Euro Premiership, Barcelona vs. Bayer Leverkusen (Sun Sep 20)


                            Barcelona  |  Bayer Leverkusen
                              4-4-2 N  |  4-4-2 E
                        Joshua Brough  |  Jez Crick
                                       |
                         N_Rimando GK  |  GK S_Royce
                         B_Boswell DF  |  DF J_Crick
                           A_Polga DF  |  DF G_Castro
                         C_Alberto MF  |  DF P_Neville
                         G_Sorondo DF  |  DF D_Lewington13
                      J_Brough_x09 DF  |  MF J_Castillo
                       J_Obi_Mikel MF  |  MF M_Arteta
                           J_Defoe FW  |  MF A_El_Atlassi
                           Manucho FW  |  MF M_Fernandes
                        J_Toulalan MF  |  FW D_Forlan
                        R_Possebon MF  |  FW J_Homme
                                       |
                         L_Zaluska SUB |  SUB L_Harper
                             H_Wei SUB |  SUB P_Jagielka
                         M_A_Nadal SUB |  SUB L_Jacobsen
                           A_Gashi SUB |  SUB Juanlu
                          F_Brandy SUB |  SUB J_Klinsmann

Referee: C_Tango (Wales)


Min. 1  :(byl) J_Homme makes himself available 
          ...  B_Boswell stands his ground and wins the tackle 
Min. 3  :(byl) G_Castro runs into space 
          ...  G_Castro carves a shot towards goal ! 
          ...  It floats over N_Rimando 
          ...  Its heading goal ward! 
          ...  But floats just over 
          ...  That was a great effort 
Min. 5  :(bar) J_Toulalan takes advantage of a mistake by J_Crick 
          ...  He runs towards goal 
          ...  J_Toulalan with the attempt at goal! 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!!!! 
          ...  It's wide! 
          ...  That was a dismal effort! 
          ...  He should have buried that! 
Min. 5  :(byl) M_Fernandes heads the ball back to D_Forlan 
          ...  J_Brough_x09 cuts it out easily 
          ...  He clears the ball up field 
Min. 8  :(bar) J_Toulalan looks up 
          ...  He swings the ball right towards A_Polga 
          ...  J_Crick wins control of the ball with his hand!! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 10 :(byl) A_El_Atlassi runs at the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to P_Neville 
          ...  B_Boswell dives in two footed!! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 13 :(byl) A_El_Atlassi runs down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball in to D_Forlan 
          ...  An audacious effort from D_Forlan ! 
          ...  N_Rimando makes himself big and wins the ball 
Min. 15 :(byl) J_Castillo looks for options 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to P_Neville 
          ...  P_Neville with his head down lets it go ! 
          ...  But N_Rimando tips it behind 
          ...  C_Tango has given a goal kick 
          ...  He's not having the best of days ! 
Min. 17 :(byl) M_Fernandes controls it well 
          ...  He nutmegs J_Toulalan 
          ...  He puts in D_Forlan! 
          ...  D_Forlan with a blistering shot ! 
          ...  N_Rimando beats the ball away 
Min. 20 :(byl) D_Forlan plays a clever one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He runs towards goal now 
          ...  D_Forlan unleashes a pile driver ! 
          ...  It hits the bar and goes over 
          ...  Well, sometimes they go in, sometimes they don't 
Min. 27 :(bar) C_Alberto nutmegs D_Forlan 
          ...  J_Homme takes the players legs from beneath him!! 
          ...  That’s a poor tackle! 
          ...  He could be off here! 
          ...  The referee reaches to his pocket! 
          ...  He jots down his name! 
          ...  RED CARD!! 
          ...  I think he deserved that! 
Min. 28 :(byl) D_Forlan runs at the defender 
          ...  The ball rebounds off the defender back to him! 
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward! 
          ...  B_Boswell is forced to retreat 
          ...  He knocks it back! 
          ...  N_Rimando misses it! 
          ...  It creeps just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Castillo chips the ball into the area! 
          ...  J_Crick gets a shot in 
          ...  The shot slips through N_Rimando's hands 
          ...  But goes wide! 
          ...  He got away with that! 
          ...  Goal kick given! That looked like a corner to me 
Min. 30 :(byl) M_Arteta has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He takes it past J_Obi_Mikel 
          ...  He knocks it to D_Lewington13! 
