FFO EFL1, Benfica vs. Fiorentina (Mon Feb 09)


                              Benfica  |  Fiorentina
                          5-2-1-1-1 C  |  5-1-0-2-2 E
             Gary Windebank Caretaker  |  Jason Fortune
                                       |
                            Andrew GK  |  GK G_Donnarumma
                          R_Semedo DF  |  DF A_Wan_Bissaka
                         E_Moretti DF  |  DF P_Estupinan
                     J_Vestergaard DF  |  DF O_Kossounou
                        P_Jagielka DF  |  DF T_Silva
                         H_Smolcic DF  |  DF M_Pederson
                           W_Ndidi DM  |  DM E_Fernandez
                          K_Mainoo DM  |  AM R_Leao
                           M_Mount MF  |  AM M_Rogers
                       Y_En_Nesyri AM  |  FW Vinicius_Jr
                          An_Silva FW  |  FW R_Hojlund
                                       |
                        S_Mandanda SUB |  SUB D_Greif
                          M_Planus SUB |  SUB G_Zan
                           M_Bauer SUB |  SUB M_Sivis
                        B_Pedretti SUB |  SUB M_Fernandes
                       C_Tengstedt SUB |  SUB G_Bale




Min. 2  :(ben) J_Vestergaard looks around for some movement 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to Y_En_Nesyri 
          ...  M_Pederson takes the player out!! 
          ...  The ref turns away!! 
Min. 11 :(fio) M_Rogers picks out R_Hojlund with the cross 
          ...  A thundering drive by R_Hojlund! 
          ...  It's wide! 
          ...  9 times out of 10 he would have scored that! 
Min. 13 :(fio) Vinicius_Jr is hurt 
          ...  He's receiving some treatment now 
          ...  But I don't think he's going to continue 
Min. 13 :(fio) Substitution by Fiorentina 
          ...  COMING ON: G_Bale 
          ...  COMING OFF: Vinicius_Jr 
Min. 15 :(fio) E_Fernandez pulls it back to A_Wan_Bissaka 
          ...  P_Jagielka with the tackle 
Min. 30 :(fio) M_Pederson hits the ball through the heart of the defence 
          ...  G_Bale latches onto it! 
          ...  But H_Smolcic clears the ball to safety 
Min. 31 :(ben) J_Vestergaard drives it across the face of the goal Y_En_Nesyri 
          ...  O_Kossounou knocks him to the floor 
          ...  The fans are calling for a penalty! 
          ...  But The Referee just turns away! 
Min. 32 :(ben) J_Vestergaard with a slick pass to An_Silva 
          ...  An audacious effort from An_Silva! 
          ...  G_Donnarumma with a great save 
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1 
Min. 32 :(fio) E_Fernandez runs down the wing 
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space! 
          ...  He cuts the ball back 
          ...  R_Hojlund latches onto the pass 
          ...  He carves out some space 
          ...  R_Hojlund chases it through, he must score! 
          ...  The ball moves through the air! 
          ...  Andrew moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  Andrew catches it with style! 
Min. 34 :(ben) An_Silva finds his way through 
          ...  He bears down on goal 
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from An_Silva! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  G_Donnarumma dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  He can't get to it! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  The deflection beat G_Donnarumma! 
          ...  And Benfica are leading in the game now 
          ...  Benfica 1-0 Fiorentina ...
Min. 35 :(fio) Tactical Change by Fiorentina 
          ...  Fiorentina have changed their playing style to C 
Min. 35 :(ben) Y_En_Nesyri with the mazy dribble 
          ...  He takes it past O_Kossounou 
          ...  But he loses control of it 
          ...  G_Bale hits it out for a throw 
Min. 36 :(ben) Y_En_Nesyri dribbles past P_Estupinan 
          ...  It was as if the defender wasn't even there 
          ...  A_Wan_Bissaka with a two footed lunge! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 36 :(fio) P_Estupinan runs at R_Semedo 
          ...  He takes it past him 
          ...  P_Estupinan fires a shot at goal! 
          ...  Andrew manages to turn it behind 
Min. 38 :(ben) An_Silva jinks past the defender 
          ...  Cleaned up by O_Kossounou 
Min. 38 :(fio) E_Fernandez with the first time flick to M_Pederson 
          ...  But he loses control of it 
          ...  E_Moretti belts it clear 
Min. 42 :(ben) P_Jagielka takes advantage of a defensive mistake 
          ...  That mistake could prove costly 
          ...  P_Jagielka could have let it bounce! 
          ...  It hits the sponsor hoarding 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Benfica 1-0 Fiorentina

