Match Report


BarcelonaBarcelona     RCD EspanyolRCD Espanyol
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Juan-Carlos LorenzoJ. Lorenzo64
G
1
G
69Oliver OverathO. Overath
Eduardo MarinE. Marin66
D
2
D
71Pascal RöhligP. Röhlig
Gregorio MoraG. Mora59
D
3captain
D
70Pablo IglesiasP. Iglesias
Felipe AlvarezF. Alvarez49
D
4
D
69Roberto MarquesR. Marques
Andres IzquierdoA. Izquierdo75
M
5
D
64Ignacio HelderI. Helder
Aimo SalaA. Sala73
M
6
M
75Maurizio Di BiagioM. Di Biagio
Daniel AlonsoD. Alonso64
M
7
M
72Bruno MendesB. Mendes
Danny Van Der LaanD. Van Der Laan62
M
captain8
M
69Kevin ZiegeK. Ziege
Paul DickovP. Dickov76
A
9
M
60Claudio NietoC. Nieto
Brenny HansmaB. Hansma75
A
10
A
65Marcos PastorM. Pastor
Alejandro VicenteA. Vicente73
A
11
A
62Jose Fortes HelgueraJ. Helguera
 
Attilio CanginiA. Cangini67
A
12
D
61Carlos GonzalezC. Gonzalez
Victor BruinsV. Bruins61
M
13
M
58Pedro IbanezP. Ibanez
Ricardo DuranR. Duran56
A
14
G
58Alberto BlancoA. Blanco

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Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at Camp Nou where Barcelona play host to RCD Espanyol in this derby match. Its a sell-out today with the 10,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in good condition.
Barcelona are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while RCD Espanyol appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Francisco  Cruz.


0.00
Barcelona kick off and get the first half underway!
3.20
Eduardo Marin passes the ball forward to Daniel Alonso. Daniel Alonso makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Alejandro Vicente. Alejandro Vicente advances inside the box! Some silky footwork from Alejandro Vicente provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. Excellent save!
4.11
Danny Van Der Laan controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Brenny Hansma. Brenny Hansma edges inside the box! Some awkward footwork from Brenny Hansma provides some space. He rifles a shot at goal. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
14.02
Bruno Mendes threads the ball through to Marcos Pastor. Marcos Pastor plays a one-two with Jose Fortes Helguera and advances towards the goal... Marcos Pastor side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but it flies well off target!
18.41
Andres Izquierdo deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Paul Dickov. Paul Dickov plays a perfect one-two with Brenny Hansma and rushes in on goal... Some superb footwork from Paul Dickov provides some space. He rifles a shot at goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
22.21
Seeing a gap ahead, Andres Izquierdo plays the ball forward to Paul Dickov. Paul Dickov lofts in a cross ball towards Brenny Hansma. Brenny Hansma whips the ball goalwards with his head. Roberto Marques steps in front, blocking the shot. He clears the ball quickly up field.
24.58
Bruno Mendes sees a break and surges forward. Bruno Mendes edges inside the box! Bruno Mendes shoots from just inside the box but it misses the target by a large margin!
27.33
Bruno Mendes hits a low pass to Marcos Pastor. Marcos Pastor knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
34.52
Eduardo Marin threads a neat ball through to Andres Izquierdo. Andres Izquierdo deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Brenny Hansma. Brenny Hansma shoots from outside the area. Oliver Overath gets down and covers it.
38.46
Eduardo Marin kicks a strong pass forward to Daniel Alonso. Daniel Alonso makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Paul Dickov. Paul Dickov shoots from 20 yards. It's miles wide!
44.11
Roberto Marques hacks Brenny Hansma from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Brenny Hansma runs off the knock.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Barcelona appear unchanged since the first half. RCD Espanyol also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
RCD Espanyol kick off and get the second half underway!
54.51
Danny Van Der Laan hits a low pass to Brenny Hansma. Brenny Hansma plays a one-two with Alejandro Vicente and rushes in on goal... Brenny Hansma makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it's a lousy effort!
55.38
Danny Van Der Laan kicks a strong pass forward to Brenny Hansma. Brenny Hansma plays a sublime one-two with Paul Dickov and races in on goal... Some good footwork from Brenny Hansma provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
59.03
Bruno Mendes deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Marcos Pastor. Marcos Pastor controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
61.53
Andres Izquierdo flicks a high ball forward to Paul Dickov who takes it down. Paul Dickov knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
63.39
Bruno Mendes makes a probing pass to Jose Fortes Helguera. Jose Fortes Helguera skips past Felipe Alvarez! Some world-class footwork from Jose Fortes Helguera provides some space. He shoots at goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
65.47
Kevin Ziege makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Marcos Pastor. Marcos Pastor shoots from long range but it slams into the crowd!
69.27
Danny Van Der Laan threads a neat 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. What a cracker!! Oliver Overath had no chance!! Goal for Barcelona!
72.56
Kevin Ziege knocks the ball forward to Marcos Pastor. Marcos Pastor advances inside the box! Marcos Pastor comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 12 yards out. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Nice save!
75.23
Aimo Sala knocks the ball to his team mate, Alejandro Vicente. Alejandro Vicente whips in a cross ball towards Brenny Hansma. Brenny Hansma directs the ball goalwards with his head. Oliver Overath manages to gather it.
77.51
Barcelona have made a substitution with Attilio Cangini replacing Paul Dickov .RCD Espanyol have made 2 substitutions with Carlos Gonzalez replacing Pablo Iglesias and Pedro Ibanez replacing Bruno Mendes .
79.51
Eduardo Marin makes a strong solo run forward. Eduardo Marin flicks a high pass forward. Brenny Hansma holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Brenny Hansma knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
81.30
Pedro Ibanez catches Daniel Alonso on the ankles. The referee calls over Pedro Ibanez and shows him a yellow card! Daniel Alonso runs off the knock.
83.50
Andres Izquierdo flicks the ball to his team mate, Attilio Cangini. Attilio Cangini cuts inside the box! Attilio Cangini shoots from just inside the box. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. Quality keeping!
84.23
Pedro Ibanez flicks a high pass forward. Jose Fortes Helguera holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Jose Fortes Helguera plays a scrappy one-two with Marcos Pastor and advances towards the goal... Jose Fortes Helguera cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
89.48
Danny Van Der Laan surges forward with the ball. Danny Van Der Laan threads the ball through to Brenny Hansma but he's offside!
90.00
Ignacio Helder breaks forward. Ignacio Helder kicks a strong pass forward to Jose Fortes Helguera. Jose Fortes Helguera lofts in a cross ball towards Marcos Pastor. Marcos Pastor flicks the ball with his head. The ball flies towards the top corner but Felipe Alvarez is on the line. He jumps and heads the ball over the bar!
90.00
Kevin Ziege takes the corner, swinging a high ball in towards the far post. Jose Fortes Helguera comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 9 yards out but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Barcelona

RCD Espanyol
Goals
3
0
Shots on Target
8
2
Shots off Target
3
7
Offsides
2
1
Fouls
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
67.1%
32.9%
Play Area
26.3%
46.1%
27.6%

Scorers
Paul Dickov 18
Brenny Hansma 55, 69

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Brenny Hansma of Barcelona

Match Ratings