          ...  D_Lewington13 has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  But N_Rimando punches it away 
          ...  That's gone out for a corner kick 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_El_Atlassi drives it into the box! 
          ...  G_Sorondo reads it well 
          ...  And he knocks it away 
Min. 32 :(byl) D_Lewington13 cuts the ball back to D_Forlan 
          ...  Launched towards the top corner by D_Forlan ! 
          ...  It hits the inside of the post 
          ...  It falls right into N_Rimando's arms 
          ...  Unlucky 
Min. 33 :(bar) C_Alberto punches J_Castillo off the ball 
          ...  The linesman is flagging 
          ...  He could be off here! 
          ...  C_Tango reaches to his pocket! 
          ...  He jots down his name! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  I think he deserved that! 
Min. 36 :(bar) J_Obi_Mikel finds C_Alberto with a perfectly weighted pass 
          ...  C_Alberto with the crafty shot! 
          ...  But S_Royce pulls out a save of the game 
Min. 36 :(byl) P_Neville slumps to the ground! 
          ...  He gets up again though 
          ...  He signals to the bench he is ok to continue 
Min. 37 :(bar) B_Boswell twists his ankle! 
          ...  He isn't going to continue! 
Min. 37 :(bar) H_Wei replaces B_Boswell to play as a DF 
Min. 39 :(bar) Manucho sprints past the defender 
          ...  Manucho uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot! 
          ...  But S_Royce hits it away 
          ...  He could have held onto that! 
Min. 39 :(byl) D_Forlan steps over the ball 
          ...  He nutmegs Manucho 
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery 
          ...  G_Sorondo wins the ball with ease 
          ...  C_Tango saw something no-one else did 
          ...  C_Tango warns him 
Min. 42 :(bar) J_Defoe lobs it over the defender 
          ...  J_Defoe chases it through, he must score ! 
          ...  S_Royce makes a good save 
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 45 :(bar) Barcelona switch to playing P 
Min. 45 :(bar) S_Royce miskicks! 
          ...  J_Defoe is takes control of the ball! 
          ...  J_Defoe with a graceful, looping effort ! 
          ...  But it clips the post and goes wide 
Min. 46 :(bar) C_Alberto knocks it forward 
          ...  G_Castro slips 
          ...  A_Polga gets to it! 
          ...  A vicious shot by A_Polga ! 
          ...  It flies wide! 
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!! 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Barcelona 0-0 Bayer Leverkusen

Min. 46 :(byl) M_Arteta slides the ball across to D_Forlan 
          ...  D_Forlan throws himself at the ball ! 
          ...  He manages to reach the ball 
          ...  But N_Rimando gets down well to tip the ball wide 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  G_Castro chips the ball in towards the far post! 
          ...  N_Rimando jumps well to claim it! 
Min. 48 :(byl) A_El_Atlassi reads the run of J_Crick 
          ...  J_Crick launches himself head first to connect with the low cross! 
          ...  N_Rimando manages to turn it behind 
Min. 49 :(bar) C_Alberto with a glorious 60-yard pass to A_Polga 
          ...  A_Polga rifles it at the goal ! 
          ...  S_Royce watches it sail wide! 
Min. 50 :(byl) Bayer Leverkusen will now play C 
Min. 51 :(byl) M_Fernandes nutmegs G_Sorondo 
          ...  M_Fernandes sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender ! 
          ...  It hits the outside of the post 
          ...  And spins wide 
Min. 51 :(bar) J_Obi_Mikel sprints down the flank 
          ...  He threads the ball in to J_Defoe 
          ...  P_Neville with the tackle 
          ...  That's got to be a yellow 
          ...  C_Tango reaches to his pocket! 
          ...  He jots down his name! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 54 :(byl) D_Forlan with the dribble 
          ...  The defender is easily beaten 
          ...  D_Forlan with the drive! 
          ...  But he miskicks and puts it well off target 
          ...  The Barcelona fans taunt him about that effort 
Min. 56 :(byl) J_Crick plays it back 
          ...  S_Royce slips!! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  He has put it into his own net!! 
          ...  Barcelona 1-0 Bayer Leverkusen ...
Min. 56 :(byl) J_Crick takes advantage of a bad back pass from H_Wei 
          ...  Manucho clears with a diving header 
Min. 57 :(bar) C_Alberto with a penetrating pass to R_Possebon 
          ...  R_Possebon sends it flying towards goal! 
