Elite League Match, Inter Milan vs. Sao Paulo FC (Sun Sep 29)


                          Inter Milan  |  Sao Paulo FC
                              4-4-2 C  |  4-4-1-1 P
                    Dragan Lobozinski  |  Gary Hill
                                       |
                         S_T_Perry GK  |  GK J_Pavlenka
                        P_Chielini DF  |  DF Omar_Little
                         B_Borello DF  |  DF McKenna
                       M_Belusconi DF  |  DF J_Jesus
                       L_Spalletti DF  |  DF J_Bolton
                        M_Milligan MF  |  MF Christie
                     A_Postecoglou MF  |  MF A_McGeady
                           I_Gruev MF  |  MF Robinho
                      C_Matterazzo MF  |  MF H_Stoichkov
                        J_Cummings FW  |  AM Suz_Nakamoto
                         M_Ducksch FW  |  FW Kvaratskhelia
                                       |
                         G_Pancaro SUB |  SUB K_Ridouy
                            J_Stam SUB |  SUB J_Nasazzi
                         A_Hazzard SUB |  SUB Vikram
                           J_Smith SUB |  SUB Roy_Kent
                           S_Mario SUB |  SUB Sobhi

Referee: C_MacDermid (Scotland)


Min. 3  :(irm) C_Matterazzo plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  M_Ducksch decides to go for goal instead!
          ...  Christie with an inch perfect tackle
          ...  The whistle has gone! Incredible!
          ...  Shown a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 5  :(irm) M_Ducksch breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on J_Pavlenka!
          ...  A_McGeady brings him down!
          ...  He is warned by C_MacDermid
          ...  It s just a warning
Min. 6  :(sao) A_McGeady is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He throws it to Suz_Nakamoto
          ...  L_Spalletti with the tackle
          ...  He came to the rescue there!
Min. 7  :(sao) Christie feeds the ball through the middle
          ...  Kvaratskhelia runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  Kvaratskhelia tries one from the edge of the box !
          ...  But S_T_Perry just gets his fingers to that one
          ...  C_MacDermid has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 8  :(irm) J_Cummings finds his way through
          ...  His quick turn fooled McKenna
          ...  Christie with a bad challenge
          ...  C_MacDermid will want to speak to him
Min. 9  :(irm) C_Matterazzo fires over a low cross to J_Cummings
          ...  Omar_Little reads it well
          ...  This boy is a quality defender
          ...  The crowd sing his praises
Min. 11 :(sao) Suz_Nakamoto runs down the wing
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space!
          ...  He cuts the ball back
          ...  Kvaratskhelia latches onto the pass
          ...  He carves out some space
          ...  B_Borello plays the back pass
          ...  S_T_Perry can't get to it!!
          ...  It goes just wide!!
          ...  Look at the relief on his face!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Robinho swings it in!
          ...  It comes to Omar_Little
          ...  He gets the shot away
          ...  He hits the side netting
          ...  There was some parts of the ground that thought that went in!
Min. 12 :(irm) I_Gruev with the first time pass to M_Ducksch
          ...  Omar_Little clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play
          ...  The linesman is flagging
          ...  Throw in
Min. 12 :(sao) H_Stoichkov beats one
          ...  Knocks it past a second
          ...  And finds Kvaratskhelia
          ...  B_Borello with the tackle
          ...  He did well to stop that attack!
Min. 13 :(irm) B_Borello skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to J_Cummings
          ...  J_Bolton reads him well and hoofs it clear
Min. 13 :(sao) McKenna drives it across the face of the goal Robinho
          ...  Robinho fires off a left-footed shot !
          ...  But S_T_Perry makes a superb stop down low.
Min. 14 :(sao) Robinho with electric pace
          ...  He eases past the defender
          ...  L_Spalletti with the tackle
          ...  He came to the rescue there!
Min. 15 :(irm) C_Matterazzo crosses in from the wing, he finds L_Spalletti in the box
          ...  L_Spalletti with a bicycle kick !
          ...  But he somehow misses
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort
Min. 17 :(irm) A_Postecoglou makes the tackle
          ...  A_Postecoglou could have let it bounce!
          ...  Looks like it should be J_Pavlenka's
          ...  Oh he's let it go through his legs
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  J_Pavlenka looks embarrassed!
          ...  That puts Inter Milan ahead!
          ...  Now can they hang onto it!
          ...  Inter Milan 1-0 Sao Paulo FC ...
Min. 18 :(irm) Inter Milan altered their play to a D strategy
Min. 20 :(irm) J_Cummings with the dribble
          ...  He skips through the tackle from J_Bolton
          ...  J_Cummings has a dig at goal!
          ...  It s going over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  But lands on the roof of the net !!
          ...  J_Pavlenka looks relieved there!
Min. 22 :(sao) Christie drives it across the face of the goal Kvaratskhelia
          ...  P_Chielini robs him of the ball
Min. 26 :(sao) A_McGeady slumps to the ground!
          ...  He isn't going to continue!
Min. 26 :(sao) Roy_Kent will replace the useless A_McGeady and will play MF
Min. 28 :(irm) I_Gruev throws a punch
          ...  J_Jesus slumps to the ground
          ...  He's in trouble here!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  He deserved that! And was lucky it wasn't more!
Min. 29 :(irm) M_Ducksch finds his way through
          ...  That was sheer effort
          ...  Christie pulls on his opponent s shirt!!
          ...  C_MacDermid has stopped play
          ...  Well spotted by C_MacDermid!
          ...  He received a good talking to from C_MacDermid
Min. 32 :(sao) Kvaratskhelia finds himself in acres of space
          ...  Kvaratskhelia attempts to drive it home!
          ...  S_T_Perry gets his fingertips to it
          ...  It's pushed around the post to safety
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  McKenna chips the ball in towards the back post!
          ...  S_T_Perry easily catches it!
Min. 35 :(sao) It looks as though Sao Paulo FC is now playing E
Min. 36 :(irm) M_Ducksch takes on the defender
          ...  He runs past the defender
          ...  M_Ducksch gets his head to the ball !
          ...  J_Pavlenka won't get to that!
          ...  Oooh it goes just over!!
Min. 42 :(sao) Christie heads the ball back to Suz_Nakamoto
          ...  Suz_Nakamoto has time and space!
          ...  He tries the lob!
          ...  But it whistles just past the post
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(sao) H_Stoichkov finds Kvaratskhelia in the box
          ...  L_Spalletti stands his ground and wins the tackle
Min. 45 :(irm) M_Ducksch finds his way through
          ...  The offside trap didn't work
          ...  A vicious shot by M_Ducksch !
          ...  But it clips the post and goes wide

