Elite League Cup Group Match, Barcelona vs. Manchester City (Wed May 22)


                            Barcelona  |  Manchester City
                              5-4-1 A  |  4-1-4-1 C
                         Bryngar Myre  |  Tony McCleary
                                       |
                        M_Zetterer GK  |  GK N_Winneke
                       G_Wilkinson DF  |  DF Z_Camara
                            J_Myre DF  |  DF D_Gallagher
                      Ciaran_Clark DF  |  DF C_Fuchs
                            D_Rose DF  |  DF Tommy_Smith
                      L_Gasparotto DF  |  DM S_Winzor
                            R_Kopa MF  |  MF Caoimhin_Og
                         B_Spencer MF  |  MF S_Pittman
                       K_Porborsky MF  |  MF I_Falque
                          Coutinho MF  |  MF Bebeto
                             H_Son FW  |  FW Ivica_Strok
                                       |
                           Barthez SUB |  SUB J_A_Hart
                         J_Miranda SUB |  SUB La_Huntellio
                              Xavi SUB |  SUB Jumbalia
                     Adnan_Januzaj SUB |  SUB A_Zabarte
                            Amauri SUB |  SUB JobLot

Referee: C_Cakir (Turkey)


Min. 5  :(brc) R_Kopa retreats under pressure
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field
          ...  G_Wilkinson gets on the end of it
          ...  Z_Camara with the tackle
          ...  He did well to stop that attack!
Min. 6  :(brc) G_Wilkinson 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
          ...  H_Son smashed the ball towards the bottom corner!
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  Wide !!
          ...  That was fortunate
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by G_Wilkinson!
          ...  N_Winneke easily catches it!
Min. 7  :(mnc) I_Falque is hobbling. He's unable to continue
Min. 7  :(mnc) A_Zabarte takes off his tracksuit
          ...  he'll replace I_Falque as MF
Min. 10 :(brc) H_Son loses Tommy_Smith
          ...  Z_Camara with a bad challenge
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
          ...  C_Cakir calls him for a talk
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  Just outside the box!
          ...  L_Gasparotto floats it forward
          ...  H_Son latches onto the end of it
          ...  D_Gallagher tackles cleanly
Min. 12 :(mnc) S_Pittman knocks the ball past B_Spencer
          ...  L_Gasparotto forces him off the ball
Min. 13 :(brc) R_Kopa flicks it over A_Zabarte's head
          ...  He showed some great skill there!
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by D_Gallagher
          ...  He timed it well
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  K_Porborsky hits it into the box!
          ...  Z_Camara wins the ball
          ...  He belts it away
Min. 19 :(brc) K_Porborsky plays in J_Myre with a beautiful ball
          ...  Ivica_Strok with a superb challenge
          ...  C_Cakir has given the free kick the other way!
          ...  C_Cakir ignores the protests for a card
          ...  Tony McCleary looks relieved
          ...  There can only be one outcome!
          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  H_Son is the man who takes it
          ...  GOAL!!
          ...  Lets see if Barcelona can hang onto that lead!
          ...  Barcelona 1-0 Manchester City...
Min. 23 :(mnc) Ivica_Strok lobs it over the defender
          ...  Ivica_Strok throws himself at the ball !
          ...  He manages to reach the ball
          ...  M_Zetterer parries it, he follows it up
          ...  He fires it over!!
Min. 27 :(brc) Ciaran_Clark steps over the ball
          ...  He nutmegs the defender
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery
          ...  Cleared by C_Fuchs
Min. 27 :(brc) R_Kopa can't keep control of it and loses possession!
          ...  He goes in hard and wins it back!
          ...  He creates some space for an opening!
          ...  S_Pittman stands firm and knocks the player to the ground!!
          ...  That's a rash challenge!!
          ...  C_Cakir warns him
Min. 28 :(brc) L_Gasparotto loses his marker!
          ...  D_Gallagher with a nasty foul
Min. 30 :(brc) Barcelona restructured their strategy to D
Min. 31 :(brc) H_Son jumps over C_Fuchs's challenge
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg
          ...  He's clean through
          ...  C_Fuchs reacts to stop the move going any further
Min. 41 :(brc) Coutinho with a glorious long pass to H_Son
          ...  Tommy_Smith clears with a diving header
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(brc) J_Myre takes advantage of a mistake by S_Winzor
          ...  That mistake could prove costly
          ...  D_Gallagher plays the back pass
          ...  N_Winneke can't get to it!!
          ...  It goes just wide!!
          ...  What a lucky escape!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  K_Porborsky lofts the ball in!
          ...  S_Winzor wins the ball
          ...  And he heads it away
Min. 48 :(mnc) A_Zabarte looks for options
          ...  He knocks the ball across to Bebeto
          ...  Bebeto controls the ball well!
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal!
          ...  M_Zetterer parries it

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Barcelona 1-0 Manchester City

