Euro Premiership, Anderlecht vs. Barcelona (Mon Nov 02)


                           Anderlecht  |  Barcelona
                              4-4-2 T  |  3-1-4-2 P
                           Max Budgen  |  Joshua Brough
                                       |
                           D_Zitka GK  |  GK N_Rimando
                         M_A_Abbou DF  |  DF B_Boswell
                            Alfred DF  |  DF A_Polga
                      K_Boulahrouz DF  |  DM J_Brough_x09
                      M_Spiranovic DF  |  DF G_Sorondo
                        R_Martinez MF  |  MF J_Obi_Mikel
                         K_Thomson MF  |  MF R_Possebon
                          F_Brauro MF  |  FW J_Defoe
                           G_Lovre MF  |  FW Manucho
                           P_Wilde FW  |  MF J_Toulalan
                           D_Guiza FW  |  MF C_Alberto
                                       |
                          V_Valdes SUB |  SUB L_Zaluska
                           C_Gibbs SUB |  SUB H_Wei
                           D_Cowie SUB |  SUB M_A_Nadal
                        R_Sambueza SUB |  SUB A_Gashi
                     K_Vandenbergh SUB |  SUB F_Brandy

Referee: M_Daami (Turkey)


Min. 1  :(and) M_A_Abbou with a neat pass into D_Guiza 
          ...  D_Guiza with a little chip! 
          ...  But it whistles just past the post 
Min. 1  :(bar) J_Toulalan plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  J_Obi_Mikel keeps possession instead! 
          ...  He runs towards the goal now! 
          ...  J_Obi_Mikel with the 40 yard drive ! 
          ...  The shot slips through D_Zitka's hands 
          ...  But D_Zitka recovers to save! 
          ...  He got away with that! 
Min. 11 :(bar) Manucho gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He cuts inside Alfred! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  M_A_Abbou with an ugly foul 
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment 
Min. 12 :(bar) G_Sorondo looks to play the ball out wide 
          ...  He plays the ball across to J_Defoe 
          ...  A powerful header from J_Defoe ! 
          ...  It looks good 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  D_Zitka will be disappointed he did not save that! 
          ...  And Barcelona are leading in the game now 
          ...  Anderlecht 0-1 Barcelona ...
Min. 13 :(bar) Manucho takes possession on the edge of the box 
          ...  Manucho tries the lob from 30 yards ! 
          ...  But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  The corner is swung in by J_Toulalan! 
          ...  The ball finds its way to R_Possebon 
          ...  He gets the shot away 
          ...  But he's missed it! 
          ...  He couldn't hit a cow's arse with a banjo 
Min. 14 :(and) P_Wilde breaks clear of the defence! 
          ...  He is clean through on N_Rimando! 
          ...  A_Polga brings him down! 
          ...  He deserves punishment for that! 
          ...  M_Daami calls him over 
          ...  The ref is taking his time with him! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 17 :(bar) B_Boswell plays it forward to J_Defoe 
          ...  J_Defoe with only one thing on his mind! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  But D_Zitka parries the ball 
          ...  It’s picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd 
Min. 18 :(and) P_Wilde knocks the ball past the defender 
          ...  J_Obi_Mikel with a nasty foul 
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment 
Min. 22 :(bar) B_Boswell threads the through ball to J_Obi_Mikel 
          ...  J_Obi_Mikel with the diving header ! 
          ...  He had to be brave there 
          ...  But he somehow misses 
          ...  The Anderlecht fans laugh at him 
Min. 23 :(bar) Manucho beats G_Lovre 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  Manucho with the crafty shot! 
          ...  D_Zitka tips it round the post 
          ...  Good save 
          ...  Corner not given!! 
Min. 23 :(and) R_Martinez with a reverse pass to G_Lovre 
          ...  J_Obi_Mikel fouls badly 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
Min. 26 :(and) R_Martinez curls the ball out wide to P_Wilde 
          ...  P_Wilde attempts a chip! 
          ...  He has failed to hit the target! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 28 :(bar) J_Obi_Mikel gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He cuts inside K_Boulahrouz! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  J_Obi_Mikel heads the ball towards goal ! 
          ...  D_Zitka with a superb tip around the post 
          ...  When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  R_Possebon curls it into the box! 
          ...  Manucho gets a shot in 
          ...  Its sails over! 
