Elite FA Cup Group Match, Werder Bremen vs. Barcelona (Wed Aug 30)


                        Werder Bremen  |  Barcelona
                            4-3-1-2 E  |  4-4-2 A
                       Harry Kleinjan  |  Andie Glen
                                       |
                           S_Rossi GK  |  GK B_Roorda
                     L_Augustinson DF  |  DF J_Miranda
                         Cece_Pepe DF  |  DF Marco_Rojo
                       E_Henderson DF  |  DF D_Burn
                        A_Ibarguen DF  |  DF Arthur
                            G_Zola MF  |  MF E_Barreto
                          Coutinho MF  |  MF Taliyah_Jnr
                        L_Oztunali MF  |  MF K_Moehwald
                     L_Bittencourt AM  |  MF Amine_Harit
                           Y_Osako FW  |  FW K_Mbappe
                        D_Kownacki FW  |  FW P_B_E_Dybala
                                       |
                        T_Courtois SUB |  SUB J_Cranky
                          A_Pieper SUB |  SUB J_James
                       B_Fernandes SUB |  SUB T_Haas
                           A_Addey SUB |  SUB P_Erras
                         N_Kapinga SUB |  SUB Ivica_Strok

Referee: P_Graham (Wales)


Min. 1  :(brc) It seems Barcelona are making a tactical change to C
Min. 3  :(brc) P_B_E_Dybala takes possession
          ...  Knocks it past E_Henderson
          ...  He's through on goal
          ...  P_B_E_Dybala with the crafty shot!
          ...  It hits off a defender!
          ...  But goes clear to safety!
Min. 4  :(brc) D_Burn spits at L_Bittencourt
          ...  He received a good talking to from P_Graham
Min. 9  :(wbn) L_Bittencourt takes control of the loose ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to A_Ibarguen
          ...  D_Burn wins control of the ball with his hand!!
          ...  Play On!!
Min. 9  :(brc) J_Miranda skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to D_Burn
          ...  D_Burn attempts to drive it home!
          ...  But he somehow misses
          ...  The Werder Bremen fans laugh at him
Min. 11 :(wbn) L_Bittencourt sidesteps K_Moehwald
          ...  That was too easy
          ...  J_Miranda with a nasty foul
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution!
          ...  Harry Kleinjan looks bemused that it wasn't more!
Min. 13 :(brc) A defence splitting pass from Amine_Harit to Taliyah_Jnr
          ...  The defender plays it back to S_Rossi
          ...  Taliyah_Jnr intercepts the back pass!
          ...  He tries to dummy S_Rossi
          ...  He rounds S_Rossi
          ...  He thumps it towards the goal!
          ...  It goes over!!
Min. 17 :(wbn) Y_Osako finds his way through
          ...  Marco_Rojo slides in hard!
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 17 :(brc) K_Moehwald controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball out to the right!
          ...  E_Barreto gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  E_Barreto goes for the top corner !
          ...  S_Rossi heads it away
          ...  He was showing off there!
Min. 22 :(wbn) D_Kownacki looks for options
          ...  He knocks the ball across to Y_Osako
          ...  J_Miranda brings him down in the area
          ...  There can only be one outcome surely!
          ...  But P_Graham waves play on!!!
Min. 24 :(brc) Amine_Harit with the diagonal pass P_B_E_Dybala
          ...  P_B_E_Dybala with a terrific drive !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  What a cheeky finish!
          ...  The Barcelona fans sing his praises!
          ...  That's given Barcelona the advantage!
          ...  Werder Bremen 0-1 Barcelona ...
Min. 25 :(brc) K_Mbappe 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!
          ...  His team mate plays the through ball for him!
          ...  L_Augustinson cleanly tackles him
          ...  He judged that well
Min. 30 :(brc) Amine_Harit reads the run of K_Mbappe
          ...  K_Mbappe beats the offside trap!
          ...  He is clean through
          ...  He just has to beat S_Rossi
          ...  He tries to slide it past S_Rossi
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Werder Bremen 0-2 Barcelona ...
Min. 33 :(wbn) L_Bittencourt brings the ball into the opposing area
          ...  Y_Osako makes himself available
          ...  Y_Osako with a blistering shot !
          ...  But B_Roorda comes out and dives at his feet
          ...  That's goalkeeping at its finest
Min. 33 :(brc) Arthur with a precise ball to K_Mbappe
          ...  K_Mbappe with the crafty shot!
          ...  S_Rossi saves it
          ...  He got his body behind the ball there
Min. 36 :(wbn) A_Addey takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace A_Ibarguen
          ...  He'll play as a FW
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
Min. 36 :(wbn) The assistant manager is out on the touchline shouting orders
          ...  It seems Werder Bremen will now be playing N
Min. 40 :(wbn) G_Zola whips the ball across to L_Oztunali
          ...  K_Mbappe gets to the ball first
Min. 41 :(wbn) A_Addey sprints past the defender
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over!
          ...  J_Miranda looks embarrassed to take the ball off him!
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(wbn) Coutinho has a go!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  Cece_Pepe collects the loose ball!
          ...  Cece_Pepe has time and space!
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal
          ...  But B_Roorda palms it away
          ...  He could have caught that!
Min. 47 :(wbn) B_Roorda miss-kicks!
          ...  A_Addey is through!
          ...  A_Addey unleashes a pile driver !
          ...  But B_Roorda reaches the ball. Good save
          ...  There was a foul on B_Roorda anyway

