Hercules vs Barcelona, 2016-17 Spanish Copa del Rey, Fourth Round
· 1st LegBarcelona held to draw by Hercules in Copa del Rey
Barcelona laboured to a 1-1 draw at Segunda Division B side Hercules in the first leg of their Copa del Rey fourth-round tie.
Match Timeline
- 0': First Half begins.
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 5': Foul by Carles Aleñá (Barcelona).
- 5': José Gaspar (Hércules) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8': Arda Turan (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8': Foul by Albert Dalmau (Hércules).
- 9': Foul by Peña (Hércules).
- 9': Paco Alcácer (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 10': Attempt saved. Paco Alcácer (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 11': David Mainz (Hércules) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 11': Foul by Borja López (Barcelona).
- 11': Attempt missed. Pedro Inglés (Hércules) header from a difficult angle on the right is too high. Assisted by Peña with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 16': Offside, Hércules. Peña tries a through ball, but David Mainz is caught offside.
- 18': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Peña.
- 19': Hand ball by Carles Aleñá (Barcelona).
- 22': Aleix Vidal (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 22': Foul by Emmanuel Omgba (Hércules).
- 22': Foul by Fernando Román (Hércules).
- 22': Rafinha (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 24': Attempt blocked. Arda Turan (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Denis Suárez.
- 26': Aleix Vidal (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 26': Foul by Álvaro Salinas (Hércules).
- 26': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Fernando Román.
- 27': Foul by Àlex Carbonell (Barcelona).
- 27': Pedro Inglés (Hércules) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Attempt missed. José Gaspar (Hércules) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Albert Dalmau.
- 31': Offside, Barcelona. Aleix Vidal tries a through ball, but Arda Turan is caught offside.
- 32': Attempt missed. Emmanuel Omgba (Hércules) right footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the right.
- 32': Attempt missed. José Gaspar (Hércules) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Albert Dalmau.
- 34': Offside, Barcelona. Lucas Digne tries a through ball, but Denis Suárez is caught offside.
- 36': Carles Aleñá (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 36': Foul by Peña (Hércules).
- 37': Attempt missed. Borja López (Barcelona) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Denis Suárez with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 39': Albert Dalmau (Hércules) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Foul by Denis Suárez (Barcelona).
- 40': Foul by Álvaro Salinas (Hércules).
- 40': Rafinha (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 42': Foul by Lucas Digne (Barcelona).
- 42': Álvaro Salinas (Hércules) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 42': Attempt blocked. Emmanuel Omgba (Hércules) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 42': Attempt missed. Rojas (Hércules) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Peña with a cross.
- 43': Arda Turan (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 43': Foul by Pedro Inglés (Hércules).
- 45': Corner, Hércules. Conceded by Rafinha.
- 45': Attempt saved. Rojas (Hércules) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by José Gaspar with a cross.
- 45': First Half ends, Hércules 0, Barcelona 0.
- 0': Match ends, Hércules 1, Barcelona 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Hércules 0, Barcelona 0.
- 48': Foul by Borja López (Barcelona).
- 48': José Gaspar (Hércules) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 49': Attempt saved. José Gaspar (Hércules) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 50': Foul by Aleix Vidal (Barcelona).
- 50': Álvaro Salinas (Hércules) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Foul by Albert Dalmau (Hércules).
- 50': Lucas Digne (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Goal! Hércules 1, Barcelona 0. David Mainz (Hércules) with an attempt from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Álvaro Salinas with a cross.
- 54': David Mainz (Hércules) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Foul by Samuel Umtiti (Barcelona).
- 54': Delay in match David Mainz (Hércules) because of an injury.
- 54': Delay in match Samuel Umtiti (Barcelona) because of an injury.
- 56': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 58': Goal! Hércules 1, Barcelona 1. Carles Aleñá (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Rafinha.
- 59': Foul by Carles Aleñá (Barcelona).
