FFO2 EFL, Barcelona vs. Monaco (Thu Jul 20) Barcelona | Monaco 5-1-1-3 A | 4-2-3-1 N Graeme Edwards | John Read | P_Gulacsi GK | GK L_Hradecky D_Llorente DF | DF Iago K_Walker DF | DF A_Cresswell B_White DF | DF S_Coates M_Caicedo DF | DM B_Soumare Y_Berchiche DF | FW C_Immobile A_Z_Anguissa DM | DF Caio_Henrique Pedri MF | DM A_Haidara G_Jesus FW | MF J_Pastore R_Mahrez FW | MF Arthur Saint_Maximin FW | MF S_Jovetic | M_Pigliacelli SUB | SUB A_Selikhov Wendell SUB | SUB R_Giles C_Basham SUB | SUB D_Cataldi M_Bero SUB | SUB Pepe M_Antonio SUB | SUB J_Cordoba Min. 1 :(mon) J_Pastore spots C_Immobile who is in acres of space ... A cracking drive from C_Immobile! ... But P_Gulacsi hits it away ... He could have held onto that! Min. 3 :(bca) J_Pastore has broken clear! Just the keeper to beat! ... He tries to get past P_Gulacsi! ... P_Gulacsi brings him down in the area! ... The Referee gave him a strong warning ... PENALTY!! That was never a penalty!! ... C_Immobile will take it ... GOAL!! ... He sent the keeper the wrong way! ... Monaco take the lead! ... Barcelona 0-1 Monaco... Min. 3 :(mon) Arthur sidesteps B_White ... He showed great skill there ... Arthur hits a curling shot! ... It hits the side netting! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 4 :(bca) B_White takes advantage of a mistake by A_Cresswell ... That mistake could prove costly ... B_White drives it towards goal! ... But L_Hradecky stops that one easily Min. 7 :(bca) R_Mahrez sees a team mate making a run! ... He swings the ball in ... M_Caicedo gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... M_Caicedo has time and space on the edge of the box! ... He shoots towards goal! ... L_Hradecky parries it, he follows it up ... And L_Hradecky recovers to save!! Min. 7 :(bca) G_Jesus finds his way through ... He has tremendous pace ... S_Jovetic muscles him off the ball ... Looked like a good tackle but the referee has awarded them a free kick ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 8 :(mon) S_Coates has time and space on the edge of the box ... S_Coates with the 40 yard drive! ... But P_Gulacsi punches it away ... He was lucky to get to that one Min. 10 :(bca) Pedri gets to the byline and finds G_Jesus with a beautiful cross ... G_Jesus has time and space! ... He tries the lob! ... The shot slips through L_Hradecky's hands ... GOAL!! ... What a terrible mistake ... All square, that should make things interesting! ... Barcelona 1-1 Monaco ... Min. 11 :(bca) Pedri with the first time flick to Saint_Maximin ... Saint_Maximin with the goal bound shot! ... It's way wide ... The Monaco fans behind the goal spread their arms out Min. 15 :(bca) R_Mahrez with the Cruyff turn ... R_Mahrez belts the ball towards goal! ... It swerves a lot in the air ... But L_Hradecky punches it away ... That's gone out for a goal kick ... It was clear to everyone that L_Hradecky got a touch Min. 18 :(mon) J_Pastore breaks free from B_White ... J_Pastore with a scorcher of a shot! ... But P_Gulacsi punches it away ... He could have caught that! Min. 20 :(bca) A_Z_Anguissa runs at the defender ... The ball rebounds off A_Cresswell back to him! ... That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward! ... A_Z_Anguissa throws himself at the ball! ... He manages to reach the ball ... But he somehow misses ... He can't be happy with that effort Min. 23 :(mon) B_Soumare takes advantage of a mistake by Y_Berchiche ... He crosses to C_Immobile ... Saint_Maximin with the tackle ... He left his foot in there! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He was lucky to escape with a caution! Min. 24 :(bca) R_Mahrez sidesteps his marker ... That was too easy ... R_Mahrez hits a great drive! ... L_Hradecky makes a great save ... But he can't hold onto it! ... He gathers it at the second attempt! Min. 25 :(mon) Iago with a long pass to C_Immobile ... Y_Berchiche forces him off the ball Min. 26 :(mon) S_Jovetic takes advantage of a mistake by Y_Berchiche ... He knocks the ball to C_Immobile! ... C_Immobile with the chance! ... Looks like it should be easy for P_Gulacsi ... but he's made a hash of it ... It drifts inches wide!! ... P_Gulacsi looks embarrassed! ... He was relieved to see it go wide! Min. 31 :(mon) B_Soumare with the towering header to Arthur ... Saint_Maximin with a nasty foul ... The Referee will want to speak to him ... His 2nd yellow this game! ... RED CARD!! ... FREE KICK! ... It's well within shooting range! ... Make yourself famous kid!! ... Arthur floats it forward ... S_Jovetic latches onto the end of it ... What a shot from S_Jovetic! ... It could go anywhere ... But P_Gulacsi with the difficult save ... CORNER! ... Theres some shirt pulling going on in the box! ... J_Pastore flights it in! ... D_Llorente clears the corner with a header away from the near post Min. 32 :(bca) A_Z_Anguissa is closed down ... He plays a quick pass ... G_Jesus latches onto the ball ... G_Jesus with the 40 yard drive! ... He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort Min. 37 :(bca) Y_Berchiche is closed down ... He plays a quick pass under pressure ... G_Jesus latches onto the ball ... But he stands on the ball and falls over!! ... A_Cresswell picks up the loose ball and clears the danger Min. 40 :(mon) B_Soumare looks around for support ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to S_Jovetic ... Y_Berchiche wins the ball Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time. ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Barcelona 1-1 Monaco Min. 47 :(mon) S_Jovetic spots a team mate in space ... That's an excellent through ball to A_Cresswell! ... Y_Berchiche with a two footed lunge! ... Play On!! Min. 48 :(bca) G_Jesus knocks the ball past S_Coates ... A_Haidara with a perfectly timed tackle Min. 49 :(mon) A_Cresswell finds his way through ... They tried to play the offside trap ... A_Z_Anguissa plays the back pass ... P_Gulacsi can't get to it!! ... It goes just wide!! ... What a lucky escape!! ... CORNER! ... Arthur hits it towards the far post! ... Y_Berchiche cleans up with a great clearance Min. 50 :(bca) G_Jesus takes advantage of a defensive mistake ... G_Jesus with the drive! ... L_Hradecky with the acrobatic save ... He must have spotted the TV cameras! Min. 54 :(bca) M_Caicedo holds the ball up and waits for support ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to Y_Berchiche ... A_Haidara dives in with both feet!! ... Play On!! Min. 55 :(bca) G_Jesus with the nutmeg ... He takes the ball forward ... Fine tackle by A_Cresswell ... But he can't prevent the corner Min. 57 :(bca) A_Z_Anguissa spots his team mate making a run ... He finds G_Jesus with a lovely pass! ... G_Jesus attempts a low drive! ... L_Hradecky gets a hand to it!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH!! ... It's pushed behind! ... CORNER! ... Pedri lofts the ball in! ... A_Z_Anguissa gets to it! ... L_Hradecky blocks the shot with his legs ... And he gathers it! Min. 58 :(mon) The ball rolls free! ... C_Immobile takes control of it on the half way line ... He sprints past the defenders!! ... D_Llorente with a two footed lunge!! ... That's an awful tackle! ... The Referee calls him over ... He's told to calm down ... Graeme Edwards looks relieved Min. 59 :(bca) Y_Berchiche with a slick pass to G_Jesus ... G_Jesus with a bomb of a shot! ... It's gone over ... Well he must have left his shooting boots at home for that one Min. 60 :(mon) Substitution by Monaco ... COMING ON: R_Giles ... COMING OFF: Iago Min. 60 :(bca) Y_Berchiche spots his team mate making a run ... He plays a fantastic through ball to R_Mahrez! ... R_Mahrez tries to chip the ball over the keeper! ... But the ball goes harmlessly wide Min. 62 :(mon) S_Jovetic takes advantage of a mistake by K_Walker ... Can he make them pay? ... S_Jovetic shapes up for a shot! ... Looks like it should be easy for P_Gulacsi ... but he's made a hash of it ... It drifts inches wide!! ... P_Gulacsi looks embarrassed! ... He was relieved to see it go wide! Min. 63 :(bca) Substitution by Barcelona ... COMING ON: M_Antonio ... COMING OFF: R_Mahrez Min. 63 :(mon) S_Jovetic with a superb first touch ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... J_Pastore gets on the end of the pass ... J_Pastore launches himself head first to connect with the low cross! ... P_Gulacsi parries it Min. 66 :(bca) Pedri finds his way through ... He has tremendous pace ... S_Coates brings him down in the area ... There can only be one outcome surely! ... But The Referee waves play on!! Min. 67 :(bca) D_Llorente controls the ball with a deft piece of skill ... He plays the ball out to the right! ... G_Jesus gets onto the end of the pass! ... Fine tackle by S_Coates ... But he can't prevent the corner Min. 68 :(mon) Substitution by Monaco ... COMING ON: D_Cataldi ... COMING OFF: A_Haidara Min. 73 :(bca) A_Z_Anguissa is out on the left ... He moves the ball right to M_Antonio ... M_Antonio plays it down the wing ... Cross comes in back to him, diving header! ... He had to be brave there ... GOAL!! ... Genius! Genius! Genius! ... Ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta ... Cosmic kite! ... What planet are you from? ... L_Hradecky was left standing ... That's put Barcelona into the lead! ... Barcelona 2-1 Monaco ... Min. 74 :(bca) Tactical Change by Barcelona ... Barcelona have changed their playing style to P Min. 75 :(bca) Substitution by Barcelona ... COMING ON: Wendell ... COMING OFF: K_Walker Min. 75 :(mon) Substitution by Monaco ... COMING ON: J_Cordoba ... COMING OFF: S_Jovetic Min. 77 :(bca) G_Jesus takes advantage of a mistake by S_Coates ... G_Jesus with a bicycle kick! ... L_Hradecky makes a great save ... But he can't hold onto it! Min. 78 :(bca) D_Llorente plays a first time ball through the defence to Y_Berchiche ... A powerful shot by Y_Berchiche! ... L_Hradecky with the acrobatic save ... Well saved Min. 80 :(bca) Pedri with a burst of pace ... But S_Coates spotted the danger and cleans up the play Min. 80 :(mon) B_Soumare runs down the flank ... He plays the ball across to J_Cordoba ... A_Z_Anguissa fouls badly ... He had to endure a strong bollocking from The Referee Min. 82 :(mon) B_Soumare gets