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

Min. 51 :(irm) M_Milligan with a measured ball to M_Ducksch
          ...  McKenna cuts out the pass
          ...  That was close!
Min. 53 :(irm) I_Gruev backtracks with the ball
          ...  He hits the ball up field
          ...  J_Cummings latches onto the end of it
          ...  Omar_Little read the danger and stops the pass
Min. 54 :(sao) H_Stoichkov looks around for support
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to Robinho
          ...  From long range Robinho bends the ball towards goal!
          ...  But he puts it wide
          ...  He found himself with no room to manoeuvre
Min. 60 :(sao) Roy_Kent spots Kvaratskhelia who is in acres of space
          ...  Kvaratskhelia throws himself at the ball !
          ...  He manages to reach the ball
          ...  But he got that all wrong
Min. 61 :(irm) I_Gruev looks for options
          ...  He knocks the ball across to J_Cummings
          ...  But McKenna slid in
          ...  It was a well timed tackle and it had to be
Min. 66 :(irm) C_Matterazzo plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  J_Cummings decides to go for goal instead!
          ...  But McKenna puts the ball out of play
Min. 70 :(irm) J_Cummings flicks it over the defender and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  H_Stoichkov with an awful challenge
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  C_MacDermid tells him to calm his game down a bit
Min. 76 :(irm) J_Cummings turns past the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to A_Postecoglou
          ...  But J_Jesus clears the danger
Min. 77 :(sao) Vikram takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace J_Jesus
          ...  He'll play as a DF
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
Min. 79 :(sao) Robinho with a throw in
          ...  He throws the ball across to Kvaratskhelia
          ...  Kvaratskhelia goes for goal !
          ...  It hits the bar
          ...  And goes over!
          ...  S_T_Perry was beaten there!
Min. 80 :(irm) C_Matterazzo takes advantage of a mistake by McKenna
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  Vikram with the tackle
          ...  He left his foot in there!
          ...  It's a yellow, and rightly so
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 81 :(irm) M_Belusconi jumps over the defender's challenge
          ...  Christie goes in with the block tackle
          ...  He comes out of it with the ball
          ...  Great tackle!
Min. 81 :(sao) Suz_Nakamoto takes advantage of a bad back pass from J_Cummings
          ...  Suz_Nakamoto with a powerful diving header!
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But flies wide of the post!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by Christie!
          ...  L_Spalletti reads it
          ...  He clears the danger
Min. 82 :(irm) J_Cummings takes advantage of a mistake by McKenna
          ...  That mistake could prove costly
          ...  Omar_Little plays the back pass
          ...  J_Pavlenka can't get to it!!
          ...  It goes just wide!!
          ...  Look at the relief on his face!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  C_Matterazzo lofts the ball in!
          ...  J_Pavlenka comes out and claims it!
Min. 82 :(sao) Christie flicks the ball through
          ...  Suz_Nakamoto runs onto it!
          ...  B_Borello is forced to retreat
          ...  He knocks it back!
          ...  S_T_Perry misses it!
          ...  It creeps just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by Suz_Nakamoto!
          ...  P_Chielini wins the ball
          ...  And he heads it away
Min. 83 :(sao) Kvaratskhelia skips the challenge from the defender
          ...  J_Cummings with an ugly foul
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  C_MacDermid calls him over
          ...  The ref is taking his time with him!
          ...  RED CARD!!
          ...  He's off!!
Min. 83 :(irm) a big roar from the crowd as S_Mario comes on for M_Milligan to play FW
Min. 83 :(sao) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side.
          ...  Sobhi will come on for Christie and play FW
Min. 84 :(irm) J_Stam is being prepared to come on
          ...  B_Borello is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 85 :(irm) G_Pancaro will replace the useless P_Chielini and will play DF
Min. 85 :(irm) J_Smith takes off his tracksuit
          ...  he'll replace A_Postecoglou as MF
Min. 85 :(irm) S_Mario plays a clever one-two with his team mate
          ...  He looks around for options
          ...  He moves forward with the ball
          ...  Fine tackle by Sobhi
          ...  But he can't prevent the corner
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(sao) Kvaratskhelia chests it down
          ...  Kvaratskhelia attempts the shot!
          ...  But S_T_Perry reaches the ball. Good save
          ...  There was a foul on S_T_Perry anyway
Min. 89 :(irm) The ball is passed in from J_Smith, he finds S_Mario
          ...  J_Bolton is called for the holding foul
          ...  He won that header unfairly
          ...  He gets a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 90 :(irm) C_Matterazzo with the diagonal pass M_Belusconi
          ...  M_Belusconi with his head down lets it go !
          ...  J_Pavlenka gets his body behind the ball and saves
          ...  Text book goalkeeping!
Min. 91 :(sao) Sobhi with the Cruyff turn
          ...  Sobhi attempts to nutmeg S_T_Perry!
          ...  S_T_Perry parries it, he follows it up
          ...  And S_T_Perry recovers to save!!
Min. 94 :(sao) Sobhi takes on J_Stam
          ...  He runs past him
          ...  I_Gruev with an ugly foul
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  That's his second ! Sent off !
          ...  He is furious with the referee!
          ...  But his players drag him off!