Min. 46 :(ben) M_Mount has the ball 
          ...  He knocks the ball past O_Kossounou 
          ...  He puts in Y_En_Nesyri! 
          ...  E_Fernandez stands his ground and wins the tackle 
Min. 48 :(fio) E_Fernandez runs at goal 
          ...  He spots the run of R_Hojlund 
          ...  He's played him in 
          ...  R_Hojlund unleashes a pile driver! 
          ...  But Andrew just gets his fingers to that one 
Min. 49 :(fio) R_Leao slips past his marker W_Ndidi 
          ...  The ball is whipped into G_Bale 
          ...  G_Bale looks to see where Andrew is! 
          ...  He rifles in the shot! 
          ...  But Andrew punches it away 
          ...  That's gone out for a goal kick 
          ...  It was clear to everyone that Andrew got a touch 
Min. 51 :(ben) R_Semedo beats G_Bale 
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker 
          ...  "Play On!" Waves The Referee 
          ...  The ball hits T_Silva in the face! 
          ...  And goes clear! 
Min. 52 :(ben) H_Smolcic is spitting at M_Pederson 
          ...  He could be in big trouble! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  That's a surprise, I think he should've gone! 
          ...  The ref must have got a nice Christmas present 
Min. 54 :(ben) M_Mount plays in Y_En_Nesyri with a beautiful ball 
          ...  Y_En_Nesyri attempts to drive it home! 
          ...  It flies into Row Z! 
Min. 59 :(fio) G_Bale with a pinpoint pass to M_Pederson 
          ...  M_Pederson uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot! 
          ...  It hits the bar 
          ...  And goes over! 
          ...  That shot was so poor it would make Ronny Rosenthal cringe! 
Min. 60 :(ben) Substitution by Benfica 
          ...  COMING ON: M_Planus 
          ...  COMING OFF: R_Semedo 
Min. 60 :(fio) Substitution by Fiorentina 
          ...  COMING ON: M_Fernandes 
          ...  COMING OFF: M_Rogers 
Min. 60 :(ben) M_Mount runs with the ball to the corner flag 
          ...  He plays the ball across to W_Ndidi 
          ...  P_Estupinan takes the ball 
          ...  OOOHHHH!! 
          ...  He almost loses it straight away 
          ...  But he hits it clear! 
Min. 61 :(ben) M_Planus plays it long to An_Silva 
          ...  An_Silva tries to chip the ball over G_Donnarumma! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  He runs towards the bench 
          ...  He jumps on a delighted Gary Windebank Caretaker 
          ...  Benfica 2-0 Fiorentina ...
Min. 61 :(ben) Tactical Change by Benfica 
          ...  Benfica have changed their playing style to P 
Min. 61 :(ben) Y_En_Nesyri runs forward 
          ...  P_Estupinan bundles the player over!! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll have to watch himself now 
Min. 63 :(ben) Substitution by Benfica 
          ...  COMING ON: M_Bauer 
          ...  COMING OFF: H_Smolcic 
Min. 68 :(fio) M_Pederson flicks the ball through 
          ...  T_Silva runs onto it! 
          ...  A vicious shot by T_Silva! 
          ...  It's just over! 
          ...  9 times out of 10 he would have scored that! 
Min. 69 :(fio) R_Leao has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He knocks the ball past the defender! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  R_Leao hits a crisp volley! 
          ...  Andrew is beaten! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Pick that one out!! 
          ...  Benfica 2-1 Fiorentina ...
Min. 70 :(ben) Tactical Change by Benfica 
          ...  Benfica have changed their playing style to C 
Min. 71 :(ben) K_Mainoo plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  An_Silva decides to keep possession instead! 
          ...  He runs towards the goal now! 
          ...  An_Silva with the spectacular bicycle kick! 
          ...  It hits the inside of the post 
          ...  It falls right into G_Donnarumma's arms 
          ...  But he recovers to save! 
Min. 81 :(ben) E_Moretti turns past the defender 
          ...  He has created space for himself now 
          ...  O_Kossounou wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge 
Min. 83 :(ben) Y_En_Nesyri holds up the ball 
          ...  He plays the ball through to M_Mount 
          ...  M_Mount with the punt towards goal! 
          ...  But G_Donnarumma punches it away 
          ...  He was lucky to get to that one 
Min. 83 :(ben) P_Jagielka loses his marker 
          ...  M_Fernandes is late with that one 
          ...  I think he was just trying to get to the ball 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time
Min. 88 :(ben) M_Mount with the flick on 
          ...  He plays the ball across to An_Silva 
          ...  E_Fernandez takes the players legs from beneath him!! 
          ...  That's a poor tackle! 
          ...  The Referee writes his name into the book 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 

