Elite FA Cup Group Match 1, Liverpool vs. Sao Paulo FC (Thu Feb 15)


                            Liverpool  |  Sao Paulo FC
                          4-1-1-2-2 E  |  4-5-1 E
                          Mike McLeod  |  Gary Hill
                                       |
                          J_Cranky GK  |  GK J_Pavlenka
                            Luizao DF  |  DF Danilo
                           F_Alves DF  |  DF McKenna
                         J_Vallejo DF  |  DF J_Nasazzi
                           J_Terry DF  |  DF A_Obileye
                            A_Kral DM  |  MF Christie
                        Ze_Roberto MF  |  MF Roy_Kent
                          N_Valsic AM  |  MF Dani_Alves
                              Jota AM  |  MF P_McNamara
                        J_Lingaurd FW  |  MF T_Partey
                           M_Skiba FW  |  FW Keane
                                       |
                           K_Hegyi SUB |  SUB Adrian
                           K_Zouma SUB |  SUB Exe_Palacios
                          V_Coufal SUB |  SUB L_Matthaus
                           G_Carey SUB |  SUB H_Kagamoti
                           X_Silva SUB |  SUB A_Hunter

Referee: M_Clattenurg (England)


Min. 2  :(lpl) Jota had to stretch to reach the pass
          ...  Jota tries one from the edge of the box !
          ...  J_Pavlenka parries it
Min. 2  :(sao) Christie controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball into the middle!
          ...  Keane gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  Keane with a low drive through the rain!
          ...  But J_Cranky tips it over
          ...  M_Clattenurg has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 3  :(sao) Keane takes advantage of a defensive mistake
          ...  Can he make them pay?
          ...  Keane with the 40 yard drive !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Hammered home!
          ...  Sao Paulo FC go in front now with that goal!
          ...  Liverpool 0-1 Sao Paulo FC ...
Min. 4  :(lpl) The manager shouting something towards his players
          ...  It looks like he's turning things round a bit
          ...  Liverpool will now play C
Min. 4  :(sao) Christie breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on J_Cranky!
          ...  Luizao brings him down!
          ...  M_Clattenurg calls him over!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  He is lucky not to have seen red!
Min. 6  :(sao) Christie finds Keane with a ball over the defence
          ...  A thundering drive by Keane !
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  J_Cranky dives desperately to try and save it!!
          ...  And J_Cranky tips it wide!
          ...  Great goalkeeping!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  T_Partey drives it into the box!
          ...  J_Terry heads it away
Min. 8  :(sao) Keane loses his marker
          ...  Keane with the 40 yard drive !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  J_Cranky got his hand to it, but couldn't keep it out
          ...  Liverpool 0-2 Sao Paulo FC ...
Min. 9  :(sao) Sao Paulo FC restructured their strategy to C
Min. 11 :(sao) Roy_Kent with a short pass to find J_Nasazzi
          ...  Cleared by J_Terry
Min. 14 :(lpl) Jota turns well with ball
          ...  He has some space now
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from McKenna
Min. 16 :(lpl) M_Skiba is through on goal
          ...  P_McNamara tries to clear it
          ...  He has miskicked it!!!
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Jota chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  J_Pavlenka easily catches it!
Min. 16 :(sao) Christie back heels to find Dani_Alves in space
          ...  Dani_Alves smashed the ball towards the bottom corner!
          ...  But he somehow misses
          ...  The Liverpool fans laugh at him
Min. 19 :(sao) Roy_Kent unselfishly lays the ball back to Keane
