FFO EFL1, Benfica vs. Atletico Madrid (Fri Mar 06) Benfica | Atletico Madrid 5-2-0-3 A | 5-1-0-2-2 C Gary Windebank Caretaker | Simon Marsh | Andrew GK | GK D_Costa M_Planus DF | DF J_Frimpong E_Moretti DF | DF M_Skriniar J_Vestergaard DF | DF M_van_de_Ven P_Jagielka DF | DF S_Botman M_Bauer DF | DF B_Cristante W_Ndidi DM | DM E_Palacios K_Mainoo DM | AM C_Gallagher M_Mount FW | AM A_Berenguer An_Silva FW | FW Y_Pino Y_En_Nesyri FW | FW R_K_Muani | S_Mandanda SUB | SUB M_Neuer R_Semedo SUB | SUB Caio_Henrique H_Smolcic SUB | SUB Jorginho B_Pedretti SUB | SUB L_Petkov C_Tengstedt SUB | SUB M_Toye Min. 1 :(atm) The defender underhits the back pass! ... M_Skriniar is through! ... What a mistake by E_Moretti! ... M_Bauer dives in two footed!! ... Play On!! Min. 2 :(atm) R_K_Muani sidesteps J_Vestergaard ... That was too easy ... Blocked by M_Mount Min. 3 :(ben) W_Ndidi with a simple pass to An_Silva ... An_Silva with the goal bound shot! ... But D_Costa punches it away ... He was lucky to get to that one Min. 7 :(ben) An_Silva sidesteps B_Cristante ... His quick feet took him past the defender ... Y_Pino intercepts the pass Min. 9 :(ben) An_Silva looks around for some movement ... He knocks the ball across to Y_En_Nesyri ... Y_En_Nesyri hits the shot with the outside of the right foot! ... D_Costa watches it sail wide! Min. 9 :(atm) It's game over for M_Skriniar ... He's picked up an injury and can't continue Min. 9 :(atm) Substitution by Atletico Madrid ... COMING ON: Caio_Henrique ... COMING OFF: M_Skriniar Min. 11 :(atm) Y_Pino has broken through the defence! ... He is clean through on Andrew! ... W_Ndidi hacks him down! ... He deserves punishment for that! ... The Referee calls him over ... The ref is taking his time with him! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... FREE KICK ... C_Gallagher swings it in ... Y_Pino gets on the end of it ... Y_Pino chases it through, he must score! ... Andrew saves, but he can't keep hold of it ... It goes wide! ... CORNER! ... M_van_de_Ven hits it towards the far post! ... It goes straight into the arms of Andrew ... Theres was some shirt pulling going on in the box for sure! ... The strikers are calling for VAR! ... We wait for the decision ... NO PENALTY Min. 12 :(ben) W_Ndidi breaks clear of the defence! ... He is clean through on goal! ... He rounds D_Costa! ... D_Costa brings him down in the area! ... It looks like he could be sent off! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... That was very, very close to being a red let me assure you! ... It has to be a... ... PENALTY!!!! ... An_Silva is the man who takes it ... He sends D_Costa the wrong way ... But it has gone over!! ... Terrible, terrible miss!! Min. 13 :(atm) S_Botman knocks the ball on and sprints past J_Vestergaard ... A delightful ball in to C_Gallagher ... J_Vestergaard goes in hard to win the ball back. It's like men playing with children! Min. 16 :(atm) R_K_Muani with a real burst of pace ... He leaves P_Jagielka behind ... J_Vestergaard steals the ball of off him Min. 17 :(ben) K_Mainoo with a throw in ... He throws the ball across to Y_En_Nesyri ... Y_En_Nesyri with a blistering shot! ... It grazes the post! ... And hits the side netting ... Goal Kick! Min. 17 :(atm) Y_Pino knocks it forward ... K_Mainoo slips ... S_Botman gets to it! ... S_Botman with the punt towards goal! ... It's wide! ... 9 times out of 10 he would have scored that! Min. 24 :(ben) M_Bauer sidesteps his marker ... His quick feet took him past the defender ... Well intercepted by J_Frimpong Min. 26 :(atm) A_Berenguer with a probing through ball Y_Pino ... Y_Pino hits the ball on the bounce! ... Andrew claws it off the line ... The players are doing the square symbol demanding VAR! ... The Referee runs over to the half-way line to check VAR? ... He's given it! ... GOAL!! ... That's put Atletico Madrid in front! ... Benfica 0-1 Atletico Madrid ... Min. 27 :(ben) Tactical Change by Benfica ... Benfica have changed their playing style to C Min. 30 :(ben) Y_En_Nesyri gets the ball on the wing ... He cuts inside the defender! ... He has some space now! ... Y_En_Nesyri with