Elite League Match, Aberdeen vs. Barcelona (Wed Mar 29)


                             Aberdeen  |  Barcelona
                              5-4-1 D  |  4-5-1 A
                          Dan Haldane  |  Andie Glen
                                       |
                           M_Neuer GK  |  GK T_Conner
                             Balde DF  |  DF D_Burn
                         G_McQueen DF  |  DF Marco_Rojo
                          T_Hunter DF  |  DF J_James
                       J_Fitzwater DF  |  DF Hanson
                           M_Perin DF  |  MF K_Moehwald
                           E_Petit MF  |  MF Roy_Keane
                        D_Rocastle MF  |  MF A_Lallana
                         R_Parlour MF  |  MF Taliyah_Jnr
                          Valverde MF  |  MF P_Erras
                         R_Bentley FW  |  FW P_B_E_Dybala
                                       |
                         R_Shaaban SUB |  SUB T_McGill
                           M_Ghost SUB |  SUB J_Miranda
                         P_Hegarty SUB |  SUB D_Rose
                         J_Pennant SUB |  SUB E_Barreto
                      Hakim_Ziyech SUB |  SUB K_Mbappe

Referee: G_Reddy (Republic_of_Ireland)


Min. 1  :(abn) Aberdeen changed their strategy to play L
Min. 3  :(abn) R_Bentley is closed down
          ...  He plays a quick pass under pressure
          ...  R_Parlour latches onto the ball
          ...  D_Burn with a nasty foul
          ...  That looked malicious
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  This is a good chance!
          ...  R_Bentley bends it round the wall
          ...  T_Conner is beaten!
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Superb finish!
          ...  Aberdeen go in front now with that goal!
          ...  Aberdeen 1-0 Barcelona ...
Min. 4  :(abn) The manager shouting something towards his players
          ...  It looks like he's turning things round a bit
          ...  Aberdeen will now play D
Min. 5  :(brc) Roy_Keane hits the ball through the heart of the defence
          ...  P_B_E_Dybala latches onto it!
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by J_Fitzwater
          ...  He made it look easy
Min. 6  :(abn) R_Bentley finds himself with plenty of time
          ...  Marco_Rojo with the dive
          ...  There's no room in the game for that!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll have to watch himself now
Min. 7  :(brc) J_James brings the ball under control
          ...  He sees a team mate in space!
          ...  He plays the ball in to him!
          ...  P_B_E_Dybala gets on the end of the pass
          ...  P_B_E_Dybala has time and space on the edge of the box!
          ...  He shoots towards goal!
          ...  M_Neuer gathers it easily
Min. 11 :(brc) K_Moehwald is taking a throw in
          ...  He is taking a run up at it!
          ...  He throws it long to P_B_E_Dybala
          ...  P_B_E_Dybala flicks the header toward the far post!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  That's a contender for goal of the season!
          ...  Now they are back in the game!
          ...  Aberdeen 1-1 Barcelona ...
Min. 12 :(abn) It seems Aberdeen are making a tactical change to L
Min. 20 :(abn) Balde cuts inside the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to R_Parlour
          ...  Marco_Rojo brings him down from behind!
          ...  But the ref gives nothing!
Min. 25 :(abn) R_Bentley finds his way through
          ...  The offside trap didn't work
          ...  R_Bentley blasts it at the goal !
          ...  But T_Conner punches it away
          ...  He took a knock there
          ...  His manager is looking on anxiously
          ...  He's ok to carry on
Min. 27 :(abn) R_Bentley takes advantage of a mistake by D_Burn
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  Brilliantly taken away by Hanson !!
          ...  Any youngsters out there should be taking notes
Min. 27 :(abn) E_Petit looks up for support for support
          ...  He spots his team mate making a run now
          ...  He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now!
          ...  His team mate plays the through ball for him!
          ...  Marco_Rojo is late with that one
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  His 2nd yellow card, that's an early shower for him !
Min. 27 :(brc) J_Miranda is coming on and A_Lallana is being brought off
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play DF
Min. 29 :(brc) Taliyah_Jnr takes control of the loose ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to J_Miranda
          ...  G_McQueen with the high feet
Min. 30 :(brc) P_B_E_Dybala takes advantage of a defensive mistake
          ...  Can he make them pay?
          ...  R_Parlour with a superb challenge
          ...  G_Reddy has given the free kick the other way!
          ...  G_Reddy wants a quiet word
Min. 31 :(abn) Valverde hits in a wicked shot!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  R_Bentley latches onto it!
          ...  But J_Miranda clears the danger
Min. 32 :(brc) P_Erras has the ball on the wing
          ...  He takes it past Balde
          ...  He knocks it to P_B_E_Dybala!
          ...  Balde moves quickly to get the tackle in this time
Min. 35 :(brc) P_B_E_Dybala takes possession
          ...  What can he do here?
          ...  P_B_E_Dybala with a blistering shot !
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it wide
Min. 39 :(brc) J_Miranda kicks M_Perin off the ball
          ...  He deserves punishment for that!
          ...  G_Reddy calls him over
          ...  The ref is taking his time with him!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 41 :(abn) R_Bentley flicks it over J_Miranda's head
          ...  He showed some great skill there!
          ...  R_Bentley attempts a low drive!
          ...  He hits the side netting
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(brc) P_B_E_Dybala knocks it past the defender and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  P_B_E_Dybala flicks the header toward the far post!
          ...  M_Neuer is just going to watch it go over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  But goes just over !!
          ...  M_Neuer looks very relieved!
Min. 48 :(brc) P_B_E_Dybala leaves Valverde standing
          ...  D_Rocastle with a clumsy challenge
          ...  He got away with just a warning

