Division One League Match, Tottenham vs. Barcelona (Mon May 29)


                            Tottenham  |  Barcelona
                              3-6-1 D  |  5-3-2 A
                         Levi Stephen  |  Bryngar Myre
                                       |
                            R_Ceni GK  |  GK Romero
                          A_Wisdom DF  |  DF B_Myre
                        L_Nyatanga DF  |  DF G_Bale
                           S_Howey DF  |  DF J_Myre
                           E_Gabor MF  |  DF Ciaran_Clark
                           M_James MF  |  DF J_Miranda
                        C_McGregor MF  |  MF R_Kopa
                        T_Manniman MF  |  MF Adnan_Januzaj
                             J_Fox MF  |  MF I_Muniain
                            Doriva MF  |  FW H_Son
                          Diaviera FW  |  FW Odegaard
                                       |
                          J_Hunter SUB |  SUB Pepe_Reina
                           S_Irwin SUB |  SUB G_Wilkinson
                           R_Pires SUB |  SUB B_Spencer
                         T_Hurlock SUB |  SUB G_Karagounis
                        G_Bradford SUB |  SUB M_Hunt

Referee: F_De_Bleeckere (Belgium)


Min. 4  :(brc) J_Miranda with a slick pass to Odegaard
          ...  L_Nyatanga reads the play well
Min. 8  :(brc) I_Muniain lobs it over T_Manniman
          ...  T_Manniman with a nasty foul
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
          ...  F_De_Bleeckere warned him
Min. 18 :(brc) R_Kopa looks around for support
          ...  He knocks the ball across to G_Bale
          ...  S_Howey slides in hard!
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 22 :(tth) Diaviera turns well with ball
          ...  He has some space now
          ...  Diaviera drives it low !
          ...  Romero makes a great save
          ...  And he manages to hold onto it as well!
Min. 22 :(brc) R_Kopa runs down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball in to Odegaard
          ...  L_Nyatanga rushes in with a clumsy tackle!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  What's F_De_Bleeckere going to give?
          ...  He just waves play on!
Min. 24 :(tth) Diaviera turns well with ball
          ...  He has some space now
          ...  Diaviera attempts to nutmeg Romero!
          ...  Romero makes a difficult save
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by M_James!
          ...  Romero catches it!
Min. 25 :(brc) I_Muniain takes advantage of a mistake by M_James
          ...  That mistake could prove costly
          ...  I_Muniain hits a curling shot!
          ...  R_Ceni with an easy save
          ...  He just oozes confidence
Min. 28 :(brc) Adnan_Januzaj hits the ball through the heart of the defence
          ...  B_Myre latches onto it!
          ...  Cleared by S_Howey
Min. 30 :(tth) Doriva slows the ball down and waits 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!
          ...  Doriva with a thundering drive!
          ...  The shot slips through Romero's hands
          ...  But Romero recovers to save!
          ...  He got away with that!
Min. 31 :(tth) L_Nyatanga finds Diaviera with a perfectly weighted pass
          ...  Good sliding challenge from B_Myre
Min. 33 :(tth) J_Fox runs at the defender
          ...  The defender slips and falls over
          ...  Ciaran_Clark gathers up the loose ball
Min. 33 :(brc) I_Muniain hits in a wicked shot!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  Ciaran_Clark latches onto it!
          ...  Diaviera robs him of the ball
Min. 41 :(tth) Diaviera takes possession
          ...  What can he do here?
          ...  But R_Kopa slides in
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 45 :(tth) R_Pires is coming on and M_James is being brought off
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play MF
Min. 47 :(brc) I_Muniain with the deft touch
          ...  He takes it past E_Gabor
          ...  He knocks it to H_Son!
          ...  E_Gabor goes in hard to win the ball back

