FFO EFL1, Sporting Lisbon vs. Benfica (Fri Feb 06)


                      Sporting Lisbon  |  Benfica
                          5-1-0-2-2 A  |  5-2-3 C
                         Sam Bradwell  |  Gary Windebank Caretaker
                                       |
                     M_Di_Gregorio GK  |  GK Andrew
                        P_Kimpembe DF  |  DF R_Semedo
                          J_Timber DF  |  DF E_Moretti
                       Fran_Garcia DF  |  DF J_Vestergaard
                        D_McNamara DF  |  DF P_Jagielka
                       M_Zubimendi DF  |  DF H_Smolcic
                        D_Frattesi DM  |  MF B_Pedretti
                        L_Trossard AM  |  MF K_Mainoo
                           A_Guler AM  |  FW M_Mount
                          G_Guedes FW  |  FW An_Silva
                          L_Suarez FW  |  FW Y_En_Nesyri
                                       |
                         J_Drommel SUB |  SUB S_Mandanda
                          B_Davies SUB |  SUB M_Planus
                            P_Neto SUB |  SUB M_Bauer
                          A_Franco SUB |  SUB L_Martins
                         J_Saviola SUB |  SUB C_Tengstedt




Min. 3  :(lis) A_Guler looks up for support 
          ...  He spots his team mate making a run now 
          ...  He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now! 
          ...  D_Frattesi receives the pass and heads towards the goal 
          ...  A wicked drive by D_Frattesi! 
          ...  Andrew makes a great save 
          ...  But he can't hold onto it! 
Min. 6  :(ben) B_Pedretti with a slick pass to Y_En_Nesyri 
          ...  Y_En_Nesyri fires off a right-footed shot! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  That was unfortunate 
          ...  That's given Benfica the lead! 
          ...  Sporting Lisbon 0-1 Benfica ...
Min. 7  :(ben) Tactical Change by Benfica 
          ...  Benfica have changed their playing style to P 
Min. 8  :(lis) J_Timber finds the run of L_Suarez 
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from L_Suarez! 
          ...  The net bulges! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  He’s scored from 30 yards, he’ll be reliving that goal on Crouch’s podcast next weekend! 
          ...  Sporting Lisbon have equalised! 
          ...  Sporting Lisbon 1-1 Benfica ...
Min. 9  :(lis) Fran_Garcia off the woodwork! 
          ...  L_Trossard picks up the deflection 
          ...  L_Trossard goes for the top corner! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH!! 
          ...  He's put it wide 
Min. 9  :(ben) Y_En_Nesyri kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  M_Mount gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  But J_Timber clears the danger 
Min. 11 :(lis) G_Guedes with an early cross to A_Guler 
          ...  P_Jagielka robs him of the ball 
Min. 15 :(lis) L_Suarez runs at the defender 
          ...  The ball rebounds off R_Semedo back to him! 
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward! 
          ...  L_Suarez launches himself head first to connect with the low cross! 
          ...  But Andrew punches it away 
          ...  He was lucky to get to that one 
Min. 19 :(lis) J_Timber knocks the ball past E_Moretti 
          ...  Now he crosses to D_Frattesi! 
          ...  P_Jagielka reads it well 
          ...  This boy is a quality defender 
          ...  The crowd sing his praises 
Min. 20 :(lis) L_Trossard sprints down the wing 
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space! 
          ...  He puts in a square ball! 
          ...  G_Guedes runs onto it 
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender 
          ...  G_Guedes attempts the shot! 
          ...  But Andrew makes an easy save 
Min. 22 :(lis) A_Guler moves out over to the edge of the pitch 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He plays the ball through to P_Kimpembe 
          ...  P_Kimpembe with a thundering volley! 
          ...  Andrew makes a difficult save 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  L_Suarez crosses it in! 
          ...  Andrew comes towards the ball 
          ...  But he's misjudged it! 
          ...  M_Zubimendi with the header 
          ...  Andrew gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he slots in the rebound 
          ...  No, it's wide!! 
          ...  That was terrible! 
Min. 25 :(lis) L_Suarez kills the ball dead with a superb touch 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space! 
          ...  He plays the ball in to him! 
          ...  M_Zubimendi gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  J_Vestergaard gets the foot in to win the ball 
          ...  It rolls out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  D_McNamara plays it towards the near post! 
          ...  Andrew comes out and claims it! 
Min. 26 :(lis) L_Suarez controls it well 
          ...  He nutmegs J_Vestergaard 
          ...  He puts in D_McNamara! 
          ...  D_McNamara bears down on goal! 
          ...  But Andrew punches it away 
          ...  That's gone out for a throw in 
Min. 29 :(lis) L_Trossard stops the ball and looks around for movement 
          ...  A team mate overlaps him now 
          ...  He uses his team mates run as a decoy and heads towards the goal! 
