Elite League Match, Barcelona vs. Marseille (Wed Mar 02)


                            Barcelona  |  Marseille
                              4-4-2 E  |  4-4-2 P
                           Andie Glen  |  Daniel Perry
                                       |
                          T_Conner GK  |  GK P_Assure
                       J_Knoxville DF  |  DF A_Ranocchia
                        A_Cissokho DF  |  DF Mark_Robinson
                        J_Paintsil DF  |  DF H_Bellerin
                            D_Rose DF  |  DF A_Rami
                     Adnan_Januzaj MF  |  MF P_Viera
                         E_Barreto MF  |  MF R_Mendes
                          Coutinho MF  |  MF Bovan
                         A_Lallana MF  |  MF A_Oko_Flex
                          K_Mbappe FW  |  FW Taliyah
                         Neymar_Jr FW  |  FW S_Bergwijn
                                       |
                         B_Freedle SUB |  SUB C_Gordon
                         J_Miranda SUB |  SUB C_Donaldson
                             Ramos SUB |  SUB Didier
                       A_Rodriguez SUB |  SUB R_Pires
                             H_Son SUB |  SUB Dziekanowski

Referee: G_Reddy (Republic_of_Ireland)


Min. 1  :(msl) Bovan looks to play the ball out wide
          ...  He plays the ball across to S_Bergwijn
          ...  S_Bergwijn goes for the top corner !
          ...  The net bulges!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Marseille go ahead in this match now!
          ...  Barcelona 0-1 Marseille ...
Min. 2  :(brc) It seems Barcelona are making a tactical change to A
Min. 2  :(brc) A_Lallana skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to Neymar_Jr
          ...  Neymar_Jr tries to catch the keeper out!
          ...  But P_Assure tips it over
          ...  G_Reddy has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 6  :(msl) A_Oko_Flex hits in a wicked shot!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  H_Bellerin latches onto it!
          ...  H_Bellerin unleashes a pile driver !
          ...  But T_Conner punches it away
          ...  He was lucky to get to that one
Min. 9  :(brc) J_Paintsil brings it under control
          ...  He takes on A_Rami
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in A_Lallana!
          ...  A_Lallana sights up the goal
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Rifled home!
          ...  The Barcelona fans go wild!
          ...  It's all square now!
          ...  Barcelona 1-1 Marseille ...
Min. 10 :(brc) Barcelona made the switch to a E strategy
Min. 10 :(brc) K_Mbappe knocks the ball past the lunge of the defender
          ...  K_Mbappe tries the lob from 30 yards !
          ...  It hammers off the bar onto the line
          ...  G_Reddy talks to his assistant
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  And Barcelona are leading in the game now
          ...  Barcelona 2-1 Marseille ...
Min. 11 :(msl) A_Oko_Flex sprints down the flank
          ...  He threads the ball in to Taliyah
          ...  Taliyah with a graceful, looping effort !
          ...  But it goes wide
Min. 19 :(msl) S_Bergwijn with a pinpoint pass to A_Rami
          ...  A_Rami with a thundering drive!
          ...  It's well wide!
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 20 :(msl) S_Bergwijn runs at the defender
          ...  He takes it past him
          ...  S_Bergwijn with the goal bound shot!
          ...  T_Conner watches it sail wide!
Min. 23 :(brc) Coutinho hits a hard pass to Neymar_Jr
          ...  Neymar_Jr rifles it to the far post !
          ...  He hits the side netting
Min. 23 :(msl) Bovan looks around for some movement
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He hits the ball to A_Ranocchia
          ...  A_Lallana with the high feet
Min. 24 :(brc) E_Barreto sprints down the flank
          ...  He threads the ball in to Neymar_Jr
          ...  A_Ranocchia reads the play well
Min. 25 :(msl) P_Viera barges the defender off the ball
          ...  Adnan_Januzaj with an ugly foul
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
          ...  He is ordered to cool off
Min. 26 :(brc) Neymar_Jr jumps over the defender's challenge
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg
          ...  He's clean through
          ...  A powerful shot by Neymar_Jr !
          ...  But the ball goes harmlessly wide
Min. 27 :(brc) A_Cissokho runs towards the goal
          ...  A_Cissokho with the spectacular bicycle kick!
          ...  P_Assure watches it sail safely wide!
Min. 27 :(msl) S_Bergwijn runs at the defence
          ...  He nutmegs J_Paintsil
          ...  He showed his class there
          ...  J_Paintsil reacts to stop the move going any further
Min. 29 :(brc) K_Mbappe sidesteps A_Ranocchia
          ...  Bovan takes the player down!!
          ...  PENALTY!!
          ...  No! The ref has given the free kick the other way!
          ...  Unbelievable!
Min. 30 :(msl) Marseille are switching their playing style to E
Min. 31 :(brc) It seems Barcelona are making a tactical change to C
Min. 32 :(brc) A_Lallana works the ball inside
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to Neymar_Jr
          ...  Neymar_Jr with the punt towards goal!
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 38 :(brc) D_Rose with a superb first touch
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  K_Mbappe gets on the end of the pass
          ...  H_Bellerin with the block
Min. 38 :(brc) A_Cissokho steps over the ball
          ...  He nutmegs A_Rami
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery
          ...  A_Ranocchia with the tackle
          ...  He left his foot in there!
          ...  G_Reddy refrained from booking him but had stern words
Min. 40 :(brc) K_Mbappe takes on the defender
          ...  He runs past the defender
          ...  Mark_Robinson brings him down in the area
          ...  There can only be one outcome surely!
          ...  But G_Reddy waves play on!!!
Min. 41 :(brc) Adnan_Januzaj controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball into the middle!
          ...  Neymar_Jr gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  A_Oko_Flex with a deliberate foul
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  They are lining up to take this one!
          ...  K_Mbappe bends it in
          ...  But he puts it over
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort
Min. 42 :(msl) S_Bergwijn finds himself with plenty of time
          ...  A delicate header from S_Bergwijn !
          ...  T_Conner makes a fine save
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 45 :(brc) K_Mbappe pushes it past R_Mendes
          ...  H_Bellerin cleanly tackles him
          ...  He judged that well

