Elite Football League Match, Barcelona vs. Valencia (Mon Oct 10) Barcelona | Valencia 4-5-1 N | 5-3-2 A Bryngar Myre | Andie Glen | Silvio_Proto GK | GK H_Lloris B_Myre DF | DF S_Van_Doorn M_Laursen DF | DF M_Salgado S_Gronkjaer DF | DF A_Schulz G_Bale DF | DF D_Taddei Joaquín MF | DF D_Moore M_Essien MF | FW D_Trezeguet K_Kong MF | MF B_Schinstiger Ludovic MF | FW F_Totti Saruman MF | MF N_McCann Pele FW | MF D_de_Rossi | P_Shilton SUB | SUB C_Clark A_Giacomini SUB | SUB J_Conroy Gandolf SUB | SUB E_Sno F_J_Torres SUB | SUB Koki_Mizuno M_Hunt SUB | SUB M_Ozil Referee: S_Farina (Italy) Min. 1 :(vla) N_McCann kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He swings the ball in ... F_Totti gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... M_Laursen gets the foot in to win the ball ... It rolls out of play ... CORNER! ... N_McCann swings it in! ... It goes straight into the arms of Silvio_Proto Min. 6 :(brc) M_Essien gets to the by line and finds K_Kong with a beautiful cross ... K_Kong tries to chip the ball over H_Lloris! ... The shot deflects wide into the crowd!! ... CORNER! ... Joaquín hits it into the box! ... H_Lloris comes out and claims it! Min. 10 :(vla) S_Van_Doorn with the deft touch ... He takes it past S_Gronkjaer ... He knocks it to N_McCann! ... B_Myre gets in the way and wins the ball Min. 13 :(brc) Joaquín with a pinpoint pass to K_Kong ... K_Kong hits the shot with the outside of the left foot! ... H_Lloris goes down well to save Min. 17 :(brc) M_Essien crosses to Saruman ... Saruman keeps his head down as he hits the shot! ... It hits the post!! ... But he beats the defender to the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH !! ... He's put it over Min. 19 :(vla) S_Van_Doorn with a first time pass ... F_Totti runs onto it! ... A powerful shot by F_Totti ! ... But the ball goes harmlessly wide Min. 23 :(brc) M_Essien spots Saruman who is in acres of space ... F_Totti with a bad challenge ... S_Farina will want to speak to him ... S_Farina ignores the protests for a card ... Andie Glen looks relieved Min. 24 :(brc) K_Kong looks around for support ... He knocks the ball across to Joaquín ... Joaquín with the shot ! ... H_Lloris makes himself big and wins the ball Min. 26 :(vla) D_Trezeguet loses his marker ... D_Trezeguet aims the cheeky shot at goal! ... But Silvio_Proto makes a superb stop down low. Min. 28 :(brc) Pele lobs it over M_Salgado ... A thundering drive by Pele ! ... The ball moves through the air! ... H_Lloris moves quickly! ... Can he get to this? ... H_Lloris catches it with style! Min. 28 :(vla) B_Schinstiger is rolling on the ground! ... He gets up again ... Looks like a little bit of play acting Min. 30 :(vla) B_Schinstiger knocks the ball past the lunge of the defender ... B_Schinstiger with the spectacular bicycle kick! ... But Silvio_Proto pulls out a save of the game Min. 31 :(brc) B_Myre controls the ball with a deft piece of skill ... He plays the ball out to the left! ... M_Essien gets onto the end of the pass! ... Excellent sliding challenge from S_Van_Doorn ... He could have easily caught the defender is he hadn't been careful Min. 33 :(brc) M_Laursen beats his marker ... But B_Schinstiger slides in Min. 36 :(vla) D_de_Rossi feeds the ball through the middle ... F_Totti runs onto it ... He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender ... F_Totti hits a curling shot! ... But it goes wide Min. 37 :(brc) M_Essien plays it to his team mate for a one-two ... Pele decides to go for goal instead! ... Pele tries to beat H_Lloris! ... But he somehow misses ... The Valencia fans laugh at him Min. 38 :(brc) Joaquín with a 40-yard pass to Pele ... Pele aims for the top right corner ! ... H_Lloris makes a great save ... But he can't hold onto it! Min. 38 :(vla) D_de_Rossi flicks it over M_Laursen's head ... He showed some great skill there! ... D_de_Rossi heads the ball towards goal ! ... Silvio_Proto watches it sail safely wide! Min. 40 :(vla) D_de_Rossi with a real burst of pace ... He leaves the defender behind ... Joaquín fouls badly ... S_Farina will want to speak to him Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on Min. 45 :(vla) B_Schinstiger is closed down ... He plays a quick pass under pressure ... F_Totti latches onto the ball ... S_Gronkjaer cuts out the pass ... That was close! ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Barcelona 0-0 Valencia Min. 47 :(vla) D_Trezeguet hoists the ball across to F_Totti ... F_Totti swings in the shot! ... It hits the side netting! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 47 :(brc) S_Gronkjaer hits a hard pass to Pele ... D_de_Rossi fouls badly ... FREE KICK! ... That could have been a penalty! ... Ludovic plays it short to K_Kong ... S_Van_Doorn seizes control of the ball ... He hoists it forward Min. 50 :(brc) Pele finds his way through ... His quick turn fooled D_Trezeguet ... Pele tries to curl it into the bottom corner ! ... It hits the post ... And goes clear Min. 51 :(vla) N_McCann with a first time pass ... F_Totti runs onto it! ... F_Totti strikes a wicked curler ! ... Silvio_Proto with the acrobatic save ... He must have spotted the TV cameras! Min. 52 :(brc) Joaquín moves out over to the edge of the pitch ... He sees a team mate in space ... He plays the ball through to Pele ... Pele with the side footed shot! ... GOAL !! ... It looks like he enjoyed that one!! ... He grabs the corner flag and pretends to sing! ... That’s given Barcelona the lead! ... Barcelona 1-0 Valencia ... Min. 53 :(brc) A_Giacomini replaces an unhappy Saruman and will play as a DF Min. 53 :(brc) Barcelona will now play D Min. 60 :(brc) Pele beats A_Schulz ... M_Salgado with a well timed tackle ... S_Farina didn't like it though ... He's in trouble!! ... He could be sent off for that! ... YELLOW CARD! ... He was lucky to get away with that! Min. 70 :(brc) K_Kong brings it under control ... He takes on S_Van_Doorn ... He gets past him! ... He puts in Joaquín! ... D_Taddei intercepts the pass Min. 72 :(brc) Gandolf replaces Joaquín to play as a MF Min. 76 :(brc) Gandolf lobs it over D_Moore ... B_Schinstiger with a bad challenge ... S_Farina will want to speak to him ... He had to endure a strong lecture from S_Farina Min. 77 :(brc) A_Giacomini beats his marker ... That was a quick burst of pace to set him free ... A_Giacomini gets up high for the header ! ... H_Lloris with a great save ... And he holds onto it as well! Min. 78 :(brc) M_Hunt is being prepared to come on ... Pele is leaving the pitch ... He applauds the crowd ... Looks like his replacement will play FW Min. 80 :(vla) J_Conroy will come on for M_Salgado and play DF Min. 83 :(brc) M_Essien turns past the defender ... He sees a team mate in space ... He passes it to M_Hunt ... M_Hunt with a thundering shot! ... But H_Lloris just gets his fingers to that one ... S_Farina has given a goal kick ... Unbelievable ! Min. 85 :(brc) K_Kong takes advantage of a mistake by J_Conroy ... Can he make them pay? ... N_McCann with a nasty foul ... I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball Min. 86 :(brc) M_Hunt takes advantage of a bad back pass from J_Conroy ... B_Schinstiger with a deliberate foul ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... Shown a YELLOW CARD!! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Camp Nou Attendance : 129,935 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Barcelona Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : Pele (Man of the Match) Scorers : Pele (52) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Valencia Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : B_Schinstiger Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : M_Salgado (60), B_Schinstiger (86) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Barcelona | Valencia Attempts on Goal : 11 | 7 Off target : 4 | 4 On target : 7 | 3 Possession : 59 | 41 Corners : 1 | 1 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 0 | 2 Subs Used : 3 | 1 Fouls : 10 | 15 Key Tackles : 3 | 4 Key Passes : 11 | 7 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Barcelona 1 - 0 Valencia ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Barcelona Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Silvio_Proto GK 33 3 1 3 15 | 94 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 80 0 0 0 B_Myre DF 1 24 11 5 30 | 94 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 45 32 20 M_Laursen DF 2 23 8 6 30 | 94 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 0 0 S_Gronkjaer DF 2 23 7 7 12 | 94 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 0 0 G_Bale DF 2 23 9 6 42 | 94 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Joaquín MF 2 1 30 1 39 | 74 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 56 8 M_Essien MF 1 2 29 6 39 | 94 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 60 0 K_Kong MF 1 5 25 8 18 | 94 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 24 8 Ludovic MF 2 1 24 1 25 | 94 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Saruman MF 2 6 23 21 30 | 55 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Pele FW 1 6 8 27 26 | 80 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 44 P_Shilton GK 28 6 5 3 18 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Giacomini DF 2 27 11 5 23 | 39 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 40 0 8 Gandolf MF 2 17 23 7 19 | 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 F_J_Torres MF 3 7 22 11 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Hunt FW 2 8 7 26 33 | 14 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 Player Statistics - Valencia Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- H_Lloris GK 40 7 5 7 14 | 94 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 0 0 0 S_Van_Doorn DF 1 23 11 5 26 | 94 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 50 24 0 M_Salgado DF 1 25 11 4 38 | 82 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 -2 -2 A_Schulz DF 1 24 10 9 20 | 94 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Taddei DF 2 25 10 8 14 | 94 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 -20 -20 D_Moore DF 3 23 11 9 16 | 94 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -20 -20 -20 D_Trezeguet FW 1 5 3 26 23 | 94 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 8 B_Schinstiger MF 2 2 27 3 39 | 94 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 23 10 6 F_Totti FW 1 3 1 32 23 | 94 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 N_McCann MF 1 3 26 11 30 | 94 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 0 D_de_Rossi MF 1 11 25 5 20 | 94 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 C_Clark GK 25 4 2 3 38 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Conroy DF 2 23 11 9 21 | 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 E_Sno MF 1 9 24 8 30 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Koki_Mizuno MF 1 6 24 6 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Ozil MF 2 7 23 6 18 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1318232369 Produced from ESMS+ v3.08