Elite Football League Match, Marseille vs. Barcelona (Mon Nov 23)


                            Marseille  |  Barcelona
                              4-4-2 A  |  4-4-2 A
                             Lee Shaw  |  Bryngar Myre
                                       |
                         R_Higuita GK  |  GK L_Mulen
                            Sidnei DF  |  DF B_Myre
                         S_Bassong DF  |  DF G_Wilkinson
                       S_Gronkjaer DF  |  DF J_Myre
                        F_Le_Boeuf DF  |  DF Ciaran_Clark
                           J_Fleck MF  |  MF R_Kopa
                             Diego MF  |  MF B_Spencer
                       M_Dickinson MF  |  MF Adnan_Januzaj
                          A_Marcos MF  |  MF G_Karagounis
                         J_Digweed FW  |  FW M_Hunt
                          Z_Zidane FW  |  FW Odegaard
                                       |
                           S_Given SUB |  SUB Pepe_Reina
                          L_Shawry SUB |  SUB C_Obradovic
                     N_Ben_Khalifa SUB |  SUB I_Muniain
                           M_James SUB |  SUB Saruman
                          N_Nalise SUB |  SUB Pele

Referee: K_Clark (Scotland)


Min. 1  :(brc) Barcelona changed their strategy to play C
Min. 1  :(msl) Sidnei has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past G_Karagounis
          ...  He puts in Z_Zidane!
          ...  Z_Zidane drives the shot in!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  A classy finish
          ...  That's given Marseille the lead!
          ...  Marseille 1-0 Barcelona ...
Min. 2  :(msl) Marseille switch to playing D
Min. 2  :(brc) The assistant manager is out on the touchline shouting orders
          ...  It seems Barcelona will now be playing A
Min. 3  :(msl) Diego beats B_Myre
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  Diego with a bomb of a shot !
          ...  It hits the side netting!
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity
Min. 5  :(msl) S_Bassong knocks it forward
          ...  B_Myre slips
          ...  J_Digweed gets to it!
          ...  J_Digweed controls the ball well!
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal!
          ...  L_Mulen narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety
Min. 9  :(msl) J_Digweed flicks it over G_Wilkinson and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  J_Digweed runs forward
          ...  He hits the shot!
          ...  He hits the side netting
Min. 11 :(msl) Diego is first to the loose ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to J_Digweed
          ...  Ciaran_Clark wins control of the ball with his hand!!
          ...  Play On!!
Min. 12 :(brc) R_Kopa with a neat pass into B_Myre
          ...  S_Gronkjaer with an awful challenge
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  He had to endure a strong lecture from K_Clark
          ...  FREE KICK
          ...  G_Karagounis shapes to shoot
          ...  He plays it to M_Hunt instead
          ...  M_Hunt swings in the shot!
          ...  R_Higuita with the diving save
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras!
Min. 13 :(msl) J_Digweed turns past the defender
          ...  He has created space for himself now
          ...  Ciaran_Clark takes the ball
          ...  OOOHHHH!!
          ...  He almost loses it straight away
          ...  But he hits it clear!
Min. 14 :(brc) B_Myre knocks it forward
          ...  S_Gronkjaer slips
          ...  M_Hunt gets to it!
          ...  Sidnei goes in with the block tackle
          ...  He comes out of it with the ball
          ...  Great tackle!
Min. 15 :(msl) J_Digweed brings the ball under control
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  Diego gets on the end of the pass
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from Ciaran_Clark
Min. 22 :(msl) M_Dickinson flicks it past J_Myre
          ...  He runs forward
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by Ciaran_Clark
Min. 24 :(msl) F_Le_Boeuf chests it down
          ...  G_Karagounis with an ugly foul
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  K_Clark tells him to calm his game down a bit
Min. 26 :(brc) Adnan_Januzaj kicks Diego!
          ...  He deserves punishment for that!
          ...  K_Clark calls him over
          ...  The ref is taking his time with him!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 28 :(msl) Diego off the woodwork.
          ...  Z_Zidane picks up the deflection
          ...  B_Myre makes the challenge and clears the ball
Min. 32 :(brc) G_Karagounis slides the ball across to Adnan_Januzaj
          ...  Z_Zidane with a nasty foul
          ...  K_Clark will want to speak to him
          ...  K_Clark called him over for a strong verbal warning
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  K_Clark signals that it is indirect
          ...  Adnan_Januzaj floats it forward
          ...  B_Spencer latches onto the end of it
          ...  B_Spencer with a stunning strike !
          ...  R_Higuita tips it over
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  G_Karagounis swings it in!
          ...  R_Higuita easily claims the ball!
Min. 32 :(brc) M_Hunt with an excellent first touch
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  Ciaran_Clark gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  M_Dickinson reads the game well and cuts out the pass!
Min. 34 :(brc) B_Myre jinks infield
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to B_Spencer
          ...  B_Spencer with the chance !
          ...  It's just over!
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 36 :(msl) Diego is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He throws it to J_Digweed
          ...  B_Myre clears with a diving header
Min. 37 :(brc) Adnan_Januzaj plays the early ball across the box to find B_Spencer in space
          ...  B_Spencer gets his head to the ball !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Hammered home!
          ...  The Barcelona fans chant his name!
          ...  All square, that should make things interesting!
          ...  Marseille 1-1 Barcelona ...
Min. 38 :(brc) It seems Barcelona are making a tactical change to C
Min. 39 :(brc) R_Kopa heads the ball back to Odegaard
          ...  J_Fleck with the tackle
          ...  He left his foot in there!
Min. 40 :(msl) J_Fleck sprints down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball across to J_Digweed
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from M_Hunt
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by A_Marcos
          ...  B_Spencer reads it
          ...  He clears the danger
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 45 :(msl) A_Marcos plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  Z_Zidane decides to go for goal instead!
          ...  Cleared by G_Wilkinson

