Match Report


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Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at Vicente Calderon where Atlético de Madrid play host to Barcelona. A crowd of 20,094 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Atlético de Madrid are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Barcelona appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Leonardo José Mari.


0.00
Barcelona start the match!
20.13
Adrian Granville controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Gaspar Bento. Gaspar Bento threads a neat, attacking ball through to Martin Ramos. Martin Ramos makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it flies wide!
22.18
Victor Reyes sees Adrian Granville in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Adrian Granville shoots from 20 yards but Anton Rohrschneider is on top of it.
26.22
Victor Reyes flicks the ball to his team mate, Gaspar Bento. Gaspar Bento knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
32.07
Carlos De Boer knocks the ball forward to Alfredo Gomez. Alfredo Gomez chips the ball to his team mate, Gavin Hutchison. Gavin Hutchison rushes past Antonio Soto! Gavin Hutchison cuts inside onto his preferred left foot and rushes a shot at goal. It's there!! Samir Schäfer has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
36.31
Felipe Lozano makes an attacking run forward. Felipe Lozano shoots from 25 yards but it is miles over!
38.27
Albert Rey flicks the ball to his team mate, Jose Javier Munoz. Jose Javier Munoz flicks a high pass forward. Alfredo Gomez holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Alfredo Gomez controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
40.28
Antonio Soto passes the ball forward to Leonardo Cruz. Leonardo Cruz makes a simple pass to Gaspar Bento. Gaspar Bento knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
44.01
Leonardo Cruz clumsily knocks into Jose Javier Munoz. The referee warns Leonardo Cruz to calm down! Jose Javier Munoz stretches but gets up unharmed.
45.00
Antonio Soto deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Francisco Dominguez. Francisco Dominguez makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Victor Reyes. Victor Reyes knocks in a cross ball towards Gaspar Bento. Gaspar Bento rises majestically and gets a header on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Atlético de Madrid appear unchanged since the first half. Barcelona also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Atlético de Madrid kick off the second half!
47.42
Adrian Granville hacks Carlos De Boer from behind! Adrian Granville is shown the yellow card! Carlos De Boer stretches but gets up unharmed.
48.42
Francisco Dominguez knocks the ball forward to Gaspar Bento. Gaspar Bento shoots from 25 yards but he balloons it over the crossbar!
54.13
Victor Reyes makes a simple pass to Gaspar Bento. Gaspar Bento shoots from 25 yards. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
60.16
Atlético de Madrid have made 3 substitutions with Juan-Carlos Prieto replacing Carlos De Boer, Jason Eadie replacing Jose Javier Munoz and Enrique Fuentes replacing Kevin Eustace .
61.25
Darius Butt passes the ball forward to Enrique Fuentes. Enrique Fuentes makes a great pass forward. Alfredo Gomez runs clear and latches on but the linesman indicates offside!
63.27
Francisco Dominguez hits a low pass to Felipe Lozano. Felipe Lozano sees a break and surges forward. Felipe Lozano knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
66.57
Jason Eadie makes an attacking run forward. Jason Eadie chips the ball to his team mate, Alfredo Gomez. Alfredo Gomez side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but it flies just wide!
67.18
Adrian Granville flicks a high pass forward. Gaspar Bento collects the pass. Gaspar Bento knocks in a cross ball towards Adrian Granville. Adrian Granville finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
71.53
Albert Rey knocks the ball forward to Enrique Fuentes. Enrique Fuentes sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is a match for it. Fabulous stop!
72.35
Jason Eadie deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Enrique Fuentes. Enrique Fuentes shoots from 25 yards but it misses the target by a large margin!
73.29
Juan Ferrer chips the ball to his team mate, Adrian Granville. Adrian Granville cuts inside the box! Some world-class footwork from Adrian Granville provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal. The ball skims nastily along the ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!!
77.23
Victor Reyes threads a neat ball through to Martin Ramos. Martin Ramos knocks in a cross ball towards Gaspar Bento. Gaspar Bento outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
78.42
Martin Engels plays the ball forward to Gavin Hutchison. Gavin Hutchison shoots from outside the area. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is on top of it. Quality keeping!
84.32
Juan Ferrer flicks a high ball forward to Gaspar Bento who takes it down. Gaspar Bento controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
85.24
Elena Fuentes sees Juan Ferrer in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Juan Ferrer flicks a high pass forward. Gaspar Bento collects the pass. Gaspar Bento knocks in a cross ball towards Adrian Granville. Adrian Granville is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
Goals
1
2
Shots on Target
3
3
Shots off Target
3
8
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
44.4%
55.6%
Play Area
27.8%
48.6%
23.6%


Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Adrian Granville of Barcelona

Match Ratings
1.Anton Rohrschneider (GK)
6
2.Albert Rey (DEF)
7
3.Carlos De Boer (DEF)
6
4.Hugo Verges (DEF)
6
5.Gavin Hutchison (MID)goal scored
8
6.Jose Javier Munoz (MID)
6
7.Alfredo Gomez (MID)
7
8.Darius Butt (MID)
6
9.Noah Köller (ATT)
6
10.Kevin Eustace (ATT)
6
11.Martin Engels (ATT)
6
 
12.Juan-Carlos Prieto (DEF)
6
13.Jason Eadie (MID)
6
14.Enrique Fuentes (ATT)
6

1.Samir Schäfer (GK)
6
2.Antonio Soto (DEF)
6
3.Elena Fuentes (DEF)
6
4.Felipe Lozano (DEF)
6
5.Leonardo Cruz (DEF)
6
6.Victor Reyes (MID)
7
7.Juan Ferrer (MID)
7
8.Francisco Dominguez (MID)
6
9.Adrian Granville (ATT)goal scoredgoal scoredyellow card
9
10.Gaspar Bento (ATT)
7
11.Martin Ramos (ATT)
6
 
12.Julian Pardo (MID)
0
13.Jose Javier Vila (MID)
0
14.Scott Collins (ATT)
0