a low drive through the rain! ... D_Costa with a fantastic point blank save ... He gave the striker no chance Min. 36 :(atm) A_Berenguer brings it under control ... He takes on E_Moretti ... He gets past him! ... He puts in R_K_Muani! ... J_Vestergaard clears with a diving header Min. 38 :(atm) B_Cristante holds the ball up ... He knocks a through ball to Y_Pino ... K_Mainoo slides in to knock the ball out for a corner ... CORNER! ... B_Cristante curls it into the box! ... A_Berenguer loses his marker ... He gets his head onto it! ... But it clips the post and goes wide Min. 39 :(atm) C_Gallagher bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to Y_Pino ... But J_Vestergaard wins the ball with a sliding challenge Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time. Min. 43 :(ben) K_Mainoo can't find space for the shot ... He slips it through to P_Jagielka ... P_Jagielka with a quick pass down the left wing. ... He gets up high for the header! ... D_Costa was lucky there ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Benfica 0-1 Atletico Madrid Min. 47 :(ben) K_Mainoo unselfishly heads the ball back to Y_En_Nesyri ... Y_En_Nesyri sends it flying towards goal! ... It hits the sponsor hoarding Min. 56 :(atm) A_Berenguer runs at goal ... He spots the run of C_Gallagher ... He's played him in ... M_Planus robs him of the ball Min. 58 :(atm) E_Palacios has broken clear! Just Andrew to beat! ... M_Mount brings him down! ... He deserves punishment for that! ... The Referee calls him over ... The ref is taking his time with him! ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 60 :(ben) Substitution by Benfica ... COMING ON: R_Semedo ... COMING OFF: J_Vestergaard Min. 60 :(ben) Substitution by Benfica ... COMING ON: B_Pedretti ... COMING OFF: W_Ndidi Min. 67 :(ben) B_Pedretti runs down the wing ... He knocks it past the defender into space! ... He cuts the ball back ... Y_En_Nesyri latches onto the pass ... He carves out some space ... Y_En_Nesyri with the header! ... It's well wide! ... 8 times out of 10 he would have scored that! Min. 68 :(ben) B_Pedretti with a flicked pass to P_Jagielka ... S_Botman with the tackle ... Good God Almighty, what a tackle from hell! Min. 70 :(atm) Substitution by Atletico Madrid ... COMING ON: Jorginho ... COMING OFF: A_Berenguer Min. 74 :(atm) Y_Pino holds the ball up ... He knocks a through ball to Jorginho ... A delicate header from Jorginho! ... But Andrew punches it away ... That's gone out for a throw in Min. 75 :(ben) K_Mainoo with a throw in ... He throws the ball across to Y_En_Nesyri ... Y_En_Nesyri with a thundering volley! ... D_Costa parries it, he follows it up ... And D_Costa recovers to save!! Min. 77 :(ben) Y_En_Nesyri flicks it over Jorginho's head ... He showed some great skill there! ... Y_En_Nesyri goes for the top corner! ... It floats over D_Costa ... It's heading goalward! ... But floats just over ... That was a great effort Min. 81 :(ben) M_Bauer with a pinpoint pass to M_Mount ... What a fantastic interception by C_Gallagher ... He read that situation like a book! Min. 86 :(ben) K_Mainoo moves out over to the edge of the pitch ... He sees a team mate in space ... He plays the ball through to M_Mount ... E_Palacios wins the ball! ... But he caught the player also! ... The ref gives nothing! Min. 86 :(atm) C_Gallagher looks around for some movement ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to Y_Pino ... Intercepted by P_Jagielka Min. 87 :(atm) Substitution by Atletico Madrid ... COMING ON: M_Toye ... COMING OFF: R_K_Muani Min. 87 :(atm) E_Palacios takes a throw in ... He throws the ball into S_Botman ... P_Jagielka slides in to knock the ball out for a corner ... CORNER! ... Theres some shirt pulling going on in the box! ... E_Palacios flights it in! ... Y_En_Nesyri heads it away Min. 87 :(ben) K_Mainoo beats Jorginho with absolute ease! ... Y_Pino had better start being careful if he continues to tackle like that ... The Referee writes his name in his little black book ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll need to be careful from now on! