Match Report
| Barcelona | Barcelona |  |  | Sporting Gijón | Sporting Gijón | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | manager | Computer Player | Computer Player | |||||||||||||||||
| Pedro Leon | P. Leon |  | 63 | G |  | 1 | | G | 61 |  | Kevin Telfer | K. Telfer | |||||||||
| Albert Fernandez | A. Fernandez | | 66 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 62 | | Daniel José Mari | D. José Mari | |||||||||
| Graziano Pagliuca | G. Pagliuca |  | 66 | D | | 3 | | D | 61 |  | Matthew Kitson | M. Kitson | |||||||||
| Pablo Menendez | P. Menendez | | 65 | D | | 4 | | D | 59 | | Ricardo Perez | R. Perez | |||||||||
| Jose Rodriguez | J. Rodriguez | | 64 | D | | 5 | | D | 59 | | Gianluigi Bianchessi | G. Bianchessi | |||||||||
| Adolfo Bravo | A. Bravo | | 73 | M | | 6 | | M | 67 |  | Amara Lauret | A. Lauret | |||||||||
| Romero P. Rodriquez | R. Rodriquez | | 66 | M | | 7 | | M | 66 | | Daniel Morales | D. Morales | |||||||||
| Carlos Pascual | C. Pascual | | 61 | M | | 8 | | M | 65 |  | Edgar Of Hesselink | E. Of Hesselink | |||||||||
| Eric Le Garrec | E. Le Garrec | | 79 | A | | 9 | | A | 71 | | Stuart Johnstone | S. Johnstone | |||||||||
| Francesco Zauli | F. Zauli | | 62 | A | | 10 | | A | 66 | | Jose Javier Rodriguez | J. Rodriguez | |||||||||
| Filipe Sousa | F. Sousa |  | 61 | A | | 11 | | A | 65 | | Gregorio Roman | G. Roman | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Camp Nou where Barcelona play host to Sporting Gijón. A crowd of 20,229 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both Barcelona and Sporting Gijón are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Both Barcelona and Sporting Gijón are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
0.00
0-0Barcelona kick off and get the first half underway!
3.23
0-0Daniel José Mari deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Daniel Morales. Daniel Morales knocks the ball forward to Jose Javier Rodriguez. Jose Javier Rodriguez shoots from distance. It curls slightly but Pedro Leon manages to gather it comfortably.
8.18
0-0Graziano Pagliuca chips the ball to his team mate, Carlos Pascual. Carlos Pascual passes the ball forward to Francesco Zauli. Francesco Zauli goes all the way! Francesco Zauli rockets a shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
14.44
0-0The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
16.50
Barcelona are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate Sporting Gijón's defence.
18.07
Pablo Menendez kicks a strong pass forward to Romero P. Rodriquez. Romero P. Rodriquez makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Eric Le Garrec. Eric Le Garrec finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball comes in low, but Kevin Telfer easily smothers it!
22.49
0-0Pablo Menendez threads the ball through to Carlos Pascual. Carlos Pascual passes the ball forward to Eric Le Garrec. Eric Le Garrec passes the ball forward but Francesco Zauli is offside!
27.05
Albert Fernandez deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Carlos Pascual. Carlos Pascual controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Eric Le Garrec. Eric Le Garrec shoots from 25 yards but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
28.33
0-0Matthew Kitson comes in with a late challenge on Romero P. Rodriquez. The referee calls over Matthew Kitson and warns him to calm down! Romero P. Rodriquez hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
40.43
0-1Edgar Of Hesselink passes the ball forward to Gregorio Roman. Gregorio Roman lofts in a cross ball towards Stuart Johnstone. Stuart Johnstone heads the ball goalwards. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
45.00
The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
45.00
Sporting Gijón kick off!
47.01
Amara Lauret makes a simple pass to Stuart Johnstone. Stuart Johnstone deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jose Javier Rodriguez but the linesman indicates offside!
51.26
Adolfo Bravo makes a simple pass to Eric Le Garrec. Eric Le Garrec goes all the way! Eric Le Garrec shoots from just inside the box but it curls horrendously wide!
53.33
Carlos Pascual threads the ball through to Francesco Zauli. Francesco Zauli controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
61.09
Romero P. Rodriquez sees space and advances. Romero P. Rodriquez goes all the way! Romero P. Rodriquez makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. Romero P. Rodriquez scores for Barcelona!!
66.25
Edgar Of Hesselink knocks the ball to his team mate, Gregorio Roman. Gregorio Roman deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jose Javier Rodriguez but the linesman indicates offside!
71.25
Carlos Pascual threads the ball through to Eric Le Garrec. Eric Le Garrec tries a spectacular long range effort but it curls horrendously wide!
72.45
Romero P. Rodriquez kicks a strong pass forward to Eric Le Garrec. Eric Le Garrec whips in a cross ball towards Filipe Sousa. Filipe Sousa connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
75.37
The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
77.15
2-1Carlos Pascual makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Eric Le Garrec. Eric Le Garrec knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
79.41
Carlos Pascual flicks the ball to his team mate, Eric Le Garrec. Eric Le Garrec plays a perfect one-two with Filipe Sousa and rushes in on goal... Eric Le Garrec shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
84.49
Romero P. Rodriquez controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Francesco Zauli. Francesco Zauli shoots from 25 yards. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!
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