Elite League Match, Schalke 04 vs. Barcelona (Sun May 15)


                           Schalke 04  |  Barcelona
                              4-4-2 C  |  4-5-1 C
                           Andy Banks  |  Andie Glen
                                       |
                     Paulo_Argenti GK  |  GK T_Conner
                        B_Williams DF  |  DF A_Cissokho
                        D_Epureanu DF  |  DF Ramos
                       S_Stallbaum DF  |  DF Marco_Rojo
                            T_Haas DF  |  DF E_Herbert
                       Suat_Serdar MF  |  MF Adnan_Januzaj
                        F_Rijkaard MF  |  MF R_Jack
                          Casemiro MF  |  MF E_Barreto
                            G_Hall MF  |  MF Coutinho
                            A_Gray FW  |  MF A_Lallana
                           Tatanka FW  |  FW K_Mbappe
                                       |
                     Filippo_Berti SUB |  SUB B_Freedle
                          R_Carlos SUB |  SUB J_Miranda
                     Klaus_Fichtel SUB |  SUB S_Byrne
                           Romario SUB |  SUB H_Fernandez
                       M_Crickmore SUB |  SUB H_Son

Referee: C_V_Carballo (Spain)


Min. 1  :(shk) Suat_Serdar pass splits open the defence and finds A_Gray
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  Marco_Rojo hits it out for a throw
Min. 1  :(shk) G_Hall plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  A_Gray keeps possession instead!
          ...  He runs towards the goal now!
          ...  T_Conner fouls badly
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  Shown a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  The ref speaks with his assistant!
          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  Tatanka places the ball on the spot!
          ...  GOAL!!
          ...  That puts Schalke 04 ahead!
          ...  Now can they hang onto it!
          ...  Schalke 04 1-0 Barcelona...
Min. 2  :(brc) The Barcelona manager told his side to change to a A strategy
Min. 9  :(brc) R_Jack brings the ball under control
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  Marco_Rojo gets on the end of the pass
          ...  A delicate chip from Marco_Rojo !
          ...  The shot slips through Paulo_Argenti's hands
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  He got away with that!
          ...  Goal kick given! That looked like a corner to me
Min. 12 :(brc) Coutinho sidesteps his marker
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  But Suat_Serdar barges him off the ball
Min. 16 :(shk) Suat_Serdar is taking a throw in
          ...  He dries the ball on his shirt
          ...  He throws the ball to Tatanka
          ...  Marco_Rojo with the tackle
Min. 17 :(shk) Casemiro takes control of the loose ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to A_Gray
          ...  A_Gray pounds a rocket on goal !
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  T_Conner moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  T_Conner catches it with style!
Min. 17 :(brc) E_Barreto lays the ball back to K_Mbappe
          ...  K_Mbappe tries to catch the keeper out!
          ...  Paulo_Argenti falls over
          ...  But the ball sails wide anyway!
Min. 21 :(shk) Suat_Serdar chips the ball over the defence and finds S_Stallbaum
          ...  But E_Herbert wins the tackle cleanly
Min. 24 :(shk) Tatanka with a real burst of pace
          ...  He leaves Marco_Rojo behind
          ...  Tatanka with a powerful downward header!
          ...  But T_Conner parries the shot
          ...  The defender manages to scramble the ball away
Min. 24 :(brc) Marco_Rojo sidesteps his marker
          ...  Marco_Rojo uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot!
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But hits the side netting!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  R_Jack plays it towards the near post!
          ...  A_Lallana gets to it!
          ...  Paulo_Argenti saves it
          ...  He got his body behind the ball there
Min. 26 :(brc) Adnan_Januzaj moves forward
          ...  Adnan_Januzaj curls it towards the top corner !
          ...  But Paulo_Argenti makes a fine save
          ...  Wow!! That was close!
          ...  He had to be at his best to reach that one!
