Euro Div 1, Barcelona vs. FC Basle (Sun Sep 09)


                            Barcelona  |  FC Basle
                            3-4-1-2 P  |  4-1-3-2 C
                         Alan Bellott  |  Neil Griffiths
                                       |
                         L_Zaluska GK  |  GK H_Butt
                         M_A_Nadal DF  |  DF K_Bennett
                         G_Sorondo DF  |  DF Matt_Clarke
                           A_Polga DF  |  DF N_Page_x04
                         C_Alberto MF  |  DF J_Evans
                          A_Masudi MF  |  DM H_Wei
                       J_Obi_Mikel AM  |  MF B_Ferguson
                           M_Blasi MF  |  MF Xabi_Alonso
                          M_Purrer MF  |  MF T_Walcott
                           J_Defoe FW  |  FW W_Xinxin
                        L_Podolski FW  |  FW N_Griffiths21
                                       |
                           C_Puyol SUB |  SUB J_Cesar
                         F_Navarro SUB |  SUB W_Liang
                           T_Motta SUB |  SUB P_Skjelbred
                           B_Lauth SUB |  SUB J_Vaughan
                     S_McConlalgue SUB |  SUB L_Haliti

Referee: G_Ghandour (Ghana)


Min. 2  :(bas) B_Ferguson with a glorious long pass to K_Bennett 
          ...  But C_Alberto with the fine tackle 
Min. 3  :(bas) T_Walcott with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He leaves G_Sorondo behind 
          ...  T_Walcott strikes a wicked curler ! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  He made that look harder than it was!! 
Min. 4  :(bar) M_Blasi has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He takes it past K_Bennett 
          ...  He knocks it to J_Obi_Mikel! 
          ...  N_Page_x04 wins the ball 
Min. 4  :(bas) Xabi_Alonso sprints down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball across to N_Griffiths21 
          ...  N_Griffiths21 has time and space! 
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal 
          ...  L_Zaluska won't get to that! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  Superb finish!!! 
          ...  FC Basle go in front now with that goal! 
          ...  Barcelona 0-1 FC Basle ...
Min. 5  :(bar) T_Motta is being brought on 
          ...  M_Blasi is leaving the pitch 
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play MF 
Min. 5  :(bar) Barcelona altered their play to a C strategy 
Min. 11 :(bas) K_Bennett flicks it over M_A_Nadal and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  K_Bennett with a low drive through the rain! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  L_Zaluska dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  He can't get to it! 
          ...  But it creeps just wide!! 
          ...  The deflection had L_Zaluska beaten! 
Min. 13 :(bar) J_Obi_Mikel slides it through the middle to M_Purrer 
          ...  N_Griffiths21 with the tackle 
          ...  He did well to stop that attack! 
Min. 13 :(bas) B_Ferguson with a simple pass to J_Evans 
          ...  J_Obi_Mikel slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in 
Min. 14 :(bar) A_Masudi knocks it forward 
          ...  H_Wei slips 
          ...  J_Obi_Mikel gets to it! 
          ...  J_Obi_Mikel strikes a wicked curler ! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity 
Min. 17 :(bar) J_Defoe sidesteps J_Evans 
          ...  That was too easy 
          ...  J_Defoe with the strike ! 
          ...  Over the bar 
Min. 18 :(bas) N_Griffiths21 turns past J_Obi_Mikel 
          ...  He has created space for himself now 
          ...  N_Griffiths21 shoots towards goal ! 
          ...  L_Zaluska heads it away 
          ...  He was showing off there! 
Min. 20 :(bas) T_Walcott with the mazy dribble 
          ...  He takes it past A_Polga 
          ...  Blocked by J_Obi_Mikel 
Min. 24 :(bar) C_Alberto kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space! 
          ...  He plays the ball in to him! 
          ...  L_Podolski gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  Matt_Clarke clears with a diving header 
Min. 24 :(bas) Matt_Clarke runs at goal 
          ...  He spots the run of W_Xinxin 
          ...  He's played him in 
          ...  W_Xinxin flicks the header toward the far post! 
          ...  But L_Zaluska punches it away 
