Elite League Cup Group Match, Manchester City vs. Sao Paulo FC (Wed May 03)


                      Manchester City  |  Sao Paulo FC
                              4-4-2 E  |  6-3-1 D
                       Scott Matthews  |  Daniel Perry
                                       |
                         S_Scuffet GK  |  GK S_T_Perry
                           M_Keown DF  |  DF A_Carlos
                      M_A_Nastasic DF  |  DF A_Britton
                            W_Reid DF  |  DF A_Barzagli
                            M_Rojo DF  |  DF D_Carvajal
                         P_Do_Shaw MF  |  DF D_Abdoun
                             Jinky MF  |  DF K_Fasan
                      Y_Abdessadki MF  |  MF C_Makelele
                          M_Scholl MF  |  MF Li_Chung
                           G_Botti FW  |  MF M_Barry
                        E_Stranger FW  |  FW C_Bellamy
                                       |
                             P_Out SUB |  SUB P_Bonner
                          D_Boyata SUB |  SUB D_Ulululululu
                         H_Van_Hus SUB |  SUB L_Holtby
                         D_Thomson SUB |  SUB T_Motta
                           J_Roger SUB |  SUB Geminiho

Referee: M_Atkinson (England)


Min. 9  :(sao) A defence splitting pass from M_Barry to C_Bellamy
          ...  C_Bellamy hits the ball first time!
          ...  He could have let that bounce
          ...  Over the bar
Min. 10 :(sao) C_Bellamy steps over the ball
          ...  He nutmegs the defender
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery
          ...  M_A_Nastasic tackles from behind
          ...  That looked malicious
          ...  He's in trouble here!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  He deserved that! And was lucky it wasn't more!
Min. 12 :(mnc) Jinky with an intelligent ball to G_Botti
          ...  K_Fasan slides in hard!
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 14 :(sao) A_Britton stops the ball and looks around for movement
          ...  A team mate overlaps him now
          ...  He uses his team mates run as a decoy and heads towards the goal!
          ...  A_Britton drives the ball low !
          ...  He hits the side netting
Min. 24 :(mnc) M_A_Nastasic takes possession
          ...  Knocks it past A_Barzagli
          ...  He's through on goal
          ...  A_Barzagli reacts to stop the move going any further
Min. 28 :(sao) C_Makelele is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He throws it to C_Bellamy
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from M_Rojo
Min. 40 :(sao) A_Britton with a flicked pass to C_Bellamy
          ...  C_Bellamy from 20 yards !
          ...  It hits off a defender!
          ...  But goes clear to safety!
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 45 :(mnc) M_Keown miskicks!
          ...  He finds G_Botti though
          ...  That was fortunate
          ...  G_Botti drives the shot in!
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!!!!
          ...  It's wide!
          ...  That was a dismal effort!
          ...  He should have buried that!

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

Min. 46 :(sao) A_Britton slows the ball down and waits for support
          ...  A team mate overlaps him now
          ...  He uses his team mates run as a decoy and heads towards the goal!
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  M_Scholl takes possession
Min. 47 :(sao) Li_Chung with a 50-yard pass to D_Abdoun
          ...  But M_Rojo reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 50 :(mnc) M_Scholl turns past A_Barzagli
          ...  He has created space for himself now
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  M_Barry belts it clear
Min. 51 :(sao) M_Barry lobs the ball over the defence
          ...  C_Bellamy latches on to it
          ...  C_Bellamy with the goal bound shot!
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  S_Scuffet dives desperately to try and save it!!
          ...  He can't get to it!
          ...  But it creeps just wide!!
          ...  The deflection had S_Scuffet beaten!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  D_Abdoun swings it in!
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of S_Scuffet
Min. 54 :(mnc) G_Botti turns past A_Carlos
          ...  He has created space for himself now
          ...  A_Carlos takes the players legs from beneath him!!
          ...  That's a poor tackle!
          ...  M_Atkinson gave him a strong warning
Min. 56 :(mnc) M_Rojo takes on the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to E_Stranger
          ...  But D_Abdoun slides in
Min. 59 :(mnc) S_Scuffet is rolling on the ground!
          ...  He isn't going to continue!
Min. 59 :(mnc) P_Out is being brought on
          ...  S_Scuffet is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play GK
Min. 60 :(sao) Sao Paulo FC restructured their strategy to L
Min. 61 :(sao) D_Ulululululu will replace the useless D_Carvajal and will play DF
Min. 63 :(sao) L_Holtby is coming on for C_Makelele and will play MF
Min. 64 :(mnc) M_Keown pass splits open the defence and finds E_Stranger
          ...  C_Bellamy is called for the holding foul
          ...  He was a bit too close for comfort
          ...  M_Atkinson reaches to his pocket!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  This is a good chance!
          ...  Y_Abdessadki shapes to shoot
          ...  He plays it to E_Stranger instead
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from M_Barry
Min. 65 :(sao) Geminiho comes on for C_Bellamy and takes up a FW role
Min. 73 :(sao) Li_Chung plays it forward to Geminiho
          ...  M_A_Nastasic with the tackle
Min. 79 :(mnc) M_Scholl moves out wide
          ...  He plays the ball through to G_Botti
          ...  A_Carlos with a bad challenge
Min. 86 :(sao) D_Ulululululu takes possession of the ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to D_Abdoun
          ...  But M_Rojo wins the ball from behind
          ...  The crowd appeal but M_Atkinson has none of it.
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(mnc) P_Do_Shaw with a precise pass to Y_Abdessadki
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from A_Carlos
Min. 92 :(mnc) M_Keown lays the ball back to Y_Abdessadki
          ...  Y_Abdessadki tries to chip the ball over the keeper !
          ...  It's going over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  That must have sealed it!!
          ...  Manchester City 1-0 Sao Paulo FC ...

