Elite FA Cup Group Stage Match 5, Atletico Madrid vs. Barcelona (Thu Apr 10)


                      Atletico Madrid  |  Barcelona
                            5-2-2-1 D  |  4-1-3-1-1 E
                          Simon Marsh  |  Andie Glen
                                       |
                          K_Oliver GK  |  GK T_McGill
                          F_Benali DF  |  DF D_Burn
                     Jo_Rankin_Cos DF  |  DF D_Aitken
                           Manissi DF  |  DF Arthur
                          A_Miller DF  |  DF M_Rojo
                         F_Fuentes DF  |  DM J_James
                     S_Rotsenburge DM  |  MF F_Rijkaard
                       A_Zakharyan DM  |  MF Yamal
                        R_Sterling MF  |  MF Salah
                         S_Wiltord MF  |  AM Taliyah_Jnr
                       N_Fuellkrug FW  |  FW D_Baggio
                                       |
                           K_Saver SUB |  SUB P_Kohn
                         Zabaletta SUB |  SUB T_Haas
                             Puyol SUB |  SUB Amine_Harit
                       Francescoli SUB |  SUB Tonali
                             Cucho SUB |  SUB K_Mbappe

Referee: A_Soares_Dias (Portugal)


Min. 5  :(brc) Yamal is all alone
          ...  the linesman keeps his flag down
          ...  Manissi reads the play well
Min. 7  :(brc) Taliyah_Jnr 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!
          ...  Taliyah_Jnr with a low drive through the rain!
          ...  It fly's into Row Z!
Min. 10 :(brc) Taliyah_Jnr sprints down the wing
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space!
          ...  He puts in a square ball!
          ...  D_Burn runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  Cleared by Manissi
Min. 11 :(brc) F_Rijkaard with the dribble
          ...  The defender is easily beaten
          ...  Manissi clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play
          ...  The linesman is flagging
          ...  Throw in
Min. 14 :(amd) N_Fuellkrug finds his way through
          ...  He has tremendous pace
          ...  N_Fuellkrug tries to beat T_McGill from outside the area!
          ...  What agility from T_McGill
Min. 14 :(brc) Arthur plays a long ball to D_Aitken
          ...  S_Wiltord is called for the holding foul
          ...  He was pushing down on his man
          ...  A_Soares_Dias calls him over
          ...  He's told to calm down
          ...  Simon Marsh looks relieved
Min. 15 :(amd) R_Sterling with a real burst of pace
          ...  He leaves Arthur behind
          ...  The ball hits D_Aitken in the face!
          ...  And goes clear!
Min. 18 :(amd) S_Rotsenburge knocks the ball past D_Burn
          ...  Arthur with the tackle
          ...  He did well to stop that attack!
Min. 20 :(amd) F_Fuentes with a superb first touch
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  Jo_Rankin_Cos gets on the end of the pass
          ...  Jo_Rankin_Cos has time and space!
          ...  He tries the lob!
          ...  It hits off a defender!
          ...  T_McGill is wrong footed!
          ...  It drifts just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Manissi plays it into the danger area!
          ...  T_McGill easily claims the ball!
Min. 22 :(amd) R_Sterling with a throw in
          ...  He throws the ball across to A_Zakharyan
          ...  Taliyah_Jnr with a nasty foul
          ...  That looked malicious
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! He is in the book for that one
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 23 :(brc) D_Baggio punches A_Zakharyan off the ball
          ...  He's Butted him !
          ...  A_Soares_Dias has stopped play
          ...  A_Soares_Dias lectures him
Min. 28 :(brc) F_Rijkaard works the ball inside
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to D_Burn
          ...  D_Burn with the chance !
          ...  But K_Oliver pulls out a save of the game
Min. 30 :(amd) N_Fuellkrug takes advantage of a mistake by M_Rojo
          ...  That mistake could prove costly
          ...  M_Rojo reacts well to win the ball back
Min. 41 :(amd) A_Zakharyan gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He cuts inside M_Rojo!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  But J_James slides in
Min. 42 :(brc) D_Baggio plays a quick one-two with his team mate
          ...  He runs towards goal now
          ...  D_Baggio with a little chip!
          ...  K_Oliver fists it away
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(brc) J_James finds D_Baggio on the edge of the box
          ...  D_Baggio tries to lob the keeper !
          ...  K_Oliver is beaten!
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  And goes clear

