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Season 19 Archive: Elite League, Week 3

Barcelona 3 - 0 Everton

Elite Football League Match, Barcelona vs. Everton (Sun Aug 03)


                            Barcelona  |  Everton
                            3-4-1-2 A  |  4-4-2 N
                         Bryngar Myre  |  Gareth Williams
                                       |
                          K_Jensen GK  |  GK G_Buffon
                            G_Bale DF  |  DF E_Garay
                            J_Myre DF  |  DF M_Kelly
                       S_Gronkjaer DF  |  DF D_Santon
                          R_Tabata MF  |  DF D_Piorkowski
                          M_Essien MF  |  MF M_Ozil
                           Gandolf MF  |  MF D_Vazques
                         B_Spencer MF  |  MF I_Falque
                           Saruman AM  |  MF S_Gerrard
                              Pele FW  |  FW A_Carroll
                            M_Hunt FW  |  FW Van_Tijkaan
                                       |
                         P_Shilton SUB |  SUB V_Stojkovic
                            B_Myre SUB |  SUB C_Obasi
                       G_Wilkinson SUB |  SUB E_Silva
                            R_Kopa SUB |  SUB R_Savage
                       Y_Yiannicis SUB |  SUB Rolando_Silva

Referee: N_Alexander (Northern_Ireland)