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

Min. 46 :(msl) A_Marcos takes possession
          ...  He has his back towards goal
          ...  He turns well
          ...  R_Kopa with the tackle
          ...  He came to the rescue there!
Min. 46 :(brc) G_Wilkinson sidesteps F_Le_Boeuf
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game
          ...  Sidnei with a nasty foul
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
Min. 48 :(msl) Z_Zidane holds up the ball
          ...  He plays the ball to A_Marcos
          ...  Odegaard is called for the holding foul
          ...  He won that header unfairly
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! He is in the book for that one
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 51 :(msl) J_Digweed makes the tackle
          ...  Odegaard forces him off the ball
Min. 51 :(brc) G_Karagounis unselfishly lays the ball back to M_Hunt
          ...  S_Bassong gets the foot in to win the ball
Min. 54 :(brc) Adnan_Januzaj spots M_Hunt who is in acres of space
          ...  M_Hunt tries to beat R_Higuita from outside the area!
          ...  R_Higuita makes a great save
          ...  And he manages to hold onto it as well!
Min. 57 :(msl) M_Dickinson with an excellent first touch
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  A_Marcos gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  A_Marcos keeps his head down as he hits the shot!
          ...  L_Mulen saves it
          ...  Good goalkeeping
Min. 59 :(msl) Z_Zidane flicks it over Ciaran_Clark and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  Z_Zidane tries to beat L_Mulen from outside the area!
          ...  But L_Mulen just gets his fingers to that one
Min. 62 :(msl) A_Marcos is taking a throw in
          ...  He is taking a run up at it!
          ...  He throws it long to Z_Zidane
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from B_Myre
Min. 62 :(brc) Adnan_Januzaj drives it forward to B_Spencer
          ...  But S_Gronkjaer wins the ball from behind
          ...  The crowd appeal but K_Clark has none of it.
Min. 62 :(msl) The ball goes loose!
          ...  J_Digweed gains possesion and thinks about the shot
          ...  J_Myre with an over the top challenge
          ...  Shown a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 63 :(msl) J_Fleck nutmegs M_Hunt, he continues to run forward
          ...  But B_Myre wins the ball from behind
          ...  The crowd appeal but K_Clark has none of it.
Min. 65 :(msl) L_Shawry comes on for Sidnei and takes up a DF role
Min. 67 :(brc) M_Hunt with a real burst of pace
          ...  He shows the defender a clean set of heals
          ...  J_Digweed is late with that one
          ...  He gets up and shakes the players hand
          ...  K_Clark ignores the protests for a card
          ...  Lee Shaw looks relieved
Min. 67 :(brc) Odegaard with electric pace
          ...  He eases past S_Bassong
          ...  Odegaard with only one thing on his mind!
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal!
          ...  But he miskicks and puts it well off target
          ...  The Marseille fans taunt him about that effort
Min. 70 :(msl) M_James is being brought on
          ...  A_Marcos is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play MF
Min. 73 :(msl) M_Dickinson looks around for some movement
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to M_James
          ...  G_Wilkinson cleanly tackles him
          ...  He judged that well
Min. 75 :(brc) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side.
          ...  C_Obradovic will come on for B_Myre and play DF
Min. 75 :(brc) I_Muniain is coming on for R_Kopa and playing MF
Min. 76 :(msl) Diego plays a first time ball through the defence to M_Dickinson
          ...  Ciaran_Clark fouls badly
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
          ...  He gets a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 78 :(brc) Pele is being brought on
          ...  Ciaran_Clark is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play FW
Min. 80 :(msl) N_Nalise is coming on for Z_Zidane and playing FW
Min. 83 :(brc) M_Hunt flicks it over the defenders head
          ...  He showed some great skill there!
          ...  J_Fleck with a superb challenge
          ...  K_Clark has given the free kick the other way!
          ...  K_Clark calls him for a talk
Min. 84 :(brc) B_Spencer is out on the left
          ...  He moves the ball right to M_Hunt
          ...  N_Nalise beats him to the ball
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Stade Veladrome
Attendance           : 150,000
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Marseille Match Info
