Match Report


BarcelonaBarcelona     NumanciaNumancia
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Lucian NanuL. Nanu78
G
1captain
G
69Julian DelgadoJ. Delgado
Elena IzquierdoE. Izquierdo74
D
2
D
71Ricardo FerrerR. Ferrer
Enrique SerranoE. Serrano76
D
3
D
67Don HopkinD. Hopkin
Alfredo DiezA. Diez75
D
4
D
64Daniel KikoD. Kiko
Alejandro FernandezA. Fernandez80
M
5
D
59Juan-Carlos HidalgoJ. Hidalgo
Guillermo GuardiolaG. Guardiola77
M
6
M
74Egbert HuibertsE. Huiberts
Jose RomanJ. Roman81
M
7
M
68Patrice CharvetP. Charvet
Claudio DiezC. Diez84
M
8
A
70Alejandro PeiroA. Peiro
Alejandro SotoA. Soto83
M
captain9
A
68Alexandre CostaA. Costa
Francisco CrespoF. Crespo83
A
10
A
67Frederico ButraguenoF. Butragueno
Abel CastroA. Castro80
A
11
A
64Eduardo CanoE. Cano
 
Fernando SuarezF. Suarez67
D
12
M
68Cesar QuaresmaC. Quaresma
Jose RuizJ. Ruiz73
M
13
M
68Adolfo CabreraA. Cabrera
Cesar LoureiroC. Loureiro78
A
14
G
66Rodrigo VieiraR. Vieira

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Match Report
It's a beautiful clear and sunny day here at Camp Nou where Barcelona play host to Numancia. A crowd of 20,890 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Barcelona are playing in a 3-5-2 formation while Numancia appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.
Today's match is refereed by Adolfo Redondo.


