Match Report


BarcelonaBarcelona     CordobaCordoba
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Lucian NanuL. Nanu78
G
1
G
74Jose CamineroJ. Caminero
Elena IzquierdoE. Izquierdo74
D
2
D
73Robert BeckhamR. Beckham
Enrique SerranoE. Serrano76
D
3captain
D
71Frederico PirriF. Pirri
Alfredo DiezA. Diez75
D
4
D
69John Arne BragstadJ. Bragstad
Alejandro FernandezA. Fernandez80
M
5
M
83Rui LopesR. Lopes
Guillermo GuardiolaG. Guardiola77
M
6
M
72Alexis CarbajalA. Carbajal
Jose RomanJ. Roman81
M
7
M
71Nick LoweN. Lowe
Claudio DiezC. Diez84
M
8
M
70Billy PattersonB. Patterson
Alejandro SotoA. Soto83
M
captain9
A
73Kevin DickovK. Dickov
Francisco CrespoF. Crespo83
A
10
A
71Fabio GuastalvinoF. Guastalvino
Abel CastroA. Castro80
A
11
A
71Fabio MaryF. Mary
 
Gregorio LopezG. Lopez75
D
12
M
70Samuele PadalinoS. Padalino
Jose RuizJ. Ruiz73
M
13
M
69Lennart MatthäusL. Matthäus
Cesar LoureiroC. Loureiro78
A
14
D
68Uwe SchulzeU. Schulze

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Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at Camp Nou where Barcelona play host to Cordoba. A crowd of 19,895 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Barcelona are playing in a 3-5-2 formation while Cordoba appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Pablo Marin.


0.00
Cordoba get the match underway!
8.13
Enrique Serrano deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Guillermo Guardiola. Guillermo Guardiola chips the ball to his team mate, Abel Castro. Abel Castro knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
16.06
Nick Lowe flicks a high ball forward to Kevin Dickov who takes it down. Kevin Dickov finds some space and shoots from distance. Magnificent save by Lucian Nanu!
20.55
Robert Beckham takes it forward alone. Robert Beckham knocks the ball forward to Nick Lowe. Nick Lowe shoots from 25 yards but Lucian Nanu is on top of it.
21.33
Elena Izquierdo pushes up the pitch. Elena Izquierdo flicks a high pass forward to Abel Castro who brings the ball under control. Abel Castro controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Good keeping from Jose Caminero as he gets his fingers to the ball and pushes it wide.
24.46
Guillermo Guardiola flicks a high pass forward. Alejandro Fernandez holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Alejandro Fernandez knocks in a cross ball towards Abel Castro. Abel Castro is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Barcelona!
30.59
Robert Beckham makes a beautiful solo run. Robert Beckham runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Robert Beckham knocks the ball forward, putting Fabio Mary through on goal. Fabio Mary shoots from just inside the box but it's a woeful effort!
32.22
Guillermo Guardiola flicks a high pass forward. Enrique Serrano collects the pass. With vision, Enrique Serrano plays the ball forward to Abel Castro. Abel Castro shoots from 20 yards. Magnificent save by Jose Caminero!
40.03
Billy Patterson passes the ball forward to Fabio Guastalvino. Fabio Guastalvino controls the ball well and immediately threads the ball forward, putting Fabio Mary through on goal. Fabio Mary muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Good keeping!
42.45
Alfredo Diez flicks a high pass forward to Francisco Crespo who brings the ball under control. Francisco Crespo flicks the ball to his team mate, Abel Castro. Abel Castro whips in a cross ball towards Francisco Crespo. Francisco Crespo makes a convincing header. The keeper is more than a match for it. He makes it look easy!
44.50
With vision, Frederico Pirri plays the ball forward to Robert Beckham. Robert Beckham makes a probing pass to Fabio Mary. Fabio Mary advances inside the box! Fabio Mary takes a shot at goal but somehow Lucian Nanu manages to keep it out.
45.00
Alejandro Fernandez runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Alejandro Fernandez shoots from 25 yards but is denied by Jose Caminero. Excellent save.
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. Cordoba also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Barcelona kick off!
48.56
Rui Lopes sees a break and surges forward. Rui Lopes knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Alfredo Diez.
51.29
Claudio Diez passes the ball forward to Abel Castro. Abel Castro shoots from long range. Jose Caminero gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
54.22
Guillermo Guardiola threads the ball through to Francisco Crespo. Francisco Crespo knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by John Arne Bragstad.
61.22
Nick Lowe threads a neat ball through to Fabio Guastalvino. Fabio Guastalvino plays a scrappy one-two with Rui Lopes and stumbles forward towards the goal... Some good footwork from Fabio Guastalvino provides some space. He shoots at goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Fabio Guastalvino!
66.09
Alfredo Diez passes the ball forward to Elena Izquierdo. Elena Izquierdo flicks a high ball forward to Francisco Crespo who takes it down. Francisco Crespo shoots from outside the area but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
69.37
Elena Izquierdo flicks a high pass forward. Claudio Diez holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Claudio Diez hits a low pass to Abel Castro. Abel Castro sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
71.12
Claudio Diez kicks a strong pass forward to Abel Castro. Abel Castro shoots from 20 yards but it's well over the bar!
83.13
Frederico Pirri threads a neat ball through to Alexis Carbajal. Alexis Carbajal skips past Jose Roman! Alexis Carbajal tries a spectacular strike. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
84.19
Guillermo Guardiola makes a probing pass to Abel Castro. Abel Castro shoots from 20 yards but it whistles just wide of the post!
89.32
With vision, Alejandro Fernandez laces a weighted ball forward to Abel Castro. Abel Castro plays a one-two with Jose Roman and rushes in on goal... Abel Castro rockets a shot on goal his aim is horrendously poor!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Barcelona

Cordoba
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
6
5
Shots off Target
5
2
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
0
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
61.4%
38.6%
Play Area
25.7%
44.3%
30%

Scorers
Abel Castro 24
Fabio Guastalvino 61

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Abel Castro of Barcelona

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

1.Jose Caminero (GK)
8
2.Robert Beckham (DEF)
8
3.Frederico Pirri (DEF)
6
4.John Arne Bragstad (DEF)
6
5.Rui Lopes (MID)
7
6.Alexis Carbajal (MID)
6
7.Nick Lowe (MID)
7
8.Billy Patterson (MID)
6
9.Kevin Dickov (ATT)
6
10.Fabio Guastalvino (ATT)goal scored
9
11.Fabio Mary (ATT)
7
 
12.Samuele Padalino (MID)
0
13.Lennart Matthäus (MID)
0
14.Uwe Schulze (DEF)
0