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Season 15 Archive: Elite FA Cup, Group A Game 2

Barcelona 3 - 3 Juventus

Elite FA Cup Group Match, Barcelona vs. Juventus (Mon Oct 15)


                            Barcelona  |  Juventus
                              4-4-2 P  |  3-4-3 E
                         Bryngar Myre  |  Dragan Lobozinski
                                       |
                      Silvio_Proto GK  |  GK G_Buffon
                       A_Giacomini DF  |  DF D_Criscrito
                            B_Myre DF  |  DF J_Miguelito
                            G_Bale DF  |  DF Defender01
                       S_Gronkjaer DF  |  MF Diego
                           Joaquín MF  |  MF B_Krejic
                     M_Jankulovski MF  |  MF V_Wood
                            K_Kong MF  |  MF O_Jandric
                        K_Lafferty MF  |  FW L_Modric
                            M_Hunt FW  |  FW M_Owen
                            H_Kane FW  |  FW D_Flood
                                       |
                         P_Shilton SUB |  SUB M_De_Sanctis
                            B_Bryn SUB |  SUB B_Raspudic
                          M_Essien SUB |  SUB S_Davies
                           Gandolf SUB |  SUB B_Krkic
                              Pele SUB |  SUB N_Gomes

Referee: M_de_Vries (Holland)