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Stadio Giuseppe Meazza
Attendance           : 138,489
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Inter Milan Match Info
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Best player          : L_Spalletti (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : A_Postecoglou (17)
Sent Off             : J_Cummings (83), I_Gruev (94)
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Sao Paulo FC Match Info
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Best player          : Christie
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Christie (3), Vikram (80), J_Bolton (89)
Injured              : A_McGeady (26)
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Match Statistics
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                            Inter Milan   |  Sao Paulo FC
Attempts on Goal     :           6        |       11
Off target           :           4        |       6
On target            :           2        |       5
Possession           :          38        |       62
Corners              :           1        |       4
Red Cards            :           2        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       3
Subs Used            :           4        |       3
Fouls                :           6        |       12
Key Tackles          :           7        |       11
Key Passes           :          12        |       12
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Final Score          : Inter Milan 1 - 0 Sao Paulo FC
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Player Statistics - Inter Milan
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  39   2   2   2  22 |  96   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  70   0   0   0
P_Chielini     DF   2  34   7   5  29 |  87   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
B_Borello      DF   2  31   8   4  45 |  86   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  60  10   0
M_Belusconi    DF   1  28   8   3  27 |  96   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
L_Spalletti    DF   1  28   3   2  22 |  96   0   4   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  80   0   0
M_Milligan     MF   2   4  33   4  31 |  85   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  30  20
A_Postecoglou  MF   2   6  31   1  23 |  87   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  25
I_Gruev        MF   1   3  31   4  30 |  96   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   1   0 -10  20 -10
C_Matterazzo   MF   1   2  30   2  12 |  96   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0
J_Cummings     FW   3   6   9  33  32 |  85   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   1   0  10  20  10
M_Ducksch      FW   2   4   5  29  27 |  96   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Pancaro      DF   2  30   5   3  34 |   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Stam         DF   2  29   7   1  28 |  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
A_Hazzard      MF   1   1  31   2  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Smith        MF   1   3  30   1  24 |   9   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
S_Mario        FW   1   2   1  28  29 |  11   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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J_Pavlenka     GK  39   3   1   2  21 |  96   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Omar_Little    DF   1  33   9   3  44 |  96   0   4   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  60 -20 -20
McKenna        DF   1  32  17   1  26 |  96   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  60  10   0
J_Jesus        DF   1  32   9   3  26 |  79   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
J_Bolton       DF   1  31   9   3  32 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2 -22 -22
Christie       MF   3   9  33   6  32 |  85   0   1   4   0   0   0   1   0   0  18  38  -2
A_McGeady      MF   1  19  32  13  29 |  26   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Robinho        MF   1   8  32   9  23 |  96   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  10   5
H_Stoichkov    MF   1   1  32   2  18 |  96   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
Suz_Nakamoto   AM   1   1  32  23  33 |  96   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Kvaratskhelia  FW   2   4   1  33  16 |  96   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0  15
K_Ridouy       GK  31   3   2   5  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Nasazzi      DF   1  32   9   6  41 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Vikram         DF   2  32   3   1  27 |  17   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
Roy_Kent       MF   1  13  32   6  23 |  70   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Sobhi          FW   2   7   7  28  21 |  11   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   5
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