Division Two League Match, Manchester Utd vs. Sao Paulo FC (Mon Sep 21)


                       Manchester Utd  |  Sao Paulo FC
                            4-3-1-2 N  |  4-3-3 A
                         Derek Purvis  |  Daniel Perry
                                       |
                      Tom_Clements GK  |  GK Valdivia
                       J_Talamonti DF  |  DF Douglas
                          Z_Knight DF  |  DF G_Fotheringam
                       Ben_Barcley DF  |  DF A_Barzagli
                         P_Hoskins DF  |  DF K_Wemberg
                       Fernandinho MF  |  MF V_Wanyama
                         S_Sidwell MF  |  MF M_Barry
                       R_O_Donovan MF  |  MF K_Commons
                         A_Griffin AM  |  FW E_Bergkamp
                          P_Currer FW  |  FW Geminiho
                         H_Larsson FW  |  FW C_Bellamy
                                       |
                           F_Bents SUB |  SUB H_Manzoni
                           C_Puyol SUB |  SUB Papakoli_Diop
                        R_Berbatov SUB |  SUB P_Zabaleta
                       BrianLavery SUB |  SUB N_Law
                     M_Klosenbeger SUB |  SUB Djalma_Santos

Referee: B_Kupu (Australia)


Min. 2  :(mnu) R_O_Donovan with a penetrating pass to P_Currer
          ...  A powerful shot by P_Currer !
          ...  Valdivia makes a fine save
Min. 3  :(mnu) Fernandinho has the ball on the wing
          ...  He takes it past Douglas
          ...  He knocks it to H_Larsson!
          ...  K_Wemberg slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in
Min. 4  :(mnu) S_Sidwell finds P_Currer in the box
          ...  P_Currer with a blistering shot !
          ...  Valdivia won't get to that!
          ...  It clips the post!
          ...  And goes wide!
Min. 4  :(sao) Geminiho with the cross-field pass to K_Commons
          ...  R_O_Donovan fouls
          ...  That was disgusting
          ...  It's a yellow, and rightly so
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 5  :(sao) Geminiho with the nod to V_Wanyama
          ...  V_Wanyama could have let it bounce!
          ...  The fans get off there seats!
          ...  Tom_Clements plucks the ball out of the air
          ...  Good goalkeeping there!
Min. 6  :(mnu) P_Hoskins is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He throws it to P_Currer
          ...  P_Currer attempts a low drive!
          ...  Saved by Valdivia
Min. 14 :(mnu) S_Sidwell backtracks with the ball
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field
          ...  A_Griffin gets on the end of it
          ...  A_Griffin tries to beat Valdivia from outside the area!
          ...  Valdivia was lucky there
Min. 14 :(sao) E_Bergkamp barges Z_Knight off the ball
          ...  E_Bergkamp tries to place it in the corner !
          ...  Tom_Clements gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he slots in the rebound
          ...  He has put it wide !!
          ...  He puts his hands on his head in despair!
Min. 15 :(mnu) A_Griffin runs at the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to P_Currer
          ...  P_Currer with a screamer of a shot !
          ...  It hammers off the bar onto the line
          ...  The referee talks to his assistant
          ...  He waves play on
          ...  Goal not given there!
          ...  That looked like the wrong decision
Min. 24 :(sao) E_Bergkamp with a well-controlled run
          ...  E_Bergkamp gets his head to the ball !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  It looks like he enjoyed that one!!
          ...  He grabs the corner flag and pretends to sing!
          ...  That's put Sao Paulo FC ahead!
          ...  Manchester Utd 0-1 Sao Paulo FC ...
Min. 28 :(mnu) Fernandinho runs at goal
          ...  He spots the run of Z_Knight
          ...  He's played him in
          ...  Z_Knight leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!!!
          ...  Valdivia with a fantastic save
          ...  His captain pats him on the back for that one
Min. 29 :(mnu) J_Talamonti with the dribble
          ...  J_Talamonti aiming for the bottom corner !
          ...  Looks like it should be Valdivia's
          ...  Oh he's let it go through his legs
          ...  But drifts inches wide !!
          ...  Valdivia looks embarrassed!
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Fernandinho crosses it in!
          ...  K_Wemberg gets up well
          ...  And he heads it away
Min. 30 :(mnu) Fernandinho is taking a throw in
          ...  He is taking a run up at it!
          ...  He throws it long to A_Griffin
          ...  E_Bergkamp with the tackle
Min. 35 :(sao) C_Bellamy knocks it forward
          ...  Ben_Barcley slips
          ...  Geminiho gets to it!
          ...  Geminiho with an overhead kick !
          ...  He gets a connection
          ...  Tom_Clements parries it
          ...  The defender clears it
Min. 37 :(sao) Douglas slides the ball across to V_Wanyama
          ...  P_Currer rushes in with a clumsy tackle!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll be off if he does that again
Min. 38 :(sao) Geminiho is forced back with the ball
          ...  He belts the ball up field
          ...  M_Barry latches onto the end of it
          ...  M_Barry strikes a wicked curler !
          ...  It hits the sponsor hoarding
Min. 39 :(sao) The ball is passed in from K_Commons, he finds M_Barry
          ...  M_Barry has a dig at goal!
          ...  Tom_Clements collects it comfortably
          ...  The shot never troubled him
Min. 40 :(mnu) H_Larsson takes possession
          ...  What can he do here?
          ...  H_Larsson tries to chip the ball over Valdivia!
          ...  But it whistles just past the post
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 47 :(sao) E_Bergkamp takes advantage of a mistake by Z_Knight
          ...  But J_Talamonti sweeps up the threat

