Division Two League Match, Sao Paulo FC vs. Atletico Madrid (Thu Mar 23)


                         Sao Paulo FC  |  Atletico Madrid
                              4-4-2 N  |  4-4-2 N
                   Roberto Ciccotelli  |  Gary Kevany
                                       |
                         S_T_Perry GK  |  GK G_Banks
                              Hugo DF  |  DF A_Davies
                     A_Wan_Bissaka DF  |  DF C_Donaldson
                        L_Palmieri DF  |  DF A_Andreasen
                          F_Benali DF  |  DF G_Pallister
                        L_Matthaus MF  |  MF H_Ziyech
                          Christie MF  |  MF Anthony
                             Dunga MF  |  MF M_Guendouzi
                             Gomes MF  |  MF G_Xhaka
                           E__Unal FW  |  FW R_Jimenez
                        T_Llorente FW  |  FW F_Torres
                                       |
                          D_Marino SUB |  SUB Filippo_Berti
                           McKenna SUB |  SUB Z_Socrates
                         J_Nasazzi SUB |  SUB Koke
                        Dani_Alves SUB |  SUB C_Battocchio
                           Carbone SUB |  SUB A_Broja

Referee: O_Bundy (USA)


Min. 1  :(sao) L_Matthaus squares it to T_Llorente
          ...  T_Llorente with a powerful header !
          ...  But it clips the post and goes wide
Min. 4  :(sao) Dunga drives the ball across field
          ...  It comes to E__Unal
          ...  But F_Torres slides in two footed.
          ...  O_Bundy has a look but waves "Play On!"
Min. 4  :(amd) A_Davies looks up
          ...  He swings the ball right towards F_Torres
          ...  F_Torres has time and space on the edge of the box!
          ...  He shoots towards goal!
          ...  S_T_Perry gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  Fantastic reflex save by S_T_Perry !!
Min. 5  :(sao) T_Llorente with the dribble
          ...  He spots the run of his team-mate
          ...  He's decided to go alone
          ...  But G_Pallister sees the pass and cuts it out
Min. 5  :(amd) Anthony brings the ball under control
          ...  He sees a team mate in space!
          ...  He plays the ball in to him!
          ...  A_Davies gets on the end of the pass
          ...  But F_Benali spotted the danger and cleans up the play
Min. 6  :(sao) E__Unal breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on G_Banks!
          ...  A_Davies brings him down!
          ...  He could be off here!
          ...  O_Bundy reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  I think he was lucky to escape with a caution!
Min. 10 :(sao) Gomes is first to the loose ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to E__Unal
          ...  The defender is caught ball watching
          ...  E__Unal takes advantage and races towards the goal!
          ...  Just G_Banks is between him and the goal
          ...  He rounds G_Banks
          ...  He taps it towards the goal!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  But it's been ruled out!
          ...  He was fouling the defender
Min. 12 :(sao) Dunga sprints down the wing
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space!
          ...  He puts in a square ball!
          ...  T_Llorente runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  T_Llorente gets his head to the ball !
          ...  G_Banks guesses right
Min. 15 :(sao) E__Unal with the kinky dribble
          ...  G_Xhaka with an ugly foul
          ...  O_Bundy will want to speak to him
          ...  O_Bundy reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 17 :(amd) Anthony is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate loosing his marker
          ...  He throws it to F_Torres
          ...  F_Torres tries to curl it into the bottom corner !
          ...  S_T_Perry beats the ball away
Min. 18 :(sao) Hugo runs down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball in to E__Unal
          ...  But G_Pallister wins the ball with a sliding challenge
Min. 26 :(amd) F_Torres takes possession on the halfway line
          ...  He runs forward with the ball
          ...  He skips past the challenges
          ...  Hugo tugs on his opponent's shirt!!
          ...  O_Bundy has stopped play
          ...  Well spotted by O_Bundy!
