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Season 22 Archive: Elite League Cup Match 3
Manchester Utd 0 - 2 Barcelona
Elite League Cup Group Match, Manchester Utd vs. Barcelona (Wed Apr 27)
Manchester Utd | Barcelona
4-3-1-2 C | 4-5-1 P
Derek Purvis | Bryngar Myre
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Tom_Clements GK | GK L_Mulen
J_Talamonti DF | DF G_Bale
Z_Knight DF | DF G_Wilkinson
C_Puyol DF | DF Ciaran_Clark
Ben_Barcley DF | DF G_Collins
Fernandinho MF | MF R_Kopa
S_Sidwell MF | MF B_Spencer
J_Maria MF | MF I_Muniain
W_Barker AM | MF G_Karagounis
Van_Tijkaan FW | MF J_Cole
BrianLavery FW | FW Pele
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F_Bents SUB | SUB Pepe_Reina
A_Cissokho SUB | SUB B_Myre
P_Coutinho SUB | SUB Maradona
G_Hooper SUB | SUB Adnan_Januzaj
M_Klosenbeger SUB | SUB M_Hunt
Referee: M_McCurry (Scotland)
Min. 1 :(mnu) Z_Knight 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 Van_Tijkaan
... Van_Tijkaan with the overhead !
... The fans behind the goal jump up!
... But it's gone just wide !!
Min. 4 :(mnu) Fernandinho with a probing pass to Van_Tijkaan
... Van_Tijkaan tries to chip the ball over L_Mulen!
... But L_Mulen is equal to it
Min. 7 :(mnu) BrianLavery is unmarked!
... BrianLavery with a screamer of a shot !
... It sails over!
... He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 7 :(brc) I_Muniain with a precise pass to G_Wilkinson
... Blocked by Z_Knight
Min. 9 :(brc) G_Karagounis sidesteps C_Puyol
... He showed great skill there
... J_Talamonti scythes the player down.
... Psycho!
Min. 14 :(brc) G_Karagounis takes possession
... He looks up
... He's in acres of space
... G_Karagounis with the drive!
... GOAL !!
... The crowd goes wild !
... That's put Barcelona ahead!
... Manchester Utd 0-1 Barcelona ...
Min. 15 :(mnu) Van_Tijkaan finds his way through
... His quick turn fooled the defender
... Van_Tijkaan launches himself head first to connect with the low cross!
... It hits the bar and goes over
... Well, sometimes they go in, sometimes they don't
Min. 17 :(mnu) Fernandinho finds his way through
... He lost his man too easily
... Cleaned up by I_Muniain
Min. 17 :(mnu) J_Maria runs at the defender
... The ball rebounds off Pele back to him!
... That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward!
... B_Spencer goes in with high feet!!
... That's a poor tackle!
... YELLOW CARD!!
... He'll be off if he does that again
Min. 18 :(brc) Pele beats Van_Tijkaan
... He muscled him off the ball
... Pele with an overhead kick !
... He gets a connection
... Tom_Clements collects it comfortably
... The shot never troubled him
Min. 19 :(brc) B_Spencer with an excellent first touch
... He sees a team mate making a run!
... He swings the ball in
... Pele gets on the end of the pass
... He is in space!
... Pele rises above the defence to head the ball !
... But Tom_Clements just gets his fingers to that one
Min. 20 :(mnu) C_Puyol hoofs it up field to find Van_Tijkaan
... Ciaran_Clark gets in the way and wins the ball
Min. 21 :(mnu) W_Barker with a slide rule pass to Van_Tijkaan
... But G_Wilkinson wins the ball
Min. 21 :(brc) J_Cole sprints down the flank
... He threads the ball in to Pele
... But BrianLavery wins the ball from behind
... The crowd appeal but M_McCurry has none of it.
Min. 24 :(mnu) Ben_Barcley runs at G_Collins
... He takes it past him
... Ben_Barcley has time and space on the edge of the box!
... He shoots towards goal!
... Looks like it should be L_Mulen's
... Oh he's let it go through his legs
... But drifts inches wide !!
... L_Mulen looks embarrassed!
... He was relieved to see it go wide!
... Goal kick given, amazing decision there!
