Elite League Match, Barcelona vs. Werder Bremen (Wed Oct 25)


                            Barcelona  |  Werder Bremen
                              4-4-2 C  |  4-3-1-2 E
                           Andie Glen  |  Harry Kleinjan
                                       |
                          B_Roorda GK  |  GK S_Rossi
                        Marco_Rojo DF  |  DF L_Augustinson
                           J_James DF  |  DF E_Henderson
                            T_Haas DF  |  DF A_Pieper
                            Arthur DF  |  DF A_Ibarguen
                         E_Barreto MF  |  MF Coutinho
                       Taliyah_Jnr MF  |  MF B_Fernandes
                       Amine_Harit MF  |  MF A_Addey
                           P_Erras MF  |  AM L_Bittencourt
                          K_Mbappe FW  |  FW L_Riva
                      P_B_E_Dybala FW  |  FW Y_Osako
                                       |
                          J_Cranky SUB |  SUB T_Courtois
                         J_Miranda SUB |  SUB Cece_Pepe
                            D_Burn SUB |  SUB L_Oztunali
                         A_Lallana SUB |  SUB D_Kownacki
                       Ivica_Strok SUB |  SUB N_Kapinga

Referee: A_Barken (Norway)


Min. 1  :(brc) T_Haas comes up lame after the wicked challenge.
          ...  He's unable to continue
Min. 1  :(brc) a big roar from the crowd as J_Miranda comes on for T_Haas to play DF
Min. 3  :(wbn) A_Pieper finds the run of L_Riva
          ...  L_Riva hits a great shot !
          ...  B_Roorda takes the ball off him
          ...  He was showing off there!
Min. 3  :(brc) Amine_Harit moves out over to the edge of the pitch
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He plays the ball through to P_B_E_Dybala
          ...  L_Augustinson fouls badly
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
          ...  The boy is unlucky to get a yellow
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 7  :(wbn) L_Riva with a well-controlled run
          ...  L_Riva sees B_Roorda off his line !
          ...  B_Roorda makes a comfortable save
          ...  He wasn't troubled there
Min. 10 :(wbn) A_Addey takes advantage of a mistake by E_Barreto
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  Marco_Rojo with the tackle
          ...  A_Barken will want to speak to him
Min. 12 :(brc) P_Erras puts in Amine_Harit
          ...  A_Ibarguen reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 15 :(brc) J_James with a reverse pass to K_Mbappe
          ...  K_Mbappe shapes up for a shot!
          ...  S_Rossi with the save
          ...  He holds onto it as well!
Min. 16 :(brc) E_Barreto lobs it over the defender
          ...  E_Barreto attempts to drive it home!
          ...  The net bulges!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He runs towards the fans!
          ...  And slides on his knees!
          ...  That puts Barcelona ahead!
          ...  Now can they hang onto it!
          ...  Barcelona 1-0 Werder Bremen ...
Min. 19 :(wbn) A_Addey brings the ball under control
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  L_Riva gets on the end of the pass
          ...  But Marco_Rojo sweeps up the threat
Min. 20 :(wbn) L_Riva slows the ball down and waits for support
          ...  No one seems to be coming forward
          ...  He heads towards the goal alone!
          ...  J_Miranda rushes in with a clumsy tackle!!
          ...  That s a foul!!
          ...  What s A_Barken going to give?
          ...  He just waves play on!
Min. 21 :(wbn) B_Fernandes with an in swinging cross to A_Ibarguen
          ...  Marco_Rojo is called for the holding foul
          ...  He was pushing down on his man
          ...  That will be a booking
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 22 :(wbn) Coutinho crosses into the box, finding L_Bittencourt
          ...  L_Bittencourt tries to catch the keeper out!
          ...  Looks like it should be B_Roorda's
          ...  Oh he's let it go through his legs
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  B_Roorda looks embarrassed!
          ...  Werder Bremen are back level!