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

Min. 46 :(mnu) P_Hoskins takes possession
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  K_Wemberg steals the ball of off him
Min. 50 :(mnu) Up goes the substitution board - C_Puyol on for Ben_Barcley as a DF
Min. 50 :(mnu) BrianLavery is ready to come on to replace A_Griffin
          ...  Looks like he will play as a FW
Min. 51 :(sao) G_Fotheringam looks for options
          ...  He knocks the ball across to K_Wemberg
          ...  K_Wemberg gets up high for the header !
          ...  But Tom_Clements punches it away
          ...  He took a knock there
          ...  His manager is looking on anxiously
          ...  He's ok to carry on
Min. 53 :(mnu) H_Larsson nutmegs the defender, he continues to run forward
          ...  Cleaned up by G_Fotheringam
Min. 58 :(mnu) R_O_Donovan sprints down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball in to H_Larsson
          ...  H_Larsson hits the shot!
          ...  It swerves a lot!
          ...  Valdivia with an easy save
          ...  He just oozes confidence
Min. 58 :(mnu) Z_Knight spits at K_Wemberg
          ...  He could be off here!
          ...  B_Kupu reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  I think he was lucky to escape with a caution!
Min. 59 :(sao) V_Wanyama holds the ball up
          ...  He sees C_Bellamy in space!
          ...  C_Bellamy attempts to nutmeg Tom_Clements!
          ...  Tom_Clements falls over
          ...  He recovers to tip it onto the post!
          ...  But it hits his back!
          ...  And goes wide!!
          ...  Tom_Clements looks relieved!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by M_Barry!
          ...  The ball finds its way to Geminiho
          ...  He gets the shot away
          ...  It clips the post!!
          ...  The net bulges !!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Manchester Utd 0-2 Sao Paulo FC ...
Min. 60 :(mnu) M_Klosenbeger comes on for H_Larsson and will play FW to the delight of the fans
Min. 61 :(sao) K_Wemberg leaves P_Hoskins standing
          ...  J_Talamonti clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play
          ...  The linesman is flagging
          ...  Throw in
Min. 63 :(mnu) C_Puyol hits the ball through the heart of the defence
          ...  M_Klosenbeger latches onto it!
          ...  M_Klosenbeger looks to see where Valdivia is!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  But it goes wide
Min. 65 :(sao) Papakoli_Diop will replace the useless G_Fotheringam and will play DF
Min. 65 :(sao) There's going to be a change
          ...  N_Law will come on for M_Barry and play MF
Min. 66 :(sao) Djalma_Santos is being prepared to come on
          ...  C_Bellamy is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play AM
Min. 66 :(sao) V_Wanyama looks around for some movement
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to E_Bergkamp
          ...  E_Bergkamp drives it low !
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  But it thumps off the woodwork !!
          ...  And goes safely clear!
          ...  Tom_Clements never had a chance!
Min. 69 :(sao) Papakoli_Diop plays in Geminiho with a beautiful ball
          ...  Z_Knight tries to clear it
          ...  He has miskicked it!!!
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  K_Commons plays it into the danger area!
          ...  J_Talamonti wins the ball
          ...  He belts it away
Min. 70 :(sao) The defender slips and falls over!
          ...  Geminiho is through!
          ...  Z_Knight with a reckless challenge
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
          ...  He could be off here!
          ...  The referee reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  RED CARD!!
          ...  I think he deserved that!
Min. 71 :(sao) K_Commons plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  Geminiho decides to keep possession instead!