          ...  Shown a YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 27 :(sao) Hugo unselfishly heads the ball back to T_Llorente
          ...  A glorious effort by T_Llorente !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He runs to the corner and gives the away fans the middle finger
          ...  That's given Sao Paulo FC the advantage!
          ...  Sao Paulo FC 1-0 Atletico Madrid ...
Min. 28 :(amd) The Atletico Madrid manager shouts at them from the touchline to play A
Min. 28 :(sao) L_Matthaus with the towering header to E__Unal
          ...  E__Unal has time and space on the edge of the box!
          ...  He shoots towards goal!
          ...  But G_Banks dives to his left
          ...  I think G_Banks just got a hand on that one
          ...  O_Bundy has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 28 :(amd) G_Xhaka barges L_Palmieri off the ball
          ...  Christie with an ugly foul
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
Min. 28 :(sao) T_Llorente loses A_Andreasen
          ...  A_Davies goes in with high feet!!
          ...  That's a poor tackle!
          ...  He is warned by O_Bundy
          ...  It's just a warning
Min. 30 :(amd) G_Pallister runs at the defender
          ...  The defender falls over
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  A_Wan_Bissaka belts it clear
Min. 31 :(sao) Christie puts in E__Unal
          ...  E__Unal with a screamer of a shot !
          ...  But G_Banks palms it behind
          ...  O_Bundy has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 35 :(amd) R_Jimenez finds his way through
          ...  That was sheer effort
          ...  R_Jimenez has time and space!
          ...  He shoots towards goal!
          ...  But S_T_Perry reaches the ball. Good save
Min. 36 :(sao) F_Benali is forced back with the ball
          ...  He belts the ball up field
          ...  E__Unal latches onto the end of it
          ...  Intercepted by A_Davies
Min. 37 :(sao) L_Matthaus sprints down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball in to Dunga
          ...  G_Pallister wins control of the ball with his hand!!
          ...  Play On!!
Min. 38 :(sao) T_Llorente knocks it past A_Davies and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  T_Llorente with a stunning strike !
          ...  G_Banks turns it behind for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  L_Matthaus chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  Hugo gets a shot in
          ...  He has failed to hit the target!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 40 :(sao) A_Wan_Bissaka with a measured pass to T_Llorente
          ...  A powerful shot by T_Llorente !
          ...  G_Banks is beaten!
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Superb finish!
          ...  Sao Paulo FC 2-0 Atletico Madrid ...
Min. 40 :(amd) H_Ziyech is taking a throw in
          ...  He is taking a run up at it!
          ...  He throws it long to F_Torres
          ...  F_Torres must beat S_T_Perry!
          ...  S_T_Perry manages to turn it behind
Min. 42 :(sao) Christie holds up the ball
          ...  He plays the ball to T_Llorente
          ...  But C_Donaldson comes away with the ball
          ...  Excellent defending there!
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(amd) G_Pallister flicks the ball through
          ...  R_Jimenez runs onto it!
          ...  R_Jimenez hits it
          ...  This one could go anywhere !
          ...  Over the bar
Min. 45 :(amd) R_Jimenez sidesteps A_Wan_Bissaka
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  F_Benali with a superb tackle!
          ...  He easily dispossessed him.
Min. 46 :(sao) Dunga takes advantage of a mistake by A_Davies
          ...  Can he make them pay?
          ...  A vicious shot by Dunga !
          ...  It's well wide!
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that!

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Sao Paulo FC 2-0 Atletico Madrid

Min. 46 :(sao) E__Unal cuts inside G_Pallister
          ...  He worked that well
          ...  E__Unal tries one from the edge of the box !
          ...  He hits the side netting
          ...  There was some parts of the ground that thought that went in!
Min. 46 :(amd) R_Jimenez nutmegs F_Benali, he continues to run forward
          ...  R_Jimenez hits the shot!
          ...  It swerves a lot!
          ...  S_T_Perry just watches float over the bar!
Min. 53 :(sao) Dunga knocks the ball past the defender
          ...  Dunga blasts it at the goal !