          ...  Barcelona 1-1 Werder Bremen ...
Min. 23 :(brc) Arthur runs down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball across to J_Miranda
          ...  J_Miranda launches himself head first to connect with the low cross!
          ...  S_Rossi 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. 25 :(brc) P_B_E_Dybala finds J_Miranda in acres of space
          ...  J_Miranda sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender !
          ...  S_Rossi with a superb tip over the bar
          ...  He showed great Reflexes there
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  P_Erras hits it towards the far post!
          ...  Arthur with the shot!
          ...  S_Rossi tips it round the post
          ...  Good save
          ...  Corner not given!!
Min. 29 :(brc) Arthur pulls up
          ...  That looks like his hamstring went
          ...  He wont be able to continue!!
Min. 29 :(brc) D_Burn takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace Arthur
          ...  He'll play as a DF
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
Min. 29 :(wbn) Coutinho finds B_Fernandes with a ball over the defence
          ...  B_Fernandes looks to see where B_Roorda is!
          ...  He rifles in the shot!
          ...  B_Roorda has it covered
          ...  It takes a bobble!
          ...  B_Roorda reacts well to save!!!
Min. 31 :(brc) Barcelona restructured their strategy to A
Min. 31 :(wbn) L_Riva brings the ball into the opposing area
          ...  L_Riva tries the lob from 30 yards !
          ...  It hits the side netting!
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity
Min. 35 :(wbn) Coutinho gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He cuts inside the defender!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  J_James knocks the ball back to B_Roorda
          ...  Ohhhh no!!
          ...  It s gone past B_Roorda!
          ...  And just creeps wide!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Coutinho chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  D_Burn wins the ball
          ...  And he clears the danger
Min. 36 :(brc) P_B_E_Dybala looks around for some movement
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He hits the ball to Amine_Harit
          ...  But A_Pieper with the fine tackle
Min. 38 :(brc) K_Mbappe barges A_Ibarguen off the ball
          ...  K_Mbappe sends it flying towards goal!
          ...  S_Rossi guesses right
Min. 39 :(brc) J_James looks around for some movement
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He hits the ball to Taliyah_Jnr
          ...  Taliyah_Jnr with the chance !
          ...  But S_Rossi tips it over
          ...  A_Barken has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 40 :(brc) P_B_E_Dybala with the diagonal pass K_Mbappe
          ...  E_Henderson with the tackle
Min. 42 :(brc) Taliyah_Jnr holds the ball up
          ...  He sees P_B_E_Dybala in space!
          ...  P_B_E_Dybala sees S_Rossi off his line !
          ...  The fans get off there seats!
          ...  But it sails over !!
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(brc) E_Barreto moves out wide
          ...  He plays the ball through to P_B_E_Dybala
          ...  A_Pieper gets the foot in to win the ball
          ...  It rolls out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by Amine_Harit!
          ...  S_Rossi catches it!
Min. 44 :(brc) D_Burn boots it towards P_B_E_Dybala
          ...  A_Addey pulls on his opponent s shirt!!
          ...  A_Barken has stopped play
          ...  Well spotted by A_Barken!
          ...  A_Barken reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 45 :(brc) J_Miranda runs down the wing
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space!
          ...  He cuts the ball back
          ...  K_Mbappe latches onto the pass
          ...  He carves out some space
          ...  K_Mbappe must beat S_Rossi!
          ...  S_Rossi watches it sail wide!
Min. 47 :(wbn) B_Fernandes is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He throws it long to L_Riva
          ...  Marco_Rojo gathers up the loose ball

