FFO EFL1, Roma vs. Benfica (Mon Jan 05)


                                 Roma  |  Benfica
                          4-2-0-2-2 A  |  5-1-1-1-2 C
                       Keith Drummond  |  Gary Windebank Caretaker
                                       |
                       Lucas_Perri GK  |  GK Andrew
                          E_NDicka DF  |  DF R_Semedo
                        T_Tomiyasu DF  |  DF E_Moretti
                          F_Medina DF  |  DF J_Vestergaard
                            Morato DF  |  DF P_Jagielka
                         W_Z_Emery DM  |  DF H_Smolcic
                         N_Rovella DM  |  DM W_Ndidi
                         J_Musiala AM  |  MF K_Mainoo
                         N_Barella AM  |  AM M_Mount
                          B_Mbeumo FW  |  FW Y_En_Nesyri
                       G_Raspadori FW  |  FW An_Silva
                                       |
                              Tono SUB |  SUB S_Mandanda
                            Raillo SUB |  SUB M_Planus
                           A_Guler SUB |  SUB M_Bauer
                            E_Diop SUB |  SUB B_Pedretti
                         O_Martins SUB |  SUB C_Tengstedt




Min. 1  :(rom) W_Z_Emery with a glorious long pass to J_Musiala 
          ...  J_Musiala with the drive! 
          ...  The ball moves through the air! 
          ...  Andrew moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  It's beaten him! 
          ...  But it thumps the post!! 
          ...  And goes out! 
Min. 2  :(rom) E_NDicka with the through ball to N_Barella 
          ...  K_Mainoo slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in 
Min. 4  :(rom) N_Barella with an incisive pass to N_Rovella 
          ...  N_Rovella chases it through, he must score! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  A classy finish 
          ...  Roma go in front now with that goal! 
          ...  Roma 1-0 Benfica ...
Min. 5  :(rom) Tactical Change by Roma 
          ...  Roma have changed their playing style to L 
Min. 5  :(rom) Tactical Change by Roma 
          ...  W_Z_Emery will now play as a MF 
Min. 5  :(ben) Tactical Change by Benfica 
          ...  Benfica have changed their playing style to P 
Min. 8  :(rom) E_NDicka unselfishly lays the ball back to B_Mbeumo 
          ...  B_Mbeumo shoots towards goal! 
          ...  Andrew goes down well to save 
Min. 8  :(ben) Y_En_Nesyri takes advantage of a mistake by Morato 
          ...  He runs towards goal 
          ...  Y_En_Nesyri plays it down the wing 
          ...  Cross comes in back to him, diving header! 
          ...  He had to be brave there 
          ...  Over the bar! 
Min. 9  :(rom) G_Raspadori 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! 
          ...  But he loses control of it 
          ...  W_Ndidi belts it clear 
Min. 10 :(rom) B_Mbeumo finds his way through 
          ...  His quick turn fooled the defender 
          ...  B_Mbeumo with a stunning strike! 
          ...  Andrew manages to turn it behind 
Min. 13 :(ben) An_Silva holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to P_Jagielka 
          ...  P_Jagielka tries to catch the keeper out! 
          ...  Lucas_Perri parries it, he follows it up 
          ...  And Lucas_Perri recovers to save!! 
Min. 15 :(ben) M_Mount takes advantage of a bad back pass from E_NDicka 
          ...  N_Barella takes the player down!! 
          ...  That's a poor tackle! 
          ...  He's warned for that one 
          ...  Anymore like that and he'll receive a booking 
Min. 17 :(rom) T_Tomiyasu looks around for support 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to F_Medina 
          ...  K_Mainoo with an ugly foul 
          ...  The Referee will want to speak to him 
          ...  The Referee calls him for a talk 
          ...  He's going to let him off for that 
          ...  He'd better be careful now 
Min. 20 :(rom) B_Mbeumo finds J_Musiala with a perfectly weighted pass 
          ...  A skilful effort from J_Musiala! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Rifled home! 