          ...  He runs towards the goal now!
          ...  Geminiho could have let it bounce!
          ...  Tom_Clements with the acrobatic save
          ...  Well saved
Min. 72 :(mnu) M_Klosenbeger plays a great one-two
          ...  He continues to run forward now
          ...  Intercepted by K_Wemberg
Min. 72 :(sao) E_Bergkamp times his run well
          ...  E_Bergkamp with a powerful header !
          ...  Tom_Clements saves it
          ...  Good goalkeeping
Min. 74 :(mnu) P_Currer with a real burst of pace
          ...  P_Currer fires a shot at goal !
          ...  It hammers off the bar onto the line
          ...  B_Kupu talks to his assistant
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  That looked like the wrong decision
          ...  The Manchester Utd fans celebrate though!
          ...  Manchester Utd 1-2 Sao Paulo FC ...
Min. 74 :(sao) V_Wanyama has space to run with the ball
          ...  V_Wanyama with a powerful diving header!
          ...  Tom_Clements makes a difficult save
Min. 75 :(mnu) Fernandinho pass splits open the defence
          ...  What a ball!
          ...  M_Klosenbeger is clean through!
          ...  M_Klosenbeger chases it through, he must score !
          ...  Its sails over!
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity
Min. 75 :(sao) Papakoli_Diop knocks it forward
          ...  C_Puyol slips
          ...  V_Wanyama gets to it!
          ...  But he stands on the ball and falls over!!
          ...  J_Talamonti picks up the loose ball and clears the danger
Min. 76 :(mnu) R_O_Donovan changes direction inside
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to S_Sidwell
          ...  N_Law anticipates the pass and cuts it out
Min. 76 :(sao) Papakoli_Diop steps over the ball
          ...  He nutmegs J_Talamonti
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery
          ...  But P_Hoskins comes away with the ball
          ...  Excellent defending there!
Min. 84 :(mnu) Fernandinho jumps over A_Barzagli's challenge
          ...  But Djalma_Santos will cut out the threat
Min. 84 :(sao) V_Wanyama runs with the ball to the corner flag
          ...  He plays the ball across to E_Bergkamp
          ...  E_Bergkamp drives the shot in!
          ...  He hits the post
          ...  He follows it up!
          ...  But puts it wide!
          ...  He'll be disappointed with that
Min. 85 :(mnu) BrianLavery with electric pace
          ...  He eases past the defender
          ...  K_Wemberg wins control of the ball with his hand!!
          ...  Play On!!
Min. 86 :(sao) N_Law crosses into the box, finding Djalma_Santos
          ...  A powerful shot by Djalma_Santos !
          ...  Tom_Clements can't get to it!
          ...  OH! It drifts wide!
          ...  Tom_Clements has a smile on his face
          ...  Did he know that was going wide?
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(sao) N_Law is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He throws it to Geminiho
          ...  P_Hoskins with the tackle
          ...  He did well to stop that attack!
Min. 89 :(mnu) Fernandinho hoists the ball across to BrianLavery
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  Douglas belts it clear
Min. 90 :(sao) V_Wanyama controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball out to the left!
          ...  E_Bergkamp gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  C_Puyol intercepts the pass
Min. 93 :(mnu) C_Puyol with the deft touch
          ...  He takes it past Douglas
          ...  He knocks it to Fernandinho!
          ...  Papakoli_Diop with an inch perfect tackle
          ...  The whistle has gone! Incredible!
          ...  B_Kupu gave him a strong warning
Min. 94 :(mnu) R_O_Donovan takes advantage of a mistake by Papakoli_Diop
          ...  That mistake could prove costly
          ...  But Douglas slides in