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Aberdeen 1-1 Barcelona

Min. 46 :(abn) The defender slips and falls over!
          ...  Balde is through!
          ...  Intercepted by Hanson
Min. 48 :(abn) D_Rocastle finds R_Bentley in the box
          ...  Hanson reads the game well and cuts out the pass!
Min. 58 :(abn) Balde is out on the right
          ...  He moves the ball left to R_Parlour
          ...  But K_Moehwald wins the ball with a sliding challenge
Min. 59 :(brc) P_B_E_Dybala skips the challenge from the defender
          ...  But Balde clears the danger
Min. 60 :(brc) D_Rose replaces an unhappy Taliyah_Jnr and will play as a DF
Min. 63 :(brc) P_Erras hits in a wicked shot!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  D_Burn latches onto it!
          ...  D_Burn drives it low !
          ...  M_Neuer collects it comfortably
          ...  The shot never troubled him
Min. 65 :(brc) There's going to be a change
          ...  E_Barreto will come on for Roy_Keane and play MF
Min. 65 :(abn) E_Petit with a glorious long pass to Balde
          ...  J_Miranda rushes in with a clumsy tackle!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  What's G_Reddy going to give?
          ...  He just waves play on!
Min. 65 :(abn) D_Rocastle kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  G_McQueen gets on the end of the pass
          ...  P_Erras is late with that one
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
Min. 68 :(brc) K_Moehwald feeds the ball through the middle
          ...  P_B_E_Dybala runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  Balde plays the back pass
          ...  M_Neuer can't get to it!!
          ...  It goes just wide!!
          ...  What a lucky escape!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  K_Moehwald chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  T_Hunter wins the ball
          ...  And he clears the danger
Min. 68 :(abn) G_McQueen with the dribble
          ...  D_Burn body checks his opponent!!
          ...  That's a careless challenge!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! He is in the book for that one
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 70 :(brc) K_Mbappe comes on for P_B_E_Dybala and will play FW to the delight of the fans
Min. 74 :(brc) D_Burn has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past M_Perin
          ...  He puts in E_Barreto!
          ...  E_Barreto with a powerful downward header!
          ...  M_Neuer parries it, he follows it up
          ...  He fires it over!!
Min. 75 :(abn) M_Ghost comes on for T_Hunter and will play DF to the delight of the fans
Min. 75 :(abn) P_Hegarty replaces an unhappy J_Fitzwater and will play as a DF
Min. 75 :(abn) Up goes the substitution board - J_Pennant on for M_Perin as a MF
Min. 75 :(abn) Hakim_Ziyech takes off his tracksuit
          ...  he'll replace R_Bentley as FW
Min. 75 :(brc) D_Burn fires over a low cross to K_Mbappe
          ...  But Valverde will cut out the threat
Min. 79 :(abn) Hakim_Ziyech skips the challenge from the defender
          ...  Hakim_Ziyech goes for goal !
          ...  T_Conner has it covered
          ...  It takes a bobble!
          ...  T_Conner is left flat-footed
          ...  It's gone in
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Yes!!
          ...  That goal surely snatches the win!
          ...  Aberdeen 2-1 Barcelona ...
Min. 80 :(abn) The assistant manager is out on the touchline shouting orders
          ...  It seems Aberdeen will now be playing D
Min. 81 :(brc) K_Mbappe had to stretch to reach the pass
          ...  Balde with the tackle
          ...  G_Reddy will want to speak to him
          ...  The ref shows him a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on!
Min. 83 :(abn) D_Rocastle has the ball on the wing
          ...  He takes it past D_Burn
          ...  He knocks it to Hakim_Ziyech!
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from D_Rose
          ...  He could have easily caught the defender is he hadn't been careful
Min. 83 :(brc) P_Erras chips the ball over the defence and finds K_Mbappe
          ...  K_Mbappe beats the offside trap!
          ...  He runs at M_Neuer
          ...  He nutmegs M_Neuer
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  What a time to grab an equaliser!!
          ...  Aberdeen 2-2 Barcelona ...
Min. 84 :(abn) The Aberdeen manager shouts at them from the touchline to play L
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Pittodrie Stadium
Attendance           : 125,602
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Aberdeen Match Info
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Best player          : R_Bentley
Scorers              : R_Bentley (3), Hakim_Ziyech (79)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Balde (81)