Min. 28 :(shk) A_Gray has found himself in space
          ...  He looks up for his team mates
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  Tatanka gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  Ramos makes the challenge and clears the ball
Min. 31 :(shk) G_Hall hoofs it up field to find Tatanka
          ...  Tatanka with a thundering shot!
          ...  T_Conner parries it, he follows it up
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  The defence had gone walk about!
          ...  Schalke 04 2-0 Barcelona ...
Min. 33 :(brc) A_Lallana backtracks with the ball
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field
          ...  Marco_Rojo gets on the end of it
          ...  B_Williams intercepts the pass
Min. 34 :(shk) A_Gray with the first time pass to D_Epureanu
          ...  But E_Herbert wins the ball with a sliding challenge
Min. 35 :(shk) D_Epureanu with a slick pass to A_Gray
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by Marco_Rojo
Min. 36 :(shk) The defender under hits the back pass!
          ...  S_Stallbaum is through!
          ...  S_Stallbaum strikes a wicked curler !
          ...  T_Conner gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he slots in the rebound
          ...  He has put it wide !!
          ...  He puts his hands on his head in despair!
Min. 41 :(shk) Casemiro plays in A_Gray with a beautiful ball
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from E_Herbert
          ...  He could have easily caught the defender is he hadn't been careful
Min. 42 :(shk) S_Stallbaum nutmegs the defender
          ...  S_Stallbaum drives it towards goal !
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  Wide !!
          ...  That was fortunate
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 46 :(shk) A_Gray with electric pace
          ...  He eases past E_Herbert
          ...  A cracking drive from A_Gray !
          ...  T_Conner falls over
          ...  He recovers to tip it onto the post!
          ...  But it hits his back!
          ...  And goes wide!!
          ...  T_Conner looks relieved!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Casemiro plays it into the danger area!
          ...  Ramos clears the corner

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Schalke 04 2-0 Barcelona

Min. 48 :(shk) Tatanka finds T_Haas with a perfectly weighted pass
          ...  T_Haas drives the shot in!
          ...  It's gone over
          ...  Well he must have left his shooting boots at home for that one
Min. 48 :(shk) A_Gray slows the ball down and waits 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!
          ...  Coutinho with a deliberate foul
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  He gets away with that one
          ...  It's just a warning
          ...  Andy Banks looks annoyed that there was no card there
Min. 49 :(brc) A_Lallana with a penetrating pass to R_Jack
          ...  R_Jack with his head down lets it go !
          ...  But Paulo_Argenti tips it over
          ...  C_V_Carballo has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 50 :(brc) A_Lallana is taking a throw in
          ...  He dries the ball on his shirt
          ...  He throws the ball to K_Mbappe
          ...  A cheeky lob from K_Mbappe !
          ...  Paulo_Argenti guesses right
Min. 51 :(shk) Suat_Serdar looks around for support
          ...  He knocks the ball across to S_Stallbaum
          ...  S_Stallbaum flicks the header toward the far post!
          ...  But T_Conner makes an easy save
Min. 53 :(shk) S_Stallbaum unselfishly lays the ball back to G_Hall
          ...  Marco_Rojo slides in hard!
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 55 :(brc) J_Miranda will replace A_Cissokho and play DF
Min. 55 :(brc) There's going to be a change
          ...  S_Byrne will come on for E_Barreto and play MF
Min. 55 :(brc) H_Fernandez is going to be brought on
          ...  Coutinho is leaving the pitch
          ...  He hasn't had the best of games today
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 55 :(shk) G_Hall with a simple pass to Tatanka
          ...  Marco_Rojo wins the ball
Min. 55 :(brc) Adnan_Januzaj cuts inside D_Epureanu
          ...  He worked that well
          ...  T_Haas is late with that one
          ...  He gets up and shakes the players hand
          ...  He's in trouble!!
          ...  He could be sent off for that!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  He was lucky to get away with that!
          ...  FREE KICK
          ...  This is very far out
          ...  Coutinho plays it short to Adnan_Januzaj
          ...  Adnan_Januzaj shoots towards goal !
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!!!!
          ...  It's wide!
