Division Two League Match, Manchester City vs. Sao Paulo FC (Sun Aug 03)


                      Manchester City  |  Sao Paulo FC
                            5-3-1-1 C  |  4-3-1-2 E
                       Scott Matthews  |  Daniel Perry
                                       |
                            J_Hart GK  |  GK R_Ceni
                         T_Roberts DF  |  DF Ciaran_Clark
                      M_Demichelis DF  |  DF Y_Kaboul
                            J_Stam DF  |  DF Henrique
                        P_Zabaleta DF  |  DF P_Swanson
                           B_Sagna DF  |  MF Denilson
                            A_Ross MF  |  MF Jese
                          T_Kunert MF  |  MF Adnan_Januzaj
                           S_Nasri MF  |  AM Song_Billong
                           J_Navas AM  |  FW H_Kane
                       Nathan_Dyer FW  |  FW L_Fabiano
                                       |
                      E_J_Johansen SUB |  SUB Porcaria
                          G_Clichy SUB |  SUB Douglas
                       Fernandinho SUB |  SUB Reinaldo
                          S_Aguero SUB |  SUB A_Johnson
                      R_Palazuelos SUB |  SUB Joao_Paiva

Referee: G_Dalglish (Scotland)


Min. 4  :(sao) Ciaran_Clark runs at the heart of the defence
          ...  Ciaran_Clark hits the shot!
          ...  It swerves a lot!
          ...  J_Hart saves it
          ...  He got his body behind the ball there
Min. 5  :(sao) H_Kane plays a quick one-two with his team mate
          ...  He runs towards goal now
          ...  H_Kane with a powerful diving header!
          ...  It hits the inside of the post
          ...  It falls right into J_Hart's arms
          ...  Unlucky
Min. 7  :(mnc) B_Sagna knocks it past the defender and runs onto it
          ...  He leaves the defender standing
          ...  Jese with the tackle
          ...  He did well to stop that attack!
Min. 9  :(mnc) J_Navas threads the through ball to Nathan_Dyer
          ...  But Y_Kaboul puts it in row Z!
Min. 9  :(sao) Denilson changes direction inside
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to H_Kane
          ...  P_Zabaleta takes the player out!!
          ...  The ref turns away!!
Min. 11 :(sao) Song_Billong picks out H_Kane with the cross
          ...  M_Demichelis plays it back
          ...  J_Hart slips!!
          ...  It goes just wide
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Ciaran_Clark swings it in!
          ...  J_Hart comes out and claims it!
Min. 12 :(sao) H_Kane looks around for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to Song_Billong
          ...  A_Ross tackles from behind
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  G_Dalglish just wants to lecture him
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  G_Dalglish signals that it is indirect
          ...  H_Kane knocks it forward
          ...  Song_Billong gets on the end of it
          ...  Song_Billong looks to see where R_Ceni is!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  J_Hart gets his fingertips to it
          ...  He just manages to tip it over
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Song_Billong floats the ball in!
          ...  It comes to L_Fabiano
          ...  He gets the shot away
          ...  It's hit the bar
          ...  It bounces down
          ...  J_Hart grabs it
          ...  No Goal!
          ...  Boo's surround the stadium!!!
Min. 15 :(mnc) M_Demichelis cuts the ball back to Nathan_Dyer
          ...  Adnan_Januzaj gets to the ball first
Min. 16 :(mnc) A_Ross turns past the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to Nathan_Dyer
          ...  Nathan_Dyer rifles it to the far post !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Hammered into the top corner!
          ...  And Manchester City are leading in the game now
          ...  Manchester City 1-0 Sao Paulo FC ...
Min. 17 :(mnc) J_Stam holds up the ball
          ...  He plays the ball to Nathan_Dyer
          ...  Ciaran_Clark gets the foot in to win the ball
Min. 25 :(sao) Adnan_Januzaj looks around for support
          ...  He knocks the ball across to P_Swanson
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by J_Stam
          ...  He timed it well
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Denilson hits it into the box!
          ...  It comes to Adnan_Januzaj
          ...  He fires it towards to goal
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  But it thumps off the woodwork !!
          ...  And goes safely clear!
          ...  J_Hart never had a chance!
Min. 27 :(sao) Song_Billong plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  Jese decides to go for goal instead!
          ...  J_Navas with the lunge!!
          ...  And the whistle goes, that's a foul
Min. 28 :(mnc) The ball is passed in from A_Ross, he finds T_Kunert
          ...  But Song_Billong barges him off the ball
Min. 32 :(sao) H_Kane with a real burst of pace
          ...  H_Kane hits a great shot !
          ...  J_Hart just watches it fly safely wide!
Min. 32 :(sao) Y_Kaboul slumps to the ground!
          ...  He gets up again though
          ...  He signals to the bench he is ok to continue
Min. 34 :(mnc) T_Kunert with a smart pass to Nathan_Dyer
          ...  Nathan_Dyer with the 40 yard drive !
          ...  The fans behind the goal jump up!
          ...  But it's gone just wide !!
Min. 37 :(sao) Denilson hits in a wicked shot!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  H_Kane latches onto it!
          ...  H_Kane with the strike !
          ...  But J_Hart punches it away
          ...  He could have caught that!
Min. 41 :(mnc) A_Ross has the ball
          ...  He knocks the ball past Ciaran_Clark
          ...  He puts in J_Navas!
          ...  J_Navas attempts a lob!
          ...  But R_Ceni is equal to it
Min. 42 :(mnc) T_Roberts finds J_Navas in acres of space
          ...  J_Navas with the shot !
          ...  R_Ceni can't get to it!
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar!
          ...  R_Ceni makes a cocky smile
          ...  Did he know that was going over?
Min. 42 :(sao) L_Fabiano runs at the defender
          ...  The defender slips and falls over
          ...  A delicate header from L_Fabiano !
          ...  J_Hart with the acrobatic save
          ...  Well saved
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 46 :(mnc) M_Demichelis runs at goal
          ...  He spots the run of Nathan_Dyer
          ...  He's played him in
          ...  P_Swanson with a clumsy challenge
Min. 49 :(mnc) Nathan_Dyer runs at the heart of the defence
          ...  Nathan_Dyer belts the ball towards goal!
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air
          ...  But R_Ceni tips it behind
          ...  G_Dalglish has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !

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

Min. 46 :(mnc) A_Ross knocks it forward
          ...  Denilson slips
          ...  Nathan_Dyer gets to it!
          ...  Nathan_Dyer is through on goal!
          ...  The defender was caught napping
          ...  He just has R_Ceni to beat
          ...  He nutmegs R_Ceni
          ...  It hits the upright!!
          ...  And goes wide!
Min. 47 :(mnc) T_Kunert hoists the ball across to T_Roberts
          ...  But Y_Kaboul wins the ball
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 P
Min. 51 :(mnc) A_Ross is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He throws it to T_Kunert
          ...  T_Kunert goes for the top corner !
          ...  Wide of goal
Min. 52 :(sao) L_Fabiano nutmegs the defender, he continues to run forward
          ...  T_Roberts bundles the player over!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  The ref looks across to his assistant!
          ...  Play on!
Min. 55 :(mnc) Nathan_Dyer slumps to the ground!
          ...  He gets up again though
          ...  He signals to the bench he is ok to continue
Min. 60 :(mnc) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side.
          ...  Fernandinho will come on for A_Ross and play MF
Min. 60 :(mnc) a big roar from the crowd as G_Clichy comes on for T_Roberts to play DF
Min. 61 :(sao) Reinaldo comes on for Ciaran_Clark and takes up a DF role
Min. 62 :(sao) Douglas is being brought on
          ...  Henrique is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play DF
Min. 64 :(sao) Adnan_Januzaj beats B_Sagna
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free
          ...  Adnan_Januzaj with his head down lets it go !
          ...  The shot deflects wide into the crowd!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by Song_Billong!
          ...  The ball finds its way to L_Fabiano
          ...  He gets the shot away
          ...  J_Hart is stranded!
          ...  He can't get there in time!
          ...  OH! It drifts just past the post
          ...  Great strike!
          ...  Deserved a goal really
Min. 68 :(sao) Reinaldo with an inch perfect pass to H_Kane
          ...  H_Kane has time and space!
          ...  He tries the lob!
          ...  J_Hart fists it away
Min. 69 :(sao) Reinaldo finds the run of L_Fabiano
          ...  B_Sagna seizes control of the ball
          ...  He hoists it forward
Min. 71 :(mnc) J_Navas is closed down
          ...  He plays a quick pass
          ...  G_Clichy latches onto the ball
          ...  G_Clichy attempts to nutmeg R_Ceni!
          ...  R_Ceni gets his fingertips to it
          ...  It's pushed around the post to safety
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  T_Kunert crosses it in!
          ...  It is kicked away by Y_Kaboul
Min. 73 :(sao) L_Fabiano kills the ball dead
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  J_Navas takes possession
Min. 75 :(sao) Joao_Paiva will come on for L_Fabiano and play FW
Min. 75 :(mnc) Fernandinho looks around for some movement
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to Nathan_Dyer
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  Joao_Paiva takes possession
Min. 75 :(sao) Y_Kaboul brings it under control
          ...  He takes on T_Kunert
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in H_Kane!
          ...  G_Clichy with a deliberate foul
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  It's a yellow, and rightly so
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 79 :(mnc) J_Stam pushes it past Douglas
          ...  J_Stam aiming for the bottom corner !
          ...  It hits off a defender!
          ...  R_Ceni is wrong footed!
          ...  It drifts just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  T_Kunert floats the ball in!
          ...  Denilson belts it clear
Min. 81 :(sao) Joao_Paiva with the mazy run
          ...  How he got through those defenders I don't know
          ...  He sets himself up for the shot
          ...  P_Zabaleta reads it well
          ...  This boy is a quality defender
          ...  The crowd sing his praises
Min. 83 :(mnc) Nathan_Dyer with electric pace
          ...  He eases past Y_Kaboul
          ...  Reinaldo with a superb tackle!
          ...  He easily dispossessed him.
Min. 87 :(sao) Joao_Paiva curls the ball out wide to Song_Billong
          ...  M_Demichelis bundles the player over!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  The ref looks across to his assistant!
          ...  Play on!
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 90 :(sao) P_Swanson plays it back
          ...  R_Ceni slips!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He has put it into his own net!!
          ...  Manchester City 2-0 Sao Paulo FC ...
Min. 91 :(mnc) Manchester City restructured their strategy to A
Min. 92 :(mnc) P_Zabaleta unselfishly heads the ball back to Fernandinho
          ...  The cross hits Fernandinho on the butt and rebounds towards goal !
          ...  R_Ceni saves it
          ...  He got his body behind the ball there

