Division One League Match, Arsenal vs. Sao Paulo FC (Sun Feb 06)


                              Arsenal  |  Sao Paulo FC
                            4-3-1-2 P  |  4-1-2-2-1 C
                       Adrian Dalmedo  |  Neil Stockley
                                       |
                          T_Macedo GK  |  GK S_T_Perry
                        C_Chambers DF  |  DF I_Hart
                            D_Burn DF  |  DF McKenna
                           M_Layun DF  |  DF J_Nasazzi
                           J_Okore DF  |  DF F_Benali
                       K_Porborsky MF  |  DM Dunga
                         S_Wiltord MF  |  MF L_Matthaus
                          T_Partey MF  |  MF Turnbull
                       Taliyah_Jnr AM  |  AM Kaka
                         J_Willock FW  |  AM Carbone
                        O_Bierhoff FW  |  FW E__Unal
                                       |
                          R_Zieler SUB |  SUB D_Marino
                         R_Holding SUB |  SUB A_Wan_Bissaka
                      P_Bouba_Diop SUB |  SUB N_Berti
                          M_Arteta SUB |  SUB Gomes
                          N_Anelka SUB |  SUB D_Purvis

Referee: J_Underhill (Scotland)


Min. 3  :(arn) K_Porborsky is closed down
          ...  He plays a quick pass
          ...  D_Burn latches onto the ball
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over!
          ...  L_Matthaus hits it out for a throw
Min. 5  :(sao) McKenna spits at D_Burn
          ...  J_Underhill tells him to calm his game down a bit
Min. 7  :(arn) J_Willock skips the challenge from I_Hart
          ...  J_Willock tries the lob from 30 yards !
          ...  S_T_Perry with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league
Min. 8  :(sao) Carbone jumps over J_Okore's challenge
          ...  S_Wiltord with a nasty foul
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!! or f$k OFF!! cant make it out
Min. 9  :(arn) J_Willock barges F_Benali off the ball
          ...  J_Nasazzi wins the ball!
          ...  But he caught the player also!
          ...  The ref gives nothing!
Min. 12 :(arn) T_Partey has it now
          ...  He takes on I_Hart
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in Taliyah_Jnr!
          ...  J_Nasazzi cuts out the pass
          ...  That was close!
Min. 12 :(sao) Dunga with a precise ball to Kaka
          ...  K_Porborsky reads the situation well and wins the ball
          ...  But it goes out
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  I_Hart plays it towards the near post!
          ...  T_Macedo fists it away!
Min. 13 :(arn) J_Willock with a perfectly timed run
          ...  J_Willock with the cheeky shot!
          ...  S_T_Perry saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one
Min. 13 :(sao) F_Benali takes on 3 men
          ...  But D_Burn wins the ball
Min. 18 :(arn) Taliyah_Jnr finds his way through
          ...  His quick turn fooled Carbone
          ...  Taliyah_Jnr with a terrific drive !
          ...  S_T_Perry gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he slots in the rebound
          ...  He has put it wide !!
          ...  He puts his hands on his head in despair!
Min. 23 :(arn) S_Wiltord sprints down the wing
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space!
          ...  He puts in a square ball!
          ...  O_Bierhoff runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  I_Hart slices it
          ...  S_T_Perry moves quickly!!
          ...  He can't get there!
          ...  It inches just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  S_Wiltord chips the ball into the area!
          ...  J_Okore gets on the end of it
          ...  It's wide!
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 24 :(sao) E__Unal has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past the defender!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  J_Okore wins the ball
Min. 28 :(arn) The defender loses control of the ball!
          ...  M_Layun seizes control of it and thinks about the shot
          ...  M_Layun unleashes a pile driver !
          ...  But S_T_Perry hits it away
          ...  He could have held onto that!
Min. 30 :(arn) The assistant manager is out on the touchline shouting orders
          ...  It seems Arsenal will now be playing A
Min. 32 :(sao) Kaka pulls it back to E__Unal
          ...  K_Porborsky with an awful challenge
Min. 41 :(arn) Taliyah_Jnr knocks it forward
          ...  McKenna slips
          ...  S_Wiltord gets to it!
          ...  S_Wiltord with the overhead !
          ...  But S_T_Perry tips it over
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  C_Chambers lofts the ball in!
          ...  S_T_Perry easily catches it!
Min. 41 :(arn) Taliyah_Jnr knocks it forward
          ...  E__Unal slips
          ...  K_Porborsky gets to it!
          ...  McKenna with an ugly foul
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
Min. 42 :(arn) Taliyah_Jnr is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He throws it long to K_Porborsky
          ...  A powerful header from K_Porborsky !
          ...  It looks good
          ...  The shot deflects wide into the crowd!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  S_Wiltord swings it in!
          ...  S_T_Perry catches it!
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(arn) Taliyah_Jnr reads the run of J_Willock
          ...  Launched towards the top corner by J_Willock !
          ...  S_T_Perry parries it, he follows it up
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  The defence had gone walk about!
          ...  Arsenal have snatched the lead!
          ...  Arsenal 1-0 Sao Paulo FC ...
Min. 43 :(arn) M_Layun takes advantage of a mistake by McKenna
          ...  L_Matthaus with a terrible tackle
          ...  J_Underhill reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 46 :(arn) O_Bierhoff spits at Kaka
          ...  J_Underhill warns him
Min. 47 :(arn) Taliyah_Jnr with a neat pass into O_Bierhoff
          ...  McKenna anticipates the pass and cuts it out
Min. 48 :(sao) E__Unal takes advantage of a mistake by K_Porborsky
          ...  E__Unal could have let it bounce!
          ...  T_Macedo gets up well to catch that one
Min. 49 :(arn) T_Partey moves out over to the edge of the pitch
          ...  He plays the ball through to C_Chambers
          ...  McKenna plays it back
          ...  S_T_Perry slips!!
          ...  It goes just wide
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by M_Layun
          ...  S_T_Perry reads it well, and claims it!