          ...  Y_En_Nesyri tries to head the ball away from goal 
          ...  But it's looping towards his own net!! 
          ...  It goes just over!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Zubimendi swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! 
          ...  P_Kimpembe loses his marker 
          ...  He gets his head onto it! 
          ...  It's gone over 
          ...  Well he must have left his shooting boots at home for that one 
Min. 30 :(ben) K_Mainoo sidesteps D_McNamara 
          ...  D_McNamara recovers to win the ball back. He's a real bundle of energy 
Min. 31 :(ben) Y_En_Nesyri leaves G_Guedes standing 
          ...  G_Guedes leaves his foot in with the challenge!! 
          ...  That's a bad foul!! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He's not too happy about that 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  And in a dangerous position as well! 
          ...  B_Pedretti floats it forward 
          ...  An_Silva latches onto the end of it 
          ...  An_Silva with the side footed shot! 
          ...  It hits the side netting! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 32 :(ben) An_Silva with the dribble 
          ...  He skips through the tackle from P_Kimpembe 
          ...  An_Silva belts the ball towards goal! 
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air 
          ...  M_Di_Gregorio won't get to that! 
          ...  It clips the post! 
          ...  And goes wide! 
Min. 33 :(lis) L_Trossard with the flick on 
          ...  He plays the ball across to G_Guedes 
          ...  G_Guedes has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  Andrew falls over 
          ...  He recovers to tip it onto the post! 
          ...  But it deflects in! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Unlucky! 
          ...  The Sporting Lisbon fans start to taunt him now! 
          ...  Sporting Lisbon have snatched the lead! 
          ...  Sporting Lisbon 2-1 Benfica ...
Min. 33 :(ben) Tactical Change by Benfica 
          ...  Benfica have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 33 :(lis) D_Frattesi kills the ball dead with a superb touch 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space! 
          ...  He plays the ball in to him! 
          ...  L_Trossard gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  J_Vestergaard muscles him off the ball 
          ...  Looked like a good tackle but the referee has awarded them a free kick 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  It's within shooting distance! 
          ...  D_Frattesi swings it in 
          ...  L_Trossard gets on the end of it 
          ...  R_Semedo wins it well 
          ...  Perfectly timed! 
Min. 36 :(lis) L_Suarez turns on a sixpence 
          ...  L_Suarez has time and space! 
          ...  He tries the lob! 
          ...  Andrew heads it away 
          ...  He was showing off there! 
Min. 37 :(lis) L_Trossard leaps into the air 
          ...  He wins the header 
          ...  He heads it across to G_Guedes 
          ...  G_Guedes with the ball at his feet 
          ...  Is he going to have a crack? 
          ...  He is, you know... 
          ...  He's pulled it wide! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
Min. 41 :(lis) D_Frattesi finds his way through 
          ...  They tried to play the offside trap 
          ...  D_Frattesi hits a great shot! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH!! 
          ...  Andrew pushes it behind! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Fran_Garcia lofts the ball in! 
          ...  The ball comes to D_Frattesi 
          ...  He knocks it goalward 
          ...  But Andrew is equal to it 
Min. 42 :(lis) L_Suarez with an inch perfect pass to L_Trossard 
          ...  An_Silva with a bad challenge 
          ...  The Referee wants to have a word with him 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  Just outside the box! 
          ...  G_Guedes drives it in 
          ...  It hits the outside of the post 
          ...  And goes out 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time.
Min. 43 :(lis) Fran_Garcia with electric pace 
          ...  He eases past P_Jagielka 
          ...  Fran_Garcia rifles it to the far post! 
          ...  It floats over Andrew 
          ...  It's heading goalward! 
          ...  But floats just over 
          ...  That was a great effort 
Min. 45 :(lis) G_Guedes takes advantage of a bad back pass 
          ...  G_Guedes chases it through, he must score! 
          ...  Looks like it should be easy for Andrew 
          ...  but he's made a hash of it 
          ...  It drifts inches wide!! 
          ...  Andrew looks embarrassed! 
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide! 
Min. 47 :(lis) M_Zubimendi hoofs it upfield to find G_Guedes 
          ...  G_Guedes with a thundering drive! 
          ...  Andrew can't get to it! 
          ...  OH! It drifts wide! 
          ...  Andrew was worried by that one 
          ...  He wipes the sweat off his brow? 
Min. 48 :(lis) M_Zubimendi hoofs it upfield to find A_Guler 
          ...  A_Guler with a bomb of a shot! 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!! 
          ...  Unbelievable!! 
          ...  It's gone wide 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Sporting Lisbon 2-1 Benfica

Min. 46 :(lis) D_McNamara cuts the ball back to M_Zubimendi 
          ...  J_Vestergaard hits it out for a corner 
          ...  That was sent up into the top tier 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  P_Kimpembe swings it in! 
