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Season 23 Archive: Elite FA Cup, Quarter Final

Barcelona 3 - 0 Newcastle

Elite FA Cup Quarter Final Match, Barcelona vs. Newcastle (Thu Jan 19)


                            Barcelona  |  Newcastle
                              5-4-1 C  |  4-4-1-1 C
                         Bryngar Myre  |  Tony Glendinning
                                       |
                            Romero GK  |  GK P_Shilton
                            B_Myre DF  |  DF Papakoli_Diop
                            G_Bale DF  |  DF B_A_Hangeland
                       G_Wilkinson DF  |  DF P_Albert
                         J_Miranda DF  |  DF D_Rose
                         G_Collins DF  |  MF J_Cole
                            R_Kopa MF  |  MF F_Moussa
                         B_Spencer MF  |  MF W_Zaha
                              Xavi MF  |  MF P_Henrique
                     Adnan_Januzaj MF  |  AM Raul
                            M_Hunt FW  |  FW B_Wolford
                                       |
                       Hugo_Lloris SUB |  SUB R_Clemence
                      Ciaran_Clark SUB |  SUB D_A_Cole
                          Maradona SUB |  SUB A_Tackle
                            H_Kane SUB |  SUB A_Oldridge
                          Odegaard SUB |  SUB H_Son

Referee: O_Bundy (USA)


Min. 3  :(nwt) W_Zaha lobs it over G_Wilkinson
          ...  B_Myre with a pull on the shirt
          ...  O_Bundy shows him a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on!
Min. 5  :(nwt) P_Albert with a first time pass
          ...  F_Moussa runs onto it!
          ...  M_Hunt with a deliberate foul
          ...  O_Bundy will want to speak to him
          ...  He gets a YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 7  :(brc) M_Hunt beats P_Albert
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free
          ...  M_Hunt drives the ball low !
          ...  But P_Shilton comes out and dives at his feet
          ...  That's goalkeeping at its finest
Min. 9  :(nwt) B_Wolford runs at the defender
          ...  He takes it past him
          ...  B_Wolford tries to catch the keeper out!
          ...  But Romero punches it away
          ...  He commands his area so well
Min. 10 :(brc) B_Spencer 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!
          ...  M_Hunt receives the pass and heads towards the goal
          ...  M_Hunt lobs P_Shilton!
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  P_Shilton dives desperately to try and save it!!
          ...  He can't get to it!
          ...  But it creeps just wide!!
          ...  The deflection had P_Shilton beaten!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  R_Kopa floats the ball in!
          ...  M_Hunt makes a firm connection with his head
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Right into the top corner!
          ...  But it's been disallowed. The reason is unclear
          ...  An angry fan runs onto the pitch!!
          ...  And the police get him!!
          ...  Disgraceful!!
Min. 11 :(brc) Adnan_Januzaj has a go!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  M_Hunt collects the loose ball!
          ...  A delicate header from M_Hunt !
          ...  The fans behind the goal jump up!
          ...  But it's gone just wide !!
Min. 11 :(nwt) F_Moussa looks around for support
          ...  He knocks the ball across to P_Henrique
          ...  P_Henrique with a thundering volley!
          ...  But Romero parries the shot
          ...  The defender manages to scramble the ball away
Min. 13 :(brc) M_Hunt sidesteps P_Albert
          ...  He was too quick for his marker
          ...  M_Hunt rifles it at the goal !
          ...  P_Shilton can't get to it!
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar!
          ...  P_Shilton makes a cocky smile
          ...  Did he know that was going over?
Min. 16 :(brc) B_Spencer looks for options
          ...  He knocks the ball across to J_Miranda
          ...  J_Cole with the tackle
          ...  O_Bundy will want to speak to him
          ...  O_Bundy called him over for a strong verbal warning
Min. 17 :(nwt) P_Henrique nutmegs the defender, he continues to run forward
          ...  B_Spencer stands his ground and wins the tackle
Min. 19 :(nwt) Raul pauses and waits for support
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  A great volley from Raul !
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  F_Moussa swings it in!
          ...  Romero jumps well to claim it!
Min. 25 :(brc) R_Kopa jumps over Papakoli_Diop's challenge
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg
          ...  He's clean through
          ...  D_Rose gets the foot in to win the ball
          ...  It rolls out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by J_Miranda
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of P_Shilton
Min. 28 :(nwt) P_Henrique takes control of the loose ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to B_Wolford
          ...  R_Kopa with a late tackle
          ...  He certainly didn't mean it
          ...  O_Bundy calls him for a talk
Min. 28 :(brc) G_Wilkinson has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past the defender!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  D_Rose with a bad challenge
Min. 29 :(nwt) J_Cole takes possession
          ...  He's got no outlet
          ...  He decides to go alone
          ...  G_Wilkinson slides in hard!
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 31 :(brc) Xavi finds his way through
          ...  He bears down on goal
          ...  Fine tackle by P_Henrique
          ...  He prevents the corner as well
Min. 32 :(brc) G_Collins holds the ball up
          ...  He sees M_Hunt in space!
          ...  Launched towards the top corner by M_Hunt !
          ...  It sails over!
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 33 :(nwt) P_Albert cuts inside his opponent
          ...  He worked that well
          ...  B_Spencer leaves his foot in with the challenge!!
          ...  That's a bad foul!!
Min. 35 :(brc) Xavi takes on B_A_Hangeland
          ...  He runs past him
          ...  Xavi with his head down lets it go !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Rifled home!
          ...  That's given Barcelona the advantage!
          ...  Barcelona 1-0 Newcastle ...
Min. 36 :(brc) Adnan_Januzaj drives it forward to M_Hunt
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by Papakoli_Diop
          ...  He made it look easy
          ...  But he can't keep it in
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  G_Collins swings it in!
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of P_Shilton
Min. 37 :(brc) B_Spencer sidesteps P_Henrique
          ...  He was too quick for his marker
          ...  Papakoli_Diop lunges in with two feet!!
          ...  And play is brought to a halt by O_Bundy
          ...  The referee reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  RED CARD!!
          ...  I think he deserved that!
Min. 37 :(nwt) D_A_Cole takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace J_Cole
          ...  He'll play as a DF
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
          ...  FREE KICK
          ...  G_Bale swings it in
          ...  B_Myre takes control of it!
          ...  A vicious shot by B_Myre !
          ...  P_Shilton watches it sail wide!
Min. 40 :(brc) Barcelona restructured their strategy to P
Min. 40 :(brc) B_Myre has time and space on the edge of the box
          ...  The ball hits P_Henrique in the face!
          ...  And goes clear!
Min. 41 :(nwt) P_Albert cuts the ball back to Raul
          ...  Launched towards the top corner by Raul !
          ...  Romero is just going to watch it go over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  But goes just over !!
          ...  Romero looks very relieved!
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 45 :(brc) M_Hunt gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He cuts inside the defender!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  Cleared by B_A_Hangeland