          ...  He could have caught that! 
Min. 25 :(bas) Xabi_Alonso back heels to find B_Ferguson in space 
          ...  B_Ferguson gets his head to the ball ! 
          ...  But he miskicks and puts it well off target 
          ...  The Barcelona fans taunt him about that effort 
Min. 25 :(bar) M_Purrer beats T_Walcott 
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker 
          ...  "Play On!" Waves G_Ghandour 
          ...  Matt_Clarke rushes in with a poor tackle!! 
          ...  That’s a foul!! 
          ...  G_Ghandour called him over for a strong verbal warning 
Min. 26 :(bar) J_Defoe beats Matt_Clarke 
          ...  He showed great skill there 
          ...  A cracking drive from J_Defoe ! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  He runs off and does a somersault 
          ...  It's all square now! 
          ...  Barcelona 1-1 FC Basle ...
Min. 26 :(bas) J_Evans barges the defender off the ball 
          ...  A_Polga with a bad challenge 
          ...  That looked malicious 
          ...  He is warned by G_Ghandour 
          ...  It’s just a warning 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  Right on the edge of the box! 
          ...  B_Ferguson floats it forward 
          ...  J_Evans latches onto the end of it 
          ...  J_Evans tries to chip the ball over the keeper ! 
          ...  L_Zaluska parries it 
Min. 27 :(bas) Xabi_Alonso with the flick on 
          ...  He plays the ball across to N_Griffiths21 
          ...  N_Griffiths21 fires a shot at goal ! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  L_Zaluska dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  He can't get to it! 
          ...  But it creeps just wide!! 
          ...  The deflection had L_Zaluska beaten! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  B_Ferguson curls it into the box! 
          ...  Xabi_Alonso gets on the end of it 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!! 
Min. 29 :(bar) M_Purrer runs down the flank 
          ...  He threads the ball in to J_Obi_Mikel 
          ...  J_Obi_Mikel attempts a chip! 
          ...  OOOOOOHHHHHHHH 
          ...  It grazes the post and goes wide 
Min. 31 :(bas) K_Bennett flicks it over the defender and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  An audacious effort from K_Bennett ! 
          ...  But it clips the post and goes wide 
Min. 32 :(bas) B_Ferguson threads the through ball to N_Page_x04 
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by C_Alberto 
Min. 34 :(bas) H_Wei puts in N_Griffiths21 
          ...  N_Griffiths21 fires off a right-footed shot ! 
          ...  L_Zaluska with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1 
Min. 37 :(bas) J_Evans kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  Matt_Clarke gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  Matt_Clarke attempts the shot! 
          ...  But L_Zaluska palms it behind 
          ...  G_Ghandour has given a goal kick 
          ...  He's not having the best of days ! 
Min. 39 :(bas) Xabi_Alonso has it now 
          ...  He takes on G_Sorondo 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He puts in K_Bennett! 
          ...  A left-footer by K_Bennett ! 
          ...  L_Zaluska has it covered 
          ...  It takes a bobble! 
          ...  L_Zaluska is left flat-footed 
          ...  It's gone in 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  FC Basle go ahead in this match now! 
          ...  Barcelona 1-2 FC Basle ...
Min. 42 :(bar) T_Motta flicks it over K_Bennett and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  Blocked by H_Wei 
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(bar) A_Polga takes advantage of a mistake by J_Evans 
          ...  He runs towards goal 
          ...  Matt_Clarke slides in to knock the ball out for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  The corner is swung in by J_Obi_Mikel! 
          ...  H_Butt fists it away! 
Min. 48 :(bar) A_Polga plays a long ball to L_Podolski 
          ...  What a shot from L_Podolski ! 
          ...  It could go anywhere 
          ...  The ball moves through the air! 
          ...  H_Butt moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  H_Butt looks dejected! 
          ...  Barcelona are back level! 
          ...  Barcelona 2-2 FC Basle ...

