Elite Play Off 1st Leg Match, Sao Paulo FC vs. Arsenal (Wed Aug 24)


                         Sao Paulo FC  |  Arsenal
                              4-3-3 A  |  4-4-2 D
                         Daniel Perry  |  Adrian Dalmedo
                                       |
                           J_Reina GK  |  GK D_James
                        D_Carvajal DF  |  DF G_Griffiths
                        A_Barzagli DF  |  DF J_Valera
                     G_Fotheringam DF  |  DF D_Sinclair
                          D_Abdoun DF  |  DF S_Ramos
                         R_Castias MF  |  MF Seitaridis
                           M_Barry MF  |  MF Fernandinho
                           J_Molby MF  |  MF M_Dembele
                        Sheringham FW  |  MF B_Harley
                          Geminiho FW  |  FW H_Sabry
                         C_Bellamy FW  |  FW A_Little
                                       |
                         H_Manzoni SUB |  SUB M_Landreau
                             L_Kal SUB |  SUB S_Proedl
                       Seb_Ferrira SUB |  SUB I_Golac
                         K_Commons SUB |  SUB G_Boyd
                        H_Kagamoti SUB |  SUB D_Murphy

Referee: O_Bundy (USA)


Min. 4  :(sao) R_Castias knocks it past G_Griffiths and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  R_Castias runs forward
          ...  He hits the shot!
          ...  D_James goes down well to save
Min. 6  :(arn) B_Harley with the cross-field pass to Seitaridis
          ...  Seitaridis attempts a low drive!
          ...  J_Reina with the acrobatic save
          ...  Well saved
Min. 10 :(sao) Sheringham flicks it over the defenders head
          ...  He showed some great skill there!
          ...  Sheringham sees D_James off his line !
          ...  D_James catches the ball
Min. 11 :(sao) D_Abdoun lobs the ball over the defence
          ...  C_Bellamy latches on to it
          ...  But Seitaridis wins the ball with a sliding challenge
Min. 12 :(sao) The ball goes loose!
          ...  Sheringham gains possesion and thinks about the shot
          ...  J_Valera with a bad challenge
          ...  That looked malicious
          ...  O_Bundy shows him a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on!
          ...  FREE KICK
          ...  Just inside there own half
          ...  M_Barry hoists it forward
          ...  Sheringham gets on the end of it
          ...  J_Valera with the tackle
Min. 15 :(sao) M_Barry has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past S_Ramos
          ...  He puts in D_Abdoun!
          ...  S_Ramos tackles from behind
          ...  O_Bundy wants a quiet word
Min. 19 :(sao) R_Castias crosses into the box, finding C_Bellamy
          ...  C_Bellamy attempts the shot!
          ...  But D_James makes a superb stop down low
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Geminiho chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  D_James jumps well to claim it!
Min. 21 :(sao) J_Molby finds G_Fotheringam on the edge of the box
          ...  G_Fotheringam hits the shot with the inside of the left foot!
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!!
          ...  D_James palms it behind !!
          ...  What a great save!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  D_Carvajal floats the ball in!
          ...  D_James easily claims the ball!
Min. 21 :(arn) A_Little sidesteps A_Barzagli
          ...  He was too quick for his marker
          ...  A_Little tries to catch the keeper out!
          ...  But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  B_Harley hits it into the box!
          ...  The danger is dealt with by A_Barzagli
Min. 22 :(sao) M_Barry with the deft touch
          ...  He takes it past Seitaridis
          ...  He knocks it to C_Bellamy!
          ...  C_Bellamy has a dig at goal!
          ...  D_James makes a great save
          ...  But he can't hold onto it!
          ...  He gathers it at the second attempt!
Min. 23 :(sao) M_Barry looks around for some movement
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to C_Bellamy
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by Seitaridis
          ...  He made it look easy
Min. 23 :(arn) A_Little beats his marker
          ...  He muscled him off the ball
          ...  Sheringham wins the ball!
          ...  But he caught the player also!
          ...  The ref gives nothing!
Min. 24 :(sao) R_Castias runs down the flank
          ...  He threads the ball in to C_Bellamy
          ...  But S_Ramos wins the ball from behind
          ...  The crowd appeal but O_Bundy has none of it.
Min. 29 :(sao) R_Castias controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball out to the right!
          ...  C_Bellamy gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  C_Bellamy with the side footed shot!
          ...  He miskicks the ball
          ...  He's managed to put that out of the stadium
Min. 30 :(sao) Geminiho jumps over D_Sinclair's challenge
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg
          ...  He's clean through
          ...  Geminiho tries to chip the ball over the keeper !
          ...  He has failed to hit the target!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He should have buried that!
Min. 35 :(arn) S_Ramos with a 50-yard pass to M_Dembele
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from D_Abdoun
          ...  He could have easily caught the defender is he hadn't been careful
Min. 40 :(sao) M_Barry controls it well
          ...  He nutmegs J_Valera
          ...  He puts in Sheringham!
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  D_Sinclair hits it out for a throw
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(sao) Sheringham finds his way through
          ...  His quick turn fooled G_Griffiths
          ...  Sheringham with the attempt at goal!
          ...  D_James fists it away
          ...  That was a good save!
Min. 43 :(sao) Sheringham takes advantage of a mistake by J_Valera
          ...  A_Little with the tackle
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! He is in the book for that one
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 44 :(arn) Seitaridis spits at D_Carvajal
          ...  He's lucky it wasn't more
          ...  It's just a warning
Min. 45 :(sao) R_Castias with a throw in
          ...  He throws the ball across to G_Fotheringam
          ...  G_Fotheringam with a bicycle kick !
          ...  D_James blocks the shot with his legs
          ...  It goes clear!