          ...  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. 50 :(ben) B_Pedretti with an intelligent ball to M_Mount 
          ...  A delicate header from M_Mount! 
          ...  Looks like it should be M_Di_Gregorio's 
          ...  But he elects to punch it rather than catch 
          ...  It loops out for a corner. 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  E_Moretti dinks the ball into the area! 
          ...  M_Di_Gregorio catches it! 
          ...  No problem for him! 
Min. 51 :(lis) D_Frattesi drives it across the face of the goal L_Trossard 
          ...  Good sliding challenge from P_Jagielka and it had to be 
Min. 53 :(lis) Fran_Garcia sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  L_Trossard gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  H_Smolcic read the danger and stops the pass 
Min. 53 :(ben) K_Mainoo knocks the ball past D_McNamara 
          ...  Now he crosses to J_Vestergaard! 
          ...  A_Guler with an inch perfect tackle 
          ...  The whistle has gone! Incredible! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on 
Min. 54 :(ben) B_Pedretti loses Fran_Garcia 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by D_McNamara 
          ...  He timed it well 
Min. 55 :(lis) L_Trossard passes the ball to G_Guedes 
          ...  G_Guedes attempts the shot! 
          ...  But Andrew makes an easy save 
Min. 56 :(lis) P_Kimpembe runs at the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to G_Guedes 
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by H_Smolcic 
Min. 56 :(ben) B_Pedretti threads the through ball to An_Silva 
          ...  An_Silva curls it towards the top corner! 
          ...  M_Di_Gregorio with the diving save 
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras! 
Min. 60 :(lis) Substitution by Sporting Lisbon 
          ...  COMING ON: P_Neto 
          ...  COMING OFF: A_Guler 
Min. 61 :(lis) P_Neto beats K_Mainoo 
          ...  He mugged him off there with his dribbling skills 
          ...  P_Jagielka hits it out for a corner 
          ...  The pressure is mounting! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  P_Neto swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! 
          ...  M_Zubimendi rises above his marker and heads it towards goal! 
          ...  Andrew has it covered 
          ...  It takes a bobble! 
          ...  Andrew reacts well to tip it wide!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  The corner is swung in by P_Kimpembe! 
          ...  Excellent keeping! 
Min. 65 :(lis) D_Frattesi slips past his marker B_Pedretti 
          ...  The ball is whipped into L_Suarez 
          ...  L_Suarez with the side footed shot! 
          ...  He hits the post 
          ...  He follows it up! 
          ...  But puts it wide! 
          ...  He'll be disappointed with that 
Min. 69 :(lis) L_Trossard retreats under pressure 
          ...  He hits the ball upfield 
          ...  L_Suarez latches onto the end of it 
          ...  L_Suarez with a thundering shot! 
          ...  Andrew blocks the shot with his legs 
          ...  It goes clear! 
Min. 70 :(ben) An_Silva plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  P_Jagielka decides to keep possession instead! 
          ...  He runs towards the goal now! 
          ...  P_Jagielka goes for goal! 
          ...  M_Di_Gregorio with a great save 
          ...  He holds onto it as well! 
Min. 72 :(lis) M_Zubimendi with the nod to P_Neto 
          ...  P_Neto rifles it to the far post! 
          ...  But Andrew punches it away 
          ...  He took a knock there 
          ...  His manager is looking on anxiously 
          ...  He's ok to carry on 
Min. 75 :(lis) J_Timber controls it well 
          ...  He nutmegs K_Mainoo 
          ...  He puts in L_Trossard! 
          ...  L_Trossard with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  a lovely cushioned header 
          ...  It floats over Andrew 
          ...  It's heading goalward! 
          ...  But floats just over 
          ...  That was a great effort 
Min. 77 :(ben) An_Silva flicks it over the defender and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  G_Guedes fouls 
          ...  That was disgusting 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  He's told to calm down 
          ...  Sam Bradwell looks relieved 
Min. 80 :(lis) G_Guedes with a glorious 60-yard pass to L_Suarez 
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over! 
          ...  J_Vestergaard hits it out for a throw 
Min. 80 :(ben) An_Silva gets to the byline and finds R_Semedo with a beautiful cross 
          ...  Good sliding challenge from D_Frattesi 
Min. 82 :(lis) G_Guedes gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He cuts inside J_Vestergaard! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  G_Guedes rifles it to the far post! 
          ...  But he somehow misses 
          ...  That was a woeful effort 
Min. 82 :(ben) An_Silva leaves L_Suarez standing 
          ...  An_Silva fires the shot in! 
          ...  M_Di_Gregorio watches it sail wide! 
Min. 86 :(lis) L_Trossard steps over the ball 
          ...  He nutmegs R_Semedo 
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery 
          ...  L_Trossard with the deft touch! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  But Andrew hits it away 
          ...  He could have held onto that! 