          ...  S_Royce with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league 
Min. 58 :(bar) C_Alberto kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  J_Brough_x09 gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  J_Brough_x09 must beat S_Royce! 
          ...  S_Royce is beaten! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  And goes clear 
Min. 62 :(bar) C_Alberto plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  J_Defoe decides to keep possession instead! 
          ...  He runs towards the goal now! 
          ...  J_Defoe tries to chip the ball over S_Royce! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  He made that look harder than it was!! 
Min. 63 :(bar) H_Wei turns past the defender 
          ...  He has created space for himself now 
          ...  P_Neville slides in hard! 
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw! 
Min. 65 :(bar) Manucho sprints past J_Crick 
          ...  M_Arteta reads the situation well and wins the ball 
Min. 66 :(bar) C_Alberto with an in swinging cross to Manucho 
          ...  But J_Crick wins the tackle cleanly 
Min. 67 :(bar) Manucho flicks the ball through 
          ...  J_Obi_Mikel runs onto it! 
          ...  J_Obi_Mikel has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  But S_Royce punches it away 
          ...  He had to be brave to come for that one 
Min. 68 :(bar) The defender slips and falls over! 
          ...  H_Wei is through! 
          ...  H_Wei with a terrific drive ! 
          ...  It hits the side netting! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 69 :(bar) Manucho kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  J_Brough_x09 gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  J_Crick slices it 
          ...  S_Royce moves quickly!! 
          ...  He can't get there! 
          ...  It inches just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  R_Possebon chips the ball in towards the back post! 
          ...  S_Royce fists it away! 
Min. 69 :(byl) M_Fernandes spots P_Neville who is in acres of space 
          ...  P_Neville heads the ball towards goal ! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  His players jump on top of him 
          ...  That’s pulled Bayer Leverkusen level! 
          ...  Barcelona 1-1 Bayer Leverkusen ...
Min. 73 :(byl) M_Arteta beats G_Sorondo 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  G_Sorondo with the tackle 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  He gets a YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 74 :(bar) H_Wei sidesteps G_Castro 
          ...  He showed great skill there 
          ...  H_Wei has time and space! 
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal 
          ...  S_Royce with the save 
          ...  He holds onto it as well! 
Min. 75 :(bar) J_Toulalan backtracks with the ball 
          ...  He hits the ball up field 
          ...  Manucho latches onto the end of it 
          ...  Manucho with his head down lets it go ! 
          ...  Looks like it should be S_Royce's 
          ...  Oh he's let it go through his legs 
          ...  But drifts inches wide !! 
          ...  S_Royce looks embarrassed! 
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  C_Alberto drives it into the box! 
          ...  P_Neville heads it away 
Min. 76 :(byl) M_Arteta takes advantage of a bad back pass from Manucho 
          ...  M_Arteta with a powerful downward header! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But sails wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_El_Atlassi chips the ball in towards the far post! 
          ...  The ball comes to J_Castillo 
          ...  He gets the shot away 
          ...  N_Rimando saves it 
          ...  He got his body behind the ball there 
Min. 77 :(bar) Manucho with the mazy dribble 
          ...  He takes it past the defender 
          ...  G_Castro gets in the way and wins the ball 
Min. 79 :(bar) J_Defoe gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He slides the ball past G_Castro! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  G_Castro reacts to stop the move going any further 
Min. 80 :(bar) A_Polga takes advantage of a mistake by M_Fernandes 
          ...  A_Polga sights up the goal 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  S_Royce collects it comfortably 
          ...  The shot never troubled him 
Min. 81 :(byl) A_El_Atlassi picks out J_Castillo with the cross 
          ...  J_Castillo with only one thing on his mind! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  But N_Rimando makes a fine save 
Min. 81 :(bar) J_Obi_Mikel finds J_Brough_x09 in the box 
          ...  P_Neville with a terrible tackle 
Min. 82 :(bar) J_Obi_Mikel knocks the ball past G_Castro 
          ...  Good sliding challenge from D_Lewington13 
Min. 83 :(byl) D_Lewington13 has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He takes it past G_Sorondo 
          ...  He knocks it to M_Fernandes! 
          ...  A cracking drive from M_Fernandes ! 