          ...  That was a dismal effort!
          ...  He should have buried that!
Min. 56 :(shk) F_Rijkaard with a 40-yard pass to Tatanka
          ...  Tatanka gets up high for the header !
          ...  T_Conner gets his fingertips to it
Min. 56 :(brc) Adnan_Januzaj plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  S_Byrne keeps possession instead!
          ...  He runs towards the goal now!
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from B_Williams
Min. 57 :(brc) Adnan_Januzaj sidesteps B_Williams
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  Adnan_Januzaj strikes a wicked curler !
          ...  Paulo_Argenti is just going to watch it go over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Paulo_Argenti holds his head in his hands!
          ...  Schalke 04 2-1 Barcelona ...
Min. 58 :(shk) Tatanka knocks the ball past the defender
          ...  A thundering drive by Tatanka !
          ...  The shot slips through T_Conner's hands
          ...  But T_Conner recovers to save!
          ...  He got away with that!
Min. 61 :(brc) Adnan_Januzaj loses Suat_Serdar
          ...  A vicious shot by Adnan_Januzaj !
          ...  But it goes wide of the post
Min. 65 :(brc) H_Son is being prepared to come on
          ...  K_Mbappe is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play FW
Min. 65 :(shk) F_Rijkaard with the towering header to Tatanka
          ...  Tatanka has time and space on the edge of the box!
          ...  He shoots towards goal!
          ...  It hits the outside of the post
          ...  And goes out
Min. 66 :(shk) S_Stallbaum beats J_Miranda
          ...  He muscled him off the ball
          ...  A powerful header from S_Stallbaum !
          ...  It looks good
          ...  But he puts it well wide
          ...  That was a mishit effort!
Min. 68 :(shk) B_Williams with the through ball to A_Gray
          ...  Marco_Rojo stands firm and knocks the player to the ground!!
          ...  That's a rash challenge!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution!
Min. 69 :(shk) R_Carlos is being prepared to come on
          ...  T_Haas is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 70 :(shk) M_Crickmore replaces Tatanka and will play FW
Min. 70 :(shk) Schalke 04 switch to playing D
Min. 71 :(shk) Romario is coming on for Suat_Serdar and playing MF
Min. 71 :(brc) H_Son has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past D_Epureanu!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  H_Son with a scorcher of a shot !
          ...  Looks like it should be Paulo_Argenti's
          ...  Oh he's let it go through his legs
          ...  But drifts inches wide !!
          ...  Paulo_Argenti looks embarrassed!
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Marco_Rojo curls it into the box!
          ...  Paulo_Argenti easily catches it!
Min. 72 :(brc) R_Jack turns past Casemiro
          ...  He has created space for himself now
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by R_Carlos
          ...  He made it look easy
          ...  But he can't keep it in
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Ramos crosses it in!
          ...  Paulo_Argenti catches it!
Min. 73 :(shk) R_Carlos finds a hole in the defence
          ...  The defence was sleeping
          ...  He made a fantastic run though
          ...  A skilful effort from R_Carlos !
          ...  T_Conner parries it, he follows it up
          ...  He fires it over!!
Min. 79 :(brc) H_Son flicks it over the defender and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  From long range H_Son bends the ball towards goal!
          ...  Paulo_Argenti won't get to that!
          ...  Oooh it goes just over!!
Min. 80 :(shk) Klaus_Fichtel is coming on and Casemiro is being brought off
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play DF
Min. 87 :(shk) M_Crickmore finds his way through
          ...  His quick turn fooled the defender
          ...  M_Crickmore gets up high for the header !
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  T_Conner moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  It's beaten him!
          ...  But it thumps the post!!
          ...  And goes out!
Min. 87 :(brc) H_Son barges the defender off the ball
          ...  R_Carlos gets the foot in to win the ball
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(brc) R_Jack is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He throws it to H_Son
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by Klaus_Fichtel
          ...  He made it look easy
Min. 90 :(brc) R_Jack takes a throw in
          ...  He throws the ball into S_Byrne
          ...  S_Byrne tries to curl it into the bottom corner !