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Werder Bremen 0-2 Barcelona

Min. 47 :(wbn) G_Zola plays a long ball to D_Kownacki
          ...  Fine tackle by D_Burn
          ...  But he can't prevent the corner
Min. 47 :(brc) K_Mbappe controls the ball with ease
          ...  K_Mbappe tries to beat S_Rossi from outside the area!
          ...  Over the bar
Min. 50 :(brc) Taliyah_Jnr knocks the ball past the lunge of L_Oztunali
          ...  From long range Taliyah_Jnr bends the ball towards goal!
          ...  S_Rossi gets his fingertips to it
          ...  He pushes it on to the post
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball
Min. 51 :(brc) K_Moehwald takes advantage of a defensive mistake
          ...  But Cece_Pepe wins the ball with a sliding challenge
Min. 54 :(brc) Taliyah_Jnr looks for options
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to K_Moehwald
          ...  K_Moehwald with his head down lets it go !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  What a cheeky finish!
          ...  Werder Bremen 0-3 Barcelona ...
Min. 55 :(brc) T_Haas is being prepared to come on
          ...  Arthur is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 55 :(brc) Taliyah_Jnr with an intelligent ball to K_Mbappe
          ...  K_Mbappe heads the ball towards goal !
          ...  It hits the post
          ...  And goes clear
Min. 56 :(brc) T_Haas with an excellent first touch
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  P_B_E_Dybala gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  P_B_E_Dybala hits the ball first time!
          ...  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. 59 :(wbn) L_Oztunali whips the ball across to D_Kownacki
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  J_Miranda takes possession
Min. 60 :(wbn) Werder Bremen are switching their playing style to A
Min. 62 :(wbn) G_Zola with a measured pass to A_Addey
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  D_Burn takes possession
Min. 62 :(brc) Amine_Harit is all alone
          ...  the linesman keeps his flag down
          ...  Amine_Harit sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender !
          ...  S_Rossi turns it behind for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  K_Moehwald floats the ball in!
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of S_Rossi
Min. 65 :(brc) P_Erras will replace E_Barreto and play MF
Min. 67 :(brc) P_Erras spots P_B_E_Dybala who is in acres of space
          ...  L_Augustinson tackles cleanly
Min. 68 :(brc) T_Haas plays a long ball to K_Mbappe
          ...  The ball comes in high
          ...  K_Mbappe beats the defender to the ball and heads it into his path
          ...  He just has S_Rossi to beat
          ...  He dinks it over S_Rossi
          ...  Its heading in!
          ...  Cece_Pepe somehow gets back to hack it off the line!!
Min. 70 :(brc) Ivica_Strok replaces P_B_E_Dybala to play as a FW
Min. 71 :(wbn) G_Zola plays it forward to D_Kownacki
          ...  D_Kownacki rifles it at the goal !
          ...  It goes wide for a goal kick
Min. 71 :(brc) Taliyah_Jnr plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  K_Mbappe decides to keep possession instead!
          ...  He runs towards the goal now!
          ...  K_Mbappe aims for the top right corner !
          ...  But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Amine_Harit hits it into the box!
          ...  It comes to D_Burn
          ...  He gets the shot away
          ...  But he somehow misses
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort
Min. 72 :(brc) Ivica_Strok knocks it past E_Henderson and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  E_Henderson recovers to win the ball back
Min. 74 :(brc) Amine_Harit pass splits open the defence
          ...  What a ball!
          ...  Ivica_Strok is clean through!
          ...  Ivica_Strok with a thundering drive!
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  S_Rossi dives desperately to try and save it!!
          ...  He can't get to it!
          ...  But it creeps just wide!!
          ...  The deflection had S_Rossi beaten!
Min. 75 :(wbn) N_Kapinga is being brought on
          ...  Y_Osako is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 80 :(wbn) A_Pieper comes on for L_Augustinson and takes up a DF role
Min. 80 :(wbn) N_Kapinga bursts forward
          ...  N_Kapinga swings in the shot!
          ...  But it clips the post and goes wide
Min. 81 :(wbn) B_Fernandes is being prepared to come on
          ...  G_Zola is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 82 :(brc) Ivica_Strok controls it with ease
          ...  E_Henderson with the tackle
          ...  He did well to stop that attack!
Min. 84 :(brc) K_Moehwald takes advantage of a defensive mistake
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  Cece_Pepe anticipates the pass and cuts it out
Min. 85 :(wbn) A_Addey chips the ball over the defence and finds L_Oztunali
          ...  L_Oztunali with the header !
          ...  It's just over!
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 85 :(brc) Ivica_Strok knocks it past L_Oztunali and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over!
          ...  A_Pieper looks embarrassed to take the ball off him!
Min. 87 :(brc) Marco_Rojo looks around for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to Ivica_Strok
          ...  Ivica_Strok keeps his head down as he hits the shot!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  What a great finish
          ...  Werder Bremen 0-4 Barcelona ...
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 90 :(wbn) L_Oztunali takes on the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to N_Kapinga
          ...  N_Kapinga gets up high for the header !
          ...  Wide of goal
Min. 90 :(brc) P_Erras plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  Ivica_Strok decides to go for goal instead!
          ...  Ivica_Strok hits the shot with the inside of the left foot!
          ...  But S_Rossi just gets his fingers to that one
Min. 92 :(brc) Taliyah_Jnr finds K_Mbappe with a perfectly weighted pass
          ...  K_Mbappe uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot!
          ...  S_Rossi goes down well to save
Min. 93 :(brc) Taliyah_Jnr is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He throws it to Amine_Harit
          ...  N_Kapinga bundles the player over!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  FREE KICK
          ...  It is deep inside there own half
          ...  P_Erras floats it forward
          ...  Ivica_Strok latches onto the end of it
          ...  E_Henderson takes the player out!!
          ...  The ref turns away!!

