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Season 23 Archive: Elite League, Week 9

Manchester City 4 - 0 Barcelona

Elite Football League Match, Manchester City vs. Barcelona (Mon Dec 05)


                      Manchester City  |  Barcelona
                              4-4-2 E  |  5-4-1 P
                       Scott Matthews  |  Bryngar Myre
                                       |
                         S_Scuffet GK  |  GK Hugo_Lloris
                           I_Garde DF  |  DF B_Myre
                         M_Laursen DF  |  DF G_Wilkinson
                          A_Carlos DF  |  DF J_Myre
                          T_Kaizer DF  |  DF Ciaran_Clark
                             Jinky MF  |  DF J_Miranda
                      Y_Abdessadki MF  |  MF R_Kopa
                        Nuri_Sahin MF  |  MF I_Muniain
                          Y_Cabaye MF  |  MF Adnan_Januzaj
                          M_Murphy FW  |  MF G_Karagounis
                       D_Rommedahl FW  |  FW Odegaard
                                       |
                             P_Out SUB |  SUB Romero
                         Efe_Sodje SUB |  SUB G_Bale
                         A_Britton SUB |  SUB B_Spencer
                         P_Do_Shaw SUB |  SUB M_Hunt
                           G_Botti SUB |  SUB H_Kane

Referee: F_Brych (Germany)


Min. 1  :(brc) B_Myre hits a hard pass to Odegaard
          ...  I_Garde with the dive
          ...  There's no room in the game for that!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll be off if he does that again
Min. 3  :(mnc) Y_Abdessadki with the flick on
          ...  He plays the ball across to Y_Cabaye
          ...  Odegaard wins the ball!
          ...  But he caught the player also!
          ...  The ref gives nothing!
Min. 4  :(brc) B_Myre had to stretch to reach the pass
          ...  B_Myre goes for the top corner !
          ...  But he miskicks and puts it well off target
          ...  The Manchester City fans taunt him about that effort
Min. 6  :(mnc) I_Garde with an excellent first touch
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  D_Rommedahl gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  The defender fails to control it
          ...  D_Rommedahl picks up the loose ball and runs towards goal
          ...  He is one on one with Hugo_Lloris
          ...  He rounds Hugo_Lloris
          ...  He taps it towards the goal!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  That's given Manchester City the advantage!
          ...  Manchester City 1-0 Barcelona ...
Min. 7  :(mnc) D_Rommedahl runs at B_Myre
          ...  The defender slips and falls over
          ...  D_Rommedahl hits a curling shot!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Hammered into the top corner!
          ...  Manchester City 2-0 Barcelona ...
Min. 17 :(mnc) Y_Abdessadki moves out wide
          ...  He plays the ball through to M_Murphy
          ...  G_Wilkinson cuts out the pass
          ...  That was close!
Min. 18 :(brc) Adnan_Januzaj floats the ball in to find I_Muniain
          ...  Nuri_Sahin with a late tackle
          ...  He certainly didn't mean it
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution!
          ...  Bryngar Myre looks bemused that it wasn't more!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  This is a good chance!
          ...  J_Miranda hits it over the wall
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!!
          ...  But it sails past the post !!
          ...  S_Scuffet never had a chance!
Min. 19 :(brc) Odegaard picks up the loose ball and runs forward with it
          ...  Y_Abdessadki with the tackle
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  He got away with just a warning
Min. 22 :(brc) Adnan_Januzaj finds his way through
          ...  He bent his run well
          ...  T_Kaizer wins the ball well
          ...  F_Brych has given a free kick
Min. 26 :(brc) R_Kopa flicks it past M_Laursen
          ...  He runs forward
          ...  R_Kopa with the overhead !
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But hits the side netting!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  G_Karagounis drives it into the box!
          ...  S_Scuffet catches it!
Min. 27 :(mnc) M_Murphy with the mazy run
          ...  B_Myre robs him of the ball
Min. 34 :(brc) G_Karagounis with an incisive pass to J_Miranda
          ...  J_Miranda leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!!!
          ...  S_Scuffet makes himself big and wins the ball
Min. 35 :(brc) R_Kopa with the nod to Odegaard
          ...  Odegaard with the drive!
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!!
          ...  S_Scuffet saves it !!
          ...  What a great save!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by R_Kopa!
          ...  G_Wilkinson with the header
          ...  But it puts it well wide
Min. 40 :(brc) Barcelona will now play E after the order comes from the dugout
Min. 41 :(brc) R_Kopa is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He throws it to Odegaard
          ...  But T_Kaizer spotted the danger and cleans up the play
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(mnc) D_Rommedahl jumps over the defender's challenge
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg
          ...  He's clean through
          ...  D_Rommedahl aims the cheeky shot at goal!
          ...  But Hugo_Lloris pulls out a save of the game

