Elite League Cup Quarter Final Match, Barcelona vs. Arsenal (Wed Feb 26)


                            Barcelona  |  Arsenal
                              4-4-2 E  |  5-4-1 D
                         Bryngar Myre  |  Adrian Dalmedo
                                       |
                        M_Zetterer GK  |  GK D_James
                       G_Wilkinson DF  |  DF R_Holding
                      Ciaran_Clark DF  |  DF Henrique
                         J_Miranda DF  |  DF S_Ramos
                         L_Inagzij DF  |  DF P_Evra
                            R_Kopa MF  |  DF C_Blewitt
                         B_Spencer MF  |  MF T_Cruise
                              Xavi MF  |  MF P_Bouba_Diop
                     Adnan_Januzaj MF  |  MF D_Rocastle
                             H_Son FW  |  MF S_Matthews
                          K_Mbappe FW  |  FW P_Crouch
                                       |
                           Barthez SUB |  SUB D_de_Gea
                        Marco_Rojo SUB |  SUB C_Chambers
                            D_Rose SUB |  SUB S_Wiltord
                          Coutinho SUB |  SUB N_Anelka
                            Amauri SUB |  SUB L_Suarez

Referee: O_Bundy (USA)


Min. 4  :(brc) B_Spencer reads the run of J_Miranda
          ...  Henrique clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play
          ...  The linesman is flagging
          ...  Throw in
Min. 6  :(arn) P_Bouba_Diop 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!
          ...  P_Evra receives the pass and heads towards the goal
          ...  Ciaran_Clark gets the foot in to win the ball
          ...  It rolls out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  R_Holding swings it in!
          ...  M_Zetterer reads it well, and claims it!
Min. 6  :(brc) The defender under hits the back pass!
          ...  R_Kopa is through!
          ...  T_Cruise with a nasty foul
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
Min. 10 :(brc) R_Kopa plays a long ball to H_Son
          ...  Good sliding challenge from Henrique
Min. 11 :(brc) G_Wilkinson with the dribble
          ...  He made that look easy
          ...  R_Holding robs him of the ball
Min. 15 :(arn) T_Cruise floats the ball in to find P_Crouch
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  L_Inagzij takes possession
Min. 19 :(arn) S_Matthews finds P_Evra in acres of space
          ...  L_Inagzij slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in
Min. 20 :(brc) R_Kopa is out on the right
          ...  He moves the ball left to K_Mbappe
          ...  P_Evra reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 22 :(brc) J_Miranda sidesteps his marker
          ...  He runs forward now
          ...  J_Miranda tries the lob from 30 yards !
          ...  D_James has it covered
          ...  It takes a bobble!
          ...  D_James is left flat-footed
          ...  It's gone wide !!
Min. 24 :(brc) Adnan_Januzaj cut's in on the inside of the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to H_Son
          ...  Henrique slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in
Min. 25 :(brc) G_Wilkinson with the dribble
          ...  The defender is easily beaten
          ...  G_Wilkinson with a bomb of a shot !
          ...  D_James with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  He showed great Reflexes there
Min. 28 :(brc) L_Inagzij controls it well
          ...  He nutmegs S_Matthews
          ...  He puts in H_Son!
          ...  H_Son hits the ball first time!
          ...  It hits the side netting!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 31 :(arn) P_Bouba_Diop with a slick pass to P_Crouch
          ...  Cleaned up by Ciaran_Clark
Min. 34 :(brc) H_Son runs at the defence
          ...  Henrique with the tackle
          ...  He came to the rescue there!
Min. 37 :(arn) S_Matthews with the kinky dribble
          ...  Adnan_Januzaj with a deliberate foul
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
Min. 39 :(brc) B_Spencer controls it well
          ...  He nutmegs R_Holding
          ...  He puts in K_Mbappe!
          ...  K_Mbappe hits it
          ...  This one could go anywhere !
          ...  D_James gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  It's pushed behind !
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Adnan_Januzaj drives it into the box!
          ...  B_Spencer gets to it!
          ...  The shot deflects wide into the crowd!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  B_Spencer crosses it in!
          ...  T_Cruise reads it well and clears the danger
Min. 40 :(brc) Barcelona made the switch to a A strategy
Min. 42 :(brc) B_Spencer plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  K_Mbappe decides to keep possession instead!
          ...  He runs towards the goal now!
          ...  K_Mbappe drives the shot in!
          ...  D_James won't get to that!
          ...  It clips the post!
          ...  And goes wide!
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 46 :(brc) Xavi controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball out to the right!
          ...  H_Son gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by Henrique
Min. 47 :(brc) H_Son lobs it over Henrique
          ...  A delicate chip from H_Son !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  D_James looks dejected
          ...  That's put Barcelona ahead!
          ...  Barcelona 1-0 Arsenal ...

