FFO EFL1, PSG vs. Benfica (Mon Apr 06)


                                  PSG  |  Benfica
                            5-0-2-3 A  |  4-2-0-2-2 N
                             Ed Clark  |  Gary Windebank
                                       |
                         M_Penders GK  |  GK Andrew
                          W_Saliba DF  |  DF H_Smolcic
                        T_A_Arnold DF  |  DF E_Moretti
                          A_Hakimi DF  |  DF M_Bauer
                          M_Kerkez DF  |  DF P_Jagielka
                           M_Guehi DF  |  DM W_Ndidi
                           Vitinha AM  |  DM K_Mainoo
                     Kvaratskhelia AM  |  AM A_Correa
                         E_Haaland FW  |  AM M_Mount
                           G_Ramos FW  |  FW An_Silva
                           Rodrygo FW  |  FW Y_En_Nesyri
                                       |
                           B_Samba SUB |  SUB S_Mandanda
                          F_Kostic SUB |  SUB A_Omobamidele
                         M_De_Ligt SUB |  SUB M_Planus
                           Ismaily SUB |  SUB B_Pedretti
                        M_Sabitzer SUB |  SUB C_Tengstedt




Min. 1  :(psg) Tactical Change by PSG 
          ...  T_A_Arnold will now play as a DM 
Min. 1  :(psg) A_Hakimi takes on M_Bauer 
          ...  He runs past him 
          ...  A_Hakimi hits the shot with the outside of the left foot! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But hits the side netting! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Rodrygo plays it towards the near post! 
          ...  The ball comes to T_A_Arnold 
          ...  He knocks it goalward 
          ...  The net bulges! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  What a volley! 
          ...  What a finish. That is outrageous. 
          ...  Three words. Marco. Van. Basten 
          ...  PSG have snatched the lead! 
          ...  PSG 1-0 Benfica ...
Min. 2  :(psg) Tactical Change by PSG 
          ...  T_A_Arnold will now play as a AM 
Min. 2  :(ben) Tactical Change by Benfica 
          ...  Benfica have changed their playing style to L 
Min. 5  :(psg) Rodrygo runs at the defender 
          ...  The defender falls over 
          ...  Rodrygo with a graceful, looping effort! 
          ...  But Andrew gets down well to tip the ball wide 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Kerkez swings it in! 
          ...  A_Hakimi gets on the end of it 
          ...  Andrew gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he slots in the rebound 
          ...  NO HE DOESN'T!! 
          ...  How on Earth did he put that wide? 
          ...  He was two yards out! 
Min. 5  :(psg) A_Hakimi runs forward 
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind! 
          ...  An_Silva with a clumsy challenge 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution! 
Min. 10 :(psg) T_A_Arnold with a probing through ball E_Haaland 
          ...  E_Haaland with a terrific drive! 
          ...  Andrew manages to turn it behind 
Min. 15 :(psg) T_A_Arnold looks around for some movement 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to Kvaratskhelia 
          ...  W_Ndidi with the tackle 
Min. 15 :(ben) M_Penders with a terrible kick! 
          ...  Y_En_Nesyri takes control of the ball! 
          ...  Y_En_Nesyri hits a curling shot! 
          ...  M_Penders narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety 
Min. 16 :(psg) M_Kerkez runs into space 
          ...  M_Kerkez rifles it at the goal! 
          ...  But he puts it over 
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort 
Min. 17 :(psg) E_Haaland with the mazy run 
          ...  M_Bauer wins the ball with ease 
          ...  The Referee saw something no-one else did 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He was unlucky to be booked for that 
Min. 21 :(psg) M_Kerkez looks around for some movement 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to G_Ramos 
          ...  G_Ramos with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  a lovely cushioned header 
          ...  Andrew with a great save 
          ...  And he holds onto it as well! 
Min. 22 :(ben) W_Ndidi with a short pass to find K_Mainoo 
          ...  K_Mainoo with a bomb of a shot! 
          ...  M_Penders parries it 
Min. 23 :(ben) M_Mount is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He throws it long to An_Silva 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from M_Guehi 
          ...  It goes out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  E_Moretti hits it into the box! 
          ...  A_Hakimi reads the ball well and clears 
Min. 24 :(psg) A_Hakimi sidesteps his marker 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  A_Hakimi with only one thing on his mind! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  Andrew gets up well to catch that one 
Min. 25 :(psg) Vitinha heads the ball back to G_Ramos 
          ...  G_Ramos tries to catch the keeper out! 
          ...  He has failed to hit the target! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 28 :(ben) H_Smolcic pulls it back to M_Mount 
          ...  M_Guehi seizes control of the ball 
          ...  He hoists it forward 
Min. 31 :(ben) P_Jagielka sprints past A_Hakimi 
          ...  It was as if the defender wasn't even there 
          ...  P_Jagielka hits the shot with the inside of the left foot! 
          ...  But M_Penders palms it behind 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Y_En_Nesyri swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! 
          ...  M_Penders thumps the ball away! 
