Match Report


BarcelonaBarcelona     SalamancaSalamanca
Andrew LuttonAndrew Lutton Computer Player Computer Player
Juan-Carlos LorenzoJ. Lorenzo64
G
1
G
57Daniel HelgueraD. Helguera
Noboru YamaguchiN. Yamaguchi69
D
2
D
61Arthur GascoigneA. Gascoigne
Felipe DiezF. Diez67
D
3
D
59Luis OrtegaL. Ortega
Eduardo MarinE. Marin66
D
4
D
57Elena SanzE. Sanz
Daniel AlonsoD. Alonso64
M
5
D
51Carlos MendezC. Mendez
Victor BruinsV. Bruins61
M
6captain
M
69Hugo MorenoH. Moreno
Danny Van Der LaanD. Van Der Laan62
M
7
M
66Victor CalvoV. Calvo
Cataldo GiannicheddaC. Giannichedda67
M
captain8
M
64David AnolfoD. Anolfo
Attilio CanginiA. Cangini67
A
9
M
64Arturo BlancoA. Blanco
Paul DickovP. Dickov76
A
10
A
57Alejandro OrtegaA. Ortega
Alejandro VicenteA. Vicente73
A
11
A
55Mario DirkM. Dirk
 
Aimo SalaA. Sala73
M
12
M
63Romero P. RodriquezR. Rodriquez
Nicola TaglialatelaN. Taglialatela65
A
13
M
61Alberto VelosoA. Veloso
Felipe AlvarezF. Alvarez49
D
14
M
56Jose Fortes MarquitosJ. Marquitos

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Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at Camp Nou where Barcelona play host to Salamanca. A crowd of 9,471 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in great condition.
Barcelona are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Salamanca appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Thomas Doherty.


0.00
Barcelona kick off the first half!
2.13
Victor Bruins flicks a high pass forward to Alejandro Vicente who brings the ball under control. Alejandro Vicente lofts in a cross ball towards Paul Dickov. Paul Dickov is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. It's there!! Daniel Helguera has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
8.01
Victor Calvo threads a neat ball through to Alejandro Ortega. Alejandro Ortega tries a spectacular long range effort but is denied by Juan-Carlos Lorenzo. Excellent save.
16.33
Danny Van Der Laan darts forward. Danny Van Der Laan shoots from long range but it's well over the bar!
18.36
Victor Bruins flicks a high pass forward to Attilio Cangini who brings the ball under control. Attilio Cangini sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
24.18
Eduardo Marin threads a neat ball through to Victor Bruins. Victor Bruins deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Attilio Cangini. Attilio Cangini shoots from 20 yards. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
26.42
Daniel Alonso darts forward. Daniel Alonso finds some space and shoots from distance but it rises well off target!
27.20
Victor Calvo threads a neat ball through to Alejandro Ortega. Alejandro Ortega knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Juan-Carlos Lorenzo who gathers it comfortably.
28.02
Elena Sanz barges into Victor Bruins. Elena Sanz is warned by the referee! Victor Bruins stretches but gets up unharmed.
30.24
Danny Van Der Laan flicks a high pass forward to Paul Dickov who brings the ball under control. Paul Dickov controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
34.24
Eduardo Marin flicks a high ball forward to Daniel Alonso who takes it down. Daniel Alonso makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Alejandro Vicente. Alejandro Vicente threads the ball through to Attilio Cangini but he's offside!
36.18
Danny Van Der Laan threads a neat ball through to Attilio Cangini. Attilio Cangini tries a spectacular long range effort but it is shockingly off target!
38.10
Victor Bruins flicks a high ball forward to Paul Dickov who takes it down. Paul Dickov passes the ball forward but Attilio Cangini is offside!
40.42
Victor Calvo takes it forward alone. Victor Calvo tries a spectacular long range effort but it whistles just wide of the post!
44.36
Hugo Moreno flicks a high pass forward. Mario Dirk controls it well on his chest. Mario Dirk sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it flies well off target!
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. Salamanca also appear unchanged since the first half. The Salamanca players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
Salamanca kick off and get the second half underway!
47.40
Mario Dirk barges into Noboru Yamaguchi. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Noboru Yamaguchi runs off the knock.
48.50
Felipe Diez flicks a high pass forward to Danny Van Der Laan who brings the ball under control. With vision, Danny Van Der Laan plays the ball forward to Attilio Cangini. Attilio Cangini shoots from 25 yards. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
51.43
Noboru Yamaguchi makes a probing pass to Daniel Alonso. Daniel Alonso threads a neat ball through to Attilio Cangini. Attilio Cangini shoots from 20 yards but somehow Daniel Helguera manages to keep it out.
55.46
Arturo Blanco flicks a high pass forward. Mario Dirk holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Mario Dirk shoots from 25 yards. Solid save from Juan-Carlos Lorenzo.
60.08
Salamanca have made 2 substitutions with Alberto Veloso replacing David Anolfo and Jose Fortes Marquitos replacing Mario Dirk and appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-4-2 formation.
63.37
Alberto Veloso barges into Daniel Alonso. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Daniel Alonso hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
65.51
Felipe Diez deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Victor Bruins. Victor Bruins flicks the ball to his team mate, Paul Dickov. Paul Dickov shoots from 20 yards but he balloons it over the crossbar!
66.09
Cataldo Giannichedda deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Paul Dickov. Paul Dickov runs straight at the defence! Elena Sanz comes in with a late challenge on Paul Dickov. Paul Dickov appeals for a penalty! The referee hasn't seen anything wrong!!
69.13
Danny Van Der Laan makes a probing pass to Alejandro Vicente. Alejandro Vicente knocks the ball forward, putting Paul Dickov through on goal. Paul Dickov comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out but he balloons it over the crossbar!
81.43
Luis Ortega catches Attilio Cangini on the ankles. Luis Ortega is given a warning by the referee! Attilio Cangini hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
84.32
Alejandro Ortega catches Eduardo Marin on the ankles. Alejandro Ortega is shown the yellow card! Eduardo Marin hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
85.08
Eduardo Marin flicks a high ball forward to Victor Bruins who takes it down. Victor Bruins advances with the ball. Victor Bruins shoots from 25 yards his aim is horrendously poor!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

Barcelona

Salamanca
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
2
2
Shots off Target
10
2
Offsides
2
0
Fouls
0
5
Yellow Cards
0
3
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
73.4%
26.6%
Play Area
27.8%
45.6%
26.6%

Scorers
Paul Dickov 2

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Paul Dickov of Barcelona

Match Ratings