Elite Football League Match, Santos FC vs. Barcelona (Mon Sep 14)


                            Santos FC  |  Barcelona
                              4-4-2 E  |  4-5-1 E
                           Glyn Rigby  |  Bryngar Myre
                                       |
                        A_Marshall GK  |  GK L_Mulen
                         L_Alberto DF  |  DF B_Myre
                         T_Mowbray DF  |  DF G_Wilkinson
                           D_Moore DF  |  DF J_Myre
                           Josimar DF  |  DF Ciaran_Clark
                       Koki_Mizuno MF  |  MF R_Kopa
                       R_Pletikosa MF  |  MF B_Spencer
                         S_Marsden MF  |  MF I_Muniain
                        Emerson_Jr MF  |  MF Adnan_Januzaj
                     Stan_Matthews FW  |  MF G_Karagounis
                               Bar FW  |  FW M_Hunt
                                       |
                               Rao SUB |  SUB Pepe_Reina
                            R_Huth SUB |  SUB G_Bale
                           Rivaldo SUB |  SUB Saruman
                              Jese SUB |  SUB J_Cole
                        Arnautovic SUB |  SUB Pele

Referee: A_Wiley (England)


Min. 1  :(sfc) Koki_Mizuno plays it forward to Bar
          ...  But G_Wilkinson wins the ball with a sliding challenge
Min. 6  :(sfc) D_Moore bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to Bar
          ...  Blocked by G_Wilkinson
Min. 8  :(sfc) Koki_Mizuno beats his marker
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  Koki_Mizuno hits the ball first time!
          ...  He could have let that bounce
          ...  It hits off a defender!
          ...  L_Mulen is wrong footed!
          ...  It drifts just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  R_Pletikosa curls it into the box!
          ...  B_Myre reads it
          ...  He clears the danger
Min. 8  :(brc) I_Muniain sidesteps D_Moore
          ...  That was too easy
          ...  Bar with an over the top challenge
Min. 9  :(sfc) S_Marsden brings the ball into the opposing area
          ...  Stan_Matthews makes himself available
          ...  J_Myre slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in
Min. 11 :(brc) R_Kopa with a 50-yard pass to M_Hunt
          ...  T_Mowbray with a bad challenge
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!, he is in the book for that one
Min. 11 :(brc) R_Kopa with a simple pass to M_Hunt
          ...  A wicked drive by M_Hunt !
          ...  A_Marshall makes a good save
Min. 12 :(brc) Adnan_Januzaj plays a long ball to B_Myre
          ...  Stan_Matthews with a bad challenge
          ...  A_Wiley will want to speak to him
Min. 16 :(sfc) Koki_Mizuno runs at Adnan_Januzaj
          ...  He takes it past him
          ...  Koki_Mizuno shoots towards goal !
          ...  What agility from L_Mulen
Min. 16 :(brc) M_Hunt barges T_Mowbray off the ball
          ...  M_Hunt hits a curling shot!
          ...  It hits the bar
          ...  And goes over!
          ...  A_Marshall was beaten there!
Min. 20 :(sfc) Bar with a glorious long pass to D_Moore
          ...  D_Moore with a powerful diving header!
          ...  But L_Mulen parries the ball
          ...  It's picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd
Min. 23 :(brc) B_Spencer takes on 3 men
          ...  Josimar is called for the holding foul
          ...  Well spotted by the referee
