Match Report
| Numancia | Numancia |  |  | Barcelona | Barcelona | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Claudiu Brinzila | Claudiu Brinzila | ||||||||||||||||||
| Scott James | S. James |  | 73 | G |  | 1 | | G | 68 |  | Luis Soto | L. Soto | |||||||||
| Andres Sanchez | A. Sanchez | | 75 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 70 | | Guillermo Cortes | G. Cortes | |||||||||
| Jose Fortes Diez | J. Diez | | 72 | D | | 3 | | D | 74 | | Martin Marquez | M. Marquez | |||||||||
| Ivan Marcos | I. Marcos | | 63 | D | | 4 | | D | 69 | | Sebastian Soler | S. Soler | |||||||||
| Dominic Gemmill | D. Gemmill | | 63 | D | | 5 | | D | 71 | | David Burley | D. Burley | |||||||||
| Ahmed Kherbache | A. Kherbache |  | 76 | M | | 6 | | M | 64 |  | Dave Cooke | D. Cooke | |||||||||
| Eduardo Gutierrez | E. Gutierrez | | 70 | M | | 7 | |  | M | 73 |  | Generoso Banchelli | G. Banchelli | ||||||||
| Clive Young | C. Young | | 66 | M | | 8 | | M | 63 | | Juan-Carlos Andres | J. Andres | |||||||||
| Martin Rampulla | M. Rampulla | | 72 | A | | 9 | | A | 70 | | Jason Nicholls | J. Nicholls | |||||||||
| Dave Grimandi | D. Grimandi | | 69 | A | | | 10 | | A | 70 |  | Martijn Gentile | M. Gentile | ||||||||
| Gregorio Diaz | G. Diaz | | 64 | A | | 11 | | A | 67 |  | Francisco Bento | F. Bento | |||||||||
| Daniel Campos | D. Campos | | 62 | G | | 12 | | G | 66 | | Fernando Calvo | F. Calvo | |||||||||
| Ivan Cano | I. Cano | | 58 | G | | 13 | | D | 66 | | Spencer Mccann | S. Mccann | |||||||||
| Edmundo Herrero | E. Herrero | | 57 | M | | 14 | | A | 70 | | Luis Crespo | L. Crespo | |||||||||
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Match Report
Snow flakes fill the overcast sky here at Nuevo Los Pajaritos where Numancia play host to Barcelona. A crowd of 20,696 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Numancia and Barcelona are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Mart’n Sanz.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Numancia and Barcelona are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Mart’n Sanz.
0.00
0-0Numancia start the match!
3.35
0-0Generoso Banchelli makes a beautiful solo run. Generoso Banchelli plays a scrappy one-two with Martijn Gentile and advances towards the goal... Generoso Banchelli takes a shot at goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is on top of it. He makes it look easy!
4.37
David Burley deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Generoso Banchelli. Generoso Banchelli knocks the ball to his team mate, Jason Nicholls. Jason Nicholls whips in a cross ball towards Martijn Gentile. Martijn Gentile jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. The ball flies towards the top corner but the keeper is able to reach it. Good keeping!
8.40
0-0Martijn Gentile hacks Jose Fortes Diez from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Jose Fortes Diez stretches but gets up unharmed.
12.24
Martin Marquez flicks a high ball forward to Generoso Banchelli who takes it down. Without breaking stride, Generoso Banchelli plays the ball forward to Martijn Gentile. Martijn Gentile makes a defence splitting pass to Francisco Bento. Francisco Bento comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 12 yards out. Fantastic reaction save from Scott James!
16.31
Dave Cooke flicks a high pass forward. Francisco Bento holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Francisco Bento lofts in a cross ball towards Martijn Gentile. Martijn Gentile outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. Superb reactions from Scott James. What a save!
20.23
0-0Ivan Marcos makes a probing pass to Ahmed Kherbache. Ahmed Kherbache passes the ball forward to Martin Rampulla. Martin Rampulla knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by David Burley.
27.07
0-0Guillermo Cortes barges into Gregorio Diaz. Guillermo Cortes is warned by the referee! Gregorio Diaz stretches but gets up unharmed.
