Elite FA Cup Group Match, Barcelona vs. Aberdeen (Wed Aug 27)


                            Barcelona  |  Aberdeen
                              3-5-2 A  |  6-3-1 D
                         Bryngar Myre  |  Dan Haldane
                                       |
                          K_Jensen GK  |  GK T_Flowers
                            G_Bale DF  |  DF W_A_Glen
                       G_Wilkinson DF  |  DF C_Azpilicueta
                            J_Myre DF  |  DF N_Wade
                          M_Essien MF  |  DF A_Pereira
                            R_Kopa MF  |  DF I_Golac
                           Gandolf MF  |  DF A_Alrawi
                         B_Spencer MF  |  MF M_Le_Tissier
                         J_Butland MF  |  MF S_Brown
                              Pele FW  |  MF J_Tessem
                            M_Hunt FW  |  FW S_Lovell
                                       |
                         P_Shilton SUB |  SUB F_Eggington
                       S_Gronkjaer SUB |  SUB J_Ayden
                       C_Obradovic SUB |  SUB E_Herbert
                     S_Henricksson SUB |  SUB H_Rutland
                       Y_Yiannicis SUB |  SUB J_Valdivia

Referee: G_Poll (England)


Min. 1  :(brc) Gandolf changes direction inside
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to M_Hunt
          ...  A powerful header from M_Hunt !
          ...  It looks good
          ...  T_Flowers parries it
          ...  The defender clears it
Min. 3  :(abn) S_Lovell slows the ball down and waits for support
          ...  A team mate overlaps him now
          ...  He uses his team mates run as a decoy and heads towards the goal!
          ...  G_Wilkinson with an ugly foul
          ...  G_Poll will want to speak to him
          ...  The boy is unlucky to get a yellow
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 11 :(brc) J_Butland with a penetrating pass to B_Spencer
          ...  The defender plays it back to T_Flowers
          ...  B_Spencer intercepts the back pass!
          ...  He tries to dummy T_Flowers
          ...  He rounds T_Flowers
          ...  He taps it towards the goal!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Barcelona go ahead in this match now!
          ...  Barcelona 1-0 Aberdeen ...
Min. 17 :(abn) S_Brown hoists the ball across to S_Lovell
          ...  J_Myre tackles from behind
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  He's been sent off!!
          ...  RED CARD!!
Min. 22 :(abn) S_Lovell takes possession
          ...  Knocks it past G_Bale
          ...  He's through on goal
          ...  But G_Wilkinson wins the ball from behind
          ...  The crowd appeal but G_Poll has none of it.
Min. 30 :(abn) M_Le_Tissier with a glorious long pass to S_Brown
          ...  S_Brown could have let it bounce!
          ...  K_Jensen gets up well to catch that one
Min. 34 :(abn) S_Brown runs at the defender
          ...  He takes it past him
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by G_Bale
          ...  He made it look easy
Min. 39 :(brc) R_Kopa runs towards the goal
          ...  R_Kopa bears down on goal!
          ...  It flies wide!
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 41 :(brc) M_Essien with a precise ball to M_Hunt
          ...  M_Hunt with a powerful diving header!
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  But it thumps off the woodwork !!
          ...  And goes safely clear!
          ...  T_Flowers never had a chance!
Min. 42 :(abn) N_Wade with a slick pass to S_Lovell
          ...  S_Lovell has time and space!
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal
          ...  K_Jensen with the diving save
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras!
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(abn) M_Le_Tissier runs with pace at the defence
          ...  M_Le_Tissier gets up high for the header !
          ...  K_Jensen gets his body behind the ball and saves
          ...  Text book goalkeeping!
Min. 47 :(brc) M_Hunt sidesteps his marker
          ...  That was too easy
          ...  I_Golac with the tackle
          ...  He came to the rescue there!

