Division One League Match, Sao Paulo FC vs. AS Roma (Sun Feb 13)


                         Sao Paulo FC  |  AS Roma
                          4-1-2-2-1 E  |  4-3-1-2 P
                        Neil Stockley  |  David Hanna
                                       |
                         S_T_Perry GK  |  GK J_Hunter
                     A_Wan_Bissaka DF  |  DF J_Matip
                            I_Hart DF  |  DF Luigi_Alaba
                        L_Palmieri DF  |  DF Arthur
                          F_Benali DF  |  DF A_Young
                             Dunga DM  |  MF J_Afolabi
                        L_Matthaus MF  |  MF S_Gruber
                          Turnbull MF  |  MF J_Cole
                              Kaka AM  |  AM J_S_Veron
                        Dani_Alves AM  |  FW E_Dzeko
                           E__Unal FW  |  FW L_Suraez
                                       |
                          D_Marino SUB |  SUB A_Capivara
                           McKenna SUB |  SUB Roberto
                           P_Foden SUB |  SUB A_Silva
                             Gomes SUB |  SUB A_Zabarte
                          D_Purvis SUB |  SUB D_Yorke

Referee: F_Brych (Germany)


Min. 2  :(asr) J_Afolabi controls it well
          ...  He nutmegs F_Benali
          ...  He puts in A_Young!
          ...  L_Matthaus with the high feet
Min. 3  :(asr) E_Dzeko plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  J_Afolabi decides to go for goal instead!
          ...  I_Hart plays it back
          ...  S_T_Perry slips!!
          ...  It goes just wide
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Afolabi floats the ball in!
          ...  S_T_Perry reads it well, and claims it!
Min. 6  :(asr) J_Cole runs down the flank
          ...  He threads the ball in to S_Gruber
          ...  S_Gruber curls the ball in on goal !
          ...  But S_T_Perry parries the shot
          ...  The defender manages to scramble the ball away
Min. 7  :(sao) I_Hart kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  Dani_Alves gets on the end of the pass
          ...  Dani_Alves with the cheeky shot!
          ...  Brilliant save from J_Hunter
          ...  That must have impressed his national manager sitting in the stands
Min. 7  :(asr) A_Young takes control of the loose ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to J_S_Veron
          ...  Turnbull muscles him off the ball
          ...  Looked like a good tackle but the referee has awarded them a free kick
          ...  He's in trouble here!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
Min. 9  :(asr) S_Gruber with a precise pass to L_Suraez
          ...  F_Benali makes the challenge and clears the ball
Min. 10 :(sao) Dani_Alves takes control of the loose ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to Kaka
          ...  J_Afolabi goes in with the block tackle
          ...  He comes out of it with the ball
          ...  Great tackle!
Min. 14 :(sao) Kaka turns past the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to E__Unal
          ...  The defender plays it back to J_Hunter
          ...  E__Unal intercepts the back pass!
          ...  He tries to dummy J_Hunter
          ...  He rounds J_Hunter
          ...  He has been pushed wide!
          ...  He shoots from a tight angle
          ...  GOAL!!
          ...  Sao Paulo FC have snatched the lead!
          ...  Sao Paulo FC 1-0 AS Roma ...
Min. 15 :(sao) Sao Paulo FC will now play C
Min. 15 :(asr) It looks as though AS Roma is now playing A
Min. 15 :(sao) Turnbull crosses to L_Palmieri
          ...  J_Afolabi with the tackle
          ...  That's got to be a yellow
          ...  F_Brych calls him over
          ...  F_Brych is taking his time with him!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 27 :(sao) Turnbull with the diagonal pass F_Benali
          ...  F_Benali with a bomb of a shot !
          ...  But J_Hunter punches it away
Min. 27 :(asr) L_Suraez flicks it past the defender
          ...  He runs forward
          ...  L_Suraez with a little chip!
          ...  S_T_Perry saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one
Min. 28 :(sao) Dani_Alves has a go!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  E__Unal collects the loose ball!
          ...  E__Unal runs forward
          ...  He hits the shot!
          ...  J_Hunter with the acrobatic save
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras!
Min. 29 :(asr) J_S_Veron squares it to E_Dzeko
          ...  E_Dzeko gets his head to the ball !
          ...  S_T_Perry gets up well to catch that one
Min. 30 :(asr) J_Afolabi has the ball
          ...  He knocks the ball past L_Palmieri
          ...  He puts in S_Gruber!
          ...  I_Hart is forced to retreat
          ...  He knocks it back!
          ...  S_T_Perry misses it!
          ...  It creeps just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by J_Cole!
          ...  Dunga heads it away
Min. 32 :(asr) J_Matip has the ball on the wing
          ...  He takes it past I_Hart
          ...  He knocks it to J_S_Veron!
          ...  I_Hart moves quickly to get the tackle in this time
Min. 33 :(asr) S_Gruber is forced back with the ball
          ...  He belts the ball up field
          ...  A_Young latches onto the end of it
          ...  A_Young with a thundering drive!
          ...  S_T_Perry gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  It's pushed behind !
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Afolabi floats the ball in!
          ...  A_Wan_Bissaka gets up well
          ...  And he clears the danger
Min. 35 :(asr) J_Afolabi takes advantage of a mistake by E__Unal
          ...  It's a lucky break
          ...  J_Afolabi with the shot on net !
          ...  S_T_Perry gets his fingertips to it
          ...  He pushes it on to the post
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball
Min. 36 :(sao) A_Wan_Bissaka with a precise pass to L_Palmieri
          ...  L_Palmieri hits the shot with the outside of the right foot!
          ...  But the ball goes harmlessly wide
Min. 36 :(sao) E__Unal runs forward
          ...  He nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind!
          ...  J_Cole fouls badly
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
          ...  He's lucky it wasn't more
          ...  It's just a warning
Min. 41 :(asr) J_S_Veron with a precise ball to L_Suraez
          ...  I_Hart tries to clear it
          ...  He has miskicked it!!!
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Cole curls it into the box!
          ...  I_Hart gets up well
          ...  And he heads it clear
Min. 42 :(sao) Kaka nutmegs the defender, he continues to run forward
          ...  Kaka with the strike !
          ...  J_Hunter watches it sail safely wide!
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(asr) E_Dzeko nutmegs the defender, he continues to run forward
          ...  E_Dzeko has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_S_Veron curls it into the box!
          ...  S_T_Perry reads it well, and claims it!
Min. 47 :(sao) L_Palmieri looks around for support
          ...  He knocks the ball across to Dani_Alves
          ...  But Arthur wins the ball with a sliding challenge

