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Season 16 Archive: Elite League, Week 1

Santos FC 2 - 3 Barcelona

Elite Football League Match, Santos FC vs. Barcelona (Sun Mar 10)


                            Santos FC  |  Barcelona
                              4-5-1 P  |  5-1-3-1 C
                           Glyn Rigby  |  Bryngar Myre
                                       |
                          K_Jensen GK  |  GK Silvio_Proto
                         L_Alberto DF  |  DF B_Myre
                         T_Mowbray DF  |  DF G_Bale
                             Oscar DF  |  DF B_Bryn
                           Josimar DF  |  DF S_Gronkjaer
                          R_Tabata MF  |  DF J_Myre
                        Ze_Roberto MF  |  DM Gandolf
                          Maradona MF  |  MF Joaquín
                           L_Clark MF  |  MF M_Essien
                              Zico MF  |  MF R_Kopa
                           Eusebio FW  |  FW M_Hunt
                                       |
                           Barbosa SUB |  SUB P_Shilton
                            R_Huth SUB |  SUB C_Obradovic
                        A_R_Essien SUB |  SUB M_Jankulovski
                     Stan_Matthews SUB |  SUB K_Lafferty
                        Rummenigge SUB |  SUB Pele

Referee: O_Bundy (USA)


Min. 1  :(sfc) Ze_Roberto with a slick pass to Eusebio
          ...  J_Myre with a nasty foul
          ...  He is fortunate to be given just a warning
Min. 7  :(brc) M_Hunt plays a quick one-two with his team mate
          ...  He runs towards goal now
          ...  M_Hunt tries to beat K_Jensen!
          ...  But K_Jensen punches it away
          ...  That's gone out for a corner kick
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by M_Essien
          ...  R_Kopa tries to place the shot!
          ...  Brilliant save from K_Jensen
          ...  That must have impressed his national manager sitting in the stands
Min. 11 :(sfc) R_Tabata brings the ball under control
          ...  He sees a team mate in space!
          ...  He plays the ball in to him!
          ...  L_Clark gets on the end of the pass
          ...  L_Clark attempts a lob!
          ...  He hits the post
          ...  He follows it up!
          ...  But puts it wide!
          ...  He'll be disappointed with that
Min. 12 :(sfc) Oscar with a simple pass to Eusebio
          ...  G_Bale goes in with the block tackle
          ...  He comes out of it with the ball
          ...  Great tackle!
Min. 14 :(sfc) R_Tabata skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to Eusebio
          ...  Eusebio with a graceful, looping effort !
          ...  Over the bar
Min. 15 :(sfc) Oscar flicks it past J_Myre
          ...  He runs forward
          ...  Oscar tries the lob from 30 yards !
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Oscar hits it towards the far post!
          ...  Silvio_Proto jumps well to claim it!
Min. 15 :(sfc) Zico runs at the defence
          ...  S_Gronkjaer with an ugly foul
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!, he is in the book for that one
Min. 16 :(brc) Gandolf pass splits open the defence and finds M_Hunt
          ...  M_Hunt hits a curling shot!
          ...  K_Jensen gets his fingertips to it
Min. 20 :(sfc) Ze_Roberto cuts inside the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to Eusebio
          ...  R_Kopa with a nasty foul
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  O_Bundy lectures him
Min. 25 :(brc) The defender slips and falls over!
          ...  M_Hunt is through!
          ...  T_Mowbray plays the back pass
          ...  K_Jensen can't get to it!!
          ...  It goes just wide!!
          ...  What a lucky escape!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Gandolf swings it in!
          ...  K_Jensen jumps well to claim it!
Min. 30 :(sfc) It looks as though Santos FC is now playing E
Min. 32 :(sfc) Eusebio beats his marker
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free
          ...  M_Hunt is called for the holding foul
          ...  He was a bit too close for comfort
          ...  O_Bundy just wants to lecture him
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  That could have been a penalty!
          ...  L_Clark plays it short to Josimar
          ...  Josimar curls the ball in on goal !
          ...  Silvio_Proto dives towards his top let hand corner
          ...  He's pushed that one just around the goal
          ...  Super Stop !
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  R_Tabata plays it towards the near post!
          ...  Ze_Roberto tries to place the shot!
          ...  But it goes wide
Min. 34 :(sfc) T_Mowbray picks up a loose ball
          ...  J_Myre with the tackle
          ...  He did well to stop that attack!
Min. 36 :(brc) B_Bryn unselfishly lays the ball back to M_Hunt
          ...  M_Hunt shapes up for a shot!
          ...  But K_Jensen punches it away
          ...  He commands his area so well
Min. 36 :(sfc) Oscar cuts inside B_Bryn
          ...  He worked that well
          ...  M_Essien with the high feet
          ...  O_Bundy tries to calm him down
Min. 38 :(sfc) R_Tabata is taking a throw in
          ...  He is taking a run up at it!
          ...  He throws it long to Eusebio
          ...  B_Bryn plays it back
          ...  Silvio_Proto slips!!
          ...  It goes just wide
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  L_Clark chips the ball in towards the back post!
          ...  Silvio_Proto easily claims the ball!
Min. 40 :(brc) B_Myre turns past the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to Gandolf
          ...  Fine tackle by L_Alberto
          ...  But he can't prevent the corner
Min. 41 :(brc) R_Kopa flicks it over T_Mowbray's head
          ...  He showed some great skill there!
          ...  Zico reads the play well
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(brc) B_Myre flicks it over R_Tabata's head
          ...  He showed some great skill there!
          ...  B_Myre looks to see where K_Jensen is!
          ...  He rifles in the shot!
          ...  K_Jensen gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he slots in the rebound
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  That's given Barcelona the advantage!
          ...  Santos FC 0-1 Barcelona ...