          ...  A_Wiley calls him over!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  It's in a very dangerous position!
          ...  I_Muniain swings it in
          ...  J_Myre gets on the end of it
          ...  D_Moore takes out the attacker
          ...  He looked to have fouled him there
Min. 24 :(brc) I_Muniain cut's in on the inside of the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to J_Myre
          ...  J_Myre rifles it to the far post !
          ...  But A_Marshall stops that one easily
Min. 26 :(brc) M_Hunt finds a hole in the defence
          ...  M_Hunt hits the shot with the inside of the left foot!
          ...  A_Marshall can't get to it!
          ...  OH! It drifts wide!
          ...  A_Marshall has a smile on his face
          ...  Did he know that was going wide?
Min. 27 :(brc) I_Muniain flicks the ball through
          ...  G_Wilkinson runs onto it!
          ...  G_Wilkinson sights up the goal
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  A_Marshall manages to turn it behind
Min. 28 :(brc) Ciaran_Clark runs at T_Mowbray
          ...  He takes it past him
          ...  Ciaran_Clark aims the cheeky shot at goal!
          ...  It hits off a defender!
          ...  A_Marshall is wrong footed!
          ...  It drifts just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  I_Muniain chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  A_Marshall makes the catch!
Min. 30 :(brc) B_Spencer beats D_Moore
          ...  B_Spencer tries to beat A_Marshall from outside the area!
          ...  A_Marshall won't get to that!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Superb finish!!!
          ...  And Barcelona are leading in the game now
          ...  Santos FC 0-1 Barcelona ...
Min. 31 :(brc) Barcelona changed their strategy to play D
Min. 32 :(sfc) S_Marsden with a 40-yard pass to Bar
          ...  Adnan_Januzaj is late with that one
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  He is ordered to cool off
Min. 34 :(brc) I_Muniain plays a first time ball through the defence to M_Hunt
          ...  M_Hunt with the 40 yard drive !
          ...  But A_Marshall punches it away
          ...  He commands his area so well
Min. 37 :(brc) R_Kopa runs down the flank
          ...  He threads the ball in to M_Hunt
          ...  T_Mowbray plays it back
          ...  A_Marshall slips!!
          ...  It goes just wide
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  R_Kopa chips the ball into the area!
          ...  A_Marshall catches it!
Min. 39 :(sfc) D_Moore kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  Koki_Mizuno gets on the end of the pass
          ...  G_Wilkinson reads it well
          ...  This boy is a quality defender
          ...  The crowd sing his praises
Min. 40 :(sfc) Santos FC will now play P
Min. 40 :(brc) G_Wilkinson throws a punch
          ...  S_Marsden slumps to the ground
          ...  A_Wiley calls him over!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  He is lucky not to have seen red!
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 45 :(brc) B_Spencer with the first time pass to G_Karagounis
          ...  G_Karagounis attempts a low drive!
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it wide
Min. 47 :(sfc) Koki_Mizuno has the ball
          ...  He knocks the ball past B_Myre
          ...  He puts in Stan_Matthews!
          ...  A cracking drive from Stan_Matthews !
          ...  But it goes wide

