June Ridout Memorial Cup Group Match, Sao Paulo FC vs. AC Milan (Wed May 25)


                         Sao Paulo FC  |  AC Milan
                              4-4-2 C  |  4-1-3-1-1 C
                        Neil Stockley  |  Bryan McKay
                                       |
                         S_T_Perry GK  |  GK S_Bain
                     A_Wan_Bissaka DF  |  DF G_Fotheringam
                         J_Nasazzi DF  |  DF T_Upulano
                           McKenna DF  |  DF J_Fitzwater
                        L_Palmieri DF  |  DF C_Jullien
                          Christie MF  |  DM M_Pearson
                              Kaka MF  |  MF M_Ball
                        Dani_Alves MF  |  MF H_Higuim
                             Gomes MF  |  MF Imbula
                          D_Purvis FW  |  AM Rivera
                           E__Unal FW  |  FW S_Artenie
                                       |
                          D_Marino SUB |  SUB M_Kingsley
                          F_Benali SUB |  SUB B_Venison
                        L_Matthaus SUB |  SUB Alexis
                             Dunga SUB |  SUB Francescoli
                        T_Llorente SUB |  SUB Pezza

Referee: K_Ippi (Finland)


Min. 4  :(sao) Kaka with a real burst of pace
          ...  He leaves M_Pearson behind
          ...  T_Upulano with an ugly foul
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
          ...  K_Ippi wants a word
          ...  It's just a warning
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  It's in a very dangerous position!
          ...  D_Purvis with the delicate chip over the wall
          ...  S_Bain is beaten!
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  And goes clear
Min. 12 :(amn) M_Ball is first to the loose ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to Imbula
          ...  Imbula with a scorcher of a shot !
          ...  But S_T_Perry with the difficult save
Min. 15 :(amn) C_Jullien beats his marker
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker
          ...  "Play On!" Waves K_Ippi
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by L_Palmieri
          ...  He made it look easy
          ...  But he can't keep it in
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Imbula chips the ball in towards the back post!
          ...  S_T_Perry easily catches it!
Min. 20 :(sao) J_Nasazzi with an excellent first touch
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  Christie gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  M_Ball makes the challenge and clears the ball
          ...  But it drifts out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Christie drives it into the box!
          ...  Imbula gets up well
          ...  And he heads it clear
Min. 20 :(amn) M_Ball beats A_Wan_Bissaka
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker
          ...  "Play On!" Waves K_Ippi
          ...  M_Ball swings in the shot!
          ...  S_T_Perry falls over
          ...  But the ball sails wide anyway!
Min. 21 :(sao) McKenna runs at the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to D_Purvis
          ...  But G_Fotheringam slides in two footed.
          ...  K_Ippi has a look but waves "Play On!"
Min. 24 :(sao) Christie finds E__Unal in the box
          ...  M_Pearson is late with that one
          ...  He gets up and shakes the players hand
          ...  K_Ippi tells him to calm his game down a bit
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  What a silly place to give away a free kick
          ...  D_Purvis hits it hard
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  S_Bain moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  S_Bain catches it with style!
Min. 27 :(amn) M_Ball has it now
          ...  He takes on J_Nasazzi
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in C_Jullien!
          ...  J_Nasazzi reacts well to win the ball back
Min. 28 :(sao) Kaka is out on the right
          ...  He moves the ball left to D_Purvis
          ...  Imbula with a nasty foul
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  The ref shows him a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on!
Min. 29 :(amn) Rivera runs at the defence
          ...  Christie rushes in with a clumsy challenge!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
Min. 31 :(amn) The defender under hits the back pass!
          ...  S_Artenie is through!
          ...  A vicious shot by S_Artenie !
          ...  S_T_Perry falls over
          ...  But the ball sails wide anyway!
Min. 34 :(amn) Imbula with an incisive pass to S_Artenie
          ...  D_Purvis with an ugly foul
Min. 35 :(sao) D_Purvis runs at the defender
          ...  The ball rebounds off M_Pearson back to him!
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward!
          ...  D_Purvis curls it towards the top corner !
          ...  But S_Bain makes an easy save
Min. 37 :(sao) McKenna backtracks with the ball
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field
          ...  E__Unal gets on the end of it
          ...  H_Higuim fouls badly
          ...  K_Ippi will want to speak to him
Min. 38 :(sao) McKenna plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  D_Purvis keeps possession instead!
          ...  He runs towards the goal now!
          ...  D_Purvis with the header !
          ...  But he's put it wide
          ...  How did he manage to miss that one?!?!?
Min. 39 :(sao) Gomes with the dribble
          ...  He skips through the tackle from Imbula
          ...  M_Ball with a deliberate foul
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
          ...  INDIRECT FREE KICK!
          ...  Dani_Alves plays it short to Gomes
          ...  Gomes sends it flying towards goal!
          ...  S_Bain collects it comfortably
          ...  The shot never troubled him
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(sao) J_Nasazzi holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to L_Palmieri
          ...  M_Ball wins the ball!
          ...  But he caught the player also!
          ...  The ref gives nothing!
Min. 46 :(amn) Rivera with an intelligent ball to S_Artenie
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from S_Artenie !
          ...  S_T_Perry was lucky there
Min. 47 :(sao) Gomes looks around for some movement
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He hits the ball to D_Purvis
          ...  D_Purvis pounds a rocket on goal !
          ...  The shot slips through S_Bain's hands
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  He got away with that!
          ...  Goal kick given! That looked like a corner to me

