Elite League Match, Schalke 04 vs. Barcelona (Sun Oct 20)


                           Schalke 04  |  Barcelona
                          4-2-0-2-2 C  |  5-4-1 A
                           Andy Banks  |  Andie Glen
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                          G_Bailey GK  |  GK T_McGill
                        B_Williams DF  |  DF D_Burn
                        D_Epureanu DF  |  DF J_James
                     A_Wan_Bissaka DF  |  DF Arthur
                          J_Kounde DF  |  DF T_Haas
                       Suat_Serdar DM  |  DF S_D_Gibson
                        D_Baboescu DM  |  MF Taliyah_Jnr
                      Eberechi_Eze AM  |  MF F_Rijkaard
                       Steve_Brown AM  |  MF Amine_Harit
                     E_Collamarini FW  |  MF J_Musiala
                           Tatanka FW  |  FW K_Mbappe
                                       |
                          D_Dropsy SUB |  SUB J_Cranky
                     Klaus_Fichtel SUB |  SUB Marco_Rojo
                      Marcos_Acuna SUB |  SUB D_Aitken
                       F_Ravenalli SUB |  SUB N_Stiles
                          P_Minuti SUB |  SUB P_B_E_Dybala

Referee: D_Orsato (Italy)


Min. 2  :(brc) K_Mbappe runs towards the goal
          ...  A delicate chip from K_Mbappe !
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity
Min. 3  :(shk) Eberechi_Eze beats his marker
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over!
          ...  J_James hits it out for a throw
Min. 5  :(shk) Steve_Brown flicks it over T_Haas's head
          ...  He showed some great skill there!
          ...  Steve_Brown gets his head to the ball !
          ...  But T_McGill with the difficult save
Min. 8  :(brc) K_Mbappe with a real burst of pace
          ...  He leaves A_Wan_Bissaka behind
          ...  A left-footer by K_Mbappe !
          ...  It hammers off the bar onto the line
          ...  The referee talks to his assistant
          ...  He waves play on
          ...  Goal not given there!
          ...  That looked like the wrong decision
Min. 10 :(shk) Suat_Serdar looks around for some movement
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to Tatanka
          ...  Arthur goes in studs first
Min. 13 :(brc) Amine_Harit controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball into the middle!
          ...  Taliyah_Jnr gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  D_Baboescu takes the ball
          ...  OOOHHHH!!
          ...  He almost loses it straight away
          ...  But he hits it clear!
Min. 25 :(shk) Steve_Brown with the nutmeg
          ...  He takes the ball forward
          ...  Steve_Brown hits the ball first time!
          ...  He could have let that bounce
          ...  T_McGill tips it round the post
          ...  Well saved
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Steve_Brown chips the ball in towards the back post!
          ...  T_McGill jumps well to claim it!
Min. 30 :(shk) Suat_Serdar with a smart pass to Steve_Brown
          ...  T_Haas gets to the ball first
Min. 31 :(brc) Taliyah_Jnr spots F_Rijkaard who is in acres of space
          ...  Suat_Serdar wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge
Min. 32 :(brc) F_Rijkaard is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He throws it to D_Burn
          ...  J_Kounde with a pull on the shirt
          ...  D_Orsato shows him a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on!
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Schalke 04 0-0 Barcelona

