FFO DPT, Benfica vs. Leeds United (Wed Apr 15) Benfica | Leeds United 5-1-2-2 C | 5-2-2-1 C - | James Bucknall | Andrew GK | GK D_Seimen E_Moretti DF | DF M_Kayode P_Jagielka DF | DF M_Pellegrino H_Smolcic DF | DF M_Gusto M_Planus DF | DF S_Squillaci J_Vestergaard DF | DF N_Gerak K_Mainoo DM | DM T_Lamptey W_Ndidi MF | DM A_Scott B_Pedretti MF | MF T_Koopmeiners Y_En_Nesyri FW | MF L_Reis A_Correa FW | FW Savio | S_Mandanda SUB | SUB A_Iturbe M_Bauer SUB | SUB A_Vallci A_Omobamidele SUB | SUB P_Beruatto L_Martins SUB | SUB J_Davenport C_Tengstedt SUB | SUB L_Ihorst Min. 5 :(ben) A_Correa flicks it over L_Reis and runs onto it ... He showed great skill and pace there ... A_Correa looks to see where D_Seimen is! ... He shoots! ... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! ... But it sails past the post!! ... D_Seimen never had a chance! Min. 5 :(ben) E_Moretti with a real burst of pace ... He shows M_Kayode a clean set of heals ... Savio with a bad challenge ... That looked malicious ... The Referee calls him over ... What's it going to be? ... YELLOW CARD! Min. 11 :(ben) J_Vestergaard runs down the flank ... He plays the ball in to Y_En_Nesyri ... M_Gusto with a two footed lunge! ... Play On!! Min. 12 :(ben) W_Ndidi gets to the byline ... He puts it into the box ... He finds A_Correa ... A_Correa aims the cheeky shot at goal! ... It takes a deflection! ... But sails wide! ... CORNER! ... P_Jagielka dinks the ball into the area! ... Great catch from D_Seimen! Min. 13 :(lee) S_Squillaci is taking a throw in ... He sees a team mate in space ... He throws it long to M_Kayode ... M_Kayode sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender! ... It flies into Row Z! Min. 15 :(lee) M_Gusto has the ball on the wing ... He takes it past P_Jagielka ... He knocks it to Savio! ... M_Planus bundles the player over!! ... That's a foul!! ... The Referee calls him for a talk ... He's going to let him off for that ... He'd better be careful now Min. 22 :(lee) M_Pellegrino with the first time flick to A_Scott ... A_Scott with an overhead kick! ... He gets a connection ... 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. 23 :(lee) Savio could get a shot on goal here ... J_Vestergaard cuts out the pass ... That was close! Min. 24 :(ben) W_Ndidi brings the ball under control ... He sees a team mate in space! ... He plays the ball in to him! ... M_Planus gets on the end of the pass ... M_Gusto with the block Min. 27 :(ben) E_Moretti with a burst of pace ... Savio with a two footed challenge!! ... The Referee stops play ... That's a clumsy challenge ... The referee beckons him over with his finger ... He's on a yellow - he knows what's coming next! ... RED CARD!! Min. 27 :(lee) Tactical Change by Leeds United ... T_Koopmeiners will now play as a FW Min. 28 :(ben) D_Seimen with a terrible kick! ... E_Moretti is through! ... E_Moretti attempts a lob! ... D_Seimen gets a hand to it!! ... But he slots in the rebound ... He has put it wide!! ... He puts his hands on his head in despair! Min. 28 :(ben) H_Smolcic is clutching his leg! ... This doesn't look good ... I think - is going to take him off Min. 28 :(ben) Substitution by Benfica ... COMING ON: M_Bauer ... COMING OFF: H_Smolcic Min. 34 :(ben) K_Mainoo could get a shot on goal here ... A_Scott takes the player down!! ... That's a poor tackle! ... He is fortunate to be given just a warning ... FREE KICK! ... Nerves jangling as the free kick is lined up ... W_Ndidi bends it in ... D_Seimen takes the ball off him ... He was showing off there! Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time. Min. 44 :(ben) A_Correa brushes his marker behind and breaks free ... T_Koopmeiners takes the players legs from beneath him!! ... That's a poor tackle! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He was lucky to escape with a caution! ... - looks bemused that it wasn't more! He wanted to see red! ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Benfica 0-0 Leeds United Min. 51 :(ben) A_Correa rises up for the header ... He flicks the ball on to Y_En_Nesyri ... A delicate chip from Y_En_Nesyri! ... D_Seimen tips it over his bar ... CORNER! ... W_Ndidi floats the ball in! ... M_Planus gets his head on it ... It floats over D_Seimen ... It's heading goalward! ... But floats just over ... That was a great effort Min. 51 :(lee) A_Scott picks up the pass ... Andrew with an ugly foul ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He is in the book for that one ... PENALTY!! ... That ooked like a dive to me ... But The Referee has given it ... T_Koopmeiners will take it ... Andrew dives ... And he claims it superbly! Min. 60 :(ben) Substitution by Benfica ... COMING ON: L_Martins ... COMING OFF: B_Pedretti Min. 60 :(lee) Substitution by Leeds United ... COMING ON: A_Vallci ... COMING OFF: N_Gerak Min. 65 :(ben) K_Mainoo brings the ball into the opposing area ... Y_En_Nesyri makes himself available ... Y_En_Nesyri with his head down lets it go! ... The ball hits the line the referee waves play on. ... - spits his dummy out yet again. Min. 66 :(lee) M_Gusto back heels to find T_Lamptey 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!! Min. 72 :(lee) L_Reis finds a hole in the defence ... The defence was sleeping ... He made a fantastic run though ... M_Bauer fouls badly ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... The Referee calls him over ... He's told to calm down ... - looks relieved Min. 75 :(ben) D_Seimen