FFO DPT, Arsenal vs. Benfica (Wed Jan 28)


                              Arsenal  |  Benfica
                          5-1-1-1-2 C  |  5-2-1-2 C
                      Darren Humphris  |  Gary Windebank Caretaker
                                       |
                        K_Tzolakis GK  |  GK Andrew
                         S_De_Vrij DF  |  DF R_Semedo
                           A_Silva DF  |  DF H_Smolcic
                        A_Carreras DF  |  DF P_Jagielka
                          A_Hickey DF  |  DF E_Moretti
                        I_Fresneda DF  |  DF J_Vestergaard
                       E_Camavinga DM  |  MF K_Mainoo
                       L_Guilherme MF  |  MF W_Ndidi
                           M_Olise AM  |  AM M_Mount
                          K_Konate FW  |  FW An_Silva
                              Samu FW  |  FW Y_En_Nesyri
                                       |
                           A_Boruc SUB |  SUB S_Mandanda
                      S_Hutchinson SUB |  SUB M_Planus
                             Andre SUB |  SUB M_Bauer
                          I_Houben SUB |  SUB B_Pedretti
                          F_Gebert SUB |  SUB L_Martins




Min. 1  :(ben) Curled in dangerously from M_Mount to Y_En_Nesyri 
          ...  What a shot from Y_En_Nesyri! 
          ...  It could go anywhere 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  K_Tzolakis has to pick the ball out of the net 
          ...  But it's been ruled out! 
          ...  He was caught offside 
Min. 4  :(ars) Tactical Change by Arsenal 
          ...  Arsenal have changed their playing style to P 
Min. 6  :(ars) M_Olise gains possession 
          ...  M_Mount with a deliberate foul 
          ...  That deserves a punishment 
          ...  The Referee calls him for a talk 
          ...  It's just a warning 
Min. 11 :(ars) K_Konate cuts inside W_Ndidi 
          ...  He worked that well 
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over! 
          ...  R_Semedo hits it out for a throw 
Min. 18 :(ben) Y_En_Nesyri dribbles it into the box 
          ...  Y_En_Nesyri attempts a low drive! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
Min. 20 :(ben) W_Ndidi finds J_Vestergaard in the box 
          ...  J_Vestergaard fires off a left-footed snap shot! 
          ...  But K_Tzolakis just gets his fingers to that one 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  R_Semedo floats the ball in! 
          ...  I_Fresneda wins the ball 
          ...  And he clears the danger 
Min. 25 :(ars) M_Olise takes advantage of a bad back pass from E_Moretti 
          ...  But P_Jagielka will cut out the threat 
Min. 29 :(ars) A_Hickey cuts in on R_Semedo's blind side 
          ...  H_Smolcic reads the situation well and wins the ball 
          ...  But it goes out 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  L_Guilherme with an outswinging corner into the box 
          ...  The ball comes to K_Konate 
          ...  He knocks it goalward 
          ...  It hits the side netting! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 32 :(ars) E_Camavinga knocks it forward 
          ...  W_Ndidi slips 
          ...  L_Guilherme gets to it! 
          ...  W_Ndidi does well to get the tackle in 
Min. 33 :(ars) A_Silva picks out K_Konate with the cross 
          ...  K_Konate fires off a left-footed snap shot! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  My grandmother could have scored that!! 
Min. 41 :(ben) An_Silva plays a first time ball through the defence to J_Vestergaard 
          ...  J_Vestergaard hits the ball on the bounce! 
          ...  K_Tzolakis with an amazing dive to the bottom left 
          ...  How he got to that one I don't know! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Arsenal 0-0 Benfica

Min. 49 :(ars) Samu with a slide rule pass to I_Fresneda 
          ...  But he loses control of it 
          ...  J_Vestergaard hits it out for a throw 
Min. 49 :(ben) E_Moretti beats I_Fresneda 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  E_Camavinga steals the ball of off him 
Min. 51 :(ben) M_Mount with a fantastic turn that puts him through on goal 
          ...  M_Mount tries to place it in the corner! 
          ...  But he somehow misses 
          ...  That was a woeful effort 
Min. 53 :(ars) Samu plays a long ball to A_Carreras 
          ...  From long range A_Carreras bends the ball towards goal! 
          ...  The shot slips through Andrew's hands 
          ...  But Andrew recovers to save! 
          ...  He got away with that! 
Min. 55 :(ben) Substitution by Benfica 
          ...  COMING ON: M_Planus 
          ...  COMING OFF: H_Smolcic 
Min. 55 :(ars) L_Guilherme with the dribble 
          ...  J_Vestergaard is easily beaten 
          ...  L_Guilherme attempts a low drive! 
