Elite League Cup Group Match 3, Newcastle vs. Barcelona (Thu Nov 03)


                            Newcastle  |  Barcelona
                            4-4-1-1 C  |  4-5-1 E
                     Tony Glendinning  |  Bryngar Myre
                                       |
                         P_Shilton GK  |  GK Hugo_Lloris
                          G_Hanley DF  |  DF G_Bale
                          D_A_Cole DF  |  DF G_Wilkinson
                     Papakoli_Diop DF  |  DF J_Myre
                            D_Rose DF  |  DF J_Miranda
                          F_Moussa MF  |  MF R_Kopa
                          A_Karnak MF  |  MF B_Spencer
                            J_Cole MF  |  MF Xavi
                        A_Oldridge MF  |  MF Adnan_Januzaj
                              Raul AM  |  MF G_Karagounis
                             H_Son FW  |  FW Odegaard
                                       |
                          P_Bonner SUB |  SUB Romero
                           P_Alert SUB |  SUB B_Myre
                            W_Zaha SUB |  SUB Maradona
                        C_McGregor SUB |  SUB M_Hunt
                         B_Wolford SUB |  SUB H_Kane

Referee: O_Hategan (Romania)


Min. 6  :(brc) G_Wilkinson controls the ball with ease
          ...  G_Wilkinson curls the ball in on goal !
          ...  The shot slips through P_Shilton's hands
          ...  But P_Shilton recovers to save!
          ...  He got away with that!
Min. 7  :(brc) Adnan_Januzaj beats D_A_Cole
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  Adnan_Januzaj with the cheeky shot!
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Xavi hits it towards the far post!
          ...  F_Moussa belts it clear
Min. 8  :(brc) Xavi plays a long ball to Odegaard
          ...  Odegaard shoots towards goal !
          ...  It hits off a defender!
          ...  But goes clear to safety!
Min. 9  :(nwt) H_Son with the dribble
          ...  This is a great chance
          ...  A cheeky lob from H_Son !
          ...  Hugo_Lloris makes a comfortable save
          ...  He wasn't troubled there
Min. 10 :(nwt) D_A_Cole nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind!
          ...  D_A_Cole tries to curl it into the bottom corner !
          ...  But Hugo_Lloris parries the shot
          ...  The defender manages to scramble the ball away
Min. 10 :(brc) G_Wilkinson is unmarked!
          ...  J_Cole plays the back pass
          ...  P_Shilton can't get to it!!
          ...  It goes just wide!!
          ...  What a lucky escape!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  G_Karagounis chips the ball into the area!
          ...  Adnan_Januzaj with the header
          ...  P_Shilton saves it
          ...  Good goalkeeping
Min. 12 :(nwt) Raul chests it down
          ...  Raul hits a crisp volley!
          ...  Hugo_Lloris guesses right
Min. 13 :(nwt) A_Karnak jumps over the defender's challenge
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg
          ...  He's clean through
          ...  G_Wilkinson slides in hard!
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 13 :(brc) Adnan_Januzaj takes advantage of a defensive mistake
          ...  That mistake could prove costly
          ...  Adnan_Januzaj carves a shot towards goal !
          ...  But P_Shilton punches it away
          ...  He took a knock there
          ...  His manager is looking on anxiously
          ...  He's ok to carry on
Min. 14 :(nwt) H_Son slides the ball across to A_Karnak
          ...  A_Karnak unleashes a pile driver !
          ...  But he puts it well wide
          ...  The Barcelona fans taunt him!
Min. 14 :(brc) Adnan_Januzaj drives it forward to J_Miranda
          ...  J_Miranda with a powerful header !
          ...  P_Shilton falls over
          ...  He recovers to tip it onto the post!
          ...  But it hits his back!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Unlucky!
          ...  The Barcelona fans start to taunt him now!
          ...  That's put Barcelona ahead!
          ...  Newcastle 0-1 Barcelona ...
Min. 16 :(brc) G_Karagounis finds G_Bale on the edge of the box