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Manchester City 2-0 Barcelona

Min. 46 :(brc) Ciaran_Clark kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  Odegaard gets on the end of the pass
          ...  Odegaard rifles it at the goal !
          ...  But S_Scuffet reaches the ball. Good save
          ...  There was a foul on S_Scuffet anyway
Min. 47 :(mnc) M_Murphy beats Odegaard
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker
          ...  "Play On!" Waves F_Brych
          ...  M_Murphy sees Hugo_Lloris off his line !
          ...  But Hugo_Lloris pulls out a save of the game
Min. 51 :(mnc) Nuri_Sahin jumps over the defender's challenge
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg
          ...  He's clean through
          ...  A glorious effort by Nuri_Sahin !
          ...  But Hugo_Lloris reaches the ball. Good save
Min. 51 :(brc) R_Kopa with an inch perfect pass to Adnan_Januzaj
          ...  Adnan_Januzaj blasts it at the goal !
          ...  S_Scuffet saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one
Min. 51 :(mnc) D_Rommedahl flicks it over B_Myre and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  Odegaard with a nasty foul
          ...  F_Brych will want to speak to him
          ...  F_Brych ignores the protests for a card
          ...  Bryngar Myre looks relieved
Min. 55 :(mnc) I_Garde with the header on
          ...  He finds Y_Abdessadki in space
          ...  Y_Abdessadki has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He fires the ball goal ward!
          ...  But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by Jinky!
          ...  Nuri_Sahin gets his head on it
          ...  Hugo_Lloris won't get to that!
          ...  It clips the post!
          ...  And goes wide!
Min. 55 :(brc) B_Myre can't find space for the shot
          ...  He slips it through to Ciaran_Clark
          ...  But M_Laursen clears the ball to safety
Min. 57 :(brc) R_Kopa takes advantage of a mistake by T_Kaizer
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  R_Kopa sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender !
          ...  S_Scuffet parries it, he follows it up
          ...  He fires it over!!
Min. 58 :(brc) G_Wilkinson finds his way through
          ...  His quick turn fooled A_Carlos
          ...  A_Carlos moves quickly to get the tackle in this time
Min. 60 :(mnc) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side.
          ...  P_Do_Shaw will come on for Nuri_Sahin and play MF
Min. 60 :(mnc) Efe_Sodje replaces M_Laursen and will play DF
Min. 60 :(mnc) A_Britton is coming on for I_Garde and will play DF
Min. 60 :(mnc) Y_Abdessadki looks for options
          ...  He knocks the ball across to Y_Cabaye
          ...  J_Miranda takes the players legs from beneath him!!
          ...  That's a poor tackle!
          ...  F_Brych shows him a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on!
Min. 61 :(mnc) Jinky gets to the by-line
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He plays the ball through to M_Murphy
          ...  M_Murphy aims the cheeky shot at goal!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He jumps into the Manchester City crowd to celebrate!!
          ...  Both he and the fans are delighted!!
          ...  Manchester City 3-0 Barcelona ...
Min. 63 :(mnc) D_Rommedahl sprints past the defender
          ...  Fine tackle by G_Wilkinson
          ...  He prevents the corner as well
Min. 63 :(brc) Adnan_Januzaj drops his shoulder and takes it past the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to Ciaran_Clark
          ...  Ciaran_Clark with a powerful header !
          ...  S_Scuffet parries the shot
          ...  And the defender clears it!
Min. 64 :(brc) Adnan_Januzaj with the deft touch
          ...  He takes it past M_Murphy
          ...  He knocks it to Odegaard!
          ...  Odegaard sends it flying towards goal!
          ...  S_Scuffet with the acrobatic save
          ...  Well saved
Min. 65 :(brc) It looks as though Barcelona is now playing A
Min. 66 :(mnc) Y_Abdessadki unselfishly heads the ball back to M_Murphy
          ...  B_Myre gets in the way and wins the ball
Min. 67 :(brc) G_Wilkinson flicks it over the defenders head
          ...  He showed some great skill there!
          ...  G_Wilkinson hits the ball first time!
          ...  S_Scuffet saves it
          ...  Good goalkeeping
Min. 70 :(brc) H_Kane is coming on for G_Wilkinson and will play FW
Min. 70 :(brc) M_Hunt is coming on and J_Miranda is being brought off
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play FW
Min. 70 :(brc) a big roar from the crowd as B_Spencer comes on for R_Kopa to play AM
Min. 70 :(mnc) Y_Abdessadki with a precise pass to M_Murphy
          ...  M_Murphy hits a great shot !
          ...  Hugo_Lloris is beaten!
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  And goes clear
Min. 71 :(mnc) Y_Cabaye holds the ball up
          ...  He sees M_Murphy in space!
          ...  M_Murphy hits the shot with the outside of the left foot!
          ...  He hits the side netting
          ...  There was some parts of the ground that thought that went in!
Min. 71 :(brc) I_Muniain changes direction inside
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to H_Kane
          ...  A_Carlos steals the ball of off him
Min. 71 :(brc) Adnan_Januzaj spits at P_Do_Shaw
          ...  He could be off here!
          ...  F_Brych reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  I think he was lucky to escape with a caution!
Min. 74 :(brc) M_Hunt is unmarked!
          ...  Jinky with a bad challenge
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  F_Brych warned him