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


Match Details
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Venue                : City Of Manchester Stadium
Attendance           : 112,000
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Manchester City Match Info
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Best player          : M_Keown (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Y_Abdessadki (92)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : M_A_Nastasic (10)
Injured              : S_Scuffet (59)
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Sao Paulo FC Match Info
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Best player          : M_Barry
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : C_Bellamy (64)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                          Manchester City |  Sao Paulo FC
Attempts on Goal     :           2        |       4
Off target           :           1        |       4
On target            :           1        |       0
Possession           :          44        |       56
Corners              :           0        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       1
Subs Used            :           1        |       3
Fouls                :          13        |       10
Key Tackles          :           5        |       6
Key Passes           :           6        |       7
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Final Score          : Manchester City 1 - 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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S_Scuffet      GK  39   5   1   4  41 |  60   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  45   0   0   0
M_Keown        DF   3  26  11   7  21 |  95   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  45   0
M_A_Nastasic   DF   1  25   2   2  45 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  58  -2  -2
W_Reid         DF   2  24   6   9  41 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20  20
M_Rojo         DF   1  23   6   8  20 |  95   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  60  10   0
P_Do_Shaw      MF   2   9  29   8  25 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Jinky          MF   3   8  28   8  41 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Y_Abdessadki   MF   2   8  28   8  29 |  95   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  20
M_Scholl       MF   2  10  27  10  22 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
G_Botti        FW   1   8   9  27  32 |  95   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
E_Stranger     FW   2   9   7  26  20 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20  20
P_Out          GK  12   5   4   7  14 |  35   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Boyata       DF   2  23   6  10  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
H_Van_Hus      DF   1  16   1   4  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Thomson      MF   1   5  16   6  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Roger        FW   2   5   8  13  31 |   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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S_T_Perry      GK  28   2   2   2  22 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -10   0   0   0
A_Carlos       DF   1  28  12   8  42 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
A_Britton      DF   2  28   9   8  15 |  95   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0 -20 -10 -19
A_Barzagli     DF   2  27   8  10  20 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
D_Carvajal     DF   1  26   8  10  32 |  62   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Abdoun       DF   3  24   9   7  30 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
K_Fasan        DF   3  23  10   6  13 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
C_Makelele     MF   2  11  27   9  30 |  64   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Li_Chung       MF   3   8  27   7  11 |  95   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
M_Barry        MF   2  16  25   7  32 |  95   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  20   0
C_Bellamy      FW   2   6   8  25  33 |  66   0   0   0   0   3   0   1   0   0  -2  -2   1
P_Bonner       GK  27   1   3   3  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Ulululululu  DF   3  25   9   8  41 |  33   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -10 -20
L_Holtby       MF   2   7  27   8  21 |  31   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Motta        MF   1   9  26   4  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Geminiho       FW   3  10  10  25  31 |  29   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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