miskicks! ... A_Correa is through! ... A_Correa rises above the defence to head the ball! ... But D_Seimen parries the ball ... It's picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd Min. 75 :(lee) The ball is passed in from A_Scott, he finds L_Reis ... L_Reis with a bicycle kick! ... Andrew gets up well to catch that one Min. 83 :(ben) M_Bauer finds Y_En_Nesyri in the box ... Y_En_Nesyri has time and space on the edge of the box! ... He shoots towards goal! ... D_Seimen with a great save ... He holds onto it as well! Min. 86 :(lee) M_Kayode takes advantage of a mistake by J_Vestergaard ... He crosses to M_Gusto ... But M_Planus wins the tackle cleanly Min. 87 :(ben) L_Martins pulls it back to A_Correa ... A_Correa rises above the defence to head the ball! ... D_Seimen with the acrobatic save ... He must have spotted the TV cameras! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 6 minutes of injury time. Min. 91 :(lee) A_Vallci makes himself available ... M_Bauer fouls ... That was disgusting ... The Referee calls him over ... The ref is taking his time with him! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He's not happy with that! ... He's got to be careful now! Min. 92 :(ben) M_Planus finds E_Moretti in acres of space ... A delicate chip from E_Moretti! ... But D_Seimen punches it away Min. 93 :(lee) M_Pellegrino turns past the defender ... He sees a team mate in space ... He passes it to L_Reis ... A_Correa wins the ball! ... But he caught the player also! ... The ref gives nothing! Min. 94 :(lee) A_Scott reads the run of M_Kayode ... Excellent sliding challenge by M_Planus ... He timed it well ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Estadio da Luz ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Benfica Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : M_Planus Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : Andrew (51), M_Planus (66), M_Bauer (91) Injured : H_Smolcic (28) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Leeds United Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : M_Gusto (Man of the Match) Scorers : N/A Sent Off : Savio (27) Booked : T_Koopmeiners (44) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Benfica | Leeds United Attempts on Goal : 11 | 3 Off target : 5 | 2 On target : 6 | 1 Possession : 50 | 50 Corners : 2 | 0 Red Cards : 0 | 1 Yellow Cards : 3 | 1 Subs Used : 2 | 1 Fouls : 11 | 6 Key Tackles : 4 | 2 Key Passes : 8 | 8 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Benfica 0 - 0 Leeds United ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Benfica Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Andrew GK 28 1 1 1 26 | 98 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 26 0 0 0 E_Moretti DF 1 22 17 14 20 | 98 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 18 0 34 P_Jagielka DF 1 22 16 10 29 | 98 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 H_Smolcic DF 1 21 15 9 21 | 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Planus DF 1 20 14 13 27 | 98 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 38 20 15 J_Vestergaard DF 1 21 16 13 28 | 98 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 20 0 K_Mainoo DM 1 19 22 15 22 | 98 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 W_Ndidi MF 1 18 23 5 24 | 98 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 26 27 B_Pedretti MF 1 13 20 5 27 | 62 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Y_En_Nesyri FW 1 5 17 24 28 | 98 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 A_Correa FW 1 5 22 23 26 | 98 0 1 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 35 14 32 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 | 70 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 20 -2 A_Omobamidele DF 1 18 11 4 31 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Martins MF 1 6 19 13 28 | 36 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 0 C_Tengstedt FW 1 8 12 15 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Leeds United Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- D_Seimen GK 28 1 1 1 23 | 98 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 68 0 0 0 M_Kayode DF 1 23 21 16 28 | 98 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 15 14 M_Pellegrino DF 1 23 20 5 22 | 98 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 32 0 M_Gusto DF 1 22 21 16 21 | 98 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 30 0 S_Squillaci DF 1 21 18 11 22 | 98 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 N_Gerak DF 1 15 10 3 12 | 62 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T_Lamptey DM 1 23 22 18 22 | 98 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Scott DM 1 20 23 6 23 | 98 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 26 24 T_Koopmeiners FW 1 6 25 23 24 | 98 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -2 -2 7 L_Reis MF 1 11 16 10 23 | 98 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 Savio FW 1 3 20 25 27 | 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 -12 -12 -12 A_Iturbe GK 21 1 1 1 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Vallci DF 1 16 12 8 27 | 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 P_Beruatto DF 1 15 13 2 19 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Davenport MF 1 14 16 6 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Ihorst FW 1 6 13 15 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1776280621 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40