FFO EFL1, Barcelona vs. Real Sociedad (Fri Mar 29) Barcelona | Real Sociedad 5-2-3 P | 4-3-3 P Graeme Edwards | Freddie Kaye | G_Mamardvili GK | GK G_Vicario Y_Berchiche DF | DF H_Maguire J_Sutalo DF | DF E_Tapsoba R_Karsdorp DF | DF L_Ayling S_M_Savic DF | DF D_Furlong J_Matip DF | MF R_Andrich Mar_Antonio MF | MF R_Fraser R_Mahrez MF | MF I_Sangare G_Jesus FW | FW K_Benzema R_Hojlund FW | FW D_Jota R_Malinovskyi FW | FW K_Volland | S_Bolat SUB | SUB M_Pigliacelli N_Cadden SUB | SUB A_Sola E_Capoue SUB | SUB A_Malanda M_Bero SUB | SUB L_Leroy P_Aubameyang SUB | SUB A_Sorloth Min. 1 :(bca) Mar_Antonio hits the ball through the heart of the defence ... R_Hojlund latches onto it! ... R_Hojlund curls the ball in on goal! ... G_Vicario parries the shot ... And the defender clears it! Min. 4 :(bca) R_Mahrez kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... Mar_Antonio gets on the end of the pass ... Mar_Antonio with the drive! ... It floats over G_Vicario ... It's heading goalward! ... But floats just over ... That was a great effort Min. 7 :(soc) D_Jota reads the run of R_Andrich ... R_Andrich has time and space! ... He tries the lob! ... But he puts it well wide ... That was a crappy effort! Min. 8 :(bca) G_Jesus can't keep control of it and loses possession! ... He goes in hard and wins it back! ... He creates some space for an opening! ... G_Jesus strikes a wicked curler! ... G_Vicario just watches it float over the bar! Min. 9 :(bca) R_Hojlund barges E_Tapsoba off the ball ... R_Hojlund belts the ball towards goal! ... It swerves a lot in the air ... The net bulges! ... OH!! He has hit the side netting ... Goal kick given Min. 9 :(soc) R_Fraser flicks it over R_Hojlund and runs onto it ... He showed great skill and pace there ... Y_Berchiche beats him to the ball ... He's such a beast! Min. 12 :(bca) R_Karsdorp chips the ball over the defence and finds J_Matip ... J_Matip could have let it bounce! ... G_Vicario with the acrobatic save ... He must have spotted the TV cameras! Min. 13 :(bca) R_Mahrez crosses in from the wing, he finds Mar_Antonio in the box ... Mar_Antonio goes for the top corner! ... G_Vicario with a fantastic point blank save ... He showed great reflexes there Min. 15 :(bca) R_Malinovskyi runs down the flank ... He plays the ball in to R_Hojlund ... L_Ayling knocks him to the floor ... The fans are calling for a penalty! ... But The Referee just turns away! Min. 15 :(soc) L_Ayling with a precise ball to D_Jota ... From long range D_Jota bends the ball towards goal! ... G_Mamardvili blocks the shot with his legs ... And he gathers it! Min. 16 :(bca) Mar_Antonio hits the ball through the heart of the defence ... G_Jesus latches onto it! ... G_Jesus drives the ball low! ... He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! ... But it sails past the post!! ... G_Vicario never had a chance! Min. 17 :(soc) R_Andrich jumps over Mar_Antonio's challenge ... R_Andrich drives the ball low! ... G_Mamardvili gathers it comfortably Min. 19 :(bca) Mar_Antonio knocks the ball past E_Tapsoba ... E_Tapsoba redeems himself with a great tackle Min. 20 :(soc) K_Volland takes advantage of a defensive mistake ... A wicked drive by K_Volland! ... G_Mamardvili takes the ball off him ... He was showing off there! Min. 21 :(bca) R_Karsdorp can't find space for the shot ... He slips it through to Y_Berchiche ... Y_Berchiche tries to catch the keeper out! ... He has put it over the bar! ... He looks stunned by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 22 :(soc) H_Maguire jinks infield ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to D_Jota ... D_Jota with a stunning strike! ... It goes wide! ... My grandmother could have scored that!! Min. 23 :(bca) G_Jesus controls the ball with ease ... G_Jesus chases it through, he must score! ... But he puts it wide Min. 23 :(soc) I_Sangare hits in a shot! ... It hits the defender ... K_Volland collects the loose ball! ... R_Mahrez fouls badly ... The Referee calls him over ... What's it going to be? ... Nothing. Just a ticking off! ... FREE KICK! ... Right on the edge of the box! ... K_Volland with the outside of his boot ... But he puts it wide ... How did he manage to miss that? Min. 24 :(bca) G_Jesus nutmegs D_Furlong, he continues to run forward ... D_Furlong recovers the situation to win the ball back Min. 29 :(bca) G_Jesus looks around for some movement ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to R_Malinovskyi ... R_Malinovskyi attempts to nutmeg G_Vicario! ... G_Vicario gets up well to catch that one Min. 32 :(bca) R_Mahrez runs down the flank ... He plays the ball in to R_Malinovskyi ... But H_Maguire sees the pass and cuts it out Min. 32 :(soc) K_Benzema beats S_M_Savic with absolute ease! ... K_Benzema leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!! ... G_Mamardvili gets his fingertips to it ... He pushes it on to the post ... The defender clears the loose ball Min. 32 :(bca) R_Mahrez looks around for some movement ... He knocks the ball across to R_Malinovskyi ... I_Sangare with the tackle ... That's got to be a yellow ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll need to be careful from now on ... FREE KICK! ... And in a dangerous position as well! ... Mar_Antonio smashes it goalwards with the outside of his foot ... He's dragged it wide!! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 37 :(bca) R_Malinovskyi sidesteps D_Furlong ... That was too easy ... R_Malinovskyi has time and space! ... He shoots towards goal! ... G_Vicario collects it comfortably ... The shot never troubled him Min. 37 :(soc) E_Tapsoba runs at J_Sutalo ... The defender slips and falls over ... E_Tapsoba attempts to drive it home! ... But he puts it wide ... How did he manage to miss that? Min. 38 :(bca) J_Sutalo holds the ball up and waits for support ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to S_M_Savic ... But H_Maguire clears the ball to safety Min. 38 :(bca) R_Karsdorp finds R_Hojlund in acres of space ... K_Benzema with the tackle ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge. ... That was Roy Keane on Alf-Inge Haland levels! ... The Referee calls him over ... The ref is taking his time with him! ... He lets him off with a strong talking too ... FREE KICK ... Just past the halfway line. ... J_Sutalo swings it in ... R_Malinovskyi gets on the end of it ... R_Malinovskyi blasts the ball towards goal! ... That shot never looked like going in Min. 40 :(soc) R_Andrich is taking a throw in ... He sees a team mate loosing his marker ... He throws it to K_Benzema ... K_Benzema with the side footed shot! ... G_Mamardvili narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time. Min. 43 :(bca) Mar_Antonio squares it to G_Jesus ... G_Jesus with only one thing on his mind! ... He hits the ball towards goal! ... But G_Vicario just gets his fingers to that one Min. 47 :(soc) K_Benzema flicks it past S_M_Savic ... He runs forward ... K_Benzema tries to lob the keeper! ... He watches the ball, volleys it with superb technique ... GOAL!!!! ... And what a goal!! ... The subs are on the pitch filming the celebrations on their smartphones! ... That will be a viral clip! ... And that takes his tally to 10 for the campaign!! ... Real Sociedad have snatched the lead! ... Barcelona 0-1 Real Sociedad ... Min. 48 :(bca) Tactical Change by Barcelona ... R_Mahrez will now play as a AM Min. 49 :(bca) Y_Berchiche is taking a throw in ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He throws it to R_Karsdorp ... K_Benzema fouls badly ... The Referee calls him over ... The Referee tells him that he has been warned enough ... YELLOW CARD!! ... FREE KICK ... This is very far out ... R_Karsdorp shapes to shoot ... He plays it to R_Mahrez instead ... R_Mahrez with the spectacular bicycle kick! ... OOOOHHHHH!! ... GOAL!! ... How did that find it's way in? ... Equaliser, the crowd goes wild! ... Barcelona 1-1 Real Sociedad ... ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Barcelona 1-1 Real Sociedad Min. 47 :(soc) H_Maguire finds himself in acres of space ... Y_Berchiche bundles the player over!! ... That's a foul!! ... The Referee calls him for a talk ... He's going to let him off for that ... Oh no he isn't! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He's told him he's going to keep an eye on him now! Min. 49 :(bca) Y_Berchiche takes advantage of a mistake by L_Ayling ... Can he make them pay? ... Y_Berchiche with a thundering volley! ... But G_Vicario punches it away ... He took a knock there ... His manager is looking on anxiously ... He's ok to carry on Min. 51 :(bca) Y_Berchiche with a reverse pass to R_Hojlund ... R_Hojlund flicks the header toward the far post! ... G_Vicario has it covered ... It takes a bobble! ... G_Vicario reacts well to save!! Min. 54 :(bca) R_Karsdorp works the ball inside ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to G_Jesus ... G_Jesus with a little chip! ... But it goes wide Min. 56 :(bca) Mar_Antonio smashes the ball upfield ... R_Malinovskyi latches onto the ball ... R_Malinovskyi fires the shot in! ... The shot slips through G_Vicario's hands ... GOAL!! ... What a terrible mistake ... And Barcelona are leading in the game now ... Barcelona 2-1 Real Sociedad ... Min. 57 :(bca) Tactical Change by Barcelona ... R_Mahrez