          ...  Andrew can't get to it! 
          ...  OH! It drifts wide! 
          ...  Andrew was worried by that one 
          ...  He wipes the sweat off his brow? 
Min. 56 :(ben) K_Mainoo beats one 
          ...  Knocks it past a second 
          ...  And finds E_Moretti 
          ...  E_Moretti attempts a chip! 
          ...  K_Tzolakis has it covered 
          ...  It takes a bobble! 
          ...  K_Tzolakis reacts well to tip it wide!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  R_Semedo with an outswinging corner into the box 
          ...  K_Tzolakis comes towards the ball 
          ...  And he claims it with ease! 
Min. 58 :(ben) E_Moretti runs down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball in to K_Mainoo 
          ...  K_Mainoo with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  Powerful header! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But sails wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Mount floats the ball in! 
          ...  It comes to Y_En_Nesyri 
          ...  He gets the shot away 
          ...  K_Tzolakis is beaten! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Superb finish! 
          ...  That's given Benfica the advantage! 
          ...  Arsenal 0-1 Benfica ...
Min. 59 :(ars) Tactical Change by Arsenal 
          ...  L_Guilherme will now play as a AM 
Min. 59 :(ars) Tactical Change by Arsenal 
          ...  E_Camavinga will now play as a MF 
Min. 60 :(ars) Substitution by Arsenal 
          ...  COMING ON: Andre 
          ...  COMING OFF: E_Camavinga 
Min. 60 :(ars) Tactical Change by Arsenal 
          ...  M_Olise will now play as a FW 
Min. 63 :(ars) A_Carreras is too quick for M_Planus 
          ...  A_Carreras with the header! 
          ...  But Andrew stops that one easily 
Min. 64 :(ben) W_Ndidi cuts inside the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to M_Mount 
          ...  Samu with a terrible tackle 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  He's told to calm down 
          ...  Darren Humphris looks relieved 
Min. 64 :(ben) J_Vestergaard with a glorious 60-yard pass to An_Silva 
          ...  An_Silva shoots towards goal! 
          ...  But the ball goes harmlessly wide 
Min. 65 :(ars) Substitution by Arsenal 
          ...  COMING ON: I_Houben 
          ...  COMING OFF: I_Fresneda 
Min. 67 :(ben) Substitution by Benfica 
          ...  COMING ON: M_Bauer 
          ...  COMING OFF: J_Vestergaard 
Min. 70 :(ben) Substitution by Benfica 
          ...  COMING ON: B_Pedretti 
          ...  COMING OFF: Y_En_Nesyri 
Min. 72 :(ars) Samu saunters past M_Bauer 
          ...  A thundering drive by Samu! 
          ...  But Andrew punches it away 
          ...  He took a knock there 
          ...  His manager is looking on anxiously 
          ...  He's ok to carry on 
Min. 75 :(ars) Substitution by Arsenal 
          ...  COMING ON: F_Gebert 
          ...  COMING OFF: Samu 
Min. 81 :(ars) I_Houben takes advantage of a mistake by P_Jagielka 
          ...  He puts in K_Konate! 
          ...  K_Konate with the deft touch! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  Andrew with a great save 
          ...  And he holds onto it as well! 
Min. 82 :(ars) S_De_Vrij with a short pass to find K_Konate 
          ...  E_Moretti steals the ball of off him 
Min. 83 :(ben) M_Planus boots it towards P_Jagielka 
          ...  P_Jagielka with a quick pass down the left wing. 
          ...  He gets up high for the header! 
          ...  It hits the side netting! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 84 :(ars) F_Gebert beats one 
          ...  Goes past the second 
          ...  He keeps going 
          ...  Fantastic skill!! 
          ...  F_Gebert with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  Powerful downward header! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  He scores! 
          ...  Can You Believe It? 
          ...  And Arsenal have squared it up late on!! 
          ...  Arsenal 1-1 Benfica ...
Min. 85 :(ars) M_Olise crosses into the box, finding L_Guilherme 
          ...  L_Guilherme with the goal bound shot! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  YOU BEAUTY! 
          ...  That surely hands Arsenal victory!! 
          ...  Arsenal 2-1 Benfica ...
Min. 86 :(ars) Tactical Change by Arsenal 
          ...  Arsenal have changed their playing style to C 
Min. 86 :(ben) Tactical Change by Benfica 
          ...  Benfica have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 86 :(ars) M_Olise takes possession 
          ...  He runs towards goal 
          ...  M_Olise with the goal bound shot! 