Min. 75 :(mnc) Y_Abdessadki drives it across the face of the goal T_Kaizer
          ...  T_Kaizer cracks a laser towards goal !
          ...  Hugo_Lloris dives towards his top let hand corner
          ...  He's pushed that one just around the goal
          ...  Super Stop !
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  P_Do_Shaw swings it in!
          ...  The ball comes to T_Kaizer
          ...  He knocks it goalward
          ...  Brilliant save from Hugo_Lloris
          ...  That must have impressed his national manager sitting in the stands
Min. 77 :(mnc) Jinky brings the ball under control
          ...  He sees a team mate in space!
          ...  He plays the ball in to him!
          ...  D_Rommedahl gets on the end of the pass
          ...  D_Rommedahl with an overhead kick !
          ...  He gets a connection
          ...  Hugo_Lloris guesses right
Min. 80 :(mnc) Y_Cabaye drives the ball across field
          ...  It comes to P_Do_Shaw
          ...  P_Do_Shaw has a go!
          ...  It hits the bar
          ...  And goes over!
          ...  Hugo_Lloris was beaten there!
Min. 81 :(mnc) M_Murphy knocks it past B_Myre and runs onto it
          ...  He leaves the defender standing
          ...  A skilful effort from M_Murphy !
          ...  Hugo_Lloris gets his body behind the ball and saves
          ...  Text book goalkeeping!
Min. 83 :(mnc) P_Do_Shaw gets to the bye line
          ...  He puts it into the box
          ...  He finds M_Murphy
          ...  M_Murphy uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot!
          ...  It hits the sponsor hoarding
Min. 83 :(brc) Odegaard holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to B_Spencer
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by Y_Cabaye
          ...  He timed it well
Min. 84 :(mnc) Y_Cabaye kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  D_Rommedahl gets on the end of the pass
          ...  A great volley from D_Rommedahl !
          ...  Hugo_Lloris with the save
          ...  He holds onto it as well!
Min. 84 :(brc) H_Kane back heels to find Odegaard in space
          ...  Odegaard with the crafty shot!
          ...  S_Scuffet tips it round the post
          ...  Well saved
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Ciaran_Clark curls it into the box!
          ...  S_Scuffet reads it well, and claims it!
Min. 84 :(mnc) Y_Abdessadki finds Jinky with a perfectly weighted pass
          ...  M_Hunt with an ugly foul
          ...  F_Brych will want to speak to him
          ...  F_Brych wants a quiet word
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  They are lining up to take this one!
          ...  M_Murphy fires it towards the goal
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Hammered into the top corner!
          ...  He salutes the Manchester City fans!!
          ...  Manchester City 4-0 Barcelona ...
Min. 86 :(brc) M_Hunt loses his marker!
          ...  A_Britton beats him to the ball
Min. 87 :(brc) M_Hunt runs forward
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind!
          ...  A_Britton with an ugly foul
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
          ...  He received a good talking to from F_Brych
          ...  FREE KICK
          ...  Just inside there own half
          ...  G_Karagounis swings it in
          ...  H_Kane gets on the end of it
          ...  An audacious effort from H_Kane !
          ...  But he miskicks and puts it well off target
          ...  The Manchester City fans taunt him about that effort
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(brc) B_Spencer has the ball
          ...  He knocks the ball past T_Kaizer
          ...  He puts in H_Kane!
          ...  Efe_Sodje seizes control of the ball
          ...  He hoists it forward
Min. 89 :(mnc) M_Murphy runs at the defence
          ...  J_Myre wins the ball with ease
          ...  F_Brych saw something no-one else did
          ...  He is warned by F_Brych
          ...  It's just a warning
          ...  FREE KICK
          ...  Just past the halfway line
          ...  Y_Abdessadki knocks it forward
          ...  Efe_Sodje gets on the end of it
          ...  Efe_Sodje with the drive!
          ...  Hugo_Lloris saves it
          ...  Good goalkeeping
Min. 91 :(brc) A defence splitting pass from I_Muniain to H_Kane
          ...  A_Carlos tugs on his opponent's shirt!!
          ...  F_Brych has stopped play
          ...  Well spotted by F_Brych!
          ...  He's lucky to be let off for that one
          ...  Scott Matthews looks relieved
          ...  Bryngar Myre is far from happy with that decision
          ...  FREE KICK
          ...  Just past the halfway line
          ...  I_Muniain floats it forward
          ...  B_Spencer latches onto the end of it
          ...  B_Spencer drives it low !
          ...  S_Scuffet narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety
Min. 92 :(mnc) M_Murphy nutmegs J_Myre, he continues to run forward
          ...  M_Murphy with the punt towards goal!
          ...  But he's put it wide
          ...  How did he manage to miss that one?!?!?
Min. 92 :(brc) M_Hunt slows the ball down and waits for support
          ...  No one seems to be coming forward
          ...  He heads towards the goal alone!
          ...  What a shot from M_Hunt !
          ...  It could go anywhere
          ...  But it puts it well wide
Min. 93 :(mnc) T_Kaizer runs at G_Karagounis
          ...  He takes it past him
          ...  T_Kaizer with the deft touch!
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal!
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it wide

