Division One League Match, Sao Paulo FC vs. Arsenal (Sun Jul 29)


                         Sao Paulo FC  |  Arsenal
                              5-3-2 A  |  5-4-1 E
                         Daniel Perry  |  Adrian Dalmedo
                                       |
                       Dante_Silva GK  |  GK D_James
                           R_Delap DF  |  DF R_Holding
                         A_Britton DF  |  DF S_Ramos
                          G_Hanley DF  |  DF C_Blewitt
                          M_Britos DF  |  DF P_Evra
                      G_v_der_Wiel DF  |  DF D_Burn
                       Luis_Garcia MF  |  MF I_Falque
                          Li_Chung MF  |  MF T_Cruise
                       Raul_Hierra MF  |  MF D_Rocastle
                           L_Massu FW  |  MF R_Savage
                           F_Totti FW  |  FW Taliyah
                                       |
                            J_Hart SUB |  SUB V_Mannone
                         J_Zanetti SUB |  SUB E_Johnson
                         S_Gerrard SUB |  SUB G_Collins
                           M_Barry SUB |  SUB N_Ben_Khalifa
                         S_Warwick SUB |  SUB D_Murphy

Referee: K_Ippi (Finland)


Min. 5  :(sao) F_Totti gains control of the loose ball
          ...  F_Totti with a powerful header !
          ...  D_James makes a good save
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Li_Chung chips the ball into the area!
          ...  R_Holding belts it clear
Min. 6  :(sao) Raul_Hierra skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to F_Totti
          ...  F_Totti from 20 yards !
          ...  But he puts it wide
          ...  He found himself with no room to manoeuvre
Min. 6  :(arn) T_Cruise with a slide rule pass to Taliyah
          ...  Taliyah lobs Dante_Silva!
          ...  Dante_Silva gets his fingertips to it
          ...  It's pushed around the post to safety
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  T_Cruise chips the ball in towards the back post!
          ...  D_Rocastle with the shot!
          ...  Dante_Silva tips it round the post
          ...  Good save
          ...  Corner not given!!
Min. 8  :(sao) Li_Chung slides the ball across to L_Massu
          ...  L_Massu with only one thing on his mind!
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal!
          ...  It hits the inside of the post
          ...  It falls right into D_James's arms
          ...  Unlucky
Min. 11 :(arn) I_Falque brings the ball under control
          ...  He sees a team mate in space!
          ...  He plays the ball in to him!
          ...  D_Burn gets on the end of the pass
          ...  L_Massu pulls on his opponent's shirt!!
          ...  K_Ippi has stopped play
          ...  Well spotted by K_Ippi!
Min. 14 :(sao) A_Britton floats the ball in to find F_Totti
          ...  F_Totti has time and space on the edge of the box!
          ...  He shoots towards goal!
          ...  But D_James reaches the ball. Good save
Min. 16 :(arn) D_Rocastle is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He throws it to T_Cruise
          ...  L_Massu fouls badly
          ...  It's a yellow, and rightly so
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  Right on the edge of the box!
          ...  Taliyah hits it over the wall
          ...  Dante_Silva is stranded!
          ...  He can't get there in time!
          ...  OH! It drifts just past the post
          ...  Great strike!
          ...  Deserved a goal really
Min. 17 :(arn) R_Savage has the ball on the wing
          ...  He takes it past A_Britton
          ...  He knocks it to Taliyah!
          ...  M_Britos slices it
          ...  Dante_Silva moves quickly!!
          ...  He can't get there!
          ...  It inches just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  I_Falque chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  A_Britton wins the ball
          ...  And he clears the danger
Min. 20 :(sao) L_Massu turns past P_Evra
          ...  He has created space for himself now
          ...  L_Massu has time and space!
          ...  He shoots towards goal!
          ...  It's beaten D_James
          ...  It goes wide !!
Min. 22 :(arn) P_Evra feeds the ball through the middle
          ...  Taliyah runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  Taliyah curls the ball in on goal !
          ...  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. 22 :(sao) The ball runs loose!
          ...  R_Delap seizes control of it and thinks about the shot
          ...  Taliyah is late with that one
          ...  He gets up and shakes the players hand
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 23 :(sao) Luis_Garcia beats C_Blewitt
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free
          ...  D_Rocastle with an awful challenge
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!, he is in the book for that one
Min. 25 :(sao) Li_Chung turns past the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to L_Massu
          ...  L_Massu with the attempt at goal!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  The Sao Paulo FC fans go wild!
          ...  But it's been disallowed. The linesman raised his flag
Min. 27 :(sao) Raul_Hierra gets possession in his own half
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by I_Falque
Min. 29 :(sao) Li_Chung jumps over P_Evra's challenge
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg
          ...  He's clean through
          ...  A cracking drive from Li_Chung !
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But flies wide of the post!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  G_v_der_Wiel curls it into the box!
          ...  D_James easily catches it!
Min. 32 :(sao) F_Totti sidesteps C_Blewitt
          ...  F_Totti with a stunning strike !
          ...  D_James just watches it drift out of play!
Min. 32 :(sao) A_Britton knocks the ball back to Dante_Silva
          ...  Ohhhh no!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He has put it into his own net!!
          ...  Sao Paulo FC 0-1 Arsenal ...
Min. 33 :(arn) The manager shouting something towards his players
          ...  It looks like he's turning things round a bit
          ...  Arsenal will now play C
Min. 34 :(arn) Taliyah with a perfectly timed run
          ...  Taliyah with the shot !
          ...  But he puts it wide
          ...  He found himself with no room to manoeuvre
Min. 38 :(arn) S_Ramos hoofs it up field to find R_Holding
          ...  R_Holding leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!!!
          ...  It's gone over
          ...  Well he must have left his shooting boots at home for that one
Min. 40 :(sao) Luis_Garcia brings it under control
          ...  He takes on C_Blewitt
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in F_Totti!
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from R_Holding
Min. 41 :(sao) L_Massu gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He cuts inside R_Savage!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  D_Burn forces him off the ball
Min. 41 :(arn) P_Evra flicks it over A_Britton and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  P_Evra uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot!
          ...  Dante_Silva parries it, he follows it up
          ...  He fires it over!!
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 45 :(sao) F_Totti beats D_Burn
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker
          ...  "Play On!" Waves K_Ippi
          ...  Launched towards the top corner by F_Totti !
          ...  Terrific shot
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide
          ...  That's unlucky!
Min. 46 :(sao) Luis_Garcia finds the run of L_Massu
          ...  S_Ramos beats him to the ball
Min. 48 :(sao) L_Massu with a perfectly timed run
          ...  I_Falque goes in with the block tackle
          ...  He comes out of it with the ball
          ...  Great tackle!
Min. 49 :(sao) Li_Chung plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  L_Massu decides to keep possession instead!
          ...  He runs towards the goal now!
          ...  L_Massu goes for the top corner !
          ...  D_James just watches it drift out of play!
Min. 49 :(arn) Taliyah is first to the ball
          ...  Taliyah attempts a chip!
          ...  But it clips the post and goes wide