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

Min. 46 :(arn) Fernandinho with a smart pass to A_Little
          ...  D_Carvajal cuts it out easily
          ...  He clears the ball up field
Min. 47 :(sao) Sheringham takes advantage of a bad back pass from Seitaridis
          ...  Sheringham attempts a chip!
          ...  The shot slips through D_James's hands
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  He got away with that!
          ...  Goal kick given! That looked like a corner to me
Min. 49 :(sao) D_Carvajal with a glorious 60-yard pass to M_Barry
          ...  What a shot from M_Barry !
          ...  It could go anywhere
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But sails wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  R_Castias hits it towards the far post!
          ...  G_Griffiths wins the ball
          ...  He belts it away
Min. 50 :(sao) R_Castias flicks the ball through
          ...  Geminiho runs onto it!
          ...  Geminiho has a dig at goal!
          ...  D_James with a great save
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1
Min. 57 :(arn) H_Sabry sprints forward with the ball
          ...  H_Sabry with the goal bound shot!
          ...  But J_Reina punches it away
          ...  He had to be brave to come for that one
Min. 60 :(sao) Seb_Ferrira comes on for D_Carvajal and will play DF to the delight of the fans
Min. 61 :(sao) K_Commons comes on for M_Barry and will play MF to the delight of the fans
Min. 62 :(sao) H_Kagamoti will replace Geminiho and play AM
Min. 62 :(sao) Sheringham finds his way through
          ...  He has tremendous pace
          ...  Sheringham belts the ball towards goal!
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air
          ...  But D_James is equal to it
Min. 64 :(sao) R_Castias curls the ball out wide to K_Commons
          ...  K_Commons controls the ball well!
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal!
          ...  It's hit the bar
          ...  It bounces down
          ...  D_James grabs it
          ...  No Goal!
          ...  Boo's surround the stadium!!!
Min. 65 :(sao) C_Bellamy takes possession
          ...  He's got no outlet
          ...  He decides to go alone
          ...  C_Bellamy fires a shot at goal !
          ...  D_James with the acrobatic save
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras!
Min. 66 :(sao) H_Kagamoti reads the run of Sheringham
          ...  D_Sinclair stands his ground and wins the tackle
Min. 66 :(arn) S_Ramos plays a great one-two
          ...  He continues to run forward now
          ...  A_Barzagli with the tackle
          ...  He came to the rescue there!
Min. 68 :(arn) H_Sabry is all alone
          ...  the linesman keeps his flag down
          ...  A powerful header from H_Sabry !
          ...  It looks good
          ...  J_Reina makes a great save
          ...  But he can't hold onto it!
Min. 70 :(arn) Fernandinho finds his way through
          ...  His quick turn fooled Seb_Ferrira
          ...  Fernandinho has time and space!
          ...  He shoots towards goal!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Superb strike!
          ...  His team mates join him in a celebration
          ...  They dance around his shirt in delight!!
          ...  That puts Arsenal ahead!
          ...  Now can they hang onto it!
          ...  Sao Paulo FC 0-1 Arsenal ...
Min. 71 :(sao) Sao Paulo FC's manager orders his side to play P
Min. 79 :(arn) M_Dembele finds H_Sabry with a perfectly weighted pass
          ...  H_Sabry with a thundering shot!
          ...  J_Reina is beaten!
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  And goes clear
Min. 80 :(arn) D_Murphy is going to be brought on
          ...  H_Sabry is leaving the pitch
          ...  He hasn't had the best of games today
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 82 :(arn) S_Proedl will replace the useless S_Ramos and will play DF
Min. 83 :(sao) R_Castias is out on the right
          ...  He moves the ball left to H_Kagamoti
          ...  D_Sinclair takes out the attacker
          ...  He looked to have fouled him there
Min. 85 :(arn) M_Dembele looks around for some movement
          ...  He knocks the ball across to D_Murphy
          ...  A_Barzagli forces him off the ball
Min. 86 :(arn) Seitaridis looks for options
          ...  He decides to go it alone
          ...  Seitaridis with the diving header !
          ...  He had to be brave there
          ...  But J_Reina punches it away
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(sao) K_Commons can't find space for the shot
          ...  He slips it through to C_Bellamy
