Elite FA Cup Final Match, Santos FC vs. Barcelona (Thu Mar 16)


                            Santos FC  |  Barcelona
                              4-4-2 P  |  5-4-1 C
                           Glyn Rigby  |  Bryngar Myre
                                       |
                        A_Marshall GK  |  GK Romero
                           D_Moore DF  |  DF B_Myre
                         T_Mowbray DF  |  DF G_Bale
                           Josimar DF  |  DF G_Wilkinson
                            R_Huth DF  |  DF J_Myre
                       Koki_Mizuno MF  |  DF Ciaran_Clark
                      G_McSheffrey MF  |  MF R_Kopa
                          J_Tessem MF  |  MF B_Spencer
                         S_Marsden MF  |  MF Xavi
                     Stan_Matthews FW  |  MF I_Muniain
                               Bar FW  |  FW M_Hunt
                                       |
                          R_Wright SUB |  SUB Hugo_Lloris
                       Beckenbauer SUB |  SUB J_Miranda
                           Maldini SUB |  SUB L_Gasparotto
                        Emerson_Jr SUB |  SUB Maradona
                             Bojan SUB |  SUB H_Kane

Referee: J_Underhill (Scotland)


Min. 3  :(brc) R_Kopa with the cross-field pass to M_Hunt
          ...  M_Hunt hits the shot with the outside of the right foot!
          ...  A_Marshall makes himself big and wins the ball
Min. 10 :(brc) B_Spencer turns on a sixpence
          ...  B_Spencer attempts a low drive!
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But hits the side netting!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  B_Spencer drives it into the box!
          ...  A_Marshall easily claims the ball!
Min. 13 :(sfc) J_Tessem with a flicked pass to Bar
          ...  B_Myre robs him of the ball
Min. 14 :(sfc) G_McSheffrey with an excellent first touch
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  D_Moore gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  But B_Myre comes away with the ball
          ...  Excellent defending there!
Min. 14 :(brc) B_Myre with a throw in
          ...  He throws the ball across to B_Spencer
          ...  B_Spencer with a powerful header !
          ...  A_Marshall gets his body behind the ball and saves
          ...  Text book goalkeeping!
Min. 17 :(brc) M_Hunt jumps over Josimar's challenge
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg
          ...  He's clean through
          ...  R_Huth intercepts the pass
Min. 20 :(sfc) A_Marshall looks in some pain. He'll have to come off
Min. 20 :(sfc) R_Wright is coming on for A_Marshall and will play GK
Min. 27 :(brc) I_Muniain plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  B_Spencer keeps possession instead!
          ...  He runs towards the goal now!
          ...  D_Moore takes the player down!!
          ...  PENALTY!!
          ...  No! The ref has given the free kick the other way!
          ...  Unbelievable!
Min. 30 :(brc) Xavi with electric pace
          ...  He eases past the defender
          ...  R_Huth takes the player out!!
          ...  The ref turns away!!
Min. 32 :(brc) B_Spencer leaves D_Moore standing
          ...  B_Spencer sends it flying towards goal!
          ...  But R_Wright stops that one easily
Min. 33 :(brc) Xavi hits the ball through the heart of the defence
          ...  B_Spencer latches onto it!
          ...  B_Spencer with a powerful header !
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But flies wide of the post!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  I_Muniain crosses it in!
          ...  It is cleared by T_Mowbray
Min. 35 :(sfc) J_Tessem holds up the ball
          ...  He plays the ball to Stan_Matthews
          ...  Stan_Matthews hits a great drive!
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  Wide !!
          ...  That was fortunate
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Tessem plays it into the danger area!
          ...  G_Wilkinson gets up well
          ...  And he heads it clear
Min. 36 :(sfc) S_Marsden plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  R_Huth keeps possession instead!
          ...  He runs towards the goal now!
          ...  But B_Spencer wins the tackle cleanly
Min. 36 :(sfc) Bar breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on Romero!
          ...  M_Hunt brings him down!
          ...  He's been sent off!!
          ...  RED CARD!!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  Right on the edge of the box!
          ...  Stan_Matthews fires it towards the goal
          ...  But Romero punches it away
          ...  That's gone out for a goal kick
          ...  It was clear to everyone that Romero got a touch
Min. 39 :(sfc) Koki_Mizuno is closed down
          ...  He plays a quick pass
          ...  Stan_Matthews latches onto the ball
          ...  Stan_Matthews hits a crisp volley!
          ...  But Romero comes out and dives at his feet
          ...  That's goalkeeping at its finest
Min. 41 :(sfc) Bar breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on Romero!
          ...  R_Kopa brings him down in the area!
          ...  He could be off here!
          ...  The referee reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  RED CARD!!
          ...  I think he deserved that!
          ...  J_Underhill gives a PENALTY !!
          ...  Stan_Matthews will take it
          ...  He sends Romero the wrong way
          ...  Clinical Penalty
          ...  GOAL!!
          ...  That's given Santos FC the advantage!
          ...  Santos FC 1-0 Barcelona...
Min. 42 :(sfc) G_McSheffrey looks for options
          ...  He decides to go it alone
          ...  J_Myre cuts out the pass
          ...  That was close!
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(brc) G_Bale moves forward
          ...  R_Huth forces him off the ball

