Match Report


BarcelonaBarcelona     Deportivo La CoruñaDeportivo La Coruña
Steve LowerySteve Lowery Computer Player Computer Player
Johan RadetJ. Radet77
G
captain1
G
52Alejandro ReyA. Rey
Elena IzquierdoE. Izquierdo74
D
2
D
71Ferry RedekerF. Redeker
Alfredo DiezA. Diez74
D
3
D
69Bruno MissoB. Misso
Gregorio LopezG. Lopez75
D
4
D
69Rafael GarridoR. Garrido
Iago CarecaI. Careca86
M
5
D
61Rodolfo VidalR. Vidal
Claudio DiezC. Diez81
M
6captain
M
77Francisco CamachoF. Camacho
Alejandro MenendezA. Menendez87
M
7
M
66Juan GutierrezJ. Gutierrez
Alejandro SotoA. Soto82
M
8
A
80Andre BentoA. Bento
Pedro SaenzP. Saenz84
A
9
A
79Francisco CrespoF. Crespo
Abel CastroA. Castro80
A
10
A
71Felipe GuerreroF. Guerrero
Jose IglesiasJ. Iglesias79
A
11
A
69Gavin ShawG. Shaw
 
Miel JansenM. Jansen66
D
12
M
61Guillermo HerreraG. Herrera
Fabio MaryF. Mary68
A
13
D
59Juan PerezJ. Perez
Fernando VegaF. Vega69
A
14
A
58Anthony JoachimA. Joachim

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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Camp Nou where Barcelona play host to Deportivo La Coruña. A crowd of 17,907 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Barcelona are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Deportivo La Coruña appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.
Today's match is refereed by Adolfo Redondo.


0.00
Barcelona kick off!
2.34
Jose Iglesias threads the ball through to Abel Castro. Abel Castro tries a spectacular long range effort. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
4.45
Alfredo Diez controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Abel Castro. Abel Castro threads a neat ball through to Iago Careca. Iago Careca lofts in a cross ball towards Jose Iglesias. Jose Iglesias rises majestically and gets a header on goal. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Barcelona!
8.23
Gregorio Lopez flicks a high pass forward. Alejandro Menendez collects the pass. Alejandro Menendez flicks a high pass forward. Pedro Saenz holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Pedro Saenz shoots from distance but Alejandro Rey is on top of it.
9.28
Iago Careca flicks a high ball forward to Abel Castro who takes it down. Abel Castro shoots from outside the area but it's a woeful effort!
12.22
Alejandro Menendez flicks a high pass forward. Abel Castro collects the pass. Abel Castro controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Alejandro Rey gets down and covers it.
15.43
Juan Gutierrez threads a neat ball through to Francisco Crespo. Francisco Crespo kicks a strong pass forward to Andre Bento but the referee indicates it's offside!
16.26
Juan Gutierrez flicks a high pass forward. Felipe Guerrero controls it well on his chest. Felipe Guerrero knocks in a cross ball towards Francisco Crespo. Francisco Crespo makes a convincing header. The keeper is more than a match for it. Excellent keeping!
33.41
Elena Izquierdo decides to run forward with the ball. Elena Izquierdo lofts in a cross ball towards Pedro Saenz. Pedro Saenz flicks the ball with his head. Pedro Saenz scores for Barcelona!!
36.16
Alejandro Soto sees a break and surges forward. Alejandro Soto shoots from outside the area but Alejandro Rey is on top of it.
38.47
Claudio Diez flicks a high pass forward. Abel Castro holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Abel Castro shoots from distance. Alejandro Rey gathers the ball up comfortably. Excellent keeping!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Barcelona appear unchanged since the first half. Deportivo La Coruña also appear unchanged since the first half. The Deportivo La Coruña players look more relaxed than they were earlier in the game.