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Arsenal 1-0 Sao Paulo FC

Min. 47 :(sao) Kaka retreats under pressure
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field
          ...  Carbone gets on the end of it
          ...  O_Bierhoff fouls badly
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
          ...  J_Underhill calls him over
          ...  J_Underhill tells him he has had enough warnings
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 48 :(arn) T_Partey hits a hard pass to O_Bierhoff
          ...  The defence has gone to sleep
          ...  O_Bierhoff is all alone
          ...  S_T_Perry comes towards him
          ...  He tries to flick it past S_T_Perry
          ...  He falls over
          ...  The ball trickles out for a goal kick!!
Min. 49 :(sao) Turnbull looks for options
          ...  He knocks the ball across to E__Unal
          ...  C_Chambers slides in hard!
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 50 :(sao) The manager shouting something towards his players
          ...  It looks like he's turning things round a bit
          ...  Sao Paulo FC will now play E
Min. 51 :(arn) K_Porborsky is closed down
          ...  He plays a quick pass
          ...  J_Willock latches onto the ball
          ...  J_Willock runs forward
          ...  He hits the shot!
          ...  S_T_Perry has it covered
          ...  It takes a bobble!
          ...  S_T_Perry is left flat-footed
          ...  It's gone wide !!
Min. 54 :(sao) Dunga with a measured pass to Carbone
          ...  J_Willock fouls badly
          ...  J_Underhill will want to speak to him
          ...  J_Underhill shows him a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on!
Min. 55 :(arn) K_Porborsky cuts inside the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to O_Bierhoff
          ...  Dunga with an ugly foul
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll have to watch himself now
Min. 59 :(sao) Carbone breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on T_Macedo!
          ...  T_Partey brings him down!
          ...  He could be off here!
          ...  J_Underhill reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  I think he was lucky to escape with a caution!
Min. 61 :(sao) McKenna retreats under pressure
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field
          ...  Kaka gets on the end of it
          ...  But C_Chambers clears the ball to safety
Min. 62 :(arn) J_Willock takes advantage of a mistake by L_Matthaus
          ...  It's a lucky break
          ...  J_Willock curls it towards the top corner !
          ...  It hits the inside of the post
          ...  It falls right into S_T_Perry's arms
          ...  Unlucky
Min. 64 :(arn) T_Partey looks to play the ball out wide
          ...  He plays the ball across to J_Willock
          ...  J_Willock tries one from the edge of the box !
          ...  It hits off a defender!
          ...  But goes clear to safety!
Min. 64 :(sao) Carbone breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on T_Macedo!
          ...  M_Layun brings him down!
          ...  He could be off here!
          ...  J_Underhill reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  I think he was lucky to escape with a caution!
Min. 65 :(arn) J_Willock has the ball
          ...  He knocks the ball past F_Benali
          ...  He puts in O_Bierhoff!
          ...  O_Bierhoff has slipped behind the defence!
          ...  He is one on one with S_T_Perry
          ...  He tries to flick it past S_T_Perry
          ...  He falls over
          ...  The ball trickles out for a goal kick!!
Min. 66 :(arn) a big roar from the crowd as M_Arteta comes on for J_Willock to play MF
Min. 66 :(arn) M_Layun looks around for some movement
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He hits the ball to Taliyah_Jnr
          ...  Taliyah_Jnr rises above the defence to head the ball !
          ...  Its sails over!
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity