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

Min. 49 :(sfc) Josimar with a precise ball to Bar
          ...  Bar fires off a left-footed shot !
          ...  But L_Mulen parries the ball
          ...  It's picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd
Min. 50 :(sfc) Rivaldo is being prepared to come on
          ...  S_Marsden is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 52 :(sfc) Koki_Mizuno gains control of the loose ball
          ...  But J_Myre sweeps up the threat
Min. 55 :(sfc) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side.
          ...  R_Huth will come on for T_Mowbray and play DF
Min. 57 :(sfc) Koki_Mizuno hoists the ball across to Stan_Matthews
          ...  Stan_Matthews fires off a left-footed shot !
          ...  It hits the sponsor hoarding
Min. 57 :(sfc) Emerson_Jr plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  Bar decides to keep possession instead!
          ...  He runs towards the goal now!
          ...  G_Wilkinson fouls badly
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  He gets away with that one
          ...  It's just a warning
          ...  Glyn Rigby looks annoyed that there was no card there
Min. 58 :(sfc) Josimar reads the run of Stan_Matthews
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by Ciaran_Clark
          ...  He timed it well
Min. 60 :(sfc) Arnautovic is being brought on
          ...  Emerson_Jr is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play FW
Min. 62 :(sfc) Koki_Mizuno with a 50-yard pass to Stan_Matthews
          ...  Stan_Matthews tries the shot !
          ...  Wide of goal
Min. 65 :(sfc) Santos FC changed their strategy to play A
Min. 65 :(brc) G_Bale is being brought on
          ...  B_Myre is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play DF
Min. 65 :(brc) There's going to be a change
          ...  J_Cole will come on for I_Muniain and play MF
Min. 67 :(brc) Adnan_Januzaj beats R_Huth
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free
          ...  Adnan_Januzaj sights up the goal
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  He has failed to hit the target!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 68 :(sfc) Stan_Matthews takes advantage of a mistake by G_Wilkinson
          ...  Can he make them pay?
          ...  G_Bale beats him to the ball
Min. 69 :(sfc) Stan_Matthews breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on L_Mulen!
          ...  M_Hunt brings him down!
          ...  A_Wiley calls him over!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  He is lucky not to have seen red!
Min. 70 :(brc) Saruman is coming on for Adnan_Januzaj and playing MF
Min. 70 :(brc) J_Cole with the through ball to B_Spencer
          ...  R_Huth with an over the top challenge
Min. 73 :(sfc) Josimar feeds the ball through the middle
          ...  Bar runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  Ciaran_Clark forces him off the ball
Min. 73 :(brc) R_Kopa has it now
          ...  He takes on Josimar
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in G_Karagounis!
          ...  G_Karagounis swings in the shot!
          ...  Looks like it should be A_Marshall's
          ...  Oh he's let it go through his legs
          ...  But drifts inches wide !!
          ...  A_Marshall looks embarrassed!
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  B_Spencer plays it into the danger area!
          ...  D_Moore heads it away
Min. 74 :(sfc) Stan_Matthews runs forward
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind!
          ...  Stan_Matthews has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He fires the ball goal ward!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  What a cheeky finish!
          ...  The Santos FC fans sing his praises!
          ...  Now they are back in the game!
          ...  Santos FC 1-1 Barcelona ...
Min. 75 :(brc) The Barcelona manager shouts at them from the touchline to play A
Min. 79 :(brc) G_Karagounis with the dribble
          ...  He uses his pace to get free
          ...  Bar pulls on his opponent's shirt!!
          ...  A_Wiley has stopped play
          ...  Well spotted by A_Wiley!
Min. 81 :(brc) Saruman with a precise ball to M_Hunt
          ...  M_Hunt has a dig at goal!
          ...  But A_Marshall smothers the ball.
Min. 82 :(sfc) Koki_Mizuno beats one
          ...  Knocks it past a second
          ...  And finds Stan_Matthews
          ...  Good sliding challenge from G_Bale
Min. 82 :(brc) B_Spencer sprints down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball in to J_Myre
          ...  J_Myre has slipped behind the defence!
          ...  He is one on one with A_Marshall
          ...  He tries to beat A_Marshall
          ...  A_Marshall dives on the ball !!
Min. 84 :(brc) Saruman holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  He knocks the ball across to M_Hunt
          ...  M_Hunt swings in the shot!
          ...  A_Marshall makes a comfortable save
          ...  He wasn't troubled there
Min. 85 :(sfc) Koki_Mizuno runs down the wing
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space!
          ...  He cuts the ball back
          ...  Arnautovic latches onto the pass
          ...  He carves out some space
          ...  Arnautovic with the header !
          ...  But he puts it wide
          ...  How did he manage to miss that?
Min. 87 :(sfc) D_Moore hits in a shot!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  Stan_Matthews collects the loose ball!
          ...  Stan_Matthews gets up high for the header !
          ...  Wide of goal
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(brc) R_Kopa with a simple pass to Saruman
          ...  L_Alberto plays the back pass
          ...  A_Marshall can't get to it!!
          ...  It goes just wide!!
          ...  What a lucky escape!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  B_Spencer lofts the ball in!
          ...  A_Marshall fists it away!
Min. 91 :(brc) B_Spencer barges L_Alberto off the ball
          ...  B_Spencer drives it low !
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But flies wide of the post!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  R_Kopa swings it in!
          ...  A_Marshall reads it well, and claims it!
Min. 93 :(sfc) Rivaldo with the nod to Stan_Matthews
          ...  Stan_Matthews drives it low !
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  L_Mulen moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  It's beaten him!
          ...  But it thumps the post!!
          ...  And goes out!
Min. 93 :(sfc) R_Huth controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball into the middle!
          ...  Stan_Matthews gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  Saruman is called for the holding foul
          ...  Looked like a fair jump
          ...  The referee got it wrong
          ...  A_Wiley lectures him
Min. 94 :(sfc) R_Pletikosa holds up the ball
          ...  He plays the ball to Koki_Mizuno
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  Ciaran_Clark belts it clear
Min. 94 :(brc) A defence splitting pass from Saruman to M_Hunt
          ...  M_Hunt with a stunning strike !
          ...  A_Marshall parries the shot
          ...  And the defender clears it!