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Barcelona 1-0 Aberdeen

Min. 47 :(brc) G_Wilkinson squares it to J_Butland
          ...  J_Butland beats the offside trap!
          ...  He runs at T_Flowers
          ...  He rounds T_Flowers
          ...  He thumps it towards the goal!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Barcelona 2-0 Aberdeen ...
Min. 48 :(abn) J_Valdivia takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace A_Alrawi
          ...  He'll play as a FW
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
Min. 48 :(abn) There's going to be a change
          ...  H_Rutland will come on for I_Golac and play MF
Min. 48 :(abn) Aberdeen's manager orders his side to play A
Min. 49 :(brc) J_Butland takes possession of the ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to Pele
          ...  Pele from 20 yards !
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it wide
Min. 49 :(abn) S_Lovell with a precise ball to C_Azpilicueta
          ...  Pele gets to the ball first
Min. 50 :(abn) S_Brown sidesteps his marker
          ...  That was too easy
          ...  S_Brown blasts it at the goal !
          ...  K_Jensen gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he slots in the rebound
          ...  He has put it wide !!
          ...  He puts his hands on his head in despair!
Min. 51 :(abn) S_Brown gains possession
          ...  J_Butland with a terrible tackle
          ...  He's in trouble!!
          ...  He could be sent off for that!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  He was lucky to get away with that!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  It's in a very dangerous position!
          ...  J_Valdivia with the thundering drive
          ...  But K_Jensen smothers the ball.
Min. 52 :(brc) Gandolf barges N_Wade off the ball
          ...  Gandolf tries to lob the keeper !
          ...  But he somehow misses
          ...  The Aberdeen fans laugh at him
Min. 52 :(abn) C_Azpilicueta is taking a throw in
          ...  He is taking a run up at it!
          ...  He throws it long to M_Le_Tissier
          ...  J_Butland with a clumsy challenge
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  Right on the edge of the box!
          ...  A_Pereira plays it short to S_Lovell
          ...  S_Lovell hits the shot with the outside of the left foot!
          ...  It floats over K_Jensen
          ...  Its heading goal ward!
          ...  But floats just over
          ...  That was a great effort
Min. 53 :(abn) H_Rutland runs with the ball to the corner flag
          ...  He plays the ball across to J_Valdivia
          ...  J_Valdivia with a powerful header !
          ...  K_Jensen saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one
Min. 57 :(brc) B_Spencer beats N_Wade
          ...  He muscled him off the ball
          ...  N_Wade does well to get the tackle in
Min. 58 :(brc) B_Spencer whips the ball across to M_Hunt
          ...  W_A_Glen gets in the way and wins the ball
Min. 58 :(abn) J_Tessem takes advantage of a mistake by B_Spencer
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  J_Tessem tries to beat K_Jensen!
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But sails wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  A_Pereira plays it into the danger area!
          ...  K_Jensen easily catches it!
Min. 60 :(abn) J_Ayden is being brought on
          ...  W_A_Glen is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play DF
Min. 60 :(abn) S_Lovell with a smart turn
          ...  S_Lovell with the cheeky shot!
          ...  K_Jensen with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1
Min. 61 :(abn) H_Rutland is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He throws it long to J_Valdivia
          ...  J_Valdivia hits a crisp volley!
          ...  K_Jensen makes himself big
          ...  Superb Stop !
          ...  Well that one would have delighted him
Min. 64 :(brc) J_Butland runs at the heart of the defence
          ...  J_Butland attempts a chip!
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it wide
Min. 66 :(abn) M_Le_Tissier beats his marker
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  M_Le_Tissier hits the shot with the inside of the right foot!
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But sails wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  S_Brown hits it towards the far post!
          ...  K_Jensen easily claims the ball!
Min. 66 :(abn) N_Wade spits at R_Kopa
          ...  He got away with just a warning
Min. 67 :(brc) R_Kopa drives it across the face of the goal M_Essien
          ...  C_Azpilicueta takes the player down!!
          ...  PENALTY!!
          ...  No! The ref has given the free kick the other way!
          ...  Unbelievable!
Min. 67 :(abn) J_Tessem pass splits open the defence and finds S_Lovell
          ...  G_Wilkinson had better start being careful if he continues to tackle like that
          ...  G_Poll calls him for a talk
          ...  It's just a warning
          ...  FREE KICK
          ...  It is deep inside there own half
          ...  J_Tessem shapes to shoot
          ...  He plays it to J_Valdivia instead
          ...  G_Bale wins the ball
Min. 68 :(brc) B_Spencer controls it well
          ...  He nutmegs A_Pereira
          ...  He puts in Pele!
          ...  Pele tries to curl it into the bottom corner !
          ...  T_Flowers claws it off the line
          ...  G_Poll consults his assistant