Min. 25 :(mnu) Fernandinho with a 50-yard pass to Ben_Barcley
... A scorcher of a shot from Ben_Barcley !
... It hits the inside of the post
... It falls right into L_Mulen's arms
... Unlucky
Min. 26 :(brc) I_Muniain sprints down the flank
... He threads the ball in to B_Spencer
... B_Spencer with the punt towards goal!
... Tom_Clements with a great save
... And he holds onto it as well!
Min. 28 :(mnu) J_Talamonti finds his way through
... His quick turn fooled G_Wilkinson
... J_Talamonti with the diving header !
... He had to be brave there
... But he puts it over
... He can't be happy with that effort
Min. 28 :(brc) J_Cole is closed down
... He plays a quick pass
... I_Muniain latches onto the ball
... J_Maria with a bad challenge
Min. 28 :(brc) Ciaran_Clark has found himself in space
... He looks up for his team mates
... He swings the ball in
... Pele gets on the end of the pass
... He is in space!
... Ben_Barcley tackles cleanly
Min. 33 :(mnu) Fernandinho with the deft touch
... He takes it past G_Wilkinson
... He knocks it to Van_Tijkaan!
... But G_Bale reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 33 :(brc) Pele makes the tackle
... He gets to his feet quickly
... He's beat the defender to the ball
... C_Puyol fouls badly
... M_McCurry will want to speak to him
... M_McCurry called him over for a strong verbal warning
Min. 35 :(mnu) Fernandinho looks in some pain
... He'll have to come off
Min. 35 :(mnu) P_Coutinho replaces an unhappy Fernandinho and will play as a MF
Min. 36 :(brc) G_Karagounis looks around for some movement
... He sees a man in space!
... He hits the ball up to R_Kopa
... R_Kopa curls it towards the top corner !
... Tom_Clements makes a fine save
Min. 37 :(brc) G_Karagounis is first to the loose ball
... He plays the ball across to Pele
... Pele tries to beat Tom_Clements from outside the area!
... The shot takes a wicked deflection
... Tom_Clements dives desperately to try and save it!!
... He can't get to it!
... But it creeps just wide!!
... The deflection had Tom_Clements beaten!
... CORNER!
... The corner is swung in by B_Spencer!
... P_Coutinho gets up well
... And he clears the danger
Min. 42 :(mnu) J_Maria has the ball on the wing
... He takes it past I_Muniain
... He knocks it to P_Coutinho!
... P_Coutinho pounds a rocket on goal !
... The shot slips through L_Mulen's hands
... But goes wide!
... He got away with that!
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(brc) B_Spencer hoofs it up field to find R_Kopa
... R_Kopa attempts to nutmeg Tom_Clements!
... Tom_Clements gets his fingertips to it
Min. 45 :(mnu) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side.
... A_Cissokho will come on for Ben_Barcley and play DF
Min. 45 :(mnu) G_Hooper comes on for W_Barker and takes up a FW role
Min. 47 :(mnu) P_Coutinho with the flick on
... He plays the ball across to C_Puyol
... C_Puyol with the overhead !
... L_Mulen saves it
... Good goalkeeping
Min. 47 :(brc) Pele finds a hole in the defence
... C_Puyol with a deliberate foul
... That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
... M_McCurry calls him over
... M_McCurry tells him he has had enough warnings
... YELLOW CARD!!
... FREE KICK!
... What a silly place to give away a free kick
... Pele bends it in
... Terrific shot
... It takes a bounce of the defender
... The deflection takes it just wide
... That's unlucky!
... CORNER!
... G_Karagounis crosses it in!
... J_Talamonti heads it away
************* HALF TIME ****************
Half Time Score: Manchester Utd 0-1 Barcelona
Min. 48 :(mnu) P_Coutinho beats G_Wilkinson
... His quick feet took him past the defender
... P_Coutinho launches himself head first to connect with the low cross!
... But L_Mulen makes a fine save
Min. 48 :(brc) G_Karagounis gets to the bye line
... He puts it into the box
... He finds Pele
... Pele drifts clear!
... He is clean through!
... He is one on one with Tom_Clements
... He tries to flick it past Tom_Clements
... He's pushed it too far
... He can't stop it going out!!