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Sao Paulo FC 0-0 AC Milan

Min. 50 :(sao) J_Nasazzi takes advantage of a bad back pass from J_Fitzwater
          ...  J_Nasazzi from 20 yards !
          ...  S_Bain with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  He gave the striker no chance
Min. 52 :(sao) Gomes moves out over to the edge of the pitch
          ...  He plays the ball through to Dani_Alves
          ...  Imbula gathers up the loose ball
Min. 56 :(amn) G_Fotheringam flicks the ball through
          ...  S_Artenie runs onto it!
          ...  S_Artenie pounds a rocket on goal !
          ...  S_T_Perry can't get to it!
          ...  OH! It drifts wide!
          ...  S_T_Perry has a smile on his face
          ...  Did he know that was going wide?
Min. 58 :(sao) Dani_Alves with the flick on
          ...  He plays the ball across to Kaka
          ...  Kaka rifles it to the far post !
          ...  S_Bain heads it away
          ...  He was showing off there!
Min. 58 :(amn) Rivera drops his shoulder and takes it past the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to T_Upulano
          ...  T_Upulano goes for goal !
          ...  But he puts it wide
Min. 59 :(amn) Rivera knocks the ball past the lunge of the defender
          ...  Rivera throws himself at the ball !
          ...  He manages to reach the ball
          ...  S_T_Perry gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But can't hold onto it!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  That's given AC Milan the advantage!
          ...  Sao Paulo FC 0-1 AC Milan ...
Min. 60 :(sao) L_Matthaus comes on for Gomes and will play MF to the delight of the fans
Min. 60 :(amn) Pezza replaces S_Artenie and will play FW
Min. 61 :(sao) D_Purvis has the ball on the wing
          ...  He takes it past C_Jullien
          ...  He knocks it to Dani_Alves!
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over!
          ...  Imbula hits it out for a throw
Min. 62 :(sao) Kaka skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to E__Unal
          ...  G_Fotheringam robs him of the ball
Min. 65 :(amn) Imbula flicks it past A_Wan_Bissaka
          ...  He runs forward
          ...  Imbula gets up high for the header !
          ...  S_T_Perry makes a comfortable save
          ...  He makes it look so easy
Min. 66 :(amn) M_Pearson hoofs it up field to find Pezza
          ...  Kaka is called for the holding foul
          ...  Well spotted by the referee
          ...  He gets a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 70 :(sao) F_Benali will replace L_Palmieri and play DF
Min. 70 :(amn) There's going to be a change
          ...  B_Venison will come on for G_Fotheringam and play DF
Min. 75 :(sao) Kaka runs at the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to F_Benali
          ...  But T_Upulano wins the ball with a sliding challenge
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Kaka chips the ball into the area!
          ...  F_Benali makes a firm connection with his head
          ...  It grazes the post!
          ...  And hits the side netting
          ...  Goal Kick!
Min. 77 :(amn) Pezza loses his marker!
          ...  Pezza sends it flying towards goal!
          ...  S_T_Perry with an easy save
          ...  He just oozes confidence
Min. 80 :(amn) Alexis is being brought on
          ...  M_Ball is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 80 :(amn) The assistant manager is out on the touchline shouting orders
          ...  It seems AC Milan will now be playing D
Min. 83 :(sao) Christie looks up for support for support
          ...  He spots his team mate making a run now
          ...  He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now!
          ...  D_Purvis receives the pass and heads towards the goal
          ...  Alexis is called for the holding foul
          ...  He won that header unfairly
Min. 84 :(sao) Christie runs down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball across to E__Unal
          ...  But Imbula spotted the danger and cleans up the play
Min. 84 :(amn) M_Pearson takes advantage of a mistake by A_Wan_Bissaka
          ...  It's a lucky break
          ...  A_Wan_Bissaka goes in hard to win the ball back
Min. 86 :(sao) Kaka with a simple pass to D_Purvis
          ...  D_Purvis hits the shot with the outside of the right foot!
          ...  S_Bain tips it round the post
          ...  Good save
          ...  Corner not given!!
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 90 :(amn) The defender loses control of the ball!
          ...  Pezza seizes control of it and thinks about the shot
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from F_Benali
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Alexis chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  S_T_Perry makes the catch!
Min. 90 :(sao) Christie finds a hole in the defence
          ...  The defence was sleeping
