Elite FA Cup Group Match, Sunderland vs. Barcelona (Wed Nov 23)


                           Sunderland  |  Barcelona
                          4-1-2-1-2 P  |  4-3-1-2 A
                         John Gemmell  |  Bryngar Myre
                                       |
                           R_Locke GK  |  GK Romero
                         E_Moretti DF  |  DF G_Bale
                        R_Roversio DF  |  DF G_Wilkinson
                         B_Weinman DF  |  DF Ciaran_Clark
                        A_Cissokho DF  |  DF J_Miranda
                           M_Woods DM  |  MF R_Kopa
                     Eugen_Shakhov MF  |  MF B_Spencer
                        M_V_Bommel MF  |  MF I_Muniain
                        S_Nakamoto AM  |  AM Maradona
                        Christinoa FW  |  FW M_Hunt
                         Ademilson FW  |  FW H_Kane
                                       |
                       R_McGlinchy SUB |  SUB Hugo_Lloris
                            W_Reid SUB |  SUB B_Myre
                           D_Black SUB |  SUB Xavi
                              Atsu SUB |  SUB Adnan_Januzaj
                            T_Erak SUB |  SUB Odegaard

Referee: P_Graham (Wales)


Min. 1  :(sun) S_Nakamoto sprints down the wing
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space!
          ...  He puts in a square ball!
          ...  Christinoa runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  Ciaran_Clark gathers up the loose ball
Min. 2  :(brc) M_Hunt makes himself available
          ...  Christinoa with an ugly foul
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
          ...  He gets a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  Just outside the box!
          ...  I_Muniain swings it in
          ...  M_Hunt takes control of it!
          ...  M_Woods reads the play well
Min. 5  :(sun) Ademilson sidesteps G_Bale
          ...  That was too easy
          ...  But G_Wilkinson sees the pass and cuts it out
Min. 6  :(sun) M_V_Bommel moves out over to the edge of the pitch
          ...  He plays the ball through to Christinoa
          ...  Christinoa with the shot !
          ...  But Romero just gets his fingers to that one
          ...  P_Graham has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 8  :(brc) Ciaran_Clark with a glorious 60-yard pass to M_Hunt
          ...  E_Moretti with the tackle
          ...  He came to the rescue there!
Min. 9  :(sun) S_Nakamoto brings it under control
          ...  He takes on G_Bale
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in Ademilson!
          ...  Ademilson shapes up for a shot!
          ...  He has failed to hit the target!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 9  :(brc) G_Bale slides it through the middle to M_Hunt
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by B_Weinman
          ...  He made it look easy
Min. 10 :(brc) R_Kopa with a glorious long pass to M_Hunt
          ...  M_Hunt controls the ball well!
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal!
          ...  R_Locke with a great save
          ...  And he holds onto it as well!
Min. 14 :(brc) I_Muniain with a measured pass to G_Bale
          ...  G_Bale tries the shot !
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it wide
Min. 15 :(sun) Christinoa 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 E_Moretti
          ...  Ciaran_Clark fouls badly
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!, he is in the book for that one
Min. 16 :(brc) M_Hunt knocks the ball past R_Roversio
          ...  M_Hunt tries to lob the keeper !
          ...  But R_Locke punches it away
          ...  He could have caught that!
Min. 17 :(brc) G_Wilkinson holds the ball up
          ...  He sees M_Hunt in space!
          ...  M_Hunt tries the lob from 30 yards !
          ...  But R_Locke parries the shot
          ...  The defender manages to scramble the ball away
Min. 19 :(brc) G_Bale is down clutching his leg
          ...  He is ok to carry on though
Min. 20 :(brc) Maradona with a precise ball to M_Hunt
          ...  A vicious shot by M_Hunt !
          ...  R_Locke gathers it easily
Min. 21 :(sun) E_Moretti with the dribble
          ...  He's clean through
          ...  The fans are on their feet
          ...  Launched towards the top corner by E_Moretti !
          ...  But Romero punches it away
          ...  He took a knock there
          ...  His manager is looking on anxiously
          ...  He's ok to carry on
Min. 23 :(brc) Maradona finds himself in acres of space
          ...  M_V_Bommel fouls badly
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
Min. 30 :(sun) R_Roversio pass splits open the defence
          ...  What a ball!
          ...  Christinoa is clean through!
          ...  Christinoa could have let it bounce!
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity
Min. 31 :(brc) Ciaran_Clark finds M_Hunt with a perfectly weighted pass
          ...  M_Hunt hits the ball on the bounce !
          ...  The fans behind the goal jump up!
          ...  R_Locke acrobatically tips it over !!
          ...  Great keeping!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Ciaran_Clark curls it into the box!
          ...  R_Locke reads it well, and claims it!
Min. 33 :(sun) M_Woods barges B_Spencer off the ball
          ...  M_Woods cracks a laser towards goal !
          ...  It's way wide
          ...  The Barcelona fans behind the goal spread their arms out
Min. 36 :(brc) B_Spencer with a precise pass to M_Hunt
          ...  M_Hunt with a scorcher of a shot !
          ...  But R_Locke punches it away
          ...  He commands his area so well
Min. 37 :(brc) M_Hunt skips the challenge from M_V_Bommel
          ...  Fine tackle by A_Cissokho
          ...  But he can't prevent the corner
Min. 39 :(sun) Christinoa crosses in from the wing, he finds Ademilson in the box
          ...  Ademilson aiming for the bottom corner !
          ...  But he puts it wide
Min. 42 :(brc) Maradona takes advantage of a mistake by Ademilson
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from R_Roversio
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(brc) Maradona with the dribble
          ...  He skips through the tackle from E_Moretti
          ...  M_V_Bommel with a perfectly timed tackle
Min. 45 :(brc) R_Kopa threads the through ball to I_Muniain
          ...  I_Muniain with the header !
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  R_Locke moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  It's beaten him!
          ...  But it thumps the post!!
          ...  And goes out!
Min. 48 :(sun) M_Woods is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He throws it to A_Cissokho
          ...  A great volley from A_Cissokho !
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!!!!
          ...  Unbelievable!!!
          ...  It's gone wide