Min. 66 :(sao) F_Benali latches onto the ball
          ...  He has some space now
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  D_Burn belts it clear
Min. 68 :(sao) Turnbull with a short pass to find E__Unal
          ...  E__Unal curls it towards the top corner !
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But flies wide of the post!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by Kaka
          ...  Dunga makes a firm connection with his head
          ...  But T_Macedo punches it away
          ...  He could have caught that!
Min. 70 :(sao) D_Purvis will replace E__Unal and play FW
Min. 71 :(arn) The ball goes loose!
          ...  T_Partey seizes control of it and thinks about the shot
          ...  T_Partey with a thundering shot!
          ...  S_T_Perry watches it sail safely wide!
Min. 73 :(arn) K_Porborsky takes advantage of a mistake by I_Hart
          ...  It's a lucky break
          ...  I_Hart recovers to win the ball back
Min. 75 :(arn) Arsenal altered their play to a D strategy
Min. 76 :(sao) L_Matthaus with a smart pass to D_Purvis
          ...  D_Purvis attempts a lob!
          ...  But it goes just over
Min. 77 :(sao) L_Matthaus can't find space for the shot
          ...  He slips it through to I_Hart
          ...  I_Hart uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot!
          ...  T_Macedo fists it away
Min. 78 :(arn) T_Partey is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He throws it to K_Porborsky
          ...  An audacious effort from K_Porborsky !
          ...  But S_T_Perry punches it away
          ...  He was lucky to get to that one
Min. 79 :(arn) Taliyah_Jnr sprints down the wing
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space!
          ...  He puts in a square ball!
          ...  M_Layun runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  The defender is caught ball watching
          ...  M_Layun takes advantage and races towards the goal!
          ...  Just S_T_Perry is between him and the goal
          ...  He tries to slide it past S_T_Perry
          ...  He has put it wide!!
Min. 80 :(arn) P_Bouba_Diop comes on for S_Wiltord and will play MF to the delight of the fans
Min. 80 :(arn) R_Holding comes on for C_Chambers and takes up a DF role
Min. 80 :(arn) D_Burn has the ball on the wing
          ...  He takes it past I_Hart
          ...  He knocks it to O_Bierhoff!
          ...  O_Bierhoff throws himself at the ball !
          ...  He manages to reach the ball
          ...  It floats over S_T_Perry
          ...  Its heading goal ward!
          ...  But floats just over
          ...  That was a great effort
Min. 80 :(sao) L_Matthaus sidesteps M_Layun
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  J_Okore with a superb tackle!
          ...  He easily dispossessed him.
Min. 86 :(arn) M_Arteta moves out over to the edge of the pitch
          ...  He plays the ball through to Taliyah_Jnr
          ...  Taliyah_Jnr has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  S_T_Perry makes a comfortable save
          ...  He wasn't troubled there
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 90 :(arn) O_Bierhoff beats F_Benali
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker
          ...  "Play On!" Waves J_Underhill
          ...  O_Bierhoff hits a curling shot!
          ...  The fans get off there seats!
          ...  S_T_Perry plucks the ball out of the air
          ...  Good goalkeeping there!
Min. 90 :(arn) O_Bierhoff gains possession
          ...  Turnbull rushes in with a clumsy challenge!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  FREE KICK
          ...  Just inside there own half
          ...  Taliyah_Jnr swings it in
          ...  O_Bierhoff gets on the end of it
          ...  O_Bierhoff cracks a laser towards goal !
          ...  S_T_Perry falls over
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  S_T_Perry looks a little embarrassed now!
          ...  Arsenal 2-0 Sao Paulo FC ...