          ...  OOOHHHHH LAAAA-LAAA! 
          ...  Roma 2-0 Benfica ...
Min. 21 :(ben) Tactical Change by Benfica 
          ...  Benfica have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 22 :(rom) G_Raspadori could get a shot on goal here 
          ...  E_Moretti with the block 
Min. 24 :(ben) M_Mount sprints past E_NDicka 
          ...  It was as if the defender wasn't even there 
          ...  M_Mount flicks the header toward the far post! 
          ...  Lucas_Perri gathers it easily 
Min. 26 :(ben) W_Ndidi holds up the ball 
          ...  He plays the ball to An_Silva 
          ...  An_Silva tries to chip the ball over the keeper! 
          ...  It hammers off the post 
          ...  And out for a throw in 
Min. 28 :(ben) E_Moretti cuts the ball back to Y_En_Nesyri 
          ...  Y_En_Nesyri rises above the defence to head the ball! 
          ...  It hits the bar and goes over 
          ...  Well, it's kinda 50/50 
          ...  Sometimes they go in, sometimes they don't 
Min. 32 :(rom) E_NDicka over hits his pass 
          ...  He finds G_Raspadori though 
          ...  That was fortunate 
          ...  G_Raspadori with a low drive through the rain! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  The Benfica fans are throwing missiles onto the pitch 
          ...  It's all getting a bit ugly 
          ...  There's no room for hooliganism in FFO! 
          ...  The fans responsible are being ejected by security 
          ...  The club will be fined for this by FFO HQ I'm sure 
          ...  Roma 3-0 Benfica ...
Min. 33 :(ben) K_Mainoo cuts in on J_Musiala's blind side 
          ...  K_Mainoo with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  Powerful downward header! 
          ...  Lucas_Perri can't get to it! 
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar! 
          ...  Lucas_Perri makes a knowing look 
          ...  Did he know that was going over? 
Min. 35 :(rom) N_Rovella takes advantage of a bad back pass 
          ...  W_Ndidi with a perfectly timed tackle 
Min. 36 :(rom) N_Barella looks to play the ball out wide 
          ...  He plays the ball across to J_Musiala 
          ...  P_Jagielka stands his ground and wins the tackle 
Min. 37 :(ben) E_Moretti plays it forward to Y_En_Nesyri 
          ...  But F_Medina clears the danger 
Min. 40 :(ben) W_Ndidi has it on the edge of the box 
          ...  The ball hits E_NDicka in the face! 
          ...  And goes clear! 
Min. 41 :(ben) Y_En_Nesyri sidesteps N_Barella 
          ...  He was too quick for his marker 
          ...  J_Musiala wins control of the ball with his hand!! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time.
Min. 44 :(rom) W_Z_Emery is all alone 
          ...  The linesman keeps his flag down 
          ...  J_Vestergaard with the tackle 
          ...  The Referee will want to speak to him 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He is in the book for that one 
Min. 45 :(rom) G_Raspadori finds his way through 
          ...  His quick turn fooled An_Silva 
          ...  An_Silva with a late tackle 
          ...  Well to be fair he was looking for the foul 
Min. 47 :(rom) Substitution by Roma 
          ...  COMING ON: A_Guler 
          ...  COMING OFF: Morato 
Min. 47 :(ben) Y_En_Nesyri feeds the ball to E_Moretti 
          ...  E_Moretti hits the shot with the outside of the right foot! 
          ...  Lucas_Perri collects it comfortably 
          ...  The shot never troubled him 
Min. 48 :(ben) Y_En_Nesyri runs at T_Tomiyasu 
          ...  The defender slips and falls over 
          ...  T_Tomiyasu takes the player down!! 
          ...  That's a poor tackle! 
          ...  The Referee wants to have a word with him 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 48 :(ben) An_Silva sprints past the defender 
          ...  An_Silva shapes up for a shot! 
          ...  Lucas_Perri gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  He just couldn't keep it out! 
