FFO EFLCUP, Barcelona vs. Fiorentina (Wed Jan 03) Barcelona | Fiorentina 5-1-1-3 L | 5-2-2-1 C Graeme Edwards | Neil Kirby | D_Raya GK | GK W_Benitez Y_Berchiche DF | DF Renan_Lodi D_Llorente DF | DF O_Wijndal A_Christensen DF | DF R_Karsdorp B_White DF | DF C_Cresswell J_Matip DF | MF M_Camus S_M_Savic DM | MF B_Kamara A_Z_Anguissa MF | DF R_Semedo R_Mahrez FW | AM O_Dembele P_Aubameyang FW | FW A_Martial R_Malinovskyi FW | AM D_Nunez | S_Bolat SUB | SUB R_Zentner D_Sanchex SUB | SUB K_Glik W_Harding SUB | SUB S_Rosted D_Drexler SUB | SUB Chiquinho M_Trigueros SUB | SUB A_Kokorin Min. 9 :(fio) D_Nunez spots his team mate making a run ... He finds A_Martial with a lovely pass! ... But S_M_Savic comes away with the ball ... Excellent defending there! Min. 10 :(fio) M_Camus takes possession of the ball ... He plays the ball across to A_Martial ... D_Llorente with a bad challenge ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 12 :(bca) S_M_Savic beats one ... Knocks it past a second ... And finds R_Malinovskyi ... R_Malinovskyi has time and space! ... He shoots towards goal! ... It sails over! ... He should have hit the target at least!! Min. 13 :(bca) A_Z_Anguissa with a slick pass to R_Malinovskyi ... R_Semedo slides in hard! ... And knocks the ball out for a throw! Min. 18 :(bca) S_M_Savic looks around for support ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to P_Aubameyang ... Good sliding challenge from C_Cresswell ... It goes out of play ... CORNER! ... A_Z_Anguissa swings the ball in hard and fast towards the back post! ... Y_Berchiche gets something on it! ... GOAL!! ... W_Benitez had no chance! THEY'VE CAVED IN! ... Let's see if Barcelona can hang onto that lead! ... Barcelona 1-0 Fiorentina ... Min. 19 :(fio) Tactical Change by Fiorentina ... D_Nunez will now play as a FW Min. 20 :(fio) That's it for M_Camus ... He's pulled up and won't be able to continue! ... Looks like his hamstring! Min. 20 :(fio) Substitution by Fiorentina ... COMING ON: Chiquinho ... COMING OFF: M_Camus Min. 22 :(fio) Chiquinho holds the ball up and waits for support ... He knocks the ball across to D_Nunez ... Excellent sliding challenge by Y_Berchiche ... He timed it well Min. 23 :(bca) P_Aubameyang flicks it over the defenders head ... He showed some great skill there! ... P_Aubameyang with a thundering drive! ... W_Benitez blocks the shot with his legs ... And he gathers it! Min. 28 :(fio) C_Cresswell is clutching his leg! ... He gets to his feet ... He signals to the bench he can't carry on Min. 28 :(fio) Substitution by Fiorentina ... COMING ON: K_Glik ... COMING OFF: C_Cresswell Min. 30 :(fio) Tactical Change by Fiorentina ... Fiorentina have changed their playing style to P Min. 33 :(fio) Chiquinho changes direction inside ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to A_Martial ... A_Martial flings a shot at goal! ... He miskicks the ball ... He's managed to put that out of the stadium Min. 34 :(bca) A_Z_Anguissa elbows Chiquinho off the ball ... The Referee refrained from booking him but had words Min. 34 :(fio) O_Dembele lashes out at Y_Berchiche ... The Referee has seen it! ... He's in trouble here!! ... YELLOW CARD! ... He deserved that! And was lucky it wasn't more! Min. 38 :(fio) B_Kamara cuts the ball back to A_Martial ... But Y_Berchiche slid in ... It was a well timed tackle and it had to be Min. 39 :(fio) Chiquinho with an inswinging cross to O_Wijndal ... J_Matip knobbles the attacking player. ... The Referee blows up for a foul ... The Referee tells him to calm his game down a bit Min. 40 :(bca) D_Llorente moves out wide ... He plays the ball through to P_Aubameyang ... P_Aubameyang is clean through! ... He just has W_Benitez to beat! ... He nutmegs W_Benitez ... GOAL!! I like it. ... I like it a lot! ... Barcelona 2-0 Fiorentina ... Min. 41 :(bca) Substitution by Barcelona ... COMING ON: D_Drexler ... COMING OFF: A_Z_Anguissa Min. 41 :(bca) Tactical Change by Barcelona ... Barcelona have changed their playing style to P Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time. Min. 44 :(bca) Y_Berchiche kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate leave his marker! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... R_Malinovskyi gets on the end of the pass ... O_Dembele hits it out for a corner ... Exellent clearance from the defender ... CORNER! ... The corner is swung in by Y_Berchiche! ... It comes to J_Matip ... He gets the shot away ... But W_Benitez makes a fine save Min. 45 :(fio) K_Glik with the cross-field pass to Renan_Lodi ... A_Christensen with a well timed tackle ... The Referee didn't like it though ... The Referee calls him over ... YELLOW CARD! ... He can't complain about that Min. 46 :(fio) O_Dembele eases past S_M_Savic ... O_Dembele has time and space! ... He shoots towards goal! ... D_Raya with a fantastic point blank save ... He showed great reflexes there ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Barcelona 2-0 Fiorentina Min. 49 :(bca) Y_Berchiche hits the ball through the heart of the defence ... P_Aubameyang latches onto it! ... P_Aubameyang tries the shot! ... GOAL!! ... He jumps into the Barcelona crowd to celebrate!! ... Both he and the fans are delighted!! ... No! It's disallowed! ... Neil Kirby is shaking his head on the touchline Min. 50 :(fio) Tactical Change by Fiorentina ... Fiorentina have changed their playing style to N Min. 50 :(fio) O_Wijndal races into the box ... He sees R_Karsdorp lose his man ... He cuts the ball back to him ... Launched towards the top corner by R_Karsdorp! ... It sails over! ... He should have hit the target at least!! Min. 55 :(bca) P_Aubameyang takes on the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to R_Malinovskyi ... R_Malinovskyi goes for goal! ... It hits the outside of the post ... And spins wide Min. 57 :(bca) Y_Berchiche plays a first time ball through the defence to P_Aubameyang ... O_Wijndal wins the ball Min. 57 :(fio) Curled in dangerously from B_Kamara to A_Martial ... A_Martial with a little chip! ... D_Raya saves it ... He got his body behind the ball there Min. 58 :(bca) Y_Berchiche looks for options ... He knocks the ball across to D_Drexler ... D_Drexler flings a shot at goal! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... Wide!! ... That was fortunate Min. 58 :(fio) Chiquinho breaks free from S_M_Savic ... Chiquinho with the 40 yard drive! ... D_Raya dives towards his top let hand corner ... He's pushed that one just around the goal ... Super Stop! ... CORNER! ... Theres some shirt pulling going on in the box! ... R_Karsdorp flights it in! ... D_Llorente reads it well ... And he knocks it away Min. 59 :(bca) B_White takes advantage of a mistake by Renan_Lodi ... It's a lucky break ... R_Karsdorp clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play ... The linesman is flagging ... Throw in Min. 60 :(fio) Tactical Change by Fiorentina ... Fiorentina have changed their playing style to A Min. 61 :(bca) R_Mahrez hoofs it upfield to find P_Aubameyang ... The ball hits Renan_Lodi in the face! ... And goes clear! Min. 65 :(fio) Tactical Change by Fiorentina ... O_Dembele will now play as a FW Min. 68 :(bca) R_Malinovskyi takes possession on the edge of the box ... A well-placed shot from R_Malinovskyi! ... It's beaten W_Benitez ... It goes wide!! Min. 71 :(fio) D_Nunez with a real burst of pace ... He leaves D_Llorente behind ... D_Nunez could have let it bounce! ... But D_Raya just gets his fingers to that one Min. 71 :(bca) R_Mahrez with a pinpoint pass to P_Aubameyang ... O_Wijndal with the tackle ... The Referee will want to speak to him ... The Referee calls him for a talk ... He's going to let him off for that ... He'd better be careful now Min. 76 :(bca) Y_Berchiche skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to P_Aubameyang ... P_Aubameyang with the drive! ... But W_Benitez punches it away ... He had to be brave to come for that one Min. 79 :(bca) D_Llorente takes advantage of a mistake by R_Karsdorp ... He crosses to P_Aubameyang ... Renan_Lodi forces him off the ball ... But it rolls out of play ... CORNER! ... D_Drexler dinks the ball into the area! ... K_Glik reads the ball well and clears Min. 80 :(bca) R_Malinovskyi had to stretch to reach the pass ... R_Malinovskyi with the crafty shot! ... W_Benitez gets his fingertips to it ... He turns the ball behind ... CORNER! ... D_Llorente swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! ... W_Benitez catches it! ... No problem for him! Min. 81 :(fio) Substitution by Fiorentina ... COMING ON: A_Kokorin ... COMING OFF: A_Martial Min. 82 :(fio) Renan_Lodi flicks it over D_Llorente's head ... He showed some great skill there! ... Well intercepted by Y_Berchiche Min. 85 :(bca) P_Aubameyang backtracks with the ball ... He hits the ball upfield ... R_Malinovskyi latches onto the end of it ... R_Malinovskyi tries the shot! ... He has failed to hit the target! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 85 :(fio) O_Wijndal cuts inside S_M_Savic ... He worked that well ... He puts in A_Kokorin! ... A_Kokorin with the chance! ... But D_Raya makes a superb stop down low Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time. Min. 88 :(bca) D_Llorente flights the ball to R_Mahrez ... Chiquinho wins control of the ball with his hand!! ... Play On!! Min. 91 :(bca) J_Matip is taking a throw in ... He sees a man in space! ... He throws it to Y_Berchiche ... Y_Berchiche is behind the defence! ... He just has to beat W_Benitez ... He lobs it over W_Benitez ... It goes wide!! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Camp Nou ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Barcelona Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : Y_Berchiche (Man of the Match) Scorers : Y_Berchiche (18), P_Aubameyang (40) Sent Off : N/A Booked : D_Llorente (10), A_Christensen (45) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fiorentina Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : Chiquinho Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : O_Dembele (34) Injured : M_Camus (20), C_Cresswell (28) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Barcelona | Fiorentina Attempts on Goal : 13 | 7 Off target : 6 | 2 On target : 7 | 5 Possession : 55 | 45 Corners : 4 | 1 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 2 | 1 Subs Used : 1 | 3 Fouls : 7 | 9 Key Tackles : 5 | 9 Key Passes : 16 | 10 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Barcelona 2 - 0 Fiorentina ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Barcelona Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- D_Raya GK 24 1 1 1 30 | 96 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 0 Y_Berchiche DF 1 21 17 14 22 | 96 0 3 5 0 2 1 0 0 0 54 55 38 D_Llorente DF 1 20 18 6 26 | 96 0 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 11 37 -5 A_Christensen DF 1 20 16 11 19 | 96 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 5 5 B_White DF 1 19 18 8 25 | 96 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Matip DF 1 20 16 12 29 | 96 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 14 S_M_Savic DM 1 17 20 7 24 | 96 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 16 0 A_Z_Anguissa MF 1 17 21 4 28 | 41 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 R_Mahrez FW 1 1 20 21 22 | 96 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 P_Aubameyang FW 1 2 13 19 25 | 96 0 0 2 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 30 39 R_Malinovskyi FW 1 4 14 21 23 | 96 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 10 10 27 S_Bolat GK 22 1 1 1 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Sanchex DF 1 14 12 5 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 W_Harding DF 1 14 10 9 20 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Drexler MF 1 5 18 12 28 | 55 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 M_Trigueros MF 1 11 14 11 29 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Fiorentina Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- W_Benitez GK 23 1 1 1 24 | 96 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 Renan_Lodi DF 1 19 15 10 29 | 96 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 0 0 O_Wijndal DF 1 19 16 6 27 | 96 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 24 0 R_Karsdorp DF 1 19 17 12 24 | 96 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 17 0 12 C_Cresswell DF 1 17 13 11 20 | 28 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 0 0 M_Camus MF 1 4 17 14 29 | 20 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -10 1 -10 B_Kamara MF 1 16 19 12 28 | 96 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 R_Semedo DF 1 18 16 7 22 | 96 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 0 O_Dembele FW 1 3 20 18 25 | 96 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 28 -5 3 A_Martial FW 1 4 13 20 28 | 83 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 D_Nunez FW 1 5 15 20 22 | 96 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 6 R_Zentner GK 17 1 1 1 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K_Glik DF 1 17 11 2 22 | 68 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 7 -10 S_Rosted DF 1 14 10 6 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Chiquinho MF 1 8 16 12 26 | 76 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 28 36 14 A_Kokorin FW 1 1 9 13 20 | 13 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 1704314402 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40