Injured              : N/A
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Barcelona Match Info
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Best player          : K_Moehwald (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : P_B_E_Dybala (11), K_Mbappe (83)
Sent Off             : Marco_Rojo (27)
Booked               : J_Miranda (39), D_Burn (68)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                              Aberdeen    |    Barcelona
Attempts on Goal     :           4        |       7
Off target           :           1        |       3
On target            :           3        |       4
Possession           :          30        |       70
Corners              :           0        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       1
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       2
Subs Used            :           4        |       4
Fouls                :          16        |       16
Key Tackles          :           5        |       8
Key Passes           :           6        |       9
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Final Score          : Aberdeen 2 - 2 Barcelona
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Player Statistics - Aberdeen
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_Neuer        GK  32   2   5   5  31 |  94   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -10   0   0   0
Balde          DF   3  34   7   8  22 |  94   0   3   2   0   0   0   1   0   0  58  18  -2
G_McQueen      DF   2  32   1   8  30 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Hunter       DF   2  30   6   1  28 |  78   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
J_Fitzwater    DF   2  29   4   4  28 |  78   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
M_Perin        DF   3  27   8   9  32 |  78   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Petit        MF   1   3  31   2  26 |  94   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
D_Rocastle     MF   2   5  29   4  34 |  94   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
R_Parlour      MF   1   7  28   4  31 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Valverde       MF   3   9  27   7  43 |  94   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
R_Bentley      FW   3   9   9  31  21 |  78   0   0   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  30
R_Shaaban      GK  29   5   4   4  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Ghost        DF   1  25  11   7  22 |  16   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Hegarty      DF   1  25  10   4  41 |  16   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Pennant      MF   1   5  26   3  21 |  16   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Hakim_Ziyech   FW   2   6   7  28  32 |  16   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  25

Player Statistics - Barcelona
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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T_Conner       GK  39   3   3   2  32 |  94   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -15   0   0   0
D_Burn         DF   2  33  11  12  21 |  94   0   0   2   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  18   3
Marco_Rojo     DF   1  33  12   8  30 |  27   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   1   0  10 -10 -10
J_James        DF   2  30  23   1  28 |  94   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Hanson         DF   2  30   4   3  10 |  94   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
K_Moehwald     MF   1  22  31  13  28 |  94   0   1   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  20  40   0
Roy_Keane      MF   2  11  31   9  31 |  68   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
A_Lallana      MF   3  11  31   9  21 |  27   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Taliyah_Jnr    MF   1   5  30  23  28 |  63   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Erras        MF   2  18  30   1  25 |  94   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0
P_B_E_Dybala   FW   2   7   9  34  22 |  73   0   0   0   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0  30
T_McGill       GK  36   2   3   1  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Miranda      DF   2  36  12   8  21 |  67   0   2   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  38  -2  -2
D_Rose         DF   1  32  11   8  22 |  31   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
E_Barreto      MF   1  10  33  10  33 |  26   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Mbappe       FW   2   8   8  39  12 |  21   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  25
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