          ...  But Andrew punches it away 
          ...  That's gone out for a corner kick 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  L_Guilherme floats the ball in! 
          ...  M_Bauer gets up well 
          ...  And he clears the danger 
Min. 87 :(ben) E_Moretti moves out over to the edge of the pitch 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He plays the ball through to An_Silva 
          ...  But he loses control of it 
          ...  A_Silva belts it clear 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 5 minutes of injury time.
Min. 89 :(ars) A_Carreras skips the challenge from P_Jagielka 
          ...  A_Carreras could have let it bounce! 
          ...  Andrew can't get to it! 
          ...  OH! It drifts wide! 
          ...  Andrew was worried by that one 
          ...  He wipes the sweat off his brow? 
Min. 90 :(ars) Andre with a measured pass to L_Guilherme 
          ...  L_Guilherme lobs Andrew! 
          ...  Andrew guesses right 
Min. 91 :(ars) M_Olise looks for options 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to F_Gebert 
          ...  F_Gebert with the goal bound shot! 
          ...  Andrew makes himself big 
          ...  Superb Stop! 
          ...  Well that one would have delighted him 
Min. 92 :(ars) F_Gebert looks around for some movement 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to M_Olise 
          ...  R_Semedo read the danger and stops the pass 
Min. 94 :(ars) L_Guilherme beats P_Jagielka 
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free 
          ...  E_Moretti hits it out for a corner 
          ...  That was sent up into the top tier 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Olise drives it into the box! 
          ...  M_Planus heads it away 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : Emirates Stadium
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Arsenal Match Info
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Best player          : F_Gebert (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : , F_Gebert (84)L_Guilherme (85)
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 (58)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                                 Arsenal  |    Benfica
Attempts on Goal     :          13        |       10
Off target           :           4        |       5
On target            :           9        |       5
Possession           :          61        |       39
Corners              :           3        |       3
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       0
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           5        |       4
Key Tackles          :           3        |       10
Key Passes           :          10        |       9
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Final Score          : Arsenal 2 - 1 Benfica
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Player Statistics - Arsenal
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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K_Tzolakis     GK  27   1   1   1  22 |  96   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  26   0   0   0
S_De_Vrij      DF   1  24  21  10  28 |  96   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0
A_Silva        DF   1  23  20   6  22 |  96   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  17  16   0
A_Carreras     DF   1  23  20   5  25 |  96   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  79
A_Hickey       DF   1  24  18  15  30 |  96   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
I_Fresneda     DF   1  23  20   5  27 |  66   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  17   0   0
E_Camavinga    MF   1  21  24   7  24 |  61   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  19  12   0
L_Guilherme    AM   1   7  22  19  26 |  96   0   0   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  58
M_Olise        FW   1   4  23  22  24 |  96   0   0   2   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  43  10
K_Konate       FW   1   8  21  25  29 |  96   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  17
Samu           FW   1   6  20  24  22 |  76   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  32   8
A_Boruc        GK  22   1   1   1  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Hutchinson   DF   1  16  11   0  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Andre          MF   1  20  22  12  28 |  35   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  14   0
I_Houben       AM   1   5  19  14  28 |  30   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  17   0
F_Gebert       FW   1   6  12  17  10 |  20   0   0   1   0   2   1   0   0   0   0  24  53

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  27   1   1   1  26 |  96   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  43   0   0   0
R_Semedo       DF   1  21  18   8  22 |  96   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  38   0   0
H_Smolcic      DF   1  20  15   9  21 |  56   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
P_Jagielka     DF   1  21  15  10  29 |  96   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  19   0  20
E_Moretti      DF   1  21  16  13  20 |  96   0   2   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  38  40  19
J_Vestergaard  DF   1  21  16  13  28 |  68   0   1   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  19  20  38
K_Mainoo       MF   1  18  21  15  22 |  96   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  15  15
W_Ndidi        MF   1  18  23   5  24 |  96   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  22  26   0
M_Mount        AM   1   2  23  21  27 |  96   0   0   1   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  30   9
An_Silva       FW   1   7  14  25  28 |  96   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  22   5
Y_En_Nesyri    FW   1   4  17  23  28 |  71   0   0   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  42
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  13  13  27 |  40   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  23   0
M_Bauer        DF   1  19  14   5  32 |  28   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  21   0   0
B_Pedretti     MF   1  13  20   5  27 |  25   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Martins      MF   1   6  19  13  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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