          ...  Roma 3-1 Benfica ...
Min. 49 :(ben) K_Mainoo backtracks with the ball 
          ...  He hoofs the ball upfield 
          ...  Y_En_Nesyri gets on the end of it 
          ...  Y_En_Nesyri throws himself at the ball! 
          ...  He manages to reach the ball 
          ...  But he's missed it! 
          ...  It's unbelievable, Jeff! 
Min. 49 :(rom) W_Z_Emery plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  G_Raspadori keeps possession instead! 
          ...  He runs towards the goal now! 
          ...  An_Silva with the lunge!! 
          ...  And the whistle goes, that's a foul 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Roma 3-1 Benfica

Min. 46 :(rom) W_Z_Emery looks for options 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to B_Mbeumo 
          ...  P_Jagielka gets in the way of the ball and clears! 
Min. 51 :(ben) M_Mount flights the ball to An_Silva 
          ...  A glorious effort by An_Silva! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  But it thumps off the woodwork!! 
          ...  And goes safely clear! 
          ...  Lucas_Perri never had a chance! 
Min. 52 :(rom) G_Raspadori is first to the loose ball 
          ...  He plays the ball across to N_Rovella 
          ...  But he loses control of it 
          ...  E_Moretti hits it out for a throw 
Min. 55 :(rom) Substitution by Roma 
          ...  COMING ON: E_Diop 
          ...  COMING OFF: N_Rovella 
Min. 55 :(rom) Tactical Change by Roma 
          ...  Roma have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 57 :(rom) E_Diop with the dribble 
          ...  J_Vestergaard is easily beaten 
          ...  E_Diop with a hard drive! What a hit son! What a hit! 
          ...  But Andrew punches it away 
          ...  He commands his area so well 
Min. 57 :(ben) An_Silva sidesteps his marker 
          ...  That was too easy 
          ...  An_Silva blasts it at the goal! 
          ...  It grazes the bar 
          ...  And goes over 
          ...  Oh so close there! 
Min. 60 :(ben) Substitution by Benfica 
          ...  COMING ON: M_Planus 
          ...  COMING OFF: R_Semedo 
Min. 60 :(ben) Substitution by Benfica 
          ...  COMING ON: M_Bauer 
          ...  COMING OFF: J_Vestergaard 
Min. 60 :(rom) G_Raspadori turns past E_Moretti 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  G_Raspadori lobs Andrew! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  He jumps up and punches the air 
          ...  Roma 4-1 Benfica ...
Min. 60 :(ben) P_Jagielka plays a great one-two 
          ...  He runs towards goal now 
          ...  P_Jagielka has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  But it goes wide of the post 
Min. 61 :(rom) J_Musiala takes possession on the halfway line 
          ...  He runs forward with the ball 
          ...  He skips past the challenges 
          ...  J_Musiala hits a crisp volley! 
          ...  The ball hits the line the referee waves play on. 
          ...  Keith Drummond spits his dummy out yet again. 
Min. 62 :(rom) J_Musiala breaks free from H_Smolcic 
          ...  P_Jagielka hits it out for a corner 
          ...  Can they make this pay? 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Swung in by J_Musiala 
          ...  It is kicked away by M_Planus 
Min. 63 :(rom) J_Musiala with the nutmeg 
          ...  He takes the ball forward 
          ...  J_Musiala bears down on goal! 
          ...  The shot slips through Andrew's hands 
          ...  But goes wide! 
          ...  He got away with that! 
Min. 64 :(ben) An_Silva with the dribble 
          ...  The defender is easily beaten 
          ...  Intercepted by J_Musiala 
Min. 65 :(rom) Substitution by Roma 
          ...  COMING ON: O_Martins 
          ...  COMING OFF: B_Mbeumo 
Min. 67 :(ben) M_Bauer feeds the ball to K_Mainoo 
          ...  K_Mainoo fires off a right-footed shot! 
          ...  That shot never looked like going in 
Min. 68 :(rom) E_Diop brings the ball under control 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space! 