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

Min. 46 :(brc) It seems Barcelona are making a tactical change to D
Min. 46 :(arn) It seems Arsenal are making a tactical change to C
Min. 50 :(arn) S_Wiltord will come on for C_Blewitt and play MF
Min. 50 :(brc) Adnan_Januzaj with a 40-yard pass to H_Son
          ...  S_Wiltord with the tackle
          ...  That's got to be a yellow
          ...  He's in trouble here!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
Min. 51 :(arn) S_Matthews hits the ball through the heart of the defence
          ...  P_Crouch latches onto it!
          ...  P_Crouch sees M_Zetterer off his line !
          ...  M_Zetterer blocks the shot with his legs
          ...  And he gathers it!
Min. 52 :(arn) P_Bouba_Diop sidesteps his marker
          ...  Ciaran_Clark cuts it out easily
          ...  He clears the ball up field
Min. 55 :(brc) H_Son takes advantage of a mistake by P_Evra
          ...  That mistake could prove costly
          ...  S_Wiltord with the block
Min. 58 :(brc) B_Spencer with an incisive pass to Ciaran_Clark
          ...  Blocked by R_Holding
Min. 63 :(brc) R_Kopa sidesteps S_Ramos
          ...  He was too quick for his marker
          ...  R_Kopa with the shot !
          ...  But he miskicks and puts it well off target
          ...  The Arsenal fans taunt him about that effort
Min. 63 :(arn) P_Crouch has found himself in space
          ...  He looks up for his team mates
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  Henrique gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  But he stands on the ball and falls over!!
          ...  R_Kopa picks up the loose ball and clears the danger
Min. 64 :(arn) Henrique is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He throws it to P_Crouch
          ...  But L_Inagzij slides in
Min. 65 :(arn) N_Anelka replaces an unhappy S_Matthews and will play as a FW
Min. 66 :(brc) The ball runs loose!
          ...  K_Mbappe seizes control of it and thinks about the shot
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from R_Holding
Min. 69 :(arn) S_Wiltord plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  T_Cruise decides to go for goal instead!
          ...  Adnan_Januzaj plays the back pass
          ...  M_Zetterer can't get to it!!
          ...  It goes just wide!!
          ...  What a lucky escape!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  N_Anelka chips the ball in towards the back post!
          ...  M_Zetterer reads it well, and claims it!
Min. 71 :(arn) There's going to be a change
          ...  L_Suarez will come on for D_Rocastle and play FW
Min. 72 :(brc) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side.
          ...  Coutinho will come on for Xavi and play MF
Min. 72 :(arn) L_Suarez is in some pain
          ...  He's receiving some treatment now
          ...  But he looks unable to continue
          ...  They have made 3 substitutions already!
          ...  They will have to play on a man less!
Min. 75 :(brc) Marco_Rojo will come on for L_Inagzij and play DF
Min. 75 :(brc) D_Rose is coming on and K_Mbappe is being brought off
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play DF
Min. 78 :(brc) R_Kopa miskicks!
          ...  He finds H_Son though
          ...  That was fortunate
          ...  S_Ramos with a nasty foul
          ...  That looked malicious
          ...  He's in trouble here!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
Min. 79 :(brc) B_Spencer hoists the ball across to D_Rose
          ...  Henrique forces him off the ball
          ...  But it rolls out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Adnan_Januzaj chips the ball in towards the back post!
          ...  Henrique belts it clear
Min. 82 :(arn) P_Crouch is too quick for the defence
          ...  Cleaned up by G_Wilkinson
Min. 84 :(brc) Adnan_Januzaj finds Marco_Rojo in the box
          ...  Marco_Rojo with the cheeky shot!
          ...  But he miskicks and puts it well off target
          ...  The Arsenal fans taunt him about that effort
Min. 87 :(arn) S_Wiltord with the dribble
          ...  He skips through the tackle from J_Miranda
          ...  B_Spencer with a superb challenge
          ...  The referee has given the free kick the other way!
          ...  O_Bundy refrained from booking him but had words
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  It is within shooting distance!
          ...  P_Crouch with the thundering drive
          ...  But he puts it well wide
          ...  The Barcelona fans taunt him!
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Camp Nou
Attendance           : 150,000
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Barcelona Match Info