          ...  He made a fantastic run though
          ...  M_Pearson with the lunge!!
          ...  And the whistle goes, that's a foul
          ...  K_Ippi calls him over
          ...  K_Ippi tells him he has had enough warnings
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Cicero Pompeu de Toledo
Attendance           : 109,984
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Sao Paulo FC Match Info
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Best player          : D_Purvis
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Kaka (66)
Injured              : N/A
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AC Milan Match Info
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Best player          : Imbula (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Rivera (59)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Imbula (28), M_Pearson (90)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                            Sao Paulo FC  |    AC Milan
Attempts on Goal     :          10        |       9
Off target           :           4        |       4
On target            :           6        |       5
Possession           :          47        |       53
Corners              :           2        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       2
Subs Used            :           2        |       3
Fouls                :          10        |       13
Key Tackles          :           4        |       8
Key Passes           :          14        |       6
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Final Score          : Sao Paulo FC 0 - 1 AC Milan
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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  36   2   2   2  22 |  94   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0   0
A_Wan_Bissaka  DF   3  31  10   5  21 |  94   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20
J_Nasazzi      DF   1  29   9   5  41 |  94   0   1   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  20   5
McKenna        DF   1  28  16   1  26 |  94   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
L_Palmieri     DF   1  28   8  10  42 |  72   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
Christie       MF   3   8  30   6  32 |  94   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
Kaka           MF   1   1  28  17  15 |  94   0   0   4   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  38   3
Dani_Alves     MF   2   1  28  11  12 |  94   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Gomes          MF   1   7  27  11  26 |  62   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0 -20   0 -15
D_Purvis       FW   2   7  11  31  21 |  94   0   0   1   0   6   0   0   0   0   0  10  15
E__Unal        FW   1   5   5  29  38 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Marino       GK  29   3   2   2  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
F_Benali       DF   3  25  10   9  22 |  22   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
L_Matthaus     MF   1   9  30  10  20 |  32   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Dunga          MF   2  12  27   6  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Llorente     FW   2   3   4  26  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - AC Milan
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_Bain         GK  33   3   3   2  32 |  94   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  70   0   0   0
G_Fotheringam  DF   2  30   9  11  30 |  72   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  60  30  20
T_Upulano      DF   1  28  13   5  31 |  94   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
J_Fitzwater    DF   2  28   4   4  28 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Jullien      DF   1  27   7   5  29 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
M_Pearson      DM   2  27  11  10  42 |  94   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2   8  -2
M_Ball         MF   2  13  29   4  23 |  82   0   2   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  40  20   0
H_Higuim       MF   2   7  29  10  42 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Imbula         MF   1  10  27  17  20 |  94   0   4   0   0   2   0   1   0   0  78  -2   8
Rivera         AM   1   1  27  21  26 |  94   0   0   2   0   1   1   0   0   0   0  20  25
S_Artenie      FW   3   5  11  30  32 |  62   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
M_Kingsley     GK  25   2   1   3  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Venison      DF   1  26   2   1  26 |  22   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Alexis         MF   3  10  27  14  12 |  12   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Francescoli    MF   3   8  25  17  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Pezza          FW   1   9  13  28  32 |  32   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  20  25
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