Elite League Match, Marseille vs. Barcelona (Sun Feb 24)


                            Marseille  |  Barcelona
                              5-4-1 D  |  5-4-1 C
                             Lee Shaw  |  Bryngar Myre
                                       |
                         R_Higuita GK  |  GK M_Zetterer
                          L_Shawry DF  |  DF G_Bale
                       L_Koscielny DF  |  DF G_Wilkinson
                           S_Byram DF  |  DF J_Myre
                           J_Pedro DF  |  DF K_Abrha
                        F_Le_Boeuf DF  |  DF J_Miranda
                        Y_Sankhare MF  |  MF R_Kopa
                         I_Perisic MF  |  MF K_Mizuno
                           P_Viera MF  |  MF B_Spencer
                           N_Kante MF  |  MF K_Porborsky
                          Z_Zidane FW  |  FW H_Son
                                       |
                           S_Given SUB |  SUB N_Douchez
                          M_Amoros SUB |  SUB D_Rose
                       M_Dickinson SUB |  SUB Xavi
                          C_Ridout SUB |  SUB Shaqiri
                      A_Di_Stefano SUB |  SUB M_Hunt

Referee: J_Underhill (Scotland)


Min. 1  :(brc) R_Kopa changes direction inside
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to H_Son
          ...  L_Koscielny seizes control of the ball
          ...  He hoists it forward
Min. 5  :(brc) R_Kopa gets to the by-line
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He plays the ball through to G_Bale
          ...  But L_Shawry wins the tackle
Min. 9  :(brc) H_Son finds the space intelligently
          ...  H_Son hits the shot with the outside of the right foot!
          ...  R_Higuita won't get to that!
          ...  It clips the post!
          ...  And goes wide!
Min. 16 :(msl) L_Shawry takes on 3 men
          ...  G_Bale slides in hard!
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 17 :(msl) Y_Sankhare brings the ball under control
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  F_Le_Boeuf gets on the end of the pass
          ...  G_Wilkinson takes the ball and the player!!
          ...  But the ref waves play on!!
Min. 18 :(brc) R_Kopa feeds the ball through the middle
          ...  H_Son runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  L_Shawry makes the challenge and clears the ball
Min. 23 :(msl) I_Perisic volleys it forward. He finds J_Pedro
          ...  G_Bale with a superb tackle!
          ...  He easily dispossessed him.
Min. 27 :(brc) R_Kopa holds the ball up
          ...  He sees G_Wilkinson in space!
          ...  G_Wilkinson looks to see where R_Higuita is!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  But R_Higuita punches it away
Min. 30 :(brc) It looks as though Barcelona is now playing A
Min. 31 :(msl) S_Byram with a superb first touch
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  Z_Zidane gets on the end of the pass
          ...  Z_Zidane with a terrific drive !
          ...  M_Zetterer fists it away
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(brc) J_Miranda gets to the by line and finds B_Spencer with a beautiful cross
          ...  Z_Zidane with the tackle
          ...  That's got to be a yellow
          ...  He gets a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  Right on the edge of the box!
          ...  K_Mizuno knocks it forward
          ...  H_Son gets on the end of it
          ...  Good sliding challenge from L_Koscielny
Min. 47 :(brc) K_Porborsky is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He throws it to K_Mizuno
          ...  J_Pedro bundles the player over!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  The ref looks across to his assistant!
          ...  Play on!

