Match Report
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Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at Vicente Calderon where Atlético de Madrid play host to Barcelona. A crowd of 19,484 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Atlético de Madrid are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Barcelona appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Atlético de Madrid are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Barcelona appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
0.00
0-0Atlético de Madrid kick off the first half!
2.11
0-0Arturo Carrasco barges into Juan-Carlos Garcia. The referee calls over Arturo Carrasco and warns him to calm down! Juan-Carlos Garcia runs off the knock.
3.20
0-0The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
8.39
0-0Stuart Hutchison deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Claudio Ramos. Claudio Ramos knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Oscar Cabrera.
9.15
Jose Fortes Arias sees a break and surges forward. Jose Fortes Arias knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Guillermo Mora.
15.19
Guillermo Mora passes the ball forward to Juan-Carlos Garcia. Juan-Carlos Garcia advances with the ball. Juan-Carlos Garcia knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Felipe Butragueno.
16.44
0-0Eduardo Ferrer deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Neil Morton. Neil Morton makes a probing pass to Gabriel Dominguez. Gabriel Dominguez shoots from 20 yards. It curls slightly but Kieron Priestley manages to gather it comfortably.
18.54
Cliff Van Eijk knocks the ball forward to Juan-Carlos Garcia. Juan-Carlos Garcia knocks the ball to his team mate, Miguel Hernandez. Miguel Hernandez knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
27.06
0-0Cliff Van Eijk controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Juan-Carlos Garcia. Juan-Carlos Garcia chips the ball to his team mate, Claudio Ramos. Claudio Ramos knocks in a cross ball towards Sebastian Alonso. Sebastian Alonso flicks the ball with his head but it flies wide!
30.57
Juan-Carlos Garcia chips the ball to his team mate, Miguel Hernandez. Miguel Hernandez knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Oscar Cabrera.
34.47
Juan-Carlos Garcia knocks the ball forward to Sebastian Alonso. Sebastian Alonso shoots from outside the area but Michael Patterson is on top of it.
39.14
Atlético de Madrid are easily keeping Barcelona at bay, but can't capitalise on it.
40.13
Juan-Carlos Garcia knocks the ball forward to Sebastian Alonso. Sebastian Alonso lofts in a cross ball towards Claudio Ramos. Claudio Ramos flicks the ball with his head but somehow Michael Patterson manages to keep it out.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
45.00
Barcelona kick off!
49.14
0-0Paul Sammer catches Juan-Carlos Garcia on the ankles. The referee calls over Paul Sammer and shows him a yellow card! Juan-Carlos Garcia stretches but gets up unharmed.
53.48
Cliff Van Eijk makes a simple pass to Juan-Carlos Garcia. Juan-Carlos Garcia decides to run forward with the ball. Juan-Carlos Garcia knocks in a cross ball towards Claudio Ramos. Claudio Ramos connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but Michael Patterson is on top of it.
55.37
Elena Crespo makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jose Hernandez. Jose Hernandez brings the ball forward. Jose Hernandez passes the ball forward to Miguel Hernandez. Miguel Hernandez cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
61.58
Jose Fortes Arias chips the ball to his team mate, Eugenio Molina. Eugenio Molina sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
67.29
The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
72.56
Stuart Hutchison knocks the ball to his team mate, Sebastian Alonso. Sebastian Alonso knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Oscar Cabrera.
77.15
Juan-Carlos Garcia kicks a strong pass forward to Miguel Hernandez. Miguel Hernandez tries a spectacular long range effort but Michael Patterson is on top of it.
83.26
Juan-Carlos Garcia clumsily knocks into Arturo Carrasco. Juan-Carlos Garcia is shown the yellow card! Arturo Carrasco runs off the knock.
87.16
Neil Morton advances with the ball. Neil Morton goes all the way! Neil Morton makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
90.00
Stuart Hutchison threads the ball through to Claudio Ramos. Claudio Ramos finds some space and shoots from distance but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!
Match Statistics
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
4
1
Shots off Target
3
2
Offsides
0
2
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
59%
41%
Play Area
32.5%
47%
20.5%