FFO FLT, Benfica vs. Sheffield United (Wed Jul 08)


                              Benfica  |  Sheffield United
                          4-1-2-1-2 C  |  4-3-3 A
                            Andy Lowe  |  Ian Greaves
                                       |
                        S_Mandanda GK  |  GK J_Urbig
                          L_Eising DF  |  DF T_Cora
                              Pepe DF  |  DF J_Foyth
                     J_Vestergaard DF  |  DF M_Sykes
                          M_Torres DF  |  DF K_Naughton
                        V_Froholdt DM  |  MF J_Mascherano
                          K_Mainoo MF  |  MF A_Knauff
                           W_Ndidi MF  |  MF O_Norwood
                          A_Correa AM  |  FW A_Robben
                           Rivaldo FW  |  FW J_Duffus
                          An_Silva FW  |  FW D_Drogba
                                       |
                           N_Kruth SUB |  SUB D_Ospina
                          M_Planus SUB |  SUB J_Boateng
                           M_Bauer SUB |  SUB D_Harvie
                          K_Lukoki SUB |  SUB D_Saric
                       Y_En_Nesyri SUB |  SUB E_Osong




Min. 3  :(shu) J_Foyth slips past his marker 
          ...  J_Vestergaard with an ugly foul 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He is in the book for that one 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on 
          ...  FREE KICK 
          ...  This is very far out 
          ...  J_Mascherano plays it short to O_Norwood 
          ...  K_Mainoo slides in hard! 
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw! 
Min. 4  :(shu) A_Knauff holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to D_Drogba 
          ...  D_Drogba goes for goal! 
          ...  S_Mandanda makes a fine save 
Min. 5  :(ben) Rivaldo comes to collect the ball 
          ...  Great turn!! 
          ...  Superb play 
          ...  Rivaldo flicks the header toward the far post! 
          ...  J_Urbig beats the ball away 
Min. 6  :(ben) M_Torres knocks it past J_Foyth and runs onto it 
          ...  He leaves the defender standing 
          ...  M_Torres tries to lob the keeper! 
          ...  It flies into Row Z! 
Min. 7  :(shu) J_Duffus storms past his marker 
          ...  W_Ndidi with a bad challenge 
          ...  The Referee will want to speak to him 
          ...  He's in trouble here!! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
Min. 8  :(ben) K_Mainoo chips the ball over the defence and finds J_Vestergaard 
          ...  J_Vestergaard blasts the ball towards goal! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  But it sails past the post!! 
          ...  J_Urbig never had a chance! 
Min. 9  :(ben) An_Silva with a great first touch 
          ...  An_Silva aims the cheeky shot at goal! 
          ...  The ball is hit with topspin and moves through the air! 
          ...  J_Urbig moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  It's beaten him! 
          ...  But it thumps the post!! 
          ...  And into the net! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  And Benfica are leading in the game now 
          ...  Benfica 1-0 Sheffield United ...
Min. 10 :(ben) Tactical Change by Benfica 
          ...  Benfica have changed their playing style to N 
Min. 10 :(shu) Tactical Change by Sheffield United 
          ...  Sheffield United have changed their playing style to P 
Min. 10 :(shu) Tactical Change by Sheffield United 
          ...  A_Robben will now play as a MF 
Min. 10 :(shu) D_Drogba knocks it past J_Vestergaard and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  D_Drogba attempts a low drive! 
          ...  But S_Mandanda punches it away 
          ...  He had to be brave to come for that one 
Min. 11 :(shu) D_Drogba is first to the ball 
          ...  D_Drogba with a thundering drive! 
          ...  But S_Mandanda pulls out a save of the game 
Min. 16 :(ben) An_Silva sprints past the defender 
          ...  An_Silva with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  a lovely cushioned header 
          ...  J_Urbig with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He gave the striker no chance 
Min. 18 :(ben) Rivaldo takes advantage of a defensive mistake 
          ...  Can he make them pay? 
          ...  Rivaldo with the overhead! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  What a finish! 
          ...  What a player! 
          ...  Benfica 2-0 Sheffield United ...
