Elite League Match, Valencia vs. Barcelona (Sun Feb 27)


                             Valencia  |  Barcelona
                              4-4-2 P  |  5-3-2 C
                          James Burns  |  Andie Glen
                                       |
                        J_Pickford GK  |  GK T_Conner
                            J_Stam DF  |  DF J_Miranda
                             Bauer DF  |  DF Ramos
                           A_Nouri DF  |  DF Marco_Rojo
                        P_Thompson DF  |  DF D_Rose
                           M_Woods MF  |  DF W_Fofana
                           M_Barry MF  |  MF Coutinho
                         R_Tabatta MF  |  MF A_Rodriguez
                         L_Macleod MF  |  MF B_Fernandes
                       D_Trezeguet FW  |  FW K_Mbappe
                           D_Suker FW  |  FW H_Son
                                       |
                            Coupet SUB |  SUB B_Freedle
                        B_Ivanovic SUB |  SUB J_Knoxville
                           Y_Stamm SUB |  SUB Adnan_Januzaj
                         S_Mazzola SUB |  SUB E_Barreto
                            W_Jose SUB |  SUB Neymar_Jr

Referee: K_Clark (Scotland)


Min. 1  :(brc) B_Fernandes with a neat pass into W_Fofana
          ...  A_Nouri robs him of the ball
Min. 8  :(vla) M_Woods with a glorious 60-yard pass to D_Trezeguet
          ...  D_Trezeguet with a terrific drive !
          ...  It sails over!
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 8  :(brc) A_Rodriguez retreats under pressure
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field
          ...  B_Fernandes gets on the end of it
          ...  P_Thompson slides in hard!
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 11 :(brc) J_Miranda looks for options
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to Coutinho
          ...  Coutinho cracks a laser towards goal !
          ...  But the ball goes harmlessly wide
Min. 13 :(brc) Ramos sprints down the flank
          ...  He threads the ball in to A_Rodriguez
          ...  Bauer pulls on his shirt
          ...  He wins the ball
          ...  The defender got away with the foul there!
Min. 15 :(vla) R_Tabatta finds D_Suker in acres of space
          ...  K_Mbappe forces him off the ball
          ...  But it rolls out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  M_Barry hits it towards the far post!
          ...  W_Fofana wins the ball
          ...  And he clears the danger
Min. 15 :(brc) J_Miranda looks around for support
          ...  He knocks the ball across to K_Mbappe
          ...  K_Mbappe attempts a chip!
          ...  It hits the post
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  What a great effort!
          ...  It's his 25th for the season!!
          ...  That's given Barcelona the lead!
          ...  Valencia 0-1 Barcelona ...
Min. 19 :(vla) D_Suker is too quick for the defence
          ...  Marco_Rojo makes the challenge and clears the ball
          ...  But it drifts out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  D_Suker hits it into the box!
          ...  T_Conner easily catches it!
Min. 19 :(brc) W_Fofana nutmegs the defender, he continues to run forward
          ...  P_Thompson with the tackle
          ...  He did well to stop that attack!
Min. 21 :(brc) B_Fernandes looks up for support for support
          ...  He spots his team mate making a run now
          ...  He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now!
          ...  H_Son receives the pass and heads towards the goal
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  R_Tabatta takes possession
Min. 23 :(brc) H_Son sidesteps A_Nouri
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game
          ...  H_Son with his head down lets it go !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  J_Pickford shouts at his defenders
