FFO EFL1, Benfica vs. Borussia Dortmund (Fri Jan 09) Benfica | Borussia Dortmund 5-2-1-1-1 C | 4-2-2-1-1 E Gary Windebank Caretaker | Chris Mason | Andrew GK | GK F_Jorgensen R_Semedo DF | DF J_Todibo E_Moretti DF | DF P_Kalulu J_Vestergaard DF | DF L_Beraldo P_Jagielka DF | DF G_Heinze H_Smolcic DF | DM J_Kimmich W_Ndidi DM | DM C_Baleba K_Mainoo DM | MF N_Gonzalez B_Pedretti MF | MF A_Diarra M_Mount AM | AM B_Saka An_Silva FW | FW B_Barcola | S_Mandanda SUB | SUB J_Cesar M_Planus SUB | SUB D_Fox M_Bauer SUB | SUB L_Grimi L_Martins SUB | SUB T_D_Bashiru Y_En_Nesyri SUB | SUB M_Baros Min. 2 :(ben) K_Mainoo is closed down ... He plays a quick pass under pressure ... An_Silva latches onto the ball ... L_Beraldo takes the ball and the player!! ... But the ref waves play on!! Min. 3 :(dor) G_Heinze volleys it forward. He finds B_Saka ... B_Saka drives the ball low! ... It's going over! ... It dips dramatically!! ... GOAL!! ... Let's see if Borussia Dortmund can hang onto that lead! ... Benfica 0-1 Borussia Dortmund ... Min. 4 :(ben) Tactical Change by Benfica ... Benfica have changed their playing style to P Min. 4 :(dor) Tactical Change by Borussia Dortmund ... Borussia Dortmund have changed their playing style to C Min. 4 :(dor) Tactical Change by Borussia Dortmund ... J_Kimmich will now play as a DF Min. 4 :(dor) Tactical Change by Borussia Dortmund ... A_Diarra will now play as a DM Min. 4 :(ben) P_Jagielka knocks the ball on and sprints past P_Kalulu ... A delightful ball in to K_Mainoo ... Well executed sliding challenge from G_Heinze Min. 4 :(dor) J_Todibo feeds the ball through the middle ... N_Gonzalez runs onto it ... He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender ... E_Moretti takes the player out!! ... The ref turns away!! Min. 13 :(ben) M_Mount finds An_Silva in the box ... J_Kimmich tackles cleanly Min. 14 :(dor) B_Saka has time and space on the edge of the box ... A cracking drive from B_Saka! ... Andrew with a fantastic point blank save ... He shows why he is the number 1 Min. 22 :(dor) C_Baleba plays it to his team mate for a one-two ... A_Diarra keeps possession instead! ... He runs towards the goal now! ... A_Diarra with the shot on net! ... Andrew just watches it drift out of play! Min. 23 :(ben) W_Ndidi jinks infield ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to An_Silva ... J_Todibo seizes control of the ball ... He hoists it forward Min. 23 :(dor) L_Beraldo wins possession ... He plays the ball across to P_Kalulu ... P_Kalulu with a little chip! ... Looks like it should be Andrew's ... But he elects to punch it rather than catch ... It loops out for a corner. ... CORNER! ... B_Saka drives it into the box! ... K_Mainoo deals with the danger and clears Min. 25 :(dor) L_Beraldo over hits his pass ... He finds B_Saka though ... That was fortunate ... B_Saka controls the ball well! ... He hits the shot towards goal! ... GOAL!! ... Genius! Genius! Genius! ... Ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta ... Cosmic kite! ... What planet are you from? ... Andrew was left standing ... Benfica 0-2 Borussia Dortmund ... Min. 26 :(ben) Tactical Change by Benfica ... Benfica have changed their playing style to C Min. 34 :(dor) B_Saka unselfishly lays the ball back to G_Heinze ... But he stands on the ball and falls over!! ... E_Moretti picks up the loose ball and clears the danger Min. 37 :(ben) An_Silva barges the defender off the ball ... G_Heinze with a pull on the shirt Min. 39 :(ben) An_Silva nutmegs J_Todibo, he continues to run forward ... B_Saka with an inch perfect tackle ... The whistle has gone! Incredible! ... The Referee calls him over ... He lets him off with a strong warning Min. 40 :(ben) E_Moretti searches out K_Mainoo ... But A_Diarra sees the pass and cuts it out Min. 42 :(dor) N_Gonzalez passes the ball to B_Barcola ... B_Barcola with a bomb of a shot! ... Andrew gets his fingertips to it ... And puts it over ... CORNER! ... P_Kalulu lofts the ball in! ... P_Jagielka reads it well ... And he knocks it away Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time. Min. 43 :(dor) G_Heinze is spitting at W_Ndidi ... The Referee will just give him a speaking to Min. 46 :(ben) An_Silva brushes N_Gonzalez aside and breaks free ... An_Silva with the 40 yard drive! ... But he puts it over ... He can't be happy with that effort ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Benfica 0-2 Borussia Dortmund Min. 46 :(dor) A_Diarra takes on the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to B_Saka ... Wonderful sliding challenge by W_Ndidi ... He had to get that one right! Min. 48 :(dor) N_Gonzalez leaps into the air ... He wins the header ... He heads it across to B_Saka ... E_Moretti does well to intercept the ball Min. 48 :(ben) B_Pedretti back heels to find An_Silva in space ... P_Kalulu with a reckless challenge ... The Referee calls him over! ... YELLOW CARD! ... He is lucky not to have seen red! Min. 55 :(dor) Substitution by Borussia Dortmund ... COMING ON: D_Fox ... COMING OFF: G_Heinze Min. 58 :(dor) J_Kimmich sidesteps H_Smolcic ... He's been