          ...  D_A_Cole tackles cleanly
Min. 17 :(nwt) Raul is through on goal
          ...  Odegaard fouls badly
          ...  Shown a YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 21 :(brc) J_Myre with the cross-field pass to Odegaard
          ...  Odegaard with a powerful diving header!
          ...  Saved by P_Shilton
Min. 23 :(nwt) Raul is closed down
          ...  He plays a quick pass
          ...  D_A_Cole latches onto the ball
          ...  B_Spencer with the block
Min. 24 :(nwt) Raul with a pinpoint pass to H_Son
          ...  H_Son has time and space!
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal
          ...  He hits the post
          ...  He follows it up!
          ...  But puts it wide!
          ...  He'll be disappointed with that
Min. 24 :(brc) G_Karagounis with a real burst of pace
          ...  He shows D_Rose a clean set of heals
          ...  Papakoli_Diop with an ugly foul
          ...  O_Hategan warns him
Min. 24 :(nwt) D_Rose looks in some pain. He'll have to come off
Min. 24 :(nwt) P_Alert is going to be brought on
          ...  D_Rose is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 26 :(brc) Xavi brings it under control
          ...  He takes on Papakoli_Diop
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in Adnan_Januzaj!
          ...  A_Oldridge bundles the player over!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  The ref looks across to his assistant!
          ...  Play on!
Min. 27 :(nwt) F_Moussa runs at G_Bale
          ...  The defender slips and falls over
          ...  G_Bale reacts to stop the move going any further
Min. 29 :(brc) J_Myre changes direction inside
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to Xavi
          ...  A powerful shot by Xavi !
          ...  It sails over!
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 32 :(brc) G_Karagounis changes direction inside
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to Odegaard
          ...  G_Hanley stands firm and knocks the player to the ground!!
          ...  That's a rash challenge!!
Min. 33 :(nwt) Papakoli_Diop beats J_Miranda
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free
          ...  Papakoli_Diop hits the ball on the bounce !
          ...  But Hugo_Lloris reaches the ball. Good save
          ...  There was a foul on Hugo_Lloris anyway
Min. 40 :(brc) Barcelona will now play P after the order comes from the dugout
Min. 42 :(nwt) J_Cole sprints down the wing
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space!
          ...  He puts in a square ball!
          ...  H_Son runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  J_Myre stands firm and knocks the player to the ground!!
          ...  That's a rash challenge!!
          ...  Shown a YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(brc) Xavi with electric pace
          ...  He eases past H_Son
          ...  Xavi with the header !
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  P_Shilton dives desperately to try and save it!!
          ...  He can't get to it!
          ...  But it creeps just wide!!
          ...  The deflection had P_Shilton beaten!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  G_Bale chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  P_Shilton reads it well, and claims it!
Min. 46 :(brc) Adnan_Januzaj sidesteps D_A_Cole
          ...  He was too quick for his marker
          ...  A vicious shot by Adnan_Januzaj !
          ...  P_Shilton with a great save
          ...  He holds onto it as well!
Min. 47 :(brc) Xavi backtracks with the ball
          ...  He hits the ball up field
          ...  Odegaard latches onto the end of it
          ...  The ball hits G_Hanley in the face!
          ...  And goes clear!
Min. 49 :(brc) R_Kopa jinks infield
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to Adnan_Januzaj
          ...  Adnan_Januzaj uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot!
          ...  It floats over P_Shilton
          ...  Its heading goal ward!
          ...  But floats just over
          ...  That was a great effort