Min. 19 :(ben) Tactical Change by Benfica 
          ...  Benfica have changed their playing style to C 
Min. 19 :(shu) Tactical Change by Sheffield United 
          ...  Sheffield United have changed their playing style to C 
Min. 19 :(ben) The defender underhits the back pass! 
          ...  An_Silva is through and closing innnnnnnnnn!! 
          ...  An_Silva hits the shot with the outside of the left foot! 
          ...  J_Urbig gathers it easily 
Min. 25 :(ben) Pepe spots An_Silva who is in acres of space 
          ...  K_Naughton body checks his opponent!! 
          ...  That's a careless challenge!! 
Min. 30 :(ben) K_Mainoo works the ball inside 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to An_Silva 
          ...  An_Silva drives the ball low! 
          ...  It hits the inside of the post 
          ...  the balls hits J_Urbig and comes out 
          ...  the striker is on hand! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Easy tap in! That was a bit of a freak goal! 
          ...  Benfica 3-0 Sheffield United ...
Min. 30 :(shu) J_Mascherano gets to the byline 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He plays the ball through to D_Drogba 
          ...  But J_Vestergaard sees the pass and cuts it out 
Min. 31 :(ben) A_Correa with the mazy dribble 
          ...  He takes it past J_Duffus 
          ...  A_Correa with a terrific drive! 
          ...  J_Urbig with a great save 
          ...  He holds onto it as well! 
Min. 35 :(shu) K_Naughton kicks Rivaldo off the ball 
          ...  The linesman is flagging 
          ...  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. 37 :(ben) An_Silva gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He slides the ball past the defender! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  An_Silva with a little chip! 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!! 
          ...  It's wide! 
          ...  That was a dismal effort! 
          ...  He should have buried that! 
Min. 37 :(shu) D_Drogba finds his way through 
          ...  V_Froholdt robs him of the ball 
Min. 38 :(ben) L_Eising brings it under control 
          ...  He takes on K_Naughton 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He puts in An_Silva! 
          ...  An_Silva hits a curling shot! 
          ...  J_Urbig can't get to it! 
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar! 
          ...  J_Urbig makes a cocky smile 
          ...  Did he know that was always going over? 
Min. 40 :(shu) A_Robben barges J_Vestergaard off the ball 
          ...  Fine tackle by An_Silva 
          ...  He prevents the corner as well 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time.
Min. 44 :(ben) V_Froholdt runs down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball across to An_Silva 
          ...  An_Silva with the shot on net! 
          ...  J_Urbig gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  Fantastic reflex save by <g1>!! 
Min. 44 :(ben) An_Silva with the dribble 
          ...  M_Sykes with a deliberate foul 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  The Referee calls him for a talk 
          ...  He's going to let him off for that 
          ...  Oh no he isn't! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He's told him he's going to keep an eye on him now! 
Min. 45 :(shu) T_Cora 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_Drogba receives the pass and heads towards the goal 
          ...  D_Drogba keeps his head down as he hits the shot! 
          ...  S_Mandanda makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He wasn't troubled there 
Min. 47 :(ben) Rivaldo takes advantage of a mistake by A_Knauff 
          ...  Can he make them pay? 
          ...  Rivaldo with the spectacular bicycle kick! 
          ...  J_Urbig has it covered 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  J_Urbig is left flat-footed 
          ...  It's gone in 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Benfica 4-0 Sheffield United ...
Min. 47 :(shu) O_Norwood breaks free from his marker 
          ...  O_Norwood tries to chip the ball over the keeper! 
          ...  But he's put it wide 
          ...  How did he manage to miss that one?!?!? 
Min. 48 :(ben) An_Silva finds his way through 
          ...  He sets up the shot 
          ...  An_Silva with the drive! 
          ...  But the ball goes harmlessly wide 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Benfica 4-0 Sheffield United

Min. 47 :(shu) D_Drogba runs forward 
          ...  He nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully 
          ...  He only has going for goal in mind! 
          ...  D_Drogba hits the shot with the outside of the left foot! 
          ...  It sails over! 