28.15
Dave Cooke flicks a high pass forward. Martijn Gentile collects the pass. Martijn Gentile finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is on top of it. Well saved!
34.50
Generoso Banchelli flicks a high pass forward. Jason Nicholls collects the pass. Jason Nicholls lofts in a cross ball towards Francisco Bento. Francisco Bento makes a looping header on goal but it is tipped over by Scott James.
35.32
0-0It's a corner kick. Generoso Banchelli kicks a low ball out wide. Francisco Bento comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
38.43
Generoso Banchelli makes a simple pass to Francisco Bento. Francisco Bento knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
39.07
0-0Dave Cooke passes the ball forward to Francisco Bento. Francisco Bento tries a spectacular long range effort but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
42.21
Ahmed Kherbache surges forward with the ball. Ahmed Kherbache knocks in a cross ball towards Gregorio Diaz. Gregorio Diaz heads the ball goalwards. Luis Soto comfortably punches it away to safety.
44.28
Clive Young flicks a high ball forward to Dave Grimandi who takes it down. Dave Grimandi controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
45.00
Dave Cooke makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Martijn Gentile. Martijn Gentile finds some space and shoots from distance but Scott James reads it well. Superb keeping!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Numancia appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-3-3 formation. Barcelona appear unchanged since the first half. The Numancia players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.
45.00
Barcelona kick off!
54.19
0-1Generoso Banchelli flicks the ball to his team mate, Francisco Bento. Francisco Bento rushes past Dominic Gemmill! Francisco Bento tries a spectacular strike. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
60.11
0-1Barcelona have made a substitution with Luis Crespo replacing Francisco Bento .
61.20
Jose Fortes Diez makes a beautiful solo run. Seeing a gap ahead, Jose Fortes Diez plays the ball forward to Dave Grimandi. Dave Grimandi knocks in a cross ball towards Martin Rampulla. Martin Rampulla is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
67.25
Clive Young kicks a strong pass forward to Gregorio Diaz. Gregorio Diaz cuts inside the box! Gregorio Diaz cuts inside onto his preferred left foot and rushes a shot at goal but is denied by Luis Soto. Excellent save.
71.53
0-1Jose Fortes Diez hacks Jason Nicholls from behind! The referee calls over Jose Fortes Diez and warns him to calm down! Jason Nicholls carries on, but is struggling a bit.
72.28
Eduardo Gutierrez knocks the ball forward to Dave Grimandi. Dave Grimandi shoots from 25 yards but it flies wide!
84.02
Dave Grimandi clumsily knocks into David Burley. The referee warns Dave Grimandi to calm down! David Burley gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
85.41
Eduardo Gutierrez makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Gregorio Diaz. Gregorio Diaz controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
89.58
Ahmed Kherbache makes a simple pass to Gregorio Diaz. Gregorio Diaz sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but Luis Soto reads it well. Nice save!
90.00
Dave Cooke hits a low pass to Jason Nicholls. Jason Nicholls sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but slams it into the crowd!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!
Match Statistics
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
3
8
Shots off Target
4
3
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
2
2
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
45.8%
54.2%
Play Area
27.8%
45.8%
26.4%
Scorers
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Francisco Bento of Barcelona |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Scott James (GK) | 9 | |
| 2. | Andres Sanchez (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Jose Fortes Diez (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Ivan Marcos (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Dominic Gemmill (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Ahmed Kherbache (MID) | 7 | |
| 7. | Eduardo Gutierrez (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Clive Young (MID) | 7 | |
| 9. | Martin Rampulla (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Dave Grimandi (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Gregorio Diaz (ATT) | 7 | |
| 12. | Daniel Campos (GK) | 0 | |
| 13. | Ivan Cano (GK) | 0 | |
| 14. | Edmundo Herrero (MID) | 0 | |
| 1. | Luis Soto (GK) | 7 | |
| 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) | 9 | |
| 8. | Juan-Carlos Andres (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Jason Nicholls (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Martijn Gentile (ATT) |  | 6 |
| 11. | Francisco Bento (ATT) |  | 9 |
| 12. | Fernando Calvo (GK) | 0 | |
| 13. | Spencer Mccann (DEF) | 0 | |
| 14. | Luis Crespo (ATT) | 6 | |