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Best player          : L_Inagzij
Scorers              : H_Son (47)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Arsenal Match Info
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Best player          : Henrique (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : S_Wiltord (50), S_Ramos (78)
Injured              : L_Suarez (72)
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Match Statistics
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                             Barcelona    |    Arsenal
Attempts on Goal     :           9        |       2
Off target           :           6        |       1
On target            :           3        |       1
Possession           :          59        |       41
Corners              :           3        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       2
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :          11        |       10
Key Tackles          :           9        |       11
Key Passes           :          13        |       8
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Final Score          : Barcelona 1 - 0 Arsenal
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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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M_Zetterer     GK  39   3   3   3  32 |  95   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  55   0   0   0
G_Wilkinson    DF   1  34  11   8  31 |  95   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  60   0  10
Ciaran_Clark   DF   2  33   9   8  24 |  95   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
J_Miranda      DF   2  31  11   7  21 |  95   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
L_Inagzij      DF   1  28  11   6  11 |  77   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  60  10   0
R_Kopa         MF   2  15  35   9  23 |  95   0   1   3   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  30   1
B_Spencer      MF   1  12  32  13  31 |  95   0   0   5   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  50   1
Xavi           MF   1   5  31  10  31 |  74   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Adnan_Januzaj  MF   3  12  30  11  23 |  95   0   1   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  50  20
H_Son          FW   2   9  11  32  20 |  95   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  36
K_Mbappe       FW   2   7   7  27  12 |  77   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  11
Barthez        GK  31   5   3   1  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Marco_Rojo     DF   1  28  11   7  30 |  18   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
D_Rose         DF   1  27  11   7  22 |  18   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Coutinho       MF   3   6  28   9  21 |  21   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20  20
Amauri         FW   2   7   8  28  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Arsenal
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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D_James        GK  37   2   2   3  26 |  95   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Holding      DF   1  31   8   6  22 |  95   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40 -20 -20
Henrique       DF   1  30  12   9  29 |  95   0   7   1   0   0   0   0   0   0 140  10   0
S_Ramos        DF   2  30   7   7  40 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
P_Evra         DF   3  29  12  10  21 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20
C_Blewitt      DF   3  29   7   6  22 |  52   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Cruise       MF   2  10  29   9  39 |  95   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
P_Bouba_Diop   MF   2   7  29  10  12 |  95   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
D_Rocastle     MF   2   7  29  10  21 |  73   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Matthews     MF   3   8  29   7  32 |  67   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
P_Crouch       FW   1   6  12  29  21 |  95   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  10  11
D_de_Gea       GK  29   2   3   3  38 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Chambers     DF   2  28   8   8  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Wiltord      MF   3  10  25   8  41 |  43   0   1   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  18   8  -2
N_Anelka       FW   2   4  11  26  21 |  28   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Suarez       FW   2  10   6  26  34 |   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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