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Weser Stadium
Attendance           : 100,000
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Werder Bremen Match Info
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Best player          : G_Zola
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Barcelona Match Info
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Best player          : Amine_Harit (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : P_B_E_Dybala (24), K_Mbappe (30), K_Moehwald (54), Ivica_Strok (87)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : J_Miranda (11)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                           Werder Bremen  |    Barcelona
Attempts on Goal     :           7        |       20
Off target           :           4        |       9
On target            :           3        |       11
Possession           :          34        |       66
Corners              :           0        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       1
Subs Used            :           4        |       3
Fouls                :           7        |       9
Key Tackles          :           8        |       8
Key Passes           :          11        |       16
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Final Score          : Werder Bremen 0 - 4 Barcelona
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Player Statistics - Werder Bremen
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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S_Rossi        GK  39   5   4   1  10 |  97   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  -5   0   0   0
L_Augustinson  DF   2  34   8   6  23 |  83   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
Cece_Pepe      DF   2  31   6   7  22 |  97   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  40   0   5
E_Henderson    DF   2  30   9   8  21 |  97   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
A_Ibarguen     DF   2  26   1  19  29 |  36   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Zola         MF   2  12  33   4  13 |  84   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0
Coutinho       MF   3   7  33   9  21 |  97   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
L_Oztunali     MF   2  12  25  19  30 |  97   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
L_Bittencourt  AM   2   1  28  20  28 |  97   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
Y_Osako        FW   2   1   5  29  31 |  78   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
D_Kownacki     FW   2   4   5  26  23 |  97   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0 -20 -10 -20
T_Courtois     GK  30   1   2   3  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Pieper       DF   2  27   5   1  33 |  14   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
B_Fernandes    MF   3  11  30   6  31 |  13   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Addey        FW   2  11  26  10  32 |  61   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   5
N_Kapinga      FW   3  10   9  25  42 |  19   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -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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B_Roorda       GK  39   4   5   2  29 |  97   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  55   0   0   0
J_Miranda      DF   2  37  12   8  21 |  97   0   3   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  98   8  -2
Marco_Rojo     DF   1  34  12   8  30 |  97   0   1   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  20  30   0
D_Burn         DF   2  33  11  12  21 |  97   0   3   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
Arthur         DF   1  30  17   1  21 |  58   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
E_Barreto      MF   1  10  33  10  33 |  68   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
Taliyah_Jnr    MF   1   5  31  23  28 |  97   0   0   4   1   2   0   0   0   0  20  80  25
K_Moehwald     MF   1  22  31  13  28 |  97   0   0   1   0   1   1   0   0   0   0  10  25
Amine_Harit    MF   2  10  30  18  28 |  97   0   0   4   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  80   5
K_Mbappe       FW   2   8   8  39  12 |  97   0   1   0   0   7   1   0   0   0  20   0  40
P_B_E_Dybala   FW   2   7   9  34  22 |  73   0   0   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  25
J_Cranky       GK  30   3   3   2  12 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_James        DF   2  31  23   1  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Haas         DF   2  30  13   8  11 |  39   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  40  20
P_Erras        MF   2  18  30   1  25 |  29   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
Ivica_Strok    FW   3  10   8  33  32 |  24   0   0   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  30
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