          ...  But G_Banks punches it away
Min. 57 :(amd) M_Guendouzi headbutts T_Llorente!
          ...  The referee reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  RED CARD!!
          ...  I think he deserved that!
          ...  INDIRECT FREE KICK!
          ...  Christie shapes to shoot
          ...  He plays it to T_Llorente instead
          ...  T_Llorente gets up high for the header !
          ...  G_Banks goes down well to save
Min. 57 :(amd) F_Torres is down clutching his leg
          ...  He is ok to carry on though
Min. 64 :(sao) A_Wan_Bissaka with the heel pass to T_Llorente
          ...  T_Llorente hits the shot with the inside of the right foot!
          ...  It hits the side netting!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 64 :(amd) F_Torres cuts inside his opponent
          ...  He worked that well
          ...  F_Benali reads the situation well and wins the ball
          ...  But it goes out
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Anthony hits it into the box!
          ...  F_Benali gets up well
          ...  And he heads it away
Min. 65 :(sao) T_Llorente finds his way through
          ...  He bent his run well
          ...  T_Llorente fires off a right-footed shot !
          ...  G_Banks won't get to that!
          ...  It clips the post!
          ...  And goes wide!
Min. 68 :(sao) A_Wan_Bissaka hits in a shot!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  F_Benali collects the loose ball!
          ...  F_Benali with only one thing on his mind!
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal!
          ...  G_Banks just watches it drift out of play!
Min. 69 :(amd) F_Torres slumps to the ground!
          ...  He isn't going to continue!
Min. 69 :(amd) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side.
          ...  A_Broja will come on for F_Torres and play FW
Min. 71 :(sao) Christie cuts the ball back to L_Matthaus
          ...  Anthony reads it well
          ...  This boy is a quality defender
          ...  The crowd sing his praises
Min. 73 :(sao) Gomes with a pinpoint pass to T_Llorente
          ...  Driven towards goal by T_Llorente !
          ...  It's well wide!
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 75 :(amd) Anthony controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball out to the left!
          ...  A_Broja gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  Hugo reads him well and hoofs it clear
Min. 76 :(sao) E__Unal runs at the defence
          ...  He nutmegs the defender
          ...  He showed his class there
          ...  E__Unal fires a shot at goal !
          ...  It hits the post
          ...  And goes clear
Min. 76 :(amd) Anthony with an inch perfect pass to A_Broja
          ...  Hugo fouls badly
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
          ...  His 2nd yellow this game ! Sent off !
          ...  He knew he had to be careful after the first one, and this time he had to walk!
Min. 77 :(amd) G_Pallister is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate loosing his marker
          ...  He throws it to A_Broja
          ...  A glorious effort by A_Broja !
          ...  It's well wide!
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 80 :(sao) The Sao Paulo FC manager told his side to change to a A strategy
Min. 82 :(sao) T_Llorente plays a first time ball through the defence to E__Unal
          ...  E__Unal shoots towards goal !
          ...  But G_Banks punches it away
          ...  That's gone out for a throw in
Min. 82 :(amd) H_Ziyech plays a first time ball through the defence to A_Broja
          ...  A_Broja pounds a rocket on goal !
          ...  S_T_Perry with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  He showed great Reflexes there
Min. 83 :(amd) G_Pallister runs down the wing
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space!
          ...  He cuts the ball back
          ...  C_Donaldson latches onto the pass
          ...  He carves out some space
          ...  C_Donaldson gets his head to the ball !
          ...  The net bulges!
          ...  OH!! He has hit the side netting
          ...  Goal kick given
Min. 84 :(sao) F_Benali with the nutmeg
          ...  He takes the ball forward
          ...  Cleaned up by A_Davies
Min. 84 :(amd) G_Pallister with the deft touch
          ...  He takes it past F_Benali
          ...  He knocks it to A_Andreasen!
          ...  A delicate chip from A_Andreasen !