running his marker ragged all game ... J_Kimmich blasts it at the goal! ... Andrew with an easy save ... He just oozes confidence Min. 60 :(ben) Substitution by Benfica ... COMING ON: M_Planus ... COMING OFF: R_Semedo Min. 63 :(ben) Substitution by Benfica ... COMING ON: M_Bauer ... COMING OFF: J_Vestergaard Min. 64 :(ben) Substitution by Benfica ... COMING ON: L_Martins ... COMING OFF: B_Pedretti Min. 66 :(ben) L_Martins controls the ball with a deft piece of skill ... He plays the ball out to the right! ... M_Mount gets onto the end of the pass! ... L_Beraldo wins the ball with ease ... The Referee saw something no-one else did Min. 75 :(dor) Substitution by Borussia Dortmund ... COMING ON: T_D_Bashiru ... COMING OFF: N_Gonzalez Min. 75 :(dor) Substitution by Borussia Dortmund ... COMING ON: M_Baros ... COMING OFF: B_Saka Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 7 minutes of injury time. Min. 90 :(ben) W_Ndidi unselfishly heads the ball back to M_Mount ... M_Mount could have let it bounce! ... It takes a deflection! ... But goes wide! ... CORNER! ... M_Bauer floats the ball in! ... It goes straight into the arms of F_Jorgensen ... 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. 92 :(ben) An_Silva chips the ball forward to K_Mainoo ... J_Todibo hits it out for a corner ... We need a good ball in here! ... CORNER! ... M_Mount with an outswinging corner into the box ... J_Kimmich with a great clearance! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Estadio da Luz ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Benfica Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : W_Ndidi Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Borussia Dortmund Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : B_Saka (Man of the Match) Scorers : B_Saka (3,25) Sent Off : N/A Booked : P_Kalulu (48) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Benfica | Borussia Dortmund Attempts on Goal : 2 | 7 Off target : 2 | 2 On target : 0 | 5 Possession : 40 | 60 Corners : 2 | 2 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 0 | 1 Subs Used : 3 | 3 Fouls : 6 | 10 Key Tackles : 6 | 7 Key Passes : 8 | 9 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Benfica 0 - 2 Borussia Dortmund ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 26 1 1 1 26 | 99 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 R_Semedo DF 1 21 18 8 22 | 62 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 E_Moretti DF 1 21 16 13 20 | 99 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 57 20 0 J_Vestergaard DF 1 21 15 13 28 | 65 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 P_Jagielka DF 1 21 15 10 29 | 99 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 21 0 H_Smolcic DF 1 20 15 9 21 | 99 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 W_Ndidi DM 1 18 22 5 24 | 99 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 28 0 K_Mainoo DM 1 18 21 15 22 | 99 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 15 0 B_Pedretti MF 1 13 20 5 27 | 66 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 M_Mount AM 1 2 23 21 27 | 99 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 9 An_Silva FW 1 7 14 25 28 | 99 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 22 5 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 | 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Bauer DF 1 19 14 5 32 | 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Martins MF 1 6 19 13 28 | 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Y_En_Nesyri FW 1 4 17 23 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Borussia Dortmund Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- F_Jorgensen GK 27 1 1 1 24 | 99 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 0 0 0 J_Todibo DF 1 23 19 6 25 | 99 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 17 0 P_Kalulu DF 1 22 19 7 21 | 99 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -2 -2 21 L_Beraldo DF 1 23 20 14 25 | 99 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 17 52 0 G_Heinze DF 1 20 17 11 28 | 57 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 20 42 0 J_Kimmich DF 1 24 20 15 26 | 99 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 48 0 17 C_Baleba DM 1 19 22 4 22 | 99 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 N_Gonzalez MF 1 19 23 10 28 | 77 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 A_Diarra DM 1 17 20 13 20 | 99 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 23 16 17 B_Saka AM 1 3 23 22 22 | 77 0 0 1 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 13 66 B_Barcola FW 1 4 21 25 22 | 99 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 J_Cesar GK 22 1 1 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Fox DF 1 20 17 6 28 | 42 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Grimi DF 1 18 15 7 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T_D_Bashiru MF 1 3 15 12 27 | 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Baros AM 1 7 13 19 23 | 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1767983377 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40