Elite League Match, Manchester City vs. Barcelona (Wed Nov 20)


                      Manchester City  |  Barcelona
                              4-5-1 C  |  4-1-3-1-1 C
                        Tony McCleary  |  Andie Glen
                                       |
                         A_Zaratta GK  |  GK T_McGill
                     Bohte_Daisuke DF  |  DF D_Burn
                     Mikio_Fujioka DF  |  DF Marco_Rojo
                     Aoyama_Hideki DF  |  DF Arthur
                            Varane DF  |  DF T_Haas
                           Creegan MF  |  DM J_James
                       Leda_Cygnus MF  |  MF Taliyah_Jnr
                         Aparichit MF  |  MF S_Mannsverk
                        T_Johnsson MF  |  MF J_Musiala
                       Jamie_Tartt MF  |  AM F_Rijkaard
                        S_Bergwijn FW  |  FW P_B_E_Dybala
                                       |
                           G_Yates SUB |  SUB J_Cranky
                          S_Nemeth SUB |  SUB M_Cucurella
                              Endo SUB |  SUB N_Stiles
                           Rodrygo SUB |  SUB Amine_Harit
                           E__Unal SUB |  SUB K_Mbappe

Referee: B_McMaster (Northern_Ireland)


Min. 2  :(brc) S_Mannsverk can't find space for the shot
          ...  He slips it through to D_Burn
          ...  But Bohte_Daisuke sweeps up the threat
Min. 3  :(brc) Taliyah_Jnr with the mazy run
          ...  Taliyah_Jnr with a screamer of a shot !
          ...  But he somehow misses
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort
Min. 5  :(brc) Arthur is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He throws it to Taliyah_Jnr
          ...  Bohte_Daisuke with a perfectly timed tackle
Min. 6  :(brc) J_James looks around for support
          ...  He knocks the ball across to P_B_E_Dybala
          ...  Mikio_Fujioka wins the ball well
          ...  B_McMaster has given a free kick
          ...  He is warned by B_McMaster
          ...  It's just a warning
Min. 8  :(mnc) T_Johnsson holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to Leda_Cygnus
          ...  The ball hits T_Haas in the face!
          ...  And goes clear!
Min. 10 :(mnc) S_Bergwijn turns well with ball
          ...  He has some space now
          ...  T_Haas rushes in with a clumsy tackle!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  What's B_McMaster going to give?
          ...  He just waves play on!
Min. 11 :(mnc) Aparichit with the cross-field pass to S_Bergwijn
          ...  Marco_Rojo wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge
Min. 15 :(mnc) S_Bergwijn with a measured pass to Leda_Cygnus
          ...  But T_Haas slides in
Min. 16 :(brc) P_B_E_Dybala takes possession
          ...  He has his back towards goal
          ...  He turns well
          ...  P_B_E_Dybala rifles it to the far post !
          ...  But A_Zaratta punches it away
          ...  He had to be brave to come for that one
Min. 24 :(brc) Taliyah_Jnr lobs the ball over the defence
          ...  J_Musiala latches on to it
          ...  Creegan with a deliberate foul
          ...  He should be jailed for that
          ...  He is fortunate to be given just a warning
Min. 26 :(mnc) Leda_Cygnus takes a throw in
          ...  He throws the ball into Aoyama_Hideki
          ...  Aoyama_Hideki with the spectacular bicycle kick!
          ...  It floats over T_McGill
          ...  Its heading goal ward!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  That was a great effort
          ...  That's put Manchester City in front!
          ...  Manchester City 1-0 Barcelona ...
Min. 26 :(brc) F_Rijkaard skips the challenge from Leda_Cygnus
          ...  T_Johnsson goes in with high feet!!
          ...  That's a poor tackle!
          ...  B_McMaster lectures him
Min. 30 :(brc) Barcelona are switching their playing style to A
Min. 33 :(brc) S_Mannsverk with a first time pass
          ...  Taliyah_Jnr runs onto it!
          ...  A well-placed shot from Taliyah_Jnr !
          ...  A_Zaratta parries it, he follows it up
          ...  And A_Zaratta recovers to save!!
Min. 34 :(mnc) Leda_Cygnus gets to the by line and finds S_Bergwijn with a beautiful cross
          ...  Driven towards goal by S_Bergwijn !
          ...  It hits the side netting!
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity
Min. 34 :(brc) J_Musiala with a pinpoint pass to Taliyah_Jnr
          ...  Aoyama_Hideki cuts out the pass
          ...  That was close!
Min. 35 :(mnc) Creegan gets to the by line
          ...  He looks up and lobs in a cross
          ...  Jamie_Tartt is unmarked
          ...  Jamie_Tartt hits a great shot !
          ...  Looks like it should be T_McGill's
          ...  Oh he's let it go through his legs
          ...  But drifts inches wide !!
          ...  T_McGill looks embarrassed!
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide!
          ...  Goal kick given, amazing decision there!
Min. 38 :(mnc) Mikio_Fujioka takes advantage of a bad back pass
          ...  Mikio_Fujioka strikes a wicked curler !
          ...  T_McGill can't get to it!
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar!
          ...  T_McGill makes a cocky smile
          ...  Did he know that was going over?
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(brc) F_Rijkaard cuts inside his opponent
          ...  He worked that well
          ...  F_Rijkaard looks to see where A_Zaratta is!
          ...  He rifles in the shot!
          ...  It's just over!
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 44 :(mnc) T_Johnsson kills the ball dead
          ...  Beautiful turn
          ...  He could get a shot of here
          ...  T_Johnsson goes for the top corner !
          ...  But it puts it well wide
Min. 45 :(brc) J_James drives the ball across field
          ...  It comes to P_B_E_Dybala
          ...  P_B_E_Dybala hits the shot with the inside of the left foot!
          ...  It hits the outside of the post
          ...  And spins wide
Min. 45 :(mnc) Creegan kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  Bohte_Daisuke gets on the end of the pass
          ...  Marco_Rojo wins the ball with ease
          ...  B_McMaster saw something no-one else did
          ...  He gets a YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 46 :(mnc) T_Johnsson backtracks with the ball
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field
          ...  S_Bergwijn gets on the end of it
          ...  S_Bergwijn throws himself at the ball !
          ...  He manages to reach the ball
          ...  T_McGill makes a good save
Min. 47 :(mnc) Aparichit off the woodwork.
          ...  Aoyama_Hideki picks up the deflection
          ...  But P_B_E_Dybala with the fine tackle

