Elite Football League Match, Bayern Munich vs. Barcelona (Sun May 24)


                        Bayern Munich  |  Barcelona
                              4-4-2 N  |  5-3-2 C
                         John Raggett  |  Bryngar Myre
                                       |
                       L_Fabianski GK  |  GK L_Mulen
                          C_Schulz DF  |  DF B_Myre
                          M_Tudgay DF  |  DF G_Wilkinson
                         L_Wallace DF  |  DF S_Gronkjaer
                         D_Burford DF  |  DF J_Myre
                              Xavi MF  |  DF Ciaran_Clark
                       J_Obi_Mikel MF  |  MF R_Tabata
                             Diego MF  |  MF M_Essien
                      G_McSheffrey MF  |  MF Saruman
                       K_Huntelaar FW  |  FW Pele
                             Messi FW  |  FW M_Hunt
                                       |
                            G_Goyo SUB |  SUB Pepe_Reina
                         W_Lavezzi SUB |  SUB C_Obradovic
                             E_Sno SUB |  SUB R_Kopa
                           J_Fleck SUB |  SUB B_Spencer
                       Matej_Vydra SUB |  SUB I_Muniain

Referee: A_Wiley (England)


Min. 4  :(bnm) J_Obi_Mikel with an intelligent ball to Messi
          ...  Messi aiming for the bottom corner !
          ...  What agility from L_Mulen
Min. 6  :(bnm) D_Burford puts in Messi
          ...  Messi with the cheeky shot!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  What a cheeky finish!
          ...  That's given Bayern Munich the lead!
          ...  Bayern Munich 1-0 Barcelona ...
Min. 9  :(bnm) Diego with a slick pass to K_Huntelaar
          ...  But G_Wilkinson puts it in row Z!
Min. 12 :(brc) Pele takes advantage of a mistake by C_Schulz
          ...  C_Schulz moves quickly to get the tackle in this time
Min. 13 :(brc) Saruman jinks infield
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to Pele
          ...  A delicate header from Pele !
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  But it thumps off the woodwork !!
          ...  And goes safely clear!
          ...  L_Fabianski never had a chance!
Min. 15 :(brc) M_Hunt with a perfectly timed run
          ...  M_Hunt fires off a left-footed shot !
          ...  L_Fabianski parries it, he follows it up
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  The defence had gone walk about!
          ...  It's all square now!
          ...  Bayern Munich 1-1 Barcelona ...
Min. 17 :(bnm) K_Huntelaar skips the challenge from J_Myre
          ...  Ciaran_Clark takes the ball and the player!!
          ...  But the ref waves play on!!
Min. 19 :(bnm) G_McSheffrey is out on the left
          ...  He moves the ball right to D_Burford
          ...  D_Burford flings a shot at goal !
          ...  But L_Mulen dives to his left
          ...  I think L_Mulen just got a hand on that one
          ...  A_Wiley has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 23 :(bnm) Messi beats J_Myre
          ...  He muscled him off the ball
          ...  Messi rifles it to the far post !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Fine finish !
          ...  That's put Bayern Munich in front!
          ...  Bayern Munich 2-1 Barcelona ...
Min. 24 :(bnm) Xavi hits a hard pass to K_Huntelaar
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from M_Hunt
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Obi_Mikel chips the ball in towards the back post!
          ...  L_Mulen catches it!
Min. 28 :(bnm) Diego is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He throws it to K_Huntelaar
          ...  K_Huntelaar with the punt towards goal!
          ...  L_Mulen won't get to that!
          ...  It clips the post!
          ...  And goes wide!
Min. 31 :(brc) R_Tabata picks out M_Hunt with the cross
          ...  M_Hunt runs forward
          ...  He hits the shot!
          ...  It hits the outside of the post
          ...  And spins wide
Min. 34 :(brc) Pele is force to hold onto the ball
          ...  No one seems to be coming forward
          ...  He heads towards the goal alone!
          ...  A thundering drive by Pele !
          ...  L_Fabianski is just going to watch it go over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  But goes just over !!
          ...  L_Fabianski looks very relieved!
Min. 35 :(bnm) G_McSheffrey pass splits open the defence and finds Messi
          ...  Messi with a terrific drive !
          ...  L_Mulen makes himself big and wins the ball
Min. 37 :(brc) Saruman hits a hard pass to Pele
          ...  Good sliding challenge from M_Tudgay and it had to be
Min. 39 :(bnm) Xavi slides it through the middle to Messi
          ...  J_Myre with a nasty foul
          ...  That looked malicious
          ...  Shown a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 41 :(bnm) Xavi holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to L_Wallace
          ...  L_Wallace hits a curling shot!
          ...  L_Mulen watches it sail safely wide!
Min. 42 :(bnm) Messi flicks it over R_Tabata's head
          ...  He showed some great skill there!
          ...  A delicate header from Messi !
          ...  But L_Mulen tips it over
          ...  A_Wiley has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(bnm) The defender under hits the back pass!
          ...  Xavi is through!
          ...  Xavi hits a great drive!
          ...  The shot slips through L_Mulen's hands
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  What a terrible mistake
          ...  Bayern Munich 3-1 Barcelona ...
Min. 45 :(brc) Pele beats L_Wallace
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free
          ...  J_Obi_Mikel with the tackle
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Bayern Munich 3-1 Barcelona

