FFO DPT, Benfica vs. Southampton (Wed Feb 25)


                              Benfica  |  Southampton
                              5-3-2 P  |  4-2-0-2-2 P
             Gary Windebank Caretaker  |  Jamie Smith
                                       |
                            Andrew GK  |  GK M_Hermansen
                        P_Jagielka DF  |  DF W_Fofana
                          R_Semedo DF  |  DF J_Kounde
                         H_Smolcic DF  |  DF T_Nianzou
                         E_Moretti DF  |  DF S_Vos
                     J_Vestergaard DF  |  DM S_Amrabat
                          K_Mainoo MF  |  DM P_Pardo
                           W_Ndidi MF  |  AM M_Kudus
                           M_Mount MF  |  AM P_Foden
                          An_Silva FW  |  FW A_Gilardino
                       Y_En_Nesyri FW  |  FW A_Isak
                                       |
                        S_Mandanda SUB |  SUB T_Sylva
                           M_Bauer SUB |  SUB A_Cresswell
                          M_Planus SUB |  SUB M_Curto
                        B_Pedretti SUB |  SUB H_Losada
                       C_Tengstedt SUB |  SUB M_Thuram




Min. 5  :(ben) M_Mount slides the ball across to An_Silva 
          ...  S_Amrabat with a bad challenge 
          ...  The Referee will want to speak to him 
Min. 7  :(sou) M_Kudus breaks free from J_Vestergaard 
          ...  M_Kudus fires off a right-footed shot! 
          ...  Andrew just watches it float over the bar! 
Min. 12 :(ben) K_Mainoo looks around for some movement 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to Y_En_Nesyri 
          ...  Y_En_Nesyri with the cheeky shot! 
          ...  But M_Hermansen smothers the ball 
Min. 13 :(sou) A_Gilardino with the dribble 
          ...  H_Smolcic is easily beaten 
          ...  E_Moretti wins the ball! 
          ...  But he caught the player also! 
          ...  The ref gives nothing! 
Min. 15 :(ben) W_Ndidi spots his team mate making a run 
          ...  He finds Y_En_Nesyri with a lovely pass! 
          ...  Y_En_Nesyri uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot! 
          ...  The fans behind the goal jump up! 
          ...  But it's gone just wide!! 
Min. 21 :(ben) M_Mount holds the ball up 
          ...  He sees Y_En_Nesyri in space! 
          ...  Y_En_Nesyri with the ball at his feet 
          ...  Is he going to have a crack? 
          ...  He is, you know... 
          ...  The shot slips through M_Hermansen's hands 
          ...  But M_Hermansen recovers to save! 
          ...  He got away with that! 
Min. 23 :(sou) W_Fofana fires over a low cross to A_Gilardino 
          ...  E_Moretti takes the player out!! 
          ...  The ref turns away!! 
Min. 24 :(ben) K_Mainoo with the first time pass to R_Semedo 
          ...  R_Semedo lobs M_Hermansen! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  What a finish! 
          ...  The Benfica fans sing his praises! 
          ...  Benfica have the advantage! 
          ...  Benfica 1-0 Southampton ...
Min. 24 :(ben) Tactical Change by Benfica 
          ...  K_Mainoo will now play as a DM 
Min. 24 :(sou) Tactical Change by Southampton 
          ...  Southampton have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 24 :(sou) S_Vos gets to the byline and finds A_Gilardino with a beautiful cross 
          ...  J_Vestergaard bundles the player over!! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution! 
          ...  Jamie Smith looks bemused that it wasn't more! He wanted to see red! 
Min. 25 :(sou) S_Amrabat threads the through ball to M_Kudus 
          ...  M_Kudus sends it flying towards goal! 
          ...  Andrew can't get to it 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  Superb finish! 
          ...  Southampton are back level! 
          ...  Benfica 1-1 Southampton ...
Min. 26 :(ben) Tactical Change by Benfica 
          ...  K_Mainoo will now play as a MF 
Min. 26 :(sou) Tactical Change by Southampton 
          ...  Southampton have changed their playing style to P 
Min. 29 :(sou) A_Gilardino with the mazy dribble 
          ...  He takes it past J_Vestergaard 
          ...  A_Gilardino with a scorcher of a shot! 
          ...  The fans get off their seats! 
          ...  But it sails over!! 
Min. 32 :(sou) M_Kudus knocks it past the defender and runs onto it 
          ...  He leaves the defender standing 
          ...  M_Kudus hits the shot with the outside of the right foot! 
          ...  Andrew tips it round the post 
          ...  Well saved 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Kudus plays it into the danger area! 
          ...  Andrew comes towards the ball 
          ...  But he's nowhere near it! 
          ...  W_Fofana with the shot! 
          ...  But he puts it well wide 
          ...  That was a crappy effort! 
Min. 34 :(ben) M_Mount dribbles past J_Kounde 
          ...  M_Mount attempts a chip! 
          ...  M_Hermansen parries it 
          ...  The defender clears it 
Min. 37 :(sou) The ball runs loose! 
          ...  W_Fofana seizes control of it and thinks about the shot 
          ...  W_Fofana looks to see where Andrew is! 
          ...  He rifles in the shot! 
          ...  The shot slips through Andrew's hands 
          ...  But goes wide! 
          ...  He got away with that! 
          ...  Goal kick given! 
          ...  That looked like a corner to me 
Min. 38 :(sou) J_Kounde plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  M_Kudus decides to keep possession instead! 
          ...  He runs towards the goal now! 
          ...  M_Kudus bears down on goal! 
          ...  It's hit the bar 
          ...  It bounces down 
          ...  Andrew grabs it 
          ...  No Goal! 
          ...  Boos surround the stadium!! 
Min. 39 :(sou) P_Foden is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He throws it to A_Isak 
          ...  A_Isak sends it down the right wing and continues his run foward. 
          ...  cross comes back into him, he gets his head to the ball! 
          ...  But Andrew punches it away 
          ...  He had to be brave to come for that one 
Min. 40 :(ben) J_Vestergaard knocks the ball past the defender 
          ...  M_Kudus with an ugly foul 
          ...  He received a good talking to from The Referee 
          ...  FREE KICK 
          ...  M_Mount swings it in 
          ...  Y_En_Nesyri gets on the end of it 
          ...  Blocked by S_Vos 
Min. 41 :(sou) T_Nianzou is first to the loose ball 
          ...  He plays the ball across to S_Amrabat 
          ...  S_Amrabat launches himself head first to connect with the low cross! 
          ...  Andrew with a great save 
          ...  And he holds onto it as well! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time.
Min. 44 :(ben) M_Mount with the first time flick to An_Silva 
          ...  An_Silva with a screamer of a shot! 
          ...  M_Hermansen has it covered 
          ...  It takes a bobble! 
          ...  M_Hermansen is left flat-footed 
          ...  It's gone wide!! 
Min. 45 :(ben) E_Moretti hoists the ball across to An_Silva 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from A_Gilardino 
          ...  He had to time that one perfectly 
Min. 46 :(sou) S_Vos looks for options 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to A_Gilardino 
          ...  A_Gilardino tries to beat Andrew from outside the area! 
          ...  But Andrew punches it away 
          ...  That's gone out for a throw in 
Min. 48 :(ben) E_Moretti rises up for the header 
          ...  He flicks the ball on to Y_En_Nesyri 
          ...  Y_En_Nesyri tries to place it in the corner! 
          ...  M_Hermansen saves, but he fumbles 
          ...  But he gathers at the second attempt! 
Min. 48 :(sou) J_Kounde flicks it over the defender and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  J_Kounde with a hard drive! What a hit son! What a hit! 
          ...  The fans get off their seats! 
          ...  Andrew plucks the ball out of the air 
          ...  Good goalkeeping there! 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Benfica 1-1 Southampton

