Match Report


Celta VigoCelta Vigo     BarcelonaBarcelona
Computer Player Computer Player Andrew Lutton Andrew Lutton
Nicolas TorresN. Torres50
G
1
G
64Juan-Carlos LorenzoJ. Lorenzo
Arturo VelascoA. Velasco71
D
2
D
59Gregorio MoraG. Mora
Frederico HerreroF. Herrero63
D
3
D
67Felipe DiezF. Diez
Felipe SegarraF. Segarra61
D
captain4
D
66Eduardo MarinE. Marin
Tiago JardimT. Jardim60
D
5
M
73Aimo SalaA. Sala
Gianmatteo De SoleG. De Sole73
M
6
M
61Victor BruinsV. Bruins
Eugenio TorresE. Torres72
M
7
M
62Danny Van Der LaanD. Van Der Laan
Miguel Del SolM. Del Sol63
M
8captain
M
67Cataldo GiannicheddaC. Giannichedda
Francisco CaballeroF. Caballero59
M
9
A
67Attilio CanginiA. Cangini
Gilles MendezG. Mendez71
A
10
A
65Nicola TaglialatelaN. Taglialatela
Roberto PerezR. Perez57
A
11
A
73Alejandro VicenteA. Vicente
 
Jose BravoJ. Bravo59
D
12
M
64Daniel AlonsoD. Alonso
Sebastiano GalanteS. Galante54
A
13
A
76Paul DickovP. Dickov
Graeme InceG. Ince52
A
14
D
49Felipe AlvarezF. Alvarez

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Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at Balaidos where Celta Vigo play host to Barcelona. Its a sell-out today with the 10,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Celta Vigo are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Barcelona appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Francisco  Cruz.


0.00
Barcelona kick off and get the match underway!
2.04
Miguel Del Sol flicks a high pass forward. Roberto Perez controls it well on his chest. Roberto Perez knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Gregorio Mora.
3.06
Eugenio Torres flicks a high pass forward. Gilles Mendez collects the pass. Gilles Mendez shoots from distance but it flies well off target!
6.38
Without breaking stride, Victor Bruins plays the ball forward to Alejandro Vicente. Alejandro Vicente shoots from outside the area but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
8.52
Arturo Velasco flicks the ball to his team mate, Miguel Del Sol. Miguel Del Sol threads a neat ball through to Roberto Perez. Roberto Perez knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Juan-Carlos Lorenzo who gathers it comfortably.
9.00
Tiago Jardim flicks a high pass forward. Miguel Del Sol controls it well on his chest. Miguel Del Sol flicks a high pass forward. Roberto Perez controls it well on his chest. Roberto Perez knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
15.27
Gregorio Mora flicks the ball to his team mate, Aimo Sala. Seeing a gap ahead, Aimo Sala plays the ball forward to Attilio Cangini. Attilio Cangini lofts in a cross ball towards Nicola Taglialatela. Nicola Taglialatela finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
18.34
Danny Van Der Laan hacks Eugenio Torres from behind! Danny Van Der Laan is warned by the referee! Eugenio Torres stretches but gets up unharmed.
22.50
With a delightful solo run, Victor Bruins stretches the opposition's defence. Victor Bruins knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Nicolas Torres who gathers it comfortably.
26.20
Eugenio Torres flicks a high pass forward to Gilles Mendez who brings the ball under control. Gilles Mendez knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Felipe Diez.
28.08
Eugenio Torres threads a neat ball through to Gilles Mendez. Gilles Mendez knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Eduardo Marin.
30.58
With vision, Eduardo Marin plays the ball forward to Victor Bruins. With vision, Victor Bruins picks a pass forward to Nicola Taglialatela. Nicola Taglialatela controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is on top of it. Great keeping!
33.37
Without breaking stride, Francisco Caballero plays the ball forward to Gilles Mendez. Gilles Mendez shoots from long range but he balloons it over the crossbar!
38.32
With vision, Cataldo Giannichedda plays the ball forward to Nicola Taglialatela. Nicola Taglialatela deftly passes the ball to Alejandro Vicente, releasing him through on goal. Some silky footwork from Alejandro Vicente provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but is denied by Nicolas Torres. Excellent save.
40.11
Gregorio Mora flicks a high pass forward to Aimo Sala who brings the ball under control. Aimo Sala takes it forward alone. Aimo Sala whips in a cross ball towards Attilio Cangini. With a superhuman jump, Attilio Cangini connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. Magnificent block by Arturo Velasco!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Celta Vigo appear unchanged since the first half. Barcelona also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Celta Vigo kick off and get the second half underway!
47.15
Cataldo Giannichedda knocks the ball to his team mate, Alejandro Vicente. Alejandro Vicente shoots from 20 yards. What a cracker!! Nicolas Torres had no chance!! Goal for Barcelona!
51.26
Tiago Jardim darts forward. Tiago Jardim flicks a high pass forward. Roberto Perez holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Roberto Perez shoots from 20 yards but slams it into the crowd!
60.55
Barcelona have made 3 substitutions with Daniel Alonso replacing Danny Van Der Laan, Felipe Alvarez replacing Gregorio Mora and Paul Dickov replacing Nicola Taglialatela .
61.65
Francisco Caballero sees a break and surges forward. Francisco Caballero knocks in a cross ball towards Gilles Mendez. Gilles Mendez shows true skill creating a chance out of nothing and knocks the ball goalwards with his head but it's well over the bar!
67.13
Gianmatteo De Sole passes the ball forward to Gilles Mendez. Gilles Mendez knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
71.09
Gianmatteo De Sole flicks the ball to his team mate, Gilles Mendez. Gilles Mendez edges inside the box! Gilles Mendez makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!! That brings them back into the game!
75.20
Felipe Diez kicks a strong pass forward to Victor Bruins. Victor Bruins knocks the ball forward to Attilio Cangini. Attilio Cangini shoots from distance. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
77.34
Celta Vigo have made a substitution with Graeme Ince replacing Francisco Caballero .
78.35
Victor Bruins controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Attilio Cangini. Attilio Cangini passes the ball forward to Alejandro Vicente. Alejandro Vicente makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. It curls slightly but Nicolas Torres manages to gather it effortlessly.
79.07
Frederico Herrero makes a strong solo run forward. Frederico Herrero threads a neat ball through to Gilles Mendez. Gilles Mendez whips in a cross ball towards Roberto Perez. Roberto Perez connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
89.32
Cataldo Giannichedda passes the ball forward to Alejandro Vicente. Alejandro Vicente knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Celta Vigo

Barcelona
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
1
5
Shots off Target
5
3
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
47.6%
52.4%
Play Area
26.8%
47.6%
25.6%

Scorers
Gilles Mendez 71
Alejandro Vicente 47

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Gilles Mendez of Celta Vigo

Match Ratings