Min. 46 :(shk) Suat_Serdar gets to the by line
          ...  He looks up and lobs in a cross
          ...  Steve_Brown is unmarked
          ...  Steve_Brown with the 40 yard drive !
          ...  T_McGill collects it comfortably
          ...  The shot never troubled him
Min. 54 :(brc) T_Haas beats J_Kounde
          ...  He muscled him off the ball
          ...  But he stands on the ball and falls over!!
          ...  B_Williams picks up the loose ball and clears the danger
Min. 55 :(brc) Marco_Rojo will come on for Arthur and play DF
Min. 55 :(brc) K_Mbappe flicks it over A_Wan_Bissaka's head
          ...  He showed some great skill there!
          ...  K_Mbappe with the side footed shot!
          ...  But it whistles just past the post
Min. 57 :(shk) E_Collamarini holds the ball up
          ...  He sees Steve_Brown in space!
          ...  J_Musiala slides in hard!
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 60 :(brc) D_Burn sprints down the flank
          ...  He threads the ball in to F_Rijkaard
          ...  J_Kounde with the tackle
Min. 65 :(brc) N_Stiles will come on for Taliyah_Jnr and play MF
Min. 65 :(brc) P_B_E_Dybala is being prepared to come on
          ...  K_Mbappe is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 66 :(brc) T_Haas holds the ball up
          ...  He sees P_B_E_Dybala in space!
          ...  D_Epureanu is called for the holding foul
          ...  He was a bit too close for comfort
Min. 68 :(brc) Amine_Harit slides the ball across to P_B_E_Dybala
          ...  B_Williams gets in the way and wins the ball
Min. 69 :(shk) Klaus_Fichtel replaces J_Kounde to play as a DF
Min. 71 :(shk) Marcos_Acuna is being prepared to come on
          ...  Suat_Serdar is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play MF
Min. 72 :(shk) F_Ravenalli is going to be brought on
          ...  Eberechi_Eze is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 73 :(shk) P_Minuti is coming on and E_Collamarini is being brought off
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play FW
Min. 74 :(brc) Marco_Rojo sidesteps his marker
          ...  That was too easy
          ...  B_Williams with the block
Min. 75 :(brc) J_James fires over a low cross to P_B_E_Dybala
          ...  Fine tackle by Tatanka
          ...  He prevents the corner as well
Min. 76 :(brc) Marco_Rojo with a precise ball to P_B_E_Dybala
          ...  P_B_E_Dybala with a powerful downward header!
          ...  G_Bailey can't get to it!
          ...  OH! It drifts wide!
          ...  G_Bailey has a smile on his face
          ...  Did he know that was going wide?
Min. 77 :(brc) F_Rijkaard beats B_Williams
          ...  B_Williams does well to get the tackle in
Min. 79 :(shk) A_Wan_Bissaka with a probing pass to Tatanka
          ...  S_D_Gibson gets in the way and wins the ball
Min. 79 :(brc) P_B_E_Dybala turns nicely onto the ball
          ...  Tatanka stands firm and knocks the player to the ground!!
          ...  That s a rash challenge!!
          ...  Shown a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  D_Orsato signals that it is indirect
          ...  N_Stiles swings it in
          ...  P_B_E_Dybala gets on the end of it
          ...  A great volley from P_B_E_Dybala !
          ...  G_Bailey gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he slots in the rebound
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  That takes his tally to 10 for the season!!
          ...  That must have sealed it!!
          ...  Schalke 04 0-1 Barcelona ...
Min. 80 :(brc) The manager shouting something towards his players
          ...  It looks like he's turning things round a bit
          ...  Barcelona will now play C
Min. 81 :(shk) Steve_Brown with the dribble
          ...  This is a great chance
          ...  Steve_Brown tries the lob from 30 yards !
          ...  It hammers off the bar onto the line
          ...  D_Orsato talks to his assistant
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  The Schalke 04 fans celebrate the goal
          ...  Schalke 04 have done it!!
          ...  They are all square
          ...  Schalke 04 1-1 Barcelona ...
Min. 82 :(brc) The manager shouting something towards his players
          ...  It looks like he's turning things round a bit
          ...  Barcelona will now play A
Min. 85 :(brc) Amine_Harit is rolling on the ground!
          ...  He gets up again
          ...  Looks like a little bit of play acting
Min. 86 :(brc) Amine_Harit reads the run of P_B_E_Dybala
          ...  P_B_E_Dybala tries to catch the keeper out!
          ...  It grazes the bar
          ...  And goes over
          ...  Oh so close there!
Min. 87 :(shk) F_Ravenalli with the dribble
          ...  He made that look easy
          ...  Good sliding challenge from J_Musiala and it had to be
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(brc) P_B_E_Dybala flicks it over the defender and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  D_Epureanu with a reckless challenge
          ...  He is warned by D_Orsato
          ...  It s just a warning
Min. 90 :(shk) Tatanka leaves his marker standing
          ...  But Marco_Rojo wins the ball
Min. 91 :(brc) J_James gets to the bye line
          ...  He puts it into the box
          ...  He finds Amine_Harit
          ...  Amine_Harit aiming for the bottom corner !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  G_Bailey shouts at his defenders
          ...  Have Barcelona stolen the win late on with that goal?
          ...  Schalke 04 1-2 Barcelona ...
Min. 92 :(brc) Barcelona will now play C after the order comes from the dugout
Min. 92 :(shk) Tatanka runs at the defender
          ...  The ball rebounds off T_Haas back to him!
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward!
          ...  Tatanka hits a curling shot!
          ...  T_McGill with a superb tip around the post
          ...  When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  D_Epureanu swings it in!
          ...  T_McGill easily claims the ball!
Min. 94 :(brc) F_Rijkaard takes advantage of a mistake by B_Williams
          ...  Can he make them pay?
          ...  F_Rijkaard with a scorcher of a shot !
          ...  G_Bailey parries it, he follows it up
          ...  And G_Bailey recovers to save!!