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

Min. 48 :(mnc) Leda_Cygnus 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!
          ...  Jamie_Tartt receives the pass and heads towards the goal
          ...  Jamie_Tartt from 20 yards !
          ...  T_McGill makes a great save
          ...  And he manages to hold onto it as well!
Min. 49 :(mnc) Creegan takes on the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to Varane
          ...  Varane hits a curling shot!
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  But it sails past the post !!
          ...  T_McGill never had a chance!
Min. 55 :(brc) K_Mbappe is ready to come on to replace P_B_E_Dybala
          ...  Looks like he will play as a FW
Min. 56 :(mnc) T_Johnsson has found himself in space
          ...  He looks up for his team mates
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  S_Bergwijn gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  S_Bergwijn tries to catch the keeper out!
          ...  But T_McGill tips it over
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by Aparichit
          ...  J_James gets up well
          ...  And he heads it away
Min. 57 :(brc) Taliyah_Jnr hits a hard pass to K_Mbappe
          ...  A cheeky lob from K_Mbappe !
          ...  It hits off a defender!
          ...  A_Zaratta is wrong footed!
          ...  It drifts just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by Taliyah_Jnr
          ...  K_Mbappe swings a leg at it!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He runs off and does a somersault
          ...  Now they are back in the game!
          ...  Manchester City 1-1 Barcelona ...
Min. 58 :(brc) The Barcelona manager told his side to change to a C strategy
Min. 60 :(brc) N_Stiles will come on for J_Musiala and play MF
Min. 63 :(mnc) Creegan has the ball
          ...  He knocks the ball past Arthur
          ...  He puts in Leda_Cygnus!
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  D_Burn takes possession
Min. 65 :(brc) M_Cucurella replaces Marco_Rojo to play as a DF
Min. 65 :(brc) Amine_Harit is being brought on
          ...  J_James is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play MF
Min. 65 :(brc) K_Mbappe breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on A_Zaratta!
          ...  Aparichit brings him down!
          ...  The referee reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  RED CARD!!
          ...  I think he deserved that!
Min. 72 :(brc) Taliyah_Jnr chips the ball over the defence and finds D_Burn
          ...  Creegan with a superb challenge
          ...  The referee has given the free kick the other way!
          ...  He's in trouble here!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  K_Mbappe bends it round the wall
          ...  But A_Zaratta parries the ball
          ...  It's picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd
Min. 73 :(brc) S_Mannsverk 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
          ...  What a shot from K_Mbappe !
          ...  It could go anywhere
          ...  A_Zaratta goes down well to save
Min. 75 :(brc) K_Mbappe knocks it past S_Bergwijn and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  Leda_Cygnus takes out the attacker
          ...  He looked to have fouled him there
Min. 76 :(mnc) T_McGill miss-kicks!
          ...  Aoyama_Hideki is through!
          ...  T_Haas dives in two footed!!
          ...  Play On!!
Min. 77 :(brc) S_Mannsverk with a real burst of pace
          ...  He leaves Bohte_Daisuke behind
          ...  T_Johnsson slices it
          ...  A_Zaratta moves quickly!!
          ...  He can't get there!
          ...  It inches just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  S_Mannsverk chips the ball into the area!
          ...  Mikio_Fujioka gets up well
          ...  And he heads it away
Min. 79 :(brc) Amine_Harit takes advantage of a mistake by Mikio_Fujioka
          ...  Can he make them pay?
          ...  S_Bergwijn goes in with the block tackle
          ...  He comes out of it with the ball
          ...  Great tackle!
Min. 80 :(mnc) S_Nemeth is going to be brought on
          ...  Aoyama_Hideki is leaving the pitch
          ...  He hasn't had the best of games today
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 80 :(mnc) Endo is being prepared to come on
          ...  Leda_Cygnus is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 83 :(brc) D_Burn finds his way through
          ...  They tried to play the offside trap
          ...  D_Burn hits the ball on the bounce !
          ...  But A_Zaratta pulls out a save of the game
Min. 84 :(mnc) T_Johnsson takes on the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to S_Bergwijn
          ...  T_Haas gets in the way and wins the ball
Min. 85 :(brc) Taliyah_Jnr holds up the ball
          ...  He plays the ball to K_Mbappe
          ...  S_Bergwijn clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play
          ...  The linesman is flagging
          ...  Throw in
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(mnc) Endo pass splits open the defence and finds S_Bergwijn
          ...  S_Mannsverk plays it back
          ...  T_McGill slips!!
          ...  It goes just wide
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Creegan plays it towards the near post!
          ...  S_Bergwijn gets something on it!
          ...  T_McGill can't get to it!
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar!
          ...  T_McGill makes a cocky smile
          ...  Did he know that was going over?
Min. 88 :(brc) Amine_Harit with a slide rule pass to K_Mbappe
          ...  Fine tackle by Endo
          ...  He prevents the corner as well
Min. 90 :(brc) Taliyah_Jnr sprints down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball in to K_Mbappe
          ...  But Mikio_Fujioka wins the tackle

