Match Report
| Barcelona | Barcelona |  |  | Racing Santander | Racing Santander | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | manager | Computer Player | Computer Player | |||||||||||||||||
| Martin Vega | M. Vega |  | 67 | G |  | 1 | | G | 56 | | Adolfo Galadames | A. Galadames | |||||||||
| Ricardo Lopes | R. Lopes |  | 68 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 62 |  | Giovanni Bertarelli | G. Bertarelli | |||||||||
| Ernesto Montero | E. Montero | | 66 | D | | 3 | | D | 61 |  | Gerhard Birkwald | G. Birkwald | |||||||||
| Enrique Redondo | E. Redondo | | 66 | D | | 4 | | D | 58 | | Edmundo Caballero | E. Caballero | |||||||||
| Pier G. Soligo | P. Soligo | | 65 | D |  | | 5 | | | M | 65 | | Eduardo Gil | E. Gil | |||||||
| Felipe Rubio | F. Rubio | | 71 | M | | 6 | | M | 65 |  | Kevin Scales | K. Scales | |||||||||
| Pablo Nieto | P. Nieto | | 69 | M | | 7 | | M | 62 | | Nicolas Hernandez | N. Hernandez | |||||||||
| Elena Vidal | E. Vidal | | 69 | A | | 8 | | M | 58 | | Carlos Cabrera | C. Cabrera | |||||||||
| Nicolas Diaz | N. Diaz | | 68 | A | | 9 | | A | 72 | | Danny Taylor | D. Taylor | |||||||||
| Jose Garrido | J. Garrido | | 68 | A | | 10 | | A | 67 | | Victor Farinos | V. Farinos | |||||||||
| Colin Cleland | C. Cleland |  | 66 | A | | 11 | | A | 54 |  | Theo Luijpers | T. Luijpers | |||||||||
| Alex McCoist | A. McCoist | | 67 | M | | 12 | | D | 51 | | Roberto Campos | R. Campos | |||||||||
| Daniel Suarez | D. Suarez | | 64 | D | | 13 | | D | 50 | | Jose Roman | J. Roman | |||||||||
| Eduardo Farinos | E. Farinos | | 63 | D | | 14 | | D | 49 | | Jose Javier Soto | J. Soto | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
The air is damp with a fine drizzle here at Camp Nou where Barcelona play Racing Santander in this league cup game. A crowd of 20,575 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Barcelona are playing in a 4-2-3-1 formation while Racing Santander appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Jose Serrano.
The pitch is in good condition.
Barcelona are playing in a 4-2-3-1 formation while Racing Santander appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Jose Serrano.
0.00
0-0The first half starts with Barcelona kicking off!
2.48
1-0Felipe Rubio knocks the ball forward to Elena Vidal. Elena Vidal runs straight at the defence! Elena Vidal muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
9.42
1-0Gerhard Birkwald threads a neat ball through to Eduardo Gil. Eduardo Gil chips the ball to his team mate, Danny Taylor. Danny Taylor deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Theo Luijpers but the linesman indicates offside!
15.08
1-0Eduardo Gil chips the ball to his team mate, Victor Farinos. Victor Farinos lofts in a cross ball towards Danny Taylor. With a superhuman jump, Danny Taylor connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. The keeper is more than a match for it. Superb keeping!
16.18
With some swift thinking, Giovanni Bertarelli plays the ball forward to Carlos Cabrera. Carlos Cabrera deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Danny Taylor. With some swift thinking, Danny Taylor plays the ball forward to Victor Farinos who has made a great run into the box. Victor Farinos strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
20.52
Ricardo Lopes makes a simple pass to Pablo Nieto. Pablo Nieto chips the ball to his team mate, Colin Cleland. Colin Cleland finds some space and shoots from distance. Adolfo Galadames gathers the ball up comfortably. Fabulous save!
22.08
Felipe Rubio threads the ball through to Colin Cleland. Colin Cleland controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but somehow Adolfo Galadames manages to keep it out.
26.00
Carlos Cabrera threads a neat ball through to Victor Farinos. Victor Farinos whips in a cross ball towards Theo Luijpers. Theo Luijpers makes a deft header but somehow Martin Vega manages to keep it out.
30.03
1-1Carlos Cabrera flicks a high pass forward. Danny Taylor holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Danny Taylor shoots from outside the area but it slams into the crowd!
34.25
1-1Ricardo Lopes knocks the ball to his team mate, Pablo Nieto. With vision, Pablo Nieto picks a pass forward to Nicolas Diaz. Nicolas Diaz knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Edmundo Caballero.
38.06
1-1Giovanni Bertarelli hacks Nicolas Diaz from behind! The referee calls over Giovanni Bertarelli and shows him a yellow card! Nicolas Diaz hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
Both teams emerge for the second half. Barcelona appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-2-3-1 formation. Racing Santander appear unchanged since the first half. The Barcelona players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.
45.00
Racing Santander start the second half!
49.03
1-1Carlos Cabrera knocks the ball forward to Victor Farinos. Victor Farinos lofts in a cross ball towards Danny Taylor. Danny Taylor makes a looping header on goal. Ernesto Montero clears it off the line with his head!
