Match Report


BarcelonaBarcelona     Real Betis BalompiéReal Betis Balompié
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Juan-Carlos LorenzoJ. Lorenzo64
G
1
G
67Wladimiro ScienzaW. Scienza
Gianfranco DoardoG. Doardo69
D
2
D
68Giordano LonghiG. Longhi
Gregorio MoraG. Mora57
D
3
D
66Nicola Carlo MercierN. Mercier
Felipe AlvarezF. Alvarez49
D
4captain
D
60Gary LawG. Law
Andres IzquierdoA. Izquierdo75
M
5
D
60Norman CarragherN. Carragher
Aimo SalaA. Sala73
M
6
M
72Rafael BarbosaR. Barbosa
Daniel AlonsoD. Alonso64
M
7
M
71Roger Van Der WoerdtR. Van Der Woerdt
Danny Van Der LaanD. Van Der Laan61
M
captain8
M
69Jose Fortes AriasJ. Arias
Paul DickovP. Dickov75
A
9
M
62Jose PirriJ. Pirri
Brenny HansmaB. Hansma74
A
10
A
76Juan-Carlos VelascoJ. Velasco
Alejandro VicenteA. Vicente72
A
11
A
63Martin LupatelliM. Lupatelli
 
Attilio CanginiA. Cangini67
A
12
D
56Fernando IzquierdoF. Izquierdo
Victor BruinsV. Bruins61
M
13
A
54Mike HouttuinM. Houttuin
Ricardo DuranR. Duran56
A
14
D
50Kwame Van Der SarK. Van Der Sar

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Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at Camp Nou where Barcelona play host to Real Betis Balompié. A crowd of 8,680 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Barcelona are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Real Betis Balompié appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Mart’n  Mora.


0.00
The first half starts with Real Betis Balompié kicking off!
2.42
Jose Fortes Arias makes a beautiful solo run. Jose Fortes Arias deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Martin Lupatelli but the linesman indicates offside!
4.24
Danny Van Der Laan controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Paul Dickov. Paul Dickov knocks in a cross ball towards Brenny Hansma. With a superhuman jump, Brenny Hansma connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. Magnificent save by Wladimiro Scienza!
9.33
Rafael Barbosa decides to run forward with the ball. Rafael Barbosa puts a great ball through. Juan-Carlos Velasco runs beyond the defensive line but is deemed offside!
10.19
Juan-Carlos Velasco barges into Gregorio Mora. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Gregorio Mora hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
12.04
Alejandro Vicente barges into Norman Carragher. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Norman Carragher hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
14.01
Nicola Carlo Mercier barges into Brenny Hansma. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Brenny Hansma runs off the knock.
16.54
Jose Fortes Arias makes a simple pass to Martin Lupatelli. Martin Lupatelli finds some space and shoots from distance but is denied by Juan-Carlos Lorenzo. Excellent save.
22.47
Gianfranco Doardo threads a neat ball through to Daniel Alonso. Daniel Alonso flicks a high pass forward. Alejandro Vicente holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Alejandro Vicente makes a pass forward but Paul Dickov makes his run far too early. Offside by a mile!
27.56
Felipe Alvarez launches a long ball forward into the other half. Paul Dickov cuts inside the box! Paul Dickov makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Quality keeping!
30.15
Felipe Alvarez chips the ball to his team mate, Andres Izquierdo. Andres Izquierdo flicks a high pass forward. Alejandro Vicente collects the pass. Alejandro Vicente knocks the ball forward to Brenny Hansma but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
32.57
Daniel Alonso threads the ball through to Alejandro Vicente. Alejandro Vicente knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Gary Law.
33.48
Daniel Alonso sees a break and surges forward. Daniel Alonso sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but somehow Wladimiro Scienza manages to keep it out.
36.43
Gianfranco Doardo knocks the ball to his team mate, Danny Van Der Laan. Danny Van Der Laan flicks a high pass forward. Brenny Hansma holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Brenny Hansma shoots from outside the area. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is on top of it. Quality keeping!
38.14
Norman Carragher deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Roger Van Der Woerdt. Roger Van Der Woerdt flicks a high ball forward to Martin Lupatelli who takes it down. Martin Lupatelli edges inside the box! Martin Lupatelli side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
42.44
Daniel Alonso runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Daniel Alonso plays a quick one-two with Alejandro Vicente and rushes in on goal... Daniel Alonso tries a spectacular strike but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
45.00
Andres Izquierdo threads a neat ball through to Alejandro Vicente. Alejandro Vicente knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Nicola Carlo Mercier.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. Barcelona appear unchanged since the first half. Real Betis Balompié also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Barcelona start the second half!
54.30
Gregorio Mora deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Daniel Alonso. Daniel Alonso decides to run forward with the ball. Daniel Alonso tries a spectacular long range effort but it curls horrendously wide!
59.50
Gianfranco Doardo kicks a strong pass forward to Danny Van Der Laan. With great vision, Danny Van Der Laan plays the ball forward to Alejandro Vicente. Alejandro Vicente knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
61.46
Gary Law flicks a high pass forward to Rafael Barbosa who brings the ball under control. Rafael Barbosa threads a neat ball through to Martin Lupatelli. Martin Lupatelli knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Gianfranco Doardo.
65.22
Rafael Barbosa makes a beautiful solo run. Rafael Barbosa shoots from distance but it curls horrendously wide!
66.03
Danny Van Der Laan passes the ball forward to Paul Dickov. Paul Dickov rushes past Nicola Carlo Mercier! Paul Dickov shows great control and tries a shot on goal. Good keeping from Wladimiro Scienza as he gets his fingers to the ball and pushes it wide.
67.47
It's a corner kick. Danny Van Der Laan loops the ball out towards the edge of the box. Jose Pirri reaches the ball and heads it out of the danger area!
69.54
From the throw-in, Rafael Barbosa picks out Jose Pirri. Jose Pirri flicks a high pass forward. Martin Lupatelli collects the pass. Martin Lupatelli skips past Gregorio Mora! Some good footwork from Martin Lupatelli provides some space. He shoots at goal. It's there!! Juan-Carlos Lorenzo has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
73.28
Daniel Alonso threads the ball through to Alejandro Vicente. Alejandro Vicente whips in a cross ball towards Brenny Hansma. Brenny Hansma jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. Brenny Hansma scores for Barcelona!!
79.11
Barcelona are keeping most of the possession.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Barcelona

Real Betis Balompié
Goals
1
2
Shots on Target
6
3
Shots off Target
2
1
Offsides
2
2
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
1
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
62.5%
37.5%
Play Area
23.6%
47.2%
29.2%

Scorers
Brenny Hansma 73
Martin Lupatelli 38, 70

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Martin Lupatelli of Real Betis Balompié

Match Ratings