Min. 47 :(bnm) K_Huntelaar loses Saruman
          ...  K_Huntelaar with a powerful header !
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But hits the side netting!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Diego swings it in!
          ...  K_Huntelaar gets his head on it
          ...  L_Mulen blocks the shot with his legs
          ...  And he gathers it!
Min. 48 :(brc) M_Essien is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate loosing his marker
          ...  He throws it to M_Hunt
          ...  C_Schulz plays the back pass
          ...  L_Fabianski can't get to it!!
          ...  It goes just wide!!
          ...  What a lucky escape!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Saruman chips the ball in towards the back post!
          ...  L_Fabianski easily catches it!
Min. 49 :(bnm) K_Huntelaar runs at the defender
          ...  He takes it past him
          ...  K_Huntelaar tries to beat L_Mulen!
          ...  L_Mulen parries it, he follows it up
          ...  He fires it over!!
Min. 52 :(brc) R_Tabata reads the run of Pele
          ...  M_Tudgay steals the ball of off him
Min. 57 :(bnm) J_Obi_Mikel sprints past J_Myre
          ...  J_Obi_Mikel drives it low !
          ...  L_Mulen with the save
          ...  He holds onto it as well!
Min. 59 :(bnm) L_Wallace beats one
          ...  Knocks it past a second
          ...  And finds K_Huntelaar
          ...  K_Huntelaar drives it low !
          ...  But L_Mulen tips it over
          ...  A_Wiley has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 60 :(bnm) J_Fleck takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace G_McSheffrey
          ...  He'll play as a MF
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
Min. 60 :(brc) Barcelona will now play A after the order comes from the dugout
Min. 61 :(bnm) K_Huntelaar slides the ball across to L_Wallace
          ...  Ciaran_Clark reads the play well
Min. 62 :(brc) R_Tabata is first to the ball
          ...  C_Schulz plays the back pass
          ...  L_Fabianski can't get to it!!
          ...  It goes just wide!!
          ...  What a lucky escape!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  M_Essien hits it towards the far post!
          ...  Saruman gets on the end of it
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!!
          ...  L_Fabianski palms it behind !!
          ...  What a great save!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  M_Hunt floats the ball in!
          ...  L_Fabianski comes out and claims it!
Min. 65 :(bnm) W_Lavezzi is going to be brought on
          ...  L_Wallace is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 65 :(bnm) J_Fleck takes advantage of a defensive mistake
          ...  That mistake could prove costly
          ...  J_Fleck pounds a rocket on goal !
          ...  L_Mulen gathers it easily
Min. 66 :(brc) R_Tabata looks for options
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to Saruman
          ...  C_Schulz forces him off the ball
          ...  But it rolls out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  M_Essien plays it towards the near post!
          ...  B_Myre loses his marker
          ...  He gets his head onto it!
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  L_Fabianski is wrong footed!
          ...  It drifts just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  G_Wilkinson chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of L_Fabianski
Min. 69 :(bnm) J_Fleck runs down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball across to K_Huntelaar
          ...  K_Huntelaar with the attempt at goal!
          ...  L_Mulen saves, but he fumbles
          ...  But he gathers at the second attempt!
Min. 73 :(bnm) Up goes the substitution board - Matej_Vydra on for Messi as a FW
Min. 75 :(brc) B_Spencer comes on for Pele and takes up a MF role
Min. 78 :(brc) C_Obradovic is going to be brought on
          ...  J_Myre is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 78 :(brc) R_Kopa replaces S_Gronkjaer to play as a MF
Min. 80 :(bnm) Diego kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate in space!
          ...  He plays the ball in to him!
          ...  Matej_Vydra gets on the end of the pass
          ...  Matej_Vydra launches himself head first to connect with the low cross!
          ...  He has put it over the bar!
          ...  He looks stunned by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 81 :(bnm) Xavi brings the ball into the opposing area
          ...  Matej_Vydra makes himself available
          ...  Matej_Vydra drives it towards goal !
          ...  L_Mulen makes a comfortable save
          ...  He makes it look so easy
Min. 83 :(bnm) Matej_Vydra takes possession
          ...  What can he do here?
          ...  Matej_Vydra with a scorcher of a shot !
          ...  But L_Mulen palms it away
          ...  He could have caught that!
Min. 83 :(brc) M_Hunt knocks the ball past the lunge of Xavi
          ...  M_Hunt with a powerful diving header!
          ...  But he somehow misses
          ...  That was a woeful effort
Min. 84 :(bnm) Diego heads the ball back to Matej_Vydra
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from Ciaran_Clark
          ...  He could have easily caught the defender is he hadn't been careful
Min. 86 :(brc) M_Hunt has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past W_Lavezzi!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  J_Obi_Mikel gathers up the loose ball
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(brc) Ciaran_Clark can't keep control of it and loses possession!
          ...  He goes in hard and wins it back!
          ...  He creates some space for an opening!
          ...  From long range Ciaran_Clark bends the ball towards goal!
          ...  L_Fabianski turns it behind for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  M_Essien chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  R_Tabata gets a shot in
          ...  L_Fabianski makes himself big and wins the ball
Min. 91 :(brc) M_Hunt runs at the defence
          ...  He nutmegs C_Schulz
          ...  He showed his class there
          ...  M_Hunt tries to chip the ball over the keeper !
          ...  It's way wide
          ...  The Bayern Munich fans behind the goal spread their arms out
Min. 92 :(bnm) Xavi with a real burst of pace
          ...  G_Wilkinson cuts it out easily
          ...  He clears the ball up field
Min. 92 :(brc) R_Tabata feeds the ball through the middle
          ...  M_Hunt runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  But C_Schulz clears the danger
Min. 93 :(bnm) J_Fleck has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past Ciaran_Clark
          ...  He puts in K_Huntelaar!
          ...  K_Huntelaar drives the shot in!
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  L_Mulen never had a chance!
          ...  Bayern Munich 4-1 Barcelona ...
Min. 93 :(brc) G_Wilkinson with the dribble
          ...  He's through on goal
          ...  G_Wilkinson tries one from the edge of the box !
          ...  L_Fabianski tips it over his bar
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  M_Essien curls it into the box!
          ...  M_Tudgay clears the danger