Min. 48 :(mnc) Bebeto slides it through the middle to Ivica_Strok
          ...  But he stands on the ball and falls over!!
          ...  R_Kopa picks up the loose ball and clears the danger
Min. 51 :(brc) H_Son beats his marker
          ...  D_Gallagher wins the ball with a clear tackle
Min. 54 :(brc) R_Kopa spits at S_Winzor
          ...  C_Cakir tells him to calm his game down a bit
Min. 55 :(mnc) Ivica_Strok runs at the defender
          ...  He takes it past him
          ...  B_Spencer with an ugly foul
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
          ...  He's lucky it wasn't more
          ...  It's just a warning
Min. 55 :(mnc) Bebeto is out on the right
          ...  He moves the ball left to Z_Camara
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by J_Myre
          ...  He timed it well
Min. 58 :(mnc) Caoimhin_Og heads the ball back to Bebeto
          ...  J_Myre gathers up the loose ball
Min. 60 :(brc) The ball is passed in from B_Spencer, he finds J_Myre
          ...  But C_Fuchs wins the ball
Min. 72 :(brc) R_Kopa unselfishly lays the ball back to D_Rose
          ...  Tommy_Smith clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play
          ...  The linesman is flagging
          ...  Throw in
Min. 73 :(brc) H_Son with the dribble
          ...  He made that look easy
          ...  S_Pittman with the tackle
          ...  He left his foot in there!
          ...  RED CARD!!
          ...  C_Cakir had no choice there!!
          ...  Bryngar Myre appluads the decision
Min. 75 :(brc) Xavi takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace R_Kopa
          ...  He'll play as a MF
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
Min. 75 :(brc) Adnan_Januzaj will come on for B_Spencer and play MF
Min. 75 :(brc) Amauri is ready to come on to replace H_Son
          ...  Looks like he will play as a FW
Min. 75 :(mnc) La_Huntellio comes on for Z_Camara and will play DF to the delight of the fans
Min. 76 :(brc) Adnan_Januzaj moves out over to the edge of the pitch
          ...  He plays the ball through to K_Porborsky
          ...  Tommy_Smith steals the ball of off him
Min. 80 :(mnc) Caoimhin_Og uses his feet well to turn on the ball
          ...  Adnan_Januzaj with the lunge!!
          ...  And the whistle goes, that's a foul
Min. 82 :(mnc) JobLot is being prepared to come on
          ...  Bebeto is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 82 :(mnc) A_Zabarte leaps into the air
          ...  He wins the header
          ...  He heads it across to Ivica_Strok
          ...  Ivica_Strok fires off a right-footed shot !
          ...  But M_Zetterer just gets his fingers to that one
          ...  C_Cakir has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 83 :(brc) K_Porborsky gets to the by line
          ...  He looks up and lobs in a cross
          ...  G_Wilkinson is unmarked
          ...  G_Wilkinson tries to catch the keeper out!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  N_Winneke was caught out there
          ...  Barcelona 2-0 Manchester City ...
Min. 84 :(mnc) Caoimhin_Og pass splits open the defence and finds JobLot
          ...  L_Gasparotto clears with a diving header
Min. 87 :(brc) Coutinho unselfishly heads the ball back to D_Rose
          ...  A powerful header from D_Rose !
          ...  It looks good
          ...  But N_Winneke punches it away
          ...  He took a knock there
          ...  His manager is looking on anxiously
          ...  He's ok to carry on
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(brc) Xavi with the through ball to Amauri
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  La_Huntellio takes possession

*************  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          : G_Wilkinson (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : H_Son (19 pen), G_Wilkinson (83)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Manchester City Match Info
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Best player          : Bebeto
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : S_Pittman (73)
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : I_Falque (7)
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Match Statistics
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                             Barcelona    | Manchester City
Attempts on Goal     :           4        |       3
Off target           :           1        |       1
On target            :           3        |       2
Possession           :          51        |       49
Corners              :           3        |       0
Red Cards            :           0        |       1
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       0
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           9        |       8
Key Tackles          :           5        |       12
Key Passes           :          10        |       6
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Final Score          : Barcelona 2 - 0 Manchester City
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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 |  94   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0   0   0
G_Wilkinson    DF   1  32  10   8  31 |  94   0   0   1   0   1   1   0   0   0  20  30  55
J_Myre         DF   2  31   9   8  39 |  94   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60  20  20
Ciaran_Clark   DF   2  31   9   8  24 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
D_Rose         DF   1  26  10   7  22 |  94   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
L_Gasparotto   DF   3  25   8   7  23 |  94   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
R_Kopa         MF   2  15  33   8  23 |  78   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20   0
B_Spencer      MF   1  12  31  13  31 |  78   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
K_Porborsky    MF   2   6  27   8  21 |  94   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0
Coutinho       MF   3   6  27   8  21 |  94   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
H_Son          FW   2   9  11  30  20 |  78   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  36
Barthez        GK  31   5   3   1  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Miranda      DF   2  29  11   7  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Xavi           MF   1   5  30   9  31 |  16   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Adnan_Januzaj  MF   3  12  29  10  23 |  16   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Amauri         FW   2   7   8  28  29 |  16   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Manchester City
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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N_Winneke      GK  32   2   2   3  20 |  94   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -10   0   0   0
Z_Camara       DF   2  29   4   4  36 |  78   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
D_Gallagher    DF   1  28   8   9  43 |  94   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60 -20 -20
C_Fuchs        DF   2  28   8   9  32 |  94   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
Tommy_Smith    DF   1  27   6   8  20 |  94   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
S_Winzor       DM   3  21  25  11  22 |  94   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20
Caoimhin_Og    MF   2   8  30   8  32 |  94   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
S_Pittman      MF   3   9  29  11  40 |  76   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0 -10 -10 -10
I_Falque       MF   3  15  28  10  19 |   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Bebeto         MF   1   9  27   7  30 |  85   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20  10
Ivica_Strok    FW   3   9   8  28  32 |  94   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  11
J_A_Hart       GK  21   3   3   3  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
La_Huntellio   DF   2  26   7   9  20 |  16   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
Jumbalia       DF   2  25   8  10  33 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Zabarte      MF   1  15  24   7  21 |  87   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
JobLot         FW   3   5  11  26  30 |   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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