Min. 86 :(ben) Y_En_Nesyri has plenty of time and space 
          ...  Y_En_Nesyri lobs M_Di_Gregorio! 
          ...  M_Di_Gregorio with an amazing dive to the bottom left 
          ...  How he got to that one I don't know! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 5 minutes of injury time.
Min. 92 :(lis) P_Neto runs down the wing 
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space! 
          ...  He cuts the ball back 
          ...  G_Guedes latches onto the pass 
          ...  He carves out some space 
          ...  G_Guedes tries to place it in the corner! 
          ...  Andrew with the acrobatic save 
          ...  Well saved 
Min. 94 :(lis) J_Timber with the dribble 
          ...  This is a great chance 
          ...  J_Timber with the deft touch! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  My grandmother could have scored that!! 
Min. 94 :(ben) K_Mainoo moves out over to the edge of the pitch 
          ...  He plays the ball through to P_Jagielka 
          ...  P_Jagielka with the ball at his feet 
          ...  Is he going to have a crack? 
          ...  He is, you know... 
          ...  It's hit the bar 
          ...  It bounces down 
          ...  M_Di_Gregorio grabs it 
          ...  No Goal! 
          ...  Boos surround the stadium!! 
Min. 95 :(ben) R_Semedo skips the challenge from D_McNamara 
          ...  R_Semedo drives it towards goal! 
          ...  M_Di_Gregorio falls over 
          ...  But M_Di_Gregorio is relieved to watch it go out of play! 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : Estadio Jose Alvalade
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Sporting Lisbon Match Info
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Best player          : L_Suarez (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : L_Suarez (8), G_Guedes (33)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : G_Guedes (31), A_Guler (53)
Injured              : N/A
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Benfica Match Info
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Best player          : Y_En_Nesyri
Scorers              : Y_En_Nesyri (6)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : An_Silva (42)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                         Sporting Lisbon  |    Benfica
Attempts on Goal     :          29        |       10
Off target           :          13        |       5
On target            :          16        |       5
Possession           :          63        |       37
Corners              :           7        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       1
Subs Used            :           1        |       0
Fouls                :           6        |       6
Key Tackles          :           4        |       11
Key Passes           :          25        |       8
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Final Score          : Sporting Lisbon 2 - 1 Benfica
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Player Statistics - Sporting Lisbon
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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M_Di_Gregorio  GK  27   1   1   1  28 |  98   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  35   0   0   0
P_Kimpembe     DF   1  24  21  16  23 |  98   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  15  30
J_Timber       DF   1  23  20   7  27 |  98   0   1   3   1   1   0   0   0   0  17  68  23
Fran_Garcia    DF   1  23  19   5  25 |  98   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  34  25
D_McNamara     DF   1  21  17  10  29 |  98   0   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  38  19  22
M_Zubimendi    DF   1  20  22  13  27 |  98   0   0   3   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  42  36
D_Frattesi     DM   1  18  22  15  27 |  98   0   1   2   0   3   0   0   0   0  22  28  51
L_Trossard     AM   1  11  24  23  24 |  98   0   0   5   1   3   0   0   0   0   0  76  23
A_Guler        AM   1  11  21  20  27 |  63   0   0   2   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  28   8
G_Guedes       FW   1   7  17  24  27 |  98   0   0   2   0   9   1   1   0   0  -2  36  76
L_Suarez       FW   1   2  18  25  20 |  98   0   0   3   0   5   1   0   0   0   0  54  48
J_Drommel      GK  19   1   1   1  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Davies       DF   1  19  13   6  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Neto         AM   1  11  23  19  26 |  35   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  13  13
A_Franco       MF   1   3  15  11  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Saviola      FW   1  11  16  19  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Benfica
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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Andrew         GK  27   1   1   1  26 |  98  17   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 133   0   0   0
R_Semedo       DF   1  21  18   8  22 |  98   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  19   0  24
E_Moretti      DF   1  21  16  13  20 |  98   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Vestergaard  DF   1  21  16  13  28 |  98   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  57   0   0
P_Jagielka     DF   1  21  16  10  29 |  98   0   4   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  76   0  42
H_Smolcic      DF   1  20  15   9  21 |  98   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
B_Pedretti     MF   1  13  20   5  27 |  98   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  68   0
K_Mainoo       MF   1  18  21  15  22 |  98   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
M_Mount        FW   1   2  23  21  27 |  98   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   9
An_Silva       FW   1   7  14  25  28 |  98   0   0   2   0   4   0   1   0   0  -2  42  20
Y_En_Nesyri    FW   1   4  17  23  28 |  98   0   1   1   0   2   1   0   0   0  36  19  35
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 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Bauer        DF   1  20  14   5  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Martins      MF   1   6  19  13  28 |   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
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