Min. 46 :(ben) M_Mount cuts inside W_Fofana 
          ...  He worked that well 
          ...  M_Mount hits it 
          ...  This one could go anywhere! 
          ...  The fans get off their seats! 
          ...  M_Hermansen plucks the ball out of the air 
          ...  Good goalkeeping there! 
Min. 48 :(ben) An_Silva beats W_Fofana with absolute ease! 
          ...  J_Kounde gets in the way of the ball and clears! 
Min. 49 :(sou) P_Foden with a superb first touch 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  A_Isak gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  R_Semedo cleanly tackles him 
          ...  He judged that well 
Min. 55 :(ben) Substitution by Benfica 
          ...  COMING ON: M_Bauer 
          ...  COMING OFF: H_Smolcic 
Min. 55 :(sou) Substitution by Southampton 
          ...  COMING ON: M_Thuram 
          ...  COMING OFF: A_Gilardino 
Min. 55 :(sou) A_Isak has it on the edge of the box 
          ...  Intercepted by W_Ndidi 
Min. 58 :(ben) An_Silva 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! 
          ...  His team mate plays the through ball for him! 
          ...  S_Amrabat fouls badly 
          ...  That looked malicious 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  What's it going to be? 
          ...  Nothing. Just a ticking off! 
Min. 59 :(ben) W_Ndidi storms past his marker 
          ...  W_Ndidi with a thundering volley! 
          ...  M_Hermansen watches it sail wide! 
Min. 62 :(ben) W_Ndidi with an incisive pass to Y_En_Nesyri 
          ...  Y_En_Nesyri sights up the goal 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But sails wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Y_En_Nesyri lofts the ball in! 
          ...  J_Kounde reads the ball well and clears 
Min. 63 :(ben) Substitution by Benfica 
          ...  COMING ON: M_Planus 
          ...  COMING OFF: J_Vestergaard 
Min. 65 :(ben) Substitution by Benfica 
          ...  COMING ON: B_Pedretti 
          ...  COMING OFF: Y_En_Nesyri 
Min. 65 :(sou) Substitution by Southampton 
          ...  COMING ON: M_Curto 
          ...  COMING OFF: P_Pardo 
Min. 65 :(sou) Substitution by Southampton 
          ...  COMING ON: H_Losada 
          ...  COMING OFF: M_Kudus 
Min. 65 :(sou) Tactical Change by Southampton 
          ...  S_Vos will now play as a DM 
Min. 65 :(ben) P_Jagielka steps over the ball 
          ...  He nutmegs the defender 
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery 
          ...  P_Jagielka shapes up for a shot! 
          ...  GOAL!!!!!!! 
          ...  He runs towards the Benfica fans! 
          ...  Benfica have snatched the lead! 
          ...  Benfica 2-1 Southampton ...
Min. 65 :(ben) Tactical Change by Benfica 
          ...  K_Mainoo will now play as a DM 
Min. 65 :(sou) Tactical Change by Southampton 
          ...  Southampton have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 65 :(sou) A_Isak beats his marker 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  A_Isak with the spectacular bicycle kick! 
          ...  Andrew gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he slots in the rebound 
          ...  No, it's wide!! 
          ...  That was terrible! 
Min. 67 :(ben) M_Planus with a 40-yard pass to K_Mainoo 
          ...  K_Mainoo with a low drive through the rain! 
          ...  But M_Hermansen punches it away 
Min. 77 :(ben) W_Ndidi changes direction inside 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to M_Mount 
          ...  M_Mount tries to place it in the corner! 
          ...  He has put it wide! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 80 :(ben) P_Jagielka brings the ball into the opposing area 
          ...  An_Silva makes himself available 
          ...  M_Curto makes the challenge and clears the ball 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 5 minutes of injury time.
Min. 89 :(ben) E_Moretti sprints down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball across to An_Silva 
          ...  S_Amrabat takes out the attacker 
          ...  He looked to have fouled him there 
Min. 91 :(sou) S_Vos finds the run of P_Foden 
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from P_Foden! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity 