          ...  Paulo_Argenti tips it over his bar
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  S_Byrne plays it towards the near post!
          ...  H_Son tries to place the shot!
          ...  Paulo_Argenti gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  It's pushed behind !
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  R_Jack lofts the ball in!
          ...  Adnan_Januzaj gets on the end of it
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  Paulo_Argenti moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  Paulo_Argenti catches it with style!
Min. 92 :(brc) Ramos nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind!
          ...  Ramos flings a shot at goal !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  What a cheeky finish!
          ...  What a time to grab an equaliser!!
          ...  Schalke 04 2-2 Barcelona ...

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Veltins Arena
Attendance           : 145,365
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Schalke 04 Match Info
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Best player          : Tatanka (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Tatanka (1 pen,31)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : T_Haas (55)
Injured              : N/A
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Barcelona Match Info
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Best player          : Adnan_Januzaj
Scorers              : Adnan_Januzaj (57), Ramos (92)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : T_Conner (1), Marco_Rojo (68)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                            Schalke 04    |    Barcelona
Attempts on Goal     :          15        |       16
Off target           :           7        |       7
On target            :           8        |       9
Possession           :          50        |       50
Corners              :           1        |       5
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       2
Subs Used            :           4        |       4
Fouls                :           7        |       10
Key Tackles          :           6        |       9
Key Passes           :          17        |       8
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Final Score          : Schalke 04 2 - 2 Barcelona
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Player Statistics - Schalke 04
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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Paulo_Argenti  GK  37   4   5   1  29 |  93   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0   0   0
B_Williams     DF   3  31  11   7  43 |  93   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
D_Epureanu     DF   1  31   9   8  33 |  93   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
S_Stallbaum    DF   1  29  17  16  47 |  93   0   0   1   0   4   0   0   0   0   0  10   5
T_Haas         DF   2  29  13   8  11 |  70   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
Suat_Serdar    MF   2  23  29   1  15 |  72   0   1   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  40   0
F_Rijkaard     MF   2   1  29  23  28 |  93   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
Casemiro       MF   2  23  28   1  31 |  81   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
G_Hall         MF   2  23  27   7  29 |  93   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0
A_Gray         FW   3   7   9  29  32 |  93   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  20  10
Tatanka        FW   3   7   9  28  32 |  71   0   0   1   0   5   2   0   0   0   0  10  65
Filippo_Berti  GK  28   4   5   3  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Carlos       DF   3  30  12   6  11 |  23   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
Klaus_Fichtel  DF   2  28  22   5  41 |  12   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
Romario        MF   2   8  28  22  37 |  21   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Crickmore    FW   1   6   9  26  31 |  22   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   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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T_Conner       GK  39   3   3   2  32 |  93   6   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   8   0   0   0
A_Cissokho     DF   2  34  12   7  12 |  56   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Ramos          DF   1  33   8   8  22 |  93   0   2   0   0   1   1   0   0   0  40   0  25
Marco_Rojo     DF   1  32  11   7  30 |  93   0   5   0   0   2   0   1   0   0  98  -2  -2
E_Herbert      DF   1  32   7  11  41 |  93   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
Adnan_Januzaj  MF   3  13  33  11  23 |  93   0   0   1   0   5   1   0   0   0   0  10  35
R_Jack         MF   3   8  33  12  22 |  93   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  30   5
E_Barreto      MF   1  10  31  10  33 |  56   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Coutinho       MF   3   7  31   9  21 |  56   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Lallana      MF   3  11  30   9  21 |  93   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  30   5
K_Mbappe       FW   2   8   8  37  12 |  66   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
B_Freedle      GK  30   3   3   3  11 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Miranda      DF   2  34  12   8  21 |  37   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Byrne        MF   1   8  32   8  21 |  37   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
H_Fernandez    MF   1   8  30   8  32 |  37   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
H_Son          FW   2   9  12  35  20 |  27   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
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