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Atletico Madrid 0-0 Barcelona

Min. 47 :(amd) R_Sterling with the flick on
          ...  He plays the ball across to N_Fuellkrug
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  D_Aitken hits it out for a throw
Min. 47 :(brc) Salah with the cross-field pass to Taliyah_Jnr
          ...  A_Miller reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 49 :(amd) S_Rotsenburge is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He throws it to R_Sterling
          ...  But D_Aitken slid in
          ...  It was a well timed tackle and it had to be
Min. 55 :(brc) T_Haas is coming on and D_Burn is being brought off
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play DF
Min. 57 :(brc) F_Rijkaard takes advantage of a mistake by Manissi
          ...  A wicked drive by F_Rijkaard !
          ...  K_Oliver fists it away
Min. 60 :(brc) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side.
          ...  Amine_Harit will come on for J_James and play MF
Min. 60 :(brc) K_Mbappe will come on for D_Baggio and play FW
Min. 60 :(brc) K_Mbappe beats one
          ...  Goes past the second
          ...  He keeps going
          ...  fantastic skill!!
          ...  But Jo_Rankin_Cos wins the ball with a sliding challenge
Min. 60 :(amd) S_Wiltord turns well with ball
          ...  He has some space now
          ...  F_Rijkaard rushes in with a clumsy tackle!!
          ...  That s a foul!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!, he is in the book for that one
Min. 61 :(amd) R_Sterling sidesteps his marker
          ...  He runs forward now
          ...  D_Aitken forces him off the ball
          ...  But it rolls out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  A_Zakharyan hits it towards the far post!
          ...  Arthur reads it well and clears the danger
Min. 68 :(brc) T_Haas slows the ball down and waits 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!
          ...  T_Haas with a thundering volley!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  The manager is delighted with that one
          ...  That s given Barcelona the advantage!
          ...  Atletico Madrid 0-1 Barcelona ...
Min. 69 :(brc) Barcelona switch to playing C
Min. 69 :(amd) A_Miller kicks Amine_Harit!
          ...  He got away with just a warning
Min. 69 :(brc) Yamal squares it to Amine_Harit
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by A_Miller
Min. 70 :(brc) Tonali is going to be brought on
          ...  Taliyah_Jnr is leaving the pitch
          ...  He hasn't had the best of games today
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 72 :(brc) Amine_Harit miskicks!
          ...  He finds K_Mbappe though
          ...  That was fortunate
          ...  A delicate chip from K_Mbappe !
          ...  But he puts it over
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort
Min. 78 :(brc) M_Rojo takes advantage of a defensive mistake
          ...  That mistake could prove costly
          ...  M_Rojo gets up high for the header !
          ...  It's way wide
          ...  The Atletico Madrid fans behind the goal spread their arms out
Min. 79 :(amd) A_Zakharyan drives the ball across field
          ...  It comes to N_Fuellkrug
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  Yamal hits it out for a throw
Min. 81 :(brc) K_Mbappe kills the ball dead
          ...  K_Mbappe flicks the header toward the far post!
          ...  K_Oliver is beaten!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Superb finish!!
          ...  Atletico Madrid 0-2 Barcelona ...
Min. 82 :(amd) Zabaletta is coming on for F_Benali and will play DF
Min. 82 :(amd) Puyol is coming on and Manissi is being brought off
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play DF
Min. 82 :(amd) There's going to be a change
          ...  Francescoli will come on for R_Sterling and play MF
Min. 82 :(amd) Cucho is being brought on
          ...  N_Fuellkrug is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play FW
Min. 84 :(amd) Francescoli is taking a throw in
          ...  He is taking a run up at it!
          ...  He throws it long to Cucho
          ...  But D_Aitken with the fine tackle
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(amd) S_Wiltord with a throw in
          ...  He throws the ball across to Puyol
          ...  Driven towards goal by Puyol !
          ...  T_McGill can't get to it!
          ...  OH! It drifts wide!
          ...  T_McGill has a smile on his face
          ...  Did he know that was going wide?
Min. 89 :(amd) Cucho runs at the defence
          ...  He nutmegs K_Mbappe
          ...  He showed his class there
          ...  T_Haas with a bad challenge
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  A_Soares_Dias wants a quiet word
          ...  INDIRECT FREE KICK!
          ...  Francescoli plays it short to Cucho
          ...  Tonali wins control of the ball with his hand!!
          ...  Play On!!
Min. 90 :(amd) S_Wiltord takes possession on the halfway line
          ...  He runs forward with the ball
          ...  He skips past the challenges
          ...  But M_Rojo slid in
          ...  It was a well timed tackle and it had to be
Min. 90 :(brc) T_Haas hits in a shot!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  Yamal collects the loose ball!
          ...  Zabaletta takes the ball
          ...  OOOHHHH!!
          ...  He almost loses it straight away
          ...  But he hits it clear!
Min. 91 :(brc) Amine_Harit with the header on
          ...  He finds K_Mbappe in space
          ...  Puyol gets the foot in to win the ball