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

Min. 46 :(sao) F_Totti is all alone
          ...  the linesman keeps his flag down
          ...  C_Blewitt reads the situation well and wins the ball
          ...  But it goes out
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Raul_Hierra chips the ball in towards the back post!
          ...  Li_Chung tries to place the shot!
          ...  It hits the bar and goes over
          ...  Well, sometimes they go in, sometimes they don't
Min. 48 :(arn) D_Rocastle has the ball
          ...  He knocks the ball past A_Britton
          ...  He puts in R_Holding!
          ...  R_Holding bears down on goal!
          ...  It sails over!
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 49 :(sao) F_Totti lays the ball back to L_Massu
          ...  L_Massu tries to beat D_James from outside the area!
          ...  Over the bar
Min. 55 :(arn) R_Savage controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball out to the left!
          ...  D_Burn gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  M_Britos cleanly tackles him
          ...  He judged that well
Min. 59 :(sao) Luis_Garcia picks out F_Totti with the cross
          ...  D_Burn reads him well and hoofs it clear
Min. 60 :(sao) Luis_Garcia is taking a throw in
          ...  He dries the ball on his shirt
          ...  He throws the ball to R_Delap
          ...  Taliyah with the tackle
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  His 2nd yellow this game ! Sent off !
          ...  The fans jeer him off!
Min. 65 :(sao) J_Zanetti will replace R_Delap and play DF
Min. 67 :(arn) D_Rocastle knocks it past the defender and runs onto it
          ...  He leaves the defender standing
          ...  M_Britos stands his ground and wins the tackle
Min. 70 :(sao) S_Gerrard is being brought on
          ...  Raul_Hierra is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play MF
Min. 70 :(sao) G_v_der_Wiel takes possession of the ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to Li_Chung
          ...  A cracking drive from Li_Chung !
          ...  But D_James tips it over the bar
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by Luis_Garcia!
          ...  P_Evra gets up well
          ...  And he heads it away
Min. 72 :(arn) D_Rocastle with a probing through ball R_Holding
          ...  G_Hanley with a deliberate foul
          ...  K_Ippi will want to speak to him
Min. 74 :(arn) I_Falque bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to D_Burn
          ...  Good sliding challenge from G_Hanley
Min. 75 :(arn) I_Falque looks around for support
          ...  He knocks the ball across to D_Burn
          ...  G_v_der_Wiel with an ugly foul
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
          ...  The boy is unlucky to get a yellow
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 79 :(sao) L_Massu plays in S_Gerrard with a beautiful ball
          ...  S_Ramos knocks the ball back to D_James
          ...  Ohhhh no!!
          ...  It's gone past D_James!
          ...  And just creeps wide!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by Li_Chung
          ...  D_Burn gets up well
          ...  And he heads it clear
Min. 80 :(sao) S_Warwick is going to be brought on
          ...  L_Massu is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 80 :(arn) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side.
          ...  E_Johnson will come on for R_Holding and play DF
Min. 80 :(arn) T_Cruise lobs the ball over the defence
          ...  R_Savage latches on to it
          ...  R_Savage with a low drive through the rain!
          ...  The shot slips through Dante_Silva's hands
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  He got away with that!
          ...  Goal kick given! That looked like a corner to me
Min. 82 :(sao) Luis_Garcia holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to M_Britos
          ...  But C_Blewitt sweeps up the threat
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(sao) S_Warwick runs at P_Evra
          ...  The defender slips and falls over
          ...  S_Warwick tries to chip the ball over D_James!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  What a well worked goal!
          ...  An equaliser late in the game!!
          ...  Sao Paulo FC 1-1 Arsenal ...
Min. 93 :(arn) I_Falque takes on the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to P_Evra
          ...  G_Hanley pulls on his shirt
          ...  He wins the ball
          ...  The defender got away with the foul there!

