendes DF  |  DF P_Jagielka
                           J_Gomez DF  |  DF H_Smolcic
                          R_Araujo DF  |  DF M_Planus
                           W_Orban DF  |  DM W_Ndidi
                          S_Tonali DM  |  MF L_Martins
                          K_Thuram MF  |  MF F_Aursnes
                         Dani_Olmo AM  |  AM A_Correa
                          Raphinha FW  |  FW An_Silva
                        V_Gyokeres FW  |  FW Y_En_Nesyri
                                       |
                        A_Tsiftsis SUB |  SUB S_Mandanda
                            B_Sosa SUB |  SUB J_Vestergaard
                          T_Araujo SUB |  SUB A_Omobamidele
                           B_Mendy SUB |  SUB J_Horn
                        C_McCowatt SUB |  SUB C_Tengstedt




Min. 1  :(juv) Nuno_Mendes flights the ball to V_Gyokeres 
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by F_Aursnes 
          ...  He had to get that one right! 
Min. 3  :(juv) S_Tonali gets to the byline 
          ...  He centres the ball to Nuno_Mendes 
          ...  Nuno_Mendes sights up the goal 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  The shot slips through Andrew's hands 
          ...  But Andrew recovers to save! 
          ...  He got away with that! 
Min. 6  :(juv) J_Gvardiol with a long pass to Raphinha 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from E_Moretti 
Min. 13 :(ben) An_Silva takes advantage of a mistake by J_Gomez 
          ...  He crosses to Y_En_Nesyri 
          ...  Y_En_Nesyri tries to curl it into the bottom corner! 
          ...  M_Carnesecchi fists it away 
Min. 14 :(juv) K_Thuram is taking a throw in 
          ...  He dries the ball on his shirt 
          ...  He throws the ball to R_Araujo 
          ...  From long range R_Araujo bends the ball towards goal! 
          ...  Andrew with a superb tip around the post 
          ...  When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Gomez lofts the ball in! 
          ...  R_Araujo makes a firm connection with his head 
          ...  But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Gvardiol with an outswinging corner into the box 
          ...  Andrew easily claims the ball! 
Min. 15 :(juv) Dani_Olmo dribbles past W_Ndidi 
          ...  Dani_Olmo hits the shot with the outside of the left foot! 
          ...  But Andrew makes a fine save 
Min. 20 :(juv) Dani_Olmo kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  Raphinha gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  W_Ndidi with an ugly foul 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  Here we go, a real chance of a goal 
          ...  Raphinha with the delicate chip over the wall 
          ...  The shot slips through Andrew's hands 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  He buries his head in his hands! 
          ...  Juventus have taken the lead! 
          ...  Juventus 1-0 Benfica ...
Min. 21 :(juv) V_Gyokeres with the header on 
          ...  He finds J_Gomez in space 
          ...  A_Correa reads him well and hoofs it clear 
Min. 28 :(juv) Dani_Olmo retreats under pressure 
          ...  He hoofs the ball upfield 
          ...  S_Tonali gets on the end of it 
          ...  S_Tonali with a scorcher of a shot! 
          ...  Saved by Andrew 
Min. 29 :(ben) W_Ndidi spots his team mate making a run 
          ...  That's an excellent through ball to Y_En_Nesyri! 
          ...  Nuno_Mendes with an over the top challenge 
          ...  The Referee wants a word 
          ...  It's just a warning 
Min. 33 :(juv) Dani_Olmo with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He shows H_Smolcic a clean set of heals 
          ...  Dani_Olmo goes for goal! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  He made that look harder than it was!! 
Min. 34 :(ben) F_Aursnes with a throw in 
          ...  He throws the ball across to A_Correa 
          ...  A skilful effort from A_Correa! 
          ...  It clips the post!! 
          ...  The net bulges!! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  It's all to play for again! 
          ...  Juventus 1-1 Benfica ...