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Newcastle 0-1 Barcelona

Min. 46 :(nwt) F_Moussa with a first time pass
          ...  Papakoli_Diop runs onto it!
          ...  An audacious effort from Papakoli_Diop !
          ...  Hugo_Lloris makes a difficult save
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Raul plays it towards the near post!
          ...  Hugo_Lloris comes out and claims it!
Min. 47 :(brc) Odegaard knocks the ball past the lunge of D_A_Cole
          ...  But Raul with the fine tackle
Min. 49 :(nwt) A_Karnak with a measured pass to H_Son
          ...  H_Son swings in the shot!
          ...  What agility from Hugo_Lloris
Min. 50 :(brc) Odegaard has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past Papakoli_Diop!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  Odegaard gets up high for the header !
          ...  But he puts it well wide
          ...  That was a mishit effort!
Min. 52 :(nwt) J_Cole with a penetrating pass to H_Son
          ...  From long range H_Son bends the ball towards goal!
          ...  It hits off a defender!
          ...  Hugo_Lloris is wrong footed!
          ...  It drifts just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Cole chips the ball in towards the back post!
          ...  J_Myre gets up well
          ...  And he heads it away
Min. 53 :(brc) G_Bale sprints down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball in to J_Miranda
          ...  F_Moussa with a nasty foul
          ...  That looked malicious
          ...  It's a yellow, and rightly so
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 53 :(brc) Adnan_Januzaj sidesteps his marker
          ...  He runs forward now
          ...  Adnan_Januzaj with the attempt at goal!
          ...  Looks like it should be P_Shilton's
          ...  Oh he's let it go through his legs
          ...  But drifts inches wide !!
          ...  P_Shilton looks embarrassed!
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Adnan_Januzaj hits it towards the far post!
          ...  Odegaard swings a leg at it!
          ...  P_Shilton gathers it easily
Min. 54 :(nwt) A_Oldridge with a smart pass to Raul
          ...  But G_Wilkinson reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 54 :(nwt) A_Oldridge is closed down
          ...  He plays a quick pass under pressure
          ...  G_Hanley latches onto the ball
          ...  R_Kopa with a nasty foul
          ...  That will be a booking
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 55 :(nwt) A_Karnak finds Raul in acres of space
          ...  Raul hits the shot with the inside of the right foot!
          ...  Hugo_Lloris makes a great save
          ...  But he can't hold onto it!
Min. 57 :(brc) Xavi takes possession
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  Xavi tries to curl it into the bottom corner !
          ...  It hits the outside of the post
          ...  And spins wide
Min. 59 :(nwt) P_Alert with a reverse pass to A_Karnak
          ...  J_Myre with the tackle
          ...  He came to the rescue there!
Min. 60 :(nwt) Papakoli_Diop drives it forward to H_Son
          ...  J_Myre reads it well
          ...  This boy is a quality defender
          ...  The crowd sing his praises
Min. 60 :(brc) Xavi is taking a throw in
          ...  He takes a couple of strides back
          ...  He throws the ball to Odegaard
          ...  Odegaard controls the ball well!
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal!
          ...  P_Shilton falls over
          ...  But P_Shilton is relieved to watch it go out of play!
Min. 63 :(nwt) F_Moussa looks around for some movement
          ...  He knocks the ball across to A_Oldridge
          ...  G_Bale wins the ball
Min. 63 :(nwt) F_Moussa could get a shot on goal here
          ...  J_Miranda with an ugly foul
          ...  He gets away with that one
          ...  It's just a warning
Min. 65 :(nwt) C_McGregor replaces A_Karnak to play as a MF
Min. 65 :(brc) It seems Barcelona are making a tactical change to C
Min. 68 :(brc) Odegaard takes possession
          ...  Knocks it past P_Alert
          ...  He's through on goal
          ...  A_Oldridge rushes in with a clumsy tackle!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  What's O_Hategan going to give?
          ...  He just waves play on!
Min. 70 :(brc) B_Myre is being brought on
          ...  Adnan_Januzaj is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 70 :(brc) M_Hunt is coming on for Odegaard and playing FW
Min. 75 :(nwt) B_Wolford is coming on for H_Son and will play FW
Min. 77 :(nwt) Raul slows the ball down and waits for support
          ...  He spots his team mate making a run now
          ...  He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now!
          ...  His team mate plays the through ball for him!
          ...  Raul gets up high for the header !
          ...  He hits the side netting
          ...  There was some parts of the ground that thought that went in!
Min. 81 :(brc) M_Hunt has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past P_Alert!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  Driven towards goal by M_Hunt !
          ...  But P_Shilton palms it behind
          ...  O_Hategan has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 85 :(brc) R_Kopa backtracks with the ball
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field
          ...  G_Bale gets on the end of it
          ...  Papakoli_Diop fouls badly
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
          ...  O_Hategan calls him over
          ...  O_Hategan tells him he has had enough warnings
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 87 :(nwt) B_Wolford with a measured ball to P_Alert
          ...  G_Wilkinson rushes in with a clumsy tackle!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  What's O_Hategan going to give?
          ...  He just waves play on!
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on