Min. 4  :(jvt) V_Wood with a 50-yard pass to D_Flood
          ...  But A_Giacomini wins the tackle
Min. 6  :(jvt) B_Krejic with a probing pass to L_Modric
          ...  A_Giacomini with a bad challenge
          ...  That looked malicious
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He was unlucky to be booked for that
Min. 8  :(brc) Joaquín 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!
          ...  A_Giacomini receives the pass and heads towards the goal
          ...  A_Giacomini with his head down lets it go !
          ...  But he puts it over
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort
Min. 8  :(jvt) D_Criscrito sidesteps S_Gronkjaer
          ...  That was too easy
          ...  D_Criscrito fires a shot at goal !
          ...  Silvio_Proto tips it round the post
          ...  Well saved
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  V_Wood lofts the ball in!
          ...  Silvio_Proto makes the catch!
Min. 8  :(brc) M_Hunt beats his marker
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  D_Criscrito with the tackle
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  He is fortunate to be given just a warning
Min. 9  :(brc) K_Kong nutmegs D_Criscrito, he continues to run forward
          ...  J_Miguelito with a late tackle
          ...  It looked worse than what it was
          ...  He is surrounded by the Barcelona players
          ...  M_de_Vries calls him over!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
Min. 10 :(brc) K_Kong 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!
          ...  M_Hunt receives the pass and heads towards the goal
          ...  M_Hunt carves a shot towards goal !
          ...  OOOOOOHHHHHHHH
          ...  It grazes the post and goes wide
Min. 11 :(brc) Joaquín is out on the right
          ...  He moves the ball left to H_Kane
          ...  H_Kane hits the shot with the outside of the right foot!
          ...  It grazes the post!
          ...  And hits the side netting
          ...  Goal Kick!
Min. 12 :(brc) Joaquín with a measured pass to M_Hunt
          ...  M_Hunt tries to beat G_Buffon from outside the area!
          ...  It's going over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Barcelona go in front now with that goal!
          ...  Barcelona 1-0 Juventus ...
Min. 13 :(brc) A_Giacomini whips the ball across to Joaquín
          ...  Joaquín with his head down lets it go !
          ...  G_Buffon makes a good save
Min. 15 :(brc) Joaquín takes control of the loose ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to H_Kane
          ...  H_Kane tries to curl it into the bottom corner !
          ...  But G_Buffon just gets his fingers to that one
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  M_Hunt lofts the ball in!
          ...  G_Buffon easily catches it!
Min. 15 :(brc) B_Myre barges the defender off the ball
          ...  B_Krejic with a superb challenge
          ...  M_de_Vries has given the free kick the other way!
          ...  M_de_Vries shows him a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  That could have been a penalty!
          ...  K_Lafferty passes to M_Hunt
          ...  A thundering drive by M_Hunt !
          ...  G_Buffon tips it over his bar
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  A_Giacomini chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  G_Buffon comes out and claims it!
Min. 16 :(brc) A_Giacomini finds M_Hunt in the box
          ...  M_Hunt tries the shot !
          ...  But he got that all wrong
Min. 17 :(brc) H_Kane takes advantage of a bad back pass from D_Flood
          ...  H_Kane strikes a wicked curler !
          ...  G_Buffon blocks the shot with his legs
          ...  And he gathers it!
Min. 25 :(brc) S_Gronkjaer nutmegs Defender01, he continues to run forward
          ...  D_Criscrito is forced to retreat
          ...  He knocks it back!
          ...  G_Buffon misses it!
          ...  It creeps just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by K_Lafferty
          ...  It is cleared by D_Criscrito
Min. 26 :(jvt) Diego leaps into the air
          ...  He wins the header
          ...  He heads it across to M_Owen
          ...  M_Owen with a blistering shot !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He runs to the corner and dives on his belly
          ...  Equaliser, the crowd goes wild!
          ...  Barcelona 1-1 Juventus ...
Min. 27 :(jvt) Diego with a first time pass
          ...  D_Criscrito runs onto it!
          ...  B_Myre with a superb challenge
          ...  The referee has given the free kick the other way!
          ...  He received a good talking to from M_de_Vries
Min. 28 :(brc) Joaquín is forced back with the ball
          ...  He belts the ball up field
          ...  M_Hunt latches onto the end of it
          ...  M_Hunt with the diving header !
          ...  He had to be brave there
          ...  It hammers off the bar onto the line
          ...  The referee talks to his assistant
          ...  He waves play on
          ...  Goal not given there!
          ...  That looked like the wrong decision
Min. 30 :(brc) G_Bale sprints down the flank
          ...  He threads the ball in to B_Myre
          ...  B_Myre attempts a low drive!
          ...  G_Buffon makes a great save
          ...  But he can't hold onto it!
          ...  He gathers it at the second attempt!
Min. 31 :(brc) K_Lafferty beats D_Criscrito
          ...  He muscled him off the ball
          ...  K_Lafferty with a scorcher of a shot !
          ...  It hits the inside of the post
          ...  It falls right into G_Buffon's arms
          ...  Unlucky
Min. 33 :(brc) M_Hunt sidesteps his marker
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  But L_Modric spotted the danger and cleans up the play
Min. 33 :(jvt) B_Krejic leaps into the air
          ...  He wins the header
          ...  He heads it across to Defender01
          ...  Defender01 with a powerful header !
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!!
          ...  But it sails past the post !!
          ...  Silvio_Proto never had a chance!
Min. 34 :(jvt) V_Wood runs down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball across to D_Flood
          ...  A_Giacomini reads him well and hoofs it clear
Min. 36 :(jvt) B_Krejic with a measured pass to L_Modric
          ...  L_Modric curls it towards the top corner !
          ...  But it puts it well wide
Min. 39 :(brc) B_Myre pass splits open the defence
          ...  What a ball!
          ...  M_Hunt is clean through!
          ...  M_Hunt drives the shot in!
          ...  G_Buffon with the save
          ...  He holds onto it as well!
Min. 40 :(brc) H_Kane gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He slides the ball past Defender01!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  Defender01 does well to get the tackle in
Min. 41 :(brc) M_Hunt takes advantage of a bad back pass from Defender01
          ...  V_Wood with a nasty foul
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  It is within shooting distance!
          ...  K_Kong knocks it forward
          ...  M_Hunt gets on the end of it
          ...  O_Jandric wins it well
          ...  Perfectly timed!
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(brc) K_Kong miskicks!
          ...  He finds H_Kane though
          ...  That was fortunate
          ...  H_Kane with the shot on net !
          ...  G_Buffon manages to turn it behind
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Joaquín curls it into the box!
          ...  D_Criscrito clears the danger
Min. 45 :(jvt) D_Flood nutmegs B_Myre, he continues to run forward
          ...  D_Flood shoots towards goal !
          ...  But Silvio_Proto just gets his fingers to that one
          ...  M_de_Vries has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 45 :(brc) M_Hunt beats D_Criscrito
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  V_Wood is called for the holding foul
          ...  Well spotted by the referee
          ...  M_de_Vries wants a word
          ...  It's just a warning

