Elite League Match, Santos FC vs. Barcelona (Sun Jan 21)


                            Santos FC  |  Barcelona
                              4-4-2 C  |  5-4-1 P
                           Glyn Rigby  |  Bryngar Myre
                                       |
                        A_Marshall GK  |  GK Romero
                           D_Moore DF  |  DF B_Myre
                           Josimar DF  |  DF G_Bale
                            R_Huth DF  |  DF G_Wilkinson
                             Oscar DF  |  DF J_Myre
                             E_Sno MF  |  DF Ciaran_Clark
                       Koki_Mizuno MF  |  MF R_Kopa
                          Socrates MF  |  MF B_Spencer
                          Casemiro MF  |  MF Xavi
                              Pele FW  |  MF A_Iniesta
                               Bar FW  |  FW H_Son
                                       |
                           R_Locke SUB |  SUB Pepe_Reina
                         N_Subotic SUB |  SUB J_Miranda
                          J_Tessem SUB |  SUB Adnan_Januzaj
                         S_Marsden SUB |  SUB Maradona
                         Neymar_Jr SUB |  SUB M_Hunt

Referee: N_Alexander (Northern_Ireland)


Min. 3  :(sfc) Socrates runs down the flank
          ...  He threads the ball in to Bar
          ...  A powerful shot by Bar !
          ...  Romero makes a comfortable save
          ...  He wasn't troubled there
Min. 5  :(brc) B_Spencer volleys it forward. He finds J_Myre
          ...  Oscar is called for the holding foul
          ...  He was a bit too close for comfort
Min. 7  :(sfc) Socrates races into the box
          ...  He sees Koki_Mizuno lose his man
          ...  He cuts the ball back to him
          ...  Koki_Mizuno from 20 yards !
          ...  Romero saves it
          ...  Good goalkeeping
Min. 14 :(sfc) Koki_Mizuno looks around for some movement
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He hits the ball to E_Sno
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by B_Spencer
          ...  He made it look easy
Min. 14 :(brc) Ciaran_Clark pushes it past Oscar
          ...  Good sliding challenge from Bar
Min. 17 :(brc) H_Son takes advantage of a mistake by Oscar
          ...  That mistake could prove costly
          ...  D_Moore with a nasty foul
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He was unlucky to be booked for that
Min. 17 :(brc) Xavi brings the ball under control
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  B_Myre gets on the end of the pass
          ...  B_Myre fires off a left-footed shot !
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it wide
Min. 20 :(brc) Xavi plays a first time ball through the defence to H_Son
          ...  D_Moore rushes in with a clumsy tackle!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  What's N_Alexander going to give?
          ...  He just waves play on!
Min. 23 :(sfc) E_Sno runs down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball in to Socrates
          ...  Socrates with a little chip!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Hammered home!
          ...  The Santos FC fans chant his name!
          ...  Santos FC have snatched the lead!
          ...  Santos FC 1-0 Barcelona ...
Min. 24 :(sfc) Casemiro plays the early ball across the box to find R_Huth in space
          ...  R_Huth hits a great drive!
          ...  It hits off a defender!
          ...  But goes clear to safety!
Min. 27 :(brc) H_Son with the dribble
          ...  He made that look easy
          ...  Josimar slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in
Min. 28 :(brc) Xavi cuts the ball back to Ciaran_Clark
          ...  Oscar wins control of the ball with his hand!!
          ...  Play On!!
Min. 30 :(sfc) Bar runs forward
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind!
          ...  Launched towards the top corner by Bar !
          ...  Romero with the acrobatic save
          ...  Well saved
Min. 31 :(sfc) Socrates pulls it back to Pele
          ...  Pele rifles it to the far post !
          ...  But he somehow misses
          ...  That was a woeful effort
Min. 35 :(brc) Barcelona's manager orders his side to play E
Min. 35 :(sfc) Bar sidesteps B_Myre
          ...  That was too easy
          ...  Bar gets his head to the ball !
          ...  Romero gathers it comfortably
Min. 35 :(brc) B_Spencer takes on Pele
          ...  He runs past him
          ...  D_Moore reads the game well and cuts out the pass!
Min. 38 :(brc) H_Son cuts inside his opponent
          ...  He worked that well
          ...  H_Son rises above the defence to head the ball !
          ...  But the ball goes harmlessly wide
Min. 39 :(brc) H_Son is all alone
          ...  the linesman keeps his flag down
          ...  H_Son tries to catch the keeper out!
          ...  It hits the outside of the post
          ...  And goes out
Min. 40 :(brc) H_Son beats R_Huth
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  H_Son with a stunning strike !
          ...  A_Marshall gets his fingertips to it
          ...  He pushes it on to the post
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball
Min. 41 :(sfc) R_Huth lobs it over G_Bale
          ...  J_Myre forces him off the ball
Min. 41 :(sfc) Bar is hobbling. He's unable to continue
Min. 41 :(sfc) Up goes the substitution board - Neymar_Jr on for Bar as a FW
Min. 42 :(sfc) Casemiro looks around for some movement
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He hits the ball to E_Sno
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over!
          ...  Ciaran_Clark hits it out for a throw
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 47 :(brc) R_Kopa takes possession of the ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to H_Son
          ...  H_Son gets up high for the header !
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!!!!
          ...  Unbelievable!!!
          ...  It's gone wide