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Barcelona 1-0 Newcastle

Min. 46 :(nwt) B_Wolford crosses into the box, finding Raul
          ...  J_Miranda with a perfectly timed tackle
Min. 48 :(brc) Adnan_Januzaj hits in a wicked shot!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  G_Wilkinson latches onto it!
          ...  P_Shilton is called for the holding foul
          ...  He was pushing down on his man
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  Adnan_Januzaj passes to M_Hunt
          ...  D_Rose clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play
          ...  The linesman is flagging
          ...  Throw in
Min. 49 :(nwt) Raul knocks the ball past G_Wilkinson
          ...  B_Myre clears with a diving header
Min. 52 :(brc) B_Myre back heels to find M_Hunt in space
          ...  A wicked drive by M_Hunt !
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  But it sails past the post !!
          ...  P_Shilton never had a chance!
Min. 60 :(brc) Ciaran_Clark is coming on and R_Kopa is being brought off
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play DF
Min. 60 :(brc) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side.
          ...  Maradona will come on for Adnan_Januzaj and play MF
Min. 60 :(brc) Odegaard is going to be brought on
          ...  M_Hunt is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 60 :(brc) Barcelona altered their play to a C strategy
Min. 65 :(nwt) A_Oldridge is going to be brought on
          ...  W_Zaha is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 68 :(nwt) The ball rolls free!
          ...  D_A_Cole takes control of it on the half way line
          ...  He sprints past the defenders!!
          ...  Cleared by Xavi
Min. 69 :(brc) Ciaran_Clark is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He throws it to G_Bale
          ...  G_Bale curls it towards the top corner !
          ...  But he got that all wrong
Min. 71 :(brc) J_Miranda feeds the ball through the middle
          ...  Odegaard runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  B_Wolford takes the ball and the player!!
          ...  But the ref waves play on!!
Min. 75 :(nwt) A_Tackle replaces D_A_Cole to play as a DF
Min. 75 :(brc) G_Collins takes on B_Wolford
          ...  He runs past him
          ...  P_Henrique with the tackle
Min. 79 :(brc) B_Spencer holds up the ball
          ...  He plays the ball to Odegaard
          ...  Odegaard with the 40 yard drive !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  P_Shilton had no chance!
          ...  Barcelona 2-0 Newcastle ...
Min. 80 :(brc) Maradona plays it forward to Xavi
          ...  Xavi goes for the top corner !
          ...  P_Shilton gets up well to catch that one
Min. 83 :(brc) Maradona feeds the ball through the middle
          ...  Odegaard runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  Odegaard sights up the goal
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  But he puts it wide
          ...  He found himself with no room to manoeuvre
Min. 87 :(brc) Maradona 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!
          ...  Maradona cracks a laser towards goal !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  What a well worked goal!
          ...  Barcelona 3-0 Newcastle ...
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 90 :(brc) Xavi squares it to Odegaard
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over!
          ...  A_Tackle hits it out for a throw
Min. 91 :(nwt) A_Oldridge unselfishly heads the ball back to P_Albert
          ...  But B_Myre with the fine tackle