Min. 33 :(psg) Rodrygo feeds the ball to Kvaratskhelia 
          ...  Kvaratskhelia with a quick pass down the left wing. 
          ...  He gets up high for the header! 
          ...  But it goes wide of the post 
Min. 36 :(psg) Rodrygo takes advantage of a mistake by W_Ndidi 
          ...  away from two, three, four. 
          ...  Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful. 
          ...  How good is he?! 
          ...  Now he crosses to E_Haaland! 
          ...  E_Haaland with the cheeky shot! 
          ...  But Andrew stops that one easily 
Min. 42 :(ben) A_Correa with a slick pass to An_Silva 
          ...  T_A_Arnold with a late tackle 
          ...  It looked worse than what it was 
          ...  He is surrounded by the Benfica players 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time
Min. 43 :(psg) E_Haaland sidesteps E_Moretti 
          ...  He showed great skill there 
          ...  W_Ndidi takes the ball and the player!! 
          ...  But the ref waves play on!! 
Min. 43 :(psg) M_Kerkez is down clutching his leg 
          ...  He is ok to carry on though 
Min. 46 :(ben) M_Mount has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He knocks the ball past Kvaratskhelia! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  M_Mount aims for the top right corner! 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!! 
          ...  It grazes the post and goes wide 

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

Min. 46 :(psg) E_Haaland runs forward 
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind! 
          ...  E_Haaland sends it flying towards goal! 
          ...  Andrew with a great save 
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1 
Min. 47 :(psg) G_Ramos cuts inside P_Jagielka 
          ...  He worked that well 
          ...  Launched towards the top corner by G_Ramos! 
          ...  Wide of goal. Even Simon Clark couldnt work his spin on that woeful effort 
Min. 49 :(psg) Rodrygo smashes the ball upfield 
          ...  G_Ramos latches onto the ball 
          ...  W_Ndidi with a deliberate foul 
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  The Referee signals that it is indirect 
          ...  M_Guehi swings it in 
          ...  Vitinha takes control of it! 
          ...  Vitinha with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  Powerful header! 
          ...  Andrew parries the shot 
          ...  And the defender clears it! 
Min. 51 :(ben) K_Mainoo sprints down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball across to E_Moretti 
          ...  E_Moretti rifles it at the goal! 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!! 
          ...  It grazes the post and goes wide 
Min. 52 :(ben) The defender underhits the back pass! 
          ...  Y_En_Nesyri is through! 
          ...  What a mistake by A_Hakimi! 
          ...  Y_En_Nesyri fires off a left-footed snap shot! 
          ...  GOOOOAAAAAAL!! 
          ...  That was unstoppable! 
          ...  All square, that should make things interesting! 
          ...  PSG 1-1 Benfica ...
Min. 53 :(ben) Tactical Change by Benfica 
          ...  Benfica have changed their playing style to N 
Min. 59 :(ben) A_Correa finds An_Silva in acres of space 
          ...  An_Silva tries to curl it into the bottom corner! 
          ...  M_Penders can't get to it! 
          ...  OH! It drifts wide! 
          ...  M_Penders was worried by that one 
          ...  He wipes the sweat off his brow? 
Min. 60 :(ben) Substitution by Benfica 
          ...  COMING ON: B_Pedretti 
          ...  COMING OFF: W_Ndidi 
Min. 65 :(ben) M_Mount puts in An_Silva 
          ...  A_Hakimi with the tackle 
Min. 66 :(psg) M_Kerkez is first to the loose ball 
          ...  He plays the ball across to Vitinha 
          ...  But H_Smolcic clears the ball to safety 
Min. 66 :(ben) An_Silva unselfishly lays the ball back to H_Smolcic 
          ...  A_Hakimi hits it out for a corner 
          ...  No nonsense clearance! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  K_Mainoo curls it into the box! 
          ...  It comes to H_Smolcic 
          ...  He gets the shot away 
          ...  But M_Penders pulls out a save of the game 
Min. 67 :(psg) Kvaratskhelia picks up the loose ball and runs forward with it 
          ...  Brilliantly taken away by M_Bauer!! 
          ...  Any youngsters out there should be taking notes 
Min. 70 :(ben) Substitution by Benfica 
          ...  COMING ON: C_Tengstedt 
          ...  COMING OFF: Y_En_Nesyri 
Min. 70 :(ben) A_Correa flicks the ball through 
          ...  An_Silva runs onto it! 
          ...  M_Guehi anticipates the pass and cuts it out 
Min. 72 :(ben) B_Pedretti backtracks with the ball 
          ...  He hoofs the ball upfield 
          ...  An_Silva gets on the end of it 
          ...  But M_Guehi wins the ball with a sliding challenge 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  K_Mainoo plays it into the danger area! 
          ...  Great catch from M_Penders! 
Min. 81 :(ben) Substitution by Benfica 
          ...  COMING ON: A_Omobamidele 
          ...  COMING OFF: M_Bauer 
Min. 82 :(psg) A_Hakimi feeds the ball through the middle 
          ...  Vitinha runs onto it 
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender 
          ...  Vitinha attempts to drive it home! 