          ...  He plays the ball in to him! 
          ...  W_Z_Emery gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  W_Z_Emery flings a shot at goal! 
          ...  But Andrew punches it away 
          ...  He took a knock there 
          ...  His manager is looking on anxiously 
          ...  He's ok to carry on 
Min. 69 :(ben) An_Silva threads the through ball to K_Mainoo 
          ...  A vicious shot by K_Mainoo! 
          ...  Lucas_Perri with a great save 
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1 
Min. 73 :(rom) W_Z_Emery flicks it past E_Moretti 
          ...  He runs forward 
          ...  W_Z_Emery hits the ball first time! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  It looks like he enjoyed that one!! 
          ...  He grabs the corner flag and pretends to sing! 
          ...  Roma 5-1 Benfica ...
Min. 74 :(ben) M_Planus storms past his marker 
          ...  M_Planus rises above the defence to head the ball! 
          ...  It hits the bar 
          ...  And goes over! 
          ...  Lucas_Perri was beaten there! 
Min. 75 :(ben) An_Silva with a clever shimmy 
          ...  A_Guler clears with a diving header 
Min. 77 :(rom) W_Z_Emery with a long pass to J_Musiala 
          ...  J_Musiala sees Andrew off his line! 
          ...  It hits the inside of the post 
          ...  It falls right into Andrew's arms 
          ...  But he recovers to save! 
Min. 82 :(rom) E_Diop takes possession 
          ...  Knocks it past P_Jagielka 
          ...  He's through on goal 
          ...  A thundering drive by E_Diop! 
          ...  Andrew gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he slots in the rebound 
          ...  No, it's wide!! 
          ...  That was terrible! 
Min. 82 :(ben) E_Moretti curls the ball out wide to K_Mainoo 
          ...  K_Mainoo has time and space! 
          ...  He tries the lob! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  Lucas_Perri tips it wide !! 
          ...  Great goalkeeping there! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  E_Moretti with an outswinging corner into the box 
          ...  E_Diop clears the danger 
Min. 83 :(rom) A_Guler looks around for some movement 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to W_Z_Emery 
          ...  H_Smolcic with a two footed lunge! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 83 :(ben) M_Planus with a burst of pace 
          ...  M_Planus curls the ball in on goal! 
          ...  The shot deflects wide into the crowd!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  K_Mainoo crosses it in! 
          ...  Lucas_Perri makes the catch! 
Min. 85 :(ben) P_Jagielka looks for options 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to M_Mount 
          ...  M_Mount with a graceful, looping effort! 
          ...  But he puts it over 
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort 
Min. 86 :(rom) A_Guler looks around for some movement 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He hits the ball to N_Barella 
          ...  W_Ndidi cuts out the pass 
          ...  That was close! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 6 minutes of injury time.
Min. 88 :(rom) O_Martins drives it across the face of the goal G_Raspadori 
          ...  E_Moretti gets the foot in to win the ball 
          ...  It rolls out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  N_Barella curls it into the box! 
          ...  Andrew comes towards the ball 
          ...  But he's misjudged it! 
          ...  G_Raspadori gets to it! 
          ...  Andrew tips it over his bar 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  E_Diop lofts the ball in! 
          ...  A_Guler gets to it! 
          ...  What agility from Andrew 
Min. 88 :(ben) P_Jagielka gets to the byline 
          ...  He centres the ball to M_Mount 
          ...  M_Mount rifles it at the goal! 
          ...  The shot slips through Lucas_Perri's hands 
          ...  But goes wide! 
          ...  He got away with that! 
          ...  Goal kick given! 
          ...  That looked like a corner to me 
Min. 89 :(ben) P_Jagielka with a neat pass into W_Ndidi 
          ...  W_Ndidi attempts a chip! 
          ...  But Lucas_Perri hits it away 
          ...  He could have held onto that! 
Min. 90 :(rom) E_Diop with a 40-yard pass to N_Barella 
          ...  N_Barella uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot! 