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Barcelona 1-1 Juventus

Min. 52 :(jvt) L_Modric has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past the defender!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  Joaquín with a pull on the shirt
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll have to watch himself now
Min. 53 :(jvt) B_Krejic knocks it forward
          ...  B_Myre slips
          ...  M_Owen gets to it!
          ...  M_Owen beats the offside trap!
          ...  He runs at Silvio_Proto
          ...  He nutmegs Silvio_Proto
          ...  It goes wide!!
Min. 55 :(brc) K_Kong puts in H_Kane
          ...  J_Miguelito slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in
Min. 60 :(jvt) M_Owen steps over the ball
          ...  He nutmegs S_Gronkjaer
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery
          ...  M_Owen with the shot on net !
          ...  Silvio_Proto with a superb tip around the post
          ...  When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  V_Wood plays it towards the near post!
          ...  Silvio_Proto reads it well, and claims it!
Min. 62 :(brc) M_Jankulovski is first to the loose ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to K_Lafferty
          ...  K_Lafferty shapes up for a shot!
          ...  G_Buffon is beaten!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Superb finish!!
          ...  That puts Barcelona ahead!
          ...  Now can they hang onto it!
          ...  Barcelona 2-1 Juventus ...
Min. 63 :(brc) K_Kong flicks it over D_Criscrito and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  K_Kong has a go!
          ...  But it clips the post and goes wide
Min. 63 :(jvt) O_Jandric has found himself in space
          ...  He looks up for his team mates
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  M_Owen gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  But A_Giacomini clears the ball to safety
Min. 66 :(jvt) J_Miguelito is taking a throw in
          ...  He dries the ball on his shirt
          ...  He throws the ball to L_Modric
          ...  The ball comes in high
          ...  L_Modric beats the defender to the ball and heads it into his path
          ...  He just has Silvio_Proto to beat
          ...  He rounds Silvio_Proto
          ...  He has been pushed wide!
          ...  He shoots from a tight angle
          ...  GOAL!!
          ...  It's all square now!
          ...  Barcelona 2-2 Juventus ...
Min. 69 :(brc) M_Jankulovski holds the ball up
          ...  He sees M_Hunt in space!
          ...  M_Hunt rises above the defence to head the ball !
          ...  It floats over G_Buffon
          ...  Its heading goal ward!
          ...  But floats just over
          ...  That was a great effort
Min. 70 :(brc) B_Myre is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He throws it to M_Hunt
          ...  M_Hunt has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He fires the ball goal ward!
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!!!!
          ...  It's wide!
          ...  That was a dismal effort!
          ...  He should have buried that!
Min. 71 :(jvt) O_Jandric pulls it back to L_Modric
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from A_Giacomini
          ...  He could have easily caught the defender is he hadn't been careful
Min. 72 :(brc) Joaquín 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!
          ...  His team mate plays the through ball for him!
          ...  Joaquín sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender !
          ...  But he's put it wide
          ...  How did he manage to miss that one?!?!?
Min. 77 :(brc) G_Bale looks to play the ball out wide
          ...  He plays the ball across to M_Hunt
          ...  M_Hunt chases it through, he must score !
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But flies wide of the post!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  K_Kong swings it in!
          ...  G_Buffon jumps well to claim it!
Min. 78 :(brc) B_Bryn is being brought on
          ...  G_Bale is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play DF
Min. 78 :(brc) Gandolf is going to be brought on
          ...  K_Kong is leaving the pitch
          ...  He hasn't had the best of games today
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 78 :(brc) a big roar from the crowd as Pele comes on for H_Kane to play FW
Min. 78 :(brc) Joaquín with a 40-yard pass to M_Hunt
          ...  M_Hunt with a powerful header !
          ...  But G_Buffon punches it away
          ...  He commands his area so well
Min. 78 :(jvt) V_Wood with the through ball to D_Flood
          ...  D_Flood hits the ball first time!
          ...  He could have let that bounce
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  What a great finish
          ...  What a time to score!!
          ...  That must be the winner
          ...  Barcelona 2-3 Juventus ...
Min. 79 :(brc) A_Giacomini with the mazy run
          ...  A_Giacomini has time and space!
          ...  He tries the lob!
          ...  It hits the bar
          ...  And goes over!
          ...  G_Buffon was beaten there!
Min. 80 :(brc) Barcelona will now play A
Min. 80 :(brc) Joaquín plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  B_Bryn keeps possession instead!
          ...  He runs towards the goal now!
          ...  D_Criscrito reads him well and hoofs it clear
Min. 81 :(jvt) V_Wood with the heel pass to D_Flood
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by B_Myre
          ...  He made it look easy
          ...  But he can't keep it in
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by Diego
          ...  A_Giacomini belts it clear
Min. 83 :(brc) B_Bryn sidesteps his marker
          ...  He runs forward now
          ...  B_Bryn attempts a low drive!
          ...  It floats over G_Buffon
          ...  Its heading goal ward!
          ...  But floats just over
          ...  That was a great effort
Min. 84 :(brc) Pele sidesteps D_Criscrito
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game
          ...  A cracking drive from Pele !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Rifled into the top corner!
          ...  An equaliser late in the game!!
          ...  Barcelona 3-3 Juventus ...
Min. 85 :(brc) Joaquín works the ball inside
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to M_Hunt
          ...  M_Hunt flicks the header toward the far post!
          ...  G_Buffon makes himself big
          ...  Superb Stop !
          ...  Well that one would have delighted him
Min. 85 :(jvt) B_Krejic changes direction inside
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to D_Flood
          ...  D_Flood runs forward
          ...  He hits the shot!
          ...  Terrific shot
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide
          ...  That's unlucky!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  B_Krejic chips the ball in towards the back post!
          ...  Silvio_Proto catches it!
Min. 86 :(brc) M_Hunt cuts inside J_Miguelito
          ...  He worked that well
          ...  M_Hunt with only one thing on his mind!
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal!
          ...  G_Buffon with the save
          ...  He holds onto it as well!
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(brc) K_Lafferty kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate in space!
          ...  He plays the ball in to him!
          ...  M_Hunt gets on the end of the pass
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  J_Miguelito belts it clear
Min. 91 :(jvt) M_Owen gets to the by-line
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He plays the ball through to D_Criscrito
          ...  D_Criscrito with the diving header !
          ...  He had to be brave there
          ...  Silvio_Proto gets his fingertips to it
          ...  He just manages to tip it over
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Diego chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  The ball finds its way to O_Jandric
          ...  He gets the shot away
          ...  But he puts it over
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort
Min. 91 :(brc) Pele breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on G_Buffon!
          ...  B_Krejic brings him down!
          ...  That's a terrible challenge
          ...  The referee comes over
          ...  And the ref shows him his 2nd yellow card now
          ...  RED CARD!
          ...  FREE KICK
          ...  Just inside there own half
          ...  S_Gronkjaer shapes to shoot
          ...  He plays it to Pele instead
          ...  Pele pounds a rocket on goal !
          ...  But G_Buffon reaches the ball. Good save
          ...  There was a foul on G_Buffon anyway