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


Match Details
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Venue                : St James Park
Attendance           : 90,000
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Newcastle Match Info
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Best player          : Raul
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : F_Moussa (53), Papakoli_Diop (85)
Injured              : D_Rose (24)
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Barcelona Match Info
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Best player          : Adnan_Januzaj (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : J_Miranda (14)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Odegaard (17), J_Myre (42), R_Kopa (54)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             Newcastle    |    Barcelona
Attempts on Goal     :          11        |       17
Off target           :           4        |       8
On target            :           7        |       9
Possession           :          41        |       59
Corners              :           2        |       4
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       3
Subs Used            :           3        |       2
Fouls                :           9        |       12
Key Tackles          :           6        |       8
Key Passes           :          14        |       11
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Final Score          : Newcastle 0 - 1 Barcelona
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Player Statistics - Newcastle
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_Shilton      GK  33   6   5   3  18 |  95   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0   0
G_Hanley       DF   2  25  11   7  41 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
D_A_Cole       DF   1  25   9  10  29 |  95   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   5
Papakoli_Diop  DF   2  24  15   8  24 |  95   0   0   1   0   2   0   1   0   0  -2   8   8
D_Rose         DF   1  23  10   7  22 |  24   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
F_Moussa       MF   1   5  24  18  23 |  95   0   1   2   0   0   0   1   0   0  18  18  -2
A_Karnak       MF   3   4  24  14  31 |  69   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   1
J_Cole         MF   3   8  24   7  33 |  95   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20   0
A_Oldridge     MF   1   8  23  17  17 |  95   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  20   0
Raul           AM   1   8  23  20  30 |  95   0   1   2   0   3   0   0   0   0  20  20  11
H_Son          FW   2   8   9  24  20 |  79   0   0   1   0   4   0   0   0   0   0  10  12
P_Bonner       GK  27   1   3   3  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Alert        DF   2  23  11  11  20 |  71   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
W_Zaha         MF   2   7  23  17  12 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_McGregor     MF   3  13  23   8  23 |  26   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -20
B_Wolford      FW   1  11  13  27  28 |  16   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   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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Hugo_Lloris    GK  28   3   2   3  13 |  95   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  80   0   0   0
G_Bale         DF   2  29  11   7  42 |  95   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  80  10   0
G_Wilkinson    DF   1  28  10   7  31 |  95   0   3   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  60   0   5
J_Myre         DF   2  27   9   7  39 |  95   0   3   2   0   0   0   1   0   0  78  38  18
J_Miranda      DF   2  26  10   7  21 |  95   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0  20  20  40
R_Kopa         MF   2  14  30   8  23 |  95   0   0   2   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  18  -2
B_Spencer      MF   1  11  28  12  31 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
Xavi           MF   1   5  27   9  31 |  95   0   0   4   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  40   3
Adnan_Januzaj  MF   3  11  26  10  23 |  74   0   0   1   1   6   0   0   0   0   0  25  18
G_Karagounis   MF   2   9  25   8  33 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Odegaard       FW   2   4   5  25  31 |  74   0   0   0   0   5   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  15
Romero         GK  39   2   5   1  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Myre         DF   1  31  13   5  30 |  21   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Maradona       AM   1  10  26  16  18 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Hunt         FW   2   9   7  34  33 |  21   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
H_Kane         FW   1   8  10  28  33 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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