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity 
Min. 55 :(shu) T_Cora spits at K_Mainoo 
          ...  That is disgraceful! 
          ...  The Referee calls him over! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
          ...  He is lucky not to have seen red! 
Min. 56 :(ben) J_Vestergaard knocks the ball past J_Foyth 
          ...  Now he crosses to V_Froholdt! 
          ...  A delicate chip from V_Froholdt! 
          ...  But J_Urbig just gets his fingers to that one 
Min. 58 :(ben) Substitution by Benfica 
          ...  COMING ON: Y_En_Nesyri 
          ...  COMING OFF: An_Silva 
Min. 59 :(ben) L_Eising drives the ball across field 
          ...  It comes to Rivaldo 
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by K_Naughton 
Min. 60 :(ben) Substitution by Benfica 
          ...  COMING ON: K_Lukoki 
          ...  COMING OFF: W_Ndidi 
Min. 60 :(ben) Rivaldo knocks the ball past the lunge of the defender 
          ...  Rivaldo blasts it at the goal! 
          ...  But J_Urbig punches it away 
          ...  That's gone out for a goal kick 
          ...  It was clear to everyone that J_Urbig got a touch 
Min. 61 :(ben) A defence splitting pass from Y_En_Nesyri to M_Torres 
          ...  M_Torres with the side footed shot! 
          ...  But J_Urbig makes an easy save 
Min. 62 :(ben) K_Lukoki takes advantage of a mistake by J_Mascherano 
          ...  He puts in A_Correa! 
          ...  J_Foyth with the tackle 
          ...  Good God Almighty, what a tackle from hell! 
Min. 64 :(ben) Y_En_Nesyri controls it with ease 
          ...  A_Robben hits it out for a corner 
          ...  The fans behind the goal are whipping up a frenzy 
          ...  Trying to rally their team and suck the ball into the net!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Torres with an inswinging corner into the box 
          ...  J_Urbig makes the catch! 
Min. 65 :(ben) K_Lukoki spots a team mate in space 
          ...  That's an excellent through ball to A_Correa! 
          ...  A_Correa goes for goal! 
          ...  J_Urbig makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He wasn't troubled there 
Min. 67 :(shu) O_Norwood sprints down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball across to J_Duffus 
          ...  J_Duffus uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot! 
          ...  S_Mandanda gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  And puts it over 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Knauff swings it in! 
          ...  The danger is dealt with by Pepe 
Min. 69 :(ben) Substitution by Benfica 
          ...  COMING ON: M_Planus 
          ...  COMING OFF: M_Torres 
Min. 69 :(shu) D_Drogba takes advantage of a defensive mistake 
          ...  L_Eising rushes in with a clumsy tackle!! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
          ...  What's The Referee going to give? 
          ...  Play on! 
Min. 70 :(shu) Substitution by Sheffield United 
          ...  COMING ON: E_Osong 
          ...  COMING OFF: D_Drogba 
Min. 72 :(ben) A_Correa gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He cuts inside T_Cora! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  A_Correa with a low drive through the rain! 
          ...  But it goes wide 
Min. 77 :(ben) K_Lukoki is taking a throw in 
          ...  He takes a couple of strides back 
          ...  He throws the ball to Rivaldo 
          ...  But he loses control of it 
          ...  J_Foyth belts it clear 
Min. 77 :(shu) J_Duffus jumps over the defender's challenge 
          ...  L_Eising rushes in with a clumsy tackle!! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
Min. 81 :(shu) J_Mascherano flicks the ball through 
          ...  T_Cora runs onto it! 
          ...  T_Cora with a low drive through the rain! 
          ...  But he got that all wrong 
Min. 82 :(shu) Substitution by Sheffield United 
          ...  COMING ON: D_Harvie 
          ...  COMING OFF: J_Foyth 
Min. 84 :(shu) Substitution by Sheffield United 
          ...  COMING ON: D_Saric 
          ...  COMING OFF: A_Knauff 
Min. 84 :(ben) Rivaldo with a flicked pass to A_Correa 
          ...  A_Correa with the 40 yard drive! 
          ...  He has put it over the bar! 