Min. 1  :(brc) R_Tabata with a smart pass to M_Hunt
          ...  M_Hunt with a thundering shot!
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  Wide !!
          ...  That was fortunate
Min. 2  :(evn) S_Gerrard knocks it past J_Myre and runs onto it
          ...  He leaves the defender standing
          ...  S_Gerrard controls the ball well!
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal!
          ...  K_Jensen with an amazing dive to the bottom left
          ...  How he got to that one I don't know !
Min. 5  :(brc) R_Tabata turns past the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to Saruman
          ...  Saruman aims for the top right corner !
          ...  But G_Buffon punches it away
Min. 8  :(brc) Saruman with a real burst of pace
          ...  He leaves D_Santon behind
          ...  Saruman blasts it at the goal !
          ...  But G_Buffon tips it behind
          ...  N_Alexander has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 9  :(brc) Pele with the dribble
          ...  He skips through the tackle from E_Garay
          ...  Pele with an overhead kick !
          ...  He gets a connection
          ...  It hammers off the bar onto the line
          ...  N_Alexander talks to his assistant
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  The Barcelona fans celebrate the goal
          ...  That's given Barcelona the lead!
          ...  Barcelona 1-0 Everton ...
Min. 9  :(evn) D_Piorkowski runs forward
          ...  He nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind!
          ...  J_Myre pulls on his shirt
          ...  He wins the ball
          ...  The defender got away with the foul there!
Min. 11 :(evn) D_Vazques with a flicked pass to S_Gerrard
          ...  S_Gerrard with a powerful diving header!
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  Wide !!
          ...  That was fortunate
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  S_Gerrard crosses it in!
          ...  K_Jensen reads it well, and claims it!
Min. 12 :(evn) S_Gerrard loses J_Myre
          ...  G_Bale with an ugly foul
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
          ...  N_Alexander reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  What a silly place to give away a free kick
          ...  Van_Tijkaan with the delicate chip over the wall
          ...  K_Jensen with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  He showed great Reflexes there
Min. 13 :(brc) Saruman with a smart turn
          ...  Saruman sights up the goal
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  But G_Buffon comes out and dives at his feet
          ...  That's goalkeeping at its finest
Min. 15 :(brc) B_Spencer is closed down
          ...  He plays a quick pass under pressure
          ...  Pele latches onto the ball
          ...  Pele from 20 yards !
          ...  G_Buffon with a great save
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1
Min. 17 :(brc) G_Bale times his run well
          ...  G_Bale tries to beat G_Buffon from outside the area!
          ...  G_Buffon gets his fingertips to it
          ...  He pushes it on to the post
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball
Min. 19 :(brc) B_Spencer cuts inside E_Garay
          ...  He worked that well
          ...  B_Spencer fires off a right-footed shot !
          ...  But G_Buffon punches it away
          ...  He commands his area so well
Min. 19 :(evn) D_Piorkowski with a throw in
          ...  He throws the ball across to A_Carroll
          ...  A_Carroll rifles it at the goal !
          ...  It fly's into Row Z!
Min. 22 :(evn) A_Carroll flicks it over G_Bale and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  A_Carroll aims the cheeky shot at goal!
          ...  K_Jensen with an amazing dive to the bottom left
          ...  How he got to that one I don't know !
Min. 23 :(evn) S_Gerrard spots A_Carroll who is in acres of space
          ...  A_Carroll with a powerful diving header!
          ...  K_Jensen with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  He gave the striker no chance
Min. 26 :(brc) M_Hunt beats his marker
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  E_Garay takes possession
Min. 27 :(evn) A_Carroll beats S_Gronkjaer
          ...  G_Bale goes in with the block tackle
          ...  He comes out of it with the ball
          ...  Great tackle!
Min. 28 :(brc) Saruman chips the ball over the defence and finds B_Spencer
          ...  B_Spencer with a blistering shot !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He pulls his shirt over his face in celebration!
          ...  Barcelona 2-0 Everton ...
Min. 28 :(brc) M_Essien with the through ball to J_Myre
          ...  S_Gerrard with a deliberate foul
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
          ...  FREE KICK
          ...  B_Spencer floats it forward
          ...  M_Hunt latches onto the end of it
          ...  D_Piorkowski wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Saruman floats the ball in!
          ...  S_Gronkjaer swings a leg at it!
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  Wide !!
          ...  That was fortunate
Min. 29 :(brc) Pele takes advantage of a mistake by A_Carroll
          ...  Can he make them pay?
          ...  A great volley from Pele !
          ...  But G_Buffon tips it over
          ...  N_Alexander has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 29 :(evn) Van_Tijkaan sidesteps G_Bale
          ...  That was too easy
          ...  Pele slides in hard!
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 30 :(brc) Saruman heads the ball back to Pele
          ...  Pele beats the offside trap!
          ...  He is clean through
          ...  He just has to beat G_Buffon
          ...  He tries to slide it past G_Buffon
          ...  G_Buffon pulls off a save !!
Min. 31 :(brc) Pele runs forward
          ...  He nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind!
          ...  Pele with a powerful downward header!
          ...  G_Buffon catches the ball
Min. 32 :(evn) I_Falque drives it across the face of the goal D_Piorkowski
          ...  A thundering drive by D_Piorkowski !
          ...  K_Jensen has it covered
          ...  It takes a bobble!
          ...  K_Jensen is left flat-footed
          ...  It's gone wide !!
Min. 35 :(brc) B_Spencer with a glorious 60-yard pass to Pele
          ...  Pele with the deft touch!
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal!
          ...  It hits the bar
          ...  And goes over!
          ...  G_Buffon was beaten there!
Min. 37 :(evn) M_Ozil feeds the ball through the middle
          ...  A_Carroll runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over!
          ...  S_Gronkjaer hits it out for a throw
Min. 37 :(evn) A_Carroll swings at M_Essien
          ...  N_Alexander has seen it!
          ...  N_Alexander just wants to lecture him
Min. 40 :(evn) M_Kelly hits the ball through the heart of the defence
          ...  M_Ozil latches onto it!
          ...  But Saruman slides in two footed.
          ...  N_Alexander has a look but waves "Play On!"
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 45 :(evn) M_Ozil looks around for some movement
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to A_Carroll
          ...  A_Carroll with a thundering shot!
          ...  But K_Jensen punches it away
          ...  He was lucky to get to that one
Min. 46 :(brc) M_Essien beats his marker
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  M_Essien tries to chip the ball over G_Buffon!
          ...  The fans get off there seats!
          ...  G_Buffon plucks the ball out of the air
          ...  Good goalkeeping there!
Min. 46 :(evn) D_Santon runs at the defender
          ...  The ball rebounds off the defender back to him!
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward!
          ...  Pele with an ugly foul
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
          ...  That will be a booking
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 47 :(brc) G_Bale with a slide rule pass to Pele
          ...  Pele aims the cheeky shot at goal!
          ...  It hits the outside of the post
          ...  And goes out
Min. 47 :(evn) E_Garay runs at the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to A_Carroll
          ...  A_Carroll with a bicycle kick !
          ...  It hits the bar
          ...  And goes over!
          ...  K_Jensen was beaten there!
Min. 48 :(brc) R_Tabata kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  Saruman gets on the end of the pass
          ...  Saruman with the drive!
          ...  But G_Buffon reaches the ball. Good save
          ...  There was a foul on G_Buffon anyway
Min. 48 :(evn) D_Santon looks up for support for support
          ...  He spots his team mate making a run now
          ...  He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now!
          ...  D_Piorkowski receives the pass and heads towards the goal
          ...  D_Piorkowski tries to lob the keeper !
          ...  K_Jensen makes a fine save

