Division One Reserve League Match, Manchester City Res vs. Sao Paulo FC Res (Sun Mar 19)


                  Manchester City Res  |  Sao Paulo FC Res
                              4-4-2 A  |  4-3-3 N
                        Tony McCleary  |  Roberto Ciccotelli
                                       |
                     L_Marchegiani GK  |  GK C_Taffarel
                           R_Teple DF  |  DF V_Zelenskyy
                           M_Amini DF  |  DF A_Stanopoulos
                          Ridoutiz DF  |  DF G_Bremer
                            T_Dale DF  |  DF Aldair
                           D_Platt MF  |  MF Denilson
                            Ian_Mc MF  |  MF J_Sanchoio
                         J_Russell MF  |  MF R_Gravenberch
                        R_Liverani MF  |  FW B_Rossiere
                              Figo FW  |  FW Frank_Ramos
                         Sam_Jones FW  |  FW Gaetano
                                       |
                          Cloisten SUB |  SUB T_Couto
                     Joachim_Ander SUB |  SUB G_Yeriopl
                          Brodie_D SUB |  SUB M_Weaver
                         F_Parasca SUB |  SUB A_Margareti
                            W_Zhao SUB |  SUB A_Cabral

Referee: O_Bundy (USA)


Min. 1  :(saor) Denilson plays a first time ball through the defence to Gaetano
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by T_Dale
          ...  He timed it well
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Sanchoio floats the ball in!
          ...  M_Amini clears the danger
Min. 3  :(saor) Denilson controls it well
          ...  He nutmegs Ridoutiz
          ...  He puts in Gaetano!
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from Ridoutiz
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Denilson plays it into the danger area!
          ...  J_Sanchoio swings a leg at it!
          ...  L_Marchegiani falls over
          ...  He recovers to tip it onto the post!
          ...  But it hits his back!
          ...  And goes wide!!
          ...  L_Marchegiani looks relieved!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  B_Rossiere hits it into the box!
          ...  Aldair gets on the end of it
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!!!!
          ...  It's wide!
          ...  That was a dismal effort!
          ...  He should have buried that!
Min. 5  :(saor) Denilson squares it to Gaetano
          ...  Ridoutiz gets in the way of the ball and clears!
Min. 5  :(mncr) Ian_Mc runs at the defence
          ...  He nutmegs V_Zelenskyy
          ...  He showed his class there
          ...  J_Sanchoio with a deliberate foul
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
          ...  O_Bundy reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  It's in a very dangerous position!
          ...  Figo hits it hard
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  C_Taffarel pushes it behind !
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  D_Platt drives it into the box!
          ...  Ian_Mc makes a firm connection with his head
          ...  C_Taffarel watches it sail wide!
Min. 12 :(mncr) J_Russell sidesteps V_Zelenskyy
          ...  That was too easy
          ...  J_Russell with a powerful downward header!
          ...  But C_Taffarel gets down well to tip the ball wide
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Russell drives it into the box!
          ...  A_Stanopoulos gets up well
          ...  And he heads it clear
Min. 18 :(mncr) Figo nutmegs V_Zelenskyy, he continues to run forward
          ...  V_Zelenskyy does well to get the tackle in
Min. 18 :(saor) Denilson with a glorious long pass to Frank_Ramos
          ...  Frank_Ramos hits a curling shot!
