Match Report


NumanciaNumancia     BarcelonaBarcelona
Computer Player Computer Player Steve Lowery Steve Lowery
Julian DelgadoJ. Delgado69
G
captain1captain
G
68Marcos AndresM. Andres
Colin McGroryC. McGrory68
D
2
D
83Duncan GemmillD. Gemmill
Ricardo FerrerR. Ferrer68
D
3
D
77Martin VelascoM. Velasco
Don HopkinD. Hopkin67
D
4
D
75Gregorio LopezG. Lopez
Arthur GilchristA. Gilchrist66
D
5
M
89Felipe FernandezF. Fernandez
Guillermo IbanezG. Ibanez78
M
6
M
88Elbekay BezzaiE. Bezzai
Egbert HuibertsE. Huiberts70
M
7
M
85Alejandro MenendezA. Menendez
Ignacio BobsonI. Bobson70
A
8
M
82Alejandro SotoA. Soto
Markus JaschkeM. Jaschke69
A
9
A
83Pedro SaenzP. Saenz
Alan OakesA. Oakes69
A
10
A
83Roland RigaR. Riga
Dagui PichotD. Pichot62
A
11
A
81Daan MeijerD. Meijer
 
Patricio SanchezP. Sanchez68
M
12
M
74Guillermo GuardiolaG. Guardiola
Cesar QuaresmaC. Quaresma66
M
13
M
85Iago CarecaI. Careca
Patrice CharvetP. Charvet66
M
14
A
78Jose IglesiasJ. Iglesias

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Match Report
The air is damp with a fine drizzle here at Nuevo Los Pajaritos where Numancia play host to Barcelona. A crowd of 18,020 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Numancia are playing in a 4-2-4 formation while Barcelona appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Sebastian Santos.