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Santos FC 1-0 Barcelona

Min. 47 :(brc) R_Kopa crosses into the box, finding Ciaran_Clark
          ...  Pele wins control of the ball with his hand!!
          ...  Play On!!
Min. 49 :(sfc) E_Sno with a probing pass to Neymar_Jr
          ...  Neymar_Jr with the shot on net !
          ...  But Romero punches it away
          ...  He could have caught that!
Min. 53 :(sfc) Koki_Mizuno lobs the ball over the defence
          ...  Socrates latches on to it
          ...  Socrates aims the cheeky shot at goal!
          ...  But Romero is equal to it
Min. 54 :(sfc) Neymar_Jr with the dribble
          ...  He skips through the tackle from R_Kopa
          ...  Neymar_Jr fires off a left-footed shot !
          ...  Romero parries the shot
          ...  And the defender clears it!
Min. 55 :(sfc) N_Subotic is going to be brought on
          ...  R_Huth is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 57 :(brc) A_Iniesta with a glorious long pass to R_Kopa
          ...  R_Kopa with a powerful downward header!
          ...  But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  R_Kopa plays it into the danger area!
          ...  B_Spencer with the header
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  Wide !!
          ...  That was fortunate
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  R_Kopa floats the ball in!
          ...  N_Subotic reads it
          ...  He clears the danger
Min. 58 :(sfc) Casemiro takes possession
          ...  Knocks it past the defender
          ...  He's through on goal
          ...  A skilful effort from Casemiro !
          ...  But Romero stops that one easily
Min. 59 :(brc) H_Son sidesteps his marker
          ...  But Oscar slides in
Min. 60 :(sfc) S_Marsden is ready to come on to replace E_Sno
          ...  Looks like he will play as a MF
Min. 61 :(sfc) Neymar_Jr finds his way through
          ...  His quick turn fooled B_Myre
          ...  But G_Bale will cut out the threat
Min. 62 :(brc) R_Kopa with a probing through ball G_Bale
          ...  G_Bale with the goal bound shot!
          ...  A_Marshall with the save
          ...  He holds onto it as well!
Min. 63 :(sfc) S_Marsden looks up
          ...  He swings the ball right towards Neymar_Jr
          ...  R_Kopa with a nasty foul
          ...  N_Alexander will want to speak to him
          ...  N_Alexander just wants to lecture him
          ...  FREE KICK
          ...  Socrates shapes to shoot
          ...  He plays it to Pele instead
          ...  G_Bale dives in two footed!!
          ...  Play On!!
Min. 65 :(brc) It seems Barcelona are making a tactical change to A
Min. 65 :(brc) R_Kopa comes to collect the ball
          ...  Great turn!!!
          ...  Superb play
          ...  A thundering drive by R_Kopa !
          ...  Terrific shot
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide
          ...  That's unlucky!
Min. 70 :(brc) There's going to be a change
          ...  M_Hunt will come on for G_Bale and play FW
Min. 70 :(brc) Maradona is being prepared to come on
          ...  R_Kopa is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play AM
Min. 70 :(brc) Adnan_Januzaj is being brought on
          ...  B_Spencer is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 71 :(sfc) N_Subotic with a glorious 60-yard pass to Neymar_Jr
          ...  G_Wilkinson tries to clear it
          ...  He has miskicked it!!!
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Koki_Mizuno hits it into the box!
          ...  The ball comes to Neymar_Jr
          ...  He knocks it goalward
          ...  Romero saves, but he fumbles
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Josimar curls it into the box!
          ...  Romero makes the catch!
Min. 72 :(sfc) Neymar_Jr with electric pace
          ...  He eases past Ciaran_Clark
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from A_Iniesta
Min. 72 :(brc) M_Hunt beats Josimar
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  S_Marsden dives in two footed!!
          ...  Play On!!
Min. 73 :(sfc) S_Marsden kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  Neymar_Jr gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  Neymar_Jr fires the shot in!
          ...  Romero was lucky there
Min. 73 :(sfc) Pele knocks it past Ciaran_Clark and runs onto it
          ...  He leaves the defender standing
          ...  G_Wilkinson tugs on his opponent's shirt!!
          ...  N_Alexander has stopped play
          ...  Well spotted by N_Alexander!
          ...  The boy is unlucky to get a yellow
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  FREE KICK
          ...  Koki_Mizuno floats it forward
          ...  Neymar_Jr latches onto the end of it
          ...  Neymar_Jr attempts the shot!
          ...  Romero watches it sail wide!
Min. 74 :(sfc) Oscar has it now
          ...  He takes on G_Wilkinson
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in Pele!
          ...  Pele with a blistering shot !
          ...  Brilliant save from Romero
          ...  That must have impressed his national manager sitting in the stands
Min. 74 :(brc) H_Son is first to the loose ball
          ...  H_Son tries to lob the keeper !
          ...  A_Marshall parries it, he follows it up
          ...  He fires it over!!
Min. 75 :(brc) M_Hunt runs at Casemiro
          ...  He takes it past him
          ...  M_Hunt with the punt towards goal!
          ...  A_Marshall makes a difficult save
Min. 76 :(sfc) Josimar is force to hold onto the ball
          ...  No one seems to be coming forward
          ...  He heads towards the goal alone!
          ...  Josimar has time and space!
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by Casemiro!
          ...  Romero easily claims the ball!
Min. 77 :(sfc) Koki_Mizuno with a glorious 60-yard pass to Casemiro
          ...  Casemiro pounds a rocket on goal !
          ...  But Romero tips it behind
          ...  N_Alexander has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 78 :(brc) Adnan_Januzaj cuts inside Josimar
          ...  He worked that well
          ...  Adnan_Januzaj swings in the shot!
          ...  But the ball goes harmlessly wide
Min. 81 :(sfc) Neymar_Jr beats G_Wilkinson
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  Adnan_Januzaj makes the challenge and clears the ball
          ...  But it drifts out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Josimar plays it into the danger area!
          ...  Romero catches it!
Min. 84 :(sfc) Casemiro skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to Neymar_Jr
          ...  Neymar_Jr with a little chip!
          ...  But he puts it wide
          ...  How did he manage to miss that?
Min. 87 :(sfc) Koki_Mizuno 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!
          ...  G_Wilkinson knobbles the attacking player.
          ...  N_Alexander blows up for a foul
          ...  He gets away with that one
          ...  It's just a warning
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(sfc) S_Marsden drives it forward to Neymar_Jr
          ...  J_Myre with a nasty foul
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
          ...  N_Alexander tries to calm him down
Min. 93 :(sfc) Socrates backtracks with the ball
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field
          ...  N_Subotic gets on the end of it
          ...  N_Subotic curls the ball in on goal !
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it wide
Min. 94 :(brc) Maradona is closed down
          ...  He plays a quick pass
          ...  H_Son latches onto the ball
          ...  H_Son with a scorcher of a shot !
          ...  A_Marshall gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it over

