Division One League Match, Juventus vs. Sao Paulo FC (Wed Dec 22)


                             Juventus  |  Sao Paulo FC
                              4-3-3 A  |  4-1-2-2-1 A
                      Gareth Williams  |  Neil Stockley
                                       |
                          M_Balfor GK  |  GK S_T_Perry
                         P_McGrath DF  |  DF I_Hart
                            H_Berg DF  |  DF McKenna
                           Maldini DF  |  DF L_Palmieri
                           D_Irwin DF  |  DF F_Benali
                         Roy_Keane MF  |  DM Dunga
                        R_Donadoni MF  |  MF L_Matthaus
                      Steven_Davis MF  |  MF Dani_Alves
                          Odegaard FW  |  AM Gomes
                       L_Griffiths FW  |  AM Carbone
                      M_Martinelli FW  |  FW E__Unal
                                       |
                      Manuel_Neuer SUB |  SUB D_Marino
                        A_Barzagli SUB |  SUB A_Wan_Bissaka
                         T_Butcher SUB |  SUB Turnbull
                          T_Muller SUB |  SUB N_Berti
                         Griffiths SUB |  SUB D_Purvis

Referee: F_De_Bleeckere (Belgium)


Min. 2  :(sao) F_Benali jinks infield
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to Carbone
          ...  Carbone cracks a laser towards goal !
          ...  M_Balfor gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  Fantastic reflex save by M_Balfor !!
Min. 3  :(jvt) R_Donadoni with a simple pass to Roy_Keane
          ...  Roy_Keane tries one from the edge of the box !
          ...  S_T_Perry falls over
          ...  He recovers to tip it onto the post!
          ...  But it hits his back!
          ...  And goes wide!!
          ...  S_T_Perry looks relieved!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  H_Berg swings it in!
          ...  S_T_Perry fists it away!
Min. 4  :(sao) Carbone slows the ball down and waits for support
          ...  No one seems to be coming forward
          ...  He heads towards the goal alone!
          ...  D_Irwin cleanly tackles him
          ...  He judged that well
Min. 5  :(jvt) Odegaard with a real burst of pace
          ...  He shows the defender a clean set of heals
          ...  But I_Hart slid in
          ...  It was a well timed tackle and it had to be
Min. 7  :(sao) Gomes sidesteps P_McGrath
          ...  That was too easy
          ...  R_Donadoni fouls badly
          ...  That looked malicious
          ...  F_De_Bleeckere tells him to calm his game down a bit
Min. 8  :(jvt) M_Martinelli with the mazy run
          ...  M_Martinelli drives the ball low !
          ...  It's just over!
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 9  :(jvt) Roy_Keane runs at I_Hart
          ...  The defender slips and falls over
          ...  Roy_Keane swings in the shot!
          ...  It sails over!
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 10 :(jvt) Roy_Keane looks around for some movement
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to R_Donadoni
          ...  R_Donadoni hits the shot with the outside of the left foot!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  S_T_Perry was left standing
          ...  That puts Juventus ahead!
          ...  Now can they hang onto it!
          ...  Juventus 1-0 Sao Paulo FC ...
Min. 11 :(jvt) It looks as though Juventus is now playing D
Min. 12 :(sao) L_Matthaus squares it to E__Unal
          ...  E__Unal shoots towards goal !
          ...  M_Balfor just watches float over the bar!
Min. 14 :(jvt) Odegaard kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate in space!
          ...  He plays the ball in to him!
          ...  Steven_Davis gets on the end of the pass
          ...  I_Hart reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 17 :(jvt) Odegaard gets to the by-line
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He plays the ball through to L_Griffiths
          ...  I_Hart slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in
Min. 18 :(jvt) Odegaard turns past L_Palmieri
          ...  He has created space for himself now
          ...  Odegaard sees S_T_Perry off his line !
          ...  S_T_Perry dives towards his top let hand corner
          ...  He's pushed that one just around the goal
          ...  Super Stop !
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  M_Martinelli chips the ball in towards the back post!
          ...  S_T_Perry easily catches it!
Min. 19 :(jvt) Roy_Keane beats F_Benali
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  I_Hart fouls badly
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  He gets away with that one
          ...  It's just a warning
          ...  Gareth Williams looks annoyed that there was no card there
Min. 21 :(jvt) Odegaard unselfishly lays the ball back to M_Martinelli
          ...  Carbone wins it well
          ...  Perfectly timed!
Min. 22 :(jvt) Steven_Davis turns past the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to L_Griffiths
          ...  Carbone fouls badly
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  It's in a very dangerous position!
          ...  Roy_Keane passes to L_Griffiths
          ...  L_Griffiths with the diving header !
          ...  He had to be brave there
          ...  It's well wide!
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 25 :(sao) Dani_Alves cuts the ball back to Carbone
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over!
          ...  H_Berg hits it out for a throw
Min. 31 :(jvt) Steven_Davis lays the ball back to L_Griffiths
          ...  I_Hart hits it out for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Steven_Davis hits it into the box!
          ...  McKenna reads it
          ...  He clears the danger
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(jvt) Steven_Davis with a neat pass into M_Martinelli
          ...  M_Martinelli gets his head to the ball !
          ...  S_T_Perry gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he slots in the rebound
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Juventus 2-0 Sao Paulo FC ...
Min. 46 :(sao) L_Matthaus passes the ball to E__Unal
          ...  D_Irwin clears with a diving header