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Santos FC 1-0 Barcelona

Min. 47 :(brc) B_Spencer is unmarked!
          ...  B_Spencer shoots towards goal !
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  Wide !!
          ...  That was fortunate
Min. 50 :(brc) B_Myre knocks the ball past the defender
          ...  D_Moore stands his ground and wins the tackle
Min. 51 :(brc) Xavi is taking a throw in
          ...  He takes a couple of strides back
          ...  He throws the ball to B_Spencer
          ...  A cracking drive from B_Spencer !
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But hits the side netting!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  G_Bale chips the ball into the area!
          ...  R_Wright reads it well, and claims it!
Min. 52 :(brc) G_Bale with the dribble
          ...  He's clean through
          ...  The fans are on their feet
          ...  G_Bale uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot!
          ...  R_Wright can't get to it!
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar!
          ...  R_Wright makes a cocky smile
          ...  Did he know that was going over?
Min. 53 :(brc) B_Myre cuts inside the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to Xavi
          ...  Bar wins the ball well
          ...  J_Underhill has given a free kick
          ...  J_Underhill reaches to his pocket!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 53 :(brc) I_Muniain runs at Bar
          ...  The defender slips and falls over
          ...  I_Muniain has time and space!
          ...  He tries the lob!
          ...  R_Wright with the diving save
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras!
Min. 54 :(sfc) Koki_Mizuno times his run well
          ...  B_Myre with the tackle
Min. 60 :(sfc) Santos FC switch to playing C
Min. 63 :(sfc) S_Marsden unselfishly lays the ball back to Stan_Matthews
          ...  B_Myre takes out the attacker
          ...  He looked to have fouled him there
Min. 65 :(sfc) Emerson_Jr will come on for S_Marsden and play DM
Min. 65 :(sfc) Josimar with the dribble
          ...  He's through on goal
          ...  Josimar sees Romero off his line !
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 65 :(brc) B_Spencer runs into space
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by R_Huth
          ...  He timed it well
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Xavi swings it in!
          ...  D_Moore clears the danger
Min. 66 :(brc) B_Spencer feeds the ball through the middle
          ...  J_Myre runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  J_Tessem dives in two footed!!
          ...  Play On!!
Min. 70 :(sfc) Beckenbauer comes on for R_Huth and will play DF to the delight of the fans
Min. 70 :(sfc) J_Tessem flicks the ball through
          ...  Bar runs onto it!
          ...  Bar hits the shot with the inside of the left foot!
          ...  Romero with an easy save
          ...  He just oozes confidence
Min. 70 :(brc) J_Myre finds B_Spencer on the edge of the box
          ...  But Koki_Mizuno puts the ball out of play
Min. 75 :(brc) G_Bale with a reverse pass to Ciaran_Clark
          ...  Ciaran_Clark hits a curling shot!
          ...  R_Wright makes himself big
          ...  Superb Stop !
          ...  Well that one would have delighted him
Min. 78 :(brc) The manager shouting something towards his players
          ...  It looks like he's turning things round a bit
          ...  Barcelona will now play A
Min. 78 :(brc) Curled in dangerously from B_Spencer to I_Muniain
          ...  I_Muniain blasts it at the goal !
          ...  R_Wright parries it, he follows it up
          ...  He fires it over!!
Min. 80 :(brc) Up goes the substitution board - H_Kane on for J_Myre as a FW
Min. 80 :(brc) Maradona is ready to come on to replace Xavi
          ...  Looks like he will play as a AM
Min. 84 :(sfc) Emerson_Jr sprints down the wing
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space!
          ...  He puts in a square ball!
          ...  T_Mowbray runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  T_Mowbray with the drive!
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  Romero moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  It's beaten him!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Romero looks dejected!
          ...  Santos FC 2-0 Barcelona ...
Min. 85 :(brc) B_Myre sprints down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball in to G_Wilkinson
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over!
          ...  T_Mowbray hits it out for a throw
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(sfc) Emerson_Jr controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball into the middle!
          ...  Stan_Matthews gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  Stan_Matthews beats the offside trap!
          ...  He is clean through
          ...  Romero comes towards him
          ...  He dinks it over Romero
          ...  It goes over!!
Min. 89 :(sfc) J_Tessem finds Josimar in the box
          ...  Josimar tries to lob the keeper !
          ...  It's way wide
          ...  The Barcelona fans behind the goal spread their arms out
Min. 94 :(sfc) The defender under hits the back pass!
          ...  Koki_Mizuno is through!
          ...  H_Kane with a well timed tackle
          ...  J_Underhill didn't like it though
          ...  Shown a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on