          ...  Valencia 0-2 Barcelona ...
Min. 24 :(vla) The manager shouting something towards his players
          ...  It looks like he's turning things round a bit
          ...  Valencia will now play L
Min. 24 :(vla) J_Stam with a probing through ball Bauer
          ...  Bauer with a little chip!
          ...  It sails over!
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 27 :(vla) P_Thompson plays in R_Tabatta with a beautiful ball
          ...  J_Miranda wins the ball
Min. 27 :(vla) D_Trezeguet runs at the defender
          ...  The ball rebounds off K_Mbappe back to him!
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward!
          ...  A_Rodriguez with a bad challenge
          ...  K_Clark will want to speak to him
          ...  FREE KICK
          ...  This is very far out
          ...  R_Tabatta knocks it forward
          ...  D_Trezeguet gets on the end of it
          ...  D_Trezeguet has time and space!
          ...  He shoots towards goal!
          ...  It hits off a defender!
          ...  T_Conner is wrong footed!
          ...  It drifts just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  R_Tabatta drives it into the box!
          ...  T_Conner jumps well to claim it!
Min. 28 :(brc) A_Rodriguez kills the ball dead
          ...  Brilliantly taken away by M_Barry !!
          ...  Any youngsters out there should be taking notes
Min. 29 :(vla) A_Nouri with an incisive pass to D_Trezeguet
          ...  But H_Son wins the tackle
Min. 32 :(brc) Ramos has the ball
          ...  He knocks the ball past J_Stam
          ...  He puts in K_Mbappe!
          ...  D_Trezeguet with a nasty foul
          ...  K_Clark wants a quiet word
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  Right on the edge of the box!
          ...  A_Rodriguez knocks it forward
          ...  D_Rose gets on the end of it
          ...  But P_Thompson reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 33 :(vla) P_Thompson with a probing pass to D_Suker
          ...  Marco_Rojo plays the back pass
          ...  T_Conner can't get to it!!
          ...  It goes just wide!!
          ...  What a lucky escape!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  M_Barry swings it in!
          ...  Ramos clears the corner
Min. 35 :(vla) Bauer finds D_Trezeguet in acres of space
          ...  The ball hits A_Rodriguez in the face!
          ...  And goes clear!
Min. 38 :(brc) B_Fernandes plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  H_Son keeps possession instead!
          ...  He runs towards the goal now!
          ...  Fine tackle by M_Barry
          ...  But he can't prevent the corner
Min. 38 :(vla) D_Suker makes the tackle
          ...  K_Mbappe with a deliberate foul
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
Min. 41 :(vla) M_Barry sprints down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball in to Bauer
          ...  But Ramos wins the tackle cleanly
Min. 42 :(vla) M_Barry plays a long ball to P_Thompson
          ...  W_Fofana with the tackle
          ...  He did well to stop that attack!
Min. 42 :(brc) H_Son finds his way through
          ...  His quick turn fooled J_Stam
          ...  M_Barry with an ugly foul
          ...  That looked malicious
          ...  He is fortunate to be given just a warning
Min. 42 :(brc) K_Mbappe runs forward
          ...  K_Mbappe attempts a chip!
          ...  But J_Pickford with the difficult save
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 46 :(vla) R_Tabatta drives it forward to D_Trezeguet
          ...  W_Fofana wins the ball
Min. 47 :(vla) D_Trezeguet with a slick pass to D_Suker
          ...  W_Fofana takes the ball
          ...  OOOHHHH!!
          ...  He almost loses it straight away
          ...  But he hits it clear!