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Veltins Arena
Attendance           : 143,279
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Schalke 04 Match Info
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Best player          : Steve_Brown (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Steve_Brown (81)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : J_Kounde (32), Tatanka (79)
Injured              : N/A
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Barcelona Match Info
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Best player          : Amine_Harit
Scorers              : P_B_E_Dybala (79), Amine_Harit (91)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                            Schalke 04    |   Barcelona
Attempts on Goal     :           5        |       8
Off target           :           0        |       5
On target            :           5        |       3
Possession           :          54        |       46
Corners              :           2        |       0
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       0
Subs Used            :           4        |       3
Fouls                :          10        |       6
Key Tackles          :           8        |       6
Key Passes           :           4        |       9
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Final Score          : Schalke 04 1 - 2 Barcelona
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Player Statistics - Schalke 04
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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G_Bailey       GK  34   1   5   5   9 |  96   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -15   0   0   0
B_Williams     DF   3  35  11   7  43 |  96   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  80   0   0
D_Epureanu     DF   1  35   9   9  33 |  96   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Wan_Bissaka  DF   3  34  11   5  21 |  96   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
J_Kounde       DF   2  32   6   2  28 |  71   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  18  -2  -2
Suat_Serdar    DM   2  25  33   1  15 |  73   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20   0
D_Baboescu     DM   1  16  30   6  27 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20
Eberechi_Eze   AM   1   6  30  18  21 |  74   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Steve_Brown    AM   1  17  24  29  29 |  96   0   0   0   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0  40
E_Collamarini  FW   1   5  10  34  31 |  75   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Tatanka        FW   3   7  10  31  32 |  96   0   1   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2 -22 -17
D_Dropsy       GK  30   3   4   3  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Klaus_Fichtel  DF   2  31  23   5  41 |  25   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Marcos_Acuna   MF   2   3  32   2  11 |  23   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
F_Ravenalli    MF   2   9  29   5  31 |  22   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Minuti       FW   2   9  10  28  11 |  21   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 |  96   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0   0
D_Burn         DF   2  36  11  13  21 |  96   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
J_James        DF   2  32  24   1  28 |  96   0   1   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  20  40   0
Arthur         DF   1  32  17   1  21 |  57   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Haas         DF   2  32  14   8  11 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
S_D_Gibson     DF   1  32  12   8  12 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
Taliyah_Jnr    MF   1   5  32  24  28 |  67   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
F_Rijkaard     MF   2   1  31  24  28 |  96   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   5
Amine_Harit    MF   2  10  31  18  28 |  96   0   0   3   0   1   1   0   0   0  20  50  45
J_Musiala      MF   1   3  30  16   9 |  96   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
K_Mbappe       FW   2   9   8  40  12 |  67   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Cranky       GK  30   3   3   2  12 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Marco_Rojo     DF   1  36  12   8  30 |  39   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  30  20
D_Aitken       DF   1  32  10   6  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Stiles       MF   2  18  31   1  24 |  29   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
P_B_E_Dybala   FW   2   7   9  35  22 |  29   0   0   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  25
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