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Academic Stadium
Attendance           : 130,000
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Santos FC Match Info
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Best player          : Koki_Mizuno (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Stan_Matthews (74)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : T_Mowbray (11), Josimar (23)
Injured              : N/A
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Barcelona Match Info
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Best player          : B_Spencer
Scorers              : B_Spencer (30)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : G_Wilkinson (40), M_Hunt (69)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             Santos FC    |    Barcelona
Attempts on Goal     :          11        |       16
Off target           :           7        |       7
On target            :           4        |       9
Possession           :          41        |       59
Corners              :           1        |       5
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       2
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           9        |       14
Key Tackles          :           3        |       10
Key Passes           :          19        |       13
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Final Score          : Santos FC 1 - 1 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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A_Marshall     GK  39   4   6   5  11 |  98  12   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0   0   0
L_Alberto      DF   2  31  13   8  28 |  98   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
T_Mowbray      DF   2  28   9   5  29 |  59   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  18  -2  -2
D_Moore        DF   3  27  12  10  16 |  98   0   2   3   0   1   0   0   0   0  40  30   5
Josimar        DF   2  26  12   7  23 |  98   0   0   3   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  28  -2
Koki_Mizuno    MF   1   7  29   6  28 |  98   0   0   6   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  60   6
R_Pletikosa    MF   3  10  27   8  40 |  98   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
S_Marsden      MF   1   8  26   8  46 |  54   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
Emerson_Jr     MF   3  17  23  10  21 |  64   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Stan_Matthews  FW   1   8   5  31  31 |  98   0   0   0   0   6   1   0   0   0   0   0  25
Bar            FW   1   7   9  27  22 |  98   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   5
Rao            GK  27   3   3   3  19 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Huth         DF   2  25  10   8  43 |  39   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Rivaldo        MF   2   7  25   8  37 |  44   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Jese           MF   2   4  25   7  41 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Arnautovic     FW   1   6   4  23  11 |  34   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1

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   1 |  98   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0
B_Myre         DF   1  29  13   5  30 |  69   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
G_Wilkinson    DF   1  27   9   7  31 |  98   0   3   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  58  -2   3
J_Myre         DF   2  26   8   7  39 |  98   0   2   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  40   0  10
Ciaran_Clark   DF   2  26   8   8  24 |  98   0   3   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  60   0   1
R_Kopa         MF   2  13  28   7  23 |  98   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0
B_Spencer      MF   1  11  27  12  31 |  98   0   0   2   0   2   1   0   0   0   0  20  21
I_Muniain      MF   1  10  26   8  24 |  69   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
Adnan_Januzaj  MF   3  11  25   9  23 |  74   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
G_Karagounis   MF   2   9  24   8  33 |  98   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2
M_Hunt         FW   2   9   7  33  33 |  98   0   0   0   0   7   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  25
Pepe_Reina     GK  27   2   1   1  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Bale         DF   2  27  11   7  42 |  29   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
Saruman        MF   2   7  25  23  30 |  24   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
J_Cole         MF   3   8  24   7  33 |  29   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Pele           FW   1   7   9  32  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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