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Old Trafford
Attendance           : 57,000
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Manchester Utd Match Info
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Best player          : P_Currer
Scorers              : P_Currer (74)
Sent Off             : Z_Knight (70)
Booked               : R_O_Donovan (4), P_Currer (37)
Injured              : N/A
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Sao Paulo FC Match Info
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Best player          : Geminiho (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : E_Bergkamp (24), Geminiho (59)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                          Manchester Utd  |   Sao Paulo FC
Attempts on Goal     :          12        |       15
Off target           :           6        |       5
On target            :           6        |       10
Possession           :          56        |       44
Corners              :           1        |       2
Red Cards            :           1        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           3        |       0
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :          12        |       3
Key Tackles          :           7        |       10
Key Passes           :          14        |       16
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Final Score          : Manchester Utd 1 - 2 Sao Paulo FC
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Player Statistics - Manchester Utd
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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Tom_Clements   GK  27   2   3   2  42 |  96   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0   0
J_Talamonti    DF   2  23  12   7  13 |  96   0   4   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  60 -20 -19
Z_Knight       DF   1  23   9   5  27 |  72   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   1   0  10 -10  -5
Ben_Barcley    DF   3  22   7   8  41 |  52   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Hoskins      DF   2  22   8   5  10 |  96   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
Fernandinho    MF   4   7  24   9  25 |  96   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0
S_Sidwell      MF   2   6  23   8  11 |  96   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
R_O_Donovan    MF   1   5  22  12  39 |  96   0   0   3   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  28  -2
A_Griffin      AM   2   9  23  10  15 |  52   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0 -20 -10 -15
P_Currer       FW   1   2   8  24  32 |  96   0   0   0   0   5   1   1   0   0  -2  -2  30
H_Larsson      FW   2   6   8  23  42 |  62   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   6
F_Bents        GK  25   2   2   6  12 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Puyol        DF   1  22   8   5  36 |  44   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20   0
R_Berbatov     MF   1   5  23   7  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
BrianLavery    FW   2   6   8  23  32 |  44   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Klosenbeger  FW   1   3   5  22  36 |  34   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2

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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Valdivia       GK  31   2   2   1  42 |  96   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0   0
Douglas        DF   2  24   9   8  18 |  96   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
G_Fotheringam  DF   2  23   8  11  30 |  67   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  30  20
A_Barzagli     DF   2  23   7  10  20 |  96   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Wemberg      DF   2  23   6   7  32 |  96   0   5   0   0   1   0   0   0   0 100   0   5
V_Wanyama      MF   1   7  24  17  19 |  96   0   0   4   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  40  10
M_Barry        MF   2  16  23   6  32 |  67   0   0   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0  15   6
K_Commons      MF   1   7  23   9  32 |  96   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  40  20
E_Bergkamp     FW   3   9   5  25  34 |  96   0   1   0   0   5   1   0   0   0  20   0  28
Geminiho       FW   3   9  10  23  31 |  96   0   0   3   0   3   1   0   0   0   0  30  30
C_Bellamy      FW   2   6   7  23  33 |  68   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   5
H_Manzoni      GK  16   1   3   1  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Papakoli_Diop  DF   2  23  15   8  24 |  29   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
P_Zabaleta     DF   2  23   4   1  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Law          MF   1   6  23   8  11 |  29   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20   0
Djalma_Santos  AM   1   7  23  14  35 |  28   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   1
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