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Barcelona 3-0 Aberdeen ...
Min. 69 :(abn) H_Rutland changes direction inside
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to J_Tessem
          ...  J_Tessem with a bomb of a shot !
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!!
          ...  K_Jensen saves it !!
          ...  What a great save!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  H_Rutland lofts the ball in!
          ...  K_Jensen makes the catch!
Min. 70 :(abn) The ball is passed in from S_Brown, he finds J_Valdivia
          ...  J_Valdivia hits the shot with the outside of the left foot!
          ...  K_Jensen just watches it drift out of play!
Min. 72 :(abn) S_Lovell kills the ball dead
          ...  A powerful shot by S_Lovell !
          ...  K_Jensen just watches float over the bar!
Min. 73 :(brc) Pele pauses and waits for support
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  Pele with a blistering shot !
          ...  T_Flowers heads it away
          ...  He was showing off there!
Min. 74 :(brc) M_Hunt with the dribble
          ...  He's through on goal
          ...  M_Hunt hits the ball first time!
          ...  T_Flowers catches the ball
Min. 75 :(brc) M_Hunt takes on J_Ayden
          ...  He runs past him
          ...  M_Hunt has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  He has failed to hit the target!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 75 :(abn) J_Ayden takes possession
          ...  Knocks it past the defender
          ...  He's through on goal
          ...  Gandolf with an over the top challenge
          ...  FREE KICK
          ...  It is deep inside there own half
          ...  M_Le_Tissier floats it forward
          ...  J_Valdivia latches onto the end of it
          ...  J_Valdivia with his head down lets it go !
          ...  K_Jensen blocks the shot with his legs
          ...  And he gathers it!
Min. 76 :(brc) Gandolf leaps into the air
          ...  He wins the header
          ...  He heads it across to M_Hunt
          ...  M_Hunt pounds a rocket on goal !
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  T_Flowers dives desperately to try and save it!!
          ...  And T_Flowers tips it wide!
          ...  Great goalkeeping!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Gandolf chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  T_Flowers easily catches it!
Min. 77 :(brc) Pele with electric pace
          ...  He eases past J_Ayden
          ...  Pele with a thundering volley!
          ...  It flies wide!
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 78 :(brc) C_Obradovic is being brought on
          ...  R_Kopa is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play DF
Min. 78 :(brc) B_Spencer heads the ball back to Pele
          ...  Pele tries to beat T_Flowers!
          ...  T_Flowers collects it comfortably
          ...  The shot never troubled him
Min. 78 :(abn) J_Tessem beats his marker
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  J_Tessem tries to lob the keeper !
          ...  K_Jensen heads it away
          ...  He was showing off there!
Min. 80 :(brc) S_Gronkjaer is coming on for C_Obradovic and playing DF
Min. 80 :(brc) Y_Yiannicis is being prepared to come on
          ...  M_Hunt is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play FW
Min. 82 :(brc) Gandolf with a glorious long pass to G_Bale
          ...  But J_Ayden puts the ball out of play
Min. 82 :(abn) J_Ayden has it now
          ...  He takes on Pele
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in A_Pereira!
          ...  A_Pereira tries the lob from 30 yards !
          ...  K_Jensen gets his fingertips to it
          ...  He pushes it on to the post
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball
Min. 85 :(brc) J_Butland moves out over to the edge of the pitch
          ...  He plays the ball through to G_Wilkinson
          ...  G_Wilkinson bears down on goal!
          ...  But T_Flowers with the difficult save
Min. 85 :(abn) M_Le_Tissier is forced back with the ball
          ...  He belts the ball up field
          ...  J_Valdivia latches onto the end of it
          ...  The defence has gone to sleep
          ...  J_Valdivia is all alone
          ...  K_Jensen comes towards him
          ...  He nutmegs K_Jensen
          ...  It goes wide!!
Min. 86 :(abn) S_Brown pauses and waits for support
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  Launched towards the top corner by S_Brown !
          ...  It hits the outside of the post
          ...  And spins wide
Min. 87 :(brc) M_Essien gets to the bye line
          ...  He puts it into the box
          ...  He finds Pele
          ...  Pele with a powerful downward header!
          ...  But T_Flowers smothers the ball.
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(brc) J_Butland slides it through the middle to Gandolf
          ...  Good sliding challenge from A_Pereira and it had to be
Min. 90 :(abn) J_Ayden with a precise pass to S_Lovell
          ...  But G_Bale wins the tackle cleanly
Min. 91 :(brc) J_Butland flicks it past A_Pereira
          ...  He runs forward
          ...  J_Ayden had better start being careful if he continues to tackle like that
          ...  FREE KICK
          ...  Just past the halfway line
          ...  Gandolf knocks it forward
          ...  Pele gets on the end of it
          ...  Pele rifles it to the far post !
          ...  T_Flowers was lucky there