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


Match Details
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Venue                : City Of Manchester Stadium
Attendance           : 144,945
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Manchester City Match Info
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Best player          : Leda_Cygnus
Scorers              : Aoyama_Hideki (26)
Sent Off             : Aparichit (65)
Booked               : Creegan (72)
Injured              : N/A
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Barcelona Match Info
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Best player          : Taliyah_Jnr (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : K_Mbappe (57)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Marco_Rojo (45)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                         Manchester City  |    Barcelona
Attempts on Goal     :          10        |       10
Off target           :           6        |       4
On target            :           4        |       6
Possession           :          49        |       51
Corners              :           2        |       2
Red Cards            :           1        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       1
Subs Used            :           2        |       4
Fouls                :           7        |       7
Key Tackles          :           9        |       9
Key Passes           :          15        |       13
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Final Score          : Manchester City 1 - 1 Barcelona
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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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A_Zaratta      GK  37   3   3   1  21 |  94   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0   0
Bohte_Daisuke  DF   1  38  12   6  31 |  94   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
Mikio_Fujioka  DF   2  38   8  10  41 |  94   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
Aoyama_Hideki  DF   1  38   7   9  20 |  83   0   1   0   0   1   1   0   0   0  20   0  25
Varane         DF   2  31  10   7  10 |  94   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Creegan        MF   1   3  35   1  27 |  94   0   0   4   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  38  -2
Leda_Cygnus    MF   1  10  34  20  22 |  83   0   1   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  20  50   0
Aparichit      MF   3   5  34  19  12 |  68   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   1   0 -10  10 -10
T_Johnsson     MF   1  14  30  10  18 |  94   0   1   4   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  40   0
Jamie_Tartt    MF   1   8  30  14  14 |  94   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
S_Bergwijn     FW   3  10   8  35  10 |  94   0   2   1   0   4   0   0   0   0  40  10  10
G_Yates        GK  30   2   1   1  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Nemeth       DF   1  30   4   1   9 |  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Endo           MF   1  18  30   5  26 |  11   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
Rodrygo        MF   2   3  29   2  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E__Unal        FW   1   6   6  31  38 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

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_McGill       GK  39   2   3   1  31 |  94   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0
D_Burn         DF   2  36  11  13  21 |  94   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   5
Marco_Rojo     DF   1  36  12   8  30 |  68   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  18  -2  -2
Arthur         DF   1  32  17   1  21 |  94   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
T_Haas         DF   2  32  14   8  11 |  94   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 100   0   0
J_James        DM   2  33  24   1  28 |  68   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20   0
Taliyah_Jnr    MF   1   5  32  24  28 |  94   0   0   5   1   2   0   0   0   0   0  70   5
S_Mannsverk    MF   1  16  31  11  11 |  94   0   1   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  30   0
J_Musiala      MF   1   3  30  16   9 |  63   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
F_Rijkaard     AM   2   1  31  24  28 |  94   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_B_E_Dybala   FW   2   7  10  36  22 |  58   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  20   0   5
J_Cranky       GK  30   3   3   2  12 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Cucurella    DF   2  32   3   5  26 |  26   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Stiles       MF   2  18  31   1  24 |  31   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Amine_Harit    MF   2  10  32  18  28 |  26   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
K_Mbappe       FW   2   9   8  40  12 |  36   0   0   0   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0  35
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