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



Match Details
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Venue                : Estadio da Luz
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Benfica Match Info
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Best player          : An_Silva (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : An_Silva (34,61)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : H_Smolcic (52)
Injured              : N/A
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Fiorentina Match Info
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Best player          : R_Leao
Scorers              : R_Leao (69)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : , P_Estupinan (61)E_Fernandez (88)
Injured              : Vinicius_Jr (13)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Match Statistics
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                 Benfica  |    Fiorentina
Attempts on Goal     :           7        |       8
Off target           :           3        |       3
On target            :           4        |       5
Possession           :          45        |       55
Corners              :           0        |       0
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       2
Subs Used            :           2        |       2
Fouls                :           6        |       8
Key Tackles          :           3        |       9
Key Passes           :          10        |       9
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Final Score          : Benfica 2 - 1 Fiorentina
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


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 |  92   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  26   0   0   0
R_Semedo       DF   1  21  18   8  22 |  61   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Moretti      DF   1  21  16  13  20 |  92   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  19   0   0
J_Vestergaard  DF   1  21  16  13  28 |  92   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0
P_Jagielka     DF   1  21  16  10  29 |  92   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  19   0  20
H_Smolcic      DF   1  21  15   9  21 |  64   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  17  -2  -2
W_Ndidi        DM   1  18  23   5  24 |  92   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Mainoo       DM   1  18  22  15  22 |  92   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  14   0
M_Mount        MF   1   2  23  21  27 |  92   0   0   4   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  52  11
Y_En_Nesyri    AM   1   4  17  23  28 |  92   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  19   7
An_Silva       FW   1   7  14  25  28 |  92   0   0   0   0   4   2   0   0   0   0   0  56
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 |  31   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0
M_Bauer        DF   1  20  14   5  32 |  28   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Pedretti     MF   1  13  20   5  27 |   0   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 - Fiorentina
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G_Donnarumma   GK  28   1   1   1  24 |  92   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  -4   0   0   0
A_Wan_Bissaka  DF   1  24  19  14  23 |  92   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  16   0   0
P_Estupinan    DF   1  23  21  16  27 |  92   0   1   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  15  -2  14
O_Kossounou    DF   1  23  20   4  25 |  92   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  51   0   0
T_Silva        DF   1  21  19  14  28 |  92   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  19   0  16
M_Pederson     DF   1  22  17  15  24 |  92   0   1   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  18  38  15
E_Fernandez    DM   1  18  24  14  27 |  92   0   1   4   0   0   0   1   0   0  20  46  -2
R_Leao         AM   1   4  24  24  22 |  92   0   0   1   0   1   1   0   0   0   0  12  24
M_Rogers       AM   1   6  22  20  29 |  61   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  14   0
Vinicius_Jr    FW   1   2  19  25  22 |  13   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Hojlund      FW   1   8  20  24  29 |  92   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  22
D_Greif        GK  18   1   1   1  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Zan          DF   1  18  12  12  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Sivis        DF   1  16  12   7  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Fernandes    AM   1   5  21  20  29 |  31   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Bale         FW   1  10  17  19  24 |  79   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  30  19  13
1770662383 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40