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Sunderland 0-0 Barcelona

Min. 46 :(brc) I_Muniain holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  He knocks the ball across to M_Hunt
          ...  M_Hunt with an overhead kick !
          ...  He gets a connection
          ...  It's beaten R_Locke
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  That's put Barcelona in front!
          ...  Sunderland 0-1 Barcelona ...
Min. 47 :(sun) The assistant manager is out on the touchline shouting orders
          ...  It seems Sunderland will now be playing A
Min. 48 :(brc) M_Hunt jumps over B_Weinman's challenge
          ...  M_Hunt sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender !
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity
Min. 50 :(sun) A_Cissokho kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  M_Woods gets on the end of the pass
          ...  The cross hits M_Woods on the butt and rebounds towards goal !
          ...  Romero takes the ball off him
          ...  He was showing off there!
Min. 51 :(sun) M_Woods chips the ball over the defence and finds S_Nakamoto
          ...  J_Miranda reads him well and hoofs it clear
Min. 54 :(sun) Ademilson breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on Romero!
          ...  H_Kane brings him down!
          ...  He could be off here!
          ...  P_Graham reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  I think he deserved that!
Min. 57 :(sun) M_Woods controls it well
          ...  He nutmegs G_Bale
          ...  He puts in B_Weinman!
          ...  B_Weinman with the crafty shot!
          ...  Romero saves, but he fumbles
          ...  But he gathers at the second attempt!
Min. 58 :(brc) R_Kopa takes advantage of a bad back pass
          ...  But R_Roversio slid in
          ...  It was a well timed tackle and it had to be
Min. 62 :(brc) J_Miranda loses E_Moretti
          ...  J_Miranda has time and space on the edge of the box!
          ...  He shoots towards goal!
          ...  R_Locke gets his fingertips to it
Min. 64 :(brc) I_Muniain is taking a throw in
          ...  He takes a couple of strides back
          ...  He throws the ball to Ciaran_Clark
          ...  Ciaran_Clark fires a shot at goal !
          ...  But R_Locke palms it behind
          ...  P_Graham has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 65 :(brc) H_Kane with the dribble
          ...  He skips through the tackle from R_Roversio
          ...  B_Weinman with a perfectly timed tackle
Min. 66 :(sun) M_Woods gets to the by-line
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He plays the ball through to Christinoa
          ...  Christinoa drives it towards goal !
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!!
          ...  Romero palms it behind !!
          ...  What a great save!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  M_Woods hits it towards the far post!
          ...  Romero easily catches it!
Min. 68 :(sun) S_Nakamoto is out on the right
          ...  He moves the ball left to Christinoa
          ...  Christinoa pounds a rocket on goal !
          ...  Romero beats the ball away
Min. 68 :(brc) Maradona with the deft touch
          ...  He takes it past R_Roversio
          ...  He knocks it to H_Kane!
          ...  B_Weinman wins the ball!
          ...  But he caught the player also!
          ...  The ref gives nothing!
Min. 69 :(brc) J_Miranda looks to play the ball out wide
          ...  He plays the ball across to M_Hunt
          ...  M_Hunt with a low drive through the rain!
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But hits the side netting!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  H_Kane floats the ball in!