          ...  But S_T_Perry makes an easy save
Min. 85 :(sao) E__Unal sidesteps C_Donaldson
          ...  He was too quick for his marker
          ...  Driven towards goal by E__Unal !
          ...  It floats over G_Banks
          ...  Its heading goal ward!
          ...  But floats just over
          ...  That was a great effort
Min. 86 :(amd) G_Xhaka cuts through the defence
          ...  G_Xhaka hits it
          ...  This one could go anywhere !
          ...  But it goes wide
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 90 :(sao) F_Benali heads the ball back to E__Unal
          ...  E__Unal with a stunning strike !
          ...  G_Banks is beaten!
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  And goes clear

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Cicero Pompeu de Toledo
Attendance           : 102,185
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Sao Paulo FC Match Info
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Best player          : T_Llorente (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : T_Llorente (27,40)
Sent Off             : Hugo (76)
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Atletico Madrid Match Info
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Best player          : Anthony
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : M_Guendouzi (57)
Booked               : A_Davies (6), G_Xhaka (15)
Injured              : F_Torres (69)
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Match Statistics
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                           Sao Paulo FC   | Atletico Madrid
Attempts on Goal     :          21        |       11
Off target           :          11        |       5
On target            :          10        |       6
Possession           :          58        |       42
Corners              :           1        |       1
Red Cards            :           1        |       1
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       2
Subs Used            :           0        |       1
Fouls                :          11        |       10
Key Tackles          :           5        |       8
Key Passes           :          19        |       11
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Final Score          : Sao Paulo FC 2 - 0 Atletico Madrid
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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  38   2   2   2  22 |  92   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  90   0   0   0
Hugo           DF   2  33  14   9  42 |  77   0   1   2   1   1   0   0   1   0  10  30 -10
A_Wan_Bissaka  DF   3  32  10   5  21 |  92   0   1   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  40  70  20
L_Palmieri     DF   1  30   8  10  42 |  92   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
F_Benali       DF   3  25  10   9  22 |  92   0   4   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  80  20   0
L_Matthaus     MF   1   9  31  10  20 |  92   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
Christie       MF   3   8  31   6  32 |  92   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
Dunga          MF   2  12  28   6  23 |  92   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  20   5
Gomes          MF   1   7  28  11  26 |  92   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
E__Unal        FW   1   5   5  29  38 |  92   0   0   0   0   8   0   0   0   0   0   0  20
T_Llorente     FW   2   3   4  26  29 |  92   0   0   2   0   9   2   0   0   0   0  20  65
D_Marino       GK  29   3   2   2  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
McKenna        DF   1  30  16   1  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Nasazzi      DF   1  30   9   5  41 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Dani_Alves     MF   2   1  29  11  12 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Carbone        FW   1  16  16  27  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Atletico Madrid
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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G_Banks        GK  30   3   1   3  12 |  92   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0   0
A_Davies       DF   1  28   9   6  30 |  92   0   2   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  38   8  -2
C_Donaldson    DF   1  27  12   8  41 |  92   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20
A_Andreasen    DF   3  26   8   7  32 |  92   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
G_Pallister    DF   2  26   8   8  12 |  92   0   3   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  60  40   0
H_Ziyech       MF   2   1  27   1  28 |  92   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
Anthony        MF   2   2  26   4  47 |  92   0   1   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  40   0
M_Guendouzi    MF   1   3  26   1  17 |  58   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0 -10 -10 -10
G_Xhaka        MF   1  18  25  10  21 |  92   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
R_Jimenez      FW   2  10   8  25  23 |  92   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -15
F_Torres       FW   1   5   8  25  11 |  70   0   1   0   0   3   0   0   0   0  20   0  15
Filippo_Berti  GK  28   4   5   3  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Z_Socrates     MF   3   8  25  12  11 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Koke           MF   2   6  25  10  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Battocchio   MF   1   9  25   9  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Broja        FW   1   3   3  21  25 |  22   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
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