51.25
Pablo Nieto sees space and advances. Pablo Nieto shoots from 20 yards. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. He makes it look easy!
53.02
Ricardo Lopes flicks a high pass forward. Pablo Nieto collects the pass. Pablo Nieto knocks the ball forward to Colin Cleland. Colin Cleland shoots from 20 yards but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
54.38
Elena Vidal comes in with a late challenge on Gerhard Birkwald. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Gerhard Birkwald runs off the knock.
55.24
1-1Nicolas Hernandez comes in with a late challenge on Pablo Nieto. Nicolas Hernandez is given a warning by the referee! Pablo Nieto stretches but gets up unharmed.
60.22
Pablo Nieto threads a neat ball through to Colin Cleland. Colin Cleland edges inside the box! Colin Cleland cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball dips but Edmundo Caballero blocks the shot and clears the ball up field!
63.51
Pablo Nieto makes a probing pass to Jose Garrido. Jose Garrido knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Gerhard Birkwald.
65.37
Pablo Nieto makes a beautiful solo run. Pablo Nieto plays a perfect one-two with Elena Vidal and rushes in on goal... Pablo Nieto tries a spectacular strike. Magnificent block by Edmundo Caballero!
67.26
Pablo Nieto passes the ball forward to Colin Cleland. Colin Cleland tries a spectacular long range effort but it's a lousy effort!
69.14
Felipe Rubio deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Colin Cleland. Colin Cleland lofts in a cross ball towards Elena Vidal. Elena Vidal heads the ball goalwards. It's miles wide!
71.12
Kevin Scales threads a neat ball through to Theo Luijpers. Theo Luijpers shoots from 25 yards but it misses the target by a large margin!
73.42
Eduardo Gil flicks a high pass forward to Danny Taylor who brings the ball under control. Danny Taylor knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
77.41
Pablo Nieto makes a probing pass to Elena Vidal. Elena Vidal finds some space and shoots from distance but it flies well off target!
78.35
Nicolas Hernandez brings the ball forward. Nicolas Hernandez controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it rises well off target!
79.48
Jose Garrido catches Giovanni Bertarelli on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Giovanni Bertarelli hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
84.40
Nicolas Hernandez kicks a strong pass forward to Theo Luijpers. Theo Luijpers knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Martin Vega who gathers it comfortably.
85.50
Danny Taylor clumsily knocks into Ernesto Montero. Danny Taylor is given a warning by the referee! Ernesto Montero hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
90.00
Pablo Nieto threads a neat ball through to Jose Garrido. Jose Garrido controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Magnificent save by Adolfo Galadames!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time
The game is drawn at 1-1 and so goes to penalties!
0-0Colin Cleland takes a stuttering run up but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
Theo Luijpers takes a long run up. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
Nicolas Diaz takes a cautious run up. The ball clips the right post and goes in. Goal!
Victor Farinos steps up and fires a shot towards the top of the net, but it hits the crossbar and goes over!
Elena Vidal takes a slow run up. The keeper is sent the wrong way and the ball is placed inside the left post. Goal!
Carlos Cabrera takes a cautious run up but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
Jose Garrido takes a slow run up. Adolfo Galadames is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
Danny Taylor takes a long run up. The keeper dives to the left but Danny Taylor cheekily places the ball straight down the middle. Goal!
Felipe Rubio takes a slow run up. The keeper has read the penalty correctly. He gets his fingers to it, but the shot is too strong and edges inside the post. Goal!
Match Statistics
Match Statistics
Full Time Score
Normal Play Goals
Penalty Shootout
Shots on Target
Shots off Target
Offsides
Fouls
Yellow Cards
Red Cards
Possession
Play Area
Scorers
Match Ratings
Match Ratings
1. Martin Vega (GK)
6
2. Ricardo Lopes (DEF)
6
3. Ernesto Montero (DEF)
6
4. Enrique Redondo (DEF)
6
5. Pier G. Soligo (DEF)
6
6. Felipe Rubio (MID)
7
7. Pablo Nieto (MID)
9
8. Elena Vidal (ATT)
7
9. Nicolas Diaz (ATT)
6
10. Jose Garrido (ATT)
5
11. Colin Cleland (ATT)
7
12. Alex McCoist (MID)
0
13. Daniel Suarez (DEF)
0
14. Eduardo Farinos (DEF)
0
1. Adolfo Galadames (GK)
7
2. Giovanni Bertarelli (DEF)
5
3. Gerhard Birkwald (DEF)
6
4. Edmundo Caballero (DEF)
6
5. Eduardo Gil (MID)
6
6. Kevin Scales (MID)
6
7. Nicolas Hernandez (MID)
6
8. Carlos Cabrera (MID)
6
9. Danny Taylor (ATT)
6
10. Victor Farinos (ATT)
8
11. Theo Luijpers (ATT)
6
12. Roberto Campos (DEF)
0
13. Jose Roman (DEF)
0
14. Jose Javier Soto (DEF)
0