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Barcelona 2-0 Everton

Min. 46 :(evn) S_Gerrard knocks it past the defender and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  B_Spencer with an ugly foul
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  This is a good chance!
          ...  Van_Tijkaan drives it in
          ...  K_Jensen manages to turn it behind
Min. 48 :(evn) M_Ozil with a slide rule pass to D_Piorkowski
          ...  D_Piorkowski with the side footed shot!
          ...  But K_Jensen comes out and dives at his feet
          ...  That's goalkeeping at its finest
Min. 49 :(evn) D_Santon with the cross-field pass to M_Kelly
          ...  M_Kelly from 20 yards !
          ...  But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  M_Ozil chips the ball in towards the back post!
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of K_Jensen
Min. 50 :(brc) M_Essien crosses in from the wing, he finds Pele in the box
          ...  Pele attempts to drive it home!
          ...  It's going over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  And G_Buffon reacts well to tip it over
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by M_Essien
          ...  Saruman makes a firm connection with his head
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  G_Buffon was caught out there
          ...  Barcelona 3-0 Everton ...
Min. 50 :(evn) M_Ozil with the through ball to M_Kelly
          ...  G_Bale takes the ball
          ...  OOOHHHH!!
          ...  He almost loses it straight away
          ...  But he hits it clear!
Min. 53 :(brc) Saruman lobs the ball over the defence
          ...  M_Hunt latches on to it
          ...  E_Garay cleanly tackles him
          ...  He judged that well
Min. 54 :(evn) I_Falque with a probing pass to M_Kelly
          ...  M_Kelly swings in the shot!
          ...  It hits the side netting!
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity
Min. 56 :(brc) S_Gronkjaer beats his marker
          ...  S_Gronkjaer drives it towards goal !
          ...  The shot deflects wide into the crowd!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  R_Tabata curls it into the box!
          ...  Saruman gets a shot in
          ...  G_Buffon makes a great save
          ...  And he manages to hold onto it as well!
Min. 58 :(evn) Van_Tijkaan takes on G_Bale
          ...  He runs past him
          ...  Van_Tijkaan tries to place it in the corner !
          ...  K_Jensen falls over
          ...  But K_Jensen is relieved to watch it go out of play!
Min. 59 :(brc) M_Essien takes control of the loose ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to M_Hunt
          ...  Launched towards the top corner by M_Hunt !
          ...  But he puts it over
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort
Min. 60 :(brc) R_Kopa is going to be brought on
          ...  M_Essien is leaving the pitch
          ...  He hasn't had the best of games today
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 61 :(brc) Gandolf gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He slides the ball past the defender!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  Gandolf with a little chip!
          ...  But G_Buffon makes a fine save
          ...  Wow!! That was close!
          ...  He had to be at his best to reach that one!
Min. 63 :(evn) M_Ozil controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball out to the left!
          ...  D_Piorkowski gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  R_Tabata with a deliberate foul
          ...  N_Alexander will want to speak to him
          ...  Shown a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 65 :(brc) Pele threads the through ball to M_Hunt
          ...  What a shot from M_Hunt !
          ...  It could go anywhere
          ...  G_Buffon with a fantastic save
          ...  His captain pats him on the back for that one
Min. 66 :(brc) Saruman with the dribble
          ...  He's clean through
          ...  The fans are on their feet
          ...  Saruman chases it through, he must score !
          ...  But G_Buffon makes a fine save
          ...  Wow!! That was close!
          ...  He had to be at his best to reach that one!
Min. 68 :(brc) G_Bale with the mazy run
          ...  G_Bale leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!!!
          ...  G_Buffon with a great save
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1
Min. 69 :(evn) M_Ozil reads the run of A_Carroll
          ...  A_Carroll with the 40 yard drive !
          ...  K_Jensen with a superb tip over the bar
          ...  He showed great Reflexes there
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  S_Gerrard chips the ball into the area!
          ...  K_Jensen catches it!
Min. 73 :(evn) D_Vazques finds himself in acres of space
          ...  D_Vazques has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  But K_Jensen is equal to it
Min. 75 :(brc) a big roar from the crowd as B_Myre comes on for Saruman to play DF
Min. 75 :(brc) G_Wilkinson replaces M_Hunt and will play DF
Min. 75 :(brc) The assistant manager is out on the touchline shouting orders
          ...  It seems Barcelona will now be playing C
Min. 75 :(evn) D_Vazques lays the ball back to A_Carroll
          ...  A_Carroll sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender !
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!!!!
          ...  It's wide!
          ...  That was a dismal effort!
          ...  He should have buried that!
Min. 76 :(brc) R_Tabata moves out over to the edge of the pitch
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He plays the ball through to S_Gronkjaer
          ...  S_Gronkjaer flicks the header toward the far post!
          ...  He hits the post
          ...  He follows it up!
          ...  But puts it wide!
          ...  He'll be disappointed with that
Min. 77 :(brc) J_Myre chests it down
          ...  D_Piorkowski gets in the way of the ball and clears!
Min. 79 :(evn) S_Gerrard heads the ball back to D_Vazques
          ...  B_Myre slides in hard!
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 85 :(evn) Van_Tijkaan with the dribble
          ...  He skips through the tackle
          ...  R_Tabata steals the ball of off him
Min. 86 :(brc) R_Tabata hits a hard pass to B_Spencer
          ...  B_Spencer with the punt towards goal!
          ...  But G_Buffon palms it behind
          ...  N_Alexander has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 92 :(evn) S_Gerrard with a probing pass to Van_Tijkaan
          ...  From long range Van_Tijkaan bends the ball towards goal!
          ...  K_Jensen gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  It's pushed behind !
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  D_Vazques swings it in!
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of K_Jensen
Min. 93 :(brc) J_Myre nutmegs M_Ozil
          ...  A left-footer by J_Myre !
          ...  But he somehow misses
          ...  That was a woeful effort