Min. 49 :(brc) B_Spencer finds G_Collins with a perfectly weighted pass
... BrianLavery had better start being careful if he continues to tackle like that
Min. 49 :(brc) Pele picks up the pass
... Superbly timed tackle by C_Puyol
... He made it look easy
Min. 51 :(brc) G_Wilkinson sprints down the flank
... He plays the ball across to Pele
... A scorcher of a shot from Pele !
... Tom_Clements makes himself big and wins the ball
Min. 53 :(brc) R_Kopa picks up the pass
... P_Coutinho with a nasty foul
... The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
Min. 57 :(mnu) Z_Knight beats I_Muniain
... That was a quick burst of pace to set him free
... A left-footer by Z_Knight !
... L_Mulen gets his fingertips to it
... He pushes it on to the post
... The defender clears the loose ball
Min. 57 :(brc) G_Bale feeds the ball through the middle
... I_Muniain runs onto it
... He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
... A_Cissokho plays it back
... Tom_Clements slips!!
... It goes just wide
... CORNER!
... B_Spencer crosses it in!
... It is kicked away by G_Hooper
Min. 59 :(mnu) C_Puyol is closed down
... He plays a quick pass
... G_Hooper latches onto the ball
... G_Hooper curls the ball in on goal !
... L_Mulen just watches float over the bar!
Min. 60 :(brc) Tom_Clements miskicks!
... G_Karagounis is takes control of the ball!
... Excellent sliding challenge by C_Puyol
... He timed it well
... CORNER!
... G_Wilkinson swings it in!
... Tom_Clements comes out and claims it!
Min. 60 :(mnu) S_Sidwell is taking a throw in
... He takes a couple of strides back
... He throws the ball to G_Hooper
... Pele with the lunge!!
... And the whistle goes, that's a foul
... FREE KICK!
... That could have been a penalty!
... J_Talamonti hoists it forward
... S_Sidwell gets on the end of it
... But G_Collins with the fine tackle
Min. 62 :(brc) R_Kopa plays it to his team mate for a one-two
... Pele decides to go for goal instead!
... Pele with the drive!
... GOAL !!
... Tom_Clements has to pick the ball out of the net
... Manchester Utd 0-2 Barcelona ...
Min. 63 :(brc) Pele with a real burst of pace
... He leaves A_Cissokho behind
... Pele with the strike !
... It hits the outside of the post
... And spins wide
Min. 65 :(brc) B_Myre is being brought on
... J_Cole is leaving the pitch
... He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
... Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 65 :(brc) Barcelona's manager orders his side to play C
Min. 66 :(brc) G_Karagounis runs forward
... He only has going for the goal in mind!
... G_Karagounis tries to lob the keeper !
... Tom_Clements makes a great save
... And he manages to hold onto it as well!
Min. 69 :(brc) R_Kopa with a real burst of pace
... He leaves J_Talamonti behind
... J_Maria with an awful challenge
... I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
... That will be a booking
... YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 76 :(brc) B_Spencer with a measured ball to Pele
... But he steps on the ball and falls over!
... J_Talamonti hits it out for a throw
Min. 76 :(brc) Pele headbutts J_Maria!
... He could be off here!
... The referee reaches to his pocket!
... He jots down his name!
... RED CARD!!
... I think he deserved that!
Min. 78 :(brc) Maradona is ready to come on to replace B_Myre
... Looks like he will play as a MF
Min. 78 :(brc) Adnan_Januzaj is coming on and R_Kopa is being brought off
... Looks likely he will go and play MF
Min. 79 :(mnu) J_Maria has the ball on the wing
... He knocks the ball past Adnan_Januzaj
... He puts in Van_Tijkaan!
... Good sliding challenge from G_Bale
Min. 80 :(brc) G_Karagounis puts in B_Spencer
... B_Spencer has time and space!
... He flicks the ball towards goal
... Tom_Clements gets up well to catch that one
Min. 81 :(brc) Maradona cuts through the defence
... Maradona tries one from the edge of the box !
... But Tom_Clements pulls out a save of the game
Min. 82 :(brc) G_Karagounis runs forward
... He only has going for the goal in mind!
... C_Puyol brings him down from behind!
... But the ref gives nothing!
Min. 84 :(brc) Adnan_Januzaj wins possession
... He plays the ball across to Maradona
... Maradona hits the ball first time!