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Barcelona 1-1 Werder Bremen

Min. 50 :(wbn) B_Fernandes is taking a throw in
          ...  He is taking a run up at it!
          ...  He throws it long to L_Riva
          ...  L_Riva looks to see where B_Roorda is!
          ...  He rifles in the shot!
          ...  B_Roorda gets his fingertips to it
Min. 54 :(brc) Taliyah_Jnr holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to E_Barreto
          ...  A well-placed shot from E_Barreto !
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  S_Rossi pushes it behind !
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Taliyah_Jnr plays it into the danger area!
          ...  Marco_Rojo tries to place the shot!
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But hits the side netting!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Miranda lofts the ball in!
          ...  S_Rossi catches it!
Min. 55 :(brc) Ivica_Strok replaces Amine_Harit to play as a FW
Min. 56 :(brc) Taliyah_Jnr volleys it forward. He finds K_Mbappe
          ...  L_Augustinson wins the ball!
          ...  But he caught the player also!
          ...  The ref gives nothing!
Min. 57 :(brc) K_Mbappe flicks it over the defenders head
          ...  He showed some great skill there!
          ...  K_Mbappe with the attempt at goal!
          ...  S_Rossi makes a great save
          ...  But he can't hold onto it!
Min. 60 :(brc) Taliyah_Jnr holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to P_B_E_Dybala
          ...  P_B_E_Dybala tries to chip the ball over S_Rossi!
          ...  But he got that all wrong
Min. 63 :(wbn) A_Addey floats the ball in to find A_Ibarguen
          ...  Marco_Rojo with a nasty foul
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  A_Barken called him over for a strong verbal warning
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  Coutinho swings it in
          ...  Y_Osako takes control of it!
          ...  Marco_Rojo takes the ball and the player!!
          ...  But the ref waves play on!!
Min. 64 :(brc) K_Mbappe finds his way through
          ...  His quick turn fooled the defender
          ...  But E_Henderson reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 68 :(brc) K_Mbappe leaves A_Pieper standing
          ...  L_Augustinson read the danger and stops the pass
Min. 70 :(brc) J_James with an intelligent ball to Marco_Rojo
          ...  Marco_Rojo attempts the shot!
          ...  But it whistles just past the post
Min. 70 :(wbn) L_Bittencourt takes possession on the halfway line
          ...  He runs forward with the ball
          ...  He skips past the challenges
          ...  P_B_E_Dybala with a nasty foul
          ...  That looked malicious
          ...  He's in trouble!!
          ...  He could be sent off for that!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  He was lucky to get away with that!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  It is in a good position!
          ...  L_Bittencourt with the delicate chip over the wall
          ...  B_Roorda falls over
          ...  But the ball sails wide anyway!
Min. 71 :(brc) Ivica_Strok makes the tackle
          ...  He gets to his feet quickly
          ...  He's beat the defender to the ball
          ...  Ivica_Strok with only one thing on his mind!
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal!
          ...  Looks like it should be S_Rossi's
          ...  Oh he's let it go through his legs
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  S_Rossi looks embarrassed!
          ...  Barcelona have snatched the lead!
          ...  Barcelona 2-1 Werder Bremen ...
Min. 72 :(brc) The assistant manager is out on the touchline shouting orders
          ...  It seems Barcelona will now be playing C
Min. 72 :(wbn) Werder Bremen are switching their playing style to A
Min. 72 :(brc) K_Mbappe finds the space intelligently
          ...  K_Mbappe with a blistering shot !
          ...  Saved by S_Rossi
Min. 72 :(wbn) B_Fernandes moves out wide
          ...  He plays the ball through to Y_Osako
          ...  Y_Osako must beat B_Roorda!
          ...  But B_Roorda pulls out a save of the game
Min. 73 :(brc) Taliyah_Jnr crosses to D_Burn
          ...  D_Burn hits a great drive!
          ...  S_Rossi gets his fingertips to it
          ...  It's pushed around the post to safety
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  P_Erras hits it into the box!
          ...  S_Rossi fists it away!
Min. 75 :(wbn) N_Kapinga replaces an unhappy Y_Osako and will play as a FW
Min. 75 :(brc) E_Barreto chips the ball over the defence and finds P_B_E_Dybala
          ...  P_B_E_Dybala with a thundering volley!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  What a well worked goal!
          ...  Barcelona 3-1 Werder Bremen ...
Min. 79 :(brc) J_James turns past the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to P_B_E_Dybala
          ...  But L_Augustinson slides in
Min. 79 :(wbn) A_Addey holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to N_Kapinga
          ...  Marco_Rojo is late with that one
          ...  I think he was just trying to get to the ball
Min. 80 :(wbn) Cece_Pepe is coming on for L_Augustinson and playing DF
Min. 80 :(wbn) L_Bittencourt plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  N_Kapinga decides to go for goal instead!
          ...  N_Kapinga flings a shot at goal !
          ...  B_Roorda takes the ball off him
          ...  He was showing off there!
Min. 81 :(wbn) L_Oztunali comes on for Coutinho and will play MF to the delight of the fans
Min. 85 :(brc) P_B_E_Dybala finds his way through
          ...  The offside trap didn't work
          ...  P_B_E_Dybala could have let it bounce!
          ...  S_Rossi can't get to it!
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar!
          ...  S_Rossi makes a cocky smile
          ...  Did he know that was going over?
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(brc) P_B_E_Dybala finds his way through
          ...  His quick turn fooled the defender
          ...  The ball hits Cece_Pepe in the face!
          ...  And goes clear!
Min. 90 :(brc) E_Barreto knocks the ball past A_Pieper
          ...  A delicate chip from E_Barreto !
          ...  S_Rossi makes a great save
          ...  But he can't hold onto it!