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time. Min. 89 :(atm) Y_Pino is taking a throw in ... He sees a team mate in space ... He throws it long to C_Gallagher ... E_Moretti gathers up the loose ball Min. 90 :(atm) M_Toye steps over the ball ... He nutmegs M_Planus ... That a lovely piece of trickery ... Well intercepted by K_Mainoo ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Estadio da Luz ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Benfica Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : K_Mainoo Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : W_Ndidi (11), M_Mount (58) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Atletico Madrid Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : Y_Pino (Man of the Match) Scorers : Y_Pino (26) Sent Off : N/A Booked : , D_Costa (12)Y_Pino (87) Injured : M_Skriniar (9) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Benfica | Atletico Madrid Attempts on Goal : 9 | 5 Off target : 5 | 2 On target : 4 | 3 Possession : 40 | 60 Corners : 0 | 3 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 2 | 2 Subs Used : 2 | 3 Fouls : 8 | 6 Key Tackles : 13 | 5 Key Passes : 10 | 11 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Benfica 0 - 1 Atletico Madrid ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 27 1 1 1 26 | 95 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 0 M_Planus DF 1 20 13 13 27 | 95 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0 E_Moretti DF 1 21 17 13 20 | 95 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 0 0 J_Vestergaard DF 1 21 16 13 28 | 63 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 76 0 0 P_Jagielka DF 1 22 16 10 29 | 95 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 36 0 22 M_Bauer DF 1 20 14 5 32 | 95 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 22 0 W_Ndidi DM 1 18 23 5 24 | 63 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 11 -2 K_Mainoo DM 1 19 22 15 22 | 95 0 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 42 70 0 M_Mount FW 1 2 23 21 27 | 95 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 36 -2 -2 An_Silva FW 1 7 14 25 28 | 95 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 22 12 Y_En_Nesyri FW 1 4 17 24 28 | 95 0 1 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 36 0 46 S_Mandanda GK 23 1 1 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Semedo DF 1 21 18 8 22 | 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 H_Smolcic DF 1 21 15 9 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B_Pedretti DM 1 13 20 5 27 | 32 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 0 C_Tengstedt FW 1 8 12 15 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Atletico Madrid Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- D_Costa GK 28 1 1 1 23 | 95 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 42 0 0 0 J_Frimpong DF 1 26 19 15 26 | 95 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 0 M_Skriniar DF 1 25 19 15 27 | 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 0 M_van_de_Ven DF 1 25 20 16 28 | 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Botman DF 1 24 19 8 26 | 95 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 16 17 22 B_Cristante DF 1 23 25 17 26 | 95 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 E_Palacios DM 1 20 24 13 30 | 95 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 12 0 C_Gallagher AM 1 16 24 17 22 | 95 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 24 0 A_Berenguer AM 1 4 21 20 25 | 73 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 64 10 Y_Pino FW 1 7 20 25 25 | 95 0 1 3 0 2 1 1 0 0 31 46 27 R_K_Muani FW 1 8 18 26 25 | 90 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Neuer GK 23 1 1 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Caio_Henrique DF 1 22 17 4 25 | 86 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jorginho MF 1 16 20 14 30 | 22 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 L_Petkov MF 1 10 17 13 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Toye FW 1 7 13 15 20 | 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1772818640 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40