... But Tom_Clements punches it away
... He could have caught that!
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 91 :(mnu) J_Talamonti changes direction inside
... He sees a team mate making a run
... He plays the ball through to G_Hooper
... G_Hooper attempts a chip!
... It hits the bar!!
... But he beats the defender to the rebound
... OHHHHHHHH !!
... He's put it wide
Min. 91 :(brc) Ciaran_Clark sprints forward with the ball
... Ciaran_Clark with the deft touch!
... He hits the ball towards goal!
... But Tom_Clements just gets his fingers to that one
Min. 91 :(mnu) P_Coutinho pushes it past the defender
... G_Bale wins the ball with ease
... M_McCurry saw something no-one else did
Min. 92 :(mnu) J_Maria is closed down
... He plays a quick pass under pressure
... S_Sidwell latches onto the ball
... Cleared by G_Bale
************* FULL TIME ****************
Match Details
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Venue : Old Trafford
Attendance : 57,000
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Manchester Utd Match Info
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Best player : P_Coutinho
Scorers : N/A
Sent Off : N/A
Booked : C_Puyol (47), J_Maria (69)
Injured : Fernandinho (35)
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Barcelona Match Info
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Best player : G_Karagounis (Man of the Match)
Scorers : G_Karagounis (14), Pele (62)
Sent Off : Pele (76)
Booked : B_Spencer (17)
Injured : N/A
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Match Statistics
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Manchester Utd | Barcelona
Attempts on Goal : 13 | 17
Off target : 9 | 4
On target : 4 | 13
Possession : 41 | 59
Corners : 0 | 4
Red Cards : 0 | 1
Yellow Cards : 2 | 1
Subs Used : 3 | 3
Fouls : 11 | 10
Key Tackles : 8 | 7
Key Passes : 13 | 15
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Final Score : Manchester Utd 0 - 2 Barcelona
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Player Statistics - Manchester Utd
Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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Tom_Clements GK 28 2 3 2 42 | 95 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 0 0 0
J_Talamonti DF 2 24 12 7 13 | 95 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 40 10 1
Z_Knight DF 1 24 9 5 27 | 95 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 20 10 5
C_Puyol DF 1 23 8 5 36 | 95 0 3 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 58 18 3
Ben_Barcley DF 3 22 7 8 41 | 45 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 20 0 2
Fernandinho MF 4 7 24 9 25 | 35 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0
S_Sidwell MF 2 6 24 8 11 | 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -20 -20 -20
J_Maria MF 3 7 23 9 32 | 95 0 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 38 -2
W_Barker AM 1 9 23 14 25 | 45 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
Van_Tijkaan FW 1 8 8 25 22 | 95 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -20 -20 -13
BrianLavery FW 2 6 8 23 32 | 95 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 20 0 1
F_Bents GK 25 2 2 6 12 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
A_Cissokho DF 2 24 10 6 12 | 50 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0
P_Coutinho MF 2 7 23 15 31 | 60 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 20 10 6
G_Hooper FW 2 10 4 23 26 | 50 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 20 0 2
M_Klosenbeger FW 1 3 5 22 36 | 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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L_Mulen GK 39 4 6 3 10 | 95 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 60 0 0 0
G_Bale DF 2 29 11 7 42 | 95 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 60 10 0
G_Wilkinson DF 1 27 9 7 31 | 95 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 30 20
Ciaran_Clark DF 2 27 8 8 24 | 95 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 40 30 25
G_Collins DF 2 25 9 7 19 | 95 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0
R_Kopa MF 2 14 29 8 23 | 80 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 25 10
B_Spencer MF 1 11 27 12 31 | 95 0 0 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 -2 28 8
I_Muniain MF 1 10 26 8 24 | 95 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 0
G_Karagounis MF 2 9 24 8 33 | 95 0 0 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 40 25
J_Cole MF 3 8 24 7 33 | 67 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
Pele FW 1 7 9 33 26 | 78 0 0 0 0 8 1 0 1 0 -10 -10 29
Pepe_Reina GK 27 2 1 1 32 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
B_Myre DF 1 31 13 6 30 | 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 0 0
Maradona MF 1 10 25 16 18 | 15 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
Adnan_Januzaj MF 3 11 25 10 23 | 15 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
M_Hunt FW 2 9 7 33 33 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Manchester Utd | Barcelona
4-3-1-2 C | 4-5-1 P
Derek Purvis | Bryngar Myre
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Tom_Clements GK | GK L_Mulen
J_Talamonti DF | DF G_Bale
Z_Knight DF | DF G_Wilkinson
C_Puyol DF | DF Ciaran_Clark
Ben_Barcley DF | DF G_Collins
Fernandinho MF | MF R_Kopa
S_Sidwell MF | MF B_Spencer
J_Maria MF | MF I_Muniain
W_Barker AM | MF G_Karagounis
Van_Tijkaan FW | MF J_Cole
BrianLavery FW | FW Pele
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F_Bents SUB | SUB Pepe_Reina
A_Cissokho SUB | SUB B_Myre
P_Coutinho SUB | SUB Maradona
G_Hooper SUB | SUB Adnan_Januzaj
M_Klosenbeger SUB | SUB M_Hunt
Referee: M_McCurry (Scotland)
Min. 1 :(mnu) Z_Knight 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 Van_Tijkaan
... Van_Tijkaan with the overhead !