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Santos FC 0-1 Barcelona

Min. 48 :(brc) M_Essien with an excellent first touch
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  M_Hunt gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  M_Hunt cracks a laser towards goal !
          ...  It grazes the post!
          ...  And hits the side netting
          ...  Goal Kick!
Min. 49 :(sfc) Josimar runs forward
          ...  He nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind!
          ...  Josimar keeps his head down as he hits the shot!
          ...  Silvio_Proto manages to turn it behind
Min. 50 :(sfc) Stan_Matthews will come on for Ze_Roberto and play FW
Min. 51 :(sfc) L_Clark with the first time pass to Oscar
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from S_Gronkjaer
Min. 53 :(brc) M_Essien boots it towards B_Myre
          ...  Oscar forces him off the ball
Min. 56 :(sfc) R_Tabata sprints down the wing
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space!
          ...  He puts in a square ball!
          ...  Maradona runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from B_Myre
          ...  He could have easily caught the defender is he hadn't been careful
Min. 56 :(brc) Joaquín has the ball
          ...  He knocks the ball past L_Alberto
          ...  He puts in M_Hunt!
          ...  Oscar gets in the way and wins the ball
Min. 57 :(sfc) Eusebio sprints past the defender
          ...  A wicked drive by Eusebio !
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  But it thumps off the woodwork !!
          ...  And goes safely clear!
          ...  Silvio_Proto never had a chance!
Min. 60 :(sfc) Rummenigge is being prepared to come on
          ...  Zico is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 60 :(sfc) Maradona takes possession of the ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to Rummenigge
          ...  Rummenigge has time and space!
          ...  He shoots towards goal!
          ...  It flies in!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Look at the delight on his face!!
          ...  It's all square now!
          ...  Santos FC 1-1 Barcelona ...
Min. 60 :(brc) Gandolf whips the ball across to M_Hunt
          ...  M_Hunt could have let it bounce!
          ...  K_Jensen fists it away
          ...  That was a good save!
Min. 64 :(brc) K_Jensen miskicks!
          ...  G_Bale is takes control of the ball!
          ...  G_Bale attempts a low drive!
          ...  It's way wide
          ...  The Santos FC fans behind the goal spread their arms out
Min. 65 :(sfc) The Santos FC manager shouts at them from the touchline to play A
Min. 65 :(brc) Joaquín with a real burst of pace
          ...  He shows Oscar a clean set of heals
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from T_Mowbray
          ...  He could have easily caught the defender is he hadn't been careful
Min. 69 :(sfc) L_Clark boots it towards Rummenigge
          ...  Rummenigge cracks a laser towards goal !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Rifled home!
          ...  The Santos FC fans go wild!
          ...  Santos FC have snatched the lead!
          ...  Santos FC 2-1 Barcelona ...
Min. 69 :(brc) Joaquín looks around for support
          ...  He knocks the ball across to M_Hunt
          ...  M_Hunt swings in the shot!
          ...  K_Jensen manages to turn it behind
Min. 70 :(sfc) R_Huth is ready to come on to replace L_Alberto
          ...  Looks like he will play as a DF
Min. 71 :(sfc) R_Huth with a reverse pass to Maradona
          ...  A skilful effort from Maradona !
          ...  Terrific shot
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide
          ...  That's unlucky!
Min. 75 :(sfc) It seems Santos FC are making a tactical change to C
Min. 77 :(brc) Pele comes on for J_Myre and will play FW to the delight of the fans
Min. 77 :(brc) C_Obradovic will come on for B_Myre and play DF
Min. 77 :(brc) M_Jankulovski is going to be brought on
          ...  Joaquín is leaving the pitch
          ...  He hasn't had the best of games today
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 77 :(brc) The Barcelona manager told his side to change to a A strategy
Min. 80 :(sfc) Stan_Matthews knocks the ball past the lunge of the defender
          ...  Stan_Matthews drives the ball low !
          ...  But Silvio_Proto parries the shot
          ...  The defender manages to scramble the ball away
Min. 82 :(sfc) R_Tabata hits in a shot!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  Maradona collects the loose ball!
          ...  B_Bryn gets the foot in to win the ball
          ...  It rolls out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  R_Tabata floats the ball in!
          ...  It comes to R_Huth
          ...  He fires it towards to goal
          ...  Silvio_Proto with a fantastic save
          ...  His captain pats him on the back for that one
Min. 86 :(brc) M_Jankulovski looks for options
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to M_Hunt
          ...  M_Hunt hits a curling shot!
          ...  K_Jensen is beaten!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Superb finish!!
          ...  And Barcelona have squared it up late on!!
          ...  Santos FC 2-2 Barcelona ...
Min. 87 :(sfc) The Santos FC manager told his side to change to a A strategy
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(brc) M_Hunt beats his man
          ...  R_Huth reads the play well
Min. 90 :(sfc) Maradona beats C_Obradovic
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  Driven towards goal by Maradona !
          ...  Looks like it should be Silvio_Proto's
          ...  Oh he's let it go through his legs
          ...  But drifts inches wide !!
          ...  Silvio_Proto looks embarrassed!
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide!
          ...  Goal kick given, amazing decision there!
Min. 90 :(brc) B_Bryn kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  M_Essien gets on the end of the pass
          ...  M_Essien curls the ball in on goal !
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it wide
Min. 91 :(brc) M_Jankulovski has the ball
          ...  He knocks the ball past Josimar
          ...  He puts in S_Gronkjaer!
          ...  S_Gronkjaer with the goal bound shot!
          ...  It clips the post!!
          ...  The net bulges !!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  That must have sealed it!!
          ...  Santos FC 2-3 Barcelona ...