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Cicero Pompeu de Toledo
Attendance           : 110,000
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Sao Paulo FC Match Info
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Best player          : Luis_Garcia
Scorers              : S_Warwick (89)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : L_Massu (16), G_v_der_Wiel (75)
Injured              : N/A
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Arsenal Match Info
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Best player          : I_Falque (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : A_Britton (32 og)
Sent Off             : Taliyah (60)
Booked               : D_Rocastle (23)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                            Sao Paulo FC  |    Arsenal
Attempts on Goal     :          14        |       10
Off target           :           9        |       8
On target            :           5        |       2
Possession           :          49        |       51
Corners              :           5        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       1
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       1
Fouls                :          11        |       12
Key Tackles          :           5        |       9
Key Passes           :          13        |       11
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Final Score          : Sao Paulo FC 1 - 1 Arsenal
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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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Dante_Silva    GK  37   1   7   3  22 |  97   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Delap        DF   2  29   9  10  34 |  69   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Britton      DF   2  29   9   8  15 |  97   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -10   0
G_Hanley       DF   2  28  12   7  41 |  97   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
M_Britos       DF   2  28   6   8  22 |  97   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
G_v_der_Wiel   DF   3  28   7   4  23 |  97   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2   8  -2
Luis_Garcia    MF   2   7  29   5  11 |  97   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0
Li_Chung       MF   3   8  28   7  11 |  97   0   0   3   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  30   7
Raul_Hierra    MF   1   9  27   9  31 |  74   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
L_Massu        FW   1   7  11  28  13 |  84   0   0   1   0   5   0   1   0   0  -2   8   7
F_Totti        FW   2   6  11  28  42 |  97   0   0   1   0   5   0   0   0   0   0  10  13
J_Hart         GK  28   2   2   7  14 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Zanetti      DF   1  28  11  10  41 |  28   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Gerrard      MF   2   6  27  17  21 |  23   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Barry        MF   2  17  26   7  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Warwick      FW   2   8   8  25  24 |  13   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  30

Player Statistics - Arsenal
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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D_James        GK  33   2   2   3  26 |  97   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0   0   0
R_Holding      DF   1  28   8   6  22 |  84   0   2   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  40   0   2
S_Ramos        DF   2  28   7   7  40 |  97   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
C_Blewitt      DF   3  27   7   6  22 |  97   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
P_Evra         DF   3  26  11  10  21 |  97   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  10   1
D_Burn         DF   2  25   9  11  21 |  97   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
I_Falque       MF   3  15  28   9  19 |  97   0   2   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  30   0
T_Cruise       MF   2  10  28   9  39 |  97   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
D_Rocastle     MF   2   7  27  10  21 |  97   0   0   2   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  18   3
R_Savage       MF   2   7  27   6  15 |  97   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   1
Taliyah        FW   2   7   7  28  44 |  64   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   1   0 -10 -10  -1
V_Mannone      GK  27   5   3   1  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Johnson      DF   1  30   9   6  31 |  13   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Collins      DF   2  28   9   7  19 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Ben_Khalifa  MF   1  12  28  12  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Murphy       FW   2  10   8  27  37 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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