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Barcelona 2-2 FC Basle

Min. 49 :(bas) Xabi_Alonso with a 40-yard pass to H_Wei 
          ...  M_A_Nadal gathers up the loose ball 
Min. 51 :(bar) A_Masudi looks around for some movement 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to J_Defoe 
          ...  J_Defoe flicks the header toward the far post! 
          ...  Looks like it should be H_Butt's 
          ...  Oh he's let it go through his legs 
          ...  But drifts inches wide !! 
          ...  H_Butt looks embarrassed! 
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  T_Motta plays it towards the near post! 
          ...  H_Butt reads it well, and claims it! 
Min. 51 :(bas) N_Page_x04 is out on the right 
          ...  He moves the ball left to T_Walcott 
          ...  T_Walcott beats the defender to the ball 
          ...  He beats a second defender 
          ...  He just has L_Zaluska to beat! 
          ...  He tries to slide it past L_Zaluska 
          ...  L_Zaluska gets a foot to it !! 
Min. 54 :(bas) K_Bennett picks out T_Walcott with the cross 
          ...  T_Walcott hits a curling shot! 
          ...  Terrific shot 
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender 
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide 
          ...  That's unlucky! 
Min. 57 :(bar) F_Navarro is being brought on 
          ...  A_Polga is leaving the pitch 
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play DF 
Min. 57 :(bas) Xabi_Alonso runs down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball in to J_Evans 
          ...  J_Evans with a thundering volley! 
          ...  But he puts it over 
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort 
Min. 60 :(bar) The manager shouting something towards his players 
          ...  It looks like he's turning things round a bit 
          ...  Barcelona will now play E 
Min. 62 :(bar) J_Obi_Mikel sidesteps his marker 
          ...  That was too easy 
          ...  J_Obi_Mikel pounds a rocket on goal ! 
          ...  H_Butt makes the save 
          ...  He hits the ball up field! 
Min. 63 :(bar) M_Purrer looks around for support 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to J_Obi_Mikel 
          ...  Brilliantly taken away by K_Bennett !! 
          ...  Any youngsters out there should be taking notes 
Min. 71 :(bas) H_Wei controls it well 
          ...  He nutmegs G_Sorondo 
          ...  He puts in N_Griffiths21! 
          ...  N_Griffiths21 from 20 yards ! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  Rifled into the top corner! 
          ...  He runs off to the FC Basle fans to celebrate! 
          ...  FC Basle go in front now with that goal! 
          ...  Barcelona 2-3 FC Basle ...
Min. 72 :(bar) Barcelona switch to playing C 
Min. 73 :(bar) C_Alberto with a superb first touch 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  J_Defoe gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  But N_Page_x04 slides in two footed. 
          ...  G_Ghandour has a look but waves "Play On!" 
Min. 73 :(bas) Matt_Clarke holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to W_Xinxin 
          ...  M_A_Nadal body checks his opponent!! 
          ...  That’s a careless challenge!! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! He is in the book for that one 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on 
Min. 74 :(bar) B_Lauth is ready to come on to replace J_Defoe 
          ...  Looks like he will play as a FW 
Min. 74 :(bar) M_Purrer lobs it over J_Evans 
          ...  A glorious effort by M_Purrer ! 
          ...  It hits the inside of the post 
          ...  It falls right into H_Butt arms 
          ...  He's spilt it! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  He'll want to forget about that quickly! 
          ...  It's all square now! 
          ...  Barcelona 3-3 FC Basle ...
Min. 74 :(bas) J_Evans is forced back with the ball 
          ...  He belts the ball up field 
          ...  Matt_Clarke latches onto the end of it 
          ...  Matt_Clarke shoots towards goal ! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But hits the side netting! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  B_Ferguson drives it into the box! 
          ...  It is cleared by M_Purrer 
Min. 81 :(bas) T_Walcott picks out B_Ferguson with the cross 
          ...  But M_A_Nadal reads the situation well and wins the ball 
Min. 82 :(bar) B_Lauth with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He leaves J_Evans behind 
          ...  B_Lauth gets up high for the header ! 
          ...  He hits the side netting 
          ...  There was some parts of the ground that thought that went in! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 92 :(bas) T_Walcott with a precise ball to N_Page_x04 
          ...  N_Page_x04 runs forward 
          ...  He hits the shot! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  Rifled home! 
          ...  Yes!! 
          ...  That goal surely snatches the win! 
          ...  Barcelona 3-4 FC Basle ...