0.00
The whistle blows and Barcelona get the match underway!
4.12
Egbert Huiberts kicks a strong pass forward to Alan Oakes. Alan Oakes knocks in a cross ball towards Ignacio Bobson. Ignacio Bobson beats his man to it with a header but it flies well off target!
6.02
Roland Riga makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Pedro Saenz. Pedro Saenz controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball takes a deflection leaving Julian Delgado with no chance!! Goal for Barcelona!
12.38
Alejandro Soto makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Roland Riga. Roland Riga lofts in a cross ball towards Pedro Saenz. Pedro Saenz finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. Julian Delgado gathers the ball up comfortably. Great keeping!
18.20
Elbekay Bezzai plays the ball forward to Roland Riga. Roland Riga controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is a match for it. Superb keeping!
20.44
Egbert Huiberts makes a probing pass to Guillermo Ibanez. Guillermo Ibanez sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
24.37
Elbekay Bezzai runs straight at the opposition's defence. Elbekay Bezzai shoots from 25 yards but Julian Delgado reads it well. Fabulous stop!
26.48
Daan Meijer barges into Colin McGrory. The referee brings Daan Meijer to one side and gives him a warning! Colin McGrory gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
28.04
Elbekay Bezzai flicks a high pass forward to Felipe Fernandez who brings the ball neatly under control. Felipe Fernandez flicks a high pass forward. Daan Meijer collects the pass. Daan Meijer knocks in a cross ball towards Elbekay Bezzai. Elbekay Bezzai makes a deft header. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
32.37
Roland Riga slams into Don Hopkin with his studs up. The referee motions to Roland Riga to come over. It's a red card!! Don Hopkin stretches but gets up unharmed.
38.01
Barcelona are playing very deep making it very hard for their opposition to get back into the game.
44.36
Duncan Gemmill controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Alejandro Menendez. Alejandro Menendez laces a weighted ball forward to Pedro Saenz. Pedro Saenz sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it's a woeful effort!
45.00
Arthur Gilchrist makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Egbert Huiberts. Egbert Huiberts hits a low pass to Ignacio Bobson. Ignacio Bobson shoots from 25 yards. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Numancia appear unchanged since the first half. Barcelona also appear unchanged since the first half. The Numancia players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
Numancia kick off!
55.52
Daan Meijer deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Pedro Saenz. Pedro Saenz knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Colin McGrory.
59.25
Egbert Huiberts deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Guillermo Ibanez. Guillermo Ibanez whips in a cross ball towards Egbert Huiberts. Egbert Huiberts gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but is denied by Marcos Andres. Excellent save.
60.49
Egbert Huiberts surges forward with the ball. Egbert Huiberts whips in a cross ball towards Ignacio Bobson. Ignacio Bobson flicks the ball with his head. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Great keeping!
61.28
From the throw-in, Duncan Gemmill picks out Martin Velasco. Martin Velasco threads a neat ball through to Elbekay Bezzai. Elbekay Bezzai sees Pedro Saenz in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Pedro Saenz sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
65.25
Elbekay Bezzai kicks a strong pass forward to Daan Meijer. Daan Meijer knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Julian Delgado who gathers it comfortably.
66.34
Guillermo Ibanez makes a simple pass to Ignacio Bobson. Ignacio Bobson knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Duncan Gemmill.
69.58
Don Hopkin deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Egbert Huiberts. Egbert Huiberts deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Guillermo Ibanez. Guillermo Ibanez lofts in a cross ball towards Egbert Huiberts. Egbert Huiberts directs the ball goalwards with his head. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Numancia!
72.20
Ricardo Ferrer controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Egbert Huiberts. Egbert Huiberts flicks a high pass forward to Guillermo Ibanez who brings the ball under control. Guillermo Ibanez knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Gregorio Lopez.
77.04
Ricardo Ferrer catches Alejandro Soto in the face with his elbow. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a red card!! Alejandro Soto rubs his head but gets up unharmed.
83.52
Elbekay Bezzai chips the ball to his team mate, Pedro Saenz. Pedro Saenz shoots from 25 yards but it is shockingly off target!
85.51
Duncan Gemmill knocks the ball to his team mate, Pedro Saenz. Pedro Saenz passes the ball forward to Daan Meijer. Daan Meijer controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Fabulous save!
87.59
Don Hopkin comes in with a late challenge on Daan Meijer. Don Hopkin is shown the yellow card! Daan Meijer stretches but gets up unharmed.
89.26
Daan Meijer hacks Colin McGrory from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Colin McGrory hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Numancia

Barcelona
Goals
1
2
Shots on Target
3
6
Shots off Target
3
3
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
2
3
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
1
1

Possession
51.5%
48.5%
Play Area
35.3%
45.6%
19.1%

Scorers
Egbert Huiberts 70
Pedro Saenz 6
Elbekay Bezzai 28

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Egbert Huiberts of Numancia

Match Ratings
1.Julian Delgado (GK)
6
2.Colin McGrory (DEF)
6
3.Ricardo Ferrer (DEF)red card
3
4.Don Hopkin (DEF)yellow card
6
5.Arthur Gilchrist (DEF)
6
6.Guillermo Ibanez (MID)
6
7.Egbert Huiberts (MID)goal scored
8
8.Ignacio Bobson (ATT)
6
9.Markus Jaschke (ATT)
6
10.Alan Oakes (ATT)
6
11.Dagui Pichot (ATT)
6
 
12.Patricio Sanchez (MID)
0
13.Cesar Quaresma (MID)
0
14.Patrice Charvet (MID)
0

1.Marcos Andres (GK)
6
2.Duncan Gemmill (DEF)
6
3.Martin Velasco (DEF)
6
4.Gregorio Lopez (DEF)
6
5.Felipe Fernandez (MID)
6
6.Elbekay Bezzai (MID)goal scored
8
7.Alejandro Menendez (MID)
6
8.Alejandro Soto (MID)
6
9.Pedro Saenz (ATT)goal scored
7
10.Roland Riga (ATT)red card
4
11.Daan Meijer (ATT)yellow card
6
 
12.Guillermo Guardiola (MID)
0
13.Iago Careca (MID)
0
14.Jose Iglesias (ATT)
0