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Valencia 0-2 Barcelona

Min. 46 :(brc) Ramos breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on J_Pickford!
          ...  D_Trezeguet brings him down!
          ...  K_Clark calls him over!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  He is lucky not to have seen red!
Min. 53 :(vla) R_Tabatta finds himself in acres of space
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  K_Mbappe takes possession
Min. 55 :(brc) J_Knoxville is coming on for D_Rose and playing DF
Min. 55 :(brc) Adnan_Januzaj is being brought on
          ...  Coutinho is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play MF
Min. 60 :(brc) Adnan_Januzaj works the ball inside
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to H_Son
          ...  H_Son hits a curling shot!
          ...  J_Pickford makes a comfortable save
          ...  He makes it look so easy
Min. 62 :(brc) Adnan_Januzaj with the heel pass to H_Son
          ...  But Bauer with the fine tackle
Min. 63 :(brc) A_Rodriguez races into the box
          ...  He sees Adnan_Januzaj lose his man
          ...  He cuts the ball back to him
          ...  Adnan_Januzaj gets up high for the header !
          ...  J_Pickford can't get to it!
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar!
          ...  J_Pickford makes a cocky smile
          ...  Did he know that was going over?
Min. 65 :(brc) E_Barreto will replace the useless H_Son and will play MF
Min. 78 :(vla) D_Suker beats Ramos
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  W_Fofana takes possession
Min. 79 :(vla) S_Mazzola is coming on for L_Macleod and will play MF
Min. 80 :(vla) Up goes the substitution board - W_Jose on for D_Suker as a FW
Min. 81 :(vla) There's going to be a change
          ...  B_Ivanovic will come on for A_Nouri and play DF
Min. 82 :(vla) M_Woods with the dribble
          ...  He's through on goal
          ...  W_Fofana takes the player out!!
          ...  The ref turns away!!
Min. 84 :(brc) T_Conner is in some pain
          ...  He's receiving some treatment now
          ...  He looks like he will continue
Min. 87 :(brc) K_Mbappe steps over the ball
          ...  He nutmegs P_Thompson
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery
          ...  But M_Barry puts the ball out of play
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Mestalla Stadium
Attendance           : 110,000
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Valencia Match Info
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Best player          : M_Barry
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : D_Trezeguet (46)
Injured              : N/A
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Barcelona Match Info
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Best player          : W_Fofana (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : K_Mbappe (15), H_Son (23)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             Valencia     |   Barcelona
Attempts on Goal     :           3        |       6
Off target           :           3        |       2
On target            :           0        |       4
Possession           :          46        |       54
Corners              :           4        |       0
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       0
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           7        |       6
Key Tackles          :          10        |       13
Key Passes           :          11        |       11
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Final Score          : Valencia 0 - 2 Barcelona
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Player Statistics - Valencia
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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J_Pickford     GK  39   3   3   5  31 |  95   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -10   0   0   0
J_Stam         DF   2  33   9   7  29 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Bauer          DF   2  32  10   5  32 |  95   0   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  20 -10 -20
A_Nouri        DF   1  31  12   6  21 |  85   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
P_Thompson     DF   2  30  13   6  30 |  95   0   3   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  60  20   0
M_Woods        MF   2  19  30   9  18 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
M_Barry        MF   2  18  30   7  32 |  95   0   3   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  60  20   0
R_Tabatta      MF   2  23  29  17  21 |  95   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20   0
L_Macleod      MF   2  10  29  11  31 |  83   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -20
D_Trezeguet    FW   3   7  11  30  21 |  95   0   0   1   0   2   0   1   0   0  -2   8  -2
D_Suker        FW   1   6  12  29  31 |  84   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Coupet         GK  29   3   1   3  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Ivanovic     DF   3  33  12   7  22 |  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Y_Stamm        MF   3  25   8   7  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Mazzola      MF   2  10  28   7  33 |  12   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
W_Jose         FW   3   9  10  31  10 |  11   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_Conner       GK  39   3   3   2  32 |  95   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0   0   0
J_Miranda      DF   2  34  12   8  21 |  95   0   1   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  20  40   0
Ramos          DF   1  32   8   8  22 |  95   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  60  40  20
Marco_Rojo     DF   1  31  11   7  30 |  95   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  80   0   0
D_Rose         DF   1  30  11   7  22 |  59   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
W_Fofana       DF   2  30   3   8  27 |  95   0   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 120   0   0
Coutinho       MF   3   7  31   9  21 |  59   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Rodriguez    MF   1   8  29  21  44 |  95   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20   0
B_Fernandes    MF   3  10  28   6  31 |  95   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  50  20
K_Mbappe       FW   2   8   8  37  12 |  95   0   2   0   0   2   1   0   0   0  40   0  30
H_Son          FW   2   9  12  35  20 |  69   0   1   0   0   2   1   0   0   0  20   0  30
B_Freedle      GK  30   3   3   3  11 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Knoxville    DF   3  34  12  10  11 |  36   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Adnan_Januzaj  MF   3  13  33  11  23 |  36   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
E_Barreto      MF   1  10  31  10  33 |  26   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Neymar_Jr      FW   1   9   8  35  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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