*************  FULL TIME  ****************


Match Details
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Venue                : Camp Nou
Attendance           : 66,879
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Barcelona Match Info
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Best player          : M_Purrer
Scorers              : J_Defoe (26), L_Podolski (48), M_Purrer (74)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : M_A_Nadal (73)
Injured              : N/A
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FC Basle Match Info
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Best player          : N_Griffiths21 (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : N_Griffiths21 (4,71), K_Bennett (39), N_Page_x04 (92)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                               Barcelona  |    FC Basle
Attempts on Goal     :           9        |       19
Off target           :           5        |       9
On target            :           4        |       10
Possession           :          49        |       51
Corners              :           2        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       0
Subs Used            :           3        |       0
Fouls                :           9        |       9
Key Tackles          :           6        |       7
Key Passes           :           9        |       19
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Final Score          : Barcelona 3 - 4 FC Basle
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Player Statistics - Barcelona
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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L_Zaluska      GK  23   1   1   1  24 |  98   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  32   0   0   0
M_A_Nadal      DF   2  19   8   8  46 |  98   0   2   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  28  -4  -4
G_Sorondo      DF   1  21   9   8  43 |  98   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Polga        DF   1  20  10   7  36 |  61   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0
C_Alberto      MF   1   8  24   7  27 |  98   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  54  30   0
A_Masudi       MF   1   6  21   8  37 |  98   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
J_Obi_Mikel    AM   1  17  20  11  36 |  98   0   2   1   0   3   0   0   0   0  36  15   9
M_Blasi        MF   1   7  19   7  34 |   5   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0
M_Purrer       MF   1   7  17   9  20 |  98   0   1   2   0   1   1   0   0   0  18  20  31
J_Defoe        FW   1   5  12  19  20 |  78   0   0   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  35
L_Podolski     FW   1   9   9  17  23 |  98   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  33
C_Puyol        DF   1  17   8   6  37 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
F_Navarro      DF   1  17   8   6  18 |  37   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Motta        MF   1  10  15   5  44 |  93   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Lauth        FW   1   5   9  19  34 |  20   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0 -10 -10  -8
S_McConlalgue  FW   1   9   7  15  34 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - FC Basle
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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H_Butt         GK  29   1   1   1  25 |  98   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -12   0   0   0
K_Bennett      DF   1  19  11   8  21 |  98   0   1   1   0   3   1   0   0   0  16  15  46
Matt_Clarke    DF   1  22  11   9  36 |  98   0   2   2   0   2   0   0   0   0  36  40  17
N_Page_x04     DF   1  12   9   7  37 |  98   0   2   1   0   1   1   0   0   0  46  15  43
J_Evans        DF   1  20  10   8  29 |  98   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  30   7
H_Wei          DM   1  19  15  11  41 |  98   0   1   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  26  70  10
B_Ferguson     MF   1  11  23  11  30 |  98   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  45   2
Xabi_Alonso    MF   1  10  23  10  32 |  98   0   0   6   2   1   0   0   0   0   0 134   2
T_Walcott      MF   1   7  22   7  20 |  98   0   0   2   1   3   0   0   0   0   0  53   9
W_Xinxin       FW   1   5   5  23  34 |  98   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
N_Griffiths21  FW   1   9   9  11  25 |  98   0   1   0   0   5   2   0   0   0  26   0  90
J_Cesar        GK  24   1   1   1  17 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
W_Liang        DF   1  20   7   6  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Skjelbred    MF   1   9  21  10  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Vaughan      MF   1   9  20  10  35 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Haliti       FW   1   2   2  18  33 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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