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

Min. 46 :(msl) Z_Zidane with a real burst of pace
          ...  He shows R_Kopa a clean set of heals
          ...  J_Miranda stands his ground and wins the tackle
Min. 52 :(msl) The ball is passed in from Y_Sankhare, he finds Z_Zidane
          ...  G_Bale reads him well and hoofs it clear
Min. 52 :(brc) K_Mizuno has found himself in space
          ...  He looks up for his team mates
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  G_Wilkinson gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  F_Le_Boeuf brings him down in the area
          ...  There can only be one outcome surely!
          ...  But J_Underhill waves play on!!!
Min. 52 :(msl) Z_Zidane loses his marker!
          ...  G_Bale fouls badly
          ...  That looked malicious
          ...  He got away with just a warning
Min. 54 :(msl) P_Viera finds Z_Zidane in acres of space
          ...  R_Kopa tackles cleanly
Min. 55 :(brc) K_Porborsky with a real burst of pace
          ...  He shows the defender a clean set of heals
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from L_Koscielny
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  K_Mizuno plays it towards the near post!
          ...  The danger is dealt with by F_Le_Boeuf
Min. 61 :(msl) P_Viera with the dribble
          ...  G_Bale is easily beaten
          ...  G_Bale rushes in with a clumsy challenge!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!, he is in the book for that one
Min. 63 :(brc) K_Abrha runs at the defender
          ...  The defender falls over
          ...  Y_Sankhare with a deliberate foul
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
Min. 65 :(msl) P_Viera knocks it past the defender and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  J_Myre intercepts the pass
Min. 67 :(brc) H_Son cuts inside S_Byram
          ...  He worked that well
          ...  S_Byram is called for the holding foul
          ...  He was pushing down on his man
          ...  J_Underhill refrained from booking him but had words
Min. 68 :(msl) S_Byram with a simple pass to Z_Zidane
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over!
          ...  J_Myre hits it out for a throw
Min. 70 :(msl) Y_Sankhare is first to the ball
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by G_Wilkinson
          ...  He made it look easy
Min. 71 :(msl) F_Le_Boeuf finds his way through
          ...  He lost his man too easily
          ...  H_Son body checks his opponent!!
          ...  That's a careless challenge!!
          ...  J_Underhill calls him for a talk
          ...  It's just a warning
Min. 74 :(brc) a big roar from the crowd as D_Rose comes on for G_Wilkinson to play DF
Min. 75 :(msl) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side.
          ...  M_Amoros will come on for L_Koscielny and play DF
Min. 75 :(brc) M_Hunt will replace the useless K_Mizuno and will play FW
Min. 75 :(brc) Shaqiri will replace K_Abrha and play AM
Min. 75 :(msl) Y_Sankhare is taking a throw in
          ...  He is taking a run up at it!
          ...  He throws it long to Z_Zidane
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  D_Rose belts it clear
Min. 77 :(msl) Z_Zidane stops the ball and looks around for movement
          ...  A team mate overlaps him now
          ...  He uses his team mates run as a decoy and heads towards the goal!
          ...  Z_Zidane with the chance !
          ...  But the ball goes harmlessly wide
Min. 78 :(msl) M_Dickinson is coming on for I_Perisic and playing MF
Min. 80 :(brc) M_Hunt cuts inside L_Shawry
          ...  He worked that well
          ...  J_Pedro rushes in with a clumsy tackle!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  What's J_Underhill going to give?
          ...  He just waves play on!
Min. 81 :(brc) B_Spencer off the woodwork.
          ...  K_Porborsky picks up the deflection
          ...  F_Le_Boeuf with the tackle
          ...  He did well to stop that attack!
Min. 82 :(msl) A_Di_Stefano will replace Z_Zidane and play FW
Min. 85 :(msl) P_Viera finds A_Di_Stefano on the edge of the box
          ...  D_Rose takes the players legs from beneath him!!
          ...  That's a poor tackle!
          ...  J_Underhill lectures him
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 90 :(brc) J_Miranda runs down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball across to Shaqiri
          ...  Shaqiri sights up the goal
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  R_Higuita dives desperately to try and save it!!
          ...  He can't get to it!
          ...  But it creeps just wide!!
          ...  The deflection had R_Higuita beaten!
Min. 92 :(msl) N_Kante with a superb first touch
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  S_Byram gets on the end of the pass
          ...  D_Rose reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 92 :(brc) K_Porborsky plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  M_Hunt decides to keep possession instead!
          ...  He runs towards the goal now!
          ...  M_Hunt tries to chip the ball over R_Higuita!
          ...  But R_Higuita tips it behind
          ...  J_Underhill has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 94 :(brc) H_Son sidesteps his marker
          ...  He runs forward now
          ...  But he stands on the ball and falls over!!
          ...  S_Byram picks up the loose ball and clears the danger

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Orange Veladrome
Attendance           : 150,000
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Marseille Match Info
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Best player          : L_Koscielny
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Z_Zidane (43)
Injured              : N/A
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Barcelona Match Info
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Best player          : G_Wilkinson (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : G_Bale (61)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             Marseille    |   Barcelona
Attempts on Goal     :           2        |       4
Off target           :           1        |       2
On target            :           1        |       2
Possession           :          48        |       52
Corners              :           0        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           8        |       11
Key Tackles          :          10        |       11
Key Passes           :           9        |       10
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Final Score          : Marseille 0 - 0 Barcelona
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Player Statistics - Marseille
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_Higuita      GK  39   2   2   2  34 |  96   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0   0   0
L_Shawry       DF   2  34   9   8  15 |  96   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
L_Koscielny    DF   2  32  11   7  36 |  77   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
S_Byram        DF   3  32   9   6  32 |  96   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20   0
J_Pedro        DF   2  31   8   9  33 |  96   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
F_Le_Boeuf     DF   2  30  10   7  22 |  96   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
Y_Sankhare     MF   3   9  33  12  36 |  96   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
I_Perisic      MF   1   9  32   6  11 |  80   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
P_Viera        MF   3  10  30   8  41 |  96   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
N_Kante        MF   3   7  30   7  13 |  96   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Z_Zidane       FW   2   9   8  32  34 |  84   0   0   0   0   2   0   1   0   0  -2  -2   9
S_Given        GK  31   2   1   1  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Amoros       DF   2  28   9   8  42 |  19   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
M_Dickinson    MF   2  16  30   7  28 |  16   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Ridout       MF   3   8  28   4  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Di_Stefano   FW   2   9  11  30  31 |  12   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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M_Zetterer     GK  39   3   3   3  32 |  96   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  45   0   0   0
G_Bale         DF   2  33  12   8  42 |  96   0   3   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  58  -2  -2
G_Wilkinson    DF   1  32  10   8  31 |  76   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  80   0  10
J_Myre         DF   2  31   9   8  39 |  96   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
K_Abrha        DF   1  30   9   7  33 |  77   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Miranda      DF   2  29  11   7  21 |  96   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20   0
R_Kopa         MF   2  15  33   8  23 |  96   0   1   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  40   0
K_Mizuno       MF   1   9  33  10  28 |  77   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
B_Spencer      MF   1  12  31  13  31 |  96   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
K_Porborsky    MF   2   6  27   8  21 |  96   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
H_Son          FW   2   9  11  30  20 |  96   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
N_Douchez      GK  38   2   2   7  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Rose         DF   1  26  10   7  22 |  20   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
Xavi           MF   1   5  30   9  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Shaqiri        AM   2   9  25  18  31 |  19   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
M_Hunt         FW   2   9   8  37  33 |  19   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
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