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Camp Nou
Attendance           : 145,812
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Barcelona Match Info
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Best player          : M_Hunt (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : M_Hunt (12), K_Lafferty (62), Pele (84)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : A_Giacomini (6), Joaquín (52)
Injured              : N/A
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Juventus Match Info
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Best player          : V_Wood
Scorers              : M_Owen (26), L_Modric (66), D_Flood (78)
Sent Off             : B_Krejic (91)
Booked               : J_Miguelito (9)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                               Barcelona  |    Juventus
Attempts on Goal     :          27        |       12
Off target           :          13        |       5
On target            :          14        |       7
Possession           :          69        |       31
Corners              :           5        |       5
Red Cards            :           0        |       1
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       0
Fouls                :           8        |       9
Key Tackles          :           5        |       7
Key Passes           :          20        |       15
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Final Score          : Barcelona 3 - 3 Juventus
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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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Silvio_Proto   GK  34   3   1   3  15 |  93   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0
A_Giacomini    DF   2  28  11   6  23 |  93   0   5   2   0   2   0   1   0   0  73  22   0
B_Myre         DF   1  25  12   5  30 |  93   0   1   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  15  24   8
G_Bale         DF   2  24  10   7  42 |  80   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  24   0
S_Gronkjaer    DF   2  24   7   7  12 |  93   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Joaquín        MF   2   1  32   1  39 |  93   0   0   8   1   2   0   1   0   0  -2 114   7
M_Jankulovski  MF   2   4  29   1  27 |  93   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  44   0
K_Kong         MF   1   5  26   8  18 |  80   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  36   1
K_Lafferty     MF   2   9  26   7  19 |  93   0   0   1   0   2   1   0   0   0   0  12  29
M_Hunt         FW   2   8   7  28  33 |  93   0   0   0   0  12   1   0   0   0   0   0  74
H_Kane         FW   1   7   9  20  33 |  80   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  25
P_Shilton      GK  28   6   5   3  18 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Bryn         DF   2  24   6   7  31 |  13   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
M_Essien       MF   1   2  30   6  39 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Gandolf        MF   2  17  24   7  19 |  13   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Pele           FW   1   7   8  28  26 |  13   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  36

Player Statistics - Juventus
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  31   3   4   2  10 |  93  14   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0   0
D_Criscrito    DF   2  24   9   7  27 |  93   0   4   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  60   0  16
J_Miguelito    DF   2  22   8   3  33 |  93   0   2   1   1   0   0   1   0   0  28  30  -2
Defender01     DF   2  20   7   6  23 |  93   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  15   0   1
Diego          MF   1   6  25   6  27 |  93   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  44   0
B_Krejic       MF   1   4  22   6  31 |  93   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   1   0 -10  50 -10
V_Wood         MF   2   5  22   2  39 |  93   0   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  68   0
O_Jandric      MF   2   3  21   2  22 |  93   0   1   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  15  24   1
L_Modric       FW   1   6   2  25  31 |  93   0   1   0   0   2   1   0   0   0  15   0  29
M_Owen         FW   1   4   4  22  35 |  93   0   0   1   0   3   1   0   0   0   0  12  37
D_Flood        FW   2   8  10  22  15 |  93   0   0   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  37
M_De_Sanctis   GK  25   8   5   5  14 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Raspudic     DF   2  24   5   6  19 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Davies       MF   2   3  30   2  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Krkic        MF   1   9  24   2  35 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Gomes        FW   1   4   3  25  37 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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