... The fans behind the goal jump up!
... But it's gone just wide !!
Min. 4 :(mnu) Fernandinho with a probing pass to Van_Tijkaan
... Van_Tijkaan tries to chip the ball over L_Mulen!
... But L_Mulen is equal to it
Min. 7 :(mnu) BrianLavery is unmarked!
... BrianLavery with a screamer of a shot !
... It sails over!
... He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 7 :(brc) I_Muniain with a precise pass to G_Wilkinson
... Blocked by Z_Knight
Min. 9 :(brc) G_Karagounis sidesteps C_Puyol
... He showed great skill there
... J_Talamonti scythes the player down.
... Psycho!
Min. 14 :(brc) G_Karagounis takes possession
... He looks up
... He's in acres of space
... G_Karagounis with the drive!
... GOAL !!
... The crowd goes wild !
... That's put Barcelona ahead!
... Manchester Utd 0-1 Barcelona ...
Min. 15 :(mnu) Van_Tijkaan finds his way through
... His quick turn fooled the defender
... Van_Tijkaan launches himself head first to connect with the low cross!
... It hits the bar and goes over
... Well, sometimes they go in, sometimes they don't
Min. 17 :(mnu) Fernandinho finds his way through
... He lost his man too easily
... Cleaned up by I_Muniain
Min. 17 :(mnu) J_Maria runs at the defender
... The ball rebounds off Pele back to him!
... That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward!
... B_Spencer goes in with high feet!!
... That's a poor tackle!
... YELLOW CARD!!
... He'll be off if he does that again
Min. 18 :(brc) Pele beats Van_Tijkaan
... He muscled him off the ball
... Pele with an overhead kick !
... He gets a connection
... Tom_Clements collects it comfortably
... The shot never troubled him
Min. 19 :(brc) B_Spencer with an excellent first touch
... He sees a team mate making a run!
... He swings the ball in
... Pele gets on the end of the pass
... He is in space!
... Pele rises above the defence to head the ball !
... But Tom_Clements just gets his fingers to that one
Min. 20 :(mnu) C_Puyol hoofs it up field to find Van_Tijkaan
... Ciaran_Clark gets in the way and wins the ball
Min. 21 :(mnu) W_Barker with a slide rule pass to Van_Tijkaan
... But G_Wilkinson wins the ball
Min. 21 :(brc) J_Cole sprints down the flank
... He threads the ball in to Pele
... But BrianLavery wins the ball from behind
... The crowd appeal but M_McCurry has none of it.
Min. 24 :(mnu) Ben_Barcley runs at G_Collins
... He takes it past him
... Ben_Barcley has time and space on the edge of the box!
... He shoots towards goal!
... Looks like it should be L_Mulen's
... Oh he's let it go through his legs
... But drifts inches wide !!
... L_Mulen looks embarrassed!
... He was relieved to see it go wide!
... Goal kick given, amazing decision there!
Min. 25 :(mnu) Fernandinho with a 50-yard pass to Ben_Barcley
... A scorcher of a shot from Ben_Barcley !
