Match Report
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Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at Camp Nou where Barcelona play host to Real Jaen. A crowd of 19,541 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Barcelona and Real Jaen are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by AndrŽs Martinez.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Barcelona and Real Jaen are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by AndrŽs Martinez.
0.00
0-0Barcelona start the match!
2.54
0-0Juan-Carlos Andres flicks a high pass forward. Martijn Gentile holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Martijn Gentile knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Martin Fernandez.
4.40
0-0Martin Marquez deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Juan-Carlos Andres. Juan-Carlos Andres controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jason Nicholls. Jason Nicholls shoots from 25 yards but it is tipped over by Djamel Nicaise.
5.01
0-0Corner kick to Barcelona. Generoso Banchelli chips it out wide. Martin Izquierdo reaches the ball and heads it out of the danger area!
8.57
0-0Dave Cooke deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jason Nicholls. Jason Nicholls shoots from 25 yards but it is miles over!
9.17
0-0Arturo Zubizarreta threads a neat ball through to Ernesto Delgado. Ernesto Delgado controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Alex Burley. Alex Burley knocks the ball forward to Noah Masur but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
14.24
0-0Sebastian Soler catches Fernando Sanz on the ankles. The referee calls over Sebastian Soler and warns him to calm down! Fernando Sanz runs off the knock.
16.30
Sebastian Soler flicks the ball to his team mate, Dave Cooke. Dave Cooke sees Jason Nicholls in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Jason Nicholls rushes past Enrique Alvarez! Jason Nicholls rockets a shot on goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. Quality keeping!
21.13
1-0Sebastian Soler takes a short throw-in bringing David Burley into play. David Burley controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Juan-Carlos Andres. Juan-Carlos Andres threads a neat ball through to Francisco Bento. Francisco Bento skips past Martin Fernandez! Francisco Bento looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!! The new signing has certainly settled in well.
24.48
Albert Ibanez threads a neat ball through to Noah Masur. Noah Masur controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
26.47
Marc Ehiogu sees Fernando Sanz in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Fernando Sanz finds some space and shoots from distance. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
30.44
Generoso Banchelli flicks a high ball forward to Jason Nicholls who takes it down. Jason Nicholls lofts in a cross ball towards Francisco Bento. Francisco Bento directs the ball goalwards with his head. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
36.58
2-0Juan-Carlos Andres hacks Albert Ibanez from behind! Juan-Carlos Andres is shown the yellow card! Albert Ibanez stretches but gets up unharmed.
38.10
2-0Barcelona are in full control of this game.
39.57
Sebastian Soler knocks the ball forward to Generoso Banchelli. Without breaking stride, Generoso Banchelli plays the ball forward to Martijn Gentile. Martijn Gentile cuts inside the box! Martijn Gentile muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Quality keeping!
42.22
Ernesto Delgado hits a low pass to Fernando Sanz. Fernando Sanz sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but is denied by Luis Soto. Excellent save.
45.00
Dave Cooke threads the ball through to Francisco Bento. Francisco Bento plays a one-two with Martijn Gentile and advances towards the goal... Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Francisco Bento provides some space. He shoots at goal but it rises well off target!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Barcelona appear unchanged since the first half. Real Jaen also appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
The whistle blows and Real Jaen kick off!
47.13
Arturo Zubizarreta threads the ball through to Albert Ibanez. Albert Ibanez sees Fernando Sanz in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Fernando Sanz deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Noah Masur but the linesman indicates offside!
53.57
Albert Ibanez deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Noah Masur. Noah Masur whips in a cross ball towards Alex Burley. Alex Burley makes a looping header on goal but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
55.43
Dave Cooke changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Dave Cooke controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it is miles over!
60.44
2-0Barcelona have made a substitution with Luis Crespo replacing Francisco Bento .
61.45
With imagination, Dave Cooke plays the ball forward to Martijn Gentile. Martijn Gentile sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it flies just wide!
63.09
Martin Marquez chips the ball to his team mate, Generoso Banchelli. Generoso Banchelli knocks the ball forward to Jason Nicholls. Jason Nicholls rushes past Martin Izquierdo! Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Jason Nicholls provides some space. He rifles a shot at goal. Jason Nicholls scores for Barcelona!!
67.28
Dave Cooke threads a neat ball through to Jason Nicholls. Jason Nicholls whips in a cross ball towards Luis Crespo. Luis Crespo rises majestically and gets a header on goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
73.27
Dave Cooke controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Martijn Gentile. Martijn Gentile plays a one-two with Luis Crespo and advances towards the goal... Martijn Gentile strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
77.48
Real Jaen have made 3 substitutions with Stefan Klimek replacing Noah Masur, Jose Andres replacing Fernando Sanz and Alfredo Gainza replacing Ernesto Delgado .
78.52
Plenty of goal mouth action is making this a great game to watch.
79.50
Juan-Carlos Andres sees a break and surges forward. Juan-Carlos Andres threads the ball through to Luis Crespo but he's offside!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time
Match Statistics
Goals
4
0
Shots on Target
7
1
Shots off Target
5
3
Offsides
1
3
Fouls
2
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
65.9%
34.1%
Play Area
30.5%
45.1%
24.4%
Scorers
| Francisco Bento 21, 30 Jason Nicholls 63 Luis Crespo 67 |
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Jason Nicholls of Barcelona |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Luis Soto (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Guillermo Cortes (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Martin Marquez (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Sebastian Soler (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | David Burley (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Dave Cooke (MID) | 7 | |
| 7. | Generoso Banchelli (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | Juan-Carlos Andres (MID) |  | 7 |
| 9. | Jason Nicholls (ATT) |  | 9 |
| 10. | Martijn Gentile (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Francisco Bento (ATT) | | 9 |
| 12. | Fernando Calvo (GK) | 0 | |
| 13. | Spencer Mccann (DEF) | 0 | |
| 14. | Luis Crespo (ATT) | | 7 |
| 1. | Djamel Nicaise (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Arturo Zubizarreta (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Enrique Alvarez (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Martin Fernandez (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Martin Izquierdo (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Albert Ibanez (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Ernesto Delgado (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Marc Ehiogu (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Noah Masur (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Alex Burley (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Fernando Sanz (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Stefan Klimek (DEF) | 6 | |
| 13. | Jose Andres (MID) | 6 | |
| 14. | Alfredo Gainza (MID) | 6 | |