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


Match Details
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Venue                : City Of Manchester Stadium
Attendance           : 40,000
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Manchester City Match Info
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Best player          : A_Ross (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Nathan_Dyer (16), P_Swanson (90 og)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : G_Clichy (75)
Injured              : N/A
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Sao Paulo FC Match Info
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Best player          : H_Kane
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                          Manchester City |    Sao Paulo FC
Attempts on Goal     :          10        |       11
Off target           :           5        |       6
On target            :           5        |       5
Possession           :          53        |       47
Corners              :           2        |       4
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       0
Subs Used            :           2        |       3
Fouls                :          13        |       9
Key Tackles          :           8        |       8
Key Passes           :          14        |       9
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Final Score          : Manchester City 2 - 0 Sao Paulo FC
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Player Statistics - Manchester City
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_Hart         GK  28   2   2   7  14 |  96   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  70   0   0   0
T_Roberts      DF   2  23  11   9  27 |  64   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
M_Demichelis   DF   2  23   8   7  18 |  96   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
J_Stam         DF   2  23   7   6  29 |  96   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  60  10   1
P_Zabaleta     DF   2  22   4   1  27 |  96   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
B_Sagna        DF   2  21  10   7  18 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
A_Ross         MF   1   3  26   2  36 |  64   0   0   5   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  65   0
T_Kunert       MF   1   7  24   2  21 |  96   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  40  21
S_Nasri        MF   2   7  23   8  26 |  96   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20  20
J_Navas        AM   2   6  22  13  28 |  96   0   1   2   0   2   0   0   0   0  20  20   6
Nathan_Dyer    FW   2   6  10  24  31 |  96   0   0   0   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0  27
E_J_Johansen   GK  22   6   6   6  35 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Clichy       DF   1  21   9   8  42 |  32   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  -2   3
Fernandinho    MF   4   7  23   9  25 |  32   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   5
S_Aguero       FW   2   9   8  24  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Palazuelos   FW   2   5  11  23  26 |   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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R_Ceni         GK  27   2   2   7  30 |  96   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Ciaran_Clark   DF   2  24   8   8  24 |  65   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -15
Y_Kaboul       DF   1  24   6   2  31 |  96   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  60  10   0
Henrique       DF   1  23  10   8  29 |  66   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Swanson      DF   2  23  10   6  25 |  96   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20   0
Denilson       MF   1  14  24   2  18 |  96   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20   0
Jese           MF   2   4  24   7  41 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
Adnan_Januzaj  MF   3  11  23   9  23 |  96   0   1   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0 -10 -18
Song_Billong   AM   3   6  23  17  25 |  96   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  10   5
H_Kane         FW   1   7   9  25  33 |  96   0   0   1   0   4   0   0   0   0   0  10  12
L_Fabiano      FW   1   4  10  24  18 |  79   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   7
Porcaria       GK  15   5   1   2  19 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Douglas        DF   2  23   9   8  18 |  30   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Reinaldo       DF   1  22  10   6  20 |  31   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20   0
A_Johnson      MF   2   6  23  17  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Joao_Paiva     FW   1   9   6  23  28 |  17   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
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