          ...  But he puts it wide
          ...  He found himself with no room to manoeuvre
Min. 20 :(mncr) D_Platt takes advantage of a bad back pass from A_Stanopoulos
          ...  Aldair brings him down in the area
          ...  There can only be one outcome surely!
          ...  But O_Bundy waves play on!!!
Min. 22 :(saor) Gaetano wins possession
          ...  He plays the ball across to V_Zelenskyy
          ...  R_Teple with a nasty foul
          ...  O_Bundy will want to speak to him
          ...  O_Bundy just wants to lecture him
Min. 24 :(mncr) Ian_Mc jinks infield
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to Figo
          ...  Figo with the overhead !
          ...  He has put it over the bar!
          ...  He looks stunned by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 27 :(mncr) R_Liverani finds Figo in acres of space
          ...  J_Sanchoio cleanly tackles him
          ...  He judged that well
Min. 28 :(saor) R_Gravenberch with the dribble
          ...  He uses his pace to get free
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over!
          ...  M_Amini hits it out for a throw
Min. 30 :(mncr) Ridoutiz holds up the ball
          ...  He plays the ball to D_Platt
          ...  Aldair pulls on his shirt
          ...  He wins the ball
          ...  The defender got away with the foul there!
Min. 34 :(mncr) Figo could get a shot on goal here
          ...  Figo sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender !
          ...  But C_Taffarel punches it away
          ...  He was lucky to get to that one
Min. 35 :(mncr) Ridoutiz has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past J_Sanchoio
          ...  He puts in J_Russell!
          ...  J_Russell lobs C_Taffarel!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Runs off and slides on his knees!!
          ...  The fans go wild!
          ...  That's given Manchester City Res the advantage!
          ...  Manchester City Res 1-0 Sao Paulo FC Res ...
Min. 36 :(mncr) Ian_Mc plays a first time ball through the defence to R_Teple
          ...  R_Teple fires off a left-footed shot !
          ...  C_Taffarel with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1
Min. 38 :(mncr) J_Russell has the ball
          ...  He knocks the ball past V_Zelenskyy
          ...  He puts in Ian_Mc!
          ...  Launched towards the top corner by Ian_Mc !
          ...  The shot slips through C_Taffarel's hands
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  He got away with that!
Min. 38 :(saor) J_Sanchoio cuts inside the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to Frank_Ramos
          ...  Frank_Ramos with the crafty shot!
          ...  He has put it wide!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 40 :(mncr) T_Dale slumps to the ground!
          ...  He isn't going to continue!
Min. 40 :(mncr) Joachim_Ander is being brought on
          ...  T_Dale is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 41 :(mncr) J_Russell with a simple pass to Sam_Jones
          ...  Sam_Jones carves a shot towards goal !
          ...  C_Taffarel heads it away
          ...  He was showing off there!
Min. 41 :(saor) Frank_Ramos beats Ian_Mc
          ...  Frank_Ramos drives it towards goal !
          ...  Looks like it should be L_Marchegiani's
          ...  Oh he's let it go through his legs
          ...  But drifts inches wide !!
          ...  L_Marchegiani looks embarrassed!
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Denilson chips the ball into the area!
          ...  Aldair gets a shot in
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it wide
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Manchester City Res 1-0 Sao Paulo FC Res