Min. 38 :(juv) V_Gyokeres with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He shows P_Jagielka a clean set of heals 
          ...  V_Gyokeres has time and space! 
          ...  He tries the lob! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!! 
Min. 41 :(ben) Y_En_Nesyri pushes it past J_Gvardiol 
          ...  Y_En_Nesyri with the cheeky shot! 
          ...  M_Carnesecchi gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  He pushes it on to the post 
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time.
Min. 44 :(juv) J_Gvardiol holds the ball up 
          ...  He sees Dani_Olmo in space! 
          ...  Dani_Olmo with the cheeky shot! 
          ...  But it goes wide 
Min. 46 :(juv) V_Gyokeres takes advantage of a defensive mistake 
          ...  V_Gyokeres flings a shot at goal! 
          ...  The shot slips through Andrew's hands 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  He buries his head in his hands! 
          ...  Juventus go ahead in this match now! 
          ...  Juventus 2-1 Benfica ...

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Juventus 2-1 Benfica

Min. 46 :(juv) V_Gyokeres sprints past F_Aursnes 
          ...  V_Gyokeres with the chance! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  Andrew is wrong footed! 
          ...  It drifts just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Dani_Olmo hits it towards the far post! 
          ...  K_Thuram gets to it! 
          ...  But Andrew parries the ball 
          ...  It's picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd 
Min. 46 :(ben) H_Smolcic runs down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball across to M_Planus 
          ...  M_Planus with a thundering volley! 
          ...  But M_Carnesecchi pulls out a save of the game 
Min. 49 :(juv) K_Thuram moves out over to the edge of the pitch 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He plays the ball through to Nuno_Mendes 
          ...  Nuno_Mendes fires the shot in! 
          ...  Andrew won't get to that! 
          ...  It clips the post! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Excellent strike!! 
          ...  Juventus 3-1 Benfica ...
Min. 50 :(ben) H_Smolcic 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! 
          ...  But J_Gvardiol wins the tackle cleanly 
Min. 56 :(juv) S_Tonali gets to the byline and finds V_Gyokeres with a beautiful cross 
          ...  V_Gyokeres is clean through! 
          ...  Andrew tries to make himself big 
          ...  He dinks it over Andrew 
          ...  It goes wide!! 
Min. 58 :(juv) J_Gvardiol has plenty of time and space 
          ...  J_Gvardiol attempts a chip! 
          ...  Andrew makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He makes it look so easy 
Min. 59 :(juv) R_Araujo chips the ball over the defence and finds K_Thuram 
          ...  M_Planus wins the ball 
Min. 61 :(ben) An_Silva with an inch perfect pass to W_Ndidi 
          ...  R_Araujo gathers up the loose ball 
Min. 65 :(juv) J_Gvardiol takes advantage of a bad back pass from A_Correa 
          ...  J_Gvardiol with an overhead kick! 
          ...  He gets a connection 
          ...  Andrew makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He makes it look so easy 
Min. 66 :(juv) W_Orban flicks it over H_Smolcic's head 
          ...  He showed some great skill there! 
          ...  A great volley from W_Orban! 
          ...  It hits the bar and goes over 
          ...  Well, it's kinda 50/50 
          ...  Sometimes they go in, sometimes they don't 
Min. 71 :(juv) Nuno_Mendes brings the ball into the opposing area 
          ...  V_Gyokeres makes himself available 
          ...  Cleaned up by M_Planus 
Min. 72 :(juv) R_Araujo is taking a throw in 
          ...  He dries the ball on his shirt 
          ...  He throws the ball to Dani_Olmo 
          ...  Dani_Olmo flicks the header toward the far post! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
Min. 79 :(juv) K_Thuram beats one 
          ...  Knocks it past a second 
          ...  And finds Dani_Olmo 
          ...  H_Smolcic wins it well 
          ...  Perfectly timed! 