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Barcelona 2-1 Marseille

Min. 46 :(msl) A_Rami finds S_Bergwijn on the edge of the box
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  Adnan_Januzaj takes possession
Min. 50 :(brc) D_Rose plays the back pass
          ...  T_Conner can't get to it!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He has put it into his own net!!
          ...  Look at the despair on his face!!
          ...  Barcelona 2-2 Marseille ...
Min. 51 :(brc) Barcelona altered their play to a A strategy
Min. 52 :(brc) Coutinho with the cross-field pass to Neymar_Jr
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from H_Bellerin
Min. 53 :(msl) Bovan looks for options
          ...  He knocks the ball across to S_Bergwijn
          ...  S_Bergwijn has a go!
          ...  T_Conner gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it over
Min. 55 :(brc) J_Miranda is coming on for D_Rose and playing DF
Min. 55 :(brc) A_Rodriguez is being prepared to come on
          ...  E_Barreto is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play MF
Min. 58 :(brc) A_Rodriguez fires over a low cross to J_Knoxville
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from A_Ranocchia
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by Coutinho
          ...  A_Lallana loses his marker
          ...  He gets his head onto it!
          ...  But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Adnan_Januzaj curls it into the box!
          ...  Mark_Robinson reads it well and clears the danger
Min. 60 :(msl) P_Viera has the ball
          ...  He knocks the ball past J_Miranda
          ...  He puts in H_Bellerin!
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from H_Bellerin !
          ...  He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort
Min. 65 :(brc) H_Son is coming on for Neymar_Jr and will play FW
Min. 65 :(msl) R_Pires will come on for P_Viera and play MF
Min. 66 :(brc) A_Lallana boots it towards A_Rodriguez
          ...  A_Rodriguez sees P_Assure off his line !
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!!
          ...  P_Assure saves it !!
          ...  What a great save!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Paintsil lofts the ball in!
          ...  P_Assure makes the catch!
Min. 66 :(msl) Taliyah knocks it past K_Mbappe and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  J_Knoxville cleanly tackles him
          ...  He judged that well
Min. 68 :(msl) Up goes the substitution board - Dziekanowski on for S_Bergwijn as a FW
Min. 68 :(brc) H_Son slows the ball down and waits for support
          ...  No one seems to be coming forward
          ...  He heads towards the goal alone!
          ...  But H_Bellerin will cut out the threat
Min. 69 :(msl) Bovan with a glorious long pass to Taliyah
          ...  Taliyah tries to curl it into the bottom corner !
          ...  T_Conner makes a great save
          ...  But he can't hold onto it!
          ...  He gathers it at the second attempt!
Min. 70 :(msl) C_Donaldson replaces A_Ranocchia to play as a DF
Min. 70 :(brc) J_Knoxville cuts the ball back to K_Mbappe
          ...  Taliyah with an awful challenge
          ...  He's in trouble!!
          ...  He could be sent off for that!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  He was lucky to get away with that!
Min. 71 :(msl) Bovan holds up the ball
          ...  He plays the ball to Dziekanowski
          ...  J_Miranda with a bad challenge
          ...  That looked malicious
          ...  RED CARD!! that'll be the end of the game for him
Min. 71 :(brc) A_Rodriguez sidesteps his marker
          ...  He was too quick for his marker
          ...  Bovan with an ugly foul
          ...  That looked malicious
          ...  G_Reddy warned him
Min. 72 :(brc) Adnan_Januzaj with an incisive pass to J_Knoxville
          ...  J_Knoxville runs forward
          ...  He hits the shot!
          ...  P_Assure just watches float over the bar!
Min. 74 :(msl) R_Pires feeds the ball through the middle
          ...  Taliyah runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  Cleaned up by Coutinho
Min. 75 :(brc) Coutinho back heels to find K_Mbappe in space
          ...  A_Rami wins the ball
Min. 77 :(brc) H_Son turns past Mark_Robinson
          ...  He has created space for himself now
          ...  But Taliyah clears the danger
Min. 79 :(msl) R_Pires is taking a throw in
          ...  He dries the ball on his shirt
          ...  He throws the ball to Taliyah
          ...  Taliyah with a thundering shot!
          ...  It hits the post!!
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it over
Min. 80 :(brc) J_Knoxville sidesteps his marker
          ...  That was too easy
          ...  J_Knoxville sees P_Assure off his line !
          ...  But he somehow misses
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort
Min. 83 :(brc) A_Cissokho is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate loosing his marker
          ...  He throws it to K_Mbappe
          ...  A vicious shot by K_Mbappe !
          ...  P_Assure blocks the shot with his legs
          ...  It goes clear!
Min. 84 :(brc) K_Mbappe pass splits open the defence
          ...  What a ball!
          ...  A_Rodriguez is clean through!
          ...  A_Rodriguez has time and space!
          ...  He tries the lob!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  P_Assure was left standing
          ...  That must have sealed it!!
          ...  Barcelona 3-2 Marseille ...
Min. 85 :(brc) Barcelona made the switch to a C strategy
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 90 :(msl) R_Pires with a 40-yard pass to C_Donaldson
          ...  C_Donaldson fires a shot at goal !
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  T_Conner is wrong footed!
          ...  It drifts just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  R_Mendes plays it towards the near post!
          ...  A_Rodriguez reads it well and clears the danger
Min. 91 :(brc) H_Son runs at the defender
          ...  The ball rebounds off R_Pires back to him!
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward!
          ...  H_Son with a graceful, looping effort !
          ...  It hits the inside of the post
          ...  It falls right into P_Assure's arms
          ...  Unlucky