          ...  The fans get off their seats! 
          ...  But it sails over!! 
Min. 91 :(rom) W_Z_Emery runs at goal 
          ...  He spots the run of O_Martins 
          ...  He's played him in 
          ...  H_Smolcic dives in with both feet!! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 93 :(rom) A_Guler is forced back with the ball 
          ...  He belts the ball upfield 
          ...  J_Musiala latches onto the end of it 
          ...  But M_Planus barges him off the ball. Thou shalt not pass! 
Min. 95 :(ben) An_Silva 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! 
          ...  K_Mainoo receives the pass and heads towards the goal 
          ...  F_Medina slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : Stadio Olimpico
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Roma Match Info
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Best player          : G_Raspadori (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : N_Rovella (4), J_Musiala (20), G_Raspadori (32,60), W_Z_Emery (73)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : T_Tomiyasu (48)
Injured              : N/A
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Benfica Match Info
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Best player          : An_Silva
Scorers              : An_Silva (48)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : J_Vestergaard (44)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                                    Roma  |    Benfica
Attempts on Goal     :          17        |       20
Off target           :           6        |       13
On target            :          11        |       7
Possession           :          47        |       53
Corners              :           3        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       2
Fouls                :           9        |       7
Key Tackles          :           7        |       14
Key Passes           :          18        |       14
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Final Score          : Roma 5 - 1 Benfica
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Player Statistics - Roma
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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Lucas_Perri    GK  27   1   1   1  24 | 100   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  53   0   0   0
E_NDicka       DF   1  25  18  10  28 | 100   0   1   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  15  76   0
T_Tomiyasu     DF   1  23  19  16  28 | 100   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  15  -2
F_Medina       DF   1  23  16  13  27 | 100   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  34   0   0
Morato         DF   1  23  16  10  21 |  47   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
W_Z_Emery      MF   1  18  22  12  25 | 100   0   0   4   0   2   1   0   0   0   0  56  68
N_Rovella      DM   1  19  23   9  25 |  59   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  54
J_Musiala      AM   1   9  22  21  28 | 100   0   2   0   0   5   1   0   0   0  62   0  66
N_Barella      AM   1  10  23  18  28 | 100   0   0   2   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  43  12
B_Mbeumo       FW   1  10  20  25  21 |  69   0   0   1   1   2   0   0   0   0   0  36  14
G_Raspadori    FW   1   5  22  24  24 | 100   0   0   1   0   3   2   0   0   0   0  14  56
Tono           GK  24   1   1   1  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Raillo         DF   1  23  14  10  33 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Guler        DF   1  11  21  20  27 |  53   0   1   3   0   1   0   0   0   0  29  45  12
E_Diop         DM   1  13  19  17  24 |  41   0   1   2   0   2   0   0   0   0  27  34  28
O_Martins      FW   1   4  14  19  28 |  31   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  22   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  26   1   1   1  26 | 100   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0   0   0
R_Semedo       DF   1  21  18   8  22 |  64   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Moretti      DF   1  21  16  13  20 | 100   0   3   3   0   1   0   0   0   0  57  60  19
J_Vestergaard  DF   1  21  15  13  28 |  64   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
P_Jagielka     DF   1  21  15   9  29 | 100   0   3   3   0   2   0   0   0   0  57  63  44
H_Smolcic      DF   1  20  15   9  21 | 100   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
W_Ndidi        DM   1  18  22   5  24 | 100   0   3   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  66  14  27
K_Mainoo       MF   1  18  21  15  22 | 100   0   1   1   0   4   0   0   0   0  22  15  64
M_Mount        AM   1   2  23  21  27 | 100   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  13  29
Y_En_Nesyri    FW   1   4  17  23  28 | 100   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  19  21
An_Silva       FW   1   7  14  25  28 | 100   0   0   3   0   4   1   0   0   0   0  66  37
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 |  36   0   2   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  40   0  34
M_Bauer        DF   1  19  14   5  32 |  36   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  22   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
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