Match Report
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Match Report
Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at Camp Nou where Barcelona play Valencia in this league cup game. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
Barcelona are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Valencia appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Barcelona are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Valencia appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
0.00
0-0Valencia kick off!
4.18
0-0Thomas Johnsen flicks the ball to his team mate, Gunnar Normann. Gunnar Normann knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Ioannis Mikropoulos.
6.37
Sverrir Hermannsson controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jose Fortes Marcelino. Jose Fortes Marcelino makes a beautiful pass to the feet of León Escobar. León Escobar knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Johan Curtolo who gathers it comfortably.
8.38
0-0Khalid Bouchiba flicks the ball to his team mate, Nico Scholz. Nico Scholz shoots from distance but it curls horrendously wide!
9.25
1-0Sverrir Hermannsson knocks the ball to his team mate, Khalid Bouchiba. Khalid Bouchiba decides to run forward with the ball. Khalid Bouchiba lofts in a cross ball towards Youri Yashin. Youri Yashin directs the ball goalwards with his head. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
14.28
Claudio Pichichi surges forward with the ball. Claudio Pichichi shoots from long range but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
15.16
Claudio Pichichi knocks the ball to his team mate, León Escobar. León Escobar knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Stefan Fink.
16.30
1-0Thomas Johnsen flicks the ball to his team mate, Pedro Camacho. Pedro Camacho shoots from long range. Goran Boban easily smothers it.
21.38
Jose Fortes Marcelino makes a beautiful solo run. Jose Fortes Marcelino plays a perfect one-two with Youri Yashin and rushes in on goal... Jose Fortes Marcelino makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Saved!
22.49
1-0Luis Galadames barges into Jersson Paredes. The referee calls over Luis Galadames and warns him to calm down! Jersson Paredes hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
26.29
Sverrir Hermannsson controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jose Fortes Marcelino. Jose Fortes Marcelino makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Youri Yashin. Youri Yashin shoots from 25 yards but somehow Johan Curtolo manages to keep it out.
28.26
Khalid Bouchiba makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Nico Scholz. Nico Scholz sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Magnificent save by Johan Curtolo!
32.29
Jose Fortes Marcelino advances with the ball. Jose Fortes Marcelino shoots from 25 yards but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
33.44
Johan Bjarnason makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jersson Paredes. Jersson Paredes shoots from distance but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
34.03
Ioannis Mikropoulos flicks the ball to his team mate, Marcos Farinos. Marcos Farinos knocks the ball forward to Nico Scholz. Nico Scholz plays a perfect one-two with León Escobar and rushes in on goal... Nico Scholz takes a shot at goal. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
36.39
Thomas Johnsen makes a simple pass to Pedro Camacho. Pedro Camacho shoots from outside the area but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
39.04
1-0Khalid Bouchiba barges into Johan Bjarnason. The referee calls over Khalid Bouchiba and shows him a yellow card! Johan Bjarnason runs off the knock.
40.41
1-0Valencia are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
42.42
Sverrir Hermannsson takes it forward alone. Sverrir Hermannsson chips the ball to his team mate, León Escobar. León Escobar knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
44.25
Marcos Farinos flicks the ball to his team mate, Youri Yashin. Youri Yashin finds some space and shoots from distance. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
45.00
The whistle blows and Barcelona kick off!
48.48
Johan Bjarnason deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Pedro Camacho. Pedro Camacho sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
49.36
Jose Fortes Marcelino knocks the ball to his team mate, Nico Scholz. Nico Scholz sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it is miles over!
54.58
2-0Enrique Vidal clumsily knocks into Claudio Pichichi. The referee calls over Enrique Vidal and warns him to calm down! Claudio Pichichi carries on, but is struggling a bit.
57.23
Enrique Vidal barges into Claudio Pichichi. Enrique Vidal is given another warning by the referee! Claudio Pichichi hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
60.33
Enrique Vidal deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jersson Paredes. Jersson Paredes knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Goran Boban who gathers it comfortably.
65.09
The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
67.49
Ioannis Mikropoulos threads the ball through to Claudio Pichichi. Claudio Pichichi flicks the ball to his team mate, León Escobar. León Escobar whips in a cross ball towards Youri Yashin. Youri Yashin connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. Johan Curtolo easily picks it out of the air!
72.33
Marcos Farinos chips the ball to his team mate, León Escobar. León Escobar whips in a cross ball towards Nico Scholz. Nico Scholz is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. It's miles wide!
78.08
David Villarreal surges forward with the ball. David Villarreal flicks the ball to his team mate, Gunnar Normann. Gunnar Normann plays a perfect one-two with Jersson Paredes and rushes in on goal... Gunnar Normann takes a shot at goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Gunnar Normann!
84.37
David Villarreal makes a simple pass to Thomas Johnsen. Thomas Johnsen sees a break and surges forward. Thomas Johnsen plays a perfect one-two with Gunnar Normann and rushes in on goal... Thomas Johnsen cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time
Match Statistics
Match Statistics
Goals
Shots on Target
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Fouls
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Possession
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Scorers
| Youri Yashin 9, 44 | Gunnar Normann 78 |