*************  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          : K_Mainoo (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : R_Semedo (24), P_Jagielka (65)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : J_Vestergaard (24)
Injured              : N/A
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Southampton Match Info
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Best player          : S_Amrabat
Scorers              : M_Kudus (25)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                                 Benfica  |    Southampton
Attempts on Goal     :          13        |       13
Off target           :           5        |       7
On target            :           8        |       6
Possession           :          50        |       50
Corners              :           1        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       0
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           8        |       10
Key Tackles          :           4        |       6
Key Passes           :          12        |       9
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Final Score          : Benfica 2 - 1 Southampton
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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  27   1   1   1  26 |  98   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  35   0   0   0
P_Jagielka     DF   1  22  16  10  29 |  98   0   0   1   0   1   1   0   0   0   0  20  52
R_Semedo       DF   1  21  18   8  22 |  98   0   1   0   0   1   1   0   0   0  19   0  56
H_Smolcic      DF   1  21  15   9  21 |  58   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Moretti      DF   1  21  16  13  20 |  98   0   2   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  38  60   0
J_Vestergaard  DF   1  21  16  13  28 |  66   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
K_Mainoo       DM   1  19  22  15  22 |  98   0   0   2   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  46  17
W_Ndidi        MF   1  18  23   5  24 |  98   0   1   3   0   1   0   0   0   0  22  39  25
M_Mount        MF   1   2  23  21  27 |  98   0   0   2   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  26  31
An_Silva       FW   1   7  14  25  28 |  98   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
Y_En_Nesyri    FW   1   4  17  23  28 |  68   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0  41
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 |  40   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Planus       DF   1  20  13  13  27 |  32   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  23   0
B_Pedretti     MF   1  13  20   5  27 |  30   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

Player Statistics - Southampton
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_Hermansen    GK  28   1   1   1  28 |  98   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  28   0   0   0
W_Fofana       DF   1  24  18  12  29 |  98   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  18  36
J_Kounde       DF   1  25  17  13  27 |  98   0   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  30  19  19
T_Nianzou      DF   1  24  20   8  28 |  98   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  16   0
S_Vos          DM   1  21  22   6  25 |  98   0   1   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  19  42   0
S_Amrabat      DM   1  18  24  12  29 |  98   0   1   1   1   1   0   0   0   0  22  28  20
P_Pardo        DM   1  15  20  13  21 |  68   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Kudus        AM   1   6  23  23  28 |  68   0   0   0   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0  49
P_Foden        AM   1   6  23  22  28 |  98   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  26   8
A_Gilardino    FW   1   9  16  19  29 |  58   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  31   0  24
A_Isak         FW   1   3  18  25  24 |  98   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  12
T_Sylva        GK  22   1   1   1  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Cresswell    DF   1  21  13   9  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Curto        DF   1  17  14  12  25 |  30   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  23   0   0
H_Losada       AM   1   7  20  17  24 |  30   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Thuram       FW   1   9  18  25  28 |  40   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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