... It hits the inside of the post
... It falls right into L_Mulen's arms
... Unlucky
Min. 26 :(brc) I_Muniain sprints down the flank
... He threads the ball in to B_Spencer
... B_Spencer with the punt towards goal!
... Tom_Clements with a great save
... And he holds onto it as well!
Min. 28 :(mnu) J_Talamonti finds his way through
... His quick turn fooled G_Wilkinson
... J_Talamonti with the diving header !
... He had to be brave there
... But he puts it over
... He can't be happy with that effort
Min. 28 :(brc) J_Cole is closed down
... He plays a quick pass
... I_Muniain latches onto the ball
... J_Maria with a bad challenge
Min. 28 :(brc) Ciaran_Clark has found himself in space
... He looks up for his team mates
... He swings the ball in
... Pele gets on the end of the pass
... He is in space!
... Ben_Barcley tackles cleanly
Min. 33 :(mnu) Fernandinho with the deft touch
... He takes it past G_Wilkinson
... He knocks it to Van_Tijkaan!
... But G_Bale reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 33 :(brc) Pele makes the tackle
... He gets to his feet quickly
... He's beat the defender to the ball
... C_Puyol fouls badly
... M_McCurry will want to speak to him
... M_McCurry called him over for a strong verbal warning
Min. 35 :(mnu) Fernandinho looks in some pain
... He'll have to come off
Min. 35 :(mnu) P_Coutinho replaces an unhappy Fernandinho and will play as a MF
Min. 36 :(brc) G_Karagounis looks around for some movement
... He sees a man in space!
... He hits the ball up to R_Kopa
... R_Kopa curls it towards the top corner !
... Tom_Clements makes a fine save
Min. 37 :(brc) G_Karagounis is first to the loose ball
... He plays the ball across to Pele
... Pele tries to beat Tom_Clements from outside the area!
... The shot takes a wicked deflection
... Tom_Clements dives desperately to try and save it!!
... He can't get to it!
... But it creeps just wide!!
... The deflection had Tom_Clements beaten!
... CORNER!
... The corner is swung in by B_Spencer!
... P_Coutinho gets up well
... And he clears the danger
Min. 42 :(mnu) J_Maria has the ball on the wing
... He takes it past I_Muniain
... He knocks it to P_Coutinho!
... P_Coutinho pounds a rocket on goal !
... The shot slips through L_Mulen's hands
... But goes wide!
... He got away with that!
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(brc) B_Spencer hoofs it up field to find R_Kopa
... R_Kopa attempts to nutmeg Tom_Clements!
... Tom_Clements gets his fingertips to it
Min. 45 :(mnu) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side.
... A_Cissokho will come on for Ben_Barcley and play DF
Min. 45 :(mnu) G_Hooper comes on for W_Barker and takes up a FW role
Min. 47 :(mnu) P_Coutinho with the flick on
... He plays the ball across to C_Puyol
... C_Puyol with the overhead !
... L_Mulen saves it
... Good goalkeeping
Min. 47 :(brc) Pele finds a hole in the defence
... C_Puyol with a deliberate foul
... That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
... M_McCurry calls him over
... M_McCurry tells him he has had enough warnings
... YELLOW CARD!!
... FREE KICK!
... What a silly place to give away a free kick
... Pele bends it in
... Terrific shot
... It takes a bounce of the defender
... The deflection takes it just wide
... That's unlucky!
... CORNER!
... G_Karagounis crosses it in!
... J_Talamonti heads it away
************* HALF TIME ****************
Half Time Score: Manchester Utd 0-1 Barcelona
Min. 48 :(mnu) P_Coutinho beats G_Wilkinson
... His quick feet took him past the defender
... P_Coutinho launches himself head first to connect with the low cross!
... But L_Mulen makes a fine save
Min. 48 :(brc) G_Karagounis gets to the bye line
... He puts it into the box
... He finds Pele
... Pele drifts clear!
... He is clean through!
... He is one on one with Tom_Clements
... He tries to flick it past Tom_Clements
... He's pushed it too far
... He can't stop it going out!!
