Match Report


Celta VigoCelta Vigo     BarcelonaBarcelona
Computer Player Computer Player Chris Wood Chris Wood
Luis GainzaL. Gainza80
G
1
G
79Emilio NavarreteE. Navarrete
Ernesto JimenezE. Jimenez74
D
2
D
79Edmundo NietoE. Nieto
Simón HenríquezS. Henríquez62
D
3
D
78Oscar HernandezO. Hernandez
Antonio SegarraA. Segarra76
D
4
D
78Gabriel VelascoG. Velasco
Quim MoreiraQ. Moreira66
D
5
D
80Albert CaballeroA. Caballero
Sebastian PeiroS. Peiro74
M
6
M
83Stanley EadieS. Eadie
Alberto GuardiolaA. Guardiola70
M
7captain
M
81Antonio GilA. Gil
Marcelo CavalcanteM. Cavalcante78
A
8
M
83Antonio GarridoA. Garrido
Christian WilkeC. Wilke70
A
captain9
A
81Marcos PrietoM. Prieto
Oberdan PisanuO. Pisanu71
A
10
A
82Joseph-Desire MbamiJ. Mbami
Cristiano CannavaroC. Cannavaro72
A
11
A
78Guillermo GarridoG. Garrido
 
Luis ValdezL. Valdez68
A
12
M
76Vincenzo JanesV. Janes
Pedro MunozP. Munoz65
A
13
M
78Jonas BrücknerJ. Brückner
Felipe LozanoF. Lozano64
G
14
M
78Marek BakM. Bak

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Match Report
Heavy rain falls from above here at Balaidos where Celta Vigo play host to Barcelona. A crowd of 18,947 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Celta Vigo are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Barcelona appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Ernesto Zubizarreta.


0.00
Barcelona get the match underway!
2.40
Joseph-Desire Mbami deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Guillermo Garrido. Guillermo Garrido finds some space and shoots from distance but it rises well off target!
4.08
Antonio Gil clumsily knocks into Marcelo Cavalcante. The referee warns Antonio Gil to calm down! Marcelo Cavalcante grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
14.40
Quim Moreira hits a low pass to Marcelo Cavalcante. Marcelo Cavalcante deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Cristiano Cannavaro. Cristiano Cannavaro whips in a cross ball towards Christian Wilke. Christian Wilke is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it's a woeful effort!
16.02
Albert Caballero flicks a high pass forward. Stanley Eadie controls it well on his chest. Stanley Eadie deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Antonio Gil. Antonio Gil whips in a cross ball towards Joseph-Desire Mbami. Joseph-Desire Mbami whips the ball goalwards with his head. What a cracker!! Luis Gainza had no chance!! Goal for Barcelona!
22.37
Alberto Guardiola sees a break and surges forward. Alberto Guardiola edges inside the box! Some world-class footwork from Alberto Guardiola provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Celta Vigo!
28.58
Sebastian Peiro sees a break and surges forward. Sebastian Peiro shoots from outside the area but it flies just off target!
38.02
Oberdan Pisanu hacks Antonio Gil from behind! The referee calls over Oberdan Pisanu and shows him a yellow card! Antonio Gil runs off the knock.
39.54
Alberto Guardiola passes the ball forward to Oberdan Pisanu. Oberdan Pisanu shoots from outside the area. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
42.21
Oscar Hernandez threads the ball through to Antonio Gil. Antonio Gil flicks the ball to his team mate, Guillermo Garrido. Guillermo Garrido makes a great pass forward. Antonio Gil runs clear and latches on but the linesman indicates offside!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

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

45.00
The whistle blows and Celta Vigo kick off!
47.18
Antonio Garrido comes in with a late challenge on Oberdan Pisanu. The referee calls over Antonio Garrido and warns him to calm down! Oberdan Pisanu hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
49.09
Oberdan Pisanu catches Stanley Eadie on the ankles. The referee warns Oberdan Pisanu to calm down! Stanley Eadie stretches but gets up unharmed.
53.53
Oscar Hernandez threads a neat ball through to Antonio Gil. Antonio Gil kicks a strong pass forward to Guillermo Garrido. Guillermo Garrido shoots from 25 yards but it goes wide for a goal kick.
60.57
Celta Vigo have made a substitution with Felipe Lozano replacing Cristiano Cannavaro .
66.22
Antonio Garrido threads a neat ball through to Joseph-Desire Mbami. Joseph-Desire Mbami knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Luis Gainza who gathers it comfortably.
75.26
Antonio Segarra sees Felipe Lozano in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Felipe Lozano knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Gabriel Velasco.
77.58
Simón Henríquez hacks Guillermo Garrido from behind! Simón Henríquez is shown the yellow card! Guillermo Garrido hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
79.03
Stanley Eadie flicks a high pass forward to Antonio Gil who brings the ball under control. Antonio Gil lofts in a cross ball towards Guillermo Garrido. Guillermo Garrido connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Celta Vigo

Barcelona
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
1
1
Shots off Target
3
3
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
3
2
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
49.3%
50.7%
Play Area
31.3%
50.7%
17.9%

Scorers
Alberto Guardiola 22
Joseph-Desire Mbami 16

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Alberto Guardiola of Celta Vigo

Match Ratings