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

Min. 51 :(brc) J_Miranda unselfishly heads the ball back to H_Son
          ...  L_Nyatanga clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play
          ...  The linesman is flagging
          ...  Throw in
Min. 52 :(brc) Ciaran_Clark bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to Odegaard
          ...  A powerful header from Odegaard !
          ...  It looks good
          ...  R_Ceni won't get to that!
          ...  It clips the post!
          ...  And goes wide!
Min. 55 :(tth) C_McGregor is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He throws it long to R_Pires
          ...  But Adnan_Januzaj wins the tackle
Min. 59 :(tth) Diaviera jumps over Ciaran_Clark's challenge
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg
          ...  He's clean through
          ...  Diaviera drives the shot in!
          ...  But Romero palms it away
          ...  He could have caught that!
Min. 60 :(tth) T_Hurlock replaces J_Fox to play as a MF
Min. 61 :(brc) B_Myre spots H_Son who is in acres of space
          ...  T_Manniman with a bad challenge
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
Min. 63 :(tth) R_Pires holds the ball up
          ...  He sees T_Manniman in space!
          ...  T_Manniman throws himself at the ball !
          ...  He manages to reach the ball
          ...  Romero gathers it easily
Min. 64 :(tth) R_Pires with a precise pass to Diaviera
          ...  Diaviera hits the ball first time!
          ...  But Romero tips it behind
          ...  F_De_Bleeckere has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 68 :(tth) T_Manniman cuts inside the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to E_Gabor
          ...  E_Gabor goes for the top corner !
          ...  It hits the post
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  What a great effort!
          ...  That puts Tottenham ahead!
          ...  Now can they hang onto it!
          ...  Tottenham 1-0 Barcelona ...
Min. 69 :(tth) Tottenham made the switch to a L strategy
Min. 70 :(brc) M_Hunt takes off his tracksuit
          ...  he'll replace J_Miranda as FW
Min. 70 :(brc) G_Karagounis comes on for B_Myre and will play MF to the delight of the fans
Min. 70 :(brc) B_Spencer replaces R_Kopa and will play MF
Min. 73 :(tth) A_Wisdom brings it under control
          ...  He takes on B_Spencer
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in Diaviera!
          ...  B_Spencer with an ugly foul
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution!
Min. 75 :(tth) Diaviera beats G_Bale
          ...  G_Bale does well to get the tackle in
Min. 77 :(tth) T_Hurlock plays a first time ball through the defence to C_McGregor
          ...  C_McGregor with a thundering shot!
          ...  But Romero punches it away
          ...  He had to be brave to come for that one
Min. 80 :(tth) C_McGregor looks around for support
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to A_Wisdom
          ...  G_Bale stands his ground and wins the tackle
Min. 80 :(brc) I_Muniain races into the box
          ...  He sees M_Hunt lose his man
          ...  He cuts the ball back to him
          ...  M_Hunt has time and space!
          ...  He shoots towards goal!
          ...  Terrific shot
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide
          ...  That's unlucky!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  B_Spencer hits it into the box!
          ...  The ball comes to J_Myre
          ...  He knocks it goalward
          ...  It floats over R_Ceni
          ...  Its heading goal ward!
          ...  But floats just over
          ...  That was a great effort
Min. 81 :(tth) G_Bradford is going to be brought on
          ...  T_Manniman is leaving the pitch
          ...  He hasn't had the best of games today
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 81 :(brc) Odegaard gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He slides the ball past E_Gabor!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  Odegaard tries to beat R_Ceni from outside the area!
          ...  It's way wide
          ...  The Tottenham fans behind the goal spread their arms out
Min. 82 :(tth) G_Bradford takes advantage of a defensive mistake
          ...  That mistake could prove costly
          ...  Cleaned up by G_Bale
Min. 83 :(tth) Diaviera takes advantage of a mistake by Ciaran_Clark
          ...  J_Myre reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 84 :(tth) S_Howey retreats under pressure
          ...  He hits the ball up field
          ...  E_Gabor latches onto the end of it
          ...  E_Gabor attempts the shot!
          ...  It goes wide for a goal kick
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(brc) H_Son with the dribble
          ...  He skips through the tackle
          ...  A_Wisdom reads the play well
Min. 89 :(tth) R_Pires hoists the ball across to Doriva
          ...  J_Myre reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 91 :(brc) I_Muniain gets to the by line
          ...  He looks up and lobs in a cross
          ...  M_Hunt is unmarked
          ...  M_Hunt curls the ball in on goal !
          ...  R_Ceni won't get to that!
          ...  It clips the post!
          ...  And goes wide!

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


Match Details
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Venue                : White Hart Lane
Attendance           : 53,000
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Tottenham Match Info
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Best player          : L_Nyatanga (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : E_Gabor (68)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Barcelona Match Info
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Best player          : I_Muniain
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : B_Spencer (73)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             Tottenham    |    Barcelona
Attempts on Goal     :           9        |       6
Off target           :           1        |       5
On target            :           8        |       1
Possession           :          64        |       36
Corners              :           1        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           6        |       12
Key Tackles          :           8        |       9
Key Passes           :          10        |       10
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Final Score          : Tottenham 1 - 0 Barcelona
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Player Statistics - Tottenham
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_Ceni         GK  31   2   2   7  30 |  94   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  45   0   0   0
A_Wisdom       DF   2  26  21   8  34 |  94   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
L_Nyatanga     DF   2  24  14   8  29 |  94   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  60  10   0
S_Howey        DF   2  21  19   4  36 |  94   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  80  10   0
E_Gabor        MF   2  17  24   5  21 |  94   0   1   0   0   2   1   0   0   0  20   0  21
M_James        MF   2  10  24  14  21 |  45   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_McGregor     MF   3  13  24   8  23 |  94   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   5
T_Manniman     MF   2  17  23   5  25 |  84   0   0   1   1   1   0   0   0   0  20  45  25
J_Fox          MF   1  14  23   9  21 |  63   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Doriva         MF   2  20  21  10  21 |  94   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
Diaviera       FW   1   8  11  28  21 |  94   0   1   0   0   4   0   0   0   0  20   0  20
J_Hunter       GK  27   4   1   1  37 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Irwin        MF   2  22  13   8  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Pires        MF   3   9  24  17  31 |  49   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
T_Hurlock      MF   1   8  23  18  37 |  31   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
G_Bradford     MF   3   7  23  17  33 |  10   0   0   0   0   0   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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Romero         GK  39   2   5   1  22 |  94   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0   0   0
B_Myre         DF   1  32  14   6  30 |  73   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
G_Bale         DF   2  30  11   7  42 |  94   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
J_Myre         DF   2  28   9   7  39 |  94   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  40   0   1
Ciaran_Clark   DF   2  28   8   8  24 |  94   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -10 -20
J_Miranda      DF   2  27  10   7  21 |  73   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
R_Kopa         MF   2  14  30   8  23 |  73   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20   0
Adnan_Januzaj  MF   3  11  27  10  23 |  94   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
I_Muniain      MF   1  10  27   8  24 |  94   0   0   4   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  40   5
H_Son          FW   2   8  10  26  20 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Odegaard       FW   2   4   5  26  31 |  94   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -18
Pepe_Reina     GK  27   2   1   1  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Wilkinson    DF   1  29  10   7  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Spencer      MF   1  12  29  12  31 |  21   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
G_Karagounis   MF   2   9  25   8  33 |  21   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Hunt         FW   2   9   7  34  33 |  21   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2
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