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

Min. 46 :(asr) S_Gruber feeds the ball through the middle
          ...  J_Cole runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  J_Cole rifles it to the far post !
          ...  S_T_Perry makes a good save
Min. 48 :(sao) F_Benali knocks the ball past the lunge of J_Cole
          ...  F_Benali cracks a laser towards goal !
          ...  It fly's into Row Z!
Min. 50 :(sao) Kaka feeds the ball through the middle
          ...  E__Unal runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  E__Unal hits the shot with the outside of the right foot!
          ...  But J_Hunter punches it away
          ...  He was lucky to get to that one
Min. 51 :(asr) J_Matip hits the ball through the heart of the defence
          ...  J_S_Veron latches onto it!
          ...  I_Hart gathers up the loose ball
Min. 52 :(sao) F_Benali takes advantage of a mistake by J_Matip
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  F_Benali with the cheeky shot!
          ...  J_Hunter gets his body behind the ball and saves
          ...  Text book goalkeeping!
Min. 52 :(asr) E_Dzeko beats L_Palmieri
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free
          ...  I_Hart reads the game well and cuts out the pass!
Min. 53 :(asr) A_Young picks up a loose ball
          ...  But Dunga with the fine tackle
Min. 53 :(sao) Dani_Alves kills the ball dead
          ...  Beautiful turn
          ...  He could get a shot of here
          ...  A_Young is called for the holding foul
          ...  Well spotted by the referee
          ...  F_Brych warns him
Min. 54 :(sao) Dani_Alves controls it with ease
          ...  Dani_Alves has time and space!
          ...  He tries the lob!
          ...  J_Hunter with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league
Min. 54 :(asr) S_Gruber flicks it past F_Benali
          ...  He runs forward
          ...  S_Gruber tries to place it in the corner !
          ...  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. 55 :(sao) Kaka gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He slides the ball past the defender!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  A_Young takes the player down!!
          ...  PENALTY!!
          ...  No! The ref has given the free kick the other way!
          ...  Unbelievable!
Min. 58 :(sao) L_Palmieri with a real burst of pace
          ...  He leaves Luigi_Alaba behind
          ...  L_Palmieri looks to see where J_Hunter is!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Superb strike!
          ...  His team mates join him in a celebration
          ...  They dance around his shirt in delight!!
          ...  Sao Paulo FC 2-0 AS Roma ...
Min. 59 :(sao) McKenna is being brought on
          ...  Dani_Alves is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play DF
Min. 59 :(sao) P_Foden takes off his tracksuit
          ...  he'll replace Kaka as MF
Min. 60 :(sao) Gomes is being brought on
          ...  L_Matthaus is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 63 :(sao) P_Foden skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to F_Benali
          ...  F_Benali with a scorcher of a shot !
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  J_Hunter pushes it behind !
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  P_Foden plays it towards the near post!
          ...  J_Hunter reads it well, and claims it!
Min. 64 :(sao) I_Hart flicks it past J_S_Veron
          ...  He runs forward
          ...  J_Cole steals the ball of off him
Min. 65 :(asr) A_Silva is being prepared to come on
          ...  J_Afolabi is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 65 :(asr) Roberto replaces an unhappy J_Matip and will play as a DF
Min. 65 :(sao) E__Unal latches onto the ball
          ...  He has some space now
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  Roberto hits it out for a throw
Min. 65 :(asr) J_S_Veron breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on S_T_Perry!
          ...  L_Palmieri brings him down!
          ...  He deserves punishment for that!
          ...  F_Brych calls him over
          ...  The ref is taking his time with him!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 66 :(sao) Turnbull looks to play the ball out wide
          ...  He plays the ball across to E__Unal
          ...  J_Cole dives in two footed!!
          ...  Play On!!
Min. 67 :(sao) P_Foden with a glorious long pass to E__Unal
          ...  E__Unal strikes a wicked curler !
          ...  J_Hunter with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  He gave the striker no chance
Min. 68 :(asr) A_Silva is first to the loose ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to L_Suraez
          ...  L_Suraez with a powerful header !
          ...  But he puts it wide
Min. 70 :(asr) D_Yorke will replace E_Dzeko and play FW
Min. 74 :(sao) Gomes runs down the wing
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space!
          ...  He cuts the ball back
          ...  E__Unal latches onto the pass
          ...  He carves out some space
          ...  E__Unal with the side footed shot!
          ...  He has put it over the bar!
          ...  He looks stunned by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 75 :(sao) Sao Paulo FC altered their play to a D strategy
Min. 81 :(sao) E__Unal takes possession
          ...  A well-placed shot from E__Unal !
          ...  J_Hunter has it covered
          ...  It takes a bobble!
          ...  J_Hunter reacts well to save!!!
Min. 84 :(asr) Roberto nutmegs F_Benali, he continues to run forward
          ...  F_Benali goes in hard to win the ball back
Min. 86 :(asr) J_S_Veron puts in Roberto
          ...  L_Palmieri with the block
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(sao) Dunga gets to the by line
          ...  He looks up and lobs in a cross
          ...  P_Foden is unmarked
          ...  S_Gruber with the lunge!!
          ...  And the whistle goes, that's a foul
          ...  F_Brych shows him a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on!
Min. 90 :(sao) P_Foden holds the ball up
          ...  He sees A_Wan_Bissaka in space!
          ...  J_Cole read the danger and stops the pass