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity 
Min. 30 :(and) D_Guiza with the dribble 
          ...  He's through on goal 
          ...  B_Boswell intercepts the pass 
Min. 30 :(and) D_Guiza is in some pain 
          ...  He's receiving some treatment now 
          ...  He looks like he will continue 
Min. 31 :(and) P_Wilde with the dribble 
          ...  A_Polga is easily beaten 
          ...  A well-placed shot from P_Wilde ! 
          ...  N_Rimando falls over 
          ...  But the ball sails wide anyway! 
Min. 31 :(bar) J_Brough_x09 turns past the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to J_Toulalan 
          ...  Alfred is late with that one 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  Shown a YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on 
Min. 32 :(bar) G_Sorondo holds up the ball 
          ...  He plays the ball to B_Boswell 
          ...  B_Boswell with the cheeky shot! 
          ...  But D_Zitka stops that one easily 
Min. 33 :(and) M_Spiranovic kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  Alfred gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  A_Polga reads the situation well and wins the ball 
Min. 34 :(and) K_Thomson plays a quick one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He heads towards the goal 
          ...  He slides it past the defender! 
          ...  K_Thomson unleashes a pile driver ! 
          ...  But N_Rimando makes a fine save 
Min. 34 :(bar) G_Sorondo times his run well 
          ...  G_Sorondo blasts it at the goal ! 
          ...  D_Zitka just watches it drift out of play! 
Min. 35 :(bar) J_Toulalan hoists the ball across to J_Defoe 
          ...  J_Defoe hits it 
          ...  This one could go anywhere ! 
          ...  It hits the bar 
          ...  And goes over! 
          ...  D_Zitka was beaten there! 
Min. 37 :(bar) B_Boswell with the heel pass to Manucho 
          ...  Manucho rifles it at the goal ! 
          ...  D_Zitka won't get to that! 
          ...  It clips the post! 
          ...  And goes wide! 
Min. 39 :(and) P_Wilde takes advantage of a mistake by A_Polga 
          ...  Can he make them pay? 
          ...  J_Brough_x09 with an ugly foul 
          ...  M_Daami reaches to his pocket! 
          ...  He jots down his name! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 40 :(and) G_Lovre plays in D_Guiza with a beautiful ball 
          ...  G_Sorondo is forced to retreat 
          ...  He knocks it back! 
          ...  N_Rimando misses it! 
          ...  It creeps just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  K_Thomson curls it into the box! 
          ...  A_Polga clears the corner 
Min. 42 :(and) M_Spiranovic unselfishly lays the ball back to P_Wilde 
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from P_Wilde ! 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!!!! 
          ...  It's wide! 
          ...  That was a dismal effort! 
          ...  He should have buried that! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(and) K_Thomson is out on the left 
          ...  He moves the ball right to D_Guiza 
          ...  G_Sorondo cleanly tackles him 
          ...  He judged that well 
Min. 43 :(bar) C_Alberto boots it towards R_Possebon 
          ...  R_Possebon with the drive! 
          ...  D_Zitka gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  He pushes it on to the post 
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball 
Min. 45 :(bar) J_Obi_Mikel hits the ball through the heart of the defence 
          ...  J_Defoe latches onto it! 
          ...  J_Defoe tries the shot ! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  Hammered home! 
          ...  The Barcelona fans chant his name! 
          ...  Anderlecht 0-2 Barcelona ...
Min. 46 :(and) M_A_Abbou takes advantage of a mistake by G_Sorondo 
          ...  That mistake could prove costly 
          ...  R_Possebon cleanly tackles him 
          ...  He judged that well 
Min. 47 :(bar) G_Sorondo brings it under control 
          ...  He takes on K_Boulahrouz 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He puts in J_Defoe! 
          ...  J_Defoe attempts a chip! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  D_Zitka dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  He can't get to it! 
          ...  But it creeps just wide!! 
          ...  The deflection had D_Zitka beaten! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  C_Alberto plays it into the danger area! 
          ...  B_Boswell tries to place the shot! 
          ...  D_Zitka fists it away 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Anderlecht 0-2 Barcelona

Min. 46 :(bar) B_Boswell beats K_Boulahrouz 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  B_Boswell rifles it to the far post ! 
          ...  D_Zitka won't get to that! 
          ...  Oooh it goes just over!! 
Min. 47 :(and) R_Martinez dribbles it into the box 
          ...  R_Martinez with only one thing on his mind! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  N_Rimando makes a great save 
          ...  But he can't hold onto it! 
          ...  He gathers it at the second attempt! 
Min. 48 :(and) R_Martinez with a probing through ball P_Wilde 
          ...  P_Wilde with the crafty shot! 