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Camp Nou
Attendance           : 146,712
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Barcelona Match Info
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Best player          : K_Mbappe (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : A_Lallana (9), K_Mbappe (10), A_Rodriguez (84)
Sent Off             : J_Miranda (71)
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Marseille Match Info
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Best player          : Bovan
Scorers              : S_Bergwijn (1), D_Rose (50 og)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Taliyah (70)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                            Barcelona     |   Marseille
Attempts on Goal     :          15        |       11
Off target           :           9        |       7
On target            :           6        |       4
Possession           :          48        |       52
Corners              :           3        |       1
Red Cards            :           1        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           5        |       9
Key Tackles          :           4        |       10
Key Passes           :          14        |       12
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Final Score          : Barcelona 3 - 2 Marseille
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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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T_Conner       GK  39   3   3   2  32 |  93   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  -5   0   0   0
J_Knoxville    DF   3  34  12  10  11 |  93   0   1   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
A_Cissokho     DF   2  34  12   7  12 |  93   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
J_Paintsil     DF   1  33  15   9  31 |  93   0   1   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  40  50  20
D_Rose         DF   1  30  11   7  22 |  56   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -10   0
Adnan_Januzaj  MF   3  13  33  11  23 |  93   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
E_Barreto      MF   1  10  31  10  33 |  56   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Coutinho       MF   3   7  31   9  21 |  93   0   1   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  30   0
A_Lallana      MF   3  11  30   9  21 |  93   0   0   3   0   2   1   0   0   0   0  30  25
K_Mbappe       FW   2   8   8  37  12 |  93   0   0   1   1   3   1   0   0   0   0  30  30
Neymar_Jr      FW   1   9   8  35  20 |  66   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
B_Freedle      GK  30   3   3   3  11 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Miranda      DF   2  34  12   8  21 |  16   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0 -10 -10 -10
Ramos          DF   1  32   8   8  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Rodriguez    MF   1   8  29  21  44 |  37   0   1   1   0   2   1   0   0   0  20  10  30
H_Son          FW   2   9  12  35  20 |  27   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  20  20

Player Statistics - Marseille
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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P_Assure       GK  35   1   1   3  40 |  93   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -10   0   0   0
A_Ranocchia    DF   3  34  12  10  30 |  71   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
Mark_Robinson  DF   1  34  10   5  23 |  93   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20 -20 -20
H_Bellerin     DF   1  33  11  11  23 |  93   0   4   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  80   0   5
A_Rami         DF   3  33   5   7  20 |  93   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
P_Viera        MF   3  11  34   8  41 |  66   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
R_Mendes       MF   1  24  32   1  30 |  93   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Bovan          MF   3  10  31  13  43 |  93   0   1   4   1   0   0   0   0   0  20  60   0
A_Oko_Flex     MF   3  16  28  10  23 |  93   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
Taliyah        FW   2   7   8  33  11 |  93   0   1   0   0   3   0   1   0   0  18  -2   3
S_Bergwijn     FW   3  10   8  32  10 |  69   0   0   1   0   4   1   0   0   0   0  10  30
C_Gordon       GK  33   4   1   5  11 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Donaldson    DF   1  26  12   8  41 |  22   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Didier         MF   3   7  33   9  33 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Pires        MF   2   3  28   5  32 |  27   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
Dziekanowski   FW   1   1   1  31  13 |  24   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -20
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