will now play as a MF Min. 58 :(bca) S_M_Savic smashes the ball upfield ... R_Malinovskyi latches onto the ball ... R_Malinovskyi tries one from the edge of the box! ... G_Vicario has it covered ... It takes a bobble! ... G_Vicario is left flat-footed ... It's gone wide!! Min. 58 :(soc) L_Ayling hits in a wicked shot! ... It hits the defender ... K_Volland latches onto it! ... But J_Sutalo slides in two footed! ... The Referee has a look but waves "Play On!" Min. 60 :(bca) Substitution by Barcelona ... COMING ON: P_Aubameyang ... COMING OFF: R_Malinovskyi Min. 60 :(bca) Substitution by Barcelona ... COMING ON: E_Capoue ... COMING OFF: Mar_Antonio Min. 61 :(bca) G_Jesus slips past D_Furlong ... L_Ayling gathers up the loose ball Min. 61 :(soc) K_Benzema controls the ball with ease ... K_Benzema launches himself head first to connect with the low cross! ... GOAL!! ... G_Mamardvili has to pick the ball out of the net ... Equaliser, the crowd goes wild! ... Barcelona 2-2 Real Sociedad ... Min. 66 :(bca) Y_Berchiche chests it down ... Y_Berchiche belts the ball towards goal! ... It swerves a lot in the air ... But G_Vicario parries the shot ... The defender manages to scramble the ball away Min. 66 :(soc) K_Benzema sprints past J_Sutalo ... It was as if the defender wasn't even there ... E_Capoue pulls on his opponent's shirt!! ... You can't swap shirts until after the game! ... That's a foul!! Min. 67 :(soc) K_Benzema pass splits open the defence ... What a ball! ... D_Jota is clean through! ... Y_Berchiche rushes in with a clumsy tackle!! ... That's a foul!! ... What's The Referee going to give? ... Play on! Min. 67 :(bca) S_M_Savic with the first time pass to G_Jesus ... L_Ayling with an ugly foul ... The Referee calls him over ... YELLOW CARD! ... FREE KICK! ... R_Mahrez hoists it forward ... R_Hojlund gets on the end of it ... A heafty challenge by D_Furlong ... Which leads to the ball going out for a corner ... CORNER! ... G_Jesus plays it into the danger area! ... G_Vicario reads it well, and claims it! Min. 71 :(bca) G_Jesus beats his marker ... He showed great skill there ... G_Jesus attempts the shot! ... G_Vicario gets his fingertips to it ... And puts it over ... CORNER! ... P_Aubameyang hits it towards the far post! ... G_Vicario catches it! Min. 72 :(soc) H_Maguire beats S_M_Savic ... He mugged him off there with his dribbling skills ... R_Mahrez goes in with high feet!! ... That's a poor tackle! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll be off if he does that again Min. 72 :(soc) D_Jota lays the ball back to K_Volland ... K_Volland with the attempt at goal! ... GOAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ... The crowd goes wild! ... That's put Real Sociedad ahead! ... Barcelona 2-3 Real Sociedad ... Min. 73 :(bca) Tactical Change by Barcelona ... Barcelona have changed their playing style to A Min. 73 :(bca) Tactical Change by Barcelona ... R_Mahrez will now play as a FW Min. 73 :(soc) I_Sangare drives the ball across field ... It comes to L_Ayling ... R_Karsdorp forces him off the ball Min. 74 :(bca) R_Karsdorp looks around for some movement ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He hits the ball to P_Aubameyang ... E_Tapsoba leaves his foot in with the challenge!! ... That's a bad foul!! ... FREE KICK! ... Here we go, a real chance of a goal ... R_Mahrez with the thundering drive ... But he puts it wide Min. 77 :(bca) P_Aubameyang knocks it past the defender and runs onto it ... He leaves the defender standing ... E_Tapsoba gets in the way of the ball and clears! Min. 78 :(bca) J_Matip eases past H_Maguire ... A delicate chip from J_Matip! ... G_Vicario won't get to that! ... It clips the post! ... And goes wide! Min. 81 :(soc) K_Volland breaks free from S_M_Savic ... K_Volland bears down on goal! ... He's pulled it wide! Min. 83 :(bca) R_Mahrez over hits his pass ... He finds G_Jesus though ... That was fortunate ... G_Jesus has a dig at goal! ... But G_Vicario with the difficult save Min. 84 :(bca) E_Capoue drops his shoulder and takes it past the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to G_Jesus ... G_Jesus with a stunning strike! ... G_Vicario guesses right Min. 87 :(bca) J_Sutalo runs at the defence ... He nutmegs H_Maguire ... He showed his class there ... I_Sangare bundles the player over!! ... That's a foul!! ... The ref looks across to his assistant! ... Play on! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time Min. 89 :(bca) E_Capoue rises up for the header ... He flicks the ball on to R_Mahrez ... R_Mahrez tries to beat G_Vicario! ... G_Vicario makes a comfortable save ... He wasn't troubled there Min. 89 :(soc) R_Fraser holds the ball up and waits for support ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to K_Volland ... S_M_Savic with an ugly foul ... That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He was lucky to escape with a caution! Min. 91 :(bca) R_Hojlund finds G_Jesus in acres of space ... G_Jesus hits the shot with the inside of the left foot! ... It takes a deflection! ... But hits the side netting! ... CORNER! ... E_Capoue plays it into the danger area! ... G_Vicario comes towards the ball ... But he's misjudged it! ... P_Aubameyang gets to it! ... It hammers off the bar and loops up high into the air ... The defenders out leap the attackers ... The ball is away and clear from the danger area ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Camp Nou ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Barcelona Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : R_Mahrez Scorers : R_Mahrez (49), R_Malinovskyi (56) Sent Off : N/A Booked : Y_Berchiche (47), R_Mahrez (72), S_M_Savic (89) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Real Sociedad Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : K_Benzema (Man of the Match) Scorers : K_Benzema (47,61), K_Volland (72) Sent Off : N/A Booked : I_Sangare (32), K_Benzema (49), L_Ayling (67) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Barcelona | Real Sociedad Attempts on Goal : 29 | 13 Off target : 14 | 5 On target : 15 | 8 Possession : 61 | 39 Corners : 3 | 0 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 3 | 3 Subs Used : 2 | 0 Fouls : 11 | 12 Key Tackles : 4 | 9 Key Passes : 23 | 10 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Barcelona 2 - 3 Real Sociedad ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Barcelona Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- G_Mamardvili GK 24 1 1 1 25 | 95 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -10 0 0 0 Y_Berchiche DF 1 21 18 14 22 | 95 0 2 2 0 3 0 1 0 0 25 15 29 J_Sutalo DF 1 20 17 8 29 | 95 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 11 0 R_Karsdorp DF 1 19 18 13 24 | 95 0 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 42 -10 S_M_Savic DF 1 17 20 7 24 | 95 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 -15 1 -15 J_Matip DF 1 21 16 13 29 | 95 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 Mar_Antonio MF 1 15 20 12 21 | 64 0 0 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 42 38 R_Mahrez FW 1 1 20 20 22 | 95 0 0 5 0 3 1 1 0 0 -5 35 21 G_Jesus FW 1 5 15 23 30 | 95 0 0 1 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 13 17 R_Hojlund FW 1 7 17 21 29 | 95 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 11 13 R_Malinovskyi FW 1 4 14 21 23 | 64 0 0 1 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 14 30 S_Bolat GK 22 1 1 1 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N_Cadden DF 1 16 14 10 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 E_Capoue MF 1 14 18 2 30 | 31 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 M_Bero MF 1 11 14 6 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 P_Aubameyang FW 1 2 13 19 25 | 31 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 Player Statistics - Real Sociedad Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- G_Vicario GK 23 1 1 1 31 | 95 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 55 0 0 0 H_Maguire DF 1 21 15 11 29 | 95 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 23 10 E_Tapsoba DF 1 20 15 9 22 | 95 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 32 0 15 L_Ayling DF 1 19 15 10 26 | 95 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 39 31 5 D_Furlong DF 1 19 14 6 25 | 95 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 0 0 R_Andrich MF 1 12 20 11 20 | 95 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 8 28 R_Fraser MF 1 3 20 15 30 | 95 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 I_Sangare MF 1 15 19 8 20 | 95 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 16 13 -5 K_Benzema FW 1 3 15 21 32 | 95 0 0 1 0 4 2 1 0 0 -5 8 33 D_Jota FW 1 5 15 20 26 | 95 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 41 10 K_Volland FW 1 1 12 19 25 | 95 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 35 M_Pigliacelli GK 19 1 1 1 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Sola DF 1 14 10 9 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Malanda DF 1 14 13 3 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Leroy MF 1 12 14 8 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Sorloth FW 1 7 11 15 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1711755348 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40