          ...  He looks stunned by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 85 :(ben) K_Lukoki is through on goal 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from D_Saric 
          ...  He had to time that one perfectly 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time.
Min. 91 :(ben) K_Mainoo with the dribble 
          ...  He skips through the tackle from T_Cora 
          ...  J_Duffus with a deliberate foul 
          ...  The Referee will want to speak to him 
          ...  The Referee tries to calm him down 
Min. 93 :(shu) M_Sykes with the dribble 
          ...  He's clean through 
          ...  The fans are on their feet 
          ...  M_Sykes throws himself at the ball! 
          ...  He manages to reach the ball 
          ...  It grazes the post! 
          ...  And hits the side netting 
          ...  Goal Kick! 
Min. 93 :(ben) A_Correa sidesteps his marker 
          ...  He was too quick for his marker 
          ...  T_Cora is called for the holding foul 
          ...  Well spotted by the referee 
          ...  The Referee tells him to calm his game down a bit 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : Estadio da Luz
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Benfica Match Info
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Best player          : An_Silva (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : An_Silva (9,30), Rivaldo (18,47)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : J_Vestergaard (3), W_Ndidi (7)
Injured              : N/A
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Sheffield United Match Info
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Best player          : D_Drogba
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : K_Naughton (35), M_Sykes (44), T_Cora (55)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                                 Benfica  |    Sheffield United
Attempts on Goal     :          20        |       9
Off target           :           7        |       4
On target            :          13        |       5
Possession           :          58        |       42
Corners              :           1        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       3
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           7        |       11
Key Tackles          :           6        |       5
Key Passes           :          11        |       5
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Final Score          : Benfica 4 - 0 Sheffield United
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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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S_Mandanda     GK  23   1   1   1  25 |  96   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  72   0   0   0
L_Eising       DF   1  22  16   4  20 |  96   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  18  40   0
Pepe           DF   1  21  15  15  29 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  19   0   0
J_Vestergaard  DF   1  21  15  13  28 |  96   0   1   1   0   1   0   1   0   0  17  19  15
M_Torres       DF   1  21  14   7  26 |  72   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  48
V_Froholdt     DM   1  20  21   3  22 |  96   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  15  29
K_Mainoo       MF   1  20  23  16  22 |  96   0   1   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  20  43   0
W_Ndidi        MF   1  18  23   5  24 |  63   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
A_Correa       AM   1   4  22  22  26 |  96   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  36
Rivaldo        FW   1   4  18  23  25 |  96   0   0   1   0   4   2   0   0   0   0  18  70
An_Silva       FW   1   7  14  25  28 |  61   0   1   0   0   8   2   0   0   0  33   0  80
N_Kruth        GK  19   1   1   1  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Planus       DF   1  20  14  13  27 |  24   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
M_Bauer        DF   1  20  14   5  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Lukoki       MF   1  16  22   7  29 |  33   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  42   0
Y_En_Nesyri    FW   1   5  17  24  28 |  35   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  19   0

Player Statistics - Sheffield United
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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J_Urbig        GK  28   1   1   1  26 |  96  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0   0
T_Cora         DF   1  21  14  13  29 |  96   0   0   1   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  20  15
J_Foyth        DF   1  21  14  12  23 |  85   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  38   0   0
M_Sykes        DF   1  20  15   7  28 |  96   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  21
K_Naughton     DF   1  20  14   5  25 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  18  -2  -2
J_Mascherano   MF   1  16  21  12  23 |  96   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
A_Knauff       MF   1   9  22  19  26 |  87   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  14   0
O_Norwood      MF   1   6  22  17  27 |  96   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  14  13
A_Robben       MF   1  11  22  19  28 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  29   0   0
J_Duffus       FW   1  10  19  22  24 |  96   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
D_Drogba       FW   1   3  15  21  21 |  73   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0  53
D_Ospina       GK  24   1   1   1  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Boateng      DF   1  20  15   4  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Harvie       DF   1  15  14   5  30 |  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Saric        MF   1  13  16  12  26 |   9   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  27   0   0
E_Osong        FW   1   8  16  21  24 |  23   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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