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Academic Stadium
Attendance           : 81,000
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Santos FC Match Info
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Best player          : Rummenigge
Scorers              : Rummenigge (60,69)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Barcelona Match Info
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Best player          : M_Hunt (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : B_Myre (43), M_Hunt (86), S_Gronkjaer (91)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : S_Gronkjaer (15)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                               Santos FC  |    Barcelona
Attempts on Goal     :          13        |       12
Off target           :           7        |       3
On target            :           6        |       9
Possession           :          47        |       53
Corners              :           4        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           7        |       14
Key Tackles          :           7        |       6
Key Passes           :          12        |       11
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Final Score          : Santos FC 2 - 3 Barcelona
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Player Statistics - Santos FC
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 |  92   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0
L_Alberto      DF   2  28  12   7  28 |  71   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0
T_Mowbray      DF   2  25   8   5  29 |  92   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0   0
Oscar          DF   2  23  13   6  18 |  92   0   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  10  -8 -19
Josimar        DF   2  23  12   7  23 |  92   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0 -20 -20  -4
R_Tabata       MF   1  11  39   8  29 |  92   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0
Ze_Roberto     MF   1   3  27   2  35 |  51   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  24   1
Maradona       MF   1  10  23  15  18 |  92   0   0   1   1   2   0   0   0   0   0  32   2
L_Clark        MF   2   6  23  15  37 |  92   0   0   2   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  44   1
Zico           MF   1   9  23  11  23 |  61   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0
Eusebio        FW   2   7   2  30  39 |  92   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2
Barbosa        GK  20   4   2   4  19 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Huth         DF   2  23   9   8  43 |  21   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  15  12   8
A_R_Essien     DM   1  19  17   1  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Stan_Matthews  FW   1   8   5  28  31 |  41   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   8
Rummenigge     FW   2   8   8  23  32 |  31   0   0   0   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0  56

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  35   3   1   3  15 |  92   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0   0   0
B_Myre         DF   1  26  12   5  30 |  78   0   1   1   0   1   1   0   0   0  15  12  28
G_Bale         DF   2  24  10   7  42 |  92   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  15   0   1
B_Bryn         DF   2  24   7   8  31 |  92   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  30  24   0
S_Gronkjaer    DF   2  24   7   7  12 |  92   0   1   0   0   1   1   1   0   0  33  18  46
J_Myre         DF   2  23   8   7  39 |  78   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0
Gandolf        DM   2  18  24   8  19 |  92   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  24   0
Joaquín        MF   2   1  33   1  39 |  78   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  24   0
M_Essien       MF   1   2  31   6  39 |  92   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  24   1
R_Kopa         MF   2  12  24   7  23 |  92   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   8
M_Hunt         FW   2   8   7  29  33 |  92   0   0   0   0   7   1   0   0   0   0   0  69
P_Shilton      GK  28   6   5   3  18 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Obradovic    DF   2  23   5   7  20 |  14   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20  20
M_Jankulovski  MF   2   4  29   1  27 |  14   0   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  64   0
K_Lafferty     MF   2   9  26   8  19 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Pele           FW   1   7   8  28  26 |  14   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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