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Camp Nou
Attendance           : 140,579
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Barcelona Match Info
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Best player          : Xavi (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Xavi (35), Odegaard (79), Maradona (87)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : B_Myre (3), M_Hunt (5)
Injured              : N/A
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Newcastle Match Info
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Best player          : P_Henrique
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : Papakoli_Diop (37)
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             Barcelona    |   Newcastle
Attempts on Goal     :          14        |       4
Off target           :           8        |       2
On target            :           6        |       2
Possession           :          66        |       34
Corners              :           3        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       1
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       0
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           6        |       13
Key Tackles          :           6        |       9
Key Passes           :          12        |       6
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Final Score          : Barcelona 3 - 0 Newcastle
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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 |  98   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  55   0   0   0
B_Myre         DF   1  32  13   6  30 |  98   0   2   1   0   1   0   1   0   0  38   8  -1
G_Bale         DF   2  30  11   7  42 |  98   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
G_Wilkinson    DF   1  28  10   7  31 |  98   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
J_Miranda      DF   2  26  10   7  21 |  98   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  60  10   0
G_Collins      DF   2  26   9   7  19 |  98   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  30  20
R_Kopa         MF   2  14  30   8  23 |  64   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Spencer      MF   1  11  28  12  31 |  98   0   1   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  20  45   0
Xavi           MF   1   5  28   9  31 |  98   0   1   1   0   2   1   0   0   0  20  10  25
Adnan_Januzaj  MF   3  11  26  10  23 |  64   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  40  20
M_Hunt         FW   2   9   7  34  33 |  64   0   0   0   0   7   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  13
Hugo_Lloris    GK  28   3   2   3  13 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Ciaran_Clark   DF   2  28   8   8  24 |  34   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Maradona       MF   1  11  26  16  18 |  34   0   0   2   0   1   1   0   0   0   0  20  20
H_Kane         FW   1   8  10  28  33 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Odegaard       FW   2   4   5  25  31 |  34   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  21

Player Statistics - Newcastle
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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P_Shilton      GK  34   6   5   3  18 |  98   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -10   0   0   0
Papakoli_Diop  DF   2  25  15   8  24 |  37   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   1   0  10 -10 -10
B_A_Hangeland  DF   2  24  11   5  40 |  98   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
P_Albert       DF   2  23  15   7  35 |  98   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20   0 -20
D_Rose         DF   1  23  10   7  22 |  98   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
J_Cole         MF   3   8  25   7  33 |  37   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
F_Moussa       MF   1   5  24  18  23 |  98   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
W_Zaha         MF   2   7  23  17  12 |  69   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Henrique     MF   1  17  23   7  18 |  98   0   3   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  60  10   5
Raul           AM   1   8  23  20  30 |  98   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2
B_Wolford      FW   1  11  14  27  28 |  98   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  10   5
R_Clemence     GK  27   1   3   1  11 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_A_Cole       DF   1  25   9  10  29 |  42   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Tackle       DF   2  23   6   6  13 |  19   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
A_Oldridge     MF   1   8  23  17  17 |  29   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -10 -20
H_Son          FW   2   8  10  25  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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