          ...  Keane controls the ball well!
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal!
          ...  J_Cranky parries it, he follows it up
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  The defence had gone walk about!
          ...  Thats his hat trick!
          ...  The Sao Paulo FC players congratulate him!
          ...  Liverpool 0-3 Sao Paulo FC ...
Min. 19 :(lpl) F_Alves finds J_Lingaurd in the box
          ...  J_Nasazzi with a bad challenge
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  He is warned by M_Clattenurg
          ...  It s just a warning
Min. 20 :(lpl) M_Skiba flicks it over McKenna's head
          ...  He showed some great skill there!
          ...  A_Obileye with an awful challenge
          ...  M_Clattenurg calls him for a talk
Min. 21 :(lpl) A_Kral unselfishly heads the ball back to J_Lingaurd
          ...  But Danilo puts it in row Z!
Min. 22 :(lpl) Jota curls the ball out wide to M_Skiba
          ...  Roy_Kent wins control of the ball with his hand!!
          ...  Play On!!
Min. 22 :(lpl) J_Vallejo looks up
          ...  He swings the ball right towards M_Skiba
          ...  Dani_Alves goes in stud's first
          ...  That looked malicious
          ...  He could be off here!
          ...  The referee reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  RED CARD!!
          ...  I think he deserved that!
Min. 25 :(lpl) J_Lingaurd finds his way through
          ...  He bears down on goal
          ...  Danilo with the block
Min. 25 :(lpl) Jota finds the run of Ze_Roberto
          ...  Christie fouls badly
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
Min. 26 :(sao) P_McNamara kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  J_Nasazzi gets on the end of the pass
          ...  J_Lingaurd with a late tackle
          ...  Well to be fair he was looking for the foul
Min. 29 :(sao) Roy_Kent sidesteps his marker
          ...  He runs forward now
          ...  The ball hits A_Kral in the face!
          ...  And goes clear!
Min. 30 :(sao) P_McNamara has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past F_Alves
          ...  He puts in Keane!
          ...  J_Vallejo knocks him to the floor
          ...  The fans are calling for a penalty!
          ...  But M_Clattenurg just turns away!
Min. 35 :(sao) Roy_Kent plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  Keane keeps possession instead!
          ...  He runs towards the goal now!
          ...  A delicate header from Keane !
          ...  J_Cranky saves it
          ...  He got his body behind the ball there
Min. 41 :(lpl) Jota backtracks with the ball
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field
          ...  N_Valsic gets on the end of it
          ...  N_Valsic with a screamer of a shot !
          ...  J_Pavlenka is just going to watch it go over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  But goes just over !!
          ...  J_Pavlenka looks very relieved!
Min. 42 :(sao) Roy_Kent finds his way through
          ...  His quick turn fooled the defender
          ...  J_Terry steals the ball of off him
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(lpl) Ze_Roberto looks for options
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to Jota
          ...  Jota bears down on goal!
          ...  It's well wide!
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 43 :(lpl) N_Valsic latches onto the ball
          ...  He has some space now
          ...  P_McNamara is called for the holding foul
          ...  Well spotted by the referee
Min. 44 :(lpl) Ze_Roberto pulls it back to Jota
          ...  J_Nasazzi plays the back pass
          ...  J_Pavlenka can't get to it!!
          ...  It goes just wide!!
          ...  What a lucky escape!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  F_Alves crosses it in!
          ...  J_Pavlenka easily claims the ball!