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Best player          : Z_Zidane
Scorers              : Z_Zidane (1)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Barcelona Match Info
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Best player          : B_Spencer (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : B_Spencer (37)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Adnan_Januzaj (26), Odegaard (48), J_Myre (62), Ciaran_Clark (76)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             Marseille    |    Barcelona
Attempts on Goal     :           6        |       6
Off target           :           2        |       2
On target            :           4        |       4
Possession           :          44        |       56
Corners              :           1        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       4
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :          15        |       13
Key Tackles          :           5        |       13
Key Passes           :          13        |       10
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Final Score          : Marseille 1 - 1 Barcelona
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Player Statistics - Marseille
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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R_Higuita      GK  39   2   2   2  34 |  94   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0   0   0
Sidnei         DF   2  28   7   8  22 |  66   0   1   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  20  25   0
S_Bassong      DF   2  27  11   6  30 |  94   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
S_Gronkjaer    DF   2  27   8   7  12 |  94   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
F_Le_Boeuf     DF   2  26  10   7  22 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Fleck        MF   1   6  29   9  28 |  94   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Diego          MF   1   6  29   6  27 |  94   0   0   4   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  40   1
M_Dickinson    MF   2  15  27   7  28 |  94   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20   0
A_Marcos       MF   2   7  27  15  32 |  71   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   5
J_Digweed      FW   1   8   9  28  19 |  94   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  10   6
Z_Zidane       FW   2   8   8  28  34 |  81   0   0   1   0   2   1   0   0   0   0  10  25
S_Given        GK  27   5   5   2  13 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Shawry       DF   2  29   8   7  15 |  28   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Ben_Khalifa  MF   1  11  26  11  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_James        MF   2  10  23  13  21 |  23   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Nalise       FW   2   4   7  24  20 |  13   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   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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L_Mulen        GK  39   4   6   3  10 |  94   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0
B_Myre         DF   1  30  13   5  30 |  76   0   4   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  80  20   0
G_Wilkinson    DF   1  27   9   7  31 |  94   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
J_Myre         DF   2  26   9   7  39 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
Ciaran_Clark   DF   2  26   8   8  24 |  79   0   4   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  78  -2  -2
R_Kopa         MF   2  13  29   7  23 |  76   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
B_Spencer      MF   1  11  27  12  31 |  94   0   1   1   0   3   1   0   0   0  20  10  26
Adnan_Januzaj  MF   3  11  25  10  23 |  94   0   0   3   1   0   0   1   0   0  -2  43  -2
G_Karagounis   MF   2   9  24   8  33 |  94   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
M_Hunt         FW   2   9   7  33  33 |  94   0   1   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  20  10  10
Odegaard       FW   2   4   5  23  31 |  94   0   1   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  18  -2  -1
Pepe_Reina     GK  27   2   1   1  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Obradovic    DF   2  24   5   7  20 |  18   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
I_Muniain      MF   1  10  26   8  24 |  18   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Saruman        MF   2   7  25  23  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Pele           FW   1   7   9  33  26 |  15   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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