45.00
The whistle blows and Deportivo La Coruña get the second half underway!
47.57
Francisco Camacho kicks a strong pass forward to Andre Bento. Andre Bento kicks a strong pass forward to Gavin Shaw. Gavin Shaw lofts in a cross ball towards Felipe Guerrero. Felipe Guerrero makes a convincing header. What a cracker!! Johan Radet had no chance!! Goal for Deportivo La Coruña!
54.46
Juan Gutierrez barges into Abel Castro. Juan Gutierrez is shown the yellow card! Abel Castro runs off the knock.
57.12
Gregorio Lopez sees a break and surges forward. Gregorio Lopez hits a low pass to Jose Iglesias. Jose Iglesias tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
60.16
Francisco Camacho controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Felipe Guerrero. Felipe Guerrero shoots from outside the area but it flies just wide!
63.25
Elena Izquierdo flicks the ball to his team mate, Claudio Diez. Claudio Diez makes a beautiful solo run. Claudio Diez shoots from 25 yards. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
67.11
Juan Gutierrez threads the ball through to Andre Bento. Andre Bento shoots from long range but it is tipped over by Johan Radet.
68.08
Francisco Camacho takes the corner kick, swinging the ball in towards the near post. Alejandro Menendez reaches the ball and heads it out of the danger area!
69.23
Plenty of goal mouth action is making this a great game to watch.
72.02
Alejandro Soto hacks Gavin Shaw from behind! The referee calls over Alejandro Soto and shows him a yellow card! Gavin Shaw stretches but gets up unharmed.
77.20
Barcelona have made 3 substitutions with Miel Jansen replacing Gregorio Lopez, Fabio Mary replacing Claudio Diez and Fernando Vega replacing Abel Castro .
79.37
Alfredo Diez flicks a high pass forward. Pedro Saenz collects the pass. Pedro Saenz flicks a high ball forward to Fernando Vega who takes it down. Fernando Vega knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Ferry Redeker.
81.28
Fabio Mary knocks the ball forward to Alejandro Soto. Alejandro Soto hits a low pass to Fernando Vega. Fernando Vega knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Alejandro Menendez is offside!
83.37
Without breaking stride, Pedro Saenz plays the ball forward to Fernando Vega. Fernando Vega controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Alejandro Rey gathers the ball up comfortably. Excellent keeping!
84.40
Alejandro Menendez plays the ball forward to Fernando Vega. Fernando Vega controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball dips but the keeper is on top of it. Fabulous save!
85.50
Andre Bento threads a neat ball through to Felipe Guerrero. Felipe Guerrero knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Johan Radet who gathers it comfortably.
89.28
Miel Jansen kicks a strong pass forward to Fabio Mary. Fabio Mary flicks the ball to his team mate, Jose Iglesias. Jose Iglesias shoots from outside the area. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
90.00
Fabio Mary hacks Juan Gutierrez from behind! The referee calls over Fabio Mary and warns him to calm down! Juan Gutierrez hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Barcelona

Deportivo La Coruña
Goals
4
1
Shots on Target
10
3
Shots off Target
3
1
Offsides
1
2
Fouls
2
1
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
57.7%
42.3%
Play Area
23.1%
42.3%
34.6%

Scorers
Jose Iglesias 4, 57
Pedro Saenz 33
Claudio Diez 63
Felipe Guerrero 48

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Jose Iglesias of Barcelona

Match Ratings
1.Johan Radet (GK)
6
2.Elena Izquierdo (DEF)
8
3.Alfredo Diez (DEF)
7
4.Gregorio Lopez (DEF)
7
5.Iago Careca (MID)
7
6.Claudio Diez (MID)goal scored
8
7.Alejandro Menendez (MID)
6
8.Alejandro Soto (MID)yellow card
6
9.Pedro Saenz (ATT)goal scored
8
10.Abel Castro (ATT)
6
11.Jose Iglesias (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
 
12.Miel Jansen (DEF)
6
13.Fabio Mary (ATT)
6
14.Fernando Vega (ATT)
6

1.Alejandro Rey (GK)
8
2.Ferry Redeker (DEF)
6
3.Bruno Misso (DEF)
6
4.Rafael Garrido (DEF)
6
5.Rodolfo Vidal (DEF)
6
6.Francisco Camacho (MID)
7
7.Juan Gutierrez (MID)yellow card
6
8.Andre Bento (ATT)
6
9.Francisco Crespo (ATT)
6
10.Felipe Guerrero (ATT)goal scored
7
11.Gavin Shaw (ATT)
6
 
12.Guillermo Herrera (MID)
0
13.Juan Perez (DEF)
0
14.Anthony Joachim (ATT)
0