*************  FULL TIME  ****************


Match Details
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Venue                : Emirates Stadium
Attendance           : 119,812
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Arsenal Match Info
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Best player          : Taliyah_Jnr (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : J_Willock (43), O_Bierhoff (90)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : O_Bierhoff (47), J_Willock (54), T_Partey (59), M_Layun (64)
Injured              : N/A
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Sao Paulo FC Match Info
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Best player          : Dunga
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : L_Matthaus (43), Dunga (55)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                              Arsenal     |  Sao Paulo FC
Attempts on Goal     :          21        |       5
Off target           :          12        |       2
On target            :           9        |       3
Possession           :          63        |       37
Corners              :           4        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           4        |       2
Subs Used            :           3        |       1
Fouls                :          11        |       8
Key Tackles          :           7        |       7
Key Passes           :          18        |       8
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Final Score          : Arsenal 2 - 0 Sao Paulo FC
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Player Statistics - Arsenal
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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T_Macedo       GK  34   3   3   3  42 |  96   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0   0
C_Chambers     DF   2  33   9   9  22 |  84   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  80   0   0
D_Burn         DF   2  31  10  12  21 |  96   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
M_Layun        DF   1  31  12   7  33 |  96   0   0   1   0   2   0   1   0   0  -2   8   3
J_Okore        DF   3  28   5   6  22 |  96   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
K_Porborsky    MF   2   7  30   9  21 |  96   0   1   3   0   2   0   0   0   0  20  30   5
S_Wiltord      MF   3  11  27   9  41 |  84   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   5
T_Partey       MF   1   3  27   1  28 |  96   0   0   5   0   1   0   1   0   0  18  68  18
Taliyah_Jnr    AM   1   5  29  22  28 |  96   0   0   5   2   3   0   0   0   0   0  90   5
J_Willock      FW   2  10   8  31  23 |  70   0   0   1   0   6   1   1   0   0  -2   8  33
O_Bierhoff     FW   1   8  10  29  32 |  96   0   0   0   0   5   1   1   0   0  -2  -2  28
R_Zieler       GK  29   3   2   5  41 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Holding      DF   1  36   9   7  22 |  12   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20  20
P_Bouba_Diop   MF   2   7  32  10  12 |  12   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Arteta       MF   2   6  32   9  25 |  26   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
N_Anelka       FW   2   5  11  32  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Sao Paulo FC
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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S_T_Perry      GK  36   2   2   2  22 |  96  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0   0   0
I_Hart         DF   3  30   7   6  23 |  96   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  40   0   5
McKenna        DF   1  28  16   1  26 |  96   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20 -10 -20
J_Nasazzi      DF   1  28   9   5  41 |  96   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
F_Benali       DF   3  25  10   9  22 |  96   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Dunga          DM   2  12  27   6  23 |  96   0   0   2   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  18   3
L_Matthaus     MF   1   9  30  10  20 |  96   0   1   2   0   0   0   1   0   0  18  18  -2
Turnbull       MF   1   1  27   1  40 |  96   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
Kaka           AM   1   1  28  17  15 |  96   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Carbone        AM   1  15  16  27  28 |  96   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E__Unal        FW   1   5   5  29  38 |  74   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
D_Marino       GK  29   3   2   2  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Wan_Bissaka  DF   3  30  10   5  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Berti        MF   1   5  25   9  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Gomes          AM   1   7  27  11  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Purvis       FW   2   7  11  30  21 |  22   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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