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Camp Nou
Attendance           : 145,064
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Barcelona Match Info
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Best player          : Saruman (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Pele (9), B_Spencer (28), Saruman (50)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : G_Bale (12), Pele (46), R_Tabata (63)
Injured              : N/A
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Everton Match Info
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Best player          : A_Carroll
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             Barcelona    |     Everton
Attempts on Goal     :          29        |       19
Off target           :           8        |       7
On target            :          21        |       12
Possession           :          52        |       48
Corners              :           3        |       4
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           3        |       0
Subs Used            :           3        |       0
Fouls                :           7        |       6
Key Tackles          :           8        |       4
Key Passes           :          14        |       18
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Final Score          : Barcelona 3 - 0 Everton
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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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K_Jensen       GK  39   4   5   3  18 |  97  16   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 120   0   0   0
G_Bale         DF   2  26  10   7  42 |  97   0   2   1   0   2   0   1   0   0  58  28  28
J_Myre         DF   2  25   8   7  39 |  97   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   1
S_Gronkjaer    DF   2  25   7   7  12 |  97   0   1   0   0   3   0   0   0   0  20   0   3
R_Tabata       MF   1  11  43   8  29 |  97   0   1   5   0   0   0   1   0   0  38  68  18
M_Essien       MF   1   2  33   6  39 |  63   0   0   2   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  35   5
Gandolf        MF   2  18  25   8  19 |  97   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
B_Spencer      MF   1  11  25  11  31 |  97   0   0   2   0   3   1   0   0   0   0  20  30
Saruman        AM   2   7  24  22  30 |  78   0   1   3   1   7   1   0   0   0  20  45  50
Pele           FW   1   7   8  31  26 |  97   0   1   1   0   8   1   1   0   0  18   8  45
M_Hunt         FW   2   8   7  31  33 |  78   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   7
P_Shilton      GK  29   6   5   3  18 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Myre         DF   1  27  12   5  30 |  19   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
G_Wilkinson    DF   1  25   9   7  31 |  19   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Kopa         MF   2  13  26   7  23 |  34   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Y_Yiannicis    FW   1   3   6  23  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Everton
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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G_Buffon       GK  34   3   4   2  10 |  97  18   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0   0
E_Garay        DF   2  26   5   5  21 |  97   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
M_Kelly        DF   2  24  13  13  33 |  97   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  10   2
D_Santon       DF   2  24  10   5  24 |  97   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
D_Piorkowski   DF   1  24  10   7  31 |  97   0   2   1   0   3   0   0   0   0  40  10  11
M_Ozil         MF   2   7  26   7  18 |  97   0   0   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0
D_Vazques      MF   1   7  25  14  22 |  97   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   5
I_Falque       MF   3  13  24   9  19 |  97   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
S_Gerrard      MF   2   5  23  16  21 |  97   0   0   3   0   2   0   0   0   0 -20  10 -14
A_Carroll      FW   2   7   6  25  38 |  97   0   0   0   0   7   0   0   0   0 -20 -20   3
Van_Tijkaan    FW   1   8   7  25  22 |  97   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  20
V_Stojkovic    GK  24   3   3   2  12 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Obasi        DF   2  23  10   8  39 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Silva        DF   2  21   7   7  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Savage       MF   2   7  24   6  15 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Rolando_Silva  FW   3   9   8  23  41 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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