- 59': José Gaspar (Hércules) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61': Attempt saved. Lucas Digne (Barcelona) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Arda Turan.
- 63': Attempt missed. Lucas Digne (Barcelona) left footed shot from the left side of the box is just a bit too high.
- 65': Foul by Albert Dalmau (Hércules).
- 65': Lucas Digne (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 66': Offside, Hércules. Peña tries a through ball, but David Mainz is caught offside.
- 68': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Fernando Román.
- 69': Substitution, Barcelona. André Gomes replaces Àlex Carbonell.
- 69': Substitution, Barcelona. Nili replaces Samuel Umtiti.
- 70': Denis Suárez (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 70': Foul by Peña (Hércules).
- 71': Substitution, Hércules. Jose Miñano replaces Álvaro Salinas.
- 71': Substitution, Hércules. Chechu replaces José Gaspar.
- 73': Attempt blocked. André Gomes (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nili.
- 74': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Fernando Román.
- 75': Arda Turan (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 75': Foul by Emmanuel Omgba (Hércules).
- 76': Substitution, Barcelona. Marc Cardona replaces Carles Aleñá.
- 76': Attempt saved. André Gomes (Barcelona) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Denis Suárez with a cross.
- 78': Attempt saved. Marc Cardona (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 78': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Iván Buigues.
- 78': Attempt saved. Marc Cardona (Barcelona) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Arda Turan with a cross.
- 79': Substitution, Hércules. Jesús Berrocal replaces David Mainz.
- 81': Chechu (Hércules) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 81': Foul by Nili (Barcelona).
- 82': Corner, Hércules. Conceded by Arda Turan.
- 82': Corner, Hércules. Conceded by Jasper Cillessen.
- 83': Attempt missed. Emmanuel Omgba (Hércules) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Chechu with a cross following a corner.
- 85': Foul by Rojas (Hércules).
- 85': Marc Cardona (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 85': Delay in match Emmanuel Omgba (Hércules) because of an injury.
- 86': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 86': Fernando Román (Hércules) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Foul by Marc Cardona (Barcelona).
- 88': Delay in match Pedro Inglés (Hércules) because of an injury.
- 89': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 90': Foul by Peña (Hércules).
- 90': Rafinha (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Peña (Hércules) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+4': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Albert Dalmau.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Hércules 1, Barcelona 1.
Statistics
 BAR |
HER |
|
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Fouls | 14 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 2 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 2 | Saves | 5 |
| 77 | Possession | 23 |
| 10 | SHOTS | 10 |
| 6 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.6 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 668 | Accurate Passes | 149 |
| 745 | Passes | 218 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 7 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 24 | Crosses | 10 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.5 |
| 43 | Long Balls | 44 |
| 28 | Accurate Long Balls | 13 |
| 0.7 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 13 | Effective Tackles | 13 |
| 20 | Tackles | 21 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 6 | Effective Clearances | 27 |
| 6 | Clearances | 27 |
Game Information
Competition: Spanish Copa del Rey
Venue: José Rico Pérez
Location: Alicante, Spain
Attendance: 14,250
Venue: José Rico Pérez
Location: Alicante, Spain
Attendance: 14,250
Line-Ups
Hercules (5-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Iván Buigues (GK) |
| 4 | Fernando Román |
| 5 | Rojas |
| 6 | Pedro Inglés |
| 3 | Francisco Romero  |
| 2 | Albert Dalmau |
| 10 | Juanma |
| 8 | Emmanuel Ombga |
| 11 | Álvaro Salinas |
| 7 | José Gaspar |
| 9 | David Mainz |
Barcelona (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Jasper Cillessen (GK) |
| 35 | Borja López |
| 23 | Samuel Umtiti |
| 19 | Lucas Digne |
| 22 | Aleix Vidal |
| 30 | Àlex Carbonell |
| 6 | Denis Suárez |
| 12 | Rafinha |
| 17 | Paco Alcácer |
| 7 | Arda Turan |
| 28 | Carles Aleñá |
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