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Liverpool 0-3 Sao Paulo FC

Min. 49 :(sao) McKenna with a slide rule pass to Keane
          ...  But Ze_Roberto wins the tackle
Min. 50 :(lpl) Jota with the dribble
          ...  He spots the run of his team-mate
          ...  He's decided to go alone
          ...  Jota has time and space!
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal
          ...  J_Pavlenka tips it round the post
          ...  Good save
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Jota plays it into the danger area!
          ...  J_Pavlenka jumps well to claim it!
Min. 60 :(lpl) J_Lingaurd lobs it over Roy_Kent
          ...  J_Lingaurd carves a shot towards goal !
          ...  But J_Pavlenka smothers the ball.
Min. 67 :(sao) Christie is closed down
          ...  He plays a quick pass
          ...  Keane latches onto the ball
          ...  J_Vallejo clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play
          ...  The linesman is flagging
          ...  Throw in
Min. 68 :(lpl) J_Vallejo cuts the ball back to N_Valsic
          ...  N_Valsic with a scorcher of a shot !
          ...  J_Pavlenka is just going to watch it go over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  But goes just over !!
          ...  J_Pavlenka looks very relieved!
Min. 68 :(sao) Keane with the dribble
          ...  He's through on goal
          ...  Luizao with the foul
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  It is well within shooting range!
          ...  Danilo fires it towards the goal
          ...  J_Cranky makes a good save
Min. 69 :(sao) Roy_Kent with a glorious long pass to Keane
          ...  J_Vallejo with an ugly foul
          ...  That looked malicious
          ...  M_Clattenurg warns him
Min. 70 :(lpl) K_Zouma is going to be brought on
          ...  J_Vallejo is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 73 :(lpl) N_Valsic plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  J_Lingaurd keeps possession instead!
          ...  He runs towards the goal now!
          ...  But Danilo wins the ball with a sliding challenge
Min. 74 :(lpl) Jota with the deft touch
          ...  He takes it past McKenna
          ...  He knocks it to N_Valsic!
          ...  P_McNamara wins the ball
Min. 75 :(lpl) G_Carey is being brought on
          ...  Jota is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play DM
Min. 75 :(lpl) X_Silva will come on for M_Skiba and play FW
Min. 77 :(sao) L_Matthaus will replace the useless Roy_Kent and will play MF
Min. 78 :(lpl) Ze_Roberto with a 40-yard pass to Luizao
          ...  Luizao is clean through!
          ...  He rounds J_Pavlenka
          ...  He lobs it over J_Pavlenka
          ...  Its hit the bar and over!!
Min. 79 :(sao) Exe_Palacios is going to be brought on
          ...  J_Nasazzi is leaving the pitch
          ...  He hasn't had the best of games today
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 81 :(sao) A_Hunter is ready to come on to replace Keane
          ...  Looks like he will play as a FW
Min. 85 :(lpl) J_Lingaurd hits a hard pass to X_Silva
          ...  McKenna robs him of the ball
Min. 86 :(lpl) J_Lingaurd skips the challenge from A_Obileye
          ...  A_Hunter cuts it out easily
          ...  He clears the ball up field
Min. 87 :(lpl) X_Silva takes possession
          ...  Knocks it past Exe_Palacios
          ...  He's through on goal
          ...  But McKenna comes away with the ball
          ...  Excellent defending there!
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Anfield
Attendance           : 75,000
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Liverpool Match Info
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Best player          : Jota
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Luizao (4)
Injured              : N/A
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Sao Paulo FC Match Info
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Best player          : Keane (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Keane (3,8,19)
Sent Off             : Dani_Alves (22)
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             Liverpool    |  Sao Paulo FC
Attempts on Goal     :           7        |       8
Off target           :           4        |       1
On target            :           3        |       7
Possession           :          41        |       59
Corners              :           3        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       1
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       0
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           8        |       8
Key Tackles          :           6        |       11
Key Passes           :          12        |       10
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Final Score          : Liverpool 0 - 3 Sao Paulo FC
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Player Statistics - Liverpool
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_Cranky       GK  30   3   3   2  12 |  96   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -10   0   0   0
Luizao         DF   2  28   2   5  38 |  96   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
F_Alves        DF   2  27  15   1  38 |  96   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
J_Vallejo      DF   2  27  13   7  41 |  73   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  20   0
J_Terry        DF   1  27  11  10  33 |  96   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
A_Kral         DM   1  17  25   5  36 |  96   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
Ze_Roberto     MF   1  11  27  17  11 |  96   0   1   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10 -20
N_Valsic       AM   2   8  27  18  29 |  96   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0 -20 -10 -20
Jota           AM   2   4  25  23  18 |  78   0   0   3   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  30  10
J_Lingaurd     FW   1   5  11  27  29 |  96   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   5
M_Skiba        FW   1   8   9  27  32 |  78   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Hegyi        GK  29   4   5   1  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Zouma        DF   1  30   7   3  38 |  23   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
V_Coufal       DF   1  27   2   3  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Carey        DM   1   4  26  16  30 |  18   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
X_Silva        FW   2   7   5  25  32 |  18   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   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  70   0   0   0
Danilo         DF   2  34   8   8  32 |  96   0   3   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  60   0   5
McKenna        DF   1  31  16   1  26 |  96   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  60  10   0
J_Nasazzi      DF   1  31   9   6  41 |  82   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
A_Obileye      DF   1  29   8   2  23 |  96   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Christie       MF   3   9  32   6  32 |  96   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0
Roy_Kent       MF   1  12  30   6  23 |  80   0   1   4   1   0   0   0   0   0  20  60   0
Dani_Alves     MF   2   1  30  11  12 |  22   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   1   0 -10 -10 -10
P_McNamara     MF   2   8  29   7  33 |  96   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  60  30  20
T_Partey       MF   1   3  29   1  28 |  96   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Keane          FW   1   3   4  31  35 |  84   0   0   0   0   6   3   0   0   0   0   0  90
Adrian         GK  29   1   2   1  40 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Exe_Palacios   DF   1  30   7   5  28 |  14   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Matthaus     MF   1  10  32  10  20 |  16   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
H_Kagamoti     MF   2   7  28  14  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Hunter       FW   3   9   7  31  42 |  12   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  20  20
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