Min. 49 :(brc) B_Spencer finds G_Collins with a perfectly weighted pass
... BrianLavery had better start being careful if he continues to tackle like that
Min. 49 :(brc) Pele picks up the pass
... Superbly timed tackle by C_Puyol
... He made it look easy
Min. 51 :(brc) G_Wilkinson sprints down the flank
... He plays the ball across to Pele
... A scorcher of a shot from Pele !
... Tom_Clements makes himself big and wins the ball
Min. 53 :(brc) R_Kopa picks up the pass
... P_Coutinho with a nasty foul
... The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
Min. 57 :(mnu) Z_Knight beats I_Muniain
... That was a quick burst of pace to set him free
... A left-footer by Z_Knight !
... L_Mulen gets his fingertips to it
... He pushes it on to the post
... The defender clears the loose ball
Min. 57 :(brc) G_Bale feeds the ball through the middle
... I_Muniain runs onto it
... He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
... A_Cissokho plays it back
... Tom_Clements slips!!
... It goes just wide
... CORNER!
... B_Spencer crosses it in!
... It is kicked away by G_Hooper
Min. 59 :(mnu) C_Puyol is closed down
... He plays a quick pass
... G_Hooper latches onto the ball
... G_Hooper curls the ball in on goal !
... L_Mulen just watches float over the bar!
Min. 60 :(brc) Tom_Clements miskicks!
... G_Karagounis is takes control of the ball!
... Excellent sliding challenge by C_Puyol
... He timed it well
... CORNER!
... G_Wilkinson swings it in!
... Tom_Clements comes out and claims it!
Min. 60 :(mnu) S_Sidwell is taking a throw in
... He takes a couple of strides back
... He throws the ball to G_Hooper
... Pele with the lunge!!
... And the whistle goes, that's a foul
... FREE KICK!
... That could have been a penalty!
... J_Talamonti hoists it forward
... S_Sidwell gets on the end of it
... But G_Collins with the fine tackle
Min. 62 :(brc) R_Kopa plays it to his team mate for a one-two
... Pele decides to go for goal instead!
... Pele with the drive!
... GOAL !!
... Tom_Clements has to pick the ball out of the net
... Manchester Utd 0-2 Barcelona ...
Min. 63 :(brc) Pele with a real burst of pace
... He leaves A_Cissokho behind
... Pele with the strike !
... It hits the outside of the post
... And spins wide
Min. 65 :(brc) B_Myre is being brought on
... J_Cole is leaving the pitch
... He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
... Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 65 :(brc) Barcelona's manager orders his side to play C
Min. 66 :(brc) G_Karagounis runs forward
... He only has going for the goal in mind!
... G_Karagounis tries to lob the keeper !
... Tom_Clements makes a great save
... And he manages to hold onto it as well!
Min. 69 :(brc) R_Kopa with a real burst of pace
... He leaves J_Talamonti behind
... J_Maria with an awful challenge
... I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
... That will be a booking
... YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 76 :(brc) B_Spencer with a measured ball to Pele
... But he steps on the ball and falls over!
... J_Talamonti hits it out for a throw
Min. 76 :(brc) Pele headbutts J_Maria!
... He could be off here!
... The referee reaches to his pocket!
... He jots down his name!
... RED CARD!!
... I think he deserved that!
Min. 78 :(brc) Maradona is ready to come on to replace B_Myre
... Looks like he will play as a MF
Min. 78 :(brc) Adnan_Januzaj is coming on and R_Kopa is being brought off
... Looks likely he will go and play MF
Min. 79 :(mnu) J_Maria has the ball on the wing
... He knocks the ball past Adnan_Januzaj
... He puts in Van_Tijkaan!
... Good sliding challenge from G_Bale
Min. 80 :(brc) G_Karagounis puts in B_Spencer
... B_Spencer has time and space!
... He flicks the ball towards goal
... Tom_Clements gets up well to catch that one
Min. 81 :(brc) Maradona cuts through the defence
... Maradona tries one from the edge of the box !
... But Tom_Clements pulls out a save of the game
Min. 82 :(brc) G_Karagounis runs forward
... He only has going for the goal in mind!
... C_Puyol brings him down from behind!
... But the ref gives nothing!
Min. 84 :(brc) Adnan_Januzaj wins possession
... He plays the ball across to Maradona
... Maradona hits the ball first time!
... But Tom_Clements punches it away
... He could have caught that!
