FFO EFL1, Lazio vs. Benfica (Mon Mar 02) Lazio | Benfica 5-1-2-2 C | 5-2-1-1-1 C Andy Babbs | Gary Windebank Caretaker | R_Owusu_Oduro GK | GK Andrew J_P_van_Hecke DF | DF R_Semedo Murillo DF | DF E_Moretti G_Avila DF | DF M_Planus R_Karsdorp DF | DF P_Jagielka P_Evra DF | DF M_Bauer A_Engels DM | DM W_Ndidi T_Bischof MF | DM K_Mainoo H_Elliott MF | MF B_Pedretti J_Zirkzee FW | AM M_Mount J_Alvarez FW | FW Y_En_Nesyri | B_Labont SUB | SUB S_Mandanda L_Baines SUB | SUB J_Vestergaard P_Ferreira SUB | SUB H_Smolcic A_Pirlo SUB | SUB L_Martins F_Torres SUB | SUB An_Silva Min. 3 :(laz) J_P_van_Hecke takes possession ... He's got no outlet ... He decides to go alone ... J_P_van_Hecke with a terrific drive! ... It hits off a defender! ... But goes clear to safety! Min. 7 :(ben) E_Moretti spots his team mate making a run ... He plays a fantastic through ball to M_Mount! ... H_Elliott takes the ball ... OOOHHHH!! ... He almost loses it straight away ... But he hits it clear! Min. 13 :(ben) Y_En_Nesyri with the dribble ... He spots the run of his team-mate ... He's decided to go alone ... Y_En_Nesyri with the overhead! ... R_Owusu_Oduro tips it round the post ... Well saved ... CORNER! ... The corner is swung in by B_Pedretti! ... It goes straight into the arms of R_Owusu_Oduro Min. 14 :(laz) R_Karsdorp moves out over to the edge of the pitch ... He sees a team mate in space ... He plays the ball through to J_Zirkzee ... J_Zirkzee tries to chip the ball over Andrew! ... Andrew gets his fingertips to it ... He pushes it on to the post ... The defender hoofs the ball to safety Min. 18 :(laz) J_P_van_Hecke runs with the ball to the corner flag ... He plays the ball across to T_Bischof ... A scorcher of a shot from T_Bischof! ... Andrew has it covered ... It takes a bobble! ... Andrew reacts well to save!! Min. 20 :(laz) A_Engels retreats under pressure ... He hits the ball upfield ... J_Alvarez latches onto the end of it ... Y_En_Nesyri is called for the holding foul ... He won that header unfairly Min. 23 :(laz) R_Karsdorp with the majestic dribble ... R_Karsdorp sees Andrew off his line! ... He hits the side netting ... Some parts of the ground thought that went in! Min. 27 :(laz) A_Engels volleys it forward. He finds J_Alvarez ... Good sliding challenge from M_Bauer Min. 29 :(ben) R_Semedo pulls it back to Y_En_Nesyri ... A scorcher of a shot from Y_En_Nesyri! ... It hits the bar!! ... But he beats the defender to the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH!! ... He's put it wide Min. 29 :(laz) Murillo finds J_Zirkzee with a perfectly weighted pass ... R_Semedo with a nasty foul ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... He's warned for that one ... Anymore like that and he'll receive a booking Min. 32 :(laz) H_Elliott with the dribble ... He skips through the tackle from R_Semedo ... A wicked drive by H_Elliott! ... The shot slips through Andrew's hands ... GOAL!! ... What a terrible mistake ... Lazio have snatched the lead! ... Lazio 1-0 Benfica ... Min. 32 :(laz) J_Zirkzee is injured. He's been stretchered off Min. 32 :(laz) Substitution by Lazio ... COMING ON: F_Torres ... COMING OFF: J_Zirkzee Min. 34 :(laz) R_Karsdorp with the nod to F_Torres ... E_Moretti plays it back ... Andrew slips!! ... It goes just wide ... CORNER! ... Murillo hits it into the box! ... Headed away by R_Semedo Min. 35 :(laz) T_Bischof brushes his marker behind and breaks free ... R_Semedo takes the ball and the player!! ... But the ref waves play on!! Min. 37 :(laz) Murillo floats the ball in to find F_Torres ... P_Jagielka stands firm and knocks the player to the ground!! ... That's a rash challenge!! ... The Referee fumbles about in his pocket! ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 39 :(laz) J_Alvarez nutmegs M_Planus, he continues to run forward ... J_Alvarez attempts a chip! ... Andrew makes himself big and wins the ball Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time. Min. 45 :(laz) T_Bischof plays a great one-two ... He runs towards goal now ... Fine tackle by P_Jagielka ... But he can't prevent the corner ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Lazio 1-0 Benfica Min. 52 :(laz) R_Karsdorp with a precise pass to P_Evra ... Wonderful sliding challenge by M_Planus ... Nothing gets past him! Min. 53 :(laz) A defence splitting pass from A_Engels to J_Alvarez ... J_Alvarez tries to beat Andrew! ... Andrew tips it round the post ... Good save ... CORNER! ... A_Engels hits it into the box! ... K_Mainoo belts it clear Min. 56 :(laz) P_Evra hoofs it upfield to find R_Karsdorp ... R_Karsdorp hits it ... This one could go anywhere! ... Andrew with a superb tip around the post ... When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league ... CORNER! ... Murillo lofts the ball in! ... Excellent keeping! Min. 60 :(ben) Substitution by Benfica ... COMING ON: An_Silva ... COMING OFF: Y_En_Nesyri Min. 60 :(ben) Substitution by Benfica ... COMING ON: L_Martins ... COMING OFF: B_Pedretti Min. 67 :(laz) R_Karsdorp nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully ... He only has going for the goal in mind! ... R_Semedo with a bad challenge ... There can only be one outcome! ... The Referee consults his assistant!! ... IT'S