0.00
Numancia start the match!
3.08
Guillermo Guardiola chips the ball to his team mate, Abel Castro. Abel Castro tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball takes a deflection leaving Julian Delgado with no chance!! Goal for Barcelona!
9.22
Egbert Huiberts clumsily knocks into Alejandro Soto. The referee calls over Egbert Huiberts and shows him a yellow card! Alejandro Soto carries on, but is struggling a bit.
15.46
Enrique Serrano threads the ball through to Abel Castro. Abel Castro chips the ball to his team mate, Francisco Crespo. Francisco Crespo sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Julian Delgado comfortably gets down and covers it.
16.23
Elena Izquierdo chips the ball to his team mate, Alejandro Soto. Alejandro Soto deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Francisco Crespo. Francisco Crespo hits a low pass to Guillermo Guardiola. Guillermo Guardiola strikes a beautiful left-footed shot at goal. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
21.18
Patrice Charvet barges into Jose Roman. Patrice Charvet is shown the yellow card! Jose Roman stretches but gets up unharmed.
26.55
Elena Izquierdo makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Guillermo Guardiola. Guillermo Guardiola surges forward with the ball. Guillermo Guardiola shoots from distance but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
27.24
Patrice Charvet kicks a strong pass forward to Frederico Butragueno. Frederico Butragueno knocks in a cross ball towards Patrice Charvet. Patrice Charvet finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but Lucian Nanu reads it well. Quality keeping!
30.23
Patrice Charvet plays the ball forward to Alejandro Peiro. Alejandro Peiro knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Alejandro Fernandez.
36.32
Claudio Diez comes in with a late challenge on Alexandre Costa. Claudio Diez is warned by the referee! Alexandre Costa stretches but gets up unharmed.
39.32
Patrice Charvet runs straight at the opposition's defence. Patrice Charvet plays a scrappy one-two with Frederico Butragueno and advances towards the goal... Patrice Charvet tries a spectacular strike but somehow Lucian Nanu manages to keep it out.
44.44
Jose Roman controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Francisco Crespo. Francisco Crespo shoots from distance but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
45.00
Patrice Charvet knocks the ball forward to Egbert Huiberts. Egbert Huiberts lofts in a cross ball towards Alejandro Peiro. Alejandro Peiro is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Barcelona appear unchanged since the first half. Numancia also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The second half starts with Barcelona kicking off!
48.38
Claudio Diez makes a probing pass to Francisco Crespo. Francisco Crespo knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Ricardo Ferrer.
49.06
The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
51.12
Patrice Charvet makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Eduardo Cano. Eduardo Cano knocks in a cross ball towards Alejandro Peiro. Alejandro Peiro gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but he balloons it over the crossbar!
55.45
With great vision, Egbert Huiberts plays the ball forward to Alejandro Peiro. Alejandro Peiro shoots from outside the area. Lucian Nanu gathers the ball up comfortably. Nice save!
60.27
Claudio Diez makes a simple pass to Francisco Crespo. Francisco Crespo shoots from distance. Solid save from Julian Delgado.
63.01
Alejandro Fernandez clumsily knocks into Egbert Huiberts. Alejandro Fernandez is shown the yellow card! Egbert Huiberts hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
67.25
Alfredo Diez deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Claudio Diez. Claudio Diez brings the ball forward. Claudio Diez controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Nice keeping!
69.54
Claudio Diez comes in with a late challenge on Egbert Huiberts. The referee warns Claudio Diez again to calm down! Egbert Huiberts carries on, but is struggling a bit.
72.01
Patrice Charvet threads a neat ball through to Frederico Butragueno. Frederico Butragueno knocks in a cross ball towards Egbert Huiberts. Egbert Huiberts beats his man to it with a header but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
75.24
Patrice Charvet flicks a high pass forward. Eduardo Cano holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Eduardo Cano knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Alejandro Soto.
77.45
Alejandro Fernandez makes a simple pass to Abel Castro. Abel Castro sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Magnificent save by Julian Delgado!
81.38
Jose Roman passes the ball forward to Abel Castro. Abel Castro controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is a match for it. Excellent save!
84.25
Don Hopkin kicks a strong pass forward to Frederico Butragueno. Frederico Butragueno knocks in a cross ball towards Alejandro Peiro. Alejandro Peiro is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
85.51
Alfredo Diez passes the ball forward to Alejandro Soto. Alejandro Soto changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Alejandro Soto shoots from outside the area but it's well over the bar!
87.01
Plenty of goal mouth action is making this a great game to watch.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Barcelona

Numancia
Goals
2
1
Shots on Target
7
4
Shots off Target
3
3
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
3
2
Yellow Cards
1
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
50%
50%
Play Area
28.4%
45.9%
25.7%

Scorers
Abel Castro 3
Guillermo Guardiola 16
Alejandro Peiro 45

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Guillermo Guardiola of Barcelona

Match Ratings
1.Lucian Nanu (GK)
7
2.Elena Izquierdo (DEF)
6
3.Enrique Serrano (DEF)
6
4.Alfredo Diez (DEF)
6
5.Alejandro Fernandez (MID)yellow card
5
6.Guillermo Guardiola (MID)goal scored
9
7.Jose Roman (MID)
6
8.Claudio Diez (MID)
6
9.Alejandro Soto (MID)
7
10.Francisco Crespo (ATT)
7
11.Abel Castro (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Fernando Suarez (DEF)
0
13.Jose Ruiz (MID)
0
14.Cesar Loureiro (ATT)
0

1.Julian Delgado (GK)
8
2.Ricardo Ferrer (DEF)
6
3.Don Hopkin (DEF)
6
4.Daniel Kiko (DEF)
6
5.Juan-Carlos Hidalgo (DEF)
6
6.Egbert Huiberts (MID)yellow card
6
7.Patrice Charvet (MID)yellow card
8
8.Alejandro Peiro (ATT)goal scored
8
9.Alexandre Costa (ATT)
6
10.Frederico Butragueno (ATT)
6
11.Eduardo Cano (ATT)
6
 
12.Cesar Quaresma (MID)
0
13.Adolfo Cabrera (MID)
0
14.Rodrigo Vieira (GK)
0