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Wanda Metropolitano Stadium
Attendance           : 100,000
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Atletico Madrid Match Info
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Best player          : R_Sterling
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Barcelona Match Info
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Best player          : D_Aitken (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : T_Haas (68), K_Mbappe (81)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Taliyah_Jnr (22), F_Rijkaard (60)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                         Atletico Madrid  |   Barcelona
Attempts on Goal     :           3        |       9
Off target           :           2        |       4
On target            :           1        |       5
Possession           :          34        |       66
Corners              :           2        |       0
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       2
Subs Used            :           4        |       4
Fouls                :           8        |       8
Key Tackles          :           8        |       11
Key Passes           :           7        |       9
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Final Score          : Atletico Madrid 0 - 2 Barcelona
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Player Statistics - Atletico Madrid
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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K_Oliver       GK  35   3   1   5  18 |  96   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0   0
F_Benali       DF   3  29  10   9  22 |  86   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Jo_Rankin_Cos  DF   2  28  13  10  21 |  96   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  25   0   0
Manissi        DF   3  27   8   7  13 |  86   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  75   0   0
A_Miller       DF   1  26  10   2  27 |  96   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0   0
F_Fuentes      DF   2  26   8   4  16 |  96   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0
S_Rotsenburge  DM   2  15  26   7  28 |  96   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0
A_Zakharyan    DM   1  18  25  10  28 |  96   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0
R_Sterling     MF   1   6  30  16  23 |  86   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
S_Wiltord      MF   3  12  30   9  41 |  96   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0
N_Fuellkrug    FW   1   1   3  29  42 |  86   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
K_Saver        GK  27   3   5   3  46 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Zabaletta      DF   1  26   4   9  42 |  10   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   5 -20 -20
Puyol          DF   2  25  10   3  39 |  10   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   5 -20 -20
Francescoli    MF   3   8  27  18  21 |  10   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0
Cucho          FW   2   3   2  27  19 |  10   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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T_McGill       GK  39   2   3   1  31 |  96   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0   0
D_Burn         DF   2  37  11  13  21 |  59   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
D_Aitken       DF   1  33  10   7  20 |  96   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 125   0   0
Arthur         DF   1  32  18   1  21 |  96   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  90  15   0
M_Rojo         DF   1  32   8   4  27 |  96   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  50   0   0
J_James        DM   2  33  25   1  28 |  64   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  25  15   0
F_Rijkaard     MF   2   1  32  24  28 |  96   0   0   1   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  13   3
Yamal          MF   2   8  30  18  28 |  96   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  45  35  20
Salah          MF   2   1  27  16  19 |  96   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0
Taliyah_Jnr    AM   1   6  33  24  28 |  74   0   0   1   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  13  -2
D_Baggio       FW   2   8  10  30  21 |  64   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
P_Kohn         GK  30   1   2   5  15 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Haas         DF   2  33  14   8  11 |  37   0   0   1   0   1   1   0   0   0   0  15  25
Amine_Harit    MF   2  10  32  19  28 |  32   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  50  20
Tonali         MF   1  11  30  19  10 |  22   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0   0
K_Mbappe       FW   2   9   8  40  12 |  32   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  25
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