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


Match Details
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Venue                : City Of Manchester Stadium
Attendance           : 68,000
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Manchester City Match Info
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Best player          : M_Murphy (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : D_Rommedahl (6,7), M_Murphy (61,84)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : I_Garde (1), Nuri_Sahin (18)
Injured              : N/A
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Barcelona Match Info
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Best player          : Odegaard
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : J_Miranda (60), Adnan_Januzaj (71)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                         Manchester City  |    Barcelona
Attempts on Goal     :          21        |       16
Off target           :           8        |       7
On target            :          13        |       9
Possession           :          51        |       49
Corners              :           2        |       3
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       2
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :          14        |       11
Key Tackles          :           7        |       5
Key Passes           :          15        |       15
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Final Score          : Manchester City 4 - 0 Barcelona
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Player Statistics - Manchester City
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_Scuffet      GK  39   5   1   4  41 |  97  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  95   0   0   0
I_Garde        DF   2  29  11   6  32 |  64   0   0   2   1   0   0   1   0   0  -2  33  -2
M_Laursen      DF   2  28   9   6  30 |  64   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
A_Carlos       DF   1  27  12   8  42 |  97   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  80   0   0
T_Kaizer       DF   2  27   6   4  37 |  97   0   1   0   0   3   0   0   0   0  20   0  11
Jinky          MF   3   8  27   8  41 |  97   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  35   0
Y_Abdessadki   MF   2   8  27   8  29 |  97   0   0   7   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  70   1
Nuri_Sahin     MF   1   8  27   8  19 |  64   0   0   0   0   2   0   1   0   0  -2  -2   4
Y_Cabaye       MF   2  11  26  11  14 |  97   0   1   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  30   0
M_Murphy       FW   1  12  14  28  26 |  97   0   0   0   0   8   2   0   0   0  20  20  74
D_Rommedahl    FW   2   6   9  26  27 |  97   0   0   0   0   5   2   0   0   0   0   0  55
P_Out          GK  12   5   4   7  14 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Efe_Sodje      DF   2  28   4   3  28 |  33   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   5
A_Britton      DF   2  27   9   8  15 |  33   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
P_Do_Shaw      MF   2   9  28   8  25 |  33   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  30  21
G_Botti        FW   1   8   9  27  32 |   0   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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Hugo_Lloris    GK  28   3   2   3  13 |  97   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0
B_Myre         DF   1  32  13   5  30 |  97   0   2   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  40  20   1
G_Wilkinson    DF   1  28  10   7  31 |  74   0   2   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  20 -20 -14
J_Myre         DF   2  28   9   7  39 |  97   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Ciaran_Clark   DF   2  28   8   8  24 |  97   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   5
J_Miranda      DF   2  26  10   7  21 |  74   0   0   0   0   2   0   1   0   0  -2  -2   4
R_Kopa         MF   2  14  30   8  23 |  74   0   0   3   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  30   2
I_Muniain      MF   1  10  27   8  24 |  97   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
Adnan_Januzaj  MF   3  11  26  10  23 |  97   0   0   3   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  28   3
G_Karagounis   MF   2   9  25   8  33 |  97   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -10 -20
Odegaard       FW   2   4   5  25  31 |  97   0   1   1   0   4   0   0   0   0  20  10  20
Romero         GK  39   2   5   1  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Bale         DF   2  30  11   7  42 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Spencer      AM   1  11  28  12  31 |  23   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   5
M_Hunt         FW   2   9   7  34  33 |  23   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
H_Kane         FW   1   8  10  28  33 |  23   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   1
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