          ...  It hits the side netting! 
          ...  The fans thought that was a GOAL! 
          ...  But it's not 
          ...  Goal kick. 
Min. 83 :(ben) E_Moretti takes advantage of a mistake by T_A_Arnold 
          ...  away from two, three, four. 
          ...  Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful. 
          ...  How good is he?! 
          ...  Now he crosses to A_Correa! 
          ...  But W_Saliba sweeps up the threat 
Min. 84 :(psg) W_Saliba with the flick on 
          ...  He plays the ball across to A_Hakimi 
          ...  A_Hakimi hits the ball first time! 
          ...  He could have let that bounce 
          ...  He's pulled it wide! 
Min. 86 :(psg) Vitinha looks up for support 
          ...  He spots his team mate making a run now 
          ...  He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now! 
          ...  W_Saliba receives the pass and heads towards the goal 
          ...  W_Saliba with a bicycle kick! 
          ...  The net bulges! 
          ...  OH!! He has hit the side netting 
          ...  Goal kick given 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 6 minutes of injury time.
Min. 90 :(ben) H_Smolcic can't find space for the shot 
          ...  He slips it through to An_Silva 
          ...  An_Silva aims for the top right corner! 
          ...  M_Penders parries it 
Min. 91 :(psg) Kvaratskhelia with a glorious 60-yard pass to Rodrygo 
          ...  Rodrygo controls the ball well! 
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal! 
          ...  He has put it over the bar! 
          ...  He looks stunned by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 92 :(ben) An_Silva kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  M_Mount gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  M_Mount fires a shot at goal! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  But it sails past the post!! 
          ...  M_Penders never had a chance! 
Min. 94 :(ben) E_Moretti flicks it over M_Guehi's head 
          ...  He showed some great skill there! 
          ...  E_Moretti carves a shot towards goal! 
          ...  But he's missed it! 
          ...  It's unbelievable, Jeff! 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : Parc des Princes
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PSG Match Info
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Best player          : Rodrygo (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : T_A_Arnold (1)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Benfica Match Info
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Best player          : Y_En_Nesyri
Scorers              : Y_En_Nesyri (52)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : , An_Silva (5)M_Bauer (17)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                                     PSG  |    Benfica
Attempts on Goal     :          18        |       11
Off target           :          10        |       5
On target            :           8        |       6
Possession           :          58        |       42
Corners              :           2        |       4
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       2
Subs Used            :           0        |       3
Fouls                :           4        |       12
Key Tackles          :           8        |       4
Key Passes           :          11        |       12
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Final Score          : PSG 1 - 1 Benfica
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Player Statistics - PSG
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_Penders      GK  29   1   1   1  29 |  97   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  39   0   0   0
W_Saliba       DF   1  25  21  16  27 |  97   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  15  15  14
T_A_Arnold     AM   1  23  22  19  22 |  97   0   0   2   0   1   1   0   0   0   0  28  34
A_Hakimi       DF   1  25  22  16  23 |  97   0   3   1   0   4   0   0   0   0  45  14  58
M_Kerkez       DF   1  24  21  14  27 |  97   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  30  16
M_Guehi        DF   1  25  22   6  22 |  97   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
Vitinha        AM   1   4  25  24  23 |  97   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  22  14
Kvaratskhelia  AM   1   8  26  24  25 |  97   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   6
E_Haaland      FW   1   3  21  28  22 |  97   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  12
G_Ramos        FW   1   3  23  27  25 |  97   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  11
Rodrygo        FW   1   8  22  26  26 |  97   0   0   2   1   2   0   0   0   0   0  46  10
B_Samba        GK  27   1   1   1  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
F_Kostic       DF   1  22  18  15  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_De_Ligt      DF   1  26  20   8  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Ismaily        DM   1  19  12   8  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Sabitzer     AM   1   1  22  19  23 |   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   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  46   0   0   0
H_Smolcic      DF   1  21  15   9  21 |  97   0   1   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  19  42  23
E_Moretti      DF   1  22  17  13  20 |  97   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  19  34
M_Bauer        DF   1  20  14   5  32 |  82   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  18  -2  -2
P_Jagielka     DF   1  22  16  10  29 |  97   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  22
W_Ndidi        DM   1  18  23   5  24 |  61   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  44  13   0
K_Mainoo       DM   1  19  22  15  22 |  97   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  14  17
A_Correa       AM   1   5  22  23  26 |  97   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  28   0
M_Mount        AM   1   2  23  21  27 |  97   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  26  18
An_Silva       FW   1   7  14  26  28 |  97   0   0   2   0   2   0   1   0   0  -2  42   8
Y_En_Nesyri    FW   1   4  17  24  28 |  71   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  32
S_Mandanda     GK  23   1   1   1  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Omobamidele  DF   1  18  11   4  31 |  15   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
B_Pedretti     DM   1  13  20   5  27 |  36   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  16   0
C_Tengstedt    FW   1   8  12  15  27 |  26   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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