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Academic Stadium
Attendance           : 150,000
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Santos FC Match Info
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Best player          : Socrates (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Socrates (23)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : D_Moore (17)
Injured              : Bar (41)
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Barcelona Match Info
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Best player          : Romero
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : G_Wilkinson (73)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             Santos FC    |    Barcelona
Attempts on Goal     :          19        |       13
Off target           :           6        |       10
On target            :          13        |       3
Possession           :          51        |       49
Corners              :           4        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :          12        |       14
Key Tackles          :           8        |       8
Key Passes           :          18        |       8
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Final Score          : Santos FC 1 - 0 Barcelona
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Player Statistics - Santos FC
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_Marshall     GK  39   4   6   5  11 |  96   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  55   0   0   0
D_Moore        DF   3  31  13  10  16 |  96   0   2   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  98  18  18
Josimar        DF   2  29  13   7  23 |  96   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   1
R_Huth         DF   2  29  11   8  43 |  57   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
Oscar          DF   2  28   7   9  31 |  96   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
E_Sno          MF   1  11  32  10  30 |  62   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  35   0
Koki_Mizuno    MF   1   7  32   7  28 |  96   0   0   4   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  40   5
Socrates       MF   1   6  28   8  12 |  96   0   0   4   0   2   1   0   0   0   0  40  35
Casemiro       MF   3   7  27   5  11 |  96   0   0   3   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  30  10
Pele           FW   1   8   9  35  26 |  96   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  20   0   6
Bar            FW   1   7  10  30  22 |  41   0   1   0   0   3   0   0   0   0  20   0  15
R_Locke        GK  36   2   4   4  15 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Subotic      DF   2  28   7   8  33 |  39   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  10   1
J_Tessem       MF   1   8  29  17  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Marsden      MF   1   8  29   8  46 |  34   0   1   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  30   0
Neymar_Jr      FW   1   8   7  29  20 |  55   0   0   0   0   6   0   0   0   0  20  20  42

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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Romero         GK  39   2   5   1  22 |  96  15   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  65   0   0   0
B_Myre         DF   1  34  14   6  30 |  96   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
G_Bale         DF   2  31  11   7  42 |  72   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  40   0   5
G_Wilkinson    DF   1  30  10   7  31 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  18  -2  -2
J_Myre         DF   2  29   9   7  39 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20
Ciaran_Clark   DF   2  29   8   8  24 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
R_Kopa         MF   2  14  31   8  23 |  72   0   0   3   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  30   2
B_Spencer      MF   1  12  29  12  31 |  72   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   1
Xavi           MF   1   5  29   9  31 |  96   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
A_Iniesta      MF   2   6  27   7  11 |  96   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
H_Son          FW   2   8  10  27  20 |  96   0   0   0   0   6   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
Pepe_Reina     GK  27   2   1   1  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Miranda      DF   2  27  11   7  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Adnan_Januzaj  MF   3  11  27  10  23 |  24   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   1
Maradona       AM   1  11  26  16  18 |  24   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -10 -20
M_Hunt         FW   2   9   8  35  33 |  24   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
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