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Cicero Pompeu de Toledo
Attendance           : 106,612
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Sao Paulo FC Match Info
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Best player          : I_Hart (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : E__Unal (14), L_Palmieri (58)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Turnbull (7), L_Palmieri (65)
Injured              : N/A
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AS Roma Match Info
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Best player          : J_Cole
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : J_Afolabi (15), S_Gruber (88)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                           Sao Paulo FC   |    AS Roma
Attempts on Goal     :          15        |       9
Off target           :           4        |       3
On target            :          11        |       6
Possession           :          63        |       37
Corners              :           1        |       5
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       2
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           9        |       7
Key Tackles          :          10        |       7
Key Passes           :          15        |       13
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Final Score          : Sao Paulo FC 2 - 0 AS Roma
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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 |  96   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 100   0   0   0
A_Wan_Bissaka  DF   3  30  10   5  21 |  96   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
I_Hart         DF   3  30   7   6  23 |  96   0   7   1   0   0   0   0   0   0 140  10   0
L_Palmieri     DF   1  28   8  10  42 |  96   0   1   1   0   2   1   1   0   0  58   8  23
F_Benali       DF   3  25  10   9  22 |  96   0   2   0   0   4   0   0   0   0  60  20  35
Dunga          DM   2  12  27   6  23 |  96   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
L_Matthaus     MF   1   9  30  10  20 |  64   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Turnbull       MF   1   1  27   1  40 |  96   0   0   3   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  28  -2
Kaka           AM   1   1  28  17  15 |  63   0   0   2   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  40   0
Dani_Alves     AM   2   1  28  11  12 |  63   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  20  10
E__Unal        FW   1   5   5  29  38 |  96   0   0   0   0   6   1   0   0   0   0   0  45
D_Marino       GK  29   3   2   2  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
McKenna        DF   1  28  16   1  26 |  33   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Foden        MF   3   9  25   9  23 |  33   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
Gomes          DF   1   7  27  11  26 |  32   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
D_Purvis       FW   2   7  11  30  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - AS Roma
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_Hunter       GK  36   4   5   4  28 |  96  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0   0   0
J_Matip        DF   3  32   9   8  10 |  69   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20   0 -20
Luigi_Alaba    DF   1  28   1   3  27 |  96   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Arthur         DF   1  27  16   1  21 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
A_Young        DF   3  26   9   8  41 |  96   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0 -10 -15
J_Afolabi      MF   2  16  29   6  32 |  69   0   1   1   0   1   0   1   0   0  18   8   3
S_Gruber       MF   3   9  29   8  21 |  96   0   0   3   0   2   0   1   0   0  -2  28   3
J_Cole         MF   3   9  27   7  33 |  96   0   3   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  60  10   5
J_S_Veron      AM   1   7  25  18  12 |  96   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
E_Dzeko        FW   2   8   9  30  20 |  74   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  10   5
L_Suraez       FW   2   6   7  25  40 |  96   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
A_Capivara     GK  29   3   2   1  42 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Roberto        DF   3  31   9   9  40 |  27   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
A_Silva        MF   1   7  28   7  20 |  27   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
A_Zabarte      MF   1  15  26   8  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Yorke        FW   3   6   7  24  22 |  22   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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