to the byline ... He looks up and lobs in a cross ... J_Cordoba is unmarked ... J_Cordoba shoots towards goal! ... P_Gulacsi with a fantastic point blank save ... He shows why he is the number 1 Min. 85 :(mon) J_Cordoba plays in J_Pastore with a beautiful ball ... M_Caicedo hits it out for a corner ... The fans behind the goal are throwing coins at the corner taker! ... CORNER! ... Caio_Henrique hits it into the box! ... That's a poor one ... P_Gulacsi catches it with ease Min. 86 :(bca) D_Llorente skips the challenge from the defender ... D_Llorente has his eyes on the goal! ... He fires the ball goalward! ... L_Hradecky watches it sail safely wide! Min. 87 :(mon) J_Cordoba runs at the defence ... He nutmegs the defender ... He showed his class there ... A glorious effort by J_Cordoba! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... P_Gulacsi dives desperately to try and save it!! ... He can't get to it! ... But it creeps just wide!! ... The deflection had P_Gulacsi beaten! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time. Min. 91 :(bca) A_Z_Anguissa over hits his pass ... He finds G_Jesus though ... That was fortunate ... G_Jesus carves a shot towards goal! ... That shot never looked like going in ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : The Nou Camp ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Barcelona Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : A_Z_Anguissa (Man of the Match) Scorers : G_Jesus (10), M_Antonio (73) Sent Off : Saint_Maximin (31) Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Monaco Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : C_Immobile Scorers : C_Immobile (3 pen) Sent Off : N/A Booked : S_Jovetic (7) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Barcelona | Monaco Attempts on Goal : 18 | 11 Off target : 7 | 4 On target : 11 | 7 Possession : 46 | 54 Corners : 1 | 3 Red Cards : 1 | 0 Yellow Cards : 0 | 1 Subs Used : 2 | 3 Fouls : 9 | 5 Key Tackles : 7 | 7 Key Passes : 13 | 11 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Barcelona 2 - 1 Monaco ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Barcelona Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- P_Gulacsi GK 22 1 1 1 22 | 94 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 0 0 0 D_Llorente DF 1 19 17 5 26 | 94 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 21 30 19 K_Walker DF 1 19 15 10 25 | 77 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B_White DF 1 18 17 7 25 | 94 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 M_Caicedo DF 1 17 18 11 30 | 94 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 23 14 17 Y_Berchiche DF 1 19 16 13 22 | 94 0 4 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 84 48 15 A_Z_Anguissa DM 1 17 20 4 28 | 94 0 1 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 23 68 44 Pedri MF 1 10 18 16 25 | 94 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 50 0 G_Jesus FW 1 4 14 22 30 | 94 0 0 0 0 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 44 R_Mahrez FW 1 1 19 19 22 | 65 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 13 23 Saint_Maximin FW 1 5 16 20 28 | 31 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 -10 -10 -6 M_Pigliacelli GK 18 1 1 1 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Wendell DF 1 15 12 6 23 | 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Basham DF 1 14 10 2 33 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Bero MF 1 11 13 6 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Antonio FW 1 3 12 18 27 | 29 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 28 Player Statistics - Monaco Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- L_Hradecky GK 22 1 1 1 22 | 94 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 0 0 0 Iago DF 1 16 12 9 24 | 62 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 A_Cresswell DF 1 20 13 9 22 | 94 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 0 0 S_Coates DF 1 19 14 11 27 | 94 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 63 0 17 B_Soumare DM 1 13 18 3 26 | 94 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 70 0 C_Immobile FW 1 2 12 20 29 | 94 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 36 Caio_Henrique DF 1 17 13 2 25 | 94 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Haidara DM 1 13 17 6 28 | 70 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 54 0 0 J_Pastore MF 1 8 16 9 22 | 94 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 16 38 Arthur MF 1 5 19 13 23 | 94 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 S_Jovetic MF 1 3 19 15 28 | 77 0 0 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 -2 37 20 A_Selikhov GK 13 1 1 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Giles DF 1 15 11 5 26 | 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Cataldi DM 1 10 15 6 24 | 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Pepe MF 1 10 15 9 20 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Cordoba FW 1 3 9 16 22 | 17 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 23 20 1689889068 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40