          ...  R_Locke reads it well, and claims it!
Min. 70 :(sun) a big roar from the crowd as W_Reid comes on for B_Weinman to play DF
Min. 70 :(brc) H_Kane beats his marker
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  An audacious effort from H_Kane !
          ...  R_Locke saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one
Min. 75 :(sun) Atsu replaces S_Nakamoto to play as a AM
Min. 75 :(sun) T_Erak replaces Ademilson and will play FW
Min. 75 :(brc) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side.
          ...  Hugo_Lloris will come on for Ciaran_Clark and play DF
Min. 75 :(brc) Xavi takes off his tracksuit
          ...  he'll replace B_Spencer as MF
Min. 75 :(brc) Odegaard is being prepared to come on
          ...  J_Miranda is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 75 :(sun) R_Roversio runs at the defender
          ...  The ball rebounds off G_Wilkinson back to him!
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward!
          ...  The cross hits R_Roversio on the butt and rebounds towards goal !
          ...  Wide of goal
Min. 77 :(sun) Eugen_Shakhov with the flick on
          ...  He plays the ball across to R_Roversio
          ...  But G_Bale comes away with the ball
          ...  Excellent defending there!
Min. 79 :(sun) T_Erak with the towering header to Atsu
          ...  Atsu drives the shot in!
          ...  Romero won't get to that!
          ...  It clips the post!
          ...  And goes wide!
Min. 81 :(sun) Eugen_Shakhov beats G_Bale
          ...  G_Wilkinson with the tackle
          ...  He did well to stop that attack!
Min. 81 :(brc) M_Hunt sprints past R_Roversio
          ...  R_Roversio goes in hard to win the ball back
Min. 82 :(brc) I_Muniain with a slide rule pass to Odegaard
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  W_Reid hits it out for a throw
Min. 85 :(sun) Atsu lays the ball back to R_Roversio
          ...  R_Roversio tries the lob from 30 yards !
          ...  But it clips the post and goes wide
Min. 86 :(sun) Eugen_Shakhov gets to the by line and finds Christinoa with a beautiful cross
          ...  Christinoa hits a great shot !
          ...  He has failed to hit the target!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He should have buried that!
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(sun) M_Woods controls it well
          ...  He nutmegs G_Wilkinson
          ...  He puts in W_Reid!
          ...  A great volley from W_Reid !
          ...  But it goes wide
Min. 88 :(brc) M_Hunt with a real burst of pace
          ...  He shows R_Roversio a clean set of heals
          ...  M_Hunt with a screamer of a shot !
          ...  R_Locke saves, but he fumbles
          ...  But he gathers at the second attempt!
Min. 89 :(sun) Christinoa skips the challenge from G_Wilkinson
          ...  Odegaard is called for the holding foul
          ...  He won that header unfairly
          ...  He's lucky it wasn't more
          ...  It's just a warning
Min. 90 :(brc) Maradona with a real burst of pace
          ...  He leaves R_Roversio behind
          ...  Maradona tries to chip the ball over R_Locke!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He is dancing round the corner flag!
          ...  Sunderland 0-2 Barcelona ...
Min. 91 :(sun) M_V_Bommel brings the ball under control
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  Atsu gets on the end of the pass
          ...  Atsu tries to beat Romero!
          ...  But Romero gets down well to tip the ball wide
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by W_Reid
          ...  Romero fists it away!