Min. 51 :(mncr) D_Platt with a 40-yard pass to Sam_Jones
          ...  Sam_Jones gets his head to the ball !
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But hits the side netting!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  D_Platt floats the ball in!
          ...  G_Bremer reads it well
          ...  And he knocks it away
Min. 51 :(mncr) The defender loses control of the ball!
          ...  Figo seizes control of it and thinks about the shot
          ...  Denilson with an ugly foul
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
          ...  O_Bundy wants a quiet word
          ...  FREE KICK
          ...  This is very far out
          ...  J_Russell hoists it forward
          ...  Sam_Jones gets on the end of it
          ...  Sam_Jones unleashes a pile driver !
          ...  Looks like it should be C_Taffarel's
          ...  Oh he's let it go through his legs
          ...  But drifts inches wide !!
          ...  C_Taffarel looks embarrassed!
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Ian_Mc crosses it in!
          ...  The ball comes to M_Amini
          ...  He knocks it goalward
          ...  C_Taffarel parries the shot
          ...  And the defender clears it!
Min. 52 :(saor) B_Rossiere backtracks with the ball
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field
          ...  Gaetano gets on the end of it
          ...  Gaetano must beat L_Marchegiani!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He runs towards the Sao Paulo FC Res fans!
          ...  That's the equaliser!
          ...  Manchester City Res 1-1 Sao Paulo FC Res ...
Min. 54 :(mncr) R_Liverani beats his marker
          ...  Driven towards goal by R_Liverani !
          ...  C_Taffarel with an amazing dive to the bottom left
          ...  How he got to that one I don't know !
Min. 59 :(mncr) R_Liverani with a pinpoint pass to Joachim_Ander
          ...  Joachim_Ander beats the offside trap!
          ...  He is clean through
          ...  C_Taffarel comes towards him
          ...  He tries to flick it past C_Taffarel
          ...  He's pushed it too far
          ...  He can't stop it going out!!
Min. 59 :(saor) Gaetano is unmarked!
          ...  The ball hits Ridoutiz in the face!
          ...  And goes clear!
Min. 62 :(mncr) D_Platt looks for options
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to Figo
          ...  A wicked drive by Figo !
          ...  He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort
Min. 63 :(mncr) J_Russell takes possession
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  But Aldair clears the ball to safety
Min. 65 :(mncr) D_Platt looks around for some movement
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to Sam_Jones
          ...  Sam_Jones bears down on goal!
          ...  C_Taffarel is just going to watch it go over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  But goes just over !!
          ...  C_Taffarel looks very relieved!
Min. 66 :(saor) J_Sanchoio with an inch perfect pass to Gaetano
          ...  Gaetano hits the shot with the outside of the left foot!
          ...  L_Marchegiani gets his fingertips to it
          ...  He pushes it on to the post
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball
Min. 71 :(mncr) R_Liverani with a glorious 60-yard pass to Sam_Jones
          ...  But A_Stanopoulos wins the ball with a sliding challenge
Min. 72 :(mncr) Sam_Jones nutmegs G_Bremer, he continues to run forward
          ...  Sam_Jones keeps his head down as he hits the shot!
          ...  C_Taffarel with an easy save
          ...  He just oozes confidence
Min. 75 :(mncr) F_Parasca comes on for Ian_Mc and will play MF to the delight of the fans
Min. 75 :(mncr) Brodie_D is being prepared to come on
          ...  F_Parasca is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 77 :(mncr) The ball is passed in from J_Russell, he finds Figo
          ...  B_Rossiere wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge
Min. 78 :(mncr) Brodie_D cut's in on the inside of the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to Figo
          ...  Aldair brings him down from behind!
          ...  But the ref gives nothing!
Min. 78 :(saor) Denilson has the ball
          ...  He knocks the ball past R_Teple
          ...  He puts in Frank_Ramos!
          ...  M_Amini wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge
Min. 78 :(mncr) J_Russell unselfishly heads the ball back to D_Platt
          ...  Denilson with the foul
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  That could have been a penalty!
          ...  R_Liverani drives it under the wall
          ...  It hits the side netting!
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity
Min. 80 :(mncr) W_Zhao is being prepared to come on
          ...  Figo is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 81 :(mncr) J_Russell unselfishly lays the ball back to Sam_Jones
          ...  Sam_Jones cracks a laser towards goal !
          ...  It's going over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  And C_Taffarel reacts well to tip it over
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Russell chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  The ball comes to R_Liverani
          ...  He knocks it goalward
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  But it thumps off the woodwork !!
          ...  And goes safely clear!
          ...  C_Taffarel never had a chance!
Min. 82 :(mncr) J_Russell backtracks with the ball
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field
          ...  W_Zhao gets on the end of it
          ...  The ball hits Aldair in the face!
          ...  And goes clear!
Min. 82 :(saor) J_Sanchoio runs at the defender
          ...  The defender slips and falls over
          ...  But R_Teple will cut out the threat
Min. 83 :(saor) B_Rossiere knocks the ball past the lunge of M_Amini
          ...  B_Rossiere curls it towards the top corner !
          ...  But he puts it wide
Min. 84 :(mncr) R_Liverani with the header on
          ...  He finds W_Zhao in space
          ...  Frank_Ramos is late with that one
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!, he is in the book for that one
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(mncr) D_Platt spots M_Amini who is in acres of space
          ...  M_Amini hits the shot with the outside of the right foot!
          ...  But C_Taffarel punches it away
          ...  That's gone out for a throw in
Min. 91 :(mncr) D_Platt with the flick on
          ...  He plays the ball across to W_Zhao
          ...  What a shot from W_Zhao !
          ...  It could go anywhere
          ...  But C_Taffarel punches it away
          ...  He had to be brave to come for that one
Min. 92 :(mncr) The defender under hits the back pass!
          ...  M_Amini is through!
          ...  R_Gravenberch reads the situation well and wins the ball
          ...  But it goes out
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by W_Zhao!
          ...  C_Taffarel comes out and claims it!

