Match Report


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Match Report

Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at Camp Nou where Barcelona play Bury in this friendly game. A crowd of 19,910 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in great condition.
Barcelona are playing in a 4-2-4 formation while Bury appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.


0.00
Bury kick off and get the first half underway!
4.28
Jason Fletcher knocks the ball forward to Guido Apa. Guido Apa plays a quick one-two with Nicky Fowler and rushes in on goal... Guido Apa muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. The ball dips but the keeper is on top of it. Well saved!
6.42
Paul Owen deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jason Fletcher. Jason Fletcher whips in a cross ball towards Marc Boateng. Marc Boateng gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. It's miles wide!
8.51
Gilles Gohouri threads the ball through to Albert Vidal. Albert Vidal flicks a high pass forward. Bill Peters collects the pass. Bill Peters plays a scrappy one-two with Patricio Morales and stumbles forward towards the goal... Bill Peters tries a spectacular strike but slams it into the crowd!
16.05
Rodolfo Vila catches Guido Apa on the ankles. Rodolfo Vila is shown the yellow card! Guido Apa hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
18.46
Paul Owen flicks the ball to his team mate, Guido Apa. Guido Apa makes a simple pass, allowing Nicky Fowler to run into the box. Nicky Fowler takes a shot at goal. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Great keeping!
26.07
Jason Owen knocks the ball to his team mate, Nicky Fowler. Nicky Fowler knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
30.30
Matias Davis makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jason Fletcher. Jason Fletcher runs straight at the opposition's defence. Jason Fletcher deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Norman Jobson but the linesman indicates offside!
36.06
Gilles Gohouri hits a low pass to Bill Peters. Bill Peters controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Albert Vidal. Albert Vidal runs straight at the defence! Albert Vidal side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
38.06
Patrick Mason catches Jason Fletcher on the ankles. Patrick Mason is warned by the referee! Jason Fletcher runs off the knock.
38.06
Free kick to Bury just outside the area...
39.17
Paul Owen takes a long run up and drives a low ball which goes under the wall. The keeper is in a good position and gathers the ball.
40.45
Masa Arai threads a neat ball through to Guido Apa. Guido Apa flicks the ball to his team mate, Jason Fletcher. Jason Fletcher makes a simple pass, allowing Paul Owen to run into the box. Some silky footwork from Paul Owen provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. The ball skims nastily along the ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Barcelona appear unchanged since the first half. Bury also appear unchanged since the first half. Barcelona switch their defence play to Offside Trap and their midfield play to Push Forward and their attack play to Shoot From Distance and their overall play to Attacking.

45.00
The second half starts with Barcelona kicking off!
48.42
With great vision, Paul Owen plays the ball forward to Guido Apa. Guido Apa shoots from 20 yards but it is tipped over by Julián Aravena.
51.49
Bill Peters flicks a high pass forward. Albert Vidal controls it well on his chest. Albert Vidal finds some space and shoots from distance but it misses the target by a large margin!
54.45
Bill Peters threads a neat ball through to Patricio Morales. Patricio Morales rushes past Jason Owen! Some silky footwork from Patricio Morales provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
55.17
Nicky Fowler catches Patrick Mason on the ankles. The referee calls over Nicky Fowler and shows him a yellow card! Patrick Mason hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
60.52
Bury have made a substitution with Sol Jobson replacing Nicky Fowler .
61.59
Adolfo Lozano makes a simple pass to Norman Jobson. Norman Jobson tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
67.41
Guido Apa threads the ball through to Paul Owen. Paul Owen plays a scrappy one-two with Sol Jobson and advances towards the goal... Some good footwork from Paul Owen provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is a match for it. He makes it look easy!
69.57
Rodolfo Vila makes a probing pass to Patricio Garrido. Patricio Garrido knocks the ball forward to Bill Peters. Bill Peters makes a great pass forward. Patricio Morales runs clear and latches on but the linesman indicates offside!
75.21
Albert Vidal chips the ball to his team mate, Bill Peters. Bill Peters plays a scrappy one-two with Carl Ince and advances towards the goal... Bill Peters tries a spectacular strike. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
79.20
Guido Apa kicks a strong pass forward to Paul Owen. Paul Owen passes the ball forward to Jason Fletcher. Patrick Mason clumsily knocks into Jason Fletcher. That's got to be a penalty! Yes!!
79.20
The referee points to the spot..
80.05
Jason Fletcher calmly steps up but it goes wide.
81.37
Adolfo Lozano kicks a strong pass forward to Jason Fletcher. Jason Fletcher flicks a high pass forward. Marc Boateng collects the pass. Marc Boateng knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Jason Fletcher is offside!
83.15
Albert Vidal runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Albert Vidal lofts in a cross ball towards Patricio Garrido. Jason Owen barges into Patricio Garrido. Patricio Garrido appeals for a penalty! Given!!
83.15
The referee points to the spot..
84.30
Carl Ince takes a short 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!
87.40
Jason Owen makes a probing pass to Jason Fletcher. Jason Fletcher threads the ball through to Marc Boateng. Marc Boateng puts a great ball through. Norman Jobson runs beyond the defensive line but is deemed offside!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics

Match Statistics
Goals
Goals: 2 vs 1
Shots on Target
Shots on Target: 2 vs 6
Shots off Target
Shots off Target: 4 vs 3
Offsides
Offsides: 1 vs 3
Fouls
Fouls: 3 vs 2
Yellow Cards
Yellow Cards: 1 vs 1
Red Cards
Red Cards: 0 vs 0

Possession
Possession: 39.1891891891892 vs 60.8108108108108
Play Area
Home team third: 32.43%, Midfield: 43.24%, Away team third: 24.32%

Scorers

Man of the Match

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Bill Peters of Barcelona

Match Ratings

Match Ratings
6
6
4. Patrick Mason (DEF)
5
5. Rodolfo Vila (DEF)
5
6. Albert Vidal (MID)
7
7. Bill Peters (MID)
9
10. Carl Ince (ATT)
6
6

0
14. Edward Mcgovern (ATT)
0

2. Masa Arai (DEF)
6
3. Matias Davis (DEF)
6
4. Adolfo Lozano (DEF)
6
5. Jason Owen (DEF)
6
8
7. Guido Apa (MID)
7
8. Paul Owen (MID)
8
9. Norman Jobson (ATT)
6
10. Marc Boateng (ATT)
6
11. Nicky Fowler (ATT)
5

12. Youl Karembeu (MID)
0
13. Marcos Rey (DEF)
0
14. Sol Jobson (ATT)
6