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Camp Nou
Attendance           : 144,858
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Barcelona Match Info
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Best player          : J_Butland (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : B_Spencer (11), J_Butland (47), Pele (68)
Sent Off             : J_Myre (17)
Booked               : G_Wilkinson (3), J_Butland (51)
Injured              : N/A
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Aberdeen Match Info
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Best player          : J_Valdivia
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             Barcelona    |     Aberdeen
Attempts on Goal     :          18        |       19
Off target           :           7        |       8
On target            :          11        |       11
Possession           :          36        |       64
Corners              :           1        |       3
Red Cards            :           1        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       0
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :          12        |       9
Key Tackles          :           5        |       6
Key Passes           :          14        |       12
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Final Score          : Barcelona 3 - 0 Aberdeen
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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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K_Jensen       GK  39   4   5   3  18 |  94  14   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 110   0   0   0
G_Bale         DF   2  26  10   7  42 |  94   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  80  20  20
G_Wilkinson    DF   1  25   9   7  31 |  94   0   1   1   1   1   0   1   0   0  58  23   3
J_Myre         DF   2  25   8   7  39 |  17   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0 -10 -10 -10
M_Essien       MF   1   2  33   6  39 |  94   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
R_Kopa         MF   2  13  26   7  23 |  80   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   1
Gandolf        MF   2  18  25   8  19 |  94   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  30   1
B_Spencer      MF   1  11  25  11  31 |  94   0   0   3   1   1   1   0   0   0   0  45  20
J_Butland      MF   2   8  22  10  41 |  94   0   0   4   1   2   1   1   0   0  18  73  39
Pele           FW   1   7   8  31  26 |  94   0   1   0   0   7   1   0   0   0  20   0  42
M_Hunt         FW   2   8   7  31  33 |  82   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0  17
P_Shilton      GK  29   6   5   3  18 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Gronkjaer    DF   2  25   7   7  12 |  12   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Obradovic    DF   2  24   5   7  20 |   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Henricksson  MF   2   6  22   7  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Y_Yiannicis    FW   1   3   6  23  24 |  12   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

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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T_Flowers      GK  34   2   2   1  27 |  94   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0   0
W_A_Glen       DF   2  26  10   9  27 |  62   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
C_Azpilicueta  DF   2  26   9   9  13 |  94   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
N_Wade         DF   2  25   8   5  25 |  94   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
A_Pereira      DF   2  23  11   7  14 |  94   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   5
I_Golac        DF   1  23   7   3  36 |  50   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
A_Alrawi       DF   1  23   3   3  28 |  50   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Le_Tissier   MF   2   9  27   8  22 |  94   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0 -20   0 -14
S_Brown        MF   2   7  26  11  24 |  94   0   0   2   0   3   0   0   0   0 -20   0 -13
J_Tessem       MF   1   7  25  16  27 |  94   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  10  11
S_Lovell       FW   1   4   5  26  32 |  94   0   0   1   0   4   0   0   0   0   0  10  12
F_Eggington    GK  27   3   2   2  33 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Ayden        DF   1  22  10   6  25 |  32   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20   0
E_Herbert      DF   1  22   6  10  41 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
H_Rutland      MF   1   7  24  11  14 |  44   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
J_Valdivia     FW   2   5  10  24  31 |  44   0   0   0   0   6   0   0   0   0   0   0  22
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