          ...  M_Dembele 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           : 70,000
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Sao Paulo FC Match Info
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Best player          : R_Castias
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Arsenal Match Info
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Best player          : D_James (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Fernandinho (70)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : J_Valera (12), A_Little (43)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                            Sao Paulo FC  |    Arsenal
Attempts on Goal     :          15        |       7
Off target           :           5        |       2
On target            :          10        |       5
Possession           :          48        |       52
Corners              :           3        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       2
Subs Used            :           3        |       2
Fouls                :           4        |       7
Key Tackles          :           5        |       8
Key Passes           :          16        |       5
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Final Score          : Sao Paulo FC 0 - 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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J_Reina        GK  31   2   3   1  18 |  95   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -10   0   0   0
D_Carvajal     DF   1  25   8  10  32 |  63   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
A_Barzagli     DF   2  25   8  10  20 |  95   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
G_Fotheringam  DF   2  24   8  11  30 |  95   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
D_Abdoun       DF   3  23   9   7  30 |  95   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -10 -20
R_Castias      MF   2   8  26   9  29 |  95   0   0   7   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  70   5
M_Barry        MF   2  16  25   7  32 |  64   0   0   4   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  40   1
J_Molby        MF   2   8  24   9  31 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Sheringham     FW   2   5   8  28  21 |  95   0   1   0   0   4   0   0   0   0  20   0  16
Geminiho       FW   3   9  10  24  31 |  65   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   6
C_Bellamy      FW   2   6   8  24  33 |  95   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  16
H_Manzoni      GK  16   1   3   1  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Kal          DF   3  23  10   7  38 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Seb_Ferrira    DF   2  23   8   9  20 |  32   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Commons      MF   1   7  24  10  32 |  31   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   1
H_Kagamoti     AM   2   7  23  13  32 |  30   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0

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  29   2   2   3  26 |  95  12   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 100   0   0   0
G_Griffiths    DF   2  26  11   3  33 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
J_Valera       DF   2  26   8   9  39 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  38  18  18
D_Sinclair     DF   3  26   8   7  41 |  95   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
S_Ramos        DF   2  25   7   7  40 |  85   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
Seitaridis     MF   2   8  25  16  27 |  95   0   2   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  40   0  10
Fernandinho    MF   2  11  24   9  19 |  95   0   0   1   0   1   1   0   0   0   0  10  20
M_Dembele      MF   1  11  24   6  42 |  95   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20   0
B_Harley       MF   1   6  24   6  33 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
H_Sabry        FW   1   4   5  26  25 |  83   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  11
A_Little       FW   2   7   7  25  21 |  95   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  18  18  19
M_Landreau     GK  27   6   2   2  14 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Proedl       DF   2  25   5   6  37 |  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
I_Golac        DF   1  24   7   3  36 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Boyd         MF   2   2  24   9  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Murphy       FW   2  10   8  26  37 |  12   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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