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Stadium Of Light
Attendance           : 70,000
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Sunderland Match Info
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Best player          : M_Woods
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Christinoa (2)
Injured              : N/A
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Barcelona Match Info
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Best player          : M_Hunt (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : M_Hunt (46), Maradona (90)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Ciaran_Clark (15), H_Kane (54)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                            Sunderland    |    Barcelona
Attempts on Goal     :          17        |       16
Off target           :          10        |       4
On target            :           7        |       12
Possession           :          45        |       55
Corners              :           2        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       2
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           5        |       13
Key Tackles          :          11        |       5
Key Passes           :          18        |       14
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Final Score          : Sunderland 0 - 2 Barcelona
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Player Statistics - Sunderland
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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R_Locke        GK  34   2   4   4  15 |  94  12   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0   0
E_Moretti      DF   2  27   4   6  25 |  94   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -15
R_Roversio     DF   1  25   3  10  31 |  94   0   3   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  60  10   2
B_Weinman      DF   2  24   8  11  30 |  73   0   3   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  60   0   5
A_Cissokho     DF   2  24  10   6  12 |  94   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  10   1
M_Woods        DM   2  16  24   9  18 |  94   0   1   5   0   2   0   0   0   0  20  50   6
Eugen_Shakhov  MF   1   6  26   6  21 |  94   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
M_V_Bommel     MF   1   6  24  17  29 |  94   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20   0
S_Nakamoto     AM   3   4  24  15  32 |  78   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
Christinoa     FW   3   8   7  24  42 |  94   0   0   2   0   5   0   1   0   0  -2  18  15
Ademilson      FW   2   9   2  23  28 |  78   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2
R_McGlinchy    GK  20   4   2   3  17 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
W_Reid         DF   2  24   6   9  41 |  21   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   1
D_Black        MF   2   4  23  10  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Atsu           AM   1   9  23  11  18 |  16   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  10   6
T_Erak         FW   2   6   6  25  21 |  16   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -10 -20

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 |  94   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  85   0   0   0
G_Bale         DF   2  30  11   7  42 |  94   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  10   1
G_Wilkinson    DF   1  28  10   7  31 |  94   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  80  10   0
Ciaran_Clark   DF   2  28   8   8  24 |  78   0   1   2   0   1   0   1   0   0  18  18   3
J_Miranda      DF   2  26  10   7  21 |  78   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  40  30  25
R_Kopa         MF   2  14  30   8  23 |  94   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
B_Spencer      MF   1  11  28  12  31 |  78   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
I_Muniain      MF   1  10  27   8  24 |  94   0   0   4   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  55   1
Maradona       AM   1  10  26  16  18 |  94   0   0   2   0   1   1   0   0   0   0  20  20
M_Hunt         FW   2   9   7  34  33 |  94   0   0   0   0  10   1   0   0   0   0   0  57
H_Kane         FW   1   8  10  28  33 |  94   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  -2   3
Hugo_Lloris    DF  28   3   2   3  13 |  16   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Myre         DF   1  32  13   6  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Xavi           MF   1   5  27   9  31 |  16   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20  20
Adnan_Januzaj  MF   3  11  26  10  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Odegaard       FW   2   4   5  25  31 |  16   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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