          ...  But N_Rimando tips it over 
          ...  C_Tango has given a goal kick 
          ...  Unbelievable ! 
Min. 86 :(byl) M_Arteta beats his marker 
          ...  M_Arteta fires the shot in! 
          ...  N_Rimando narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety 
Min. 87 :(bar) Manucho runs with pace at the defence 
          ...  But M_Arteta wins the ball from behind 
          ...  The crowd appeal but C_Tango has none of it. 
Min. 87 :(byl) A_El_Atlassi picks up the pass 
          ...  But H_Wei clears the ball to safety 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 90 :(byl) J_Crick miskicks! 
          ...  He finds G_Castro though 
          ...  That was fortunate 
          ...  G_Castro looks to see where N_Rimando is! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  But N_Rimando tips it over 
          ...  C_Tango has given a goal kick 
          ...  Unbelievable ! 
Min. 92 :(byl) G_Castro plays in J_Castillo with a beautiful ball 
          ...  J_Castillo tries to catch the keeper out! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But goes wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  D_Forlan crosses it in! 
          ...  N_Rimando makes the catch! 

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Camp Nou
Attendance           : 62,550
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Barcelona Match Info
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Best player          : C_Alberto
Scorers              : J_Crick (56 og)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : C_Alberto (33), G_Sorondo (73)
Injured              : B_Boswell (37)
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Bayer Leverkusen Match Info
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Best player          : M_Fernandes (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : P_Neville (69)
Sent Off             : J_Homme (27)
Booked               : P_Neville (51)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                               Barcelona  |    Bayer Leverkusen
Attempts on Goal     :          15        |       20
Off target           :           8        |       8
On target            :           7        |       12
Possession           :          47        |       53
Corners              :           2        |       5
Red Cards            :           0        |       1
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       1
Subs Used            :           1        |       0
Fouls                :           9        |       10
Key Tackles          :           6        |       9
Key Passes           :          12        |       14
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Final Score          : Barcelona 1 - 1 Bayer Leverkusen
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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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N_Rimando      GK  26   1   1   1  15 |  95  13   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  74   0   0   0
B_Boswell      DF   1  22  11   9  17 |  37   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  39   0   0
A_Polga        DF   1  21  11   7  36 |  95   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  12
C_Alberto      MF   1   9  26   7  29 |  95   0   0   6   0   1   0   1   0   0  -4  98   4
G_Sorondo      DF   1  22  10   9  40 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   9  -4  -4
J_Brough_x09   DF   1  14   9   6  21 |  95   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  21   0   2
J_Obi_Mikel    MF   1  19  22  12  35 |  95   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  42   8
J_Defoe        FW   1   5  13  21  22 |  95   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  12
Manucho        FW   1   9  12  22  30 |  95   0   1   2   0   2   0   0   0   0  26  62  10
J_Toulalan     MF   1  13  22   4  39 |  95   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  42   2
R_Possebon     MF   1  10  23  10  23 |  95   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   8
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 |  58   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  15   0  10
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

Player Statistics - Bayer Leverkusen
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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S_Royce        GK  29   2   2   2  35 |  95   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0   0   0
J_Crick        DF   1  22  12   4  34 |  95   0   3   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  29  21  10
G_Castro       DF   1  22  11   8  33 |  95   0   2   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  26  32  10
P_Neville      DF   1  21   9  11  50 |  95   0   2   0   0   2   1   1   0   0  24  -4  41
D_Lewington13  DF   1  15   8   8  26 |  95   0   1   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  70   8
J_Castillo     MF   1   9  23  10  28 |  95   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  20  18
M_Arteta       MF   1   9  22   8  38 |  95   0   2   2   0   2   0   0   0   0  52  42  10
A_El_Atlassi   MF   1   5  22   3  32 |  95   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  84   0
M_Fernandes    MF   1   9  23  10  27 |  95   0   0   3   1   2   0   0   0   0   0  87  10
D_Forlan       FW   1   8  12  23  35 |  95   0   0   0   0   6   0   0   0   0   0   0  30
J_Homme        FW   1  10  10  21  28 |  27   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0 -10 -10 -10
L_Harper       GK  16   1   1   1  10 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Jagielka     DF   1  21   7   6  43 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Jacobsen     DF   1  18  10   7  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Juanlu         MF   1   9  19   9  35 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Klinsmann    FW   1   6   7  16  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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