Match Report


EibarEibar     BarcelonaBarcelona
Shaun ReganShaun Regan Claudiu Brinzila Claudiu Brinzila
Diego ModesteD. Modeste71
G
captain1
G
68Luis SotoL. Soto
Joseph MettomoJ. Mettomo75
D
2
D
70Guillermo CortesG. Cortes
Ivan RomanI. Roman71
D
3
D
74Martin MarquezM. Marquez
Gastón FerrariG. Ferrari82
D
4
D
69Sebastian SolerS. Soler
Ryuu OkamotoR. Okamoto87
D
5
D
71David BurleyD. Burley
Romarin WomeR. Wome81
M
6
M
64Dave CookeD. Cooke
Edouard FerrereE. Ferrere77
M
7captain
M
72Generoso BanchelliG. Banchelli
Jason ClaphamJ. Clapham75
A
8
A
70Jason NichollsJ. Nicholls
Darius KeaneD. Keane76
A
9
A
70Martijn GentileM. Gentile
Yurtcan IzzetY. Izzet75
A
10
A
70Luis CrespoL. Crespo
Noel PearceN. Pearce72
A
11
A
67Francisco BentoF. Bento
 
Malcolm GrimandiM. Grimandi67
D
12
G
66Fernando CalvoF. Calvo
Habib FichauxH. Fichaux76
M
13
D
66Spencer MccannS. Mccann
Tracy ReamT. Ream69
A
14
A
66Alejandro GarridoA. Garrido

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Match Report
The air is damp with a fine drizzle here at Mpal de Ipurua where Eibar play host to Barcelona. A crowd of 14,698 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Eibar and Barcelona are lined up in a 4-2-4 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Mart’n  Sanz.


0.00
The whistle blows and Barcelona get the match underway!
8.21
Gastón Ferrari barges into Generoso Banchelli. The referee calls over Gastón Ferrari and shows him a yellow card! Generoso Banchelli runs off the knock.
9.16
Sebastian Soler chips the ball to his team mate, Generoso Banchelli. Generoso Banchelli controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Martijn Gentile. Martijn Gentile advances inside the box! Martijn Gentile takes a shot at goal. Diego Modeste gets down and covers it.
10.56
Ryuu Okamoto catches Francisco Bento on the ankles. The referee calls over Ryuu Okamoto and warns him to calm down! Francisco Bento hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
15.33
Guillermo Cortes barges into Jason Clapham. Guillermo Cortes is shown the yellow card! Jason Clapham stretches but gets up unharmed.
18.05
Martijn Gentile catches Gastón Ferrari on the ankles. Martijn Gentile is shown the yellow card! Gastón Ferrari stretches but gets up unharmed.
21.17
Seeing a gap ahead, Guillermo Cortes plays the ball forward to Generoso Banchelli. With great vision, Generoso Banchelli plays the ball forward to Martijn Gentile. Martijn Gentile finds some space and shoots from distance but it is miles over!
22.11
Ivan Roman threads a neat ball through to Romarin Wome. Romarin Wome hits a low pass to Darius Keane. Darius Keane shoots from outside the area but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
26.40
Barcelona are dictating the run of play here today.
27.46
Dave Cooke chips the ball to his team mate, Francisco Bento. Francisco Bento lofts in a cross ball towards Jason Nicholls. Jason Nicholls knocks the ball goalwards with his head. Jason Nicholls scores for Barcelona!!
32.51
Generoso Banchelli threads the ball through to Jason Nicholls. Jason Nicholls advances inside the box! Jason Nicholls strikes a beautiful left-footed shot at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
33.16
Romarin Wome passes the ball forward to Noel Pearce. Noel Pearce knocks in a cross ball towards Jason Clapham. Jason Clapham directs the ball goalwards with his head. Luis Soto punches it away to safety.
38.58
Romarin Wome threads a neat ball through to Jason Clapham. Jason Clapham knocks in a cross ball towards Darius Keane. Darius Keane is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Magnificent save by Luis Soto!
39.17
Edouard Ferrere flicks the ball to his team mate, Yurtcan Izzet. Yurtcan Izzet knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
45.00
Edouard Ferrere threads a neat ball through to Noel Pearce. Noel Pearce knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Guillermo Cortes.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Eibar appear unchanged since the first half. Barcelona also appear unchanged since the first half. The Eibar players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
Eibar start the second half!
48.47
Romarin Wome barges into Sebastian Soler. The referee calls over Romarin Wome and warns him to calm down! Sebastian Soler carries on, but is struggling a bit.
49.04
Edouard Ferrere knocks the ball forward to Noel Pearce. Noel Pearce shoots from long range but it whistles just wide of the post!
54.07
Generoso Banchelli flicks a high pass forward. Luis Crespo holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Luis Crespo knocks the ball forward to Martijn Gentile but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
59.31
Dave Cooke runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Dave Cooke shoots from long range but is denied by Diego Modeste. Excellent save.
60.07
Barcelona have made a substitution with Alejandro Garrido replacing Francisco Bento .
61.10
Generoso Banchelli flicks a high pass forward to Luis Crespo who brings the ball under control. Luis Crespo shoots from long range but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
71.29
Martin Marquez deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Dave Cooke. Dave Cooke makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Martijn Gentile. Martijn Gentile lofts in a cross ball towards Jason Nicholls. Jason Nicholls connects with a diving header but slams it into the crowd!
73.30
Dave Cooke comes in with a late challenge on Romarin Wome. Dave Cooke is warned by the referee! Romarin Wome stretches but gets up unharmed.
81.35
Dave Cooke makes a probing pass to Jason Nicholls. Jason Nicholls controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it's a woeful effort!
85.37
Martijn Gentile catches Gastón Ferrari on the ankles. The referee calls over Martijn Gentile and warns him to calm down! Gastón Ferrari runs off the knock.
89.38
Romarin Wome barges into Generoso Banchelli. The referee calls over Romarin Wome again and warns him to calm down! Generoso Banchelli hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
89.38
Barcelona are dictating the run of play here today.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

Eibar

Barcelona
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
2
3
Shots off Target
2
5
Offsides
0
3
Fouls
4
4
Yellow Cards
1
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
42.1%
57.9%
Play Area
35.5%
42.1%
22.4%

Scorers
Jason Nicholls 27

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Generoso Banchelli of Barcelona

Match Ratings
1.Diego Modeste (GK)
7
2.Joseph Mettomo (DEF)
6
3.Ivan Roman (DEF)
6
4.Gastón Ferrari (DEF)yellow card
5
5.Ryuu Okamoto (DEF)
5
6.Romarin Wome (MID)
6
7.Edouard Ferrere (MID)
7
8.Jason Clapham (ATT)
6
9.Darius Keane (ATT)
6
10.Yurtcan Izzet (ATT)
6
11.Noel Pearce (ATT)
6
 
12.Malcolm Grimandi (DEF)
0
13.Habib Fichaux (MID)
0
14.Tracy Ream (ATT)
0

1.Luis Soto (GK)
7
2.Guillermo Cortes (DEF)yellow card
5
3.Martin Marquez (DEF)
6
4.Sebastian Soler (DEF)
7
5.David Burley (DEF)
6
6.Dave Cooke (MID)
7
7.Generoso Banchelli (MID)
9
8.Jason Nicholls (ATT)goal scored
9
9.Martijn Gentile (ATT)yellow card
6
10.Luis Crespo (ATT)
6
11.Francisco Bento (ATT)
7
 
12.Fernando Calvo (GK)
0
13.Spencer Mccann (DEF)
0
14.Alejandro Garrido (ATT)
6