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


Match Details
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Venue                : The Allianz Arena
Attendance           : 150,000
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Santos FC Match Info
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Best player          : T_Mowbray (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Stan_Matthews (41 pen), T_Mowbray (84)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Bar (53)
Injured              : A_Marshall (20)
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Barcelona Match Info
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Best player          : B_Spencer
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : M_Hunt (36), R_Kopa (41)
Booked               : H_Kane (94)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             Santos FC    |    Barcelona
Attempts on Goal     :           9        |       11
Off target           :           4        |       6
On target            :           5        |       5
Possession           :          48        |       52
Corners              :           1        |       4
Red Cards            :           0        |       2
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       2
Fouls                :           9        |       9
Key Tackles          :           9        |       6
Key Passes           :          10        |       11
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Final Score          : Santos FC 2 - 0 Barcelona
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Player Statistics - Santos FC
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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A_Marshall     GK  39   4   6   5  11 |  20   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0   0
D_Moore        DF   3  30  13  10  16 |  96   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
T_Mowbray      DF   2  30   9   5  29 |  96   0   2   0   0   1   1   0   0   0  40   0  20
Josimar        DF   2  28  13   7  23 |  96   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  40   0   2
R_Huth         DF   2  27  10   8  43 |  72   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  80   0   0
Koki_Mizuno    MF   1   7  31   6  28 |  96   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
G_McSheffrey   MF   1   7  29  18  37 |  96   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  30  20
J_Tessem       MF   1   7  28  17  27 |  96   0   1   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  40   0
S_Marsden      MF   1   8  28   8  46 |  67   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
Stan_Matthews  FW   1   8   5  32  31 |  96   0   0   0   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0  32
Bar            FW   1   7   9  29  22 |  96   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  18  18  23
R_Wright       GK  27   2   2   2  23 |  76   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0   0
Beckenbauer    DF   2  26   8   7  21 |  24   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Maldini        DF   2  25   8   7  41 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Emerson_Jr     DM   3  18  25  10  21 |  29   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  35   0
Bojan          FW   2   6   9  24  12 |   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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Romero         GK  39   2   5   1  22 |  96   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  -5   0   0   0
B_Myre         DF   1  32  13   6  30 |  96   0   4   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  60  10 -20
G_Bale         DF   2  30  11   7  42 |  96   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   1
G_Wilkinson    DF   1  29  10   7  31 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
J_Myre         DF   2  28   9   7  39 |  82   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
Ciaran_Clark   DF   2  28   8   8  24 |  96   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
R_Kopa         MF   2  14  30   8  23 |  41   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0 -10   0 -10
B_Spencer      MF   1  11  28  12  31 |  96   0   1   2   0   6   0   0   0   0  20  20  14
Xavi           MF   1   5  28   9  31 |  82   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20   0 -20
I_Muniain      MF   1  10  27   8  24 |  96   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  10   6
M_Hunt         FW   2   9   7  34  33 |  36   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   1   0 -10 -10  -5
Hugo_Lloris    GK  28   3   2   3  13 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Miranda      DF   2  26  10   7  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Gasparotto   DF   3  24   8   6  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Maradona       AM   1  11  26  16  18 |  14   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
H_Kane         FW   1   8  10  28  33 |  14   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
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