A PENALTY!! ... J_Alvarez is the man who takes it ... He sends Andrew the wrong way ... GOAL!! ... That was a clinical penalty ... Lazio 2-0 Benfica... Min. 73 :(laz) J_Alvarez can't find space for the shot ... He slips it through to R_Karsdorp ... R_Karsdorp strikes a wicked curler! ... But Andrew punches it away ... He could have caught that! Min. 73 :(ben) M_Mount controls the ball with a deft piece of skill ... He plays the ball into the middle! ... An_Silva gets onto the end of the pass! ... An_Silva attempts a lob! ... He has put it over the bar! ... He looks stunned by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 78 :(laz) F_Torres runs at the defence ... He nutmegs the defender ... He showed his class there ... A thundering drive by F_Torres! ... But Andrew makes an easy save Min. 84 :(laz) J_P_van_Hecke with a throw in ... He throws the ball across to H_Elliott ... P_Jagielka dives in two footed!! ... Play On!! Min. 87 :(ben) P_Jagielka is taking a throw in ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He throws it to M_Planus ... M_Planus goes for goal! ... He miskicks the ball ... He's managed to put that out of the stadium Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 7 minutes of injury time. Min. 91 :(ben) M_Mount steps over the ball ... He nutmegs R_Karsdorp ... That a lovely piece of trickery ... M_Mount goes for goal! ... It hits the bar!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH!! ... He's put it wide ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Stadio Olimpico ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lazio Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : R_Karsdorp (Man of the Match) Scorers : H_Elliott (32), J_Alvarez (67 pen) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : J_Zirkzee (32) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Benfica Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : Y_En_Nesyri Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : P_Jagielka (37) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lazio | Benfica Attempts on Goal : 11 | 5 Off target : 2 | 4 On target : 9 | 1 Possession : 52 | 48 Corners : 3 | 1 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 0 | 1 Subs Used : 1 | 2 Fouls : 10 | 8 Key Tackles : 1 | 8 Key Passes : 11 | 4 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Lazio 2 - 0 Benfica ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Lazio Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- R_Owusu_Oduro GK 29 1 1 1 22 | 99 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 0 0 0 J_P_van_Hecke DF 1 23 19 16 31 | 99 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 17 34 14 Murillo DF 1 23 21 5 28 | 99 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 G_Avila DF 1 22 17 13 22 | 99 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Karsdorp DF 1 21 19 14 24 | 99 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 51 52 P_Evra DF 1 21 18 12 22 | 99 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 A_Engels DM 1 20 23 6 23 | 99 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 T_Bischof MF 1 8 22 21 28 | 99 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 H_Elliott MF 1 13 23 22 26 | 99 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 27 0 28 J_Zirkzee FW 1 3 20 23 27 | 32 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 J_Alvarez FW 1 3 20 24 28 | 99 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 16 40 B_Labont GK 22 1 1 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Baines DF 1 20 16 15 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 P_Ferreira DF 1 19 15 11 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Pirlo MF 1 15 21 16 29 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 F_Torres FW 1 10 15 21 30 | 67 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 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 | 99 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 52 0 0 0 R_Semedo DF 1 21 18 8 22 | 99 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 38 18 0 E_Moretti DF 1 21 16 13 20 | 99 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 20 0 M_Planus DF 1 20 13 13 27 | 99 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 20 0 17 P_Jagielka DF 1 22 16 10 29 | 99 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 34 18 -2 M_Bauer DF 1 20 14 5 32 | 99 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0 W_Ndidi DM 1 18 23 5 24 | 99 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K_Mainoo DM 1 19 22 15 22 | 99 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 0 0 B_Pedretti MF 1 13 20 5 27 | 62 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Mount AM 1 2 23 21 27 | 99 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 9 Y_En_Nesyri FW 1 4 17 24 28 | 62 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 S_Mandanda GK 23 1 1 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Vestergaard DF 1 21 16 13 28 | 0 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 L_Martins MF 1 6 19 13 28 | 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 An_Silva FW 1 7 14 25 28 | 37 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1772476540 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40