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 91 :(mnu) J_Talamonti changes direction inside
... He sees a team mate making a run
... He plays the ball through to G_Hooper
... G_Hooper attempts a chip!
... It hits the bar!!
... But he beats the defender to the rebound
... OHHHHHHHH !!
... He's put it wide
Min. 91 :(brc) Ciaran_Clark sprints forward with the ball
... Ciaran_Clark with the deft touch!
... He hits the ball towards goal!
... But Tom_Clements just gets his fingers to that one
Min. 91 :(mnu) P_Coutinho pushes it past the defender
... G_Bale wins the ball with ease
... M_McCurry saw something no-one else did
Min. 92 :(mnu) J_Maria is closed down
... He plays a quick pass under pressure
... S_Sidwell latches onto the ball
... Cleared by G_Bale
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Match Details
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Venue : Old Trafford
Attendance : 57,000
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Manchester Utd Match Info
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Best player : P_Coutinho
Scorers : N/A
Sent Off : N/A
Booked : C_Puyol (47), J_Maria (69)
Injured : Fernandinho (35)
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Barcelona Match Info
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Best player : G_Karagounis (Man of the Match)
Scorers : G_Karagounis (14), Pele (62)
Sent Off : Pele (76)
Booked : B_Spencer (17)
Injured : N/A
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Match Statistics
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Manchester Utd | Barcelona
Attempts on Goal : 13 | 17
Off target : 9 | 4
On target : 4 | 13
Possession : 41 | 59
Corners : 0 | 4
Red Cards : 0 | 1
Yellow Cards : 2 | 1
Subs Used : 3 | 3
Fouls : 11 | 10
Key Tackles : 8 | 7
Key Passes : 13 | 15
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Final Score : Manchester Utd 0 - 2 Barcelona
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Player Statistics - Manchester Utd
Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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Tom_Clements GK 28 2 3 2 42 | 95 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 0 0 0
J_Talamonti DF 2 24 12 7 13 | 95 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 40 10 1
Z_Knight DF 1 24 9 5 27 | 95 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 20 10 5
C_Puyol DF 1 23 8 5 36 | 95 0 3 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 58 18 3
Ben_Barcley DF 3 22 7 8 41 | 45 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 20 0 2
Fernandinho MF 4 7 24 9 25 | 35 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0
S_Sidwell MF 2 6 24 8 11 | 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -20 -20 -20
J_Maria MF 3 7 23 9 32 | 95 0 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 38 -2
W_Barker AM 1 9 23 14 25 | 45 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
Van_Tijkaan FW 1 8 8 25 22 | 95 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -20 -20 -13
BrianLavery FW 2 6 8 23 32 | 95 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 20 0 1
F_Bents GK 25 2 2 6 12 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
A_Cissokho DF 2 24 10 6 12 | 50 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0
P_Coutinho MF 2 7 23 15 31 | 60 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 20 10 6
G_Hooper FW 2 10 4 23 26 | 50 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 20 0 2
M_Klosenbeger FW 1 3 5 22 36 | 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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L_Mulen GK 39 4 6 3 10 | 95 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 60 0 0 0
G_Bale DF 2 29 11 7 42 | 95 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 60 10 0
G_Wilkinson DF 1 27 9 7 31 | 95 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 30 20
Ciaran_Clark DF 2 27 8 8 24 | 95 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 40 30 25
G_Collins DF 2 25 9 7 19 | 95 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0
R_Kopa MF 2 14 29 8 23 | 80 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 25 10
B_Spencer MF 1 11 27 12 31 | 95 0 0 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 -2 28 8
I_Muniain MF 1 10 26 8 24 | 95 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 0
G_Karagounis MF 2 9 24 8 33 | 95 0 0 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 40 25
J_Cole MF 3 8 24 7 33 | 67 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
Pele FW 1 7 9 33 26 | 78 0 0 0 0 8 1 0 1 0 -10 -10 29
Pepe_Reina GK 27 2 1 1 32 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
B_Myre DF 1 31 13 6 30 | 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 0 0
Maradona MF 1 10 25 16 18 | 15 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
Adnan_Januzaj MF 3 11 25 10 23 | 15 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
M_Hunt FW 2 9 7 33 33 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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