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



Match Details
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Venue                : City Of Manchester Stadium
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Manchester City Res Match Info
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Best player          : J_Russell (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : J_Russell (35)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : T_Dale (40)
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Sao Paulo FC Res Match Info
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Best player          : Gaetano
Scorers              : Gaetano (52)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : J_Sanchoio (5), Frank_Ramos (84)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                      Manchester City Res | Sao Paulo FC Res
Attempts on Goal     :          22        |       9
Off target           :          10        |       6
On target            :          12        |       3
Possession           :          57        |       43
Corners              :           6        |       4
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       2
Subs Used            :           4        |       0
Fouls                :           9        |       12
Key Tackles          :           7        |       10
Key Passes           :          19        |       9
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Final Score          : Manchester City Res 1 - 1 Sao Paulo FC Res
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Player Statistics - Manchester City Res
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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L_Marchegiani  GK  25   3   2   3  31 |  93   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Teple        DF   2  24   7   6  32 |  93   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   5
M_Amini        DF   1  23  11  10  22 |  93   0   3   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  60   0  10
Ridoutiz       DF   2  19  10   7  10 |  93   0   3   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  60  40   0
T_Dale         DF   2  19   7   8  22 |  40   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
D_Platt        MF   2  11  23   8  32 |  93   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0
Ian_Mc         MF   1   8  21  13  30 |  76   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
J_Russell      MF   2   7  21   8  21 |  93   0   0   5   0   2   1   0   0   0   0  50  30
R_Liverani     MF   1   7  19   8  11 |  93   0   0   4   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  40   5
Figo           FW   2   6   4  22  10 |  81   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
Sam_Jones      FW   1   1   3  19  33 |  93   0   0   0   0   6   0   0   0   0   0   0  15
Cloisten       GK  19   3   3   1  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Joachim_Ander  DF   1  24   9   4  22 |  53   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Brodie_D       MF   2  23  11   6  40 |  17   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
F_Parasca      MF   2  15  21   8  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
W_Zhao         FW   2   6   6  23  21 |  12   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5

Player Statistics - Sao Paulo FC Res
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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C_Taffarel     GK  22   3   5   3  40 |  93  12   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0   0   0
V_Zelenskyy    DF   2  20   8   5  38 |  93   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
A_Stanopoulos  DF   1  20   1   1  15 |  93   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
G_Bremer       DF   1  19   1   5  26 |  93   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
Aldair         DF   1  17   4   2  25 |  93   0   5   0   0   2   0   0   0   0 100   0   0
Denilson       MF   2   5  22   1  25 |  93   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0
J_Sanchoio     MF   2  10  21  13  31 |  93   0   1   2   0   1   0   1   0   0  18  18   3
R_Gravenberch  MF   1   3  19  11  12 |  93   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
B_Rossiere     FW   1  11  19   3  26 |  93   0   1   1   1   1   0   0   0   0  20  30   0
Frank_Ramos    FW   2   1   5  24  28 |  93   0   0   0   0   3   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
Gaetano        FW   2   5   4  23  22 |  93   0   0   1   0   2   1   0   0   0   0  10  30
T_Couto        GK  18   1   2   5  42 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Yeriopl      DF   1  21  11   2  16 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Weaver       MF   1  17  23   1  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Margareti    MF   1   8  23   9  41 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Cabral       FW   1   3   2  21  15 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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