Min. 80 :(juv) Tactical Change by Juventus 
          ...  Juventus have changed their playing style to D 
Min. 80 :(ben) L_Martins runs at the defence 
          ...  He nutmegs the defender 
          ...  He showed his class there 
          ...  R_Araujo with an over the top challenge 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  What's it going to be? 
          ...  Nothing. Just a ticking off! 
Min. 84 :(juv) J_Gvardiol latches onto the ball 
          ...  He has some space now 
          ...  W_Ndidi with the tackle 
          ...  That's got to be a yellow 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  What's it going to be? 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on! 
Min. 87 :(juv) K_Thuram with a 40-yard pass to Raphinha 
          ...  F_Aursnes slides in hard! 
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time
Min. 88 :(ben) Y_En_Nesyri sidesteps his marker 
          ...  He showed great skill there 
          ...  J_Gvardiol takes the ball and the player!! 
          ...  But the ref waves play on!! 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : Allianz Stadium
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Juventus Match Info
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Best player          : K_Thuram (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Raphinha (20), V_Gyokeres (46), Nuno_Mendes (49)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Benfica Match Info
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Best player          : F_Aursnes
Scorers              : A_Correa (34)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : W_Ndidi (84)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                                Juventus  |    Benfica
Attempts on Goal     :          18        |       4
Off target           :           8        |       0
On target            :          10        |       4
Possession           :          61        |       39
Corners              :           3        |       0
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       1
Subs Used            :           0        |       0
Fouls                :           9        |       8
Key Tackles          :           3        |       7
Key Passes           :          14        |       5
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Final Score          : Juventus 3 - 1 Benfica
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Player Statistics - Juventus
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_Carnesecchi  GK  29   1   1   1  25 |  93   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  11   0   0   0
J_Gvardiol     DF   1  24  21  11  25 |  93   0   2   2   0   2   0   0   0   0  32  30  42
Nuno_Mendes    DF   1  24  22  10  28 |  93   0   0   2   0   2   1   0   0   0   0  28  74
J_Gomez        DF   1  24  22  11  29 |  93   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Araujo       DF   1  24  18  15  27 |  93   0   1   2   0   2   0   0   0   0  16  36  32
W_Orban        DF   1  21  16  11  24 |  93   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  19
S_Tonali       DM   1  20  25   8  24 |  93   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  22  24
K_Thuram       MF   1  18  25  10  27 |  93   0   0   4   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  59  22
Dani_Olmo      AM   1   6  24  23  22 |  93   0   0   1   0   4   0   0   0   0   0  12  30
Raphinha       FW   1   9  23  25  27 |  93   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  22
V_Gyokeres     FW   1   6  21  26  32 |  93   0   0   1   0   4   1   0   0   0   0  15  32
A_Tsiftsis     GK  24   1   1   1  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Sosa         DF   1  19  16  11  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Araujo       DF   1  17  14   6  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Mendy        MF   1  15  18  10  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_McCowatt     FW   1   7  16  14  25 |   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 |  93   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  34   0   0   0
E_Moretti      DF   1  22  17  14  20 |  93   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  18   0   0
P_Jagielka     DF   1  22  16  10  29 |  93   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
H_Smolcic      DF   1  21  16   9  21 |  93   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  19  20   0
M_Planus       DF   1  20  14  13  27 |  93   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  40   0  19
W_Ndidi        DM   1  18  23   5  24 |  93   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  11  -2
L_Martins      MF   1   6  19  13  28 |  93   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
F_Aursnes      MF   1  12  18  14  21 |  93   0   2   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  56  40   0
A_Correa       AM   1   5  22  23  26 |  93   0   1   0   0   1   1   0   0   0  35   0  26
An_Silva       FW   1   7  14  26  28 |  93   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  44   0
Y_En_Nesyri    FW   1   5  17  24  28 |  93   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  16
S_Mandanda     GK  23   1   1   1  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Vestergaard  DF   1  21  16  13  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Omobamidele  DF   1  18  11   4  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Horn         AM   1  12   7   2  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Tengstedt    FW   1   8  12  15  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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