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


Match Details
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Venue                : The Allianz Arena
Attendance           : 145,000
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Bayern Munich Match Info
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Best player          : Messi (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Messi (6,23), Xavi (43), K_Huntelaar (93)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Barcelona Match Info
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Best player          : M_Hunt
Scorers              : M_Hunt (15)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : J_Myre (39)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                           Bayern Munich  |    Barcelona
Attempts on Goal     :          20        |       11
Off target           :           5        |       6
On target            :          15        |       5
Possession           :          45        |       55
Corners              :           2        |       7
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           7        |       2
Key Tackles          :           8        |       6
Key Passes           :          16        |       7
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Final Score          : Bayern Munich 4 - 1 Barcelona
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Player Statistics - Bayern Munich
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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L_Fabianski    GK  39   8   4   7  14 |  94   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0   0   0
C_Schulz       DF   2  36   6   2  22 |  94   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 100   0   0
M_Tudgay       DF   2  28   5   7  32 |  94   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
L_Wallace      DF   1  28   6   6  37 |  66   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   1
D_Burford      DF   1  25  12   5  12 |  94   0   0   1   1   1   0   0   0   0  20  45  25
Xavi           MF   1   5  39   3  20 |  94   0   0   4   0   1   1   0   0   0   0  40  20
J_Obi_Mikel    MF   2   8  29   9  32 |  94   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  10   5
Diego          MF   1   6  28   6  27 |  94   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0
G_McSheffrey   MF   1   7  27  17  37 |  61   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
K_Huntelaar    FW   2  10   8  30  37 |  94   0   0   1   0   7   1   0   0   0   0  10  38
Messi          FW   1   9   7  29  18 |  74   0   0   0   0   5   2   0   0   0   0   0  55
G_Goyo         GK  27   5   5   2  15 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
W_Lavezzi      DF   2  26  13   7  45 |  28   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20  20
E_Sno          MF   1  10  29   9  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Fleck        MF   1   5  23   7  31 |  33   0   0   2   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  35   5
Matej_Vydra    FW   1   9   6  26  13 |  20   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  11

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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L_Mulen        GK  39   4   6   3   1 |  94  12   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0   0
B_Myre         DF   1  29  13   5  30 |  94   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
G_Wilkinson    DF   1  26   9   7  31 |  94   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  40   0   5
S_Gronkjaer    DF   2  26   8   7  12 |  79   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Myre         DF   2  26   8   7  39 |  79   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
Ciaran_Clark   DF   2  26   8   8  24 |  94   0   3   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  60   0   5
R_Tabata       MF   1  11  46   8  29 |  94   0   0   4   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  40   5
M_Essien       MF   1   2  35   6  39 |  94   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Saruman        MF   2   7  25  23  30 |  94   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0 -20   0 -15
Pele           FW   1   7   9  32  26 |  76   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2
M_Hunt         FW   2   9   7  32  33 |  94   0   1   0   0   4   1   0   0   0  20   0  23
Pepe_Reina     GK  27   2   1   1  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Obradovic    DF   2  24   5   7  20 |  15   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -20
R_Kopa         MF   2  13  28   7  23 |  15   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Spencer      MF   1  11  26  11  31 |  18   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
I_Muniain      MF   1  10  26   8  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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