          ...  But N_Rimando makes an easy save 
Min. 50 :(and) D_Guiza knocks it past A_Polga and runs onto it 
          ...  He leaves the defender standing 
          ...  A_Polga reacts well to win the ball back 
Min. 50 :(bar) J_Defoe runs at the defence 
          ...  He nutmegs the defender 
          ...  He showed his class there 
          ...  J_Defoe attempts to drive it home! 
          ...  The ball moves through the air! 
          ...  D_Zitka moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  It’s beaten him! 
          ...  But it thumps the post!! 
          ...  And into the net! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  That completes his hat trick!! 
          ...  Anderlecht 0-3 Barcelona ...
Min. 53 :(and) K_Boulahrouz flicks it over G_Sorondo's head 
          ...  He showed some great skill there! 
          ...  A powerful header from K_Boulahrouz ! 
          ...  It looks good 
          ...  N_Rimando turns it behind for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  R_Martinez hits it towards the far post! 
          ...  F_Brauro gets his head on it 
          ...  N_Rimando saves, but he fumbles 
          ...  But he gathers at the second attempt! 
Min. 54 :(bar) J_Obi_Mikel looks to play the ball out wide 
          ...  He plays the ball across to J_Brough_x09 
          ...  J_Brough_x09 gets up high for the header ! 
          ...  But D_Zitka palms it away 
          ...  He could have caught that! 
Min. 55 :(and) K_Thomson plays a long ball to D_Guiza 
          ...  Driven towards goal by D_Guiza ! 
          ...  It's beaten N_Rimando 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  Anderlecht 1-3 Barcelona ...
Min. 55 :(bar) R_Possebon sidesteps M_Spiranovic 
          ...  He showed great skill there 
          ...  R_Possebon with a low drive through the rain! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  Wide !! 
          ...  That was fortunate 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  The corner is swung in by J_Brough_x09! 
          ...  D_Zitka easily catches it! 
Min. 56 :(bar) C_Alberto plays the early ball across the box to find J_Obi_Mikel in space 
          ...  F_Brauro wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge 
          ...  It goes out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Obi_Mikel chips the ball in towards the back post! 
          ...  J_Brough_x09 gets something on it! 
          ...  It hits off a defender! 
          ...  But goes clear to safety! 
Min. 57 :(and) F_Brauro slides the ball across to K_Thomson 
          ...  K_Thomson with a terrific drive ! 
          ...  It goes wide for a goal kick 
Min. 67 :(bar) J_Defoe takes advantage of a mistake by Alfred 
          ...  He runs towards goal 
          ...  M_Spiranovic plays it back 
          ...  D_Zitka slips!! 
          ...  It goes just wide 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  C_Alberto hits it towards the far post! 
          ...  M_Spiranovic gets up well 
          ...  And he heads it clear 
Min. 69 :(bar) R_Possebon with the dribble 
          ...  This is a great chance 
          ...  R_Possebon with a powerful diving header! 
          ...  D_Zitka with a great save 
          ...  And he holds onto it as well! 
Min. 71 :(and) K_Thomson takes advantage of a defensive mistake 
          ...  He runs towards goal 
          ...  A_Polga gets in the way and wins the ball 
Min. 71 :(bar) J_Toulalan drives it across the face of the goal B_Boswell 
          ...  B_Boswell cracks a laser towards goal ! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  Wide !! 
          ...  That was fortunate 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  R_Possebon chips the ball into the area! 
          ...  K_Boulahrouz reads it well 
          ...  And he knocks it away 
Min. 76 :(and) G_Lovre has the ball 
          ...  He knocks the ball past J_Obi_Mikel 
          ...  He puts in P_Wilde! 
          ...  A_Polga takes the player down!! 
          ...  PENALTY!! 
          ...  No! The ref has given the free kick the other way! 
          ...  Unbelievable! 
Min. 77 :(and) K_Boulahrouz finds his way through 
          ...  His quick turn fooled G_Sorondo 
          ...  G_Sorondo does well to get the tackle in 
Min. 78 :(bar) A_Polga sprints past R_Martinez 
          ...  A_Polga swings in the shot! 
          ...  D_Zitka makes the save 
          ...  He hits the ball up field! 
Min. 79 :(and) K_Boulahrouz has space to run with the ball 
          ...  But A_Polga wins the tackle cleanly 
Min. 80 :(bar) J_Defoe slides the ball across to Manucho 
          ...  Manucho with only one thing on his mind! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  D_Zitka makes a great save 
          ...  And he manages to hold onto it as well! 