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Juventus 2-0 Sao Paulo FC

Min. 46 :(jvt) Roy_Keane with a glorious long pass to R_Donadoni
          ...  F_Benali intercepts the pass
Min. 47 :(jvt) Maldini feeds the ball through the middle
          ...  M_Martinelli runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  M_Martinelli flicks the header toward the far post!
          ...  It's going over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  But lands on the roof of the net !!
          ...  S_T_Perry looks relieved there!
Min. 50 :(sao) The Sao Paulo FC manager told his side to change to a P strategy
Min. 52 :(jvt) L_Griffiths runs with pace at the defence
          ...  L_Griffiths smashed the ball towards the bottom corner!
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  S_T_Perry dives desperately to try and save it!!
          ...  He can't get to it!
          ...  But it creeps just wide!!
          ...  The deflection had S_T_Perry beaten!
Min. 53 :(sao) Dunga drives it forward to L_Palmieri
          ...  P_McGrath seizes control of the ball
          ...  He hoists it forward
Min. 57 :(sao) E__Unal takes advantage of a mistake by H_Berg
          ...  Can he make them pay?
          ...  P_McGrath clears with a diving header
Min. 58 :(jvt) Steven_Davis is closed down
          ...  He plays a quick pass under pressure
          ...  M_Martinelli latches onto the ball
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  Dunga takes possession
Min. 63 :(sao) Carbone turns past P_McGrath
          ...  He has created space for himself now
          ...  Carbone flicks the header toward the far post!
          ...  The fans behind the goal jump up!
          ...  But it's gone just wide !!
Min. 66 :(sao) L_Matthaus heads the ball back to Gomes
          ...  D_Irwin gets the foot in to win the ball
Min. 68 :(sao) Dani_Alves cuts inside the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to F_Benali
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  Maldini takes possession
Min. 70 :(sao) D_Purvis is going to be brought on
          ...  E__Unal is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 71 :(jvt) Griffiths is ready to come on to replace L_Griffiths
          ...  Looks like he will play as a FW
Min. 75 :(jvt) A_Barzagli replaces H_Berg and will play DF
Min. 75 :(jvt) Odegaard skips the challenge from the defender
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by McKenna
Min. 79 :(jvt) T_Muller will replace the useless R_Donadoni and will play MF
Min. 82 :(jvt) Steven_Davis beats one
          ...  Goes past the second
          ...  He keeps going
          ...  fantastic skill!!
          ...  L_Matthaus with a nasty foul
          ...  F_De_Bleeckere gave him a strong warning
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  That could have been a penalty!
          ...  Steven_Davis drives it in
          ...  But S_T_Perry just gets his fingers to that one
          ...  F_De_Bleeckere has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 83 :(sao) D_Purvis sidesteps his marker
          ...  D_Purvis tries to chip the ball over M_Balfor!
          ...  But M_Balfor pulls out a save of the game
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 90 :(jvt) Griffiths runs at the defender
          ...  The defender slips and falls over
          ...  But L_Palmieri puts it in row Z!

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Allianz Stadium
Attendance           : 128,639
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Juventus Match Info
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Best player          : Steven_Davis (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : R_Donadoni (10), M_Martinelli (44)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Sao Paulo FC Match Info
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Best player          : L_Matthaus
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             Juventus     |  Sao Paulo FC
Attempts on Goal     :          10        |       4
Off target           :           5        |       2
On target            :           5        |       2
Possession           :          45        |       55
Corners              :           3        |       0
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       0
Subs Used            :           3        |       1
Fouls                :           8        |       6
Key Tackles          :           7        |       9
Key Passes           :          10        |       7
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Final Score          : Juventus 2 - 0 Sao Paulo FC
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Player Statistics - Juventus
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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M_Balfor       GK  33   1   1   2  32 |  96   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0   0   0
P_McGrath      DF   1  34  12   8  12 |  96   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60  20  20
H_Berg         DF   1  34  12   7  21 |  79   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
Maldini        DF   2  32  10   8  41 |  96   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  60  10   0
D_Irwin        DF   1  30   8   8  25 |  96   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  80  20  20
Roy_Keane      MF   2  10  30   9  31 |  96   0   0   2   1   2   0   0   0   0   0  40   5
R_Donadoni     MF   1   9  29   7  41 |  83   0   0   1   0   1   1   0   0   0   0  10  25
Steven_Davis   MF   2   5  27  19  27 |  96   0   0   3   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  50   5
Odegaard       FW   2   5   6  31  31 |  96   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  30   5
L_Griffiths    FW   2  10   5  29  31 |  75   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Martinelli   FW   1  10  10  27  12 |  96   0   0   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  25
Manuel_Neuer   GK  29   2   1   2  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Barzagli     DF   2  33   9  11  20 |  17   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Butcher      DF   2  31   9   7  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Muller       MF   3  10  32  10  32 |  13   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Griffiths      FW   1   7   9  24  23 |  21   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  35   2   2   2  22 |  96   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0
I_Hart         DF   3  30   7   6  23 |  96   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  80   0   0
McKenna        DF   1  28  16   1  26 |  96   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
L_Palmieri     DF   1  28   8  10  42 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
F_Benali       DF   3  25  10   9  22 |  96   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
Dunga          DM   2  12  27   6  23 |  96   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
L_Matthaus     MF   1   9  30  10  20 |  96   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
Dani_Alves     MF   2   1  28  11  12 |  96   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20   0 -20
Gomes          AM   1   7  27  11  26 |  96   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Carbone        AM   1  15  16  27  28 |  96   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -15
E__Unal        FW   1   5   5  28  38 |  74   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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
Turnbull       MF   1   1  27   1  40 |   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
D_Purvis       FW   2   7  11  30  21 |  22   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
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