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Camp Nou
Attendance           : 137,896
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Barcelona Match Info
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Best player          : E_Barreto (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : E_Barreto (16), Ivica_Strok (71), P_B_E_Dybala (75)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Marco_Rojo (21), P_B_E_Dybala (70)
Injured              : T_Haas (1), Arthur (29)
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Werder Bremen Match Info
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Best player          : L_Bittencourt
Scorers              : L_Bittencourt (22)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : L_Augustinson (3), A_Addey (44)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             Barcelona    | Werder Bremen
Attempts on Goal     :          20        |       9
Off target           :           7        |       2
On target            :          13        |       7
Possession           :          63        |       37
Corners              :           5        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       2
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :          11        |       7
Key Tackles          :           5        |       9
Key Passes           :          19        |       10
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Final Score          : Barcelona 3 - 1 Werder Bremen
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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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B_Roorda       GK  39   4   5   2  29 |  95   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0   0
Marco_Rojo     DF   1  34  12   8  30 |  95   0   3   0   0   2   0   1   0   0  58  -2  -2
J_James        DF   2  31  23   1  28 |  95   0   1   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  40   0
T_Haas         DF   2  31  13   8  11 |   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Arthur         DF   1  30  17   1  21 |  29   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   5
E_Barreto      MF   1  10  34  10  33 |  95   0   0   2   1   3   1   0   0   0   0  40  35
Taliyah_Jnr    MF   1   5  31  23  28 |  95   0   0   5   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  50   5
Amine_Harit    MF   2  10  30  18  28 |  59   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
P_Erras        MF   2  18  30   1  25 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  30  20
K_Mbappe       FW   2   8   8  39  12 |  95   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0   0  20  20  40
P_B_E_Dybala   FW   2   7   9  34  22 |  95   0   0   3   0   4   1   1   0   0  -2  28  23
J_Cranky       GK  30   3   3   2  12 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Miranda      DF   2  37  13   8  21 |  94   0   1   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  20  10   5
D_Burn         DF   2  34  11  12  21 |  66   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  10   5
A_Lallana      MF   3  11  32   9  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Ivica_Strok    FW   3  10   8  34  32 |  36   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  25

Player Statistics - Werder Bremen
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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S_Rossi        GK  39   5   4   1  10 |  95  13   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  35   0   0   0
L_Augustinson  DF   2  34   8   6  23 |  84   0   3   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  38 -22 -22
E_Henderson    DF   2  30   9   8  21 |  95   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
A_Pieper       DF   2  28   5   1  33 |  95   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
A_Ibarguen     DF   2  26   1  19  29 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
Coutinho       MF   3   7  33   9  21 |  85   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0 -20  20 -20
B_Fernandes    MF   3  11  30   6  31 |  95   0   0   4   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  40   5
A_Addey        MF   2  11  27  10  32 |  95   0   0   2   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  18  -2
L_Bittencourt  AM   2   1  28  20  28 |  95   0   0   1   0   2   1   0   0   0   0  10  25
L_Riva         FW   1  10   6  30  42 |  95   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  15
Y_Osako        FW   2   1   5  30  31 |  79   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
T_Courtois     GK  30   1   2   3  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Cece_Pepe      DF   2  32   6   7  22 |  11   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
L_Oztunali     MF   2  12  25  19  30 |  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Kownacki     FW   2   4   5  26  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Kapinga      FW   3  10   9  25  42 |  16   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
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