Min. 82 :(bar) A_Polga sidesteps Alfred 
          ...  He was too quick for his marker 
          ...  What a shot from A_Polga ! 
          ...  It could go anywhere 
          ...  D_Zitka goes down well to save 
Min. 87 :(and) M_A_Abbou runs at B_Boswell 
          ...  The defender slips and falls over 
          ...  B_Boswell with a late tackle 
          ...  He certainly didn't mean it 
          ...  He received a good talking to from M_Daami 
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 90 :(and) K_Thomson takes advantage of a defensive mistake 
          ...  But J_Brough_x09 comes away with the ball 
          ...  Excellent defending there! 
Min. 91 :(bar) A_Polga sprints down the wing 
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space! 
          ...  He puts in a square ball! 
          ...  J_Obi_Mikel runs onto it 
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender 
          ...  J_Obi_Mikel flicks the header toward the far post! 
          ...  But D_Zitka punches it away 
          ...  He had to be brave to come for that one 

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Constant Vanden Stock Stadium
Attendance           : 28,063
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Anderlecht Match Info
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Best player          : K_Thomson
Scorers              : D_Guiza (55)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Alfred (31)
Injured              : N/A
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Barcelona Match Info
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Best player          : J_Defoe (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : J_Defoe (12,45,50)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : A_Polga (14), J_Brough_x09 (39)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                              Anderlecht  |    Barcelona
Attempts on Goal     :          11        |       28
Off target           :           5        |       12
On target            :           6        |       16
Possession           :          34        |       66
Corners              :           2        |       7
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       2
Subs Used            :           0        |       0
Fouls                :          12        |       12
Key Tackles          :           2        |       11
Key Passes           :          10        |       16
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Final Score          : Anderlecht 1 - 3 Barcelona
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Player Statistics - Anderlecht
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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D_Zitka        GK  29   1   1   1  27 |  95  14   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20   0   0   0
M_A_Abbou      DF   1  22  15   4  12 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0 -30  -2 -30
Alfred         DF   1  21  17   7  21 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -4  -4  -4
K_Boulahrouz   DF   1  21  13  10  46 |  95   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  14   0   8
M_Spiranovic   DF   1  20  14  10  28 |  95   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  30  58   0
R_Martinez     MF   1  10  23   8  34 |  95   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0 -30  10 -22
K_Thomson      MF   1   6  23  10  37 |  95   0   0   2   1   2   0   0   0   0   0  67  10
F_Brauro       MF   1   9  23   9  17 |  95   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  26  20   8
G_Lovre        MF   1   9  22   8   8 |  95   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  42   0
P_Wilde        FW   1   4   9  23  24 |  95   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  14
D_Guiza        FW   1   5  12  22  35 |  95   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  28
V_Valdes       GK  16   1   1   1  19 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Gibbs        DF   1  19  10   8  37 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Cowie        DF   1  16  10   8  34 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Sambueza     MF   2   2  20   2  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Vandenbergh  FW   1   8   8  18  13 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

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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N_Rimando      GK  26   1   1   1  15 |  95   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0   0   0
B_Boswell      DF   1  22  11   9  17 |  95   0   1   3   0   4   0   0   0   0  13  96  20
A_Polga        DF   1  21  12   7  36 |  95   0   6   1   0   2   0   1   0   0  80  27  12
J_Brough_x09   DM   1  14   9   6  21 |  95   0   1   1   0   2   0   1   0   0  47  60  36
G_Sorondo      DF   1  22  10   9  40 |  95   0   3   3   1   1   0   0   0   0  69 169  32
J_Obi_Mikel    MF   1  19  22  12  35 |  95   0   0   2   1   4   0   0   0   0   0  70  26
R_Possebon     MF   1  10  23  10  23 |  95   0   1   0   0   4   0   0   0   0  25   0  20
J_Defoe        FW   1   5  13  21  22 |  95   0   0   1   0   6   3   0   0   0   0  30  93
Manucho        FW   1   9  12  22  30 |  95   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0  22
J_Toulalan     MF   1  13  23   4  39 |  95   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0
C_Alberto      MF   1   9  26   7  29 |  95   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  34   0
L_Zaluska      GK  25   1   1   1  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
H_Wei          DF   1  20  16  11  36 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_A_Nadal      DF   2  20   8   9  48 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Gashi        MF   1   7  20  14  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
F_Brandy       FW   1  10   9  19  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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